Saoirse Ronan

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

Tags: Chris Rock, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Campbell Bower, Ashley Greene, Adelaide (Australia)

Lily James picked to star in 'Cinderella'

Lily James, who plays Lady Rose MacClare in "Downton Abbey," will take the lead role once rumored for Emma Watson in "Cinderella," the Walt Disney Co., announced Tuesday. The 24-year-old English actress, whose film credits include "Wrath of the Titans"...

Tags: Cinderella (movie), Dark Shadows (movie), Mark Romanek, The Walt Disney Co., Kenneth Branagh

Report: Edward Norton welcomes baby with fiancee Shauna Robertson

Edward Norton and fiancee Shauna Robertson have welcomed a baby boy to their family, according to reports swirling online. The "Moonrise Kingdom" actor, 43, and Canadian film producer are said to have had the baby in March, Us Weekly reported, and...

Tags: Malin Akerman, Emma Stone, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Zach Galifianakis, Celebrities

Roger Ebert's last review: A lukewarm assessment of 'The Host'

Roger Ebert's  last review published before he died Thursday was on Andrew Niccol's "The Host." It makes you wish the final words of the beloved critic could have been spent on a film that was far better -- or far worse. The 70-year-old critic wrote a...

Tags: Stephenie Meyer, Entertainment, Andrew Niccol, Movies, The Host (movie)

Review: 'The Host' limps along as alien tale fails to generate heat

"Twilight's" creator Stephenie Meyer clearly has a few obsessions she can't quite shake: interspecies romance, love triangles and color-coded eyes — red-rimmed if vampires are involved, silver for the sci-fi aliens of "The Host." All those...

Tags: The Lovely Bones (movie), Stephenie Meyer, William Hurt, Movies, Environmental Illness

'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' wins Easter weekend

The box office for the 2013 Easter weekend was carried on the brawny shoulders of Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum. "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" handily won the weekend with a three-day gross of $41.2 million and a total four-day take of $51.7...

Tags: Stephenie Meyer, Services and Shopping, MGM Inc., Kim Kardashian, Movies

The Sunday Conversation: Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse (pronounced SIR-sha, "like inertia") Ronan plays an alien and a human in the same body in the new romantic sci-fi film "The Host," based on a book by "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer. Ronan, who turns 19 in April, is already a seasoned...

Tags: The Lovely Bones (movie), Stephenie Meyer, Radio Industry, Ryan Gosling, Dublin (Ireland)

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Raising Hope' on Fox

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------      SERIES American Idol Colton Dixon...

Tags: Wayne Brady, Betty White, Emma Stone, Emmy Rossum, Kim Kardashian

Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Neighbors' on ABC

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SERIES Whitney Whitney (Whitney Cummings)...

Tags: Wayne Brady, Lenny Venito, Radha Mitchell, Maroon 5 (music group), Andy Dick

'The Host's' Diane Kruger on a sci-fi fashion kick

Actress Diane Kruger is considered one of the world's most well-dressed women. She makes a statement just about every time she walks a red carpet.  Kruger, who stars opposite Max Irons and Saoirse Ronan in "The Host,"  has been busily promoting the...

Tags: Thakoon Panichgul, Beyonce, Diane Kruger, Catherine Malandrino, Gucci Group NV

‘The Host’ premieres; Stephenie Meyer has the sequel in the works

Saturday's TV Highlights: Mitt and Ann Romney on Fox News Sunday

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES "The Graham Norton Show" Richard Gere, John...

Tags: Stephen Baldwin, Fox Broadcasting Company, ABC Family (tv network), China, CNN (tv network)