Idol’s Eye Movie Canceled: Robert Pattinson, Robert De Niro and Rachel Weisz thriller shut down due to financial issues as per curt statement.
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier as Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson in That Hamilton Woman (1941). Vivien Leigh biography, movies + photo exhibit among centenary celebrations [See previous post: “Vivien…
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NYFCC Awards: Rachel Weisz Is Major Best Actress surprise + Sally Field Breaks and Daniel Day-Lewis Ties New York Film Critics Circle records.
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Disney employees Darth Vader and Princess Leia as Lucasfilm now belongs to the Disney Enterprises realm. Lucasfilm now part of the (infinite) Disney Universe Disney has just gobbled up –…
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Sal Mineo biopic actor Val Lauren. James Franco has cast Val Lauren in Sal, Franco’s planned biopic of two-time Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Sal Mineo, according to The Hollywood…
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Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda & Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Jordi Mollà in El cónsul de Sodoma (Steinweg Emotion Pictures) (bottom). In…
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Betty White, Sandra Bullock in The Proposal (Kerry Hayes / Touchstone). Sandra Bullock, up for a best actress SAG Award for The Blind Side, will present the Screen Actors Guild’s…
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SAG and DGA Awards: Crashing Gay Cowboy Party + the return of veterans Paul Newman and Shirley Temple while Felicity Huffman wins one loses one.
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British Academy: Corruption and Racism + Doomed Gay Love and Jane Austen top BAFTA nominations as things get mighty serious this awards season.
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What’s European? Is Best British Film winner sufficiently ‘Euro’? + research on cold-blooded killers & child trafficking drama top Gothams + Stockholm.
The Expendables 2. The Expendables 2 box office: Far behind predecessor Aug. 19: Directed by Simon West and featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme and about…
Laura Neiva in Adrift. Cannes review snippets At Firstshowing.net, Alex Billington on À Deriva / Adrift (above, with Laura Neiva), screened in the Un Certain Regard sidebar: “I think I…
Chris and Paul Weitz’s reactionary audience-pandering comedy About a Boy (2002) stars Hugh Grant as a man who tragically discovers his inner family man.