Brothers

"Brothers" tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirty-something Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters. Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. When his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains Sam is presumed dead and the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void. Tommy tries to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself, Grace, and the children. In the grief and strangeness of their new lives, Grace and Tommy are naturally drawn together. Their longstanding frostiness dissolves, but both are frightened and ashamed of the mutual attraction that has replaced it.

New Moon Continues to Set Box Office Records

It took just seven days for one of the year’s biggest films to reach a box office milestone. The Twilight Saga: New Moon took in $17.9 million at the box office on Friday, bringing its domestic total to $206.1 million.The film has already surpassed Twilight's $192.8 million domestic total after just seven days in theaters. The film is currently playing in 4,042 theaters nationwide.

Sandra Bullock's true-story football film The Blind Side slipped to second place after a surprising Thursday win at the box office with $16.2 million for a cumulative gross of $76.3 million. Disney's new hand-drawn animated film The Princess and the Frog is making some big waves at the box office, taking in $277,000 from just two theaters, for a three-day gross of $707,630. The film will receive a wide release on December 11th.

Bureau Headlines: Friday 11/27

Bureau Headlines: David Hasselhoff briefly hospitalized, ex arrested for suspected DUI (again)... Chris Brown to give "20/20" interview on Dec. 11... Tiger Woods takes the blame for crash; cancels third interview attempt by police; crash scene photos... "New Moon" tops the box office again... Brad Pitt's New Orleans project gets mixed reviews... Tom Arnold marries for the fourth time.

Photos: Heidi Klum and Seal release first pix of new baby.

Gossip: Despite reports, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal "have not split," says rep... Alleged Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel hires Gloria Allred, denies affair... Rihanna's dad anxious for reconciliation... Anthony Michael Hall allegedly "bit his girlfriend's forehead"... Ex planning to countersue J.Lo for $100 million... George Clooney did not bail out Nicolas Cage, says rep... Brittany Murphy's husband rushed to hospital "incoherent"... Did Lady Gaga tweak her nose?... Impostor writes Michael Lohan's Twitter suicide note.

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Guy Pearce - The Hungry Rabbit Jumps

Guy Pearce has signed on for director Roger Donaldson's revenge thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps.

The film centers on a man (Nicolas Cage) whose wife (January Jones) is the victim of a brutal crime. He subsequently becomes entangled with an underground vigilante organization.

The Hungry Rabbit Jumps begins production in December in New Orleans.

New Moon Shatters Box Office Records

Critics of the Twilight Saga film series never thought the franchise's newest film, New Moon, could ever beat Batman at the box office. Well, it's finally happened, as the second entry in the extremely hot franchise, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, not only broke the all-time box office record for midnight screenings, but also toppled the record number of first day box office receipts once held by The Dark Knight.

Twilight fans are certainly devoted. At midnight screenings in 3,514 theaters, the film earned a hefty $26.3 million. The previous record was held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which nabbed a measly $22.2 million when it opened at midnight last July. The big news comes with New Moon's first day grosses of $72.7 million playing at 4,024 theaters. That crushes The Dark Knight's first day take of $67.2 million by more than $4 million dollars. It's going to be a hard record to beat now!

Exactly one year ago, it took Twilight its entire first weekend to earn little more than $69 million, a take which New Moon surpassed in less than twenty-four hours. Could the film be poised to take down The Dark Knight's three-day box office record? We'll have to wait until Monday to find out for sure, but the film shows no signs of slowing down.

Bureau Headlines: Friday 11/20

Bureau Headlines: Oprah set to announce an end to her 25-year syndicated talk show run... Demi Moore denies her hip was airbrushed out of magazine cover... Susan Boyle album sets Amazon's pre-order record... Levi Johnston invited to join "Dancing with the Stars"... Kate Moss blasted for saying "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"... Courtenay Semel says she never dated Lindsay Lohan... Tila Tequila blames naked meltdown on ex... Sting describes his ghostly encounter... U.K. couple claims Michael Jackson's face showed up in the ultrasound of their 20-week-old fetus... James Caan files for divorce... James Van Der Beek, too.

Photos: Suri Cruise gets her shop on.

Gossip: OMG! James Franco caught texting in an awkward situation?! (Reminder: Franco makes his "General Hospital" debut today)... Neighbors sick of noisy Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt... Lindsay Lohan's Ungaro gig in jeopardy?... Miley Cyrus dresses up as Julia Roberts's "Pretty Woman" character to celebrate 17th birthday... Madonna wears bullet-proof vest to visit Rio shantytown... Mariah Carey flew her personal vet from L.A. to New York to help dog deliver puppies... J.Lo and Marc Anthony's dog attacks stewardess.

Quote of the Day: "She is an amazing woman. She will always be the queen of daytime television and she also said she is leaving me all of her money. I was like, thanks Oprah, thank you." -- Ellen DeGeneres reacts to the Oprah news.

Blind Side

Based on a true story. A poor, undereducated 344-pound African-American teenager in Memphis, whose father was murdered and whose mother was a crack addict, is shuffled through the public school system, despite his low grade point average and absenteeism. But his tremendous size and quickness attracts the interest of a wealthy white couple who take him in and groom him both athletically and academically to become one of the top high school football prospects in the country.

Bureau Headlines: Wednesday 11/18

Bureau Headlines: Will Ferrell, Ewan McGregor top Forbes's list of overpaid actors... Nicole Richie hospitalized with pneumonia... Michael Lohan promises he won't release any more phone tapes... Post-baby Heidi Klum says she needs to lose 20 more pounds... Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie Mandela in upcoming movie... Hugh Jackman reconciles with estranged mother... Robert Pattinson regrets asking fan to undress... Kirstie Alley slams Conan O'Brien via Twitter (NSFW language)... Arnold Schwarzenegger rules out another run for office... Nicolas Cage meets with jailed Somali pirates... Roger Moore wins award for anti-foie gras campaign.

Photo: Gerard Butler dangles fake baby out of hotel window.

Slime Crime: Perez Hilton drops assault charges against Black Eyed Peas manager.

Gossip: Dad says Amy Winehouse was hospitalized not for a cold, but a leaky breast implant... Paris Hilton says driveway fight was not between her and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt... Penny Marshall battling liver cancer, claims tabloid... British officials turn down Mariah Carey's request for 20 white kittens to accompany her at department store event.

Quote of the Day: "After we were done, I was like, 'Wow, America is so poor. Just the towns you come across -- all that's there are restaurants and gas stations. There are beautiful stretches of pasture, but for the most part, people live simply. The East and West Coast are so different from the rest of America." -- Kirsten Dunst describing a recent cross-country road trip in the latest issue of Allure.

Megan Fox Will Return to Transformers 3

Despite the controversial comments that Megan Fox has made about her Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen director Michael Bay, it seems the actress is set to reprise her role in the next film. USA Today recently spoke with Bay who talked about Fox's role in Transformers 3, and confirmed he won't be killing off her character.

"She's got a great part in Transformers 3," and he said he's currently working on the script. So Bay's not planning on getting revenge by, say, killing her off? "No, no. no," he said, dismissing it. "She gets enough of that already."

Transformers 3 is set for a July 1, 2011 release.

Little Fockers News

Sources have confirmed that Dustin Hoffman is unlikely to reprise is role as Grandfather Focker in the third installment of a popular comedy franchise -- Little Fockers. Hoffman was said to have a brief cameo as Bernie Focker, the father of Ben Stiller’s Greg Focker, but there have been many difficulties in securing his appearance. It was reported that Hoffman wasn't happy with the size of his role in the film and scheduling difficulties have arisen as well. Sources confirm that Barbara Streisand will return as the Focker matriarch, Roz, with a more prominent role in the film.

Behind the Scenes of The Wolfman

A new behind-the-scenes featurette from The Wolfman, which will be released in theaters nationwide on February 12, 2010. Click below to watch this brand new two-minute video showing the making of this upcoming film. The Wolfman stars Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Art Malik and will hit theaters on February 12, 2010.