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Review: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
28 November 2009 10:43 AM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
Wes Anderson’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox might be my favorite Roald Dahl adaptation of all time. When I say that, I’m speaking of Roald Dahl adaptations like The Witches (1990), Matilda (’96), James and the Giant Peach (also ‘96), and both versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 with that title, 1971 as Willy [...] »
- Dave
Wes Anderson Interview Fantastic Mr. Fox
27 November 2009 2:41 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I absolutely loved director Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film is his first foray into stop-motion animation and it’s like he brought the genre to him rather than attempting to adapt to the genre. Trust me; if you’re a fan of his previous work like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, you’re going to love this movie.
As most of you know, Fantastic Mr. Fox is based on the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) and it features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson. But unlike some animated movies that cast famous actors to help sell tickets, everyone who provides a voice is perfect in this film. Again, this is a great movie »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Thanksgiving's making me feel queasy | Hadley Freeman
25 November 2009 1:00 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
But with Sarah Palin eyeing the presidency and Scientology in trouble there are at least reasons to celebrate
Americans do holidays better than anyone and, dammit, we have the obesity problem to prove it: two-thirds of us are now officially overweight and that figure, like the dial on the bathroom scale, is only going to rise.
One reason for this happens tomorrow: Thanksgiving, which falls smack in between Diabetes Night (aka Halloween) and Obesity Day (aka Christmas.) Imagine having Christmas dinner, twice, less than a month apart. It's not enough that our portions are bigger anyway, we have the whole meal again.
But if there's anything more American than eating an enormous meal twice, it's finding a justification to do so. So while the holiday itself might elicit groans (of indigestion), there are plenty of things this year that are worthy of a third helping of sweet potatoes with marshmallows, »
- Hadley Freeman
Syfy at MoMA
24 November 2009 8:53 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
He had me at Beetlejuice. It was 1988 when I was first introduced to the genius that is Tim Burton. I was working at the BBC at the time, thirteen years before I joined Syfy. I recall feeling entirely blown away by the sheer anarchic imagination and black humor of the film. And being English and a fan of dark, surreal comedy which is, of course, part and parcel to the British psyche, there was a natural appeal to Tim Burton's twisted perspective on the world. Like many Burton fans, I have passionately followed and admired his incredible on-screen work, from Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. So I was thrilled when Syfy learned of the opportunity to support Tim Burton in an extraordinary exhibition at MoMA. ... »
- Dave Howe
Ross McCall: The Everyday Guy Amidst the L.A. Insanity of "Crash"
22 November 2009 8:12 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
(Ross McCall and Eric Roberts, left, in "Crash.")
By Terry Keefe
(This article is currently appearing in this month's Venice Magazine.)
It isn’t necessarily great news for an actor to hear that the television series they’ve been starring in is going to be “retooled” in its second season. Your character can be retooled right out the door. Or, it can develop significantly. The latter has fortunately been the case for actor Ross McCall, who has been playing Kenny Battalgia on “Crash” for both of its two seasons. Earlier in the year, veteran producer and writer Ira Steven Behr (“Deep Space Nine”) was brought on as the new show runner, and he merged Kenny’s storyline with that of billionaire Seth Blanchard, the billionaire played by Eric Roberts in the new season, and the major plot focus. Blanchard has a spiritual reawakening which causes him to forgo the building of a new L. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
This week's film event previews
20 November 2009 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
London Children's Film Festival, London
Is it wrong that the prospect of a Tim Burton Bedtime Stories Pyjama Party is as appealing to adults as it will be to movie-loving kids? With a sweet-making workshop and screenings of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride, it's just one of loads of great activities over the festival's two weekends, which also include a play-along musical session to two Buster Keaton classics. Adult fans will be dribbling with excitement at the UK premiere of Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo, and there are scores of international features and retro TV treats.
Barbican, Sat to 29 Nov, visit lcff.org.uk
Andrea Hubert
German Film Festival, London
Modern German cinema continues to capture the same spirit of innovation pioneered by 1970s trailblazers Fassbinder and Herzog, with films such as The Lives Of Others gaining a swathe of international awards. And the subject matters at hand »
- Andrea Hubert, Phelim O'Neill
Free Fantastic Mr Fox Screening in Baltimore on Nov 24th
20 November 2009 6:27 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Atomic Popcorn presents to Baltimore Wes Anderson’s upcoming animated film, Fantastic Mr. Fox, starring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray. The animation on this film looks to be stunning and something that we haven’t seen the likes of before.
The screening will be on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:30pm at a local AMC Theater. Directed by Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox opens in area theaters on Wednesday, November 25th!
Synopsis:
Fantastic Mr. Fox is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach).
Mr. and Mrs. Fox (Clooney and Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristofferson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, »
- Matthew
Johnny Depp Named Sexiest Man Alive Again
18 November 2009 2:25 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Johnny Depp has officially joined the very exclusive two-time People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive titleholders' club. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star has been bestowed the honor this year, his second time since scoring the title in 2003.
The 46-year-old actor joins fellow two-time winners Brad Pitt (1995 and 2000) and George Clooney (1997 and 2006) in the elite club.
According to People, the father of two still reigns as Hollywood's most irresistible iconoclast. He has portrayed some of the silver screen's most memorable characters, including Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates." franchise, the title role in "Edward Scissorhands," and the quirky Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
He has been nominated numerous times for Academy Award, Screen Actor Awards and for the Golden Globes. He won the Best Actor trophy from the Golden Globes for his role in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in 2007.
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Leddy Center Presents Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, 10/30-11/18
18 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
"Hold your breath. Make a wish. Count to three. Come with me...” It's pure magic, pure entertainment, pure imagination. Roald Dahl's popular children's book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has weaved its special brand of imagination for decades, and now finds its way to Leddy's stage in an adaptation certain to please even the most finicky Wonka fanatic, running from October 30 through November 18. »
Leddy Center's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Begins Second Week Of Shows, Closes 11/18
18 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
"Hold your breath. Make a wish. Count to three. Come with me...” It's pure magic, pure entertainment, pure imagination. Roald Dahl's popular children's book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has weaved its special brand of imagination for decades, and now finds its way to Leddy's stage in an adaptation certain to please even the most finicky Wonka fanatic, running through November 18. »
Tim Burton brings us 30 seconds of awesome
17 November 2009 2:43 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Any New York-based Tim Burton fan should rush over to 53rd Street sometime between Nov. 22 and April 26, 2010. Why? The Museum of Modern Art will be running a retrospective exhibition on the imaginative director. And, if you ask me, an exhibit on the man behind Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, would include too much glorious quirk and animated derangement to ignore! Moma hardly needs to advertise such a cool exhibit—I was there before you could even say Mars Attacks!—but they've released this fun 30-second animated spot from the director anyway. So take »
- Kate Ward
See Which New Films Receive the Prestigious Critics' Choice Seal!
17 November 2009 11:59 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
The Critics' Choice seal is a recognition given to new movies receiving a high Critics' Choice Ratings score in the weekly voting by the Broadcast Film Critics Association which I'm a proud member, yay!
If you're an Oscar fan, you may want to pay attention to the films receiving the Critics' Choice seal. It's a great barometer of the Academy Awards.
The latest films to receive the Critics' Choice seal are:
"Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Release Date November 5, 2009
MPAA Rating R
Directed By Lee Daniels
Starring Mo?Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe
Official Site http://www.weareallprecious.com/
Synopsis
Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, »
- Manny
Alice In Wonderland Gets A Mad Poster
17 November 2009 12:01 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
I.m hoping Tim Burton.s Alice in Wonderland turns out to be more memorable than his Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The truth is we don.t really need another incarnation of the Lewis Carroll.s classic, but with Hollywood going the way it is, this flick was inevitable, so we should probably be grateful that Burton is the one who got his hands on it. So far, everything from the film looks extra creepy and interesting and exactly what you.d expect from Tim Burton, including a new poster revealed today on the Mad Hatter.s Facebook page. The only thing I.m worried about at this point is Johnny Depp. It looks like Burton is running out of ways to dress the guy up because the Mad Hatter looks a whole lot like Willy Wonka. Hey Tim, you better find a new muse soon. Check out the »
Gay of the Dead #27: The Lair, Season Three (Part 1 of 2)
16 November 2009 10:27 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The Guilty Pleasure Fairy visited me in my sleep recently and left The Lair: Season Three under my pillow. Woo-hoo! The Fred Olen Ray vampire-sex-club soap opera is back—now with 100 percent more Sybil Danning! Courtesy of the friendly folks at here! TV (I really wish they’d just break down and capitalize “Here”—seriously), which is currently airing the series on-demand, I had a chance to chat briefly with a few of the stars of this new season.
First up is Frankie Valenti, or, as he’s more widely known, adult-film star Johnny Hazzard. His bad-boy image has served him well in the adult world since 2003, and he has won several “Grabby” and GayVN Awards for his performances in videos like Detention and Wrong Side Of The Tracks. Season two of The Lair was his first straight acting gig, and he returns in the third as Tim, having »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Sean Abley)
Birthday Suits: Cougar Town
16 November 2009 5:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Celebrating the birthdays cinematic: actors, actresses, and other filmtypes. If it's your big day, a happy one to you as well.
The Penguin and The Secretary
Today's B-Days 11/16
1908 Burgess Meredith two time Oscar nominee. But no, not for the Penguin in Batman: The Movie. Those honors came back to back in his late 60s for Rocky and The Day of the Locust.
1964 Harry Lennix best known for his TV work in shows like Dollhouse and Commander in Chief but he's cut an imposing figure in the movies too (Titus, the Matrix trilogy). But yes Dollhouse was cancelled last week. sigh.
1967 Lisa Bonet mostly retired actress, Huxtable, one of Marisa Tomei's besties
1970 Martha Plimpton. My friends have this thing where they cast the book they've just read for their book club each month. It's their tradition that they have to give 80s teen film star turned ubiquitous Broadway thespian a role in every film. »
- NATHANIEL R
Interview: F is for 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
12 November 2009 9:40 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
With their matted pelts and porcelain eyes, director Wes Anderson’s stop motion puppets breathe new life into the Roald Dahl classic "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in his analog animated adaptation of the beloved British children’s book. For all you wanted to know about Fantastic Mr. Fox and the unique vision of Wes Anderson, here is CinemaSpy’s A-z guide to the film and the inspiration and processes of its filmmaker, as he described it to us recently in New York.
Fantastic Mr. Fox opened in limited release this weekend.
A is for Anderson
"Each time I've worked with Wes it's been so completely different than the last time, the movie and the situation that we find ourselves in," said Jason Schwartzman, who has collaborated with the filmmaker on Rushmore, Darjeeling Limited and who is the voice of Mr. Fox’s son, Ash, in Fantastic Mr. Fox. "It's a real »
Film: Review:Fantastic Mr. Fox
12 November 2009 12:11 PM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Visually and conceptually, Fantastic Mr. Fox doesn’t remotely resemble anything Wes Anderson has tackled before: It’s a manic kids’ movie, it’s stop-motion animated, and it’s his first film based on an outside source—a minor story by Charlie And The Chocolate Factory author Roald Dahl. But if viewers close their eyes even for a moment, they’ll immediately know they’re in a Wes Anderson movie. Quirky musical choices abound: Burl Ives and the love theme from Disney’s animated Robin Hood feature prominently. Anderson favorites like Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Bill Murray turn up ... »
Tim Burton's MoMA
12 November 2009 11:27 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Consider this my final attempt to sway you... A lot of you have been let down by Tim Burton. From what I'm hearing it started at Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. I don't blame you. However, this ad Burton directed for his exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art is very cool. It's classic Burton. Good Burton. The exhibit (Nov. 22,2009-Apr. 26, 2010) for the museum will have movie props, drawings, paintings, sketchbooks, costumes, and if you were lucky enough to get on the special tour, a... »
- Niki Stephens
TV Or Not TV: 11/10 - 11/15
10 November 2009 12:55 AM, PST | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »
Welcome to another edition of TV or Not TV where I’m mad as heck and I’m not going to…. wait, I’m sorry, that one’s been used before.
After last week’s dissertation over the ABC show Fastforward I have to admit that last week’s episode gave me new hope for the future of this show. When you look at what the characters were having to go through it gets kind of depressing to think that all of these characters were locked into the future that they saw. It was also a bit of a bummer to think that John Cho’s character is completely and utterly doomed come March 15th. With last week’s episode we know that the future seen is not truly set in stone and now that the characters have glimpsed the future they do still appear to have some degree of free choice. »
- willwilkins
Jason Schwartzman Exclusive Interview Fantastic Mr. Fox
10 November 2009 12:10 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I absolutely loved director Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film is his first foray into stop-motion animation and it’s like he brought the genre to him rather than attempting to adapt to the genre. Trust me; if you’re a fan of his previous work like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, you’re going to love this movie.
As most of you know, Fantastic Mr. Fox is based on the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) and it features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson. But unlike some animated movies that cast famous actors to help sell tickets, everyone who provides a voice is perfect in this film. Again, this is a great movie »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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