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CHÉRI DVD Review
26 October 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Miramax Film’s “Chéri” marks the reunion of director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Christopher Hampton, and actress Michelle Pfeiffer, who previously worked together on 1988’s deliciously evil costume drama “Dangerous Liaisons.” Here, Pfeiffer trades in the virginal innocence of her “Liaisons” character for the hardened beauty and shrewd business acumen of the less than virginal Lea de Lonvsal. Set during the prosperous Belle Époque era in pre World War I France, “Chéri” tells the charming and ultimately heartbreaking story of how Lea, an aging courtesan, finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with a man young enough to be her…well, son. That synopsis might make it tempting to label “Chéri” “cougar” cinema, but let’s allow that somewhat degrading term to rest on billboards advertising the latest pedestrian sitcom, rather than a film this pedigreed. More after the jump:
Based on two novels by bad girl French writer Colette, “Chéri” opens »
- Harrison Pierce
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 10/20
20 October 2009 10:48 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox run for their lives as Michael Bay's giant robots trample onto the home video scene on DVD (single-disc or two-disc special edition) and Blu-ray (two-disc special edition). The special editions includes audio commentary by Bay and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, deleted / alternate scenes, a music video, and additional features, such as "A Day With Bay: Tokyo," "Giant Effing Movie," and "The Matrix of Marketing." To approximate the theatrical experience, play really, really loud, and sit as far back from the screen as you possibly can. Resistance is futile. Rent it.
Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon
Chris Nahon's live-action adaptation of an anime series features a half-human, half-vampire samurai battling an infestation of demons. "the result is so laughably awful that it easily qualifies for so-bad-it's-good status," wrote Jeffrey M. Anderson. »
- Peter Martin
Meryl Streep to Play Mother-in-Law
20 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep's lookalike daughter with sculptor hubby Don Gummer, is set to wed actor beau Ben Walker.
"Yeah, he sure did," Mamie, 25, told People magazine when asked if Ben had popped the question. The actress added that her family is thrilled. "They're all very happy... we're very, very smiley."
Mamie met Walker, 27, when the two performed in Dangerous Liaisons on Broadway in 2008, and began dating over a year ago. Ben admitted to »
Meryl Streep's Next Great Role: Mother-in-Law!
20 October 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Get ready for an acting dynasty: Actress Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep's daughter, is engaged to stage actor Ben Walker, she told People at the annual Whitney Gala Monday night, sponsored by Versace. And he did on the old-fashioned way - on one knee. "Yeah, he sure did," Gummer, 25, said, adding that her family is ecstatic. her dad is sculptor Don Gummer. "They're all very happy … we're very, very smiley." Walker, 27, who proposed on Sunday, admitted he was scared, but Gummer said the proposal "was great." Wearing a modest engagement ring with an old-fashioned setting that was slightly oversized, Gummer »
- Jeffrey Slonim
DVD Review: ‘Cheri’ Knows Love Isn’t Love if It’s All About You
14 October 2009 1:57 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “Cheri” could be confused with an updated adaptation of a Jane Austen novel if its characters weren’t so comfortable with what goes on between the sheets. Like players in many stuffy costume dramas, they wear the best clothes, live in lavishly decorated homes and speak their perfect grammar in posh accents. But since they aren’t sexually repressed, they do it all with a little bounce in their step.
DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0
The story, taken from a few novels by Colette, takes place in early-twentieth century France, and it would appear that even in those days, people in that part of the world made members of other cultures look like a bunch of prudes. A woman like Michelle Pfeiffer’s Lea de Lonval, for example, could not only make a career out of prostitution without seeming the least bit trashy. She could come home to a tasteful estate where »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Letterman's Dangerous Liaisons: Backstage Affairs Led to Extortion Plot
1 October 2009 9:45 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Talk about your stupid human tricks. David Letterman revealed tonight while taping The Late Show that he has been the victim of an alleged extortion plot. He said that someone demanded $2 million from him three weeks ago in exchange for keeping quiet about various sexual liaisons the veteran funnyman has had with members of his staff. Or else he would write a screenplay. No punchline, it was for real. He says that he found a package in the backseat of his car—"I don't usually receive packages, 6 in the morning, in the back of my car"—containing a letter that said, "I know that you do some terrible, terrible things—and I can prove you do these terrible... »
Uma Thurman to Walk Red Carpet For Opening Night of 45th Chicago International Film Festival
23 September 2009 5:09 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The 45th Chicago International Film Festival will open with Katherine Dieckmann’s “Motherhood” and a star-studded red carpet where the film’s writer and director, Dieckmann and actress Uma Thurman at the AMC River East 21 Theater (322 E. Illinois St in Chicago) on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm.
Photo credit: Freestyle Releasing Cinema/Chicago also plans on honoring Thurman’s work and her contribution to film with the Festival’s “Career Achievement Award,” which will be presented prior to the screening.
“Motherhood,” which opens to a limited amount of theaters on October 23, stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. The film, which was shot on location in New York’s West Village, is a comedy about the dilemmas of the maternal state (marriage, work and self) into the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day. The film isn’t like any other film because it uses both humor »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Emmy Live Blogging: Swine Flu Fever Edition (Pt 2)
20 September 2009 8:19 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
part one
refresh screen regularly
9:03 I recently flew home to visit my parents who were moving out of my childhood home. One of my brother's friends was living in their basement. Killing time one night, I watched How I Met Your Mother on the ancient TV system. It only seemed to carry the broadcast networks. It's like the TV had absorbed my parents refusal to join the modern world. Anyway... while watching the show, my brother's friend comes in the room and says "this is a funny show but you know what the funniest show is? Two and a Half Men. I Love that show."
This is why people like Jeff Probst win "Best Host of a Reality TV Program"
9:07 Gilles Marini is thrusting so often on that clip from Dancing With the Stars I feel like he should be punished on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. »
- NATHANIEL R
Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films to Produce ‘Netherland’ With Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions
20 September 2009 6:18 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today that Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films is teaming up with Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions to produce a feature film based off the Joseph O’Neill novel “Netherland” for Focus Features. Focus will have worldwide rights to the film.
Photo credit: Vintage Academy Award-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton (“Dangerous Liaisons,” “Atonement”) is currently writing the adaptation that will be developed with Mendes as the potential director. Focus CEO James Schamus said, “We’re so glad to have Christopher join our creative partnership with Harpo and Neal Street, rendering an extraordinary gathering of talents even more so. This project’s emotional power has resonated with us all.”
Harpo Films, Inc. produces films, and with an exclusive deal with HBO, scripted television. Recent features have received the highest industry honors for quality. “The Great Debaters” received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Drama. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Oprah Winfrey and Sam Mendes to produce Joseph O’Neill’s “Netherland”
20 September 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Oprah Winfrey’s movie company Harpo Films is going to produce Netherland with Sam Mendes’ Neal Streat Productions.
Netherland is based on Joseph O’Neill’s novel and will be adapted by Oscar winner Chrstopher Hampton
Here’s the offical news release …
Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions are partnering to produce the feature film based on Joseph O’Neill’s novel Netherland for Focus Features. Mr. Mendes and partner Pippa Harris are producers for Neal Street, and Ms. Winfrey and company president Kate Forte are producers for Harpo, which optioned the novel last year upon publication. Focus will hold worldwide rights to Netherland. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) is scripting the adaptation, which is being developed with Mr. Mendes as a potential director. Mr. Mendes won the Best Director Oscar for American Beauty.
Neal »
- Jeff Bayer
9 Movie Clips from Coco Before Chanel Starring Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel
19 September 2009 8:10 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
While director Anne Fontaine’s “Coco Before Chanel” has already opened in most of the world, the film is finally getting released here in America September 25th. If you can’t tell by the name, the film is about Coco Chanel’s rise in the fashion world and it stars Audrey Tautou as the famous designer. While I haven’t seen the film so I can’t tell you what I thought, it has a 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, so a lot of people have enjoyed it. So to help promote the movie, we’ve been given 9 clips (about 12 minutes of the movie) and they’re after the jump. Take a look:
Here’s the official synopsis:
Coco Before Chanel is the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who began her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey became the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Oprah joins Sam Mendes for ‘Netherland’
18 September 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
“Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions are partnering to produce the feature film based on Joseph O’Neill’s novel Netherland for Focus Features.
Mr. Mendes and partner Pippa Harris are producers for Neal Street, and Ms. Winfrey and company president Kate Forte are producers for Harpo, which optioned the novel last year upon publication. Focus will hold worldwide rights to Netherland. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) is scripting the adaptation, which is being developed with Mr. Mendes as a potential director. Mr. Mendes won the Best Director Oscar for American Beauty.
Neal Street recently signed a two-year first-look deal with Focus Features. Focus president of production John Lyons and senior vice president, international production Teresa Moneo are overseeing all Neal Street projects, including Netherland.”
Twitter Worthy? Related posts:Mila Kunis joins Darren Aronofsky’s »
- Erik Buckman
DVD Weekly Roundup – Mon 21st September 09
18 September 2009 4:20 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Seeing as Craig has already covered State Of Play I won’t go into much detail here.
I suggest you read his detailed review and all I’m going to add is that it really is an intelligent ensemble piece that has good acting from an impressive cast.
It’s nice to see a smart American film for a change, one that actually has something to say and a message to bring across. It’s a shame that it didn’t light up the box office because it deserved success.
Definitely worth your time if you are looking for a higher level of entertainment.
State Of Play is also available on Blu-Ray
Fast & Furious
The 4th in the series reunites the original cast for more pedal to the metal action.
This time Brian O’Conner and Dominic Toretto join forces to bring an evil heroin importer to justice. »
- Alex Wagner
The Riddler Confirmed As A Villain In... 'Jonah Hex'?
14 September 2009 11:58 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Recently, German-born actor Michael Fassbender broke through with a key role in Quentin Tarantino’s latest instant classic. Now, he’s looking forward to returning to screens next summer opposite another "Basterd": Jonah Hex. And while "Dark Knight" fans continue hoping The Riddler will be coming their way soon, Fassbender revealed to us that the green-leotarded one is actually coming to a different WB film.
Well, sort of...
“All the elements were in place to make it very attractive, even before I got the script,” Fassbender told us about the recently-wrapped June 2010 "Jonah Hex" flick. “I was a big fan of Josh [Brolin] before, and also John Malkovich is a big hero ever since I saw ‘Dangerous Liaisons.’ And when [director] Jimmy [Hayward] got on the phone with me I liked his energy, and I like the way he had a personal interest in each character and had each layer covered. Then, »
- Larry Carroll
What are the 25 Best Book to Film Adaptations?
10 September 2009 4:46 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
The Telegraph has posted a nice little list of what they consider to be the 25 best book to film adaptations and while most of the titles will likely not surprise you, perhaps the order in which they are placed will. Considering this is the Internet, the most discussed placement is sure to be The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the 25th spot while the Harry Potter filmed franchise comes in three spots earlier at 22. Unfortunately, I haven't read many of the books from this list, but I have seen all but a few of the films. I will say I am far more partial to Stephen King's "The Shining" than I was to Kubrick's adaptation and I hardly remember the Harry Potter books well enough to even say if I think they are great adaptations as much as I have simply enjoyed both the films and the books. »
- Brad Brevet
Uma Thurman's Latest Career Moves: Motherhood and a "Film Excellence" Award
5 September 2009 8:59 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Variety reports that the Boston Film Festival will award Uma Thurman with a "film excellence" award for her acting career.
Thurman has certainly had an eclectic, up-and-down career. Interestingly enough, she wasn't even on-screen for her debut film role: She lent her voice to the English-language dubbing of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the 1984 feature from legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.
Later in the 80s, she also had small roles in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Dangerous Liaisons. She was also the title female character in Henry & June, which in 1990 became the first movie to receive an Nc-17 (just after the rating was introduced to replace the X).
But of course, her breakout was as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. Since then, she's taken on a variety of interesting, off-beat roles (Kill Bill, Sweet and Lowdown, »
- Rich Z Zwelling
Cheri DVD Set to Seduce Audiences on October 20th
14 August 2009 8:15 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Michelle Pfeiffer's sexy new drama Cheri will slink its way onto DVD October 20th with a retail price of $29.99 Srp. Stephen Frears, the director who bolstered his international reputation with his Choderlos de Laclos adaptation Dangerous Liaisons, returns to the annals of period intrigue over 20 years later with this melodrama, which reunites him with Dangerous Liaisons scripter Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer.
An adaptation of Colette's 1920 novel of the same name, the tale unfurls in late 19th century Paris, where numerous courtesans (or female companions of noblemen who occupied the royal courts) have worked their way up through the ranks of high society. Two retired courtesans, Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates) and Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer), meet for some routine gossip; Lea then meets Charlotte's hedonistic playboy son, nicknamed "Chéri" (Rupert Friend), and a passionate, erotic affair blossoms for the next six years between Lea and Chéri. »
Film Of The Week & Podcast: In the Loop (Peter Capaldi)
24 July 2009 12:11 AM, PDT | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »
Peter Capaldi isn't a widely recognizeable name in the U.S. (yet), though the silver-tongued Scottish actor has starred in such beloved films as Local Hero, Dangerous Liaisons and The Lair of the White Worm. He also, much to the confusion of people who identify him as a thespian, won an Oscar for a nifty 1994 short film he wrote and directed (Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life), but it's his insult-tossing, handily scene-stealing performance in In the Loop with which people will soon associate him. From my Sundace '09 festival review, which should be read before you watch this deleted scene and taste Capaldi's witty wrath: A cynical, razor-sharp, truly laugh-out-loud farce about the symbiotic relationship between ineffectual, flip-flopping bureaucrats and the sneaky, petty spin doctors who need them, co-writer/director Armando Iannucci's loosely inspired expansion of his BBC comedy series The Thick of It values and cleverly parodies the power of language (vulgarity, »
Profiling Hogwarts' Teaching Staff In 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince'
16 July 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Before Bill Nighy confirmed he was going to be joining the cast of “Harry Potter,” he wasn’t being facetious when he complained that he was the last big British actor to not be involved in the series. With heavy hitters like the late Richard Harris, Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes weaving in and out of the series, who can blame him for feeling left out?
The professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in particular possess acting talent which comes from the upper echelons of British celeb royalty. Young Americans might not recognize all of their faces outside of "Potter," especially those who are masked behind beards and more extensive makeup. So we've decided to profile the top Hogwarts talents for you here; not their fictional professorships, but rather the reasons you should look for them in roles outside the "Harry Potter" universe.
Michael Gambon: Michael Gambon, »
- Terri Schwartz
tMF Talkback: Which of Rob Pattinson's upcoming movie will blow you away?
4 July 2009 3:18 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
When I heard the news that Robert Pattinson is going to star in Bel Ami, I was shocked! I thought he's doing porno! You see, 'Bel Ami' when you do a google search will not show you the book by Guy de Maupassant - a popular author in my High School - but a gay porno film production company located in the Czech Republic. Don't bother looking at their site, you need to register and become a member to see the nude pics! Let me leave it at that!
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Before I forget, this post is supposedly about Rob's new movies and which of them would really blow you away - in terms of acting, story, co-stars, box office results, critical acclaim, relevance and more. So let me list down the four you have to consider: a historical drama based on a book - Bel Ami, »
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