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Rashid Irani s Review Julie amp Julia
11 December 2009 10:55 PM, PST
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Julie & JuliaCast: Meryl Streep, Amy AdamsDirection: Nora Ephron Rating: *** & 1/2
Over the years, several films — Babette’s Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, Chocolat — have explored the restorative power of food.
Even though it isn’t as flavourful as those gourmet treats, Julie & Julia has what it takes to make a palatable meal.Adapting not just one but two real-life stories, writer-director Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle) skillfully juggles the dual plotlines revolving around two women from different generations.
In the first, Julia Child (Streep), a middle-aged housewife indulges her culinary passion in late-1940s Paris. Against daun-ting odds, she masters the
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My channel surfing turned into movie grazing
28 November 2009 1:12 PM, PST
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I think I'm going to coin a new term. I'm a movie grazer. I like watching TV and grazing in and out of movies that I've seen before, know well, and enjoy watching again in bits and pieces. I know this sounds crazy to some who have to watch a movie from the opening studio logo to the end credits (even as they're being smushed on commercial TV broadcasts).
I'm not like that, though. On Friday, amid the post-Thanksgiving haze and without much interest in the college football games or reruns of CBS soaps or syndicated fare, I was channel surfing. Every time I saw something I liked, I stopped for a while. It was mostly movies. I watch Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in Houseboat, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, there was a whole bunch of Goodfellas, because Bravo showed it back to back. So I watched the ending first,
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- Allison Waldman
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Gold Derby nuggets: Marc Shaiman added to Oscarcast team | Pete Hammond cheers 'Blind Side' | Sasha Stone on state of Oscars race
23 November 2009 3:36 PM, PST
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• Five-time Oscar nominee Marc Shaiman is returning to the Oscarcast as musical director six years after conducting the orchestra for Billy Crystal's swan song as host. Shaiman earned three of his four Emmy nods for his work on the Oscars, sharing in the 1992 writing win for penning Crystal's opening medley to the 64th edition of the kudos. Shaiman has lost Oscar bids for both scores -- "The American President" (1995); "The First Wives Club" (1996) and "Patch Adams" (1998) -- and songs -- "A Wink and a Smile" from "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) and "Blame Canada" from "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999). For that last losing nod, Shaiman played escort to
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Oscar 2010: Marc Shaiman to Be Telecast Music Director
23 November 2009 2:13 PM, PST
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Oscar-nominated composer Marc Shaiman will be the music director for the 2010 Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic have announced.
Shaiman received Original Score Oscar nominations for The American President (1995), The First Wives Club (1996), and Patch Adams (1998), in addition to nominations in the Original Song category for "A Wink and a Smile" from Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and for "Blame Canada" from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999).
Shaiman has also been nominated for four Emmy Awards, including three nods for his work on Oscar telecasts. He won the Emmy in 1992 for co-writing Billy Crystal’s Oscar Medley for the 64th Academy Awards. [...]
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Shankman Names Hairspray Pal Oscars Music Director
23 November 2009 2:06 PM, PST
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Hairspray collaborators Adam Shankman and Marc Shaiman are to team up again at the Oscars.
First-time Academy Awards co-producer Shankman has named composer/arranger Shaiman as the music director for the 82nd Oscars in March.
Shaiman has never won an Oscar but he has been nominated five times in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song categories - for 1994's A Wink and a Smile from Sleepless in Seattle, and Blame Canada from South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut 10 years later.
He also won an Emmy Award for the songs he co-wrote for Billy Crystal's stint as host of the the 64th Academy Awards in 1992, and again in 1991 and 2004.
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Ryan Dating McMahon?
23 November 2009 12:06 AM, PST
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Meg Ryan appears to be back on the Hollywood dating scene after she was spotted enjoying a string of romantic dinners with Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon.
The Sleepless in Seattle actress took a break from romance following the end of her marriage to Dennis Quaid and split from Russell Crowe in 2000, concentrating on raising son Jack Henry and adopted daughter Daisy.
But according to Australia's Herald Sun, she's recently been photographed on several "cosy" dates with Aussie actor McMahon in Los Angeles, sparking rumours she's found love again.
McMahon, who has been divorced twice, was most recently linked to model Kelly Paniagua, but his representative was unable to confirm whether they are still in a relationship.
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Tila Tequila Slaps Ex - With a Lawsuit
17 November 2009 12:59 PM, PST
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Some women eat a pint of ice cream and watch "Sleepless in Seattle" after a bad break-up. But if you're Tila Tequila, you slap that good-for-nothing bastard with a lawsuit. The pint-sized MySpace and reality television star is suing her ex-boyfriend, NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman, for assault, battery and false imprisonment according to the TMZ. This comes after an incident back in September where she alleges he "grabbed her, shook her like a rag doll, threw her down and choked her."Ap
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Sir Links-a-Lot
14 November 2009 7:10 PM, PST
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Vanity Fair How the Fantastic Mr. Fox puppets were made. Cool slides
Boy Culture From Queer to Eternity
fourfour on Precious. I wish I'd read this days ago. Beautiful piece that will hopefully slap some people silly who have wanted to condemn this movie for existing.
Cinema Blend Romola Garai's Spider-Man surprise
Los Angeles Times good piece on Sir Ian McKellen (The Prisoner) on Gandalf, gay rights and Macbeth
The Auteurs looking back at Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans and seeing a conflict of movies within
In Contention Brenda Blethyn London River Fyc
Awards Daily Christian McKay Me and Orson Welles Fyc
Silly Hats Only remembers François Ozon's 8 Women
About this trailer to Leap Year, Amy Adams next romantic comedy...
I'm not one of those people who likes to trash romantic comedies, especially not before I've seen them. Like any genre it can contain brilliance as well as trash.
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- NATHANIEL R
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Blu-Ray Round Up, Oct. 15, 2009: ‘Wolf,’ ‘Waterworld,’ ‘Frankenstein’
15 October 2009 3:37 PM, PDT
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Chicago – The Blu-Ray Round-Up is back with this week’s collection of HD titles that may not get the buzz of something like the latest Sandra Bullock romantic comedy or what Sam Raimi brought back from Hell but could be just what you’re looking for at the mall this weekend. A few modern horror movies, a notable box office bust, and a beloved BBC show highlight this week’s list. Pick your favorite.
“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” “Wolf,” and “Red Dwarf: Back To Earth - The Director’s Cut” was released on October 6th, 2009.
“Waterworld” will be released on October 20th, 2009.
“Red Dwarf: Back To Earth - The Director’s Cut”
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Synopsis: “Back To Earth takes place after “Series X.” Kochanski’s dead and the crew are hurled through a portal and discover they’re just characters from a TV series. Knowing they
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Turned On, Tuned In: Femme Filmmakers
5 October 2009 6:37 PM, PDT
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What's turning me on this week? Women.
Women filmmakers, to be exact. With the limp release of Drew Barrymore's Whip It, there's been an increase of chatter in my circles about lady directors. It's often highly difficult for me to enter into a discussion about women making movies, because the lion's share of cinephiles and critics that I spend my time with are men. No offense, guys. It's just that the conversation often devolves into cheap -- albeit funny -- pot-shots and cat calls about women in front of and behind the camera. I have no problem, on face, with these discussions. They're fun, funny, and occasionally enlightening. But what I really want, what I think would really be worth the breath, is an honest-to-goodness discussion on female filmmakers.
Contemporary cinema would be flat without all types of voices, women's being among the most important. But often women aren't expected to be, or
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- Bethany Perryman
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 ‘The Invention of Lying’ Chicago Passes With Jennifer Garner
26 September 2009 3:14 PM, PDT
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Chicago – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “The Invention of Lying”!
“The Invention of Lying” stars Jennifer Garner, Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Martin Starr, Jimmi Simpson and Nathan Corddry from writers and directors Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Ricky Gervais is the award-winning creator and star of the original BBC series “The Office”.
To win your free pass to the Chicago screening of “The Invention of Lying” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our trivia question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
“The Invention of Lying” stars Jennifer Garner, Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill,
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Box Office Results: Meatballs Crush Megan Fox
20 September 2009 1:25 PM, PDT
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Weekend
Total
Analysis
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
$30.1M
$30.1M
Well-reviewed animated family flick crushes competition.
The Informant!
$10.5M
$10.5M
Matt Damon gained 30 pounds for this?
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
$10.1M
$37.9M
Large 2nd week dropoff but Tyler Perry pic still in Top 5.
Love Happens
$8.5M
$8.5M
Star-powered Sleepless in Seattle 2 out of the gate slowly.
Jennifer's Body
$6.8M
$6.8M
Megan Fox horror-comedy a big disappointment for all involved.
Bomb of the Week: Jennifer's Body appeared to have a lot going for it: a big marketing push, a strong concept and script (by Juno darling Diablo Cody), and Hollywood's hottest actress (Megan Fox) in the lead. Yet reviews were mixed at best and it averaged just $2500/screen compared with Meatballs' nearly $10K.
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Megan Fox | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Jennifer's Body
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The Shawshank Redemption taking to the West End Stage
2 September 2009 4:16 AM, PDT
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There are a few classic films we have come to expect to be amid the top five of many men’s favourite features, among which often sit the usual array of titles – the merits of The Godfather, Scarface, Star Wars and The Matrix having often been discussed over pints and the flipping of burgers on BBQs (we don’t wish to gender-stereotype you understand!) But there is one movie, that isn’t in the vein of these ball-busting action flicks, yet still holds a special place in the hearts of fellas (and plenty of women) the world over, and that’s the weepy tale of brotherhood-bonding The Shawshank Redemption. And we here at Boxwish HQ are very excited to let you know of the stage version’s move from Dublin to our nation’s capital this month. Yes, the Wyndam Theatre in London’s West End premieres its five month
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The Motion/Captured Review: 'Julie & Julia' offers simple story of self-definition
10 August 2009 8:30 AM, PDT
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Nora Ephron has made a long and successful career out of making films I don't much care for, and more power to her. Honestly, probably the film she directed that I most liked before this was "This Is My Life," her early '90s debut. Her work before that as a writer, I'm a little more fond of, like "My Blue Heaven" or "When Harry Met Sally" or, most notably, "Heartburn," an affable if not entirely successful film based on her own real life. It's not that I hate her movies... "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless In Seattle" seem entirely successful at
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The Movie Watcher’s Guide to August 2009
6 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT
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The summer's almost over, and so far it's been an incredibly mixed bag movie-wise. Star Trek, The Hangover, and Harry Potter are some of the few deserving wins on the box-office side while most of the supposed summer blockbusters including X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator: Salvation, Bruno, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen all failed to make a financial mark (yeah, that last one was just wishful thinking because the movie sucked so much ass). Quality-wise, many of the summer's best films have actually been of the decidedly smaller variety including 500 Days of Summer, The Hurt Locker, Moon, and Away We Go.
Which brings us to the final month of summer 2009...
August 7th
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
What is it? Hasbro's most popular toy line for boys comes to life with an advance military team of real American heroes fighting against an evil organization with cool gadgets, deadly weapons, and
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Gay Of The Dead 19 – Underground filmmaker, Pervula’s Armando Muñoz
20 July 2009 2:28 AM, PDT
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I met Armando Muñoz at the Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors after moderating the panel on The Lair. He approached me in the dealer’s room and we had a nice chat. I left with one of his films in hand and was soon watching one of the more twisted shorts I’ve seen in a long time.
A week later I had the complete Armando Muñoz collection in my hands – Killer Krapper, Mime After Midnight, Panty Kill, The Terrible Old Tran, Pervula and They Have No Shame. Each one more twisted than the next.
When I first started writing this blog, I vowed I would write about people and films that I found interesting, regardless of whether or not they were well known. With that in mind, I present should-be-better-known, out, underground filmmaker Armando Muñoz.
Watch the entire Pervula short film (10min., Nsfw)
Sean Abley: All of your films,
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Ryan Dating Longtime Friend And Film Producer King
10 June 2009 3:05 PM, PDT
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Hollywood actress Meg Ryan has found love with movie producer Graham King, according to reports.
The Sleepless In Seattle star, 47, is alleged to have taken her longtime friendship with King - the producer of Leonardo DiCaprio's films The Departed, The Aviator and Blood Diamond - to the next level and embarked on a "serious" love affair, according to Us Weekly magazine.
A source says, "It's very serious. They were recently in New York City for a lovers' getaway.
"They love travelling together. And they have been friends for years."
Ryan was previously married to Dennis Quaid and has been romantically linked to Russell Crowe and Matthew Perry.
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'Transformers 2: Hopes Terminated'
9 June 2009 4:20 PM, PDT
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One of the most watched YouTube mash-ups of recent times is “Transforminators,” which -- precisely no prizes for guessing -- edits together bits of the two killer-robot franchises.
It’s one of those clever pieces of Diy new-media repurposing that makes you hope the person behind it (a) gets some sunlight occasionally and (b) one day lands a paying gig as an editor.
What it didn’t do, though, was actually make me laugh, as have other such motion-picture purees that recast “The Shining” as a romantic comedy or “Sleepless In Seattle”
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Eating Out With Julie & Julia- August 7
7 June 2009 9:32 AM, PDT
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Columbia Pictures Julie & Julia is the new feature from writer/director Nora "Sleepless In Seattle" Ephron, depicting events in the life of famed real-life chef 'Julia Child'.
Ephron's screenplay is adapted from the Child's autobiography, My Life in France (written with Alex Prud'homme) and a memoir by Julie Powell.
In August 2002, Powell started documenting online her daily experiences cooking each of the 524 recipes in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and she later began reworking that blog, The Julie/Julia Project into the 2005 novel Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen.
The book was retitled for a 2006 paperback edition as Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously.
Noted as the first major motion picture based on a 'blog', actress Meryl Streep portrays 'Julia Child' and Amy Adams plays 'Julie Powell'.
Julie & Julia opens August 7, 2009
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O'Donnell 'blasts nosy neighbour'
27 April 2009 7:16 PM, PDT
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Rosie O’Donnell is reportedly upset with a neighbour in her New York City apartment building. The former View co-host has fired back at her blogger neighbour after she posted about a fight between O’Donnell and her wife Kelly, according to WENN. Journalist Julia Allison described the argument as a "knock down, drag-out screaming match" on her website. The Sleepless In Seattle actress has asked Allison (more)
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