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Dexter Review: "If I Had a Hammer"
2 November 2009 5:14 PM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Dexter, meet Trinity. Trinity, Kyle Butler.
Our favorite serial killer befriended Arthur Mitchell (aka The Trinity Killer) this week, disguising himself as a guy named Kyle whose wife recently left him. For a full recap of "If I Had a Hammer," follow our link now.
Similar to last season with Jimmy Smits and Michael C. Hall, we could watch Hall and John Lithgow interact for hours. We can't wait to actually do so as season four unfolds, but this is the one drawback to the show:
There's only so many angles Dexter can take. Each season, he gets close to someone similar to himself, only to end up taking this individual's life in the most entertaining, gory ritual on television.
Don't get us wrong, there are much worse formulas on TV than hire a well-respected guest star; make him creepy; introduce him to Dexter; watch the intriguing cat-and-mouse game that follows; rinse; repeat. »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up 'Mother'
2 November 2009 12:40 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Wrap Staff
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. rights to Rodrigo Garcia's "Mother and Child" from Wme Global.
The drama, starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits and Kerry Washington, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Gala Presentation.
"Mother" was written and directed by García, whose previous films include "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" and "Nine Lives."
Producers are Lisa Maria Falcone through her Everest Entertainment and Julie Lynn via her Mockingbird... »
- Lisa Horowitz
TV Review: HBO's 'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama'
2 November 2009 11:40 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It's not popular to say, because it was one of the post-Aaron Sorkin years, but the sixth season of "The West Wing" is one of my favorites. Perhaps no season of "The West Wing" was more process-oriented, as the writers took us through the rise of young, untested Democrat Matthew Santos (Jimmy Smits) and maverick, outspoken Republican Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) as they went through the primaries to secure their parties' respective nominations for President. Just because the writing rarely sparkled as it did in the Sorkin years didn't mean that Season Six of "The West Wing" wasn't the savviest the... »
- Daniel Fienberg
Spc Adopts 'Mother and Child'
2 November 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- With the kind of Best Actress buzz that An Education's Carey Mulligan is receiving, its no surprise that Sony Pictures Classics didn't speed up the adoption process on Rodrigo Garcia's Mother and Child. A late deal and a 2010 release is exactly what might help Annette Bening's own chances at repeat wins. You see, there is a group of people (including myself) that think that her take as a bitter, angry, old hag is a winning performance. I thought that the character initially came across as a facile and one dimensional but a little bit past the point where Jimmy Smits' character enters her life, her part gets tweaked ever so slightly - the emotional make-up of her character is made more complex. And if she receives this kind of attention, it could add weight to supporting actress nods for Naomi Watts? Spc announced that they »
Ciff 2009: The winners! And our reviews
22 October 2009 6:39 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
Tina Mabry's "Mississippi Damned," an independent American production, won the Gold Hugo as the best film in the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival, and added Gold Plaques for best supporting actress (Jossie Thacker) and best screenplay (Mabry). It tells the harrowing story of three black children growing up in rural Mississippi in circumstances of violence and addiction. The film's trailer and an interview with Mabry are linked at the bottom.
Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"
The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor, »
- Roger Ebert
Lucasfilm denies a new Star Wars trilogy in 3D
22 October 2009 12:45 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
MarketSaw, a site that specializes in following news about 3D movies, and which has been pretty accurate on their exclusive insider stories related to Avatar, reported yesterday via a source that Lucasfilm was developing a new trilogy of Star Wars movies. Obviously it's a huge rumor and if it's true, a once-in-a-lifetime coup for a website. Can you imagine being the first to break that news?
MarketSaw's source said that George Lucas wants 5,000 3D converted theaters in place before releasing any new Wars (the number is hovering around 3,000 right now). Furthermore, the site stated that their mole said Lucas would only serve in a producer role on the new trilogy and not direct any of the films; instead, two names that were being heard as possible candidates to direct were Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola.
Gigantic news. If true.
It was Ain't It Cool News that followed up with »
- Patrick Sauriol
Lopez And Longoria Parker Celebrate Hispanic Music With Obama
14 October 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Sexy stars Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria Parker added a touch of Hollywood glamour to the White House on Tuesday night when they joined U.S. president Barack Obama at a bash to celebrate Hispanic music.
The lovely Latinas were among the 400 guests who gathered in Washington, D.C. to enjoy sets by Gloria Estefan and band Aventura at the high-profile In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina event, which was hosted by Longoria Parker, comedian George Lopez and actor Jimmy Smits.
Obama even accepted an invitation to dance with singer Thalia, after she approached the leader and asked, "Mr. President, with all due respect, will you dance with me?"
The concert was part of a music series launched by First Lady Michelle Obama to celebrate the different genres and cultures.
Earlier in the day, Desperate Housewives star Longoria Parker headed to Capitol Hill to voice her support for the proposed National Museum of the American Latino. »
Preview: The 45th Chicago International Film Festival, Week Two
14 October 2009 8:41 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The second week of The 45th Chicago Film Festival kicks off tonight (or tomorrow depending on how you look at the fest that runs from the 8th to the 22nd) and the upcoming weekend features just as much and arguably more interesting films unspooling at the AMC River East than the first. Highlights include one of the best animated films of the year, a bittersweet romance starring two living legends, a remastered classic, and works from a few of the best voices in international cinema today.
We’ve worked our way through dozens of films this year, but even we couldn’t get to all of them and a few weren’t even shown in the screening room in time for our deadline. So this week’s Ciff preview works a little differently. The first page features the best of what we’ve seen. Take our word. These are worth your time. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
White House Hosts 'Fiesta Latina'
14 October 2009 12:11 AM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
The First Family let loose Tuesday night as they grooved to Latin rhythms on the South Lawn of the White House. "Fiesta Latina" is the latest installment of the White House Music Series, in which Michelle Obama seeks to celebrate a wide range of musical genres. Eva Longoria Parker, George Lopez, and Jimmy Smits shared the spotlight as co-hosts for the evening's festivities. According to the Associated Press, Lopez joked that the President is really Latino, saying, "[He] lives in a house that's not his…Says he's going to change and nobody believes him. Very Latino." Jose Feliciano joined Gloria Estefan on stage for a performance that got Barack and Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, on their feet. The President said, "It moves us, and it tends to make us move a little bit ourselves," according to the AP. Another power couple, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, watched on from their cocktail table. »
- TheInsider
Foreign Film Hoopla, 60+ Oscar Submissions
4 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
In the years I've been documenting Oscar's once largely undocumented foreign film category, we've seen the number of players creep up virtually every year, despite the concurrent dwindling of foreign film distribution in the United States. In 2001 for example when I first began tracking it and sharing the info online, there were 51 official submissions for Best Foreign Language Film. Last year there were 67. For the 2009 Oscar race (the submission deadline has now passed) we've now heard from 62 countries. But that doesn't mean the official list will only be 62 films. In the eight years I've been documenting this race, something always changes between the submission deadline and Oscar's official announcement of the list (coming soon): Films are disqualified, last minute switcheroos happen, countries that didn't make noise when they first submitted are revealed. There will be drama... albeit the mostly invisible kind.
You can see more about these 62 entries (cast, »
- NATHANIEL R
The Trinity Killer Has "Fantastic Surprises" in Store on Dexter
28 September 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
On last night's season four premiere of Dexter, viewers were introduced to John Lithgow's creepy, naked Arthur Mitchell.
Of course, we - and Frank Lundy - know him better as the Trinity Killer. Murdering victims in sets of three, this serial killer has been on the loose for 30 years. When Dexter realized this, an expression of shock and awe crossed his face.
What does Mitchell have in store this season? Lithgow recently said his character acts "in order to surprise people, and boy will I. My character has some fantastic surprises up his sleeve.”
Will he stick around beyond season four? Or will this be a one-season gig for Lithgow, as it was for Jimmy Smits last year?
“I would love to work on Dexter forever, but I am a serial killer and you know they keep to themselves and they don’t last long," the actor said. »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
Dexter: Season Four Premiere (TV Review)
25 September 2009 1:42 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
I can’t believe they killed Julie Benz!!! I can’t believe they knocked off the former Angel actress, who plays Rita Bennett, in “Living the Dream,” the fourth-season premiere of the hit Showtime series Dexter. Talk about jolting your viewers! This ranks right up there in TV shockers with J.R. being shot, Henry Blake dying on M*A*S*H and David Faustino exiting the cast of Married…With Children. Wait…sorry. That last one isn’t true. And neither is the first one.
Rita is alive and well and still married to Dexter (Michael C. Hall) at the end of “Living the Dream” (which debuts this Sunday at 9 p.m.). But I fibbed for a reason—actually two, and one of them isn’t ’cause I wanted to be a misleading jackass. First and foremost, I wanted an opening line that grabbed people’s attention. And secondly, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Allan Dart)
Toronto 2009: The Feminine Mystique
22 September 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
It seemed appropriate that "The Young Victoria" closed out Toronto this year, considering that the festival turned out to be a coronation for women in film, in addition to being a celebration its host metropolis (a series of pre-screening clips from Toronto-based films honored the city's 175th anniversary). Besides showcasing upcoming femme-centric fall releases as "Bright Star," "An Education," "Whip It!" and "Fish Tank," the festival ended up bestowing audience awards upon the coming-of-age drama "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" and the doc "The Topp Twins," which focuses on a pair of lesbian sisters and musicians who have been entertaining New Zealand for the past three decades. (A full list of winners can be found here.)
The best and the worst thing that can be said about "The Young Victoria" is that it left me wanting more. During a brisk 96 minutes, we witness the rise of Queen Victoria »
- Stephen Saito
The Fearless Emmys
21 September 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Last night's Emmy Awards were a virtually scare-free zone (unless you count the abysmal hosting duties of Neil Patrick Harris). Dexter lost to Mad Men in the drama category. And Michael C. Hall lost to Bryan Cranston, while Jimmy Smits lost to Michael J. Fox. True Blood did get an award – sort of. The scene where Bill and Sookie meet for the first time, in the show's pilot episode, won some sort of "Breakout Performance" award, as voted by the viewer. As far as I can tell, this award carries with it no statuette, no cash prize, not even a pat on the back. But genre fans can take some comfort in the fact that Lost's Michael Emerson won his second Emmy for his work... »
Spoiler: Primetime Emmy Winners!
20 September 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Check out the list of winners of the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards!
Best Series, Drama
'Big Love'
'Damages'
'Dexter'
'House'
'Lost'
'Mad Men'
Best Series, Comedy
'30 Rock'
'Weeds'
Best Actor, Drama
Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad'
And the '61st Primetime Emmy Awards' Winners Are...
20 September 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Did your favorite TV stars win? Read on to find out! (Winners' names are underlined below.) Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock Kevin Dillon, Entourage Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother Rainn Wilson, The Office Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Cherry Jones, 24 Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy Dianne Wiest, In Treatment Hope Davis, In Treatment Rose Byrne, Damages Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama William Shatner, Boston Legal Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad William Hurt, Damages Michael Emerson, Lost John Slattery, Mad Men Outstanding Actress, Mini-series or Movie Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby Chandra Wilson, »
- TheInsider
50 Cent (?!) Cashes In at Latin Grammys
17 September 2009 11:05 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Maybe 50 Cent should change his name to Cinquenta Centavos. The rapper has scored a Latin Grammy nod for Best Urban Song for his work with Wisin y Yandel on "Mujeres in the Club." Nominations for the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced this morning at the Conga Room in Los Angeles by Andy Garcia and Jimmy Smits, among others. Calle 13 leads with five nominations, while Ruben Blades, Caetano Veloso, José Feliciano and both Daddy Yankee and former New York Yankee Bernie Williams were also among the notable nominees. The ceremony is set for Nov. 5 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on Univision. Check out the complete list of nominees at... »
Sotomayor Does the Mambo
17 September 2009 6:32 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Ira Teinowitz
Who knew that a meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and related events would end up with video of new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor mamboing with Esai Morales or J.Lo visiting the White House.
But Washington Life magazine is reporting that the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts dinner Tuesday night got some additional allure not only from the Hollywood stars like Jimmy Smits attendance but "La Bamba" star Morales’ decision to take Sotomayor t... »
- Lew Harris
Tiff #7: It was a very good day
15 September 2009 4:43 AM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
I saw three new movies on Monday. Each one could have been the best film of the day. I can't choose among them, so alphabetically: Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," Atom Egoyan's "Chloe" and Rodrigo Garcia's "Mother and Child." A story involving a cop uncontrollably strung out on drugs. A story involving a wife who meets a hooker. A story about three woman whose lives are shaped by the realities of adoption. Three considerable filmmakers. Three different tones. Three stories that improvise on genres instead of following them. Three titles that made me wonder, why can't every day be like this?
Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog were surely destined to work together. Radical talents are drawn to one another. Cage tends to exceed the limitations of a role, Herzog tends to exceed the limitations of film itself. Knowing nothing about conditions during the shoot, »
- Roger Ebert
Michael J. Fox wins Emmy No. 5 for 'Rescue Me'
13 September 2009 10:23 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Michael J. Fox won his first Emmy on the drama side for a recurring role on "Rescue Me" as the wheelchair-bound boyfriend of Denis Leary's ex. Fox had contended in this guest actor category in 2006 for a guest spot on "Boston Legal" (he lost to Christian Clemenson on that same show). Fox's four other Emmy wins came for comedy - three consecutive lead actor awards for "Family Ties" (1986-1988) and another for his final season on "Spin City" in 2000.
Fox's competition this year was formidable. Edward Asner picked up his 17th Emmy bid for an appearance on "CSI: NY." Asner already owns seven Emmys won across four categories. Oscar champ Ernest Borgnine ("Marty") was the 21st performer to nab a guest acting nod for an appearance on "ER." Borgnine also lost his previous two Emmy bids (1963 lead actor, "McHale's Navy"; 1980 supporting actor movie/mini, "All Quiet on the Western Front »
- tomoneil
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