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Who Will Be the Breakout Star of 'The Hobbit'?
3 April 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Here's a shocker: Blockbusters make movie stars. Big films with big action and big, heroic roles can turn actors into celebrities and nobodies into household names -- and films don't come much bigger than the upcoming adaptations of "The Hobbit," with an estimated budget of $500 million.
"Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson seldom gets credit for creating movie stars. Remember that Orlando Bloom fellow? You probably know that, before he was a pirate, he was blonde elf Legolas. But you may not remember that before that he was... a completely unknown acting student.
Jackson also launched the much decorated Kate Winslet in 1994, in a dark little film called "Heavenly Creatures"... and she went on to star in "Titanic." He turned Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn in "Lotr") from just a handsome actor into a bona fide leading man with a fan following.
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- Larry D. Curtis
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Season 3
6 March 2012 10:24 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Ready for Season 3 of "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"?
Newbies take note: each week we pick a movie and we all pick our favorite shots. Consider it a mini blog-a-thon. If you've seen the movie you might already have an idea of the image if you'd choose. If you've never seen it, here's a nudge to do so! Your "best shot" might be the image that most reminds you of the film, the one you think of as the most beautiful, the shot that's the most resonant in terms of the movies theme... anything really since "Best" is in the eye of the beholder. You can post yours and why you chose it on any of your web homes and let me know and we'll link up when we publish on Wednesday evenings at 10 Pm.
Films we've already covered in this series
1920s The Circus (1928), Pandora's Box (1929); 1930s Tarzan the Ape Man »
- NATHANIEL R
Billy Connolly Joins the Cast of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit
9 February 2012 10:00 AM, PST | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Director Peter Jackson has announced that Scottish comedian, presenter and actor Billy Connolly (Fido, Brave) has joined the cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again as Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, being portrayed by Richard Armitage.
Press Release:
Billy Connolly Joins The Hobbit Cast
Los Angeles, CA—February 8, 2012—Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Hobbit.” The announcement was made today by Jackson, who directed all three “The Lord of the Rings” films and is currently in production on “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” with the films shooting back-to-back in New Zealand.
In the films, Connolly (“The Last Samurai,” “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield. »
- Jason Moore
The Essential Kate Winslet
31 January 2012 1:48 PM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Kate Winslet is seen by many as one of the greatest actresses Britain has ever produced. While for some she will always be Rose DeWitt in Titanic, she has never rested on her laurels and has constantly picked interesting and challenging roles. February sees her appear in Roman Polanski’s latest film Carnage. Based on the play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, it’s a savage, hilarious comedy about two couples who are drawn together when their respective sons get into a fight – and end up squabbling more than the kids! Winslet is excellent (as is the rest of the all-star cast), and received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Carnage, giving us the perfect opportunity to look at some of the greatest performances of her career…
Between making splatter comedies in his native New Zealand and changing the history of cinema with Lord Of The Rings, »
- Phil
What's Going On At Sundance?
28 January 2012 6:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Parker Posey in "Price Check"If you're anything like me, you have trouble paying attention to Sundance unless you're actually there. It's not that it isn't a great festival. It's that it arrives during the explosion that is the Oscar Nominations. But nevertheless, a few crumbs about what's going on there, before they hand out their awards (the festival ends tomorrow). These are a few bits I found interesting from the vast amount of information that's pouring out of Park City.
Parker Posey is baaaaack. She's starring in the dark comedy Price Check as an ambitious marketing head of a grocery store chain. IndieWire talks to her about her various Sundance journeys which just gives me one more excuse to tell you that my fondest memory of Sundance ever was the time she danced with me on the dance floor at a party. That really happened. I sometimes think I dreamed it. »
- NATHANIEL R
Sundance 2012: Melanie Lynskey does a farewell shot of whiskey with EW
25 January 2012 9:40 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
What’s it like to have a movie play at the Sundance Film Festival?
It’s an insight not a lot of people have, but now Melanie Lynskey has lived to tell the tale. The actress is known for playing the murderous teen in Heavenly Creatures, the nervous newlywed sister in Up in the Air, and the Charlie Sheen stalker (and eventual murderer) Rose on Two and a Half Men. But, last week, she was met with acclaim after opening the festival with the sexy comedy-drama Hello I Must Be Going, and has been riding the waves of the world »
- Anthony Breznican
Sundance 2012: Melanie Lynskey does a farewell shot of whiskey with EW
25 January 2012 9:40 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
What’s it like to have a movie play the Sundance Film Festival?
It’s an insight not a lot of people have, but now Melanie Lynskey has lived to tell the tale. The actress is known for playing the murderous teen in Heavenly Creatures, the nervous newlywed sister in Up in the Air, and the Charlie Sheen stalker (and eventual murderer) Rose on Two and a Half Men, and she opened the festival last week with the sexy comedy-drama Hello I Must Be Going, and she has been riding the waves of the world’s biggest indie festival ever since. »
- Anthony Breznican
Sundance: Melanie Lynskey Talks Making 'Hello I Must Be Going,' Teases 'Perks' & 'Seeking A Friend'
25 January 2012 8:58 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The term "undersung" gets thrown around a lot, but it definitely applies to the talented Melanie Lynskey. The actress first wowed both audiences and critics in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures," and while her star hasn't exactly risen to the same degree as Kate Winslet, she's amassed no less impressive of a resume as Lynskey can count Clint Eastwood, Steven Soderbergh, Jason Reitman and Sam Mendes among those she's worked with. She's earned a reputation as an ace supporting player, but soon that all may change, with opportunities sure to open up for bigger roles, thanks to "Hello I Must Be Going." Directed by Todd Louiso, the film premiered at Sundance and brings with it Lynskey in the lead role in a performance that is earning notice, playing a 35-year-old in the midst of a life crisis, moving back in with her parents and developing a relationship with a 19-year-old. »
Sundance: 'Hello I Must Be Going' Director Todd Louiso On Working With Melanie Lynskey, Quitting Acting & The Influence Of Judd Apatow
23 January 2012 3:40 PM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
One of the better underdog stories from this year's Sundance Film Festival is "Hello I Must Be Going," from filmmaker (and sometime actor) Todd Louiso. After making 2009's "The Marc Pease Experience" for Paramount Vantage, the director found his movie marooned after the dismantling of the studio, appearing on a handful of screens before going (virtually) straight-to-dvd. This was a rather inglorious follow-up for the filmmaker, who had previously made the critically lauded Philip Seymour Hoffman vehicle "Love Liza." "Hello I Must Be Going" is not only a comeback for the director, but also a coup for its star, Melanie Lynskey, who is finally awarded her first starring role after her splashy debut in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" with a role in a challenging, layered film. The story centers on Amy, a divorced and down-on-her-luck 35 year-old woman who is forced to move back in with her parents, and winds up in an. »
Dialogue: 'Hello I Must Be Going' Star Melanie Lynskey on the Abnormal Beauty Standard in Hollywood
21 January 2012 7:40 PM, PST | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Melanie Lynskey and I got on a fabulous tangent about beauty issues in Hollywood. And it wasn’t a tangent from her new movie at Sundance, Hello I Must Be Going. It was when I went back to her debut role in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures with Kate Winslet. That was juicier than my question about Two and a Half Men. In Hello I Must Be Going, Lynksey plays Amy Minsky, a 35-year-old divorcee who has to move back in with her parents. A relationship with one of her father’s client’s sons helps her open up and find herself for the first time. It’s a comedy though, so lots of teenagers call Amy “old,” and her lover is only 19. Lynskey also strips down in a pool and sings “Oh Canada,” so it seems she’ll do anything for...
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- Fred Topel
Sundance: “Red Lights,” “Simon Killer” and the “West of Memphis” premiere
21 January 2012 9:40 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The big news out of Sundance 2012 has been the bitter cold. And the snow. And then the cold. And a little more on the snow, which continues to fall over Park City.
But in between snowflakes, moviegoers are taking in this year’s programming. Here’s what we are finding out about films that will be reaching theaters near you throughout the year:
- The premiere of the Peter Jackson-produced “West of Memphis,” an up-to-date documentary on the wrongfully jailed West Memphis Three, drew anger and tears of frustration from the gathered crowd. Jeff Wells calls it the “best film with Peter Jackson’s name on it since ‘Heavenly Creatures.’”
- Wells was less impressed with Antonio Campos’ “Simon Killer,” which he referred to as “an empty, meandering audience-torture film about sex and nihilism and stupidity in Paris.” James Rocchi at MSN, however, »
- Sean O'Connell
Hello I Must Be Going: Sundance Film Review
21 January 2012 1:03 AM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
A credibly drawn central character is trapped inside a half-cooked dramatic stew in Hello I Must Be Going. Melanie Lynskey, who has mostly worked in television since costarring with Kate Winslet as teenage killers in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures in 1994, creates a convincing portrait of a rather ordinary looking woman in her mid-30s at loose ends after being dumped by a husband she loved. Despite the fact that the woman is jolted back to consciousness by an affair with a 19-year-old guy, the film’s impact is exceedingly mild, making it a doubtful prospect to stir
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- Todd McCarthy
The Sundance Review Revue: Hello I Must Be Going
20 January 2012 2:03 PM, PST | Sundance Channel | See recent Sundance Channel news »
Every year at Sundance there are the actors and actresses who "break out." Last night, Melanie Lynskey made a strong early play for the title of Breakout Star of the 2012 festival, earning ecstatic reviews for her performance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition film Hello I Must Be Going. After her impressive debut in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures eighteen years ago, Lynskey embarked on a long and successful career as a character actress. Hello I Must Be Going pushes her into the spotlight in a leading role that is garnering raves from critics across the board. »
- Matt Singer
Sundance 2012: Say 'Hello' to Melanie Lynskey's sexy breakthrough
20 January 2012 2:10 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
At one point in the Sundance opening-night movie Hello I Must Be Going, Melanie Lynskey strips naked and sings the Canadian national anthem to a 19-year-old lover during a playful skinny-dip in the family swimming pool.
There were more passionate scenes where that came from: late-night sex in her parents’ car, a tryst on a couch at a family party, sneaking into her young boyfriend’s room when his folks (who mistakenly think he’s gay) are away…
After the movie’s debut late Thursday, the actress known for playing sweet, soft-spoken supporting roles in movies such as Up in the Air, »
- Anthony Breznican
Nine Sundance 2012 Performances to Watch
17 January 2012 1:00 PM, PST | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Courtesy of the Sundance Institute Chris Rock in “2 Days in New York”
The Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off on January 19, has been known to launch the careers of many a rising talent. Last year alone the festival thrust three actresses Elizabeth Olsen, Brit Marling and Felicity Jones into the limelight. Previous editions of the Park City event have catapulted the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Terrence Howard, Ryan Gosling, Sam Rockwell, Julianne Moore, Zooey Deschanel and James Spader, »
- Anthony Kaufman
The 2012 Golden Globes and Gay Degrees of Separation
16 January 2012 9:01 AM, PST | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
If you followed @afterellen's Golden Globes tweet-along at #showusyourglobes, you know that this year was almost as full of Gay Goodness as last year, even though we expected the awards to straighten up.
But we also expected Ricky Gervais not to be invited back, so what do we know?
Before we proceed with a recap of the festivities, I must put to rest any and all rumors about why I am doing this recap when awards shows are Dorothy Snarker territory. Ms. Snarker, faced with the choice of staying up all night writing about the Golden Globes or staying up all night partying in Vegas with lesbian softball players, chose the latter. I know, I know. But we will get through this together. On with the show.
The Red Carpet show-before-the-show wasted no time in affirming that the acting community's favorite designers had chosen "show us your globes" as their »
- the linster
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