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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
17 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
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Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Review: 'Two Girls and a Guy' on Blu-ray
6 November 2009 1:07 PM, PST | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
When an actor or director suddenly breaks out and gets hot, studios scour their vaults to see if there’s a way they can capitalize on this heat. Last year, Robert Downey, Jr. went from a troubled, gifted actor to a Super Star thanks to his performance in Iron Man. This week, 20th Century-Fox hopes to catch a break with the Blu-ray release of Downey’s 1998 film Two Girls and a Guy.
Written and direct by James Toback, the film is virtually a real time three-person stage play on a film. In his self-congratulatory 20 minute conversation on the Extras, Toback talks about how he came to write the film, by beginning to imagine a setting. In this case, that’s the spacious loft apartment which became the set his performances would use. After that, he populated the apartment with his players.
We open with Natasha Gregson Wagner’s Lou and »
- Robert Greenberger
The Red Shoes: Relaced and Restored
4 November 2009 7:15 PM, PST | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »
Even in this age of Blu-ray and appreciation for all things high-def, many take for granted how complicated but vital a great film restoration can be. Buzzed about at this year's Cannes Film Festival as one of the most miraculous to date is the UCLA Film & Television Archive's restoration of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 masterpiece The Red Shoes, starring Moira Shearer as a gifted young ballerina forced to choose between her love for composer Marius Goring and a career as lead dancer and muse to ballet company impresario Anton Walbrook. In association with the BFI, The Film Foundation, ITV Global Entertainment Ltd., and Janus Films, the restored 35mm print—which Film Foundation founder Martin Scorsese has praised as one of his all-time faves and the most extraordinary use of the three-strip Technicolor process—dazzled a packed house at the DGA Theater last night. (The Red Shoes screens at »
Two Girls and a Guy – Blu-ray
3 November 2009 3:21 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Blu-ray Review
Directed by: James Toback
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: R or Nc-17
Due Out: November 3, 2009
Plot: A man (Downey Jr.) is simultaneously confronted by the two women (Graham, Wagner) he has been seeing at the same time.
Who’S It For? This 1997 indie movie seems to have fallen under the radar in all of its stars’ filmographies. So yes, who is this small moment in everyone’s career for? Heather Graham Collectivists?
Movie:
When asked of his dreams, a neighborly mage once stated with stunning simplicity, “two chicks at the same time.” Two Girls and A Guy has the optional Nc-17 rating and a title that works also as the name for a bland porno, but it is thankfully not the simple realization of a man’s dream to knock boots with two babes. »
- Nick Allen
'G.I. Joe' Rises With A Bang, Denzel Catches A Train And More In The DVD Report For November 3
3 November 2009 9:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
After weeks of rather lackluster releases ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" being a prominent exception), we finally have a Tuesday jam-packed with first-run titles and notable catalog additions. From the on-screen debut of an elite military team to John Cusack's ode to love, we're covering them all in this DVD Report for Tuesday, November 3.
For any child of the '80s, the thought of "G.I. Joe" receiving the theatrical treatment was an intriguing proposition, and one fraught with worry. And for die-hard fans of writer Larry Hama's epic "G.I. Joe" comic book run, it was especially scary. In stark contrast to the campy animated series, Hama infused his 155-issue run with deeply developed character arcs, ever-twisting conspiracies and, to his credit, pulled no punches when it came to violence and death. Which "G.I. Joe" would the film rely on for its story and tone? While producers insisted they'd »
- Brian Jacks
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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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
"The Hurt Locker" Tops Gotham Independent Film Awards!
19 October 2009 5:02 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
"The Hurt Locker's" march to the Oscars has begun! The film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, is nominated for best feature, breakthrough actor, and best ensemble performance at the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Robert Siegel's "Big Fan" also topped the Gotham nominations with best features, breakthrough actor, and breakthrough director noms.
"The Hurt Locker" is one of my favorite films this year (Click Watch My Top 10 Best Movies of Summer 2009!) so I'm rooting for this brilliant flick!
Bigelow, Natalie Portman, and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will each be presented with a career tribute.
The ceremony will be held Nov. 30 at Cipriani Wall Street.
And the nominees for the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards are:
Best Feature
"Amreeka"
Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)
"Big Fan"
Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)
- Manny
Gotham Independent Film Awards Nominations Announced
19 October 2009 11:13 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
IndieWire has revealed the nominations for th 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, which will be held on Monday, November 30 and is the first major awards ceremony of the awards season. Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and Robert Siegel's Big Fan both lead the way with three nominations apiece, with both up for Best Feature. The complete list of nominations are below.
Best Feature
- Amreeka - Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)
- Big Fan - Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)
- The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment)
- The Maid - Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzales, producer (Elephant Eye Films)
- A Serious Man - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features)
Best Documentary
- Food, Inc. - Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, »
The Hurt Locker and Big Fan Lead the Gotham Indie Award Noms
19 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. Sebastian Silva's (who we just recently interviewed) picked up pair of noms for The Maid in the Best Feature and Breakthrough Actor categories. Unfortunately Goodbye Solo only received a Breakthrough Actor nom when it should have doubled up with a Best Feature nom as well, and mysteriously Sophie Barthes received a Best Ensemble nom when she should have warranted a Breakthrough Director nom as well - that Breakthrough Director category has a pair of real turkeys in it, and nowhere in sight »
Jamie Foxx Rushed To Mike Tyson's After Party: The MTV News Quote Of The Day
8 October 2009 2:18 PM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
"I'll never forget this. This is what was amazing. At my house in Vegas, 55 people there, eight guys, the rest were women. Corporate. I'm not talking about groupies. Corporate women, had their own money, own jobs. Watching this fight. I was like, 'You like Mike Tyson?' 'Oh yeah, there's something about him.' He was just this ultimate man. I remember him knocking some guy out, and it was like the Daytona 500 to get to our cars to get into the after party just to get a glimpse of this guy. He was just bigger than life."
-Actor and singer Jamie Foxx on Mike Tyson, who he hopes to portray in a film about the legendarily embattled pugilist and former heavyweight champ. During an interview to promote his upcoming film "Law Abiding Citizen," Foxx talked about his opinion of Tyson and how his life and experiences haven't yet been captured accurately on film. »
- MTV News
Indie Roundup: 'Dogging,' 'Serious,' 'Capitalism'
8 October 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Deals. Sony Pictures Classics acquired The Last Station hot off its debut at the Telluride Film Festival and plans a quick turnaround, releasing it before the end of the year and pushing its stars Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, and James McAvoy for awards consideration, according to Thompson on Hollywood. Described as a "fictionalized chronicle of Tolstoy's last days" by our own Eugene Novikov, the film's main problem is that it 'madly equivocates' on whether Tolstoy, portrayed by Plummer is, essentially, "a crackpot."
Historical drama John Rabe will get a theatrical outing next spring courtesy of Strand Releasing, according to indieWIRE. Based on the diaries of a German businessman, the film tells about his role in saving the lives of 200,000 people during the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in 1937. indieWIRE also reports that IFC Films picked up Bruno Dumont's religiously-inclined Hadewijch and Lorber Films will distribute Nobody's Perfect, a German »
- Peter Martin
'Vampire' Hunk Headed to Mystic Falls
8 October 2009 6:20 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Matt Davis is joining the cast of "Vampire Diaries" as sexy history teacher Alaric Saltzman -- and he knows more than he lets on about Mystic Falls' history of vampires!
According to TV Guide, the history teacher character is a fan favorite from the book series on which the TV show is based. Executive Producer Kevin Williamson tells the magazine that he had one thing in mind when casting the mysterious teacher -- he had to be "hot. »
'Vampire' Stars' Flashing Charges Dismissed
4 October 2009 9:26 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
The ladies of "The Vampire Diaries" can breathe easy -- their legal woes are behind them!
Actresses Nina Dobrev, 20, Candice Accola, 22, Kayla Ewell, 24 and Sara Canning, 22, (along with photographer Tyler Shields and extra Krystal Vayda) were arrested last month on charges of disorderly conduct, after drivers complained that the women were flashing motorists from a Georgia bridge on August 22.
The group was booked at Monroe County Sheriff's Department after the incident. Today, a Monroe County »
Movie Review: More Than a Game
30 September 2009 9:19 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Sports documentaries tend to follow a formula, mostly having to do with either the athlete in question's rise to or fall from glory. Archival footage is interspersed with talking heads, declaiming the subject as the fastest/toughest/greatest/baddest of all time. There are exceptions, to be sure. This year, to name one, James Toback's Tyson transformed the formula by focusing on a single voice: Tyson's. Kristopher Belman's More Than a Game goes in the opposite direction but works its own changes on the form. Though it tells the story of the rise of basketball's already legendary LeBron James, it frames it as part of a larger story about friendship and teamwork. The film winds up being about a group of young men who grew up together and, even as James blossomed into a ready-for-the-nba star, retained the bond that made them the greatest team... »
- Marshall Fine
'Vampire Diaries' Flashers Arrested!
11 September 2009 3:17 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
It was revealed Friday "The Vampire Diaries" hottie Nina Dobrev and three female co-stars were arrested last month on disorderly conduct charges after they allegedly flashed motorists during a photo shoot. That bites!
The actresses were arrested with two others on August 22 on a bridge about 60 miles from Atlanta.
According to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office report, the starlets were being shot by photographer Tyler Shields. One pic showed a "female being held by her legs by the other females, »
Bloody Facts about 'Vampire Diaries'
10 September 2009 1:47 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Hollywood is bloodthirsty for vampires -- and they're getting their fill tonight with "The Vampire Diaries." The show revolves around a girl who is torn between handsome (and undead) brothers. "Extra" has some little-known facts about the hot, cold-blooded stars and the show!
Bloody Facts about 'Vampire Diaries'Blood BrothersPaul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder star as Stefan Salvatore and Damon Salvatore, vampire brothers who are pining after the same girl, Elena.
Caught in the MiddleNina Dobrev stars as Elena Gilbert, »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
2 September 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Films on the cutting edge. That's how I would describe the 50 movies on this list. While some moviegoers may find it an 'alien' experience to refer to sub-titles in understanding what's happening on the big screen, a good number of audiences are totally enjoying the different and often surprising take by many foreign filmmakers, nothwithstanding the language barrier.
Content-wise, the 50 movies feature stories about war and peace, love and romance, family affairs, coming-of-age tales, cultural and religious diversity, social issues (including prostitution and abortion) and personal - celebrating life or facing death with dignity. Coverage-wise, tMF list down many of the best foreign films from 2000 until last year from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and about 15 other countries in Europe, North and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
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André Téchiné, Catherine Breillat, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christophe Barratier, Jacques Audiard, Cedric Clapisch, Francois Ozon... they are, »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
2 September 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Films on the cutting edge. That's how I would describe the 50 movies on this list. While some moviegoers may find it an 'alien' experience to refer to sub-titles in understanding what's happening on the big screen, a good number of audiences are totally enjoying the different and often surprising take by many foreign filmmakers, nothwithstanding the language barrier.
Content-wise, the 50 movies feature stories about war and peace, love and romance, family affairs, coming-of-age tales, cultural and religious diversity, social issues (including prostitution and abortion) and personal - celebrating life or facing death with dignity. Coverage-wise, tMF list down many of the best foreign films from 2000 until last year from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and about 15 other countries in Europe, North and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
André Téchiné, Catherine Breillat, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christophe Barratier, Jacques Audiard, Cedric Clapisch, Francois Ozon... they are, »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
2 September 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Films on the cutting edge. That's how I would describe the 50 movies on this list. While some moviegoers may find it an 'alien' experience to refer to sub-titles in understanding what's happening on the big screen, a good number of audiences are totally enjoying the different and often surprising take by many foreign filmmakers, nothwithstanding the language barrier.
Content-wise, the 50 movies feature stories about war and peace, love and romance, family affairs, coming-of-age tales, cultural and religious diversity, social issues (including prostitution and abortion) and personal - celebrating life or facing death with dignity. Coverage-wise, tMF list down many of the best foreign films from 2000 until last year from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and about 15 other countries in Europe, North and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
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André Téchiné, Catherine Breillat, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christophe Barratier, Jacques Audiard, Cedric Clapisch, Francois Ozon... they are, »
DVD Review: ‘Tyson’ is One of the Best Documentaries of 2009
24 August 2009 2:11 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – To a lot of people out there, the very concept of James Toback’s “Tyson” might sound overwhelming. Spending ninety minutes with a man as intense, controversial, and even scary as Mike Tyson could have been a nightmare. But in the hands of the very talented Toback (“Bugsy,” “Fingers”), “Tyson” is a riveting portrait of a life lived in the public eye but barely understood by it.
DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0 How does one even begin to understand someone who goes into a ring to get punched in the face? No one could possibly dissect Michael Tyson more accurately than Iron Mike himself and Toback made his most brilliant move before he even shot a frame of film, allowing the former champ to tell his own story. For three days, Toback merely brought up subjects and the occasional question, and edited the resulting footage together with archival/fight footage and footage »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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