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Zelda Rubinstein, The Underwear Bomb And James Cameron In Today's Twitter-Wood
31 December 2009 4:14 AM, PST
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News that "Poltergeist" actress Zelda Rubinstein has been taken off of life support didn't go unnoticed by horror movie fans in the Twitter-Wood community this week. The sad revelation caught the attention of both Richard Kelly and Jeff Katz (on his birthday, nonetheless), and I definitely echo those sentiments to her family.
In other posts, attempted underwear bomb from last week is still a trending topic among tweeters. Kevin Nealon was among those contemplating the ongoing investigation yesterday. Catch those thoughts after the jump along with Brian Lynch on Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner, Christina Applegate and Emmy Rossum on James Cameron's work in "Avatar" and more in the Twitter-Wood report for December 30, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@pennjillette http://twitpic.com/vwdsh - We posed for a picture with Corey from Slipknot. We had to tell him to put his thumb In for heavy Metal.
-Penn Jillette,
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- Brian Warmoth
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Brittany Murphy's Uso Tour Appearance, 'Avatar' In 3D And 'Toy Story 3' Finished In Today's Twitter-Wood
22 December 2009 3:30 PM, PST
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Brittany Murphy and "Avatar" look poised to dominated Twitter-Wood's thoughts this holiday week, even if most of the tweeters are leaving their offices to tweet from home and last-minute shopping expeditions right now. Alyssa Milano retweeted a photo taken when she and Murphy appeared on a Uso tour together, reflecting on the time they spent there. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Banks, Samm Levine and David Spade all had different reactions to "Avatar" in 3D.
You can sort out what they had to say after the jump along with a former "Saved By the Bell" star's denial of drunken behavior, Kevin Smith's response to a tweeter about his wife's Playboy photos and former Karate Kid Ralph Macchio on whether or not he plans on coming back to "Ugly Betty." It's all retweeted in the Twitter-Wood report for December 22, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@Alyssa_Milano http://twitpic.com/ujz98 Thank you so much for sharing these,
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- Brian Warmoth
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10 closest Oscar races in the past 20 years
23 November 2009 1:12 PM, PST
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One of the shrewdest Oscarologists on the planet is Tariq Khan of Fox News, who often generously shares his views of current and past derbies with Gold Derby readers. Here he takes a nostalgic look at the past two decades, offering his take on the most competitive derbies. Words below are Tariq's. Thanks, m'friend!
We’ve often discussed those Oscar races that seem just too close to call . . . where it’s clear (or at least seems clear) that the eventual winner will nab the Oscar with only a few more votes than his or her nearest competitor.
While we can never really know for sure (unless we get one of those top jobs at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers,) we do have some idea of what may have been the closest races in Oscar history. Allow me to present what I believe were the 10 closest acting races over the course of the past 20 years.
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Veteran's Day, 'Precious' And 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' In Today's Twitter-Wood
11 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST
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Veteran's Day brought no shortage of veteran appreciation today in Twitter-Wood, prompting thanks and memories from across the board, as well as a personal note from "Twilight" actor Gil Birmingham.
Meanwhile, Jason Schwartzman's on his way to the NYC debut of "Fantastic Mr. Fox," which as a Wes Anderson follower, I am anxious to see myself this weekend. Another new release, "Precious," really got a hold of Tyrese Gibson, who said the film's been keeping him awake. Check out their thoughts along with pictures from Peter Facinelli and John Stamos and a Henry Winkler autograph to be jealous of after the jump. It's all in the Twitter-Wood report for November 11, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@peterfacinelli Even the Cullens wouldn't hurt these little guys. Rt @TeamPFacinelli Peter our veterinarian & whale protector! http://twitpic.com/onr1x
-Peter Facinelli, Actor ("The Twilight Saga: New Moon," "Nurse Jackie")
@gilbirmingham As
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Ta Follows The Stars: Rachelle Lefevre And Peter Facinelli
5 November 2009 3:01 PM, PST
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We have a great Ta Follows the Stars for you today with a look at Rachelle Lefevre in Gotham Magazine and a look at the beginning of Peter Facinellis acting career. Rachelle Lefevre in Gotham magazineWith long curly red hair porcelain skin and a loud infectious laugh actress Rachelle Lefevre is hard to overlook. But until she appeared as the bitchy bloodsucker Victoria in the 2008 smash hit Twilight shed been a relative unknown. Now with the hotly anticipated second film in the series The Twilight Saga New Moon hitting theaters November 20 and two more films in the works Lefevre is about to find herself in the glare of the spotlight.When I first got to La everybody said I was too girlnextdoor for edgier roles she says. I ended up playing a stripper an escort a vampire and an offherrocker troubled poet. I keep playing roles that are not even
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Rupert Grint: Wild Target Release Update!
25 September 2009 12:33 AM, PDT
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New information on Rupert Grint's film Wild Target has been released online suggesting that the anticipated release date will now be 2010. The gayandlesbiantimes have this to say.....It’s a British action-comedy about a hitman wishing for retirement but finding no rest forthcoming, and it features the hilarious Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Carribean) alongside Emily Blunt, Martin Freeman and a breaking-out-of-Ron-Weasley-mode Rupert Grint (a casting move that ought to guarantee a U.S. release). Directed by Jonathan Lynn (My Cousin Vinny), the film has already wrapped and should, fingers-crossed, hit its target on these shores sometime in 2010.
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A Rebuttal to The Wall Street Journal's Bollywood Coverage
24 September 2009 8:11 AM, PDT
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In the wake of the success of Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, the American movie industry, also known as Hollywood, has begun to really wake up to the large movie watching public in India. Not only has 20th Century Fox won a copyright infringement lawsuit against Br Film's Govinda-starrer Banda Yeh Bindas Hai, which was allegedly inspired by My Cousin Vinny but both Warner Brothers and Sony have both financed major films - Chandni Chowk to China and Sawaariya. Both of those films may have flopped but Hollywood isn’t giving up yet. Reliance Big Entertainment is hoping Kites will be the perfect synthesis of Hollywood money and Bollywood film making.
The Wall Street Journal recently published a profile of Amit Khanna, the chairman of Reliance Big Entertainment that unintentionally highlighted some of the attitude problems that the American film industry has toward its Hindi language counterpart. When explaining how Bollywood operates,
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Blu-ray Review: My Cousin Vinny
4 September 2009 10:18 AM, PDT
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“My Cousin Vinny” is probably one of the most entertaining and downright funny movies of the 1990s. The film stars Joe Pesci as a newly commissioned Italian lawyer from Brooklyn, New York and his fiancé Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei). When two Italian boys from the North wind up in Alabama framed for murder, Joe travels south to match wits with a legal system he is unfamiliar with.
Tomei and Pesci each delivered stellar performances in this film. Tomei’s comedic timing and believability was refreshing for 90s comedy. Despite the films critical acclaim, Ralph Maccio’s presence in the movie wasn’t enough to shake his 80s Karate Kid façade.
The films graininess has gone through an excellent cleanup in this Blu-ray upgrade. The sound has also had a much needed and excellent remix into 5.1 DTS. Several older films, being brought to Blu-ray this year have not had such
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- Alexis James-Whitehead
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My Cousin Vinny on Blu-Ray
26 August 2009 9:42 AM, PDT
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My Cousin Vinny looks great on Blu Ray. The transfer is clear enough that a good deal of the scenes have that .you are there. feel. Good scenes have minimal grain so you can see all the detail. Less fortunate ones have digital speckles, like they.re struggling to keep up, but that just makes you root for the underdog of a simple comedy in the world of visually spectacular Blu Rays. I.d rather see that than a dumpy transfer.
On Blu-Ray: My Cousin Vinny
The courtroom is actually the most speckled setting. It.s a bit hazy so it drowns out some of the polish. Town exteriors and interiors have lush colors and rustic settings that show up nicely.
There.s a lot of detail too.
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Khaaaaaan!
17 August 2009 7:00 AM, PDT
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A happy Indian Independence Day weekend turned sour for Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, who was detained Friday at Newark International Airport. The actor, 43, was en route to festivities in Chicago when agents pulled him aside for two hours of questioning -- and this was before he was even allowed to make a phone call. The Indian consulate later vouched for an "angry and humiliated" Khan, who was released as outrage erupted in his native country. Airport authorities declined comment about the misunderstanding, which appears to have arisen when the Independence Day parade was mistaken for the Dependence Day parade of litigation plaguing unauthorized Bollywood ripoffs of American films like My Cousin Vinny, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Hangover. Still, no excuses. Sorry, Khan. [Reuters]
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DVD Playhouse--August 2009
10 August 2009 2:25 AM, PDT
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DVD Playhouse—August 2009
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Allen Gardner
Watchmen—Director’S Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday
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My Cousin Vinny Copy Case Is Settled
7 August 2009 9:06 AM, PDT
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Executives at 20th Century Fox have accepted a $200,000 (£125,000) settlement from Bollywood film producers who they accused of copying their movie My Cousin Vinny.
Fox bosses filed the lawsuit at India's Bombay High Court in May, claiming officials at Br Films produced an illegal remake of the Oscar-winning 1992 film.
The legal papers stated that permission had been granted to make a picture based on the idea of the U.S. version - but rights for a Hindi-language remake had not been approved.
Fox claimed Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai, which translates as This Guy is Fearless, was almost identical to My Cousin Vinny's storyline.
Br bosses had denied the allegations, but both companies have "now succeeded in amicably resolving the case" in an out-of-court settlement.
It is the first time a Bollywood studio has been forced to pay out for borrowing ideas from Hollywood movies.
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Twentieth Century Fox & Br Films amicably settle lawsuit
5 August 2009 11:56 AM, PDT
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The copyright infringement case that was filed by Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox on B.R Films, has now been amicably resolved.Br Films had approached Twentieth Century Fox for rights to make an Indianised version based on idea of the My Cousin Vinny. Discussions had taken place between the two parties, however, Twentieth Century Fox contended that no terms were agreed between them, whereas B.R Films contended to the contrary.In April this year, Fox had filed a suit in Bombay High Court against B.R Film alleging copyright infringement of the
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New On DVD This Week
4 August 2009 10:15 AM, PDT
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Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-ray.
Movies
Race to Witch Mountain ~ Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig (DVD and Blu-ray)
The Soloist ~ Robert Downey, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, and Stephen Root (DVD and Blu-ray)
Obsessed ~ Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, and Jerry O’Connell (DVD and Blu-ray)
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 ~ Tommy Lee Jones, Brian Dowling, Vic Gatto, and Frank Champi (DVD and Blu-ray)
My Cousin Vinny ~ Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio and Marisa Tomei (Blu-ray)
Mutant Chronicles ~ Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, and John Malkovich (DVD and Blu-ray)
The Tigger Movie ~ John Hurt, Ken Sansom, Kath Soucie, and John Fiedler (DVD and Blu-ray)
Ulysses ~ Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Franco Interlenghi, and Daniel Ivernel (DVD)
Fragments ~ Marshall Allman,
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This Week on DVD: Race to Witch Mountain, The Soloist, Flight of the Conchords: Season 2
4 August 2009 9:08 AM, PDT
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Kind of a forgettable week for DVD shopping, with the exception of a couple of cool TV and Blu-ray releases. Big name titles hitting store shelves include Disney's Race to Witch Mountain starring The Rock, catfight thriller Obsessed starring Ali Larter and Beyonce Knowles, plus The Soloist starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. There's also the indie Michael Chabon adaptation The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and low budget action/sci-fi flick Mutant Chronicles, plus the Lindsay Lohan direct-to-dvd comedy Labor Pains. Uhh... yeah. Save your money for the dry Kiwi comedy of Flight of the Conchords: Season 2 or the trippy outrageousness of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Season 3, plus Big Trouble in Little China on Blu-ray.
Race to Witch Mountain [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2])
Obsessed [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4])
The Soloist [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6])
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8])
Mutant Chronicles [9] (DVD, Blu-ray [10])
Delgo [11]
Labor Pains [12] (DVD, Blu-ray [13])
Fragments [14]
The Chaos Experiment [15]
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: August 4, 2009
4 August 2009 12:30 AM, PDT
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Unfortunately it's a very bad week for DVD and Blu-ray releases, but let's rundown the list anyway as maybe some of you are looking forward to at least renting one or two of these.
The Soloist
The best new film of the bunch has to be The Soloist, but even it isn't a stand-out masterpiece by any stretch. It does have a couple of good performances and is certainly worth a once over, but as far as being a purchase I would definitely recommend against it.
Mutant Chronicles
This action-sci-fi feature starring Thomas Jane, John Malkovich and Ron Perlman is probably the title I am most interested in renting and a little upset I forgot to request a review copy, but Netflix will take care of that.
Race to Witch Mountain
Ugh, just a bad, bad movie. Kids may
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Blu-ray Giveaway: My Cousin Vinny
31 July 2009 7:23 AM, PDT
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New York law meets a deep south courtroom in the classic comedy My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei and Mitchell Whitfield.
Fox is releasing My Cousin Vinny on Blu-ray Disc and high-def for the first time on August 4. To go along with the big debut, I have five sets of the disc that will be issued to the yutes, err... winners of this contest.
Eligibility to win is as simple as sending in the completed form below. Increasing the odds will require returning any or every day the contest is active to enter again. Good luck!
Two New York teenagers travel down south through rural Alabama when a series of coincidences lands them in jail charged with first-degree murder in the Oscar winner My Cousin Vinny, arriving on Bd August 4 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Not being able to afford an attorney, the teens, Bill
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Rupert Grint: Wild Target Rumored Release Date!
21 July 2009 9:42 PM, PDT
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In our last report we revealed that Rupert Grint's next film Wild Target has officially finished production and landed distribution deals for both the U.S. and the U.K. Well as we get closer to the date we thought we would update you on just a few more tidbits about the movie. First we are happy to announce that Wild Target will also be released in France, but that is a given considering that is based on the 1993 French film Cible émouvante! There is also new information that says the release date for cinemas will be between October/November 2009! Additionally British composer Michael Price best known for his work on films such as (My Cousin Vinny, The Whole Nine Yards, The Distinguished Gentleman) will be composing the musical score for film! For more Wild Target news why not check out our Wild Target myspace here.
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Lara Sells Pizza
12 July 2009 5:52 PM, PDT
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Lara Dutta has been roped in by Pizza Hut in the role played by Jessica Simpson elsewhere. The company is rolling out its brand across India with the help of its new Cheesy Bites pizza. “Cheesy Bites is a fun pizza and we wanted a fun campaign to promote it in India,” said Anup Jain, Marketing Manager. “Internationally the advertisement has been a big hit so we decided to give it a 'desi twist' with Lara."
Lara has recently returned from Cambodia where she had a holiday visiting the ancient temples of Angkor Wat. “People there are the nicest people I have ever interacted with,” she stated, “They’re simple, honest and hard working with great regard for tourists. The most beautiful sights are the temples dating back to as late as the 9th century – a timeless wonder to behold. The sense of awe looking up at such incredible beauty is almost indescribable.
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Blu-ray Dates
6 July 2009 10:00 AM, PDT
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July 07, 2009
* The Deep (Sony)
* Grumpy Old Men (Warner)
* Knowing (Summit)
* Push (Summit)
* Torchwood: The Complete Second Season (BBC)
* The Unborn (Universal)
* The Universe: The Complete Season Two (A&E)
July 14, 2009
* The Black Crowes: Warpaint Live (Eagle Rock)
* Cheap Trick: Every Trick in the Book (Music Inc.)
* Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Curse of the Golden Flower, House of Flying Daggers Trilogy (Box Set) (Sony)
* The Edge of Love (Image)
* Explicit Ills (Phase 4 Films)
* For All Mankind (Criterion Collection)
* The Haunting in Connecticut: Unrated Special Edition (Lionsgate)
* I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony)
* Mad Men: Season Two (Lionsgate)
* NBA Champions 2008-2009 (Warner)
* Night Train (National Ent Media)
* Shark Week: Great Bites Collection (Discovery Channel)
* This is Spinal Tap (MGM)
* The Towering Inferno (20th Century Fox)
* Wild Pacific (BBC)
July 21, 2009
* 300: The Complete Experience (Warner)
* Coraline (Universal)
* Echelon Conspiracy (Paramount)
* Google Me (Cinevolve)
* The Great Buck Howard (Magnolia
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