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17 items from 2011
Quick Shooter: A Clint Eastwood Profile (Part 4)
11 October 2011 11:42 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood in the fourth of a five part feature (read parts one, two and three)...
“What I liked about this script is that it is faithful to the book, contrary to some previous versions, which had eliminated elements that in my opinion had to be preserved,” stated Clint Eastwood who chose to cinematically adapt White Hunter Black Heart (1990); the fictional tale was inspired by experiences of screenwriter Peter Viertel during the production of The African Queen (1951). “He told me that during the filming, Huston became hostile to Sam Spiegel, though he’d worked with him before. In his autobiography Huston says he was searching for a period of three weeks he could use to go on safari while in Africa. That’s what gave Peter Viertel the impetus to write his novel. He was in the presence of someone surrounded by all his technical crew, »
- flickeringmyth
Peck, Harden Drink The "Wine of Summer"
9 October 2011 12:03 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Ethan Peck ("In Time"), Marcia Gay Harden, Sonia Braga, Kelsey Chow, Elsa Pataky and Mimi Gianopulos have all joined the cast of Maria Matteoli's indie drama "The Wine of Summer" says Risky Biz Blog.
The story follows an actor (Peck) who is struggling with his craft while working on a play. In frustration, he travels to Spain in search of the plays’ author, inadvertently bringing together five people whose fates intertwine.
Matteoli penned the script and will direct. Al Hayes and Scott David are producing with shooting kicking off this week in Madrid, Spain. »
- Garth Franklin
Brothers & Sisters: The Complete Fifth Season - DVD Review
5 September 2011 9:33 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Brothers and Sisters returns for a fifth and final season that sees the show going out on a strong note despite losing Rob Lowe and a lot of its viewers. The season features another round of strong performances from its ensemble cast . led by the legendary Sally Fields. Along with Fields, Brothers and Sisters features Dave Annable, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Matthew Rhys, Luke Macfarlane, Gilles Marini, Ron Rifkin, and Patricia Wettig. The season also features appearances from the talented Sonia Braga, Richard Chamberlain, Beau Bridges, and Jeremy Davidson. Known for surprise love-children and other unexpected family drama, Season Five sees the Walker family clan dealing with new romance, the return of an old flame (who turns out »
- Patrick Luce
Brazilian Sex Comedy Blockbuster Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands to Be Remade
14 August 2011 3:24 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos / Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Brazil's biggest box-office hit until last year's The Elite Squad 2, will be remade. At the Gramado Film Festival, currently being held in the small southern Brazilian town, actor-director Reginaldo Faria announced that his son, Marcelo Faria, will star in a new film adaptation of Jorge Amado's bestseller. The project will also mark television director Pedro Vasconcelos' feature-film debut. Bruno Barreto's acclaimed 1976 sex comedy starred Sonia Braga, José Wilker, and Mauro Mendonça. A (quite tame) American remake directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Sally Field, Jeff Bridges, and James Caan, was released as Kiss Me Goodbye in 1982. It was a critical and box-office disappointment. Additionally, there was a 1998 Brazilian TV miniseries toplined by Giulia Gam, Edson Celulari, and Marco Nanini. Set in Salvador in the early 1940s, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands tells the story »
- Andre Soares
First set pics from Elysium
9 August 2011 1:33 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The first images form Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium have surfaced online, thanks to Slashfilm. The pictures show a shaven-headed Matt Damon, who also appears to be wearing some unidentified futuristic technology. The District 9 director’s latest movie is set 100 years from now, with Damon playing an ex-con and Jodie Foster as the head of state of an alien world. Elysium remains shrouded in mystery, and there’s a great many questions yet to be answered. But if Blomkamp’s previous work is anything to judge it by, science fiction fans should be in for a treat.
Elysium also stars Sharlto Copley, Diego Luna, Sonia Braga, and William Fitchner. It is set for release 2013.
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- Tom Fordy
‘Elysium’ Set Photos: What Tech is Matt Damon Wearing?
9 August 2011 12:15 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Neill Blomkamp got to shoot District 9 without much interference from paparazzi photographers, but that won't be the case as he moves forward with his second film, Elysium. The first set pics have surfaced from the film that stars Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley, Sonia Braga, Diego Luna, and William Fichtner. The images we've got show Matt Damon, head shaved, seemingly fleeing and in pain, and wearing some sort of technology. What's the purpose of all that gear? Frankly, we have no idea. But check out a gallery of photos below and begin to speculate away. [gallery columns="2"] All we know about Elysium so far is that it is set at least 100 years in the future, features Jodie Foster as the head of state of an alien planet and Matt Damon as an ex-con. Is that some sort of prison gear binding Damon in these images? A viral video clip [1] launched »
- Russ Fischer
First Set Photos of Matt Damon in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium
9 August 2011 9:30 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The first set photos from Neill Blomkamp's Elysium have gone online and they could potentially be spoiler-ific (that's why I've minimized the image above). There's not much we know about the film so it's tough to know the context of these photos. All we know about the film is that it takes place on an alien planet 100 years in the future. Jodie Foster plays the head of the planet, and Wagner Moura (Elite Squad) is the villain. Matt Damon is starring in the sci-fi flick and all I'll say about these photos is that it looks like his character is in a bad way. I won't say any more than that for people who want to avoid spoilers. There are also some set photos of a mansion but I don't think it's too much of a spoiler to tell you there's a mansion in the movie. Hit the jump »
- Matt Goldberg
On Oscar's Honorary Statues: Who Gets Them, Who Still Waits?
3 August 2011 8:40 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
... mogul Oprah Winfrey (The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award), actor James Earl Jones (Honorary Oscar) and makeup artist Dick Smith (Honorary Oscar).
I heard this in the wee hours of the Am this morning but didn't have time to ponder it whilst collapsing from a day spent swooning over Judy Garland (♥♥♥♥) and then Sufjan Stevens at "Celebrate Brooklyn".
Several hours later after a good night's sleep the news makes much more sense to me because last night I thought they'd given Oprah a regular honorary Oscar -- most of the headlines are saying just that -- and I was pissed. For the record, though a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award looks just like an Oscar, it's actually a statue commemorating your humanitarian endeavors rather than your screen work. And few would argue that Oprah isn't deserving once you make that distinction. I think the Jean Hersholt statue shouldn't look the same as »
- NATHANIEL R
With Child Labor Bill, Eva Longoria the Latest Hispanic Actor to Lobby Congress
16 June 2011 6:56 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
It’s amazing what an A-list celebrity can do to a well-meaning child labor bill.
On Thursday, Eva Longoria hit Capitol Hill, where she injected a shot of excitement into the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment, better known as the Care Act.
But Longoria isn’t the only Hispanic celebrity elevating the energy on policy issues in Washington these days. A growing number of politically-engaged Hispanic actors are becoming regular fixtures in the nation’s capital. The likes of actors Jimmy Smits, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, George Lopez, Esai Morales, Wilmer Valderamma, and Aimee Garcia -- all of whom have successful careers in Hollywood -- all have active outreach projects that bring them to Washington. They press for a variety of policy issues, but they support each other's projects whenever they can.
The Care Act was originally proposed by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), and the bill would raise age »
- Christina Wilkie
Brazilian Actress Alice Braga Joins Sci-fi Elysium
30 May 2011 8:21 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The niece of Sonia Braga, Alice Braga is the next actor to sign up for active duty in Neill Blomkamp‘s forthcoming sci-fi film Elysium. The District 9 writer/director’s already-cast is toplined by Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. The feature also stars Sharlto Copley (District 9), William Fichtner (TV serial Prison Break) and Wagner Moura (The [...] Brazilian Actress Alice Braga Joins Sci-fi Elysium is a post from: FilmoFilia
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- Nikola Mraovic
Alice Braga Joins Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium'
29 May 2011 9:16 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Independently financing your film gives you freedom, and while Neill Blomkamp's forthcoming sci-fi film "Elysium" is toplined by Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, he's rounding out the rest of his cast with smaller names and/or international actors. Deadline reveals that his latest addition is Alice Braga (not Sonia Braga as they initially reported) and of course, no details are being given on the character she will play. Braga has rising through the ranks for a while now. She got her major breakout turn in "City Of God," more exposure opposite Will Smith in "I Am Legend," more recently appeared in… »
Alice Braga Signs Up for Elysium
28 May 2011 9:48 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
So what if it's a holiday weekend? We're still here to bring you your horror headlines, damnit. True, we're now doing it in our underwear, but still... So come on! Join the fun! Read this while you're in your underwear, too. It'll be symbiotic!
According to Deadline Alice Braga (pictured right; Repo Men, Predators), the niece of the great Sonia Braga, is the next actor to sign up for active duty in District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's latest film, Elysium. No word on whom she'll play just yet, but we'll be watching.
Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner also star in this upcoming sci-fi thriller that tells the tale of what happens when a battle ensues between aliens and humans for the right to colonize another planet.
Look for it in theatres on March 1st, 2013, providing we all don't croak in 2012. Friggin' Mayans have to try to ruin everything. »
- Uncle Creepy
Update: 'Elysium' Gains Some Brazilian Flavor
28 May 2011 5:15 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Update: The original report was inncorrect and Alice Braga from Predators and Repo Men is actually starring. Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman) is the latest addition to the cast of Sony PIctures' Elysium, which is now slated for release on March 1, 2013. Elysium is the top secret sci-fi project from District 9 director Neill Blomkam that also stars Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Wagner Moura and William Fichtner. The story is said to be set in the far future on another planet and, like District 9, which is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film. Recent rumors have begun circulating that the plot will actually follow a battle between an alien and human race for the right to colonize another planet. There are some very relevant political themes hidden within there »
Alice Braga Added To 'Elysium' Cast
28 May 2011 4:54 PM, PDT | Deadline Hollywood | See recent Deadline Hollywood news »
Update: So an idiot publicist can't distinguish between Brazilian actresses even though they're a generation apart and Alice Braga is the niece of Sonia Braga. It's the former who's confirmed for Neill Blomkamp's latest project Elysium. The filmmaker won't provide any details on the character she'll play, but the actress will join the District 9 writer/director's already-cast stars Jodie Foster and Matt Damon. »
- NIKKI FINKE
'Brothers & Sisters' finale: Was this a fitting end to the Walker drama?
9 May 2011 2:52 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
The Walker wedding extravaganza on "Brothers & Sisters" went just as expected, because everything going awry is how this show rolls. A 180-degree turn from the Season 4 finale crash that left the Walker clan in pieces, this episode was a nice shift for the Season 5 (possibly series) finale.
The episode begins with Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) having doubts about marrying Luc (Gilles Marini) while she's on the outs with Nora (Sally Field) over dating Brody (guest star Beau Bridges). Halfway through the episode, several unlucky turns in the wedding have added to her already fragile state and Sarah takes a breather right before she's to walk down the aisle.
The entire episode seems to pivot on the next scene. Brody is there in his mobile home and lures Sarah in with a beer. Once inside, he tells her that the necklace she picked from Nora's jewelry box is the one he gave Nora when they were young, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Liveblogging "Brothers & Sisters": Season Five Finale "Walker Down The Aisle"
8 May 2011 5:44 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
It's the final episode of the season. Will it end with a cliffhanger, or go out quietly? Join us for the fun starting at 10 Pm Est!
In case you missed it when I mentioned in in the Briefs, it appears that ABC is planning to renew Brothers & Sisters for a possibly abbreviated sixth season.
It would mean less Calista Flockhart, and probably less Sally Field, who will be filming with Steven Spielberg this fall. Also, Ron Rifkin was adamant that this would be his last season on the show (he was tired of not having a storyline), but now that they've actually given Saul a few things to do, I wonder if he'll change his mind.
At the least, another season will give us a chance to see Kevin and Scotty grow as parents.
Will the season finale give us something to look forward to? Let's find out!
Sarah is in bed with Kitty. »
- snicks
Pic Post! A First Look at the "Brothers & Sisters" Finale
28 April 2011 5:31 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
There are only two episodes left of the fifth season of Brothers & Sisters, and we still haven't heard if the show will be returning for a sixth. The series has been on a creative roll of late and the ratings are okay... and yet with 109 episodes in the can and major characters departed, it's starting to feel like the end of the road for this shows. (Thank goodness snicks will probably soon have Days of Our Lives to liveblog. Idle recappers are the devil's work.)
If the end of Brothers & Sisters is indeed upon us, then judging from these advance photos of the May 1st and May 8th episodes at least, longtime fans will be getting some closure.
For instance, in "For Better or for Worse" (to air May 1st) we see actress Marika Dominczyk return as Tyler. She and Justin were a couple way back in season one. Remember, »
- Dennis Ayers
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17 items from 2011
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