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Denzel Washington Discusses The Taking of Pelham 123

11 June 2009 4:10 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

In his third film with director Tony Scott (Man on Fire), Academy Award winner Denzel Washington (Training Day) pretended to be a "regular Joe" in order to get into character for his role as an Mta dispatcher in The Taking of Pelham 123:

I ate a lot and kept getting smaller and smaller sweaters to wear. I spilled coffee on myself. I liked the idea that when they hand Garber a gun he's never held one before. He was an ordinary guy in an extraordinary situation with this cloud over his head. He didn't come to work knowing that he was going to get an opportunity to redeem himself. It was something he felt that he needed to do and as he got into it deeper and deeper, he went for it. Like Man on Fire, this film is a "reimagining" of a previous movie. The 1974 big-screen version of The Taking of Pelham One,

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Graham Upset About Film Takeover

20 May 2009 6:35 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Boogie Nights star Heather Graham fears an over-zealous producer will ruin the movie experience which led to her finding romance - by taking over the project.

The actress met boyfriend Yaniv Raz on the set of Son of Mourning when he directed her into his arms - and the couple is blissfully happy.

But there are storm clouds on the horizon - their film together has been nabbed by a movie executive, who is planning an overhaul.

Disgruntled Graham says, "Yaniv wrote and directed the film but the producer kind of took it over three quarters of the way through and now I think that maybe he's gonna screw it up.

"First of all, it's my boyfriend's movie, secondly he's very talented and I saw it and it was really good. I think the producer is like a frustrated writer/director, so he wasn't brave enough to actually do his own movie so he just took over my boyfriend's movie, so it's really sad.

"Usually the producer chooses the director he believes in and supports his vision. Yaniv is devastated."

The film features former The Sopranos co-stars Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Lorraine Bracco , and is currently listed as being in post-production. There's no official release date.

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Scenes We Love: Goodfellas

14 May 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

A few days ago, I asked what director's world you would most like to live in, and the answers have been a lot of fun to read. (Some of you are a lot braver than I am -- um, Mad Max? Damn! We'll probably be there in a few years!) As I was browsing through scenes that I loved, trying to decide on which one of the multitude to post, I realized that I had to be true to my darker retro side, and vote Goodfellas. I desperately want to be Lorraine Bracco, married to the mob via Ray Liotta (who has never looked finer), with piles of money and a constant supply of gifts that fell off a truck. I'd much prefer the careless morality of the Mafia to the tight, suburban Sirk -- and I'd get to keep the clothes, if not the popsicle lighting and decor.

So,

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Elisabeth Rappe

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Bracco Calls Gandolfini's Bluff

6 May 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Lorraine Bracco is convinced her former Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini will reprise his role in the hit TV show if bosses take the mob series to the big screen.

Bracco played a therapist treating Gandolfini's mafia boss character Tony Soprano in the long-running drama series, which came to an end in 2007.

Rumours of a movie adaptation have rumbled on since the last episode aired and the actress admits she's anxious to take her role to the big screen.

Creator David Chase and star Gandolfini have always dismissed the suggestion, with the actor stating in January, "If I was broke, I would do it."

However, Bracco insists her former co-star isn't driven solely by money - and she's convinced he could change his mind.

She tells the New York Daily News, "That's ridiculous! A good story... would be the key."

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Top Three Parties: Garden Party, Bea Buzz, Tip Tops

13 April 2009 3:19 PM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news

1. Christie Brinkley. 2. Paul Sevigny at the Beatrice Inn when the nightclub was still open. 3. Diddy. From PatrickMcMullan.com. Vf Daily’s picks for the top three parties around the globe last weekend. Garden Party What: A screening of H.B.O.’s dramatized version of the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens, and a celebratory dinner. Where: Grey Gardens and Goose Creek, the Hamptons, New York. Who: Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn (current owners of the Grey Gardens property), newly minted memoirist Quinn Bradlee, Frances Hayward (who lives at the mansion during the off season), Lorraine Bracco and daughter Stella Keitel, Michael Suscy (the writer and director of the movie), Christie Brinkley, Bob Balaban with daughter Hazel, Martha Stewart, Euan Rellie and Lucy Sykes Rellie, Dick Cavett, Jay McInerney (who is busy promoting his new book), Anne Hearst McInerney, Richard Meier, Henry and Marie-Josee Kravis, Peggy Siegal, Henry Corra, and Celia Maysles (whose

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