Birthday shoutouts go to Mario Lopez (above), who is 39, Crystal Waters is 48, and the faboo Tanya Tucker is 54.We have the first cancellation of the fall season, and it's ... ta da! Made In Jersey, which apparently was a show on CBS. In ratings news, The New Normal was up a healthy 18%. Out thoughts are with the family of Alex Karras, who died today at the age of 77. After leaving football, he went on to a successful acting career, including memorable turns in Blazing Saddles and as gay bodyguard Squash in Victor/Victoria. And of course, he and wife Susan Clark endured five seasons on Webster. For National Coming Out Day, 30 Glbt athletes who came out in the past year. Big Bird's Gay History Revealed.Andrew Sullivan isn't feeling the concrete jungle, where dreams are made of.Jeff Davis is till looking for Teen Wolf Twins.
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- 10/10/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Ferociously intelligent actor who reigned supreme in Stoppard and Shakespeare
John Wood, who has died aged 81, was one of the greatest stage actors of the past century, especially associated with his roles in the plays of Tom Stoppard. But a combination of his enigmatic privacy and low profile on film – he cropped up a lot without dominating a movie – meant that he remained largely unknown to the wider public.
As with all great actors, you always knew what he was thinking, all the time. Wood was especially striking in the brain-box department. Tall, forbidding and aquiline-featured, he was as much the perfect Sherlock Holmes on stage as he was the ideal Brutus. He exuded ferocious intelligence, and the twinkle in his eye could be as merciless as it was invariably amused.
As the Royal Shakespeare Company's Brutus in Julius Caesar in 1972, he was undoubtedly the noblest Roman of them all,...
John Wood, who has died aged 81, was one of the greatest stage actors of the past century, especially associated with his roles in the plays of Tom Stoppard. But a combination of his enigmatic privacy and low profile on film – he cropped up a lot without dominating a movie – meant that he remained largely unknown to the wider public.
As with all great actors, you always knew what he was thinking, all the time. Wood was especially striking in the brain-box department. Tall, forbidding and aquiline-featured, he was as much the perfect Sherlock Holmes on stage as he was the ideal Brutus. He exuded ferocious intelligence, and the twinkle in his eye could be as merciless as it was invariably amused.
As the Royal Shakespeare Company's Brutus in Julius Caesar in 1972, he was undoubtedly the noblest Roman of them all,...
- 8/10/2011
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
Edward Cullen is without question the most iconic movie vampire of the 2000s. Critics cannot argue with that (go ahead, try to argue, critics; I’ll wait). However, many take issue with “The Twilight Saga’s” portrayal of vampires, complaining that it breaks many of the genre’s ”rules.”
While it’s true, does that really matter since it’s all fiction, anyway? And aren’t rules, as they say, meant to be broken? (Imagine if Batman still looked like this.) The answer depends on whom you ask.
In this week’s column, I compare Edward with his blood-sucking predecessors, matching him up with the most iconic film vampire from each era.The breakdown should give Twi-Hards a better understanding of the lineage “Twilight” draws upon… or choices to ignore. Use the information as you see fit: to defend Edward’s character, to criticize it, or to stock in your...
While it’s true, does that really matter since it’s all fiction, anyway? And aren’t rules, as they say, meant to be broken? (Imagine if Batman still looked like this.) The answer depends on whom you ask.
In this week’s column, I compare Edward with his blood-sucking predecessors, matching him up with the most iconic film vampire from each era.The breakdown should give Twi-Hards a better understanding of the lineage “Twilight” draws upon… or choices to ignore. Use the information as you see fit: to defend Edward’s character, to criticize it, or to stock in your...
- 1/21/2011
- by Ryan McKee
- NextMovie
There are a lot of movies out there. Many of them more repugnant than stuff you find on the bottom of your shoe after a stroll through the sewer, but many of them are treasures like finding $20 in the pocket of a jacket you haven't worn in a couple of years.
The point is, there is a lot of great cinema out there that even some of the biggest film fans haven't had the chance (or taken the chance) to sit down and watch.
With "The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" opening up this weekend, I thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce you to my 4 favorite Ben Kingsley films that you probably haven't seen yet.
Why haven't you seen these films yet?
Well, there are probably a lot of different reasons. Some of these movies are pretty old, some didn't have mass appeal and so...
The point is, there is a lot of great cinema out there that even some of the biggest film fans haven't had the chance (or taken the chance) to sit down and watch.
With "The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" opening up this weekend, I thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce you to my 4 favorite Ben Kingsley films that you probably haven't seen yet.
Why haven't you seen these films yet?
Well, there are probably a lot of different reasons. Some of these movies are pretty old, some didn't have mass appeal and so...
- 5/25/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
DVD Playhouse—April 2010
By
Allen Gardner
Ride With The Devil (Criterion) Ang Lee’s revisionist take on the Civil War is awash in moral ambiguity, along with some stunning cinematography, production design, and fine performances. Set during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich star as two friends who join up with the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers, finding an odd ally in a former slave (Jeffrey Wright). While it’s fascinating to see America’s bloodiest conflict through the eyes of a foreigner, thereby allowing much of the previously mentioned ambiguity a certain latitude, the film never loses the bad taste it leaves for one simple reason: it asks us, the audience, to side with not just the Confederates, but some of the lowest trash that made up the dregs, and the fringes, of the movement. Big points for audacity, but snake eyes on the story itself. Singer Jewel is impressive in her film debut.
By
Allen Gardner
Ride With The Devil (Criterion) Ang Lee’s revisionist take on the Civil War is awash in moral ambiguity, along with some stunning cinematography, production design, and fine performances. Set during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich star as two friends who join up with the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers, finding an odd ally in a former slave (Jeffrey Wright). While it’s fascinating to see America’s bloodiest conflict through the eyes of a foreigner, thereby allowing much of the previously mentioned ambiguity a certain latitude, the film never loses the bad taste it leaves for one simple reason: it asks us, the audience, to side with not just the Confederates, but some of the lowest trash that made up the dregs, and the fringes, of the movement. Big points for audacity, but snake eyes on the story itself. Singer Jewel is impressive in her film debut.
- 4/16/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Check out the new pics of Shia Labeouf, Frank Langella and director Oliver Stone from the upcoming Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.
Taken during filming in Central Park, we see a casual Langella while Labeouf, clad in a rather swishy jacket, looks interested in the advice dispensed by bearded dog walker.
Labeouf’s character Jacob: So, that’s how I keep Spot from peeing on my carpet?
Langella’s character Lewis: Heavens no. “Spot” is an analogy for money. Money that fails to surrender to the nightly emissions of slumber.
Jacob: F*ck. I’m so confused about this money and its avoideance of naps. I wish there was some kindly ’80s icon that could teach me the ways of “Spot.”
The sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street, Wall Street 2 also stars Michael Douglas returning as Gordon Gekko and Susan Surandon returning to play a mom.
The film...
Taken during filming in Central Park, we see a casual Langella while Labeouf, clad in a rather swishy jacket, looks interested in the advice dispensed by bearded dog walker.
Labeouf’s character Jacob: So, that’s how I keep Spot from peeing on my carpet?
Langella’s character Lewis: Heavens no. “Spot” is an analogy for money. Money that fails to surrender to the nightly emissions of slumber.
Jacob: F*ck. I’m so confused about this money and its avoideance of naps. I wish there was some kindly ’80s icon that could teach me the ways of “Spot.”
The sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street, Wall Street 2 also stars Michael Douglas returning as Gordon Gekko and Susan Surandon returning to play a mom.
The film...
- 9/13/2009
- by Erik Buckman
- ReelLoop.com
ABC released four new press releases today for various shows coming later this month. These really include nothing new, but give a sneak peek at the stars and guest stars of the new and returning shows, which include FlashForward, Castle, The Forgotten, and Modern Family. Fox also sent out a press release for season six of their show House, which is shaping up to be one of the most hyped shows of the new season, new or returning. Read the press releases (arranged in alphabetical order by show) below.
Castle (ABC)
Nathan Fillion And Stana Katic Return For Season Two Of "Castle," Premiering Monday, September 21 On ABC
Authors Stephen J. Cannell and Michael Connelly Guest Star
"Deep in Death" — When the new season begins, Castle (Nathan Fillion) is wrestling with how to repair his relationship with Beckett (Stana Katic), while struggling to finish his soon-to-be-published bestseller, Heat Wave. But circumstances...
Castle (ABC)
Nathan Fillion And Stana Katic Return For Season Two Of "Castle," Premiering Monday, September 21 On ABC
Authors Stephen J. Cannell and Michael Connelly Guest Star
"Deep in Death" — When the new season begins, Castle (Nathan Fillion) is wrestling with how to repair his relationship with Beckett (Stana Katic), while struggling to finish his soon-to-be-published bestseller, Heat Wave. But circumstances...
- 9/4/2009
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon will reportedly join the growing cast of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. Sarandon is in talks to play the mother to Shia Labeouf’s character.
More and more, it seems like Wall Street 2 is looking like a do-over of its predecessor, the 1987 classic Wall Street. We have the return of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), the nefarious and monetary-driven trader who, again, takes up a young apprentice (this time played by Shia Labeouf). While details are largely under wraps, it’s looking more like a redux than a proper sequel, with one exception: Big Frank Langella. What role will the Frost/Nixon star bring to the film? Besides The Cool? Will he play a rival to Gg? A bigger shark swimming in the ocean of dead presidents? Friends, That is what is exciting about this film.
It’s too bad about...
More and more, it seems like Wall Street 2 is looking like a do-over of its predecessor, the 1987 classic Wall Street. We have the return of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), the nefarious and monetary-driven trader who, again, takes up a young apprentice (this time played by Shia Labeouf). While details are largely under wraps, it’s looking more like a redux than a proper sequel, with one exception: Big Frank Langella. What role will the Frost/Nixon star bring to the film? Besides The Cool? Will he play a rival to Gg? A bigger shark swimming in the ocean of dead presidents? Friends, That is what is exciting about this film.
It’s too bad about...
- 8/27/2009
- by Erik Buckman
- ReelLoop.com
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