PHOTOS: Christina Milian - No Ring; No Worries
Posted on Jul 27, 2010 @ 06:26AM - 1 comment
Pop singer/actress Christina Milian -- noticeably not wearing her wedding ring -- enjoyed a girl's night out with pal Serena Williams Monday night in Los Angeles, and RadarOnline.com has the new shots of the suddenly single star.
Angels & Demons is God-Awful
Posted on May 16, 2009 @ 09:28AM - Add a comment
In the first scene that Tom Hanks appears onscreen as Robert Langdon, he’s wearing a Speedo-like bathing suit. It’s not the only inappropriate moment in Angels & Demons, which desecrates the Vatican with murder, mayhem and even a little sexual tension. Even if it’s just a movie and it’s a fake Vatican, it all seems a little disrespectful. [Full disclosure: the person writing this review grew up in a secular household so she’s not like a religious freak or anything. She just thinks that a movie about Popes being murdered in really gruesome ways is kind of icky.]
That’s not the only problem with Angels & Demons — the plot is preposterous. Langdon is called back to the Vatican after an ancient underground brotherhood called the Illuminati, who favor science over religion, steals a bomb made by a hot Italian scientist named Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer) from the European Council for Nuclear Research in Switzerland. After the Pope dies under mysterious circumstances, the Illuminati, who hate the Catholic Church for persecuting them hundreds of years ago, kidnap four candidates for Popehood during Conclave, then threaten to kill each one every hour and set off the bomb, which will destroy Vatican City.
Protests Planned Inside 'Angels' Screenings
Posted on May 12, 2009 @ 08:05PM - Add a comment
The leader of Christian group The Resistance, strongly opposed to Tom Hanks' forthcoming Angels & Demons, has no problem facing jailtime for planned protests of the film's opening this weekend.
As RadarOnline.com reported earlier, the Vatican gave its approval through its official newspaper. Click here to read their review
Vatican Finds Hanks Film “Harmless”
Posted on May 07, 2009 @ 04:21PM - Add a comment
Side-stepping the furor caused by The Da Vinci Code, the prequel film Angels & Demons has officially received a warm welcome from the Vatican. After its world premiere in Rome, a review ran in L’Osservatore Romano (the Vatican’s official newspaper) highlighting some of the film’s faults but also often praising its direction, setting, and entertainment value.
Tom Hanks May Face Vatican Boycott
Posted on Mar 21, 2009 @ 11:39AM - Add a comment
Tom Hanks has been busy finishing up the sequel to The Da Vinci Code and may be facing part two of a showdown with the Vatican. The organization, which railed against the first film, may be readying itself to be up at arms against the newest one Angels & Demons.
On Friday, the Vatican's official newspaper Awenwire ran a story saying the Church "cannot approve" of the film. Another Italian daily La Stampa, echoed the idea saying the Vatican would soon call for a boycott. However, Archbishop Velasio De Paolis was quoted as warning against a boycott in case it gives the film even more attention, making it that much more popular. Producers of the film were also denied access to film in parts of the Vatican.
The Church's railing against the first installment didn't hurt the box office. The Da Vinci Code raked in $760 million. Angels & Demons is set to open on May 15.
