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The Deuce saved its best, and its worst, for last.

The final episode of the show's first season is called "My Name Is Ruby" – a title that serves as an assertion of humanity, a prophecy of doom and famous last words all at once. Written by series co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it's technically about the moment that the selling of sex became part of the American mainstream. But more importantly, it's about the people left behind as surplus to the transition. As such,...

Hugh Hefner, publishing legend and iconic founder of Playboy magazine, has passed away at the age of 91. Hefner died of natural causes at his Playboy Mansion home, surrounded by his loved ones. Hefner had not been seen in public for quite some time as rumors of declining health began to spring up over a year ago. The robed Romeo truly lived a fairy tale life, one that Kiss' Gene Simmons summed up perfectly in the 2009 documentary, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, Rebel when he said, "Show me any guy of any age anywhere in the world. . . that wouldn't give his left nut to be Hugh Hefner at 20, at 50, at 80."

Hefner borrowed $8,000 dollars (including $1,000 from his mother) in 1953 to create Playboy while he was working for Esquire as a copy editor. The world-famous magazine that placed naked women and intelligent interviews right next to each other, and changed the world. While most famous for Playboy,...

Stars: Sharon Kane, Eric Edwards, Jerry Butler, Sharon Mitchell, George Payne, Joey Silvera, Joanna Storm, Michelle Maren, Annie Sprinkle, Marc Stevens | Written and Directed by Gerard Damiano

Walter (George Payne) and Marsha (Michelle Maren) are the classic American married couple. Walter has a good job and Marsha is your perfect housewife. The pair believe in monogamy. I say that, but the couple have a sort of sexual awakening. One day, Walter has a bit of fun with a local hooker (Sharon Mitchell) and whilst he’s at it – Marsha finds herself seduced by Joe (Eric Edwards) – their Meter man. As this is going on, their friends Andy (Joey Silvera) and his wife Louise (Sharon Kane) are the complete opposite. The couple are both openly promiscuous and have their own fun when they can. One night – after some drinks in Andy and Louise’s apartment – the two couples decide to sit...

She played a child in Atonement, a rebel in St Trinian’s – and has now finally come of age in Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl. She talks about famous friends, on-screen nudity and being a ‘quirky weirdo’

Juno Temple sits down in a Los Angeles coffee shop, a bundle of energy in a comfy tracksuit, headphones around her neck and waves of blond hair piled on her head like a pineapple. She orders an almond milk latte, and apologises in advance for any strange scratching that may occur, because she was bitten by mosquitoes during the night. “And there’s one bite on my back that is so bad, I had to scratch it with a fork to reach it. I was really getting my Baloo the bear on.” A fork? “Well, a plastic one – I wasn’t aiming for actual bloodshed. I once used a fork to comb my hair,...

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The Simpsons made its debut way back in 1989 and though it’s viewed as a wholesome, family-oriented show by many, 27 seasons and almost 600 episodes in the show has had more than its fair share of controversy.

George Bush Sr. took offence back in the early ‘90s, and several American conservative groups have called out the show’s ‘radical’ handling of everything from religion to same-sex marriage. It doesn’t end on The Simpsons’ home turf either: over its history it’s also managed to offend Brazil, Australia, South Korea and, strangely enough, even its own creator Matt Groening.

But then, despite its pre-watershed spot, it’s never been a show to shy away from satire and that’s one of the reasons The Simpsons is simultaneously such a well-respected, long-running show and a source of chagrin.

These are the Simpsons episodes that generated the most outrage, from a regrettable...

Hustler

Everything you’ve heard about porn is true, more or less. Most of the men really do enter the industry in order to have sex with large numbers of women, who in turn are attracted by the money and the glamour.

The horror stories from the 80s and 90s are mostly true, too. While rumours spread that several high-profile performers had contracted AIDS, their colleagues were blowing their money on nose candy. All kinds of unscrupulous people were attracted to the industry, and bounced cheques, threats and violence were not unheard of.

Whether as a reaction to the industry’s decline in the face of piracy and free online content or because of closer scrutiny, the adult movie business in the 21st century has begun cleaning up its act. The practices of yesteryear are no longer tolerated, though many performers feel the emphasis on health and safety has gone too far.

Lovelace

Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

Written by Andy Bellin

USA, 2013

In Billy Wilder’s excellent 1951 drama Ace in the Hole, which is a classic showcase of media manipulation, ambitious city-slicker reporter Chuck Tatum (played by an enthusiastic Kirk Douglas) finds himself stuck in Albuquerque, New Mexico with hopes to find that one big story that will jettison him to the big-leagues again. Tatum lucks out when he is informed about a man trapped in a cave-in and uses this opportunity to break big. When Tatum’s photographer asks why this will make a big story, Tatum responds that it’s a “human interest” subject and that if you can get readers to sympathize with the narrative then you have the reader’s attention. But, he also elaborates that a human interest story has to focus on one person; if you focus on others involved with the story,...

Ben Bradlee movies: From 'All the President's Men' to 'Born Yesterday' (photo: Jason Robards as 'The Washington Post' executive editor Ben Bradlee in 'All the President's Men') Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee aka Benjamin C. Bradlee, best known for his key role in the Watergate scandal that destroyed the Richard Nixon presidency, and who was later played by Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Jason Robards in Alan J. Pakula's film version of All the President's Men, died of "natural causes" last October 21, 2014, at his home in Washington, D.C. Bradlee, who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was 93. The Washington Post of the 21st century may look increasingly like a more pedantic version of the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid New York Post, but things weren't always like that. Back in the days when the American media — at least some of the time — actually bothered reporting news...

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Managing Editor

Where feature filmmakers head into a project with a script and a plan, the path for documentarians is unpredictable. They follow real subjects and real issues often in real time — and sometimes for years at a time — and piece everything together as the footage comes along. Sometimes, things fall apart or the subject has to change, such as it with Alex Gibney’s The Armstrong Lie (2013). Though different skill sets go into the distinct film forms, some documentary filmmakers choose to transition to narrative features and vice versa, such as Spike Lee, whose next release will be a documentary titled Go Brasil Go!.

Rob Epstein and Jeff Friedman have made the jump from documentaries to feature films and have said that they intend on continuing to make both types of film. Epstein and Friedman won an Oscar for their first co-directed documentary, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt...

Just Jim

Emile Hirsch ("Into the Wild," "Lone Survivor") is set to star in "Just Jim," directorial debut of "Submarine" and "Neighbors" actor Craig Roberts, which begins filming in Wales this week.

Roberts plays a teenage loser who life is turned around by the appearance of an enigmatic, handsome neighbour (Hirsch). Aneirin Hughes, Nia Roberts, Richard Harrington and Matthew Aubrey also star. [Source: Screen]

Fast and Furious 7

Rapper Iggy Azalea is set to cameo in the upcoming seventh "Fast and Furious" film at Universal Pictures. Vin Diesel revealed the news during an interview with France's Skyrock FM. Diesel said:

"Well, Iggy Azalea, I just worked with her two weeks ago. I guess you'll be the first person that knows this - we casted her in Fast & Furious 7. She has a cameo in Fast & Furious 7." [Source: Billboard]

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Gael Garcia Bernal, Jason Priestley, Mariana Ximenes and Alison Pill have joined the cast of Pedro Morelli...

You can't sit with us! Mean Girls turns 10 - 22 most fetch moments

Amanda Seyfried has played iconic roles in her career, from Cosette in Les Misérables to Linda Lovelace in Lovelace, but to a generation she will always be known as Karen Smith.

Alongside fellow Plastics Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert), Seyfried nabbed most of the best lines in the movie - but which is her favourite?

When we were sitting down with Seyfried to talk about her latest movie A Million Ways to Die in the West, we just had to ask, and while we were chatting we also quizzed her on the possibility of a Mean Girls sequel.

"God she's so dumb," Seyfried told us of Karen. "So blissfully ignorant. It's so fun to play that."

Watch the red band trailer for A Million Ways to Die in the West below:

A Million Ways To Die in the West...

Amanda Seyfried looks sexier than ever in the April 2014 issue of W. The A Million Ways to Die in the West actress poses in various states of undress for the magazine, rocking floral lingerie and red leather cowboy boots. Seyfried, of course, is no stranger to showing off her sultry side—remember when played adult film star Linda Lovelace in 2013's star-studded indie Lovelace? Or when she kissed Megan Fox in 2009's heavily publicized but little seen Jennifer's Body? "We kissed really well together," Seyfried says of Fox. "We have similar kissing styles! If I watch the scene, it's actually really sexy. We got it done for the masses, and, sadly, the masses didn't show...

Call him a c*** show host ... TMZ has learned, Johnny Carson recorded a sex tape with his wife back in the 1970s -- and not only has the tape just hit the market ... very solid sources tell TMZ, Johnny's johnny is Enormous.Multiple sources tell us, the tape owner approached the Carson estate in September to make a deal for the footage -- the estate said take a hike, and threatened to sue the owner if he ever sold it.

By Lee Pfeiffer 

Vinegar Syndrome has released another "Peekarama" double feature of hardcore retro porn from the 1970s. In the amusingly garish packaging, it promises both features are "Full Color, Widescreen" as though the productions were directed by John Ford. First up is Deep Roots, which has to be the only attempt to mingle Alex Haley's landmark bestseller and TV mini-series with the peculiar oral talents of Linda Lovelace. Such creative marketing has long been a mainstay of the porn business which always incorporated the latest social phenomenons into grind house productions. Remember On Golden Blonde and Romancing the Bone?  Deep Roots presents top-liner Jesse Chacan as Billy, a beefy, good-looking Native American guy who is bored with life on the reservation. He inherits a house in L.A. and decides to move there. The opening sequences actually boast some real production values and some relatively impressive camerawork as...

‘Nymphomaniac’ Tops the Copious Sex on Screen at Sundance 2014 Getting it on never feels as honest as in the fringe films that play the fest. By Matt Patches Without Hollywood looming over their decisions and censoring in the name of chastity, independent filmmakers have a blank canvas to explore any topic, including the entire spectrum of sexuality. This makes the Sundance Film Festival a no holds barred arena of the raunchy and romantic — getting it on never feels as honest as in the fringe films that play the fest. Sundance 2013 hit new heights in the sex department, offering Joseph Gordon-Levitt's porn addiction dramedy, Daniel Radcliffe's gay sex scene, a biopic of Linda Lovelace, and a documentary on bondage, just to name a few. 2014 was a little more tempered, though eventually met the bar set by last year thanks to the last minute addition of the much-buzzed Nymphomaniac. [...]...

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Let’s not mince words here. American Hustle, more than anything, was a foray into the many and varied ways into which Amy Adams‘ cleavage could be exposed. From spangly dresses with plunging necklines to the more humble wrap around dress, Adams’ greatest assets were consistently and brazenly on display. Not that anyone is complaining.

Now that we have the benefit of hindsight, we can finally appreciate how special ’70s cleavage truly was. For whatever reason, the ’70s were the era in which cleavage really shined. Forget the shoulder-padded ’80s or the Baywatch baboon’ ’90s — the era of T&A was truly the ’70s (which is weird because “8″ seems to denote boob more than “7″). From buxom babes like Brigitte Bardot to the most ultimate in Bond vixens, from the original Linda Lovelace and Charlie’s Angels, the ’70s is where the boob truly prospered.

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It seems James Franco is now the hardest-working man in show-business -- if you look back at his 2013, that is.

Franco's multi-tasking started to seem like a Joaquin Phoenix-style put-on a couple years ago; not only was he writing, directing, and starring in various films, but he was also, it seemed, studying for graduate degrees at several universities at once. But then, it became apparent that he really was spreading himself too thin when he practically fell asleep onstage while co-hosting the 2011 Oscars. He took a lot of flak for that, but he hardly seems to have lessened his pace.

Indeed, the Oscar jokes ceased once Franco returned to the good graces of moviegoers with the 2013 smash "Oz the Great and Powerful."

According to IMDb, Franco worked on some 49 film and TV projects in 2013, and while many of those were just guest spots on talk shows, that still means that,...

Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple, Sharon Stone, Robert Patrick, Chris Noth, Bobby Cannavale, Hank Azaria, Adam Brody, Chloë Sevigny, James Franco, Debi Mazar, Wes Bentley, Eric Roberts, Ron Pritchard | Written by Andy Bellin | Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Amanda Seyfried, arguably best known for her wide-eyed performances in films such as Mean Girls andMama Mia!, is perhaps not who you might expect to be cast as Linda Lovelace in a serious and confrontational film about spousal abuse. Defying expectations, however, is usually a good thing.

Lovelace is a different film to what you might expect based on its poster campaign, which seems to suggest a frothy, saucy take on the subject matter and you might be forgiven for viewing the film in this way for its first half. Linda is introduced as a fairly shy young woman, who gets mixed up with a very unpleasant man in...

So here we are in Christmas week, most of the usual streaming companies have done well for you so that you won’t be too bored post turkey when you have to tolerate the family. Apart from Now TV though, there is still a serious lack of Christmas themed films out there which is a disappointment unless you really like the Santa Clause movies because they are floating around Netflix somewhere.

Good news for 2014 though is that House of Cards season two debuts on Netflix in February and also the Breaking Bad/Bob Odenkirk spin-off “Better Call Saul” is going to make its way to Netflix at some point during the year as well. Netflix has agreed a deal where they will stream the show very soon after season one ends on AMC stateside but in Europe they will be the exclusive home of the show. This probably means that...

As much as we all might mock James Franco for his seemingly never-ending work flow of wackiness – movies, television, dunder-headed adaptations of classic novels, soap operas, books, art installations, screaming about shit, and so on and so forth – the multi-hyphenate certainly seems to be interested in mixing things up in a big way. He also appears to have a hefty interest in classic Hollywood and offbeat stories from that era (this is, after all, a guy who directed a biopic on Sal Mineo), so why not give him a meaty role in an era-appropriate film that he can excel it, if only because he’s done it before? Variety reports that director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) is now on board to direct Warner Bros.’ long-gestating biopic about Hugh Hefner, Playboy founder, raconteur, and major man about town. While Dobkin seems like a bit of a strange fit – he also directed The Change-Up – the director has recently taken...

★★★☆☆In 1972, Linda Lovelace shot to stardom as a sexually frustrated woman with an oral clitoris in the controversial porno Deep Throat (1972). The first mainstream pornographic film of its kind went on to become a phenomenal success and garnered international interest in its lead actress. Lovelace went on to write three autobiographies claiming that her role in the film was liberating and empowering, but her fourth book revealed the shocking truth of physical and mental abuse that happened behind the scenes. Jeffrey Friedman and Robert Epstein's co-directed biopic Lovelace (2013) thus tells the story from both sides.

New York, December 9: New York's 'Museum of Sex' is set to honour Linda Lovelace with an exhibition called 'The Eve of Porn'.

The exhibition will pay tribute to the late 'Deep Throat' star with some never-before-seen photos by the late photographer Milton H. Greene, the New York Post reported.

The exhibition will feature items from 'The Complete Linda Lovelace' by author Eric Danville, a new documentary from "The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry" called 'Linda Lovelace's Loose Lips: The Last Interview.' (Ani)...

Curious to know what movies and TV shows are coming to Netflix Watch Instantly over the next few weeks? Get a head start and mark your calendars using the list below, just released to us by Netflix.   Film   Avail 12/5 Lovelace (2013) Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Sharon Stone, Adam Brody, Juno Temple, James Franco Amanda Seyfried stars as adult film icon Linda Lovelace, a woman coerced into and abused by the porn industry before taking charge of her life. The supporting cast includes all manner of Hollywood A-listers stepping into meaty roles.   Avail 12/9 C.O.G. (2013) Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson, Troian Bellisario, Dale Dickey Based on a short story by David Sedaris...

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When Idris Elba signed on to play Nelson Mandela in the new film Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom, he not only had to play one of the most recognizable men in history without it seeming like an impression, but he also had to capture the vitality of the man in his youth. Nelson Mandela isn’t just a peace maker or a former rebel. As seen we see in Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom, he was also a ladies man.

And so, Elba joins a long list of hot actorss like Nicole Kidman, Amanda Seyfried and Ashton Kutcher who have had to either turn down (or turn up) their looks to match the hotness of the historic heroes and legendary celebs they’ve been hired to play.

“People like to see ‘lookie-like’ films,” Elba told us on the Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom red carpet.

Morocco is set to get an injection of international glamour, as THR just announced that Sharon Stone and Juliette Binoche will be honored at the Marrakech International Film Festival, receiving career tributes when it kicks off at the end of the month. This comes off the heels of a great year on screen for the actresses, with Stone garnering praise for her intense role as porn star Linda Lovelace's mother in "Lovelace" and Binoche as French artist Camille Claudel in "Camille Claudel, 1915." Japanese director Hirokazu Kor-eda and Argentine director Fernando Solanas will also be honored at the festival, which runs from November 29 to December 7.  Now in its 13th year, the Marrakech International Film Festival has grown in size and star power, with Martin Scorsese, Marion Cotillard and Patricia Clarkson having already been announced as jury members of this year's edition. Other attendees set to be at the festival include Noomi Rapace,...

Something oddly wonderful happened in early ’70s Hollywood the likes of which was never glimpsed again. No, I’m not referring to Elliott Gould’s emergence as a leading man and international sex symbol. Instead I’m talking about a situation where two studios with similar projects decided to combine forces instead of racing to complete competing movies. 20th Century Fox had the rights to Frank Robinson’s and Thomas Scortia’s novel “The Glass Inferno,” and WB had the rights to Richard Stern’s “The Tower.” Both books were disaster tales about a devastating high-rise fire, so the studios combined their efforts resulting in 1974′s The Towering Inferno. It was an immense success. Similar scenarios have happened many times since with competing projects bearing a remarkable resemblance to each other in plot or subject, but none of them have ended in that same congenial way. Either one film drops out of the running (think Linda Lovelace biopic...

Deep Throat was the first scripted pornographic theatrical film and is one of the highest grossing “blue” films of all time. It could have turned lead actress Linda Lovelace (played by Amanda Seyfried) into a star. In Lovelace we see her rise into the porn industry and her quick escape from it. But, what’s more, the film delves into her troubled relationship with husband Chuck (Peter Sarsgaard).

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Chicago – Another week of a hodge podge of new Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming releases that we call What to Watch. Looking for something new? Something very old? Something rare? Something from TV? There’s a little bit of everything and even a story about porn too. Check it out, ranked in how interesting I find them.

Intolerance

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“Intolerance”

“Intolerance” would be a massive, amazing undertaking in 2013. Can you even put in perspective what it was like 100 years ago? Arguably one of the most important and influential silent films ever made, “Intolerance” runs almost three hours and covers centuries of storytelling. It’s a fascinating film both in the history of cinema and the way it addressed cultural concerns of the time. Cohen Media Group continues to expertly restore and highlight great films. They’re quickly rising the ranks of the most important Blu-ray studios working today.

Moviefone's DVD of the Week:

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

What's It About? The first installment of Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of the beloved J.R.R. Tolken novel, "The Hobbit," follows an epic quest to retain a treasure. Martin Freeman stars as the titular Bilbo Baggins hobbit (the younger version of Ian Holm's Bilbo), who travels with a pack of dwarves to reclaim their stolen treasure from the vicious dragon Smaug.

Why We're In: While Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey" is in no way as grand or as incredible as his "Lord of the Rings" films, it is still a fun and worthy visualization of the book.

Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week:

"James Dean: The Ultimate Collector's Edition"

What's It About? This collection features the three films that spanned the iconic actor's short career. In Elia Kazan's 1955 "East of Eden," Dean plays Cal,...

VOD is all the rage right now, and for good reason (check out our November list). But while it's gratifying to know that you can watch pretty much anything with the simple click of a button, there's something comforting about tearing into a DVD/Blu-ray case and popping the disc into your player. That, and not even a VOD film in HD, can rival the clarity a Blu-ray disc offers. To keep you up to date with the current goings-on in the home video marketplace, here are the new releases worth your time and money. "Lovelace" "Lovelace," starring Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone and Adam Brody, tells the story of porn star-turned feminist activist Linda Boreman (Seyfried). Longing to escape her conservative Catholic upbringing, Linda falls into the arms of her hustler husband Chuck Traynor who exploits and abuses her as she transitions from porn star sensation Linda Lovelace to an anti-pornography feminist activist.

The life of Linda Lovelace, one of the most controversial figures of early ’70s pop culture received a dramatization earlier this year in the period biopic Lovelace. Ms Lovelace was of course the star of Deep Throat in 1972, the most popular and influential porn film not only of that decade, but of all time. Deep Throat remains the tawdry film which — by introducing hardcore sex into the mainstream — ushered in the infinitely more explicit internet porn that is now only a keyboard click away. Completed in less than a week, with all interior shots filmed in the same cheap Florida hotel room, the 61-minute Deep Throat cost just $30,000 to make but earned an estimated $600 million — making it the most lucrative film ever made. Was Lovelace a victim of drug abuse and prostitution, a slave to Chuck Traynor, her controlling, mean-tempered husband, or was she a willing participant in the adult film industry?...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 5, 2013

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $39.99

Studio: Anchor Bay

Amanda Seyfried is adult film icon Linda Lovelace in Lovelace.

Amanda Seyfried (In Time) and Peter Sarsgaard (Green Lantern) star in a 2013 film drama about the iconic Seventies adult film star Linda Lovelace in the drama Lovelace.

In 1972—before the internet, before the adult film explosion—Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted adult theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace (Seyfried). Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the high-life when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor (Sarsgaard). As Linda Lovelace, she became an international sensation—less centerfold fantasy than a charming girl-next-door with an impressive capacity for fellatio. After struggling to break free from Traynor whose endless abuse nearly killed her, Linda made it her life’s mission to fight violence against women.

This week we have a copy of Lovelace on DVD to give out to one lucky reader, courtesy of our friends at Anchor Bay Home Entertainment.

The film tells the story of famous porn star Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried), who starred in the most successful porno of all time (Deep Throat) but was used and abused by the industry and her boyfriend before standing up to take control of her life.

While our own Jonathan Lack’s review concluded with only two out of five stars for the film, he was a big fan of Seyfried’s acting, calling it “possibly her best performance to date.”

To enter our contest for your chance to win a copy of the DVD, simply Like us on Facebook and then Re-Tweet our contest message. A winner will be chosen on October 30th.

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Jenna appeared totally out-of-it during a live TV interview while promoting her new erotic novel, ‘Sugar.’ Watch the former porn star’s awkward video below and tell us what you think, HollywoodLifers!

Jenna Jameson, 39, is known to make a raunchy splash — but we were shocked when she seemed to be under the influence of drugs during an interview! Jenna slurred her words so badly that her TV segment was reportedly cut short — but you’ll never believe the reason that Jenna gave for acting so disoriented!

Jenna Jameson’s Live TV Interview Reportedly Cut Short Because Of Bizarre Interview

Jenna was a guest on Good Day New York on Oct. 21, and hosts Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto were excited to ask her about her new fictitional erotic novel, Sugar.

However, it was apparent that Jenna was loopy from the start, stumbling over her words. She acted totally disengaged about her book,...

Mamma Mia! actor to play Crowe's troubled offspring in new relationship drama by director Gabriele Muccino

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• Russell Crowe's Noah gets into hot water

Amanda Seyfried will star opposite Russell Crowe in a new relationship drama from The Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Fathers and Daughters sees the Mamma Mia! actor as a young woman pondering the travails of her current relationship as she also recalls the time she spent with her father, a famous author, 25 years earlier. Crowe secured a deal to play the novelist earlier this week.

Seyfried, 27, recently starred in Lovelace, a biopic of the troubled porn star Linda Lovelace, and as Cosette in the Oscar-winning musical Les Misérables. She is due to take a lead role in Seth MacFarlane's spoof western A Million Ways to Die in the West, and...

Tim Winton.s The Turning drew sizable audiences at Australian cinemas last weekend, earning $215,552 at 16 screens, running for two sessions a day at most locations.

That.s an impressive average of $13,472 per screen for the three-hour film produced by Robert Connolly and Maggie Miles. The cumulative total is $345,383 including advance screenings and the proceeds from the Melbourne International Film Festival world premiere and CinefestOz.

The opening weekend marked the best screen average of all films in release except for an IMAX title, and it was highest-grossing film in 10 cinemas.

.That.s a great figure, exactly what we had hoped for,. said Connolly, whose CinemaPlus co-distributes the film with Madman Entertainment. The partners are now looking to add screens in the third week, including locations in regional Western Australia and Queensland.

The Adam Sandler/Chris Rock/Kevin James buddy comedy Grown Ups 2 topped the box-office, nabbing $3 million.

Takings overall jumped by 39% to $14.5 million,...

After playing Linda Lovelace, there’s not much that makes Amanda Seyfried flinch. And yesterday (September 24) the “Big Love” babe had to go without trousers as she filmed her new project.

Seyfried pranced around in her underwear on the set of “While We’re Young” in New York City, and given the fall temperatures it was likely a chilly endeavor.

However, Amanda had the support of director Noah Baumbach and nearby costars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, and Adam Driver, so it was all good.

Per the synopsis, “While We’re Young” is about “an uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife as they find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.”...

If you are the type of person who pays attention to the movies, you.ve probably been hearing plenty about Amanda Seyfried taking on the role of famous porn star Linda Lovelace during a period spanning from her early adult life at age twenty into her thirties. The movie notoriously went through a slew of actresses before landing Seyfried for the gig, and even after the project nabbed a large ensemble cast chock full of famous names, it still only got a very limited release. In general, people have had to seek out the film to get a chance to see it. While it.s currently available to rent on outlets like Amazon Instant Video, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment and RADiUS-twc are bringing Lovelace to Blu-ray and DVD on November 5. Lovelace tells the tale of the 1972 making of the famed porn film Deep Throat, which has lived on through history...

Lovelace, the moderately controversial film about porn legend Linda Lovelace is making its way to Blu-Ray and DVD on November 5th. It’s a cast that’s hard to argue with, and a film that is sure to get people talking.

There doesn’t seem to be word on the bonus features yet, and that could be a wild meeting in itself. Get all the info below, and mark your calendars.

From Academy Award® winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Best Documentary, Features, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, 1989) comes the harrowing true story Lovelace, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 5th from Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS-twc. The true story of fame, abuse and betrayal set against the sexual revolution of the 1970s stars Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables, In Time) as icon Linda Lovelace and Golden Globe® nominee Peter Sarsgaard (Green Lantern, Jar Head, Flightplan) as her abusive husband,...

The new biopic of porn star Linda Lovelace shows just how far we've come from the days of I Love Lucy

• Lovelace - review

• Video: Amanda Seyfried on Lovelace

Casablanca used a flashing lighthouse, To Catch a Thief set off bursting fireworks, Gone with the Wind featured a disappearance behind an emphatically slammed door. What's going on off screen? Sex, of course.

Now we are less constricted. The era of Whitehouse-type sensibilities is long past. But as the new Lovelace film brings the controversy that surrounded Deep Throat – the film that made Linda Lovelace's name – to the screen, we're reminded that this was not always the case. What about all those films that operated under a censorship code or were bound by prevailing moral standards to be less explicit? How did they manage to do sex … without showing sex?

In the forties and fifties, the clue that a couple...

Amanda Seyfried earnestly attempts an honest portrayal of Linda Boreman, but the Deep Throat actor remains a mystery

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Directors: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

Entertainment grade: B+

History grade: C+

Linda Boreman, credited as Linda Lovelace, was the star of 1972 porn film Deep Throat. Later in life, she became a prominent figure in the anti-pornography movement.

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Lovelace is a film in two parts. In the first, a young, naive and compliant Linda (Amanda Seyfried) falls in love with shady Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard), stars in Deep Throat and achieves fame in a whirl of kitschy 70s glamour. Then the film flips back to the beginning and starts filling in the nasty bits it left out the first time round. This is a clever way to handle Boreman's own take on events.

Taking her pooch out for some early morning exercise, Amanda Seyfried and Finn walked in West Hollywood on Tuesday (August 27).

The "Les Misérables" star dressed down in a white v-neck T-shirt and gray drawstring pants as she wrangled her excited fluffy brown dog.

Though the 27-year-old actress gained lots of attention for starring as pornographic actress Linda Lovelace in the biopic "Lovelace," Finn is starting to share the spotlight.

Late last month, the Australian shepherd joined his lovely master on "The Late Show with David Letterman" where he obediently balanced a hamburger on his head.

Washington, August 27: Famous adult movie star Linda Lovelace was apparently forced by her then husband Chuck Traynor, into making porn movies.

Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt, who claims to have known Lovelace and Traynor, told CNN that she was just being used every step of the way.

Flynt asserted that the 'Deep Throat' star wasn't in the situation where she would wake up every morning and think that she couldn't wait to get to work.

Flynt believes that Traynor prostituted Lovelace and was quite controlling of her, adding that is the reason why he refers to Traynor as a pimp.

The upcoming biopic.

Why did two of radical feminism's biggest names decide to advise the makers of the new movie about the late porn star Linda Lovelace?

Seeing the names of two of radical feminism's most famous activists pop out in the closing credits of Lovelace might have surprised filmgoers over the weekend. The biopic about the star of the notorious 1972 porn film Deep Throat came with help from Catharine MacKinnon, a lawyer and anti-pornography campaigner, and Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms magazine.

The pair met Linda "Lovelace" Marchiano just before she released her (third) memoir, Ordeal, in 1980. In it, she wrote of being abused, pimped and raped by her then husband Chuck Traynor who reportedly forced her to make Deep Throat at gunpoint. The three of them worked as anti-porn campaigners for the next two decades and MacKinnon became Linda's lawyer. MacKinnon has represented Linda's children and estate since the actor-turned-activist died...

Sharon Stone, who famously uncrossed and recrossed her sexy legs in the 1992 hit movie "Basic Instinct," has some advice for younger actresses: don't be afraid to get naked.

The '80s sex symbol said she can't understand actresses who sign on for lovemaking scenes only to make certain their bodies are buried in the duvet.

The 55-year-old mother of three told WENN: “I feel that it’s so disappointing in films when you see the comforter taped to someone’s chest. It takes you out of the scene and doesn’t protect you from something within the scene.

"My 'Lovelace' co-star Peter Sarsgaard said, 'When I'm in bed with someone and I get up to go to the bathroom, I don't take the comforter with me'," she added.

Opening this month, "Lovelace" details the life of porn star Linda Lovelace. Stone plays Linda's mother, while Sarsgaard plays Linda's abusive husband.

The adult film industry is back under the spotlight right now thanks to the release of Amanda Seyfried's Lovelace.

The world of porn and Hollywood have frequently intertwined over the last few decades - Deep Throat became a genuine crossover success, Boogie Nights took inspiration from the '70s' 'Golden Age of Porn' and adult stars have frequently crossed over into mainstream movies.

Digital Spy takes a look at 9 porn stars who went "legit"...

James Deen

The Los Angeles-born actor gained porn prominence for his boy next door looks and prolific output. Before long he'd shot to the attention of American Psycho's Bret Easton Ellis, who championed him for the role of Fifty Shades of Grey's Christian Grey before casting him opposite Lindsay Lohan in his own movie The Canyons.

Traci Lords

Lords knocked out a handful of adult movie appearances before walking away from the industry after making 1987's Traci,...

Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench are the early Oscar frontrunners, while the London film festival makes journalists pay

A Cate with destiny

Oscar races are hard to read, especially in August when nobody's yet had a good look at the runners. However, I can't imagine a hotter favourite than Cate Blanchett, who is magnificent as the lead character in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. Hers is one of the finest performances in Allen's entire oeuvre, certainly the most powerful female one since Gena Rowlands in the rather forgotten Another Woman.

Blanchett's Jasmine is a bundle of desperation, denial and drugs, a wealthy woman sheltering at her sister's flat in San Francisco, brought low by her husband's financial misdemeanours. It must be said that our own Sally Hawkins gives a lovely, intelligent supporting performance as Jasmine's sister, but it's Blanchett who mesmerises in every scene. You'll recall that she won her...

The story of Linda Lovelace and Deep Throat feels as dodgy as its subject matter

For a brief, demented period in the early 1970s, hardcore pornography became fashionable among America's professional middle classes, and was predicted to be the next big thing in popular culture. The central exhibit for this claim was Deep Throat, and its star, the 22-year-old Linda Lovelace, playing a young woman dedicated to fellatio after discovering that her clitoris was in her throat, became an icon. The movie's title entered the language via Watergate, and Lovelace became the subject of a thousand jokes (eg How did Linda Lovelace's grandmother die? She went down on the Titanic).

This dubious, dislikable film starring Amanda Seyfried as Lovelace has it both ways by telling her story as a raunchy Rashomon. First there's the romantic tale of her liberation by Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard), proprietor of a Florida "titty...

Los Angeles, Aug 25: Actor Adam Brody had credited actress Amanda Seyfried for getting him the role of porn star Harry Reems in "Lovelace".

The 33-year-old portrays the character in the biopic of X-rated actress Linda Lovelace, played by Seyfried. He believes his "Jennifer's Body" co-star must have recommended him to the movie's producers.

"I loved working with her in 'Lovelace'. We were both in 'Jennifer's Body' in 2009 as well. I think it was probably down to her that I got this job," contactmusic.com quoted Brody as saying.

Brody, who is dating Leighton Meester, shot to fame as Seth Cohen in Us teen drama series.

Amanda Seyfried has her career best performance portraying Linda Lovelace, the infamous porn star of 1972's Deep Throat. From acclaimed documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Lovelace is the harrowing true story of the physical and sexual abuse she suffered from husband Chuck Traynor. Played brilliantly here by Peter Sarsgaard. Lovelace is raw and uncompromising, showing the dark truth behind a cultural phenomenon. Check out our interviews below with Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Debi Mazar, and Adam Brody.

Deep Throat was released in 1972 and stars Harry Reems, Dolly Sharp, Bill Harrison, William Love, Carol Connors, Bob Phillips, Linda Lovelace, Ted Street. The film is directed by Gerard Damiano.

Lovelace was released August 9th, 2013 and stars Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Robert Patrick, Juno Temple, Chris Noth, Bobby Cannavale, Hank Azaria. The film is directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman.