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The Decade’s Film: 2005-2009
21 December 2009 7:33 AM, PST
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It had been a successful decade for the comic book movie, with that trend continuing into the latter half of the decade. Just as looked like the public demand for irradiated heroes looked to be diminishing, with lacklustre showings from the likes of Spider-Man 3 and Fantastic Four, out came Iron Man. Coupled with a brilliant script and an excellent performance from Robert Downey Jr as the titular zillionaire industrialist/playboy/freedom fighter/all-round genius, the end result was something truly special. Downey’s career was also revitalised, earning him a role in Tropic Thunder (which would earn him an Oscar nomination). Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk took a similar approach, this time giving Edward Norton of Fight Club fame a shot at getting under the skin of the green goliath.
They set a tough act to follow, but followed they were by one Christopher Nolan. With the Batman
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SAG Nominations
17 December 2009 3:10 PM, PST
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The precursors have been squeezed into an unusually small period this year. The Globes, Bfca, Nyfcc, Lafca and SAG all announced in the space of one week. That's not business as usual. I guess this is one way to squeeze out all those regional critics groups because... who will care now? What does all this mean for Oscar? Generally clear consensus between the major precursors means that Oscar will be nearly a carbon copy. But with an unusual amount of time between the actors announcement and the announcement of Oscar nominations (Still more than a month away) it Might mean that Academy voters react to and against these lists, rather than along with them if you know what I mean. Do you know what I mean?
The Hurt Locker team is having a great awards season run.
Ensemble Cast
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Thankfully they
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Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman Discuss The 'Danger' Of 'Invictus' Roles
11 December 2009 3:50 AM, PST
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'The challenge is to get that nailed in such a way you're not laughable,' Morgan Freeman says of portraying Nelson Mandela.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar in "Invictus"
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From "Ray" to "Hotel Rwanda," from "Monster" to "Milk," the Hollywood biopic has proved to be a rich source of both storytelling and awards-season recognition. Often, though, it is the legacies of the real-life people who the likes of Charlize Theron and Sean Penn portray — rather than their accents, their mannerisms, their quirks — that have stayed in the public consciousness.
Not so in the case of "Invictus," the true story of Nelson Mandela and the South African national rugby squad's World Cup journey in 1995. Morgan Freeman plays Mandela and Matt Damon plays Francois Pienaar, the team's captain and a hero in his native land.
"He's Michael Jordan in South Africa,
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‘Other Boleyn’ Director Takes ‘First Grader’ Back to School
28 November 2009 10:59 PM, PST
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I get the feeling that Africa is going to be a go-to for stories in the coming decade. It's already in the public mindset of news and current events, and films like Hotel Rwanda and the upcoming Invictus (I'm not really counting District 9...) have already taken audiences to the continent. I'm guessing it won't be long until we see a film version of "Things Fall Apart."
The next in line is apparently Justin Chadwick, the director of The Other Boleyn Girl, who will be telling the story of an elderly man in Kenya who takes the government's pledge to free education seriously by signing up for it. Starting in the first grade.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The First Grader, is based off a true story (since that matters), and is being penned by Chronicles of Narnia writer Ann Peacock. Apparently, Naomie Harris (who couldn't act her way out of a paper bag in Ninja Assassin) is
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- Dr. Cole Abaius
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PGA Honors Precious.
18 November 2009 3:18 PM, PST
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Jose here with some award news.
Continuing to establish itself as a front runner in the awards race, Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire, has been chosen by the Producers Guild of America to receive its prestigious Stanley Kramer Award for illuminating provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.
This award not only confirms the movie will be one of the ten chosen by the PGA for its Producer of the Year award, but bodes well for its chances of getting even more Oscar attention.
The Academy simply loves social issues (remember 2005?) and Kramer (who directed and produced Inherit the Wind and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner among others) was an icon in this aspect, even if the quality of the films he made didn't amount to much artistically. Stanley's films always talked about things we wanted to ignore. He taught us so much about ourselves
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Shake Hands With the Devil Trailer
16 November 2009 8:37 AM, PST
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There have been several recent films looking back on the African genocide, including The Last King of Scotland and Hotel Rwanda. In spite of the knowledge of the events, the entire region hasn’t received the kind of support and help that it deserves. For most people in the developed world, the searing films that the genocides “inspired” seem to be the only witness of the events. Now comes Shake Hands With the Devil, which is based on a book by General Romeo Dallaire about how his request for more aide before the 1994 Rwandan genocide went unanswered by the United Nations. The film is being directed by Roger Spottiswoode (The 6th Day, Tomorrow Never Dies) and stars Roy Dupuis in the role of General Dallaire. The film actually premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival but has just recently picked up a distributor. It is planning to be released in
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Exclusive Interview: Catching Up with Kristanna Loken
15 November 2009 11:10 PM, PST
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At its core, acting is really just a grand lie told in the name of entertainment. It’s a bit incongruous, then, that when actors walk off the stage, we expect the opposite from them: the truth. We want to know who they are and what they stand for — and Kristanna Loken is one of the few actors who tells us.
Loken, who publicly came out as bisexual four years ago, has appeared in T3: Rise of the Machines, Painkiller Jane and The L Word. She also starred in Lime Salted Love, an independent film that became available on DVD last month.
In this exclusive interview with AfterEllen.com, Loken opens up for the first time about her separation from husband Noah Danby and about the new love in her life.
Kristanna Loken
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AfterEllen.com: I understand a lot has changed in your personal life in
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers to team up with Kevin Bacon in new comedy (IrishCentral)
6 November 2009 8:09 AM, PST
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers is set to star alongside Kevin Bacon in a new comedy, “Whole Lotta Sole.”
The film will begin shooting in Belfast, Ireland in 2010.
“The Tudors” star Rhys Meyers will play a thief who attempts to steal from a fish market, and takes Bacon’s character hostage in the process.
According to Entertainment Tonight, the Irish actor’s character fights to stay one step ahead of both the police and a local gangster.
“My Dog Skip” director Jay Russell has signed on to direct the comedy, which was written by Thomas Gallagher and “Hotel Rwanda” screenwriter Terry George.
"This is a great comedy project, not like Terry's usual political fare,” Russell said.
“It's very exciting to have one of the best young actors today, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, teamed up with one of the greats, Kevin Bacon."
Another Irish actor, James Nesbitt, who co-starred with Liam Neeson in the
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Sophie Okonedo on Race, Obama, and New Film Skin
3 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST
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They say that in the specific you find the universal, and Sophie Okonedo can relate. The actress was raised in such a very unique household, having been born in London's East End to a Nigerian and an Ashkenazi Jew, yet from those particular roots, Okonedo's found herself able to play cultural realities that are very far afield from her, whether it's a Tutsi wife (her Oscar-nominated role) in Hotel Rwanda, a genetically modified super-agent in Aeon Flux, or even Winnie Mandela in the upcoming film Mrs. Mandela.
Okonedo's current film is Anthony Fabian's Skin, the devastating true story of Sandra Laing (Okonedo), born to two white Afrikaner parents in Apartheid-era South Africa yet torn asunder by a legal system that couldn't fathom such a possibility. It's a meaty role for Okonedo, and one I tried to convince the reticent actress to open up about.
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Interview with Director Anthony Fabian
3 November 2009 12:05 AM, PST
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By William S. Gooch
At first glance, Anthony Fabian draws a strong resemblance to Alan Cummings, so I expected him to be funny, which he was; witty, which he undoubtedly is, and a bit irreverent, which I saw shades of as well. Maybe because he's British, I was slightly offset by his relaxed charm and uncomplicated manner. I expected him to have a stiff upper lip and be all about business. Well, he was all about business, the business of promoting his first feature film, Skin. And that's a good thing.
Rarely does passion; creative genius and insightful nuance come together to create a cinematic product that examines the worst of us and the best of us at our most basic need, the need to be loved and accepted. In Skin, Anthony Fabian has created a liberating work that gets beneath the skin of pretension, revealing what is true, real and truly felt.
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The Guard Grabs Gleeson And Cheadle
30 October 2009 4:11 AM, PDT
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Brendan Gleeson, who plays Alastor .Mad Eye' Moody in Harry Potter, and Hotel Rwanda star Don Cheadle will team up to take on an international drug smuggling operation in director John Michael McDonagh's pic, The Guard.
Gleeson is set to play Seargeant Gerry Boyle, an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins up with unrelenting FBI Agent Wendell Everett, played by Cheadle. Boyle's confrontational personality along with a subversive sense of humour, a dying mother, and a penchant for prostitutes leaves him with little interest in the global cocaine smuggling operation that brings Everett to his door.
The film, which also stars Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan, Pat Shortt and Katarina Cas, has just started principal photography in the West of Ireland.
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This Weekend at the Movies: October 29, 2009
30 October 2009 1:28 AM, PDT
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I don't understand why studios don't release a scary feature on Halloween weekend, or at least weekend's where Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Of course, I know the attempt is to rake in the first weekend dollars beforehand and then hope the fact it is Halloween will make sure second weekend grosses are higher than they would normally be, but with the current release model everyone that's going to see movies like Saw VI or The Stepfather have already seen them to this point. For these reasons we end up with a weekend like this one where the top movie was released on Wednesday and the following selections are either completely unknown or so bad the studio didn't even screen them.
Michael Jackson's This is It
There isn't much more I can say about this one that I didn't already say in my review. Then again, tickets
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- Brad Brevet
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Cheadle & Gleeson Join Forces For 'The Guard'
29 October 2009 12:29 AM, PDT
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Principal photography for a new Irish comedy thriller, 'The Guard', has commenced in Spiddal, Co. Galway. The feature is written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (Ned Kelly) and stars Brendan Gleeson (Into the Storm) and Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda).
Announced today by Martin Cullen Td, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, the film sees Emmy winner Brendan Gleeson playing an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins forces with Don Cheadle's straitlaced FBI agent in a bid to take on an international drug-smuggling gang.
Other Irish acting talents featured includes Ifta winners Liam Cunningham (Hunger), Fionnula Flanagan (Lost, Transamerica), Pat Shortt (Garage) and David Wilmot (Intermission, The Clinic). Director of photography for the project is Larry Smith (Eyes Wide Shut) and production designer is John-Paul Kelly (Venus). 'The Guard's costume designer is Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh (Brideshead Revisted) and the film's editor is Chris Gill (28 Days Later).
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Sophie Okonedo in Skin: Black Daughter of White Parents
28 October 2009 11:32 PM, PDT
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Sophie Okonedo in Skin
Winner of four audience awards, including at the AFI Dallas and Santa Barbara film festivals, Skin tells the factually inspired (and quite curious) story of Sandra Laing (Hotel Rwanda’s Academy Award nominee Sophie Okonedo as an adult; Ella Ramangwane as child), the "black" daughter of "white" Afrikaner parents (veterans Sam Neill and Alice Krige), who until then — South Africa in the 1950s — had been unaware that they must have had some black ancestors.
Though raised as a white girl by her parents, Sandra soon discovers the importance of her skin color after she’s officially reclassified as black and is expelled from her school. Her parents then fight a judicial battle to have their [...]
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Toronto Awards: Precious Scores Audience Award; The Loved Ones Takes New Midnight Madness Audience Award
21 September 2009 9:36 AM, PDT
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For the first time, a film has won both the audience award at Sundance and Toronto. Precious, by Lee Daniels, took home Tiff's audience award this weekend. Unlike other festivals, at Toronto the audience award is the top honor, and has previously been won by Hotel Rwanda, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Slumdog Millionaire. Meanwhile, in the new audience award set up specifically for the genre-based Midnight Madness program at Toronto, Sean Byrne's The Loved Ones was the winner.
Precious has been doing well since it debuted at Sundance. (It played there under the title Push (Based on the Novel by Sapphire).) The film was already considered a significant Oscar contender before Tiff, but this second audience award is a big push for the film. In the real world people are seeing the trailer and reacting well to it, but the film still looks like a hard sell to
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Funnyman Meadows Is Cheadle's Doppelganger
10 September 2009 12:01 PM, PDT
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Comedic actor Tim Meadows looks so much like Don Cheadle he's constantly stopped and asked to sign autographs as the Hotel Rwanda star.
The Coneheads actor admits he often disappoints Cheadle fans who stop him in the street and mistake him for their movie hero.
And to avoid embarrassment, he has resorted to signing memorabilia with Cheadle's name.
Meadows says, "I get confused for Don Cheadle more than anything else. It's weird. (It happens) all the time. I was on the airplane and some flight attendant came up to me and she says, 'Are you Don Cheadle?... Do you mind if I get an autograph?' I signed it 'Looks like Don Cheadle' and said, 'Here you go.'"
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Ifta Academy Puts Music Centre Stage
27 August 2009 7:29 AM, PDT
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The Irish Film & Television Academy (Ifta) has announced details for their inaugural Ifta Music Forum, focusing on Music for the Moving Image, which will take place in Dublin on 4 September 2009. Guests include Oscar winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement); Maggie Rodford, MD of the Air Edel Group, one of the world's leading music publishing and production companies; music supervisor/score co-ordinator and director of Hot House Music Becky Bentham, whose credits include 'Mamma Mia!', 'Hotel Rwanda', 'Blood Diamond' and Neil Jordan's latest 'Ondine'; and acclaimed Irish director Kirsten Sheridan, whose feature August Rush received a Grammy and Oscar nomination for its original soundtrack; along with representatives of Oscar winning, ultra low budget feature film 'Once', David Collins (tbc). Other participants and guests include a range of Irish composers from the Music chapter of the Academy and invited experts such as: Ifta
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Comic-Con 2009 - We speak to Don Cheadle for "Iron Man 2"
31 July 2009 1:47 AM, PDT
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Don Cheadle takes over the role of Tony Stark’s best friend in “Iron Man 2,” a role previously held by his friend Terrence Howard in the first adaptation. We’ve seen footage of ‘Rhodey’ acquiring some heavy weaponry to add onto his own version of the “Iron Man” (“War Machine”) suit with guns blazing, and it looks absolutely fantastic.
Cheadle is certainly up to the task talentwise, the Kansas City-born actor has impressed with his dramatic performances in “Traffic,” “Crash” and “Hotel Rwanda” as well as roles in “Ocean’s 13” and “The Family Man.” An actor experienced in a wide array of genres who provided a lot of laughter to the roundtable.
Cheadle talks about the film and working with Robert Downey Jr. since Downey Jr. talked about the good rapport they both had while working on this project - “It’s great to be able to…especially in
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'Iron Man 2' Star Don Cheadle Talks War Machine Unveiling At Comic-Con
26 July 2009 3:19 AM, PDT
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'War Machine makes a very impactful appearance in the movie,' the actor says of the sequel.
By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Don Cheadle
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San Diego — The Poet Laureate of our age, LL Cool J, once described himself as "the man of the hour, the tower of power." With all due respect, that torch was passed on this weekend to the biggest new cinematic character to emerge from Comic-Con: War Machine. And his mama didn't even need to tell him to knock tens of thousands of geeks out — but he did it anyway.
In case you live in a cave and the ripple effect hasn't hit you yet, Jon Favreau and his "Iron Man" posse made Comic-Con history Saturday night, unveiling dazzling new sequel footage that had fanboys swooning in the aisles like 12-year-old girls at a JoBros concert. At the end of the clip,
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An Education's Staccato Buzz
17 July 2009 7:04 AM, PDT
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Oscar buzz is a funny customized thing. For some films it simmers continually, sauteeing the film until it's golden. Other films ride choppy waves feeling alternately like very big deals, empty threats or troubled half successes. More often than not, especially for the small film without marquee names, the buzz tends to be intermittent, giving off staccato sparks fueled only by those traditional pit stops on the road to Oscar: festival premiere, early reviews, trailer, actual release, precursor trophies. It's this track that An Education, the story of a teenage girl eager to begin her adult life in 60s London, will obviously be working since its star, Carey Mulligan, is currently "unknown" in the larger sense (but probably won't be by the end of the year).
One gets the sense that people will keep forgetting about this movie, or shoving it to the minor buzz side as each of the
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