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Signatures: Lisa Kudrow

13 July 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Adam of Club Silencio here with another look at my favorite actresses and their distinguishing claims to fame.

Dede: God. How does a woman get so bitter?

Lucia: Observation.

--The Opposite of Sex (1998)

My own bitter observation: "TV actresses" never get the love they deserve until they make that stealthy transition to the silver screen. Some may never get their due respect; like a Sarah Michelle Gellar - whose physical, comic and crushing turn as Buffy would ascend the cinematic heights of... magic crustaceans and dead Japanese kids baring the grudge of a Hollywood remake. (That was Bitter Observation #2.) For every damning P.S. I Love You, there's still Lisa Kudrow's savory sense of humor underlying all that manufactured bliss - and Hilary Swank being "girly and fun" (no one's buying it Warner Brothers.) Kudrow's characters balance well between TV and film. Either they're so confidently clueless that they couldn't care less,

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Gerard Butler hints at high past

13 July 2009 2:36 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Gerard Butler "used aids to get up" before an interview with a law firm. The 'P.S. I Love You' star - who studied at Glasgow's School of Law before becoming an actor - has hinted he used drugs before the meeting at a legal company, and is still amazed he was offered the job. He said: "I was really out of it when I did the interview. I had done an exam the day before, and we were all a bit of a mess that night. I had to get up the next morning and travel to Edinburgh. I missed the interview, but the firm said, 'No, no, we'll wait for you.' So I get on a train and

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Hilary Swank soars as Amelia Earheart

8 July 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

What's that sound you hear? Oh, it's just Hilary Swank locking up another Oscar nomination for her starring role as Amelia Earhart in the biopic Amelia.

How do I know Amelia is going to garner Swank another Academy Award nod? Well, Fox Searchlight is giving it a limited release on October 23 (Oscar-bait studio, with Oscar-bait release date). The Academy loves them some biopics (see: Milk, Walk the Line, Ray). And, I've seen the trailer.

See, I told you! Can anyone get inside a character's skin like Hilary Swank? The aviator goggles, the determination and charm, that languid '30s rhythm to her speech. Plus, how about the lush cinematography? Biplanes skipping across the desert and ocean, it's perfect.

And how nice is it to see a biopic about a woman for once? Hollywood only turns out about four decently written parts for women each year. (That's a generous estimate.) Equally

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Red Carpet: Radioactive Lohan & Gangster Depp

1 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

It's that time again, Red Carpet Lineup. Here's a (truly) random sampling of actors at events this past week. Let's check in with...

Ever classy Lindsay Lohan who celebrated her 23rd birthday (it's actually tomorrow) at a Vegas pool wearing that, flashing a peace sign, and sporting bright blue contacts. Unless she's been spending too much time on Nevada's nuclear testing grounds, those are contacts. I should never ever look at Lohan as she's become the avatar of Lost Potential. She found the empty calories of fame more enticing than the rich nutrients of good actressing.

Public Enemies opens today and it should be an interesting test of Johnny Depp's box office pull. The public is generally averse to period dramas but they do like gangster crime films so it's a bit of a toss up, really. It's already on IMDb's Top 250 but that's typical for masculine "cool" movies when they first open.

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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy

1 July 2009 1:08 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members. "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks." The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's

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Stan Lee’s ‘Nick Ratchet’ Gets Writers

22 May 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Comic-book legend Stan Lee struck a deal last year with Disney to bring projects from his Pow! Entertainment label to life. And last month that deal paid off as Disney will be producing no less than three of his projects - one of which is Nick Ratchet, a detective film that sounds quite unique.

Writing duo David Weisberg and Douglas Cook have been brought on-board together to pen this project that could only have come from the mind of the man who co-created such characters as The Hulk, X-Men, Spider-man and Iron Man. According to Empire, the film is, “a mystery-thriller about a meek police officer transformed Jekyll and Hyde-style into Nick Ratchet, a tough avatar cop who emerges from a video game to assume control of his creator.”

 

That sounds… interesting.

P.S. I Love You helmer Richard Lagravenese is attached to direct the movie (really, Stan?), with Larry Jacobson

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'Nick Rachet' Gets Its Writers and a Plot

21 May 2009 9:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Last spring, Stan Lee and Disney struck up a deal to develop three superhero-ish projects: Nick Rachet, Blaze, and Tigress. It was all very hush hush, with no indication as to what these new heroes would be other than potential comic books and franchises. But whatever they were, they had lured in the talents of Richard Lagravenese, Gary Goldman, and Zoe Green.

But now we know who and what Nick Rachet is. According to The Hollywood Reporter,

Rachet now has the Douglas Cook and David Weisberg at the keyboard. While we haven't heard much from them since Double Jeopardy, they've been busy writing Captain Kidd and Vespers for Disney.

Not surprisingly, Nick Rachet is an action star ... kinda. In real life, he's a mild-mannered and bumbling police officer but in an online game, he's a tough, sneering badass named Nick Rachet. His avatar ends up escaping from the game and

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Stan Lee’s ‘Nick Ratchet’ Headed To The Big Screen

21 May 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

Stan Lee might have changed the face of comic books with his many Marvel superhero creations such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, but even in his twilight years, the legendary creator continues to have some tricks up his sleeve.

An all-new genre character of Lee’s creation is coming to the big screen by way of a partnership between Disney and Lee’s Pow Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project will be based on “Nick Ratchet,” a high-concept detective story based on an idea of Lee’s with Richard Lagravenese attached to direct.

According to the report, “Nick Ratchet” is a mystery story that focuses on “a Jekyll & Hyde struggle between a meek, ineffectual police officer and his online alter-ego, a tough avatar cop named Nick Ratchet who emerges from inside a video game to usurp the life of his creator.”

The story, which sounds almost like a

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Writers On Board For Nick Ratchet

21 May 2009 3:47 AM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

Stan Lee's Nick Ratchet has, er, ratcheted up a notch or two with writers Douglas Cook and David Weisberg signing on to pen the script.The comic-book legend's story is a mystery-thriller about a meek police officer transformed Jekyll and Hyde-style into Nick Ratchet, a tough avatar cop who emerges from a video game to assume control of his creator. Cook and Weisberg co-scripted The Rock so should know a thing or two about mild-mannered law enforcers turning seriously alpha. As reported last month, Nick Ratchet is one of three projects Lee's set up with Disney via his Pow! Entertainment imprint. Like Nick Ratchet, the others, Blaze and Tigress, are based on characters he hints may see the light of day on the page as well as the screen: "You either have a great comic-book and it becomes a great movie, or you have a great movie that becomes a great comic-book,

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Miley Cyrus: Justin Gaston is My Best Friend

6 April 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

Miley Cyrus opens up about who makes her swoon in Hollywood and about her first meeting with model boyfriend Justin Gaston. "I believe in love at first sight," she tells Teen Vogue magazine. "It just hasn’t happened to me." “I walked right by him," Miley says of her first encounter with Justin. "Love doesn’t come from attraction, but from somewhere deeper. [Justin] is my best friend." Aside from Miley's possible real-life relationship, the 'Hannah Montana' star reveals what movie stars she goes crazy for. She tells the publication she finds Jude Law "so adorable" in 'The Holiday' and she thinks Gerard Butler is "so sexy." “You’ve seen 'P.S. I Love You,' right?” Miley asks. “My favorite. I bawled my eyes out.” As for Miley's favorite female celebs, she calls the 'He's Just Not That Into You' actress Scarlett Johansson "the

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The ugly poster

18 March 2009 9:10 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

Wasn't 300 supposed to turn Gerard Butler into a movie star? Instead it has turned him into the new Hugh Grant; a man from across the pond who stars in average romantic comedies. Come to think of it, some of Grant's films were actually good. Butler? Not so much. Rocknrolla was mediocre, P.S. I Love You was P.S. I Love You, and now Butler adds the romantic comedy The Ugly Truth to that illustrious post-300 filmography. Starring alongside Katherine Heigl, Butler plays a chauvinistic...

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What Are the Best and Worst Movies About Ireland?

17 March 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Today is St. Patrick's Day, and chances are you're either going to chow down on corned beef and cabbage (the most inaccurate Irish dish), get sloshed on Guinness, play all your U2 albums, or watch The Quiet Man. Or all four at once. But given that you're probably still sober, I thought we could have a nice discussion on the best and worst films themed around the Emerald Isle.

There's plenty to choose from, as Ireland is arguably Hollywood's favorite foreign country. (Yes, you're supposed to laugh at that.) Think about it -- no one makes films about Russian revolutionaries, or sets love stories in Sweden, or focuses on the immigration experience of the Chinese. Even the Irish mafia is overtaking the Italian and the Russian in terms of cinematic popularity. I'm sure there's a deep cultural explanation (or something to do with the Kennedys), but I'll just say that

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Third Narnia Film Undergoing Rewrites

27 February 2009 10:08 AM, PST | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

It seemed for a while that the third Narnia movie, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, wouldn't be happening at all, given that Prince Caspian wasn't quite the hit that Disney was hoping for. Now that Fox Walden and 20th Century Fox have stepped in to distribute the movie, though, production seems to be going right ahead. Michael Petroni, a screenwriter who has done some rewrites for the studio in the past, will be in charge of the screenplay, according to Variety. Petroni will be revamping a draft by Richard Lagravanese, the writer-director of Freedom Writers and P.S. I Love You. Not sure what happens when two writers work on a script that's based on another author's work anyway, but given how true the first two movies were to C.S. Lewis' original books, I can't imagine there's a whole lot to be changed. But at least Narnia fans can ...

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Morgan Is A 'Loser'

22 February 2009 3:10 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan will become one of The Losers for a big-screen adaptation of the popular comic book series.

The P.S. I Love You star is in talks to join the film, about a group of black ops commandos who seek revenge on the government after being betrayed.

The Losers, to be directed by Stomp The Yard filmmaker Sylvain White, will be Morgan's second movie based on a graphic novel - he also stars in new film Watchman.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan Returns To The Funny Pages

19 February 2009 6:08 PM, PST | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

I'd like to imagine there was a conversation between Gerard Butler and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on the set of P.S. I Love You, where Butler, following the success of 300 told Morgan that if he could get a comic book movie, he should totally go for it. Even if that conversation never happened, that appears to be Morgan's philosophy, because the Watchmen star is in talks to sign onto another DC Comics project - The Losers. Variety reports about Morgan being in negotiations to join the project, which is being produced by Joel Silver (among others) and directed by Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard). DC published the comic book under their Vertigo banner, indicating the title was meant for mature readers. The story follows a band of special forces soldiers who are set up to be killed by their own country. The plot fails and the commandos go looking for ...

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Matthew Goode to Star Opposite Adams in 'Leap Year'

19 February 2009 7:15 AM, PST | From IFTN | See recent IFTN news

'Brideshead Revisited' star Matthew Goode is set to star opposite Amy Adams (Doubt) in 'Leap Year,' the romantic comedy scheduled to shoot in Ireland in March. Goode will play an Irish inn keeper who helps an American (Adams) on her travels across Ireland to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day. The film is to be directed by Anand Tucker (And When Did You Last See Your Father?). Irish production company World 2000 Entertainment is co-producing with Spyglass Entertainment. Morgan O'Sullivan and James Flynn, producers behind features such as 'King Arthur', 'P.S. I Love You' and 'Becoming Jane', will head the Irish arm of the production.

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Casting Bites: Jason Segel Gets Wee in 'Gulliver's Travels' and More!

31 January 2009 3:03 PM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

We've all seen the many ways that Jason Segel is a big dude, but now he's gearing up to see what life is like on the other side. The Hollywood Reporter posts that he's in talks to sign onto Jack Black's Gulliver's Travels along with Emily Blunt. Black's Gulliver washes up on the island of Lilliput, where people are only 6 inches tall, and befriends a wee one named Horatio (Segel). Horatio not only has the honor of having a friend who can squash him -- he's also the love interest of the island's princess (Blunt). Lucky girl.

In less lucky circles, Hilary Swank is no longer getting debonair love from Jeffrey Dean Morgan. After romancing it up in P.S. I Love You, THR posts that he's going to stalk her in The Resident. She'll play a young doc who nabs a loft in Brooklyn, only to find that her

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Movie Review: 'New in Town' is charming, sweet but expected

30 January 2009 7:22 AM, PST | From ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news

Romantic comedies usually go off the same blueprint over and over. A guy and girl are thrust into odd circumstances, most of the time they get off on the wrong foot, hate each other, but then see that oh-so-special quality that makes him/her a great catch. This genre is one of the most clichéd styles in film today. Renée Zellweger's latest foray, New in Town , is no different. Rarely deviating from the tried and true formula, this film is what you'd expect from Zellweger: cute, pixie-ish and pouty. New in Town features performances from Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. (P.S. I Love You) which make the story endearing and sweet, despite the fact that the audience knows from the first few scenes (and previews that give away way too much) how the events will shape our couple. ---Read More

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan In For The Resident

30 January 2009 12:38 AM, PST | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

Jeffrey Dean Morgan did say he wanted to play dirty after his stint as aaah-so-cuddly Denny Duquette in Grey's Anatomy, and boy, has his agent delivered, with Morgan signed on to play another sociopath in Hammer Films' psych-thriller The Resident, to follow his turn as The Comedian in You-Know-What.Morgan will play the seemingly charming Brooklyn landlord of Hilary Swank's doctor. But before you can say 'Pacific Heights', his character turns out to be a bit crackers, subjecting the young doctor to a terrifying game of cat and mouse.The Resident reunites Swank and Morgan after grievous 2007 rom-com turkey P.S. I Love You, and the results should be more auspicious this time out, with Morgan bringing some of that Comedian misanthropy and Swank back on more familiar territory. Filming is due to start in May, with ex-music video director Antti J. Jokinen making his feature debut behind the camera.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins The Resident

29 January 2009 11:19 PM, PST | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays The Comedian in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, will reunite with Hilary Swank in The Resident, a thriller from director Antti J. Jokinen. The two previously shared the screen in P.S. I Love You. The story centers on a young doctor (Swank) who moves into a loft in Brooklyn where mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect that she is not alone in her home. She discovers that her seemingly charming landlord (Morgan) has developed a dangerous obsession with her, resulting in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Jokinen will make his feature directing debut from a script he co-wrote with Robert Orr (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans). Erin Cressida Wilson (Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Secretary) recently turned in a rewrite. Jokinen, who hails from Finland, has directed music videos for Will Smith, Beyonce, Eminem, Korn and Celine Dion, and is co-founder of Solar Films,

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