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MovieSet’s Alliance DVD Round-Up - Coraline, Ghosts of Girlfriends, Away We Go, Easy Virtue, 17 Again
30 October 2009 3:50 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
As winter approaches the days start getting shorter and the temperature keeps dropping which makes watching movies at home start to look like a better option than braving the cold weather to go out to the theater.
Lucky for you, Alliance has released a great selection of films that can entertain fans of any genre. Keep your eyes open for Coraline, Nothing Like the Holidays, Away We Go, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Easy Virtue, Sin Nombre and 17 Again.
Coraline DVD
If you’re looking for a good family film to watch over Halloween, then pick up Coraline on DVD or Blu-Ray to delight and frighten you in standard 2-D, or eye-popping 3-D. Coraline tells the story of a young girl who walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life.
On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to »
- Shannon
Easy Virtue Blu-ray Review
4 October 2009 8:57 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
“Based on a play by Noel Coward.” That’s a statement that’s got some oomph. Coward’s long been held as a master of wit, with plays like Blithe Spirit, Design for Living and Private Lives still well known long after his death. The film Easy Virtue is based on a play by Coward, and takes some of the design of his play, but it’s obvious that this is a modern redress, which is both interesting and not. My review after the jump.
Jessica Biel stars as the American Larita, who marries into the Whitaker family and to John Whitaker (Ben Barnes), after the two meet when she wins the Grand Prix. Very American, Larita does nothing to impress John’s mother (Kristin Scott Thomas), though his father (Colin Firth) is an eccentric and takes a shine to her immediately. John’s sisters are on the verge of becoming old maids, »
- Andre Dellamorte
DVD Playhouse--September 2009
26 September 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—September 2009
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The Human Condition (Criterion) Masaki Kobayashi’s epic (574 minutes) adaptation of Junpei Gomikawa’s six-volume novel was originally made and released as three separate films (1959-61), and is rightfully regarded as a landmark of Japanese cinema. Candide-like story of naïve, good-hearted Kaiji (Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) from labor camp supervisor, to Imperial Army solider, to Soviet Pow, and Kaiji’s struggle to maintain his humanity throughout. Unfolds with the mastery of a great novel, beautifully-shot, and a stunning example of cinematic mastery on the part of its makers. Four-disc set bonuses include: Interview with Kobayashi; Interview with Nakadai; Featurette; Trailer; Essay by critic Philip Kemp. Widescreen. Dolby 3.0 surround.
State Of Play (Universal) Russell Crowe stars as a veteran Washington D.C. political reporter investigating the murder of an aide to a rising congressional star (Ben Affleck), who also happens to be an old friend. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
New on DVD: Creeps, mutants, Coward...and Barbie!
15 September 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Superhero mutants on a rampage, zombie babies, a drawing-room comedy and a sword-fighting Barbie are among the offerings in this week's new DVDs.
Read on for more!
If you ever thought that you'd watch just anything with Hugh Jackman in it, that idea might be tested by X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a dopey prequel that tells us how the adamantium-clawed Logan came to be that way and why he can't remember his past. This one will even test the patience of hard-core Ryan Reynolds fans. (He turns up as super-assassin Deadpool.)
Horror fans will definitely get their fix on this week, with the critically-acclaimed (and queer-inclusive) indie Grace leading the pack. Jordan Ladd stars as a woman who wills her miscarried baby back to life, only to discover that she's given birth to a flesh-eating zombie.
And mom is ready to feed the child, no matter what. Also on sale this »
- ADuralde
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 9/15
15 September 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
After X-Men and X2, we expected a lot from our adamantium man. But rather than slipping in as another irresistible cinematic piece of high-action fun, we got a flick that didn't even begin to live up to our love of the claws. Jeffrey M. Anderson said a number of negative things about the film, including: "The movie's whitewashing of all the gray areas between good and evil is just one side effect of its dubious approach." Skip it. Also on Blu-ray.
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At it's most basic, this is that period piece with Jessica Biel. But it's also the film Eugene Novikov said: "is a droll and witty delight, a superb showcase for its cast, and a return to fine form for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert director Stephan Elliott, who last turned in the unsettling but »
- Monika Bartyzel
Jessica Biel in Easy Virtue Blu-ray Bound
29 July 2009 8:12 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the Jessica Biel headlining film directed by Stephan Elliot, Easy Virtue, on Blu-ray Disc and DVD September 15. Biel stars alongside Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas in the story about a young Englishman who gets married to an American divorcee on the spur of the moment in the South of France and then must return home to face his family. On Blu-ray, Easy Virtue will be offered in 2.35:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Bonus features are as follows: Deleted Scenes Blooper Reel Commentary with Director Stephan Elliott & Writer Sheridan Jobbins New York Premiere (Bd-Live) Click here to pre-order Easy Virtue on Blu-ray for $28.99 at Amazon.com. »
Easy Virtue (review)
10 June 2009 9:57 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
If Noel Coward had written Meet the Parents, it might look something like Easy Virtue: that is, it would have been witty and wise about parents and children, about the push and pull between the family we’re born into and the family we try to create for ourselves, about how the allure of the exotic when it comes to romance ain’t necessarily the thing that makes for cosy domesticity once we bring the exotic home. It would have been wickedly funny and also (or perhaps therefore) entirely free of poop jokes. Noel Coward didn’t write poop jokes. The odd thing is, though, that Noel Coward didn’t quite write this version of Easy Virtue, either. The play this delightful and unexpectedly bittersweet new movie is based on was a melodrama, not a comedy, written when Coward was just a snip of a 23-year-old lad in 1924. (Alfred Hitchcock »
- MaryAnn Johanson
AfterElton Briefs: Adam Lambert as the king of Queen, a first look at "Hung", and more!
26 May 2009 3:57 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Hey, is it just me or did Susan Boyle lose weight? Oh, I Keed! (Adam Lambert and Queen's Brian May)
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
Adam Lambert possibly being considered to front for Queen. Hey, did anyone make a joke yet about the band being called Queen and Adam being, like, reallyreallygay? Aw, really? 'Cause that's a total zinger. New York Times columnist Frank Rich's recipe for a marriage equality burrito: Wrap up Adam Lambert, President Obama, Carrie Prejean and Outrage in a jalapeno-hypocrisy tortilla, and serve with a side of "those campy, fear-mongering" Nom ads. Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater has launched the first workshop production of Tony Kushner's long-awaited The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, and the 4-hour farce is nabbing promising reviews. »
- brian
Stephan Elliott--The Hollywood Interview
26 May 2009 12:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Filmmaker Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott Finds Pleasure In Easy Virtue Or…How I Broke Myself In Half On A Ski Slope, Adapted A Play By Noel Coward, And Lived To Tell All!
By
Alex Simon
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” –Noel Coward
Most show business success stories follow a familiar paradigm: 1) Misunderstood artist struggles for years to gain recognition, to little or no avail. 2) Artist is on the verge of starvation/eviction/complete mental breakdown when he/she is suddenly discovered by famous director/actor/producer/agent. 3) Artist is universally hailed as a genius and “overnight success.” 4) Artist/star lives happily ever after, with a few bumps (and tabloid headlines) along the way. Fade out. Now, let’s consider the story of Aussie director Stephan Elliott…
Born August 27, 1964 in Sydney, young Stephan found his calling early, looking at »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Box Office Beat Down: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Takes in $70 Million Over Memorial Day Weekend
25 May 2009 9:15 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Weekend Box Office
1) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $70 million
2) Terminator Salvation $53. 8 million
3) Star Trek $29.4 million
4) Angels & Demons $27.7 million
5) Dance Flick $$13.1 million
6) X-Men Origins: Wolverine $10.1 million
7) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past $4.8 million
8) Obsessed $2.5 million
9) Monsters Vs. Aliens $1.9 million
10) 17 Again $1.2 million
In a stunning upset, Shawn Levy's sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian beat out McG's sequel Terminator Salvation to become the number one film of this Memorial Day weekend. The comedy, starring Ben Stiller as museum guard Larry Daley, pulled in an estimated $70 million over the course of four days, proving that good old fashion family fun never goes out of style. The original Night at the Museum only pulled in $30 million on its opening weekend back in December of 2006, but then went on to gross more than $574 million worldwide.
Terminator Salvation debuted in second place with $53.8 million. McG directed this fourth installment of the popular killer robot franchise, »
Exclusive Video: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, and Colin Firth Have Easy Virtue!
22 May 2009 2:39 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The stunning Jessica Biel has her finest performance yet in director Stephan Elliot's Easy Virtue. An adaptation of the Noel Coward play, Biel stars as Larita Whittaker, a glamorous American woman trying desperately to adapt to her husband's (Ben Barnes) uptight English family in 1920's England. Kristin Scott Thomas, amazing as usual, play's her ruthless and unforgiving mother-in-law. The film is a sharp and funny take on class distinction at the turn of the century. Colin Firth co-stars as her father-in-law, and only ally, in the cutthroat world of English society. English period costume drama is rarely as funny and entertaining. Check out below as Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, and Director Stephan Elliot discuss the making of Easy Virtue.
Easy Virtue hits theaters Friday May 22nd, 2009. »
Film Review of Easy Virtue: Much of Noel Coward's Charm Survives Intact
22 May 2009 7:35 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Director/co-screenwriter Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert) had his work cut out for him in adapting one of Noel Coward's more obscure plays. Coward continues to cast a long and glamorous shadow as American audiences currently enjoy his better known and well-loved play Blithe Spirit on Broadway (with a cast that includes Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole, Rupert Everett, Jayne Atkinson and Susan Louise O'Connor). Easy Virtue was originally written in 1924 when Noel Coward was 23 years old. It was later adapted into a silent film and dark thriller by Alfred Hitchcock in 1928 and now, back into a light comedy about post-wwi English mores and manners at the dawn of the modern Jazz Age by Stephan Elliott and co-writer Sheridan Jobbins. A wildly naive and... »
- Penelope Andrew
"Easy Virtue" - Tons of images in from the Jessica Biel starrer.
22 May 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
See images aplenty from Sony Pictures Classics' "Easy Virtue," starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberly Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall. Stephan Elliot ("Eye of the Beholder") helms as well as writing the screenplay alongside Sheridan Jobbins based on the Noel Coward play. The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing.John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs. Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter‐in‐law. Larita tries her best to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother‐in‐law. Larita quickly realizes Mrs. Whittaker’s game and sees that she must fight back if she’s not going to lose John. A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. »
"Easy Virtue" review. Jessica Biel takes her shot at respectability.
22 May 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Easy Virtue Reviewby Mike Digiorgio, Writer 3 ½ out of 5. Jessica Biel takes her shot at respectability – not by actually going on stage and doing a play, but by doing a movie based on a classic play. And she pulls it off. It’s probably a back-handed compliment, but that’s the biggest surprise in Easy Virtue. Biel’s never been a bad actress, but her work would probably not be described as highfalutin’. She’s not who you’d expect in a comedy set in 1920s England, based on a play by Noel Coward and starring actors of the caliber of Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth (yes, Jamie Foxx won an Oscar, but he didn’t do it for his work opposite Biel in Stealth). Biel plays Larita, an urbane American race car driver who marries a young man from a stuffy, upper class British family. They’re probably about »
Jessica Biel Is Not Your Typical Costume-Drama Heroine In 'Easy Virtue'
22 May 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
The actress says she studied hard to hold her own opposite Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas.
By Eric Ditzian
Photo: MTV News
When the man who directed the drag-queen extravaganza "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" is conscripted into directing a comedy of manners set in post-World War I England, audiences can be sure they won't be getting the usual staid, overly serious awards-season-driven period piece.
No, with Stephan Elliott behind the camera for "Easy Virtue" (out Friday, May 22), expect big-band takes on contemporary tunes like "Sex Bomb." Expect a wicked story about a young couple who fall in love and pop in on the groom's uptight British family, only to get sucked into a dysfunctional, bitingly funny domestic hullabaloo. And expect to see Jessica Biel like you've never seen her before: a delicious blond bombshell concoction of proto-feminist, femme fatale and razor-sharp jokester.
To »
"Easy Virtue" - Tons of images in from the Jessica Biel starrer.
22 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
See images aplenty from Sony Pictures Classics' "Easy Virtue," starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberly Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall. Stephan Elliot ("Eye of the Beholder") helms as well as writing the screenplay alongside Sheridan Jobbins based on the Noel Coward play. The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing.John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs. Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law... »
"Easy Virtue" - Tons of images in from the Jessica Biel starrer.
22 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
See images aplenty from Sony Pictures Classics' "Easy Virtue," starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberly Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall. Stephan Elliot ("Eye of the Beholder") helms as well as writing the screenplay alongside Sheridan Jobbins based on the Noel Coward play. The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing.John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs. Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law... »
No 'Easy' Laughter
21 May 2009 9:27 PM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »
The first Noel Coward play to hit the big screen in more than 40 years, "Easy Virtue" is a crass, heavy- handed and -- most unfor givably -- largely laugh-free adaptation of The Master's infrequently revived 1924 comic melodrama.
Which is odd, because director Stephan Elliott ("Priscilla, Queen of the Desert") favors the comedy over the melodrama -- the exact opposite approach that Alfred Hitchcock, no less, took with the last movie version, a 1928 silent.
Written when Coward was 24, "Easy Virtue" is essentially an attack on Victorian hypocrisy. »
- By LOU LUMENICK
Tone Deaf: Stephan Elliott’s “Easy Virtue”
21 May 2009 7:52 AM, PDT | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
In the face of the current world financial crisis, is an urbane adaptation of a mid-20s Noel Coward comedy of manners hopelessly out-of-step, or an appropriate cinematic tonic for troubled times? The collapse of economies is perhaps an unnecessary weight with which to burden a film like “Easy Virtue,” whose sole aim is providing 90 frothy, mildly entertaining minutes, but lingering around the borders of Stephan Elliott’s (“The Adventures of Priscilla … »
Tone Deaf: Stephan Elliott’s “Easy Virtue”
21 May 2009 6:52 AM, PDT | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
In the face of the current world financial crisis, is an urbane adaptation of a mid-20s Noel Coward comedy of manners hopelessly out-of-step, or an appropriate cinematic tonic for troubled times? The collapse of economies is perhaps an unnecessary weight with which to burden a film like “Easy Virtue,” whose sole aim is providing 90 frothy, mildly entertaining minutes, but lingering around the borders of Stephan Elliott’s (“The Adventures of Priscilla … »
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