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17 articles from 2009
Discuss:[p]The Mystery of Swank
21 October 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
If you were not a fan of Beverly Hills 90210 or the later Karate Kid installments, then it's likely you were first introduced to Hilary Swank in 1999 via her breakthrough role in Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry. For her efforts as Brandon Teena, the transgendered teen tragically misunderstood by a small Nebraska town, Swank won her first Best Actress Oscar, at the ripe old age of 24. Five years later, Swank again gave a knockout (sorry!) performance in Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood's tearjerker about a female boxer with heart and determination. Defying all odds, Swank took home her second Oscar (at 29) for her brave and physical portrayal of Maggie Fitzgerald. Unfortunately for Swank, this double win before the age of 30 seems to have engendered a love-her-or-hate-her dichotomy that lingers today. Ask anyone, 'What do you think of Hilary Swank?' Chances are, they will not be lukewarm. For ... »
Interview With "Mississippi Damned" Filmmakers Tina Mabry and Morgan Stiff
9 August 2009 11:59 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
Lgbt film festival-goers and anyone who follows independent film are already well aware of the new feature Mississippi Damned, written and directed by out filmmaker Tina Mabry. Along with Mississippi Damned producer and editor (and Mabry's fiancee) Morgan Stiff, Mabry has made a film that's winning awards and critical accolades for its realistic depiction of families struggling with addiction, violence, racism and poverty in the rural South.
AfterEllen.com recently talked with Stiff and Mabry (who also wrote the hit lesbian feature film Itty Bitty Titty Committee) about the making of this highly personal film (which includes a butch lesbian) and their plans for their production company, Morgan's Mark.
Tina Mabry (left) and Morgan Stiff (right)
AfterEllen.com: How did you and Morgan come to meet and work together?
Tina Mabry: Morgan and I met at USC where we developed a personal and professional relationship. Not only did I »
- karman
tMF Oscar Watch: Carey Mulligan and Abbie Cornish: Best Actress Contenders?
6 August 2009 1:33 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
This would be the first time for tMF to dive into uncharted waters and dwell into the Awards season and launch its very own OscarWatch. But we shall focus on what we've been known for - the often unheralded young talents!
In our first OscarWatch: Best Actress Contenders, we put the spotlight on two relatively newcomers- Carey Mulligan and Abbie Cornish. Abbie Cornish, is praised for her role in Jane Campion's Bright Star and we believe she ought to be recognized for her lead performance as Fanny Brawne.
Says Katya Foreman: The 26-year-old Australian actress has received rave reviews for her performance, which is in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival and traces the ill-fated romance between Brawne and her neighbor, the 19th-century poet John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw).
Cornish, a natural blonde, dyed her locks chocolate brown, filled out her figure to fit with the era's »
tMF Oscar Watch: Carey Mulligan and Abbie Cornish: Best Actress Contenders?
6 August 2009 1:33 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
This would be the first time for tMF to dive into uncharted waters and dwell into the Awards season and launch its very own OscarWatch. But we shall focus on what we've been known for - the often unheralded young talents!
In our first OscarWatch: Best Actress Contenders, we put the spotlight on two relatively newcomers- Carey Mulligan and Abbie Cornish. Abbie Cornish, is praised for her role in Jane Campion's Bright Star and we believe she ought to be recognized for her lead performance as Fanny Brawne.
Says Katya Foreman: The 26-year-old Australian actress has received rave reviews for her performance, which is in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival and traces the ill-fated romance between Brawne and her neighbor, the 19th-century poet John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw).
Cornish, a natural blonde, dyed her locks chocolate brown, filled out her figure to fit with the era's »
Judd Apatow Developing Projects with John Carney & Kimberly Peirce
30 July 2009 2:39 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
More new projects from Judd Apatow? Now, now, don't fear, these may turn out great! ComingSoon has learned about two new projects that Apatow is developing with two very talented indie filmmakers. First up, he revealed that he's working with John Carney, the Irish filmmaker who brought us the wonderful flick Once. Apatow is also working with Kimberly Peirce, who brought us Boys Don't Cry and Stop-Loss, to develop an untitled romantic sex comedy. Unfortunately, we don't know anything about the project he's developing with Carney, but ComingSoon did find out a bit more about Kimberly Peirce's project. Read on! "I am thrilled and excited to be working with Judd," Peirce told them. She is writing and will direct the comedy, but didn't say anything else about it. However, they did some snooping and found this description for her feature: "In the vein of Pedro Almodovar and Woody Allen »
- Alex Billington
Apatow Teaming Up With Kimberly Peirce
30 July 2009 5:54 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
For this go-round, at least, Judd Apatow seems to be escaping accusations that he just doesn't get girls. The one female character of any substance in Funny People, the ex-girlfriend played by Leslie Mann, is actually pretty nuanced and human. Well played. But finally-- finally!-- Apatow seems willing to bring on a female collaborator other than his wife, and it's absolutely no one you would have expected. Coming Soon did some digging around following an interview with Apatow and confirmed, indeed, Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce will be writing and directing an untitled romantic sex comedy under Apatow's tutelage. Yeah, I know-- who saw that coming? After bursting on to the scene with her feature debut Boys Don't Cry in 1999, Peirce spent nearly 10 years making her follow-up, Stop-Loss, a grim drama about the toll of the American military policy on its soldiers. There seems to be a common »
Judd Apatow Producing Kimberly Peirce and John Carney
30 July 2009 5:23 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
ComingSoon has learned that Judd Apatow is developing a romantic sex comedy project with Kimberly Peirce, the indie film director responsible for Boys Don't Cry and Stop-Loss. Apatow also revealed that he's developing a comedy project with John Carney, the director of the 2007 Sundance micro-budget musical Once. While no further details have been revealed about the Carney/Apatow team-up, details of Peirce's next project can be found of the filmmaker's official website: "in the vein of Pedro Almodovar and Woody Allen in which a 'guy's' group of friends resuscitates him from the worst possible breakup, and trains him to find true love in this gender twist on the classic romantic comedy." I had read about this project at an earlier point, and the plan was for Apatow to co-write on the final draft with production to begin in 2009. It doesn't seem like they are far enough along to begin principal »
- Peter Sciretta
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 10
22 July 2009 10:55 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
This is probably the most difficult Top 10 rankings I ever did - more difficult than the updated Top 10 for the actors. I have to find a balance wherein I give proper credit to certain actresses who have already established themselves and are already well-known by fans and ordinary moviegoers vis-a-vis those who have yet to boast of a growing list of followers, but has shown such unforgettable and powerful acting in some very impressive recently released films. At the end of the day, what really matters is that - at this moment - it was her name and her performances that moviegoers and critics alike are talking and raving about. - - -
# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 10
22 July 2009 10:55 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
This is probably the most difficult Top 10 rankings I ever did - more difficult than the updated Top 10 for the actors. I have to find a balance wherein I give proper credit to certain actresses who have already established themselves and are already well-known by fans and ordinary moviegoers vis-a-vis those who have yet to boast of a growing list of followers, but has shown such unforgettable and powerful acting in some very impressive recently released films. At the end of the day, what really matters is that - at this moment - it was her name and her performances that moviegoers and critics alike are talking and raving about. - - -
# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 10
22 July 2009 10:55 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
This is probably the most difficult Top 10 rankings I ever did - more difficult than the updated Top 10 for the actors. I have to find a balance wherein I give proper credit to certain actresses who have already established themselves and are already well-known by fans and ordinary moviegoers vis-a-vis those who have yet to boast of a growing list of followers, but has shown such unforgettable and powerful acting in some very impressive recently released films. At the end of the day, what really matters is that - at this moment - it was her name and her performances that moviegoers and critics alike are talking and raving about. - - -
# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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Boos! and Whoop-doos!: Support Your Local Female Film Directors!
19 June 2009 8:20 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Female Directors? Whoop-doo!
The plight of the female film director has been dissected, discussed, and weighed against the conformation of politics in the world of cinema since the dawn of the medium. Even now, in the year 2009, only seven percent of the filmmakers in our Director's Guild of America database have lovely lady lumps (this does not include Francis Ford Coppolla, Neil Labute, or Michael Moore). I speak with film directors nearly every single week, and only on the very rare occasion do they happen to be women. Not since March of 2008's Stop Loss has a prominent female director taken the helm of a big budget action flick. Kimberly Peirce's wartime ode to military homecomings had a violent urgency that propelled it past its contemporary counterparts. Sadly, it was lost in the pre-summer shuffle and discounted as a dour piece of anti-war propaganda. In October of 2008, Courtney Hunt released Frozen River, »
Discuss: Trailers Full of Deleted Scenes
24 May 2009 10:03 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Last year, when I interviewed Kimberly Peirce for Stop-Loss, I asked why a relationship played up between Ryan Phillippe's character and Abbie Cornish's in the trailer seemed absent from the final film, not to mention a confrontation between Phillippe and the senator he's driven cross-country to reach coming to a close over the phone and not in person. She explained that about as soon as they had to start editing the film itself, they had to turn over the footage to the promotional department for them to work with simultaneously, and that things don't always match up as a result.
Now, every once in a while, usually in regard to Apatow's oft-tested and whittled-down comedies, absent jokes and alternate takes come as a little surprise. But the year-old teaser for Terminator Salvation capped itself by showing Christian Bale facing off against a robot hiding underwater -- a scene »
- William Goss
'Rachel Getting Married' Sweeps 2009 Prism Awards in Film
23 April 2009 11:34 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Winners of the 2009 Prism Awards have been announced Thursday, April 23, at the Beverly Hills Hotel and "Rachel Getting Married" topped the feature film category, grabbing two kudos presented by the nonprofit Entertainment Industries Council. The Jonathan Demme-directed drama has nabbed Best Film prize as well as Best Performance in a Feature Film for its leading lady, Anne Hathaway.
For the Best Film title, "Rachel" beat out strong contender, award season favorite "The Wrestler", among two other nominees, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster" and "Finding Amanda". Meanwhile, Hathaway who has been nominated for Oscar and Golden Globe for this recovering alcoholic role triumphed over Matthew Broderick, Ryan Phillippe, Brittany Snow and even Mickey Rourke.
Honoring film and television projects that depict mental-health and substance abuse issues, Prism Awards also hailed "Stop-Loss" as Best Feature Film - Mental Health. This war drama movie from director Kimberly Peirce overshadowed the three other nominees, "The Black Balloon »
- AceShowbiz.com
Q&A: Channing Tatum takes real hits in 'Fighting'
13 April 2009 3:52 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Channing Tatum has come a long way from that streetwise dancer in "Step Up." Turning 29 later this month, the Alabama native stretched his acting skills in Kimberly Peirce's "Stop-Loss," but it was his supporting role in Dito Montiel's "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" that got him taken more seriously by the industry and moviegoers alike. Now, he's re-teamed with Montiel on the new Rogue Pictures genre flick "Fighting."Set in modern day Manhattan, the film finds Tatum playing Shawn, a young man who has some obvious fighting skills, but a mysterious and troubled background he just doesn't want to... »
- Gregory Ellwood
Happy 2Nd Anniversary To Channing Tatum Unwrapped!!!!
17 January 2009 12:01 PM, PST | Channing Tatum Unwrapped | See recent Channing Tatum Unwrapped news »
Happy New Year!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who voted for the new Channing Tatum Unwrapped blog header you see above. The race was so close between the GQ and Vogue headers that I am going to use both of them this year. Thanks again to Mikey for creating the awesome new headers!
Today is another red letter day in Channing Tatum Unwrapped history, because exactly two years ago today, I posted the very first article on the CTU blog. So just in case you missed you it, here's a quick recap on what has happened at CTU in the last year, and in some cases, since the site started....
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won’t you watch the merely very-good movies of 2008?
6 January 2009 1:08 PM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
In this season of Oscar nominations and critics’ awards, gala ceremonies and acceptance speeches, won’t you give a thought to the merely very-good films of 2008, those that could not make it to the rarefied ranks of the best of the the best of the best simply because they lacked, perhaps, the benefit of the presence of Meryl Streep or Heath Ledger? They’re worthy movies, and they need your love. And they’ve even made themselves available on DVD so you can take them home and try them out. There’s no obligation, but for little more than the cost of a fancy latte at one of those downtown coffee bars, you could make a neglected, underprivileged movie very happy. Call now, and we’ll send you a full-color brochure with beautiful pictures of worthy movies for you to choose from, including: • Dramas such as Stop-Loss [Region 1] [Region 2] (from Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce, »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Video Of The Week: Channing Tatum & Ryan Phillippe in 'Stop-Loss'
4 January 2009 11:17 AM, PST | Channing Tatum Unwrapped | See recent Channing Tatum Unwrapped news »
Today's Video of the Week was submitted by Youtube user and Channing Tatum fan JimLask. If you have not seen 'Stop-Loss' yet, rent it or buy it, because it's available and has been doing well on DVD all around the world. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Today's video shows some of my favorite scenes from Channing Tatum's critically-acclaimed 2008 Iraq war drama. 'Stop-Loss' is directed by Kimberly Peirce, and in addition to Channing, the scenes below also feature Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Rob Brown, Ciarán Hinds, and Linda Emond. Enjoy!
Thanks to JimLask for submitting the video!
If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.
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