US-FILM Summary (Reuters)
Reuters - In 2007, "Hounddog" went to the Sundance Film Festival carrying a controversy that made it the hottest ticket in town, but it left that January after getting a cold shoulder from film distributors and critics. But now, "Hounddog," starring young Dakota Fanning, is howling again with Friday's debut in U.S. theatres roughly 18 months after its difficult Sundance premiere, and few people are as happy as its writer and director Deborah Kampmeier.

Hounddog / ** (R)
"Hounddog" (R, 102 minutes). Dakota Fanning takes an impressive step forward in her career, but that's about the only good thing about "Hounddog." The reigning child star, now 14, handles a painful role with great assurance, even in a rape scene. But her character is surrounded by a swamp of worn-out backwoods Southern clichés than can't be rescued even by the other accomplished actors in the cast. With David Morse, Piper Laurie, Robin Wright Penn and Afemo Omilami. Rating: Two stars.

Dakota In Heels, Kirsten Armless, Robin Slammin’
Awww, at only 14 years old, Dakota Fanning is all growsed up wearing her shiny, black heels. Fanning appeared at the premiere of her new movie The Hounddog in New York on Tuesday night. Robin Wright Penn has a bit role in the film, but that did not keep her from looking foin on at [...]

Dakota In Heels, Kirsten Armless, Robin Slammin’
Awww, at only 14 years old, Dakota Fanning is all growsed up wearing her shiny, black heels. Fanning appeared at the premiere of her new movie The Hounddog in New York on Tuesday night. Robin Wright Penn has a bit role in the film, but that did not keep her from looking foin on at the red [...]

AMC Movie Theaters pull Dakota Fanning’s new movie over rape scene.
Bosses at America’s AMC movie theater chain have pulled Dakota Fanning’s new movie Hounddog from their 5,117 cinemas across the U.S. over mounting pressure from family values groups upset about a rape scene in the film. Officials at Concerned Women For America are leading the charge to boycott the movie, in which Fanning’s character is raped. The controversial Deborah Kampmeier film was supposed to hit movie screens late last year, but protests from family organizations led to legal investigations i

'Hounddog': Woof, By Kurt Loder
"Hounddog" — yes, "the Dakota Fanning rape movie" — is a Southern Gothic gumbo of surpassing gaudiness, Kurt Loder writes.

Police Brutality Strikes Keira, Kate and Dakota at the Box Office [Defamer Attractions]
Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your official tastemaking Bible for everything new and noteworthy at the movies. The second week of the fall season offers another mixed harvest of Oscar bait, multiplex placeholders and indie hopefuls, none more eagerly anticipated than the historically skeevy Dakota Fanning 2.0 drama Hounddog. But we'll get to that momentarily, along with this week's worthwhile DVD releases and an all-call for your own recommendations. As always, our opinions are our own — in tim

An Unspeakable Act: 'Hounddog'
Known colloquially as "The Dakota Fanning Rape Movie" since its premiere at last year's Sundance Film Festival, Deborah Kampmeier's "Hounddog" arrives in theaters Friday after a long distribution struggle with a handicap that it just can't shake. Young Ms. Fanning plays Lewellen, a motherless 12-year-old growing up poor in the Deep South circa the mid-1950s. Living with her bitter grandmother (Piper Laurie) and disturbingly callous father (David Morse), Lewellen distracts herself from the...

Dakota Fanning - Cinema Bosses Pull Fanning Film Over Rape Scene
Bosses at America's AMC theatre chain have pulled Dakota Fanning's new movie HOUNDDOG from their 5,117 cinemas across the U.S. over mounting pressure from family values ...

Dakota Fanning - Fanning Leads The Cheers At New High School
Teenage star Dakota Fanning has become a cheerleader at her high school. The I Am Sam star has only been attending a regular private high school for the past year after ...

The New York Premiere of 'Hounddog' at the Village East Cinemas
In attendance for the New York premiere of Hounddog were Dakota Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Robin Wright Penn, director Deborah Kampmeier, Jen Gatien, Robert Davi, and more... Get the full story from  Incase You Didn't Know  Tags:  Kirsten Dunst  Bookmark This Story:  Related Stories:  Kirsten Dunst out and about with friends in SoHo.  Kirsten Dunst: “Now, I’m great.”  Kirsten Dunst&

Dakota Fanning At The Premiere Of "Hounddog"
Oh my god...  Dakota Fanning is SO BIG! Here she is at the premiere of her new movie, "Hounddog" at the Village East Cinemas in NYC last night looking all grown up and beautiful in a silver shirt, black pants, and a killer pair of heels. :) Can you believe she's already 14?! The good news is things seem to be going well for her and she's managed to look and act her age. Here's to keeping it that way! Photos by WENN - Click here to read more about: Event Red Carpet Dakota Fanning Bookmark/Sea

Film review: Hounddog
Nearly two years after a disastrous Sundance debut, the “Dakota Fanning rape movie” finally makes it to theaters.

EUR FILM REVIEW: Hounddog
*It's rural Alabama in the late Fifties, and little Lewellen (Dakota Fanning) is feeling pangs of sexual awakenings. Unfortunately, the prepubescent adolescent is being raised by her Bible-thumping grandmother (Piper Laurie) whose repressive rules has the curious tomboy spending most of her free time out of the house.

Review: Hounddog
Short version: Were it not for the Dakota Fanning rape scene controversy, no one would be talking about this boring film. So you've heard all the talk, accusations and screaming about the film Hounddog (or as many spelling-impaired people are writing it: Houndog) screening at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival starring Dakota Fanning but haven't seen [...]

Review: Hounddog
Kim Voynar saw and reviewed Hounddog for Cinematical way back in January of 2007 when the Deborah Kampmeier drama played at the Sundance Film Festival. The film is scheduled for a limited release this weekend (by a small new distributor called Empire Film Group), and of course the movie is back in the news again. With all that in mind, we offer you a reprint of Ms. Voynar's original review of Hounddog. -- SW Let's get this out there right from the top: Yes, Dakota Fanning's performance in Hounddog is ma

I Love Dakota Fanning, But She Needs New Handlers
Her parents and everyone on her payroll is not doing an adequate job. She looks like she hasn’t brushed her teeth in eight years. It’s like, does she eat butter for dinner and drink coffee for dessert then repeat seven days a week, every week?That being said, I love Dakota Fanning. She is a major talent and she’s not goin’ anywhere. She’s that good. She is finally all growed up and poised to be a knockout. In a few years she’s gonna be rockin’ the most elegant gown

Dakota Fanning is all grown up.
Dakota Fanning is growing up all right, and her roles are maturing with her. In the controversial Hounddog, out in limited release Friday, she plays a rape victim in the 1950s American South. The filmed was slammed at the Sundance Film Festival, although Fanning received decent notices. The movie, meanwhile, is being released in a slightly re-edited form, which may or may not tone down the rape sequence. Check out Dakota’s Vanity Fair shoot. Related Post

Toofs!
I have nothing particularly urgent that I would like to share with you, regarding Dakota Fanning attending the NYC premiere of her new film, ‘Hounddog’… other than this photo of her toofs! [Website – Amy Grindhouse]. Fook… someone please get this girl to a dentist and pronto! This poor girl’s toofs look like they are trying to escape from out of her mouth, or something. Someone please call Miley Cyrus’ dentist, he did a bang up job *someone runs across the room, taps G

Dakota Fanning Is Sickeningly Perfect; Nobody Knows My Name
So last night I was invited to the premiere of Hounddog, the film that caused a lot of controversy a while back because it features a Dakota Fanning rape scene. After watching the movie, I can safely say that the fuss was overblown, but that's probably obvious at this point. On to the good stuff: The red carpet! Where my spot along the velvet ropes was labeled "Whittle Little, Jossip.com." Awesome. CONTINUED » Sep 17, 2008 · posted by david · Link &middo

Dakota Fanning is a Cheerleader at her School!
Cute actress Dakota Fanning just recently told the media that she’s become a cheerleader!  Dakota was homeschooled for most of her life but recently joined a private school and was looking to become more involved. “I am a cheerleader. Now everybody always wants me to do cheers.  It’s so funny.” Dakota is saying that she’s really enjoying spending time with the girls and rallying up school spirit! “Cheerleading is so much fun, especially at your school because you get

Puttin' On The Most Inappropriate Ritz
Hey, you know what, Hollywood? How about we make an exception on the rule that every film needs to have a fancy premiere party in the case of the Dakota Fanning Rape Movie. You know what we're saying? It would just be weird. No? Oh well. « Previous Post: Good Dick (That's What She Said) Next Post: Schweig Engel Wants To Sell You A VCR And Probably Some Drugs » --> Leave a comment

Fashion Designers (And Wannabe Fashion Designers) Love Barack Obama
The promised Runway to Change line from the Barack Obama campaign arrived a while ago, and high-priced ($60-$70) t-shirt designs from big names have been steadily popping up on the campaign web site for weeks. CONTINUED » Sep 18, 2008 · posted by david · Link · Respond Related Posts • 09.18.08: Breaking: Young Actresses Are Stick-Thin (Comments: 0) • 09.17.08: Dakota Fanning Is Sickeningly Perfect; Nobody Knows My Name (Comments: 0) •

Coraline Behind-the-Scenes Photos
ShockTillYouDrop.com has posted new behind-the-scenes photos for Coraline , opening in February of 2009. Written and directed by Henry Selick ( The Nightmare Before Christmas ) and based on Neil Gaiman's best-seller, the stop-motion animated adventure features the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Ian McShane.