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2009 | 2008 | 2007
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Grey 'thought movie message was a trick'
23 November 2009 3:18 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Sasha Grey has said that she initially thought she was being tricked when she was approached to star in Steven Soderbergh's new movie The Girlfriend Experience. The porn star told The Daily Telegraph that she was first contacted by Soderbergh's screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman about the role via her MySpace page. Grey said: "I thought it was a trick. Then I came home one day (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
First ‘Date Night Trailer Released
13 November 2009 4:10 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Those looking to get a glimpse at next year’s NBC Thursday primetime lineup-inspired hybrid film are in luck as 20th Century Fox has release the first trailer for the upcoming Steve Carell and Tina Fey romantic, action, comedy film Date Night.
This marks the first film by director Shawn Levy since his box office hits Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian raked in over $1 Billion. Not only does Levy have a new film, but also a script written by the talented Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean’s Thirteen) with revisions by Josh Klausner (Shrek The Third), Simon Kinberg (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Aline Bros McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada). (You may remember the names Simon Kinberg and Aline Brosh McKenna as they are the writing team to sell a $2 million film pitch to Paramount with J.J. Abrams.)
Still, with so »
- Anthony Ocasio
Blu-Ray Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Fascinating ‘The Girlfriend Experience’
15 October 2009 3:02 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Steven Soderbergh’s “The Girlfriend Experience” is a captivating, fascinating examination of the way we have turned every element of our lives into a business transaction. With “Che,” “The Informant!,” and this fantastic drama, Soderbergh is continuing to make the case that he is one of the most important American filmmakers working today.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
“The Girlfriend Experience” opens with a casual night that could be from any romantic drama - a nice dinner, a trip to the movies, a few glasses of wine, some petting on the couch, and some sex. All of it is punctuated by light, easy-going conversation from the jaw-dropping Chelsea (Sasha Grey, giving one of the best performances of the year). But this is not a typical date. This is “the girlfriend experience”. Chelsea is getting paid. But not in a “Leaving Las Vegas” or even “Pretty Woman” way. It’s exactly what the »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
First Look: Steve Carell & Tina Fey’s Date Night
1 October 2009 4:56 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Just looking at the first photograph from the upcoming Steve Carell and Tina Fey comedy, Date Night, makes me smile. Carell and Fey, the king and queen of NBC’s Thursday night comedy line-up, are both known for making even the most ridiculous of characters sympathetic and human (Fey’s Sarah Palin being the best example). They’ve earned so much comedic credit along the way and they look cute together. Knowing that, I want to say this is sure to be the funniest movie of 2010.
Even better, they’re supported by a cast of standouts from both the comedy and dramatic world: Kristin Wiig, James Franco, Ray Liotta, Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg.
So then why aren’t I more enthused?
The story sounds solid enough; Carell and Fey play characters who have achieved the American dream: happily married with nice kids, a nice house, and a nice life. »
- Brian Gresko
First Photo from Date Night Starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey
1 October 2009 9:20 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
If I had to guess, I'd say there's a very good chance that Shawn Levy's upcoming comedy Date Night will be a big hit. Not only does it bring together the stars of two of the biggest sitcoms on TV right now (The Office and 30 Rock), but it also has a supporting cast that includes James Franco, Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Kristen Wiig, Mark Ruffalo, Ray Liotta and yes, even G4's Olivia Munn. Not to mention the fact that Shawn Levy has directed two of the highest grossing comedies of the past 3 years with Night At The Museum and its sequel. But will it actually be good? The script for Date Night, which was originally written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's Thirteen, Knockaround Guys, Rounders), got an honourable mention from the 2008 Hollywood BBC Elite List as one of the best screenplays of the year. However, since »
- Sean
'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' to close Hamptons Film Festival
8 September 2009 5:54 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" will have its U.S. premiere at the 17th Annual Hamptons Film Festival, closing the event on October 11th. The film feaures the final performance of Heath Ledger. Opening the fest this year on October 8th will be "The Greatest," which marks the feature-length directorial debut of Shana Feste. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan. Screening on October 10th as the centerpiece film is Brian Koppelman and David Levien's "Solitary Man" with Danny DeVito, Sarandon, Mary-Louise Parker, Jesse Eisenberg and Jenna Fischer. »
Niki Caro Melts for Groundswell Prods' Buttercup
6 August 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- We'd have a problem type-casting Niki Caro as a genre, or subject specific director. She commenced her career with the delightful, child's fantasy with a moral at the end of the story locally set New Zealand pic (Whale Rider), followed with the women's rights in the workplace (North Country) and will preem a period piece at the Toronto Film Festival next month with the long awaited The Vintner's Luck. Now according to THR, Caro's new directing gig is a mid-life crisis, contempo dramedy from the Pov of a male character called Buttercup. Part of the 2007 Blacklist of Best Unproduced Screenplays, it surfaced at the bottom tier of the list - which means absolutely nothing about the scripts' quality, this is written by first time scribe Alice O'Neil and will be produced by Michael London's Groundswell Prods. who have the upcoming The Informant! and All Good Things as their next projects slated for release. »
Caro Moves from 'Vintner's Luck' to 'Buttercup'
6 August 2009 2:38 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I know very few people are going to click on this headline, but I think reporting on the work of Niki Caro is important since female directors are expected to have a great 2009 with the likes of Kathryn Bigelow already hitting it big with The Hurt Locker and Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Lone Scherfig, Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers all making a splash later this year as well as the upcoming directorial debut of Drew Barrymore (I apologize if I am missing anyone). While the debut trailer for Caro's The Vintner's Luck certainly underwhelmed prior to its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September I still believe Whale Rider carries weight and North Country was a solid effort even if it wasn't a box-office or critical runaway. That said, next up for Caro is Buttercup reports The Hollywood Reporter with a script from Alice O'Neil. The »
- Brad Brevet
The First Obama Mania-Inspired Romantic Comedy Gets Greenlit In Today's Dailies -- 7/28/09
28 July 2009 6:01 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Like a media aftershock, last year's U.S. Presidential election appears to be making its first stab at theaters with an Obama-related romantic comedy that I've not seen mentioned anywhere. Details are in today's Dailies, along with Spike Jonze's new project and what Jake Gyllenhall looks like in wet clothing.
-- "School of Rock" and "Dazed and Confused" director Richard Linklater will helm a romantic comedy about a woman on her way to President Obama's inauguration. The new Miramax film, "Liars (A-e)," co-stars Kat Dennings as a pal to the female lead, who is on a quest collect possessions from ex-boyfriends during a her journey. Place your bets now on whether or not Dennings will say "Yes, we can!" at any point during the film. (Variety)
-- Spike Jonze spoke with "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak in a new video mini-feature. Sendak predicts that the film will spark controversy, »
- Brian Warmoth
'Rounders' Sequel Becoming a Possibility
28 July 2009 12:37 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
From that hotbed of movie news, PokerListings.com, comes an update about an unlikely sequel: Rounders 2. There is talk of a second film, all right, with writer David Levien saying "ideas are percolating" about another chapter. But he's not the only one who thinks it's a good idea.
Matt Damon tells the site he doesn't see any problem bringing the whole gang back together once (or if) a great story comes together. It's not often you hear a guy with his pick of interesting projects bring up a stagnant property like this, but Damon seems eager to revisit Rounders:
"Everybody would probably come back. The actors all had a really good time working together. I know Edward [Norton] would want to do it; we had a blast working together. [Director] John Dahl I'm sure would like to do it. Maybe someday it will happen. The only reason to do a movie »
- Colin Boyd
Matt Damon Interested in Rounders Sequel
28 July 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
PokerListings had the chance to speak to Matt Damon and writer David Levien about the rumored sequel to "Rounders," the 1998 film about a reformed gambler (Damon) who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend (Edward Norton) pay off loan sharks. "We've been concentrating on 'Rounders 2' lately; Ideas are percolating," said Levien. "It's great to know that all of the original players want to come back and do another one." Damon confirmed that most of the original cast and crew would be interested in a returning for the sequel. "Everybody would probably come back," said Damon. "The actors all had a really good time working together. I know Edward would want to do it; we had a blast working together. [Director] John Dahl I'm sure would like to do it. Maybe someday it will happen." »
Is Rounders 2 Becoming a Reality?
28 July 2009 6:03 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
It seems some of our favorite cinematic poker players might ante up for a sequel. According to PokerListings.com, David Levien, who along with Brian Koppleman wrote the original Rounders film, said a sequel is in the early writing stages.
"We've been concentrating on Rounders 2 lately; Ideas are percolating," Levien said. "It's great to know that all of the original players want to come back and do another one."
Of those original players, Matt Damon told the site he would be interesting in exploring a sequel.
"Everybody would probably come back," Damon told the site. "The actors all had a really good time working together. I know Edward would want to do it; we had a blast working together. [Director] John Dahl I'm sure would like to do it. Maybe someday it will happen. The only reason to do a movie like that would be if we had a great idea. »
Rounders 2 Possible
28 July 2009 1:58 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It seems Rounders 2 is a possiblity. This should go over big with the poker nerds on our pocast, does anyone else care? Or am I the only guy left in America who doesn.t like to gamble? The news comes from PokerListings.com where they scored interviews with Matt Damon and one the writers of Rounders David Levien. It was Levien who told them he and Brian have been kicking around ideas for the sequel. Says David, .We've been concentrating on Rounders 2 lately; Ideas are percolating.. Should those ideas actually turn into er. coffee it sounds like they.ll have no trouble talking the old cast into coming back. Matt Damon says they had a blast on the first one and, .everybody would probably come back.. The original Rounders starred Matt Damon and Edward Norton in the story of a reformed gambler forced into returning to »
Rounders sequel?
27 July 2009 5:36 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
As poker has exploded into a ubiquitous phenomenon over the past decade, it's no surprise that Rounders has also grown into more than just a cult fave. But is the story of Matt Damon's gambler and his troublesome chum Ed Norton over? A follow-up film has been intermittently rumored over the years, but even Damon and the writers are now discussing the possibility of a sequel. "We've been concentrating on Rounders 2 lately," co-writer David Levien told Pokerlistings.com. "Ideas »
- Dave Davis
Toronto Film Festival Announces 2009 Galas and Special Presentations
14 July 2009 10:37 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The first wave of major titles for this year's Toronto International Film Festival [1] were announced yesterday, and there were certainly more than enough high profile picks to get people talking. Ricky Gervais's The Invention of Lying, Neil Jordan's Ondine and Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising were among the world premieres unveiled for September, along with North American premieres of such films as Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!, Bong Joon-ho's Mother and Johnnie To's Vengeance. There was some controversy over the choice of Jon Amiel's Darwin biopic Creation as the festival opener -- not because of the subject matter, but rather because of the fact that this is the first time the fest will kick off with a non-Canadian film. It does seem like a bit of a strange choice, but how can you say no to Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly? Sundance hit Precious, Based »
- Sean
First Tiff (Toronto International Film Festival) titles announced
14 July 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
The first announcement includes 12 world premiers including Nicholas Refn's (Bronson, Pusher trilogy) Valhalla Rising which looks nothing short of stunning.
Full list after the break.
Galas
Get Low Aaron Schneider, USA
World Premiere
Inspired by the true story of Felix "Bush" Breazeale, this stately frontier drama stars Robert Duvall as a backwoods eccentric who stages his own funeral.while still alive. Ten thousand people arrive to hear him speak and to learn why this local legend exiled himself 40 years ago to the foothills of Eastern Tennessee. Set in the early 1930s, Get Low is a story of mystery and discovery that speaks of timeless things. Can we know who we are? Should we judge anyone? Is there redemption for those of us lost in the dark catacombs of our past? Also starring Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black.
The Invention of Lying Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, USA
World Premiere
From Ricky Gervais, »
Creation Opens Toronto Fest
14 July 2009 12:55 PM, PDT | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »
Variety reports that the Darwin biopic will be the first to open the fest. A smattering of others: Special Presentation world premieres include Neil Jordan’s fisherman fairytale “Ondine,” starring Colin Farrell; Brian Koppelman and David Levien’s “Solitary Man,” toplining Michael Douglas; Jordan Scott’s boarding school drama “Cracks,” with Eva Green; Tim Blake Nelson’s “Leaves of Grass,” [...] »
- Sasha Stone
Perfect Sundance-Cannes-tiff Trifecta for 'Precious'
14 July 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Lee Daniels will have trouble topping 2009, unless of course 2010 scores him tons of awards. After receiving the prizes and acclaim from Sundance and making a stop in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire will receive some more media nurturing during the Toronto Film Festival. The picture is joined by the long awaited film from New Zealand. After wowing audiences with Whale Rider, Niko Caro re-teams with Keisha Castle-Hughes and adds vets Vera Farmiga and Jérémie Renier to The Vinter's Luck mix. Partir - Catherine Corsini's film stars Kristin Scott-Thomas and Sergi López, this is about a well-to-do married woman and mother in the south of France gives up her idle bourgeois lifestyle to go back to work as a physiotherapist. She meets a new man and shares a sudden and violent mutual attraction, and decides to give up everything and live »
Will Smith Reteams with "I Am Legend" Director! They're Set to Split Off Manhattan!
9 July 2009 4:11 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Will Smith and director Francis Lawrence are back together again.
The two worked on "I Am Legend," and now, both will be working on "City that Sailed."
The premise is intriguing -- a father and daughter living on opposite sides of the ocean love each other so strongly that it causes Manhattan to split off and float across the Atlantic.
So Manhattan is the city that sailed...aw....
This project is currently setup at 20th Century Fox and Smith is producing, and may be the star.
The script will be rewritten by "Ocean's Thirteen" writers Brian Koppleman and David Levien. "Truman Show's" Andrew Niccol originally wrote the script.
Right now, Lawrence is also courting Reese Witherspoon to star in "Water for Elephants," an adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel that the director is set to helm. The actress hasn't committed yet. »
- Manny
Will Smith, 'Legend' director back at work
9 July 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
"I Am Legend" director Francis Lawrence and Will Smith are working together again.Lawrence is aboard to develop and direct "City That Sailed," a 20th Century Fox project about a father and daughter living on opposite sides of the ocean whose love is so strong that it causes Manhattan to split off and float across the Atlantic.According to Variety, the film will be developed as a star vehicle for Smith, who is producing with Overbrook Entertainment partner James Lassiter."Ocean's Thirteen" writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien will rewrite a script that originated from "Truman Show" writer Andrew Niccol. »
- Adnan Tezer
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