8 articles from 2009
Empty Calories
24 December 2009 9:26 AM, PST
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Director Guy Ritchie's talent for stirring violence and barely concealed homoeroticism remain very much on display in "Sherlock Holmes," his first period piece and most flagrant effort to start a new franchise. But for all the film's wit and zing, there's no momentum -- we get a series of stirring, entertaining scenes, but they never add up to a complete story. It's a series of desserts with no main course.
Robert Downey Jr. stars as an eccentric, cerebral Holmes whose fighting style reminds us why some call boxing "the sweet science." (One of Ritchie's coolest moves is to break down the sequence of blows with which Holmes plans to subdue his opponent before the sleuth actually does so.) Holmes' longtime companion... make that bosom buddy... make that close friend, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), is getting married and moving out of their Baker Street digs, but Holmes barely has time to pout,
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The Best Non-Dysfunctional Movie Families ... in Honor of Thanksgiving
26 November 2009 6:03 PM, PST
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In honor of Thanksgiving, we're recalling one of our favorite turkey day-themed posts from last year.
By: Jette Kernion
A few years ago, I wrote a Cinematical Seven on my favorite dysfunctional families in films. Everyone has a crazy messed-up movie family they love, whether it's the Hoovers in Little Miss Sunshine or the Bullocks in My Man Godfrey or the Corleones in the Godfather saga. I thought that this year, it would be fun to make a list of families that got along, worked together, and supported one another. You know, happy families ... but not dull, one-dimensional bundles of endless cheer.
It's a lot more difficult to find seven movies with happy-but-not-sappy families than it is to find the screwed-up kind, especially if you are looking for something more interesting than the Cleavers. Since I'm visiting my relatives for the Thanksgiving holidays, I asked them for suggestions. They were all very helpful,
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Birthday Suits: Giant Sized Edition
17 November 2009 11:05 AM, PST
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11/17 ~ Todays special boys and girls. Are you one of them?
Mischa, Marty and Rachel
1897 Frank Fay, aka Mr. Barbara Stanwyck. The theory goes that their troubled marriage was the basis of A Star is Born. That story is so big it's practically it's own franchise. I can't stop thinking about it today: Stanwyck through the lens of Gaynor, Garland, Streisand. Yummy!) Even if it's only an urban La legend, I love to think about it. Fay, a popular comedic actor, was also the originator of the Harvey role (on stage) before Jimmy Stewart got to it.
1901 Lee Strasberg, the hugely influential acting teacher that helped popularize "The Method" Students included... well, basically a whose who of late 40s / early 50s giants of the silver screen.
1905 Mischa Auer, very tall actor of oversized comic turns. You'll remember him from the blissfully funny My Man Godfrey and best picture winner You Can't Take It With You
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Back to the 1930s for Bones
21 October 2009 1:19 PM, PDT
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Bones won't air a new episode until November 5.
But fans of the Fox hit now have something interesting to contemplate during that time, as producer Stephen Nathan told TV Guide Magazine that the show might head back to the 1930s for an upcoming installment.
“A lot of shows have done those 40’s film noir episodes,” Nathan said. “But what we’re thinking of doing is going back a few more years to a 1930’s era homage to Depression-Era comedies like (1936's) My Man Godfrey or (1934's) The Thin Man, where they’re living the high life in the midst of the Depression - drinking and having a good time while solving murders.”
The episode would be filmed entirely in black and white, but that isn't the strangest part of the idea: would Temperance Brennan drink and have a good time?
That we'd love to see!
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Curio: 10 Cents for Carole
7 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT
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Alexa here from Pop Elegantiarum again. So yesterday was Carole Lombard's birthday. I usually mark the occasion by quoting my favorite lines from My Man Godfrey at every opportunity. ("Life is but an empty bubble.") Today I thought I'd share this old magazine of mine, which purports to tell Carole's life story. It doesn't really; it's mostly worth it for its sumptuous cover image of the goddess. I also love the back cover, an oddly patriotic image of Carole appearing to trod upon her hubby Clark Gable. For those of you unfamiliar with her fabulousness, do yourself a favor and add My Man Godfrey, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (not the one with Brangelina!), or To Be or Not to Be to your queue directly. You'll thank me later.
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CTU Exclusive: Check Out Channing Tatum in the August 2009 Issue of Vanity Fair
2 July 2009 7:43 PM, PDT
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I would say this CTU Exclusive is hot off the presses, but I don't think the August 2009 issue of Vanity Fair has even been printed yet, so today's exclusive is just plain Hot!!!
Channing Tatum and his 'Dear John' co-star Amanda Seyfried are featured in Vanity Fair's “Ain’t We Got Style?” article in their upcoming issue that features Heath Ledger on the cover, and you get to see it all here first!
“Ain’t We Got Style?” is a portfolio in the August issue where photographers Michael Roberts, Norman Jean Roy, Mark Seliger, and Art Streiber teamed up with Chan, Amanda, Josh Duhamel, Mila Kunis, Emile Hirsch, and a total of 31 hot, young rising stars to re-enact classic Depression-era films.
In the exclusive below, you can check out the part of the article where Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried pose for photographer Norman Jean Roy as William Powell and
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Invitation Only Reading Of My Man Godfrey Presented 3/6
4 March 2009 11:16 AM, PST
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East of Doheny has announced that it will present an invitation-only reading of the new screwball musical comedy My Man Godfrey on Friday, March 6, 2009. The musical, based on the book by Eric Hatch and the Universal Pictures film starring Carole Lumbard and William Powell, features music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Mark Hollmann (Urinetown, The Musical) and book by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes (Curtains, The Mystery by Edwin Drood). Matthew August (Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas) directs.
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Valentine’s and Breadlines: Love in the Depression
13 February 2009 7:30 AM, PST
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If you live in New York and you pay attention to the movies (or if you don't live here but you read about film across the blogosphere, say), then it's probably safe to assume you are aware of Film Forum's Breadlines & Champagne series, running now through March 5th. All the films are shown in 35mm, plenty are not available on DVD and every day there's a new 2-for-1 double bill of 1930s Depression-era cinema. This Saturday, the ever-dreaded (around here, at least) and always-plastic Valentine's Day offers a delicious dream pairing sure to propel its audience back outside with all the right Hallmark-approved sentiment appropriate to gaudy reds and garish pinks and overpriced (and often terrible) chocolate: Gregory La Cava's My Man Godfrey<a
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