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SAG Awards 2010 Prediction: Sandra Bullock, Best Actress

23 December 2009 11:39 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

2010 SAG Award Predictions Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Say what? Sandra Bullock? I know I’m going a bit out on a limb here, but unlike Jeff Bridges‘ Crazy Heart, Sandra Bullock’s The Blind Side is truly a career-capping flick — as in, more box-office cash registers ringing than, say, Miss Congeniality, Infamous, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, or The Proposal. Additionally, the heart-warming, family-friendly, holiday-cheering, greenhouse-gas-reducing The Blind Side proves that a) Bullock can be really successful in dramas, b) she can have two major box-office hits in a single year (that used to be Julia Roberts‘ exclusive province), c) she looks good as a blonde. Item c) is the most difficult to accomplish, something [...] »

- Andre Soares

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Official “Creation” Trailer

21 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Today we have the trailer for “Creation” a biopic movie telling the life of Charles Darwin.

From director Jon Amiel (The Singing Detective, Entrapment) and writer John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) comes “Creation”. A psychological, heart-wrenching love story starring Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) as Charles Darwin, the film is based on “Annie’s Box,” a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. We take a unique and inside look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife, played by Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream), as, torn between faith and science, Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book “On the Origin of Species,” which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

The film co-stars Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon, »

- Allan Ford

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Sigourney Weaver: 'Avatar will change what people want in the cinema'

8 December 2009 1:20 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The star of the Alien films and Avatar talks about feminism, 'wild men' and why being tall stopped her from playing romantic roles

One of the first things that people think about when the name Sigourney Weaver pops into conversation, along with her braininess and patrician elegance, is her height. You only have to think of the scene in Infamous when she dances with Toby Jones playing Truman Capote, in which his head reaches somewhere around her navel.

Then there's the story about how she acquired her name. She was christened Susan, but when she was 14 she decided it didn't suit a person like her who was 6ft tall in her shoes. So she seized on the name Sigourney, having spotted it in The Great Gatsby. Sigourney seemed to her to be long and curvy: much more appropriate for someone her size.

I knew all that well before I met »

- Ed Pilkington

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Review: The Blind Side

19 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »

Sandra Bullock hasn't had the most consistent track record in recent years. For every Infamous, she's got an All About Steve and The Proposal. It's frustrating, because she has it in her to be an impressive actress.  Thankfully, she did The Blind Side with John Lee Hancock to even out the balance.

This "football is salvation" film opens with an explanation of football with a voiceover by Bullock. It seems like a gimmick, but it actually sets up the story well, and underscores Bullock's portrayal of the real-life woman, Leigh Anne Touhy.  It's a case of the truth being stranger than fiction; few would accept this story if it weren't based on the real-life story of NFL player Michael Oher, as adapted from Michael Lewis's book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. 

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- Jenn Brown

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“Creation” Movie Poster and Trailer

3 November 2009 10:37 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Check out the poster for “Creation,” a biopic movie telling the life of Charles Darwin.

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story starring Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) as Charles Darwin, the film is based on “Annie’s Box,” a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. We take a unique and inside look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife, played by Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream), as, torn between faith and science, Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book “On the Origin of Species,” which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

The film is directed by Jon Amiel (The Singing Detective, Entrapment) and writed  by John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World).

Co-stars Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon, »

- Allan Ford

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Five things you should know about Truman Capote.

30 September 2009 12:26 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

He died in 1984, but had he lived the elfin author would be 85 years old today. Any self-respecting gay guy probably already knows the basics: He wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's, he wrote In Cold Blood, he was lifelong friends with Harper Lee. He conducted a lifelong public feud with Gore Vidal, he hosted the infamous Black & White Ball. Oh, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar playing him in the 2004 film, Capote.

After the break, 5 things you might not know about Truman Capote.

1. The author's photo that appeared on the back oh his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms (1947), arguably got more attention than the book. Many felt it was too suggestive (i.e. gay) and the controversy actually launched Capote as a public figure, rather than simply an author.

Truman Capote portrait by Harold Halma

2. He claimed to have had an affair with Errol Flynn (but then he often claimed »

- dennis

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Newmarket Films Picks Up Creation

23 September 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Newmarket Films announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to director Jon Amiel's Creation, a film which focuses on Charles Darwin and his family as he struggles to finish his legendary book "On The Origin of Species," which went on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology. The screenplay was written by John Collee, based on the biography "Annie's Box" which was penned by Darwin's great-great grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. The film was produced by Jeremy Thomas at Recorded Picture Company (The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast), with BBC Films and Ocean Pictures.

Creation stars real-life couple Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World) and Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind) as Darwin and wife. Newmarket plans to release the film in December.

In Creation, Amiel (The Singing Detective, »

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Would the Real Truman Capote Please Stand Up?

7 September 2009 4:05 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener in Capote

Photo: Sony Pictures Classics As I said in my What I Watched column on Sunday, I finally got around to watching the 2005 and 2006 Truman Capote films, Capote and Infamous. The first earned five Oscar nominations and one win for Phillip Seymour Hoffman who played the eccentric author to the delight of many. The second was released just over a year later to absolutely no attention whatsoever. This isn't a surprise. Technically Capote is a better film and was deserving of its nomination of Hoffman in the lead role, but to say it is a quality Best Picture candidate, Director or Adapted Screenplay is pushing it, but also comes in large part due to what I perceive to be a poor year in quality film. I mean, Munich was a Best Picture contender and Crash came out on top. Yikes. However, my commentary »

- Brad Brevet

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #7

6 September 2009 3:48 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I didn't watch a whole lot this week outside of the films I saw at the theater, thanks in large part due to the start of the U.S. Open. Speaking of which, anyone else watch that match between Maria Sharapova and Melanie Oudin (or who I like to call the American Justine Henin)? And then Isner beats Roddick in five. Good stuff so far, but let's get to the movies since that's what you guys came here for. As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies... Bowling for Columbine (2002) Quick Thoughts: I have a screening of Michael Moore's new film Capitalism: A Love Story (9/23) coming up and on top of that Moore is coming to Seattle for interviews. So, I felt I should probably finally see Bowling for Columbine. I also have to check out Roger and Me, »

- Brad Brevet

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Review: All About Steve

4 September 2009 3:33 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Sandra Bullock may yet be one of our great living movie stars, capable of stealing just about any scene from any other actor. If only she could just find her place. Her role as the woman who winds up driving the bus in Speed was the breakout performance of a lifetime. In one scene, the bus approaches a lady crossing the street pushing a baby carriage. There's nothing anyone can do, so Sandra just screams and covers her eyes. The baby carriage goes flying, and -- not a baby -- but empty cans go flying and rattling all over, with the angry woman shaking her fist at the departing bus. Keanu Reeves tries to calm Sandra down by explaining that it was just cans. Her hysteria lasts a few more seconds, but it's so over-the-top utterly charming that Keanu can't help but smile at her. I've always suspected that that »

- Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 09.04.09

4 September 2009 10:24 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Extract Studio: Miramax Rated: R for language, sexual references and some drug use. Starring: Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Clifton Collins, Jr, Mila Kunis and Kristen Wiig Directed by: Mike Judge What it’s about: Joel (Jason Bateman) runs an extract factory and is hoping to sell it to General Mills. However, a series of unexpected shenanigans have started to cause problems in his life. An injured employee is suing the company. A hottie tottie temp is trying to scam the company and the injured party. And his wife just might be having an affair with the gigolo pool boy. What’s a guy to do? What I liked: Hands down, the best thing about Extract is the acting. Jason Bateman, who has made quite a name for himself over the years as a heel, initially in Arrested Development and later in a series of movies that starred Will Ferrell. He plays the fool perfectly and manages to »

- Kevin Carr

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Douglas McGrath is 'Lucky'

19 August 2009 3:51 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Warner Bros. has signed Douglas McGrath to direct "The Lucky One," the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller.According to Variety, the film's produced by Denise Di Novi, who has produced three other Sparks adaptations for the studio; "Nights in Rodanthe," "A Walk to Remember" and "Message in a Bottle."McGrath will also rewrite Will Fetters' script for "The Lucky One."McGrath wrote and directed the 2006 Truman Capote biopic "Infamous," starring Toby Jones and Sandra Bullock. Other credits include "Nicholas Nickleby."Published last year by Grand Central Publishing, "The Lucky One" centers on a Marine who survives three tours in Iraq. He attributes his good fortune to a photograph he carried of a woman he has never met, and he sets out to »

- Adnan Tezer

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Consider McGrath a 'Lucky One' After Capote Incident

19 August 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- You got to feel for a director who was stuck in the predicament that Douglas McGrath was in. His last outing as a director must have been hell. Despite getting the chance to make a film on a flamboyant character in American literature, Infamous, his film on Truman Capote was a second place finisher to Oscar-winning Capote. The project stalled for a year, and then Wip put it to sleep before Toby Jones had a chance to make the rounds and make the argument that two Capotes could indeed co-exist. Jones was solid, and the film was technically sound. If McGrath wants to avoid further bad luck, he'll make a title change request with the project he just embarked on - Variety reports that the director will helm The Lucky One - not to be confused with The Lucky Ones (that Iraq war flick with Rachel Adams). Warner Bros. »

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Douglas McGrath Gets Lucky

19 August 2009 12:14 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Infamous writer/director Douglas McGrath has signed up to direct The Lucky One, an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' Iraq War-set romance for Warner Bros.The Lucky One in question is a Us Marine who attributes his survival through three tours in Iraq to his lucky charm, a photo of a smiling woman he carries with him. When he returns home to North Carolina he tracks down the mysterious lady and romance ensures. Or does it?Frankly, we're not sure, but if you were to expect a heart-string tugging romance with a tinge of melodrama, you'd probably not be too far wrong. Sparks' novels have been adapted into movies with Grisham-esque regularity - he's the man behind The Notebook, Message In A Bottle, A Walk To Remember, Night In Rodanthe, which should give you some idea of what to expect. McGrath, meanwhile, has a strong track record in literary adaptations. »

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Mad Man Gets Sucker Punched, Dawson is 'Unstoppable' and Labute is 'Burnt Orange'

19 August 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Today's casting notes are mildly interesting, but nothing spectacular so why not a quick rundown of what's what? First off "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Zack Snyder's action fantasy Sucker Punch joining Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish and Carla Gugino in the 1950s-set tale of a girl (Browning) confined to a mental institution by her stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. She and her friends enter an alternate reality where they begin planning an escape. Hamm's character details are unknown, but his character's name is High Roller. [THR] Rosario Dawson has joined the turbulent production of Tony Scott's Unstoppable alongside Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film stars Washington as a veteran engineer who jumps into a locomotive with a young conductor (Pine) to stop an unmanned runaway train loaded with toxic cargo. [Variety] Neil Labute »

- Brad Brevet

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Sandra Bullock's 'Blind Side' Sure Looks Familiar in New Trailer

4 August 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Let's get this out of the way: I'm no Sandra Bullock bully. I know, I gave her crap for looking all too perky in her long-delayed rom-com All About Steve (which is currently scheduled to bow on September 4th instead of last March, after The Proposal did well by her and The Hangover put co-star Bradley Cooper in a more recognizable realm). But she seems terribly content to play it safe, merely bantering with Hugh Grant or Benjamin Bratt or Ryan Reynolds, with diversions into dramatic territory either little-seen (Infamous, Loverboy) or little-loved (Premonition).

The most prominent exception to that streak would have to be Paul Haggis' Crash, and while I don't think that Bullock is so scheming as to put herself in another Oscar-baiting melodrama out of hopes of continuing that glory to more... individual ends, I hardly think it's coincidence that The Blind Side is the based-on-a-true-story »

- William Goss

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Daniel Craig moves into Sheridan's 'Dream House'

24 June 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- There was a stretch of films way before Bond, we are talking about 2003 to 04, where Daniel Craig really flexed his acting muscles. Since The Mother, Sylvia, Enduring Love and Layer Cake, the Brit has for the most part been stuck in studio flicks. Now that Craig has paid off the multiple mortgages, he might be climbing aboard Dream House – a project that still sticks to the commercially viable sort but has an Oscar-winning director in the driver's seat in Jim Sheridan. Originally set up a couple of years back with Erik Van Looy (The Memory of a Killer) and recently switched to Sheridan, Craig would play a man moving his family into what first appears to be an ideal country residence, followed by a series of ominous occurrences. David Loucka wrote the screenplay.  Craig just completed his stint on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, which »

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The Proposal - Movie Review

19 June 2009 6:46 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

One can certainly understand that Sandra Bullock, at age 44, has had enough of playing the perpetual romcom heroine, the sweet, funny, goofy gal who overcomes all obstacles with a sunny smile and attitude. She impressively and utterly transformed herself to play Harper Lee in Infamous; she was breathtaking. I can get behind her desire to expand into age appropriate roles and leave the Rc chickflick genre to a new generation of actresses. But no one said anything about going completely against type. Bullock plays a cold, ball busting, rigid and definitely unfunny Manhattan publishing executive in The Proposal. Yikes. Ice water runs in her veins and her face is permanently frozen, like the tundras of Alaska. She.s »

- Anne Brodie

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Review: The Proposal

18 June 2009 7:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I love watching Sandra Bullock, who is enjoyable even in the lamest of films. And sadly, there are so many lame movies starring Bullock, and so few that I would enjoy watching more than once -- Infamous is a rare exception. After I saw Speed, I said that I thought Bullock could be this generation's Carole Lombard, but unfortunately the actress has not yet found her Howard Hawks or Ernst Lubitsch. The Proposal is yet another Bullock-starring formulaic romantic comedy with little to offer except sparkling performances, and not just from Bullock.

Margaret Tate (Bullock) is the terror of the Manhattan publishing office where she's editor-in-chief, and even her charming assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) is scared of her. Her Achilles heel turns out to be that she's ... Canadian, and she's about to be deported for a year due to some visa problems. So Margaret hurriedly declares that she's engaged to Andrew, »

- Jette Kernion

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Interview: John Krokidas on "Kill Your Darlings" and star Chris Evans

22 April 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

A few weeks back, news broke that a film called Kill Your Darlings was heading into production and would feature actor Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Sunshine) as Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac and Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, The Squid and the Whale) as legendary gay poet Allen Ginsberg. Naturally, the news had film buffs and gay bloggers abuzz.

Top row (l to r): Chris Evans, Ben Whishaw, and Jesse Eisenberg

Bottom row (l to r): Jack Kerouac, Lucien Carr and Allen Ginsberg

Coming on the heels of Milk, film fans are clearly primed for more tales of gay culture’s pioneers and artists. This one’s also been co-written and is set to be directed by a rising gay filmmaker, John Krokidas, and produced by the legendary indie-film mogul Christine Vachon (Poison, Boys Don’t Cry, Hedwig, Far From Heaven), so it’s got a nice gay pedigree already. »

- dennis

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