Christina Aguilera’s called the “voice of her generation” and is one of the top selling artists of the last decade, and now she joins us to talk about her feature film debut, Burlesque, co-starring Cher and Stanley Tucci! As if that wasn’t enough, Elizabeth Banks sat down with us to talk about her latest thriller, The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe! Plus we’ve got reviews of the weeks’ biggest flicks,including Disney’s Tangled, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s action thriller, Faster! And don’t think just because we’ve got a ton of interviews and a handful of reviews that we’ll forget about all the latest news straight from Hollywood, plus the week’s must bu DVDs. We hope you’ll join us for what is turning out to be one amazing show!

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Among the winners: Industrial Light and Magic’s Imocap on-set performance capture system, used in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” and the ARRISCAN film scanner for use in the intermediate digital process.

From LA Times

Fresh off her memorable guest turn on ABC’s Modern Family, my former Scrubs co-star is headed to 30 Rock to play the latest notch on Jack Donaghy’s belt, sources confirm to me exclusively.

NBC declined to comment, but I’m told Banks will appear in at least four episodes.

This marks the second high-profile romance for Alec Baldwin’s corporate shill this season. This week, Julianne Moore kicks off a multi-episode arc as Jack’s high school crush.

But back to Banks, would someone please explain to me why she doesn’t have her own show yet? It’s only a matter of time, right?

From the Ausiello Files

“MODERN FAMILY” — “Great Expectations” – With a history of giving bad gifts, Claire is determined to surprise Phil with an amazing anniversary present – a private performance by one of their favorite musicians, Izzy LaFontaine (Oscar-nominated Edward Norton)! However, it turns out to be unexpected in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron call up their party-girl bestie, Sal (Elizabeth Banks), for a long overdue night out on the town, on “Modern Family,” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Not surprisingly, Apatow does incorporate real Hollywood into the story in fun ways. Elizabeth Banks and Justin Long, while not in the film’s actual narrative, co-star with George in his various movies and a bevy of comedians make cameos – though some aren’t as recognizable as they may hope. And Sarah Silverman has a wonderful moment stealing the scene as only she can. But ultimately it’s clear that George is not the fictional version of Sandler and more is going to be required of him.

ELIZABETH BANKS

AGE: 35

CATCH HER IN: Role Models, W., Zack and Miri Make a Porno

SCHTICK: Go-for-broke chutzpah; Seemingly limitless range; highly contagious laugh.

L’Oréal Paris has signed a deal with W. actress Elizabeth Banks which is rumoured to be worth around $1 million a year, according to WWD. Banks will appear in television and offline advertising campaigns from February 2009 as part of her multiyear contract with the brand, who also count Eva Longoria and Beyoncé Knowles amongst their spokeswomen. “What impresses me most about L’Oréal is [its] commitment to empowering women,” said Banks in a statement, “L’Oréal wants women everywhere to take charge of their beauty…health and well being.”

Source: Vogue UK

Elizabeth will also be a presenter at the Critics’ Choice Awards:

Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Banks, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Ludacris Bridges and Josh Brolin are to be presenters at the Critics’ Choice Awards show in New York.

Also slated to hand out prizes at the 14th annual event on Jan. 8 are Kristen Bell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Aaron Eckhart, Dakota Fanning, Dustin Hoffman, Eva Longoria, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Marisa Tomei and Forest Whitaker, the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced Thursday.

The awards show, which is to air on VH1, will feature the rock band Rooney as this year’s house band.

We are truly honored to have such a talented and charismatic group of presenters, BFCA President Joey Berlin said in a statement. The Critics’ Choice Awards kicks off the awards season and this year’s show is going to be our best ever.

Source: Times of the Internet