Summer is supposed to be the season of the “audience movie,†with an occasional art film tossed in as counter-programming, while October belongs to more serious movies with a rare thriller breaking through. Well, the “sleeper†among the fall “audience...
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Gerard Butler Bares His Butt and Likes It (Blog)
Gerard Butler says he doesn't mind showing off his butt — and neither do we! In his new film, Law Abiding Citizen, the Gerard's character is arrested… in the buff! Gerard tells Extra that, “It's always nice to show a bit of butt,†while he attended the...
Gerard Butler is a Law Abiding Citizen (Blog)
The year of Gerard Butler rolled on last night as the Scottish hunk's latest film, Law Abiding Citizen, premiered in West Hollywood. The action flick, which co-stars Jamie Foxx, is Butler's third film released since July — not to mention his Jen Aniston-starring...
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen is an outstanding amalgamation of best practices gleaned from some of it finest predecessors. And fortunately for this film, while true movie fans will most likely recognize all of these best practices and know from whence they came, they will also...
Man, Oh Man
[i][b]Those muscles! That brooding glare! Gerard Butler is best known for bringing hunky back to Hollywood. This fall the great Scot flexes brawn and brain as producer and murderous star of Law Abiding Citizen [/b][/i] As I climb the subway stairs up to the street,...
Ask ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx a Question
He's already been king -- so where does Gerard Butler go from here? The Scottish-born star of '300' has mixed it up since putting his chiseled frame on full display in the epic sensation, dabbling in rom-com ('The Ugly Truth'), rom-dram ('PS I Love You'), family fare...
“Law Abiding Citizen†review
At The 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, I saw “Law Abiding Citizen“, directed by F. Gary Gray. Director F. Gary Gray didn't really knock me out with “The Negotiator“. Sure, it's good. But I felt like he was filming theater. You put Kevin Spacey and Sam...
Gerard Butler is crazy for ‘Law Abiding Citizen’: ‘This is the Hannibal Lecter role’
Is Gerard Butler making a movie every month or does it just feel that way? Los Angeles Times Calendar writer Rachel Abramowitz talked to him not long ago for "The Awful Truth" and "Gamer" and got a tidbit, too, about Butler's upcoming vendetta fantasy, "Law Abiding...
‘Law Abiding Citizen’ to screen here
Law Abiding Citizen -- a thriller shot here earlier this year and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler -- will be the opening film at the 18½ Philadelphia International Film Festival. Director F. Gary Gray is tentatively scheduled to attend the Oct. 15 screening at...
The Urbanworld Film Festival Presented by BET Networks Showcases the Opening Night Premiere of Overture Films’ Law Abiding Citizen
WHAT: New York Premiere of Law Abiding Citizen WHO: Cast in attendance include Gerard Butler, Viola Davis,and Director F. Gary Gray with celebrity guests to follow. . . WHEN: Wednesday, September 23rd Press Check-in: 5:30 PM Arrivals: 6:30 PM Screening: 7:30 PM WHERE:...
Gerard Butler fights system in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’
[i]Originally presumed to play the role of the lawyer, the actor gravitated toward that of the vengeful man outside the law.[/i] Reporting from Philadelphia - Gerard Butler narrowly escaped being a lawyer twice over. Before he began his acting career in earnest,...
The Deeper Meaning of The ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Poster (Blog)
The new poster for the Gerard Butler/Jamie Foxx thriller Law Abiding Citizen has appeared over at Cinematical. The poster depicts Foxx against a mottled gray to white background and Butler against blood red. Both actors look out from the poster, intense, focused and...
Sci-fi film enjoyed by more than just nerds
Video game junkies and action movie buffs rejoice a movie that all of you can enjoy has finally made its way to the big screen. This film is a must-see if you enjoy massive battle scenes and appreciate an intriguing plot that offers satirical undertones about society....
The 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Announces F. Gary Gray’s ‘LAW ABIDING CITIZEN’
The 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Announces F. Gary Gray's 'LAW ABIDING CITIZEN' as the 2009 Opening Night Film Official Selections for America's Largest Multicultural Film Festival To Be Presented in New York City on September 23 - 27, 2009 NEW YORK, Sept. 3...
‘Law Abiding Citizen’ to open Urbanworld
[i]Four-day fest to screen 68 films[/i] Helmer F. Gary Gray's thriller "Law Abiding Citizen," starring Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx and Viola Davis, is set to kick off the 13th annual Urbanworld Film Festival held Sept. 23 in New York. Set in Philadelphia, pic tells the...
Director wants ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ to have ‘noir-ish vibe’
F. Gary Gray says he wants a “noir-ish†approach to Law Abiding Citizen. The upcoming film, Law Abiding Citizen, stars Gerard Butler as a man who goes on a vengeance crusade, from his jail cell, after his daughter is killed in a home invasion, and the man...
For Butler, it’s all part of the game
He doesn't have his movie star game on. Sex symbol Gerard Butler is hiding out on a hotel roof in Los Angeles when he's spotted and asked to leave the premises. Is this any way to treat someone who has ascended to the top of the the A-list in Hollywood? The star of...
Gerard Butler’s just a regular ‘Gamer’
After hearing the war stories from the making of his latest action thriller, "Gamer," it's no wonder Gerard Butler made a tactical retreat to romantic comedies like this summer's "The Ugly Truth" and "The Bounty," currently filming in New York. Filming the intense...
Law Abiding Citizen Movie Trailer (Blog)
Beat me now for being a mom blogger and promoting a "R" movie but I am doing it THIS time because I had the fortune of being called to be an extra in this movie in the courtroom for a day. I don't know if I'll be seen in the movie BUT if you pause the trailer around...
Gerard Butler heats up the summer
Nobody can question whether Gerard Butler is a true action hero on the big screen. In real life, though, he may have some work to do. Just ask Jennifer Aniston. "Her life was in my hands," Butler says with nervous laughter. While filming a chase scene with Aniston...
Director F. Gary Gray Talks Law Abiding Citizen
Director F. Gary Gray is taking a lot of pleasure in the fact that that his upcoming “Law Abiding Citizen†thriller is going to show moviegoers new aspects of both Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. “The chemistry between them reminds me of the on-screen chemistry...
Versatile star Gerard Butler’s best role? Fun-loving guy
NEW YORK — "I married Jennifer Aniston yesterday." Gerard Butler casually drops this bit of paparazzi bait during a conversation last week, between more mundane talk of his upcoming projects. He wore a tux, she wore a white gown. "She looked beautiful," Butler says....
Q&A: After ‘300,’ Gerard Butler is still battling
NEW YORK—In the new action film, "Gamer," video games have conjoined with reality, and gamers can control the lives of real people from the comfort of their couches. It can sound a little like today's Hollywood: teenage boys rule the world. The star of "Gamer,"...
Jennifer Aniston booted by Gerard Butler (Blog)
LONDON - It seems that actor Gerard Butler is tired of going the usual way of wooing a woman, for he was recently seen dumping actress Jennifer Aniston into the boot of a car. The two have been romantically linked recently, though they have both denied it, reports the...
Aniston movie shoots scenes at Monmouth Park
A grand entrance, by helicopter, of Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in the morning. Six hundred extras acting as if there was a real race taking place at Monmouth Park. Instead of the normally scheduled day off for the Oceanport racetrack on...