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Boos! & Whoop-doos!: 12 Months of Toilet Plunkers and Dumpster Diamonds!
23 December 2009 9:55 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The End of 2009? Whoop-doo! This year has been one hellatious shit storm from the get-go. Pregnant ladies and babies, The Great Depression Part II, pig flu, more than a handful of horrible shootings, a balloon boy, Tiger's indiscretions, and our first black president. Not to mention more dead celebrities than I can shake a stick at. Every time I turned around, some other atrocious calamity was happening right before my eyes. Making 2009 one of the most interesting years of this entire decade. According to Michael Ruppert in his film Collapse its only going to get worse before it gets better. Yes, the Teens are going to see more than half of your friends and family dead. Take account of the folks around you. By the time 2020 rears its ugly head, most of these people will be gone. Turned to dust and painful memories. My advice to you this coming New Year? »
Hollywood sheds its prejudice
22 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
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 »
- Vanessa Thorpe
Nine | Film review
19 December 2009 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
With La dolce vita in 1960, Federico Fellini created a new kind of personal fantastical movie to deal with the corrupt, newly affluent Italy. It replaced the neorealism that had dominated Italian cinema for 15 years. Three years later, in the even more phantasmagoric, semi-autobiographical Otto e mezzo (aka 8½), Marcello Mastroianni, who'd become Fellini's alter ego in La dolce vita, played Guido Anselmi, a director at the end of his tether while in pre-production on his latest expensive movie at Rome's Cinecittà.He has magnificent sets and costumes, but no script, and as he's badgered by producers, wives, mistresses, journalists and assorted hangers-on, he fantasises about his life and loves and revisits his past.
It is a dazzling film, funny, moving and deeply serious. One of the most influential pictures ever made, it contributed to the myth of the film director as supreme auteur, encouraged a movie critic to publish a »
- Philip French
Holiday Gift Guide Countdown: #2 The Complete Get Smart
19 December 2009 11:32 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
I wanted this so bad last year. The elevator packaging was one reason. But the main one was that whenever I've caught an episode on TV in the last few years it's made me laugh just as hard as it did when I was a kid watching its initial run. Airing from 1965-1970 Get Smart boasted a writing team that included Buck Henry, Mel Brooks and a young Woody Allen. As an antidote to the obnoxious machismo offered by James Bond and his ilk Max, the Chief and Agent 99 offered plenty of good humor and commentary on the the cold war and the human condition.
Besides all five seasons of the show you get hours and hours of extras done right.
The Collection includes:
• 25 DVDs in special collectors packaging
• 5 eight-page booklets with liner notes written by actor Dave Ketchum (Agent 13) and Alan Spencer, creator of the TV comedy series "Sledge Hammer! »
Discuss: Films That Would Work Better on the Stage
18 December 2009 3:10 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
For many years I never quite understood, or rather agreed with, the sentiment that some films would work better on the stage. It seemed silly. Nothing was wrong with simple film sets that didn't have much bearing on the plot, that weren't dynamic, engaging, or moving. While a movie like The House of Yes might be wonderful as a play, I always found that watching the volleying banter on the big screen gave it life that a live production could never reach. Likewise, there was something magical about Richard Linklater taping an entire film (Tape) in one room with only three actors. Why should it be shackled to the stage?
And then I sat down to watch Woody Allen's Whatever Works and the light clicked on. I have never seen a movie so utterly terrible on the big screen that would be so entirely apt on the stage. Each set was irrelevant. »
- Monika Bartyzel
A quintet of films inspired by 8 1/2
18 December 2009 9:28 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Federico Fellini's 1963 pap classic has spawned more films than numbers in its title - including Rob Marshall's new musical, Nine. Here's five. Which ones have we left out?
One wonders whether Federico Fellini knew in 1963 that in solving his own director's block by making 8 1/2 he would also provide fertile ground within which so many other film-makers might sew the seeds of their own creativity.
The film in many ways opened the door for a new kind of self-reflexive cinema by insisting that the doubts, dreams and travails of film-makers might be just as interesting as the movies themselves.
Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980) sees the director himself as Sandy Bates, a film-maker plagued by fans who prefer his "earlier, funnier movies", echoing the struggles of Fellini's Guido Anselmi to produce his next big hit in the midst of intense public scrutiny.
The film bows with this homage »
- Ben Child
Director Guy Ritchie Exclusive Interview Sherlock Holmes
16 December 2009 2:39 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Just a few days ago I was in London. I was over in the United Kingdom because that’s where Warner Bros. was promoting their big Christmas Day release, Sherlock Holmes. As I’ve said many times, I think the studio is sitting on a winning lottery ticket, as everyone I know that’s seen the movie has loved it - myself included.
What’s great about the film is it reminds me of the first Indiana Jones movie, as it starts with a big action sequence and immediately you’re in the world of Sherlock Holmes. No seeing Holmes as a boy. No needless explanations of why he solves crimes. Instead, director Guy Ritchie has crafted a big Hollywood movie that audiences around the world are going to have fun watching. I think Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be very happy with the results.
Anyway, at the big press junket this past weekend, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Step Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond Roudnitska
16 December 2009 8:57 AM, PST | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »
You wouldn't buy a book without knowing its author. Why wear a perfume without knowing its designer? A new store in New York now reveals the noses behind the names.
Snicker all you want, but Britney Spears--famous for losing her kids after going clubbing without benefit of underwear--is the indisputable Grand Dame of perfume sales, having sold 30 million bottles since she first launched "Curious" back in 2004.
Not to be outdone, a week or two ago, 50 Cent was seen hawking his own fragrance, "Power by 50," at Macy's in Manhattan. And why not? The potential for a big seller (Britney's "Midnight Fantasy" had sales of $100M in its first year) can be a lucrative hedge when a new album tanks. Not surprisingly, given the money at stake, the designers who create those fragrances are rock stars in the industry.
But I bet you couldn't name even one.
Well, for starters, there's »
- Linda Tischler
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Two
16 December 2009 3:18 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: January 1st 2010
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Kerry O'Malley
Director: Christian Alvart
Summary: A family services social worker thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case - a troubled 10-year old girl whose parents try to kill her. The social worker decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along.
Analysis: Despite the presence of promising German director Christian Alvart ("Pandorum"), 'Case' has sat on a shelf since late 2006 and is finally being quietly shuffled out this year for one very good reason - it stinks. Having opened in Australia a few months back, reviewers utterly savaged the film as both incredibly dumb and utterly ludicrous. Lead star Renee Zellweger also scored personal criticism to a level rarely seen in film reviews outside of comments about Nicole Kidman's 'more alien than the »
- Garth Franklin
Who do you read? Good Roger, or Bad Roger?
15 December 2009 9:18 PM, PST | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
This message came to me from a reader named Peter Svensland. He and a friend have been debating about my qualities as a film critic, and they've involved a considerable critic, Dan Schneider, in their discussion. I will say that he has given the question a surprising amount of thought and attention over the years, and may well be correct in some aspects. What his analysis gives me is a renewed respect and curiosity about his own work.
¶
Dear Roger,
A friend and I would like to have your opinion. It's basically so that we can settle an argument (and small side bet) with a friend over what your opinion would be. My friend and I have carefully co-drafted this email to try to eliminate one or the other of our biases. I hope we succeeded!
I have read your columns and watched your tv shows for many years now »
- Roger Ebert
Interview with Arthur Cauty – director of wrestling documentary Hard Knocks
15 December 2009 12:18 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
There is a famous quote in Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters in which Max Von Sydow’s character Frederick ponders aloud:
“You see the whole culture. Nazis, deodorant salesmen, wrestlers, beauty contests, a talk show. Can you imagine the level of a mind that watches wrestling?”
To Frederick it is baffling anyone would waste their time watching men in spandex engage in an orgy of pre-planned fake violence. Yet to Roland Barthes, the famous academic and acclaimed thinker, wrestling transcends the primitive notion that it consists solely of pretend fights; to him wrestling was one of the grand spectacles – part ballet, part Greek morality play, theatre and athletics combined, storytelling through physicality. Andy Kaufman, renowned for his eccentric humour, alternatively saw wrestling as a sublime medium for performing arts – blending fact and fantasy to invoke very real emotion from audiences.
To say professional wrestling is a subject that »
- Kieron Casey
John Waters Lists His Top 10 Films of 2009
15 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Yesterday, we brought you Quentin Tarantino’s Top 8 Films of 2009 and today we have John Waters, another film buff/director, listing his best of the year. I always find anything that Waters writes or says to be entertaining and his thoughts on these ten films are no different. Here’s what he thought were the Top 10 Films of 2009:
1. Import Export (Ulrich Seidl)
2. Antichrist (Lars von Trier)
3. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci)
4. World’s Greatest Dad (Bobcat Goldthwait)
5. Brüno (Larry Charles)
6. Lorna’s Silence (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
7. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodóvar)
8. The Baader Meinhof Complex (Uli Edel)
9. Whatever Works (Woody Allen)
10. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel)
To read Waters’ thoughts on each film, head over to ArtForum.
»
- Ramses Flores
Tarantino & Pearl Jam Top WENN Polls
14 December 2009 5:31 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Quentin Tarantino and rockers Pearl Jam have another reason to celebrate this Christmas - they've topped the WENN end-of-year movie and album polls.
Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds narrowly beat comedy The Hangover and indie hit (500) Days of Summer to land the Best Film prize, while Pearl Jam's Backspacer was the clear winner on the album countdown, ahead of Jay-z's The Blueprint 3 and Them Crooked Vultures' eponymous debut.
Also making the two top 10s were Woody Allen's Whatever Works, Watchmen, Up and Public Enemies and Robbie Williams' Reality Killed The Radio Star, Florence & The Machine's Lungs and Year in the Kingdom by Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman.
Here are the lists:
Best Album of 2009
1. Backspacer - Pearl Jam
2. The Blueprint 3 - Jay-z
3. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
4. Lungs - Florence & The Machine
5. Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
6. It's Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7. Reality Killed the Video Star - Robbie Williams
8. 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
9. Year In The Kingdom - J. Tillman
10. Humanoid - Tokio Hotel
Best Movie of 2009
2. The Hangover
3. (500) Days of Summer
5. Watchmen
6= Up
9= Star Trek
9= An Education. »
When Anupam Kher met celebrated Israeli actor Topol
13 December 2009 10:09 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Mumbai, Dec 13 (Ians) It was a dream come true for actor Anupam Kher to have met “Fiddler On The Roof” legend Topol recently.
There were two international cine-persons that Anupam Kher wanted to meet or work with.
“And by some quirk of faith I managed to work with Woody Allen and meet Topol within one year,” says the satiated actor Anupam, just back in Mumbai after an exciting visit to Israel attending the international film festival where his film “A Wednesday” was screened.
“‘A Wednesday’ was the opening film on December 6. It made a. »
- realbollywood
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of filmmakers? As part of our monthly Ioncinephile profile, we ask the filmmaker the incredibly arduous task of identifying their top ten list of all time favorite films. This month we profile Jay Dipietro, helmer behind Peter & Vandy which receives its theatrical release via Strand Releasing on October.9th. - Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of filmmakers? As part of our monthly Ioncinephile profile, we ask the filmmaker the incredibly arduous task of identifying their top ten list of all time favorite films. This month we profile Jay Dipietro, helmer behind Peter & Vandy which receives its theatrical release via Strand Releasing on October.9th. He gave us his top ten (as of October 2009). Midnight Run (1988) Martin Brest An all time favorite. I could recite that movie at one point. »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
2009 in review: Film
12 December 2009 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Vampires were everywhere, Hollywood failed to excite, and British cinema ploughed a familiar furrow
The year began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: The Reader, Che, Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, Revolutionary Road, The Wrestler, Gran Torino, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being New Moon, the latest in Stephenie Meyers's Twilight saga, the best the subtle Swedish Let the Right One In and the worst the British horror spoof Lesbian Vampire Killers.
Documentaries continued to flourish, introducing us to fascinating new worlds: Afghan TV talent shows (Afghan Star), Australian exploitation cinema (Not Quite Hollywood), haute couture (The September Issue). Animation thrived, the 3-D comeback threatened »
- Philip French
The Measure: The X Factor final, Opening Ceremony shoes, Agyness Deyn and Carla Bruni
11 December 2009 4:31 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
We're loving the anticipation of The X Factor final and Opening Ceremony's spring '10 shoes. We're hating Aggy's supersized lashes and the idea of Bruni in the latest Woody Allen
Going up
The X Factor final What will Cheryl wear? What will Dannii do with her hair? Forget watercooler TV – this is cocktail party TV
Lime and orange TicTacs There's just something bauble-esque and festive about the little plastic box. Plus they're way lower in calories than a mince pie
Short suits The standout high street trend for 2010
Key necklaces The new charm bracelets
Next season's Opening Ceremony's shoes Is it wrong to want them now? We're bookmarking asos.com anyway
New season bag dilemmas Do we want the Roger Vivier Metro bag in leopard or zebra? How are we meant to choose? Life is so cruel
Christmas cards We're not going all Bah Humbug, but what with the post and the price, »
DVD Review: ‘Paper Heart’ Intriguingly Blurs Line Between Reality, Fiction
11 December 2009 12:02 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Some actors are so good that it’s easy to take their work for granted. Take Michael Cera, the veteran child actor-turned-unlikely teen heartthrob. From his breakout work in “Arrested Development,” to his crowd-pleasing performances in “Superbad” and “Juno,” Cera has created a comic persona as indelible as Woody Allen’s.
The sweetly neurotic vulnerability he exudes is so authentic, it’s easy for audiences to confuse the actor with the characters he regularly portrays. Is he a brilliant actor, or is he simply playing himself (which itself is no easy feat)? Such questions lie at the deceptive heart of Nicholas Jasenovec’s intriguing and infuriating romantic comedy.
DVD Rating: 3.0/5.0
“Paper Heart” purports itself to be documentary about one young woman’s quest to discover the nature of love. The woman is Charlyne Yi, a comedian and performance artist not unlike Cera (she’s best known for her scene-stealing »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Nine – interviews with Penelope Cruz, Marion Cottilard, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman and Fergie
11 December 2009 10:47 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Daniel Day Lewis isn’t the only reason to see the upcoming film Nine. It also has a ton a normally leading ladies taking smaller roles to be a part of Rob Marshall’s new musical. Penelope Cruz, Marion Cottilard, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman and Fergie all star in the story of famous film director Guido Contini (Day Lewis) struggles with what his new film will be about. Plus, his personal life is in turmoil as well with his wife, his mistress, the press and his lead actress all vying for his attention as well. This is based on the Broadway musical about acclaimed director Federico Fellini’s film 8 1/2.
Kate Hudson, who plays Stephanie –
Marion Cotillard, who plays Luisa Contini –
Nicole Kidman, who plays Claudia –
Penélope Cruz, who plays Carla –
Stacy Ferguson (Fergie from Black Eyed Peas), who plays Saraghina -
Related posts:Nine – interviews with Daniel Day Lewis, Judi Dench »
- Jeff Bayer
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin on Woody Allen, the Coens, and Clint Eastwood
11 December 2009 6:10 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
When EW met up with Matt Damon and Josh Brolin last week, the subject at hand was The People Speak (airing Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. on The History Channel), a new documentary in which the stars -- who also serve as executive producers -- perform dramatic readings of historical documents alongside celebs like Bob Dylan and Viggo Mortensen. Be sure to pick up your copy of this week's issue for the full Q&A. But history wasn't the only topic of conversation. The two buddies -- who are set to co-star in the Coen brothers' upcoming remake of True Grit »
- Adam Markovitz
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997
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