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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Six
27 December 2009 10:09 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series »
- Garth Franklin
The Young Victoria
25 December 2009 5:24 PM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
You hear the synopsis: A historical dramatization of the sordid politics surrounding a young Queen of England’s rise to power. You feel you know this film. “Historical dramatization” puts it at a movie excursion of epic proportions, trip to the bathroom beforehand. Don’t buy a soda. Then the word “Queen” dictates pockets of tissues for a tale of immobilizing propriety and manipulation in marriage. Then comes the tagline, “Love rules All.” Well, now you find you’re quite unprepared for The Young Victoria.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. with Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend and Paul Bettany, The Young Victoria remembers Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as the greatest love story ever told. It lays the foundation for a widow in black until her own death, and the statue she erects in her husband’s honor.
From history we know her reign as the Victorian Era, a time marked by industrial, »
- jyates
New “The Last Station” Trailer and Poster
25 December 2009 3:12 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Take a look at these brand new trailer and poster for the upcoming “The Last Station,” a drama about the last year in the life of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.
“The Last Station” synopsis: After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy’s (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary?she?s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!?suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children!
When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti)?whom she despises?may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian »
- Allan Ford
Karl Urban Joins Red, McMahon is VP
24 December 2009 12:09 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Mania reports that the busy Karl Urban (currently trying to take a bite out of Paul Bettany as the heavy in another comic book adaptation, “Priest”) has just added to his schedule by joining the cast of Bruce Willis’ comic book movie “Red”. Urban will play a character name Cooper. Meanwhile, Mania confirms that Julian McMahon will indeed be playing the Vice President of the United States. Likely, McMahon’s character is the weasel that begins the cycle of violence when he orders the hit on Bruce Willis’ character, Paul Moses, a former CIA black ops killer who has since retired. Robert Schwentke is directing the film, based on the comic book by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. The cast is quite formidable, including Willis, Urban, McMahon, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, John C. Reilly, Brian Cox, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dreyfuss. Yes, all these people signed up for »
- Nix
First Red Band Trailer for ‘Repo Men’
24 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Many trailers these days follow a specific formula: send the audience in one direction, give them the twist, and show everybody in the film looking really, really cool. This formula is written on trailer editors bulletin boards. Sadly, that means that when it’s used incorrectly, the trailer, and in man cases the film, become a subject for ridicule.
This happens to be the case with the trailer for Jude Law and Forest Whitaker’s Repo Men. The film follows quite close to the premise of 2007’s Repo! A Genetic Rock Opera, without any of the singing, or Anthony Stewart Head. In this film, a conglomerate puts artificial organs on an open market for people to purchase on a payment plan. When those people can’t pay, the Repo Men step in to essentially “repossess the merchandise.”
The trailer does a pretty good job for the first 90 seconds or so, »
- Matt Raub
News Shorts: December 23rd 2009
23 December 2009 5:48 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Two new photos from Prince of Persia, the first shot of Marmaduke, the first photos from Peter Weir's The Way Back,
Posters including a Hit-Girl one-sheet from Kick Ass, Shrek Forever After, Knight and Day, Valentine's Day, Solomon Kane, Edge of Darkness, Inception, The Crazies.
""Avatar" pulled in a very impressive $16.4 million gross on Monday, bringing its total to $94 million in four days. Around $40 million of the film's $77 million opening weekend total came from 3D screenings..." (full details)
"Paramount Pictures is seeking a 12-16 year old girl to play the lead in the Coen Brother's upcoming Western remake "True Grit". Details can be found at www.truegritcasting.com..." (full details)
"Disney has confirmed that the 17-minute 3D short film "Captain Eo" starring Michael Jackson will return to Disneyland for a limited engagement starting in February 2010..." (full details)
"IFC Films has acquired North American rights to John Bryant's road »
- Garth Franklin
Oscar Update: 'Hurt Locker' and Streep Rise in the Latest Predictions
23 December 2009 3:13 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Well folks, the year is winding down, we are knee deep in the holiday season and I'm looking forward to taking it easy for a few days, but not before I deliver one more update to my Oscar predictions.
For those of you that keep an eye on my "The Contenders" section you probably already noticed I updated all six of the categories on December 18, so much of what I am about to cover you already know, but I made a couple of changes since then. A couple of changes, in fact, resulted in two new front-runners. I am sure many of you already know what one of them is (if not both), so let's get to that one first...
Best Actress (get the full chart here)
Yup, I can't ignore it any longer. Meryl Streep has moved into the top spot, dashing An Education breakout star Carey Mulligan's »
- Brad Brevet
Karl Urban to Join Red
23 December 2009 1:12 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
The impressive cast of Red is growing. Mania reports that Karl Urban is the latest actor to join the cast, in the mysterious role of "Cooper." All other details of the character are unknown.
Urban joins the likes of Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly, and Mary-Louise Parker in a story about a retired CIA agent (Willis) targeted by a mysterious assassin. The story also confirms an earlier report that Julian McMahon will play the Vice-President of the United States and that Richard Dreyfuss and Ernest Borgnine are officially in the cast.
The adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's comic book starts shooting in January, with direction from Robert Schwentke using a script by Erich and Jon Hoeber (Whiteout). The recently revised release date has Red scheduled to open on October 22, 2010.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 12/23/2009 by Ryan
Ernest Borgnine | Richard Dreyfuss | Robert Schwentke | Julian McMahon »
- Ryan Gowland
Browse Summit Entertainment's 2010 Movie Preview
22 December 2009 4:22 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Summit Entertainment is the latest studio to unveil their picture preview for 2010 with six upcoming titles for the new year including a Robert Pattinson double-feature which includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Remember Me, the second of which also stars Pierce Brosnan who also gets a double-billing at Summit with Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer hitting theaters in the fall. There's also the family comedy Furry Vengeance starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields as well as the celebrity loaded end of year feature Red.
All the cast, director and synopsis information is listed over the course of the next few pages as well as all the release dates for 23 upcoming films. Gallery links have been added for all films and remember, the links open in a new browser window so just close the new window to return to this article and continue the preview.
Remember Me March 12 Photo: Summit Entertainment »
- Brad Brevet
Summit 2010 Preview: Synopses and Images from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Furry Vengeance, Remember Me, The Ghostwriter, and More
22 December 2009 3:48 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Summit Entertainment has released synopses and some first look images from their 2010 films and it’s all after the jump. They’re 2010 preview includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Bryce Dallas Howard; Furry Vengeance, directed by Roger Kumble (College Road Trip) and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields; Letters to Juliet, directed by Gary Winick (Bride Wars) and starring Amanda Seyfried, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Vanessa Redgrave; Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and starring Robert Pattinson, Emile de Ravin, Chris Cooper, and Pierce Brosnan; and The Ghostwriter, directed by Roman Polanski (Chinatown) and starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Wilkinson, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, and Eli Wallach.
Also, while they didn’t release any images, they did provide the first synopsis for Red, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) and stars Bruce Willis, »
- Matt Goldberg
Summit Entertainment 2010 Sneak Preview
22 December 2009 3:11 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Summit Entertainment has just released an advanced preview of their upcoming 2010 movie release slate which includes Remember Me, Furry Vengeance, Letters to Juliet, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Ghost Writer, and Red.Remember Me - March 12th In the romantic drama Remember Me, Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn't think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. »
Hollywood sheds its prejudice
22 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
As Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver win plaudits for their roles as older women in physical relationships with younger men, one of the most enduring barriers in Hollywood's movie-making history is at last being torn down
When a film star seduces someone 20 or 30 years their junior on screen, the audience doesn't bat an eyelid. In fact, it is an established cinema convention. If the older star is a woman, however, public reaction is harder to predict. But now Hollywood, so long accused of sexism because of the way it treats female talent, finally seems prepared to tackle a subject once regarded as beyond the pale: sex and the sixtysomething woman.
Sigourney Weaver, who stars in this month's new sci-fi blockbuster, Avatar, has revealed that in her next film she is to play the lover of an actor little more than half her age. In Cedar Rapids, Weaver, 60, is cast opposite »
- Vanessa Thorpe
Quentin Tarantino to receive `excellence` gong at awards
22 December 2009 7:30 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Inglourious Basterds director Quentin Tarantino is to pick up an 'excellence' gong at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards next year. The British flick An Education is nominated for seven gongs at the bash and its star, Carey Mulligan, has been nominated for actress of the year as well as British actress of the year. Dame Helen Mirren is also up for a gong in the best British actress category for her role as Leo Tolstoy's wife in film The Last Station. In the category for Film of the Year, James Cameron's much-anticipated movie Avatar has been nominated as well as The Hurt Locker. Speaking about his prize, Tarantino said: 'This is such an honour. I »
- Sophie Eager
'Star Trek' Actor Karl Urban To Join 'Red'?
22 December 2009 7:01 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Director Robert Schwentke’s adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s “Red” already boasts an impressive lineup of stars including Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker. However, a report has surfaced naming Karl Urban as the latest addition to the cast.
According to Mania.com, Urban will portray a character named “Cooper.” The report also states that Julian McMahon will play the Vice President of the United States and that Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dreyfuss have officially signed on to the film — reiterating an earlier report of their involvement.
Urban is well known among genre fans for his roles in “The Chronicles of Riddick”, “The Lord of the Rings” series and his turn as Doctor McCoy in last summer’s “Star Trek.” If the report is confirmed, then “Red” will be Urban’s second comic book related film of 2010 following the release of “Priest. »
- Blair Marnell
"An Education" Tops London Film Critics' Circle Awards
21 December 2009 10:05 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
The coming of age tale, "An Education," topped the London Film Critics' Circle Awards nominations. The film picked up seven nominations including actress for Carey Mulligan and screenwriter of the year for Nick Hornby.
Quentin Tarantino is set to receive the Critics' Circle's highest honor, the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Cinema. The 30th Awards will take plave on February 18 at the Landmark Hotel, Marylebone.
Here are the nominees:
Breakthrough British Film-maker
Armando Ianucci - In the Loop
Peter Strickland - Katalin Varga
Sam Taylor-Wood - Nowhere Boy
The Attenborough Award: British Film Of The Year
In the Loop and Moon
Foreign Language Film Of The Year
The Class
Katyn
Director Of The Year
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker »
- Manny
Movie News Wrap Up: December 21, 2009
21 December 2009 3:47 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
This week:
Avatar might be blue,but it sees green; Wild Hogs 2 runs out of gas; Bruce Willis sees Red in October; Steven Spielberg saddles up a War Horse and Segal joins a Neighborhood Watch.
Box Office
We all knew that it was going to happen – James Cameron’s Avatar snagged the top spot at the box office and banked a heavy $73 million. The gross is impressive considering that the weather in North America was terrible over the weekend. Factoring in foreign grosses the film has now scored over $232 million – if the legs are good, this could be Cameron’s second billion dollar grosser.
The Princess and the Frog had to settle for the runner-up spot. The film dipped just under 50% for a $12.5 million total. The total gross for the Disney film is now $44 million, with $100 million still an option.
America’s Sweetheart Sandra Bullock was in the third spot with The Blind Side. »
- Niall Browne
An Education Leads London Film Critics’ Nominations
21 December 2009 2:08 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Carey Mulligan in An Education (Kerry Brown / Sony Pictures Classics) London critics (and several other international voting groups as well) split achievement categories between "Film of the Year" or "Actor of the Year" and "British Film of the Year" or "British Actor of the Year." That always makes it look as if the British productions are inferior to the international fare. For instance, Carey Mulligan managed to be nominated in both "Actress of the Year" categories, but Helen Mirren was only included in the "British" shortlist for her work in The Last Station. In other words, Mulligan was good enough to run in the international race; Mirren wasn’t. That says something about how the London critics feel about British filmmaking in [...] »
- Andre Soares
Summit Entertainment bumps up the Bruce Willis spy thriller ‘Red’
21 December 2009 12:39 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Summit Entertainment has revealed that its upcoming big-screen adaptation of Red, based on the graphic novel by Warren Ellis, will arrive in theaters in October of 2010.
Starring Bruce Willis, Red centers on a retired black ops agent whose former employer sends a team of highly-trained and technologically advanced assassins after him.
The film was originally slated for November. Red will now face off against Saw VII and Prisoners.
Red also stars Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly, Mary-Louise Parker and James Remar.
Parker plays the love interest, a federal pension worker who becomes embroiled in the Willis character’s struggle to stay alive.
DC’s Gregory Noveck exec produces with Jake Myers. Jon and Erich Hoeber adapted the script.
Related posts:New posters for Bruce Willis’ ‘Surrogates’ are out and the models are looking too skinny Bruce Willis to join ‘The Expendables’ – Joins Arnold Schwarzenegger in cameo-land One word describes the Bruce Willis, »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Russell Brand to Move In With Katy Perry
20 December 2009 11:41 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Russell Brand fueled a rumor that he plans to take his relationship with singer girlfriend Katy Perry to the next level. Daily Star claimed that the British comedian is about to live together with the "I Kissed a Girl" hitmaker since he has bought a mansion in The Summit estate for them.
The "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" actor purchased the Los Angeles gated pad for $3.5 million. The house itself is located in the same neighborhood Britney Spears once lived for 18 months, and boasts seven bedrooms.
Rumor that Russell is heading to a more serious relationship with Katy first emerged in early November. At that time, he was reported to leave his native Britain to move in with her in America after he put his Hampstead home, which spreads out over 2,000 square feet, in market.
Adding to the rumor, Russell was seen shopping for a diamond ring on December 12. News of the »
- celebrity-mania.com
Experts split on who'll win Oscar's best actress derby
20 December 2009 6:27 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The Oscars' lead actress race is wide open, according to Brad Brevet (RopeOfSilicon), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Mark Olsen (The Envelope), Richard Rushfield (Gawker), Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today) and me. Check out pundits' predictions for best actor here and best picture here. Contenders are ranked according to their likelihood of winning. Best Actress Brevet Musto Olsen O'Neil Rushfield Wloszczyna Meryl Streep, 'Julie & Julia' 2 4 2 2 1 1 Carey Mulligan, 'An Education' 1 1 3 4 2 2 Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious' 3 3 1 1 3 3 Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side' 4 5 5 3 4 Helen Mirren, 'The Last Station' 5 2 4 5 4 5 Abby Cornish, 'Bright Star' 5 »
- tomoneil
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