In November 2023, Tim Allen announced plans to return to Home Improvement for a reboot. The actor took to social media to insist a reboot would be happening and everyone from the cast was “on board” to return, too. While the news was met with delight from fans, it was short-lived. The reboot won’t be happening. Patricia Richardson, the actor who portrayed Jill Taylor, insists it was never in the works as far as she knew. She’s speaking out now.
Patricia Richardson insists there were never talks of a ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot
Patricia Richardson has a lot of feelings regarding the Home Improvement reboot that never was. Richardson recently appeared on Back to the Best Podcast to discuss her current life and work lineup. During the chat, she discussed Tim Allen and his instance of a Home Improvement reboot being in the works. Richardson revealed she found the entire situation strange.
Patricia Richardson insists there were never talks of a ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot
Patricia Richardson has a lot of feelings regarding the Home Improvement reboot that never was. Richardson recently appeared on Back to the Best Podcast to discuss her current life and work lineup. During the chat, she discussed Tim Allen and his instance of a Home Improvement reboot being in the works. Richardson revealed she found the entire situation strange.
- 4/1/2024
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Uuuuahhhhhhhhh?!? Patricia Richardson is perplexed by Tim Allen’s recent claims about a Home Improvement reboot series. Richardson played Jill Taylor, the wife of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in the 1990s sitcom, whose iron grip on the Taylor household helped keep the family unit from falling into disrepair. Expressing confusion about Allen’s claims that the entire cast is ready to reunite for a reboot series, Richardson confirmed she’s disinterested in reprising her iconic role.
“It was so weird, I would hear he was coming out publicly and saying this stuff about everyone was on board to do a Home Improvement reunion, but he never asked me and he never asked Jonathan [Taylor Thomas],” Richardson said on Thursday’s episode of the Back to the Best podcast.
“I called Jonathan one day and said, ‘Has he asked you about this? He went, ‘No.’ So why is he saying everyone...
“It was so weird, I would hear he was coming out publicly and saying this stuff about everyone was on board to do a Home Improvement reunion, but he never asked me and he never asked Jonathan [Taylor Thomas],” Richardson said on Thursday’s episode of the Back to the Best podcast.
“I called Jonathan one day and said, ‘Has he asked you about this? He went, ‘No.’ So why is he saying everyone...
- 3/29/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Tim Allen is talking Home Improvement!
The 70-year-old star recently opened up about a potential reboot of the ’90s sitcom, and what it might look like, during an interview with The Messenger.
“I see Richard Karn a lot,” he said, referring to his co-star who played Al Borland.
Keep reading to find out more…
“And I talk to the boys [Zachery Ty Bryan (Brad); Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Randy); and Taran Noah Smith (Mark)] …and I’m there as one of their friends. We keep talking about [a spinoff].”
Tim played Tim Taylor on the ABC show from 1991 to 1999, with Patricia Richardson co-starring as his wife, Jill Taylor.
“It’s funny, one of the conversations we’ve had recently is how weird it would be if Home Improvement would be about the kids’ kids. Like if all of them had children, and I’m a grandparent. Home Re-Improvement or something like that. It’s come up.
The 70-year-old star recently opened up about a potential reboot of the ’90s sitcom, and what it might look like, during an interview with The Messenger.
“I see Richard Karn a lot,” he said, referring to his co-star who played Al Borland.
Keep reading to find out more…
“And I talk to the boys [Zachery Ty Bryan (Brad); Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Randy); and Taran Noah Smith (Mark)] …and I’m there as one of their friends. We keep talking about [a spinoff].”
Tim played Tim Taylor on the ABC show from 1991 to 1999, with Patricia Richardson co-starring as his wife, Jill Taylor.
“It’s funny, one of the conversations we’ve had recently is how weird it would be if Home Improvement would be about the kids’ kids. Like if all of them had children, and I’m a grandparent. Home Re-Improvement or something like that. It’s come up.
- 11/19/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Zachery Ty Bryan struggled to find acting work after starring as eldest son Brad Taylor in all eight seasons of Home Improvement. He opened up about the struggles, and the hard comedown from teen fame, in a new interview that details his child-star past and his present life, which is riddled with legal issues tied to domestic violence charges, DUIs, and an apparent cryptocurrency scheme. Home Improvement starred Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson as Tim “The Tool Man” and Jill Taylor, parents to sons Brad (Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Mark (Taran Noah Smith). Bryan said it was “was actually really difficult” to land more acting jobs after the Home Improvement series finale in 1999, despite the success of the ABC show. “If you star in a TV show today, you can be in any film that you want, but back then, it was the polar opposite,” Bryan told The Hollywood Reporter.
- 6/22/2023
- TV Insider
GMA3 kicked off Thanksgiving early on Tuesday, inviting eight beloved ‘90s TV parents into its “living room” for a walk down memory lane.
Jo Marie Payton (Family Matters‘ Harriette Winslow), Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters‘ Carl Winslow), Daphne Reid (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s second Aunt Viv), Tim Reid (Sister, Sister‘s Ray Campbell), Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement‘s Jill Taylor), William Russ (Boy Meets World‘s Alan Matthews), Joanna Kerns (Growing Pains‘ Maggie Seaver) and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years‘ Jack Arnold) joined hosts Michael Strahan, Sara Haines and Keke Palmer for a look back at the shows that made them household names.
Jo Marie Payton (Family Matters‘ Harriette Winslow), Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters‘ Carl Winslow), Daphne Reid (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s second Aunt Viv), Tim Reid (Sister, Sister‘s Ray Campbell), Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement‘s Jill Taylor), William Russ (Boy Meets World‘s Alan Matthews), Joanna Kerns (Growing Pains‘ Maggie Seaver) and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years‘ Jack Arnold) joined hosts Michael Strahan, Sara Haines and Keke Palmer for a look back at the shows that made them household names.
- 11/26/2019
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Production is underway in London and Rome on Richard Loncraine’s British comedy ‘Finding Your Feet’.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton in British comedy Finding Your Feet.
The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband of forty years is having an affair, takes up a community dance class with her sister, where she finds a new lease of both fun and romance.
The cast is rounded out by Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), David Hayman (The Jackal), John Sessions (Mr Holmes) and Josie Lawrence (EastEnders).
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) directs the feature from a script by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft (Urban Hymn). John Sachs and Andrew Berg produce for Eclipse Films with Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard for Powder Keg Pictures, James Spring for Fred Films, and Charlotte Walls for Catalyst Global Media.
Executive producers...
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton in British comedy Finding Your Feet.
The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband of forty years is having an affair, takes up a community dance class with her sister, where she finds a new lease of both fun and romance.
The cast is rounded out by Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), David Hayman (The Jackal), John Sessions (Mr Holmes) and Josie Lawrence (EastEnders).
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) directs the feature from a script by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft (Urban Hymn). John Sachs and Andrew Berg produce for Eclipse Films with Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard for Powder Keg Pictures, James Spring for Fred Films, and Charlotte Walls for Catalyst Global Media.
Executive producers...
- 12/12/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Production is underway in London and Rome on Richard Loncraine’s British comedy ‘Finding Your Feet’.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton in British comedy Finding Your Feet.
The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband if forty years is having an affair, takes up a community dance class with her sister, where she finds a new lease of both fun and romance.
The cast is rounded out by Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), David Hayman (The Jackal), John Sessions (Mr Holmes) and Josie Lawrence (EastEnders).
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) directs the feature from a script by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcraft (Urban Hymn). John Sachs and Andrea Berg produce for Eclipse Films with Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard for Powder Keg Pictures, James Spring for Fred Films, and Charlotte Walls for Catalyst Global Media.
Executive producers...
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton in British comedy Finding Your Feet.
The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband if forty years is having an affair, takes up a community dance class with her sister, where she finds a new lease of both fun and romance.
The cast is rounded out by Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), David Hayman (The Jackal), John Sessions (Mr Holmes) and Josie Lawrence (EastEnders).
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) directs the feature from a script by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcraft (Urban Hymn). John Sachs and Andrea Berg produce for Eclipse Films with Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard for Powder Keg Pictures, James Spring for Fred Films, and Charlotte Walls for Catalyst Global Media.
Executive producers...
- 12/12/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Production is underway in London and Rome on Richard Loncraine’s British comedy.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton in British comedy Finding Your Feet.
The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband if forty years is having an affair, takes up a community dance class with her sister, where she finds a new lease of both fun and romance.
The cast is rounded out by Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), David Hayman (The Jackal), John Sessions (Mr Holmes) and Josie Lawrence (EastEnders).
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) directs the feature from a script by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcraft (Urban Hymn). John Sachs and Andrea Berg produce for Eclipse Films with Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard for Powder Keg Pictures, James Spring for Fred Films, and Charlotte Walls for Catalyst Global Media.
Executive producers...
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton in British comedy Finding Your Feet.
The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband if forty years is having an affair, takes up a community dance class with her sister, where she finds a new lease of both fun and romance.
The cast is rounded out by Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), David Hayman (The Jackal), John Sessions (Mr Holmes) and Josie Lawrence (EastEnders).
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) directs the feature from a script by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcraft (Urban Hymn). John Sachs and Andrea Berg produce for Eclipse Films with Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard for Powder Keg Pictures, James Spring for Fred Films, and Charlotte Walls for Catalyst Global Media.
Executive producers...
- 12/12/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Emilia Clarke's wardrobe in Me Before You can be summed up in one word—quirky! In the film, based on the bestselling novel of the same name, the Game of Thrones star plays Louisa "Lou" Clark, a small town English girl who goes to work as the caretaker of a wealthy man (Sam Claflin) who is left paralyzed after a horrific accident. "It's a very English look," the movie's costume designer Jill Taylor tells me. "What you see here is tame to what is on the streets of London." Most of Emilia's wardrobe was found in vintage stores. "We basically trolled everywhere," Taylor said. "We looked around everywhere." Not only did Taylor and her staff...
- 6/2/2016
- E! Online
In what looks to be this year’s most adorable tear-jerker, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new trailer for Me Before You. In cinemas on June 2, 2016, this preview is guaranteed to have you sobbing.
Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin are just too super cute. And the look of the film looks top notch. The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Remi Adefarasin (“Elizabeth”), production designer Andrew McAlpine (“An Education”), editor John Wilson (“Downton Abbey”) and costume designer Jill Taylor (“My Week with Marilyn”).
Based on the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel by Jojo Moyes, New Line Cinema’s and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ Me Before You is directed by Thea Sharrock. The movie marks her feature film directorial debut.
Oftentimes you find love where you least expect it. Sometimes it takes you where you never expected to go…
Louisa “Lou” Clark (Clarke) lives in a quaint town in the English countryside.
Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin are just too super cute. And the look of the film looks top notch. The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Remi Adefarasin (“Elizabeth”), production designer Andrew McAlpine (“An Education”), editor John Wilson (“Downton Abbey”) and costume designer Jill Taylor (“My Week with Marilyn”).
Based on the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel by Jojo Moyes, New Line Cinema’s and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ Me Before You is directed by Thea Sharrock. The movie marks her feature film directorial debut.
Oftentimes you find love where you least expect it. Sometimes it takes you where you never expected to go…
Louisa “Lou” Clark (Clarke) lives in a quaint town in the English countryside.
- 5/4/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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The votes have been counted, prizes dished out and winners’ speeches read. Now the Big Three honours have all been awarded it is time to list the lucky recipients and give them the hearty round of applause they deserve.
First to be announced on 12th February was the BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) award for Best Costume Design, which the BBC typically and shamefully edited from their main broadcast, sandwiching it with Cinematography, Editing and other worthy categories ninety seconds before the end credits. Nominees and winner below:
The Artist – Mark Bridges Winner
Hugo – Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor
My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – Jacqueline Durran
Mark Bridges for The Artist: first a BAFTA...
Of course,...
The votes have been counted, prizes dished out and winners’ speeches read. Now the Big Three honours have all been awarded it is time to list the lucky recipients and give them the hearty round of applause they deserve.
First to be announced on 12th February was the BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) award for Best Costume Design, which the BBC typically and shamefully edited from their main broadcast, sandwiching it with Cinematography, Editing and other worthy categories ninety seconds before the end credits. Nominees and winner below:
The Artist – Mark Bridges Winner
Hugo – Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor
My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – Jacqueline Durran
Mark Bridges for The Artist: first a BAFTA...
Of course,...
- 2/28/2012
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
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We are just under a week away from the Orange BAFTA Film Awards so now seems an appropriate time to consider who might win the prize for Best Costume Design (it will be a period drama) and why (because all the nominations are). We should again clarify that Clothes on Film enjoy period and fantasy costume just as much as contemporary, But we do consider it a shame that the latter category is often overlooked by simple virtue of being too good to be seen.
If you have been taking advantage of Orange Wednesdays (and who doesn’t?), i.e. texting Film to 241 from any Orange mobile to get two-for-one cinema tickets, you will hopefully have seen most, if not all of these BAFTA costume design...
We are just under a week away from the Orange BAFTA Film Awards so now seems an appropriate time to consider who might win the prize for Best Costume Design (it will be a period drama) and why (because all the nominations are). We should again clarify that Clothes on Film enjoy period and fantasy costume just as much as contemporary, But we do consider it a shame that the latter category is often overlooked by simple virtue of being too good to be seen.
If you have been taking advantage of Orange Wednesdays (and who doesn’t?), i.e. texting Film to 241 from any Orange mobile to get two-for-one cinema tickets, you will hopefully have seen most, if not all of these BAFTA costume design...
- 2/7/2012
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
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It’s been all go with award nomination announcements for costume design over the past two weeks. Here is our round-up of the big three: BAFTA, Cdg and Oscar.
First up the BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) Film Awards:
The Artist – Mark Bridges
Hugo – Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor
My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – Jacqueline Durran
Perhaps the most surprising nomination, even though it shouldn’t be, is Jacqueline Durran for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Overruling the costumers’ chapter vote for Anonymous (Lisy Christl), general voters chose Tinker, Tailor instead – and with good reason. Critic Guy Lodge goes into detail about the film’s costumes in this article, so we’ll not tread on his toes. One...
It’s been all go with award nomination announcements for costume design over the past two weeks. Here is our round-up of the big three: BAFTA, Cdg and Oscar.
First up the BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) Film Awards:
The Artist – Mark Bridges
Hugo – Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor
My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – Jacqueline Durran
Perhaps the most surprising nomination, even though it shouldn’t be, is Jacqueline Durran for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Overruling the costumers’ chapter vote for Anonymous (Lisy Christl), general voters chose Tinker, Tailor instead – and with good reason. Critic Guy Lodge goes into detail about the film’s costumes in this article, so we’ll not tread on his toes. One...
- 1/24/2012
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Behold, the complete list of the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Awards winners, which were announced on Thursday on VH1.
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Best Actor
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio – "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Ryan Gosling – "Drive"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"
Best Actress
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron – "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"
Andrew Serkis – "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer...
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Best Actor
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio – "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Ryan Gosling – "Drive"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"
Best Actress
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron – "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"
Andrew Serkis – "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer...
- 1/13/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
"The Help" was the big winner at the 2012 Critics Choice Movie Awards, as it took home three major awards, including Best Actress for Viola Davis, though "The Artist" took home both Best Director and Best Picture.
The complete winners list:
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Best Actor
George Clooney - "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender - "Shame"
Ryan Gosling - "Drive"
Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"
Best Actress
Viola Davis - "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams - "My Week With Marilyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh - "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks - "Drive"
Nick Nolte...
The complete winners list:
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Best Actor
George Clooney - "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender - "Shame"
Ryan Gosling - "Drive"
Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"
Best Actress
Viola Davis - "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams - "My Week With Marilyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh - "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks - "Drive"
Nick Nolte...
- 1/13/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer in Tate Taylor's The Help George Clooney, Viola Davis: Critics Choice Awards Ceremony Speeches Best Picture * The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse Best Foreign Language Film In Darkness Le Havre * A Separation by Asghar Farhadi The Skin I Live In Where Do We Go Now Best Director Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close * Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Martin Scorsese, Hugo Steven Spielberg, War Horse Best Actor * George Clooney, The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Jean Dujardin, The Artist Michael Fassbender, Shame Ryan Gosling, Drive Brad Pitt, Moneyball Best Actress * Viola Davis, The Help Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin Charlize Theron, Young Adult Michelle Williams,...
- 1/13/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
I am currently sitting in my room at the W hotel, only two blocks away from the Hollywood Palladium where tonight I will be attending the 17th annual Critics Choice Awards. It will be my first awards show and I cannot wait, but on top of that this is the first time I have ever attempted to predict the winners at the Critics Choice Awards, an award show I actually was part of the nomination and winner process. Taking a look at the field I notice I'm only predicting six of the categories to match up with my actual votes. I'm not going to break my votes down here, but you can hear how I voted by listening to our podcast from Tuesday right here. As for my predictions, my big winners for the night, should my predictions hold true, will be The Descendants and The Help, each going home with four awards,...
- 1/12/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca), I vote in the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. They air January 12 on VH1, and my wife and I will be in the audience (look for the tall couple, she’ll be in some impressive heels). Every year I list my ballot before the awards. Thanks again to the Bfca for allowing me to do this.
The Oscars are a secret. You never see the ballot of Meryl Streep, George Clooney or Martin Scorsese come awards time. I’m not a fan of that. I know they don’t want to admit they have favorites, but I do. My ballot is below, and I think all critics should show what they consider the best, whether they vote in the Ofcs (Online Film Critics Society), Cfca (Chicago Film Critics Society), or Golden Globes.
The 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominations – with...
The Oscars are a secret. You never see the ballot of Meryl Streep, George Clooney or Martin Scorsese come awards time. I’m not a fan of that. I know they don’t want to admit they have favorites, but I do. My ballot is below, and I think all critics should show what they consider the best, whether they vote in the Ofcs (Online Film Critics Society), Cfca (Chicago Film Critics Society), or Golden Globes.
The 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominations – with...
- 1/11/2012
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The British American Film and Television Academy has announced their official long list for 2012 Best Makeup and Best Costume Design Awards In alphabetical order, the costume nominees are Anonymous, (Lisy Christl), The Artist (Mark Bridges), Coriolanus (Bojana Nikitovic), A Dangerous Method (Denise Cronenberg), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Trish Summerville), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Jany Temime), The Help (Sharen Davis), Hugo (Sandy Powell), The Iron Lady (Consolata Boyle), J. Edgar (Debra Hopper) Jane Eyre (Michael O'Connor), Midnight in Paris (Sonia Grande), My Week with Marilyn (Jill Taylor), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Jacqueline Durran), and War Horse
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- 1/6/2012
- by Elizabeth Snead
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By no means intended as an exhaustive list, Clothes on Film ponder an overview of 2011 in costume. Concentrating on mainstream fare that those outside of big cities are likely to have seen, we consider which costumes delighted, surprised and best of all, enlightened us. Expect to spot Drive, Melancholia and Hugo on this list somewhere.
Costume encompasses every item of clothing worn on film. By strict definition costume is not ‘wardrobe’; wardrobe is what Oprah Winfrey wore on her talk show. While at Clothes on Film we embrace all forms of costume, we do have a slight bias for contemporary, although only because it is often underrepresented in the face of (admittedly dazzling) period or fantasy wear. This roundup will comprise both period and contemporary, but...
Costume encompasses every item of clothing worn on film. By strict definition costume is not ‘wardrobe’; wardrobe is what Oprah Winfrey wore on her talk show. While at Clothes on Film we embrace all forms of costume, we do have a slight bias for contemporary, although only because it is often underrepresented in the face of (admittedly dazzling) period or fantasy wear. This roundup will comprise both period and contemporary, but...
- 12/28/2011
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
London, Dec 25: Emma Watson was actually the true fifties starlet on the set of 'My Week With Marilyn', costume designer Jill Taylor has said.
Watson plays the role of Lucy, Eddie Redmayne's love interest and female competition for Marilyn Monroe played by Michelle Williams.
"We got her the day before she filmed, I had her for a couple of hours and we fitted her at Eton School. We were filming there," the Daily Express quoted Taylor as saying.
"All the costumes were vintage nothing was made from scratch for Emma and she was just tiny enough that she could wear these clothes. A lot of them were very tiny - she is.
Watson plays the role of Lucy, Eddie Redmayne's love interest and female competition for Marilyn Monroe played by Michelle Williams.
"We got her the day before she filmed, I had her for a couple of hours and we fitted her at Eton School. We were filming there," the Daily Express quoted Taylor as saying.
"All the costumes were vintage nothing was made from scratch for Emma and she was just tiny enough that she could wear these clothes. A lot of them were very tiny - she is.
- 12/25/2011
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Foreign Language Film
In Darkness
Le Havre
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Where Do We Go Now
Best Director
Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks,...
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Foreign Language Film
In Darkness
Le Havre
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Where Do We Go Now
Best Director
Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks,...
- 12/14/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Both "The Artist" and "Hugo" walked away with 11 Critics Choice Movie Awards nominations when the nominees were announced Tuesday (Dec. 13).
Both movies will vie for best picture, along with "The Descendants," "Drive," "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," "The Help," Midnight in Paris," "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life" and "War Horse."
George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are among the best actor nominees. Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Charlize Theron and Michelle Williams all got best actress noms for their latest projects. In a now familiar line-up, Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") and Albert Brooks ("Drive") are both included in the best supporting actor category, while the lovely Melissa McCarthy got a nod for her scene-stealing turn in "Bridesmaids."
The awards will be broadcast on VH1 on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life...
Both movies will vie for best picture, along with "The Descendants," "Drive," "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," "The Help," Midnight in Paris," "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life" and "War Horse."
George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are among the best actor nominees. Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Charlize Theron and Michelle Williams all got best actress noms for their latest projects. In a now familiar line-up, Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") and Albert Brooks ("Drive") are both included in the best supporting actor category, while the lovely Melissa McCarthy got a nod for her scene-stealing turn in "Bridesmaids."
The awards will be broadcast on VH1 on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life...
- 12/13/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
It's that time of year again, and the award buzz is starting to heat up. The nominations are in for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and while not all my nominations made it, the vast majority of them did, which makes me feel pretty good about how the year is going to turn out for all the award shows.
Take a look at the full press release below, and mark your calendar for January 12th! Let me know your thoughts, and if anything should have been nominated that wasn't. My picks to win are in bold, and I'll let you know if I nominated anything that didn't make the cut.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer,...
Take a look at the full press release below, and mark your calendar for January 12th! Let me know your thoughts, and if anything should have been nominated that wasn't. My picks to win are in bold, and I'll let you know if I nominated anything that didn't make the cut.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer,...
- 12/13/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (an organization I belong to) announced the nominees for the 17th Annual Critics Choice Awards this morning and Martin Scorsese's Hugo and Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist each received a massive 11 nominations with both films receiving nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Editing, Costume Design and Score. Looking over the list I can't say there are many surprises though I am sure there are many that will be happy to see Andy Serkis with a Supporting Actor nomination for Rise of the Planet of the Apes and it's interesting to see neither Glenn Close or Janet McTeer were nominated for Albert Nobbs. When it comes to my personal nominations compared to the final tally, we are going to discuss the nominations and our personal process on the podcast later today, but the notable differences begin with Hanna being the only...
- 12/13/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (an organization I belong to) announced the nominees for the 17th Annual Critics Choice Awards this morning and Martin Scorsese's Hugo and Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist each received a massive 11 nominations with both films receiving nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Editing, Costume Design and Score. Looking over the list I can't say there are many surprises though I am sure there are many that will be happy to see Andy Serkis with a Supporting Actor nomination for Rise of the Planet of the Apes and it's interesting to see neither Glenn Close or Janet McTeer were nominated for Albert Nobbs. When it comes to my personal nominations compared to the final tally, we are going to discuss the nominations and our personal process on the podcast later today, but the notable differences begin with Hanna being the only...
- 12/13/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. I'm a proud voting member of the Bfca and 250 of us turned in our ballots last Sunday. And honestly? I'm very happy with the final nominations. "The Artist" and "Hugo" led the pack with 11 nominations each including Best Picture. "The Help" and "Drive" received 8 nominations each, while "The Descendants" and "War Horse" gathered 7 nods a piece.
My favorite part of the nominations? Andy Serkis, the heart of any movie he's starred in, finally received a nomination for his wonderful performance in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes!" Motion Capture be damned! Serkis was brilliant in the film!
Winners will be announced live on VH1 on Thursday, January 12th at 8pm Et/Pt, and I will be attending!
Nominations For The 17th Annual Critics. Choice Movie Awards (Check out other award-giving bodies...
My favorite part of the nominations? Andy Serkis, the heart of any movie he's starred in, finally received a nomination for his wonderful performance in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes!" Motion Capture be damned! Serkis was brilliant in the film!
Winners will be announced live on VH1 on Thursday, January 12th at 8pm Et/Pt, and I will be attending!
Nominations For The 17th Annual Critics. Choice Movie Awards (Check out other award-giving bodies...
- 12/13/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jean Dujardin as George Valentin and Missi Pyle as Constance in Michel Hazanavicius’s film The Artist. Photo by: The Weinstein Company
“The Help” And “Drive” Each Score 8 Nominations
“The Descendants” And “War Horse” Also Top Contenders
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, featuring Fitz and The Tantrums as the house band, the show will broadcast live for the fifth year in a row on VH1 at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt.
“Hugo” and “The Artist” each received an impressive 11 nominations for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, one short of the record 12 nominations for “Black Swan” last year. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” garnering nods for Best Picture, Best Young Actor for Asa Butterfield,...
“The Help” And “Drive” Each Score 8 Nominations
“The Descendants” And “War Horse” Also Top Contenders
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, featuring Fitz and The Tantrums as the house band, the show will broadcast live for the fifth year in a row on VH1 at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt.
“Hugo” and “The Artist” each received an impressive 11 nominations for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, one short of the record 12 nominations for “Black Swan” last year. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” garnering nods for Best Picture, Best Young Actor for Asa Butterfield,...
- 12/13/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” and Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” lead the field of nominated films competing in the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Members of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association handed out 11 nominations to each film, one short of the record 12 nominations earned by “Black Swan” last year.
“Hugo” earned nods for Best Picture, Best Young Actor for Asa Butterfield, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Score.
“The Artist” received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Best Supporting Actress for Berenice Bejo, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Score.
The Bfca did an excellent job of spreading the wealth around to a number of different films.
hollywoodnews.com: Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” and Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” lead the field of nominated films competing in the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Members of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association handed out 11 nominations to each film, one short of the record 12 nominations earned by “Black Swan” last year.
“Hugo” earned nods for Best Picture, Best Young Actor for Asa Butterfield, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Score.
“The Artist” received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Best Supporting Actress for Berenice Bejo, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Score.
The Bfca did an excellent job of spreading the wealth around to a number of different films.
- 12/13/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Artist and Hugo continued their domination of the early awards season, each racking up 11 Critics’ Choice nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, perhaps the only critics group that presages the Academy Award nominations with any accuracy. Drive and The Help each scored eight nods, while The Descendants and War Horse received seven. Also in the Bfca’s Best Picture top 10: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and The Tree of Life. (Not included, meanwhile: Bridesmaids, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Ides of March, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
- 12/13/2011
- by Dave Karger
- EW - Inside Movies
Behold, the complete list of the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Awards nominations. Winners will be announced Jan. 12 on VH1.
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Best Actor
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio – "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Ryan Gosling – "Drive"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"
Best Actress
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron – "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"
Andrew Serkis – "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer...
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Best Actor
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio – "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Ryan Gosling – "Drive"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"
Best Actress
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron – "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"
Andrew Serkis – "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer...
- 12/13/2011
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Awards season is really hitting its stride now, people. The nominations for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards were announced today at 6 a.m. The show, which will air live from the Hollywood Palladium at 8 p.m. Et on Thursday, January 12, on VH1, is based on votes from the members of Broadcast Film Critics Association, and it’s had a pretty good record for predicting who will win the Oscars. (All four of last year’s acting winners took home Academy Awards, just for example.) So let’s see what they’re saying about this year’s flicks…
Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s fantastical 3D trip back to Paris in the Roaring ’20s, and French silent film The Artist the lead this year’s nominees with 11 apiece. It will be a particularly big night for Scorsese, who is the only nominee who is guaranteed to be walking home at the...
Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s fantastical 3D trip back to Paris in the Roaring ’20s, and French silent film The Artist the lead this year’s nominees with 11 apiece. It will be a particularly big night for Scorsese, who is the only nominee who is guaranteed to be walking home at the...
- 12/13/2011
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
There's a lot that goes into believably becoming Marilyn Monroe, the least of which is nailing that breathy baby-soft, girlish whisper-talk, not to mention finding a way to embody that bewitching vibe she notoriously emanated for miles around. But when we really get down to it, becoming Marilyn is also about the clothes, the hair and those ruby-red smackers and Michelle Williams looks gorgeous in the period clothes, as do her top-notch co-stars Kenneth Branagh, the delicious Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper and Emma Watson in full post-Hermione mode.
Thanks to the detailed, wearable 1950s costumes by Jill Taylor, who based her designs on actual outfits and incorporated vintage pieces, the film not only shows us a slice of Monroe's sometimes-melancholy life in the brightest of spotlights, it also provides some truly stunning visuals from a decade when dressing up really meant dressing up.
Take a look at our...
Thanks to the detailed, wearable 1950s costumes by Jill Taylor, who based her designs on actual outfits and incorporated vintage pieces, the film not only shows us a slice of Monroe's sometimes-melancholy life in the brightest of spotlights, it also provides some truly stunning visuals from a decade when dressing up really meant dressing up.
Take a look at our...
- 11/22/2011
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
Chicago – Marilyn Monroe will never go away. The iconic actress of a long-gone era is the subject of a new film, “My Week with Marilyn,” directed by Simon Curtis. Ms. Monroe is portrayed during a in collaboration with Sir Lawrence Olivier, and their characters are played with sublime grace by Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh.
Director Simon Curtis was tapped to bring these actors – plus Julia Ormond, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson and Dame Judi Dench – to occupy another time and place with the image of Marilyn Monroe. Curtis was able to fully interpret the Adrian Hodges screenplay adaptation, in addition to balancing the public image and private dread of the Monroe essence. Admirers of both Monroe and Olivier will be transported.
She Wants to Loved By You: Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in ‘My Week with Marilyn’
Photo credit: The Weinstein Company
British born Simon Curtis has risen through the...
Director Simon Curtis was tapped to bring these actors – plus Julia Ormond, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson and Dame Judi Dench – to occupy another time and place with the image of Marilyn Monroe. Curtis was able to fully interpret the Adrian Hodges screenplay adaptation, in addition to balancing the public image and private dread of the Monroe essence. Admirers of both Monroe and Olivier will be transported.
She Wants to Loved By You: Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in ‘My Week with Marilyn’
Photo credit: The Weinstein Company
British born Simon Curtis has risen through the...
- 11/21/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This week, talk turns to Michelle William's reprisal of Marilyn Monroe's classic look. Plus, Benetton are back and Denmark's knitting nanas
Boo boo bee doo
Simple, confident and typically America. That's the verdict Jess Cartner-Morley gives Marilyn Monroe's look in My Week With Marilyn, the film starring a "ravishing" Michelle Williams as the deceased actress. Readers are divided on whether Williams truly captured Monroe's spirit- "they should have cast Christina Hendricks", sniffed mygrimmbrother- , and the film's designer Jill Taylor agrees that, for the most part, modern actresses have "these tiny boys' hips" in contrast to Monroe's curvaceous bod. Oh, what's that? What's the film like, you ask? Look, these are the fashion pages, hence our get the Marilyn look on the high street gallery. If you want to know more about, you know, acting and stuff, then head to the cinema next week, when My Week With Marilyn is out.
Boo boo bee doo
Simple, confident and typically America. That's the verdict Jess Cartner-Morley gives Marilyn Monroe's look in My Week With Marilyn, the film starring a "ravishing" Michelle Williams as the deceased actress. Readers are divided on whether Williams truly captured Monroe's spirit- "they should have cast Christina Hendricks", sniffed mygrimmbrother- , and the film's designer Jill Taylor agrees that, for the most part, modern actresses have "these tiny boys' hips" in contrast to Monroe's curvaceous bod. Oh, what's that? What's the film like, you ask? Look, these are the fashion pages, hence our get the Marilyn look on the high street gallery. If you want to know more about, you know, acting and stuff, then head to the cinema next week, when My Week With Marilyn is out.
- 11/18/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Michelle Williams dazzles as Monroe in new film My Week With Marilyn – a film that celebrates the star's timeless off-duty style
There is a scene in the new film My Week With Marilyn in which Michelle Williams, playing Monroe, emerges from the bathroom in nothing but a pale blue towel. And at that moment, Williams does what Marilyn was able to do: she makes that blue towel look as utterly ravishing as Dior haute couture. That's what a real movie star does.
Marilyn Monroe is one of the great pop cultural icons of the 20th century. Marilyn the bombshell is a character we grow up with: singing Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend in that sweetie-wrapper pink sheath dress, or with that flimsy pleated white dress flying up around her thighs in The Seven Year Itch. It is this Marilyn who is referenced everywhere, from Madonna's Material Girl video to...
There is a scene in the new film My Week With Marilyn in which Michelle Williams, playing Monroe, emerges from the bathroom in nothing but a pale blue towel. And at that moment, Williams does what Marilyn was able to do: she makes that blue towel look as utterly ravishing as Dior haute couture. That's what a real movie star does.
Marilyn Monroe is one of the great pop cultural icons of the 20th century. Marilyn the bombshell is a character we grow up with: singing Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend in that sweetie-wrapper pink sheath dress, or with that flimsy pleated white dress flying up around her thighs in The Seven Year Itch. It is this Marilyn who is referenced everywhere, from Madonna's Material Girl video to...
- 11/16/2011
- by Jess Cartner-Morley
- The Guardian - Film News
Washington, Nov 5: Simon Curtis, the director of 'My Week With Marilyn', was almost reduced to tears when he saw Michelle Williams dressed as Marilyn Monroe for the first time.
The filmmaker is said to have been overwhelmed when he saw how well the 31-year-old actress could portray the screen icon, after she had her first costume fittings.
"We had long fittings with Michelle. When she stepped out as Marilyn for the first time, in proper hair and make-up, director Simon got very emotional. Almost teary," Contactmusic quoted Jill Taylor, the costume designer as saying.
"He'd been working on this film for seven.
The filmmaker is said to have been overwhelmed when he saw how well the 31-year-old actress could portray the screen icon, after she had her first costume fittings.
"We had long fittings with Michelle. When she stepped out as Marilyn for the first time, in proper hair and make-up, director Simon got very emotional. Almost teary," Contactmusic quoted Jill Taylor, the costume designer as saying.
"He'd been working on this film for seven.
- 11/5/2011
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Director Simon Curtis almost cried when he saw Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. The filmmaker was overwhelmed when he saw how well the actress could convincingly portray the late star in his new movie 'My Week With Marilyn' after she had her first costume fittings. Costume designer Jill Taylor said: ''We had long fittings with Michelle. When she stepped out as Marilyn for the first time, in proper hair and make-up, director Simon got very emotional. Almost teary. ''He'd been working on this film for seven years, so it was a big moment to see it finally...
- 11/5/2011
- Virgin Media - Movies
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