Movies that Make Celebrities Cry
Even the rich and famous are vulnerable to an emotionally wrought motion picture.
Crybabies
Even actors whose job it is turn tears on and off at the command of a director have films that get them uncontrollably choked up. From Mila Kunis' cry fest over an Orca to Robert Pattinson's heartbreak over freezing penguins, click ahead to see what movies make the rich and famous get sad and weepy.
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson admits he has "more affinity with animals than with people," which explains why the nature documentary March of the Penguins makes him shed tears.
Brad Pitt
Although Brad Pitt describes himself as "not much of a cryer at films," a brutal bout of food poisoning left him in an especially vulnerable place when he put on the 2001 family drama Life as a House. "I don't know if it would still hit me the same way, but on my 27th hour of just pure wretchedness, this movie crushed me," Pitt recalls.
Natalie Portman
It's young love and a fatal bee allergy that gets Natalie Portman "balling." "My Girl makes me cry so much," the Oscar-winner told W magazine.
Snoop Dogg
Watching two best friends ride off in a suicide pact is enough to move one of hip-hop's most famous rappers. Snoop even went to Twitter to tell of his emotional reaction: "Jus Watched thelma n louise a fuckn brilliant movie wow! Shed a tear at d end!"
Carey Mulligan
At 12-years-old, Carey Mulligan spent an entire summer crying over Simon Birch. While Mulligan says the film "devastated" her, she couldn't stop watching it. As she puts it, "[I] became obsessed with sitting there and crying. It was so weird."
R. Kelly
For many, The Notebook tugs on the heartstrings and opens the tear ducts, but for R. Kelly, the emotional fallout from his Notebook viewing convinced him to divorce his wife: "As the film credits started to roll, I couldn't move. I burst into tears. ... I was crying because ... my marriage had died and there was nothing I could do to bring it back." This realization came after watching the film in a packed theater... with his wife.
Charlize Theron
The emotional roller coaster of 50/50 is right up Charlize Theron's emotional alley. Of the film, Theron said, "I love movies that can kind of, like, catch you off guard and you're emotionally crying, and then they just kind of sucker punch you, and you're, you know, snotty-laughing-crying. ... Those are my favorite cries."
Mila Kunis
When you're 9-years-old, the story of a whale trapped in an unscrupulous amusement park is enough to keep you crying for days, especially for Mila Kunis. She described herself as "heartbroken" after watching Free Willy.
Elle & Dakota Fanning
The Fanning sisters have a lot in common: long blond hair, acting careers, oh, and an emotional weakness for movies about the life cycle of the family pooch. In separate interviews both Elle and Dakota listed Marley & Me as the movie that caused them to cry hysterically.
Justin Timberlake
From Forrest Gump to Field of Dreams, Justin Timberlake isn't afraid to shed a tear when a movie hits his emotional core, but it's The Lion King that really makes them flow, because "when dad dies... it's tough."
James Franco
Steel Magnolias has a reputation for being the quintessential "chick flick," but James Franco is here to tell the world not only do men love the film just as much, they are just as emotionally affected by [Spoiler Alert] Julia Roberts' tragic death scene.
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg is famous for playing larger-than-life tough guys on the big screen, but in real life he's a sensitive dude. Wahlberg copped to crying "seven or eight times" during The Help, which resulted in weeks of mocking from his wife Rhea Durham.
Michelle Williams
The 2007 Mexican film Silent Light made Michelle Williams ball her eyes out to an embarrassing degree. Williams says while watching the film in a crowded theater, "I started crying so hysterically that the person I was with suggested that we leave because I was disrupting the audience."
Colin Firth
Colin Firth speaks for many of us when he recounts why Dumbo made him cry: "Dumbo. Dumbo... I mean, a baby elephant's mom gets locked up in prison. I mean, who's not going to cry? Come on."
Nicole Kidman & Elizabeth Olsen
They may be a generation apart, but Elizabeth Olsen and Nicole Kidman share a love of Gone with the Wind, a love that always ends in tears.
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Oscar Watch 2013
First looks at Hitchcock, The Master
A first cut of Cloud Atlas premiered at Cannes this week and word is the film pushed three hours, but is a promising adaptation of a very tough novel. The story weaves through centuries and production enlisted the help of three directors: Tom Tykwer, and the Wachowski brothers to convey the six different stories. It's too early to tell how awards-worthy this one will be, but its impressive cast (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry) and holiday release schedule (Dec. 6) place it in a position to compete come Oscar season.
Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh (X17online.com via Yahoo)
Here's a first look at Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh on the set of Hitchcock, the film about the production of Psycho starring Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. Again, we'll need to see more to judge if Hopkins performance has legs, but he has a history of cherished roles and biopics are pure Oscar-bait.
The biggest treat of the week was this short clip out of Cannes providing the first look at Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master. The clip shows Joaquin Phoenix's frantic performance backed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood's (There Will Be Blood) ominous new score. It actually looks like a straight sequel to There Will Be Blood with the music and beach setting.
Trailer of the Week
You've got to hand it to the brains behind the James Bond franchise. They know how to name a movie. The newest addition, Skyfall, debuted a teaser trailer this past week. Due to be released November 9, the film should rake it in at the box office this Fall. Daniel Craig returns for his third turn as 007 and will look to up the stakes yet again. Always on the cutting edge of action movie-making, the new Bond films typically feature death-defying stuntwork and the requisite gorgeous bombshells that are the series' trademark. Don't expect heavy meaning in the script, but the new teaser does gives a good look at the scope of the action sequences. One glaring omission: no sign of Javier Bardem, who will play the villain, Raoul Silva.
Red Carpet Photo of the Week
Hayek owns the red carpet at Cannes
Standing before a throng of pool photographers, Salma Hayek stands out like an elegant black swan in a puddle of ketchup.
Casting Corner
Reynolds as Highlander?
Nothing is definite yet but there's some news out of the the Highlander remake that Ryan Reynolds is at the top of the producers' wish list. Reynolds would play the role of Connor MacLeod, made famous by Christopher Lambert in the 1986 original. Talks are ongoing at this point as The Green Lantern star is entertaining other offers as well. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is onboard to direct the remake. Reynolds has also been attached to the possible Green Lantern sequel as well as an adaptation of Deadpool (another sword-wielding warrior) which has been rumored for well over a year.
News out of Cannes: Natalie Portman is supposedly attached to Lynne Ramsay's new project, Jane Got A Gun, a new female-led western that was included on the 2011 Black List. Ramsay, who directed last year's We Need to Talk About Kevin, has a penchant for strong female lead performances so this newest venture seems right up her alley. The story is about a young wife whose husband returns riddled with bullet wounds. She is forced to defend her farm when the husband's gang tracks him down at home.
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