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Hollywood sheds its prejudice
22 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST
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As Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver win plaudits for their roles as older women in physical relationships with younger men, one of the most enduring barriers in Hollywood's movie-making history is at last being torn down
When a film star seduces someone 20 or 30 years their junior on screen, the audience doesn't bat an eyelid. In fact, it is an established cinema convention. If the older star is a woman, however, public reaction is harder to predict. But now Hollywood, so long accused of sexism because of the way it treats female talent, finally seems prepared to tackle a subject once regarded as beyond the pale: sex and the sixtysomething woman.
Sigourney Weaver, who stars in this month's new sci-fi blockbuster, Avatar, has revealed that in her next film she is to play the lover of an actor little more than half her age. In Cedar Rapids, Weaver, 60, is cast opposite
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- Vanessa Thorpe
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Al Pacino, Barry Levinson & Buck Henry Adapting The Humbling
16 December 2009 11:34 AM, PST
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After this year's Summer of Death, losing a filmmaking legend like John Hughes got me thinking about how difficult it's going to be in the coming years as more legendary actors, writers and directors responsible for the films I've grown up loving (or discovered recently) start passing away. However, three legendary artists are still alive and kicking as the NY Times reports that Al Pacino, director Barry Levinson and writer/actor Buck Henry are teaming up to adapt Philip Roth's novel The Humbling, the story of a deteriorating and increasingly irrelevant actor who finds the possibility of renewal in a younger woman.
Pacino is the one who purchased the rights to the book (his first time optioning one) so that Henry (who wrote The Graduate) could adapt the screenplay for Levinson (who directed Rain Man) to bring to the big screen. It's sad to note that Pacino's taking on
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- Ethan Anderton
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Al Pacino to Star in The Humbling for Director Barry Levinson
16 December 2009 7:37 AM, PST
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The New York Times Arts Beat is reporting that Al Pacino will star in an adaptation of Philip Roth’s latest novel, The Humbling. The film will be directed by Academy Award winning director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy) and will be written by legendary screenwriter Buck Henry (The Graduate, To Die For). Pacino will star in the lead role and also bought the movie rights to the novel, which is about “an aging and irrelevant stage actor who finds hope of renewal through a younger woman”. This sounds pretty bland and cliche to me, but I do have a little bit of hope for this one just because of Buck Henry’s involvement.
Barry Levinson and Al Pacino also just finished working together on the cleverly named Jack Kevorkian biopic, You Don’t Know Jack, which will air on HBO sometime next year.
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- Ramses Flores
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Al Pacino Adapting Philip Roth's Latest Novel For Himself
15 December 2009 11:45 AM, PST
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You simply can't keep an old man down in the movie business-- Clint Eastwood is proof enough of that fact. Now four of the most illustrious old coots we have-- Al Pacino, Barry Levinson, Buck Henry and Philip Roth-- are teaming up for the first time, with Pacino set to start in a movie version of The Humbling, Roth's newest novel about an aging stage actor who starts up with a younger woman.
According to The New York Times, Levinson will direct and Henry, who wrote The Graduate, will adapt the screenplay. It's worth noting that The Humbling got only so-so reviews when it was published, and none of Roth's novels have been adapted for film all that successfully. Still, good on 'em for trying. If they can get a good Pacino performance out it, it'll all be worth it-- not to mention being a downright miracle.
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Edward Cullen, stalker? Yes, but so is the hero of 'The Graduate'
30 November 2009 1:45 PM, PST
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Is Bella Swan an independent and sort of daring young lovesick renegade…or a doormat? A good role model...or a godawful role model? Or should she be considered a role model at all? And what of the Twilight saga itself: Is it liberating the fantasy life of a new generation of young women by inviting them to wallow in the kind of stormy-skies, trembling-damsel romanticism that has been a staple of popular fiction from Wuthering Heights onward? Or is it setting back the holy cause of women's enlightenment by 50 years?
These and other questions were debated, with rude and furious passion,
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- Owen Gleiberman
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The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts
24 November 2009 5:43 PM, PST
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The Doors and Apocalypse Now. Simon and Garfunkel and The Graduate. Richard Strauss and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Some of the greatest scenes in cinema history would be nothing without their added soundtracks. What if Tarantino had used "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath instead of "Stuck in the Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel for Reservoir Dogs? What about "You Light Up My Life" instead of "Fight The Power" in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing? There were more than a couple mistakes of this nature in the past decade - the entire Watchmen soundtrack comes to mind - but with the aughts coming to a close let's celebrate the ones that got it right
10. Superbad - 2007
Song: "Panama" by Van Halen
Few songs can pump someone up more than 80's hair metal (basically the reason it was invented), and no band did it better than Van Halen. So when
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Harvey Keitel Joins Robert De Niro in Little Fockers
13 November 2009 1:14 AM, PST
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Are there no good dramatic roles left in Hollywood? Harvey Keitel has signed on to star in Little Fockers opposite Robert De Niro, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Remember the '70s, when Keitel and DeNiro were starring in edgy, challenging movies like Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver? Now, both seem to be confined to less-than-original comedies. Thankfully, at least DeNiro has a role in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Machete.
And how about Dustin Hoffman? Is a possible appearance in Little Fockers the best he can expect? We recently overheard the tour-guide of a museum refer to Hoffman as "the guy from Meet the Fockers." Our thoughts: Anyone who knows Hoffman only from that movie should immediately be sent home with copies of The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, and Little Big Man.
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Dustin Hoffman | Harvey Keitel | Martin Scorsese | Robert DeNiro | Little Fockers | Taxi Driver
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- Rich Z Zwelling
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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST
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"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!
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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #14
25 October 2009 3:17 AM, PDT
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I saw quite a bit this week, but some of it I have already detailed such as my reviews for Trucker and Tormented. I also watched the Blu-ray for Love, Actually (a personal favorite and a review is forth-coming) as well as the following three films.
The second two (The Sniper and 5 Against the House) are both from the November 3 release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Film Noir Collection Volume One. You can get more details on the complete set right here and I hope to discuss the other three films (The Big Heat, The Lineup and Murder by Contract) next Sunday or perhaps in a complete review.
As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. I now have 50 friends on the movie rental site and would love to have a few more if those of you out there with accounts are interested. Now,
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- Brad Brevet
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Mike Nichols Has Achieved Much in His Lifetime, Says AFI
12 October 2009 11:51 AM, PDT
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Hear ye, hear ye! Variety has reported that Sir Howard Stringer -- an actual knight who, when he is not rescuing distressed damsels and fighting what we can only imagine would be rather incendiary dragons, serves as chair of the American Film Institute's board -- announced that director Mike Nichols will receive AFI's Life Achievement Award in a ceremony next summer. Here's 7 reasons why we're not surprised:
1. Nichols was honored at the Kennedy Center a few years back. (Some of our favorite Fsr readers were there.)
2. He's getting old. Like, really old. Keith Richards old.
3. Nichols is is one of only 10 people ever to win the statuette trifecta: Oscar, Tony, and Emmy. (Fyi? He's also won a Grammy. Others that have won all four include (but are not limited to) Whoopi Goldberg, Audrey Hepburn, and Mel Brooks.)
4. I love, love, love Elaine May.
5. His stage productions and movies have run the gamut from profound (Angels in America, Wit
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- Bethany Perryman
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Nichols Takes AFI Prize
12 October 2009 7:44 AM, PDT
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Director Mike Nichols has been selected by the American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees to receive the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Nichols at a gala tribute in Los Angeles next summer. “I’m surprised and pleased,” Nichols said in a statement. “The AFI award is truly an honor. I feel very blessed. I was watching ‘The Graduate’ …
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Mike Nichols to Get AFI Life Achievement Honor
11 October 2009 1:52 PM, PDT
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By Wrap Staff
Director Mike Nichols will receive the American Film Institute's 38th AFI Life Achievement Award, one of the highest honors in the movie industry.
Nichols ("The Graduate," "Catch-22," "Charlie Wilson's War") will receive his honor next summer.
"Genius is a word oft overused in our world, but surely not in the case of Mike Nichols," said Howard Stringer, the chairman of the AFI board of trustees. "His artistry has spanned the mediums of modern storytelling -- movies, television and the stage -- and his gifts across five decades conti
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- Glenn Abel
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tMF Featured Trailer: Youth In Revolt
21 September 2009 10:43 AM, PDT
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Michael Cera's Youth In Revolt was originally set with an October 2009 release date, but The Weinstein Company pushed the already-delayed teen comedy further back - and is now set on January 15, 2010. Aside from Cera, it also stars Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and Justin Long, among others.
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The movie, in which Cera plays a lovelorn teenager who imagines a ladies-man alter ego for himself, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to positive reviews this month, after having been shuffled around the release schedule for some time now. "This is in no way a slight to the film," says Liz Biber, Evp of Publicity for The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films. "It screened fabulously in Toronto and now we want to give the film more time to build word of mouth and maybe even hit a few more festivals. The movie will
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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tMF Featured Trailer: Youth In Revolt
21 September 2009 10:43 AM, PDT
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Michael Cera's Youth In Revolt was originally set with an October 2009 release date, but The Weinstein Company pushed the already-delayed teen comedy further back - and is now set on January 15, 2010. Aside from Cera, it also stars Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and Justin Long, among others.
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The movie, in which Cera plays a lovelorn teenager who imagines a ladies-man alter ego for himself, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to positive reviews this month, after having been shuffled around the release schedule for some time now. "This is in no way a slight to the film," says Liz Biber, Evp of Publicity for The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films. "It screened fabulously in Toronto and now we want to give the film more time to build word of mouth and maybe even hit a few more festivals. The movie will
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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tMF Featured Trailer: Youth In Revolt
21 September 2009 10:43 AM, PDT
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Michael Cera's Youth In Revolt was originally set with an October 2009 release date, but The Weinstein Company pushed the already-delayed teen comedy further back - and is now set on January 15, 2010. Aside from Cera, it also stars Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and Justin Long, among others.
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Says EW.com:
The movie, in which Cera plays a lovelorn teenager who imagines a ladies-man alter ego for himself, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to positive reviews this month, after having been shuffled around the release schedule for some time now. "This is in no way a slight to the film," says Liz Biber, Evp of Publicity for The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films. "It screened fabulously in Toronto and now we want to give the film more time to build word of mouth and maybe even hit a few more festivals. The movie will
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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tMF Featured Trailer: Youth In Revolt
21 September 2009 10:43 AM, PDT
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Michael Cera's Youth In Revolt was originally set with an October 2009 release date, but The Weinstein Company pushed the already-delayed teen comedy further back - and is now set on January 15, 2010. Aside from Cera, it also stars Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and Justin Long, among others.
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Says EW.com:
The movie, in which Cera plays a lovelorn teenager who imagines a ladies-man alter ego for himself, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to positive reviews this month, after having been shuffled around the release schedule for some time now. "This is in no way a slight to the film," says Liz Biber, Evp of Publicity for The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films. "It screened fabulously in Toronto and now we want to give the film more time to build word of mouth and maybe even hit a few more festivals. The movie will
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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tMF Featured Trailer: Youth In Revolt
21 September 2009 10:43 AM, PDT
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Michael Cera's Youth In Revolt was originally set with an October 2009 release date, but The Weinstein Company pushed the already-delayed teen comedy further back - and is now set on January 15, 2010. Aside from Cera, it also stars Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and Justin Long, among others.
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Says EW.com:
The movie, in which Cera plays a lovelorn teenager who imagines a ladies-man alter ego for himself, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to positive reviews this month, after having been shuffled around the release schedule for some time now. "This is in no way a slight to the film," says Liz Biber, Evp of Publicity for The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films. "It screened fabulously in Toronto and now we want to give the film more time to build word of mouth and maybe even hit a few more festivals. The movie will
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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Our Favorite Montages: The Graduate
18 September 2009 9:32 AM, PDT
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When Cinematical staff first discussed the "Montages We Love" series, the image that popped into my head was a classic: the from-bed-to-pool montage in the 1967 film The Graduate. This is my favorite part of the Mike Nichols-directed movie -- yes, even better than the "plastics" line and the bit with Buck Henry and that iconic scene at the end.
The montage is a triumph of clever editing, thanks to Nichols and editor Sam O'Steen, whose other credits include Cool Hand Luke, Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown. It begins with Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) lazing in his parents' swimming pool, then as he leaves the pool and pulls on a shirt, he's revealed to be in a hotel room with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" and then "April, Come She Will" play in the background as Ben shifts from his bed to the pool to the hotel,
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- Jette Kernion
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Culture Warrior: Independent Music/Independent Film
31 August 2009 3:26 PM, PDT
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The relationship between pop music and popular film has been a fruitful one. When popular tracks started to accompany the soundtrack of mainstream films regularly in the mid-late 1960s, the music was often used in the context of the film to reflect the aural preferences particular to a specific counterculture. Movies like The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Easy Rider and A Hard Day’s Night integrated top 40 hits or artists into their film not only to help sell the film to a broad or specific audience (which proved especially effective when marketing to young people), but to tie that film’s narrative and themes to the counterculture that such music allegedly speaks for.
Songs featured in The Graduate and Midnight Cowboy were written specifically for their films, but by artists already associated with these social and aural movements (Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Nilsson, respectively). The existence of Top 40 radio made it rather easy to identify which songs
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- Landon Palmer
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Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: An overwhelming study of life and illusion
21 August 2009 8:26 AM, PDT
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There are many things in this world that I find truly baffling. Why are we destroying our marine habitats so that rich Japanese restaurants can sell expensive soup? Why do we demand that politicians solve all our problems for us, while secretly willing them to fail? Why do we keep expecting Guy Ritchie to make another good film? But perhaps the most baffling of all is the fact that Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has never been released on DVD in Britain.
It is perhaps the finest filmic adaptation of a stage play ever rendered on celluloid. But only American audiences are able to enjoy it in the comfort of their own homes. Adaptations of plays can often be morbidly dull. They rely on the same visceral energy and tension that works so well in a theatre but is almost impossible to transfer onto a video recording that will be
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- Nicholas Deigman
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