27 Dresses is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. The film stars Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. 27 Dresses is slated to be released in the United States on January 18, 2008 and opened in Australia on January 10, 2008.
Film Plot: Jane (Katherine Heigl), who has made a career out of being a bridesmaid but never a bride, faces her worst nightmare when the man she is in love with becomes the man who her sister Tess (Malin Åkerman) is engaged to marry. Luckily, the wedding brings around the man, Kevin (James Marsden), who makes her re-evaluate her “always a bridesmaid” lifestyle and change her bridesmaid status for good.
Production: The film started filming on May 10, 2007. The release date in Australia is January 10 and in the United States it is set for January 18, 2008. It will be released in the UK and Ireland on March 28. Portions of the movie were filmed in several locations in the state of Rhode Island.
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Amanda “Mandy” Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress. She grew up in Florida and came to fame as a teenager in the early 2000s, after the release of her teen-oriented pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore.
Moore has branched out into a film career, starring in 2002’s A Walk to Remember and later appearing in the lead roles of other movies also aimed at teenage audiences.
Two of her later films, American Dreamz and Saved!, were satires in which Moore portrayed darker characters than in her previous roles. Moore’s private life, including her relationships with tennis player Andy Roddick and actors Wilmer Valderrama and Zach Braff, has been much discussed in the media. Moore’s fifth album, Wild Hope, was released in 2007.
A naturally pretty, bubbly singer and actress hailing from teen pop Mecca Orlando, Florida, Mandy Moore went from local musical theater and fame as the “National Anthem Girl” for her performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Orlando sports events, to a platinum debut album at age15.
Spotted by producers who heard her take on the patriotic hymn and suggested she cut a
demo, Moore was soon a fourteen-year-old sitting pretty with a record deal. Touring with the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC in 1999 exposed the young singer to a large audience, and demand for her debut single “Candy” was so strong that her album release date was actually pushed up – a rare occurrence in the business.
With a video that was strangely provocative – although the teenaged Moore dressed conservative in comparison to her then teen pop competition, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera – “Candy” launched her MTV career as well. Reaching platinum sales by 2000, Moore was now a fixture on MTV, guest-hosting the popular daily series “T.R.L.” and starring in TV specials such as “Mandy’s Spring Break Makeover.” Noting the performer’s charm, charisma and excellent screen presence, the network offered Moore her own series during the summer of 2000 – “The Mandy Moore Show,” which resumed in the summer of 2001, retitled “Mandy.”
A star whose work crossed media lines from the beginning, Moore began working as a Neutrogena spokesperson soon after “Candy” was released, and in 2000, the home video “Magic Al and the Mind Factory” surfaced, a children’s project she had filmed in 1998. 2001 saw the actress make her big screen debut – first, with a small voice role in “Dr. Dolittle 2″ and next as a pivotal supporting player in the G-rated Garry Marshall comedy “The Princess Diaries.”
As the popular tormentor of unlikely princess Mia (Anne Hathaway), Moore set aside her sunshiny image to play your typical catty schoolgirl bully. Excited for the opportunity to work with legends Marshall and star Julie Andrews, Moore enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive reaction to her entry into film, including a rather warm critics’ reception. It seemed of all her blonde pop stars peers – Aguilera, Spears and Jessica Simpson – only the newly brunette Moore had the chops to make it as a Hollywood actress.
As “The Princess Diaries” was set to open in 2001, Moore had just finished filming “A Walk to Remember” (2002), a period romance set in small town America that paired her quiet, good girl character opposite troubled popular boy Shane West in a syrupy but effective teen “Love Story”-type tale.
The film was an unsuspected success. She also saw the release of a self-titled album that showed a more mature, musically experimental side to the singer, which spawned a hit single with the edgy beat-driven lead-off, “In My Pocket”.
After her debut starring role drew respectable box office numbers, Moore was next cast as the lead in “How to Deal” (2003), playing a teen whose cynical views on romance – spurred by her splintered family’s misadventures in love – is turned on its head when she falls in love for the first time.
That film was followed by another musical release, “Coverage” (2003), in which Moore attempted to bring songs by Elton John, Todd Rundgren, Cat Stevens and other classic rock and pop artists to her generation of fans. She next played the rebellious, overprotected first daughter of the United States President who, on a road trip to escape constant surveillance, unknowingly falls for the undercover Secret Service agent assigned to shield her, in “Chasing Liberty” (2004).
After that conventionally mild crowd-pleaser, Moore co-starred in the sly indie comedy
“Saved!” – easily her best film up to that time – and demonstrated a surprisingly convincing edgy side in her portrayal of Hilary Faye, an overzealous and self-righteous Christian school student who demonstrates a surprising degree of intolerance when her pregnant best friend refuses to be “saved.” The actress’ dramatic depths and improvisational abilities added layers of complexity to her character, which in another’s hands would have been entirely unsympathetic.
For “Racing Stripes” (2005), a family-friendly combination live-action and animated feature, Moore provided the voice of Sandy, a young horse who helps Stripes the zebra run his first race. In 2005, Moore continued to impress on screen, when she scored a winning recurring stint on the comedy series “Entourage” (HBO, 2004- ) playing herself, sort of, who is having a complicated romance with her co-star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) while shooting a big screen superhero movie for director James Cameron. After appearing in the “American Idol” big screen spoof, “American Dreamz” (2006), Moore charmingly played Diane Keaton’s daughter in the misbegotten comedy, “Because I Said So” (2007).
Despite a post-“Saved!” line-up of feature film misfires, Moore delivered a one-two punch during the summer of 2007 – first, with the release of her first self-written album Wild Hope, followed by her appearance in the hotly anticipated romantic comedy, “License to Wed,” co-starring John Krasinski of “The Office” (NBC, 2005- ) fame and Robin Williams.
Personal life: Moore dated actor Wilmer Valderrama for eighteen months between 2000 and 2002; in 2006, Valderrama appeared on The Howard Stern Show and detailed that he and Moore were each other’s “first loves”, although he did not claim that their relationship was sexual, as was alleged by several media sources who had misquoted his exact comments.
Moore later referred to Valderrama as a “good guy” and a “gentleman”, although she has stated that his comments about their relationship were “utterly tacky”. Moore began dating tennis star Andy Roddick in 2002; Roddick ended the relationship in March 2004. Moore also dated Philippines-born singer/actor Billy Crawford for a “few months” when she was younger.
In 2004, Moore began dating Scrubs actor Zach Braff, whom she met around November 2004. Referring to Braff, Moore said that she likes “good Jewish boy(s)… with a sense of humor”. In 2006, the two were incorrectly reported to be engaged; they ended their relationship the same year. In early 2007, media reports linked Moore to Adam Goldstein, known professionally as “DJ AM”, though the two were reported to have ended their relationship in March 2007. As of July 2007, she is dating actor/singer Greg Laswell.
Moore’s favorite musicians are Elton John, Switchfoot and Bette Midler; Midler is also Moore’s favorite actress, and her film Beaches was Moore’s favorite film when she was a teenager. Moore also enjoys Annie Hall and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and has described herself as a “glass-half-full kind of person”. She lives in Hollywood Hills with her brother, Kyle.
Moore considers herself spiritual, and has said that she does not think of herself as distinctly Catholic nor Christian. In early 2007, Moore stated that during the previous year, she had undergone a “really crazy time” in her life, asking herself “life-altering questions”. Moore does not know how to cook, but has set a goal for herself to take cooking classes.
Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. She became famous in the late 1990s, after a string of films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough.
Paul Verhoeven’s decision to cast relative unknowns in the leading roles of “Starship Troopers” (1997) catapulted sexy Denise Richards from the obscurity of her TV guest spots to screen stardom.
She began her career with a guest appearance in a 1990 episode of ABC’s “Life Goes On” and went on to appear on shows like “Beverly Hills, 90210″, “Married . . . With Children”, “Seinfeld” and “Lois and Clark–The New Adventures of Superman” before landing the recurring role of beauty contestant Brandy Carson on Fox’s “Melrose Place”.
Her feature debut came in “National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon I” (1993) and Richards was also in the ensemble of Gregg Araki’s “Nowhere” (1997). She followed “Starship Troopers” with John McNaughton’s “Wild Things” (1998), co-starring Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon.
Her rising star status was confirmed when on the heels of completing the beauty contest spoof “Drop Dead Gorgeous” (1999), Richards was tapped to be the next Bond girl, essaying munitions expert Dr. Christmas Jones in “The World Is Not Enough” (also 1999), but she proved one of the least convincing doctoral candidates imaginable, even opposite 007.
She followed the film up with roles in lower profile films such as “Tail Lights Fade” (2000)
and the lame horror thriller “Valentine” (2001), but stayed in the public eye when she began a romance (and subsequently married) with actor Charlie Sheen after the two co-starred in the straight-to-cable film “Good Advice” (2001).
She subsequently guested on his sit-coms “Spin City” and “Two and a Half Men,” and the couple appeared together in the horror spoof sequel “Scary Movie 3″ (2003) before their highly publicized split in 2005 while Richards was several months pregnant with their second child.
As a solo act she returned to theaters as the White She Devil of the modest hit comedy “Undercover Brother” and in the crime thriller “Empire” (both 2002). The actress also appeared in a best-selling nude pictorial in the pages of Playboy magazine in 2004 and starred in the lightweight Lifetime telepic “I Do (But I Don’t)” (2004) opposite Dean Cain.
After making a brief cameo in the romantic comedy “Love Actually” (2003), Richards starred as an anthropology grad student in need of money and tempted into prostitution by a hooker (Daryl Hannah) who lives down the hall in the low-budget “Whore” (2004). She appeared in the straight-to-video romantic comedy “The Third Wheel” (2004), produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, before starring in the comedic road movie, “Elvis Has Left the Building” (2005). In the hour-long UPN soap drama, “Sex, Love and Secrets” (2005- ), Richards played an unabashedly bitchy Hollywood publicist who maneuvers her way into a group of wannabes grouped together in the Silver Lake neighborhood outside Hollywood.
Before she was an actress, Richards was a fashion model. Richards spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in lower-budget films and TV shows like Saved by the Bell, television movies, and guest starring in episodes of several television shows.
Her first starring role in a wide theatrical release was Starship Troopers in 1997, which was followed by her role in the moderately successful cult film Wild Things in 1998.
Richards was subsequently cast as Dr. Christmas Jones in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), which had a high box office gross and contributed to Richards’ renown. In addition to her film work, Richards has made regular appearances in the situation comedies Spin City, Two and a Half Men, Friends and Seinfeld.
She also starred in the short-lived UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets in 2005. Throughout the early 2000s, Richards appeared in several film roles which both parodied and utilized her image as a sex symbol, including Valentine, Undercover Brother, Scary Movie 3 and Love Actually.
In December 2004, she posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine. Richards also posed semi-nude for the July 2006 issue of Jane magazine to raise money for the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation. In 1999 she ranked 9 in Maxim’s 50 Sexiest Women and in 2001 she was voted 2nd in FHM’s USA 100 Sexiest Women, 5th in FHM 100 Sexiest Women and 19 in AskMen.com 50 Most Beautiful Women.
Halle Maria Berry is an American actress and former fashion model and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Monster’s Ball, becoming the only woman of African-American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman. She is attempting to expand into the production side of Hollywood.
Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing runner-up in Miss USA (1986), and winning the Miss USA World 1986 contest. Her breakthrough feature film role was in the 1991 Jungle Fever. This led to roles in The Flintstones (1994), Bulworth (1998), X-Men (2000) and its sequels, and Die Another Day. She also won a worst actress Razzie award in 2005 for Catwoman, and accepted the award in person. Divorced from baseball player David Justice and musician Eric Benét, Berry has been dating French-Canadian model Gabriel Aubry since November 2005.
A former teenage beauty queen, Halle Berry traded a successful modeling career for acting in the late 1980s. After high school, this youngest daughter of a black father and white mother, entered the Miss Teen Ohio Pageant and won, representing the state at the Miss Teen All-American Pageant. An overachiever since she was a child, Berry attempted to add another crown as Miss Ohio in the Miss USA competition but placed as first runner-up. After finishing in the top five at the Miss World pageant, she moved into modeling, working first in the Chicago area and later in NYC.
By 1989, Berry had begun the transition to performing when she was appropriately cast as a teenage model in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Living Dolls.” Guest work in other comedy series followed before she was able to convince Spike Lee she could handle the demanding role of a crack addict in his “Jungle Fever” (1991).
Delivering a harrowing performance in that film, Berry proved she was more than just a
beauty. Finding roles that challenged her abilities, however, proved more daunting. She was cast as a femme fatale in “Strictly Business” and Damon Wayans’ stripper girlfriend in “The Last Boy Scout” (both 1991) before portraying a career woman who falls for Eddie Murphy in “Boomerang” (1992) and a headstrong post-Civil War woman in the titular role of “Queen,” a CBS miniseries, based on the book by Alex Haley. Berry then landed the role of a sultry secretary in the live-action “The Flintstones” (1994), winning the part after Sharon Stone rejected it.
As a former drug addict struggling to regain custody of her son in “Losing Isaiah” (1995), the actress showed she could handle more serious fare, holding her own opposite powerhouse co-star Jessica Lange. Her hard-as-nails flight attendant was one of the few high points of the otherwise run-of-the-mill “Executive Decision” (1996), and she once again broke racial barriers as the spouse who finds herself framed for murder in “The Rich Man’s Wife” (also 1996).
Berry looked lovely but seemed miscast in the lead of the TV miniseries “The Wedding” (ABC, 1998), set in the upper middle class black milieu of Martha’s Vineyard in the 1950s. She fared better as an intelligent woman raised by activists who gives an older politician (Warren Beatty) a new lease on life in “Bulworth” and as the singer Zola Taylor, one of the three wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon, in the unfortunately overlooked biopic “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” (both 1998).
In 1999, Berry was able to realize her life-long dream of portraying the singer-actress who broke racial barriers by becoming the first black woman to nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award in the HBO biopic “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.” Although both Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston had expressed a desire to play Dandridge in a film biography, Berry got there first, not only delivering a career-enhancing performance that netted her several awards, including an Emmy, but also serving as one of the producers of the project as well.
The following year, she took sci-fi fans by “Storm” playing a beautiful mutant in Bryan Singer’s big-screen version of the Marvel comic “X-Men.” Her success was overshadowed a bit when she was involved in a car accident and left the scene to go to the hospital for treatment, leading to stories in the tabloid media. The actress pleaded no contest and settled a civil lawsuit out of court.
In 2001, Berry was reduced to being nothing more than decorative in the unspectacular thriller “Swordfish,” a fact made all the more clear when she appeared topless for the first time in her career. The gratuitous scene did little for the film’s plot, but it generated copy (including unfounded rumors that she got a $500,000 bonus to do the scene) and helped keep her in the spotlight.
Later that same year, she delivered a brutally honest and moving performance as a struggling waitress coping with a husband on death row and an overweight child in “Monster’s Ball”. Downplaying her looks and tearing into a rare dramatic role that challenged her, Berry won critical plaudits for her work, which included a three-minute-long love scene with co-star Billy Bob Thornton. Her performance generated buzz, yielded some prizes from groups like the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild. That year she made history by becoming the first black woman ever to earn a Best Actress Academy Award.
Enjoying her newfound prominence in the industry, Berry accepted the role of Jinx in the 20th James Bond feature, “Die Another Day” (2002) opposite Pierce Brosnan’s Agent 007. As the first A-list, Oscar-winning Bond girl in a generation, Berry was trumpeted in the role from the moment she began filming to the day the movie was released; she even gamely paid homage to the series’ roots by appearing in a tangerine bikini reminiscent of Ursula Andress’ in “Dr. No.” And while Berry’s performance was not necessarily Oscar-bait, she did display a strong chemistry with Brosnan as his equal in both espionage and in bed, and a spunk that inspired MGM to make plans to launch a spin-off film starring her character.
After completing that role, she segued to “X2″ (2003), the sequel to “X-Men” in which
she reprised her role as Storm, a part which was expanded somewhat to suit her award-winning status. Nevertheless, rumors of friction between her and director Bryan Singer circulated and Berry did not participate in the massive press push for the blockbuster, putting her role in future sequels in question. Later that year she starred in the horror thriller “Gothika” (2003), playing Miranda Gray, a doctor in a mental institute who becomes incarcerated in her own hospital after seemingly becoming possessed and murdering her husband. Berry provided a convincing and relatable presence in the stylish and atmospheric but otherwise clichéd and implausible film.
After weathering yet another public split with a spouse—this time her husband, singer Eric Benet, with the split blamed on his sex addiction and serial infidelity (Berry publicly vowed on “Oprah” to never marry again—the actress took on the role of Batman’s popular comic book villainess/paramour “Catwoman” for the 2004 film that departed from the original Selina Kyle character and cast Berry as Patience Phillips, a shy, repressed woman whose death earns her feline powers from a mystical cat so that she may avenge herself.
Although Berry’s spectacular body—showcased in flesh-friendly skintight leather outfits—and her appropriately cat-like attitude at the whip-wielding Catwoman were appreciated, the film was otherwise a dismal loser all around, including Berry’s inauthentic portrayal of meek Patience.
Surprisingly Berry’s next genuinely impressive performance was for television when she appeared in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC telepic “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (2005), an adaptation of the popular Zora Neale Hurston novel in which Berry played Janie Crawford, a iconoclastic, free-spirited woman whose unconventional mores regarding relationships upset her 1920s contemporaries in her small community.
Meanwhile, she lent her voice to Cappy one of the many mechanical beings to inhabit the animated feature, “Robots” (2005). She next revived Storm for the third installment of the series, “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006), directed by Brett Ratner. This time, the mutants face a peculiar choice after a cure for mutations is found: retain their uniqueness and remain isolated from society or give up their strange powers and become human.
Berry next starred in the slick crime thriller “Perfect Stranger” (2007), playing an investigative reporter who poses as a temp at an advertising agency in order to unravel the murder of a friend connected to a powerful ad executive (Bruce Willis).
Berry has stated that the manner in which people have reacted to her is often the result of ignorance. Her own self-identification has been influenced by her mother. She is quoted as saying
“ After having many talks with my mother about the issue, she reinforced what she had always taught me. She said that even though you are half black and half white, you will be discriminated against in this country as a black person. People will not know when they see you that you have a white mother unless you wear a sign on your forehead. And, even if they did, so many people believe that you have an ounce of black blood in you then you are black. So, therefore, I decided to let folks categorize me however they needed to.”
While taping the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 22, 2007, Berry displayed a distorted image of her face, remarking: “Here’s where I look like my Jewish cousin!” During the editing of the program, the comment was obscured by a laugh track. The New York Post “Page Six” article that reported the story included Berry’s reaction: “Berry, 41, who sounded like she was near tears, told Page Six last night: ‘”What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the big-nose picture], ‘That could be your Jewish cousin!’ And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn’t mean to offend anybody. I didn’t. I didn’t mean any harm. – and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did.’”
Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. A native of the state of Tennessee, he made his movie debut in 1994 in The Client at the age of 11 years old.
He acted in 24 movies and several television episodes during his career. In 2006, he spent 10 days in jail for conviction of driving while under the influence and attempted heroin possession.
Brad Renfro was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Angela and Mark Renfro, who works in a blueprint factory. He was raised by his grandmother, Joanne Renfro, a church secretary.
Renfro was ten when he was discovered by Mali Finn, a casting director for Joel Schumacher. Cast by Finn for Schumacher’s The Client, Renfro acted alongside Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. The movie was based on the bestselling John Grisham novel and became one of the top-grossing films of 1994. In 1995, he won Hollywood Reporter’s “Young Star” award, and was nominated as one of People magazine’s “Top 30 Under 30.”
In 1996 he was cast as the young Michael Sullivan for the movie Sleepers based on the novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra. The book Sleepers reportedly tells the story of Carcaterra’s own childhood in Hell’s Kitchen (NYC) and the highly traumatic time he spent in a juvenile detention centre. Michael Sullivan as a grown up was portrayed by Brad Pitt. The film Sleepers was directed by Barry Levinson and also starred Robert de Niro, Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman and Jason Patric.
Renfro went on to act in other films, including 2001’s Ghost World and Bully and 2005’s The Jacket with Keira Knightley and Adrien Brody. He also played Huck Finn in 1995’s Tom and Huck with Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Renfro also appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Recently, he completed filming his role in the upcoming movie The Informers.
Death: Renfro was found dead on January 15, 2008 in his Los Angeles apartment, after he had reportedly spent the previous night drinking with friends. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
Brad Renfro Dies at 25: Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, Renfro died Tuesday at a Los Angeles apartment where he spent the night with friends, Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles county coroner.
Renfro was heard snoring overnight, but found not breathing later Tuesday morning, and the friends called 911. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene at about 9 a.m., Harvey says. A cause of death was not immediately determined, but Renfro had a history of drug problems.
Drug overdose is a “possibility considering his history, but right now all we have is the history of his drinking the previous night,” Harvey says. “All that we have is that he was last known to be alive during the morning hours and he was snoring.”
The actor, who starred in The Client and Apt Pupil, had recently completed a movie with Winona Ryder and Billy Bob Thornton.
Discovered at Age 12 Film director Joel Schumacher discovered Renfro at age 12 and cast him in the 1994 John Grisham movie The Client (which also starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones). The following year, PEOPLE named the young screen hopeful one of its “Top 30 Under 30.” The actor’s other credits include Tom and Huck, Ghost World and Deuces Wild.
But Renfro had a troubled life off-screen, going back to 1997 when he was sentenced to two years of probation after he tried to steal a yacht.
In 2005, Renfro was busted again, this time in a police sting in which he was charged with a felony count of attempting to possess heroin. In a separate incident, he was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and two counts of driving with a suspended license.
In January 2006, he entered a rehab program. At the time, Renfro’s attorney, Richard Kaplan, told the Los Angeles Times that his client was doing well and “looks forward to doing whatever is necessary to take care of his personal and legal issues.” Renfro eventually plead guilty to the heroin charge and was sentenced to three years’ probation.
Most recently, in June 2007 Renfro was found to have violated his probation by not enrolling in a long-term drug treatment program. A judge warned him that if he violated probation two more times, he could be sentence to a live-in rehab program or to jail time.