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Movie Review: Where The Wild Things Are
2009-10-15 09:49:00
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, Steve Mouzakis, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini, Paul DanoDirector: Spike JonzeRelease Date: October 16, 2009Running Time: 101 minMPAA Rating: PGDistributor: Warner Bros., Golden Village PicturesLeave it to imaginative director Spike Jonze to puncture the world of innocence created by Maurice Sednak in the classic children's short story about a boy fleeing from home to an island inhabited by a race of huge, fuzzy creatures. This alternate reality is presented in both delicate and frenzied respects, the latter which is working more distinguishable in Mr. Jonze's film adaptation. Save for a couple of magical scenes subtlety is tamed and encapsulated by the overwhelming power of Jonze's mind that twirls out of control, allowing conflictions of tone to hurl upon the live-action film and consume it for the worse. Tone isn't consistent throughout the film, a major setback for a short film (90 minutes). The connection between the first fiftee...
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10 Most Overrated Young Actors
2009-10-14 04:18:00
We've listed down our top 50 hottest young actors and would be coming up with the latest updates very soon. Yesterday, we discussed  about actors we believed to be quite underrated. How about the young actors we consider overrated? That's what this article is for... - - -- - - Who qualifies as overrated? Guys who seem to be getting lots of buzz, but has no real talent at all, or perhaps just a small amount of it. I have no issue if an actor gets the cover of GQ or Details or L'Uomo Vogue every month. They can even strut their stuff on the catwalks of Milan and Paris and gain additional media mileage. But to be considered the hottest actor on the planet with nothing to show yet? That is something totally absurd. Anyway, here's our list of ten just after the jump! - - -Updates! To be consistent with the top 10 Most Underrated list, we've removed the rankings. Anyway, the order they are presented are quite random... Chace Crawford: Chace, together with Steven Strait, ...
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10 Most Underrated Young Actors
2009-10-13 04:54:00
Cinema is filled with multi-talented young actors who bring to life all types of characters. Sometimes, a role is given to the wrong guy - just because he has the looks (pin-up pretty, looks awesome wearing trunks) and the connection (a powerful talent agent at his side). But when the role is given to the right guy - moviegoers get to witness something unique, memorable and powerful, even magical. Anyway, even the 'right guy' needs an agent, of course... - - -- - - Underrated versus Overrated: If you've watched Jumper, then you'll notice the difference between Jamie Bell and Hayden Christensen - Bell has undeniable screen presence, I can't say the same with Hayden. It could have been different if Tom Sturridge was retained to play Hayden's part. Anyway, who am I to argue? Christensen has more box office appeal than the relatively unknown Sturridge, but acting-wise?So, who are some of today's most underrated young actors? Here's our list of ten. Lou Taylor-Pucci - ...
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MAKING WAVES: Keira Knightley to conquer stage via The Misanthrope!
2009-10-13 04:03:00
I agree with Colin Boyd over @TheBigPicture about Keira Knightley , when he said: Sure, the Pirates movies built her stardom, but she's also picked up an Oscar nomination in the past six years (Pride and Prejudice), was quite good in Atonement, and has done a lot of left-of-center stuff when she could have played it safe and gone for romantic comedies. - - -- - - That's why Ms. Knightley remains one of today's most sought-after actresses, she is always looking for ways to hone her craft. Now, she's determined to enter theater - Knightley joins Damian Lewis and an outstanding ensemble with Tara Fitzgerald and Dominic Rowan in Martin Crimp's blistering version of Molière's greatest comedy, The Misanthrope. Transported from 17th century Paris to modern-day London, Alceste (Damian Lewis) is a famous British playwright disillusioned and angry with the hypocrisy, shallowness and vanity of the contemporary world. Vowing to reject society, Alceste's plans are derailed whe...

tMF TALKBACK: In response to Bartcop's rants- Top 10 Hot Young Actresses
2009-10-08 06:24:00
First of all, special thanks to the Bartcop website for the mention. Before I respond, here's the original post: - - - Subject: Top Ten Hot Young Actresses This is from http://themovie-fanatic.com which I'm not familiar with, but they must be based in some other country to have a Top Ten like this Or, maybe it's run by a gal or a gay guy, cause his Top Ten is crazy. 10. Isild Le Besco: She's hot on the heels of Romola Garai at #10.  9. Romola Garai: She played the lead in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 8. Evan Rachel Wood: Somebody I've heard of, but she wouldn't make it in my Top Forty. 7. Anne Hathaway: Somebody I've heard of, but she wouldn't make it in my Top One Hundred. 6. Ellen Page: I really like her as an actress, a lot, but not so much as a hottie.  5. Carey Mulligan: She was allegedly in Public Enemies (with Johnny Depp), but I didn't notice her - at all. 4. tie - Keira Knightley and Emily Blunt: Finally, a big-name hottie, tied for #4 with who? 3. Natalie Por...
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The City Loop joins tMF in updating the Top 50 Hottest Young Actors list!
2009-10-07 22:59:00
The Top 50 Hottest Young Actors list is up for an update this month. In order to innovate the year-old hitlist, tMF has begun inviting a couple of bloggers and writers - who are very much into the movie scene - to help come up with the new and revised list. As part of a core group, tMF and our friends will discuss what makes an actor 'hot' in terms of acting performances, acting awards received, buzz from various media, popularity with fans and many others. - - -- - - Joining tMF is Tran @The City Loop. Tran maintains and operates the following sites (together with respective admins, bloggers, moderators): http://gaspardulliel.net/, http://tomsturridge.net/, http://jamie-bell.com/, http://mia-wasik owska.net/, http://benbarnesfan.com/ among others. See the rest of sites Tran has founded here.Says Tran: I would be more than happy to assist tMF in the Top 50 Hottest Young Actors list. I am glad you're focusing on pure talent as oppose to the actors' physical appearanc...
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tMF VIEWERS' SURVEY - Updates! Favorite Leading Man - Johnny Depp versus Le
2009-10-07 22:05:00
There is an apparent competition between Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio in our latest poll - Who is your all-time favorite leading man? Fans of both actors are trying to outdo each other and this 'rivalry of sorts' has began from the time we opened the poll. - - -- - - Other actors leading the poll were Brad Pitt, Robert Redford and George Clooney, but their votes are quite far behind.Please remember that this poll will run only until Saturday, so vote for your all-time favorite leading man now!
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UPDATES: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors- The Advent of Tom Sturridge
2009-10-07 17:25:00
Michael Martin's profile of Tom Sturridge is a perfect introduction to the young British actor: It's been a few years since Sturridge got his break playing the son of Annette Bening's character in 2004's Being Julia. But he didn't mind the hiatus. "I want to do good stuff, which basically means waiting a bit," he says. Of course it's all timing: "If we did this interview next week, I'd say, ‘Listen, motherfucker, I'm playing Batman tomorrow!' - - -- - - I've seen him in almost all his movies. While it took me about two sittings to totally absorb 'Like Minds', his portrayal of the mysterious Nigel Colbie, remained hyptonic and consistent throughout the movie. I find the casting of Tom and Eddie Redmayne to be just perfect. I was hoping to see Jamie Bell and Tom in Jumper, and anticipate another great team up, but it did not happen. I'm still convinced up to this day that Tom would have been a better David Rice than Hayden Christensen... [ read a related...
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UPDATES: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors - Robert Pattinson: Keeping it Real
2009-10-06 20:26:00
Our last article featuring Robert Pattinson dealt with the media's apparent obsession with the young British actor. In partnership with RPO and their new website called F.L.A.N.S., which promoted the need for fans to respect the actor's privacy - tMF wrote an article detailing how fans can help. - - -- - - To the Extreme: Now it seems a lot of online publications are going to the extreme to get the fan's attention. Let's take a closer look, and list down some 'glaring' examples:- - - Highly and extremely Positive - Rob's brooding good looks and the film, about eternal love and teen angst, are strikingly similar to two monumental teen idols from previous generations - James Dean and Marlon Brando - who starred in similar movies. Both Dean and Brando became young sex symbols. Brando went on to star in a number of classics such as Stanley Kowalski in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and Terry Malloy in “On the Waterfront,” both powerhouse performances directed by Eli...
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More Vinegar than Wine? Bad Reviews continue to 'haunt' The Vintner's Luck!
2009-10-06 11:49:00
I find Jeremie Renier to be a competent, talented and dedicated actor - I have the same sentiment when it comes to French mega-star Gaspard Ulliel. But in Niki Caro's The Vintner's Luck, I can't help but feel that both actors' 'sentiments', hard work and dedication to their characters were irrelevant and therefore immaterial because the filmmaker failed to transfer the essense of Elizabeth Knox's story into the big screen. - - -- - - Says INDIEWire: Can you say, “Haaawwwwwwtt??” French actors Jeremie Renier and Gaspard Ulliel found themselves in a production of New Zealand director Niki Caro’s (“Wale Rider”) latest, “The Vintner’s Luck,” which is screening in the Special Presentations section of TIFF.- - -Ulliel plays an Angel who sort of "guides" Renier's character, a struggling wine grower in early 19th century rural France. Their relationship is complicated, and at one point their quasi-sexual (the one has wings being an Angel and all...) fly-aro...
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tMF SPOTLIGHT: Sam Worthington takes the lead + the buzz on Clash of the Ti
2009-10-06 10:52:00
I don't care that he was just a finalist to play James Bond. But I care to take note that it took more than 7 years for his first critically-acclaimed role, Somersault, to finish. I also care and is quite interested to take a closer look at his new projects: from "Avatar", "Terminator Salvation" and "Clash of the Titans" to "The Tourist" and "The Candidate". I also care and is quite interested in reading what he's up to:I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars' worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it. That's Sam Worthington talking, of course.In perspective, is he the guy whose going to continue the tradition set by his fellow Aussie actors - including Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Hugh Jackman and many others?If you're going to ask that que...
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tMF VIEWERS' SURVEY: Who is your all-time favorite leading man?
2009-10-06 08:38:00
As mentioned in a previous article, tMF is coming up with 2 back-to-back special articles - the first one is posted already and the other one will 'encompass' the first, and would deal with a bit of history, a lot of film reviews and opinions and profiles too! - entitled 'Cinema's Most Unforgettable Leading Men: Through the Years'. A special article featuring cinema's leading men from Robert Redford, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Romain Duris, Moritz Bleibtreu, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Ethan Hawke to today's latest batch: Jim Sturgess, Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron, Jesse Eisenberg, Paul Dano and many more. - - -- - - In this article, tMF wants to ask our viewers: Who is your all-time favorite leading men? We're not going to limit the choices by age or by nationality or race either. It's really up to you to say your piece and explain why. - - -As an intro of sorts, we're quoting from Row Three, an awesome film review and news website, which recen...
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tMF TALKBACK: Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Two awesome acto
2009-10-06 06:05:00
If you're going to ask me which movie of Leonardo DiCaprio I remember the most, I'd say - 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape', and I'll have to add that even though Johnny Depp headlines the flick, both him and Leo stood out with their heartfelt performances- with DiCaprio earning an Oscar nom for his role. While I am inclined to say that Leo's role appears to be the more challenging, the acclaim he received stems from the fact that he really put himself into Arnie and he became that character. - - -- - - In putting some more perspective, let's see how the Lasse Hallstrom's movie fared with the critics - In 'Grape' Chicago Tribune's Roger Ebert said: The special quality of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" is not its oddness, however, but its warmth. Johnny Depp, as Gilbert, has specialized in playing outsiders ("Edward Scissorhands," "Benny and Joon"), and here he brings a quiet, gentle sweetness that suffuses the whole film. Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Arnie, the r...
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Spotlight Review: Zombieland
2009-10-05 06:06:00
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail BreslinDirector: Ruben FleischerRelease Date: October 2, 2009Running Time: 80 min MPAA Rating: RDistributor: Sony Pictures- - -I'm not one for that weird horror/comedy genre. I really did not enjoy Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell. And there are very few exceptions to this rule for me (see: Dead Snow). But director Ruben Fleischer could really change my mind, in a big way. His feature-length directorial debut, Zombieland, is hilarious, and breathes new life into the zombie genre just when it needed the most (the vampires have been leading the game for years now). The premise is like most zombie films: most of the world dies, survivors deal with zombies. The film is narrated by Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg). He's an introverted gamer with irritable bowel syndrome who chooses to spend his weekends at home playing World of War Craft and drinking Code Red Mountain Dew. His social dysfunctions and phobias actually prepared ...
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THE BUZZ: Your favorite actors making the news!
2008-06-08 00:00:00
The latest buzz on your favorite actors- new projects, news from Hollywood and Cannes, plus keeping track of what's making these stars busy these days! - - - - - - What an awesome performance! We're talking About Sam Riley (http://themovie-fanatic.com/hotlist/risi ng_stars/sam_riley/) and his breakthrough performance in Control (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/i ndies/control_antoncorbijn/). After just a few weeks, he's been cast in the new movie Franklyn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893402/), an upcoming British science fiction film written and directed by Gerald McMorrow in his feature film debut. The film also star Ryan Phillippe and Eva Green. [ more about (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893402/) this new feature ] Keira Knightley sings! While Scarlett Johansson made critics howl with disapproval, fellow actress Keira Knightley follows in her footsteps, but this time, singing and acting in The Edge of Love. No CDs and promo blitz here! [ the Buzz on Keira (http://themovi...
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008-06-08 00:00:00
Starring: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui Director: Dennis Dugan Release Date: June 6, 2008 Running Time: 113 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributor: Columbia Pictures - - - Review by Jeremy Welsch - - - My appreciation of the career of Adam Sandler has been a tumultuous affair. It started with Billy Madison. With every bone in my critic and non-critic being, I know it to be an atrocity of a movie. But I still like it. Happy Gilmore paid it forward and then Bulletproof came along. I didn’t like it, but I appreciated the departure from his brand of stupid comedy. Then he went back to his stupid brand of comedy for a few films, then Punch-Drunk Love came out and blew everybody away. Then he went back to the well, then Spanglish. The well. Reign Over Me. The well. And so on. Whether it works or not, every time he tries something different he follows it up with a few old stand by’s. You almost have to admire his tenacity. Almost.
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tMF Hottest Young Actresses: TOP 20
2008-06-08 00:00:00
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 (http://themovie-fanatic.com/top_50_young _actors/version_1/tmf_top50_version1/), we've narrowed down our list from 75 to 30, and included 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 what 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 Top 20: [ If you missed the Top 30, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's (http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/s tars/joseph_gordon_levit...
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tMF Hottest Young Actresses: TOP 30
2008-06-08 00:00:00
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 (http://themovie-fanatic.com/top_50_young _actors/version_1/tmf_top50_version1/), we've narrowed down our list from 75 to 30, and included 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 what 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 Top 30: She played two amazingly different characters: the ever-suffering Melody...
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New Project For Ryan Gosling: Buys Into Gillespie's 'Club'
2008-06-07 00:00:00
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986 885.html?categoryid=13 cs=1) 'Lars' duo reteams for Universal's 'Dallas' drama By MICHAEL FLEMING Lars and the Real Girl star Ryan Gosling and director Craig Gillespie will reteam on The Dallas Buyers Club (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790636/), a drama for Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment. David Bushell ( Sling Blade ) will produce with Marc Abraham, whose Strike partner Eric Newman will be exec producer. Gillespie's set, and Gosling's in negotiations. Chase Palmer is doing a rewrite. Dallas Buyers Club is the true story of Ron Woodroof, a tough Texas electrician who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986 and given six months to live. Frustrated with the lack of available medical options and unwilling to accept a death sentence, Woodroof found a lifeline using alternative drugs and created a lucrative smuggling business that made those drugs available to AIDS patients. Woodroof died in 1992. The proje...
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MISTER FOE'S JAMIE BELL: More Inside Stories
2008-06-07 00:00:00
“We knew of Jamie Bell because of our involvement with Dear Wendy. Sometime in the middle of the writing process we were on a plane to London and I saw a picture of him in a magazine. I held it up in front of David McKenzie and we both immediately thought ‘that’s our man.’ But we knew we had to get the script right first, so it took a few months before we approached him, says film producer Gilliam Berrie - - - - - - If you've been following the movie career of young Jamie Bell (http://themovie-fanatic.com/hotlist/risi ng_stars/jamie_bell/), you knew that it was only a matter of time before he got another challenging role. After Billy Elliot, it seems he's been dying for that elusive part, and now here comes Hallam Foe and bam! He got it! “I first met Jamie in Berlin at the festival two years ago in this Japanese restaurant which had screens at the end of each table playing very explicit anime porn so I think both of us were only half listening to...
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tMF Hottest Young Actresses: TOP 30
2008-06-07 00:00:00
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 (http://themovie-fanatic.com/top_50_young _actors/version_1/tmf_top50_version1/), we've narrowed down our list from 75 to 30, and included an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (she's 31 years old). Definitely what 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 Top 30: She played two amazingly different characters: the ever-suffering Melody in the 2006 Australia...
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tMF Top Five - Worst TV-to-Film Adaptations
2008-06-07 00:00:00
... any time you can say Matthew Lillard is the best part of anything, you should know you’re in trouble. - - - - - - We are only one month into the summer movie season and we’ve already had two bad examples of TV shows adapted into feature films: Speed Racer and Sex and the City. While the films themselves haven’t done much for me personally, they have afforded me the opportunity to dig in and see if there were any out there that were worse. Naturally I was able to find some. tMF Top Five – Worst TV-to-Film Adaptations By Jeremy Welsch

Premiere Of New 'Twilight' Clip!
2008-06-07 00:00:00
MTV (http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1588451 vid=237340) has just premiered a much anticipated Twilight clip of a scene in the movie where James lures Bella to the dance studio, but thirsty Edward has a surprise in store for him. Bella, is of course, the movie's heroine and is played by popular young actress Kristen Stewart, while Edward is portrayed by upcoming British actor Robert Pattinson. James, the main vampire villain in the movie is played by Cam Gigandet. - - - - - - You can also watch the clip in High Definition HERE (http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1588451 vid=237340).
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008-05-28 00:00:00
Starring: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen Director: Steven Spielberg Release Date: May 22, 2008 Running Time: 123 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributor: Paramount Pictures - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - If Babe Ruth, arguably the best baseball player of all time, was alive today, would he plunge head-first into the steroid/human growth hormone fiasco that has led to the decay of the game? He was a great player in an era where these enhancements, not to mention the fancy equipment that players of today now swear by, were non-existent…so what need would he have for them? This is what has happened to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the latest installment in what is arguably the greatest series of action films of all time.
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Transcript Of Online Chat With Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro Talk Th
2008-05-28 00:00:00
Source: ComingSoon (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/hobbitnew s.php?id=45413) and WetaNZ (http://www.wetanz.com/) Executive producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro answered fans' questions today about The Hobbit (targeted for a December, 2011 release) and its sequel (December, 2012 release) in an online chat (http://www.wetanz.com/party/). Below you can read the full transcript of the chat! - - - Peter_Jackson: Hi this is Peter here, great to talk to all of you. It is a rainy Sun morning down here in NZ, hopefully there is sun shining where you are. Over in London we have Guillermo on the other end of his computer, and he'll be coming on to say hi. A quick note, we will deal with the 20 most popular questions that have arrived over the last 2 weeks during the course of the hour, but would love to answer as many as we can from as many of you on this chat and who want to fire additional questions. So let us get underway. Hi Guillermo, are you ready? Guillermo_del_Tor...
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Cantet's 'The Class' (Entre les Murs) Takes Palme d'Or Honor @ Festival de
2008-05-28 00:00:00
This year's Cannes Film Festival saw the triumph of Europe's most innovative filmmakers- among them the Belgian Dardenne brothers, French director Laurent Cantet and Italy's Paolo Sorrentino. More from the Hollywood Reporter: 'Gomorra' takes Grand Prix; Jury prize to 'Il Divo' By Rebecca L. Leffler CANNES - French director Laurent Cantet proved that last is certainly not least when his docu-like fiction The Class ( Entre les Murs ) won the coveted Palme d'Or after screening on the last day of the Festival de Cannes. The win was the first Palme d'Or for a French title since 1987. Based on an autobiographical novel by Francois Begaudeau, who also plays himself as a French teacher, the realistic film stars real teachers and pupils in a rough Parisian neighborhood high school. Though The Class screened on the last day of Competition at the Festival, the film received high marks across the board from international critics and audiences. Robert De Niro, who stars in clo...
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Channing Tatum To Star In 'Dear John' Book Adaptation
2008-05-22 00:00:00
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986 111.html?categoryid=13 cs=1) By MICHAEL FLEMING Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct Channing Tatum in Dear John (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989757/), a Nicholas Sparks book (http://www.amazon.com/Dear-John-Nicholas -Sparks/dp/0446528056/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8 s=books qid=1211437532 sr=1-13) adaptation that starts production in September. Screen Gems and Relativity Media have come aboard the film, which had been developed by Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey for New Line as part of their first-look producing deal. It is one of the first high-profile titles to be put into turnaround since New Line was downsized. Bowen and Godfrey are producing. Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley will exec produce. Tatum stars as a soldier who, while home on leave, falls for a conservative college student. Relativity will fully finance the film, while Screen Gems will distribute domestically and in a few other terr...
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THE LATEST BUZZ: Gyllenhaal, Ulliel, Page hug the limelight!
2008-05-22 00:00:00
The latest buzz on some of your favorite actors is here! The last time we heard about Jake Gyllenhaal was with regard to his upcoming movie called Nailed and the acting duel he's into in Brothers, with Tobey Maguire. This time he'll be taking on a more 'medieval' role as the Prince of Persia, says the Hollywood Reporter: - - - - - - In the fantasy adventure, Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a young prince in sixth century Persia who must join forces with Tamina (Arterton), a feisty and exotic princess, to prevent a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world. [ read more (http://themovie-fanatic.com/the_buzz!/ja ke_gyllenhaal/jake_crowned_prince_of_pers ia/) ]
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David (Archul...errr Cook!), Twilight and Stephenie Meyer
2008-05-22 00:00:00
There's no doubt about the huge number of Twilight fans - it has been proven time and again! And few people would dispute the fact that the two David s (Archuleta and Cook ) are two American idols with their own huge followings.... So what gives? Is there a chance for a connection here? Aside from their huge fan bases, a possible question here is - is there a chance for Archuleta and Cook perhaps to render a song as part of the Twilight soundtrack? Is that so far-fetched? Remember, the Twilight fandom can do something about it. Imagine David Archuleta (http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/ season7/david_archuleta/) doing a romantic ballad and David Cook (http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/ season7/david_cook/ ) doing a rock number to add to one or two of Twilight's most anticipated action scenes? Still far-fetched? Perhaps not! I would think Stephenie Meyer (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/), who prefers roc...
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New 'Australia' Trailer & Podcast
2008-05-22 00:00:00
Director Baz Luhrmann has released a new trailer for his upcoming film Australia (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/), along with another new podcast showcasing the film's production design. Australia is to be released in the US on November 14, 2008. IMDb also gives us a bit of trivia on the film, by mentioning that Russell Crowe was attached as the lead during pre-production. 20th Century Fox executives wanted to reduce Crowe's salary considerably, in order to meet the film's budget. This decision compelled him to ultimately leave the project. Heath Ledger was also set to star in this film, but dropped out to play The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). [ OFFICIAL MOVIE SITE (http://www.australiamovie.com/) ] - - - - - - Source: MovieWeb (http://www.movieweb.com/video/V08E89bluH NPRS) (via Cinematical) Australia Trailer A romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia prior to World War II, AUSTRALIA centers on an English aristocrat who inherits a ranch the size of Ma...
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