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Birthday Suits: Abba Alert!
15 November 2009 6:01 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Celebrating cinema-related birthdays of the day. Is November 15th your special day?
1879 Lewis Stone star of the only lost Oscar Best Picture nominee, The Patriot (1928). No, you'll never see 100% of the Best Picture or Best Actor nominees. Not even if you try
1932 Petula Clarke singer/actress
1937 Yaphett Kotto actor
1945 Anna Frid "Frida" Lyngstad, my favorite member of Abba. I love her so much I'm letting her wear a jumpsuit instead of the traditional suits favored in these posts. Abba's flamboyant fashion sense could never be contained! [see also Abba: The Movie recap]
1951 Beverly D'Angelo actress
1957 Ray McKinnon actor, best known for Deadwood on HBO. He's currently in movie theaters doing fine work in That Evening Sun. And, surprise, he's actually an Oscar winner already having won the Best Live Action Short Film category in for his directorial debut The Accountant (2001)
1972 Jonny Lee Miller, actor, Trainspotter, Angelina survivor, Friend of Jude, visionary lawyer.
1976 Virginie Ledoyen French actress »
- NATHANIEL R
'Hachiko: A Dog's Story' Releases New Trailer
10 November 2009 1:24 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
After several teasers, "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" finally gets its lengthy U.S. trailer. The family drama stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Jason Alexander among others and adapts a heartwarming true story of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko.
This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master.
During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot »
- AceShowbiz.com
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
3 November 2009 9:45 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Life is political. Hollywood is political. And yesterday in the U.S., the state elections were very political in the broad sense of the term, since many pundits kept arguing that they served as a referendum on President Obama and his policies.
We make no such claims. We're not here to talk U.S. politics specifically, but with all this political fever in play, what better time than to reflect back on what we believe are the ten best movies about American politics?
There are some terrific contenders here; not surprisingly some from decades gone by. But in most, the themes of power and corruption going hand-in-hand is front and center. It's material that's inherently rife with conflict, making for some of the best drama to be found anywhere.
So have a look at the following pages and our selections for the best movies about American politics. And when you're finished, »
Bruce Willis’ Red Gets a Little Classier with Helen Mirren
3 November 2009 8:18 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
I don’t have a clue what Helen Mirren is doing in an action movie starring Bruce Willis called “Red”, but word from the trades is that she’s joining the cast of the Willis actioner, and she won’t exactly be playing his mum, as they say across the pond. Instead, Mirren will play an old associate of Willis’ character, a woman with a lethal set of skills. Despite her classy resume, Mirren isn’t a total novice to these type of roles. She once played a hitwoman in 2005’s “Shadowboxer”. It’s actually the kind of role I can totally see Joan Allen of “The Bourne” films and “Death Race” in, but that’s neither here nor there and honestly, I don’t know why I brought it up. The movie, which also stars Morgan Freeman, has Willis playing a retired CIA black ops specialist who is pulled »
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MTV News Celebrates Election Day November 2009 With Our Favorite Campaigns In Movie History
3 November 2009 10:30 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
It's the first November of 2009, which means it's time to pull that lever, touch that screen or figure out whatever newfangled contraption your district has provided: today is Election Day, so cast that vote!
I put that exclamation point in there not because I'm excited to vote in New York's mayoral election, but because Election Day gets me thinking about what a rich topic elections have been for cinema. Combining intrigue, corruption, passion and the odd sex scandal, politics in general and elections in particular have made for some big screen gems over the years. Here are my favs.
Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) in "The Distinguished Gentleman": This flick is potent satire lurking within broad comedy: Johnson's conman epiphany is to ditch his illegal shenanigans and start sucking the enriching teet of the Washington establishment. He looses his ode-to-a-forefather's moniker, appropriates the name and campaign signage of a recently deceased politician and – bingo! »
- Eric Ditzian
'Where The Wild Things Are' Beasts Invade Red Carpet
14 October 2009 8:15 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Tom Hanks, Spike Jonze, Maurice Sendak and more bring children's classic to Lincoln Center.
By Eric Ditzian
Tom Hanks on the "Where the Wild Things Are" red carpet
Photo: Jemal Countess/ Getty Images
New York — Lincoln Center, the iconic home of world-class opera, ballet and orchestra productions, was invaded by untamed creatures on Tuesday night. The cast and creative forces of "Where the Wild Things Are," the big-screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book of alienation and adventure, took over for a gala red-carpet premiere.
The paparazzi were lined up early outside Alice Tully Hall and security was tight as the evening kicked off and the 81-year-old Sendak was escorted down the carpet by director Spike Jonze and Max Records, the 12-year-old newcomer who plays Max, a young boy who escapes his fraught family life for a fantastical world in which hulking, hairy beasts roam free.
Tom Hanks, »
Exclusive: Ten Questions for Filmmaker Sally Potter
27 September 2009 9:35 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
The movie Rage opens to a black screen. The clicking sound of typing and the words "All the Rage" appear. A cursor hesitates before deleting the first two words. The word Rage fills the screen. The audience is then informed that the film to follow is "by Michaelangelo." Although we never see Michelangelo or hear him speak, he adds prefaces in writing to the multitudinous portrait interviews that he films backstage at a New York fashion show. We are introduced to fourteen characters, all filmed against eye-popping solid color backdrops...
Simon Abkarian is the show’s John Galliano-like fashion designer, Merlin. He proclaims "I am an Event!" but also posits himself as both sensitive and dangerous. For him a "dress is not a dress," it is a revelation, "a sacred vessel for the miraculous." As such, he regards himself as a high priest of fashion.
Judi Dench is Mona Carvell, »
DVD Playhouse--September 2009
26 September 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—September 2009
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The Human Condition (Criterion) Masaki Kobayashi’s epic (574 minutes) adaptation of Junpei Gomikawa’s six-volume novel was originally made and released as three separate films (1959-61), and is rightfully regarded as a landmark of Japanese cinema. Candide-like story of naïve, good-hearted Kaiji (Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) from labor camp supervisor, to Imperial Army solider, to Soviet Pow, and Kaiji’s struggle to maintain his humanity throughout. Unfolds with the mastery of a great novel, beautifully-shot, and a stunning example of cinematic mastery on the part of its makers. Four-disc set bonuses include: Interview with Kobayashi; Interview with Nakadai; Featurette; Trailer; Essay by critic Philip Kemp. Widescreen. Dolby 3.0 surround.
State Of Play (Universal) Russell Crowe stars as a veteran Washington D.C. political reporter investigating the murder of an aide to a rising congressional star (Ben Affleck), who also happens to be an old friend. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Blu-Ray Round Up: MGM Releases Wave of Modern Horror Classics
22 September 2009 6:16 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Start planning your Halloween marathon now. Last week, we highlighted the Universal wave of titles that included greats like “Shaun of the Dead” and “Army of Darkness” and we’re back with another wave of modern horror classics, including Oscar winners “Silence of the Lambs” and “Misery”.
The Blu-Ray Round-Up, HollywoodChicago.com’s regular column that highlights synopsis, tech details, and special features for titles that might otherwise fall through your Blu-Ray buying cracks, doesn’t usually play favorites, but every good horror fan should have “Manhunter,” “Silence,” “Child’s Play,” and “Misery” in their collection. Whether or not you need to own the “Wrong Turn” films is something only you can decide.
All five titles were released last week, September 15th, 2009. Both “Child’s Play” and “Misery” are presented in a Bd/DVD combo pack with both HD and standard versions of the film.
“Child’s Play”
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Review: Lifetime's 'Georgia O'Keeffe' features Irons and Allen, Sept. 19
19 September 2009 8:11 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
"It isn't art until somebody rich comes along and buys it!" - Jeremy Irons as Alfred Stieglitz, "Georgia O'Keeffe." American artist Georgia O.Keeffe.s personal life and career are brought to life by actress Joan Allen in tonight's Lifetime film, "Georgia O'Keeffe," a no miss event that turns in interesting and compelling performances above and below the line. O'Keeffe's poverty and humble beginnings are touched on as Allen opens up to her lifetime love and nemesis, Bohemian and worldly lover then husband, Alfred Stieglitz, a calculating dealer who elevated her name and broke her heart repeatedly. Jeremy Irons is perfect as the fiercely intense lover of art who seduced O'Keeffe while he was married, then promoted her work as »
- April MacIntyre
Lifetime Paints a Picture of Georgia O'Keeffe
18 September 2009 10:03 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Georgia O'Keeffe is one of America's most outstanding painters but very little has been revealed about her personal life. The Lifetime Channel corrects this with a new film titled Georgia O'Keeffe which stars Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons. The film does not deal with the totality of O'Keeffe's life but instead focuses on the days and years after she meets famed photographer and art impresario Alfred Stieglitz. The movie gets off to an abrupt starts when O'Keeffe (Allen) goes to an art display which was put together by Stieglitz. She accuses him of displaying her work without her permission and he does not deny it. He does however try to justify it. From this point their relationship proceeds fairly quickly to a full fledged love affair. O'Keeffe and Stieglitz are the best thing that ever happened to each other and the worst.... »
- Jackie K. Cooper
New On DVD This Week
15 September 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows like Army of Darkness, Hero, An American Werewolf in London, The Big Bang Theory Season Two and Bonanza. Yes, some of us are even excited about the debut of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which drops today on Blu-ray.
Check them out.
Movies
An American Werewolf in London (Full Moon Edition) ~ David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne (Blu-ray)
Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) ~ Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz (Blu-ray)
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn ~ Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Michael Dorn (DVD)
Child’s Play ~ Roslyn Alexander, Jack Colvin, »
- Joe Gillis
These Five Fictional Presidential Addresses Could Give Barack Obama A Run For His Money
9 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Tonight, President Barack Obama will deliver a highly anticipated address on the matter of national health care reform. The speech, undoubtedly one of the most important of Obama's career, has been described by insiders as a "game-changer" regarding his position on health care. Still, while Obama is an indisputably gifted orator and his speech tonight is of paramount importance to the people of America, can he measure up to some other famous Presidential addresses -- particularly on the subjects of alien invasions and imminent, Gary Oldman-led terrorist attacks?
If these five fictional Presidential speeches are any indicator, President Obama has his work cut out for him when speaking to the nation tonight.
Air Force One: President James Marshall, played note-perfect by Harrison Ford, will not negotiate with terrorists. Instead, he'll systematically execute them in the midst of a mile-high plane hijacking. But Marshall's handiness with a firearm is second »
- Josh Wigler
Happy Birthday (And Where Are You?), Joan Allen
20 August 2009 12:19 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
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Ja fgrom Mnpp here. The boyfriend and I went and saw Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons on Broadway in the play Impressionism last Fall. The show stunk something fierce, but Joan looked ridiculously fantastic - the costumes were to die for and were tailored to her like a glove. A slutty glove of wow-she's-hot!-ness. Click this link here to understand. Saucy minx! For a boy that worships at the altar of what Joan Allen's been selling for years now, it was bliss, watching her strut around like a sexy lady on-stage even if the show itself was lacking (did I mention it stunk? God it stunk).
But that was then, and now is now, and where the heck are you, Joan Allen? Today she turns 53 so a very happy one to her, so let's keep it low on the complaining, but man alive, lady, get out here! She »
- JA
"Death Race" Prequel Revs Up
12 August 2009 1:36 PM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
A prequel to last year's generally pointless "Death Race" remake is in the works at Impact Pictures reports Shock Til You Drop. Tony Giglio ("Timber Falls") has been hired to pen a script set before the events of the first film and explores how the deadly prison race got started In the first film Jason Statham played a wrongly imprisoned racing champion who competes in several televised brutal prison races to win his freedom. As the story is a prequel, the characters played by Ian McShane and Joan Allen could return while the original 'Frankenstein', whom Statham's character impersonates, could be the major character which he was in Paul Bartel's original 1975 cult classic "Death Race 2000". The first film's director, Paul W.S Anderson, will also oversee development of the... »
Gearing Up for a 'Death Race' Prequel
12 August 2009 11:58 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
As guilty pleasures go, I enjoyed last year's Death Race. While not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, it had some great scenes for Joan Allen, the action was quite good, and the story was simple enough to not get in the way of everything else we paid to see. As I said then, "If you want a pineapple upside-down cake and what you order tastes like a pineapple upside-down cake, then you can’t really complain, right?"
It didn't make a ton of money but it didn't cost a whopping sum, either, so it's only marginally surprising that Paul w.S. Anderson is revving up a prequel. The pitch: Let's explore the past of the intimidating driver known as Frankenstein.
Now, in the new version, there had been several guys wearing the iron mask before Jason Statham, kind of like the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride. »
- Colin Boyd
Death Race Prequel is Being Written as I Type This
12 August 2009 8:31 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
The Jason Statham-starring “Death Race” remake made just south of $75 million in worldwide grosses from its $35 million dollar budget. Not exactly the bucks that would get people thinking sequel, but then again, you’re not a rich Hollywood executive in a fancy suit, because the studio has greenlight a sequel that will explore the history of the Frankenstein character. Or so says Styd, who reports that Tony Giglio has been hired to write the prequel script from a story outline by Paul W.S. Anderson, who directed the first movie, a remake of the Corman original. Giglio may also direct the sequel. His previous credits include writing and directing 2005’s “Chaos”, which also starred Jason Statham. Anderson’s “Death Race” starred Statham as a wrongly accused race car driver who must race in a prison system run by ice queen Joan Allen for his freedom. The film co-starred Ian McShane, »
- Nix
tMF Oscarwatch: Best Actress Losers - Ellen Burstyn ( Requiem for a Dream)
11 August 2009 12:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If there is one particular actress that filmmaker Darren Oronofsky likes to cast, then it has to be Ellen Burstyn. In The Fountain, the director himself wrote into the script a role for the acclaimed actress. In Requiem for a Dream, Burstyn was nominated for a Best Actress award, and it was very unfortunate she did not win- her performance is way up there with the greats.
In the movie, Burstyn portrays Sara Goldfarb, an elderly widow who became addicted with weight-loss amphetamine pills, was hospitalized against her will, undergoes painful electro-convulsive therapy, and later on was confined at a mental asylum. For her performance, she won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Lead Female and more than 8 major critics' association awards for Best Actress. She also received nominations for Best Actress from the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes and the Oscars.
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tMF Oscarwatch: Best Actress Losers - Ellen Burstyn ( Requiem for a Dream)
11 August 2009 12:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If there is one particular actress that filmmaker Darren Oronofsky likes to cast, then it has to be Ellen Burstyn. In The Fountain, the director himself wrote into the script a role for the acclaimed actress. In Requiem for a Dream, Burstyn was nominated for a Best Actress award, and it was very unfortunate she did not win- her performance is way up there with the greats.
In the movie, Burstyn portrays Sara Goldfarb, an elderly widow who became addicted with weight-loss amphetamine pills, was hospitalized against her will, undergoes painful electro-convulsive therapy, and later on was confined at a mental asylum. For her performance, she won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Lead Female and more than 8 major critics' association awards for Best Actress. She also received nominations for Best Actress from the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes and the Oscars.
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tMF Oscarwatch: Best Actress Losers - Ellen Burstyn ( Requiem for a Dream)
11 August 2009 12:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If there is one particular actress that filmmaker Darren Oronofsky likes to cast, then it has to be Ellen Burstyn. In The Fountain, the director himself wrote into the script a role for the acclaimed actress. In Requiem for a Dream, Burstyn was nominated for a Best Actress award, and it was very unfortunate she did not win- her performance is way up there with the greats.
In the movie, Burstyn portrays Sara Goldfarb, an elderly widow who became addicted with weight-loss amphetamine pills, was hospitalized against her will, undergoes painful electro-convulsive therapy, and later on was confined at a mental asylum. For her performance, she won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Lead Female and more than 8 major critics' association awards for Best Actress. She also received nominations for Best Actress from the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes and the Oscars.
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