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Broadway's 'Death of a Salesman' topped $1 million at the box office last week
29 May 2012 2:44 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
In a rare feat for a non-musical on Broadway, Mike Nichols’ acclaimed revival of Death of a Salesman grossed just over $1 million last week, according to figures released by the Broadway League. The hit show, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman and Andrew Garfield as his wayward son, Biff, set a new record for the 1,036-seat Barrymore Theatre. What’s even more remarkable is that Salesman scored at the box office despite playing only seven performances (most Broadway shows are mounted eight times per week). The production isn’t exactly a dime a dozen, to quote one of Biff »
- Thom Geier
Lucky Luke and other Cartoon heroes on the Big Screen
29 May 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
As this summer’s blockbuster season reminds us comic book adaptations are big business with the latest incarnations of heroes old and new filling the local picturehouse and running merry riot over box office records.
Given the twin benefits of a wealth of material on which to draw and a ready audience primed to see their favourites fleshed out and thrown onto a movie screen it seems that we’ll be seeing many more familiar, and some less familiar, cartoon characters in movies of their own.
Jean Dujardin turned the world into a swooning mess when he led Michel Hazanavicius’ award magnet The Artist last year and in this article Anwar Brett takes a look at another of the actor’s roles, that of Lucky Luke in James Huth’s adaptation of the comic book by Morris, which is out now on DVD, as well as nine other cartoon heroes »
- Guest
Smash: The Broadway Musical World Comes to Network Television
22 May 2012 2:47 PM, PDT | www.culturecatch.com | See recent CultureCatch news »
I probably speak for most theater fans in saying I was excited when I read about Smash before its premiere on NBC in February. The idea of a weekly network series depicting the development of a new Broadway musical was irresistible. The fact that so many theater people -- both on and off camera -- were involved in the show added to the anticipation. Executive producers included Craig Zadan and Neil Meron who, among other things, have produced film versions of Broadway hits Chicago and Hairspray, along with television movie adaptations of The Music Man, Annie, and Gypsy. Original songs were written by the team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who won the Tony award for their Hairspray score, and also wrote the fine score for last year's Catch Me If You Can. Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening and American Idiot) directed the pilot. And, while not a theater name, »
- James Miller
Charlie Chaplin musical to tramp up Broadway in September
10 May 2012 1:16 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Could this be Broadway’s first silent… musical? Producers of the Charlie Chaplin musical Chaplin (an enigmatic title, no doubt) today announced the production’s plans to open on Broadway on September 10, 2012 at the Barrymore Theatre.
Chaplin comes to Broadway after a lauded run at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse, where it played in 2010 under the original title Limelight (and won the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle’s Craig Noel Award for Best Musical). As the new name would suggest, the musical adapts the story of iconic silent film legend Charlie Chaplin as his storied career turns him from »
- Marc Snetiker
La Girl Beats Out 5,000 Others To Win Title Role Of 'Annie'
28 April 2012 7:56 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York -- Broadway's newest Annie is an 11-year-old from Los Angeles with long, black curly hair who is already a Broadway veteran.
Lilla Crawford was unveiled Friday as the girl slated to play the title role in a fall revival of the Tony Award-winning musical "Annie."
"I'm not nervous, but I am definitely so excited to start the whole process," Crawford said in an interview. "It's going to be so fun."
Crawford, who has performed in more than a dozen shows with the Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts in her native Los Angeles, made her Broadway debut in 2011 playing Debbie in the closing cast of "Billy Elliot." That experience will help as she adjusts to the star's dressing room.
"I kind of know what's coming but it's going to be exciting and new because I'm going to be part of the original cast," she said. "It's definitely going to be exciting. »
- AP
Ricky Martin, set your alarm for Tuesday! We predict this year's Tony nominees
27 April 2012 1:36 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The Tony Awards season is heating up. The Tony administration committee met today to decide eligibility for various categories: One Man, Two Guvnors will compete for best (new) play despite a push from its producers to be considered in the less-competitive revival category (the comedy is loosely based on Carlo Goldoni’s 1743 play Servant of Two Masters). James Earl Jones will be up for Lead Actor in a Play for Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. Ricky Martin will contend as Featured Actor in a Musical even though his name is above the title of Evita. And in a real head-scratcher, »
- Thom Geier
Fall In Love: The Playlist's Favorite Romantic Comedies
27 April 2012 7:56 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Few genres of film inspire more personal responses than the romantic comedy. Given how much of our lives is spent on love and romance (falling into it, falling out of it, chasing it, giving up on it), it's no surprise that the rom-com has remained one of the most popular formulas since the dawn of cinema, and while the genre has undisputed classics, you can end up cherishing certain films purely because of their connection to your own life. They can help pull you out of a post break-up tailspin, they can comfort you through unrequited love, and, if a film hits you at the height of your passion for someone, they can end up associated forever, even blinding you to the movie's flaws -- seeing "Elizabethtown" in the midst of first love left this writer swooning after exiting the theater (thankfully, a subsequent rewatch put me straight as to how terrible it is. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
How To Make A Classic Romantic Comedy
27 April 2012 7:35 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
John Cusack made his name as an actor in romantic comedies like "Say Anything," "High Fidelity" and "Grosse Pointe Blank," but that doesn't mean he's onboard with the current state of big-screen romances.
"I don’t know what they make in Hollywood, but they don’t really make good romantic comedies anymore," Cusack said during a Q&A at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last week.
Perhaps he just needs to check out "The Five-Year Engagement," the new film from producer Judd Apatow. Out now after almost four years in development, the romantic comedy is a shaggy-dog throwback to the classics of yore: "When Harry Met Sally," "Broadcast News" and, of course, "Annie Hall."
Co-written by star Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller and directed by Stoller -- the pair previously worked together on another great modern-day romance, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" -- "The Five-Year Engagement" follows Tom (Segel) and »
- The Huffington Post
Lilla Crawford Lands Title Role in ‘Annie’ Broadway Revival
27 April 2012 7:35 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Lilla Crawford has been cast to play the title role in the new Broadway production of “Annie,” announced NBC’s Today show on Friday. The 5th-grader beat out 5,000 girls from all over the country and hundreds of online submissions. “I love the show, I love the music and I love the role of Annie,” Crawford told Today. “And I’m so excited to work with the dog!” The role of Sandy has not been cast. October will mark the launch “Annie’s Search for Sandy.” When asked why she thought she had been cast, the 11-year-old replied, “I think I relate to Annie because we’re both spunky.” Crawford also played Debbie in “Billy Elliot.”The production will be directed by three-time Tony Award-winner James Lapine and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blakenbuehler. Based on Harold Gray’s newspaper character “The Little Orphan Annie,” the musical features tunes by Charles Strouse, »
- help@backstage.com (Briana Rodriguez)
Watch: Birthday Girl Carol Burnett's Best Sketches
26 April 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Emmy winning actress/comedienne Carol Burnett is 79!
Burnett has been leaving audiences in stitches for years with her incredible knack for comedy. In 1967, Burnett starred on her own comedy show "The Carol Burnett Show." The popular comedy-sketch show ran for 11 seasons between 1967 and 1978, winning several Emmy awards.
When asked by TV Guide in 2010 what she thought of the of the ongoing popularity of female television personalities from the 1970s, Burnett replied: "It's just terrific that people don't think you're not capable of doing anything because you might have gray roots."
Throughout her career, Burnett has starred and made guest appearances on countless movies and television shows, from a memorable Miss Hannigan in "Annie" to the cross Kangaroo in the animated film "Horton Hears A Who!" and the television drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." In 2010, Burnett joined the cast of the Fox show 'Glee' as the mother of Sue Sylvester, »
- Kristen Stenerson
The Films Of Sidney Lumet: A Retrospective
9 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It has been a year since Sidney Lumet passed away on April 9, 2011. Here is our retrospective on the legendary filmmaker to honor his memory. Originally published April 15, 2011.
Almost a week after the fact, we, like everyone that loves film, are still mourning the passing of the great American master Sidney Lumet, one of the true titans of cinema.
Lumet was never fancy. He never needed to be, as a master of blocking, economic camera movements and framing that empowered the emotion and or exact punctuation of a particular scene. First and foremost, as you’ve likely heard ad nauseum -- but hell, it’s true -- Lumet was a storyteller, and one that preferred his beloved New York to soundstages (though let's not romanticize it too much, he did his fair share of work on studio film sets too as most TV journeyman and early studio filmmakers did).
His directing career stretched well over 50 years, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
TV Review: Being Human 4.8, ‘The War Child’
26 March 2012 2:16 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Being Human 4.8 The War Child
So there it goes for another year, no sooner do our favourite gang of supernatural friends return to our screens they’re gone. On the upside the fifth series has already had the go ahead and will be back early next year. Considering the opening episode of this series delivered a swift exit for George, how can they top it with the finale?
Well get you tissues out, because it’s another emotional one. The opening scene takes place in 2022. Mr Snow (Mark Gatiss) encounters the ten year old Eve. His arrival in modern day Barry is cause for concern for everyone and Cutler is put firmly in his place. Hal’s ongoing struggle with the thirst is once again tested, now he’s off the wagon he’s become a liability to the group.
He knows only to well that »
- Chris Suffield
Was the 1970s the best decade for the Best Picture Oscar?
21 February 2012 3:58 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
With the Oscars nearly here, Glen looks back to the 70s, and argues that it was the decade when the Academy got its Best Picture decisions consistently right...
It’s widely acknowledged that the 1970s was one of the best periods in American cinema. It’s little surprise, then, that the Academy Awards gave the Best Picture award to some of the best films during its 84 years. But as is often the case with the Oscars, the 70s wasn’t without its controversies, as a number of great films missed out on the award or even failed to be nominated. Even so, the run of Best Picture winners from 1970 to 1979 was incredibly strong.
The decade started with Midnight Cowboy scooping the Best Picture award at the 42nd Academy Awards on 7th April 1970, but as the film was released in May 1969 it doesn’t really count as an example of the »
Baftas 2012 shortlist - live!
16 January 2012 11:41 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Join us from 7.40am when we'll be liveblogging the nominations in the second round of voting for this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards
7.40am:
Tim Curry is teeing things up …
We're going to star those longlist contenders that make the shortlist:
Best Film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Senna
Film Not in the English Language
Extra Potiche 1
Abel
The Boy Mir – Ten Years in Afghanistan
Calvet
Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)
Incendies
Pina
Potiche
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Tomboy
The Troll Hunter
Outstanding British Film
Attack The Block
'Annie' on Broadway Now Casting Kids in NYC
13 January 2012 9:55 AM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Back Stage is now running a casting notice for the upcoming Broadway revival of "Annie." The musical, about a young orphan who goes to live with a wealthy man, has music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. James Lapine will direct the production. Rehearsals are slated to begin late Summer/Fall 2012 and an opening date has not been set.Here is the notice available through Back Stage Casting. (Subscription required.)"Annie," Kids, B'WAYArielle Tepper Madover (prod.) is casting the upcoming Broadway production of "Annie. "Seeking—Annie: girl, 11 years old, any ethnicity, optimistic, spunky and wise beyond her years, has a deep-seated longing to find her birth parents, and will stop at nothing to accomplish that goal, has a heart of gold, despite her share of mischievous situations, any and every girl can relate to her in some way, is honest, forthright, and has a magnetic. »
- help@backstage.com ()
DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards: Odd Men Out Bob Fosse, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman
10 January 2012 1:00 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Martin Balsam, Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express, directed by DGA (but not Oscar) nominee Sidney Lumet DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards 1960s: Odd Men Out Jules Dassin, Federico Fellini, Arthur Penn 1970 DGA David Lean, Ryan's Daughter Bob Rafelson, Five Easy Pieces AMPAS Federico Fellini, Satyricon Ken Russell, Women in Love DGA/AMPAS Franklin J. Schaffner, Patton Robert Altman, Mash Arthur Hiller, Love Story 1971 DGA Robert Mulligan, Summer of '42 AMPAS Norman Jewison, Fiddler on the Roof DGA/AMPAS William Friedkin, The French Connection Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange John Schlesinger, Sunday Bloody Sunday 1972 DGA George Roy Hill, Slaughterhouse-Five Martin Ritt, Sounder AMPAS Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sleuth Jan Troell, The Emigrants DGA/AMPAS Bob Fosse, Cabaret John Boorman, Deliverance Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather 1973 DGA Sidney Lumet, Serpico AMPAS Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers DGA/AMPAS George Roy Hill, The Sting Bernardo Bertolucci, »
- Andre Soares
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