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Grimm, Ep. 1.22, “Woman in Black”: Grimm’s Darth Vader moment
20 May 2012 5:35 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 22, “Woman in Black”
Written by: David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf
Directed by Norberto Barba
Airs Fridays at 9pm Et on NBC
A tweet from Bitsie Tulloch revealing that the Grimm special effects wonks had been busy making a cast of her hand ignited fevered speculation that Juliette was heading for a Grim end this week. Most of this was fueled by the desire of we female fans to see David Giuntoli get frisky with some naughty Wesen hotness (we liked it when he bit Adelind Schade), but some of it also by the fact that Juliette’s character is underwritten to the point of invisibility (I’ve met buses that are more interesting than Juliette). Bitsie Tulloch has done what she can with the part, but no actor, however skilled, can make a character without the slightest hint of a twist watchable.
All that is about to change, »
- Cath Murphy
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2012: Gyorgy Palfi’s Final Cut – Ladies & Gentlemen
15 May 2012 7:20 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Final Cut – Ladies & Gentlemen – György Pálfi
Buzz: Once upon a time, György Pálfi made a splash at the Toronto International Film Festival with an elegant, plotless film called Hukkle. When he followed it up with the divisive but still acclaimed Taxidermia, all of a sudden Béla Tarr wasn’t the only active Hungarian filmmaker that your Average Joe cinephile could name off the top of his head. A few years passed, he whiffed big time with I am Not Your Friend, and now a few more years have past. György who?? That this newest work has been relegated to the Closing Night duties of the Cannes Classics sidebar hopefully won’t deter too many from giving it a fair shot, because at the very least, it’s already confirmed that this very talented man is continuing to push himself in new, experimental directions with his work, refusing to go with »
- Blake Williams
Monica Bellucci: I'm happy I waited to have kids
7 May 2012 3:01 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Monica Bellucci is happy she waited until she was nearly 40 to become a mother. The 'Passion of the Christ' actress was 39 when she gave birth to her first child Deva, seven, and 45 when she had Leonie, 23 months and says she chose to be an older mother because she wasn't ready for her life to change until then. She told You magazine: 'Before that I wasn't ready to become a mother. I wasn't ready for something so incredibly huge, something that would change my life for ever. I think it was because I am an only child. In a way I always felt a child -- too much into myself. I worried I wouldn't be ready to »
DVD Playhouse--February 2012
25 February 2012 8:40 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—February 2012
By Allen Gardner
To Kill A Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Robert Mulligan’s film of Harper Lee’s landmark novel pits a liberal-minded lawyer (Gregory Peck) against a small Southern town’s racism when defending a black man (Brock Peters) on trumped-up rape charges. One of the 1960s’ first landmark films, a truly stirring human drama that hits all the right notes and isn’t dated a bit. Robert Duvall makes his screen debut (sans dialogue) as the enigmatic Boo Radley. DVD and Blu-ray double edition. Bonuses: Two feature-length documentaries: Fearful Symmetry and A Conversation with Gregory Peck; Featurettes; Excerpts and film clips from Gregory Peck’s Oscar acceptance speech and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Commentary by Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 2.0 mono.
Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza (Magnolia) After a brief hiatus from his signature oeuvre of Japanese gangster flicks, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Monica Bellucci creates lipstick line for Dolce and Gabbana - Realbollywood.com News
19 February 2012 4:03 AM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, Feb 19: Monica Bellucci, the stunning screen siren and model, has joined the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Felicity Jones as the face of Dolce and Gabbana's cosmetics line.
The 47-year-old Italian actress, who has created a lipstick line for the brand, showed off the perfect pout in a new campaign.
Bellucci is a long time friend of the design duo who have shown their loyalty and adoration of the Italian beauty by launching a lipstick collection in honour of her trademark pout.
The Monica Lipstick Collection celebrates "her remarkable magnetism" according to a press release, and will be available. »
- Meeta Kabra
The top 50 foreign language films of the last decade
8 February 2012 6:26 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
From animation to epic sci-fi to intimate dramas, here’s our pick of the 50 finest foreign language films of the past ten years…
It is quite clear that mainstream cinema no longer applies just to Hollywood blockbusters, or the odd British comedy. With the advent of mass home cinema in the last decade, and the increasing availability of pretty much anything and everything on DVD, Blu-ray, or streaming services like Netflix, world cinema has finally crossed the divide of being the preserve of the connoisseur, or the type of thing you’d stumble on late at night on TV.
In the last ten years, world cinema has made a massive impact on film-of-the-year lists, and many people’s personal favourites. Starting from 2002 and ending here in 2012, it’s safe to say that you’ll have seen many of the films below, and enjoyed them simply as great pieces of filmmaking, »
DVD Review: Rachel Weisz Delivers Oscar-Caliber Work in ‘The Whistleblower’
7 February 2012 9:29 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – I have a sneaking suspicion that if The Weinstein Company had acquired this film and released it during the 2011 awards season, Rachel Weisz would currently be an Oscar nominee. After playing an assortment of vulnerable, photogenic damsels throughout her career, Weisz delivers her most potent and compelling work to date in Larysa Kondracki’s fact-based thriller.
Though the actress has won an Oscar before, it was for her rather thankless role in Fernando Meirelles’s downbeat drama, “The Constant Gardener.” “The Whistleblower” functions as a smart follow-up to Alejandro Amenábar’s equally overlooked 2009 gem, “Agora,” in which Weisz played another strong-willed rebel who risked everything in pursuit of the truth. Both Hypatia in “Agora” and Kathryn Bolkovac in “The Whistleblower” are empowering figures with unsettling life stories that hit all too close to home.
DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0
Despite some narrative contrivances and a manipulative third-act twist, Kondracki’s film is »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Vincent Cassel: 'You can't escape from what you are'
4 February 2012 4:08 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The actor, trained ballet dancer, and husband of Monica Bellucci is a man of hidden depths. In his latest role, he plays an anarchic disciple of Sigmund Freud. So, asks Elizabeth Day, did he get to the bottom of why he's drawn to the dark side?
Vincent Cassel is very charming. He knows it. I know it. Everyone in the room – the photographer, her assistant, the make-up artist, the fashion team – knows it, too. When he speaks, his every witticism is greeted with a tinkling outburst of communal laughter. When he moves his leg ever so slightly to alter his pose, the photographer becomes breathless with admiration: "Perfect. That's perfect." It's only a matter of time until we all break into a round of applause and throw long-stemmed roses at his feet.
Once the photos are done, we take a seat in an adjoining room in what is quite possibly the hippest hotel in Paris, »
- Elizabeth Day
Rachel Weisz And The Women Of The Whistleblower
23 January 2012 7:47 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Academy Award® Winner Rachel Weisz Stars in the Heart-Pounding Suspense Thriller Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD January 24
The women of The Whistleblower are an array of empowering and inspirational females in Hollywood. Here, you will get to know the incredible women of The Whistleblower, including Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci and Vanessa Redgrave.
How far will one woman go to fight global injustice? Inspired by true events, The Whistleblower has been met with praise by critics and heralded at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (.Best Narrative Feature.), Seattle Film Festival (.Best Director.) and Whistler Film Festival (.Best Film,. .Best Narrative Feature.).
Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardner) and Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) head a powerful cast that includes Oscar® Nominee David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck) in writer-director Larysa Kondracki.s harrowing dramatic thriller. When Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac (Weisz) accepts a U.N. peacekeeper position in post-war Bosnia, »
- Melissa Howland
Contest: Win The Whistleblower on DVD
22 January 2012 8:20 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Fox Home Entertainment will release The Whistleblower on Blu-ray and DVD January 24, and we're certainly celebrating this new title starring Rachel Weisz. We have a contest running and we're giving away copies of the DVD to our readers. You know these discs will go fast, so enter this contest today.
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When Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) accepts a U.N. peacekeeper position in post-war Bosnia, she uncovers a deadly sex trafficking ring. After learning that fellow peacekeepers and military contractors are involved in the ghastly practice and its cover-up, Bolkovac risks her own life to save the lives of others and expose the corruption. »
- MovieWeb
Exclusive: The Whistleblower Blu-ray Rachel Weisz Interview
19 January 2012 3:41 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Larysa Kondracki directs Rachel Weisz in the tense dramatic thriller The Whistleblower, which comes to Blu-ray and DVD on January 24th. To celebrate this upcoming release, we have a look at the special features with an exclusive Rachel Weisz interview, where she discusses her character's moral outrage. To learn more about this must-see release, check out the video below.
Click to watch Exclusive: Rachel Weisz Interview!
When Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac accepts a U.N. peacekeeper position in post-war Bosnia, she discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost. With masterful acting and a heart-racing plot, The Whistleblower is an acclaimed film inspired by actual events.
Special Features
Kathy Bolkovac: The Real Whistleblower
The Whistleblower was released August 5th, 2011 and stars Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci, »
- MovieWeb
DVD Review: 'The Whistleblower'
16 January 2012 4:00 AM, PST | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★★☆ Canadian filmmaker Laraysa Kondracki's extraordinary debut feature The Whistleblower - starring Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave and Benedict Cumberbatch - focuses on sex-trafficking in post-war Bosnia. Co-scripted by Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan, the film also exposes some of the wider issues associated with war - in particular, how violence and brutality often persist though the uneasy transition into peace.
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- CineVue
This week's new DVD & Blu-ray
13 January 2012 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Interrupters
The absence of this film in the longlist of nominees for the 2012 Best Documentary Oscar, along with Senna and Herzog's Into The Abyss, is being held as a sign of just how wrong the Academy can get things; if you've seen the other two you'll get some idea of the high regard this is held in to be mentioned alongside them. Directed by Steve James, maker of landmark doc Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters follows three ex-cons and gang members who place themselves in the line of fire – literally, in some instances – to try to curb the violence that has spun out of control on the streets of Chicago. They get to know the street gangs and talk to them in a common language that the police and social services seem ill-equipped to emulate. Their role as "violence interrupters" is an intriguing and brave one: they have no hope »
- Phelim O'Neill
How 'Full House' Led To 'The Finder'
12 January 2012 9:40 AM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Backdoor pilots are standalone episodes of regular television that introduces new characters in the hopes of spinning them off onto their own show. Gossip Girl attempted this with their 80s episode, The Nanny tried to make you care about the Chatterbox salon and One Day At A Time used their final episode to introduce Dwayne into a new setting.
All failed.
Fox's Bones introduced Walter Sherman (played by Geoff Stults) in a April episode and now hopes you follow him to The Finder, which co-stars Michael Clarke Duncan as a pair of Miami's most successful locators of lost items. I caught up with Geoff earlier this week to find out how his show is different from Bones, what he's excited for you to see and why he's got Full House to thank for his career!
Insider.com: What was it like filming the backdoor pilot for The Finder?
First Look 2012
6 January 2012 7:39 AM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Established as a platform for the fringe successes and overlooked treasures of the European festival scene, the Museum of the Moving Image’s new First Look festival in New York acts as a much-needed bright spot amid the winter doldrums. It’s also the perfect antidote to an awards season hangover, offering resolutely small movies colored with a strong avant-garde streak. From the mind-bending, color-coded world of Raya Martin’s Buenos noches, España to the abundant familial milieu of Papirosen, the inaugural edition of this new event proves consistently engrossing. Below is a concise guide to some of films showing, all but one of which are NYC premieres.
Papirosen (Gastón Solnicki, Argentina)
Like a bustling inter-generational novel without a beginning or end, Gastón Solnicki’s Papirosen is a scrambled collection of anecdotes, floating about in search of a story arc. It’s a presentation that seems frazzled at first, until »
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