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10 Overlooked Movies from the Decade
31 December 2009 12:30 AM, PST
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The ReelzChannel 100 began when we asked Leonard Maltin for his favorite Hidden Gems of the decade. His list led the web team into a general discussion about the best movies of the decade and — after no small amount of debate, arguing, and (we're not proud to say) some petty name-calling — we decided we'd better bring it to an end with a company-wide vote. Then it was just a matter of tallying up the votes and hoping for the best. Lucky for us, ReelzChannel is filled with a staff ranging from movie lovers to movie fanatics. What turned out isn't what you'll find on a critic's best of list — instead it's what movie fans really enjoyed.
In day nine of the ReelzChannel 100, we highlight 10 Overlooked Movies from the Decade.
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
29 December 2009 7:16 AM, PST
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Mother and Child
Opens: 2010
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Summary: A tale of a mother and daughter, separated at birth, who struggle with the damage done by the most important person missing in their lives while a young African-Americn woman deals with an unwanted pregnancy and the adoption process.
Analysis: Scoring rave reviews in Toronto, the $7 million latest effort of Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her") once again shows off his skill at weaving multiple narratives together in clever and unexpected ways. At its heart it's an emotional family drama, but Garcia excels with his female characters which makes the involvement of Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and especially Annette Benning thrilling.
The few criticisms levelled at the film were toward some pacing and credibility issues in the last act, but otherwise praised it for not
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- Garth Franklin
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
29 December 2009 7:16 AM, PST
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Mother and Child
Opens: 2010
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Summary: A tale of a mother and daughter, separated at birth, who struggle with the damage done by the most important person missing in their lives while a young African-Americn woman deals with an unwanted pregnancy and the adoption process.
Analysis: Scoring rave reviews in Toronto, the $7 million latest effort of Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her") once again shows off his skill at weaving multiple narratives together in clever and unexpected ways. At its heart it's an emotional family drama, but Garcia excels with his female characters which makes the involvement of Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and especially Annette Benning thrilling.
The few criticisms levelled at the film were toward some pacing and credibility issues in the last act, but otherwise praised it for not
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- Garth Franklin
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Six
27 December 2009 10:09 AM, PST
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The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Six
27 December 2009 10:09 AM, PST
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The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
23 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST
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Hippie Hippie Shake
Opens: 2010
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Max Minghella, Emma Booth, Lee Ingleby
Director: Beeban Kidron
Summary: Follows the love story of Oz editor Richard Neville and Louise Ferrier. Neville and his cohorts launch the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture and are subsequently put on trial for distributing a sexually explicit issue.
Analysis: One of the most troubled productions in Working Title's history, 'Hippie' began development back in 1998 but failed to get beyond script stage both in 1999 and in 2002 when "Elizabeth" helmer Shekhar Kapur was attached to direct. Filming finally got underway late 2007 with director Beeban Kidron in charge and shooting seemed to proceed without issue aside from feminist author Germaine Greer being vehemently unhappy about being depicted on film.
Actually the film scored quite a bit of free press for a skinny dipping scene where full-frontal shots of actress Sienna Miller shooting the sequence
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- Garth Franklin
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
23 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST
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Hippie Hippie Shake
Opens: 2010
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Max Minghella, Emma Booth, Lee Ingleby
Director: Beeban Kidron
Summary: Follows the love story of Oz editor Richard Neville and Louise Ferrier. Neville and his cohorts launch the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture and are subsequently put on trial for distributing a sexually explicit issue.
Analysis: One of the most troubled productions in Working Title's history, 'Hippie' began development back in 1998 but failed to get beyond script stage both in 1999 and in 2002 when "Elizabeth" helmer Shekhar Kapur was attached to direct. Filming finally got underway late 2007 with director Beeban Kidron in charge and shooting seemed to proceed without issue aside from feminist author Germaine Greer being vehemently unhappy about being depicted on film.
Actually the film scored quite a bit of free press for a skinny dipping scene where full-frontal shots of actress Sienna Miller shooting the sequence
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- Garth Franklin
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International Trailer: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
23 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST
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Universal Pictures seem to be bringing out trailers for their entire 2010 slate and here’s the latest in the form of the new International trailer for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, the 2nd movie to bear the McPhee name played by the wonderful Emma Thompson.
The sequel also stars Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith and Rhys Ifans. Not a bad cast eh! It’s scheduled for release 26th March so not too long to wait! Have a watch of the trailer below and let us know what you think.
Synopsis: In Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Oscar®-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she’s needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world.
In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears
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- David Sztypuljak
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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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Movie Poster Round-Up: Iron Man 2, Tron Legacy, Avatar
9 December 2009 2:47 PM, PST
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Time to take another spin around the web to dig up some of the new movie posters that have been recently released in digital form. This week we kick things off with a pair of Iron Man 2 posters, one of which gives us our first real glimpse of War Machine. Simple, effective... but not terribly exciting.
Some other new one sheets include a slick Tron Legacy teaser, the official poster for Noah Baumbach's Greenberg, and one final Avatar IMAX poster. Ultimately, however, nothing can compare to the beautiful artwork created for Nanny McPhee 2 and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Now that's something you want to get framed. Which one is your favourite? Take a look at all of the pretty pictures after the jump.
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Review: "Everybody's Fine"
7 December 2009 7:38 PM, PST
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Seen on: November 30, 2009
The players: Director: Kirk Jones, Writer: Kirk Jones, Cast: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell
Facts of interest: Kirk Jones also directed "Nanny McPhee."
The plot: A widower decides to embark on a journey to visit his busy children.
Our thoughts: The troubled characters in “Everybody’s Fine” are all okay by the end of the movie, but their road to happiness sure is a tedious one. No, I really didn’t enjoy Kirk Jones’ latest family drama, and one of the reasons why I couldn’t connect with it is the film’s predictability and lack of a sophisticated story line.
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Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang Releases First Poster
7 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST
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In 2010, Emma Thompson returns as Nanny McPhee in "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang", a sequel to her 2005 film.
Joining Thompson this time around are Ralph Fiennes (Voldomort in the "Harry Potter" films), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel in "The Dark Knight") and Maggie Smith (also from the "Harry Potter" franchise).
In this second film, Nanny McPhee (Thompson) arrives to help a harried young mother (Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
A new poster for the film has been released that you can take a look at here:
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- John Campea
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Movie Review: Everybody's Fine (2009)
4 December 2009 1:40 AM, PST
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Robert De Niro in Everybody's Fine
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Directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee), Everybody's Fine is this year's family Christmas film. Unfortunately, it never really becomes anything more than a semi-sweet story, good enough for a weekend rental, not necessarily worthy of your theatrical dollar.
Robert De Niro stars as Frank, a man who's just lost his wife. We first meet him as he is preparing for the arrival of his children for a family get together. Unfortunately, after the wine is purchased and a new barbeque is in place, each of them cancels at the last minute. As a result, he decides if they won't come to him, he'll go to them. Against his doctor's wishes, Frank packs up and leaves his home where he eats alone and his only true joy is his garden and sets out on his cross-country journey.
Each visit offers its own difficulties,
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'Everybody's Fine' Too Cloying to Feel Authentic
3 December 2009 9:40 PM, PST
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Everybody's Fine seems tailor-made for those with big hearts, small brains, and a wad of tissues in their pockets. Despite a solid cast and strong source material, this remake of a 1990 film from Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore quickly devolves into a mess of treacle and tears.
In the comedy-tinged drama, recently widowed Frank Goode (Robert De Niro) has lost touch with his grown children Amy (Kate Beckinsale), Rosie (Drew Barrymore), Robert (Sam Rockwell), and David (Austin Lysy), particularly since the death of his beloved wife. When everyone fails to show up for a family event at his home, Frank decides to head across the country to surprise each of his sons and daughters.
A trip to New York finds artist David absent from his downtown apartment, and Frank's other visits don't go much better. He is quickly shooed away from Amy's Chicago home, and his arrival in Robert's Denver doesn't last much longer.
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American Road Trip: Everybody's Fine
30 November 2009 5:15 AM, PST
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In Everybody's Fine, the new adaptation of the 1990 Italian classic Stanno tutti bene (which starred Marcello Mastroianni), Frank Goode (Robert De Niro) is a newly-widowed retiree just trying to keep busy: gardening, vacuuming, doctor's appointments, grocery shopping... On a larger scale, he is trying to reconnect with his grown children (Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, and Kate Beckinsale), and when they won't come to visit him, he sets out on a road trip - via Amtrak and Greyhound - traversing the same country across which he strung telephone lines for forty years.
Writer/director Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine, Nanny McPhee) is a Brit, and though his vision seemed ripe for an American road movie, he knew he had to get the lay of the land before writing the script. Cue the cross-country trip, a la Frank himself: countless buses, trains, and cheap motels later, Jones knew he had found his inspiration.
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Varèse to release new Dario Marianelli score
17 November 2009 2:14 PM, PST
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Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli’s latest score, for the Robert de Niro comedy Everybody’s Fine, will be released on CD by Varèse Sarabande on December 22. The film, which is directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee), tells the story about a widower who embarks on a road trip to reunite with his children. Other cast members include Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore and Sam Rockwell. Also on December 22, Varèse Sarabande will
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Everybody's (Sorta) Fine
12 November 2009 3:00 AM, PST
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"Everyone's been asking how we're doing this week," film critic-turned-afi programmer Robert Koehler said, shortly before a screening of Juan José Campanella's Argentinean murder mystery "The Secret of Their Eyes." "And the answer is our sponsors." Indeed, thanks to chief sponsor Audi, AFI has responded to an economy that's been particularly unkind to film festivals with free tickets that have ensured capacity attendance to most, if not all, of their screenings at the Mann's Chinese Theaters in Hollywood.
Even the more obscure titles that Koehler and his team have programmed, like Philippe Grandrieux's "The Lake" or the Spanish Berlinale winner "The Milk of Sorrow," have seen solid attendance. But the fact that so many have been asking the question is more telling than the answer -- with a changing audience profile (a Bugs Bunny impersonator wandered into Tuesday's screening of "Youth in Revolt" in full costume from entertaining
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DVD Review: Last Chance Harvey
9 November 2009 9:30 AM, PST
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Last Chance Harvey is a romantic comedy directed by Joel Hopkins and starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. After seeing Thompson in roles like Proffessor Sybil Trelawney in Potter and Nanny McPhee, it was nice to see her return to a standard role where we get to see her acting ability shine through.
Last Chance Harvey is about a man who is a composer for TV commercials in theUnited States. He’s stuck in his job which has changed over the years to become digital meaning the job he once loved as a muscian has become mundane and tedious. The main storyline follows Harvey travelling to London, England to see his daughter get married. He arrives to find that the wedding has been planned without any input from him but by his exwife and his daughter’s step father. Things go from bad to worse when his daughter tells him
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Thompson Writes Screenplays To Avoid Typecasting
22 October 2009 8:56 AM, PDT
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Emma Thompson refuses to worry about how ageing might affect her Hollywood career - because she writes her own parts.
The Oscar-winning actress has added her own twist to scripts of several of her movies, and fully tackled the role of screenwriter for her adaptation of kids' book Nanny McPhee.
But she insists the added workload is worth it - because it prevents her from being typecast in the ageist film industry.
Thompson says, "I write my own roles, which is helpful. Of course though, there are older parts like the one I played in Brideshead Revisited, which was excellent."
And the Brit is adamant she will never go under the knife to turn back the clock - insisting it's possible to look great as you get older.
She adds, "I'm not fiddling about with myself. We're in this awful youth-driven thing now where everybody needs to look 30 at 60. The trick is to age honestly and make it look great so that everyone looks forward to it."
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