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New World War Z Poster, Brad Pitt Attends Surprise Advance Fan Screening, TV Spot
8 hours ago | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Lots of new stuff coming out of the land of the undead today. World War Z opens in less than a month from now, but on Wednesday Brad Pitt attended a special surprise advance fan screening as well as a celebrity screening of the movie.
Fans got their first look at World War Z at the Hoboken Clearview Cinemas in Hoboken, New Jersey while Pitt and Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Brad Grey hosted a VIP showing for Bruce Willis, Katie Couric, Jimmy Fallon, Oliver Stone, Trudie Styler, Sting, Lorne Michaels, Gayle King, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Bacon at Moma in New York.
The studio also unveiled a new poster for director Marc Forster’s film.
World War Z Producer Dede Gardner and Brad Pitt.
Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Brad Grey, Jimmy Fallon and Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt and »
- Melissa Thompson
Brad Pitt Shows World War Z in New York - and New Jersey!
14 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Brad Pitt stepped out solo Wednesday night to mingle with an impressive crowd of A-listers - but he didn't forget his fans, either. Showing his new zombie thriller World War Z for the first time, hehosted a star-packed screening at New York City's Museum of Modern Art - then zipped to Hoboken, N.J., where he surprised moviegoers at a late-night sneak preview. "They said we got to do a showing in the city and I said okay, but we can't do it without showing it to the people who we made the film for," he told the Jersey fans. »
- KC Baker and Paul Chi
Baz Luhrmann on The Great Gatsby: 'Fitzgerald was a clown, just like I am'
17 May 2013 2:40 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The director of the new film of The Great Gatsby is under no illusions that his style is everyone's cup of tea – and that, he says, is why he has such a kinship with the novel's author
It takes a lot of heavy lifting to make a lavish party swing. On the day before The Great Gatsby opens this year's Cannes film festival, the nearby Carlton Hotel has been recast as a chaotic factory of harried PRs and industry factotums. An immaculate woman, all but blinded by the potted plant she is carrying, blunders haplessly through a platter of macaroons that has been left on the floor. The cakes go everywhere; the carpet is carnage. "Merde," exclaims the woman, but she barely breaks her stride.
If high-rolling Jay Gatsby had ever come to Cannes, he would surely have boarded at a joint like this, with its grand beehive domes and tranquil private beach. »
- Xan Brooks
Mickey Sumner Talks Frances Ha, Working with Director Noah Baumbach, Shooting in New York City, The Borgias, Cbgb, and More
14 May 2013 5:55 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Mickey Sumner shines in a fantastic supporting role playing Sophie, the lifelong best friend of Greta Gerwig’s titular heroine, in Frances Ha, co-written by Gerwig and director Noah Baumbach. Shot in black and white against the backdrop of New York City, this modern comic fable about the 20-something generation explores love, friendship, self-doubt, and finding your way in life. Sumner and Gerwig’s natural on-screen chemistry makes their characters funny and relatable and fuels some of the film’s most insightful and best comedic moments. I recently landed an exclusive interview with Sumner who talked to me about the liberating experience of playing a role without a script, how she identified with her character, working with an amazing cast, Baumbach’s directing style, her reaction to seeing the film premiere at Telluride, why she loves being in front of the camera, and what she learned interning during summer holidays with her godmother, »
- Sheila Roberts
HBO Announces Air Date for Finale of Ricky Gervais' 'Life's Too Short'
6 May 2013 11:18 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's "Life's Too Short," their mockumentary series chronicling the struggles of actor Warwick Davis, playing himself, wrapped its run on the BBC in March with a special episode. Stateside, you'll be able to see the conclusion of the series when it airs on HBO on Friday, July 5th. The seven-episode first season of "Life's Too Short" debuted on HBO last February, and followed the "Harry Potter" actor as he tried to jump start his fading career as Britain's "go-to little person" actor, often to humiliating ends. Written by and featuring Gervais and Merchant, the series typically also showcased a corral of celebrity cameos, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter and Steve Carell. The finale will add Davis' "Willow" co-star Val Kilmer to that list, who brings Davis the hopeful news that they'll soon be in production on a sequel to the 1988 fantasy film. »
- Mark Lukenbill
HBO Announces Air Date for Finale of Ricky Gervais' 'Life's Too Short'
6 May 2013 11:18 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's "Life's Too Short," their mockumentary series chronicling the struggles of actor Warwick Davis, playing himself, wrapped its run on the BBC in March with a special episode. Stateside, you'll be able to see the conclusion of the series when it airs on HBO on Friday, July 5th. The seven-episode first season of "Life's Too Short" debuted on HBO last February, and followed the "Harry Potter" actor as he tried to jump start his fading career as Britain's "go-to little person" actor, often to humiliating ends. Written by and featuring Gervais and Merchant, the series typically also showcased a corral of celebrity cameos, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter and Steve Carell. The finale will add Davis' "Willow" co-star Val Kilmer to that list, who brings Davis the hopeful news that they'll soon be in production on a sequel to the 1988 fantasy film. »
- Mark Lukenbill
Twenty Feet From Stardom - Trailer, official poster
6 May 2013 8:23 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Radius TWC's sent along the latest poster for the film which opens on June 11th. Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. In his compelling new film, award-winning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the conflicts, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonizing with others. These gifted artists span a range of styles, genres and eras of popular music, but each has a uniquely fascinating and personal story to share of life spent in the shadows of superstardom. Along with rare archival footage and a peerless soundtrack, Twenty Feet From Stardom boasts intimate interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, »
Noah Baumbach’s New York State of Mind
24 April 2013 3:02 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
When the Brooklyn Academy of Music recently organized a series of iconic movies set in this outer borough, it was no surprise that writer-director Noah Baumbach’s “The Squid and the Whale” featured prominently among them. Released in 2005, but set in the pre-gentrification, pre-”Girls” 1980s, the semi-autobiographical portrait of two brothers coping with their parents’ divorce was shot on the same Park Slope streets where the 43-year-old filmmaker grew up.
(From the pages of the April 23 issue of Variety.)
The film is so lovingly rendered that even a non-native could understand one character’s apoplectic reaction to the news that his father would be moving to the other side of Prospect Park: “Across the park? Is that still Brooklyn?”
Indeed, there may be no more quintessentially New York filmmaker of Generation Y than Baumbach.
The son of writer Jonathan Baumbach and former Village Voice film critic Georgia Brown, Noah »
- Scott Foundas
Watch: 'Voice' Contestant Judith Hill Talks Singing with Michael Jackson in Sundance Hit 'Twenty Feet From Stardom'
29 March 2013 10:57 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Check out this clip from must-see Sundance documentary "Twenty Feet From Stardom," in which Judith Hill (a breakout from the most recent season of "The Voice") discusses her experience working onstage with Michael Jackson. Morgan Neville's film --which hits theaters June 14 via RadiusTWC-- spotlights the true stories of gifted talents who stayed within arm's reach of center stage: backup singers. The doc includes interviews with musical legends Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting, who pay tribute to the singers who often spent decades supporting their stellar careers. The film focuses on the women who made up their background choruses, and what their varied careers have held for them since. Their stories are heartbreaking: Phil Spector imprisoned and stole Darlene Love's great talent, and one after the other strove to break out on their own. What kept them back? The youngest of the women, Judith Hill, is trying to buck that trend. »
- Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
Booking WWE vs Tna PPV
25 March 2013 7:59 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Hands up if you remember the WCW Invasion angle back when WWE owner Vince McMahon bought the failing company back in 2001. Now hands up if you were happy with the way Vince and co. handled the whole storyline. Not many of you I’ll bet. What could easily have been the biggest angle in the history of professional wrestling turned into a massive vanity project for the company’s head honcho who outright refused to see those boys from “Dubbya See Dubbya” get the better of any of his creations. It was a huge mistake.
A decade has passed since the horrible Invasion PPV and no one cares to discuss it. Plenty of ex-wcw guys recovered from the failed Invasion (Booker T for example) but many more just faded away into obscurity or simply did not take part (Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Sting). But what if a similar angle »
- Matt Aspin
Ranking David Lynch’s Films
20 March 2013 4:30 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
How many filmmakers can you think of that have their own verb? “Lynchian” is a part of even the most casual cinephile, though it’s often used erroneously. All too often, anything a little out of the ordinary, with a vague sense of the uncanny, earns the term. Looking back at the man’s filmography, however, it’s clear that there’s much more to Lynch’s work than mere eccentricity, especially given that he’s made films that don’t easily fit into common ideas about what it is for a film or a work of art to even be “Lynchian.” Beyond that, Lynch himself is such a singular presence beyond his films – as a thinker, a writer, and even as a musician – that attempts to Xerox his work are doubly pointless. As it’s David Lynch month here at the site, we decided to poll our writers on their favorite Lynch movies, »
- Ricky da Conceição
Damian Lewis Joins UK Comic Relief Event
15 March 2013 12:15 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage. Homeland star Damian Lewis will join the cast of BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley when it reunites for Friday night’s Comic Relief telethon. This year’s Funny for Money broadcast is set to offer plenty of YouTube-ready revival sketches for viewers. Already set is Ricky Gervais resurrecting The Office character David Brent. The Vicar of Dibley’s reunion is its first since since another Comic Relief sketch in 2009, which co-starred Sting. Lewis was keen to take part, he said, because he’d been unavailable for past specials. “Some of my favorite actors are in The Vicar of Dibley and I grew up watching them on TV,” he said. He joins a high profile guest cast that includes Kylie Minogue, Sarah Ferguson and Johnny Depp. The show’s charity bent was demonstrated in a controversial 2005 New Year’s special, which heavily »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
Extended Thoughts on ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’
2 March 2013 2:00 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The Emperor’s New Groove
Directed by Mark Dindal
Written by David Reynolds, Mark Dindal, and Chris Williams
Starring David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton
One of the underlying goals of our show is to discuss the contextual issues at hand with any film we highlight. It’s impossible to attempt a halfway-intelligent discussion of the past, no matter what within the past we focus on, without deliberately acknowledging its context of our present and its original present. When we review, for example, Song of the South, it would be misleading for us not only to comment on how the film appears to us in 2013, but to focus on its initial release and subsequent re-releases, and how society reacted to it then versus now. That won’t eliminate how we feel about the actual movie, but the controversy surrounding the film is impossible to ignore. We don’t »
- Josh Spiegel
Ian McShane: Panty Dropper
21 February 2013 2:41 PM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Anyone familiar with Ian McShane’s Golden Globe winning role as the profanity-spewing, hard drinking Al Swearengen on HBO’s "Deadwood" shouldn't be remotely surprised that intense, gritty characters have been Ian McShane’s bread and butter for quite some time. Surely his knack for bringing swarthy, murderous types to life has aided him in being cast as the embittered dwarf king Beith in "Snow White and the Huntsman" and his latest curmudgeonly role as King Brahmwell in "Jack the Giant Slayer."
However, a careful look at McShane's decades-long career reveals a few nuggets of evidence that it isn't quite all malevolence and danger behind those beady eyes. Could it be possible that all of these latter-day seething character roles are actually hiding the longing, romantic heart of a true ladies' man?
Perhaps the answer lies not in the man’s movies, but in his music. Make no mistake, the »
- Nick DeSantis
10 geek actors whose music careers didn’t take off
20 February 2013 12:39 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Top 10 Sarah Dobbs 21 Feb 2013 - 07:17
Sarah lists the geeky stars who shouldn't give up the day job when it comes to launching their music career...
Everyone dreams of being a rock star, don’t they? Most of us have had a go at playing air guitar, or singing into our hairbrushes, even if we wouldn’t inflict our dubious musical talents on other people. There’s just something irresistibly glamorous about the idea of being a famous musician. So much so, apparently, that even celebrities aren’t immune to the siren call of the rock ‘n’ roll dream. Here are ten geek actors who’ve tried, and largely failed, to launch a secondary career as musicians…
Before Bruce Willis became a bona fide action hero due to 1988’s Die Hard, he had a go at being an R’n’B star. He was already a recognisable face »
- ryanlambie
Brangelina nouveau: Pitt and Jolie turn vitners
15 February 2013 7:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The actors are to launch their own brand of organic wine – produced on their French estate Château Miraval – to go on sale in March
Like your roses intensely floral, with wild lily aromas and notes of strawberry and raspberry? Also like the movie Mr and Mrs Smith? Then chances are you'll raise a glass to the news that the stars of that film, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, are to put their name to a plonk with exactly those attributes.
Next month will see the first batch of Miraval go on sale, produced from the vineyard attached to the couple's French estate, Château Miraval. Made in collaboration with veteran Gallic wine family Perrin, the wine was previously known as Pink Floyd, christened by the chateau's previous owner, American vintner Tom Bove, from whom the pair purchased the property in 2012.
A statement from Brad Pitt reported by Bloomberg suggests both he »
- Catherine Shoard
Bruce Springsteen honoured with 'Person of the Year' title
10 February 2013 2:24 AM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, Feb 10: Bruce Springsteen was recognised as MusiCare's 2013 Person of the Year at a star-studded event hosted by comedian Jon Stewart and held in conjunction with the annual Grammy Awards.
The 63-year-old rock singer, nicknamed 'The Boss' has actively supported many charities over the years, including those focused on homelessness, hunger and helping veterans, and last year he participated in benefit concerts to aid victims of superstorm Sandy.
Among the stars who performed at the gala were Sting, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Elton John, Tim McGraw and Patti Smith, the Telegraph reported.
His. »
- Rahul Kapoor
Because the Night Belongs to Bruce: MusiCares Honors Springsteen as Person of the Year
9 February 2013 3:30 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
It took a while before the familiar howl of “Brruuuuuce” echoed throughout the room. Yet there he was: The Boss. Bruce Springsteen. New Jersey’s only hope -- or “all we have,” as host Jon Stewart joked at the start of MusiCares Person of the Year gala dinner and tribute concert, held at the Los Angeles convention center. Seated alongside Jann Wenner, publisher of Rolling Stone and Us Weekly, and adjacent to Sting and wife Trudie Styler, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and Conan O’Brien and his missus, Liza Powel, Springsteen was joined at the head table by his wife of
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- Shirley Halperin
Katy Perry (Sort Of) Steals Spotlight at Bruce Springsteen Pre-Grammy Tribute
9 February 2013 8:45 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
It may have been a tribute to Bruce Springsteen but Katy Perry seemed to be the main attraction for some at Friday's MusiCares Person of the Year tribute at the Los Angeles Convention Center before Sunday's Grammy Awards. The singer, who arrived at the charity event which raises money for musicians in need sans beau John Mayer, was interrupted by two young fans who asked to take a picture with her as she was talking to director J.J. Abrams. But that wasn't all: the pop star, who later hung out with Elton John, was approached by even more fans in the lobby at the show. »
- Patrick Gomez and Marisa Laudadio
'Dig In, One-Percenters'
9 February 2013 6:06 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles — Be it concert or charity auction, Bruce Springsteen can bring any event to a crescendo.
Springsteen briefly took over auctioneering duties before being honored as MusiCares person of the year Friday night, exhorting the crowd to bid on a signed Fender electric guitar by amping up the deal. The 63-year-old rock `n' roll star moved the bid north from $60,000 by offering a series of sweeteners.
"That's right, a one-hour guitar lesson with me," Springsteen shouted. "And a ride in my Harley Davidson sidecar. So dig in, one-percenters."
That moved the needle past $150,000. He added eight concert tickets and backstage passes with a bonus tour conducted by Springsteen himself. That pushed it to $200,000, but he wasn't done.
"And a lasagna made by my mother!" he shouted as an in-house camera at the Los Angeles Convention Center cut to his 87-year-old mother Adele Ann Springsteen.
And with an extra $250,000 in the musicians charity's coffers, »
- AP
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