Actor and producer Seth Rogen says he isn’t surprised by his movie 50/50′s lack of Academy Award nominations. For those that don’t remember 50/50, the movie stars Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Hilarious, but serious, the drama centers on Rogen’s friend and his battle with cancer. With funny scenes of shaving heads and picking up girls in the hopes that his sick friend would get lucky, Rogen defended his movie’s take on cancer, and the humor in the film that he says appalled some people. “You see movies where people who have cancer never talk about it. But we found it to be the exact opposite. It was all we talked…

After a morning packed with Christmas presents, consider this Movie News Cheat Sheet a bit of an after dinner drink to the main meal. Okay, not every item on this week’s list will bring you comfort and joy, but the good most certainly outweighs the not so good. Not a fan of 3D? It pains me to report that both The Avengers and Star Trek 2 will go under the post conversion knife. On the bright and unrelated side, the big screen adaptation of Ender’s Game just snagged a slew of new cast members including Harrison Ford and Abigail Breslin. In other casting news, Lovelace picked up four and might…

“50/50″ is a film that people seemed curious about, and, at worse, nervous about since it’s a comedy dealing with cancer. But the film is a well-rounded story with both humor and heart, coming in at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. The audience gave it around the same, 94%. Overall, the critics believe the film flows from humor to pathos deftly. Here’s what they had to say in their own words: “…[I]t’s Gordon-Levitt’s choices that continue to impress. Sure, he owned one of the most jaw-dropping sequences in last summer’s blockbuster Inception. But the actor remains drawn to profoundly human scale hurts and quiet triumphs.”–Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post “Chances are about…

In celebration of the Friday nationwide theatrical release of “50/50″, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, two videos of cast roundtable interviews have been released. The roundtables include Rogen and Gordon-Levitt, as well as fellow cast members Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick and writer Will Reiser. The two-part interviews include conversations about the making of the film, which was based on the real life story of Reiser and Rogen’s friendship throughout Reiser’s battle with cancer. Also a restricted clip, “Evidence,” has been released. All three clips are below the post. Here’s the synopsis of “50/50″: “Inspired by a true story, 50/50 is an original story about friendship, love, survival and…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 16 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss the new film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, “50/50″. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “50/50″ features Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anjelica Huston. It was written by Will Reiser and directed by Jonathan Levine. Read Perri Nemiroff’s review of “50/50”. On the next episode of Movie Night, we will discuss, “The Ides of March” and “Real Steal”. We hope you enjoy the show, please let us…

Title: 50/50 Directed By: Jonathan Levine Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Matt Frewer, Philip Baker Hall When word of this “cancer comedy” hit, the hot question was, “Can cancer be funny?” Not only is the answer to that a solid yes, but director Jonathan Levine and writer Will Reiser make a dismal subject humorous in the most honorable way possible. You may look and sound ridiculous when 50/50 makes you laugh and cry at the same time, but the embarrassment is well worth it. Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is your average 27-year-old. He enjoys hanging out with his best buddy, Kyle (Seth Rogen), is…

How about a hefty dose of casting news to prep for the work/school week? This week’s Cheat Sheet is absolutely packed to the brim with casting updates and every single one of them is rather exciting! Even if you’re a hardcore Saw fan, there’s still a good chance you’ve got no clue who Darren Lynn Bousman is. Well, he was the man behind the lens of the series’ second, third and fourth installments and now he’s working on another horror film that not only boasts an interesting premise, but now a stellar cast, too. Alex Proyas, on the other hand, has been in the spotlight time and time again, which…

Buzz has been following the R-rated comedy about cancer, “50/50.” The main cast of the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, along with screenwriter Will Reiser, have taken part in a chat video about the film. In the video, Rogen and Reiser talk about their real-life friendship and Reiser’s real battle with cancer, both of which are the basis for the film and its plot. In the video, they talk about how they used humor in order to make an already tough time less strenuous. “We worked with Will on ‘Da Ali G’ show, and it was shortly after that we learned he was sick,” said Rogen. “As shocking, sad,…

Ready for your last Movie News Cheat Sheet of July 2011? Just as we’re heading into the home stretch of the summer season, a slew of films are priming to snag the spotlight as their big debuts are on the horizon. Not only do we have a ton of images from a selection of Toronto International Film Festival participants like the Jason Segel starrer Jeff Who Lives at Home and Francis Ford Coppola’s supernatural horror thriller Twixt, but Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Judge Dredd, too. Entertainment Weekly also gave us our very first look at Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson all decked out in their Gale and Peeta…

Producer/writer/actor Will Reiser will reteam with longtime collaborators and filmmakers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jonathan Levine to develop a comedy film called “Jamaica.” The idea for the film, which will be made through Mandate Pictures, came from his real life experiences much like “50/50″; in this film, Reiser is going to base the plot around a vacation he took to Jamaica with his grandmother when he was 14. “This is a story that I’ve long wanted to tell,” said Reiser. “It’s something of a passion project for me, and I couldn’t be more excited to have found it a home at Mandate.” “We feel privileged to have another opportunity…