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Christmas and new year TV films
18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year
Choose a date
Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day
Saturday 19 December
Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)
10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.
The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)
11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family
What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »
- Paul Howlett
Christmas and new year TV films
18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year
Choose a date
Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day
Saturday 19 December
Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)
10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.
The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)
11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family
What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »
- Paul Howlett
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can »
- Garth Franklin
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can »
- Garth Franklin
Blu-ray Review: Misery
8 December 2009 6:15 AM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
While certain studios and certain features have excelled on the high-definition format, many companies have updated their back catalogs to Blu-ray only to give them a half-hearted, lazy effort, leaving special features in standard definition, if bringing them over at all, with sub-par updates of the feature itself. When studios are asking that film fanatics pay an average of $10 more for the format, it seems almost a slap in the face not to upgrade the entire package to make it worthwhile. The epitome of that half-assed effort to date may be Misery, which doesn’t even pretend to be a full HD release, instead leaving the commentary and extras to a DVD included with the Blu-ray feature. It is hard to discredit the feature itself. Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s inward-looking thriller Misery helped cement Kathy Bates as an unforgettable and truly Oscar-worthy actress. It also does »
- Bill Jones
First Look: A Couple of Dicks, The Town, & Going the Distance
4 December 2009 2:58 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Warner Brothers just debuted their 2010 Preview Kit which includes a small batch of new photographs from most of their big movies in 2010. We've seen a lot of photos from most of their big films already, but there are a few new photos we have never seen yet. Instead of featuring them all one-by-one, I thought I'd throw all the new photos in one big post. So below is our first look at Kevin Smith's A Couple of Dicks (currently called Untitled Cop Movie and may end up as A Couple of Cops), Ben Affleck's The Town, Rob Reiner's Flipped, Nanette Burstein's Going the Distance, and Greg Berlanti's Life as We Know It. Tracy Morgan as Paul and Bruce Willis as Jimmy in Kevin Smith's A Couple of Dicks, about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with crazy gangsters. »
- Alex Billington
The 2010 Warner Bros. Preview Brings 'Sex,' 'Titans,' 'Potter' and Much More
3 December 2009 7:43 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Warner Bros. has debuted their 2010 picture preview giving us our first look at select films out of the 23 features they have set for the new year. I have added new images from the likes of The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington, Edge of Darkness with Mel Gibson, our first look at Sex and the City 2, Kevin Smith's currently untitled new comedy with Tracey Morgan and Bruce Willis, Jonah Hex, Ben Affleck's The Town, and, of course, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
All the cast, director and synopsis information is listed over the course of the next few pages as well as all the release dates for 23 upcoming films. Gallery links have been added for all films and remember, the links open in a new browser window so just close the new window to return to this article and continue the preview.
The Book Of Eli January 15 Photo: Warner Bros. »
- Brad Brevet
Richard Jenkins visits Webster University
29 November 2009 10:18 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Be sure to partake in this fascinating opportunity to hear one of the hidden gems of acting speak about his career and his craft…
Enjoy A Visit With Academy Award Nominee: Richard Jenkins
The Star Of The Visitor
Tuesday, Dec. 1 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Winifred Moore Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Richard Jenkins, who earlier this year was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his starring role in the acclaimed movie The Visitor, will participate in an informal Q-&-A session.
Jenkins will take your questions about his entire career, which includes his continuing role on “Six Feet Under” and performances in scores of films, including “Burn After Reading”, “Step Brothers”, “North Country” and “The Man Who Wasn’t There.”
He has been directed by the Coen Brothers three times, Clint Eastwood, Mike Nichols twice, Sydney Pollack, Rob Reiner and David O. Russell twice. »
- Travis
Bloggers' Reviews: 2012
24 November 2009 4:51 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Here at Screenrush, we're all about getting voices heard. So, in the first of a series of features, we're giving you the chance to find out what's on the collective minds of the greatest bloggers the information superhighway has to offer.
This week, our friends from Movie Reviews By Captain D, Battle Royale With Cheese and Heyuguys give their verdict on Roland Emmerich's disasterific new flick, 2012...
Movie Reviews By Captain D
After the silly but fun Independence Day and bloated climate warning epic wannabe The Day After Tomorrow, Robert Emerich is back trying to destroy the planet again. In 2012, he chooses, rather than spaced out aliens or freaky weather conditions, the effect of a gigantic solar flare on the earth's core.
Click here to read on...
Battle Royale With Cheese
The end of the world - It is something that no one wants to come to pass in real »
Exclusive Video: Robin Wright Penn and Blake Lively Discuss The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
23 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Robin Wright is best known for playing two highly iconic roles on the big screen. The first, was where she gained her fame as the title role in Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride, the second is where she earned her Oscar nomination as Jenny in Forrest Gump. Blake Lively is best known for her break-through roles on both the hit series Gossip Girl and in the movies The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and it's sequel. So it only makes sense that the two actresses would share the title role, playing the same character at different points of her life in the new film The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, opening in theaters on November 27th. We recently had a chance to sit down with both Robin Wright and Blake Lively to discuss their new film, how they went about playing the same character, working with director Rebecca Miller »
Top 7 Films Directed by Actors Turned Directors
30 October 2009 4:34 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
The old joke is that all actors want to direct. Though it’s maybe not true of all, I still had plenty to choose from in making this list. The directors on this list all started life as actors, some still are, but I’d argue that they’re better known as directors. This month, two well known actresses have tried their hand at direction, Drew Barrymore with Whip It (which was a great movie, I have no idea why it did so badly) and Natalie Portman doing a segment of New York I Love You. Who knows, maybe one (or both) has a second career around the corner.
7. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Directed by John Cassavetes
Recap: A portrait of family in crisis when a woman (Gena Rowlands) goes mad and her husband (Peter Falk) tries to understand it.
Reason: »
- Megan Lehar
DVD Review: Beautiful Series Set For ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’
27 October 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – A lot of classic TV comedies are often pointed to as being “ahead of their time”. The quirky, weird, and memorable “It’s Garry Shandling Show” wasn’t really ahead of its time because there’s nothing quite like it on the air. The groundbreaking cult classic is now available in a gorgeous 16-disc set from Shout Factory and it’s just what Shandling fans deserve.
DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0
Between his stint as the heir apparent to Johnny Carson (Shandling guest hosted “The Tonight Show” an incredible number of times) and the pioneering television he would do on one of the best sitcoms of all time, “The Larry Sanders Show,” there was “It’s Garry Shandling Show,” which ran for 72 episodes from 1986 to 1990. The program was the first ever broadcast on Showtime and would later be rerun and more widely seen on Fox.
Showtime had given Shandling and his co-writer »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Sound On Sight Radio #164: Anvil the story of Anvil
26 October 2009 11:54 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Now that it's finally hit DVD, Sound on Sight takes a long-delayed look at a documentary that some are lauding as one of the year's best: Anvil: The Story of Anvil, which chronicles its titular Toronto metal band as they attempt to stage an ambitious European comeback tour after years of complete obscurity. To tie in to that film, we'll also be talking about the similarly inclined doc Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, as well as the legendary mockumentary that winds up informing both docs quite a bit : Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap. Listen now [1] Download the show in a new window [2] Listen on I-Tunes [3] RSS feeds [4] Sound On Sight Forum [5] Twitter [6] Facebook [7] [8] [1] http://www.soundonsight.org/SoundReviews/Episode164.mp3 [2] http://www.soundonsight.org/SoundReviews/Episode164.mp3 [3] http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301023002 [4] http://www.soundonsight.org../feed/ [5] http://www.popsyndicate.com/forums/viewforum/94/ [6] http://twitter. »
- Ricky
Even the First Lady Doll Has Toned Arms!
16 October 2009 10:25 AM, PDT | Momlogic | See recent Momlogic news »
Figures. Eventually someone would turn First Lady Michelle Obama into an action figure.
First Lady Michelle Obama may not have been pleased when dolls were made in the image of her two daughters, Sasha and Malia, but she seems to have no objections to new action figures fashioned after herself.
The three new Michelle Obama dolls are made by Jailbreak Toys (strange name for a toy company), the same manufacturer that produced the Barack Obama action figures during the 2008 campaign.
Each doll wears a replica of one of Michelle's headline-stealing fashion statements. The purple dress she wore when her husband won the Democratic presidential nomination, the red and black dress she wore on election night, and that little black and white number she wore on "The View." All of them have Michelle's toned arms. Each doll sells for 12 bucks. Collect 'em all!
Top 11 Most Controversial Dolls of All TimeThe "Lil' »
FX Lab: A Conversation with Andrew Clement
15 October 2009 11:26 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
From working FX on SNL and Letterman to creating monsters for Dark Shadows, Andrew Clement has some tales to tell. Recently-wrapped on the reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street (for which he redesigned Freddy Krueger), Jason Anders caught up with Clement for a candid conversation about his world of Creative Character Engineering.
Ja/Fangoria: So let's begin with your work as a make-up artist for NBC's Saturday Night Live; tell me about the work you did for the show, how you became involved, the memories you have being around the cast of actors, and which seasons you were involved in.
AC: I wish I had been involved in the first few seasons of SNL, it was such a fertile time for the show. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’m not quite that old. As it is, I watched those shows in Jr. High and High School, and now I have the DVD’s. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Jason Anders)
Top 5 Movies That Scared the Hell Out of Me
3 October 2009 8:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Ya’ know, since it’s Halloween coming up at the end of the month, I thought it would be appropriate to make a list of the top 5 movies that, for whatever reason, just scared the hell out of me. It may not be the entire movie, maybe it was just a particular scene/moment; they may not be the technically Best horror movies (they may not even be strictly “horror” per se.), but just something about them had me hiding behind the pillow, jumping at every noise, looking through the cracks in my fingers, thinking about it for days afterwards, and… changing my underwear — okay, too much information…
Before I get on with the list, just know that (like every list) this is purely opinion and therefore it obviously isn’t going to match Your list. If a movie that you find particularly scary isn’t on my list then »
- Ross Miller
[DVD Review] Misery
23 September 2009 5:48 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
When people speak of Misery they often cite the infamous “hobbling” scene. Who wouldn’t? It’s an obscenely violent act that leaves such a visual impact few other dramatic films have. Then they usually mention the source for the twisted tale: the mind of Stephen King. His brain has given us all sorts of classic films. Not all of them have such sadistic moments but many are just as memorable. I would defy you to find one weekend of the year when The Shawshank Redemption isn’t playing on one television station or another. Or find me a fan of Jack Nicholson who doesn’t put his performance in The Shining atop the list of his most memorable performance. While Frank Darabont and Stanley Kubrick made his movies into masterpieces, many of his other stories get filed away as secondary horror films – like Misery, one of his most underappreciated tales ever. »
- Lex Walker
Blu-Ray Round Up: MGM Releases Wave of Modern Horror Classics
22 September 2009 6:16 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Start planning your Halloween marathon now. Last week, we highlighted the Universal wave of titles that included greats like “Shaun of the Dead” and “Army of Darkness” and we’re back with another wave of modern horror classics, including Oscar winners “Silence of the Lambs” and “Misery”.
The Blu-Ray Round-Up, HollywoodChicago.com’s regular column that highlights synopsis, tech details, and special features for titles that might otherwise fall through your Blu-Ray buying cracks, doesn’t usually play favorites, but every good horror fan should have “Manhunter,” “Silence,” “Child’s Play,” and “Misery” in their collection. Whether or not you need to own the “Wrong Turn” films is something only you can decide.
All five titles were released last week, September 15th, 2009. Both “Child’s Play” and “Misery” are presented in a Bd/DVD combo pack with both HD and standard versions of the film.
“Child’s Play”
Photo »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
[DVD Review] High Crimes
18 September 2009 6:37 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
It’s not often you hear about a military legal thriller rocking the multiplexes and taking home a huge box office haul. Nor is it common to hear anyone make reference to a military legal thriller made after 1992 nevermind quote one. You know full well which military legal drama has the most going for it: A Few Good Men. Every film that’s followed in its genre footsteps since has felt like little more than a legal drama written by someone with an odd affinity for the peculiarities of military law. It’s not their fault – the Rob Reiner and Aaron Sorkin duo that made A Few Good Men such a quotable powerhouse has few if any rivals of similar ability. Courage Under Fire, which followed four years on the heels of the Reiner-Sorkin trendsetter, managed to muster a little bit of repute on its own, but proved to be »
- Lex Walker
Tiff '09 Review: 'The Disappearance of Alice Creed'
16 September 2009 1:02 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Efficiency means a whole lot when you're presenting something like a kidnapping thriller. We've all had our share of captors, hostages, and ransoms in all of our favorite books, TV shows, and movies -- so if you're a first-time British filmmaker, how do you distinguish your concept - The Disappearance of Alice Creed - from all the others? Well, first you take a little inspiration from films that get some things right, such as Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave, Rob Reiner's Misery, and Sidney Lumet's Deathtrap -- and then you add a few new spices of your own, which first-timer J Blakeson certainly does. And then, if you have the resources and the skill, you hire a few strong actors and refine your thriller into »
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