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Chinatown Comes Back to DVD on October 6th
15 July 2009 10:37 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news
You can bring one of Jack Nicholson's most treasured films home in a brand new edition this October. Chinatown will be released in a new Centenial Collection edition on October 6. We have no pricing details as of yet, but you can take a look at the cover art below. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award-winning script by Robert Towne,
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She Shot Hollywood
13 July 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news
Mary Ellen Mark has documented some of cinema's most haunted, precocious and celebrated film sets in her 40 years as a stills photographer, including the fraught all-star environments of Apocalypse Now, Marathon Man (with Dustin Hoffman, pictured) and On Golden Pond. Her new book,Seen Behind the Scene recollects the stories behind the shots, a sampling of which are now available over at Vanity Fair. Go for the Fellini, stay for the three-way, mildly Nsfw (or hardly anywhere else, really) Jack Nicholson/Candice Bergen/Art Garfunkel kiss from their Carnal Knowledge days. The Harry Potter kids will be imitating them before you know it. [Vf.com]
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Holy Wheeled Wonders, Batman! 1960s Batcycle Sold On eBay
9 July 2009 11:50 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news
As Jack Nicholson famously pointed out in 1989’s “Batman,” DC’s Dark Knight has collected some wonderful toys over the years. However, long before Michael Keaton’s Batman debuted his arsenal of gadgets against Nicholson’s Joker, Adam West protected Gotham using everything from a “Bat-Copter” to “Shark Repellent Bat-Spray.” And last month, a lucky fan became the owner of one of the more popular items from that campy era of Batman’s past: The Batcycle.
In an eBay auction that ended June 11, a Bat-bidder (sorry, I can’t help it) plunked down $29,500 for the custom motorcycle and sidecar that first appeared in the 1966 “Batman” movie and was later used throughout the run of the television series. A working vehicle based on the 250cc Yamaha Catalina, the motorcycle wasn’t likely to break any land-speed records, but it did sport some Bat-tastic special features.
Along with a “Bat-Scanner” and “Batter Ram” on its dashboard,
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Rick Marshall
Hollywood’s Most Beloved ‘Public Enemies’
2 July 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
When a film like “Public Enemies” comes out, it seems awfully good to be a gangster. Sure, you spend your life dodging the authorities, but you spend it with the fastest cars, the most stylish clothes and the sexiest women.
Face it, ladies… we’re suckers for the bad boy – especially if he’s using some of those ill-gotten gains to buy expensive presents. If you’re looking for a few good gangsters to hang out after you’re done with Johnny Depp’s John Dillinger, look no further than these five.
Henry Hill in “Goodfellas”
“As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” Any list of top-line movie wiseguys has to begin with that quote. Henry Hill’s (Ray Liotta) rise through and fall from the Lucchese crime family is one of director Martin Scorsese’s crowning achievements. The first half of
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The legend continues....Hotel Byblos and Les Caves du Roy: Cannes Festival-goers Find Solace in Quaint Riviera Town
1 July 2009 5:41 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news
(Jack Nicholson and Cher at the Hotel Byblos Saint-Tropez, above, during the 70s.)
We're going to be including the occasional film festival report at the Hollywood Interview in the weeks and months to come, and that includes the coolest places to stay and celebrate at. It doesn't get much cooler than the Hotel Byblos Saint-Tropez and the nightclub Les Cave du Roy, both longtime favorites - to say the least - of the crowd at Cannes. Our correspondent and publicist extraordinaire Nicole Muj reports on the ground from the legendary festival.
by Nicole Muj
Summer in the South of France has officially begun, marked by the season opening of the legendary Hotel Byblos Saint-Tropez and world famous nightclub Les Cave du Roy. Located on the stunning coastline on the Bay of Pampelonne, lined with sandy white beaches and sun-filled days, Saint Tropez is the home of this iconic hotel.
Without question,
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Entertainer Travalena Dead At 66
29 June 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Entertainer Fred Travalena has become the latest star to pass away in a week of tragic celebrity deaths.
The impressionist and singer was 66 when he died at his home in Encino, California on Sunday.
Travalena fought non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2002 and the disease returned last summer after going into remission.
Dubbed 'The Man of a Thousand Faces' for his ability to mimic stars like Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr. and even Bugs Bunny, Travalena became a big name in America in the early 1970s.
He went on to become a mainstay headliner in Las Vegas, Reno, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey - and was a regular on the U.S. chat show circuit.
In one part of his beloved act, Travalena mimicked all the U.S. presidents, from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush.
He was also famous for singing signature tune Have I Told You Lately as Kermit the Frog, Frank Sinatra and Katharine Hepburn, according to the Los Angeles Times. He even wowed fans with a routine, in which he played Sinatra imitating Boy George.
Flowers have been placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is awash with tributes to those stars who have passed away in the last seven days, like Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Gale Storm and Ed McMahon.
Fred Travalena Dies at 66
29 June 2009 4:15 AM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news
Fred Travalena, the man of 1,000 voices and faces, and known as one of the top impressionists in the world has passed away after a seven year battle with cancer. "The Insider" has confirmed that the comedian and entertainer passed away Sunday due to a recurrence of an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Travalnea was a regular on various talk shows including "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson," and "Larry King Live," in addition to guest starring roles on popular TV shows such as "The Love Boat," and "Murphy Brown" -- but he was most well-known for his impressions of celebs such as Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton, Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson and many other stars.
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Twilight's Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner look-a-likes?
27 June 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news
Quite contrary to the popular opinion of Twilight fans, one writer has opined that the vexation suffered by Bella Swan (as portrayed by Kristen Stewart) starting with The Twilight Saga: New Moon derives, at least in part, from a similarity between leading men Edward Cullen (as portrayed by Robert Pattinson) and Jacob Black (as portrayed by Taylor Lautner). Says Guardian Observer Amelia Hill, Something strange is happening to our leading men - they are fading, blurring and losing their edge. Visit the cinema or turn on the television and you'll see an endless string of interchangeable heroes whose unique selling point is that they don't have one. It seems that the days are largely gone when young actors were hired for their individual charms and charisma - think Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson. A trend that started a few years ago has become so widespread that we are now
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the Your Movie Sucks© files
27 June 2009 11:52 AM, PDT | From blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news
Gathered here in one convenient place are my recent reviews that awarded films Zero Stars, One-half Star, One Star, and One-and-a-half Stars. These are, generally speaking to be avoided. Sometimes I hear from readers who confess they are in the mood to watch a really bad movie on some form of video. If you are sincere, be sure to know what you're getting: A really bad movie.
Be aware, movies that fall into the category of "so bad they're good" should generally get Two Stars. And when Pauline Kael wrote, "The movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash, we shouldn't go at all"--well, great trash should ideally get 2.5 stars or even higher.
Many of these reviews were written in the carefree spirit of those in my books Your Movie Sucks and I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie. Cheap shots and snark are permitted.
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Roger Ebert
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Review
23 June 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news
This movie was set up to be one of the most satisfying, and anticipated movies since Batman, the original with Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The movie was good, it had its moments, but in my opinion, it could have been scripted, and directed a lot better. There were plot holes, for any of the Transformer era, galore. I thought that Shia Labeouf, and Megan Fox, however did an outstanding job. The way they portrayed the characters was brilliant. The movie had two "tearjerker" moments, where i thought the action sequences could have been p...
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The Geek Beat: 20 Years of Batmania
23 June 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
20 years ago on this very day, Tim Burton's Batman was released into theaters. Think back, stretch your creaking bones, and let's go on a trip down memory lane.
I was all of seven years old when Batman came out (I know, a lady never reveals her age, but when have I ever acted like a lady?), which means I have only vague recollections of the pre-release period. I remember we were buzzing about it at my school, and that it was looming on our radar long before we were out for the summer. But while I remember that shadowy poster of the Bat symbol decorating my multiplex, I can't recall the casting of Michael Keaton, the eager whispers of Jack Nicholson and his hidden make-up, or the trailers. Event movies were so different in my childhood. They just seemed to happen overnight, and were probably the better for it.
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Casting Bites: Benicio del Toro, Kathryn Hahn, and Cher
23 June 2009 7:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Stephen Dorff and Chris Pontius (Jackass) aren't the only men gearing up for Sofia Coppola's upcoming film Somewhere. It turns out the rumors are true -- Movieline has confirmed that Benicio del Toro will be making an appearance. Unfortunately, it's only brief. He'll play someone Dorff has a run-in with at the Chateau Marmont (where Dorff's character is holed up). This is fitting, as the site points out, since that's where he had that rumored sexy run-in with Scarlett Johansson. Will they meet in an elevator?
Meanwhile, funny woman Kathryn Hahn, who you surely remember from films like Anchorman and Step Brothers, has scored two new gigs -- one on the big screen, and one on TV. The Hollywood Reporter posts that she has grabbed a part in James Brooks' untitled baseball comedy, and is also developing a pilot with husband Ethan Sandler that she will potentially star in.
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Monika Bartyzel
Why the Microgrid Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Crisis
23 June 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | From Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news
Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got.
Infographic: The Microgrid Dream House
In April 2007, a helicopter landed in a backyard in Johnson Valley, California, a desert hamlet of 440 residents on the outskirts of Joshua Tree National Park. "One of the neighbors went out and asked them what they were doing just a few hundred feet from his house," Jim Harvey, a local landowner, recalls. "They said, 'We're the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and congratulations! You're the lucky lottery winners of a brand new power line that's going to come right through the middle of your town.' "
That power line is called Green Path North -- an 85-mile-long high-voltage transmission wire from Los Angeles through public and private lands, connecting the city to potential geothermal and solar-thermal resources,
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Anya Kamenetz
Remembering Burton's Batman 20 years later
23 June 2009 12:44 AM, PDT | From Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news
June 23, 1989: the day that Tim Burton's Batman opened in theaters.
Before there was an internet and back when the idea of 24/7 news reporting still seemed strange, the hype that preceded the opening of Batman was like nothing that's come before or since. And that's taking into reflection the immense hype that led up to The Phantom Menace ten years ago which itself was a one of a kind event but still not on the same level as the critical mass that Batman '89 had achieved. Have you forgotten the buzzcuts of the Bat-symbol that people were getting shaved into the back of their hair? Do you remember when you could walk into a theater and see a sea of teens wearing Batman t-shirts? Back in December 1988 people bought a ticket to see the Batman trailer playing in front of Tequila Sunrise and then left after it was shown.
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Alice in Teaserland
22 June 2009 6:50 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news
Maybe "Tweedle Dee!" should be the new "Squeeeee!" for excited exclamations. You've probably seen the new images via USA Today and the info on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland? But I'd like to talk about the cast and the polish. One of the only pluses of mainstays like 'Wonderland' being retold each decade over original work is to see how the different eras and visual artists interpret them.
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Wonderland. If you click over to USA Today you can move
around in the gardens with your mouse. For what it's worth it looks like
Edward Scissorhands has been hired as Wonderland's landscape artist.
Mia Wasikowska as Alice (the oldest Alice since Meryl Streep?) and
Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedleydum
Helena & Anne Hathaway as Red & White Queens. Depp as Mad Hatter.
I love what My New Plaid Pants says about the latter: "if Elijah Wood
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Fangoria’s Devilish Dads: Ten Satan as a Father Flicks
20 June 2009 9:37 PM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news
Sure, we all know about Satan. Ruler of hell, punisher of sinners, pitchforks, fire, and general all around big meanie. But Satan seems to have a soft spot when it comes to making babies. He is always trying to populate the world with little snot nosed brats of pure evil. As Fangoria salutes Father’s Day and horror film fathers, we give a nod to the most evil dad of them all.
Skip the love, forget the marriage, here comes Satan with a baby carriage…
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Al Pacino (Satan) takes Keanu Reeves under his wing at a demonic law firm. Oh, big shock, the devil is a lawyer, and in a Star Wars-like twist he also turns out to Reeves’s daddy. Al Pacino: I’m your father and the devil. Who-hah! Keanu Reeves: You’re my father and the devil? Whoa!
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
A woman in
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Fangoria Celebrates Fathers Day Aka- “Oh look, another tie! Now I have to kill you.”
20 June 2009 9:16 PM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news
He taught you to tie your shoes and ride a bike, and now he’s chasing you around the house with an axe.
Such is fatherhood.
In celebration of Father’s Day, we have gathered our top ten favorite horror movies dads. Without further adieu-
10- Vincent Cassel as Joseph in Sheitan (2006)
While at the Club Styxx on Christmas Eve, a group of kids run into a shepherd named Joseph and his pregnant wife. But something is peculiar about this sinister dad-to-be and it isn’t just the sting of symbolism slapping you in the face.
9- Jim Siedow as the Old Man in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
This twisted gourmet father is a well simmered blend of Emeril Lagasse and Jeffery Dahmer, with a dash of that redneck “squeal like a pig guy” from Deliverance. Bake at 350 and lets put an apple in that pretty mouth of yours.
8-
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Paul Rudd Knows How to Keep His Beer Protected
20 June 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news
Paul Rudd had a close encounter with a car on the streets of DC yesterday in the midst of filming a scene for How Do You Know?. Luckily he was unscathed and even managed to keep that six pack of Guinness intact. On Friday he was joined by Jack Nicholson, but we're still waiting for those love scenes with Reese Witherspoon. Paul and Reese teamed up for Monsters vs. Aliens this year, but we're excited to see them go beyond the animated world in their upcoming comedy. Splash News Online View 10 Photos › More photos including Jack Nicholson so just read more. View 10 Photos ›
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Streep Nom #3, 1981
20 June 2009 5:40 AM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news
Streep at 60: Let's talk each Streep nomination and its competition.
Meryl Streep won the BAFTA, Golden Globe and the Lafca prize for her two part role in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) but she lost the Oscar anyway. The nominees were:
Katharine Hepburn, On Golden PondDiane Keaton, RedsMarsha Mason, Only When I Laugh
Meryl Streep, The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman opened.
On Golden Pond made Katharine Hepburn a four-time Oscar winner. She's still far out in front of everyone in the acting Oscar derby save Jack Nicholson who has three and could conceivably join her. He is 72 and still works far more often than Hepburn was working in her 70s when she won this.
The snubbed in '81? Sissy Spacek in Raggedy Man and Sally Field in Absence of Malice were Globe Drama nominees and Bernadette Peters was the Musical/Comedy Globe winner for Pennies From Heaven.
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'2012' Trailer, Shot By Shot: The Beginning Of The End
19 June 2009 3:31 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news
John Cusack and Amanda Peet run for their lives in this action-packed sneak peek.
"2012"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
Nobody makes a better movie trailer than Roland Emmerich — the man behind "Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Godzilla." And while many might be tempted to insert a joke here about how good or bad those movies actually turned out to be, we'll hold our tongues and simply say this: "2012" looks awesome.
So, with our fingers crossed that the November 13 apocalyptic action flick actually delivers the goods, we present our shot-by-shot breakdown of the latest masterpiece by the world's greatest movie-trailer director:
Shot 1: "Mankind's Earliest Civilization ... "
Shot 2: Some Mayan ruins
Shot 3: " ... Warned Us ... "
Shot 4: Outer space. Uh-oh, this isn't looking good for the little blue marble we call home.
Shot 5: " ... This Day Would Come." Darkening forests and the eclipsed sun, with the words playing over them.
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