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Interview: The Messenger's Oren Moverman
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Producer Mark Gordon wanted me to direct the film and, quite frankly, I didn't jump at it. Not because I didn't want to direct, quite the opposite, I was on my way to directing another film, but because I didn't think I was experienced enough to take it on. - [Editor's Note: This was originally published during the 25th edition of the Sundance Film Festival.] Eric Lavallee: Originally, there were a couple of directors attach to direct this film – what finally propelled you to step out of the shadows and make a run at it yourself?Om: I was brought out of the shadows. Producer Mark Gordon wanted me to direct the film and, quite frankly, I didn't jump at it. Not because I didn’t want to direct, quite the opposite, I was on my way to directing another film, but because I didn’t think I was experienced enough to take it on. We had Sydney Pollack, »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
The significance of Nine for Anthony Minghella's legacy
26 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Two years after his sudden death, what may turn out be Anthony Minghella's final work, Nine – an all-star musical about a director in dilemma – is about to appear. David Thomson hymns his friend 'Ant'
Nine will open wide in America on Christmas Day, and it is certain to be a major contender in the Oscar race. It is the movie version of the musical (book by Arthur Kopit, music by Maury Yeston) that opened on Broadway in 1982, with Raul Julia in the lead role of Guido Contini. In a New York revival, Antonio Banderas played Guido, and when it was given in a concert performance in London Jonathan Pryce played the lead. This is the movie, from the Weinstein Company, and everything has been upscaled. Beyond the astonishing female cast (more anon), it has Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido. There is a hint that in this version, Guido has been upgraded just a little, »
- David Thomson
Arnold Laven obituary
25 November 2009 10:42 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Producer-director behind a raft of 20th-century TV classics
It is no exaggeration to declare that the name of the film and television producer-director Arnold Laven, who has died aged 87, has been seen by millions of people all over the world, even if it might not have registered. Think of all those viewers of the TV series The Rifleman (1959-63) and The Big Valley (1965-69), made by Laven's company, Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions, many episodes of which he directed.
Laven was also credited as director on scores of episodes of such archetypal 1970s series as Marcus Welby MD, Gunsmoke, Mannix, Ironside, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files and Fantasy Island. In the 1980s he directed, among others, several episodes of Hill Street Blues and The A-Team. In addition, Laven directed 11 feature films from 1952 to 1969, some for companies other than his own.
In the late 1930s, the Chicago-born Laven moved with his family to Los Angeles, »
- Ronald Bergan
Arnold Laven obituary
25 November 2009 10:42 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Producer-director behind a raft of 20th-century TV classics
It is no exaggeration to declare that the name of the film and television producer-director Arnold Laven, who has died aged 87, has been seen by millions of people all over the world, even if it might not have registered. Think of all those viewers of the TV series The Rifleman (1959-63) and The Big Valley (1965-69), made by Laven's company, Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions, many episodes of which he directed.
Laven was also credited as director on scores of episodes of such archetypal 1970s series as Marcus Welby MD, Gunsmoke, Mannix, Ironside, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files and Fantasy Island. In the 1980s he directed, among others, several episodes of Hill Street Blues and The A-Team. In addition, Laven directed 11 feature films from 1952 to 1969, some for companies other than his own.
In the late 1930s, the Chicago-born Laven moved with his family to Los Angeles, »
- Ronald Bergan
Exclusive Interview: The Messenger Director Oren Moverman
16 November 2009 2:40 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Oren Moverman wasn't supposed to be a director. He had this script called The Messenger that he cared a whole lot about, but he figured he could only do right by the script and his co-writer Alessandro Camon if he found what he calls a "real director" to handle it. But after The Messenger had been considered by the likes of Sydney Pollack and Ben Affleck as a directorial vehicle and then dropped, it came time to either keep the development momentum going or drop the project entirely. And that's how Oren Moverman, director, came to be. In The Messenger, Moverman tackles the domestic impact of the Iraq War from the perspective of two soldiers (Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson) charged with notifying the next of kin when a fellow serviceman dies overseas. Amid the series of notifications, from bereaved and angry parents to heartbroken young wives, Foster's character also »
Top 7 Films Directed by Actors Turned Directors
30 October 2009 4:34 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
The old joke is that all actors want to direct. Though it’s maybe not true of all, I still had plenty to choose from in making this list. The directors on this list all started life as actors, some still are, but I’d argue that they’re better known as directors. This month, two well known actresses have tried their hand at direction, Drew Barrymore with Whip It (which was a great movie, I have no idea why it did so badly) and Natalie Portman doing a segment of New York I Love You. Who knows, maybe one (or both) has a second career around the corner.
7. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Directed by John Cassavetes
Recap: A portrait of family in crisis when a woman (Gena Rowlands) goes mad and her husband (Peter Falk) tries to understand it.
Reason: »
- Megan Lehar
The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review
15 October 2009 2:29 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I had a friend who had done some jail time. I was always very curious about this because I knew that it would be hugely unlikely I would ever see the inside of a cell (knock on wood). He told that one of the most beloved movies by prisoners was Wizard of Oz. This made all the sense in the world. Wizard of Oz is the ultimate escapist fantasy, which betrays the film’s original message. My thoughts after the jump.
Ironically, what people remember most is the vivid Technicolor of Oz more than the sepia toned world of Kansas. We love our family, but the imagination is stirred by everything that happens when not at home, when not in a safe place. And yet that simple message that there is no place like home, that desire to return to one’s family is pretty profound in the movie. Wizard of Oz, »
- Andre Dellamorte
There's No Place Like Blu-Ray For 'Wizard Of Oz,' In The DVD Report For Tuesday, September 29
29 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Rare is the occasion where the week biggest release isn't a new blockbuster but rather a septuagenarian, but that's the case this time as a young girl from Kanas eclipses anything New Hollywood has to throw at us. This is your DVD Report for Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
Since the advent of Blu-ray, studios have casually mined their catalogues for suitable re-releases, and while the results have often been notable, they're usually nothing to stop the presses over. But every once in a while, that little extra effort is made that blows something out of the water and we get something like MGM's timeless "The Wizard of Oz," which breezes into its 70th birthday with one of the best Blu-ray collections of all time.
Presented in a large hardbound rectangular case, the 70th Anniversary Edition of "Oz" comes as a three-disc Blu-ray set featuring a whopping 20+ hours of bonus content, and is »
- Brian Jacks
Savannah Film Festival Includes Gala Screenings Of Feature Films
29 September 2009 7:06 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The 12th Annual Savannah Film Festival will be including gala screenings of feature films, including "The Young Victoria," "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and "Broken Embraces" among many others.
The film fest will also be attended by past guests and honorees, such as Peter O'toole, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Sidney Lumet, Kathleen Turner, Norman Jewison, Tommy Lee Jones, John Waters, David Benioff, John sayles, Brett Ratner, Charlie Rose, George Segal, James Franco, James Ivory, Jeff Daniels, Alec Baldwin, Peter Bart, Army Archerd, Roger Ebert, Terrence Malick, Sydney Pollack, Vanessa, Lynn and Corin Redgrave, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Malcolm McDowell, and Milos Forman.
22 professional films and 12 student films will be showcased in competition, in addition to the special screenings.
The Savannah Film Festival will be held from October 31 to November 7.
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Patrick Swayze Dies at 57 of Pancreatic Cancer, Defies Odds in 1.5-Year Public Battle
14 September 2009 8:29 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “Dirty Dancing,” “Ghost,” film, TV and dance icon Patrick Swayze died on Sept. 14, 2009 at 57 after a 1.5-year public battle with pancreatic cancer. He was in his Los Angeles home beside friends and family.
The legendary actor made no secret of his condition, wrote a memoir with his wife since he was diagnosed in Jan. 2008 and braved through filming of the TV crime drama “The Beast” while refusing to ingest painkillers so as not to derail his performance. He was noticeably thinner on “The Beast” and shooting was difficult on Swayze physically, but he persisted with his craft nonetheless.
Patrick Swayze in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing.
Photo credit: Vestron Pictures
In addition to “The Beast” as Swayze’s most recent and last project, he also starred in “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights,” “Power Blue,” “One Last Dance,” “Donnie Darko,” “Point Break,” “The Outsiders,” “Red Dawn,” “Road House,” “Ghost,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Youngblood” and “Skatetown, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Inglourious Basterds' Stars Tell Tarantino's Secrets
18 August 2009 3:50 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
From his well-documented foot fetish to on-set pranks, we give you a peek into the director's process.
Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images
Beverly Hills, California — By now, you know that Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is in theaters on Friday. You know it's got Nazi killers, scalpings galore and dialogue cooler than Freddie Jackson sipping a milkshake in a snowstorm. But where does it take Quentin's unique universe?
For the answer to that question, we went straight to the stars to get the scoop on Tarantino's unique filmmaking ways — past, present and future.
The Foot Thing — Hey, whatever Quentin is into is the dude's own business. But when you think about all those lingering foot shots of Uma Thurman ("Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction"), Bridget Fonda ("Jackie Brown") and the girls of "Death Proof," coupled with John Travolta's foot-massage speech in "Pulp Fiction" and »
'Out of Africa' All Boils Down to a Stuffed Bra
30 July 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
There is no one quite like Meryl Streep. When it comes to actresses, she's the powerhouse. She's earned 15 Academy Award nominations, 2 wins, and the respect and admiration of pretty much everyone. But get this...
By 1985, Streep had already been nominated for five Oscars, and won for Kramer vs. Kramer and Sophie's Choice, but that wasn't enough for director Sydney Pollack. As WENN reports, he didn't think Meryl was sexy enough to star in Out of Africa. So, as IMDb's trivia notes -- she showed up in a low-cut blouse and push-up bra. But that's not all:
"I did this thing once when I was auditioning for Out of Africa because I had done some movies but I wasn't famous enough to get this big part. The director at of the film, Sydney Pollack, let it be known to my agent at the time he didn't think I was sexy enough to play Isak Dinesen, »
- Monika Bartyzel
Streep Blasts Pollack For Unleashing Lion In Out Of Africa
29 July 2009 9:07 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Meryl Streep has blasted late director Sydney Pollack for unleashing a lion on her while shooting Oscar-winning film Out Of Africa - following years of denials from the filmmaker.
Streep was assured the beast would be tethered while she fought it off with a whip, during one of the 1985 movie's most infamous scenes.
Decades later the actress admits she's still stunned her life was put in jeopardy, after Pollack devised a dangerous way to get the shot he wanted.
She says, "It was the last day of shooting. They imported all the lions from California; they were kind of (lazy). They weren't charging me in the right way... this lion was sitting there (yawning) and she had a leash on. She was supossed to charge me with the camera covering her side with her leash. And she just wouldn't do it. So the last take, Sydney told them to take the leash off because it was a wrap the next day - so if they got the shot, they got the shot. No (they didn't tell me). So I whipped and she kept coming at me. Sydney says that didn't happen, but it did happen." »
Streep Stuffed Bra To Land Out Of Africa Role
28 July 2009 11:56 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Meryl Streep had to prove she was sexy to director Sydney Pollack before she landed a role in Oscar-winning film Out Of Africa - so she stuffed her bra.
The award-winning actress was in her mid-30's when she starred opposite Robert Redford in the 1985 love story, based on a Danish author's memoir of her life in Kenya.
Streep admits she was desperate to land the part and devised a plan to entice the director after discovering he had dubbed her undesirable.
She says, "I did this thing once when I was auditioning for Out of Africa because I had done some movies but I wasn't famous enough to get this big part. The director at of the film, Sydney Pollack, let it be known to my agent at the time he didn't think I was sexy enough to play Isak Dinesen, the Danish writer who was like 50 when she published her first book. So I went and got a sweet little dress at my local (discount retailer) K-Mart. It went off the shoulders, and I took a lot of paper towels and I stuffed my bra, so it would mound up. Yeah (it worked) I got the part. »
Howard To Receive Top Filmmaking Honour
15 July 2009 1:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran director Ron Howard will be honoured for his long-running filmmaking career at this year's Austin Film Festival.
Howard will receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award annual event in October.
In a career spanning 50 years, the star has become one of the most successful moviemakers of all time, creating mega-hits such as Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind and Frost/Nixon and seeing his work pull in nine Oscars.
Howard will be on hand throughout the festival to host a series of panels for other filmmakers.
Previous recipients of the award include Oliver Stone, Sydney Pollack and Danny Boyle. »
Top 15 Performances in a Woody Allen Film
10 July 2009 1:53 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Originally Posted in Creative Loafing [1] Tampa. Very few filmmakers are known for their casting power. Woody Allen [2] may be one of the best. He is always great at getting Hollywood's biggest movie stars and the latest indie up and comers into his films (and with perfect timing). He worked with Sally Hawkins [3] and Samantha Morton [4] right when they were about to hit it big. His latest, Whatever Works [5], has some of the most coveted actors around (Evan Rachel Wood [6], Larry David [7], and Patricia Clarkson [8]). Here are my 15 favorite performances in a Woody Allen film: 15) Rebecca Hall [9] - Vicky Cristina Barcelona [10] (2008) Hall is reminiscent of Kate Winslet [11] in that she can convey multiple emotions with astounding subtlety. Many consider Vicky to be the first female Woody Allen character. On paper maybe, but Hall turns the role into so much more, perfectly relating the character's fears and her longing to make life exciting and meaningful. »
- Anthony Nicholas
The Cinematic Frank Lloyd Wright
7 July 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was an indisputable American master of his craft: Taliesin, the Robie House, Oak Park, Fallingwater - the list goes on. In New York, Wright's crowning glory is the spirally iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, found at 5th Avenue and 88th Street on Museum Mile. Wright's masterpiece has served as a backdrop in several films, most notably Woody Allen's Manhattan, Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black, and Sydney Pollack's Three Days of the Condor. Earlier this year, director Tom Tykwer used the museum to explosive advantage in the Clive Owen/Naomi Watts thriller The International. Since there was a climactic (and massive) shoot-out scene that took place in the museum's swirling atrium, the entire museum had to be rebuilt as a gigantic set. (Check out this behind-the-scenes video about the meticulous, six-week recreation process.) In anticipation of the Guggenheim's 50th birthday - being celebrated this »
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 30
4 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more »
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 30
4 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more »
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 30
4 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more »
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