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Official poster for "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke!

17 November 2008 5:22 AM, PST | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

See the official poster for "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander and Ernest Miller. Aronofsky last directed "The Fountain," a mezmerising romantic fantasy/sci-fi drama starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Future projects-wise, he's in pre-production for "The Fighter" starring Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg. The film, which was shot in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is the winner of the Golden Lion award at this year's Venice Film Festival. Mickey Rourke has fought his way back into the top tier starting with "Masked and Anonymous," followed by "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," "Man on Fire" and then "Sin City" and "Domino." Story is based in the late 80s, focusing on Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans

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Russell Crowe To Replace Heath Ledger In Film

12 November 2008 12:42 AM, PST | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

Prior to Heath Ledger’s death, he was scheduled to star in Aussie director Phillip Noyce’s movie Dirt Music. But since his death in January, the film has been put on hold to find a new star. According to Movehole.net, Russell Crowe is their new leading man. The film is an adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel about a couple in a loveless relationship, set in a remote Australian town. Also signed on for the film are Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.

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Baz Luhrmann Gets Some Love From His Stars and Friends

11 November 2008 1:30 PM, PST | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

While one star of Australia was elsewhere in town at the women of the year awards, Hugh Jackman got dressed up to honor director Baz Luhrmann at the MoMA. The handsome actor was just one of the stars out looking fabulous alongside Jessica Biel in a simple Lbd and Rachel Weisz in one with flattering pink accents. Maggie Gyllenhaal draped herself in fur — can you tell if it's faux or not? — while Peter kept the fuzziness on his face. Nicole Kidman was expected to stop by after her Glamour event to help get everyone excited for their big release just a few weeks away as well as raise money and awareness for the museum's growing film collection. To see more from the event just read more. Images include: Jessica Biel, Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Eva Amurri, Anna Wintour, Agyness Deyn, Albert Hammond Jr., Annie Leibovitz, Elizabeth Moss, Donald Trump, Diane von Furstenberg,

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Weisz learned four instruments for role

4 November 2008 8:52 PM, PST | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Rachel Weisz had to learn to play four musical instruments for her part in The Brothers Bloom. The actress not only had to get to grips with the accordion, banjo, guitar and fiddle, but she also had to overcome a language barrier with her teacher. She told the Daily Mail: "We were in Serbia when we were doing the scenes and I learned the accordion with a professor who spoke no English and I spoke no Serbian. "I just wished someone (more)

By Sarah Rollo

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Weisz Struggled To Learn New Instruments For Upcoming Movie

3 November 2008 11:05 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Rachel Weisz embarked on a musical journey to prepare for her role in The Brothers Bloom - she had to learn how to play four different instruments.

The Mummy star admits it was a tall task to undertake for the upcoming comedy adventure, particularly because she was stuck with a Serbian music teacher - and they struggled to overcome the language barrier.

She says, "We were in Serbia when we were doing the scenes and I learned the accordion with a professor who spoke no English and I spoke no Serbian. I just wished someone had made a documentary of me trying to learn the accordion because it was so silly.

"Then I had to learn the banjo, guitar and fiddle. I was doing my homework in my room for hours learning the chords. I had to look as if I knew how to play these instruments."

But Weisz, who stars as an heiress who is cheated by conmen played by Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo, admits there was one other skill she had to master - and that was the hardest of all.

She adds, "Most difficult were the card tricks. I never knew how to shuffle a pack let alone do this amazing card trick. I had to learn with someone from the Magic Circle. That was no fake, believe me."

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Weisz 'banned' from driving on film set

30 October 2008 3:42 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Rachel Weisz has revealed that she was banned from driving a Lamborghini on the set of her new film The Brothers Bloom. The actress told Newsbeat that despite being competent behind the wheel, she was not able to convince producers to let her drive the expensive sports car. "I wasn't allowed to be in the Lamborghini when it was in motion," she said. "I was only allowed to be in it when it was still. They're what, a million pounds? (more)

By Simon Reynolds

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Link Time!!!

27 October 2008 1:00 PM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

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Weisz Plans Stage Future For Her Son

25 October 2008 7:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Rachel Weisz is convinced her young son with director Darren Aronofsky is destined for a career on the stage - because he's already singing and writing songs at the age of two.

Weisz and Aronofsky turn Henry's bedtime rituals into impromptu jamming sessions, and they're impressed with his talent and creativity.

The Constant Gardner star says, "Henry's really into singing now. We make up nonsense songs together at bathtime."

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tMF puts the Spotlight on Jake Abel: A Rising Star award + Flash of Genius!

17 October 2008 12:48 PM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

He plays a young guy who beats up Mark Wahlberg with a baseball bat. [ for the movie The Lovely Bones ] As if this weren't enough, Jake is featured in a fashion layout in the September issue of Teen Vogue magazine, which touts him as a rising star. We're very, very excited, Kim says, understandably. He works really hard at it. He takes acting lessons. He puts everything into it. That's Kim Abel as she talks to local online site CantonRep.com (http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=432044 Category=20 subCategoryID=), about her son, the young actor Jake Abel. - - - High Profile Roles: You may not be familiar with Jake Abel yet, but in the few months or so, you will be. The young actor just recently grabbed two high-profile roles: As the older son of Greg Kinnear in the drama Flash of Genius. The movie is: Based on the true story of college professor

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Brody, Chiklis go back to high school

15 October 2008 12:46 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis are packing for “High School,” an indie comedy directed by John Stalberg Jr., according to Variety.

The film focuses on a high school genius forced to take a drug test after he gets high with the school’s stoner. But being the clever guy he is, he plans to get the whole school stoned so everybody will fail the test.

The trade says Brody will star as a drug dealer, with Chiklis playing the school principal.

Stalberg Jr. is directing a script he co-wrote with Stephen Susco (“The Grudge” and “The Grudge 2”). Filming is scheduled to kick off soon in Detroit.

Brody was last seen in “The Darjeeling Limited.” Next up is Rian Johnson’s comedy “The Brothers Bloom,” which also stars Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo.

As for Chiklis, he’s currently onscreen in D.J. Caruso’s “Eagle Eye.”

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Movie Review - 'Blindness'

3 October 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Blindness

Starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, and Gael Garcia Bernal

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Rated R

It's a tough position to be in, wanting something to be better than it is. I don't have kids, but if I did, I imagine I'd have to pretend to like a lot of school plays and soccer games. Chicago Cubs fans have had to pretend for 100 years that they actually believe this is the year, despite evidence to the contrary (again).

With Blindness, I wanted badly to appreciate it more than it deserves. I just can't.

In 2002, I discovered a little movie called City of God. I shared it with everyone I could. At the time, it was not yet nominated for four Oscars and had no reputation as being one of the best films of the decade. That came later. But I sold it hard and professed the talents of its director,

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2008 MVFF31—Michael Hawley’s Quick Takes

30 September 2008 10:49 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

The 31st Mill Valley Film Festival ("Mvff") is set to begin this Thursday, and since posting my first program overview, we’ve seen two new films added to the line-up.  The first is Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire—arguably the film with the biggest buzz from this year’s Telluride and Toronto festivals—and the other is Rian Johnson’s follow-up to Brick, the Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody and Rachel Weisz-starring The Brothers Bloom.

What follows are (mostly) quick takes of nine Mvff films I’ve had the chance to preview in recent weeks.  The first three were screened for press, and the remainder were seen on DVD screeners.  Wendy and Lucy and Lemon Tree are due for U.S. release and therefore restricted to 75-word hold-reviews.

Michael Guillen

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"Brothers Bloom" - Check out these new images and updated trailer!

22 September 2008 12:16 PM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

We've got an updated high res embedded trailer for Summit Entertainment's "The Brothers Bloom." Rian Johnson helms from his own screenplay, this adventurous romantic comedy starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane and Nora Zehetner. Johnson made his feature-length directorial debut on the stunning indie crime thriller "Brick." He reteams once again with Zehetner who played in "Brick" alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels and Emilie de Ravin. His first film was a comedy short.

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Weisz 'didn't read new Mummy script'

20 September 2008 1:55 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Rachel Weisz could not find the time to read the script for the new film in the Mummy franchise, she has revealed. The movie, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, was released this summer without the star, who played Evelyn in the first two films. Weisz remarked that with work on her movie The Brothers Bloom finishing at around the same time, it would have been difficult for her to fit the project in. "In fact, I never even read the script because it was going to be, I think, five months in China, (more)

By Michael Thornton

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Rian Johnson Interview, The Brothers Bloom, Toronto 2008

18 September 2008 7:36 AM, PDT | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news

Rian Johnson is the director of the innovative modern-day film noir Brick, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and The Brothers Bloom is his impressive followup. While Brick is certainly set in a world of its own, with everyone in a contemporary high school speaking in 30s and 40s detective-speak, The Brothers Bloom takes place in a fantasy world chock full of steamships, fancy cars, and mysterious settings. He gets impressive performances out of Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz reinvents herself nicely, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi i ...

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Rachel McAdams Brightens Up the Tiff

10 September 2008 11:30 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

It was another day of red carpets at the Toronto Film Festival, and this time there were a few new stars to add to the mix. Rachel McAdams was a welcome — but sadly date-free — fresh face at the premiere of Che, as was Emmanuelle Chriqui in her cute Lbd. Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody goofed around while Rachel Weisz looked gorgeous in her bandage dress as the trio kept on promoting The Brothers Bloom. Paris and Benji were happy to pose together there as expected to check out a screening of Paris, Not France, the documentary which features both members of the happy couple. To see more photos including Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Benicio Del Toro, just read more. Images include: Paris Hilton, Benji Madden, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Sunrise Coigney, Mark Ruffalo, Sophia Bush, Ethan Hawke, Scott Speedman, Rachel Weisz, Sir Ben Kingsley, Adria Petty, Tom Powers, Adrien Brody,

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The Tiff Keeps the Party Going

9 September 2008 10:30 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

The Toronto Film Festival soldiered on yesterday, and Matt Damon's OneXOne Gala was just one of the many events. Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale looked gorgeous in white at the premiere of Easy Virtue and a press conference for Nothing but the Truth, respectively. Mark Ruffalo looked like he was having a ball with costars Rachel Weisz and Adrien Brody at an afterparty for The Brothers Bloom. Even Paris and Benji made the trip up to Canada in the name of partying, hitting the This Monday at Ultra party with Paris's canned prosecco in hand, naturally. There are a lot more photos including Len Wiseman, Scott Speedman, and Colin Firth so just read more. Images include: Colin Firth, Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Paris Hilton, Benji Madden, Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga, Len Wiseman, Adrien Brody, Alan Alda, Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo, Sunrise Coigney, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Scott Speedman Source

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Tiff Interview: Rachel Weisz, 'The Brothers Bloom'

9 September 2008 10:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Filed under: Comedy, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival

Appearing in Toronto with The Brothers Bloom, actress Rachel Weisz plays Penelope, a lonely orphaned heiress who, targeted to be taken for a ride by the title con artists (Adrian Brody and Mark Ruffalo) discovers a brand new sense of joy in the world, even as she's being fleeced. "I had wanted to do something funny for a long time, and I think when I read The Brothers Bloom, I thought "This is one of the funniest things I've ever read. ..." Weisz spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about her character's journey, learning how to play the harp for a throwaway comedy bit, co-starring with Brody and Ruffalo and much, much more.

Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below:

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Toronto International Film Festival: Fox Searchlight Pictures picks up "The Wrestler"

8 September 2008 1:35 PM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today that they have acquired rights to distribute "The Wrestler" within the U.S. The film just had its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Winner of the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award, the film is helmed by Darren Aronofsky. Prior to "Wrestler," Aronofsky helmed "The Fountain," a romantic sci-fi drama starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Story is based in the late 80s, focusing on Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler...

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Weisz Tops Lesbian Love List

8 September 2008 6:55 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Mummy star Rachel Weisz has topped a new list of sexy stars as voted for by lesbians.

The new mum, 36, beat Nicole Kidman after 4,000 lesbians were asked to vote for the sexiest Hollywood leading lady for an online poll.

Fellow Brits Minnie Driver, Thandie Newton, Keira Knightley and Catherine Zeta-Jones also made the Women We'd Love To Love top 10, as did Kidman's fellow Aussies Naomi Watts and Cate Blanchett.

No Americans made the list.

The top 10 is:

1. Rachel Weisz

2. Nicole Kidman

3. Minnie Driver

4. Kate Winslet

5. Naomi Watts

6. Keira Knightley

7. Thandie Newton

8. Emily Blunt

9. Catherine Zeta-Jones

10. Cate Blanchett

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