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Screen Queens: Hollywood Does AIDS

21 November 2009 6:49 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Hi everyone, MattCanada here with another weekly dose of gay cinema. This week we're looking at Philadelphia, the Oscar winning courtroom drama, essentially the defining Hollywood response to the AIDS epidemic.

I first saw this film as a kid. I must have been about seven when I watched it with my parents and it was definitely my, and probably many other people's, introduction to AIDS. For me it continues to shape how I think about the virus, the stigma, and the epidemic. Longtime Companion opened a few years earlier but this was the first mainstream prestige film to deal with AIDS and homophobia. Having two big stars in Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington must have seemed like a big step for Hollywood. All of this is well and good, but rewatching the film for the first time in over a decade, I had serious problems with its filmic construction and especially its politics. »

- CanadaMatt

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Royal flush: five of the best play Queen in new film

20 November 2009 5:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

C4 documentary drama to portray the monarch in key moments since the 1950s

Playing the Queen brought Helen Mirren international fame and enough awards to fill a trophy room. Now five more British actors are taking on the role in a new Channel 4 documentary drama series.

The Queen, a five-part series starting next Sunday, focuses on crisis moments since the 1953 coronation. Emilia Fox stars in the first episode, centred around events in 1955 when Princess Margaret was considering marriage to a divorced equerry, Peter Townsend. Samantha Bond, best known as Miss Moneypenny in the Bond films, plays her during the early 1970s era of power cuts, strikes and Ira threats. Susan Jameson portrays her in conflict with Margaret Thatcher over the South Africa sanctions row that threatened the Commonwealth.

Barbara Flynn picks up the role during the "annus horribilis" of 1992, when Charles and Diana's failed marriage was laid bare in the »

- Tim Lusher

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Royal flush: five of the best play Queen in new film

20 November 2009 5:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

C4 documentary drama to portray the monarch in key moments since the 1950s

Playing the Queen brought Helen Mirren international fame and enough awards to fill a trophy room. Now five more British actors are taking on the role in a new Channel 4 documentary drama series.

The Queen, a five-part series starting next Sunday, focuses on crisis moments since the 1953 coronation. Emilia Fox stars in the first episode, centred around events in 1955 when Princess Margaret was considering marriage to a divorced equerry, Peter Townsend. Samantha Bond, best known as Miss Moneypenny in the Bond films, plays her during the early 1970s era of power cuts, strikes and Ira threats. Susan Jameson portrays her in conflict with Margaret Thatcher over the South Africa sanctions row that threatened the Commonwealth.

Barbara Flynn picks up the role during the "annus horribilis" of 1992, when Charles and Diana's failed marriage was laid bare in the »

- Tim Lusher

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Movie Review - 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'

20 November 2009 2:11 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner

Directed by Chris Weitz

Rated PG-13

Like last year's toy left out in the yard to endure the elements, The Twilight Saga has lost its novelty with the second entry, New Moon. Fans of the series probably won't be disappointed, but that's what fans are for. If you're only mildly curious or in any way objective, it's hard to call this movie a success.

On a certain level (and only one), it's slightly better than Twilight, but that film had a greater sense of arrival and better storytelling. New Moon is at odds with itself, alternately taking itself way too seriously and interjecting uncomfortable humor where it's not necessary.

The best thing about New Moon is probably its moody cinematography. It shares that, generally speaking, with its predecessor, but Chris Weitz is a more assured visual director than Catherine Hardwicke, »

- Colin Boyd

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Who else should Tony Gordon have killed - in Corrie and beyond?

19 November 2009 7:14 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Which other residents of soapland should Corrie's Tony Gordon have bumped off before fessing up to Liam's murder?

Tony, Tony, Tony. Why did you do it? When there was so much more work to be done? Coronation Street killer Tony Gordon always knew he was heading for the underworld, even before he took over a factory of the same name. But now he's gone and spoiled it. Tonight Tony walks into a police station and confesses to the murder of Liam Connor, asking for one offence of pushing Roy Cropper into the canal to be taken into account.

Bad news for non-swimmer Roy (David Neilson) who, for the first time since life dawned over the Red Rec, was not attached to the lifeline of his shopping bag. Corrie producer Kim Crowther told David she'd never felt more guilty in her life about having him plunged into the murky water. »

- Ian Wylie

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question of the day: What is your best reason to see ‘Twilight: New Moon’ (or not to see it)?

18 November 2009 7:15 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

Cinematical yesterday posted “The Top Five Reasons to See Twilight: New Moon,” which includes: Michael Sheen. Speaking of the Volturi, Michael Sheen plays their leader. Sheen's been around for years, and is certainly no stranger to performing in broad-appeal films, but his recent starring roles in Frost/Nixon and The Queen have made him one of my favorite character actors, making it a comfort to know that he's in the cast. Sometimes a great actor in a small, but good role can go a long way. »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, cougars, and dames

17 November 2009 9:31 PM, PST | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

I had a theory all worked out: The lifestyle of a cougar -- you know, an "older" woman (i.e., past 40, or is it 30 and the camera adds 10 years?) who fancies younger men-is a titillating sociological phenomenon made for TV shows, not movies. I mean, I can sort of see the appeal of  Cougar Town on ABC, and I certainly understand the allure of Samantha-the-manhunter on Sex and the City. But I can't imagine (or maybe don't want to imagine) Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, or most any other serious, over-40 screen actress buying into the trend as a career freshener. »

- Lisa Schwarzbaum

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Mirren Set For Lifetime Achievement Award

16 November 2009 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Veteran actress Dame Helen Mirren is to be awarded a lifetime achievement honour for her contribution to the film industry.

The Queen Oscar-winner will be presented with the trophy at the 19th annual Women in Film and Television Awards in London next month.

Event organisers say Mirren will receive the honour for her "outstanding and lasting contribution to film and television".

Previous winners of the award include former Bond girl Dame Diana Rigg, multi Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn, and Educating Rita star Julie Walters. »

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Exclusive Michael Sheen Interview - 'Aro' in New Moon

16 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »

Michael Sheen played a werewolf in the Underworld film series, British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Oscar-winning The Queen, and TV personality David Frost in the five-time Oscar nominated film, Frost/Nixon. But it's his role as Aro in New Moon, the second film of the Twilight franchise, that's likely to earn him a new generation of fans.

Playing one of the villains of the Twilight franchise, Sheen is immensely entertaining to watch on screen, and perfectly fits the part of one of the leaders of the powerful Volturi vampire clan - enforcers of all vampire laws. Evil on screen, Sheen's actually one of the most enjoyable actors to interview in person. Sitting down for this one-on-one interview at the La press day for New Moon, the critically acclaimed actor talked about getting into character and why we still love vampires and werewolves.

Michael Sheen New Moon Interview (Photo »

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Michael Sheen Exclusive Video Interview The Twilight Saga: New Moon

15 November 2009 9:37 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I think Michael Sheen is one of the best actors working in Hollywood. No matter the role, he disappears into his character to the point where you forget he’s acting. Think about it: Sheen has played real people (Tony Blair in The Queen, David Frost in Frost/Nixon, and Brian Clough in The Damned United, among others), and he’s also managed to work in genre movies like Underworld and its sequels. And while he’s been in a couple dozen movies over the last decade, he’s about to appear in some very high profile films like Tron Legacy, Alice in Wonderland and some vampire movie called The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Sheen plays Aro, the leader of the Voluri (the vampire governing council). And while I am still under embargo from talking about the movie, I don’t think anyone will be upset if I tell you »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter Takes on Death, Adds High Tension Star

10 November 2009 2:36 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Clint Eastwood is less than a month from releasing his next film, Invictus, which stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman in a story about Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team. But as we found out last year when Eastwood unleashed Changeling and Gran Torino, he's not satisfied with just one movie per year. He has also begun working on his next film, Hereafter. This new project will also star Matt Damon and will take on the subject of death, and how it affects different people in different ways. According to a report last night from Variety, it will also now star High Tension heroine Cecile de France. As for the exact story, I will leave that to a report from The Guardian: The film tells three parallel stories that eventually intersect – about a French TV journalist, played by Cecile de France, who suffers a near-death experience during the Asian tsunami of 2004; a drug-addicted English single »

- Neil Miller

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Belgian Actress De France Joins Damon In Hereafter

10 November 2009 7:52 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Hereafter, the next film from Clint Eastwood, is starting to sound like one of those Babel/Crash-style movies with threaded narratives around the same theme. When it was announced a few weeks ago that Matt Damon would star, we knew so little about the film that we suggested it might be about Damon dying and being reincarnated as a basketball-playing schnauzer. Now, thank God, we've got a few more details. Variety is reporting that Cecile de France, a Belgian actress who will forever after be assumed to be French, will star alongside Damon as a journalist who has a near-death experience. The film, they explain, is about three people who are "touched by death in different ways." Before you start worrying about this being a feature-length Touched By An Angel episode, remember that the screenplay is written by Peter Morgan, who turns in solid things like The Queen and Frost »

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Cecile de France Taking a Trip to the Hereafter

9 November 2009 11:24 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Haute Tension star Cecile de France is joining Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's upcoming thriller Hereafter. De France, who is Belgian, will portray a French journalist who has a near-death experience.

This small bit of casting news came courtesy of Variety, which also provided a tad more information regarding the film's plot: Hereafter, penned by Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen), tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways.

Principal photography began last month [and] will take place in Paris, London, Hawaii, and San Francisco.

We've got a while to wait for this one; Warner Bros.'s anticipated release date isn't until December, 2010.

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Cecile de France joins Matt Damon in Hereafter

9 November 2009 8:57 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Belgian actress Cecile de France has signed to star opposite Matt Damon in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Hereafter." Apparently in the vein of M. Knight Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense." "The Queen" writer Peter Morgan adapts the screenplay and Clint Eastwood directs. The story tells of three people who are touched by death in different ways. Principal photography began last month. Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy and Robert Lorenz produce. Serving as executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Peter Morgan and Tim Moore. »

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Clint visits de France

9 November 2009 3:36 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Legendary actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood is still cranking them out as he nears 80 friggin' years of age, and is back behind the camera shooting his Invictus star Matt Damon on a new supernatural thriller called Hereafter. Now there's a lady in the mix: Belgian actress Cecile de France, perhaps best known as the pixie-haired star of Alex Aja's High Tension (Haute Tension), has also joined the project from writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) and exec producer Steven Spielberg.... »

- Dave Davis

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Stephen Frears Reteaming with 'High Fidelity' Writer

7 November 2009 8:02 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

High Fidelity should have done better at the box office a million years ago. It did Ok considering - $27 million plus about another $20 million internationally, but I think Disney was probably the wrong place to distribute it, and it probably never made a big impression on a lot of people until it hit the home video market.

One of the things the film shows is the versatility of director Stephen Frears (The Queen). It doesn't hurt that they had a fantastic Nick Hornby novel to work from, and now, a decade later, Frears and High Fidelity screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis might reunite to tackle "a dramedy set in the world of geeky gamblers," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is an adaptation of the upcoming memoir Lay the Favorite, Take the Dog by Beth Raymer, which is basically 21 with middle-age guys. »

- Colin Boyd

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Video: More from Daniel Craig About Bond 23

6 November 2009 9:05 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Last week, at the stage door of his Broadway plan, "A Steady Rain", Daniel Craig first revealed to fans that shooting on the 23rd James Bond film would kick off in late 2010.

Now, speaking recently on Regis & Kelly, Craig confirmed that filming will start at the end of 2010, with a 2011 release date being scheduled.

"The plan is to start shooting the next one at the end of next year," Craig said on Regis & Kelly, "so it'll be ready for 2011. We've got a lot of work to do."

Bond 23 is being written by returning Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and The Queen and Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan. David Arnold will compose the score for this, his sixth 007 movie.

Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will, of course, return as producers, but have yet to determine a director.

To watch the entire interview segment with Craig, click on the player below. »

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Twilight Saga: New Moon Score Details; Showtime Sets Date for Twilight Premiere

6 November 2009 11:27 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The official soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been out for a while now, but that's not the only avenue by which fans of the series can listen to the music from the latest installment. There's also the score by Alexandre Desplat, and today the track listing was revealed.

Examiner provided the following breakdown, which also gives a hint of how events will be going down in New Moon:

1. "New Moon"

2. "Bella Dreams"

3. "Romeo & Juliet"

4. "Volturi Waltz"

5. "Blood Sample"

6. "Edward Leaves"

7. "Werewolves"

8. "I Need You"

9. "Break Up"

10. "Memories of Edward"

11. "Wolves v. Vampire"

12. "Victoria"

13. "Almost a Kiss"

14. "Adrenaline"

15. "Dreamcatcher"

16. "To Volterra"

17. "You are Alive"

18. "The Volturi"

19. "The Cullens"

20. "Marry Me, Bella"

21. "Full Moon"

The highly regarded Desplat is the winner of numerous awards including 2008's "Film Score of the Year" & "Best Original Score for a Drama Film" by the International Film Critics Association (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button »

- The Woman In Black

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'New Moon' The Score - Track Listing

6 November 2009 10:32 AM, PST | twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news »

As we wait in anxious anticipation for New Moon we have a little tidbit more of information to share with you on the score for New Moon. We have finally have a track list! Read more belowSummit Entertainment Records via E1 Music to release The Twilight Saga New Moon The Score by Alexandre Desplat on November 24 2009. E1 Music is pleased to announce the highly anticipated release from Academy Award nominated composer Alexandre Desplat The Twilight Saga New Moon The Score on November 24th 2009. The Twilight Saga New Moon is the second installment of the highly successful film franchise Twilight an actionpacked modern day vampire love story. The Twilight Saga New Moon premieres in theaters on November 20th 2009.Highly regarded Desplat is the winner of numerous awards including 2008s Film Score of The Year Best Original Score for a Drama Film by the International Film Critics Association The Curious Case of »

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Mirren Seeing Red

5 November 2009 11:21 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Dame Helen Mirren has joined Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in a movie adaptation of popular comic series Red.

The Queen actress is part of an all-star cast for the film, which will be based on the three graphic novels about a retired CIA agent who is targeted by a hitman.

The movie is expected to be released in November next year, reports trade paper Daily Variety. »

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