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Top 25 Movies of 2009: Honorable Mentions and Movies #21 - 25
28 December 2009 10:31 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Top 25 Movies of 2009 Introduction, Honorable Mentions and Movies #21 - 25
What's your overall opinion of the movies of 2009? I ask because moving into December I would have called it a downer year, and if you base your opinion of a year's worth of movies on the blockbusters of the year you may be a bit mixed. While films such as Star Trek, District 9 and Avatar found fans all around the world, films such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Terminator Salvation, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Angels and Demons and Watchmen were met with mixed-to-highly-negative reviews from critics and filmgoers alike. A lot of money was made, but I think we all know money doesn't always translate to quality.
There were some out of the blue surprises such as The Hangover and Paranormal Activity and Pixar again impressed us all with Up. Personally, it's the smaller to mid-level films »
- Brad Brevet
Minnie wears red dress to father's funeral
26 December 2009 4:11 AM, PST | Hindustan Times - Celebrity | See recent Hindustan Times - Celebrity news »
Hollywood actress Minnie Driver wore a red dress to her father's funeral as she did not want to disappoint him.The Good Will Hunting star's father, Ronnie, breathed his last at the age of 87 in London on December 14 after suffering a heart attack, Daily Express reported. The star turned out with her family on Wednesday for the London funeral wearing a bright red dress and broke down in tears as she read the eulogy during the service."I am not being disrespectful. I am wearing red because my father always used to tell me that I was »
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
17 December 2009 7:11 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) for both film and television categories were announced this morning. Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell announced the nominees at the Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.
The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, 7 p.m. Ct, and 6 p.m. Mt from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.Com live pre-show webcasts.
If you want to predict the acting categories for the Oscars, look no further than the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted by actors' peers, the SAG award has closely resembled the winners of the Oscars in the past few years.
For example, the SAG »
- Manny
Top Ten Tuesday: Worst Movies of 2009
15 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Another year has come and nearly gone, which means it’s once again that time of year to reflect on the cornucopia of movies released in theaters over the last 12 months. While we’re all eager to find out what movies rank amongst the best of 2009, the Movie Geeks prefer to start with the bad news and finish with the good news. So, this week we pull all the stops and lay out the Bottom Ten Worst Movies of 2009.
10. Whiteout
There’s pretty much only one thing this thriller (in name only) has plenty of. White. It’s not exciting. It’s not suspenseful. It doesn’t make you care one iota whether anyone lives or dies. It’s really one of those movies that, at the end of the day, is just a waste of space, time, and money. When your “thriller” gets its culminating action scenes and suspense »
- Movie Geeks
Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting 2?
12 December 2009 7:15 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Ready for a sequel to Good Will Hunting? Yeah, neither are we. But Matt Damon is revisiting a tiny moment from his Oscar-winning film in The People Speak, a documentary premiering Sunday on the History Channel. As Will Hunting, the actor tells Robin Williams' character that if he really wants to study history, he should read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. As Matt Damon, the actor has turned the author's follow-up, Voices of a People's History of the United States, into a star-studded history lesson/television event. Damon gathered Josh Brolin to coproduce, as well as Viggo Mortensen, Morgan Freeman, Bob Dylan, Kerry Washington, Pink, Bruce »
Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting 2?
12 December 2009 7:15 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Ready for a sequel to Good Will Hunting? Yeah, neither are we. But Matt Damon is revisiting a tiny moment from his Oscar-winning film in The People Speak, a documentary premiering Sunday on the History Channel. As Will Hunting, the actor tells Robin Williams' character that if he really wants to study history, he should read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. As Matt Damon, the actor has turned the author's follow-up, Voices of a People's History of the United States, into a star-studded history lesson/television event. Damon gathered Josh Brolin to coproduce, as well as Viggo Mortensen, Morgan Freeman, Bob Dylan, Kerry Washington, Pink, Bruce »
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Review: "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry"
11 December 2009 1:42 PM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
During last night's season five finale of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the gang was finally allowed back into Flipadelphia, a city-wide flip clup tournament after a ten year ban for poisoning their old rivals, Molly's.
So what do you expect the gang to do the second their ban is lifted? Well of course, "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry." They head over to Molly's, now an upscale restaurant and generally terrorize the place, and later Dennis and Frank destroy his house as well.
However, this time, even with a rival who could care less about the competition, the gang isn't going to let Sweet Dee drag them down. They head to Dennis' old fraternity to recruit a new fourth member, and suddenly a new, even more hilarious rivalry is born.
The gang ends up forgetting about Filadelphia and spending their time at war with the fraternity, only to have the »
- eric@iscribelimited.com (The Barnacle)
Alexander Skarsgard on True Blood alter ego: 'Eric is a lion'
9 December 2009 7:52 AM, PST | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »
True Blood hunk Alexander Skarsgard looks boyishly handsome Dec. 8 at InStyle magazine’s special Golden Globes party in L.A. Skarsgård, 33, is set to begin filming the highly anticipated third season of True Blood later this month. When asked to describe his on-screen alter ego Eric Northman, Alexander compared the bad-boy vampire to a majestic lion. Skarsgård, who has been voted the Sexiest Man in Sweden for the past five years, is the son of Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, 58 (Angels & Demons, Ronin, Good Will Hunting). The first season of the hit series received widespread critical acclaim and won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy. »
- schang@theimproper.com (Samantha Chang)
Their Best Role: Robin Williams in 'The Fisher King'
7 December 2009 7:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Welcome to a new series here on Cinematical where we select an actor or actress and the role we think is their all time best.
There is a widely believed theory that says anytime Robin Williams grows a beard for a film, that film will be good. Or, at least his performance will be. The idea is mostly accepted on the evidence of Williams' terrific dramatic appearances in Moscow on the Hudson, Awakenings, The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting, for which he won an Oscar. But many people like to argue against the theory because the actor shows up bearded in Jumanji, which isn't quite on the level of Williams' best work. Also, the theory holds little weight when we look at all his excellent clean-shaven turns, such as those in One Hour Photo, Good Morning Vietnam, Insomnia, Dead Poets Society, The World According to Garp and, yes, Popeye. »
- Christopher Campbell
Preview: Invictus
6 December 2009 1:17 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
In the 1950’s, a western TV show called Rawhide hit Us airwaves. One of several series about the old west, it captivated adults and children alike. Rawhide featured an ensemble cast of largely unknown actors, including a young man named Clint Eastwood. Eastwood had appeared in TV and film before, but it was here he really found fame. After Rawhide ended, Eastwood made a handful of TV shows and movies, until his big break came along. Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars and it’s follow ups made Eastwood into an icon. He went on to play numerous tough guy parts, invariably a cowboy or cop, and was very successful.
He made his directorial debut early on, often combining his newfound talent with his acting. He met with mild success until his 1992 western Unforgiven. It was hailed as one of the best westerns of all times, and gained Eastwood alot of credibility. »
- Barry Steele
Williams Was Never Told About Mork & Mindy Cancellation
26 November 2009 5:36 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Comedian Robin Williams refuses to get complacent about his Hollywood success - because he will never forget the moment he found out his TV show Mork & Mindy had been scrapped.
The funnyman landed his big break in the late 1970s playing the alien Mork in the sitcom opposite actress Pam Dawber.
Bosses at U.S. TV network ABC, which aired the series, cancelled the programme in 1982 - but no one told Williams, and he was devastated when he read about his show's demise in trade paper Daily Variety.
He tells People magazine, "I found out the show was cancelled by reading it in Variety. In Hollywood that's like reading your own obituary: 'You're dead, good luck!'"
Williams has since earned his superstar status with roles in films like the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, Patch Adams and Mrs. Doubtfire. »
Brain food: philosophy hits the big screen
24 November 2009 12:34 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Can Examined Life, a movie featuring nothing but philosophers talking, really be an enjoyable cinematic experience. Surprisingly, yes
Early in the film Examined Life, literary theorist Avital Ronell asks the director Astra Taylor, "What are you getting me into here?" A pertinent question, because Taylor's new documentary makes for a grim outline: eight philosophers talking for 10 minutes each on anything from theories of justice to cosmopolitanism. The nearest we get to a car chase is a long, sweaty drive in an old Volvo to a lecture hall.
What it is, however, is an enjoyable experiment: moral philosophy – the motion picture. After all, your multiplex is more likely to show scenes of teenage devil worship than someone thinking. Film-makers have good reasons to avoid contemplation. For one thing, it is not a pretty business. As Oscar Wilde observed: "The moment one sits down to think, one becomes all nose, or all forehead, »
- Aditya Chakrabortty
Alexander Skarsgard: I'm Gonna Have a Lot of Sex This Year
22 November 2009 5:12 PM, PST | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »
Alexander Skarsgard's mom would be proud that he was recently named the Sexiest Bad Boy and Vampire Hottie by People magazine. Ironically, Skarsgård, who plays bad-boy vampire Eric Northman in the hit HBO series True Blood, says his mom always warned him to have good manners as a boy growing up in Sweden. Meanwhile, the single Alexander insists he's not dating anyone, despite having been linked to actress Kate Bosworth. "I'm not dating anyone, those are just rumors," he says. Alexander, whose dad is Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, 58, (Angels & Demons, Ronin, Good Will Hunting), will begin shooting season 3 of True Blood later this month. The first season of the hit series received widespread critical acclaim and won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 2008. »
- schang@theimproper.com (Samantha Chang)
Alexander Skarsgard: I'm Going to Have a Lot of Sex in True Blood
22 November 2009 5:12 PM, PST | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »
Alexander Skarsgard's mom would be proud that he was recently named the Sexiest Bad Boy and Vampire Hottie by People magazine. Ironically, Skarsgård, who plays bad-boy vampire Eric Northman in the hit HBO series True Blood, says his mom always warned him to have good manners as a boy growing up in Sweden. Meanwhile, the single Alexander insists he's not dating anyone, despite having been linked to actress Kate Bosworth. "I'm not dating anyone, those are just rumors," he says. Alexander, whose dad is Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, 58, (Angels & Demons, Ronin, Good Will Hunting), will begin shooting season 3 of True Blood later this month. The first season of the hit series received widespread critical acclaim and won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 2008. »
- schang@theimproper.com (Samantha Chang)
How Robin Williams dodged death and returned to the stage
21 November 2009 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
After heart surgery and seven years away from the stage, comedian Robin Williams is ready to storm Broadway with his one-man show
It takes some confidence to extend the Broadway run of your one-man show before opening night, especially a few months after undergoing heart surgery. But then Robin Williams has never been short of nerve. His lengthy career is due in equal measure to the fearless nature of his comedy and to the frenetic energy of his performance: he has a reputation as an entertainer that is built as much on his nerve as it is on his nerves.
Now, after seven years away from the stage, a relapse into alcoholism, a divorce and an emergency operation to replace a faulty valve in his chest, Williams is returning to live stand-up. His comeback show, which opens on Monday, is already one of New York's hottest tickets, and then later »
- Vanessa Thorpe
Review: Did You Ever See… Rounders?
18 November 2009 9:51 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
This week sees the UK release of Steven Soderbergh’s whistle blower movie The Informant. Based on the true story of Mark Whitacre, an executive who reported his corporation’s price-fixing tactics to the FBI, Soderbergh has put a comedic spin on it. This relies heavily on the lead actor, Matt Damon, and Damon has won critical praise for his performance.
Since distancing himself professionally from Good Will Hunting co-writer Ben Affleck, Damon’s career has soared, and his recent Bourne series have made him a bona-fide leading man. So a good time, then, to take a look back at his first lead performance, in 1999’s Rounders.
Mike (Damon) is a promising young law student. He is intelligent, promising, and has a beautiful girlfriend. Oh, and he likes to play cards. By day he works hard on his studies, but at night he enters a different world. Up ’til now »
- Barry Steele
Alexander Skarsgard Arrives in L.A. for GQ Awards
18 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »
Swedish heartthrob Alexander Skarsgård will attend the GQ Men of the Year awards in Los Angeles Nov. 18. Skarsgård, 33, was born in Stockholm but became an international sex symbol after being cast as the bad-boy vampire Eric Northman in the hit HBO series True Blood. Alexander, who has been voted the Sexiest Man Alive in Sweden for the past five years, flew into Lax airport Tuesday night from Stockholm, where he was filming the indie flick Puss. Alexander, whose dad is Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, 58, (Angels & Demons, Ronin, Good Will Hunting), will begin shooting season 3 of True Blood later this month. »
- schang@theimproper.com (Samantha Chang)
Anna Faris Gets Kidnapped In Wedding Banned
17 November 2009 12:20 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Remember when Robin Williams used to go dramatic? He gave us beautiful performances in Good Will Hunting andDead Poets Society. Hell, I even dug Jakob the Liar. The dude seems to have a good sense of what it takes to dig down deep and pull out a tough performance, even if it doesn.t match up perfectly with his comedic persona. Well, with movies like Old Dogs, those days seem to be long gone. In his upcoming Wedding Banned, Robin Williams will play a husband who teams up with his ex-wife to kidnap their daughter and convince her not to get married. Sounds like a grand old time, right? Now THR reports that Anna Faris has signed on to play the bride-to-be. Jack Amiel and Michael Begler penned the script. These are the guys behind Raising Helen and The Shaggy Dog, so you know it.ll be good. After Observe »
Kevin Smith 3 Movie Collection Blu-ray Review - Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
16 November 2009 9:01 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I remember when Clerks was announced. It was a Sundance favorite and trailered along with Pulp Fiction. Having had some counter experience, and being a Star Wars nerd, Clerks looked like sweet elixir. And I went to see it opening weekend (in a double feature with Stargate), and was in the Kevin Smith. Revisiting his films Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on Blu-ray in the Kevin Smith collection is a chance to wrestle with what makes Kevin Smith great and somewhat terrible. My review after the jump.
Clerks is one of those films that - at the time - you wanted to root for. It was a small film from a filmmaker who scrapped together his pocket change and made a film, and the history of films like that which received a theatrical release were always encouraging. Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, etc. Now, now that »
- Andre Dellamorte
Ask the Flying Monkey! (November 16, 2009)
15 November 2009 9:20 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Send it to aftereltonflyingmonkey@yahoo.com! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
Q: I'm curious about Project Runway's Christopher Straub. The ring he wears suggests he has a husband / partner / significant other. What details might you know on this? Every time Heidi had him in tears, I found myself strongly torn between wanting to give him a hug and going all Cher on him. – LgH, Houston, TX, Usw, Earth
A: “I am married!” Straub tells the Flying Monkey. “Well, not legally, but Ronnie and I had a commitment ceremony two-and-a-half years ago. We've been together for over five years. He's a little scientist, and we really don't understand what each other does for a living.”
I asked what the two of them do for fun. “We like to travel, watch TV – I like reality shows and he »
- Brent Hartinger
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