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Harry Potter Through Fresh Eyes: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
16 July 2009 12:41 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news
[This is part three of a four-part series. You can also read part one, part two, and part four. This article contains spoilers for the films discussed, but Not for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] Next up: Director Mike Newell's take on the Potter franchise. Newell cut his teeth directing TV but went onto demonstrate his range in film through well-crafted dramas (Donnie Brasco) and comedies (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pushing Tin). While clearly talented, he's not the first person that would have come to mind when choosing a director for this series, but obviously, all that matters is whether or not the film measures up. So how good is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Goblet of Fire sees Hogwarts hosting the Triwizard tournament, a competition between three schools that tests the wizardry mettle of students from each school. When the ...
David Chen
Rt Interview: David Yates on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
14 July 2009 11:27 PM, PDT | From Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news
When David Yates was hired to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, fans took one look at his TV-heavy resume and panicked that he wouldn't be able to bring the same scale to the franchise that previous directors Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Alfonso Cuaron (A Little Princess) and Chris Columbus (Home Alone) had managed with aplomb. If the resulting feature didn't settle those minds -- and it largely did -- then Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince most certainly will. On its day of release the film is one of the best reviewed of...
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Imagine this! 11 Minutes Ago Review
26 June 2009 4:43 PM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news
What do you get when you mix “Twelve Monkeys” with “Four Weddings and a Funeral”? If you are a director without a budget and you liked the structure of “Memento” you might end up with something like Bob Gebert’s “11 Minutes Ago”.
His film is a romantic comedy with a time travel twist, which shows the blossoming love between two people who meet each other in a series of eleven-minute-long segments. The order of these segments differs for each of them yet this doesn’t hinder the development of their relationship.
In fact, this accelerates it…
Shot chronologically and in a single day but shown out-of-order through the eyes of a time traveler, “11 Minutes Ago” could be anything from convoluted comedy, pretentious arthouse experiment, ugly no-budget sci-fi or just incomprehensible dreck.
But instead the film cleverly focuses on its main characters, and becomes a pleasant little affair that is mostly successful and quite charming.
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MacDowell Turns On Ageist Hollywood
18 June 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Andie MacDowell has backtracked on her comments that older women aren't neglected in Hollywood - insisting the U.S. movie industry is obsessed with youth.
Earlier this year the Four Weddings and a Funeral star was adamant there are still many challenging roles available for women in their 40s and 50s.
She told reporters, "Films have changed a lot. I think women are finally able to get older and be sexy just like men."
But in an interview on Thursday the star made it clear she is concerned with the way studio bosses try to avoid casting middle-aged actresses.
She says, "In America, there's such a hunger for young people, so you get the young up-and-coming star. And then it becomes a time period when they really don't know what to do with you or how to use you."
However, the 51-year-old is hoping to land grittier parts as she gets older - and urges A-list leading ladies not to pine for the days when they were the hottest thing in Tinseltown.
She adds, "It changes, I think, after 50 - then you become - 'I'm the mother of the 20-year-old'. So I'm hoping there's going to be a shift again and I'll work more.
"I think you have to stay open and flexible and look for opportunities and not be arrogant. You're so used to being the lead or the hot thing. I think a lot of people get stuck in that moment."
Grant Hits Out At Paparazzo
11 June 2009 4:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hugh Grant has been involved in another messy clash with the press - the actor lashed out at a photographer during a night out in New York.
The British star was on his way to a restaurant in the Big Apple on Wednesday when he took offence to a huddle of snappers outside the venue.
As he made his way towards his next nightspot, the star was caught on camera warning the photographers to "back off".
And the Four Weddings and a Funeral actor was unhappy at their persistence - reportedly kicking one paparazzo in the groin.
The unlucky snapper is heard shouting, "That wasn't cool. What the f**k is your problem? I was trying to be a nice guy. I was trying to help you find a cab."
It isn't the first time Grant has found himself in a sticky situation with photographers - he allegedly threw a carton of baked beans over one London snapper in 2007.
Hugh Grant kicks photographer
11 June 2009 2:01 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news
Hugh Grant attacked a photographer trying to take his picture. The 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' actor lashed out after leaving New York's Waverly Inn restaurant with a friend, kicking the unnamed paparazzo in the groin as he offered the star directions to find a cab. At first, Hugh seemed to share jokes with the waiting photographers, asking: "Have you ever had sex? Or are you just w***ing on the internet?" One snapper then said: "Where are the ladies tonight?" To which Hugh replied: "Not even a man, not even a man." After being advised to head in a different direction to locate a taxi, Hugh passed closely by the waiting photographers and launched his swift attack. The
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Hugh Grant Attacks A Paparazzo Trying To Take His Picture
10 June 2009 11:37 PM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news
Hugh Grant attacked a photographer trying to take his picture. The "Four Weddings and a Funeral" actor lashed out after leaving New York's Waverly Inn restaurant with a friend, kicking the unnamed paparazzo in the groin as he offered the star directions to find a cab.
At first, Hugh seemed to share jokes with the waiting photographers, asking: "Have you ever had sex? Or are you just w***ing on the internet?"
One snapper then said: "Where are the ladies tonight?"
To which Hugh replied: "Not even a man, not even a man."
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MacDowell Loves Single Life
1 June 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Actress Andie MacDowell is ignoring pressure from her friends to start dating again because she's so happy on her own.
The Golden Globe-winning star split from her second husband, businessman Rhett Hartzog, in 2004 and she's refused to start a serious relationship since.
MacDowell, who has one son and two daughters from her first marriage to model Paul Qualley, has found inner-happiness through yoga and insists she is content without romance in her life.
But her friends are so concerned about the Four Weddings and a Funeral actress staying single, they are constantly urging her to find a new man.
MacDowell says, "I think it's their discomfort with you being single. Now, though, I like being single. I took a sabbatical. I took time to discover who I really am. I think you make so many sacrifices in a relationship to be who they want you to be that you lose track of who you are.
"It was during yoga that I started thinking about the things about myself that I really enjoy. It's ok to be alone."
Exclusive: Gyllenhaal On Persia
27 May 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news
With Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time now in post-production, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mike Newell took time to give us the low-down on the Bruckheimer sword-and-sandal epic for Empire's soon-to-hit-stores July issue.As Dastan, Gyllenhaal is charged with battling the shadowy cult of assassins The Hanssansin, a heroic role that the newly-buff leading man claims says him to the role. "I'm always fascinated with these kinds of stories of the hero's journey," Gyllenhaal told us. "You're playing a legitimate hero, you know? I think it's an honour to do that."Newell, meanwhile, says there's much more to Prince Of Persia than Gyllenhaal roaming the sixth century with his top off. "This isn't just kind of kiss kiss, bang bang," stressed the Four Weddings And A Funeral director. "It's like a superheated, super-actioned Noah story. It's what happens when the gods get angry and so fed up with humans they
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Scott Thomas Meets 'Movie Husband' Prince Charles
19 May 2009 5:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas breathed a sigh of relief when she met Prince Charles for the first time, because the British heir had forgotten she had once portrayed his on-screen wife.
Scott Thomas starred alongside Hugh Grant in 1994 comedy Four Weddings and A Funeral, and, after being spurned by her leading man, her character, Fiona, finds love with Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.
She feared the satirical scene would come back to haunt her when she had the opportunity of meeting the real British royal at an event last week (ends15May09) - but she was thrilled to find he had no recollection of their movie romance.
Scott Thomas tells the New York Daily News, "The film was such a long time ago, I think he's forgotten completely."
Mike Newell to Direct 'Pirates' Scribes 'Lone Ranger' Flick
1 May 2009 12:45 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
It's been a long time since we had any buzz or movement on The Lone Ranger. For a movie that reunites Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, and Pirates' scribes Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott ... it's just kind of sitting there. But that's probably a good thing -- we want them to take their time.
At last though, they might have a director. Production Weekly Tweeted that Mike Newell is "in talks" to direct The Lone Ranger for Disney. Yes, the British director of Four Weddings and a Funeral, High Fidelity, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and perhaps most importantly, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Clearly, Bruckheimer is hiring from within the "family," but let's look at it as a sign that Disney and Bruckheimer might really dig what Newell did with Prince of Persia. (Erik Davis liked what he saw too, for the record.)
It's not official,
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Elisabeth Rappe
Director Mike Newell to bring The Lone Ranger to big screen
1 May 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news
Director Mike Newell is in talks to helm Walt Disney Pictures' big screen version of The Lone Ranger, with Johnny Depp to play the hero's companion Tonto, according to trade magazine Production Weekly.
In the story, a group of Texas Rangers are ambushed as they hunt down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The solo survivor of the attack is found and nursed back to health by an American Indian named Tonto.
The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the gang and other outlaws to justice.
The character is well-known from long-running TV and radio shows, notably the 1949-1957 series starring Clayton Moore (and later John Hart) as The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.
The new movie is due out in 2010. No casting for the lead role has yet been announced - earlier rumours that
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David Bentley
'Prince of Persia' Director Up For 'Lone Ranger'
1 May 2009 12:54 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
If it stands up, there's a lot of sense in hiring Mike Newell to direct The Lone Ranger. He's directed a Harry Potter movie and recently shot next summer's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for Jerry Bruckheimer, and Bruckheimer is also leading the charge for Lone Ranger. In short, he's got experience as a do-what-the-producer-wants filmmaker on massive movies.
That's not to say he's in any way deficient as a director, just that he works very well for producers with big aims. That's not an easy trait to find, because directors so often want to do things their own ways. Newell's also really versatile - Donnie Brasco, Four Weddings and a Funeral - so I think he can be relied upon to give us the most crowd-pleasing Lone Ranger that the script allows.
Production Weekly (via Worst Previews) broke the news, saying Newell is in talks for
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Colin Boyd
'Prince of Persia' Helmer Circles Around 'The Lone Ranger'
1 May 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
After helming "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", Mike Newell could tackle yet another Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie, "The Lone Ranger". The possibility was suggested by Production Weekly, which mentioned that the director "is in talks" to direct the big screen adaptation of the popular masked Texas ranger.
Of the report posted on its Twitter page Thursday, April 30, Production Weekly wrote, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" at Disney." If Newell is indeed joining the production team of the action adventure movie, the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" director will once again team up with his "Donnie Brasco" star Johnny Depp, who is set to star as Tonto.
Adapted from George W. Trendle's classic old-time radio and early television show of the same name, "The Lone Ranger" resolves around a masked Texas Ranger who
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Mike Newell is In Talks to Direct 'The Lone Ranger'
30 April 2009 4:58 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
I have done my best to avoid reporting on Production Weekly's 140-characters-or-less Twitters announcing new project updates but their latest seemed interesting enough as they report, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger at Disney." The project gained steam back in September 2008 when it was announced Johnny Depp would be playing Tonto in the filmed adaptation of the late '40s and into the '50s television show and a lone surviving Texas Ranger who was nursed back to health by the Native American Tonto who rides with him, on Silver and Scout, throughout the West, doing good while living off a silver mine which supplies him with income and bullets. At one point George Clooney's name was being bandied about as the title character, but those were only rumors. The writing team of Rossio and Elliott
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"The Boat That Rocked" - Trailer embedded for the comedy.
30 April 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
See the trailer for Universal Pictures' "The Boat That Rocked," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost, January Jones, Jack Davenport, Tom Wisdom, Rhys Darby and Tom Sturridge. Richard Curtis, known for 2007's the "Bridget Jones's Diary" flicks as well as "Mr. Bean's Holiday" and "Love Actually," directs and writes the comedy drama. Curtis also produces alongside Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan and Hilary Bevan Jones. See the trailer: What's "The Boat That Rocked" about? In the late 1960s, American radio stations blasted rock and roll 24 hours a day. But in the home country of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the only way 25 million people could hear their music was to tune in…to a boat. Celebrated filmmaker Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually) brings the incredible story of a band of rogue
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"The Boat That Rocked" - New images added!
24 April 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
Check out new images from "The Boat That Rocked" which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost, January Jones, Jack Davenport, Tom Wisdom, Rhys Darby and Tom Sturridge. Director Richard Curtis writes the film which sees release on U.S. soil on August 28th. We also have images from the world premiere party which took place earlier this year at Leicester Square. See more images here! What's "The Boat That Rocked" about? In the late 1960s, American radio stations blasted rock and roll 24 hours a day. But in the home country of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the only way 25 million people could hear their music was to tune in…to a boat. Celebrated filmmaker Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually) brings the incredible story of a band of rogue deejays who captivated
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"The Boat That Rocked" - Trailer in high definition.
24 April 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
See the trailer in high definition or download to your iPod for Universal Pictures' "The Boat That Rocked," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost, January Jones, Jack Davenport, Tom Wisdom, Rhys Darby and Tom Sturridge. In theatres on August 28th, the film is helmed and written by Richard Curtis (the "Bridget Jones" series of films). Hilary Bevan Jones, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Curtis produce. See the trailer! In the late 1960s, American radio stations blasted rock and roll 24 hours a day. But in the home country of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the only way 25 million people could hear their music was to tune in…to a boat. Celebrated filmmaker Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually) brings the incredible story of a band of rogue deejays who captivated British radio listeners in the ’60s,
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"The Boat That Rocked" - New images added!
24 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
Check out new images from "The Boat That Rocked" which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost, January Jones, Jack Davenport, Tom Wisdom, Rhys Darby and Tom Sturridge. Director Richard Curtis writes the film which sees release on U.S. soil on August 28th. We also have images from the world premiere party which took place earlier this year at Leicester Square. In the late 1960s, American radio stations blasted rock and roll 24 hours a day. But in the home country of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the only way 25 million people could hear their music was to tune in…to a boat. Celebrated filmmaker Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually)
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"The Boat That Rocked" - New images added!
24 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
Check out new images from "The Boat That Rocked" which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost, January Jones, Jack Davenport, Tom Wisdom, Rhys Darby and Tom Sturridge. Director Richard Curtis writes the film which sees release on U.S. soil on August 28th. We also have images from the world premiere party which took place earlier this year at Leicester Square. In the late 1960s, American radio stations blasted rock and roll 24 hours a day. But in the home country of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the only way 25 million people could hear their music was to tune in…to a boat. Celebrated filmmaker Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually)
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