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This Weekend at the Movies: December 25, 2009
25 December 2009 4:02 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Well, it's the final weekend of 2009 and we have a couple of wide releases to discuss including the much anticipated Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Meyers's latest outing It's Complicated. I hope all of you are enjoying your holiday weekends and if you aren't celebrating anything I still hope you have a great weekend and thanks for continuing to visit.
2010 is just around the corner and I can't wait to have another great year at the movies.
Sherlock Holmes I'm not at all surprised this is the most popular title on the site as we move into the finaly holiday weekend of 2009. Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Downey Jr. and coming off Iron Man he's pretty much the man of the hour. Unfortunately this film didn't exactly live up to its billing for me, but my suggestion is to still go see it and simply lower your expectations and you should be rightly entertained. »
- Brad Brevet
Movie Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
25 December 2009 3:42 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Terry Gilliam's mind doesn't operate the same as the rest of us. His imagination runs wild on occasion and delivers films such as Brazil and the acid trip that is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is more Brazil than it is Fear and Loathing, but in this respect we're talking about measures of obscurity, because this is a film all its own. I've watched it twice now and the first time looked at it with a crooked eye, not exactly sure what to make of it. My second viewing cleared up a variety of details -- sorting the story out -- but not entirely convincing me the film is up to snuff. Gilliam delivers a satisfying carnival trip into the imagination, but it never does much more than become a mildly intriguing, »
- Brad Brevet
Odd New Clip from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
24 December 2009 11:36 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Infinity Features Entertainment just released this new movie clip from the upcoming film ” The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ” by director Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ) and starring Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger from “The Dark Knight”. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Synopsis: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or [...] »
- Brian Corder
Christmas Movie Reviews: “Sherlock Holmes” and “Dr. Parnassus” Both Disappoint (but in Different Ways!)
24 December 2009 11:03 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Two new movies open today: Sherlock Holmes (in wide release) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (in Los Angeles and New York), the film Heath Ledger was working on when he died.
Let’s look at each in turn:
Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson
Let’s get one thing clear from the start: there is nothing gay about the new movie adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
Earlier this year, star Robert Downey Jr. made headlines when he was quoted as saying the movie was about "two men who happen to be roommates, wrestle a lot and share a bed. It's bad-ass."
Cue the predictable conservative outrage from film critic Michael Medved and the idiots on talk radio.
But now that the movie is opening, other critics are chiming in on that meme, seeing some sort of gay subtext between Holmes (Downey Jr. »
- Brent Hartinger
Review: Review: Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus is a Failure (But a Fascinating One!)
24 December 2009 9:38 PM, PST | thetorchonline | See recent thetorchonline news »
Two and a Half Torches (Out of Five) Put a fork in Terry Gilliam. I think his career as a major film director is done. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, his most eagerly awaited film in years because it happened to be the last movie Heath Ledger ever made, is also his most inaccessible, and not in a good way. Once word gets out, it will almost certainly be a massive box office flop (despite the Heath Ledger buzz). And since the budget was somewhere between $25 and $45 million, I have a hard time believing that any investor will be willing to indulge him again, especially considering his history of making expensive, often self-indulgent failed films. And this is a total shame, for two reasons. First, I'm a huge Gilliam fan, who is responsible for several of my all-time favorite fantasy films: Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Maunchausen. »
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Review
24 December 2009 8:12 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
At first glance, the death of Heath Ledger combined with his posthumous Oscar® for The Dark Knight would seem to overshadow his final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, an independent feature from a director whose last two films flopped both critically and commercially. But in an unexpected triumph, director Terry Gilliam shows that his limitless imagination can keep the outside world behind the theater doors and invite audiences to step inside the world he depicts on the screen.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a traveling vaudeville show no one wants in the modern day of relentless digital entertainment. With audiences uninterested in his antiquated mode of live entertainment, the immortal Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) has grown weary of his unending life and his conscience is eating away at the whatever will he left. Unable to stop gambling with Mr. Nick aka the Devil (Tom Waits), Parnassus is about to »
- Matt Goldberg
Interview: Terry Gilliiam
24 December 2009 2:31 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Whatever it is you think is going wrong with your pet project or however difficult you think the circumstances are, believe that Terry Gilliam has been through worse. The filmmaker is as famous for his wild fantasies like Brazil and The Adventures of Baron von Muchhausen as the trying circumstances that it took to make them, and his new film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is no exception. The fantasy about a traveling sideshow and a magical mirror that makes peoples imaginations come true was humming along in production until January 22, 2008, when star Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose in New York City. Gilliam considered scrapping the project entirely, but was encouraged by his cast and crew to soldier on, and eventually he recruited Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell to step in for Ledger in scenes behind the magic mirror. He now says he considered giving Ledger »
John’s 10 Biggest Movie Surprises of 2009
24 December 2009 12:56 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
I’ll be up front with you: the list you’re about to read wasn’t what I had in store for you. As I sat at my desk and prepared to crank out what would be another top ten list of 2009, I realized that I was utterly ill-equipped to do so. As many great films as I witnessed this year, I missed just as many that I’m sure I’d enjoy: A Serious Man. The Fantastic Mr. Fox. The Hurt Locker. The Brothers Bloom.
I know. Just thinking about it makes me sick. But I saw enough to be confident in saying that 2009 was an extremely good year for movies — from blockbusters to indie pictures, we’ve witnessed some great films and surprising debuts from unique filmmakers.
What follows isn’t a list of the “best” films of 2009, but instead is a list of the most surprising, excellent »
- John Cooper
Movie Preview: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Starring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer)
24 December 2009 11:47 AM, PST | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) will go down in history as the 19th and final film of Heath Ledger's career, and that's -- all at once -- a shame and something special. It's a shame because the world lost a remarkable young talent when Ledger died in January, 2008, but something special because it's a terrific and fanciful film, and because of the extraordinary lengths to which writer-director Terry Gilliam, the film's cast and crew, and several of Ledger's friends went in order to ensure that Doctor Parnassus would be completed. But let's back up a step. Gilliam and Ledger had worked together before, on the director's film The Brothers Grimm (2005). That one wasn't a masterpiece by any means, but it had its moments and, more importantly, Ledger and Gilliam hit it off personally and professionally. At some point later on, Gilliam and Ledger, the latter then extremely in demand, »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Celebrity Interview: Director Terry Gilliam (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
24 December 2009 11:35 AM, PST | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »
Terry Gilliam didn't know what to do. It was January, 2008, and the filmmaker had just gotten word that Heath Ledger had died. Ledger was a close friend of Gilliam's and the star of The Brothers Grimm (2005) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter of which they were in the middle of shooting when Ledger passed away unexpectedly. Gilliam halted production at first, but finally elected to carry on, tweaking the story slightly and relying on Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law to help complete Ledger's performance. It wasn't as complicated as it might sound, as, in the fantasy -- which involves a traveling theater troupe, a magical mirror, and an immortal man (Christopher Plummer) who's made a deal with the devil -- Ledger was playing Tony, who walks through the mirror into a fantastical universe, and Depp, Farrell, and Law now play Tony in that fantastical universe. ScreenStar »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Jude Law `honoured` to finish Heath Ledger`s last film role
24 December 2009 7:25 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Jude Law has revealed he was honoured to finish Heath Ledger's last film role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Sherlock Holmes actor Law stepped in alongside Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell to complete Ledger's final film, after the actor died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January 2008. The 36-year-old revealed: 'I liked Heath very much as a man and admired him as an actor. To help finish his final piece of work was a tribute I felt compelled to make.' Speaking in an interview with an American magazine, he added: 'Though we were all there in remembrance, Heath's heart pushed us with great lightness to the finish.' »
- Ellie Pratt
Eerie Final Films of Stars Who Died Young
24 December 2009 7:11 AM, PST | newser.com | See recent newser news »
In the wake of Brittany Murphy’s death, her latest film roles take on an especially creepy symbolism. The Frisky points to the just-released trailer for her upcoming movie Abandoned , in which she plays a woman under psychiatric care—and E! notes that the box art for another recent film, Deadline , shows Murphy’s character, lifeless, in a bathtub. The Frisky looks back at the final roles of others who died young: Heath Ledger: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is about traveling performers who make deals with the devil—and let’s not forget his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight »
Review: Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus a Happy Flash of Heath
24 December 2009 5:50 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Review in a Hurry: Of course, you're waiting to know if Heath Ledger is any good in his final role—and don't worry, he is. But more importantly, director Terry Gilliam is back in fine fantasy form, after a series of critical and commercial failures, with this tale of an immortal showman (Christopher Plummer) who engages in a series of wagers with the devil (Tom Waits). The Bigger Picture: Though it's usually a good thing when a director tries to learn new things, Gilliam's recent attempts at reinventing himself just weren't working. There was the aborted Don Quixote movie that he never finished, the Weinstein-tampered Brothers Grimm and the inventive-but-unlikable Tideland. Now, however, »
Review: Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus a Happy Flash of Heath
24 December 2009 5:50 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Review in a Hurry: Of course, you're waiting to know if Heath Ledger is any good in his final role—and don't worry, he is. But more importantly, director Terry Gilliam is back in fine fantasy form, after a series of critical and commercial failures, with this tale of an immortal showman (Christopher Plummer) who engages in a series of wagers with the devil (Tom Waits). The Bigger Picture: Though it's usually a good thing when a director tries to learn new things, Gilliam's recent attempts at reinventing himself just weren't working. There was the aborted Don Quixote movie that he never finished, the Weinstein-tampered Brothers Grimm and the inventive-but-unlikable Tideland. Now, however, »
New Clip from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
23 December 2009 11:17 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Here’s another brand new movie clip from the upcoming film ” The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ” by director Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ) and starring Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger from “The Dark Knight”. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Synopsis: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. [...] »
- Brian Corder
Law 'humbled' to complete Ledger movie
23 December 2009 3:15 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Jude Law has revealed that he was humbled to complete Heath Ledger's role in his final film The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. Law, 36, stepped in alongside Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell when Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription medication in January 2008, aged 28. The British actor said that it was a "double tug" when he was asked to join the cast. "I liked Heath very much as a man and admired him as an actor. (more) »
- By Sarah Rollo
Jude Law Talks About Finishing Heath Ledger's Final Role
23 December 2009 10:20 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Jude Law says he was humbled personally and professionally to be asked to help take over Heath Ledger's final movie role, which Ledger left unfinished when he died in January 2008. "When I got the call, it was a double tug," Law says of joining the cast of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. "I liked Heath very much as a man and admired him as an actor. To help finish his final piece of work was a tribute I felt compelled to make." Ledger was in the midst of filming the role of Tony in the fantasy film, directed by Terry Gilliam, »
- K.C. Baker
Film: Review:The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
23 December 2009 10:03 AM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Knowing the inside story of Terry Gilliam’s history of failed or flawed projects just makes his latest, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, all the more heartbreaking. Heath Ledger’s death during filming was yet another painful setback in a career full of them, but Gilliam worked around it, bringing in a plot device that lets Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law sub in for Ledger in a series of fantasy sequences. That gimmick works passably well, though in their CGI-heavy imagination-land scenes, all three actors seem hammy and flailing, with an understandable lack of connection to the character »
Terry Gilliam: The Movieline Interview
23 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Having a conversation with Terry Gilliam is not unlike watching one of his films: In either medium, he likes to throw a lot of ideas out there, and he'll even recreate his trademark fisheye lensing for you by leaning forward to whisper something he knows he shouldn't. In short, it's an experience, as is Gilliam's latest effort, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The onscreen story involves a mad doctor (Christopher Plummer), a devilish antagonist (Tom Waits), and a mysterious amnesiac (Heath Ledger); the offscreen story was dominated by Ledger's death midway into production, which resulted in a rewrite that finds Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell subbing in for the character in scenes Ledger had yet to shoot.
In a wide-ranging, cuss-heavy, finger-pointing discussion with Movieline, Gilliam opened up about Ledger, his problems with Hollywood, the Oscars, Fox Searchlight, The Departed...well, let's just say that there were few topics that went untouched. »
The Best of the Decade: 2000-2009
23 December 2009 9:56 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
A best of the decade list is an incredible thing to consider. The Aughts were ripe with imagination and originality. The past ten years also came jam packed with many new visionary directors that changed the cinematic landscape forever. Yet, at the same time, it was also a decade wrought with remakes, rip-offs, ten-year late sequels, and films based on preexisting toy properties, comic books, and amusement park rides. George Lucas offended almost everyone by dusting off his Star Wars mythos and adding copious amounts of CGI to it. And Batman, a caped figure in tights who last flourished in the trippy sixties, managed to crawl head and shoulders above the rest at the box office to be crowned king. Thus proving that the so-called "geek" or "fanboy" truly ruled the silver screen over the course of this tumultuous past decade. Today, we look at the ten films that ruled »
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