I was having some serious thoughts that perhaps last year was a better year for movies, especially when it comes to performances by some of our favorite young actors. But as I look at the list of movie releases this year, I find a couple of awesome performances that we at tMF loves to celebrate. - - - - - - For the first half of the year some of the coolest acting I've seen were from Jamie Bell in Jumper, Anton Yelchin as the cool young dude in Charlie Bartlett, the gang at Cloverfield... Read Full Story

tMF recently reported (http://themovie-fanatic.com/the_buzz!/ben_whishaw/ben_whishaw_possibly_doing_upcoming_shakespeare_film_the_tempest/) the rumor that Ben Whishaw might possibly be attached to the upcoming Shakespeare film, 'The Tempest'. It is now confirmed by Whishaw himself in a recent interview while promoting Brideshead Revisited. He says he is set to start shooting his scenes this coming January 2009. Whishaw is to play the character Ariel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_... Read Full Story

Every Monday, tMF gives you a rundown on who's making the biggest buzz among the current crop of young talents, based on the hottest news about upcoming movies, awards and nominations, magazine covers and interviews, and special appearances on festivals, talk shows and upcoming TV series or just from anything that make fans more excited about movies! [ Note: I skipped last week's weekly top 3 for the simple reason that tMF launched the Top 50 Hottest Young Actors. Now that the articles have... Read Full Story

It's actually not too hard to look for unusual 'under the radar' films. You just need to have lots of patience and be familiar with those movie distribution sites that feature lots of trailers, plus be aware of who's making waves - - especially those who are winning 'breakthrough' awards in their own countries. Life for Sale: Swiss star Joel Basman was recently chosen as one of this year's European Shooting Stars for his performance in Life for Sale (Luft Business). Says the jury: Basman's... Read Full Story

There are a couple of things you should know about Like Minds (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425196/), The Good Shepherd (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/) and Savage Grace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379976/). tMF spotlight review: Savage Grace I've watched Savage Grace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379976/) a couple of times already, and still I can't help it but be impressed with Redmayne. Aside from Julianne Moore's mesmerizing performance, it was Eddie who really took over the... Read Full Story

Once Pattinson’s performance ended, madness followed, right through into the early hours of Thursday morning. Fan posts of blurry pictures were copied and posted elsewhere; videos on youtube were taken without permission and placed on other websites. Even Perez Hilton took a video from our staff members and posted it on his blog. Accounts of the fans who attended spread like a computer virus through any site Rob-related. Obviously demand is high for Robert Pattinson... Read Full Story

I received a number of emails asking tMF about the BAFTA (http://www.bafta.org/) Best Actor award. Bell won the trophy for his performance in Billy Elliot. Many of you have watched that fantastic movie and I would assume might have even watched his latest movie Hallam Foe, but I think some of you are not aware of his other awesome movie, Undertow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360130/). Here are some scenes featuring Bell and Kristen Stewart: - - - - - - The movie is from David Gordon Green... Read Full Story

He has this rock and roll, rebel yell! image about him. Ever since I've watched C.R.A.Z.Y. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401085/), for like 5 times already, I've been wanting to know more about this young actor from Canada. His name is Marc-André Grondin and the good news is - - he got three new feature films this year! About Zac and C.R.A.Z.Y.: The movie C.R.A.Z.Y. is about a young boy named Zac who grew up in a close-knit Catholic family in Quebec, Canada in the late 1960s. He is also gay... Read Full Story

He has this rock and roll, rebel yell! image about him. Ever since I've watched C.R.A.Z.Y. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401085/), for like 5 times already, I've been wanting to know more about this young actor from Canada. His name is Marc-André Grondin and the good news is - - he got three new feature films this year! About Zac and C.R.A.Z.Y.: The movie C.R.A.Z.Y. is about a young boy named Zac who grew up in a close-knit Catholic family in Quebec, Canada in the late 1960s. He is also gay... Read Full Story

I had the pleasure this past weekend in rediscovering Jamie Bell's engaging and endearing debut performance in Billy Elliot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249462/) on television. This film garnered him a BAFTA award for best actor, and is also the film that played a big part in paving the way to the very promising career he's acquired thus far. He is one of tMF's favorites, and one we will continue to keep our eye on. Now a spotlight on his two upcoming projects, his most recent film Defiance... Read Full Story