In Theaters: Nov. 19-26 Nov 21, 2009
The Box - An average couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) receive a troubling proposition from an ominous stranger (Frank Langella) - an offer of 1 million to press a button that will take the life of someone they have never met. (Not Reviewed). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Movie review capsules Nov 20, 2009
The Box In the new movie from Richard Kelly ( Donnie Darko, Southland Tales ), James Marsden and Cameron Diaz, looking like a Pan-Am flight attendant, play a nice Virginia couple who receive a box that, should they press its red button, will make them rich (for 1976, anyway) but cost the life of one stranger. The beauty of Kelly s imaginatively conceived science-fiction thriller is how what seems so cosmic turns out to be of this diabolical world - yet hard to unravel all the same. (Boston Globe)
Peoples Sexiest Man Alive 09 is surprise pick Nov 19, 2009
Honored with him for their masculine allure are James Marsden, Eddie Cibrian, Hunter Parrish, John Legend, Justin Bartha, and the male cast members of TV series Glee, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison and Cory Monteith. Other categoriesThis years issue is broken into other playful categories. (MSNBC -- News)
Apocalypse flick '2012' swamps box office Nov 17, 2009
"The Box," a horror flick starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a mysterious and terror-filled box, rounded out the top 10. Recommend. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Previously released movies in capsules Nov 13, 2009
The Box In the new movie from Richard Kelly ( Donnie Darko, Southland Tales ), James Marsden and Cameron Diaz, looking like a Pan-Am flight attendant, play a nice Virginia couple who receive a box that, should they press its red button, will make them rich (for 1976, anyway) but cost the life of one stranger. The beauty of Kelly s imaginatively conceived science-fiction thriller is how what seems so cosmic turns out to be of this diabolical world - yet intriguingly hard to unravel all the same. (Boston Globe)
Diaz, Marsden, Kelly discuss upcoming thriller 'The Box' Nov 11, 2009
In a college conference call this past Wednesday, director Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden fielded questions about their upcoming film, "The Box.". The thriller is based on a short story, "Button, Button," written in 1970 by Richard Matheson and later turned into an episode of "The Twilight Zone." In the film, Diaz and Marsden play Norma and Arthur Lewis, a young couple who one day find a disfigured stranger, played by Frank Langella, on their doorstep delivering a... (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
'Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office Nov 10, 2009
At number six was "The Box," another horror movie, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a mysterious box, which earned 7. 6 million dollars in its first week in theaters. (Yahoo! Asia News)
'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend Nov 9, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden s sci-fi tale The Box opened at No. 6 with $7. 9 million. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Don't open 'The Box' Nov 7, 2009
For starters, you never quite buy Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as the suburban couple who are offered a box with the death button by a disfigured Mephistophelean stranger (Frank Langella, fine as always) ... For starters, you never quite buy Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as the suburban couple who are offered a box with the death button by a disfigured Mephistophelean stranger (Frank Langella, fine as always). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
I Can Do Normal, Really Nov 7, 2009
Arthur (James Marsden), a scientist at NASA, has just had his application to the astronaut training program rejected. Norma, who teaches literature at their son's private school, has learned that the administration is discontinuing the faculty discount on tuition next semester. (Slate)
A jarring Pandora-like ‘Box’ Nov 7, 2009
James Marsden and Cameron Diaz star as a married couple with a moral dilemma in The Box ... James Marsden and a twangy Cameron Diaz, looking like a Pan-Am flight attendant, play Arthur and Norma Lewis ... Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella. (Boston Globe)
Reviews: 'The Box,' 'Goats,' 'Precious' Nov 7, 2009
ImageJames Marsden and Cameron Diaz in "The Box" ... Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a moral dilemma: Press a button on a mysterious container and they'll get $1 million, but someone they don't know will die. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Marsden Thinks Outside 'The Box' Nov 6, 2009
ImageJames Marsden and Cameron Diaz in "The Box" ... James Marsden has it all going for him ... James Marsden in "The Box". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Is 'Fourth Kind' real? Nobody cares Nov 6, 2009
Is 'Fourth Kind' real. Nobody cares - Entertainment - Fresnobee. (Fresno Bee)
The creepy suspense inside "The Box" Nov 6, 2009
Frank Langella, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in "The Box." ... At the ominous beginning of "The Box," we meet a Virginia husband and wife, Arthur and Norma Lewis (James Marsden and Cameron Diaz), and their 11-ish son Walter (Sam Oz Stone). (Salon)
There's something about Boston Nov 6, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden attend the New York premiere of "The Box" on Wednesday ... The Box, which opens today, costars James Marsden. (Boston Globe)
Daily TV and radio guide Nov 6, 2009
James Marsden; the Project: Runway finalists. Steve Wilkos Show at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Ch. (Boston Globe)
Sweepstakes: 'The Box' Movie Prizes Nov 5, 2009
Norma Lewis (Cameron Diaz) is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur (James Marsden), is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son -- until a mysterious man with a horribly disfigured face appears on their doorstep (Frank Langella) and presents them with a life-altering proposition: the box ... "The Box" stars Cameron Diaz ("The Holiday"), James Marsden ("X-Men: The Last Stand"), Oscar... (KSBW 8, CA)
"The Box" premieres in New York Nov 5, 2009
Actors James Marsden (R) and Cameron Diaz arrive with director Richard Kelly (L) for the premiere of the film "The Box" in New York November 4, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
The Box comes up completely empty Nov 5, 2009
A small wooden box arrives on a couple's (Cameron Diaz, James Marsden) doorstep and makes them instantly rich, but it also kills someone they don't know ... Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kellys The Box: Press a button on a mysterious container, theyll get $1 million, and someone they dont know will die ... Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank LangellaDirector: Richard KellyRun time: 1 hour, 55 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13. (MSNBC -- Movies)
What's Playing Nov 5, 2009
The Box - After the spectacular failure of his ambitious second film "Southland Tales," writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) goes the simpler, high-concept route with this thriller adapted from a tiny Richard Matheson short story, about a married couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) given a wooden box. Push its button, and you become instantly wealthy. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Diaz, Marsden, Kelly's 'Box' is empty Nov 5, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kelly's "The Box": Press a button on a mysterious container, they'll get 1 million, and someone they don't know will die. What button, on whose box, did Kelly push to get the money to make this awful, preposterous thriller. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
South African 'Skin' delves below the surface Nov 2, 2009
"The Box," based on Matheson's short story "Button Button," stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple presented with the opportunity to earn $1 million by pushing a button that kills a stranger. "In this day and age, it's popular to show blood and knives and people getting tied up," director Richard Kelly says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Director Kelly thinks outside ‘The Box’ Nov 1, 2009
The premise: Average suburban couple Norma and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) have an eerily disfigured stranger, Mr. Steward (Frank Langella), show up at their door with an offer to pay them a million dollars. All they have to do is open the box he presents to them, and press a mysterious red button inside. (Boston Globe)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 31, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Hitting the right button Oct 30, 2009
Norma and her husband Arthur (played by James Marsden) debate pressing the button. The consequences if they do - beyond a stranger's death - are, sure enough, initially unknown to them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cameron Diaz pushes buttons Oct 30, 2009
On the button Arthur (James Marsden) and Norma (Cameron Diaz) mull over the box ... Kelly also makes the couple, Arthur (James Marsden from the X-Men trilogy) and Norma Lewis (Diaz), a pair you grow to care for, giving their actions extra potency ... Stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Holiday films roll out some heavy subjects Oct 30, 2009
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Gillian Jacobs, Basil Hoffman Produced by: Sean McKittrick, Dan Lin, Kelly McKittrick Directed by: Richard Kelly Written by: Richard Kelly, Richard Matheson. Men Who Stare at Goats. (Fresno Bee)
The Box (IGN AU) Oct 23, 2009
Watching Diaz squirm as she deals with her decisions reminds us that she's more than just one of Charlie's Angels and James Marsden has ability to back up his baby blues. In some ways, The Box is actually a dark Christmas parable. (IGN FilmForce)
Cameron's parental role Oct 13, 2009
She explained: "Norma and her husband Arthur played by James Marsden were literally based on Richard's parents. His father did exactly the same job as Arthur and Norma has the same disfigurement of the foot his mother had. The film's his interpretation of their love story and their dedication to one another. "I spent time with both his parents. His mother was very generous with her experience about how her foot became disfigured and the way it happened for her was in the story. (iAfrica.com)
Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs and Michele Durrett. The Fourth Kind, rated PG-13. (Carroll County Times, MD)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden play the couple tempted by the arrival into their lives of a mysterious stranger (Frank Langella) bearing a mysterious box. Think there s a catch. (Boston Globe)
Fall Movie Preview: Studios save best films for fall Sep 11, 2009
That's the question facing Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. "A Christmas Carol" (not yet rated): Jim Carey plays about 258 roles, including that of Scrooge and all the ghosts, in Bob Zemeckis' version of the Charles Dickens story. (Florida Today)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 13-19 Sep 10, 2009
Actor James Marsden ("The Notebook,""Ally McBeal") is 36. Rapper Xzibit is 35. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Vampires, Liars Lead Fall Film Casts Sep 4, 2009
Documentary firebrand Michael Moore weighs in with "Capitalism: A Love Story," expanding the humor-and-heartbreak approach of his General Motors tale "Roger or an assault on the practices of corporations and financial speculators. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden are forced into some serious money moralizing in "The Box," about a couple given a contraption that will deliver $1 million with the press of a button at the cost of a stranger's life. Would people give in to the temptation? "The answer... (CBS News -- Entertainment)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
Comeliest couple: Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in "Love Happens." Also in the Hollywood homecoming court, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden from "The Box." ... " It's the second in a series of "Cities of Love" movies conceived by Emmanuel Benbihy. Nov. 6 "Disney's A Christmas Carol": A 3-D animated version of the Dickens classic, with Jim Carrey playing eight characters and Gary Oldman as his overworked and underpaid clerk and Colin Firth his cheery nephew. "The Box": The short story "Button,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Vampires, werewolves, liars lead fall film cast Sep 1, 2009
" As the world reels over the great recession resulting from that philosophy, Hollywood is selling tickets for some moralizing over the price of greed, led by Jim Carrey in a new incarnation of Charles Dickens' great skinflint, Ebenezer Scrooge.Crafted through the same motion-capture techniques and computer animation used on "The Polar Express" and "Beowulf," Robert Zemeckis' "A Christmas Carol" features Carrey as Scrooge and the three holiday ghosts who show him the error of his miserly... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Vampires, Toys Take To The Screen This Fall Aug 31, 2009
" As the world reels over the great recession resulting from that philosophy, Hollywood is selling tickets for some moralizing over the price of greed, led by Jim Carrey in a new incarnation of Charles Dickens' great skinflint, Ebenezer Scrooge. Crafted through the same motion-capture techniques and computer animation used on "The Polar Express" and "Beowulf," Robert Zemeckis' "A Christmas Carol" features Carrey as Scrooge and the three holiday ghosts who show him the error of his miserly ways.... (Click2Houston, TX)
MovieHatch.com Launch Breaks New Ground - Integrating Traditional Film Production Into Online Process Aug 13, 2009
"If there had been something like MovieHatch's competition when I was starting out, saying "hey, we need ideas and talent", I would have been at home with my video camera and typing up my original stories to submit to MovieHatch so they could let people know that I have something to give," says actor James Marsden ("Enchanted", "X-Men", "27 Dresses"). One of MovieHatch's greatest advantages is the impressive roster of partnerships that has been secured with some of Hollywood's top production... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Langella 'to star' in Wall Street Aug 11, 2009
Langella will next be seen alongside Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in thriller The Box and drama All Good Things with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Buzz grows over bearded Ben Jul 27, 2009
Below (from left): The Box stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden; panelists Eliza Dushku and Sigourney Weaver. (Denis Poroy/Associated Press (Above, Below Left); John Shearer/Getty Images) By July 27, 2009. (Boston Globe)
Infotainment Jul 26, 2009
Panel for The Box San Diego: (L-R) Director Richard Kelly, actress Cameron Diaz and actor James Marsden speak during a panel for The Box at Comic-Con 2009 at the San Diego Convention Centre. AFP. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson shoot films close to Seacoast Jul 26, 2009
Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella. Directed by: Richard Kelly. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Independent Producer Wins Multi-Million Dollar Settlement from Industry Major; Think Films. Jul 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- 30 year veteran filmmaker Suzanne DeLaurentiis (DeLaurentiis Productions) and executive producer Jeffery Tott have prevailed in a landmark case brought against ThinkFilms regarding the theatrical release of their film 10(th) & WOLF. The star studded film featured such notable talent as Dennis Hopper, Giovanni Ribisi, James Marsden, Val Kilmer and Leslie Anne Warren. 10(th) & Wolf currently reigns as one of the most expensive independent films ever made. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sweet movies to close out 2007 Jul 5, 2009
Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden help the princess brilliantly played by Amy Adams who shot to stardom in the small film Junebug, also on DVD and she deserves an Oscar nod for this magical new role. (107, min PG). (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Is Ryan Reynolds just another Ken doll? Jun 16, 2009
It happens sometimes the biggest traditional romantic comedy of last year was 27 Dresses, and James Marsden is surely about pretty as men get. And heaven knows, theres always Matthew McConaughey and his mysterious record of shiny-chested success. (MSNBC -- Movies)
X-Men Trilogy May 2, 2009
Cyclops (James Marsden) was pretty much wasted here, given almost nothing to do at all. Although now that seems like nothing compared to the way Cyclops was treated in the third film, at the time it seemed rather unforgivable. (IGN FilmForce)
DVD Review: Sex Drive 2-Disc Specia... Mar 26, 2009
X-Men's James Marsden plays Ian's older brother Rex, a homophobic chauvinistic pig, who berates and beats up his kid brother, usually for kicks. Marsden lets loose for once, in a different role diametircaly opposed from his goody two shoes roles of late. (Suite101.com)
'I Love You, Man' Mar 20, 2009
"I Love You, Man" does it with such funny familiarity, you probably won't mind that it's Paul Rudd and Jason Segel instead of, say, Katherine Heigl and James Marsden or Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan. Directed and co-written by John Hamburg, "I Love You, Man" is about the budding and platonic friendship between a real estate agent named Peter Klaven (Rudd) and an investments expert and Venice beach bum named Sydney Fife (Segel). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Starz Summons Up Four First-Run Titles From Summit Entertainment Feb 18, 2009
The comedy Sex Drive stars Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clarke Duke, Seth Green and James Marsden. A high school senior (Zuckerman) drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a sexy girl he met online - hoping to lose his virginity. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ABCNEWS: CATERPILLAR CEO contradicts Obama: 'We're going to have more layoffs before we start hiring again'... Feb 13, 2009
Political Punch: D'oh. Caterpillar CEO Contradicts President on Whether Stimulus Will Allow Him to Re-Hire Laid Off Workers. (The Drudge Report)
