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2009 | 2008
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Directors of the Decade: David Gordon Green
17 December 2009 5:45 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Robert here, continuing my series of the directors that shaped the past 10 years. Our next subject is a director who made his debut this decade and was immediately compared to Terrence Malick. Some have suggested that he’s faltered recently and maybe they’re right but his early films are such a high point in modern indie cinema he more than qualifies as one of the best directors of this decade. I’m talking about: David Gordon Green.
Number of Films: Five
Modern Masterpieces: George Washington.
Total Disasters: None, though a few mixed efforts.
Better than you remember: Undertow, while flawed is still a worthwhile endeavor, better than the reaction it's been given.
Awards: Some Spirit Award noms, but not much else. Not enough.
Box Office: 89 mil for Pineapple Express, the expected winner.
Critical Consensus: George Washington was his best received film. All downhill from there.
Favorite Actor: Paul Schnieder »
- Robert
The R-Pattz Co-Star Curse Is Real!
8 December 2009 12:15 PM, PST | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »
Is Robert Pattinson's sex appeal so utterly overwhelming that he's capable of destroying relationships just by co-starring with someone? The New York Post reports that Uma Thurman, who's scheduled to share the screen with Pattinson in the upcoming romance flick Bel Ami, has split up with her fiancé, hedge fund manager Arki Busson, making Busson the latest in a long line of victims of what many (okay, so far, "we") are calling The R-Pattz Co-Star Curse. The earliest recorded instance of The R-Pattz Co-Star Curse (copyright pending) occurred early this year, when Gentlemen Broncos actor Michael Angarano, who had been dating Pattinson's »
- Celebuzz
Tobey Maguire hopes to evolve in Spider-Man 4 . . . into a dad?
1 December 2009 2:59 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Spider-man star Tobey Maguire has addressed claims that he was unwilling to return for the upcoming fourth film and says he hopes to evolve his character in a new direction.
In May last year, there were reports that other actors were being considered to replace Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, including Michael Angarano and Patrick Fugit.
But the 34-year-old denies there was any hesitancy on his part. He said: "It's not that I was reluctant. For me, it's a big process to decide whether or not to do a role.
"I have to want to wake up in the morning and feel like I can't wait to get to work. I've got to feel Ok about leaving my kids for 12 or 13 hours a day for five months. It's a big commitment.''
Instead, he needed to feel there was a fresh story about Spider-Man worth telling, he told The Boston Globe, »
- David Bentley
Kristen Stewart dating co-star Robert Pattinson
13 November 2009 3:44 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
'Twilight' stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are dating each other, confirms director Catherine Hardwicke.The actors, who play onscreen lovers in the vampire movie franchise, have repeatedly denied that they are more than friends. But rumours heated up earlier this week when they were pictured holding hands in Paris.Now their director has let the cat out of the bag, reports imdb.com.'After I cast him, I told Robert, Don't even think about having a romance with her. She's under 18. You will be arrested. I didn't have a camera in the hotel room. I cannot say (when it happened). But in terms of what Kristen told me directly, it didn't happen on the first movie. Nothing crossed the line while on the first film.'I think it took a long time for Kristen to realise, 'Ok, I've got to give this a go and really try to be with this person'. »
Director Confirms Pattinson And Stewart Romance
13 November 2009 8:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has confirmed the worst-kept secret in showbiz - Robert Pattinson is dating co-star Kristen Stewart.
The actors, who play onscreen lovers in the vampire movie franchise, have repeatedly denied they are more than just friends, but rumours heated up earlier this week (begs09Nov09) when they were pictured holding hands in Paris, France.
Hardwicke, who directed the first film in the franchise, initially warned Pattinson against dating the younger actress when she first cast them to star opposite each other.
But she reveals Stewart later decided she had to "give this a go and really try to be with" Pattinson.
Hardwicke tells Time magazine, "After I cast him, I told Rob, 'Don't even think about having a romance with her. She's under 18. You will be arrested.'... I didn't have a camera in the hotel room. I cannot say. But in terms of what Kristen told me directly, it didn't happen on the first movie. Nothing crossed the line while on the first film.
"I think it took a long time for Kristen to realise, Ok, I've got to give this a go and really try to be with this person."
Stewart split from her longterm boyfriend, actor Michael Angarano, earlier this year. »
‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Creator Jared Hess Scores With ‘Gentlemen Broncos’
13 November 2009 6:34 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago - Writer/Director Jared Hess’ universe, where obscure pop culture references and strange survivors abide, gets another workout with the spontaneously funny “Gentlemen Broncos,” which also features Mike White and Jennifer Coolidge.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Gentlemen Broncos features the affable Michael Angarano as Benjamin, a science fiction nerd with a penchant for creating his own intergalactic stories. His widowed mother, Judith (Jennifer Coolidge) is his biggest cheerleader, but is racked with bi-polar bouts of crying in conjunction with a fledgling designer nightgown business. When she sends Benjamin away to a sci-fi writing camp, it puts into motion the next phase of their lives.
At the camp Benjamin meets Tabatha (Halley Feiffer), a perplexing fellow nerdling who vaguely takes a shine to him. She reads his stories of Bronco, a sci-fi action hero who is searching for his lost testicle. Bronco is a lusty adventurer, who rides bucks (male deer) that can shoot laser beams. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Review (Sort Of): Gentlemen Broncos
6 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
I'm one of those people who screw up Netflix's "Movies You'll Love" programming: I can't stand Napoleon Dynamite. It's too sitcom-y, the characters' quirks have no basis in character depth or complexity, and it's just plain annoying. Gentlemen Broncos, the latest comedy from the same writers and director as Napoleon Dynamite -- Jared and Jerusha Hess -- has many of the same problems, and adds a giant dose of gross-out humor to boot.
The story focuses on high-schooler Benjamin (Michael Angarano), who is somewhat out of step with his peers. He wants to be a science-fiction writer like his hero, Dr. Roland Chevalier (Jemaine Clement). Ben's been writing a series of books about Bronco, a warrior hero who seems to resemble Ben's departed dad. His mother (Jennifer Coolidge) tries to encourage him, but has little attention to spare from her work designing and selling nightgowns.
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- Jette Kernion
Kristen Stewart Seen Stepping Out With Mystery Guy, Without Robert Pattinson
5 November 2009 7:47 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Rumor has it, Kristen Stewart has been seen hanging out together without the companion of her alleged boyfriend Robert Pattinson. According to E! Online, the "Twilight" actress has been caught leaving the L'Ermitage Hotel in Los Angeles recently along with an unidentified guy.
At that time, Stewart and the mystery man were reported "almost bumping into" Kayla Ewell, who has been starring as Vicki on "The Vampire Diaries". During the outing, the 19-year-old beauty was spotted donning a baseball cap and her signature Raybans.
E! Online reports there isn't romantic thing happen between Stewart and the dude. However, they looked to be in a rush as the guy, who drove her silver Dodge Magnum, was snapped almost hitting a passerby walking along the street when they attempted to leave the venue.
About her love life, Kristen Stewart was romantically linked to Robert Pattinson when she still dated "Gentlemen Broncos" actor Michael Angarano. »
- celebrity-mania.com
Fox Searchlight in trouble? No More Broncos.. I won't see Angarano!
5 November 2009 4:33 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Is today's business of making movies really going through very rough times? In the case of Fox Searchlight, it seems 2009 is their year of 'financial reckoning'. - - -
- - - Come to think of it, the studio was the best performer last year - Take a look: Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards as well as a further 7 academy awards. Other Fox Searchlight films receiving Best Picture nominations include The Full Monty, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno.
More about the studio's line up of movies for 2009 and some Box Office reports after the jump!
- - -
Just take a look at this January 2009 report from Reuters:
Independent film label Fox Searchlight Pictures racked up more awards than any other movie studio at the Golden Globes on Sunday thanks to big wins for "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Wrestler. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Fox Searchlight in trouble? No More Broncos.. I won't see Angarano!
5 November 2009 4:33 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Is today's business of making movies really going through very rough times? In the case of Fox Searchlight, it seems 2009 is their year of 'financial reckoning'. - - -
- - - Come to think of it, the studio was the best performer last year - Take a look: Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards as well as a further 7 academy awards. Other Fox Searchlight films receiving Best Picture nominations include The Full Monty, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno.
More about the studio's line up of movies for 2009 and some Box Office reports after the jump!
- - -
Just take a look at this January 2009 report from Reuters:
Independent film label Fox Searchlight Pictures racked up more awards than any other movie studio at the Golden Globes on Sunday thanks to big wins for "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Wrestler. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Fox Searchlight in trouble? No More Broncos.. I won't see Angarano!
5 November 2009 4:33 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Is today's business of making movies really going through very rough times? In the case of Fox Searchlight, it seems 2009 is their year of 'financial reckoning'. - - -
- - - Come to think of it, the studio was the best performer last year - Take a look: Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards as well as a further 7 academy awards. Other Fox Searchlight films receiving Best Picture nominations include The Full Monty, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno.
More about the studio's line up of movies for 2009 and some Box Office reports after the jump!
- - -
Just take a look at this January 2009 report from Reuters:
Independent film label Fox Searchlight Pictures racked up more awards than any other movie studio at the Golden Globes on Sunday thanks to big wins for "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Wrestler. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Fox Searchlight in trouble? No More Broncos.. I won't see Angarano!
5 November 2009 4:33 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Is today's business of making movies really going through very rough times? In the case of Fox Searchlight, it seems 2009 is their year of 'financial reckoning'. - - -
- - - Come to think of it, the studio was the best performer last year - Take a look: Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards as well as a further 7 academy awards. Other Fox Searchlight films receiving Best Picture nominations include The Full Monty, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno.
More about the studio's line up of movies for 2009 and some Box Office reports after the jump!
- - -
Just take a look at this January 2009 report from Reuters:
Independent film label Fox Searchlight Pictures racked up more awards than any other movie studio at the Golden Globes on Sunday thanks to big wins for "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Wrestler. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Fox Searchlight in trouble? No More Broncos.. I won't see Angarano!
5 November 2009 4:33 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Is today's business of making movies really going through very rough times? In the case of Fox Searchlight, it seems 2009 is their year of 'financial reckoning'. - - -
- - - Come to think of it, the studio was the best performer last year - Take a look: Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards as well as a further 7 academy awards. Other Fox Searchlight films receiving Best Picture nominations include The Full Monty, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno.
More about the studio's line up of movies for 2009 and some Box Office reports after the jump!
- - -
Just take a look at this January 2009 report from Reuters:
Independent film label Fox Searchlight Pictures racked up more awards than any other movie studio at the Golden Globes on Sunday thanks to big wins for "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Wrestler. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Monthly Movie Preview – November 2009 … A Christmas Carol, 2012, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and more
3 November 2009 5:34 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
It’s the holidays. We know this because the movies tell us so. This year they waited exactly one week after Halloween to start the Christmas fare with Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol. But even though the month starts with Christmas, the movie month plays out just like Thanksgiving.
At first, we’re given an array of wonderful treats that’s we’ll happily gobble up like George Clooney in The Men Who Stare at Goats or George Clooney in the stop-motion Wes Anderson movie Fantastic Mr. Fox. Plus, teenage girls and a few others, will have their vampire appetites filled with The Twilight Saga: New Moon. But then, just like Thanksgiving, you gorge a little too much. And even though you’re full, you look around for something more to eat … and that’s when Old Dogs seems to be your only option.
November 6
Movie of the Week »
- Jeff Bayer
Robert Pattinson: Kristen and I Are Just Friends
2 November 2009 9:52 PM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »
Come on Rob! You've made it far too obvious that you and Kristen are just friends. The "Twilight" actor recently stated in an interview that he and his co-star are just good friends. Catherine Hardwicke said, "What Rob and Kristen had is a multitude of feelings for each other. Complex feelings for each other. It was what we needed. Complex, intense fascination." Writer Evgenia Peretz also added to the hype, saying, "It's very likely that their off-screen relationship mirrored their on-screen one: an intense attraction that couldn't be realized. During the shoot, Stewart was with her long-term boyfriend, actor Michael Angarano." Read on for more!
Read more »
- Chad Langen
Review: Gentlemen Broncos
31 October 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
By Peter Hall (reprinted from 9/28/09 -- Fantastic Fest review)
Quirkiness only carries so far. Napoleon Dynamite, the film that ushered in the career of Gentlemen Broncos director Jared Hess, is enjoyable because it cherishes the nervous twitches of puberty, identity crisis, and the weird kind of people who worship at Walmart strip malls. The director embraced his small-town roots to assemble a film in love with those who don't have any station in life, who have no big conflict in their mundane lives, and who have no particularly interesting story to tell, either. Hess' latest film, on the other hand, does have an interesting story to tell and it does have a three-act conventional conflict, but it barrels past being quirky into the weird-for-weird's-sake hinterland of comedy where subtlety is abolished in favor of broad, hit-and-miss gags.
Gentlemen Broncos could have been great. It's about a teenage boy (Michael Angarano »
- Cinematical staff
Plucky 'Broncos': Jared and Jerusha Hess on Gentlemen Broncos
30 October 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | GreenCine | See recent GreenCine news »
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jared Hess, 30, and Jerusha Hess, 29, met in film class at Brigham Young University and together wrote a little independent movie called Napoleon Dynamite, which Jared directed. Released in 2004, the movie was a once in a lifetime success story, earning a genuine cult following and inspiring a generation of dialogue-quoters and "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt wearers. Hollywood loved it too, and it wasn't long before the Hesses were in charge of the bigger budgeted Nacho Libre (2006). Despite considerably less flattering reviews, the film went on to gross over $80 million, more than doubling its production budget.
Both films contained the same kind of off-kilter rhythms and dry, almost-but-not-quite cruel humor that fans seem to love. Their new film, Gentlemen Broncos (opening Oct. 30 and Nov. 6), is more complex in the plot department but still hangs onto these unique rhythms. Michael Angarano stars as Benjamin, a home-schooled teen who is also a burgeoning sci-fi writer. »
- underdog
'Gentlemen Broncos': Mope City, By Kurt Loder
30 October 2009 7:32 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Jemaine Clement almost saves Jared Hess' latest low-key comedy.
Michael Angarano and Jemaine Clement in "Gentlemen Broncos"
Photo: Fox Searchlight
Jared Hess' peculiar specialty as a filmmaker is understandably rare. Hess is the laureate of the American Outback, capturing perfectly the awful desperation of life in small-time, small-town nowhere — the sunny monotony, the cramped aspirations, the eternal lack of action. In his first feature, the 2004 "Napoleon Dynamite," this anesthetized milieu was a resonant backdrop for the deadpan absurdity of the story and the fresh eccentricity of its star, Jon Heder. But in Hess' new film, the even wispier "Gentlemen Broncos," the backdrop swallows up the generally low-voltage characters and takes over the picture. The result is oddly oppressive, and anyone who's ever managed to escape from a stultifying childhood backwater may feel, in watching it, an attack of anxiety hives coming on.
The movie's nominal protagonist is Benjamin »
Jared and Jerusha Hess Talk Gentlemen Broncos
30 October 2009 2:12 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
The Hesses have spent their short career making eccentric comedies like Napolean Dynamite, Nacho Libre, and the upcoming Gentlemen Broncos, which opens in limited release today. The movie follows a teenager (Michael Angarano) who finds that his novel has been plagiarized by a legendary novelist (Jemaine Clement). While Jared usually directs, the married duo typically co-write the movies, bringing elements of their family and home life into the scripts. Jared told Collider that Gentlemen Broncos is so personal, even the title is taken from his childhood.
The title of the film comes from my mom, who had this really weird parenting book when I was growing up. I have five younger brothers, and it was this book, called So You Want to Raise a Boy?, written in the 1950s. There's a chapter in there where it talks about the age from 16 to 17 and the author referred to it as the gentlemen bronco phase of life, »
- Ryan Gowland
Review: Gentlemen Broncos
30 October 2009 1:51 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Plot: Benjamin (Michael Angarano) is a young man living in a small town. This unassuming nerd lives with his mother Julia (Jennifer Coolidge), who designs frumpy nightgowns and sells popcorn balls on the street. To escape, our young hero writes bad science fiction. (And I say that with love.) He goes to a writing camp, desperately hoping that his idol, secretly washed up novelist Ronald Chevalier, (Jermaine Clement-the Flight Of The Conchords) will take notice. And he does...by stealing »
- Jenna Busch
2009 | 2008
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