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Nikki Kruex ('Dead Reckoning', 'The Story of Annie Kellister')
10 hours ago | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Interview by Nic Brown
What can you say about someone whose list of interests include horror movies, anime, video games, guns and bows, serial killers, and kung fu movies? Well if you’re talking about Nikki Kruex, you can say that you’re just scratching the surface of this actress, model, musician, paranormal investigator and artistic Jill-of-all-trades...
In fact if you visit her website, www.nikkihomicidek.ws, you’ll find a page for just about every aspect of the entertainment industry. Somehow Nikki still manages to find time for fun and when she does you may find her doing anything from shooting a crossbow to playing Grand Theft Auto. Of course with multiple film projects, a new album coming out soon and a paranormal investigation show just waiting to take off, you won’t find her relaxing much. Fortunately, Nic Brown managed to pin down this creative tornado long enough »
- Superheidi
Linda Eder Comes To The Van Wezel 12/9 With A Holiday Concert
9 November 2009 2:18 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Linda Eder, the songstress whose larger-than-life voice has been called "the human equivalent of a Stradivarius" (theatermania.com) returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 9 with a concert of holiday songs and favorites from her CDs. Tickets to the concert, at 8 p.m., are $40-$55 (with a limited number of "smart seats" at $10).
Often compared to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland, two of her musical influences, the Minnesota native first captured public attention with her unprecedented 12- week winning streak on the TV show Star Search. The success expanded her fan base nationally and led to a leading role as Lucy Harris in the 1990 Broadway- bound musical Jekyll & Hyde. The mainstay of Eder's career, however, remains the concert stage.
Reviewing a recent concert, Chicago Tribune Arts Editor Howard Reich raved that Eder has "the most voluptuous voice in pop music today."
Over the years, passionate fans »
Free Flick of the Day: Charade
6 November 2009 9:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
I hate saying "They just don't make movies like they used to" because it really yearns for a golden age that I don't believe ever truly existed in Hollywood. Every age has had its share of studio dreck, every decade has its gems, and audiences have always complained that movies were better in a mystical "back then." But with a film like Charade, the grumpy adage rings true. They don't make movies like this anymore. But luckily they did once upon a time, and you can watch this one on SlashControl.
If you've never seen Charade, you are in for a dizzying treat. I won't describe the plot too much as the knots are half the fun. The rest of the charm rests solely on the shoulders of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, who are thrown together in a plot of intrigue, romance, politics, and war crimes. Despite all the deaths and danger, »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Sick Theatregoer Almost Ruins Breakfast At Tiffany's
6 November 2009 12:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Anna Friel almost forgot her lines during a recent performance in West End show Breakfast At Tiffany's - when a sick theatre-goer showered the stalls with vomit.
The Pushing Daisies star is currently appearing as Holly Golightly in the hit stage production of Audrey Hepburn's classic movie.
But one performance was almost ruined after a reveller threw up over the balcony - splattering audience members below.
Friel admits she was angry at first - until she realised what had happened.
She tells U.K. radio station Smooth, "I thought it was late-comers who shouldn't have been allowed in - but it turned out someone had vomited from the balcony over six people and they were being escorted out to be cleaned up.
"I carried on singing but almost lost my way as there was such a noise coming from the seats. I almost lost it but I'm proud I kept my concentration." »
Merchandise swag: Audrey Hepburn glass wall clock
5 November 2009 6:43 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
It doesn’t matter what clothes are in the shops, what top models parade down catwalks or what Vogue tells you is “in” this season, there are some films that will never go out of fashion. While it’s too early to judge the long-term influence of the likes of Sex and the City, 1967’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s is still going strong. While Sarah Jessica Parker was still a babe in arms, Audrey Hepburn, along with long-time friend and onscreen collaborator, Hubert de Givenchy, was giving Hollywood a taste of sophisticated chic in the classic tale of Manhattan “kook” Holly Golightly. And what better way to add some of this elegance to your world than with this Audrey Hepburn glass wall clock? »
Matthew Modine: The Hollywood Interview
2 November 2009 10:20 AM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Matthew Modine: Better Angels
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Matthew Modine has been something of an iconoclast most of his working life. After being groomed for ‘80s teen idol status in early films such as Private School and Vision Quest, Modine was also one of the first actors of his generation, along with Sean Penn, to take on riskier projects, such as Robert Altman's Streamers, Alan Parker’s Birdy, Gillian Armstrong’s Mrs. Soffel, and Alan J. Pakula’s Orphans. It was his lead role as the cynical Marine Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam epic Full Metal Jacket that put Modine into the pantheon of young actors who were more than just pretty faces and knowing winks at the camera. This, after all, was the young man who turned down the lead in Top Gun, arguably the prototypical ‘80s blockbuster, due to its cold war politics. From the beginning, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Oscars quiz: Can you spot the only best actress nominee?
31 October 2009 5:10 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Just one of the four roles pictured below earned an acting bid for its star. Which one? Here's the answer. Answer: Eleven years after she won in the supporting race for "Cactus Flower," Goldie Hawn was nominated in lead for a featherweight comic role widely dismissed as not worthy of the Oscars' attention in 1980. The other three performances pictured in this quiz were all iconic screen turns outrageously snubbed by academy members. "My Fair Lady" won eight Academy Awards in 1964, including best picture, but its "lady" wasn't even nominated, probably because voters resented the fact that Audrey Hepburn lip-synched to Marni Nixon singing. Rosalind Russell never won an Oscar, but was nominated four times. Unfortunately, she was snubbed for her greatest role — as the brazen stage mom Rose in "Gypsy." The role is so dramatically showy that it usually nabs awards attention. On Broadway, Angela Lansbury (1975), Tyne Daly (1990) and Patti LuPone »
- tomoneil
Exclusive! Joe Wright Is Not Directing My Fair Lady Remake
30 October 2009 4:53 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
When Screenrush grabbed two minutes with Joe Wright on the red carpet for the London Film Festival's Closing Gala film Nowhere Boy, there was really only one thing on our mind to ask him about - My Fair Lady.
Over the last few days the rumour mills have been churning out stories that the Atonement director and Keira Knightley will be reteaming on a remake of the classic George Bernard Shaw adaptation, which was released in 1964 starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison and has been delighting family audiences ever since.
So we were more than a little taken about when Wright flatly denied any involvement in the project, saying that he had mulled over the idea for a couple of days after the script was sent to him, as he would do with any other project, but decided to pass on the opportunity.
Unfortunately he could not tell us which »
Carey Mulligan is ‘Beautiful Fantastic’
29 October 2009 6:47 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
By now, you've probably heard more than a few words uttered on the blogosphere about Carey Mulligan. There's talk that she's likely to be sitting among Oscar nominees in March for her Audrey Hepburn-esque role in Lone Scherfig's An Education and she's racking up projects in development as fast as any other leading lady in Hollywood's hills. She was recently cast in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps alongside Shia LeBouf and Michael Douglas. And now she's prepped and ready for another leading role. According to Screen Daily, Muliigan has been cast in The Beautiful Fantastic, a fairy tale-like drama from director Terry Loane (Mickybo & Me) and screenwriter Simon Aboud. It is a whimsical tale said to be in the vein of Amelie and Finding Neverland, that will also star Tom Wilkinson, Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Joanna Lumley. The story focuses on frustrated children's author Bella Brown, who »
- Neil Miller
Man Collapses Over Naked Friel
28 October 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Anna Friel's nude role in a West End play is having a huge effect on audiences - one onlooker collapsed when the actress peeled off her clothes.
The British beauty strips off onstage during her protrayal of Holly Golightly in the new version of classic Audrey Hepburn movie Breakfast At Tiffany's - and the sight of the star in all her naked glory was simply too much for one audience member.
He keeled over in the aisle and had to be wheeled out of the auditorium by medics.
Friel explains, "During that naked scene, about four days ago, we had a man who collapsed in the audience - but it was during the naked scene and I didn't know if I had done something very wrong or it just happened that he collapsed at that point.
"I remember him being carried out on a stretcher, which was a bit distracting." »
Meet Hollywood's New 'It Girl'
28 October 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Thanks to her lauded role in An Education , Carey Mulligan is Hollywood's latest "It Girl," poised to join the ranks of Julia Roberts and Audrey Hepburn. "She has fragility, she has humor, she can be very moving, she's bright, and she's great to look at," says a director. Her star should continue to rise (she is set to appear in several high-profile movies, CNN notes)—as long as she doesn't follow the trajectories of short-term "It Girls" like Molly Ringwald. How to avoid that fate? One publicist recommends taking up humanitarian causes, hiring a great management team, and dating a... »
Friel Got To Grips With Guitar For West End Stage
28 October 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Anna Friel has a flair for music - she learned how to play the guitar in just five weeks.
The former Pushing Daisies star is currently impressing theatregoers in London's West End with her turn as Holly Golightly in the stage version of Audrey Hepburn's 1961 classic Breakfast At Tiffany's.
The role requires her to strum a guitar on-stage - and talented Friel easily got to grips with the instrument.
She says, "I had to learn (guitar) for this. We did five weeks rehearsals, I practised every day. My dad's a great guitarist, and my brother, so I've got that in my blood I think." »
Friel's Backstage Ghost Hunt
28 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Anna Friel is constantly on the look-out for ghosts while she's on-stage in London following rumours of a supernatural presence at the theatre where she is working.
The former Pushing Daisies star is currently performing in a stage version of Audrey Hepburn's 1961 classic Breakfast At Tiffany's and reports of a ghoul at the venue have left the actress feeling spooked.
Stories suggested the West End production had tempted the ghosts of Hepburn and the novel's author Truman Capote to London's Royal Haymarket Theatre.
Despite insisting the rumours are false, Friel confesses she can't help looking out for supernatural encounters backstage - especially after actor Patrick Stewart spotted a spook while performing in Waiting for Godot at the same venue.
She says, "Everyone keeps talking about this ghost. Supposedly I think that Capote is in the corner or Audrey Hepburn is there watching, but I've never seen her. Patrick Stewart, who was in Godot beforehand, said he saw it on-stage and it came out of a box. I keep looking now!"
But the Pushing Daisies star insists she has opened her mind to the spiritual world - because of ghostly goings-on in her dressing room.
She adds, "The music in my room has gone up a few times but I just put it down to an electrical glitch." »
[DVD Review] My Fair Lady
27 October 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
The ever-loverly Audrey Hepburn is back as Eliza Doolittle in the latest release of My Fair Lady on DVD. I wasn't sure why — it had to have been put out on DVD at least once before. In fact, it was released by Warner Bros. in 1998 and then again as a "Two-Disc Special Edition" in 2004. Paramount obtained the rights last year and put out a new edition earlier this month, complete with its own set of special features.
My Fair Lady, the musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, follows Ms. Doolittle, a poor flower girl with a strong Cockney accent which, due to the time period and setting, puts her at a strong social and vocational disadvantage. Looking to better her situation, she approaches Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), a phonetics expert, about speech lessons. Higgins, intrigued, bets his friend Colonel Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White) that he can pass »
- Jess Goodwin
By George, I think Keira Knightley's got "My Fair Lady"
27 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
We all already know that Keira Knightley is a fair lady, but now she is the Fair Lady. The 24-year-old English actress has landed the role of Eliza Doolittle in the new remake of the Academy Award-winning 1964 musical, My Fair Lady.
The original film, based on the Broadways smash, starred Audrey Hepburn as Cockney flower girl Eliza and Rex Harrison as the prickly, precise professor Henry Higgins. Keira reportedly beat out Scarlett Johansson for the iconic role. Other than Natalie Portman, it’s hard to think of another young actress who could possibly attempt to take Audrey’s place.
And this news just keeps getting better. The script is being written by — get this — Oscar-winner Emma Thompson. Yes, that Emma Thompson. Directing will be Joe Wright, who grew accustomed to Keira’s face when he directed her in 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. And James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, is being »
- dorothy snarker
Keira Knightley is My Fair Lady
27 October 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Keira Knightley has been confirmed as the lead in 'My Fair Lady'.
After months of speculation, the British actress - who is known for her glowing performances in period blockbusters 'Atonement' and 'Pride and Prejudice' - will definitely play Eliza Doolittle in the remake of the 1964 play 'Pygmalion' by George Cukor.
The 24-year-old star will portray the lead character's journey from rags-to-riches in the big-screen adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's book.
The role was originally played by legendary actress Audrey Hepburn, while Julie Andrews appeared in the stage show.
Emma Thompson is writing the script and James Bond actor Daniel Craig is rumoured to be portraying Higgins. The film will be directed by 'Slumdog Millionaire' filmmaker Danny Boyle.
It is believed Keira has been practicing her singing voice for a year in the hope she would secure the role. »
- Paul
Keira Knightley is a Very Fair Lady Indeed
26 October 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
My Fair Lady is my favorite musical because, if the film didn’t have a single song in it, there would still be a wonderful story in place. Much of it is the casting. Even though Julie Andrews played Eliza Doolittle in the stage version and also went on to star in The Sound of Music, it is hard to imagine anyone besides Audrey Hepburn transforming from shrieking Cockney flower girl into a tame and erudite high class woman. And so it came as some surprise to learn that not only is a remake of My Fair Lady being planned, as the Telegraph reports, but that Keira Knightley has beaten out Scarlett Johansson for the role of Eliza Doolittle. It’s hard to imagine someone so restrained and “practiced” in the role, but then, it’s hard to imagine Eliza Doolittle’s voice being emitted from an actual person (and not, »
- Jacob
Chris Farley Resurrected for Questionable David Spade DirecTV Commercial
26 October 2009 9:35 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Here's an open question for you: when it comes to advertising, are there any lines that shouldn't be crossed, or are there things that shouldn't be done in order to sell a product? DirecTV recently put out a somewhat disturbing ad that's got more than a few people up in arms because it brings comedian Chris Farley back from the grave in order to hawk their satellite TV service. And before anyone asks, no, it has nothing to do with his brother Kevin Farley, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Chris. The commercial in question replays a scene from Tommy Boy featuring Farley doing his "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" routine, but with new footage of David Spade spliced in. This isn't the first time this type of thing has been done (the Audrey Hepburn commercial for The Gap and Volkswagen's Gene Kelly update, for example) and in each case, »
- Sean
Can Keira Break the Hepburn Curse?
26 October 2009 9:08 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
There are few Hollywood starlets that I rate more highly than marginally spade-faced Keira Knightley, and of all late actresses I am fairly unoriginal in my fondness for Audrey Hepburn, so the rumours quite some time ago that Knightley has signed up to fill Hepburn’s shoes in a planned remake of My Fair Lady is, for me, great news. The whispers around the project died down though, until today when stories have begun circulating that Joe Wright, director of Knightley in Pride and Prejudice and the amazing Atonement, is also set to be involved. So Audrey Hepburn is back, but unlike Audrey, Keira’s vocals won’t be dubbed if her singing in last year’s The Edge of Love is anything to go by. The problem seems to be, however, whether or not any individual can ever truly succeed in a performance that has been done to perfection already, »
- Uprising
Knightley 'confirmed' for 'My Fair Lady'
26 October 2009 6:40 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Keira Knightley has won the role of Eliza Doolittle in a new film adaptation of My Fair Lady, according to The Daily Telegraph. Earlier this year, it was reported that Knightley was competing against Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway for the lead role, which was originally played by Audrey Hepburn. Joe Wright, who worked with Knightley on Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
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