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8 April 2009 4:50 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

For some reason, Al Pacino has long been interested in playing the role of Napoleon Bonaparte of France, the infamous French Emperor who nearly conquered the world. Perhaps it is that they have so much in common: they are both 5' 7" tall and have a tendency to talk loudly at random. Sounds like a perfect fit, if you ask me. Now according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Pacino will get his chance to slip into Napoleon's shoes in the adaptation of Staton Rabin's young adult book "Betsy and the Emperor." The book is described as a historical fantasy based on Napoleon's early years of exhile on St. Helena, as seen though the eyes of 14-year old Betsy Balcombe, the tomboyish daughter of a British official living on the distant South Atlantic island. It is one of those tales in which an epic figure is seen through the eyes of an innocent and that innocent's vision »

- Neil Miller

8 April 2009 3:07 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

The Hollywood Reporter tells us Al Pacino is finally ready to play Napoleon, a story I first reported on way back on March 29, 2004 when the film was being referred to as The Monster of Longwood an adaptation of a Staton Rabin's novel "Betsy and the Emperor" about the French dictator's last days and his relationship with a young British girl who befriended him after he was exiled to the isle of St. Helena. Back when that project was bandying about there was also Napoleon and Betsy in the works with Scarlett Johansson attached. The film never came to fruition despite Johansson dropping off as the ages soon didn't match up and Harry Potter star Emma Watson replaced her in the role of Betsy who caught the eye of the fallen French emperor. That project, which was set to be directed by Benjamin Ross, hasn't been heard from since. Now, it »

- Brad Brevet

3 February 2009 2:55 PM, PST | Cinemarealm.com | See recent CinemaRealm.com news »

The 24th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival closed yesterday after announcing the winners. Here they are: Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema Poppy Shakespeare, directed by Benjamin Ross Best International Film Award Eine Frau in Berlin (A Woman in Berlin), directed by Max Farberbock Nueva Vision Award (Best Spanish language film) Amar a morir, directed by Fernando Lebrija Best Eastern [...] »

- fanshawe

3 articles from 2009