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Cate Blanchett Proves That Santa Is Real
25 December 2009 6:50 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Australian actress Cate Blanchett is determined to make sure her kids keep believing in Santa Claus - and she makes a mammoth effort every year to prove he's real. The "Elizabeth" star has three sons with her screenwriter husband Andrew Upton - Dashiell, eight, Roman, five, and Ignatius, 18 months.
Blanchett admits she loves making Christmas special for her kids, and she goes all out to reinforce their belief in Santa. She says, "We get up to all kinds of fun at Christmas. We always feed Santa Claus - that's a big tradition. I put my reindeer socks on and sprinkle flour so it looks like the reindeer have come down. But you do have that sense that you only have a few years before the kids say, 'You're lying to me!'" »
- AceShowbiz.com
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
23 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2010
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Max Minghella, Emma Booth, Lee Ingleby
Director: Beeban Kidron
Summary: Follows the love story of Oz editor Richard Neville and Louise Ferrier. Neville and his cohorts launch the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture and are subsequently put on trial for distributing a sexually explicit issue.
Analysis: One of the most troubled productions in Working Title's history, 'Hippie' began development back in 1998 but failed to get beyond script stage both in 1999 and in 2002 when "Elizabeth" helmer Shekhar Kapur was attached to direct. Filming finally got underway late 2007 with director Beeban Kidron in charge and shooting seemed to proceed without issue aside from feminist author Germaine Greer being vehemently unhappy about being depicted on film.
Actually the film scored quite a bit of free press for a skinny dipping scene where full-frontal shots of actress Sienna Miller shooting the sequence »
- Garth Franklin
New International Trailer For Robin Hood. Now With More Arrows.
21 December 2009 1:08 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Another trailer for Robin Hood has appeared, this time it's the international version. Why is it the internation versions of posters and trailers are almost always better than the domestic ones? Why do we get screwed? After all, we're the ones who made the movie, so why do they get such cool stuff overseas? Our domestic marketing people suck. Anyways, this trailer shows more of Russell Crowe channeling Gladiator, Braveheart, and now Robin Hood, while Cate Blanchett reaches back into her bag of Elizabeth and makes her dopey looking scream face when she swings a sword.Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as "Robin Hood," whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead »
Movie Review - 'The Young Victoria'
18 December 2009 12:52 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, and Paul Bettany
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Rated PG
It's not exactly true that every year about this time, a British costume drama arrives in theaters pushing for Oscar glory. It's not exactly untrue, either. Last year it was Keira Knightley's The Duchess, and the year before that it was Knightley's Atonement and Cate Blanchett's sequel to Elizabeth.
So, at the very least, we're getting our fair share of this sort of thing, which brings us to The Young Victoria, a bio-pic of the longest tenured British royal. Victoria reigned for almost 65 years and is certainly worth a movie, probably a better one, even.
It isn't that The Young Victoria is a bad film, just indifferent. It is easy to look at, of course, following the blueprint established over recent years. It features a nice, mostly convincing performance by Emily Blunt. »
- Colin Boyd
Check Out 'Crazy Heart,' 'Young Victoria' And 'A Town Called Panic' In This Week's unLimited
15 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
With "Avatar" receiving great reviews and topping critics' awards, the 3-D sci-fi blockbuster will be a huge hit with all kinds of moviegoers this weekend, not just the mainstream audiences that typically go for lots of action and special effects. But if you're looking for an alternative, at least until the crowds die down, there are a few smaller movies opening this week that might be of interest. Actually, two of these spotlighted limited release offerings open tomorrow, so you might have time to see them before you have a chance to see James Cameron's latest. And if you're not in one of the cities playing these films this weekend, hopefully they'll garner enough Oscar buzz to warrant a wider release soon enough.
What it is: Jeff Bridges stars in the drama "Crazy Heart," about a broken-down, alcoholic country singer named Bad Blake, who turns his life »
- Christopher Campbell
Shekhar Kapur, Dev Anand reunite
15 December 2009 3:18 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has reunited with his actor uncle Dev Anand after eight years apart. The director, who has had box office success in both Bollywood and Hollywood with Masoom and Elizabeth, said that his 86-year-old uncle is an evergreen star and that his fanbase is still continuing to grow. "I suddenly realised I hadn't met this amazing man, Dev saab, for almost eight years. I told myself it's time to learn a little bit about life from Dev saab," Kapur, 64, told Ians. "He's a karmyogi, completely fearless. I admire myself for being completely (more) »
- By Will Astbury
Nothing impossible for uncle Dev Anand and me: Shekhar Kapur
14 December 2009 1:07 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who has made up with his uncle Dev Anand after eight years, describes the legendary actor as a 'karmyogi, completely fearless' and says he is in many ways like the evergreen star.'It was a time of great reflection for me. As I looked back, I suddenly realised I hadn't met this amazing man, Dev saab, for almost eight years. I told myself it's time to learn a little bit about life from Dev saab,' Kapur told Ians.'He's a karmyogi, completely fearless. I admire myself for being completely fearless. But I think he is even more fearless than I am,' he said about his 86-year-old uncle.Kapur regrets not having been in touch with Dev saab.'I didn't even meet him after Goldie (Vijay Anand) saab's death. My fault. I was constantly travelling in recent years. I needed to re-connect with this »
DC Flies Clooney Skies
7 December 2009 4:24 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Last year the DC Film Critics Association gave Slumdog millions (of prizes). This year they express their desire to fly George Clooney's friendly skies. I'm not here to judge (well not in this particular sentence) as I'm totally in love with Up in the Air, too. But then I just saw it and am still fanning myself from the heat coming off of Clooney & Farmiga. I need a little distance and a cold shower before I commit to any "best!" notions. Thankfully I allow myself that. Most organizations do not. Hence the hasty decision making.
I didn't share their nominees with you yesterday because I found them vaguely embarrassing, like the assembled journos all just came in late and frazzled having left their notes on the Metrorail. Instead of thinking it through they scribbled the names of Oscar buzz du jour types and called it a day. My point »
- NATHANIEL R
Wishing Shekar Kapoor a very happy Birthday
5 December 2009 2:08 AM, PST | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
He is a man who hasn't defined perfection, but has given it a whole new definition, in his own sweet ways. He is someone, with whom the term 'Innocent' fits to a 'T'. We are indeed talking about Shekar Kapoor, the man with the 'Midas Touch'. Shekar is also the man who is our 'Birthday Baby' for the day! Having started his career working with a multi-national oil company, Shekar moved to Great Britain in 1970, and worked as an Accountant and Management Consultant. After that, was what one would call as 'Bollywood Calling'. After having acted in many serials and films, he gave Bollywood its first ever taste of 'Innocence' through his first film Masoom, a film that, till today, stands as one of the highlights of the magical tinsel town. Add to that India's evergreen answer to the fantasy genre Mr. India, a film that set unprecedented records. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
Wishing Shekar Kapoor a very happy Birthday
5 December 2009 2:08 AM, PST | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
He is a man who hasn't defined perfection, but has given it a whole new definition, in his own sweet ways. He is someone, with whom the term 'Innocent' fits to a 'T'. We are indeed talking about Shekar Kapoor, the man with the 'Midas Touch'. Shekar is also the man who is our 'Birthday Baby' for the day! Having started his career working with a multi-national oil company, Shekar moved to Great Britain in 1970, and worked as an Accountant and Management Consultant. After that, was what one would call as 'Bollywood Calling'. After having acted in many serials and films, he gave Bollywood its first ever taste of 'Innocence' through his first film Masoom, a film that, till today, stands as one of the highlights of the magical tinsel town. Add to that India's evergreen answer to the fantasy genre Mr. India, a film that set unprecedented records. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
Sundance Reveals 2010 Non-Competition Slate
4 December 2009 5:24 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
On Wednesday the Sundance Film Festival unveiled the films competing in late January 2010. Yesterday they announced the rest of the line-up of independent films vying for attention for industry types and the curious public.
The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:
Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.
The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.
Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.
The Runaways, the »
- Jeff Leins
Sundance 2010 Announced Out-of-Competition Lineup
3 December 2009 9:31 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
We are 49 days out and counting down to Sundance 2010. Yesterday, we unveiled the list of competition films for the upcoming festival. Today, we have your list of out-of-competition films which include Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier, and, my personal favorite, Park City at Midnight, which has featured past entries like Black Dynamite, The Descent, and Saw.
Check out next year’s lineup for the out-of-competition films:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters: Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)–A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere
Cane Toads: »
- Kirk
Full Sundance line-up announced...and it's a doozy!
3 December 2009 2:08 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
In addition to the competition titles which were announced yesterday, Sundance has announced the remainder of their line-up and it includes some titles we’re already familiar with along with a huge number of premieres.
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find, »
Sundance 2010 Film Lineup *Updated*
3 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: Premieres To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly. »
Queen Elizabeth branded ''vermin''
3 December 2009 4:05 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
A Labour candidate who called Britain's Queen Elizabeth "vermin" has been sacked. Peter White, a would-be local councillor for Havering Borough Council has been axed, after he was forced to apologise for an online rant about Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Peter had described the queen as a "parasite" in a post on the social networking site, Facebook. The comments were posted on the Facebook page of Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who is campaigning for the royal milestone to be marked with a public holiday. Peter wrote: "What is the point of celebrating the diamond jubilee of someone who is born into a position of privilege; she is a parasite and milks this country for everything she can. "Don't get me wrong, »
Cate Blanchett: I Love Raising Boys
30 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »
Todd Williamson/WireImage
Cate Blanchett may be a fashion icon on the red carpet and a chameleon when it comes to played such roles such as Queen Elizabeth and Bob Dylan, but in her real life the actress is a mom who loves the daily chore of vacuuming!
“I enjoy vacuuming,” Cate told People at the Giorgio Armani/Ristorante dinner party in New York City this week in honor of welcoming the Sydney Theatre Company to the Big Apple for their production of A Streetcar Named Desire. “It’s a very satisfying noise when you hear all that grit sucked »
- Sarah
Cate Blanchett: I Love Raising Boys
27 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Cate Blanchett may be a fashion icon on the red carpet and a chameleon when it comes to played such roles such as Queen Elizabeth and Bob Dylan, but in her real life the actress is a mom who loves the daily chore of vacuuming! "I enjoy vacuuming," Blanchett told People at the Giorgio Armani/Ristorante dinner party in New York City this week in honor of welcoming the Sydney Theatre Company to the Big Apple for their production of A Streetcar Named Desire. "It's a very satisfying noise when you hear all that grit sucked up from the floor and into the machine. »
- Paul Chi
Noble actors crowned for The King's Speech
16 November 2009 7:43 AM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
It's kind of a slow news day for movies when the big story (so far) is about a new movie concerning Queen Elizabeth II's father. The King's Speech is the title of the project which has just begun filming in England and it stars Colin Firth as King George VI, the monarch who ruled Brittania directly before present day Elizabeth's reign. George inherited the crown after his brother Edward abdicated to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson in 1937.
George was unprepared for the public role that was thrust upon him. He had a speech impediment and to overcome this social liability he undertook lessons from speech therapist Lionel Logue (played by Geoffrey Rush.) When the Second World War broke out between England and Germany, King George VI's speeches delivered to the British people via radio served as inspiration and morale boosters.
Helena Bonham Carter is playing the »
- Patrick Sauriol
‘The King’s Speech’ Gets a Great Cast
16 November 2009 6:53 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Director Tom Hooper (John Adams, The Damned United) has been working on a period drama that focuses on the father of Queen Elizabeth II, King George VI.
The film will follow George as “he reluctantly assumes the throne after his brother, Edward, abdicates. Considered unfit to rule and cursed with a nervous stammer, the unprepared monarch turns to an unorthodox speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The two men form an unlikely friendship as King George finds his voice and leads the country into war against the Nazis.”
Currently filming for a 2010 release, The King’s Speech has been written by David Seidler, who has scripted a range of things, from Tucker: The Man and His Dream to The King and I.
Colin Firth has already signed onto the cast as King George VI, along with Geoffrey Rush, who will play Logue. Now being added to the cast are Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland, »
- John Cooper
The King's Speech draws great British cast
16 November 2009 5:28 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Colin Firth joined by Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall and Derek Jacobi in biopic about reluctant wartime monarch George VI
A roll call of British acting talent has been added to the cast list of The King's Speech, a drama about George VI's struggles to overcome his stammer. Already on board were Colin Firth as the reluctant monarch, who was pushed on to the throne after the 1936 abdication crisis, and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue, the unorthodox Australian speech therapist who helped him.
As the second son of George V, the shy prince universally known as Bertie was the spare to the heir and seemed destined to lead a quiet life. But when his brother David, who was crowned as Edward VIII, chose to abdicate to marry Wallis Simpson, Bertie was thrust into the spotlight. However, with the help of Logue, he not only overcame his speech impediment, »
- Catherine Shoard
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