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Reader Spotlight: Peter Chan
16 May 2013 5:37 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
We're getting to know the Film Experience community one-by-one. It's taking a long time, bless you! Today we're talking with Peter, a script supervisor.
Peter working on the set of a movie!
Nathaniel: When and why did you start reading Tfe?
Peter: I was referred to it from Kenneth in (212) and thought Tfe catered to the fun side of film I adored and come awards season... glued. I haven't looked back.
Nathaniel: You work in the industry, right? What's your favorite part of the biz?
Peter: Yeah. I've been a script supervisor primarily for independent features for close to 8 years. It's still strange to me that I get paid to do what I do. Though there are definitely bad days, I generally love what I do. It's great to be on the scene and be so close to the process. My favorite part of this nutty business on the independent »
- NATHANIEL R
‘Baby Doll’ – one of the sexiest films ever made
10 May 2013 12:10 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Tennessee Williams
1956, USA
Two of Tennessee Williams’ one-act plays – Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton and The Long Stay Cut Short – are the basis for Elia Kazan’s Baby Doll. The film stars Karl Malden as a sexually frustrated, dimwitted, middle-aged owner of a Southern cotton gin, and Carroll Baker (in her debut) as his luscious teenage-trophy wife, who desperately holds on to her virginity until she reaches the age of 20. Her nickname is “Baby Doll” – appropriate, since she sleeps alone in a baby crib, sucking her thumb and wearing only a short nightie, as her husband Archie spies on her through a hole in the wall. Eli Wallach (also making his first big screen appearance) shows up as a a shady Sicilian businessman named Silva Vacarro, who takes advantage of Archie’s troubles and tries to claim Baby Doll as “compensation” for »
- Ricky da Conceição
Frederic Franklin dies aged 98: charismatic ballet dancer
7 May 2013 9:23 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A major star of the post-Diaghilev Ballets Russes, he was celebrated for his romantic roles
Frederic Franklin, who has died aged 98, was one of the best loved figures in the dance world. Always genial, always helpful, he possessed a razor-sharp memory of all the ballets he had appeared in. Franklin played an important part in the preservation of many early ballets by George Balanchine, and in 2002 was able to reconstruct episodes from Devil's Holiday, a ballet created by Frederick Ashton in 1939, never revived since and never seen on stage by Ashton.
Franklin, known as Freddie, was a major star of the post-Diaghilev Ballets Russes, forming a memorable and long-lasting partnership with the ballerina Alexandra Danilova; her champagne personality and his good looks and charisma combined to stunning effect. This was especially true in such ballets as Léonide Massine's Le Beau Danube and especially Gâité Parisienne. But Franklin also danced »
- Judith Cruickshank
With Durbin Gone, Who's Still Around from the '30s?
7 May 2013 3:41 AM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Oscar winners Olivia de Havilland and Luise Rainer among movie stars of the 1930s still alive With the passing of Deanna Durbin this past April, only a handful of movie stars of the 1930s remain on Planet Earth. Below is a (I believe) full list of surviving Hollywood "movie stars of the 1930s," in addition to a handful of secondary players, chiefly those who achieved stardom in the ensuing decade. Note: There’s only one male performer on the list — and curiously, four of the five child actresses listed below were born in April. (Please scroll down to check out the list of Oscar winners at the 75th Academy Awards, held on March 23, 2003, as seen in the picture above. Click on the photo to enlarge it. © A.M.P.A.S.) Two-time Oscar winner and London resident Luise Rainer (The Great Ziegfeld, The Good Earth, The Great Waltz), 103 last January »
- Andre Soares
I'm So Excited! – review
4 May 2013 4:12 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Chaos reigns in business class in Pedro Almodóvar's slight yet droll commentary on post-crash Spain
Pedro Almodóvar, who turns 64 in September, is Spain's most important film-maker since Luis Buñuel and one of the first directors to enter mainstream cinema as openly gay. He made the last great movie of the 20th century, All About My Mother, and the first great movie of the 21st century, Talk to Her. He began his career making courageous, outrageous low-budget comedies, pushing the envelope of taste and acceptability in the immediate aftermath of Franco's dictatorship. Now with I'm So Excited! he characteristically combines subtlety and frivolity in a Wildean manner to comment upon Spain's current moral and economic crisis.
His recent films have been seriocomedies, their plots complicated and referential. In All About My Mother, for instance, he brought together A Streetcar Named Desire and All About Eve. I'm So Excited! returns to a looser form, »
- Philip French
Zachary Quinto heads to Broadway for 'Glass Menagerie'
26 April 2013 6:22 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it’s bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride.
Producers Jeffrey Richards said Thursday he’ll transfer the American Repertory Theater’s production of The Glass Menagerie to New York for a 17-week engagement starting this September.
Quinto, who plays Spock in the Star Trek reboots and wowed audiences in a recent off-Broadway production of Angels In America, will be making his Broadway debut as Tom.
Jones, the two-time Tony Award winner for Doubt and The Heiress who played President Allison Taylor in the TV series 24, will play Amanda Wingfield. »
- Associated Press
Spock Heads To Broadway
26 April 2013 4:43 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York -- Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it's bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride.
Producers Jeffrey Richards said Thursday he'll transfer the American Repertory Theater's production of "The Glass Menagerie" to New York for a 17-week engagement starting this September.
Quinto, who plays Spock in the "Star Trek" reboots and wowed audiences in a recent off-Broadway production of "Angels In America," will be making his Broadway debut as Tom.
Jones, the two-time Tony Award winner for "Doubt" and "The Heiress" who played President Allison Taylor in the TV series "24," will play Amanda Wingfield.
They'll be joined by Celia Keenan-Bolger, fresh off her role as Wendy in Broadway's "Peter and the Starcatcher," and Brian J. Smith, recently in "The Columnist." John Tiffany, who helmed "Once," will direct.
Performances begin Sept, 5 with an opening night set for Sept. 26. The venue will be a »
- AP
Maria Callas Was To Star In "The Guns Of Navarone"
25 April 2013 4:57 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
If not for a last minute change, legendary opera star Maria Callas would have been the female lead in The Guns of Navarone.
Opera superstar Maria Callas was set to make her movie debut in Carl Foreman’s iconic war film The Guns Of Navarone, according to a new book, The Making Of The Guns Of Navarone launched this weekend at the Bradford Widescreen Film Festival (April 26-29) by Scottish film historian Brian Hannan.
The singer had scandalised the world by her affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who would later marry Jackie Kennedy, widow of assassinated president John F Kennedy. Callas was first choice for the role of the older female Greek partisan. Producer Carl Foreman promised ‘mucho love scenes’ with star Gregory Peck.
Commented Hannan, ‘At the time, Maria Callas was the most famous woman in the world, a fiery mixture of Princess Diana and Madonna, the »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
In the mood for love: is Brief Encounter still the most romantic film ever?
23 April 2013 2:39 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Time Out has put its heart on its sleeve and shouted its Brief Encounter infatuation from the rooftops. Will you join them in their lovebombing of the 68-year-old classic? Or have your tastes in romantic movies moved on?
Sam played it again, now it's our turn to plug in the turntable and petition you once more for your top romance films of all time. The peg? Time Out's 100 Most Romantic Films of all Time poll, which has been announced today, and which names Brief Encounter as the title most likely to get your heart a-flutter.
But by our reckoning, the Time Out folk are cruising for a bruising; when we came to the same conclusion three years ago, the readers felt we'd done them wrong, and suggested Casablanca was Mr Right when it came to romantic movies.
Do you feel the same? Has your taste for gin joints endured over the past three years? »
DVD Review: ‘Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Romance’
16 April 2013 12:26 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – With Mother’s Day around the corner, Warner Bros. has released another one of their stellar DVD box sets built around their 100th anniversary — “Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Romance.” It may not be the best gift set for everyone but it does offer a strong package for those who like a little emotional manipulation with their popcorn. There are some undeniable classics in this set (along with some questionable choices) but it’s the sheer “something for everyone” quality of the release that makes it memorable.
DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0
Seventy years of romance from 1938’s “Jezebel” to 2008’s “Nights in Rodanthe” are included in this set that includes a book with plot descriptions for each of the films and all of the special features from previous releases. That’s essentially what this is — previous releases compiled into one box set. Literally. The DVDs are the same - transfers, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Tribeca Film Festival 2013 Juries Feature a Host of Big Names
15 April 2013 4:30 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
The Tribeca Film Festival have announced the juries for each category of competition. A host of actors, directors and journalists have been selected that include Evan Rachel Wood, Paul Haggis, Josh Radnor, Eva Longoria and Bryce Dallas Howard.
The members selected will be judging the films that fall within their respective categories, and you can check out the list below. Make sure to check back with us for all the latest from Tribeca including reviews, interviews and more! The festival runs from April 17th – April 28th in New York City.
World Competition Categories
The jurors for the 2013 World Narrative Competition are:
Kenny Lonergan: Academy Award®-nominated playwright, filmmaker and screenwriter. Credits include You Can Count On Me,Gangs of New York, and Margaret. His stage credits include Lobby Hero, The Waverly Gallery and This is Our Youth. He is a member of the Naked Angels Theater Company in New York. »
- Damen Norton
The Simpsons Review: Chicks Dig Brando
14 April 2013 7:15 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
"What Animated Women Want" played on the familiar trope of men versus women, and, in usual Simpsons fashion, the focus of the episode was on the dysfunctional relationship between Homer and Marge.
Homer has continually disappointed Marge over the long history of the series, but is always able to win back her affection through some kind of gesture (large or otherwise). Tonight's episode could have been a throwaway repetition of the usual pattern of their fighting, with Marge getting angry, Homer doing something vaguely stupid but incredibly touching and Marge forgiving him out of love or pity (and sometimes a combination of the two).
But it veered away from that pattern and it made for a much more entertaining half-hour of television. Instead of accepting Homer's attempts to make peace, Marge responded more realistically to the situation. After years of marriage and no visible change to Homer's behavior, Marge declared »
- tlopez@utk.edu (Teresa Lopez)
What to Watch This Weekend: Veep and Nurse Jackie Return, the MTV Movie Awards and More
13 April 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
On TV this weekend: Vince Vaughn’s Saturday Night Live gig is money, baby; Veep starts its second term; The Borgias and Nurse Jackie get going again; and the MTV Movie Awards let loose with a Rebel (Wilson) yell. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 15 programs to keep on your radar.
Saturday, April 13
9 am-8 pm Fringe marathon (Science) | Relive the first 11 episodes of Season 3 (Fauxlivia!) in this marathon; the second 11 air Sunday at 9 am.
8 pm Bet On Your Baby (ABC) | Double-episode series premiere: In this new game show, families with toddlers try to predict »
- Kimberly Roots
TV on Tap: Spartacus' Final Stand, Patrick Duffy Wants a "Step By Step" Reunion and "Copper" Gets Alfre Woodard
12 April 2013 4:37 AM, PDT | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
Da Vinci's Demons spreads its wings tonight.
News
Patrick Duffy says he'd like to participate in a Step by Step reunion movie and that it would be interesting to see how the Lambert family grew up. I just hope such a series spawns a serious topical drama that desperately adds a laugh track when ratings tank, giving the Tgif generation a The Bradys of their own.
You've seen me complain that the dark side of a golden age of television is a too-full DVR that make it challenging to keep up with all the good shows (as well as the guilty pleasures and hate watching) available. It also means that shows like Southland and Switched at Birth don't quite get the attention they deserve. I'm still looking for time to get caught up on Game of Thrones, much less time to get to that third episode of Top of the Lake. »
- LyleMasaki
'The Simpsons' Meets 'Breaking Bad'
11 April 2013 3:04 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"The Simpsons" is paying tribute to "Breaking Bad" with a new couch opening sequence.
The tribute to AMC's drama "Breaking Bad" features Marge Simpson baking blue cupcakes and ends with "Breaking Bad" stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston watching "The Simpsons" from the comfort of their couch.
Once again, Homer must save his marriage when Marge gets fed up with his behavior. Meanwhile, after watching "A Streetcar Named Desire," Milhouse takes on a Marlon Brando-inspired bad-boy persona to attract Lisa in the all-new episode
The opening sequence will air at the start of "The Simpsons" on Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox. In the episode, titled "What Animated Women Want," -- which features the voices of Wanda Sykes and George Takei -- Homer's behavior leads to marriage troubles with Marge and "A Streetcar Named Desire" inspires Milhouse to adopt a bad boy persona to attract Lisa.
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- Chris Harnick
Video: Who Deserves The MTV Movie Award For "Best Shirtless Performance"?
11 April 2013 12:12 PM, PDT | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
Shirtlessness is one of the great cinematic arts, a tradition dating back nearly a century and finally gaining traction with Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Zac Efron in whatever that was. The 2013 MTV Movie Awards understands this important legacy and is honoring it this Sunday with the "Best Shirtless Performance" category, which has four very deserving nominees and one grimly unsexy puppet. Let's rate each of these nominees' nominated shirtlessness from 1-10 and pick a most deserving victor.
Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises
No matter where it goes, Christian Bale's shirtlessness will bear the spectre of American Psycho, which remains one of the most important exhibitions of psychotic flesh since the Academy Awards streaker of '74. Bale's pecs remain as chiseled, adamantium-tight, and Bruce Lee-esque as in his Bret Easton Ellis days, but I'm »
- virtel
Tribeca 2013: Eva Longoria, Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Radnor among festival jurors
10 April 2013 11:01 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
The Tribeca Film Festival announced today that it has selected 42 jurors for this year’s festival. The jurors include members of the filmmaking community — including Bryce Dallas Howard, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Haggis, Taraji P. Henson, Kenneth Lonergan, Eva Longoria, Josh Radnor, and Evan Rachel Wood — as well as policy makers and entertainment business leaders.
According to a press release, the seven juries will award $180,000 in cash and prizes during the Festival (April 17-28). Tribeca All Access (Taa) Creative Promise Awards will award an additional $20,000 — $10,000 for narrative and $10,000 for documentary. All winners will also receive a work of original art by »
- Lanford Beard
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz to star in Broadway revival of 'Betrayal'
5 April 2013 7:12 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Daniel Craig is set to star opposite his Oscar-winning wife, Rachel Weisz, this fall in the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal.
In the play, to be directed by 10-time Tony winner Mike Nichols, Weisz plays a woman having an affair with her husband’s best friend. Craig will play her husband with Life of Pi actor Rafe Spall co-starring as his best friend.
Betrayal marks the Oz: The Great and Powerful actress’s Broadway debut, though she has appeared off-Broadway and won a 2010 Olivier Award for her performance as Blanche DuBois in the West End revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. »
- John Mitchell
Take Home the Best of Warner Bros 20 Film Collection Romance DVD Set
5 April 2013 7:01 AM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
This week, Warner Bros Home Entertainment released the Best of Warner Bros 20 Film Collection Romance on DVD.
The collection includes Casablanca (1942), one of our favorite movies of all time as well as Jezebel (1938), Gone with the Wind (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Now, Voyager (1942), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), A Streetcar Named Desire: The Original Director’s Version (1951), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Splendor in the Grass (1961), Doctor Zhivago (1965), A Touch of Class (1973), A Star Is Born (1976), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Bodyguard (1992), You’ve Got Mail (1998), Two Weeks Notice (2002), The Lake House (2006) and Nights in Rodanthe (2008).
To mark the release, we’re giving away the Best of Warner Bros 20 Film Collection Romance DVD Set.
Enter To Win a Best of Warner Bros 20 Film Collection Romance on DVD.
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- Buzzfocus Staff
Waiter, Can I Get A Club Sandwich And A Rewrite On This Tom Hardy Film?
3 April 2013 4:23 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: Here’s why I still love movies, even though it has been so many years since I moved from the vaudeville beat at Variety to cover the talkies. Nobodies can become somebodies in the blink of an eye and it happens often enough to give anybody with talent a puncher’s chance. Warner Bros has just made a deal with Tom Shepherd to rewrite Cicero. Since this film has Tom Hardy attached to play Al Capone and is a priority studio project, this is a pretty big break for Shepherd. He has been making a living as a waiter, waiting for his writing career to take off. John Lesher is producing Cicero, and Adam Kassan is exec producing with Leonard Ackerman. It takes a bold new look at the life of an American icon, chronicling the rise of Capone from lowly pimp to the feared gangster called Scarface, who consolidated control over Chicago, »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
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