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13 items from 2012
[Now Streaming] Your ‘Men in Black 3,’ ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and ‘The Intouchables’ Alternatives
23 May 2012 11:05 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Men in Black 3, Moonrise Kingdom and The Intouchables.
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprise their roles as agent J and agent K in the time-traveling tale that features Josh Brolin as 1960- era K. Jemaine Clement co-stars; Barry Sonnenfeld directs.
Like your sci-fi funny?
Futurama (1999) The Simpsons creator Matt Groening took his observational and absurd humor into space for this witty and wacky cartoon series. 21st century pizza boy Philip J. Fry stumbles into a cryogenic tube and wakes up 1000 years later, where he discovers a world peopled with jaded robots, noble mutants, and bizarre aliens. Each week offers a new misadventure and plenty of jokes that reward re-watching. Billy West and Katey Sagal co-star. Seasons 1-6 now streaming. »
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Teaser for Scientology movie shows an unhinged Joaquin Phoenix
23 May 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | Cineplex | See recent Cineplex news »
Provocateur Paul Thomas Anderson has only directed five feature films but each has landed in arthouse theatres with a flurry of advance press and a megawatt star leading the charge in a role that completely subverts public opinion - think Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love, Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights or Tom Cruise in Magnolia - and with the first teaser for his upcoming Scientology critique, we get the sense that we're going to be seeing another controversial masterpiece from PTA.
The Master, being released by the Weinstein Company in October, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an L. Ron Hubbard-esque man who returns from WWII and ends up creating his own religion as a mean to figure out who he is in post-war America. Joaquin Phoenix plays his right-hand man and disciple but what we see in the footage is a man before he's drank the Kool-Aid, smiling behind »
- Andrea Miller
Teaser from PTA's Scientology film shows an unhinged Joaquin Phoenix
23 May 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | Cineplex | See recent Cineplex news »
Provocateur Paul Thomas Anderson has only directed five feature films but each has landed in arthouse theatres with a flurry of advance press and a megawatt star leading the charge in a role that completely subverts public opinion - think Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love, Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights or Tom Cruise in Magnolia - and with the first teaser for his upcoming Scientology critique, we get the sense that we're going to be seeing another controversial masterpiece from PTA.
The Master, being released by the Weinstein Company in October, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an L. Ron Hubbard-esque man who returns from WWII and ends up creating his own religion as a mean to figure out who he is in post-war America. Joaquin Phoenix plays his right-hand man and disciple but what we see in the footage is a man before he's drank the Kool-Aid, smiling behind »
- Andrea Miller
Trailer: The Master
21 May 2012 9:03 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Paul Thomas Anderson, the guy who wrote and directed There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love, now returns after a five year absence with The Master. PTA's latest is about a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who, in the 1950s, comes up with a new "religion" that begins to catch on with devout followers. That's the official logline being told, but what every site says right after the official blurb is that Anderson's The Master is a telling of the start of scientology and how L. Ron Hubbard created it.
Maybe, or maybe it's just a movie about a guy that's not supposed to be Hubbard. And that thing he comes up with isn't scientology, it's something else. Or maybe I'm just saying that because I don't want scientologists calling me up.
The Master is set for release in October, and it does look like it'll be different.
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- Patrick Sauriol
Teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, with Joaquin Phoenix
21 May 2012 4:52 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
During the Cannes Film Festival, the Weinstein Company premiered some footage from "The Master," a new movie by director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia, Boogie Nights). Critics loved the footage, and now we have a teaser trailer, which you can watch below. Plot: The film is set in America in the years following World War II. A charismatic intellectual (Philip Seymour Hoffman) launches a faith-based organization and taps a young drifter (Joaquin Phoenix) as his right-hand man. But as the faith begins to gain a fervent following, the onetime vagabond finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor. "The Master" co-stars Amy Adams and is set to hit theaters on October 12th. Teaser: »
‘The Master’ Teaser Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix is Still Crazy
21 May 2012 11:50 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Every film made by Paul Thomas Anderson to date (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood) has felt like a labor of love. That’s literally the case with his latest project, The Master.
Anderson’s Master was put on indefinite hold back in early fall 2010, reportedly due to both artistic concerns on the filmmaker’s part and, of course, financing issues. Some 4-5 months later, Anderson secured the funding necessary for the project to move forward. Production eventually got underway another 4-5 months after that – and moviegoers will get to see the results during the 2012 Awards season, when The Master at last makes it way to theaters.
A teaser trailer for The Master has been released online. However, it does not focus on the film’s namesake: a charismatic intellectual (Oscar-winner ...
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- Sandy Schaefer
Paul Thomas Anderson Shares Still Frames From His Anticipated Film The Master
16 May 2012 5:27 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Paul Thomas Anderson doesn.t release films with the regularity of, say, Woody Allen. With PTA, it.s quality over quantity . so when he has a feature in the pipeline, cinema fanatics usually get excited. When one.s filmography includes Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, the brilliant Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood, you can understand the anticipation. And that.s why we.re chomping at the bit for The Master. Anderson teases the Oct. 12 release with actual photos of the film.s 65mm negatives being cut. He shared them with his fan site Cigarettes and Red Vines, who in turn shared them with CandlerBlog. Now we.re sharing them with you: Anderson accompanied the visuals with the description, .These shots include our lovely Negative Cutter, Simone, imported all the way from France to cut 65mm negative. She does it all with a pair of scissors from Staples.. How do »
Streaming for Your Pleasure: Comedians Gone Serious
15 May 2012 2:22 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Article by Dan Clark of Movie Revolt
Welcome to the latest installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure. In this series I look at films currently Streaming on Netflix that fit into a specific topic. This week I’m looking at comedic actors that attempt to reinvent themselves as serious actors. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, but in the end you have to at least respect the attempt of someone trying new things. Listed are films that are successful enough to garner your attention for a watch or two. Feel free to list you thoughts, opinions, or ideas in the comment section below
Directed By: Rodrigo Cortes,
Written By: Chris Sparling
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jose’ Luis Garcia Perez, and Robert Paterson
Synopsis: While on a job in Iraq, civilian contractor Paul Conroy is attacked and kidnapped, then awakens to find himself buried alive in the middle of »
- Guest
Adam Sandler Buys ‘Heroes for My Son’; Will Smith Producing Remake of ‘Ghost Graduation’
7 May 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Actors are taking some producing credits these days. First up, EW is reporting that Adam Sandler‘s production company, Happy Madison, have taken up the rights to Brad Meltzer‘s non-fiction book Heroes for My Son. The material doesn’t sound as though it has the makings of a real film — putting it right in Sandler‘s wheelhouse — since it’s an exploration of both extraordinary people and “the inspiring, behind-the-scenes stories of the moment that made them great.”
Should the author be taken at his word, the team at hand has concocted something special, something he also “can’t ruin,” and the kind of story that could allow Sandler to bring out the dramatic side once more. Not that his movies are funny to begin with (too easy), but a return to the days of Punch-Drunk Love, sans sociopathic behavior, would be welcome from myself.
More interesting, however, is »
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Lena Headey, Anna Friel And Emily Watson Join Dark Comedy The Poisoners
11 April 2012 5:48 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Jon Amiel.s dark comedy The Poisoners has managed to secure itself a strong cast of leading ladies. Joining the film, which is set to begin shooting in Ireland and Germany this summer, are Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey. Written by Paul Billing, The Poisoners takes place during World War I and follows a group of women who are left behind in an English farming community and find themselves involved with German prisoners of war. The Hollywood Reporter posted word of the casting, stating that Watson, Friel and Headey join German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. Emily Watson.s no stranger to dark humor, with films like Punch-Drunk Love, Corpse Bride and Cold Souls among her list of credits. Meanwhile, Lena Heady and Anna Friel have spread their considerable talent between the big and small screens. Friel.s notable roles include a starring part in »
‘That’s My Boy’ starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg – red band trailer review
3 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
That’s My Boy
Directed by: Sean Anders, John Morris
Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Trailer Score: 2/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Adam Sandler hates us. It’s the only explanation for why he keeps making these pitiful “comedies.” I long for him to do something interesting like Punch-Drunk Love again, but he seems perfectly happy producing trash that rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. I thought returning to R-rated fare might be a step in the right direction, but That’s My Boy looks just as atrocious as the rest.
This isn’t comedy. It’s nothing more than Sandler putting on another goofy voice and being filthy for the sake of being filthy. There’s nothing funny about Sandler smoking a bong with Vanilla Ice. Maybe it’ll end up funny in the final product, but »
- Shane T. Nier
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘The Master’ Set for October: Celebrate Now
28 March 2012 1:46 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Yesterday, I ragged all over the hiring of Kenneth Brangah to helm the long-gestating Jack Ryan prequel, mainly because I don’t believe that the film will ever happen and I’m not necessarily sure that I care if it does – but not every long-talked-about project is a bust, not every heavily touted production is destined to never come to fruition. Some do. And some of them are more than worth the wait. Paul Thomas Anderson‘s maybe it is/maybe it isn’t Scientology feature, The Master, has been buzzed about for awhile now – and it’s hit some hurdles on it way to the screen. But that doesn’t mean that this Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams-starring feature isn’t going to be great – in fact, I’ll be shocked if it’s not. With a resume like Anderson’s (including no less than Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love »
- Kate Erbland
Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master looks set for October release
7 March 2012 2:48 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Financial backer says follow-up feature from the There Will Be Blood director is likely to arrive in the autumn
Five years after his Oscar-winning drama There Will Be Blood hit cinemas, Paul Thomas Anderson's follow-up The Master looks set to arrive on the big screen in October, according to one of its financial backers.
Financier Megan Ellison said on Twitter yesterday that the film, which began shooting in June, was likely to arrive in the autumn. Anderson's sixth full-length movie will feature Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Laura Dern. It centres on a pseudo-religious movement named the Cause, which has been compared by some to Scientology.
"I know you guys are waiting on a release date for The Master," said Ellison in a response to an inquiry from Anderson fan site Cigarettes and Red Vines. "It's still a bit early, but I'd keep my eyes on October. »
- Ben Child
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