The sultry smokey eye look is perfect for the festive season; with celebrities like Eva Green and Natalie Portman all firm favourites of this look. The smokey eyed look can be taken flawlessly from day to night which is perfect for any Christmas parties c on 2008-12-09 04:49:48
Bond babes: Who's hottest?
Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder? Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore? Eva Green as Vesper Lynd? You pick! on 2008-11-02 04:45:31
Eva Green Has No Desire To Move To Hollywood.
Eva Green Has No Desire To Move To Hollywood.... French actress Eva Green refuses to move to Los Angeles to further her career - because she's adamant she'll be typecast as the typical Bond girl by Hollywood agents. The Casino Royale star currently lives on 2008-10-27 04:47:45
Ryan Gets Love From Abbie Even While Overseas
Ryan Phillippe and Eva Green showed off their serious faces on the red carpet at the premiere of Franklyn at the London Film Festival today. While Eva didn't have a problem being Ryan's arm candy, his girlfriend Abbie Cornish was back in the states gushin on 2008-10-17 04:52:05
Salma Joins the European All-Stars to Party With Vanity Fair
Some of Europe's finest were out in Seville last night to celebrate the launch of Vanity Fair's Spanish edition. Monica Cruz was there to represent the host country, while Brit Orlando Bloom mingled with Eva Green and Olivier Martinez, who are both French on 2008-09-20 05:14:02
StudioCanal takes 'Cracks'
International News: Film to be directed by Jordan Scott -- StudioCanal has snapped up France, Benelux and U.K. rights to Jordan Scott?s 1930s British boarding school set drama ?Cracks,? which toplines Eva Green as a beloved teacher whose soaring popularit on 2008-07-04 04:52:50
Bond Heads to Britain!
ET has the latest...
The highly anticipated 'Quantum of Solace,' the next flick in the hugely popular James Bond series, will be hitting theaters in 007's native Great Britain a week before it comes stateside, Variety reports.
The DANIEL CRAIG starrer d on 2008-03-20 12:46:03
Actor lover Eva Green
Eva Green only dates actors. The 'Casino Royale' star - who is romancing her 'Kingdom of Heaven' co-star Marton Csokas - insists only fellow Hollywood stars can understand her busy lifestyle. on 2008-02-18 04:46:09
Eva Green's nude vow
Eva Green would be willing to strip naked in a movie. The Bond girl - who previously starred in erotic French film 'The Dreamers' which involved her character having a threesome - is happy to shed her clothes if the script demands it. on 2008-02-16 08:45:40
Eva Green Vows To Boycott Nude Roles.
Eva Green Vows To Boycott Nude Roles.... James Bond star Eva Green has vowed never to go naked in a film again because of the criticism she received for her first movie role in The Dreamers. The 27-year-old - who starred opposite Daniel Craig in 2006's Ca on 2008-02-16 04:45:43
'The Golden Compass' Tops Box Office
The fantasy film takes No. 1.Fantasy film, 'The Golden Compass,' which stars NICOLE KIDMAN, debuted in first place at the box office this weekend, taking in $26.1 million.Based on PHILIP PULLMAN's novel, the film stars DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS as Lyra Belacqu on 2007-12-09 20:45:20
Nicole Kidman: Out In London
One of the perks of being a movie star is getting paid to visit all kinds of cool cities on promotional tours, which most people pay to do. And Nicole Kidman hit London, England this morning to plug her new film.
“The Golden Compass̶ on 2007-11-26 16:54:00
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PEntertainment/
New Bond battles the evil media
Despite mounting criticism, Casino Royale producers press on with altered
formula
DAVID GIAMMARCO
Special to The Globe and Mail
NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- The most successful film franchise in movie history is
going back to its roots with Casino Royale -- the first James Bond novel,
written by Ian Fleming in 1953 -- as it lays the groundwork for who will
become the world's most famous and deadliest secret agent.
"The way we look at it, it's 'Classic Bond,' " explains producer Barbara
Broccoli, daughter of founding 007 producer Albert (Cubby) Broccoli. She's
between camera setups on the beaches of Paradise Island, where 007 makes an
entrance from these sparkling blue waters, echoing Ursula Andress's
indelible introduction in Dr. No.
Helping lend a retro feel to this Bond rebirth are these sun-drenched shores
of the Bahamas. From the posh Bahamian restaurant Café Martinique and the
electric Junkanoo parade made world famous in 1965's Thunderball, to the
spectacular -- and sometimes treacherous -- coral-reef dives, this opulent
oasis has played host to five previous Bond films and it duly credits the
007 phenomenon with elevating it to a jet-set destination in the 1960s. Sean
Connery, that era's 007, still maintains his primary residence here on
Paradise Island.
So with most of Casino Royale being shot on soundstages in Prague, the few
weeks of location work have provided cast and crew a much needed breath of
fresh air -- and an invaluable chance to reconnect with Bond history.
"Casino Royale is the definitive Bond story," says Broccoli about the only
Bond novel that her father and producing partner Harry Saltzman did not have
the rights to produce. "It was always an ambition of theirs to be able to
make this story, but sadly, they were never able to. So when it finally
became available to us, we leapt at the chance. . . ."
She pauses. "I like to think that I'm doing this for my dad," she adds
softly, with a crack in her voice.
Broccoli considers Casino Royale a major turning point in the evolution of
the series, a bold decision of which her father would be proud. "James Bond
is a very dark, complex character the way he was originally conceived by
Fleming," she notes. "So this film is going to explore elements of the
character that have not been seen before. It will really surprise people
when they see it."
But the decision to reboot the series -- which to date has grossed more than
$4-billion (U.S.) worldwide since the premiere of Dr. No in 1962 -- is
tricky business. Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his
licence to kill, forgoing the trademark fantastical elements in favour of a
more realistic narrative and grittier characterizations, all spiked with
painful doses of tragedy and loss. Also gone are such beloved Bond hallmarks
as gadget-guru Q, lovelorn secretary Miss Moneypenny, over-the-top
supervillains, and, of course, fan favourite Pierce Brosnan.
Considering that Brosnan's last outing as 007 in 2002's Die Another Day
grossed nearly $450-million -- the highest take for a Bond film to date --
the obvious question arises: Why mess with success?
"Well, I think we've seen Bond films go through different periods of
change," offers Michael G. Wilson, who produces the Bond films with
Broccoli, his stepsister.
"In the 1970s, they got bigger and more fantastic until we reached Moonraker
[1979] in outer space. And we realized that it was going in the wrong
direction and we brought it back to basics with For Your Eyes Only [1981].
"And what we saw with Die Another Day is that we got to the same point,"
continues Wilson. "We started getting too high in the sky -- outer space,
invisible cars -- the technology began to overwhelm the story and the
characters. We felt it was very important to bring it back down to earth."
Wilson admits that tinkering with a proven formula can have financial
repercussions, but after 20 films, he and Broccoli agreed that Bond Redux
was a gamble they were willing to stake the series on, as well as their
family legacy. "Whether Casino Royale will make more money or less money, I
don't know," he says. "But because we needed to re-energize ourselves, it's
going to be a better film than we would've made had we just gone along on
the track. Because after Die Another Day, we were confronted with a
situation where we said, 'We'll have a guaranteed winner if we just do the
same thing over again.' But I think we would've lost a lot of what we think
is important [to this series]."
Though 007 has tangled with the world's worst villains and megalomaniacal
madmen over the last 44 years, Casino Royale's greatest nemesis has proven
to be the media. SMERSH, SPECTRE, Auric Goldfinger and Blofeld were all
paper tigers compared to the Fleet Street tabloids that have targetted new
Bond Daniel Craig firmly in their cross-hairs since the little-known
38-year-old British actor was named to replace Brosnan. Hounded by scathing
criticism over his seeming lack of necessary Bond attributes, Craig has
taken the relentless attacks all in stride.
"The truth is, if you're not getting bruised when you're doing Bond, you're
not doing it properly," quips Craig. "Quite honestly, I didn't really expect
it," Craig says of the critical press, whose recent credits include Munich
and The Jacket. "I mean, I've been acting a while now and I've been in some
big movies before, but nothing on this level. And I've learned that you
can't believe the good stuff and you can't believe the bad stuff."
Still, the furor has upped the ante. "I'm giving everything I can," he
states. "We're making a fabulous movie here, and therefore, I think, we're
going to make a fabulous Bond movie. So once that's all done and dusted, and
once we've got the movie out, people can say what they want."
In what Broccoli describes as the franchise's most faithful adaptation of a
Fleming novel since Goldfinger in 1964, Casino Royale introduces Bond in
black and white before converting into colour once he makes his first two
kills and is elevated to "00" status. His first licence-to-kill mission
means facing down Le Chiffre (played by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen), who is
banker to the world's terrorist organizations. It is a far cry from the
comic, 1967 version of Casino Royale that starred David Niven, Peter Sellers
and Woody Allen, all as Bond.
The Bond Girls include Italian stunner Caterina Murino as femme fatale
Solange, and French beauty Eva Green (Kingdom of Heaven) as Vesper Lynd, a
representative from the British Secret Service sent to keep tabs on Bond
during his assignment. "It's a very special, unusual relationship, because
Vesper is the only woman who really gets to Bond's heart," explains the
smoky-eyed Green, relaxing waterside between takes.
She realizes that Vesper is not only the film's pivotal character, but a key
to unlocking the enigmatic character of James Bond. Green emphasizes that
Vesper is not the steroytypical Bond Girl. "They really fall in love," says
Green with a smile. "She has a big impact on his life and he will later
become the Bond that we all know because of that one relationship."
Under the direction of Martin Campbell -- who had the similar task of
introducing Pierce Brosnan as the new James Bond in 1995's Goldeneye --
Casino Royale has been fully maximizing the island locales, as the Bahamas
are also doubling for both Madagascar and Montenegro in the film's key
action scenes. The next day's shooting on Coral Harbour includes a
spectacular foot chase through the jungle and then through the alleyways of
a specially built shanty town, culminating in a showdown 10 storeys up
across narrow steel girders in an abandoned construction site.
Craig, who works out for two hours every night after shooting wraps, has the
athletic prowess necessary for the role. "You see how physical this job is
for me," says Craig, catching his breath between takes and wiping the sweat
from his brow. "I got a personal trainer for this film, which has been an
absolute godsend.
"I knew I had to be in the best shape I could be," he adds with a laugh,
"otherwise I would never survive it. Because at the end of the day, there
isn't any painting-it-in for this movie. These stunts aren't going to be
helped by CGI [computer-generated images]. What you're seeing is the real
thing."
For Campbell, it's all about making the 21st James Bond film "the most
realistic and emotionally involving" film of the series. "I mean, how many
control rooms can you blow up? How many madmen can take over the world? How
many space stations can you take over?" Campbell shrugs. "The argument is
simply we've taken Bond as far as we can with the formula . . . so let's see
if we can shake it up a little bit."
David Giammarco is the author of For Your Eyes Only: Behind the Scenes of
the James Bond Films (ECW Press).
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=176689914&p=y7669x6zx&n
=176690674
Bond goes 'full-frontal'
21/03/2006 - 11:16:40
The new James Bond is on a mission to prove that there's more to him than
meets the eye, with rumours flying that Daniel Craig is set to bare
everything in new Bond film Casino Royale.
The hunky actor, 38, and co-star Eva+Green.html' title='Eva Green'>Eva Green have apparently agreed to shoot
full frontal nude scenes in the movie, dubbed 'moonie-raker' by the crew
because of the amount of flesh on show, according to Femail First.
In one scene, Craig is seen naked on a yacht with French beauty Eva in just
a sarong and then gets to whip off the skimpy garment before the pair go
skinny-dipping!
http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/G/Green_Eva/2006/02/26/1462981.html
Will Eva Green'>Eva Green escape the 'Bond curse'?
By JIM SLOTEK -- Toronto Sun
A little bit Barbara Bach (The Spy Who Loved Me) and a little bit Carole
Bouquet (For Your Eyes Only), French actress Eva Green'>Eva Green definitely has the
decolletage to be a Bond girl.
But according to one school of thought, the relative unknown -- who was
announced last week to play original Bond girl Vesper Lynd opposite newly
crowned James Bond Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (which opens Nov. 17) -- is
now doomed to stay a relative unknown.
Green's previous major exposure has been as Orlando Bloom's love interest in
the big-budget Crusades bomb Kingdom Of Heaven. So careerwise, she is a
blank slate.
But as blank as Lois Chiles, who played Holly Goodhead in Moonraker? Or Lana
Wood who played Plenty O'Toole in Diamonds Are Forever?
Whether there's a career-killing "Bond curse" or not (and there are enough
post-Bond success stories to at least poke holes in the theory), the
latter-day Bond era of big-name leading ladies appears to be over.
The part of Vesper, Bond's tragic one true love according to the Ian Fleming
books, was reportedly turned down by the likes of Angelina Jolie, Charlize
Theron, Scarlett Johansson, Thandie Newton and Canadian girl Rachel McAdams.
Is it the bimbo factor? If so, it's an unfair rap if you consider Bond girls
pre- and post- what I consider the null-point of Bond and his Girls -- The
Living Daylights.
TLD, you may recall, was the film that introduced Timothy Dalton as a
humourless Bond. Released at the height of the AIDS scare, it was the first
film in which Bond became a one-woman man (girl next door Maryam D'Abo as
the cello-playing Kara Milovy), and the first in which it's suggested he
doesn't sleep with his leading lady or anybody else.
Listen, you don't want a guy with a licence to kill getting cranky.
James and Kara ride a Ferris wheel. They hug and hold hands. They might as
well have cast Timothy Hutton.
Before? Well, there was a bit of Austin Powers in Bond lines like, "There's
something I want you to get off your chest" (Diamonds Are Forever). And
perhaps a touch of misogyny in how quickly he moves on after a bedmate is
poisoned by his side (You Only Live Twice). But it was the times, and the
role of Bond girl was that of sex kitten.
After? As often as not, Bond girls kicked more butt (Grace Slick, Famke
Janssen, Michelle Yeoh), and toyed with Bond as much as he used to toy with
the likes of Tiffany Case. So maybe Angelina et al are just paying heed to
Halle Berry's inauspicious post-Bond career (Catwoman? Gothika?).
You don't want your last words, careerwise, to be: "Oh, James!"
Herewith, some of our fave Bond babes, and the "curse" analyzed:
MAUD ADAMS
as Andrea Anders (The Man With The
Golden Gun) and Octopussy (Octopussy)
Post Bond career highlights
Was rumoured to have actually had sex on screen with Bruce Dern in Tattoo.
Returned to Bond in an uncredited role in A View To A Kill as "Woman In
Fisherman's Wharf Crowd."
Cursed? Yes
URSULA ANDRESS
as Honey Rider (Dr. No)
Post Bond career highlights
Played Aphrodite in Clash Of The Titans. TV series appearances include The
Love Boat, Manimal and Falcon Crest.
Cursed? Yes
CLAUDINE AUGER
as Domino Derval (Thunderball)
Post Bond career highlights
"Stays busy" working in TV and film in France, Italy and Spain.
No awards to speak of.
Cursed? Yes
BARBARA BACH
as Anya Amasova (The Spy Who Loved Me)
Post Bond career highlights
Married Ringo Starr, starred with him in Caveman (but lost him in the movie
to Shelley Long).
Cursed? Yes
KIM BASINGER
as Domino Patacchi (Never Say Never Again)
Post Bond career highlights
Won an Oscar for L.A. Confidential.
Battling it out with Halle Berry for Worst Post-Oscar career -- and with
Alec Baldwin for worst Hollywood marriage breakup.
Cursed? No
HONOR BLACKMAN
as Pussy Galore (Goldfinger)
Post Bond career highlights
Won acclaim in a '60s production of Wait Until Dark. Played Penny
Husbands-Bosworth in Bridget Jones' Diary. Recently played recurring
character Rula Romanoff on Coronation Street. Has a one-woman stage show
Wayward Ladies.
Cursed? No
TERI HATCHER
as Paris Carver (Tomorrow Never Dies)
Post Bond career highlights
Sidra, the girl on Seinfeld whose breasts are "real ... and they're
fabulous!" Currently stars as Susan Mayer in some show about housewives
whose state of mind is usually, um, what's the word I'm looking for here? Oh
yeah, Desperate!
Cursed? No
FAMKE JANSSEN
as Xenia Onatopp (GoldenEye)
Post Bond career highlights
Plays Dr. Jean Grey in the X-Men movies -- a character who apparently can't
be killed (talk about job security).
Dated Ben Affleck. Survived that, too.
Cursed? No
GRACE JONES
as May Day (A View To A Kill)
Post Bond career highlights
Co-starred with Chris Makepeace
in the vampire movie Vamp. Played
Helen Strange opposite Eddie Murphy and Robin Givens in the laugh-a-minute
chortlefest Boomerang.
Cursed? Yes
JANE SEYMOUR
as Solitaire (Live And Let Die)
Post Bond career highlights
Gave up tarot cards, got her medical degree and spent six seasons as Dr.
Quinn: Medicine Woman. Played villainess
Genevieve Teague in Smallville.
Cursed? No
JILL ST. JOHN
as Tiffany Case (Diamonds Are Forever)
Post Bond career highlights
Played Sylvia Maxwell on Hart To Hart.
Did a Love Boat AND a Fantasy Island.
Dated Henry Kissinger.
Married Robert Wagner.
Cursed? Yes
MICHELLE YEOH
as Wai Lin (Tomorrow Never Dies)
Post Bond career highlights
Been in one or two movies you might have heard of, including Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs Of A Geisha, and is the highest paid
actress in Asia.
Cursed? No
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In alt.showbiz.gossip Rick in Oz wrote:
: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/48782004.htm
: Eva Green Co-star Scared To Strip Off
: May 14, 2005, 6:34:03
: GREEN: 'GYLLENHAAL WAS TOO SCARED TO STAR IN DREAMERS'
: French actress EVA GREEN's original THE DREAMERS co-star JAKE GYLLENHAAL was
: too uncomfortable with the raunchy to star in the movie.
: The sultry 24-year-old recalls Gyllenhaal dropped out of BERNARDO
: BERTOLUCCI's film after becoming "scared" of having to strip off and
: simulate masturbation - and his replacement, MICHAEL PITT, was almost as
: shy.
: Green says, "I think he got scared. He was worried about full-frontal nudity
: and masturbation.
: "Michael Pitt was worried and he's very cool, very rock and roll."
That makes two pointless Eva Green items in one day. Methinks Mme. Green
(or her studio) has hired a PR person to attempt to smooth over the fact
that her big Hollywood epic movie is going to tank.
Fiona
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/48782004.htm
Eva Green Co-star Scared To Strip Off
May 14, 2005, 6:34:03
GREEN: 'GYLLENHAAL WAS TOO SCARED TO STAR IN DREAMERS'
French actress EVA GREEN's original THE DREAMERS co-star JAKE GYLLENHAAL was
too uncomfortable with the raunchy to star in the movie.
The sultry 24-year-old recalls Gyllenhaal dropped out of BERNARDO
BERTOLUCCI's film after becoming "scared" of having to strip off and
simulate masturbation - and his replacement, MICHAEL PITT, was almost as
shy.
Green says, "I think he got scared. He was worried about full-frontal nudity
and masturbation.
"Michael Pitt was worried and he's very cool, very rock and roll."
GREEN IN TROUBLE WITH CUSTOMS
"Kingdom of Heaven" actress Eva Green begged customs officials not to arrest
her recently when she tried to take Mexican shells into England.
The French beauty, 24, has recently purchased a home in north London's
upmarket Primrose Hill area and was taking some beach shells from a Mexican
holiday to her new house.
Green explains, "I was at Eurostar (train from France to England) and I had
a problem with customs because of the shells. They said, 'We're going to
arrest you.'
"They thought the shells had a disease or something, it was so bizarre. Then
after an hour, the computer didn't work, so they were like, 'You can keep
your shells.' I think they were bored because it was Wednesday."
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank was recently forced to pay a $142 fine
for bringing fruit into New Zealand, a country with a delicate ecosystem.
Rick in Oz wrote:
> http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-05-06/#2
removing most
> of the raunchy sex scene she had with screen hunk Orlando Bloom from
new
> movie Kingdom of Heaven. Green enjoyed playing Bloom's lover Princess
> Sybilla in the film, but was devastated to discover Scott had deleted
"the
> best bits" because he deemed them too shocking. She says, "It is a
pity
> because we spent so long getting it just right. I didn't know how
much had
> been cut until I went into the studio to record the soundtrack. It
was a
> shock when I found out how much had gone, all of the best bits. But
Orlando
> is sexy and gorgeous. What girl would not want to get naked with him?
But he
> is not a seducer. He is very kind and careful and respects women."
Where does she slam anyone? She says she was shocked by the extent of
the cut & disappointed because the scene took a lot of effort (tho the
effort apparently wasn't entirely unpleasant). I don't know Ms Green
but it's a shame that this non-story is being used to brand her as a
malcontent. It would have been better had this puff piece been
presented in a semi-humorous vein.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/306771p-262473c.html
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. With Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Liam
Neeson, Edward Norton. Director: Ridley Scott (2:24). R: Violence, epic
warfare.
At a time when Hollywood is avoiding political controversy at all
costs, Ridley Scott's $130 million Crusades epic "Kingdom of Heaven"
deserves a medal for courage.
Or will it be a Purple Heart?
If enough people in Hollywood agree with the film's message that
physical Jerusalem - with its revered mosques, walls and sepulchers -
is not worth fighting for across the centuries, the film might be up
for an Oscar.
But I doubt it.
For all its scale, grandeur, historical context and political brass,
"Kingdom" is no more compelling a period drama than last year's
"Alexander" - and "Kingdom's" star, Orlando Bloom, would have trouble
filling even Colin Farrell's sandals.
Still, it took nerve by Scott and 20th Century Fox to return to the
Crusades at a time when tensions between Christians and Muslims are at
a new high in the modern era, and to take the position that while faith
is okay, religion is the bane of our existence.
The Crusades, first ordered by Pope Urban II in the late 11th century,
sent European Christians marching east to drive the Muslims out of the
Holy City (and lay claim to new lands and fortunes). Those they didn't
drive out, they massacred.
"Kingdom of Heaven" joins the Crusaders a century later, when a tenuous
peace exists between the new Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, under the
leprous King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton, behind a mask), and the Muslim
Prince Saladin (Syrian actor Ghassad Massoud), who has amassed a huge
army in Damascus.
Baldwin's megalomaniacal brother-in-law and heir apparent, Guy of
Lusignan (Marton Csokas), can't wait to assume the throne and draw
Saladin into open war. Knowing this, the dying king calls the French
knight Balian (Bloom) to his side and offers him a deal.
If Balian will marry the king's sister Sibylla (Eva Green), with whom
he is already having a passionate affair, and condone the execution of
her husband, he will become the new king, charged with preserving the
truce.
A man of principle if not good sense, Balian declines the offer,
passing on both the girl and the kingdom and sealing the immediate fate
of the Christian army and Jerusalem.
Before Guy has warmed the throne, he and his cartoonishly bloodthirsty
confrere, Reynaud de Ch=E2tillon (Brendan Gleeson), are slaughtering
Muslims and forcing Saladin to advance from Damascus for a desert
showdown the Christians can't win.
Back in Jerusalem, it is left to Balian and his hastily recruited army
of civilians to defend the city.
As you would expect from the director of "Gladiator," the battle scenes
are fast-paced, chaotic and violent, with much clashing of swords,
spraying of blood and amputating of limbs - some belonging to horses.
The longest and most ambitious battle is the siege of Jerusalem, during
which the Muslims lob huge fireballs into the city and the Christians
respond by pouring enough flaming oil on the clambering Saracens to
drive the price of crude up another buck.
Filmed in Morocco, in Spain and in computers, "Kingdom" fills a vast
canvas with breathtaking spectacle. In contrast, most of the
performances are blandly ordinary.
Bloom may be a teen heartthrob, but he doesn't have nearly the screen
presence required of his role. And Green, a talented French beauty, has
little to do other than pose prettily for Balian, then - after being
rejected - stare forlornly at the horizon.
Liam Neeson, who does have the presence of an epic hero, gives the
early scenes heft as Balian's father, but he has barely passed along
the oath of knighthood ("Be without fear in the face of your enemies,
safeguard the helpless," blah-blah ...) before he is killed.
Despite its glaring flaws, the audacious choice of portraying the
Muslims as righteous and chivalrous while depicting Guy's Christian
knights as mad-dog warmongers should light up the phones over at the
700 Club.
So, too, will the film's appeal to humanism over piety.
"Protect the people, not these old stones," Balian says, while rousing
the citizens of Jerusalem.
"Blasphemy!" yells a priest in the crowd.
Anyone who believes the Crusades were a noble adventure will be
particularly interested in the perspective of Tiberias (Jeremy Irons),
the weary conscience of the Christians.
"First, I thought I was fighting for God," he tells Balian. "Then I
found I was fighting for wealth and land."
http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-05-06/#2
Green Slams Scott for Removing Her Sex Scenes
Sexy actress Eva Green has slammed director Ridley Scott for removing most
of the raunchy sex scene she had with screen hunk Orlando Bloom from new
movie Kingdom of Heaven. Green enjoyed playing Bloom's lover Princess
Sybilla in the film, but was devastated to discover Scott had deleted "the
best bits" because he deemed them too shocking. She says, "It is a pity
because we spent so long getting it just right. I didn't know how much had
been cut until I went into the studio to record the soundtrack. It was a
shock when I found out how much had gone, all of the best bits. But Orlando
is sexy and gorgeous. What girl would not want to get naked with him? But he
is not a seducer. He is very kind and careful and respects women."
http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=69240&cat=Entertainment
Bo Derek gets lifetime achievement award for stripping!:-
London February 25, 2005 3:15:14 PM IST
Stripping in movies turned out to be a rewarding job for Hollywood beauties
Bo Derek, Paris Hilton, Neve Campbell, Natalie Portman and some others who
were honoured for showing off their flesh in steamy movie scenes.
According to The Sun, in Mrskin.com's sixth annual Anatomy Awards, Derek
earned the ultimate accolade with a Lifetime Skinchievment honour, while
Hilton won the dubious Best Sex Tape prize.
Eva Green picked up the Best Breasts honour for her topless scenes in 'The
Dreamers' and Blanchard Ryan claimed Best Debut Nude Scene for 'Open Water'.
The full list of nudity winners:
Best Network US TV Scene: Kristin Dattilo in Two & A Half MenBest Nip-Slip:
Tea Leoni in Spanglish Best Daughter of a Famous Mom Nude Scene: Jordan Ladd
(Cheryl Ladd) in Club Dread Best Breasts: Eva Green in The Dreamers Most
Breasts: Sara Rue in Gypsy 83 Best Buns: Beau Garrett in Entourage Best
Shower Scene: Neve Campbell in When Will I Be Loved? Best Skinny Dip: Erica
Durance in House Of The Dead Best Celebrity Sex Tape: Paris Hilton in 1
Night In Paris Best Thong: Natalie Portman in Closer Best Over 40 Nude
Scene: Mimi Rogers in Door In The Floor Best Debut Nude Scene: Blanchard
Ryan in Open Water Best Lesbian Scene: Mia Kirshner & Karina Lombard in The
L Word Best DVD Extra Feature: Denise Richards in Wild Things Breast Picture
(Best Movie For Nudity): EurotripLifetime Skin-achievment Award: Bo Derek
(ANI)
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