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Nine Movie Parties We'd Like to Crash
31 December 2009 1:16 PM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Parties get a lousy rap in movies. Really, how often do you get to see characters having unfettered fun? More often, they're moping and feeling alienated (see "Garden State") or wasted out of their minds (see "Kids") or feeling let down (see "Swingers") or unearthing dark, long-kept family or friendship secrets (see "The Celebration").
Parties are cinematic shorthand for decadence and overindulgence -- and why does that always have to be so bad? In honor of tonight's celebrations of the year to come, here are a few film parties we'd actually like to attend.
"Dazed and Confused" (1993)
Directed by Richard Linklater
Like, I'm guessing, many of you, I had warm, fuzzy feelings toward Austin long before ever getting to go there (and in the dozen or so trips since, it has yet to disappoint), all thanks to Richard Linklater's landmark high school movie. "All I'm saying is that if »
- Alison Willmore
Celebrity Photographer Willoughby Dies
29 December 2009 8:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Celebrity photographer Bob Willoughby has died, aged 82.
Willoughby, who photographed Audrey Hepburn, Roman Polanski and Mia Farrow, Frank Sinatra, Dustin Hoffman, and many others on Hollywood movie sets, lost his battle with cancer on 18 December at his home in Vence, in the South of France.
In the early 1950s he began photographing jazz musicians in California clubs, notably Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan.
He became well known in Hollywood after Warner Brothers asked him to photograph Judy Garland on the set of her 1954 film A Star Is Born. The iconic photo later landed the cover of Life magazine.
Willoughby also created lasting images of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Jane Fonda at work on Klute, Hepburn on Roman Holiday, and Sinatra, whom he photographed with the Rat Pack in front of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas during the filming of Ocean’s Eleven.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy, his sons Christopher, Stephen and David, a daughter, Catherine, and eight grandchildren. »
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Movies of 2009
22 December 2009 7:36 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or… the craziest for some, but it’s a time of year when many are giving and receiving gifts of some kind. So, the Movie Geeks want to give you something as well… the best movies of the year, surprise! 2009 was an interesting year for movies, producing incredible movies from various genres. We saw many great films ranging from drama to comedy, sci-fi to animation, old school to new technology. There was something for everyone. We’ve tossed and turned and toiled, even lost some sleep to give you the perfect list of movies we feel are the Top Ten Best Movies of 2009.
10. The Hurt Locker
As much as you will hear about Jeremy Renner’s performance, which is a great performance, to me this is a film that really shines the spotlight on the film’s director, Kathryn Bigelow. A »
- Movie Geeks
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: December 22, 2009
22 December 2009 1:23 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
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District 9 I can't say anymore on this one than I already have in the past 24 hours here and here. It is now all up to you. 500 Days of Summer I liked this movie when I saw it back in July, but I can't say I have any intense need to revisit it. It satisfied the one time around, introduced us to an interesting new director and proved Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are a match made in anti-romantic comedy heaven. All About Steve Ugh, I was offered a review copy and kindly declined. I suggest you move along. Extract Give it a rental, it won't cause any harm to do so, but just don't expect anything too great. It Might Get Loud I never saw this film, which features the personal stories of guitarists The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page »
- Brad Brevet
Photos – Ugly Betty 4.11 "Back in Her Place"
21 December 2009 3:13 PM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Obviously I haven't gotten caught up yet on season 4 of Ugly Betty, because I had no idea that Connor has returned. But he's back and he's cuter than ever, as is evidenced in these promo photos for the January 13th episode.
You can also view photos for the January 6th episode.
Betty Tells Guest Star Fisher Stevens About Her Worst Week Ever, On ABC's "Ugly Betty"
"Back in Her Place" – A battered but unbowed Betty recounts her worst week Ever to Mr. Z (guest star Fisher Stevens) as the show flashes back to her horrible last few days. Frustrated over the frivolous assignments Wilhemina gives her at Mode, and inspired by Audrey Hepburn's memoir, Betty creates her own blog about amazing charitable ventures that inspire her. However, as her hobby enriches her, her job is nearly killing her, since Wilhemina tortures Betty with beauty experiments for future stories. Meanwhile, »
- Clarissa
New Audrey Hepburn-style Tiffany sunglasses
21 December 2009 6:45 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Ever fancied yourself standing outside New York’s Tiffany and Co. store of a morning, munching on a pastry, slurping on a coffee and dressed in a stunning Givenchy little black dress? It’s a daydream shared by Audrey Hepburn’s loyal army of fashion followers, style mavens ever eager to emulate the icon in her most fabulous role, that of Manhattan ‘kook’, Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. However, even if you’ve got the pastry, coffee and dress, one intrinsic part of the scene has been tough to nail – the oversized shades. Originally made by sunglasses giant, Ray-Ban, they’ve been unavailable for ages. Good job then that Tiffany themselves have stepped up and released a pair that radiates Hepburn chic. »
Fashion fix: Emporio Armani black dress from The Ugly Truth
14 December 2009 3:02 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
There are dresses, there are nice dresses and then there are little black dresses. When dressing to impress, nothing beats the Lbd. It’s the ultimate fashion weapon, capable of fusing sophistication with sexiness, mystery with mischief and more besides. Audrey Hepburn wore hers with pearls and opera gloves in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Anita Ekberg frolicked in a fountain in hers in La Dolce Vita and Grace Kelly tempted the wheelchair-bound James Stewart in hers in Rear Window (one of the late princess’s many adored wardrobe items to go on exhibition next year, see Related Content). And now we have a new contender to add to this list of legendary LBDs – the Emporio Armani one as worn by Katherine Heigl’s Abby Ritchter in rom-com, The Ugly Truth. »
Not tonight, Stanley Kubrick
12 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Philip French takes delivery of a 22lb history of Napoleon, Kubrick's 'film that never was' and finds a fascinating exploration of historical film-making
A boxed book landed on my doorstep the other day, too big to go down a rubbish chute let alone through any conceivable letter box. The book's size (12x15x5in and weighing 22lb) made me think of the Rosetta Stone which is appropriate because its provenance is Napoleonic and it's in three languages (English, German, French). The outer, leather-bound volume is a facsimile of Raymond Guyot's gigantic Napoléon (Paris, 1921), but upon untying the leather cords, one discovers the inside has been carved out to contain the eight assorted volumes of Stanley Kubrick: The Film that Never Was, edited by the Paris-based American film scholar Alison Castle, designed by the French partnership M/M (Paris), and published by Taschen at a breathtaking £450. You feel the book »
- Philip French
Rare comic of James Bond classic, Dr. No sold at auction
10 December 2009 5:55 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
This must be the week for movie-related auctions. Just days ago, a collection of Audrey Hepburn wardrobe and memorabilia well exceeded expectations by earning nearly £270,000 when auctioneers had hoped for less than half that and now it’s been James Bond’s turn to go under the hammer. A rare comic based on the first silver screen adventure of Her Majesty’s finest, Dr. No has sold for an impressive £142 at a London auction held by Cameo Auctioneers. »
Audrey Hepburn’s dress auctioned for $96,000
9 December 2009 8:33 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, Dec 9 (Ians) Movie icon Audrey Hepburn’s one of the signature cocktail dresses has gone under the hammer for $96,000 at a London auction.
The little black lace dress, the actress wore in the 1966 movie “How To Steal A Million” was sold to an anonymous bidder at a Kerry Taylor Auction Tuesday, reported contactmusic.com
It was the highlight of a Hepburn wardrobe sale, which raised over $428,000 for the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund. »
- realbollywood
Draft excluder: Napoleon - the greatest movie never made?
9 December 2009 9:24 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
In the first of a new fortnightly series, Phil Hoad reviews an as-yet-unfilmed movie script. Today: Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon
This is Draft excluder, the Guardian's fortnightly review of unproduced screenplays. Whether it's the latest hot item that's got the development execs thumb-wrestling over it in the parking lot, or the great unfinishable obsession that has defeated many a director, we'll be dicing it, slicing it and making nice (or not) with it.
Remember: the scripts reviewed here are works-in-progress, and will differ from the finished film.
This week: Napoleon by Stanley Kubrick
The pitch
The rise and fall of history's greatest general by history's greatest director (if you subscribe to Empire magazine). Napoleon dynamite, surely?
The pedigree
Doesn't come any higher, really. In a career that saw a fair few get away, Napoleon became Kubrick's cream cetacean. Having tackled the entire history of humanity in 2001: A Space Odyssey, »
- Phil Hoad
Audrey Hepburn collection earns almost £270,000 at auction yesterday
9 December 2009 3:07 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
After talking about it for weeks, the Audrey Hepburn collection finally went under the hammer in London yesterday and rather than the £100,000 the event’s organisers, Kerry Taylor Auctions had hoped to earn, it brought in an amazing £268,320. Among the mementoes belonging to the much missed Miss Hepburn were personal correspondence between Audrey and her one-time fiancé, industrialist James Hanson (the letters earning nearly £4,000), but it was her haute couture wardrobe that really brought the big bucks and most especially the Givenchy black Chantilly lace dress as seen in How To Steal A Million. This slice of stylish movie memorabilia was expected to fetch £20,000 with the bidding kicking off as low as £11,000, only for it to climb and climb before the hammer came down at an incredible £50,000 (raising to £60,000 once fees and taxes were added). »
Hepburn Dress Sells For $96,000
9 December 2009 12:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
One of movie icon Audrey Hepburn's signature cocktail dresses has gone under the hammer for $96,000 (£60,000) at a London auction.
The little black lace dress the actress wore in the 1966 movie How to Steal a Million was sold to an anonymous bidder at a Kerry Taylor Auction on Tuesday.
It was the highlight of a Hepburn wardrobe sale, which raised over $428,000 (£268,000) for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. »
Grace Kelly exhibition coming in the New Year
8 December 2009 7:58 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Today London is busy working its style credentials hosting an auction selling artefacts and wardrobe belonging to elegant icon, Audrey Hepburn (see Related Content, right) and it looks like 2010 could be just as fashion fabulous with a new exhibition exploring the glamour of Grace Kelly. The Oscar-winning actress, known for her cool blonde roles in such classics as To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder and High Society, was, like Audrey, a vision of silver screen panache in the 1950s, before she married Prince Rainier of Monaco and retired from Hollywood. And this exhibition, to be held at the Victoria & Albert Museum from April next year, salutes the personal and professional career of Tinseltown’s true life princess. »
Audrey Hepburn collection under auction tomorrow
7 December 2009 5:02 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
A month ago we told you about the upcoming sale of Audrey Hepburn clothes and now we’re giving you a heads-up as the hammer will fall at the auction tomorrow afternoon. Organised by Kerry Taylor Auctions, the event brings together an amazing once-in-a-lifetime feast of fashion, both from the private collection of the cinematic style icon and also original supermodel, Marie Helven. And as we said previously, there are some fantastic screen worn goodies on offer, so if you’re in central London tomorrow and fancy investing in some Hepburn memorabilia, head over to La Galleria, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall. »
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 6, 2009
6 December 2009 8:33 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
It’s Sunday and that means that it’s Wrap Up time.
This week:
The box office is Blind Sided; if you go down to the woods today you might see Tom Cavanagh in Yogi Bear; Leonardo DiCaprio knows Jack Frost in The Guardians; Have you ever heard Gun, With Occasional Music? Beautiful Creatures say P.S I Love You; John Madden will Dolittle directing with My Fair Lady and it’s all in the double barrel name as Paul Thomas Anderson and Philip Seymour Hoffman find religion.
Box Office
Sandra Bullock’s The Blind Side just keeps doing better and better. The uplifting sports drama has took the top spot with an impressive $20 million after three weeks on the charts. 2009 has been a great year for Bullock and if Warner Bros. gives the actress the expected Oscar push then 2010 shouldn’t be too bad either.
Twilight’s New Moon »
- Niall Browne
Penelope Cruz Interview Broken Embraces
5 December 2009 9:18 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Academy Award winner Penelope Cruz has worked with some of the best and most innovative filmmakers around the world, including Woody Allen, Rob Marshall and Pedro Almodovar. Broken Embraces marks the fourth time that she has teamed up with Almodovar, this time playing the love of a filmmaker, who leaves him devastated when she dies in a car accident.
During a press conference for this latest Spanish language film, Penelope Cruz talked about playing powerful women, working with Almodovar since she was a teenager, and how she really doesn’t like to be labeled. Read what she had to say after the jump
Question: Over the years, you’ve done so many powerful roles and you’re obviously very comfortable in your own skin, portraying women who have maybe done drugs or who are in power. Is there any role that you would not do or that you have said no to? »
- Sara Wayland
Clip joint: the best film clips featuring bridges
3 December 2009 4:31 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
This week, nilpferd wants us all to link up, join together and only connect with the best film clips featuring bridges
Bridges are essential film furniture. And not just because they are large, iconic objects whose construction, capture or destruction can take up whole afternoon matinees. A dauntingly high bridge is the ideal suspense building bottleneck in an action film – and if it happens to be a hanging walkway with rotting boards and fraying twine, so much the worse for vertigo-stricken heroes and the better for us viewers.
Slow the pace down, and the bridge's function as a connector comes into focus – crossing it can bring irreversible changes, but it can also act as a facilitator of exchange and interaction. Yet beyond these functional roles, bridges possess magical qualities which make them ideal for cinema. Neither here nor quite there, they exist somewhere in-between.
Join me in the middle of »
John Madden Set to Direct My Fair Lady Remake
1 December 2009 7:18 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
John Madden, no not the animated and legendary football commentator, rather the Academy Award winning British director behind Shakespeare In Love is set to direct the remake of the classic Lerner and Lowe musical, My Fair Lady, a 1964 Academy Award nominated film.
Madden is currently completing production on the Helen Mirren film The Debt for Miramax and Marv Films, will ramp up the search for his leading lady and man in the new year. It was recently reported that Keira Knightley was still attached to the project after circling the project for some time, however there is no formal agreement for her to play Eliza.
Joe Wright was also attached to direct previous to Madden’s now involvement. The pic is being produced by Duncan Kenworthy and Cameron Mackintosh, who have been attached to the project since its start. Variety who broke the news says that this remake will draw »
- Kevin Coll
My Fair Lady Set For Remake?
1 December 2009 3:44 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Everybody likes a musical…don’t they? It seems Columbia Pictures and Brit helmer John Madden do. Variety report that My Fair Lady is looking a likely prospect for a shoot in 2010. It has been over forty years since Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn warbled through George Cuckor’s classic – and everybody knows nothing is sacred in Hollywood.
It seems things are gearing up for a re-hash, remake, re-imagining, etc. Rumour has it (which means little) Keira Knightley is circling like a shark around the role of Eliza Doolittle. It won’t be anything too radical with Duncan Kenworthy and John Madden steering the project. At one point, Baz Luhrmann was attached.
The producer and director are location hunting for period London buildings circa 1912. The new version intends on sticking close to the original play by George Bernard Shaw than the 1964 film. If there are any worries Knightley can’t sing, »
- Martyn Conterio
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