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The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1

1 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, will present the beloved musical The Fantasticks, directed by Amanda Dehnert, from October 7 through November 1, 2009, on the Mainstage.

Press night is Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3p.m. and 8p.m., and Sundays at 2p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are $30-$70.

"I have loved The Fantasticks since I was a little kid," said Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. "This will be so much fun for the entire family."

This hit musical with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, the longest running Off-Broadway musical in history, tells the story of Luisa and Matt, a pair entering the bloom of their youth. Their fathers, scheming to encourage their budding love, hire »

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John Grisham Agrees to ‘Testament’ Film

23 June 2009 4:56 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

John Grisham has finally agreed to an adaptation of his 1999 New York Times Bestseller The Testament.  The author will receive a six figure payment for the rights and additional control over the production including script approval.

It’s another legal drama, this time about a man who leaves his $11 billion fortune to an illegitimate daughter doing charity work in Brazil.  It’s about a down and out lawyer who helps her keep the money in a battle against the billionaire’s greedy relatives.

Grisham was once a bankable Hollywood player in movie stories from 1993 to 2003, including hits like The Firm, A Time to Kill, and The Rainmaker.  His books helped turn many of today’s stars into A-listers, helping the rising careers of Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Matt Damon, and more.  But he lost control of his novels somewhere around 2004 when Christmas with the Kranks was an embarrassment and he left Hollywood. »

- Jeff Leins

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John Grisham Options ‘The Testament’ For Film

23 June 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Now a decade after John Grisham’s novel “The Testament” first landed in bookstores, the bestselling author has decided that it is time for the book to join his other titles like “The Associate,” “A Time to Kill,” and “The Rainmaker” in Hollywood. The best-selling author, who reportedly held out for creative control over the film, seems to have found a deal he liked enough to option the book to producers Mark Johnson and Hunt Lowry, and 821 Entertainment.

“I’ve been calling [Grisham and his agent] since I read ["The Testament"] the first time and felt it had the best of the courthouse stuff that John writes so well, plus this exotic adventure in deepest Brazil,” Johnson told Variety.

Grisham’s story follows an $11 billion fortune left to a businessman’s illegitimate daughter in Brazil. The writer’s trademark courtroom drama enters the fray when an struggling lawyer steps up to help her defend her inheritance »

- Brian Warmoth

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Francis Ford Coppola Talks 'Tetro' And Whether He'll Make Another 'Godfather'

12 June 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

'I like to think of this as the second film of my second career,' the legendary director says of his latest movie.

By Josh Horowitz

Josh Horowitz with Francis Ford Coppola and Alden Ehrenreich

Photo: MTV News

A handful of filmmakers have earned the right to make whatever film strikes their fancy and not make any apologies for it. Count Francis Ford Coppola in this group. His near-absurd level of productivity in the '70s alone (two "Godfather" films, "The Conversation," and "Apocalypse Now") has ensured his legacy but that hasn't stopped the septuagenarian from embarking on a new, more personal filmmaking path.

That personal touch began with 2007's "Youth Without Youth" and continues in the just-released "Tetro," the first original screenplay brought to the screen by Coppola in 35 years. Starring Vincent Gallo and newcomer (and immediate actor-to-watch) Alden Ehrenreich, "Tetro" is a sumptuously photographed (mostly in black and »

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Francis Ford Coppola’s Tetro Trailer Now Online -- What’s black and white and weird all over?

3 May 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Written by Nicole Pedersen It’s hard to believe that before 2007's "Youth Without Youth", it was ten long years since Francis Ford Coppola directed a feature film. It’s also hard to believe that the film he chose to go out on back in 1997 was “The Rainmaker”. I like a good John Grisham movie, don’t get me wrong – but “The Rainmaker” lacked the epic feel that, like it or not, comes along with being the creator of “The Godfather”. The evils of insurance companies just don’t stack up against fratricide. So what has Coppola Senior been doing for the past couple years? Aside from making wine and directing his daughter’s career, that is? Turns out he’s been working on a little movie called “Tetro” with Vincent Gallo. Wait! Where are you going? I’m pretty sure Gallo only acts in the movie! For the love of Godfather people! »

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William Monahan Adapting John Grisham for Shia Labeouf

17 February 2009 2:27 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Of all the John Grisham film adaptations A Time to Kill remains my favorite, The Client was pretty good, The Rainmaker was okay, The Chamber entertained for about a minute as did The Runaway Jury, The Pelican Brief I can't even remember and The Firm I did not like at all. Of that bunch I only read "The Firm" and when it disappointed me sorely I never picked up another Grisham until about five years ago when I read "The Partner" and "The Street Lawyer" but I never picked up "The Associate" but that appears to be the next Grisham novel to be getting a feature film treatment. Variety reports Paramount has brought on The Departed scripter William Monahan to pen the screenplay with an eye for Shia Labeouf to star. As I am sure many online Labeouf haters will scoff at the idea, but I can definitely buy into »

- Brad Brevet

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John Grisham Courtroom Collection DVD Review -- Andrew says this set is a good value, provided you dig Grisham

20 January 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

While there are at least six good John Grisham films available, the John Grisham Courtroom Collection on DVD from Warner Bros. only takes advantage of what we’d call The Lower Four. As an author, John Grisham did for the American legal system what Tom Clancy did for the military-intelligence community, and Michael Crichton did for fashionable science. He popularized it, made it pertinent, and along the way gave us a collection of good movie adaptations. If you’re a John Grisham fan – and I know many of you are – then I would recommend the John Grisham Courtroom Collection, provided you know ahead of time what you’re getting from it. Since we’re talking Grisham films today, it’s useful to note that his two best adaptations are, by consensus, The Firm and The Rainmaker. The Firm, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Tom Cruise, »

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Feature: The Curious Cameography of Matt Damon

8 January 2009 1:13 PM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

By Stephen Saito

When Stanislavsky decreed, "there are no small parts, only small actors," Matt Damon was listening. In a career that started with one line in "Mystic Pizza," Damon has risen to the ranks of the A-list. Yet as Damon's star has gotten bigger, the roles have gotten smaller -- most recently, the "Bourne" star reaffirmed his status as king of cameos with his brief appearance in "Che: Part II," in which he plays Father Schwartz, a German priest fluent in Spanish who attempts to negotiate with rebel forces in Bolivia, with screen time of less than a minute. Though his finest pint-sized performance likely went down on the small screen last year in Sarah Silverman's serenade "I'm Fucking Matt Damon," no one has done more random onscreen favors for friends than Damon, who has been around the world more than Jason Bourne and worn crazier get-ups than »

- Stephen Saito

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2009 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 1998 | 1997

8 articles from 2009

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