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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST
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Dinner for Schmucks
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can
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- Garth Franklin
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST
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Dinner for Schmucks
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can
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- Garth Franklin
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Cast and Creative Announced for Greenwich Playhouse's The Importance Of Being Earnest
22 November 2009 2:02 PM, PST
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Internationally acclaimed Galleon Theatre Company presents a joyous seasonal celebration of Oscar Wilde’s devastatingly funny and enduring play The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde’s hilarious comedy of two men whose lives deliciously unravel when they fall in love with two witty women with a partiality for the name ‘Ernest’, is set in the early 1930’s, at Christmas and to the exciting sounds, fashions and dances of the period.
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Wilde Time: The Importance of Being Earnest at Center Stage
8 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST
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If they had such things as telephone books in the days of Oscar Wilde (Wilde lived til 1900 and the telephone was invented in 1876, so you never know), thousands might have gladly paid to have heard Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde recite from it. One can only imagine with delight what spin he might have given to the names and addresses he'd read aloud.
It is for this reason that, over 110 years since it was first produced, thousands still gladly pay to watch performances of perhaps Wilde's most renown play, "The Importance of Being Earnest."
The play serves as a paradigm for what is funny, the essence of comedy. For what, afterall, makes us laugh? "The unexpected," my play companion noted as we discussed the latest production of Wilde's work, now at Center Stage. To that I would add, the ironic, the juxtaposition of opposites played off each other,
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The Guthrie Hosts 'Fall Theater Weekend', Kicks Off 10/21
21 October 2009 2:30 AM, PDT
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Guthrie Theater and Walker Art Center staff will spend this weekend preparing for next week's five-day Twin Cities fall theater bonanza, highlighted by the American stage debut of Guthrie Director Joe Dowling in Brian Friel's Faith Healer, the Guthrie/Walker co-presentation of the internationally acclaimed Druid Ireland's The Walworth Farce, an accompanying In Conversation event with Dowling and Walworth playwright Enda Walsh, two high-definition Nt Live filmed presentations of the U.K. National Theatre's All's Well That Ends Well, the United States premiere of Interact Theater's Northern Lights/Southern Cross: Tales from the Other Side of the World and continuing performances of the Guthrie's "Wilde and witty" production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Review: Dorian Gray
7 September 2009 11:23 PM, PDT
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Oliver Parker seems to have a “thing” for the works of Oscar Wilde – having already made two films based on the legendary Irish wit’s plays: The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband. This time, Wilde’s first and only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is up for cinematic treatment.
A gothic horror-tinged morality story laced with Wilde’s rapier wit; the film adaptation is, like the doomed protagonist of the title, not the most faithful of creatures – even part of the title has been discarded. Now it is simply Dorian Gray.
Parker’s film is successful in allowing the once frowned upon homosexual undertones of Wilde’s novel to be more explicit – indeed in one scene Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin), the painter of the infamous portrait – is seduced into sexual acts by the magnetic Dorian. As the endless nights of passion and partying go on, Wilde
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Review: Dorian Gray
7 September 2009 11:23 PM, PDT
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Oliver Parker seems to have a “thing” for the works of Oscar Wilde – having already made two films based on the legendary Irish wit’s plays: The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband. This time, Wilde’s first and only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is up for cinematic treatment.
A gothic horror-tinged morality story laced with Wilde’s rapier wit; the film adaptation is, like the doomed protagonist of the title, not the most faithful of creatures – even part of the title has been discarded. Now it is simply Dorian Gray.
Parker’s film is successful in allowing the once frowned upon homosexual undertones of Wilde’s novel to be more explicit – indeed in one scene Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin), the painter of the infamous portrait – is seduced into sexual acts by the magnetic Dorian. As the endless nights of passion and partying go on, Wilde
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- Martyn Conterio
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Review: Dorian Gray
7 September 2009 11:23 PM, PDT
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Oliver Parker seems to have a “thing” for the works of Oscar Wilde – having already made two films based on the legendary Irish wit’s plays: The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband. This time, Wilde’s first and only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is up for cinematic treatment.
A gothic horror-tinged morality story laced with Wilde’s rapier wit; the film adaptation is, like the doomed protagonist of the title, not the most faithful of creatures – even part of the title has been discarded. Now it is simply Dorian Gray.
Parker’s film is successful in allowing the once frowned upon homosexual undertones of Wilde’s novel to be more explicit – indeed in one scene Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin), the painter of the infamous portrait – is seduced into sexual acts by the magnetic Dorian. As the endless nights of passion and partying go on, Wilde
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- Martyn Conterio
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Tiff announces their Galas and special presentations
28 July 2009 10:14 PM, PDT
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The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the addition of two Gala Presentations and eight Special Presentations to the programming lineup for this year's Festival, running September 10 to 19. Almost all the films included are world premieres except for two. The list of critically acclaimed filmmakers includes Joel and Ethan Coen, Werner Herzog, Rebecca Miller, Michael Moore and Oliver Parker. Here is just a few of the films highlighted.
The Galas
Dorian Gray, Oliver Parker, United Kingdom
World Premiere
St Trinian's director Oliver Parker is planning to helm another adaptation of an Oscar Wilde story. Parker, whose previous credits include An Ideal Husband and The Importance Of Being Earnest, now has his eye on Wilde's only published novel, The Picture Of Dorian Gray. Parker claims he approached directing the novel as if he were working on a horror film.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Rebecca Miller, USA
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UK Dorian Gray Trailer arrives
26 July 2009 3:50 PM, PDT
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The first trailer for Momentum Films' Dorian Gray has been unleashed.
The film stars Ben Barnes in the title role, based on the famous novel by Oscar Wilde. This latest telling also stars Colin Firth (every period piece of the last decade?) and Rachel Hurd-Wood (An American Haunting). At the helm was Oliver Parker (The Importance Of Being Earnest).
While no U.S. release date has been announced, UK audiences will be able to view the film on September 9th.
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Photo Flash: The Importance Of Being Earnest In Portland
27 February 2009 4:09 PM, PST
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How do you have your cake and eat it too in Victorian England? Well, if you are an attractive man of means like Jack Worthing, its pretty simple: create a double life. Mr. Worthing's double life (he is known as Jack in the country, but "Ernest" in town) unfolds without a hitch until he decides to come clean and propose to the love of his life, one Gwendolen Fairfax. The snag: while Jack is on his knee, Gwendolen reveals that she could only marry a man named Ernest. What's a rake to do? With dialogue as effervescent as any comedy in the English language, this classic will have you rolling in the aisles.
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First cast and filmmaker comments: Dorian Gray
3 February 2009 9:48 AM, PST
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It’s the classic Faustian tale of terror: handsome socialite lured by his debauched mentor into wicked hedonism stays eternally young while his portrait ages in the attic instead. Now Oscar Wilde’s only Gothic horror novel The Picture Of Dorian Gray is being brought to the screen once again.
Dorian Gray as at least the dozenth screen adaptation of Wilde’s book—the most famous to date being the Oscar-winning 1945 version. Filmed last summer and set for UK release in September (U.S. distribution has yet to be nailed down), the new big-budget Ealing Studios production toplines Prince Caspian heartthrob Ben Barnes as the enigmatic Dorian, along with Colin Firth (pictured at left with Barnes), Ben Chaplin, Rebecca Hall and An American Haunting’s Rachel Hurd-Wood.
Giving the 1890 masterpiece a modern edge is newcomer scriptwriter Toby Finlay. “It’s a timeless story with a great deal of contemporary currency
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Photo Coverage: The Importance Of Being Earnest Opens at Papermill
19 January 2009 1:07 PM, PST
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Lynn Redgrave stars as "Lady Bracknell" in Paper Mill's production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde's masterpiece of modern comedy is directed by David Schweizer and celebrated Opening Night on Sunday, January 18th. BroadwayWorld's cameras were there to capture the starry celebration! Paper Mill's production of The Importance of Being Earnest runs through February 15, 2009. The Importance of Being Earnest is about maintaining fictitious identities to avoid unwelcome social obligations. Jack Worthing's brother, Earnest, provides Jack with the excuse to escape from his dull home in the country to frolic in town. The home of Algernon Moncreiff's friend Bunbury provides a convenient locale for taking adventures in the country. The problem? Earnest and Bunbury are imaginary, created by Jack and Algernon to add a dash of excitement to their lives. Their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of hilarious crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits.
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Photo Flash: The Importance Of Being Earnest
16 January 2009 5:53 PM, PST
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Lynn Redgrave stars as "Lady Bracknell" in Paper Mill's upcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde's masterpiece of modern comedy will be directed by David Schweizer and is running at the Millburn theatre from January 14 through February 15, 2009.
Lynn Redgrave is the Golden Globe? winner and Academy Award? nominee for Gods and Monsters (1998) and Georgy Girl (1966). Ms. Redgrave won the 2003 Drama Desk Award for Talking Heads as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. In 2006, she was nominated for a Tony Award? for Best Actress in a Play for The Constant Wife. She was also nominated for a Grammy? Award for The Witches in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for Children. Ms. Redgrave was a founding member of Britain's National Theatre, now the Royal National Theatre, under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier. She has also written the text for Journal, A Mother and Daughter's Recovery From Breast Cancer,
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