Sisterhood of struggle Nov 13, 2009
The loosely connected characters include a sharp-witted porn star (Carla Gugino) who finds out she's pregnant, a nervous aunt (Connie Britton) who has a strained relationship with her Goth niece, and a flight attendant (Marley Shelton) thinking about a fling with a rock-star passenger (a hilarious Josh Brolin, doing a cockney accent) ... The loosely connected characters include a sharp-witted porn star (Carla Gugino) who finds out she's pregnant, a nervous aunt (Connie Britton) who has a... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Humor Falls Flat in "Women In Trouble" Nov 12, 2009
Porn star legend Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino) and industry up-and-comer Holly Rocket (Adrianne Palicki) are about to film a sex scene when Elektra receives a cell phone call from her doctor. She's pregnant. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Theres no saving campy Women In Trouble Nov 11, 2009
APCarla Gugino plays porn star Elektra Luxx, who finds herself, well, in trouble, inWomen in Trouble ... Porn star legend Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino) and industry up-and-comer Holly Rocket (Adrianne Palicki) are about to film a sex scene when Elektra receives a cell phone call from her doctor ... Starring: Carla Gugino, Connie Britton, Andrianne Palicki Director: Sebastian GutierrezRun time: 1 hour, 35 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Starr report Oct 23, 2009
Carla Gugino("En tourage"), with emcee ... More familiar TV names will be at tomorrow's NIAF Awards Gala in DC, which is honoring Carla Gugino ("En tourage"), with emcee Jimmy Kimmel -- whose "Jimmy Kimmel Live" averaged 1. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fall movies: New Moon, other anticipated flicks coming to theaters soon Sep 4, 2009
The Sierra Vista Herald. Last updated on Thursday, Sep 03, 2009 - 02:18:28 am MST. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday schedule Sep 1, 2009
With Carla Gugino and Josh Brolin. December. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 23-29 Aug 20, 2009
Actress Carla Gugino is 38. Guitarist Kyle Cook of Matchbox Twenty is 34. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Toshiba to join rival Blu-ray camp, plans products Aug 10, 2009
One evening, he picks up Dr. Alex Friedman (Carla Gugino), who tells him she is a speaker for the UFO convention at Planet Hollywood. The skeptical Jack rolls his eyes in disbelief. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
You loved the movie, what about the DVD? Aug 8, 2009
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino. Formats: DVD, two-disc DVD, Blu-ray. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Daily TV guide Jul 10, 2009
Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Carla Gugino. PG (2006). (Boston Globe)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces a Hybrid Offering for PLAYSTATION 3: Game and Film in One Package - Watchmen: The End is Nigh, an Action-Packed Game, and Watchmen: Director's Cut May 22, 2009
The movie stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. Watchmen is directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin and Deborah Snyder. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, May 24 May 18, 2009
"Desire Under the Elms." Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino and Pablo Schreiber star in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's drama about a complicated, passionate family relationship. St. James. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Disney Profits Plunge; Recession Hurts Theme Parks May 6, 2009
In this film still released by Disney, actors, from left, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander. In this film still released by Disney, actors, from left, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig and Dwayne Johnson are shown in a scene from "Race to Witch Mountain." The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday, May 5, 2009, its second-quarter net income fell 46 percent, with sharply lower profits at its movie studio and theme parks. (ABC News -- Wire)
Billy Elliot scores 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
In this play-heavy season, a lot of well-known actors were passed over including Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin, John Goodman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Radcliffe, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy, Frank Langella, Tovah Feldshuh, Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen and John Lithgow. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
'Billy Elliot' ties 'Producers' record with 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
A highly praised staging of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms that just opened in late April, featuring celebrated performances by Brian Dennehy and Carla Gugino, was shut out entirely. So were fall productions of The Seagull and All My Sons; the cast of the former included Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Sarsgaard and rising actress Carey Mulligan, while the latter, which earned more mixed reviews, starred John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Katie Holmes. (USA Today -- Life)
Hilton Als: Eugene O’Neill on love triangles. May 5, 2009
Carla Gugino and Pablo Schreiber as hopeless lovers in O Neill s Desire Under the Elms ... For the most part, this is helpful; Falls s script is tighter and clearer than O Neill s, more openly erotic, and less biased against the character of Abbie (Carla Gugino), the new bride whom Ephraim brings home, and whom Eben takes to and against from the first. (New Yorker)
Two riveting stage revivals: 'Desire,' 'Accent' May 1, 2009
Carla Gugino, left, and Brian Dennehy star in Eugene O'Neill'sDesire Under The Elms, now playing on Broadway ... Falls, who first helmed this production for Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and his superb cast anchored by a heart-stopping Carla Gugino parlay that pain into one of this season's most brutal and rewarding experiences. (USA Today -- Life)
Rock-Solid Production Apr 28, 2009
") The New England house everybody wants is also up in the rafters, looming on top of the accursed Cabot family in a striking visualization of the way it constantly preys on their minds. "Purty" is how it's described several times during the play, but what we see is anything but. In this oppressive, elemental landscape, men are toiling, grimy, sweaty, grunting. They carry stones; they cut open a hog's carcass. The sound of beating drums swells. Such an environment can only produce poisonous... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Finale wrap-up: "Life on Mars" Apr 3, 2009
That list includes, but isn't limited to, the 2001 "Thieves," with John Stamos and Melissa George; the 2004 youth-ensemble show "Life as We Know It"; and the 2003 "Karen Cisco," based on a character created by Elmore Leonard and starring Carla Gugino. But at least "Life on Mars" got its brief chance to show us another New York (one that's different, even, from other shows filmed on location, like the unstoppable "Law & Order"), a New York that wasn't a particularly nice place to live and yet,... (Salon)
'DESIRE' ON THE STAGE Mar 26, 2009
Now, after his triumphs with "Death of a Salesman" and "Long Day's Journey Into Night," the veteran actor is returning to Broadway to star in an early work by Eugene O'Neill, the playwright whose life and work he has, as he puts it, "studied obsessively and compulsively for 30 years." It's the lurid "Desire Under the Elms," in which he plays Ephraim Cabot, a farmer whose much younger second wife Abbie (Carla Gugino) initiates a torrid affair with her hunky stepson Eben (Pablo Schreiber). The... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Witch Mountain' has laughs and dull fight scenes Mar 22, 2009
During their search for their spacecraft, they enlist the help of a Las Vegas cab driver, Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson), and a UFO researcher, Alex Friedman (Carla Gugino) ... Race to Witch Mountain' Starring Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla GuginoDirected by Andy FickmanCan be seen at Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 UA Broadway Faire, Regal Manchester Stadium 16, Sierra Vista Cinemas 16Grade. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
There's not need to race to 'Witch Mountain' Mar 20, 2009
They give them an escape route and enough lead time to head back to Vegas where a UFO expert (Carla Gugino) has enough information (and sex appeal) to join the trek. Director Andy Fickman uses a UFO convention to mix things up. (Sioux City Journal)
Family Filmgoer Mar 19, 2009
Jack seeks help from a scientist (Carla Gugino) speaking at a convention of UFO geeks. "Coraline" PG -- Director Henry Selick's gorgeous stop-motion animated marvel is fine fare for kids 8 and older who love scary-funny fairy tales, but easily spooked children as old as 12 may find the second half upsetting. (Boston Globe)
DVD: Watchmen Tales of the Black Fr... Mar 18, 2009
Under the Hood Stars Stephen McHattie, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan ... Sally Jupiter AKA Silk Spectre I (Carla Gugino), Edgar Jacobi AKA Moloch the Mystic (Matt Frewer) are also featured in the program, plus a memorable cameo by The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). (Suite101.com)
'Witch Mountain' top film Mar 17, 2009
"RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN" (L-R) Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Dwayne Johnson Ph: Ron Phillips 2008 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. (Unit). (Erie Times-News, PA)
A lofty opening for 'Witch Mountain' Mar 16, 2009
No. 1 with $25 million: Carla Gugino, left, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig and Dwayne Johnson. By Thomas K. Arnold, Special for USA TODAY The real surprise at the box office this weekend wasn't that Disney's Race to Witch Mountain opened at No. 1 with $25 million. (USA Today -- Life)
'Witch Mountain' Claims Top Spot at Box Office Mar 16, 2009
Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig and Dwayne Johnson are shown in a scene from 'Race to Witch Mountain. . (Fox News)
"Witch Mountain" casts spell on box office as No.1 Mar 16, 2009
Cast member Carla Gugino poses at the premiere of the movie "Race to Witch Mountain" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California March 11, 2009 ... Cast members (from L-R) Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Dwayne Johnson and AnnaSophia Robb pose at the premiere of the movie "Race to Witch Mountain" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California March 11, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
At the movies: Sept. 18 (15) Mar 15, 2009
Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino. R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
'The Rock' Believes in UFOs Mar 14, 2009
Cast members Dwayne Johnson, right, and Carla Gugino pose together at the after party for the premiere of "Race to Witch Mountain.". Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is ready for the little green men to come and take him away. (Fox News)
Witch Mountain giveschase again and again Mar 14, 2009
Walt Disney PicturesAstrophysicist Alex Friedman (Carla Gugino) lends a hand to two alien kids (Alexander Ludwig, AnnaSophia Robb) who are trying to get back to their space ship with help from taxi driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) ... The kids eventually convince Jack that they are extraterrestrials and that they are Earths only hope to avoid invasion, so he enlists the help of astrophysicist Alex Friedman (Carla Gugino) lucky for them, theres a UFO convention in town to help. (MSNBC -- News)
An acting junkie who never says no Mar 14, 2009
Carla Gugino is like the weather sometimes you notice her, sometimes you don't, but she is always out there. Are giant, special-effects-laden, comic-book movies your thing. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Black Freighter Mar 14, 2009
Through interviews with Mason (Stephen McHattie), as well as Sally Jupiter (Carla Gugino) and other notable figures related to the history of the Minutemen, Culpeper explores much of the material that was related in the original Watchmen comic, but in a format that is better suited to a more visual medium. The actors remain in character throughout, revealing elements of their backstory in scenes that mix improvisation with lines taken directly from the source text. (IGN FilmForce)
'Witch Mountain' pays homage to predecessor Mar 13, 2009
Carla Gugino, left, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig and Dwayne Johnson star in "Race to Witch Mountain." (Walt Disney Films). Most recommended articles. (Florida Today)
'Race to Witch Mountain' is armed and tedious Mar 13, 2009
I imagine the change has to do with the sequence of Jack's cab barreling the wrong way down a railroad; or the one in which he and the space kids flee a giant metallic assassin, a burning shack, bolts of laser light, and exploding slime pods; or another that requires him and a sexy "astrophysical anomaly detection" expert (Carla Gugino) to plummet down a water slide - I mean, exhaust pipe ... Starring: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, and Garry... (Boston Globe)
REVIEW: Johnson tries to reboot 'Witch Mountain' franchise Mar 13, 2009
Race to Witch Mountain* * out of fourStars: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Alexander LudwigDirector: Andy FickmanDistributor: Walt Disney PicturesRating: PG for sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elementsOpens today nationwide ... Early on, Jack meets Alex (Carla Gugino), a professor who comes to Las Vegas for a UFO convention. (USA Today -- Life)
Dwayne Johnson rocks a new image: Family-film star Mar 13, 2009
Kids "think of him as their buddy": That's why Dwayne Johnson is so popular, says Carla Gugino, his co-star in Disney's Race to Witch Mountain, which opens Friday ... Mountain co-star Carla Gugino believes that exercise helped make him a star. (USA Today -- Life)
Film review: 'Watchmen' short of substance but is visually dazzling Mar 12, 2009
Starring Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earl Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson ... Some, like the one involving The Comedian, are filled with violence and even a distasteful run-in with Jupiter s mother Sally (Carla Gugino) years before. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
'Race to Witch Mountain' Mar 12, 2009
It begins to lag when they enlist the aid of Dr. Alex Friedman, a disgraced scientist played by Carla Gugino, who is speaking at a UFO conference in Las Vegas ... Alexander Ludwig, Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb and Carla Gugino appear in a scene from "Race to Witch Mountain.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Classic 'Witch Mountain' Star Set To 'Race' Mar 12, 2009
Timed in conjunction with this week's re-release of "Escape" and "Return" on DVD, "Race to Witch Mountain" stars and Carla Gugino, and features AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig as Sara and Seth -- who like the original films, are a pair of paranormal siblings on the run. "Race to Witch Mountain" was directed by Johnson's "Game Plan" director , who insisted that Richards and Eisenmann be in the movie. (Click2Houston, TX)
New'Watchmen' conquers box office with $55.7 million Mar 9, 2009
"Watchmen" cast members Carla Gugino, left, and Malin Akerman pose together at the post-premiere party for the film in Los Angeles, Monday, March 2, 2009 ... "Watchmen" cast members Jeffrey Dean Morgan, left, and Carla Gugino mingle at the post-premiere party for the film in Los Angeles, Monday, March 2, 2009. (Florida Times-Union)
"Watchmen" on track to Hollywood's first blockbuster this year Mar 8, 2009
"Watchmen" on track to Hollywood's first blockbuster this year. 13:24, March 08, 2009. (People's Daily Online, China)
A 'Watchmen' Primer, For Nerds And Newbies Mar 7, 2009
"She's one of the boys," the beautiful Malin Akerman said of Laurie Juspeczyk, who follows in the footsteps of her mother (Carla Gugino) by taking on the "Silk Spectre" name and dressing in a sleek, sexy superhero outfit. "But she doesn't lead with her sexuality, for me. This is a story of her coming of age.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
‘Watch' out for vague explanations and little excitement Mar 7, 2009
Jupiter's mother Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino) offers an interesting character in the aging, drunken, fallen superhero and Jupiter's mother. As noted, Akerman and Patrick Wilson (playing a little too much like Clark Kent for my taste), as Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II, share a steamy, explicit sex scene scored to Leonard Cohen's passionate hit Hallelujah, but the pair's on screen chemistry falters. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD Mar 7, 2009
Resurrecting the old Disney series, two stranded aliens (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) enlist the help of a cabdriver (Dwayne Johnson) and a scientist (Carla Gugino) to help them reach their spaceship located at a strange Nevada mountain and save the planet. HOT TIP. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Watchmen review: Put on a happy face? Mar 7, 2009
STARRING Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Patrick Wilson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jackie Earle Haley ... Im not normally a Carla Gugino fan, but she was a better-than-expected Silk Spectre. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
* Whos watching the Watchmen? Mar 6, 2009
STARRING: PATRICK WILSON (DAN DREIBERG/NITE OWL II), JACKIE EARLE HALEY (WALTER KOVACS/RORSCHACH), MALIN AKERMAN (LAURIE JUPITER/SILK SPECTER II), BILLY CRUDUP (DR MANHATTAN/JON OSTERMAN), MATTHEW GOODE (ADRIAN VEIDT/OZYMANDIAS), JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN (EDWARD BLAKE/THE COMEDIAN), CARLA GUGINO (SALLY JUPITER/SILK SPECTER), STEPHEN MCHATTIE (HOLLIS MASON/NITE OWL), MATT FREWER (EDGAR JACOBI/MOLOCH THE MYSTIC). RUNNING TIME: 163 MINUTES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Review: ‘Watchmen’ almost too faithful to book Mar 6, 2009
Pictures photo: Jeffrey Dean Morgan portrays the Comedian and Carla Gugino is the Silk Spectre in Watchmen. Tell us what you think. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Guts and Guile | "Watchmen" uses familiar effects to create stunning visual masterpiece Mar 6, 2009
"Watchmen"Directed by: Zach SnyderStarring: Jackie Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino. B. (Daily Orange, NY)
Satire, spectacle and a big blue superbeing Mar 6, 2009
Silk Spectre (Canadian actress Malin Ackerman) is the Wonder Woman of the group, who has been reluctantly forced to inherit the skimpy costume and role created by her mother (Carla Gugino). Now Silk Spectre's job is to be the consort to Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), a big, blue, barenaked superbeing with an eerily calm voice and a remote relationship with human emotions. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Big day about to dawn for 'Watchmen' Mar 6, 2009
Carla Gugino lost herself in the part of Sally Jupiter, an early female crimefighter who is the mother of Akerman's character. That immersion -- which included age makeup for scenes in which Sally is in her 60s -- made the film easier to watch, she said. (CNN)
The superpowers of the novel are weakened, but 'Watchmen' still packs a wallop Mar 6, 2009
Watchmen" is finally upon us, and that will mean everything to you or nothing. The new superhero movie - an anti-superhero movie in many ways - is based on a fearsomely smart DC comic series that ran for 12 issues in 1986 and '87, was quickly republished in book format, and has nourished a large and fanatic cult ever since. For good reason: As written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons, "Watchmen" the comic book has the ideas, the characters, the layered details, and the thematic heft of an... (Boston Globe)
Character guide Mar 6, 2009
We see his attempted rape of the first Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino) in a flashback and learn the fate of their relationship as Silk Spectre II faces her past. Silk Spectre II/Laurie Jupiter (Malin Akerman) -- Daughter of the previous Silk Spectre, Laurie is pushed into her costumed crime-fighting role by her mother. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Watchmen', 3 stars Mar 5, 2009
Richard Nixon used him as the ultimate weapon to win the war in Vietnam and get himself elected to a third term; now Dr. Manhattan lives with Laurie Jupiter (Malin Ackerman), herself a former mask known as Silk Spectre, who chose the life to make her mother, the original Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino), happy. Rorschach is convinced someone is out to kill the former masks; while the rest of the group is reluctant to believe him at first, the evidence begins to mount. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN World Premiere Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the El Capitan Theatre Mar 5, 2009
Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette, Garry Marshall, Kim Richards. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"Watchmen" premieres at Grauman's Chinese theatre Mar 4, 2009
Cast member Carla Gugino poses at the premiere of the movie "Watchmen" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California March 2, 2009. The movie opens in the U.S. March 6. (Xinhuanet, China)
Infotainment Mar 4, 2009
Watchmen premierelos angeles: Watchmen director Zack Snyder (4th from right) poses with castmembers (L-R) Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Danny Woodburn, Carla Gugino, Patrick Wilson, Malin Akerman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan at the premiere of the film. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
'Watchmen' Easter Eggs: Our Favorite Blink-And-You'll-Miss-'Em Moments Mar 3, 2009
Silk Spectre May Be Dangerous to Your Health Thanks to films like "Sin City," we all know that actress Carla Gugino is smokin. But keep a close eye on "Watchmen," and you'll see her lighting Edward Blake's beloved cigars. (VHI.com -- Music News)
"Watchmen: Justice is Coming" Online Multiplayer Game to Launch on the iPhone and iPod Touch Mar 3, 2009
The film stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. Warner Bros. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fresh: March 1-8 Mar 2, 2009
(R), Carla Gugino, Billy Crudup. The Wild Child. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NBC Universal Watches the Watchmen Feb 27, 2009
The film stars Malin Akerman as Laurie Jupiter, aka Silk Spectre II; Billy Crudup as Jon Osterman, aka Dr. Manhattan; Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias; Carla Gugino as Sally Jupiter, aka Silk Spectre; Jackie Earle Haley as Walter Kovacs, aka Rorschach; Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Edward Blake, aka The Comedian; and Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg, aka Nite Owl. Warner Bros. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Festival considers O'Neill in the 21st century Feb 26, 2009
" That production, which moves to New York in April, has what seem to be tons of stage boulders, plenty of scratching, spitting and drooling _ but no elms.Several critics complained about the lack of trees, and noted that O'Neill's stage direction describing the trees is famous in its own right as an example of dramatic Freudianism.But Falls defended his decision to ax the elms."The elms in O'Neill's world represent the influence of the dead mother, but I have chosen to embrace the paternal... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Watchmen premieres, early reviews mixed Feb 25, 2009
Dave Hogan / Getty ImagesFrom left, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Deborah Snyder, director Zack Snyder and Billy Crudup attend the premiere of Watchmen at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on Monday ... Zach Synder brings Dave Gibbons graphic novel to life in this film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Billy Crudup and Carla Gugino. (MSNBC -- News)
