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Shadows of Russia Schedule
3 November 2009 11:31 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate Below is the complete "Shadows of Russia" schedule on Turner Classic Movies: Wednesday, Jan. 6 Part One: Twilight of the Tsars 8 p.m. The Scarlet Empress (1934) – starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge. 10 p.m. Rasputin and the Empress (1932) – starring John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore. Part Two: Red Romance 12:15 a.m. Red Danube (1949) – starring Walter Pidgeon and Ethel Barrymore. 2:30 a.m. Reds (1981) – starring Warren Beatty, Diane [...] »
- Andre Soares
Shadows of Russia: Communism on TCM
3 November 2009 11:28 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas in Ninotchka (top); Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford in The Way We Were (bottom) From the Romanovs’ last stand to Warren Beatty’s first solo directorial effort: On every Wednesday in January 2010, Turner Classic Movies will present the 20-film festival "Shadows of Russia," a showcase of Hollywood movies portraying Russia (and/or the Soviet Union) and the sociopolitical reverberations of Communism throughout the 20th century. Among the scheduled films are classics such as Ninotchka, The Manchurian Candidate, and Reds, in addition to lesser-known fare like Counter-Attack, I Was a Communist for the FBI, and The Strawberry Statement. Get ready for some laughs and a few tears — mostly laughs. And mostly of the unintended kind. I must red-facedly [...] »
- Andre Soares
Matthew Modine: The Hollywood Interview
2 November 2009 10:20 AM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Matthew Modine: Better Angels
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Matthew Modine has been something of an iconoclast most of his working life. After being groomed for ‘80s teen idol status in early films such as Private School and Vision Quest, Modine was also one of the first actors of his generation, along with Sean Penn, to take on riskier projects, such as Robert Altman's Streamers, Alan Parker’s Birdy, Gillian Armstrong’s Mrs. Soffel, and Alan J. Pakula’s Orphans. It was his lead role as the cynical Marine Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam epic Full Metal Jacket that put Modine into the pantheon of young actors who were more than just pretty faces and knowing winks at the camera. This, after all, was the young man who turned down the lead in Top Gun, arguably the prototypical ‘80s blockbuster, due to its cold war politics. From the beginning, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Take "The Parallax Test"
27 October 2009 1:08 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Alan J. Pakula's 1974 masterpiece The Parallax View is a film that just gets better with age, and is correctly regarded by film scholars, critics and cinefiles alike as the greatest paranoid political thriller ever made.
Warren Beatty plays a washed-up reporter from a third-rate Oregon newspaper who stumbles upon the story of the century: all the high-profile political assassinations of years past have been masterminded by the shadowy Parallax Corporation, headhunters, if you will, for sociopaths, societal deviants and misguided idealists, all of whom are equipped with the perfect psychological baggage to be killers-for-hire.
This sequence, the one that is still talked about 35 years later, is a montage of images that comprise the Parallax Corp's "test" for potential candidates. As reporter Beatty infiltrates the Parallax HQ in downtown L.A., we the audience get to take the test with him. It's one of the greatest montages in film history, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
23 October 2009 8:36 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Shankman's got spirit!
Do you follow the Oscar show news in the way you follow the Oscars? I don't so much, despite this life I lead constantly writin' about the awards themselves. I care who hosts to some degree but I tend to ignore the rest. But I found it interesting this week when director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) was named as one of the producers and his choreography skills were noted as a reason to be enthused about this assignment. At least he has a sense of humor about his, um, limited history with the big event I was one of Paula Abdul's 'Under the Sea' pirates," Shankman said. "The last time I was at the Oscars, I was in Lycra, with a pirate hat on. Shankman's presence must mean more musical numbers. I'm all for musical numbers provided they rehire Hugh Jackman as host. He was so fine last year. »
- NATHANIEL R
The Auteurs Daily: Robert Altman: The Oral Biography
23 October 2009 10:59 AM, PDT | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
Updated through 10/23.
Reading Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, David Thomson, writing in the New Republic, can see that Mitchell Zuckoff "grasps the way in which Altman was always inclined to make a battleground of his own projects - the earnest but passionate misunderstandings between Altman and Warren Beatty on McCabe & Mrs Miller are so beautifully rendered that we begin to see how the actor's notion of John McCabe and the director's had to be at odds for that film to be so funny and so poignant. This is a smart, amusing, lively book, full of anecdotes and a generous step toward perceiving the glorious and perverse ways of Altman himself." »
Dempsey Creates Hairdressing Show For ABC
22 October 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Enchanted star Patrick Dempsey has sold a new sitcom idea about hairdressing to U.S. TV network bosses at ABC.
The actor created the show, tentatively called Coif, with his wife Jillian, who is a top stylist, and they've brought writers onboard to create the plot for a pilot.
He tells TV Guide magazine, "It's kind of like Cheers or Friends, but it takes place in a beauty school in Los Angeles."
And he has Warren Beatty to thank for perfecting the show: "We watched Shampoo a lot." »
Keaton: 'Men don't look at me anymore'
22 October 2009 12:31 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Diane Keaton has revealed that she believes her days of romance are over. The Something's Gotta Give star, who has been linked to Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino over the years, said that she doesn't think men would go out with her unless she pays them. Keaton told More magazine: "I don’t think men even look at me anymore. If anything could work in that area, it would probably be if I paid him. Then I think we could work out an affable relationship. (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
Keaton Fears Her Romance Days Are Over
20 October 2009 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Diane Keaton fears the only way she'd land a lover these days is if she paid him to romance her.
The former big screen sex siren, who previously dated Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino, insists her days of romancing Hollywood's eligible bachelors are over.
The Annie Hall star tells the new issue of More magazine, "I don’t think men even look at me anymore. If anything could work in that area, it would probably be if I paid him (suitor). Then I think we could work out an affable relationship.
"I’m totally for it! I pay for everything else."
But don't cry for Keaton - she doesn't miss having a man around: "It’s a huge part of life that’s missing, yeah, but I don’t miss it.
"I’m free to do what I want to try to do. I don’t have to worry that I’m not living up to some responsibility as a partner to somebody else." »
Jeff Eastin Talks White Collar
14 October 2009 5:31 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
White Collar will bring a new slate of characters to the USA Network family when the new series premieres on Friday, October 23 at 10 Pm Et on the USA Network. The new series was created by Jeff Eastin and the creator/executive producer recently held a conference call to discuss this new addition to the USA Network. Here's what he had to say.
Now that you have segued from writer to producer, how're you juggling everything that you're doing because that's quite a bit given that this is a new series.
Jeff Eastin: Yes, it's been a little insane. I've done it a couple times before, so it's not exactly a new experience. I gained some pretty valuable experience on the other shows that didn't survive, so I'm hoping that I can use that information to actually keep this one on the air.
You had commented on your twitter that »
Mike Nichols Has Achieved Much in His Lifetime, Says AFI
12 October 2009 11:51 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Hear ye, hear ye! Variety has reported that Sir Howard Stringer -- an actual knight who, when he is not rescuing distressed damsels and fighting what we can only imagine would be rather incendiary dragons, serves as chair of the American Film Institute's board -- announced that director Mike Nichols will receive AFI's Life Achievement Award in a ceremony next summer. Here's 7 reasons why we're not surprised: 1. Nichols was honored at the Kennedy Center a few years back. (Some of our favorite Fsr readers were there.) 2. He's getting old. Like, really old. Keith Richards old. 3. Nichols is is one of only 10 people ever to win the statuette trifecta: Oscar, Tony, and Emmy. (Fyi? He's also won a Grammy. Others that have won all four include (but are not limited to) Whoopi Goldberg, Audrey Hepburn, and Mel Brooks.) 4. I love, love, love Elaine May. 5. His stage productions and movies have run the gamut from profound (Angels in America, Wit »
- Bethany Perryman
Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
8 October 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Screenwriter and filmmaker Robert Towne.
Forget It Bob, It’S Chinatown
Robert Towne looks back on Chinatown’s 35th anniversary
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The haunting trumpet wailing plaintively over the closing credits. The bandage covering star Jack Nicholson’s nose. The best last line of a movie, ever: “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown"; all elements of a film now regarded by scholars, critics and cinefiles alike as one of the greatest pieces of American celluloid ever made. Chinatown was a collaboration between a who’s-who of ‘70s film icons. Directed by Roman Polanski, produced by Robert Evans, written by Robert Towne, starring Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, shot by John Alonso, and scored by Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown was nominated for 11 Academy Awards in 1974, but brought home only one: for its writer. Robert Towne was barely 40, and Chinatown his first produced original screenplay, his previous efforts having been literary adaptations, such as 1973’s The Last Detail. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Bening Pulls Out Of Play Due To 'Family Medical Emergency'
1 October 2009 6:36 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Annette Bening was forced to pull out of her Los Angeles play Medea on Wednesday night due to "a family medical emergency".
Bening, who is married to Warren Beatty, was expected back onstage on Thursday as WENN went to press, but no details about Wednesday's drama was available.
A representative for the actress refused to dwell on the medical emergency, but insisted Bening is "fine" and the family matter was "not terribly serious".
The Los Angeles Times newspaper reports one of the actress' four children was taken ill. »
Caron: 'Lover Beatty Told Me I Was Too Old To Play His Bonnie'
1 October 2009 1:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
French movie icon Leslie Caron missed out on the lead in Bonnie & Clyde because her real-life lover, Warren Beatty, thought she was too old.
The GiGi star was five years older than Beatty when she left her husband to romance the Hollywood Lothario and when he started working on the classic heist movie, she felt sure she'd play his leading lady.
In her new memoir, Thank Heaven, Caron recalls, "He told me bluntly, 'Let's face it, you're too old for me.' That hurt.
"But now that 40-plus years have passed and the pain of Warren's rejection has worn off, I can smile at his raw ambition and ruthlessness." »
Director Roman Polanski - Arrest background and news round-up
29 September 2009 3:32 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
Roman Polanski Arrest Backgrounder No doubt you’ve heard the rumblings and innuendo about acclaimed film director Roman Polanski’s arrest in Zurich Switzerland on Us charges of sex with a 13 year old girl stemming from a incident at Jack Nicholson’s house in the 1970s. It’s a touchy subject to discuss and for those who grew up in more recent times, a bit shocking.
Hollywood in the 1970s As I recall from my youth, the Hollywood of the 1970s were full of what seem like outlandish incidents to our hyper-sensitive reality-tv diluted eyes. Examples include Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane’s 1978 unseemly murder and subsequent uncovering of his sexual predilections, Natalie Wood somewhat mysterious accidental drowning while on a boat with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken in 1981 and the Hollywood connections of the Charles Manson murders including Polanski’s pregnant wife Sharon Tate.
Polanski in France Fast forward »
- Dave
Mallika bonds big time with legendary star Shirley MacLaine
22 September 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Mallika Sherawat.s love-affair with Hollywood refuses to slow down. After charming Jackie Chan, music composer Yanni and other biggies, Mallika bonded big time with legendary American actress, Shirley MacLaine recently. The two actresses were seen leaving the Chanel store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.A source close to Mallika said, "They discussed films, and gosipped. Shirley told her stories about Billy Wilder and the time when she `kicked Jack Nicholson in the groin.` Ms MacLaine also enquired of her film .Hisss., as she has long been fascinated by reincarnation and has written nine books on it."Mallika is presently promoting her international film .Hisss., which deals with reincarnation. Shirley seemed quite interested in the film, and asked to see the teaser promo of the film. The meeting between the Oscar-winning actress and Mallika lasted over two hours.According to a source, a few weeks ago Mallika had met Shirley`s brother, »
Ralph Nader Pens Odd Utopian Novel
21 September 2009 4:52 PM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and sometime presidential candidate, has written his first novel, the New Yorker reports. Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! , out tomorrow, is a “practical utopia” in which real-life characters undertake a fictional quest to—progressively—save the country. Over the course of its 736 pages, Warren Beatty beats Arnold Schwarzenegger for California governor, and Yoko Ono invents a logo that causes people to shed their political apathy. Many of the people fictionalized in Nader’s book are puzzled: “I read a bit of it, and I said, ‘My God, what is this?’” said Leonard Riggio, chair... »
[TV] Alvin and the Chipmunks: Star Wreck
19 September 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
I thought I was tripping, that I’d at some point eaten a shroom mixed amongst the Cheetohs in the bowl in front of me. But no. I was clear-minded and the spectacle I was witnessing entirely real: the chipmunks were dressed like Star Trek characters and singing a rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising”. Now, when I first saw this on television maybe 18 years ago I’m not sure I was struck by the sheer insanity of that moment. I see it now, though, and the mindscrew that was Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Many cartoons vied for the attention of kids back in the golden age of Saturday morning that was the 90s. Some of them appealed to the fascination with superheroes while others touched on the zany creativity of youth. A few just slipped between the cracks of classification and became genre-crossing chimeras that just had no rhyme or reason. »
- Lex Walker
[DVD Review] Alvin and the Chipmunks: Star Wreck
19 September 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
I thought I was tripping, that I’d at some point eaten a shroom mixed amongst the Cheetohs in the bowl in front of me. But no. I was clear-minded and the spectacle I was witnessing entirely real: the chipmunks were dressed like Star Trek characters and singing a rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising”. Now, when I first saw this on television maybe 18 years ago I’m not sure I was struck by the sheer insanity of that moment. I see it now, though, and the mindscrew that was Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Many cartoons vied for the attention of kids back in the golden age of Saturday morning that was the 90s. Some of them appealed to the fascination with superheroes while others touched on the zany creativity of youth. A few just slipped between the cracks of classification and became genre-crossing chimeras that just had no rhyme or reason. »
- Lex Walker
Linker
17 September 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Glark makes an of-the-moment funny. Rip Swayze [thx Joe Reid]
Dave Kehr interviews Lars Von Trier but also discovers some new (old) Italian masterpieces that sound intriguing
Indiewire A Single Man will be distributed this year by the Weinsteins. Colin Firth is gunning for Best Actor. I love festival season. It always makes the awards race seem so near
New York Times 5 great upcoming performances: Gabourey Sidibe and Carey Mulligan have more buzz than they can deal with already but this article also contains less common drooling over Robin Wright Penn in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Variety Nicole Kidman continues on her gloriously pathological quest to work with every fine director in the world. Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) will direct The Danish Girl. Unfortunately Charlize Theron has bolted. I want to root for Theron, I do. But her filmography bores me
Some Came Running Glenn Kenny on three »
- NATHANIEL R
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