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NOTES from the tMF Admin
2008-04-10 00:00:00
Please take note that we're going to make the comment option available to registered users only. While we don't mind what you write, and we're thrilled that you want to join the fun and be part of the tMF community, we have to bear in mind that people from the industry do take notice of the website. We have friends and contacts in many different film production and distribution companies, some of whom have been sending us news and info about upcoming films and film-related events and we don't want to give them the impression that there is no order at tMF! We aim to keep it fun and exciting, but we also strive to be serious and professional. If you're running a website or a blog, we know you will understand our concerns. tMF Polls: Please take note that you can vote in any and all of the polls. There are three open polls at the moment, and we encourage you to vote in each one. Cheers and happy viewing!
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tMF Top 3 Twilight Sites
2008-04-07 00:00:00
Fansites are supposed to be fierce competitors, even involved in some rather nasty rivalries. That's the basic premise I have learned to accept eversince I started operating tMF. Based on my experience dealing with webmasters that promote certain celebrities and from experiences of certain members of the tMF team. Why is that, you might asked? Perhaps it's the need to feel secure and the continued perception that the celebrity is truly grateful only to one site and to no other... Take the case of Heath Ledger. If you're not privy to what's been going on before his death, you might be surprised at how much controversies the different fansites have been involved in. But before I continue with this already 'off-topic' commentary, let me just say that the way the many Twilight sites have been dealing with each other, all I can say is that they're all AMAZING. There maybe rivalries in different levels- outscooping each other for news, securing interviews, posting the latest photo...
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Cillian Murphy To Star In Vampire Western 'High Moon'?
2008-04-07 00:00:00
Source: Shock Till You Drop (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/top news.php?id=5466) Actress Jordan Bayne speaks of interesting developments on an upcoming horror western entitled High Moon . Bayne reports, via her MySpace blog (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseac tion=blog.view friendID=38048918 blogID=371044277 Mytoken=74839AE7-50C1-48C5-AB627B400D69AE B53754533), that she collaborated on the script with Asim Ahmad who is shepherding the project along with his company Solar Eclipse. Think Lost Boys meets The Magnificent Seven, writes Bayne. Originally we were supposed to begin shooting in February '08 but it has been pushed [for a great reason which I am not at liberty to divulge quite yet] to August '08. Here's the kicker: She says she's co-starring in the film with Rutger Hauer and other players attached to the project are Sean Bean (The Hitcher) and Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later). John Woo is circling with the intention to executive produce. - - - Exclusive 'Hig...
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50 HOTTEST YOUNG ACTORS: THE TOP 30
2008-04-07 00:00:00
Intro: Sheer acting talent and international appeal. That's what matter the most in our top 50 young actors list. But being popular doesn't hurt either, so we have that covered too! While you might think being cast in a huge box hit will get you a high ranking, think again - we believe you need to be more than just a box office star to be considered an actor. Poll is now open! Vote for your favorite and put him in the top 10! [ poll will close on Friday, April 11th ] - - - THE TOP 30: Capturing their share of fame, buzz and awards, the top 30 represent some of cinema's finest young actors. There's the trio of Lou Pucci, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield - exciting new teen actors on the verge of break through. Also on the list is the toast of Italy - the funny and charming Elio Germano... Nicolas Duvauchelle: With just a few films, twenty-five-year-old Nicolas Duvauchelle has become one of the most disconcerting presences in French cinema. It was Erick Zonca (La Vie rêv...
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STATE OF BLOGGING: tMF picks top 5 Twilight sites, Top 50 updates and more!
2008-04-06 00:00:00
We've been asked which Twilight sites we love, so we're listing our top 5 choices, plus the final updates on the tMF top 50 hottest young actors coming up this Monday, April 7th. Take note that the updates represent votes received by the actors from our last poll. But don't worry, if you want someone to move up the rankings, a new poll is to be opened during the launch. Stay tuned and happy viewing!
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tMF TOP 50 HOTTEST YOUNG ACTORS
2008-04-04 00:00:00
UPDATES: tMF launches the new Top 50 listing, based on viewers' poll! Now see why these guys belong to the top 50, with a rundown of their most awesome roles and their movies to look out for this year and the next. - - - - - - Sheer acting talent and international appeal. That's what matters the most in our top 50 young actors list. But being popular doesn't hurt either, so we have that covered too! While you might think being cast in a huge hit will ensure a high ranking, think again - we believe you need to be more than just a box office star to be considered a successful actor. Special report by Jed Medina (Also a featured article at the IMDb HitList) - - - How it all began. We started with more than 150 names, drawn from Hollywood and the best of world cinema - featuring young actors from the most acclaimed films of the past five years. If the movies you’ve watched are mainly mainstream Hollywood fare, then some of the names (perhaps a lot of them!) will sound un...
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THE WACKNESS: More than your usual coming of age flick
2008-04-02 00:00:00
Moviegoers were divided upon seeing Charlie Bartlett, one of the most recent coming of age flick to hit the theaters. While I find it to be quite entertaining and generally a good film, I look forward to what many in Sundance have been raving about, The Wackness (http://imdb.com/title/tt1082886/). This film is director Jonathan Levine's eagerly-awaited followup feature to All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (http://imdb.com/title/tt0490076/). - - - - - - Winner of the Audience Award Sundance 2008. NYC, summer 1994. A tender and cool coming of age story. Pot dealing kid Luke Shapiro is trying to figure out how to solve his parents’ insolvency, beat depression, and get laid before pushing off to college. Luckily he’s got a deal with a psychiatrist, Dr Squires, who trades therapy sessions for grass. It happens that the doctor’s marriage is crumbling, so the two – one in late adolescence, the other in late middle age – embark on a passage into new life stages. ...
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STATE OF BLOGGING: What is tMF's worth? the Digital Folders network + sites
2008-04-01 00:00:00
In our first 'sites we love' (http://themovie-fanatic.com/exclusive_ar ticles/affiliates/favorite_blog_sites/) post, we listed three new movie/entertainment sites - Jaden's Screenwriting for Hollywood (http://www.screenwritingforhollywood.com /), Jean's Sizzling Popcorn (http://www.sizzlingpopcorn.com) and James' Worth the Popcorn. (http://www.worththepopcorn.com/) They are a bunch of highly professional and committed bloggers, with their own unique approach to blogging and social networking. They've become good friends and I think that's what really matter the most. Now, we have three more sites we love featured here. Check them out! SoundtrackGeek (http://soundtrackgeek.com) is actually one of tMF's 'contemporaries' and we have so much respect for this site! Aside from its unique take on music and soundtracks, it's definitely becoming the authority in movie soundtrack reviews. Jorn who is originally from Norway, now resides in t...
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LUKE EBERL: Portrait of a Young Filmmaker
2008-03-29 00:00:00
Driven and ambitious. Two words that best describe young actor and filmmaker Luke Eberl. At the age of seven, Luke is already a part of the film industry, having done his first role on stage in Colorado. Since then Luke continues to do movies and at the same time, began to observe and take note of what's happening behind the scenes. - - - - - - Born March 29, 1986, Luke is certainly not someone satisfied with just playing roles. While a lot of his contemporaries prefer to be involved in other trivial pursuits, Luke began his transition from actor to filmmaker. In this interview, we asked a series of questions to Luke- from his latest film Choose Connor to some other serious and fun questions.
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Stop-Loss
2008-03-29 00:00:00
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abby Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Director: Kimberly Peirce Release Date: March 28, 2008 Running Time: 113 min MPAA Rating: R Distributor: Paramount Pictures - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - Isn’t it ironic to see a decorated soldier, owner of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, who has just recently returned from his tour in Iraq on the run? He’s on the run in his own hometown in Texas, which then eventually stretches in to a search party for him from Texas all the way to New York. For the most of this time he’s trying to keep a low profile. He’s wearing his U.S. Army shirt and pants while he’s being pursued by his own country that he recently served for. Before he knows it, he finds out that he’s just another soldier who’s trying to flee, and fight at the same time, a law that is carried out by the president himself and labeled as “stop-loss.” This law translates meaning a soldier...
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tMF Top Five - Best Las Vegas Movies
2008-03-29 00:00:00
...is the perfect cautionary tale needed for anyone who thinks they can take the house. - - - - - - Las Vegas . There really is no other place like it. Having been there many times, people often ask me about the appeal to Vegas and I say the same thing – it is something you really have to experience for yourself. Assuming you can stay relatively responsible it is some of the most fun one can have over a weekend. It’s a place where the only rule is that there aren’t any – or at least not in the ‘real world’ sense. A place where your vices may be legal and activities otherwise frowned upon are tolerated with a blind eye. The unrestricted availability of just about anything you’d ever dream of earned Las Vegas the name Sin City, and made it the perfect setting for many movies and TV shows. To mark the release of the movie 21, as well as my upcoming trip next week, I present tMF Top Five – Best Las Vegas Movies By Jeremy Welsch

21
2008-03-29 00:00:00
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne Director: Robert Luketic Release Date: March 28, 2008 Running Time: 123 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributor: Columbia Pictures - - - Review by Jeremy Welsch - - - It is movies like this that test the film critic in me. I have two sides battling for supreme domination. On one hand there is my generally critical nature of movies themselves as films, and on the other, there is my love for the subject matter. They are two sides that I knew walking in to the theatre would go at it like a Seinfeld black and white cookie. The movie 21 tells a story I am familiar with. It is the Hollywood version of the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich, the story of six MIT students who perfected a card counting system and took Las Vegas casinos for millions of dollars in the early 1990’s playing blackjack. I use the term ‘playing’ so loosely because these kids didn’t get involved in the game to ga...

JIM STURGESS: On 21, The Other Boleyn Girl and becoming an actor
2008-03-28 00:00:00
Definitely one of the most exciting and talented actors we have today is British-born Jim Sturgess. The 26-year old actor has been hogging the news with such movies as The Other Boleyn Girl and the upcoming 21 (http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/21/). - - - - - - Of course, you'll remember Jim very well if you've watched last year's Across the Universe (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445922/). If not, this film may be a good introduction to this amazing actor. There's an awesome Jim Sturgess article (http://abcnews.go.com/abcnewsnow/story?i d=4523784 page=1) by Melanie Pimentel that has just recently been launched at ABC News Now.
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MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL: Sets the record straight on trashing Katie Holmes and mo
2008-03-28 00:00:00
I think she's a wonderful actress and I really admired the work that she did in the first Batman, but I don't think it would have worked if I tried to imitate her. I think the only way to do it is to do it like myself, says Maggie Gyllenhaal . - - - - - - Maggie recently did an interview with Superherohype.com (http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnew s.php?id=6962) and she talked about her role in The Dark Knight. Her opinion about fellow actress Katie Holmes was one of the first questions asked of her. While I don't think she's quite aware of the way some bloggers misquoted her as she spoke about her role as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight, still it remains an issue for me that of all the movie sites out there it's cinematical who tried to create controversy out of an innocent remark she made a few months back. Here's the post by cinematical blogger Patrick Walsh: While recently discussing her role in next year's Bat-sequel The Dark Knight, Maggie Gyllenhaal dunked Katie...
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LOVE SONGS: A Surprisingly refreshing modern-day musical
2008-03-28 00:00:00
From one of France's most original and stylish filmmakers, Christophe Honoré comes Love Songs (http://www.ifcfilms.com/viewFilm.htm?fil mId=556). A modern-day musical told through unforgettable songs sung entirely by the cast and scored by Alex Beaupain, the film has overjoyed audiences at the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. - - - - - - More about the Movie: In the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael (Louis Garrel of Dans Paris and The Dreamers) and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier of Swimming Pool) enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice (Clotilde Hesme of Regular Lovers.) When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love. For Ismael, this means negotiating through the advances of Julie's sister (Chara Mastroianni of Persepolis) and a young college student (Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet of Strayed); one of which may offer him redemption.
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Drillbit Taylor
2008-03-28 00:00:00
Starring: Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, Alex Frost Director: Steven Brill Release Date: March 21, 2008 Running Time: 102 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributor: Paramount Pictures - - - Review by Jeremy Welsch - - - This movie is a classic example of two ideas playing against the middle. The story was based on an original idea from John Hughes. Hmmm… The synopsis? Three freshmen get singled out the first day of high school by a bully. They place an internet ad and end up hiring a bodyguard, Drillbit Taylor , to protect them. Meh. The movie is rated PG-13 (ugh)… … for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references, and partial nudity. Based on that description, if I was a teenager watching HBO late at night and that flashed up on the screen, I would have thought I had died and gone to ‘Movies I Shouldn’t Be Watching’ heaven.

James McAvoy
2008-03-28 00:00:00
Stepping Into The Spotlight tMF profiles one of the best actors we have today: James McAvoy! By Deana Martin James McAvoy rocketed to stardom this year with his much talked-about performance in Atonement (http://www.filminfocus.com/atonement), one of the 2007 Academy Award Best Picture nominees. While he didn't win a Best Actor nomination, he certainly made a big impression on movie-goers. - - - - - - James' turn as Robbie Turner in the British war/romance epic was heartbreaking and allowed McAvoy to show us the depths of his talent. The role demanded McAvoy to portray a near-perfect man, whose lack of flaws made the film all the more tragic. He proved with this performance that he may well be one of the best actors of his generation and has many new fans eagerly awaiting his next role.

STOP LOSS UPDATES: Interview and new trailer
2008-03-19 00:00:00
Interview with Ryan Philippe and Kimberly Peirce Below is an indepth video interview with Ryan Phillippe and Kimberly Peirce (director) discussing their new movie, 'Stop Loss '. This interview comes from a popular nightly news and entertainment TV show from Canada. - - - - - - Joe Levitt creates trailer for his new movie, Stop Loss Source: HitRECord.org (http://www.hitrecord.org/ChanJoeStop-Los sTrailer .php) An excerpt from Joe Levitt's website in his own words: I’m in a movie called Stop-Loss that’s coming out in a little while. (March 28th, to be exact) It’s about a squad of American soldiers coming home from Iraq. Working on this job, I got to know a bunch of real soldiers (as opposed to the pretend ones like me and my colleagues) who had really been through it. The friendships we formed allowed me to think of the current situation over there in ways I’d never even considered before. In the past, my thoughts concerning Iraq revolved around governmen...
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BREAKING NEWS: Director Anthony Minghella Dies At 54
2008-03-19 00:00:00
It is with a mixture of shock and sadness that tMF post this news about the death of award-winning director, Anthony Minghella. tMF recently launched a profile of the acclaimed filmmaker, entitled: Choosing the stories you want to tell: the cinematic world of Anthony Minghella: From his exploration of love, grief and loss in Truly, Madly, Deeply, through the mysterious and tragic love story of The English Patient into the darkly disturbed mind of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Minghella tells us stories that vibrate with love, mystery and the shifting rhythms of life. [ read more (http://themovie-fanatic.com/filmmakers/d irector_spotlight/anthony%11minghella/) ] More about his death from Variety (http://www.variety.com/VR1117982586.html ): Director suffers fatal hemorrhage [ By ADAM DAWTREY, ALI JAAFAR ] LONDON — Anthony Minghella, the Oscar-winning director and writer of “The English Patient,” died Tuesday. He was 54. A sp...
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'Stop-Loss' Faces Uphill Battle
2008-03-18 00:00:00
Last year almost all films that deal with the conflict in Iraq failed at the box office. The most probable reason is that Americans have been bombarded with news about the war almost daily, leaving them almost 'immune' to more horrors and violence. This month, there's another war movie about to be shown, and at this early stage, things are not looking up. With such talents on board- from director Kimberly Peirce to its stars- Ryan Philippe, Joseph Godron-Levitt, Channing Tatum and Abbie Cornish, it would be a pity if moviegoers will not become interested in this important movie. - - - - - - More from The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/cont ent_display/film/news/e3i2db2b6662428870c 209b443dc184d9c7?pn=1): Ads downplay Iraq theme as audiences seem skittish [ By Steven Zeitchik ] With its morally complex story of soldiers who have served in Iraq, Paramount's upcoming Stop -Loss offers a more direct and gritty account of a current soldier's experience than...
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2008-03-18 00:00:00
Starring: Adi Carauleanu, Luminiţa Gheorghiu, Vlad Ivanov Director: Cristian Mungiu Release Date: January 25, 2008 Running time: 113 min MPAA Rating: Not Rated Distributors: IFC Films - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - 4 Months , 3 Weeks and 2 Days goes by in what seems like seconds. Cristian Mungiu, director, manages to film the movie in real time, capturing one day with such raw power that he has his audience on a string the entire time. This means we have to wait it out feverishly for crucial revelations in the plot, and when they do come, they hit hard. Another tactic he has mastered is the art of physical direction, which can be quite simple if used in the right way. Many times during the movie he simply lays the camera down and lets it focus on someone's expression almost passionately. Voyeuristically, in fact. Most of the shots have been done without any cuts at all. They just flow steadily where another movie might soup the scene up with fancy effects and camera ...

Paranoid Park
2008-03-18 00:00:00
Starring: Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen, Scott Patrick Green Director: Gus Van Sant Release Date: March 7, 2008 Running time: 85min MPAA Rating: R Distributors: IFC Films - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - Nobody likes to be unattended when entering Paranoid Park , a skateboarder's heaven built underneath a Portland city bridge, because the kids that go here are rebels, loners and misfits. Most kids fear they may not be ready for such a park that demands the highest of talent. Not only is our character Alex aware that he's unready, he still trots over with his skateboard in hand out of curiosity. Eventually he'll find out why he's not ready for Paranoid Park because the events that come after shakes his already discombobulated life. Legendary director Gus Van Sant uses Blake Nelson's book as a guide for this film. In the director's latest look at the trouble youth of one's life, he carries out a similar idea like Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment (in which I'm...

HANEKE'S FUNNY GAMES: Nothing is funny at all!
2008-03-18 00:00:00
When Lars Von Triel (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001885/) made movies about America, it was well-known that the Danish film director made his films without even touching US soil. It was said his “USA - Land of Opportunities” trilogy was Von Triel's reaction to some Americans who criticized his earlier work, and by these films he is sending out ‘a series of sermons on America’s sins and hypocrisy’ - - - - - - Another filmmaker, who has a reputation for his disturbing, often shocking style, Austrian director Michael Haneke (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359734/), wanted to prove he can conquer American audiences- shock them even. In fact, he wants to teach them a lesson. Just as von Triel created films that depicted the so-called 'fictional America', Haneke wanted American moviegoers to watch his latest film, a remake actually, called Funny Games . (http://wip.warnerbros.com/funnygames/) There is nothing neither funny nor amusing about ‘Funny Game...

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
2008-03-17 00:00:00
Cinema’s Charismatic Rebel tMF profiles the ambitious, fearless and award-winning Irish actor Jonathan Rhys -Meyers . By Jed Medina If there's a good script and a good part, you can be guaranteed that all the best actors in the world are trying to get it. There's no such thing as once you get to a certain stage, everything becomes easy. Everything becomes harder; you want the best roles, the biggest roles. And so does everyone else, observes Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. - - - - - - The 30-year old Irish actor is known for speaking his mind- he is quite vocal about a number of issues- from the failings of the film industry to dealing with directors with huge egos to the irrelevance of celebrities the lack of real talent in some of today’s biggest box-office stars. Rhys-Meyers also suffers from the media’s perception and its apparent fascination with his looks, relegating his strong performances on the background. I have watched him for years now, enjoying a lo...

Ben Whishaw In BBC TV Series 'Criminal Justice'
2008-03-17 00:00:00
Source: 4rfv (http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?i d=72901) Portman Film Television, part of the Digital Rights Group (DRG) will unveil the brand new BBC drama series 'Criminal Justice ' to international broadcasters at MIP-TV in April. A high end, 5 x 1 hour psychological thriller with sex, murder and action at its core, 'Criminal Justice ' features a cast of engaging characters including Ben Whishaw (Perfume), Con O’Neill (Waking the Dead) and Pete Postlethwaite (Jurassic Park, The Constant Gardener). 'Criminal Justice (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188927/)' is a BBC In house Production for BBC1 directed by rising talent Otto Bathurst, who brought his own distinctive vision to the highly successful series Hustle and won many plaudits for his stylish direction of Golden Globe nominated 'Five Days'. It is written by Peter Moffat, the former barrister who created and wrote the award winning series North Square and the BA...
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LES TEMOINS: Andre Techine revisits AIDS
2008-03-17 00:00:00
I find it strange, this constant preoccupation with linking a filmmaker to a character. Finding a connection between somebody’s private life and fiction is a vision of the process that is tainted by the current obsession with celebrities, says Andre Techine. - - - - - - The renowned French filmmaker was answering questions regarding his latest film, Les Temoins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487273/) (The Witness). What's the Movie About: Paris, summer 1984. Manu arrives in Paris, where he shares a cheap hotel room with his sister Julie. He strikes up a joyous, chaste friendship with Adrien, a wealthy doctor in his early fifties who opens Manu’s eyes to a different way of life. On a trip out on a speedboat, Adrien introduces Manu to Sarah and Mehdi, a young couple who have just had their first child.
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Casey Affleck
2008-03-17 00:00:00
Breakthrough Actor tMF profiles one of the most talented and versatile young actors in Hollywood today. By Jed Medina It would seem hard to talk about Casey Affleck without mentioning his brother Ben or vice versa. The brothers have been the subject of many articles - from their looks and their relationships to Ben’s decision to cast his brother in Gone Baby Gone (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452623/) and the completely different career paths both guys took on: Casey remained oblivious to the glamour and glitz of Hollywood, while Ben adjusted to the glare of being in the spotlight. - - - - - - While Ben tried his hand at directing, Casey began to develop his acting career and is establishing himself as one of today’s most gifted leading men. Early career’s ups and downs: I thought I had a double burger” With the exception of To Die For (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114681/) and Good Will Hunting (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/), Casey starr...

The Bank Job
2008-03-12 00:00:00
Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore Director: Roger Donaldson Release Date: March 7, 2008 Running time: 110min MPAA Rating: R Distributors: Lions Gate - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - The Bank Job has a by-the-book title, but people will be surprised by how smart, inventive and gritty this film actually is. Just look at the poster. There aren’t any overwhelmingly long gun battles between the cops and robbers but rather a basket full of events overflowing the brim of this particular bank job. At the helm is veteran director, Roger Donaldson (Cocktails and The Recruit), and he knows thrills are at their best without any over-the-top action scenes. Amidst all the hoopla of recent heist films, most notably the Ocean franchise, there is something true about The Bank Job . It doesn’t veer off into a fantasy world like Ocean's 13 did. The bank robbery that occurs is so down-to-earth that we can imagine it happening at our local bank. (The fi...

KEVIN ZEGERS: More than just a pretty boy!
2008-03-07 00:00:00
UPDATES: I have been receiving emails about Kevin Zegers. The young and talented Mr. Zegers recently took 2nd position in tMF Poll (http://themovie-fanatic.com/poll/Your%20 pick%20of%20young%20actor%20tMF%20should% 20profile%20or%20do%20interview%20soon/): Young actor tMF should do profile or interview soon He was actually leading the pack, thanks to Veronique@ The Jane Austen Book Club (http://www.sonyclassics.com/thejaneauste nbookclub/) and Maria Bello rocks! It also stars Mr. Zegers in a rather mischievous and sexy role- he gets to romance the awesome Emily Blunt!
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TOM STURRIDGE: In Upcoming Film 'The Boat That Rocked'
2008-03-07 00:00:00
When we're into modelwatching (http://model-max.com), we got a pretty good idea of how castings are done. In movies, apparently, there are some similarities but the degree by which people take it seriously is magnified 100 times. Big productions invest million of dollars, and they certainly want a nice return on their investments! They want 'bankable stars', but sometimes the choice of actors may backfire... - - - - - - Speaking of casting, there's news that tMF favorite Tom Sturridge (http://themovie-fanatic.com/hotlist/risi ng_stars/tom_sturridge/) has another role, aside from Maestro (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955380/). The young actor was incredible in Being Julia (http://www.sonyclassics.com/beingjulia/) with acclaimed actress Anette Benning, and was so awesome in Like Minds (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/i ndies/like%11minds/) (together with Eddie Redmayne). I was really looking forward seeing him in Jumper, and as I mentioned, casting in movies can be such a da...
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