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Jeff Bridges: Living The Legend, By Kurt Loder
1 hour ago | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Fox Searchlight Pictures threw a little holiday party at a fashionable SoHo hotel the other night, and no wonder. The company has had a very good year. Three of its movies are getting serious critical love as the year-end polls come in. The animated “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and its director, Wes Anderson, have just won awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review (Nbr); “(500) Days of Summer” won a best-film nod from the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and best-debut awards for director Marc Webb from the Nbr and New York Film Critics Online; and “Crazy Heart” -- a movie that won’t even be released till this Wednesday –- won the best-actor award from the L.A. critics for its star, Jeff Bridges. Will Oscar action for these three pictures soon follow?
Descending to the downstairs party rooms of the Crosby Street Hotel, »
- Kurt Loder
Tara Reid Poses for Playboy to Show Off Fixed Plastic Surgery
20 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Tara Reid is still around and posing on the January/February cover of Playboy. Quick Tara Reid recap (it's been a while, we know): She starred in American Pie, The Big Lebowski and Van Wilder before becoming most well known for her botched plastic surgery, partying and that one time her boob completely fell out of her dress. But now she's trying to stage a little comeback, the first step of which appears to be telling the world her plastic surgery is all fixed and ready for viewing. What better way to accomplish that than posing topless for Playboy? Here, we'll let the the 34-year-old out-of-work actress explain: "I got it fixed and now I'm Ok and I... »
Tara Reid Poses for Playboy to Show Off Fixed Plastic Surgery
20 hours ago | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
Tara Reid is still around and posing on the January/February cover of Playboy. Quick Tara Reid recap (it's been a while, we know): She starred in American Pie, The Big Lebowski and Van Wilder before becoming most well known for her botched plastic surgery, partying and that one time her boob completely fell out of her dress. But now she's trying to stage a little comeback, the first step of which appears to be telling the world her plastic surgery is all fixed and ready for viewing. What better way to accomplish that than posing topless for Playboy? Here, we'll let the the 34-year-old out-of-work actress explain: "I got it fixed and now I'm Ok and I... »
Meet Max Sender's Christopher Roth
14 December 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Writer-director Max Sender is in post-production on the new thriller Christopher Roth . Joaquim De Almeida ( Desperado ) plays the eponymous role and, to be honest, there's little we know about the film other than what we can glean from the Italian production's Facebook page and official site . The former has a number of behind-the-scenes stills and some footage from the last day of shooting. Ben Gazzara ("Jackie Treehorn" from The Big Lebowski ) co-stars with Anna Galiena. The film's tagline goes like this: It's hard to resist that little thrill you feel right before you go beyond the imaginary and "flirt" with reality. Right-o. Could this be a Mr. Brooks -esque thriller? We'll do some digging and see if we can drum up some more details.... »
Our Favorite Movie Messiahs
14 December 2009 3:55 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
With Christians around the world gathering to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, it's a fitting time to look back at those actors who've portrayed him on the big screen.
Whether playing the actual Son of God or merely his analogue, the eight performers in Our Favorite Movie Messiahs made us believe.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 12/14/2009 by reelz
The Matrix | The Last Temptation of Christ | The Big Lebowski | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Tron | Jesus Christ Superstar | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | The Greatest Story Ever Told »
- reelz reelz
The Jeff Bridges Interview: The 'Crazy Heart' star talks music, marriage and mortality
11 December 2009 12:11 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Mention Jeff Bridges to almost anyone and they immediately can reference their favorite Bridges’ character, whether it’s the innocent alien in “Starman,” the burnt-out DJ in “The Fisher King,” the mediocre jazz musician in “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” the valiant president in “The Contender” or the now iconic Dude from “The Big Lebowski.” With “Crazy Heart,” Bridges has added another unforgettable character to his remarkable 40-year career. In the film, out Dec. 16, he plays Bad Blake, a once-successful country singer who’s traveled thousands of miles down dark, bad roads. At the bottom of a downward slide, he drives from... »
Abide: Jeff Bridges Celebrates the Big Six-Oh
4 December 2009 9:58 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Happy 60th to The Dude, Jeff Bridges. Even though his career should be envied and appreciated by just about everyone, it's possible Bridges found his signature role after nearly 30 years in the business, in Joel and Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski. The film, and more specifically, his character, has enjoyed a cult following for a decade now, and it actually still seems to be growing.
So in honor of Bridges' big day, here's a scene from Lebowski you probably know by heart: »
- Colin Boyd
'Up In The Air' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know
4 December 2009 3:50 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Bone up on this buzzed-about flick before it takes off.
By Eric Ditzian
George Clooney in "Up in the Air"
Photo: Paramount
You hear that? It's the final boarding call for awards season. If your movie doesn't hit theaters soon, you're going to be left at the gate as the Oscars and Golden Globes take flight. "Up in the Air" will soar to 30,000 feet when it arrives in theaters on Friday (December 4), and it will do so in style, courtesy of Mr. George Clooney.
Clooney's Ryan Bingham is a connoisseur of the security check-in line, an aficionado of the airline upgrade, a guru of the skies. His day job may be as a corporate downsizer, but his real life is lived within the calming terminals and hotel suites he frequents almost every day of his life. Clooney, his co-star Anna Kendrick (a young downsizer on the rise), director Jason Reitman »
Big Lebowski Screening and New Years Movie Marathon!
2 December 2009 2:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
The fantastic friend of quality films that is the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel has brought to our attention that they are again showing some classic films and hosting some brilliant sounding events in the coming month due to the success of their excellent 80’s film series back in October and it’s all starting off with the special screening of the classic Coen Brothers film ‘The Big Lebowski’.
Big Lebowski is a phenomenal film and my favourite film of all time, it’s also created one of the biggest cult followings spawning the Lebowski-Fest Festivals which celebrates all things Lebowski and also the creation of the religion of Dudeism.
This film should not be missed on the big screen as it may change your life!
So get down to the Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel on the 10th December at 8:30pm to witness this film and if »
- Gary Phillips
George Clooney, Anna Kendrick Bask In Buzz At 'Up In The Air' Premiere
1 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'I'm so proud of this film,' 'Twilight' star Kendrick says.
George Clooney signs autographs for fans at the "Up in the Air" premiere on Monday
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Westwood, California — Already early favorites to win the major trophies of this awards season, director Jason Reitman and stars George Clooney, Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga walked the red carpet of their star-studded premiere Monday night. And naturally, the evening's buzz had them floating "Up in the Air."
"I'm trying to look very poised and elegant," a dressed-to-the-nines Kendrick grinned. "I don't know if I'm succeeding."
The Red Carpet Lights 'Up In The Air' For Stars
"I'm nervous right now because I'm outside my premiere for my movie, and that's always an exciting moment," explained Reitman, whose first two films ("Thank You for Smoking" and "Juno") received awards-season recognition, starting a streak he'll likely keep alive. »
A Serious Man and the odd movie out
29 November 2009 1:30 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A Serious Man may be getting rave reviews – but it's like nothing the Coens have made before. Joe Queenan on weird one-offs and the directors who make them
About halfway through the very funny, very disturbing, very ethnic new film A Serious Man, the modern-day Job who is the serious man in question climbs up on to the roof of his ghastly 1960s Minneapolis suburban home and tries to adjust the antenna to improve his TV reception. Beleaguered on all fronts – conjugally, professionally, medically – Larry Gopnik, a dorky physics professor who may be about to lose his job and is very likely to lose his family, is a bright, principled Jewish man whose children have begged him to fix the antenna so they can watch F Troop, an idiotic 1960s comedy. Many of Larry's travails unfold as songs from Jefferson Airplane's seminal 1967 LP Surrealistic Pillow play in the background. »
- Joe Queenan
Boos! & Whoop-doos!: An Evil Bunny Trash Town Called Liquor!
18 November 2009 9:26 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
True cult status? Whoop-doo!
Both Internet pundits and blog critics alike are quick to bitch about the cliched nature of our current cinematic landscape. While they scream in bold words of disgust, they can't help but fall into a similar trap themselves. They're just as guilty of sipping from this dried well as the rest of our so-called "film community". How often do you read a review that screams, "Instant classic!" Or, "Modern day masterpiece!" How about, "A Triumph!" Then there's, "A true crowd pleaser!" "A thrill ride!" "The funniest comedy of the summer!" And, "Does for (insert blank) what Jaws did for swimming!" The list goes on and on. When it comes right down to it, there's not much new you can say in terms of film theory and structure. When all of our movies are repeats, reboots, and sequels, you have to guess that most critical movements in »
Exclusive Interview: Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural, Lost), Part II
17 November 2009 11:55 PM, PST | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
Yesterday, Mark Pellegrino talked in some detail about his role as Lucifer on the CW hit series Supernatural (TV). Today, in the second half of our exclusive two-part interview, the talented actor sheds admittedly less light on what viewers can expect to see early in the new year when he returns to Lost (TV) as the enigmatic character, Jacob. Damn that Lost veil of secrecy! We also got Pellegrino talking about the upcoming horror film Bad Meat (2009) and even about his skeleton in the closet: the astonishingly awful action-drama on roller blades, Prayer of the Rollberboys (1990), which starred Corey Haim and Patricia Arquette. Lost is one of the most complex and dense series ever produced. Having stepped into the show so late in the game, with your first appearance in the fifth-season finale, "The Incident," how much do you need to understand the Lost universe in order to play a character as enigmatic as Jacob? »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Check This Out: Official Poster for Jeff Bridges' Crazy Heart
13 November 2009 9:00 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Seen below is Fox Searchlight's official poster for Crazy Heart from the La Times. The trailer arrives on Monday, but I thought I'd feature this anyway. If you haven't heard yet, Crazy Heart is the latest big Oscar contender, and it already has a lot of support. Jeff Bridges plays a broken-down, hard-living country music singer in a kind of Wrestler-like story. Apparently it's a "performance of a lifetime" from Bridges with critics like Kris Tapley of In Contention and Jeffrey Wells supporting him. "Jeff Bridges is definitely in the Best Actor derby... [His] best since The Big Lebowski but tonally opposite and much harder hitting, of course." Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help »
- Alex Billington
The Men Who Stare At Goats
8 November 2009 6:29 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Grant Heslov
Cast: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Plot: While searching for a good story in Iraq, Bob (McGregor), a reporter from Michigan, learns about an era in the United States Army’s history that’s stranger than fiction. His guide is Lyn Cassidy (Clooney), an expert “psychic spy” who has to the ability to burst clouds with only his mind. Cassidy guides Bob through a legacy about group of “warrior monks” called the New Earth Army as led by Phil Django (Bridges) and later Larry Hooper (Spacey).
Who’S It For? A silly film for the slightly mature audiences who can appreciate a wacky scenario in what is usually such a serious environment.
Expectations: With Grant Heslov and George Clooney working together on this project, I expected this to »
- Nick Allen
The Men Who Stare At Goats Review
6 November 2009 6:52 PM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Seven out of ten times, I’m going to come out enjoying a film that operates on its own terms. It’s the first and best thing I can say about Michael Mann, which just adds to my fanboy nature when it comes to his work. As a more recent example, the Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man just acts as its own entity from beginning to end, and never makes any apologies for it. While not as brilliant or as great as that picture, The Men Who Stare at Goats is that kid we all knew in high school. You’re not really sure who he is or what he’s about, but you know that when you spend time with him, you’re going to be entertained.
So why won’t this appeal to the masses? Very simply because of the script, which goes off the rails midway through the picture. »
- Philip Barrett
Scenes We Love: Miller's Crossing
6 November 2009 11:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In the Great Coen Debates that occur among film fans, there's one that I never feel gets enough love: Miller's Crossing. It's probably my favorite next to The Big Lebowski. The film is deliciously dark and dreary (you can watch this in summer and still feel cold), but punctuated by that startling Coens humor. The dialogue and character quirks are not as exaggerated as they are in other Coen films, and when a character does get theatrical, it's appropriate to the setting. These are thugs who find themselves in positions of great wealth and power, after all, and they'll never know quite how to behave in the real world.
The film has a level of tension I don't think the Coens matched until No Country For Old Men. Tom's white-knuckle walk into Miller's Crossing is probably my favorite scene (actually, it's difficult to pick just one), but it doesn't appear to be on YouTube. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
A.C.T. Young Conservatory Presents The Cripple Of Inishmaan 11/6-14
6 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
A.C.T. Young Conservatory (Yc) proudly presents Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by W. D. Keith. Three teenagers living on a tiny island off the coast of Ireland in 1933 dream of escaping the dreary confines of their lives, but no one more so than "Cripple" Billy, a disabled orphan and village outcast. When the local gossip spreads the news that a Hollywood film crew is shooting a movie on a neighboring island, the three teens set sail to try for a role in the film-but Billy embarks on an altogether different kind of journey. This dark comedy by Tony Award-winning Irish writer Martin McDonagh, writer and director of the hit film In Bruges, delivers witty banter, piercing dialogue, and a cast of local characters as genuinely likable as they are imperfect, brilliantly performed by A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory. The Cripple of Inishmaan plays November 6-14, 2009, at Zeum Theater, »
The Men Who Stare At Goats Review
5 November 2009 11:14 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The Men Who Stare At Goats Directed by: Grant Heslov Written by: Peter Straughan (screenplay), Jon Ronson (book) Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges Since the dawn of modern warfare, people have fantasized about the concept of super soldiers, enhanced human beings that could defend their homeland and give them the edge over their enemies. At this point, we're not just talking about fictional characters like Captain America, either; today's soldiers really are trained to push their body beyond its physical and mental limits, and outfitted with bleeding edge technological advancements. Military interests drive scientific research like few other fields, leading to all kinds of wacky pills and biological experiments. But would it surprise you to learn that U.S. military has delved into even stranger realms in the past, and may still be doing so today? In his 2004 book, The Men Who Stare At Goats, Welsh »
- Sean
Clooney's 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Fun But Forgettable
5 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
At times, The Men Who Stare at Goats seems like it could be a minor entry in the Coen brothers’ filmography. Quirky dialogue and a few Coens alumni—George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Stephen Root—populate the film, and it certainly veers toward the surreal. Though the movie gets a few laughs with its absurdist humor and winks at the audience, it never reaches the inspired lunacy of the Coens’ previous work, or even approaches the heights of similar war satires such as Three Kings and Catch-22.
Despite elements that make it seem more science fiction than non-fiction, the debut from actor/writer Grant Heslov is based on Jon Ronson’s factual book. Ewan McGregor employs a slightly distracting American accent to play Bob Wilton, an Ann Arbor journalist. In investigating a routine story, he interviews Gus Lacey (Root). At first, Lacey's stories about life as a psychic spy seem crazy, »
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