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It was a typically sunny day when Woody Allen, Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell arrived at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival for the world premiere of Cassandra’s Dream, which screened as part of the fest’s Venice Masters sidebar. But the film itself proved to be one of Allen’s darkest efforts, the tale of two cockney brothers, down on their luck, who agree to commit a murder with tragic results.
Eschewing his usual laughs, Allen defended the grim drama, explaining at a press conference, “I have always felt that life itself is a tremendously tragic event, a real mess. It has comic moments in it. There are moments of pleasure and moments that are amusing, but basically it is tragic. I have always wanted to be a tragic writer — a writer of tragic material. It just so happened that my most obvious strengths have been comic.
It was a typically sunny day when Woody Allen, Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell arrived at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival for the world premiere of Cassandra’s Dream, which screened as part of the fest’s Venice Masters sidebar. But the film itself proved to be one of Allen’s darkest efforts, the tale of two cockney brothers, down on their luck, who agree to commit a murder with tragic results.
Eschewing his usual laughs, Allen defended the grim drama, explaining at a press conference, “I have always felt that life itself is a tremendously tragic event, a real mess. It has comic moments in it. There are moments of pleasure and moments that are amusing, but basically it is tragic. I have always wanted to be a tragic writer — a writer of tragic material. It just so happened that my most obvious strengths have been comic.
- 8/31/2022
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filmmaker says Beatrice Mtetwa's use of the rule of law is 'her means of resistance against the regime'
Beatrice Mtetwa grew up on a Swaziland farm with nearly 50 siblings. An average day involved waking at 4am, working in the maize fields, preparing breakfast for her family, walking barefoot to school over an hour away, preparing dinner, doing chores and, finally, going to bed. Now 54, she believes it was her childhood struggles that helped make her who she is today: a fearless human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe, dedicating her life to representing those persecuted under the Mugabe regime, and whose story has been captured in a new documentary.
For over two decades, she's proven indefatigable in her fight against injustice. In 2009 Mtetwa became the only African other than Nelson Mandela to win the prestigious Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize. Now, her courage in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles has been...
Beatrice Mtetwa grew up on a Swaziland farm with nearly 50 siblings. An average day involved waking at 4am, working in the maize fields, preparing breakfast for her family, walking barefoot to school over an hour away, preparing dinner, doing chores and, finally, going to bed. Now 54, she believes it was her childhood struggles that helped make her who she is today: a fearless human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe, dedicating her life to representing those persecuted under the Mugabe regime, and whose story has been captured in a new documentary.
For over two decades, she's proven indefatigable in her fight against injustice. In 2009 Mtetwa became the only African other than Nelson Mandela to win the prestigious Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize. Now, her courage in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles has been...
- 6/18/2013
- by Rebecca Lowe
- The Guardian - Film News
Review by Sam Moffitt
Bad movies have been a cult all their own at least since the publication of the Medved Brother’s book The 50 Worst Movies of All Time. Although my bet is that it started with the publication of Joe Dante’s article the 50 Worst Horror Movies of All Time (Or was it 25?) in Famous Monsters of Filmland in the 1960′s I had that issue and had seen some of those movies. I assumed Joe Dante was a grown man and found out years later he was about the same age as me when he submitted that article to Forry Ackerman. I loved reading Famous Monsters and Monster World but it never occurred to me to write an article and submit it as Joe Dante did (and Stephen King as Forry later told in interviews, although he made it a point not to publish fiction).
After the Medved...
Bad movies have been a cult all their own at least since the publication of the Medved Brother’s book The 50 Worst Movies of All Time. Although my bet is that it started with the publication of Joe Dante’s article the 50 Worst Horror Movies of All Time (Or was it 25?) in Famous Monsters of Filmland in the 1960′s I had that issue and had seen some of those movies. I assumed Joe Dante was a grown man and found out years later he was about the same age as me when he submitted that article to Forry Ackerman. I loved reading Famous Monsters and Monster World but it never occurred to me to write an article and submit it as Joe Dante did (and Stephen King as Forry later told in interviews, although he made it a point not to publish fiction).
After the Medved...
- 12/31/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Broadway Barre, a monthly event hosted by Kate Pazakis South Pacific, South Park, happened last night, October 22. This month's special guests were Euan Morton Taboo, Audra Mae Recording Artist, Jimmy Ray Bennet Nuclear Family, Todd Buonopane 30 Rock, Grease, and from the Book of Mormon National Tour Michael Buchanan The Addams Family, Cry Baby, Marisha Wallace Rent, Sistas, Jr Bruno West Side Story, Daniel Le Claire Hairspray, and Samantha Marie Ware The Lion King, Rent. In the video below, the company of Book of Mormon sings Rent's 'Seasons of Love' with solos by Kate Pazakis, Shane Scheel, and Marisha Wallace.
- 10/23/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
By Christopher Stipp
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Paul - DVD Giveaway
Even though some of you may have missed it during its theatrical run, Paul is coming to DVD. A movie that celebrates crude and lewd humor with a foul alien who has more in common with your average comedian than he does with a species looking to do some probing, Paul was a gem that needs to be seen if you haven’t done so already.
Thanks to the fine people of Universal Studios Home Entertainment I am giving away five copies of Paul on DVD and what better way to celebrate one of the better reviewed comedies this year than by having a little contest to see who really wants to see this film. In the film,...
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Paul - DVD Giveaway
Even though some of you may have missed it during its theatrical run, Paul is coming to DVD. A movie that celebrates crude and lewd humor with a foul alien who has more in common with your average comedian than he does with a species looking to do some probing, Paul was a gem that needs to be seen if you haven’t done so already.
Thanks to the fine people of Universal Studios Home Entertainment I am giving away five copies of Paul on DVD and what better way to celebrate one of the better reviewed comedies this year than by having a little contest to see who really wants to see this film. In the film,...
- 8/5/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
Universal Pictures is releasing the DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download of the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost sci-fi-comedy-road trip entitled, Paul, directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad) this summer. The movie stars Pegg, Frost, Jason Bateman, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, Jeffrey Tambor, and an alien named Paul voiced by Seth Rogen.
You can check out Simon Pegg and Nick Frost talking about their favorite special features on the Paul Blu-ray release below, along with all of the details in the official press release and how to pre-order below!
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You can check out Simon Pegg and Nick Frost talking about their favorite special features on the Paul Blu-ray release below, along with all of the details in the official press release and how to pre-order below!
Click here to view the embedded video.
See larger image Paul (DVD) Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jeremy Owen, Jeffrey Tambor, David House
Rating: Unrated
List Price: $29.98 Usd New From: $26.99 In Stock
This title will be released on August 9, 2011.
Official Press Release:
Buckle Up For A Hilarious Road Trip From The Director Of Superbad & The Stars And...
- 6/7/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Reviews for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, aka Pirates 4, are all over the map. The franchise is either back, or it's sunk.
"Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow is back in excellent form for his fourth adventure in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides..."
— Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
"...revives the fun, feather-light frivolity that any film based on a Disneyland ride ought to exhibit."
— Andrew Barker, Variety
"...feels like an antiaging tonic that's being forced on the audience."
— Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Further sabotaged by light-dimming 3-D, the visual murkiness comes off as a blatant attempt to mask the shoddiness of the special effects and the unoriginality of the combat choreography, and ultimately proves directly at odds with a story driven by its characters' desire to escape death's everlasting darkness."
— Nick Schager, Village Voice
"...a dim-witted bore."
— Andrew Schenker, Slant Magazine Mars Needs Moms reviews.
--...
"Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow is back in excellent form for his fourth adventure in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides..."
— Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
"...revives the fun, feather-light frivolity that any film based on a Disneyland ride ought to exhibit."
— Andrew Barker, Variety
"...feels like an antiaging tonic that's being forced on the audience."
— Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Further sabotaged by light-dimming 3-D, the visual murkiness comes off as a blatant attempt to mask the shoddiness of the special effects and the unoriginality of the combat choreography, and ultimately proves directly at odds with a story driven by its characters' desire to escape death's everlasting darkness."
— Nick Schager, Village Voice
"...a dim-witted bore."
— Andrew Schenker, Slant Magazine Mars Needs Moms reviews.
--...
- 5/18/2011
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
HollywoodNews.com: Our selected celebrity to be included in our “Hot Hollywood Celebrity Photo Gallery of the Day” is Penelope Cruz.
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Penelope Cruz - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" Madrid Premiere - Arrivals - Villamagna Hotel - Madrid, Spain
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Penelope Cruz - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" Madrid Premiere - Arrivals - Villamagna Hotel - Madrid, Spain
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón (1992), to critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in Vanilla Sky and Blow. Both films were released in 2001 and were commercially successful worldwide.
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Penelope Cruz - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" Madrid Premiere - Arrivals - Villamagna Hotel - Madrid, Spain
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Penelope Cruz - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" Madrid Premiere - Arrivals - Villamagna Hotel - Madrid, Spain
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón (1992), to critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in Vanilla Sky and Blow. Both films were released in 2001 and were commercially successful worldwide.
- 5/18/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Critics haven't warmly welcomed the comic adaptation's delayed arrival.
By Eric Ditzian
Paul Bettany in "Priest"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Long in development, shuffled schizophrenically from release date to release date and given a post-production conversion to 3-D, "Priest" is finally here. Critics, alas, haven't seemed to welcome its belayed arrival very warmly.
Based on a manhwa that never really connected with comics readers, the film has been dinged for its hackneyed dialogue and shallow story development. Yet "Priest" is not without its fans. Some reviewers have praised the movie's popcorn-action pleasures and starkly beautiful visual aesthetic. Weak reviews aside, the vampire flick finds itself facing off against a fanboy favorite in "Thor," and the God of Thunder (even in his second week in theaters) will easily vanquish the bloodsuckers of "Priest."
Read on for a deep dive into the reviews — the good, the bad and the ugly — of "Priest."
The...
By Eric Ditzian
Paul Bettany in "Priest"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Long in development, shuffled schizophrenically from release date to release date and given a post-production conversion to 3-D, "Priest" is finally here. Critics, alas, haven't seemed to welcome its belayed arrival very warmly.
Based on a manhwa that never really connected with comics readers, the film has been dinged for its hackneyed dialogue and shallow story development. Yet "Priest" is not without its fans. Some reviewers have praised the movie's popcorn-action pleasures and starkly beautiful visual aesthetic. Weak reviews aside, the vampire flick finds itself facing off against a fanboy favorite in "Thor," and the God of Thunder (even in his second week in theaters) will easily vanquish the bloodsuckers of "Priest."
Read on for a deep dive into the reviews — the good, the bad and the ugly — of "Priest."
The...
- 5/13/2011
- MTV Movie News
Critics haven't warmly welcomed the comic adaptation's delayed arrival.
By Eric Ditzian
Paul Bettany in "Priest"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Long in development, shuffled schizophrenically from release date to release date and given a post-production conversion to 3-D, "Priest" is finally here. Critics, alas, haven't seemed to welcome its belayed arrival very warmly.
Based on a manhwa that never really connected with comics readers, the film has been dinged for its hackneyed dialogue and shallow story development. Yet "Priest" is not without its fans. Some reviewers have praised the movie's popcorn-action pleasures and starkly beautiful visual aesthetic. Weak reviews aside, the vampire flick finds itself facing off against a fanboy favorite in "Thor," and the God of Thunder (even in his second week in theaters) will easily vanquish the bloodsuckers of "Priest."
Read on for a deep dive into the reviews — the good, the bad and the ugly — of "Priest."
The...
By Eric Ditzian
Paul Bettany in "Priest"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Long in development, shuffled schizophrenically from release date to release date and given a post-production conversion to 3-D, "Priest" is finally here. Critics, alas, haven't seemed to welcome its belayed arrival very warmly.
Based on a manhwa that never really connected with comics readers, the film has been dinged for its hackneyed dialogue and shallow story development. Yet "Priest" is not without its fans. Some reviewers have praised the movie's popcorn-action pleasures and starkly beautiful visual aesthetic. Weak reviews aside, the vampire flick finds itself facing off against a fanboy favorite in "Thor," and the God of Thunder (even in his second week in theaters) will easily vanquish the bloodsuckers of "Priest."
Read on for a deep dive into the reviews — the good, the bad and the ugly — of "Priest."
The...
- 5/13/2011
- MTV Music News
Over the weekend the Weinsteins snatched up Us distribute rights to Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus, updating Shakespeare in terms of a contemporary political thriller. That preemptive buy, made well in advance of last night’s premiere,...
- 2/15/2011
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Filed under: Video, Hot Topic, Cinematical
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are together again in 'Paul,' a sci-fi comedy that finds the 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' stars reuniting to go on a road trip to Comic-Con. Their lives are (flip) turned upside-down when they pick up an escaped alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) outside of Area 51. The film just had its U.K. premiere, and some early reviews are turning up online. What's the consensus on 'Paul' so far? Read on for some choice quotes.
THR has the most positive review of the film to date, with critic Ray Bennett heaping lavish amounts of praise on Pegg, Frost and director Greg Mottola:
With great gags, lots of clever little moments and a winning, almost-human story at the center to leaven the big action sequences, the film should please devoted fans of the genre with its savvy attention to detail.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are together again in 'Paul,' a sci-fi comedy that finds the 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' stars reuniting to go on a road trip to Comic-Con. Their lives are (flip) turned upside-down when they pick up an escaped alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) outside of Area 51. The film just had its U.K. premiere, and some early reviews are turning up online. What's the consensus on 'Paul' so far? Read on for some choice quotes.
THR has the most positive review of the film to date, with critic Ray Bennett heaping lavish amounts of praise on Pegg, Frost and director Greg Mottola:
With great gags, lots of clever little moments and a winning, almost-human story at the center to leaven the big action sequences, the film should please devoted fans of the genre with its savvy attention to detail.
- 2/8/2011
- by Mike Bracken
- Moviefone
Filed under: Video, Hot Topic, Cinematical
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are together again in 'Paul,' a sci-fi comedy that finds the 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' stars reuniting to go on a road trip to Comic-Con. Their lives are (flip) turned upside-down when they pick up an escaped alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) outside of Area 51. The film just had its U.K. premiere, and some early reviews are turning up online. What's the consensus on 'Paul' so far? Read on for some choice quotes.
THR has the most positive review of the film to date, with critic Ray Bennett heaping lavish amounts of praise on Pegg, Frost and director Greg Mottola:
With great gags, lots of clever little moments and a winning, almost-human story at the center to leaven the big action sequences, the film should please devoted fans of the genre with its savvy attention to detail.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are together again in 'Paul,' a sci-fi comedy that finds the 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' stars reuniting to go on a road trip to Comic-Con. Their lives are (flip) turned upside-down when they pick up an escaped alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) outside of Area 51. The film just had its U.K. premiere, and some early reviews are turning up online. What's the consensus on 'Paul' so far? Read on for some choice quotes.
THR has the most positive review of the film to date, with critic Ray Bennett heaping lavish amounts of praise on Pegg, Frost and director Greg Mottola:
With great gags, lots of clever little moments and a winning, almost-human story at the center to leaven the big action sequences, the film should please devoted fans of the genre with its savvy attention to detail.
- 2/8/2011
- by Mike Bracken
- Cinematical
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost premiered their sci-fi/comic-book/alien comedy “Paul” last night in London with a purple-carpet affair at famed Leicester Square. But it was thousands of miles around the globe, in the heart of the American southwest, where the “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” duo found inspiration for their latest effort.
“We did the road trip (through the U.S.) initially as a way of getting a free holiday out of Universal but it was an incredibly inspiring time and a lot of what happened on that trip, we fed into the script. It was a great adventure,” Simon Pegg told the Press Association.
Frost chimed in, saying, “It is work, but you’re also with your best mate, Sigourney Weaver’s there, and you’re driving an Rv in the desert, and it’s beautiful, and the food’s great,...
Hollywoodnews.com: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost premiered their sci-fi/comic-book/alien comedy “Paul” last night in London with a purple-carpet affair at famed Leicester Square. But it was thousands of miles around the globe, in the heart of the American southwest, where the “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” duo found inspiration for their latest effort.
“We did the road trip (through the U.S.) initially as a way of getting a free holiday out of Universal but it was an incredibly inspiring time and a lot of what happened on that trip, we fed into the script. It was a great adventure,” Simon Pegg told the Press Association.
Frost chimed in, saying, “It is work, but you’re also with your best mate, Sigourney Weaver’s there, and you’re driving an Rv in the desert, and it’s beautiful, and the food’s great,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Sir Peter and Rebecca Hall's Twelfth Night is a father-and-daughter affair, but the critics feel it's lacking a sense of family fun
It's Bogof on Halls at the National right now, and the critics have been filling up their trolleys. "This production of Twelfth Night is [Sir Peter Hall's 80th] birthday present to himself and us," explains the Telegraph's Charles Spencer, "and it stars, movingly and magnificently, his daughter Rebecca Hall, now better known as a rising star of Hollywood."
"It catches perfectly the play's melancholy and preoccupation with time, transitoriness and loss," says our own Michael Billington, "even if it cannot efface golden memories of the one he did at Stratford in 1958." (No indeed. 1958, how will any of us forget it?) Even the Hollywood Reporter gets in on things, using words like "players" and "clad" to prove that, yes that's right, it does British theatre. (So long as there's a movie star involved.
It's Bogof on Halls at the National right now, and the critics have been filling up their trolleys. "This production of Twelfth Night is [Sir Peter Hall's 80th] birthday present to himself and us," explains the Telegraph's Charles Spencer, "and it stars, movingly and magnificently, his daughter Rebecca Hall, now better known as a rising star of Hollywood."
"It catches perfectly the play's melancholy and preoccupation with time, transitoriness and loss," says our own Michael Billington, "even if it cannot efface golden memories of the one he did at Stratford in 1958." (No indeed. 1958, how will any of us forget it?) Even the Hollywood Reporter gets in on things, using words like "players" and "clad" to prove that, yes that's right, it does British theatre. (So long as there's a movie star involved.
- 1/20/2011
- by Leo Benedictus
- The Guardian - Film News
If there's ever been a good video game movie adaptation, someone please let us know. Is Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time about to become the first halfway decent one?
"As sword-and-sandal fantasy movies based on videogames and starring a buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal go, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time goes pretty well."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"...it's sort of fun, certainly more so than the National Treasure pictures, as well as less manic (a little less) than the recent Mummy films."
— Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"...a handsome, fast-paced and innocuous adventure that's easy to take but lacks epic scale."
— Ray Bennett, Variety
"...the pic's lack of game-changing originality, distinguishing anarchic streak or 3D wow factor may relegate this to summertime also-ran status."
— Leslie Felperin, Variety
"Prince of Persia isn't terrible. It has its moments, but they're fleeting. It's probably in the upper crust of video-game adaptations, though...
"As sword-and-sandal fantasy movies based on videogames and starring a buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal go, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time goes pretty well."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"...it's sort of fun, certainly more so than the National Treasure pictures, as well as less manic (a little less) than the recent Mummy films."
— Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"...a handsome, fast-paced and innocuous adventure that's easy to take but lacks epic scale."
— Ray Bennett, Variety
"...the pic's lack of game-changing originality, distinguishing anarchic streak or 3D wow factor may relegate this to summertime also-ran status."
— Leslie Felperin, Variety
"Prince of Persia isn't terrible. It has its moments, but they're fleeting. It's probably in the upper crust of video-game adaptations, though...
- 5/27/2010
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
"Danish filmmaker Janus Metz's gripping documentary feature Armadillo, named for a base in Afghanistan where soldiers from Denmark are fighting against the Taliban, already has created controversy in his homeland," writes Ray Bennett in the Hollywood Reporter. The volume on that controversy is about to be turned up, too. The film's just won the Gran Prix at this year's Critics' Week in Cannes.
- 5/20/2010
- MUBI
It looks like we may have our first big hit of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
With the film festival kicking off earlier this week, buzz about films showing at the festival has taken a back seat to numerous stories of films currently being shopped around during the event. However, one film has been able to make quite a splash with critics. And it has nothing to do with Wall Street or a famous archer with an affinity for hoods.
Going into Cannes, many people wholly expected to enjoy Mike Leigh’s latest film, Another Year. However, it is proving to be the biggest critical darling so far. Leigh is the director of such critical darlins as films like Secrets and Lies, and the brilliant film, Naked, which has found a home within the Criterion Collection. He’s a fantastic filmmaker, and if critics are to be believed, we...
With the film festival kicking off earlier this week, buzz about films showing at the festival has taken a back seat to numerous stories of films currently being shopped around during the event. However, one film has been able to make quite a splash with critics. And it has nothing to do with Wall Street or a famous archer with an affinity for hoods.
Going into Cannes, many people wholly expected to enjoy Mike Leigh’s latest film, Another Year. However, it is proving to be the biggest critical darling so far. Leigh is the director of such critical darlins as films like Secrets and Lies, and the brilliant film, Naked, which has found a home within the Criterion Collection. He’s a fantastic filmmaker, and if critics are to be believed, we...
- 5/15/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
The credits have rolled on the 2010 BAFTAs. In case you don’t know what the ‘British Film and Television Awards’ are, it’s like the British version of the Oscars, only, instead of Jon Stewart or Chris Rock, we get Jonathan Ross bombing with every joke. Mind you, we did get to see Mickey Rourke looking at his p*nis and asking, ‘do you wanna go bareback or wear a raincoat?’
To be honest, there aren’t any real surprises here in the winners. Avatar wins where it’s expected, as does The Hurt Locker. British historical dramas do well in their catagories, as bloody always. So, place your bets now for a very similar list at the Oscars…
The full winners list:
Short Film
I Do Air
Short Animation
Mother of Many
Rising Star Award
Kristen Stewart
Music
Michael Giacchino – Up
Sound
Ray Bennett & Paul NJ Otterson – The Hurt Locker
Editing
Bob Murawski,...
To be honest, there aren’t any real surprises here in the winners. Avatar wins where it’s expected, as does The Hurt Locker. British historical dramas do well in their catagories, as bloody always. So, place your bets now for a very similar list at the Oscars…
The full winners list:
Short Film
I Do Air
Short Animation
Mother of Many
Rising Star Award
Kristen Stewart
Music
Michael Giacchino – Up
Sound
Ray Bennett & Paul NJ Otterson – The Hurt Locker
Editing
Bob Murawski,...
- 2/22/2010
- by Adam Mason
- Movie-moron.com
London -- Animated tearjerker "Up" and explosive Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" emerged as the best-reviewed movies of 2009, according to U.K.-based film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The winners, announced Tuesday at the 11th annual Golden Tomato Awards, are based on the published opinions of more than 200 top film critics.
Among those movie voices are THR's Kirk Honeycutt and Ray Bennett.
For the awards, films are ranked according to their "Tomatometer" scores, which are based on the published opinions of the top 200 dark room dwellers.
Pixar's "Up" takes home the Golden Tomato for best-reviewed wide release film, while "The Hurt Locker" wins the nod for best-reviewed limited release film.
Lone Scherfig's "An Education" is the only other film to win two trophies, picking up a genre award for best drama and the best-reviewed U.K. film title. It joins best comedy winner "In the Loop" and best...
The winners, announced Tuesday at the 11th annual Golden Tomato Awards, are based on the published opinions of more than 200 top film critics.
Among those movie voices are THR's Kirk Honeycutt and Ray Bennett.
For the awards, films are ranked according to their "Tomatometer" scores, which are based on the published opinions of the top 200 dark room dwellers.
Pixar's "Up" takes home the Golden Tomato for best-reviewed wide release film, while "The Hurt Locker" wins the nod for best-reviewed limited release film.
Lone Scherfig's "An Education" is the only other film to win two trophies, picking up a genre award for best drama and the best-reviewed U.K. film title. It joins best comedy winner "In the Loop" and best...
- 1/12/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
via… THR Kirk Honeycutt The White Ribbon Up Precious The Hurt Locker District 9 Avatar The Cove In the Loop A Serious Man Up in the Air After the cut,...
- 12/21/2009
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
What strikes you about the individual lists of The Hollywood Reporter film critics' top 10 films for 2009 is the wide range of styles, genres and commercial appeal in these choices.
They run the gamut from the austere (the German-language "The White Ribbon") to the raucous (wild boys' language "The Hangover").
You get terrifically entertaining animation -- "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Princess and the Frog" and "Up" -- as well as animation-tinged, science-fiction wonders such as "Avatar" and "District 9." And there are genuinely unsettling films, like the inner-city drama "Precious" or the dolphin-hunting documentary "The Cove."
Once again, no film appears on every list. That seems a tradition of ours. The films that do appear on five of the six lists are Kathryn Bigelow's war film "The Hurt Locker," Jason Reitman's road-movie satire "Up in the Air" and Peter Docter's ingenious "Up." Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" just misses with four mentions.
They run the gamut from the austere (the German-language "The White Ribbon") to the raucous (wild boys' language "The Hangover").
You get terrifically entertaining animation -- "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Princess and the Frog" and "Up" -- as well as animation-tinged, science-fiction wonders such as "Avatar" and "District 9." And there are genuinely unsettling films, like the inner-city drama "Precious" or the dolphin-hunting documentary "The Cove."
Once again, no film appears on every list. That seems a tradition of ours. The films that do appear on five of the six lists are Kathryn Bigelow's war film "The Hurt Locker," Jason Reitman's road-movie satire "Up in the Air" and Peter Docter's ingenious "Up." Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" just misses with four mentions.
- 12/20/2009
- by By Kirk Honeycutt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From left, Hilary Swank in Amelia and the actual Amelia Earhart in 1928.
Photo: New York Times Update: I have now been informed Seattle will have an earlier screening on Wednesday morning. So I will have a chance to see it before Thursday night, which will certainly help in putting together a more thoughtful review.
Last week I got my last second invite to see Amelia this Thursday, one day before it hits theaters. Considering it's a film many are looking at as an easy choice for Oscar with Hilary Swank in the lead role as aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, the fact Fox Searchlight has only held a couple of screenings to this point and is showing it to critics so late in the game typically doesn't bode well. However, there are a few in the tank for the film sight-unseen and the first reviews arrived just today.
In the worst...
Photo: New York Times Update: I have now been informed Seattle will have an earlier screening on Wednesday morning. So I will have a chance to see it before Thursday night, which will certainly help in putting together a more thoughtful review.
Last week I got my last second invite to see Amelia this Thursday, one day before it hits theaters. Considering it's a film many are looking at as an easy choice for Oscar with Hilary Swank in the lead role as aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, the fact Fox Searchlight has only held a couple of screenings to this point and is showing it to critics so late in the game typically doesn't bode well. However, there are a few in the tank for the film sight-unseen and the first reviews arrived just today.
In the worst...
- 10/19/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Since last year, I've been anticipating two movies from cinema's most accomplished female directors - Niki Caro's The Vintner's Luck and Jane Campion's Bright Star. The trailer for The Vintner's Luck was just made available and we have it just a few days ago.
Now we have Jane Campion's Bright Star! Yahoo Movies has just presented the theatrical trailer for Bright Star - the acclaimed Jane Campion's film focuses on poet John Keats' three-year relationship with Fanny Brawne, cut short by his early death. With tMF favorite Ben Whishaw (ranked #2 among the Top 50 hitlist) playing Keates and Abbie Cornish (coincidentally also ranked #2 among the Top 50 hottest young actresses list).
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Now we have Jane Campion's Bright Star! Yahoo Movies has just presented the theatrical trailer for Bright Star - the acclaimed Jane Campion's film focuses on poet John Keats' three-year relationship with Fanny Brawne, cut short by his early death. With tMF favorite Ben Whishaw (ranked #2 among the Top 50 hitlist) playing Keates and Abbie Cornish (coincidentally also ranked #2 among the Top 50 hottest young actresses list).
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- 7/23/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Since last year, I've been anticipating two movies from cinema's most accomplished female directors - Niki Caro's The Vintner's Luck and Jane Campion's Bright Star. The trailer for The Vintner's Luck was just made available and we have it just a few days ago.
Now we have Jane Campion's Bright Star! Yahoo Movies has just presented the theatrical trailer for Bright Star - the acclaimed Jane Campion's film focuses on poet John Keats' three-year relationship with Fanny Brawne, cut short by his early death. With tMF favorite Ben Whishaw (ranked #2 among the Top 50 hitlist) playing Keates and Abbie Cornish (coincidentally also ranked #2 among the Top 50 hottest young actresses list).
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever! Quite appropriate indeed. More about the film after the jump!
Let's take a look at some of the early reviews:...
Now we have Jane Campion's Bright Star! Yahoo Movies has just presented the theatrical trailer for Bright Star - the acclaimed Jane Campion's film focuses on poet John Keats' three-year relationship with Fanny Brawne, cut short by his early death. With tMF favorite Ben Whishaw (ranked #2 among the Top 50 hitlist) playing Keates and Abbie Cornish (coincidentally also ranked #2 among the Top 50 hottest young actresses list).
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- 7/23/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Since last year, I've been anticipating two movies from cinema's most accomplished female directors - Niki Caro's The Vintner's Luck and Jane Campion's Bright Star. The trailer for The Vintner's Luck was just made available and we have it just a few days ago.
Now we have Jane Campion's Bright Star! Yahoo Movies has just presented the theatrical trailer for Bright Star - the acclaimed Jane Campion's film focuses on poet John Keats' three-year relationship with Fanny Brawne, cut short by his early death. With tMF favorite Ben Whishaw (ranked #2 among the Top 50 hitlist) playing Keates and Abbie Cornish (coincidentally also ranked #2 among the Top 50 hottest young actresses list).
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever! Quite appropriate indeed. More about the film after the jump!
Let's take a look at some of the early reviews:...
Now we have Jane Campion's Bright Star! Yahoo Movies has just presented the theatrical trailer for Bright Star - the acclaimed Jane Campion's film focuses on poet John Keats' three-year relationship with Fanny Brawne, cut short by his early death. With tMF favorite Ben Whishaw (ranked #2 among the Top 50 hitlist) playing Keates and Abbie Cornish (coincidentally also ranked #2 among the Top 50 hottest young actresses list).
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- 7/23/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
The producers of the Miami Improv Festival invited The Nuclear Family to perform as the weekend's headliner because of their wild and always crazy plots mixed with the incredible singing, dancing and acting talents of John Gregorio, Stephen Guarino, and Jimmy Ray Bennett. Executive Producer, David Christopher explains, "It is a tremendous treat to have a group as funny and talented as The Nuclear Family here at the Miami Improv Festival. After their breakout performance at the Miami Improv Festival in 2003 we have eagerly been trying to get their great show back to South Florida. These guys are hysterical, and it won't be long before one, two or all three of them end up on a show like Saturday Night Live, so see them now here in Miami, while you can!"...
- 6/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Although executive producer Steven Spielberg was quoted as saying "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" was "awesome," critics across the nation are disagreeing with that statement. They're using words like "ridiculous," "tedious," and "unbearable" to describe the sequel, opening in theaters today.
Critics all agree on one thing: the only thing worse than a bad movie, is an overlong bad movie. ""Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments," said Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who gave it one-star.
Ray Bennett of the Hollywood Reporter agreed, saying it's "loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long." Even Cns' own Bill Wine calls the sequel "a movie that never slows down and yet is the slowest 2-1/2 hours imaginable."
On Rotten Tomatoes, which takes an average of critic's reviews nationwide, finds "Revenge of the Fallen" scoring over 35% less on...
Critics all agree on one thing: the only thing worse than a bad movie, is an overlong bad movie. ""Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments," said Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who gave it one-star.
Ray Bennett of the Hollywood Reporter agreed, saying it's "loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long." Even Cns' own Bill Wine calls the sequel "a movie that never slows down and yet is the slowest 2-1/2 hours imaginable."
On Rotten Tomatoes, which takes an average of critic's reviews nationwide, finds "Revenge of the Fallen" scoring over 35% less on...
- 6/24/2009
- icelebz.com
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will definitely test whether critic reviews impact a movie's success. Or maybe not, since The New York Post's Lou Lumenick says it's, "Squarely aimed at 8-year-old boys and men who never quite matured past that stage." Ow.
"...a horrible experience of unbearable length, punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine [Megan Fox]. Such are the meager joys."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...dazzles the eye, numbs the mind and may cause deafness in some cases. Did I mention to bring along some Excedrin?"
— Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"Fanboys will no doubt love it, but for the uninitiated it's loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long."
— Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
"This sequel to the clever and funny first Transformers not only is disappointing, it will give most people a throbbing case of metal overload.
"...a horrible experience of unbearable length, punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine [Megan Fox]. Such are the meager joys."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...dazzles the eye, numbs the mind and may cause deafness in some cases. Did I mention to bring along some Excedrin?"
— Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"Fanboys will no doubt love it, but for the uninitiated it's loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long."
— Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
"This sequel to the clever and funny first Transformers not only is disappointing, it will give most people a throbbing case of metal overload.
- 6/23/2009
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
Early buzz on Star Trek is so good that there's already talk of a sequel. Here are two early reviews from major sources. "Plays on words, energize!"
"Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable, the film gives Paramount Pictures a new lease of life on its franchise. "
-- Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
"...rockets along like a beautifully engineered vehicle you can’t help but admire for its design and performance. It shifts gears often but always smoothly, and accelerates again and yet again when you suspect it might be tempted to ease up for good."
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety
Next Showing: Star Trek opens on Friday
Star Trek - Trailer 3
Chris Pine Stars - Now In Theaters
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"Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable, the film gives Paramount Pictures a new lease of life on its franchise. "
-- Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
"...rockets along like a beautifully engineered vehicle you can’t help but admire for its design and performance. It shifts gears often but always smoothly, and accelerates again and yet again when you suspect it might be tempted to ease up for good."
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety
Next Showing: Star Trek opens on Friday
Star Trek - Trailer 3
Chris Pine Stars - Now In Theaters
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- 5/6/2009
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
At last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Atom Egoyan‘s Adoration won the Ecumenical Jury Prize: the award given for movies that celebrate spiritual values. Steering The Greencine Daily at that time, David Hudson gathered the conflicted critical response from Cannes08, which bore considerable breadth. At The Hollywood Reporter, Ray Bennett praised the film’s intelligence and musicality and proclaimed it “a haunting meditation on the nature of received wisdom and how it can warp individuals, damage families and even threaten society.” At First Showing.Net, Marco Cerritos countered that Adoration was “full of great ideas that crash together resulting in a mediocre execution.” Adoration then had its North American premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and—upon its screening at the London International Film Festival a month later—Catherine Grant presented an extensive roundup of text, audio, and video on the film at Film Studies For Free. Adoration now sees its U.
- 4/27/2009
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
Boasting its World Premiere at the 2008 Venice International, Romanian director Adrian Sitaru’s first feature Hooked (aka Angling, Picnic and Pescuit sportive)—I’ve never seen a film so unsure of its own title—was well-received (according to Cineuropa) by its Lido crowds. Hooked then had its North American Premiere in Toronto International’s Discovery Program, where it caught the attention of Alan Bacchus at Daily Film Dose who encouraged patience with the film’s “rough amateurish technical exterior” (i.e., a camera that “whips and swishes around with the technical skill on the level of America’s Funniest Home Videos”) in order to reap the film’s “fascinating dialogue.” The capsule for the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival (where Hooked won the juried New Voices New Visions award) claims the same: “Hooked‘s naturalistic, handheld visual style complements the psychological complexity of the screenplay.” At Variety, Jay Weissberg begs...
- 4/5/2009
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
When it comes to crafting our annual Top 10 Films lists, The Hollywood Reporter's movie critics have a time-honored tradition of casting a large and wide net, and 2008 is no exception. The picks here display an ample range of films, so much so that no single film appears on all six lists. Every list contains at least one film not found on any other list. And each critic has a different best film.
The "winning" film, appearing on five of six lists, is "Slumdog Millionaire," Danny Boyle's Mumbai medley of magic realism and breathtaking romanticism, which is shaping up as one of the most lionized films of 2008.
Three other films occur on four lists. These are Christopher Nolan's marvelous crime melodrama "The Dark Knight," Gus Van Sant's political biopic "Milk" and James Marsh's documentary "Man on Wire."
After that, it's wonderfully wild, ranging from that head-scratcher (for...
The "winning" film, appearing on five of six lists, is "Slumdog Millionaire," Danny Boyle's Mumbai medley of magic realism and breathtaking romanticism, which is shaping up as one of the most lionized films of 2008.
Three other films occur on four lists. These are Christopher Nolan's marvelous crime melodrama "The Dark Knight," Gus Van Sant's political biopic "Milk" and James Marsh's documentary "Man on Wire."
After that, it's wonderfully wild, ranging from that head-scratcher (for...
- 12/28/2008
- by By Kirk Honeycutt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you mention the city of Schenectady, N.Y., Charlie Kaufman will be quick to point out that although this is where his new film is set, it is not the title. The title is Synecdoche, New York. And if you have trouble pronouncing it, he will write it out phonetically for you on a card: (sin-ek-doh-kee). He'll even offer to sign it for you. In addition to playing on the film's setting, the word synecdoche has several meanings; most popularly, it means, according to American Heritage Dictionary, "a figure of speech in which a part is used as a whole." What this has to do with Kaufman's new film — in which, as with all his works, the world created lies somewhere between fantasy and fever dream — is up to the audience to decipher. The plot centers on Caden (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a theatre director who earns a genius grant...
- 10/22/2008
- by Jenelle Riley
- backstage.com
Contrary to what you might think, it was not Todd’s thorough synopsis of Nocturna that encouraged me to watch the film; but, the respected advice of Todd’s guest audio reviewer (and young son), Willy. When it comes to kids movies, you gotta trust kids!
Premiering out of competition in the Venice Nights sidebar at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival, with an international premiere in the Sprockets Family Zone at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Adrià Garcia and Victor Maldonado’s debut animated feature “pitches the seductive idea that there exists an entire working universe dedicated to actively manufacturing the effects of the night” (Ronnie Scheib, Variety). Ray Bennett at The Hollywood Reporter described Nocturna as “handsomely drawn telling a charming tale of an orphan who learns why he shouldn’t be scared of the dark.” Both critics appreciated the film’s hand-drawn animation to counter the numbing ubiquity of computer-generated 3D animation.
Premiering out of competition in the Venice Nights sidebar at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival, with an international premiere in the Sprockets Family Zone at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Adrià Garcia and Victor Maldonado’s debut animated feature “pitches the seductive idea that there exists an entire working universe dedicated to actively manufacturing the effects of the night” (Ronnie Scheib, Variety). Ray Bennett at The Hollywood Reporter described Nocturna as “handsomely drawn telling a charming tale of an orphan who learns why he shouldn’t be scared of the dark.” Both critics appreciated the film’s hand-drawn animation to counter the numbing ubiquity of computer-generated 3D animation.
- 9/26/2008
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
Fans are ecstatic to know that the 15th and final season of ER is up and coming at the end of the month, and fans will get a glimpse of how the very massively successful NBC series will end. The upcoming season is spiced up by appearances by both new and familiar faces, as BuddyTV previously reported. In fact, the star-studded season will include appearances by Shane West, who returns as Dr. Ray Bennett, Angela Bassett who will play Dr. Cate Banfield, and more importantly, Anthony Edwards, who reprises his role as Dr. Mark Greene.
While it is true that Dr. Mark Greene is already six feet below the ground, he will be appearing in season 15 in a flashback involving Bassett’s Dr. Banfield. Fans are already hopeful for George Clooney’s return, but representatives for the actor had not yet commented on this. Meanwhile, let’s take a look...
While it is true that Dr. Mark Greene is already six feet below the ground, he will be appearing in season 15 in a flashback involving Bassett’s Dr. Banfield. Fans are already hopeful for George Clooney’s return, but representatives for the actor had not yet commented on this. Meanwhile, let’s take a look...
- 9/11/2008
- by BuddyTV
- buddytv.com
Complete Venice Film Festival coverage
Venice -- As the Venice Film Festival reached its halfway point, critics were, for once, unanimous: The lineup has been underwhelming.
After the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading" opened the festival to loud applause from the public and grumbling from critics, a mood of lethargy set in on the event. The fest has not yet pulled a masterpiece out of its hat, except the Japanese animated feature "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea," Hayao Miyazaki's magical retelling of "The Little Mermaid." Nothing else in competition has emerged an obvious winner.
True, the performances of Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron impressed critics in Guillermo Arriaga's "The Burning Plain," and Marco Bechis' "Birdwatchers," set amid a tribe of Amazon natives, was received politely. The pair of all-Italian films that have unspooled, Ferzan Ozpetek's "A Perfect Day" and Pupi Avati's "Giovanna's Father,...
Venice -- As the Venice Film Festival reached its halfway point, critics were, for once, unanimous: The lineup has been underwhelming.
After the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading" opened the festival to loud applause from the public and grumbling from critics, a mood of lethargy set in on the event. The fest has not yet pulled a masterpiece out of its hat, except the Japanese animated feature "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea," Hayao Miyazaki's magical retelling of "The Little Mermaid." Nothing else in competition has emerged an obvious winner.
True, the performances of Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron impressed critics in Guillermo Arriaga's "The Burning Plain," and Marco Bechis' "Birdwatchers," set amid a tribe of Amazon natives, was received politely. The pair of all-Italian films that have unspooled, Ferzan Ozpetek's "A Perfect Day" and Pupi Avati's "Giovanna's Father,...
- 9/1/2008
- by By Deborah Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- A couple of days ago, IndieWIRE announced the unconfirmed report (as they do with many Spc deals) that Synecdoche, New York was indeed going to the specialized art-house distributor. Today, we have the confirmation that Sony Pictures Classics are adding some Oscar contender clout with the pick up of the Charlie Kaufman's seminal work, meta-structured narrative that borders on the dramatic, but has comedy-noir at the core. The unsold Cannes picture was one of the last remaining territories available for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. The purchase gives Spc a second opportunity to showcase the talents of Philip Seymour Hoffman. The actor took home the Academy award for Best Actor with Capote (originally a United Artists pic which eventually fell on the laps of Spc when Sony bought out MGM). With an October release slated, the most probable and logical scenario would be to use the New York Film Festival
- 7/24/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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