Steve Carell to be honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, more movie news
Steve Carell in a scene from "Foxcatcher." Carell portrays John du Pont, a millionaire convicted of third-degree murder in the death of Dave Schultz, an Olympic champion freestyle wrestler. Credit: AP
WHO Steve Carell
THE MOVIE "Foxcatcher"
THE DEAL The actor will be honored as the year's outstanding performer at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February. Carell, who plays against type as a creepy, unstable millionaire in the film (directed by Bennett Miller, of "Capote"), joins an impressive list of Oscar nominees and winners who have been singled out for the California festival's acting award. Past honorees include Cate Blanchett in "Blue Jasmine," Colin Firth in "A Single Man" and Charlize Theron in "Monster."
WHO Bill Murray
THE MOVIE "B.O.O. Bureau of Otherworldly Operations"
THE DEAL DreamWorks Animation has pushed its supernatural action-comedy out of next year's summer schedule, according to Variety.com. The film, which involves a school for ghosts, features the voices of Seth Rogen, Melissa McCarthy, Rashida Jones and Bill Murray as the villain. "B.O.O." was slated for June 5, a date that would have put the film in competition with Pixar's "Inside Out," due for release two weeks later.
WHO Kirk Cameron
THE MOVIE "Saving Christmas"
THE DEAL The faith-based film that opened last weekend pulled in almost $1 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo, and that's despite a crushing 10 percent rating at RottenTomatoes. The film, which stars Cameron as a man who convinces a skeptic that Christmas belongs to Christ, opened on only 400 screens, including a handful on Long Island, but may expand during the coming weeks, according to TheWrap.com.
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