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Dizzee Rascal's princely pal
18 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Dizzee Rascal identified with Prince Harry. The 'Dance Wiv Me' rapper - who met the British royal backstage at this years O2 Wireless festival in London - said that out of all of the celebrities he'd met, Harry, 25, was the friendliest. When asked who his favourite famous person is, Dizzy replied: "It has to be Prince Harry. Tom Hanks is a real down-to-earth guy and we chatted about Snoop Dogg, because his son is a fan. But Prince Harry - that is proper royalty, man! "We just had a bit of banter and that. It was mad. He was... a bit like me, really." He also admitted the prince had a clumsy "street handshake." »
Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours To Have Over An Hour of No Dialogue
7 November 2009 11:44 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
A couple days ago it was reported that Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) had found his next film project, 127 Hours, a story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for nearly five days. Indiewire had a chance to talk to the filmmaker at the Bafra Brittania Awards, and Boyle confirmed that Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy has not yet started the screenplay, which will be based on Boyle's treatment. But the big news tidbit to come out of the conversation is how he plans to shoot the film. Boyle intends to film the first hour of the movie with no dialogue. In the true life story, Ralston was completely alone, stuck in the canyon. And Boyle will not be introducing any volleyball tricks a la Tom Hanks in Castaway. The film will have ... »
- Peter Sciretta
Forgotten Performances: Tom Hanks As Brainwashed D&D Nerd
6 November 2009 5:30 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· Topless Robot reminds us that before Angels & Demons, Saving Private Ryan, and Philadelphia, there was Mazes and Monsters -- a made-for-tv movie starring Tom Hanks as an RPG enthusiast who lurks in alleyways, stabbing stuntmen in really shoddy-looking lizard suits. The climax takes place on the roof of the Wtc, further underscoring the movie's underlying message that virgins cause terrorism. »
'A Christmas Carol' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know
6 November 2009 3:52 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Before you see a very animated Jim Carrey on the big screen, find out how it all came together.
By Eric Ditzian
Ebenezer Scrooge (voiced by Jim Carrey) in "A Christmas Carol"
Photo: Disney
Look at ol' Ebenezer Scrooge — now that's a mug not even a mother could love.
Jim Carrey is no doubt a fan, though, because behind all that computer-generated animation is the comedian himself, done up in a performance-capture leotard. An admirer as well, clearly, is Robert Zemeckis, who masterminded the moviemaking magic that not only turned Carrey into Scrooge, but the three ghosts who visit him in this adaptation of Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol."
Their 3-D movie arrives just a bit before the Christmas season — on Friday (November 6), before even Thanksgiving — but that's no reason you should feel like it has snuck up on you. The story, about three apparitions who visit penny-pinching Scrooge during »
De Niro to the 7th? (Oscar's Male Hierarchy)
6 November 2009 3:46 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Have you been buying the minor huzz (hype+buzz) 'Robert De Niro's 7th Oscar nomination' for the holiday film Everybody's Fine? My friend txt critic saw it last night and sent the following note by phone...
it's, well, fine. most definitely a drama (despite the trailer) and conceptually a cross between About Schmidt and Four Christmases. nice, sweet and somewhat forgettable.
might, Might be a nomination for DeNiro, but i wouldn't bet on it.I dunno. I wasn't betting on it either but Best Actor sure seems vacant this year with only Colin Firth (A Single Man) and George Clooney (Up in the Air) catching any sort of real fire. As I've been saying for months, Fox Searchlight shouldn't have even hesitated to position Crazy Heart for a 2009 release. Jeff Bridges would have a clear shot at the career trophy given the field (if -- and it's always »
- NATHANIEL R
Tom Hanks Honors WWII Soldiers with New 4-d Film
5 November 2009 2:55 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Actors Tom Hanks and Patricia Clarkson headed down to New Orleans on Thursday night for a screening of the war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum.
"I'm just glad that it's here," Hanks, who produced the film, tells the AP. "I'm glad that it's part of the bigger museum. I think things like this are natural resources for each city (in which) they exist."
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Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'
5 November 2009 1:14 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.The film, which includes "4-d" elements such as props and shaking seats, opens to the public Friday and will be shown exclusively at the museum's new Victory Theater. The theater is part of the museum's $300 million expansion project that will continue through 2015.Clarkson and Cromwell were among more than a dozen celebrities who lent their voices to the documentary. Clarkson was the voice of Marguerite Higgins, a New York Herald Tribune correspondent, and Cromwell was the voices of Maj. Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift and Fleet Adm. William Halsey.The film includes vintage images that chronicle WWII . from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of the Bulge . and took five years to make. »
Exclusive Video: Forrest Gump Blu-ray Special Feature Clip!
5 November 2009 11:30 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
We have a brand new exclusive special feature clip from Forrest Gump, which comes to Blu-ray in a new Sapphire Series on November 3. Click below for our exclusive special feature clip, which shows Tom Hanks talking about the actor who plays the young Forrest and his unique voice.
Stupid is as stupid does," says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal Iq, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying, Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance, becomes a football star, meets John F. Kennedy, serves with honor in Vietnam, meets Lyndon Johnson, speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, hangs out with the Yippies, defeats the »
Director Danny Boyle Reteams with "Slumdog Millionaire" Creative Team
5 November 2009 10:22 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Danny Boyle is working once again with Fox Searchlight and he's bringing back his "Slumdog Millionaire" creative team with him.
Their upcoming collaboration is called "127 Hours" about the real-life tale of mountaineer Aron Ralston. You may remember the name, he's the man who nearly died pinned under a boulder during a climb in Utah in May of 2003.
For five days, Ralston's right forearm was under that boulder, so he used a dull knife to amputate himself. Take a look at this video for more of Ralston's story, and then continue reading to find out who's being rumored to play him:
Boyle is set to direct the movie. Production begins early next year for a late 2010 release, just in time for the Oscar season.
The director has written a treatment, and Simon Beaufoy is negotiating to write the script. "127 Hours" will be Boyle's fifth time around with Fox Searchlight. The director »
- Manny
Robert Zemeckis chats 'A Christmas Carol'
4 November 2009 5:35 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Performance capture technology is being pioneered by a small group of intrepid directors, including Robert Zemeckis who recently brought us Beowulf (2007) and a digitised Tom Hanks in The Polar Express (2004). He takes the technology another step farther with his 3D version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. It stars an unrecognisable Jim Carrey as Scrooge (and in many other roles too) along with Colin Firth as his charitable nephew Fred. Zemeckis explains to Digital Spy his modern vision for this ye olde worlde fable and why he'll be going underwater for his next trick... This story has been adapted many times before. Did it need this new approach?
"The idea was to do it as a new approach. I never considered adapting it as a film, but when I realised the potential of the tools we have now in digital cinema, it started (more) »
- By Stella Papamichael
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
New On DVD This Week
3 November 2009 3:35 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, North by Northwest, It’s a Wonderful Life and The Rockford Files. Plus, there’s some classic Dr. Who coming out this week as well.
Check them out.
Movies
A Christmas Carol ~ Alastair Sim, Jack Warner (Blu-ray)
Aliens in the Attic ~ Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts (DVD and Blu-ray)
Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1 (The Big Heat / 5 Against the House / The Lineup / Murder by Contract / The Sniper) ~ (DVD)
The Claudette Colbert Collection (Three-Cornered Moon / Maid of Salem / I Met »
- Joe Gillis
The Boss, Metallica, U2, Jagger combine at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts
2 November 2009 8:18 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Collaboration was the name of the game at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts, which took place Oct. 29-30 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Names like U2, Metallica, Black Eyed Peas, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Ozzy, Sting and beyond would take the stage together on choice and classic songs. It marked the first time the Hall of Fame has ever put on a large-scale concert in its name. To top it off, one of the most famous names in movies, Tom Hanks, introduced the talent. The lineups were as follows: October 29 lineup: Crosby... »
- Katie Hasty
Thinking Outside the Box
2 November 2009 7:51 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
A week loaded with oh-so-worthy awards season contenders is offset with the comic relief of Jim Carrey's performance captured flailing, George Clooney's self-deluded staring, and the teasing promise of an affordable(!) trip to the ballet.
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"The Box"
You could make the argument that if Richard Kelly could only get the whole world to come over to his house and listen to his record collection, he might not feel the need to make films at all. That said, his fall from grace following the flop of "Southland Tales" was so total that he went from the director anointed as the hipster's David Lynch to the arthouse M. Night Shyamalan overnight. With much riding on this comeback, Kelly has turned to Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button," previously immortalized as an episode of "The Twilight Zone, »
- Neil Pedley
Forrest Gump - 14 clips from the Sapphire Series DVD.
2 November 2009 1:38 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
New clips have been added from the "Forrest Gump" Sapphire Series DVD which sees release on November 3rd via Paramount Home Entertainment. The remarkable instant classic is available for the first time on high definition and includes two hours of dynamic new bonus features. Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. Alongside his mamma (Sally Field), his best friend Bubba (Mykelti Williamson) and his favorite girl Jenny (Robin Wright), Forrest has a ringside seat for the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), and Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Forrest Gump remains one of the great movie triumphs of all time. »
Hugh Jackman Not Hosting the 2010 Oscars
1 November 2009 4:10 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Hugh Jackman has ruled out hosting the Academy Awards this coming March, despite rumors that he may return for another song and dance routine.
Sources for Variety say he’s “quietly” declined the job, while not ruling it out in future years. He just doesn’t want to be the guy two years in a row.
The Oscar telecast last February with Jackman saw an upswing in the ratings compared to the previous falling years, and started the series of changes the Academy has been making to the traditional awards show. No longer was a comedian hosting the gig, but an actor and rising member of the Hollywood elite.
This year the “Best Picture” category has been expanded to ten nominees, presumably to include more commercial prospects and bring in viewers hoping to see Pixar’s Up possibly contend for the top prize. Plus new producers like Adam Shankman could »
- Jeff Leins
U2, Metallica Bring History-Making Collaborations To Rock Hall Concert
31 October 2009 9:07 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Fellow headliners Aretha Franklin and Jeff Beck, along with guests like Mick Jagger and Ozzy Ozbourne, celebrate night two of Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary.
By Saimon Kos
U2's Bono and Black Eyed Peas' Fergie
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
New York — For the second night in a row, Tom Hanks walked onstage at Madison Square Garden to do the introduction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert, and for the second night in a row some of the greatest rock acts of all time shared the stage. Performances varied from classic hits to once-in-a-lifetime collaborations as Aretha Franklin, Jeff Beck, Metallica and U2 all brought out big-name guests.
Jerry Lee Lewis got things started again, this time performing "Great Balls Fire" and literally kicking down his seat before exiting to make way for the rest of the acts. Franklin took the stage in »
MovieSet’s Alliance DVD Round-Up - Coraline, Ghosts of Girlfriends, Away We Go, Easy Virtue, 17 Again
30 October 2009 3:50 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
As winter approaches the days start getting shorter and the temperature keeps dropping which makes watching movies at home start to look like a better option than braving the cold weather to go out to the theater.
Lucky for you, Alliance has released a great selection of films that can entertain fans of any genre. Keep your eyes open for Coraline, Nothing Like the Holidays, Away We Go, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Easy Virtue, Sin Nombre and 17 Again.
Coraline DVD
If you’re looking for a good family film to watch over Halloween, then pick up Coraline on DVD or Blu-Ray to delight and frighten you in standard 2-D, or eye-popping 3-D. Coraline tells the story of a young girl who walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life.
On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to »
- Shannon
The World Series, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga, Rihanna And Justin Bieber: This Week's Deep Cuts
30 October 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
As the week comes to a close here in the MTV Newsroom, we're left with a handful of questions before we slide out the door and into the weekend. Is it too late to start training for the New York Marathon? (Answer: Yes, as it's Sunday.) Is this weekend when we roll the clocks back? (Yes, so enjoy an extra hour of sleep before running the marathon.) What's going to be the most popular costume for Halloween? (We've already seen more Sookie Stackhouses than we care to count.) But most importantly: What might you have missed this week here on the Newsroom blog? Lucky for you,
we have whole cornucopia of answers ready and waiting for your clicking pleasure.
» The World Series kicked off this week, with the Phillies and the Yankees each taking a game in the Bronx. We still think the Yankees have the better playlist, but the »
- Kyle Anderson
Tom Hanks Thinks Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' Is Best Of The Year, No Thanks To Kanye West
30 October 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Tom Hanks has worn many hats over the course of his long career. Actor, both comic and dramatic. Producer. Writer. Director. He's even belted out a song or two through the years, though he's never made a side-career of it like other actors have (see also: Bruce Willis).
After watching the video below, you might agree that the time has arrived to start a "Tom Hanks Should Release A Pop Album" Internet petition. His performance of Beyonce's Video of the Year-winning "Single Ladies" might not deliver as the best of all time, but it is classic Hanks. Watch, and enjoy.
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- Adam Rosenberg
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