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'General Hospital' leads Daytime Emmy noms; 'Bold and Beautiful' left out
9 May 2012 9:23 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
ABC’s General Hospital leads the way with 23 nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards.
The television academy announced Wednesday that the venerable soap opera will compete with NBC’s Days of Our Lives, CBS’ The Young and the Restless and the canceled All My Children of ABC for best daytime drama. NBC’s The Bold and the Beautiful has won the trophy three years in a row but wasn’t nominated this year.
Other repeat winners are possible, though: Ben Bailey of Cash Cab was nominated for best game show host and Dr. Mehmet Oz as best talk show host.
- Associated Press
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey Review
29 April 2012 9:44 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Constance Marks
Cast: Kevin Clash, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Oz
Running time: 80 minutes
Certificate: U
Synopsis: Meet Kevin Clash, one of the world’s most popular but unrecognisable stars. For 25 years, he has played a character named Elmo on the most popular street in children’s TV…
Five years ago, who’d have known Jim Henson’s Muppets would return to win our hearts once again? With their big screen outing earlier this year, Kermit and Co proved they still have what it takes to make us laugh and go all gooey inside. The trick, of course, is the simple Muppets formula: they are never spiteful or mean-spirited. It’s pure, decent, and honest fun – great gags and lovable characters. It’s a refreshing change in an increasingly cynical world, and its little wonder fans worldwide have embraced them all over again. Long live the Muppets.
Now, only four months later, »
- Tom Fordy
Being Elmo – review
28 April 2012 4:03 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Movie puppeteers are a rather sinister bunch, among them the obsessed Michael Redgrave in Dead of Night, the repressed Mel Ferrer in Lili and the disturbed John Cusack in Being John Malkovich. But there is nothing but sweetness and light surrounding Kevin Clash, the first African-American to enter that great fraternity of American puppeteers associated with Frank Oz and Jim Henson. He began building his own puppets as a child in Baltimore under the encouraging aegis of loving working-class parents after watching TV shows in the 1960s, and after a serious apprenticeship was inducted into Sesame Street where he created the famous red-haired, pop-eyed, orange-nosed Elmo. He's now Sesame Street's senior puppet coordinator and muppet captain. Constance Marks's delightful, unpretentious documentary both captures the man in all his complex simplicity and throws light on his craft.
DocumentarySesame StreetThe MuppetsChildren's TVTelevisionPhilip French
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- Philip French
Being Elmo – review
28 April 2012 4:03 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Movie puppeteers are a rather sinister bunch, among them the obsessed Michael Redgrave in Dead of Night, the repressed Mel Ferrer in Lili and the disturbed John Cusack in Being John Malkovich. But there is nothing but sweetness and light surrounding Kevin Clash, the first African-American to enter that great fraternity of American puppeteers associated with Frank Oz and Jim Henson. He began building his own puppets as a child in Baltimore under the encouraging aegis of loving working-class parents after watching TV shows in the 1960s, and after a serious apprenticeship was inducted into Sesame Street where he created the famous red-haired, pop-eyed, orange-nosed Elmo. He's now Sesame Street's senior puppet coordinator and muppet captain. Constance Marks's delightful, unpretentious documentary both captures the man in all his complex simplicity and throws light on his craft.
DocumentarySesame StreetThe MuppetsChildren's TVTelevisionPhilip French
guardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. »
- Philip French
This week's new films
27 April 2012 4:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Damsels In Distress (12A)
(Whit Stillman, 2011, Us) Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton, Adam Brody, Ryan Metcalf, Megalyn Echikunwoke. 99 mins
Stillman casts a wry eye across the college campus, and settles on Gerwig's clique of preppy girls who confuse charity with condescension. The result is distinctively articulate, witty, gently surreal and hilariously sarcastic. But as well as parodying these misguided teens, Stillman clearly has great sympathy for them. It's good to have him back.
Avengers Assemble (12A)
(Joss Whedon, 2012, Us) Samuel L Jackson, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson. 142 mins
Considering the lack of leeway Whedon had with this superhero juggernaut, he pulls off a remarkable feat, keeping all the plates spinning with as much irony as he can get away with. It descends into a numbing effects orgy, but it's fast and fun along the way.
Albert Nobbs (15)
(Rodrigo García, 2011, UK/Ire) Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska. 113 mins
Close's committed performance anchors this »
- Steve Rose
Exclusive Clip from Being Elmo
27 April 2012 8:20 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Constance Marks’ film is not simply a documentary about a man and his puppet. Being Elmo fixes its sights on Kevin Clash, the performer who has been a key figure behind the scenes of Sesame Street and is personally responsible for bringing one of the most recognisable of Jim Henson’s creations to life.
It’s an inspiring story of a man who followed his dream and Clash (and Elmo) emerge as fascinating characters, the film is playing in UK cinemas as from today and we have a brief clip from the film which gives an idea of the power, responsiblity and enjoyment Clash has.
Here’s the clip, catch the film as soon as you can – check here to find out where it’s playing near you.
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- Jon Lyus
The Hey U Guys UK Cinema Release Round-up: 27th April
27 April 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Another busy weeks of cinema releases this week but despite the wide array of movie offerings, there’s clearly one fantastical, latex-clad, cross-over blockbuster which towers above all the others. I am of course referring, to Strippers Vs Werewolves.
Apparently there’s some small, niche movie about a bunch of crazy vigilantes who gang up to fight with one of their mentally disturbed brothers, but I doubt you’ve heard of it.
No, but seriously folks, stitch your sides back together and i’ll level with you, The Avengers Assemble is out this Friday and after the months of trailers, stills, clips and more trailers, the anticipation is as they say at fever pitch. I imagine many of us have tickets booked up for the opening weekend already and after near unanimously positive reviews in the press, expectations are sky high.
As one might expect, few studios have bothered putting »
- Rob Keeling
What to Watch This Week: Cinema Releases for April 27th 2012
27 April 2012 3:52 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
It’s Friday, so you know what that means – lots more films released in cinemas across the country and this is week is all about The Avengers as Marvel Avengers Assemble takes over cinemas across the country; for those of you not superhero inclined there are a number of limited releases also out this week – check you local cinema for listings.
Nationwide Releases Marvel Avengers Assemble
Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, »
- Phil
Being Elmo – review
26 April 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
If you're looking for a tale of a dysfunctional puppet-handler, Constance Marks's inspiring look at a Sesame Street icon isn't it
With the Muppets melting hearts all over again on the big screen, it is a nice moment for this sweet-natured documentary about Kevin Clash, the puppeteer regarded as dauphin to the late Jim Henson; Clash is the man who created the much-loved Elmo character on Sesame Street, a wacky figure whose celeb importance is such that he is described here as the Brad Pitt for five-year-olds. The movie takes us through Clash's tough childhood in Baltimore, his early interest in puppetry, and the liberating experience of seeing the TV show Sesame Street with its inspired repudiation of racism. Director Constance Marks shows how Clash developed Henson's characterisation techniques, with the puppets' distinctive ruminative "nodding" style, making them appear to be thinking and reacting without needing to speak. The »
- Peter Bradshaw
Close up: Back in the Hobbit
26 April 2012 9:58 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
Is there any more eagerly anticipated film that The Hobbit? If so, this week go down as a bit of a downer in the blockbuster annals, for footage unveiled at CinemaCon - a starry jamboree in Vegas for multiplex owners - has been found slightly lacking. Ten minutes shot in the hot potato 48 frames-per-second format (for which Peter Jackson cheerleads) left some punters unconvinced.
"It reminds me of when I first saw Blu-Ray, in that it takes away that warm feeling of film," one chain owner said. "It looked to me like a behind-the-scenes featurette."
"It looked like a made-for-tv movie," another projectionist told the La Times. "It was too accurate – too clear. The contrast ratio isn't there yet – everything looked either too bright or black."
Some good pointers there for Jackson, who still »
Being Elmo review
26 April 2012 3:54 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
The life and times of puppeteer Kevin Clash are brought to the screen in Being Elmo. Here's Michael's review of a charming documentary...
Thanks to the success of the recent Muppets revival flick - a sequel to which has just been cheekily announced by Disney - interest in the work of Jim Henson is higher than any other time in recent memory.
With that in mind, has there ever been a riper moment for a documentary that looks into ‘the soul of a puppeteer’? In a stroke of serendipitous movie magic, this week we are treated to the release Being Elmo, a biographical documentary about Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash. The timing couldn’t be better, and, what’s more, the film isn’t half bad either.
Across a trim 80 minutes, director Constance Marks traverses not only Clash’s personal story, but also a detailed profile of the Elmo character itself. »
Film Review: 'Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey'
25 April 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★☆☆ You'd be hard-pushed to find a more heart-warming documentary this year than Constance Marks' Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011), which charts the rise of devoted Elmo handler Kevin Clash from his humble beginnings in Baltimore to his tragically short working relationship and friendship with the late, great Jim Henson. What shines through is Clash's dedication to the worthy cause of puppetry, despite its detrimental effect on the relationship between himself and his maturing daughter.
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- CineVue
This week's new films
20 April 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Marley (15)
(Kevin Macdonald, 2012, Us/UK) 145 mins
Authoritative to the point of exhausting, Macdonald's documentary compiles an awesome amount of footage, photos, interviews, etc – but then it's a big subject. Whether you really get to the man beyond the legend is debatable (this was made with Marley family backing), but there's much here you've never seen, from Bob's Rasta roots to his kick-around in London's Battersea Park.
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A)
(Lasse Hallström, 2012, UK) Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt. 106 mins
An incongruous setting for a mushy fish-out-of-water romcom, with Blunt and her sheikh boss lured by McGregor's tackle.
Elles (18)
(Malgorzata Szumowska, 2011, Fra/Pol/Ger) Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier. 99 mins
Empowerment and eroticism mix uneasily when Binoche's enquiries into student prostitution affect her own life.
(Rob Heydon, 2011, Can) Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd. 99 mins
Rave-era yarn that's 15 years too late to be the Trainspotting of Mdma it wants to be. »
- Steve Rose
Watch It: 'Cabin In The Woods,' Guy Pearce, 'Titanic'
11 April 2012 8:35 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
"Cabin in the Woods" is out this weekend. That's probably all we're allowed to say about that. Well, one more thing: go see it, it's awesome. Okay, fine, we'll talk a little bit more about the Joss Whedon-produced horror flick in today's edition of Watch It, but that's not the only movie on our minds.
With "Lockout" coming out this week, one member of the MTV Movies team dove back into another Guy Pearce classic as his pick of the week. And somehow, someway, another of our writers never got around to seeing "Titanic" until last weekend's 3-D rerelease. Madness, we say! His take on James Cameron's historical-fiction epic is past the break, along with our other picks.
Ryan Rigley, MTV News contributor
I saw “Titanic” for the first time ever this weekend. It was good, as I’m sure everyone is well aware of by now. My »
- MTV Movies Team
Streaming for Your Pleasure: Documentaries
9 April 2012 1:09 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Article by Dan Clark of Movie Revolt
Welcome to the first installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure where I highlight interesting and unique films now available on Netflix streaming. In each segment I will focus on one major overall category – this first time round I am looking at some intriguing documentaries that are worth checking out.
Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
Directed By Lincoln Ruchti
Synopsis: At the unassuming Twin Galaxies arcade in Ottumwa, Iowa, early gamers fought for bragging rights at the 1982 Video Game World Championships. See how competitive gaming started, and meet arcade owner Walter Day, who still oversees scoring.
Why You Should Check It Out: There is just something about that arcade experience that I really miss. Today’s online gaming world is full of foul mouth preteen kids mocking you in almost every turn. Back in the day those kids were standing right next to you »
- Guest
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
5 April 2012 2:30 PM, PDT | GreenCine | See recent GreenCine news »
Reviewer: Jeffrey M Anderson
Ratings (out of five): *** 1/2
Constance Marks' documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey tells the story of a shy black kid, growing up poor in Baltimore. Kevin Clash has a dream, but it has nothing to do with sports or hip-hop music. Rather, he wants to be a puppeteer on "Sesame Street."
This is a great twist for a movie, but Being Elmo does not dwell on it. In fact, it hardly brings up Clash's skin color at all, and it only brings up his former poverty in terms of the obstacles he overcame. For example, in order to meet puppet designer Kermit Love, he had to wait for a school trip to New York; his family couldn't afford train fare otherwise. (What the movie does not explain is why there was a camera present and footage of this first meeting.) »
- weezy
'Chinatown,' 'War Horse': This Week On Video
3 April 2012 2:01 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
The Video Score is your guide to everything you need to know about what's out this week, all in one place. What's available? Which formats? Is it streaming? How much will it set you back? We'll break down the week's biggest new releases and some smaller ones that deserve your attention. Check back each Tuesday to find out what's hot that week and where you can catch it all!
Pick of the Week
"Chinatown" (1974)
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
Story:
J.J. Gittes is a private investigator who gets roped in a conspiracy in 1930s Los Angeles that involves the wife of an engineer, her tycoon father and the resource the town needs most of all, water. "Chinatown" played a key role in a golden age of filmmaking and remains a classic to this day.
On the Disc:
The audio commentary by writer Robert Towne »
- Kevin P. Sullivan
This Week In DVD: Elmo, a Double Shot of Cartoon Network and a War Horse Named Shirley Temple
3 April 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Welcome back to This Week In DVD! It’s a fairly calm release week, but there are a few recognizable titles hitting shelves including Steven Spielberg’s cheesy War Horse and the universally acclaimed film about a man famous for sticking his hand inside a felt anus, Being Elmo. Lesser known releases include a couple Cartoon Network shows, Bob Newhart’s unfortunate TV swan song, two European imports worth your time and more. As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. Tyrannosaur Joseph (Peter Mullan) leads a sad, lonely life punctuated with bouts of alcohol-fueled violence, but when he meets a charitable woman named Hannah (Olivia Colman) he discovers his humanity may yet be salvageable. “An animal can only take so much punishment and humiliation before it snaps, fights back,” he says at one point. “It’s just nature.” Paddy Considine wrote and directed this, his »
- Rob Hunter
What to Rent: New DVDs This Week
3 April 2012 3:05 AM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
In addition to the following releases, Chasing Madoff is also available. We Bought a Zoo Directed by Cameron Crowe, We Bought a Zoo stars Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee, a father who literally buys a zoo in hopes of making a fresh start for his family after the death of his wife. As one might imagine, the process doesn't go quite as smoothly as Benjamin, his kids, or the head zookeeper (Scarlett Johansson) hope. The story is a bit sappy but the acting is great, especially from Damon and the young stars playing his children. Deleted scenes come with the DVD. 66% War Horse Set at the height of the first World War, Steven Spielberg presents an incredible story about a boy (Jeremy Irvine) who is forced to sell his beloved horse. The horse is passed to different owners, and while we wait for it to be reunited with its owner, »
- BuzzSugar
New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'War Horse,' 'We Bought a Zoo' and More
2 April 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
This week: Steven Spielberg is known for marrying sentimentality with epic drama, and that tradition continues with "War Horse," a movie set during World War I about the special relationship between a man and his loyal horse, and their struggle to reunite against all odds.
Also new are Matt Damon in "We Bought a Zoo," the documentary "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" and the Blu-ray debuts of "Madonna: Truth or Dare" and "Chinatown."
Box Office: $80 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% Fresh
Storyline: Steven Spielberg's epic film adaptation of the 1982 children's novel stars Jeremy Irvine as a young man who enlists during World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. The movie was nominated for six Academy Awards (it didn't win any) and costars Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Thewlis.
Extras! Both the DVD and the Blu-ray contain "A Filmmaking Journey, »
- Robert DeSalvo
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