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Walton Goggins on The Shield Finale and His New Show AMC Show Rectified
20 December 2009 6:00 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A few days ago, on the set of Predators, I got to speak with Walton Goggins along with a number of other online journalists. While we are embargoed to write anything Predators related, we were given permission to cover things unrelated to the movie. So if you’re a fan of The Shield and curious what Goggins thought of the finale, his thoughts are after the jump.
Also, Goggins revealed to us that he’s developing a show at AMC called Rectified and it’s “about a guy who spends 21 years on death row, oddly enough. And it’s about the day that he gets out of jail based on DNA evidence and he’s this monk-like character who’s lived in isolation for 21 years. And it’s the way that he sees the 21st century that we live in today. I’m going to play the lead, so that’s hopefully going in March. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
DVD Playhouse--December 2009
19 December 2009 3:11 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—December 2009
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Public Enemies (Universal) Johnny Depp portrays legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger in co- writer/director Michael Mann’s take on America’s first “Public Enemy Number One.” Like many big studio releases today, Public Enemies has it all: A-list talent before and behind the camera, but lacks a heart or soul that allows its audience to connect with it. Film plays out like a “true crime” TV show with re-enactments of famous events cast with top actors and shot by the best technicians in the business, with little, if any, character or story development to hold it together in between. A real disappointment from one of our finest filmmakers and finest actors. The lone standout: the great character actor Stephen Lang as a hard-eyed lawman who’s seen a lot, but manages to retain a tiny piece of his heart. For a better take on the same subject, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Tiger Woods Changed His Cell Phone Number And Not Talking To Anyone
16 December 2009 3:52 PM, PST | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
Tiger Woods changed his cell phone number and not talking to anyone. According to Access Hollywood, former NBA superstar, Charles Barkley says that Tiger Woods changed his cell phone number that day after he had his car accident,and is not talking to his famous friends who could help him through this situation since they have a lot of experience in dealing with the press. They say Charles Barkley and famous movie producer, Spike Lee or worried about Tiger not allowing them to give him invaluable advice. Charles Barkley and Spike lee will appear on a show called, "With All Due Respect" with sports analysts, Dennis Eckersley and Kyle Petty. The show airs on the Hln network this Sunday. During the one hour show,sports stars discuss a variety of different topics. »
- Chris
Tiger Woods changed mobile number
16 December 2009 5:35 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Tiger Woods changed his mobile phone number and froze out his celebrity friends immediately after his world-headline-making car crash two weeks ago. NBA's Charles Barkley said Woods changed the phone number the day after the November 27 accident that saw him lying on the ground with his wife, Elin Nordegren, hovering over him after he crashed their Escalade SUV. On a television show that airs on Sunday, Barkley and filmmaker Spike Lee express their concern that Woods is shutting out the very people that could help him most. Barkley said: 'You should reach out to your celebrity friends when things go bad. They're the only people who understand what it's like.' Lee said during the »
- Philippa Bourke
1st Look: Tanya Hamilton's Night Catches Us
12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Workshopped in the Sundance labs, written and directed by Tanya Hamilton, and announced as part of the U.S Dramatic Competition, formerly titled "Stringbean and Marcus", Night Catches Us is set in 1978 and focuses on the broken love affair between two former Black Panther members and is told through the eyes of an adolescent girl. - Hopefully, I'll be able to bring a series of these right up until the festival actually begins. We begin with a project that has been listed in our database for a while now. Workshopped in the Sundance labs, written and directed by Tanya Hamilton, and announced as part of the U.S Dramatic Competition, formerly titled "Stringbean and Marcus", Night Catches Us is set in 1978 and focuses on the broken love affair between two former Black Panther members and is told through the eyes of an adolescent girl. Marcus (Anthony Mackie) and Pat (Kerry Washington »
Kobe Doin’ Work
10 December 2009 10:45 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Spike Lee
Cast: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs
Running Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Rating: TV-14
Due Out: November 24, 2009
Plot: A multiple-angle documentary about the NBA’s premier player, Kobe Bryant. Spike Lee tackles the task of capturing one of the world’s most recognizable basketball icons as he assaults the rival San Antonio Spurs.
Who’S It For?: Fans of Pro basketball. It’s easy to see that Lee himself is a fan (and a diehard Knicks fan at that) in the way he captures the game from an impressive array of angles. You really have to Love the game to fully appreciate this film. If you’re a casual fan, or female and in love with Bryant’s “face-of-the-game” smile, it’s advisable you sit this one out.
Movie:
This is an intensely detailed documentary that reveals all that occurs during a normal NBA game. »
- Chris De Salvo
Director Tyler Perry's mother, inspiration for Madea, dies
9 December 2009 8:42 AM, PST | Zap2It - The Dish Rag | See recent Zap2It - The Dish Rag news »
Tyler Perry, the director of the wildly popular "Madea" films, is mourning his own matriarch.
The filmmaker announced his mother Maxine Perry's death on the "Messages" page of his official website Tuesday.
"In Loving Memory/ Willie Maxine Perry/February 12, 1945 to December 8, 2009/ Thank you for all your prayers," the post reads next to a picture of Perry and his mother taken at the "Madea's Family Reunion" premiere in 2006. No other information was included. Perry's publicist has not responded to a message seeking comment.
Maxine Perry, 64, was a preschool teacher who worked at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center for most of her life, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which also says that the character of the tough, gun-toting Madea (whom Perry portrays himself in a wig and dress) is based on his mother Maxine and Aunt Mayola.
We wish Perry the best during this difficult time.
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Justin Bieber Meets Celine Dion In New York
8 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
There's no question that Justin Bieber is hot right now, and the holiday season has kept him busy and in demand. After spending the weekend hanging out with Jordin Sparks and covering an Eminem tune, Bieber jetted to New York City to catch Monday (December 7) night's Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. (In a rare show of team competence, the Knicks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 93-84; perhaps they should request that Bieber be present for all subsequent home games.)
But the night's greatest moment had nothing to do with David Lee's double-double or Danilo Gallinari's 14 points. Rather, it happened behind the scenes. Like the Lakers, the New York basketball team attracts a number of celebrities (like director Spike Lee, a courtside staple for years). In addition to Bieber, fellow Canadian singer Celine Dion was in attendance, and Bieber snapped a picture with her, which he then posted to Twitter. »
- Kyle Anderson
John’s Top Eleven Films of the Decade
6 December 2009 3:47 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
I was just under 11 years old as we entered the 2000s, and in the last decade I have made it my mission to fill the space in my mind that should be reserved for academics to remembering the details of far too many films. In looking back upon this decade, it seems that we’ve had quite a good chunk of time for movies — there are only two years absent on my top ten list: 2000 and 2005, while 2006 is represented by three films. I still cheated, though, by extending my list to eleven entries. Some were just too good to decide between.
I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. And before you start — don’t cry. The Dark Knight isn’t on here.
11. The Royal Tenenbaums – 2001
Spoiler: you’re going to find that comedy is slightly underrepresented on this list, with Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums »
- John Cooper
Kobe Doin’ Work – Mvp Limited Edition DVD
6 December 2009 8:36 AM, PST | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
While not particularly a basketball fan, and certainly not much of a Kobe Bryant fan, the Spike Lee venture Kobe Doin' Work is a fairly fascinating work. An all-access look at the life of the 2008 Mvp, you get to see every part of the road to the game, and what goes on behind-the-scenes in a way rarely captured. From the locker room to strategy meetings, this is an intense and uncensored look at not only one particular player, but the world of sports in general. It's all captured and put together in a way that really has Spike Lee's fingerprints all over it, and you likely won't watch basketball in quite the same way again. Sports fans can experience unlimited access to the intensity and immeasurable talent of 2009 NBA Finals Mvp Kobe Bryant when Espn Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, present Kobe Doin' Work, »
- Marc Eastman
Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
4 December 2009 12:19 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There is nothing wrong with Gone with the Wind. Yes, it’s a bit racist. Heck, it’s a lot racist and you get to cringe listening to Clark Gable say things like “darkie.” The black characters are mostly shameful, and the film revels in the greatness and loss of the South. There are interesting ambiguities, though. Rhett Butler (Gable) recognizes that the civil war is stupid and bound for failure, but later on enlists. Okay, there’s a lot wrong with the film, but it’s also one of those films of such grand dramatic heft that it is also undeniable. My review of Gone with the Wind after the (Kris Kross will make you Jump) jump.
It’s hard not to wrestle with the history of the film, and Spike Lee has decidedly dismissed it. He’s not unfair for doing so; there are a lot of problems with the text. »
- Andre Dellamorte
The Year of Apolitical Cinema?
3 December 2009 11:57 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
In 1989, Spike Lee picked up a trashcan and hurled it into the front window of Sal's Pizzeria, stirring chaos in Bed-Stuy and sending movie audiences into a tizzy about race relations in America. That same year, Oliver Stone and Brian De Palma were reopening heated debates about Vietnam ("Born on the Fourth of July," "Casualties of War"), while Steven Soderbergh and Peter Greenaway were making us squirm by challenging conventional moral codes ("sex, lies and videotape," "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover"). Jump ahead 20 years: today's watercooler cinema holds nary an ounce of subversive content. On the contrary, the most talked-about upscale American films of the year uphold such conservative myths as the sanctity of family and community.
Much has already been written about the reactionary elements of Lee Daniels' "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," which, despite its confrontational scenes of rape, »
- Anthony Kaufman
Salute Your Shorts: Arnaud Descplechin's L'Aimée
3 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Salute Your Shorts is a weekly column that looks at short films, music videos, commercials or any other short form visual media that generally gets ignored.There’s always been something interesting about seeing documentaries made by feature filmmakers. Whether it’s Martin Scorsese’s odd view of who embodies the spirit of the times in "American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince" or Spike Lee’s moving chronicle When the Levees Broke, there’s something to these movies beyond simply their topics. They help us to interpret the director’s features and also emphasize what they see as truly important outside the world of their own »
Decade in Review: 2002 Top Ten
2 December 2009 7:58 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
As with 2000 and 2001, I'm reprinting my original top ten lists and commentary. If I've got something new to say, it'll be in red below.
Please note: This list was based on NYC release dates in the year 2002. Some movies are listed as different years at the IMDb based on when they were produced or released in their home country or in La or whatnot.
Undervalued: Morvern Callar, Roger Dodger, About a Boy, White Oleander, Panic Room and Kissing Jessica Stein Top 10 Runners Up: Chicago, Monsoon Wedding, Punch Drunk Love and Spirited Away I still am glad I championed most of these movies though I am sad that some of them aren't in the top ten... particularly Morvern, Monsoon and the Miyazaki. The MMMs. Though I'm not sure I'd know what to remove to make room for them.
10. 8 Women (François Ozon)
Ever since I a French teacher took my friends and »
- NATHANIEL R
Spirit Awards: The Nominees (Final)
1 December 2009 8:01 AM, PST | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
The nominations for the 25th Anniversary Spirit Awards have been announced in Los Angeles. Film Independent executive director Dawn Hudson welcomed attendees to the nominations this morning, touting the legacy of the awards and the early nominees, including Spike Lee, the Coen Brothers, Jim Jarmusch and others. “We are living in the world that they created,” she said this morning, “This years nominations reflect the same criteria that were important to … »
What are the best TV ads of the noughties?
1 December 2009 3:53 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Let us know the TV commercials that have stood out for you over the past decade
Looking back at the TV adverts of the past decade, it's difficult not to be struck by the creativity on show. Rather than the movie-influenced blockbuster ads of the 90s, much of the industry turned to quirky conceptual ideas. Advertisers also exploited the growing power of the web – not only did successful campaigns make their mark on TV, they also went viral.
Some relied on special effects, some relied on exhaustive preparation by art teams – but some of the best were just a clever idea, simply executed. Who would have guessed that a man in a gorilla suit playing the drums would have been one of the most talked-about ads of the decade?
Below are some of our favourite ads of the noughties – let us know what you think we've missed out.
John West »
- Dugald Baird
Spike Lee's Upcoming Film Slate
30 November 2009 1:52 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Director Spike Lee recently talked to IGN about some of his rumored/announced upcoming projects. Here's the rundown from the man himself:Inside Man 2Spike Lee: Waiting on Universal Pictures. They have the script. They have the budget and we'll see if they wanna make it. Denzel's ready. Clive Owen's ready. I'm ready. Jodie's ready. Everyone's ready. It's like, "Coach, put us in!" Save Us, Joe Louis [biopic] Spike Lee: I've been unable to get the financing. What's really sad about that is that I had made a promise to the late great Budd Schulberg that we'd get it done and Budd passed recently. He was 95. Budd being, of course, the screenwriter of On the Waterfront and the novelist of What Makes Sammy Run. Great, great, great, great writer. James Brown biopic Spike Lee: Financing. I had the all-time biopic trilogy: Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis and James Brown. »
DVD Review: Kobe Doin’ Work
30 November 2009 11:59 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
While I’m not the biggest fan of basketball or the NBA, it was with mild interest that I watched Spike Lee’s latest ode to the game he loves in Kobe Doin’ Work.
Focusing on L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Lee centers this documentary around one pivotal game against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals in the ‘07/’08 season. Would the short film appeal only to fans of the game or can Lee create something which speaks beyond the hoops? The answer is a resounding “meh.”
For the first three quarters of the game, Lee has microphones and an absurd amount of cameras around the star that captures everything from on-the-bench talks, conversations with teammates, coaching staff and more. Kobe Doin’ Work sparks interest from a voyeuristic standpoint, which, come on, is pretty easy to do, but where this video shines is through Bryant’s narration. »
- Erik Buckman
A Serious Man and the odd movie out
29 November 2009 1:30 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A Serious Man may be getting rave reviews – but it's like nothing the Coens have made before. Joe Queenan on weird one-offs and the directors who make them
About halfway through the very funny, very disturbing, very ethnic new film A Serious Man, the modern-day Job who is the serious man in question climbs up on to the roof of his ghastly 1960s Minneapolis suburban home and tries to adjust the antenna to improve his TV reception. Beleaguered on all fronts – conjugally, professionally, medically – Larry Gopnik, a dorky physics professor who may be about to lose his job and is very likely to lose his family, is a bright, principled Jewish man whose children have begged him to fix the antenna so they can watch F Troop, an idiotic 1960s comedy. Many of Larry's travails unfold as songs from Jefferson Airplane's seminal 1967 LP Surrealistic Pillow play in the background. »
- Joe Queenan
Birthday Suits, An Oscar For Ed!
28 November 2009 6:20 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Each day we're celebriting the birth of various cinematic persons. Can someone in Hollywood please give their Oscar to Ed Harris today? I mean, my god how long does he have to wait for that damn thing? The rest of today's Sagittarians are less easy to shop for. What could we give Jon Stewart, for example, that he doesn't already have?
Ed, Laura and Jon
1896 Lilia Skala, Oscar nominated actress (Lilies of the Field)
1923 Gloria Grahame, Oscar winner (The Bad the Beautiful)
933 Hope Lange, Oscar nominated actress (Peyton Place, The Young Lions, Death Wish)
1941 Laura Antonelli, Italian actress, sex symbol
1946 Joe Dante He'll always have Gremlins, such a great 80s picture.
1949 Alexander Godunov, like Baryshnikov, he was a Russian ballet star who defected to America and co-starred in movies. It didn't go quite as well. He never achieved anything close to Misha's level of fame though he made for a memorable screen presence (Witness, »
- NATHANIEL R
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