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2008 BAFTA RISING STAR
2008-01-16 00:00:00 The BAFTA Orange Rising Star (http://bafta.orange.co.uk/OrangeRisingSt arAward/) is becoming one of the most sought-after award for young talents. It already has an awesome list of nominees: Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rachel McAdams, Michelle Williams and Emily Blunt among others. This year's 5 nominees are: Ellen Page : Ellen Page has been playing award-winning roles since the age of 10. Recently she's earned a reputation as one of the most prolific young emerging actors, appearing in films as diverse as David Slade's 'Hard Candy', 'An American Crime' opposite Catherine Keener, the blockbuster 'X-Men 3: The Last Stand' and 'Juno', opening in early 2008 . More of Ellen Page here (http://www.ellenpage.org/) Sam Riley : Sam Riley's debut as a leading actor came playing Joy Division's troubled front man Ian Curtis in '...
Actor Brad Renfro Found Dead at Age 25
2008-01-16 00:00:00 This is tragic! One very talented young actor- Brad Renfro- is dead. He was a terrific young actor, with some amazing performances, especially in The Client (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109446/) (with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee-Jones) and the family drama The Cure (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112757/)(to gether with another awesome young actor Joseph Mazzello). He will be missed! More from Cinematical (http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/15/br eaking-actor-brad-renfro-found-dead-at-ag e-25/) Brad Renfro , 25 year-old star of such films as The Client, Apt Pupil, and Bully, was found dead in his Los Angeles home early this morning, reports the Associated Press (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iL5rt u-oyTmy0SUIjP0HkYJtNFmwD8U6MQF00). Renfro's lawyer, Richard Kaplan, broke the tragic news. The cause of death is currently unknown, but Renfro had been drinking with friends the night before. Foul play is not suspected. Renfro led a troubled life, and there had been several run-ins wi... More About: Dead , Actor
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2008-01-15 00:00:00 Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Max Von Sydow Director: Julian Schnabel Release Date: November 30, 2007 Running time: 112 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributors: Miramax Films - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - There won’t be a movie that comes along for a while now that engulfs its audience into a certain state of originality, panic, and uneasiness, and also very claustrophobic than the artsy The Diving Bell and The Butterfly . Right off the bat we’re in this world of Elle fashion magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), who is awaking from a coma. But we see his actions unfold after he awakes from the coma through his POV. He’s told by his doctor that can’t speak and is paralyzed from the head down forever. Only way he can communicate is a theory a speech doctor came up with: blinking using his left eye. One blink for yes and two blinks for no. She comes up with the most frequently used letters of ...
tMF 50 HOTTEST YOUNG ACTORS, Part 1
2008-01-15 00:00:00 There are stars and there are actors. While you might be surprised by some of the names in our top 50 list, rest assured all of them are good actors- extremely talented actors- the kind that filmmakers sought out for their most challenging roles. While many are celebrated by fans and hounded by paparazzi, some of these guys hate publicity, though some of them seem to relish it too! AND yes, they're young, not one older than 32, while some are even in their early teens... Oh, and they starred in some of the most acclaimed films today! Some are leading men, some are the most hated of villains, while a few you might have seen in a nice love story or horror flick or perhaps that cool French movie your friend recently recommended that you see. Anyway, here's our initial list of 5: - - - - - - With just a few films, twenty-five-year-old Nicolas Duvauchelle has become one of the most disconcerting presences in the French cinema. It was Erick Zonca (La Vie rêvée des ange... More About: Actors , Young , Part
ATONEMENT WINS GOLDEN GLOBES!
2008-01-15 00:00:00 Malinged by some critics, but praised by audiences worldwide, Joe Wright's second feature Atonement (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/h ollywood/atonement/)was voted Best Picture in the 65th Golden Globe Awards by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Based on Ian McEwan's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, Atonement features the outstanding performances of Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in the lead roles. Both were also nominated for major acting awards. - - - - - - Also big winners are Daniel Day-Lewis, best actor (Drama) for There Will Be Blood (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/i ndies/therewillbeblood/), Johnny Depp, best actor (Comedy or Musical) for Sweeney Todd (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/h ollywood/sweeney_todd/), Julie Christie, best actress (Drama) for Away from Her and Marion Cotillard, best actress (Comedy or Musical) for La Vie En Rose. Chosen as best foreign film is The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (http://www.thedivingbellandth... More About: Golden Globes , Wins
tMF 50 HOTTEST YOUNG ACTORS, Part 2
2008-01-15 00:00:00 Many of today's stars are primed to be even bigger tomorrow -- but who among them has staying power? ...asked moviefone in their list of 25 hottest young actors in Hollywood. We're taking it a few steps further- we're listing down 50 young actors from Hollywood and beyond who really stand out in terms of acting talent, and yes staying power and the guts to pursue their dreams of becoming great actors someday. Some of today's most talented actors started young- quite young in fact. Before Christian Bale became Batman, he was Jamie, the young kid in Spielberg's much underrated movie, House of D (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372334/) that starred a very young but talented Anton Yelchin. The Russian-born young talent was already making a name for himself in TV and it's just a matter of time before he start making movies. Duchovny cast Yelchin as the young Tom Warshaw (the older version is played by Duchovny himself), an American artis... More About: Actors , Young , Part
SPOILER OF THE WEEK: Tom Sturridge should have been the lead in Jumper not
2008-01-12 00:00:00 One of the most anticipated movie this year is Tom Sturridge (http://themovie-fanatic.com/hotlist/risi ng_stars/tom_sturridge/) could have played a better Davey (the lead character) . Not that Hayden Christensen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159789/) is a bad actor- he's not. He was quite decent in Shattered Glass (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323944/), the true story of a young journalist who fabricated stories he wrote for a political journal. But he suck big time in Star Wars, not to mention the recent disaster, the absurb and inept Awake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211933/). He simply doesn't ring a bell for me. (and I'm not talking about Jamie Bell (http://themovie-fanatic.com/hotlist/risi ng_stars/jamie_bell/) if that's what you have in mind! Bell rocks and he has proven this time and again.) It would have been a great match to see two outstanding Brits fight it out in this sci-fi film. Based on the Steven Gould novel, Jumper follows a young man from a broken home who disco... More About: Spoiler , Week , Lead
MAKING WAVES: Oh Zooeyyy! Zooey Deschanel takes 3!
2008-01-12 00:00:00 You may know it already, Zooey Deschanel will be playing Janis Joplin in Gospel According to Janis (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384141/). Oh my God, anyone that would release an album as an actor is the biggest fool ever , but I happened to have sung all my life before I was an actor. Why are musicians allowed to become actors? No one ever gives them flack for that. says the actress. That seems to be the proper reply to those who kept on asking why she has to sing? Just because she replaced Pink in the movie, she has to get all the flack? It seems pathetic to me. You have to keep reminding yourself it's not about money, because there is a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do whatever. But that's not what I'm thinking about. I continue only to take movies because I love the script and because I really want to do it. says the actress. Other projects for the actress include 2 high-profile movies. She will star opposite Mark Wahlberg in M. Nig... More About: Waves
MAKING WAVES: Fu’ad Ait Aattou: Straight out of Caravaggio?
2008-01-12 00:00:00 Fu’ad was a revelation to me the moment I saw him. He is truly the man I've always been looking for: a young, Italian-Renaissance style of man with a girl's ravishing beauty. Beauty is always feminine, and although he is not at all effeminate, he has that radiant quality about him. remarked filmmaker Catherine Breillat. - - - - - - The writer turned director is of course describing her leading man in the film, Une vieille maîtresse (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437526) (The Last Mistress). The movie is described as a delicious concoction of the secrets, rumors and betrayals surrounding the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy. More About: Caravaggio , Straight , Waves
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON: Fincher teams up with Pitt and Blanche
2008-01-11 00:00:00 It's dark, it's romantic, and it also deals with mortality in a pretty unflattering way. The guy is born in 1919 - with the film itself beginning in the Civil war, travelling around the world and carrying on all the way through to the year 2000. says director David Fincher. I think it's a story about death, he said, to love somebody enough to be there when they breathe their last breath. Fincher said his father died two years ago at about the same time some of his friends were having their first child. It's easy to have babies; it's hard to be there when somebody dies, Fincher is of course talking about his latest film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. 'Curious Case' is the film adaptation of the 1922 short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. More of the movie: In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. ... More About: Teams
tMF joins LAMB!
2008-01-11 00:00:00 tMF is proud to be a member of LAMB! - - - - - - What is LAMB? There are hundreds of blogs out there that feature movie reviews and news. It's hard to keep track and find what you're looking for. For bloggers, it's equally hard to find your niche in this highly competitive field of Entertainment. It's about time we have a sort of pseudo-association that would offer viewers with diverse and interesting content on movies, actors and filmmakers- LAMB! The Large Association of Movie Blogs has arrived on the scene, and is intended for all audiences. For movie blog readers: rather than hunting through Google or through any number of blog directories and/or blogrolls looking for a site that fits your liking, this is your one-stop shop. Read up on the latest sites: who's behind them, what their focus is, their goals and what you can expect when visiting. For movie bloggers: this is a place for your blog to be spotlighted, in its own feature post, for all to see. [ Visit official... More About: Lamb
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Ben Whishaw
2008-01-11 00:00:00 Armed with nervous energy? That seems to be the perfect description for Ben Whishaw. The talented British actor is on the verge of becoming one of today's most important leading men. But unlike some of his comtemporaries who relish the limelight and the tag of being a 'celebrity', the 27 year old actor favors a more subdued public persona. tMF features Whishaw in its first spotlight of the week! - - - - - - I went to a youth theatre near where I live, where I'm from, and the guy who ran the youth theatre knew an agent in London, a child agent, and took me along to meet her. I think I met her when I was 14 and sat on her books for a couple of years doing nothing, and I got my first job when I was 17. Then I did bits and pieces of work, still at school at the time, doing A-levels. I thought, I'll do my A-levels then I'll just work. I'll work as an actor. So I finished my A-levels. Nothing. Not a single audition, I didn't get a job. Nothing. I thought, this is hopeless, so I... More About: Week , Spotlight
MAKING WAVES: Trent Ford on modeling and doing movies
2008-01-07 01:40:00 It has been said that for every 1,000 aspiring male models, only about 1 or 2 will make it big. In the case of Trent Ford , he did not only turned heads in the modeling industry but also successfully made the transition into acting. I did that as a financial thing but I never told anybody in acting that I did that. I think that LA doesn’t really understand what fashion is, just in terms of the fashion industry. They have lovely clothes here and people do dress well from time to time. I mean come on, wearing dental floss just doesn’t count. says Ford on his modeling gigs. After co-starring with Mandy Moore in How to Deal, Ford was seen in the indie film Park (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469519/), a briliant comedy also starring William Baldwin and Ricki Lake. He will be seen next in Primal Scream (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451167/). The young actor is also busy with a number of movies plus TV appearances for The Class. He was also in the cast of Smallville and The ... More About: Movies , Modeling , Waves
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON: Fincher teams up with Pitt and Blanche
2008-01-06 18:46:00 It's dark, it's romantic, and it also deals with mortality in a pretty unflattering way. The guy is born in 1919 - with the film itself beginning in the Civil war, travelling around the world and carrying on all the way through to the year 2000. says director David Fincher. I think it's a story about death, he said, to love somebody enough to be there when they breathe their last breath. Fincher said his father died two years ago at about the same time some of his friends were having their first child. It's easy to have babies; it's hard to be there when somebody dies, Fincher is of course talking about his latest film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. 'Curious Case' is the film adaptation of the 1922 short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. More of the movie: In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. ... More About: Teams
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007: David
2008-01-02 12:39:00 Amongst the 130 films I’ve witnessed in 2007, only a few of them penetrated through and really moved me. 2007 was the year that gave movies the right to haunt your dreams. Rightfully so. Blood, evil, corruption, and the devil really found their place in movies this year and my top 4 are as evil as you can get. Yet, some movies made us cry, feel good, and one movie in particular had its stock rise immensely over the time I last viewed it (my number 8 movie). And the musical genre never looked or sounded any better than the one’s we received this year. But, unfortunately I have to narrow a list of 130 films to a measly top 10, with another honorable of 10 more. This is the time of year we movie goers yearn: to tell other’s the movies that really rocked our world and made us feel happy when we left the theatre. So here, the top 10 films of the great year that was 2007. TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007 By David DiMichele @ tMF ... More About: Films
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007: David
2008-01-02 12:39:00 Amongst the 130 films I’ve seen in 2007, only a few penetrated through my soul and really moved me. 2007 was the year that gave movies the right to haunt your dreams and rightfully so. Blood, evil, corruption and the devil really found their place this year and my top four are as evil as you can get. Yet, some movies made us cry, feel good, and the stock of one movie in particular rose the last time I viewed it - see my number eight choice. The musical genre too has never looked or sounded better. But unfortunately I have to narrow a list of 130 films to a measly top ten, with another ten honorable mentions. This is the time of year when we movie goers yearn to tell others about the movies that really rocked our world and made us feel happy when we left the theatre. So here, my top ten films of the great year that was 2007. TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007 By David DiMichele @ tMF [ tMF Film Review (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_r... More About: Films
FAST FORWARD: 5 highly-anticipated films for 2008!
2008-01-02 03:03:00 It would not be fun anymore if we're to list Jumper (http://www.jumperthemovie.com/) has all the makings of an awesome sci-fi thriller! Based on the Steven Gould novel of the same name and directed by Doug Liman, Jumper tells the story of a young man from a broken home that discovers he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man who he believes responsible for the death of his mother, he draws the attention of the National Security Agency and someone else with the same ability. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell and Rachel Bilson. - - - I think history is always more interested when told by the losers or those on the margins. This is because most conventional history is that of the winners, so you get a different slant. But because she (Mary Boleyn) is badly treated by her family and by the king, it is possible to show her development from naive and trusting a... More About: Films , Fast , Fast Forward , Forward , 2008
FAST FORWARD: 5 highly-anticipated films for 2008!
2008-01-02 03:03:00 It would not be fun anymore if we're to list Jumper (http://www.jumperthemovie.com/) has all the makings of an awesome sci-fi thriller! Based on the Steven Gould novel of the same name and directed by Doug Liman, Jumper tells the story of a young man from a broken home that discovers he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man who he believes responsible for the death of his mother, he draws the attention of the National Security Agency and someone else with the same ability. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell and Rachel Bilson. - - - I think history is always more interested when told by the losers or those on the margins. This is because most conventional history is that of the winners, so you get a different slant. But because she (Mary Boleyn) is badly treated by her family and by the king, it is possible to show her development from naive and trusting a... More About: Films , Fast , Fast Forward , Forward , 2008
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007
2007-12-31 17:13:00 As mentioned, it is that time of year. tMF will be posting three separate Top Ten lists. Jed Medina, reviewer David DiMichele, and I will post our own Top Ten as a way to promote a little diversity and illustrate the different viewpoints we have at tMF! This is not a comprehensive look at every film released in 2007, as I have not seen a number of films in limited December release (Juno, There Will Be Blood, etc) but rather a list of ten films that I enjoyed throughout the year. So without further adieu: TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007 By Jeremy Welsch @ tMF [Official Movie Site] #10: Live Free or Die Hard Surely not to make many Top Ten lists for the year, Live Free or Die Hard is the definition of ‘a popcorn movie’. It is ridiculously over the top and hardly believable for a second, but what made these movies great in the first place is still present today. An updated stor... More About: Films
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007: Jeremy
2007-12-31 17:13:00 As mentioned, it is that time of year again and tMF will be posting three separate Top Ten lists. Owner Jed Medina, film reviewer David DiMichele, and I will each post our own Top Ten List as a way to promote diversity and to illustrate the different points of view we share at tMF! This is not drawn from a comprehensive look at every film released in 2007, as I have not seen a number of films which are in limited December release (Juno, There Will Be Blood, etc) but rather a list of ten films that I enjoyed throughout the year. So without further adieu: TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007 By Jeremy Welsch @ tMF [Official Movie Site] #10: Live Free or Die Hard Sure not to make many Top Ten lists this year, Live Free or Die Hard is the definition of ‘a popcorn movie’. It is ridiculously over the top and hardly believable for a second, but what made these movies great in the first ... More About: Films
27 Dresses
2007-12-31 14:52:00 Starring: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman Director: Anne Fletcher Release Date: January 11, 2007 Running time: 107 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributors: 20th Century Fox - - - Review by Jeremy Welsch - - - Romantic comedies tend to exist in their own little world, don’t they? A world where they make up their own rules without any grasp, or even real connection to the rest of the planet. A world where everything gets a tidy treatment and at the end of the day everyone’s problems are solved in the span of about 100 minutes. They are the sitcoms of the movie world that rarely make apologies to that point. Having just sat through P.S. I Love You not 24 hours prior to watching this, I thought about the genre as a whole and did a little exercise. During the previews, I sat down and made a quick list of any plot devices I could think of that are overused in romantic comedies, just to see how many they would try in 27 Dresses . Again, this list was based stri...
P.S. I Love You
2007-12-31 07:43:00 Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler Director: Richard LaGravenese Release Date: December 21, 2007 Running time: 126 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributors: Warner Bros. - - - Review by Jeremy Welsch - - - “Chick Flicks”. It’s kind of a derogatory term if you think about it. I don’t know too many women who like to be referred to as ‘chicks’, and to go so far as to pigeon-hole a whole category of movies as a blanket statement seems equally shallow. Nevertheless, the term is an accepted one and is synonymous with sappy drivel that taken men the world over find themselves being repeatedly dragged to in the hopes of building up enough points to talk their better half into seeing the latest Die Hard movie. More About: Love , I Love You
KEIRA-WATCH: The Duchess trailer
2007-12-29 03:20:00 Yes we know, Cate Blanchett reigns! But Keira Knightley is so way way up there, we can't help but fall in love with her! The buzz on Atonement and Ms. Knightley's haunting performance is still piping hot, but it seems Paramount Vantage wants to capitalize on the Keira-craze, so they tease us with a trailer of The Duchess (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864761/). While cinematical (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/12/27/ke ira-knightleys-the-duchess-gets-a-trailer /) posted this buzz ahead of many blogs, it's hard to 'snag' the AOL video (WTF, there's youtube!) So, here it is! - - - - - - More on the Duchess: A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire, an ancestor of Princess Diana who was alternately celebrated and reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives. Aside from Ms. Knigthley, it stars the legendary Charlotte Rampling (who we can't help but remember in Lumet's The Verdict with Paul Newman, among others of course, the ... More About: Watch , Trailer
KEIRA-WATCH: The Duchess trailer
2007-12-29 03:20:00 Yes we know, Cate Blanchett reigns! But Keira Knightley is so way way up there, we can't help but fall in love with her! The buzz on Atonement and Ms. Knightley's haunting performance is still piping hot, but it seems Paramount Vantage wants to capitalize on the Keira-craze, so they tease us with a trailer of The Duchess (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864761/). While cinematical (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/12/27/ke ira-knightleys-the-duchess-gets-a-trailer /) posted this buzz ahead of many blogs, it's hard to 'snag' the AOL video (WTF, there's youtube!) So, here it is! - - - - - - More on the Duchess: A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire, an ancestor of Princess Diana who was alternately celebrated and reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives. Aside from Ms. Knigthley, it stars the legendary Charlotte Rampling (who we can't help but remember in Lumet's The Verdict with Paul Newman, among others of course, the ... More About: Watch , Trailer
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007: Jed
2007-12-27 22:04:00 It's that time of the year again and by now, the majority of movie blogs and sites will have posted their list of top movies. Here @tMF, we're celebrating our sixth month and our first top ten list. Jeremy, our film review administrator and David, one of our film reviewers, will soon be posting their own top ten lists. In the meantime, here's mine! TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007 By Jed Medina @tMF [ tMF Film Focus on The Edge of Heaven ] #10: Auf Der Anderen Seite, The Edge Of Heaven: Poignant, tragic, and memorable. At #10 is Fatih Akin’s latest movie about relationships, one man’s struggle towards self-discovery and a young woman’s journey from tragedy to bliss. The way it deals with the joys and curses of a dual culture is exceptionally poignant and heart-warming. Without forcing the issue of Turkey and the apparent reluctance of Europe to embrace this multi-rac... More About: Films
TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2007
2007-12-27 22:04:00 It's that time of the year again and by now, the majority of movie blogs and sites will have posted their list of top movies. Here @tMF, we're celebrating our sixth month and our first top ten list. Jeremy, our film review administrator and David, one of our film reviewers, will soon be posting their own top ten lists. In the meantime, here's mine! TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007 By Jed Medina @tMF [ tMF Film Focus on The Edge of Heaven ] #10: Auf Der Anderen Seite, The Edge Of Heaven: Poignant, tragic, and memorable. At #10 is Fatih Akin’s latest movie about relationships, one man’s struggle towards self-discovery and a young woman’s journey from tragedy to bliss. The way it deals with the joys and curses of a dual culture is exceptionally poignant and heart-warming. Without forcing the issue of Turkey and the apparent reluctance of Europe to embrace this multi-rac... More About: Movies
ATONEMENT: One of the year's best!
2007-12-27 00:19:00 Joe Wright's Atonement premiered at the Venice Film festival to much acclaim, but failed to win any major awards. It went on to become one of the year's most nominated films, notably at the Golden Globes. I think of Atonement as one of the best films of the year. It's a rare cinematic feat- a visual feast that satisfies on many levels- it's ambitious filmmaking from a talented director, has a terrific story, with stunning visuals, and features amazing performances- especially from James McAvoy and Keira Knightley. And I'm not the only one who thinks highly of this film. Says Variety (http://www.variety.com/review/VE11179345 23.html?categoryid=31 cs=1): Rarely has a book sprung so vividly to life, but also worked so enthrallingly in pure movie terms, as with “Atonement,” Brit helmer Joe Wright’s smart, dazzlingly upholstered adaptation of Ian McEwan’s celebrated 2001 novel. Period yarn, largely set in 1930s and ‘40s England, about an adolescent o...
Charlie Wilson's War
2007-12-26 10:54:00 Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman Director: Mike Nichols Release Date: December 21, 2007 Running time: 100 min MPAA Rating: R Distributors: Universal Pictures - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - If I hadn’t had a phone call this morning telling me about you, I’d have no clue who you are. We know, or we’re so told, that Reagan ended the Cold War and was responsible for the Berlin Wall collapsing, but, come one, is that all true? Why isn’t Texas congressman Charlie Wilson a household name by now? Boggles my mind that most Americans knew who got voted off American Idol but don’t know who Charlie Wilson is or what he accomplished. Could it be the fact that he was a so-called “pig”? This man isn’t praised because he always had a drink in his hand, around drugs, or galvanized women but what transpired years after the war was over (our current Iraq situation). That’s the reason why most of our popu...
WHY DO WE LOVE SWEENEY TODD? Let me count the ways...
2007-12-26 04:36:00 - - - The dynamic duo of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp is simply...awesome! In their latest project, they succeeded in bringing to the screen the magic and the horror of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. One film reviewer (http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/12/18/s weeney-todd-a-masterpiece-wrapped-in-deat h-and-covered-in-blood/) even went to the extreme and declared: Perhaps the greatest director and actor duo in film history, Burton and Depp again show us what can be achieved on the big screen. Even Time has this to say: Burton and Depp infuse the brilliant cold steel of Stephen Sondheim's score with a burning passion. Helena Bonham Carter and a superb supporting cast bring focused fury to this musical nightmare. It's bloody great. Says the Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film /reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=10285): The blood juxtaposed to the music is highly unsettling. It runs contrary to expectations. Burton pushes this gore into his audiences' fac... More About: Love , Sweeney Todd , Count , Sweeney
HUNTING AND GATHERING: Tautou and Canet teams up!
More articles from this author:2007-12-26 04:11:00 Before starting on the script, I wanted Charlotte Gainsbourg to play the role, because I wanted to work with her again. As I said, life is all about chance. Shortly afterwards, I went to New York and Audrey Tautou, who I had never met, was on the plane sitting next to me. We got to know each other, but didn’t talk about the book. She already knew that Charlotte had the role. However, two or three weeks later, Audrey told her agent that if Charlotte could not do the film, she would like to play Camille. As she is a generous girl, she did not want to take the role from Charlotte. says director Claude Berri. - - - - - - The acclaimed French director is talking about how he cast French star Audrey Tautou ( A Very Long Engagement, Amelie) in the lead role for his new film, Hunting and Gathering (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0792965) (Ensemble, c’est tout). What's the Movie About: In mid-2004, Anna Gavalda’s best selling novel Hunting and gathering was brought to the... More About: Teams , Erin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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