At The Movies

Cowboys & Aliens
Daniel Craig stars as a Wild West gunslinger who leads a fight for survival against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella, he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents; townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors, all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
 

On DVD

Source Code
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a body hopping, time twisted soldier in a deadly race against the clock. When soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of an experimental government program called the "Source Code" that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must re-live the incident over and over again, gathering clues until he can solve the mystery and prevent an even deadlier second terrorist attack.

The Buzz...

True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard and actress Kate Bosworth, who have been quietly dating for the past two years, are apparently done. The couple broke up recently, leaving Skarsgard free to flirt at last weekend's Comic-Con parties. "It was very mutual," a source tells Us Weekly. "And it happened a while ago." Skarsgard, 34, who plays vampire Eric Northman on the popular HBO show, was once rumored to be cozying up to True Blood co-star Evan Rachel Wood. Bosworth, 28, previously dated Orlando Bloom.

The Simpsons will hit another huge milestone this season when it crosses the 500 episode mark, putting it in an even more rarefied space among prime time television's longest running series. Episode 500, written by show veteran Michael Price and scheduled to air Feb. 19, 2012, will be as self aware as the show usually is. "There's a big town meeting that the Simpsons don't know about, and when they go in, the town is saying we're going to get rid of the Simpsons."

Controversy surrounding the upcoming NBC show The Playboy Club continues hop up as the Parents Television Council has exhorted NBC affiliates to pull the program. In a letter dated July 25, PTC President Tim Winter told stations, "[I] urge you ... to preempt the program in your community" citing concerns over potential salacious content. The show, which features Amber Heard, Naturi Naughton and Laura Benanti, focuses on the lives of the famed Bunnies as well as clientele of the original Playboy Club in 1960s. The Playboy Club was a nightclub started by Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner in its then headquarters of Chicago.

Four time Grammy winner Taylor Swift can add another trophy to her already crowded mantle; the Ultimate Choice Award, which the 2011 Teen Choice Awards are bestowing on this country cutie in recognition of her "extraordinary contributions to the entertainment industry." The Ultimate Choice Award is the highest honor at the Teen Choice Awards. Past recipients include Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mike Myers and Venus and Serena Williams.

Now that the launch of Super 8 is behind him, JJ Abrams is ready to commit to directing Star Trek 2. But there's no way that he'll be able to make the June 29, 2012 release date that Paramount carved out for the film. The studio will give that slot to G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the sequel that will be directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson and Adrianne Palicki, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing.

Just moments before she was scheduled to appear on Good Day L.A. this morning, the newly single and regrettably inked Kat Von D stormed out of the studio. Why? Because they had the nerve to air an officially sanctioned clip sent into wide release by her own network, TLC, of her getting a tattoo of Jesse James' name. Make that, of her getting a tattoo of her ex-fiancé Jesse James' name.

With her engagement to Jay Cutler called off, Kristin Cavallari fans might not expect the reality star to wear a wedding gown any time soon. But three days before news broke that she was reportedly dumped by her NFL beau, 28, Cavallari, 24, was all dressed in white for a magazine photo shoot. The photos of the former The Hills and Laguna Beach star depict a glowing bride to be donning an assortment of white gowns.

Hugh Hefner's break-up with fiancee Crystal Harris is turning messy as the former couple becomes embroiled in a bitter war of words over an interview the model gave to radio host Howard Stern. The Playboy mogul was left heartbroken after the 25 year old model called off their wedding plans at the last minute in June. But now the split has turned nasty, with Harris appearing on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday to mock Hefner's sexual prowess. She told the host that sex with the publishing boss lasted "like two seconds", before adding, "Then I was just over it. I was like, 'Ahhh.' I was over it. I just like, walked away. I'm not turned on by Hef, sorry. He doesn't really take off his clothes. I've never seen Hef naked."

Adele may have topped the charts once again, but the big story was the posthumous numbers accumulated by late British soul singer Amy Winehouse. Both the curious and her diehard fans paid their respects by snapping up her back catalog from record stores over the weekend.

Reality TV star Adrianne Curry was booted out of the Comic-Con event in San Diego, California over the weekend amid fears her saucy outfit would offend fans. The model turned up for a signing at the annual movie event dressed in a barely there PVC outfit based on comic book secret agent Aeon Flux. But the sexy costume drew the attention of police, who stopped the star for reasons of public decency before she could enter the Comic-Con event.

50 Cent has vowed to "not put out another album" following a disagreement with executives at his record label. The In Da Club hitmaker was busy working on his next musical release until he had a heated exchange with Interscope chiefs in May, accusing them of "moving in slow motion".