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Jessica Lange's character is Herself - Best Supporting Actress Winner in the 1994 Battle of the Glands.
She stars as Herself - Best Actress Winner in the 2005 release of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D.
Jessica Lange's character is Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in the 1992 video Afternoon Delight.
For the 1966 tv series Blauwe olifant, De, Jessica Lange plays Herself.
She stars as Angelique in the 2005 video Animal.
Jessica Lange plays the part of Herself in the 2002 movie Al primo soffio di vento.
Jessica Lange is cast in the role of Herself in the 2005 release of Beneath the Mississippi.
For the 1993 production of The Discoverers, she takes the role of Herself.
For the 1977 movie 69 Minutes, Jessica Lange stars as Sandra Bloom (Senior).
She is cast in the role of Carly Marshall in the 2005 production of Alles nur Liebe.
She stars as Leigh Bowden in the 1997 movie The Art of Tabloid.
For the 1989 production of Chyornaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi, she plays Maggie.
Jessica Lange stars as Herself in the 1980 show Battle of the Network Stars VIII.
In 1913, Jessica Lange plays the part of Jewell Ivy in the movie Black Hand Elopement, A.
Jessica Lange is cast in the role of Mlle. Elisabeth 'Bette' Fisher in the 1913 production of The Awakening of Papita.
In 1986, Jessica Lange's character is Margaret 'Meg' Magrath in the feature Chovek v kosmosa.
Jessica Lange is cast in the role of Babs Rogers Grey in the 2001 video Barefoot Girlfriends.
She takes the role of Kate in the 2003 Drug Lordz.
For the 1949 movie Alice in Wonderland, she takes the role of Frances Farmer.
In 2006, Martha Baring in the feature Behind the Curtain: Being a Professional Dancer.
She stars as Dwan in the 1998 show Anatomy of a Shooting.
For the 1994 video Black Casting Couch 2, Jessica Lange plays Margaret Lewin.
In 2003, Nina Veronica in the feature Bedwin Hacker.
For the 1974 show The Best of Benny Hill, Jessica Lange's character is Beth Macauley.
For the 1991 tv series Besuchszeit, Jessica Lange's character is Ann Talbot.
For the 1924 feature Geheime Agent, Der, she plays Herself/Hostess.
Jessica Lange plays Helen Nasseros in the 2004 video Block Party, Da.
In 1973, she plays the part of Host in the feature 1 Maj 1973.
Jessica Lange's character is Irma in the 2005 production of Asansyorat na Schindler.
Jessica Lange plays Alexandra Bergson in the 2005 production of A beshe vreme.
In 1963, Jessica Lange stars as Cora Papadakis in the movie Albisola mare, savona.
She plays Sarah in the 1929 show Boxing Gloves.
Jessica Lange is cast in the role of Mary MacGregor in the 1994 video Chateau du Cheeks.
Jessica Lange plays the part of Blanche DuBois in the 1941 production of Auf Wiedersehen, Franziska!.
For the 2007 movie Battle for the Crown, she stars as Patsy Cline.
For the 2005 movie Altared, Jessica Lange plays Ginny Cook Smith.
She plays Tamora in the 1990 show Brahma Rakshass.
In 2006, Jessica Lange stars as Julie Nichols in the movie Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam.
She plays the part of Henriette Meinhold in the 1986 feature 3:15.
Avatar, Mad Men, and Glee Take Home the Gold at the Globes
The Beverly Hilton Hotel was star-studded last night as the Golden Globes took over. The evening was kicked off by host Ricky Gervais cracking up the A-list crowd with his sarcastic opening monologue, before one of the first awards of the evening went to
on 2010-01-18 04:49:03New on DVD: 'Men Don't Leave,' 'Silverado'
A classic Jessica Lange comedy and the great 1980s Western Silverado are among this week's top picks on DVD.
on 2009-09-25 04:51:45New on DVD: 'Men Don't Leave,' 'Silverado'
A classic Jessica Lange comedy and the great 1980s Western Silverado are among this week's top picks on DVD.
on 2009-09-25 04:47:56NPH Hosts and Jokes His Way Through Mad Men, 30 Rock's Big Emmy Nights!
Neil Patrick Harris was the star of the night at yesterday's Primetime Emmy Awards. He hosted the long show and managed to keep things interesting with his constant jokes and hours of preparation looking up the tiniest, most obscure roles on all the prese
on 2009-09-21 04:48:44Jessica & Drew: Let's Hope for a Tie on Emmy Night
Picture this: Emmy nominees Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore tie for the big win when the awards are handed out next month
When I recently suggested the scenario to Lange, she said it...
on 2009-08-11 04:45:14Jessica & Drew: Let's Hope for a Tie on Emmy Night
Picture this: Emmy nominees Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore tie for the big win when the awards are handed out next month
When I recently suggested the scenario to Lange, she said it...
on 2009-08-11 04:45:51Jessica & Drew: Let's Hope for a Tie on Emmy Night
Picture this: Emmy nominees Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore tie for the big win when the awards are handed out next month
When I recently suggested the scenario to Lange, she said it...
on 2009-08-11 04:46:06
Bob Garrett finds the key of 'Grey Gardens'
The voice coach helped Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange find their characters.
In the 1970s, Bob Garrett performed at Reno Sweeney, the same New York cabaret where
on 2009-08-02 04:48:15Anne Hathaway: Tony Awards Temptress
Adding a touch of glamour to the red carpet, Anne Hathaway attended the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday (June 7).
The “Bride Wars” beauty happily posed for pictures before heading inside for the
on 2009-06-08 04:51:45Nicole Kidman: Working Weekends
Continuing to keep herself busy, Nicole Kidman was spotted heading off for another day’s work in New York City on Saturday (June 6).
Dressed casually for the morning transit, the “Australia” actress is currently staying in the Big App
on 2009-06-07 04:47:44Gorgeous Stars at the "Grey Gardens" Premiere
(Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - If all you knew about Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore was what you see in their new HBO film "Grey Gardens," you would never believe the glamorous pair that hit the red carpet at Grauman's Chinese Theater on Thursday night, April 16.
on 2009-05-02 04:45:05Big Edie vs Little Edie
Drew Barrymore & Jessica Lange will both go for Best Actress Emmys for Grey Gardens. There's nothing like a little cast competition to add to all the buzz surrounding the success of HBO's Grey Gardens â€"
on 2009-04-25 07:42:41This Week in TV Blogs
I've already given you some of my highlights from the week, but today, I wanted to check in with some of the web's best TV bloggers to see what they were buzzing about. To see what was making headlines this week, just read more.
This week, Sandie spoke wi
on 2009-04-20 04:50:34Drew Barrymore Discusses ?Grey Gardens?
Her new film “Grey Gardens” premieres on HBO today (April 18) at 8pm, and yesterday Drew Barrymore was all about promoting her project at the “Inside Grey Gardens” panel discussion.
The “He’s Just Not That Into You&#
on 2009-04-19 04:47:48Drew Barrymore Gets Grey Gardens Family Approval
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are getting high praise for their performances in HBO's Grey Gardens from the people who know the story like no other: Big Edie Beale's...
on 2009-04-18 04:45:48Drew Barrymore Gets Grey Gardens Family Approval
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are getting high praise for their performances in HBO's Grey Gardens from the people who know the story like no other: Big Edie Beale's...
on 2009-04-18 04:45:55Drew Barrymore Gets Grey Gardens Family Approval
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are getting high praise for their performances in HBO's Grey Gardens from the people who know the story like no other: Big Edie Beale's...
on 2009-04-18 04:45:59Drew Barrymore Gets Grey Gardens Family Approval
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are getting high praise for their performances in HBO's Grey Gardens from the people who know the story like no other: Big Edie Beale's...
on 2009-04-18 04:46:14Drew Barrymore Gets Grey Gardens Family Approval
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are getting high praise for their performances in HBO's Grey Gardens from the people who know the story like no other: Big Edie Beale's...
on 2009-04-18 04:46:43
'Grey Gardens'
On HBO, Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore deliciously inhabit the reclusive, riches-to-rags world of Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter Edie.
By all laws of art and nature, “Grey Garden
on 2009-04-18 04:47:09HTV: Basinger, Bynes & More!
In our all-new outing with Hollywood.tv, we're showing you what the celebs were up to on Thursday night!
In our video, Kim Basinger goes to the movies, Jessica Lange steps out in Hollywood, Woody Harrelson rides in an SUV, Amanda Bynes goes to see the Br
on 2009-04-18 04:47:50Drew Barrymore Premieres 'Grey Gardens' In L.A.
ET was on the red carpet Thursday night with Drew Barrymore, and Jessica Lange at the Los Angeles premiere of the new HBO film 'Grey Gardens,' and Barrymore reveals the truth about her relationship with Justin Long.
In the film Lange and Barrymore play &
on 2009-04-18 04:47:51
Review: 'Grey Gardens'
On HBO, Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore deliciously inhabit the reclusive, riches-to-rags world of Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter Edie.
By all laws of art and nature, “Grey Garden
on 2009-04-18 04:50:58
Review: 'Grey Gardens'
On HBO, Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore deliciously inhabit the reclusive, riches-to-rags world of Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter Edie.
By all laws of art and nature, “Grey Garden
on 2009-04-18 04:51:05Drew Barrymore Gets Grey Gardens Family Approval
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are getting high praise for their performances in HBO's Grey Gardens from the people who know the story like no other: Big Edie Beale's...
on 2009-04-18 04:45:32Lange, Barrymore are like mother and daughter after 'Grey Gardens'
Drew Barrymore greets Jessica Lange with her pet name for the two-time Oscar winner. "Mother darling!" Barrymore trills, with ...
on 2009-04-17 04:52:40Lange, Barrymore are like mother and daughter after 'Grey Gardens'
Drew Barrymore greets Jessica Lange with her pet name for the two-time Oscar winner. "Mother darling!" Barrymore trills, with ...
on 2009-04-17 04:47:07
The long move into 'Grey Gardens'
After a long journey, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange settle into a famous old Hamptons address.
Drew Barrymore, facing a window onto Central Park, held up a mirro
on 2009-04-15 04:51:43Drew Barrymore Premieres ?Grey Gardens?
Out promoting her latest endeavor, Drew Barrymore took a step back in time on the arrivals carpet at the New York City premiere of “Grey Gardens” on Tuesday night (April 14).
Joined by co-stars Jessica Lange and Jeanne Tripplehorn, as well
on 2009-04-15 04:50:30Drew Barrymore & Jessica Lange Grow 'Grey Gardens' in NYC
Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange and Jeanne Tripplehorn premiered their new HBO film 'Grey Gardens' to a cosmopolitan crowd in Manhattan Tuesday night -- and ET was there!
In an Alberta Ferretti ensemble "inspired by Jean Harlow and Clara Bow and Caro
on 2009-04-15 04:48:15-
On 19 Mar 2006 10:17:38 -0800, "Tina" wrote:
No, just don't single him out as horrible!
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Alan Moorman wrote:
> On 18 Mar 2006 10:00:18 -0800, "Tina" wrote:
> get caught.
> others who never get caught.
Ok...let him drive drunk then.
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On 18 Mar 2006 10:00:18 -0800, "Tina" wrote:
>over for drunk driving, that's going to be the main focus of the story.
>At 54, he should know better than drive home drunk.
Thousands of 54-year-old-men drive drunk every day, and some of the
get caught.
He should know better, but, then, so should all those thousands of
others who never get caught.
Don't be smug, just because he's a star/personality/whatever!
--
Those who complain about others not being "team players"
are usually the ones who don't give up the ball.
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"Tina" wrote in message
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> over for drunk driving, that's going to be the main focus of the story.
> At 54, he should know better than drive home drunk.
You're exactly right. Better yet, at 54 he should know better than to GET
drunk! Period.
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"Tina" wrote in message
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> over for drunk driving, that's going to be the main focus of the story.
> At 54, he should know better than drive home drunk.
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I just want to know what the breathalizer reading was, goddammit.
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"Fiona McQuarrie" wrote in message
news:dvfm9h$q7t$2@morgoth.sfu.ca...
> In alt.showbiz.gossip Rick in Oz wrote:
> : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexd?blogid=7
> : faces a drunken driving charge in northern New Jersey, authorities said
> : Friday.
> And hasn't he been nominated for a Tony for some of his roles?
>
Yeah, Fiona (and how ya doin'?), I noticed the lazy-a** reporting in that
story, too. I guess AP wanted to keep the slant of Wopat being just some
washed-up actor who hasn't done anything since the original "Dukes of
Hazzard" TV show. They made that "worked on Broadway" line such an aside
you'd think he was just a janitor or something! What the bleep was that
about?!
Wopat's been working pretty much nonstop on Broadway since the late 1980s;
see his entry in the Internet Broadway Database
. He was nominated both for a Tony
and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in "Annie Get Your Gun" in 1999,
and was part of the winning Drama Desk Outstanding Ensemble Award *last
year* for playing James in "Glengarry Glen Ross." Also, he had the lead male
roles in "City of Angels," "Guys and Dolls," "Chicago," and "42nd Street."
He left "Ross" at the end of August, filmed an episode of "Smallville" with
former "Hazzard" co-star John Schneider (to do it before the show killed off
Schneider's character, I guess), and started filming "Bonneville" with Joan
Allen, Christine Baranski, and Jessica Lange (see the Internet Movie
Database at ). Plus somewhere in all
that he found time to be on "All My Children" and "Cybil." Let's be clear:
this is the kind of post-fame career other actors would *kill* for! AP is
supposed to know better...!
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This year's fall and winter movie season looks fantastic.
That doesn't mean it's going to be particularly good, just that there
are so many ... fantasies.
There are children's fantasies like "Zathura" and "The Chronicles of
Narnia"; gravity-defying fantasies like "The Legend of Zorro" and "Aeon
Flux"; the animated fantasies "Chicken Little," "Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit"; sci-fi
adventures "Serenity," "Doom" and "A Sound of Thunder"; the fourth
Harry Potter movie, and Peter Jackson's remake of the ultimate
fantasy-adventure, "King Kong."
We begin our preview at the end of August, but the string of fantasies
gets an early start on Friday with Terry Gilliam's galloping "The
Brothers Grimm," which has more references to classic fairy tale
characters than all the other coming fantasies combined.
Some analysts may attribute the rash of fantasy films to the escapism
that comes with war, and that may play a role. But it seems just as
likely that fantasy reigns because the ability to create incredible
images today makes the genre irresistible to storytellers.
The trailers for all of the above movies are linked on the Web sites
www.apple.com/trailers and www.imdb.com. Take a look and you'll agree:
They look fantastic.
Fall/winter is also Oscar season, and there are plenty of potential
contenders. The high-profile films with awards ambitions include Steven
Spielberg's "Munich," a drama based on the search for the planners of
the assault on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games; Rob
Marshall's "Memoirs of a Geisha," based on Arthur Golden's acclaimed
novel about a woman who spends her life in the high art of pleasing,
and Terrence Malick's "The New World," an epic account of the first
Virginia colony and the meeting of John Smith and Pocahontas.
Recent Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski returns with a new version
of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," and Marc Forster'>Marc Forster ("Finding
Neverland") turns to drama with "Stay," the story of a psychiatrist's
efforts to stop a patient from carrying out a suicide threat.
Two Broadway musicals make the transition to the screen. Susan Stroman,
who directed "The Producers" on stage, handles the film adaptation as
well, while Chris Columbus directs "Rent."
A few laughs
Comedies abound. Among them are: "Rumor Has It," starring Jennifer
Aniston as a female version of "The Graduate's" Benjamin Braddock; "The
Man," a buddy film featuring unlikely chemistry between Samuel L.
Jackson and Eugene Levy; "The Weather Man," starring Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage as a
TV weather guy who wears his bad forecasts on his shoulders, and a pair
of old-fashioned family films about families that are too big - "Yours,
Mine, and Ours" and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2."
The following schedule may have changed by the time the ink was dry on
this newspaper. But the great majority of films listed are locked in to
those dates.
Every New Film
AUG. 31
The Constant Gardener Brazil's Fernando Meirelles ("City of God")
directs Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in an adaptation of John
LeCarre's thriller about a British diplomat rousted from his Nairobi
garden to investigate the murder of his activist wife.
Games of Love and Chance Abdel Kechiche directs the Cesar-winning drama
about a group of French students coming of age in a political pressure
cooker of a French project.
William Eggleston in the Real World Director Michael Almereyada
followed the 65-year-old avant garde photographer, musician, draftsman
and videographer across country for this intimate documentary portrait.
SEPT. 2
The Underclassman Action-comedy starring Nick Cannon ("Drumline") as a
young L.A. detective who goes undercover at a posh prep school to break
up a stolen car ring. Directed by Marcos Siega ("Pretty Persuasion").
A Sound of Thunder Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley and Catherine McCormack
star in an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury story about a group of people
who travel back to the dinosaur era and cause a chain reaction that
alters the future to which they return. Directed by Peter Hyams
("Timecop").
The Transporter 2 Jason Statham returns as Frank Martin, a man who
delivers anonymous packages to anonymous clients, no questions asked.
Inevitably, the packages get him into trouble, this time with a
gun-toting blonde (Amber Valletta).
SEPT. 7
Touch the Sound Documentary about symphony percussionist Evelyn
Glennie, a child prodigy from Scotland who lost her hearing at age 12
but didn't miss a beat. At 40, she's still performing.
SEPT. 9
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Laura Linney plays a lawyer defending a
priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of murder after his exorcism of a
possessed woman leaves her dead. With Campbell Scott.
The Man Comedy of mistaken identity starring Samuel L. Jackson as a
special agent whose search for his partner's killer leads him to a
dorky salesman (Eugene Levy). Directed by Les Mayfield ("Encino Man").
Curandero "Sin City's" Robert Rodriguez wrote the for this
horror movie about a man caught up in black magic in Mexico City.
Director Eduardo Rodriguez is apparently no relation.
An Unfinished Life Lasse Hallstr=F6m's sentimental drama brings the
unlikely pairing of uptight rancher Robert Redford and emotional single
mom Jennifer Lopez. Don't expect sparks, though: he's a grieving
father, and she's the woman who married, and then accidentally killed,
his son. Can her preteen daughter unite them, or will she become just
another wedge in their long-simmering enmity? More important, will
Lopez benefit from a boost in her lukewarm screen career, or has the
shelf-life on this much delayed movie already expired?
Steal Me A 15-year-old boy abandoned by his mother befriends another
boy his age and moves in with his family, soon developing a crush on
both his friend's mother and the sexy older woman living next door.
Keane Lodge Kerrigan ("Claire Dolan") directs Damian Lewis
("Dreamcatcher") in a psychological drama about a man haunted by the
disappearance of his 6-year-old daughter at Manhattan's Port Authority
Bus Terminal - or was it all in his head?
The Outsiders - The Complete Novel Francis Coppola's elongated
version of his 1983 adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel. The DVD goes
on sale immediately after the release.
Cote d'Azur French comedy about a family whose seaside vacation gets a
little foamy when the couple's daughter takes up with a biker and their
son drifts off with his best friend, who is secretly in love with him.
Walking on the Sky A group of six New York friends have to wrestle with
the new dynamics in their relationships when another member of their
circle kills himself and leaves behind a revealing diary. Directed by
and starring New York native Carl T. Evans.
Green Street Hooligans Elijah Wood plays a wrongly expelled Harvard
student who moves to London, where he is instantly drawn into the
violent subculture of soccer hooliganism. With Charlie Hunnam, Claire
Forlani.
Music From the Inside Out Daniel Anker documentary weaving together a
mosaic of the stories, ideas and experiences of the 105 members of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, a musical institution that hasn't participated
in a film since "Fantasia."
Answering the Call Documentary honoring the people who answered
emergency calls on 9/11.
SEPT. 14
The Future of Food Documentary about genetically engineered products
that have become part of the U.S. food chain - whether they're good
for us or not. Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, widow of Jerry Garcia.
SEPT. 16
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Big-fee action screenwriter Shane Black ("Lethal
Weapon") makes his directing debut with his own about a New York
actor (Robert Downey, Jr.) who impersonates a detective and gets
himself in all sorts of trouble. With Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan.
Lord of War Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage is an international gun dealer in Andrew
Niccol's topical black comedy, which co-stars Ethan Hawke as an
Interpol agent intent on bringing him down. With Donald Sutherland, Ian
Holm, Jared Leto.
Just Like Heaven "Mean Girls"' Mark Waters directs Mark Ruffalo and
Reese Witherspoon in a romantic fantasy about a young man and the
spirit of a comatose doctor who fall in love while sharing an
apartment. Once they're over their, uh, dimensional differences, the
race is on to keep her body from being taken off life support.
Proof Last time director John Madden and Gwyneth Paltrow worked
together, she landed herself an Oscar. Though more erudite and intimate
than "Shakespeare in Love," Madden's adaptation of David Auburn's
Pulitzer Prize-winning play might just catch the eyes of Academy's
voters, too. Reprising a role she has already tackled on the London
stage, Paltrow plays an overwhelmed young woman rapidly losing her grip
after the death of her father (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant math
professor. Hovering around the edges are her concerned support system:
brainy admirer Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal and coldly practical sister Hope Davis.
The Woods Psychological horror film about the students of an all-girl
boarding school who begin to go missing in the surrounding woods.
Patricia Clarkson is the headmistress and Agnes Bruckner'>Agnes Bruckner is the new
student caught up in the mystery.
Separate Lies It's been a while since we were faced with the sight of
middle-class Brits keeping a stiff upper lip while suppressing
dangerous secrets. Fortunately, Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson are
always willing to suffer stoically for our entertainment. "Gosford
Park" screenwriter Julian Fellowes makes his directorial debut, while
Watson and Wilkinson play a long-married couple who are still quite
happy together (aside from the passionate affair and possible homicide
she's hiding).
Venom Jim Gillespie ("I Know What You Did Last Summer") directs another
teens-in-trouble horror picture, this one involving voodoo in the
bayous of Louisiana. With Agnes Bruckner'>Agnes Bruckner (poor thing), Bijou Phillips.
The Libertine Johnny Depp takes on the role of notorious 17th-century
poet, derelict and debaucher John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester and
grand embarrassment of Charles II (John Malkovich). Samantha Morton is
the actress who comes under Wilmot's shaky tutelage.
Adapted from his play by Stephen Jeffreys and directed by first-timer
Laurence Dunmore.
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Another day, another Johnny Depp-Tim Burton
collaboration. Not that we're feeling cavalier about it: These two have
given us some of the most unusual movies in recent years. Since
Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant
Peach" are among them, we have high hopes for this latest stop-motion
animated fantasy, which is based on an old Russian folk tale about a
young groom (voiced by Depp) who inadvertently finds himself with two
wives (he could do worse than Helena Bonham Carter'>Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson).
Thumbsucker Offbeat comedy about a 17-year-old boy whose infantile
habit of sucking his thumb makes him the subject of ridicule and
isolation even in his own home. But the people trying to help him kick
the habit are even stranger. With Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio,
Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughn. It's the first feature directed by Mike
Mills, maker of the well-received short "Paperboys."
Everything Is Illuminated Actor Liev Schreiber makes his writing and
directing debut with his adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's darkly
comic best seller about a young American Jew who travels to Russia to
find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. With Elijah
Wood.
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Documentary about the 1972 presidential campaign and political
humiliation of the idealistic former South Dakota senator.
Cry Wolf A high-school prank turns lethal when classmates listed on a
joke Web site as the next victims of a serial killer start turning up
dead. With Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi.
Hard Goodbyes: My Father Greek drama about a lonely boy who has to rely
on his imagination when the father with whom he'd shared a passion for
outer space does not come home.
The Thing About My Folks Paul Reiser wrote this film and co-stars in it
with Peter Falk as a son and father rediscovering the bond between them
on a cross-country trip in a restored '36 Ford. Directed by Raymond De
Felitta ("Two Family House").
The Weeping Meadow The first film in a planned trilogy by Greek master
Theo Angelopoulos follows a pair of refugee children as they come of
age in the small Greek village they are brought to after the Russian
Revolution.
SEPT. 23
A History of Violence With echoes of Alfred Hitchcock's "wrong man"
theme and Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs," David Cronenberg's latest film
stars Viggo Mortensen as a small-town family man whose celebrated
heroism in thwarting and killing two thugs in his diner draws gangsters
to town. The one with the deformed face (Ed Harris) claims he knew the
hero years before and he has come for some payback. Despite his
denials, Mortensen's character ends up having to fight violence with
violence. With Maria Bello, William Hurt.
Oliver Twist If ever there were a story that suited Roman Polanski's
dark sensibilities, it's Charles Dickens' classic saga of an orphan
whose fate falls and rises at the mercy of others. The screenplay was
written by Ronald Harwood, Polanski's partner on their Oscar-winning
"Pianist," so it is always possible that this artistically acclaimed
pair aims to entertain adults and youngsters alike, while
simultaneously approaching the Academy with a respectful request: "May
we have some more?" With Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley as Fagin
and Jamie Foreman as Bill Sykes.
Flightplan In her first starring role in three years, Jodie Foster
plays a recently widowed woman whose 6-year-old daughter disappears in
the middle of a trans-continental flight from Berlin to New York. Since
no one else on the plane remembers seeing the girl, they question
whether she was there only in her mother's mind.
Daltry Calhoun Johnny Knoxville returns to his hometown as a roustabout
and would-be golf magnate whose ex-wife (Elizabeth Banks) throws a
twist into his life by dropping their 14-year-old daughter at his door.
Roll Bounce Nick Cannon, Bow Wow and Mike Epps star for "The Best Man"
director Malcolm D. Lee in this comedy-drama about a group of hip-hop
roller skaters preparing for a competition on the other side of 1970s
Chicago.
Dear Wendy Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, two of the founders of
the Danish film collective Dogme 95, team up as writer (von Trier) and
director (Vinterberg) of this parable about America's contradictory gun
culture. It follows a group of teenage outcasts in a fictional mining
town who form a secret club known as "The Dandies." Their purpose -
to love and admire guns but never use them on anybody - soon goes out
the window.
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Tom Hanks produced and
narrates this 3-D IMAX film that re-creates for the audience what the
12 astronauts who have walked on the moon experienced.
Into the Fire Drama about a troubled NYPD harbor cop who freezes during
a rescue attempt of a drowning woman and tries to make peace with his
conscience and the victim's identical twin. With Sean Patrick Flanery
and Melina Kanakaredes from TV's "Providence."
Dorian Blues Coming-out story about a young man who, on the cusp of
moving to New York, begins showing his preference for men, much to the
dismay of his right-wing father and his jock brother.
7 Dias Mexican film about a U2 super fan determined to raise the
half-million dollars it would cost to bring the band to his country.
Dirty Love Jenny McCarthy wrote this comedy and co-stars in it with
Carmen Electra. It's about a jilted woman who sees a psychic to find
out where she should search for true love.
Occupation: Dreamland Documentary focusing on the men of the 82nd
Airborne in Iraq and on the Army's recruitment tactics.
SEPT. 28
Forty Shades of Blue Rip Torn plays a legendary (and doesn't he know
it) Memphis music producer whose comfy existence is shaken when his
young Russian trophy wife (Dina Korzun) falls in love with his
estranged son.
SEPT. 30
Capote The estimable Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the late novelist and
social gadfly Truman Capote. It's not a conventional biopic, but an
account of the writer's research for "In Cold Blood," his classic
"nonfiction novel" about the murders of a Kansas farm family and the
subsequent trials and executions of their killers. Catherine Keener is
Harper Lee, Capote's young associate (and future author of "To Kill a
Mockingbird") and Clifton Collins Jr. plays the killer Perry Smith,
with whom Capote developed a strong relationship. Bennett Miller is the
first-time director.
The Greatest Game Ever Played Shia LaBeouf ("Holes") stars for director
Bill Paxton in the dramatization of 20-year-old American amateur golfer
Francis Ouimet's legendary victory at the 1913 U.S. Open in Brookline,
Mass. Stephen Dillane plays Harry Vardon, the cocky British champion
who was humbled before the golfing world.
Into the Blue "Blue Crush" director John Stockwell goes back to the
water for this thriller about a group of buff young divers who find a
fortune in the cargo bay of a sunken airplane and make the mistake of
keeping it. With Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
MirrorMask British fantasy about a 15-year-old circus entertainer whose
guilt over her mother's illness sends her into an alternative universe
of contrasting light and dark kingdoms.
Serenity Feature-length finale to Joss Whedon's 13-episode sci-fi TV
series "Firefly," about a group of adventurers aboard a space
transporter 500 years in the future. Here, Capt. Mal Reynolds (Nathan
Fillion) and his crew are being chased by the galaxy-ruling Alliance,
which wants to reclaim the telepathic fugitive River (Summer Glau)
traveling with them.
Little Manhattan Mark Levin, a story editor for "The Wonder Years,"
makes his directing debut with this tale of first love between two
12-year-olds.
The War Within Drama about a Pakistani engineering student who is
mistaken for a terrorist and placed in confinement.
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Julianne Moore is a mother of 10
helping her luckless husband (Woody Harrelson) make ends meet by
entering - and winning - jingles contests in the 1950s. Adapted
from the memoir of Terry Ryan, whose mother did such things.
Going Shopping Henry Jaglom directs his wife, Victoria Foyt, in a story
about a clothing boutique owner's wild experiences during a Mother's
Day weekend sale.
OCT. 5
The Squid and the Whale Noah Baumbach, son of former Village Voice film
critic Georgia Brown, wrote and directs a loosely autobiographical
drama about two brothers dealing with their parents' divorce in 1980s
Brooklyn. With Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney.
OCT. 7
Goodnight, and Good Luck This drama, directed by George Clooney, is
built around the public fight between legendary broadcast journalist
Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In the
1950s, McCarthy was the most visible member of the witch-hunting House
UnAmerican Activities Committee, which destroyed the careers of
innocent people from all walks of life by associating them with
Communists. Murrow led the reaction to McCarthy and got labeled a
Communist for his trouble. CBS News stuck with Murrow despite the
pressure, and McCarthy's power began to fade. Clooney co-stars as CBS
news producer Fred Friendly and Frank Langella plays the corporation's
chief, William Paley.
In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential") goes all soft on us
with this story about two estranged sisters (Cameron Diaz and Toni
Collette) who are reconciled by the grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) they
never knew they had.
Two for the Money Matthew McConaughey is a former college football star
whose track record for handicapping sporting events draws him into the
world of high stakes gambling, where nothing short of his life will be
at stake. With Al Pacino as the betting agency mogul who comes to rely
on and dominate him. Directed by D.J. Caruso ("The Salton Sea").
The Gospel An R&B star (Clifton Powell) faces a spiritual crisis when
he returns home on learning of the illness of his father, a church
bishop, and his boyhood rival's plans to take over the church. With
Omar Gooding.
Before the Fall German drama about a young boxing prospect whose
repulsion over Nazi atrocities sets him against the biggest opponent of
all.
Waiting An "American Pie"-style comedy about the crude and rude
employees of a restaurant whose name - Shenanigans - describes
their behavior. With Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit What are the odds we'd
have two stop-motion movies to look forward to this season? (Strangely
enough, Helena Bonham Carter'>Helena Bonham Carter lends her voice to both.) Already the
subject of three Oscar-nominated shorts, inventor Wallace and his dog
Gromit make their feature debut in a comedy about a mysterious monster
who's destroying the garden plots of an English village. Naturally,
it's up to our intrepid heroes to stop him. "Chicken Run," the last
import from the inspired minds at Aardman Animation, was a surprise
smash. Wallace and Gromit deserve nothing less.
Dandelion A coming of age story about a 16-year-old boy and how his
search for his identity is connected with the various forms of love
that are missing from his life.
OCT. 12
Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinematheque Documentary about the film
archivist who inspired French New Wave directors Godard, Truffaut,
Rohmer and Chabrol.
OCT. 14
Nine Lives Rodrigo Garcia directs a series of nine vignettes about
women getting on with their lives in Los Angeles. Each segment is done
as a single 10-minute take. With Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Glenn
Close and Holly Hunter.
Elizabethtown Orlando Bloom is an industrial designer hit with three
pieces of devastating news: his girlfriend (Jessica Biel) is breaking
up with him; he has lost his job because of a disastrous mistake, and
his father has died. On the plus side, he meets an irrepressible flight
attendant (Kirsten Dunst) traveling to his father's funeral in Kentucky
and realizes that his life may get better - if it doesn't get worse.
Written and directed by Cameron Crowe ("Almost Famous").
North Country Oscar-winner Charlize Theron'>Charlize Theron ("Monster") stars in a
fictionalized account of the landmark 1984 sexual harassment case
involving a woman working in the Minnesota mining industry and her male
co-workers. With Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson. Directed by Niki
Caro ("Whale Rider").
Domino Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley assumes the title role in Tony Scott's highly
exaggerated account of the adventures of British actor Laurence
Harvey's daughter, who turned her back on a modeling and potential
acting career to become a bounty hunter; she died at age 35 in June.
With Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke.
Where the Truth Lies Atom Egoyan ("The Sweet Hereafter") adapts Rupert
Holmes' novel about a young journalist (Alison Lohman) probing for the
truth of a 15-year-old scandal that destroyed the careers of a revered
showbiz duo (Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth).
The Fog Rupert Wainwright ("Stigmata") directs the remake of John
Carpenter's 1980 horror film about the ghosts of long-buried lepers who
rise on a dense fog surrounding a coastal California town. Selma Blair
and Maggie Grace are among the terrorized.
Loggerheads Three interwoven stories about a young gay man (Kip
Pardue), his biological mother (Bonnie Hunt) and his adoptive parents
(Chris Sarandon and Tess Harper).
Innocent Voices Based on screenwriter Oscar Torres' childhood
experience, this is the story of a 12-year-old boy who is automatically
enlisted in the army in 1980s El Salvador. Directed by Luis Mandoki
("Message in a Bottle").
OCT. 19
Ushpizin Drama about the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning,
living and loving in modern-day Israel.
OCT. 21
Shopgirl Steve Martin'>Steve Martin adapted his slight novella and co-stars with
Claire Danes in a story about a salesclerk at a Beverly Hills
department store who gets involved with a middle-age sugar daddy.
Barely Legal Three high-school sophomores try to make a porno movie in
their basement while their parents are at work. The results are
disastrous, especially when a school bully wants to participate in the
film.
Stay Marc Forster'>Marc Forster ("Finding Neverland," "Monster's Ball") directs Ewan
McGregor and Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts in a thriller about a psychiatrist's
nightmarish effort to prevent a patient from carrying out his threat to
kill himself in three days.
Kids in America At fictional Booker High in Brooklyn, a group of
politically active students joins forces with a fired teacher on a film
documenting their campaign against the repressive school principal.
Dreamer A "Seabiscuit"-like "underhorse" story about a filly who breaks
her leg and is nursed back to health by her trainer (Kurt Russell) at
the insistence of his daughter (Dakota Fanning). The horse then returns
to the track to try and win the Breeder's Cup.
After Innocence Documentary about the reentry into society of seven men
released from prison after DNA evidence proved they were innocent of
the crimes for which they were sent away for decades.
Protocols of Zion Documentary filmmaker Marc Levin takes his camera to
the streets of New York to learn from passing anti-Semites why they
hate Jews.
Doom The Rock stars in Andrzej Bartkowiak's feature version of the
super-hot '90s video game about Marines taking on invading monsters on
their base on a moon of Mars in the year 2145.
Innocence This Belgian-French film is based on an 1888 Gothic novella
about young girls growing up in a subterranean boarding school beneath
an isolated wood.
The Ordeal Belgian psychological drama about a singer who ends up in a
creepy, out-of-the-way motel after his car breaks down in the night.
Derailed Adapted from James Siegel's heralded first novel, this
thriller stars Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston as illicit Manhattan
lovers trying to outwit a violent blackmailer who is much smarter than
they are. With Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti, Xzibit,
Giancarlo Esposito.
White King, Red Rubber, Black Death Documentary about the brutality of
a jungle gulag created by Belgium's King Leopold II in the colonial
Congo in 1885.
OCT. 26
Ballets Russes Documentary about the famed ballet company, which is
about to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
OCT. 28
The Legend of Zorro The sequel to the 1998 "Mask of Zorro" traces how
Antonio Banderas' Don Alejandro is forced to put on the mask and take
up the sword several years after marrying the lovely Elena (Catherine
Zeta-Jones) and having a son. The boy is now 10 and unaware of dad's
outlaw fame, but he will soon learn as the mark of Zorro begins
appearing anew on the landscape and on the bodies of baddies in Old
California. Returning director is Martin Campbell.
Prime What's a girl (Uma Thurman) to do when she learns that the
psychotherapist to whom she's told the most intimate details of her sex
life is her boyfriend's mother? For that matter, what's the shrink to
do? A comedy by writer-director Ben Younger.
Three ... Extremes A pan-Asian sampler of 30-minute horror shorts from
China's Fruit Chan, Japan's Takashi Miike and South Korea's Chan-wook
Park.
The Dying Gaul A grieving gay screenwriter (Peter Sarsgaard) has a shot
at selling his about his relationship with his late lover and
agent, but there's a Faustian catch: He has to change it to a
heterosexual relationship. With Patricia Clarkson, Campbell Scott.
Craig Lucas (writer of "Long Time Companion") directs his own .
Saw II The serial killer known as Jigsaw returns to terrorize eight
more strangers with his murderous game playing in the sequel to last
year's Halloween hit.
Paradise Now A drama about two Palestinian boyhood friends spending
their last day together before going off on suicide bombing missions in
Tel Aviv.
The Weather Man Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage is a Chicago TV weatherman, family man and
neurotic whose decision to take a job in New York puts all of his roles
at risk in this offbeat comedy. With Hope Davis, Michael Caine.
Directed by Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean").
Blackmail Boy A blackmail scheme leads to murder in a small Greek town.
NOV. 4
Jarhead Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal is a young Marine forced to grow up fast during
Desert Storm. Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003
best-seller. With Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black. Directed by Sam Mendes
("American Beauty").
NY Doll This documentary about the late Arthur Kane, bassist with the
New York Dolls, centers on the notorious glam-punk band's 2004 reunion.
The Matador In writer-director Richard Shepard's black comedy, Pierce
Brosnan plays an international hit man who, on assignment in Mexico
City, befriends, then enlists, a woebegone businessman (Greg Kinnear)
as a partner in crime. With Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story British comedy actor Steve
Coogan ("24 Hour Party People") plays the title character in Michael
Winterbottom's audacious adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 1759 novel
"Tristram Shandy," about an egocentric country gentleman sharing his
views with readers, when not digressing about his family.
Chicken Little This non-Pixar CGI cartoon from Disney stars Zach Braff
as the voice of Chicken Little, a vigilant sky watcher who proves he
isn't always wrong when he says "the sky is falling." Joan Cusack, Don
Knotts, Fred Willard and Amy Sedaris also lend their voices.
The Family Stone A romantic comedy about a family that circles the
wagons when Ben Stone (Luke Wilson) brings home an uptight woman
(Claire Danes) he intends to marry. Facing a cold reception, she calls
in her sister (Sarah Jessica Parker) for support, then things get
really bad.
Summer Storm German coming-out story about a camping trip during which
one of two best friends discovers he wants more than friendship.
NOV. 9
The New World Terrence Malick ("The Thin Red Line") wrote and directed
this historical epic about the arrival of British colonists on the
coast of North America and their conflicts with the natives they found
there. It's the story of John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and of
the teenage Pocahontas' role in saving the white colonists from her
tribe's warriors, and of her subsequent trip to England. Colin Farrell
plays Smith, Christian Bale is Rolfe and 15-year-old German-born
Q'Orianka Kilcher, partly descended from native South Americans, is
Pocahontas.
Pulse Remake of a Japanese horror film about a computer virus or
supernatural force that turns viewers into suicidal depressives. With
Kristen Bell (from TV's "Veronica Mars").
The Swenkas In South Africa, flamboyant, stylish - and straight -
blue-collar Zulu men replace their overalls with colorful designer
suits to compete in fashion shows of their own making, in a ritual
called "swanking."
NOV. 11
Bee Season Fans of Myla Goldberg's best seller ought to be happy with
the team behind this adaptation: Directors Scott McGehee and David
Siegel did a nice job exploring family tensions in "The Deep End." And
if any actor can handle the story's spiritual twists and turns, it's
surely the Dalai Lama's No. 1 fan, Richard Gere. He plays a theology
professor convinced his young daughter (Flora Cross) has a divine
connection to another plane. Meanwhile, his teenage son (Max Minghella)
and mentally ill wife (Juliette Binoche) are floundering right here on
Earth.
Take My Eyes Acclaimed Spanish drama about a woman who takes her son
and leaves the abusive husband she still loves.
Ellie Parker In this low-budget indie comedy, which originated as a
2001 short film project, Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts plays what she once was, an
Australian actress trying to get traction in Hollywood. With Chevy
Chase as her manager and writer-director Scott Coffey as her boyfriend.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Taking its cue from "8 Mile," this urban drama
is a loosely autobiographical tale about an inner-city thief and drug
dealer who leaves prison determined to become a rap star. He's played
by - and inspired by - Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. The director is
Jim Sheridan ("In America").
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic The raw standup comic expounds on
politics, race, sex and religion.
Cape of Good Hope South African drama about three women whose lives
intersect at an animal rescue shelter, to their lasting good.
Zathura Less a sequel to 1995's "Jumanji" than another wild game. In
this one, directed by Jon Favreau ("Elf"), two young brothers find a
space adventure board game in the attic of their California bungalow
and are soon hoist - house and all - into the galaxy. Tim Robbins
plays their befuddled father. The screenplay by David Koepp and John
Kamps was based, like "Jumanji" and "Polar Express," on a book by Chris
Van Allsburg.
NOV. 16
The Syrian Bride Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis' drama about a Syrian
woman who, in her bridal outfit, is steps away from crossing the border
into Israel to meet her groom when politics stops her in her tracks.
NOV. 18
Walk the Line James Mangold ("Identity") directs Joaquin Phoenix in
this Johnny Cash biopic. Reese Witherspoon plays his wife, June Carter.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire In the fourth part of the series,
Harry, Ron and Hermione face down Voldemort's Death Eaters. There have
been some grumblings that Mike Newell, the director of "Four Weddings
and a Funeral," will not stay true to the daringly dark tone set by his
predecessor, Alfonso Cuar=F3n. As Dumbledore tells Harry, "We must all
face the choice between what is right and what is easy." Here's hoping
Newell chose wisely.
Pride & Prejudice A new adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the
five Bennet sisters in Georgian England. Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley is Elizabeth,
the most self-determined of the girls, and Matthew MacFadyen is Darcy,
the snob whom love will tame.
Breakfast on Pluto Director Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game") takes up
with another transvestite character in his adaptation of Pat McCabe's
novel about an Irish cabaret singer and prostitute who is wrongly
accused of planting a bomb in a 1970s London club. With Cillian Murphy
("Red Eye") and Liam Neeson.
Wolf Creek Australian horror movie about three young people who follow
their spring break with a trip to the outback, where somebody intends
to have fun at their expense.
NOV. 21
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things A Southern Gothic movie about a
boy learning about the seedy sides of the world while on the road with
his impulsive young mother (played by actress-director Asia Argento).
With cameos by Winona Ryder, Marilyn Manson and Peter Fonda, among
others.
NOV. 23
Syriana George Clooney stars in the biographical drama of Robert Baer,
a 20-year veteran of the CIA, who worked undercover studying terrorists
in the Middle East and became fed up with the growing weakness of the
agency and the cozy relationship between the oil-hungry West and a
certain government (hint: Saudi Arabia). With Matt Damon, Amanda Peet.
Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan.
Rent Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter movies,
helms the screen version of Jonathan Larson's Tony- and Pulitzer
Prize-winning rock opera about a group of bohemians struggling with
life in the East Village. It stars Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs and
several members of the original Broadway cast.
The Ice Harvest "Groundhog Day's" Harold Ramis directs John Cusack and
Billy Bob Thornton in a comedy about two guys who embezzle $2 million
from corrupt Wichita businessmen and are set to make a clean Christmas
Eve getaway until an ice storm arrives.
Yours, Mine and Ours Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo take over for Henry
Fonda and Lucille Ball in the remake of the 1968 comedy about a man
with 8 kids who marries a woman with 10.
The White Countess The final Merchant-Ivory production (Ismail Merchant
died in May) is set in late-1930s Shanghai, where a blind,
disillusioned American diplomat (Ralph Fiennes) is making a careful
study of the decadent city's rankest bars with the idea of building the
perfect dive. Natasha Richardson plays the Russian taxi dancer who
catches the diplomat's eye and is recruited as the centerpiece of the
club.
Dying For Dolly After saving a mafioso's life, a young African-American
(R&B star Usher) is rewarded with a job in the mob and puts it in
jeopardy by falling in love with the boss' daughter. With Chazz
Palminteri, Emmanuelle Chriqui.
NOV. 30
The Boys of Baraka Documentary about the experience of a group of
Baltimore 12-year-olds sent to an experimental boarding school in
Kenya.
DEC. 2
Transamerica "Desperate Housewives'" Felicity Huffman plays a pre-op
he-to-she transsexual whose plans for the life-changing surgery are
disrupted by the discovery of a son (Kevin Zegers) fathered 20 years
before.
Aeon Flux Charlize Theron'>Charlize Theron has the title role in this adaptation of the
cult MTV action series about a physically agile heroine working as a
rebel operative in a walled city run by scientists 400 years in the
future. With Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo.
Be Here to Love Me Documentary about the late, hard-living songwriter
Townes Van Zandt, with appearances by fans Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett,
Steve Earle and Kris Kristofferson.
The Kid and I California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his first
post-inauguration movie appearance in a comedy about a 17-year-old boy
with cerebral palsy whose wealthy father (Joe Mantegna) decides to
grant his wish by financing an action movie for him to star in.
First Descent A documentary about snowboarding.
DEC. 9
Memoirs of a Geisha Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh, three of the
most beautiful Asian actresses, star in the adaptation of Arthur
Golden's epic novel about a peasant girl who is sold by her father to a
geisha house in 1920s Japan. As she flowers into adulthood, she becomes
the most desired geisha in the popular Gion district, and learns not
only the nuances of her profession but about human nature. With Ken
Watanabe. The director is "Chicago" Oscar nominee Rob Marshall.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe What,
you thought there was room for only one series of CGI-heavy epics made
in New Zealand from an Oxford don's quasi-religious, mythical stories
of good and evil ? Whether "Shrek" director Andrew Adamson can do as
well by C.S. Lewis as Peter Jackson did by J.R.R. Tolkien remains to be
seen, but this tale of four children who discover the land of Narnia
and fight the evil white witch (Tilda Swinton) holds even more
box-office promise. While "The Lord of the Rings" had three parts,
"Narnia" has seven.
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") directs
Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in an adaptation of Annie Proulx's
short story about two ranch hands who - to their great surprise -
fall in love in 1963 Wyoming. With Michelle Williams.
DEC. 14
King Kong Why, you ask, do we need another version of the 1933 classic?
Because the 1976 remake with Jessica Lange was awful and the special
effects in the black-and-white original are a bit too rudimentary for
today's audiences. Besides, Peter Jackson, hot off the "Lord of the
Rings" trilogy, was willing to do it. Unlike the '76 movie, Jackson's
film is faithful to the Depression period and to the original story.
Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts is in for Fay Wray as heroine Ann Darrow, Jack Black is
obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody ("The
Pianist") plays Watts' love interest, Jack Driscoll. Andy Serkis, who
did the body-motion performance for the computer-animated Gollum in
"Rings," does the same for Kong and also gets a role of his own, as
Lumpy the Cook.
The Grace Lee Project An Asian-American documentary filmmaker with the
extremely common name of Grace Lee sets out to learn what she can about
other Grace Lees current and past, and comes to some conclusions about
Asian stereotypes.
DEC. 16
All the King's Men Sean Penn stars in Steven Zaillian's new version of
Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning political satire about
a populist Southern governor (a thinly-veiled Huey Long) who becomes
intoxicated with power. A 1949 adaptation directed by Robert Rossen won
Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor (Broderick Crawford). Jude Law
is Jack Burden, the journalist who unwittingly aids the cause of Penn's
Willie Stark, and Kate Winslet is Anne Stanton, the governor's niece
and Jack's girlfriend.
The Promise Chen Kaige ("Farewell My Concubine") directs this romantic
fantasy about a royal concubine in love with a slave.
DEC. 21
The Producers: The Movie Musical At last, the film version of the stage
musical of Mel Brooks' 1968 film arrives! Nathan Lane and Matthew
Broderick reprise their roles of Max Bialy=ADstock and Leo Bloom. The
only actors not from the Broadway production are Uma Thurman, as
Swedish secretary Ulla, and Will Ferrell, as retro Nazi Franz Liebkind.
Susan Stroman, director of the stage hit, makes her film-directing
debut, a stint that prompted rumors that Brooks stepped in to direct
some of the nonmusical scenes. The film was shot in the new Steiner
Studios in Brooklyn.
Fun With Dick and Jane The year's umpteenth remake stars Jim Carrey and
T=E9a Leoni in the roles played by George Segal and Jane Fonda in a 1977
comedy about a quiet suburban couple who moonlight as hooded robbers.
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 Steve Martin'>Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return for the
sequel to the 2003 remake of a 1950 comedy about a couple with an
oversized brood. Here, the Bakers find themselves in competition with a
family of eight children while on vacation. With Eugene Levy.
DEC. 23
Munich Steven Spielberg follows "War of the Worlds" with a true story
about a squad of Israeli secret agents assigned to track down and kill
the terrorists who engineered the plot against Israeli athletes at the
1972 Olympics in Munich. Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team
were killed along with all of their Palestinian captors in a failed
rescue mission. Eric Bana plays the Mossad agent in charge of the
post-Munich search. With Daniel Craig and Geoffrey Rush.
The Ringer Black comedy (you may prefer the word "sick") starring
Johnny Knoxville as a nonhandicapped athlete who infiltrates the
Special Olympics with hopes of dethroning the champion.
Hard Candy When a 32-year-old man brings home a 14-year-old girl he met
on the Internet, things don't go as well as he'd hoped. With Patrick
Wilson and Ellen Page.
Cach=E9 A TV book critic (Daniel Auteuil) and his wife (Juliette
Binoche) have their lives turned upside-down by an increasingly
intimate and anonymously sent stream of videos and drawings depicting
the family in alarming situations.
When the Sea Rises French film starring Yolande Moreau as a married
actress and mother whose out-of-town tour with her one-woman show is
spiced up by her impetuous romance with a parade float conductor.
DEC. 25
Casanova What happens when the legendary seducer meets a Venetian
beauty immune to his charms? Why, he falls in love. With Heath Ledger,
Sienna Miller. Directed by Lasse Hallstr=F6m.
Rumor Has It Rob Reiner is back in "When Harry Met Sally ..." country
with this romantic comedy about a young woman (Jennifer Aniston) who
puts off her engagement (to Mark Ruffalo) when she discovers that her
grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) was the inspiration for Mrs. Robinson in
"The Graduate." When she meets an older man (Kevin Costner) who has
slept with both her mother and her grandmother, she begins to believe
she is reliving the experiences of Dustin Hoffman's Benjamin Braddock.
Match Point Woody Allen abandons Manhattan to direct this English
tragicomedy about a former tennis pro who has an affair with the former
girlfriend of his wife's brother. With Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett
Johansson, Emily Mortimer. It was acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival
in May.
Mrs. Henderson Presents Judi Dench stars in the biographical story of a
society matron who bought an old London theater with hopes of drawing
back audiences that had been lured away by talking pictures. Her
roaring success was an all-nude revue. With Christopher Guest, Bob
Hoskins. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Hoodwinked CGI-animated spoof of "Little Red Riding Hood," involving
cops sent from the animal world to investigate disturbances at Granny's
house. Voices of Andy Dick, Sally Struthers, David Ogden Stiers.
DEC. 28
My Name Was Sabina Spielrein Documentary about a Russian Jewish woman
who became Carl Jung's first patient in 1904, then began a long
correspondence with Sigmund Freud and ended up a renowned psychoanalyst
in her own right.
DEC. 31
In the Land of Women After being dumped by his actress girlfriend, a
young Hollywood screenwriter (Adam Brody) goes home to Michigan to ease
his pain and spend time with his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis). While
there, he starts up a relationship with a family across the street that
will change all of their lives. With Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart.
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Jane Fonda'>Jane Fonda's arrogance is exemplified in her statement, below.
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Now isn't that special?
Jane Fonda'>Jane Fonda was closer to the GI experience than other GIs, many of them
war veterans who had not been in Vietnam? No way.
This is the same Hollywood fantasy based arrogance that makes Jane
Fonda think she is qualified to lecture Congress on farm life and
nuclear reactors.
But it's not just Chief Inspector Dreyfus that has this opinion about
Fonda and other celebrity idiots.
"And no matter how sympathetic one might be to the plight of the
American farmers, there was an inescapable absurdity to the scenario of
four actresses - Sally Fields, Jane Fonda'>Jane Fonda, Jessica Lange and Sissy
Spacek - testifying before a Congressional committee about farm
problems." - Paul Krassner, interviewed by Cat Simril from "Adbusters
Quarterly" Journal of the Mental Environment (Winter 1995 Vol. 3 No. 3)
The Media Foundation, 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6H1B7
Canada
Good fun and good reference, Jane Fonda'>Jane Fonda Speaks series
(http://tinyurl.com/9fm7v).
Chief Inspector Claude Dreyfus, Surete
> Jane Fonda'>Jane Fonda in Vietnam
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> Buttercup wrote:
> more favorable to people with financial judgments against them.
I actually got a SAG card because I was grabbed offset for a scene when
I went with my then model-actress girlfriend who was an extra in a
film--nah, you probably didn't see it, except maybe at a drive-in and by
then my scene was cut out, but I did get the card, which sort of wrecked out
relationship because she'd been going on auditions for three years and had
only managed to get a SEG, Screen Extras Guild card.
But in regards to Blake, I was wondering is there was some sort of
guaranteed retirement plan for old actors like the NFL retirement which
supports OJ, along of course with huge money from a lot of his wealthy
friends like certain superstar sports television producers and people like
Dick Ebersol and others who will remain nameless.
Whatever retirement is for old actors (and actresses--I loathe the
unisexist generic "actor"--if the word "actress" was good enough for true
greats like Katherine Hepburn, Mercedes McCambridge, Shirley Booth, Helen
Hayes and Ruth Gordon, it's damn well good enough for so-called heavyweights
like Meryl Strepp or Jessica Lange--but back to point, if an actors'
retirement plan exists, it can't be much, because I must have met hundreds
of old people who proudly carried arould tattered old scrapbooks and lobby
cards from the films of their youthful, hopeful, almost stardom, or
semi-stardom, days, and many, if not most of them were living at poverty or
near poverty level some in retirement mobile home park or apartment complex
or some shabby home for seniors.
One of the endless array of my day jobs was working as an orderly in
hospitals, nursing homes and retirement centers. Old people liked me because
sometimes I'd play and sing old standards or gospels songs for them. They
were always a good audience, they would sing along and would tell me when
they liked or didn't like something. Eddie Cantor, Russ Colombo and Mills
Brothers songs were popular. Man you want to talk about tough guitar
chording the original Mills Brother guitarist charts were amazing. Oh, and I
learned a lot of Ink Spots and Crosby and Nat King Cole songs as well and of
course my country stuff went in, my versions of Ernest Tubb's Pilipino Baby
and Walkin the Floor always got laughs, and Gene Autry's South of The Border
and Roy Acuff's Great Speckled Bird, both of which I've been singing since I
was maybe seven ,were popular.
Ambrose
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Since "Being Julia" just came out on DVD, there should be a few hundred
people here who have finally caught up with it. And, if they got
through it, maybe they'll have the same thoughts as me:
Is this the worst performance ever by an actress?
Now, I don't take statements like this lightly. I'm well aware of the
movie career of the alleged actress Madonna, in such turkeys as
"Shanghai Surprise" and "Swept Away." But Madonna bests Bening in at
least a couple areas: one, she can maintain a fake accent through a
two-hour film (heck, she's kept it up since she was twenty-four), and
two, her bad acting is so consistent that it appears almost natural.
A central theme in "Being Julia" is how love can affect one's acting.
The problem with Annette Bening as the actress protagonist, then, is
that she's a lousy actress all through it. When she's supposed to be
good she's lousy, and when she's supposed to be lousy she's, well,
still lousy. Towards the end Jeremy Irons angrily declares that her
onstage performance was the worst performance of her life -- and
everyone in the room turns and stares at each other, thinking, "Uh, has
he been *sleeping* through the last two hours?"
Finally, a couple questions. Ms. Bening fakes an English accent while
her love interest fakes an American one. Why would anybody try this?
Isn't this just a Razzie waiting to happen?
And last, Ms. Bening was virtually unrecognizable in the film, bearing
the same post-plastic surgery visage as Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange or
Mary Tyler Moore. How, then, could she be so bewrinkled that when she
declares she's 45 everyone in the room chokes on their popcorn?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4559197.stm
Murray 'unsettled' by latest film
By Caroline Briggs
BBC News entertainment reporter in Cannes
Actor Bill Murray has said he found it "unsettling" making his latest film
about a man who traces his girlfriends after discovering he has a son.
Broken Flowers, which premiered at Cannes on Tuesday, also stars Sharon
Stone, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Frances Conroy and Julie Delpy.
He likened making the film to "trying to learn to swing on a trapeze".
"You might want to try going to a circus camp or something for a couple of
weeks instead," he said.
Broken Flowers is up for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize at the film
festival and is considered one of the forerunners for the award, with
Murray's performance praised as one of the strongest so far.
Murray also starred in Lost in Translation
Jarmusch said he wrote the part of Don Johnston with Murray in mind.
He said: "I wanted to work with Bill for quite a while¿ and I had written a
several years ago and he was interested.
"But I decided I did not want to make that story, so I talked to Bill about
the idea for Broken Flowers and we went with it." "I wrote it thinking about
Bill as the character.
I wanted to create a character that Bill could embody well."
Murray added that hunting down old flames was not something he would
recommend.
Delving into past
"For six weeks, trying it with four different actresses, I found it to be
unsettling and disturbing," he said of the film, directed by Jim Jarmusch.
But Murray, who was nominated for an Oscar for Lost in Translation, said the
role of Don Johnston in Broken Flowers did resonate more as he got older.
"I have thought about it [looking for old flames] but I usually decide to
try in the middle of the night in a hotel," he said.
"I think about people in my past a lot. I think we all have someone in our
past who you think maybe I didn't give them, or maybe I didn't give myself
much of a chance."
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:41:23 -0500, "Ambrose"
wrote:
>Oh this list is too long. Elizabeth McGovern, Gina Davis, Jessica Lange,
>Jack Nicholson in Coocoo's nest, Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8, George
>Chakiris (good dancer and nice hair but Oscar worth acting? I don't think
>so), Gwyenth Paltrow. Since when is a bad accent in a dull costume movie
>worth an Oscar?
Marissa Tomei.
Sam
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Oh this list is too long. Elizabeth McGovern, Gina Davis, Jessica Lange,
Jack Nicholson in Coocoo's nest, Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8, George
Chakiris (good dancer and nice hair but Oscar worth acting? I don't think
so), Gwyenth Paltrow. Since when is a bad accent in a dull costume movie
worth an Oscar? Frankly Angelina Jolie, any other other scene chewer in
Hollywood could have done as well in thr role. And while were at it, Jon
Voight for Coming Home. You want wounded vet's check out John Savage in The
Deer Hunter. In Coming Home Bruce Dern out acted Voit and Fonda and played
the only role with any real complexity or decernable character arc. One of
the most heart rending scenes in film is Bruce running naked into the ocean
to the sound of Tim Buckley's "Who Can Find The War? And did anyone for a
split second believe Jane Fonda as a niave patriotic Army wife, the
radicalized part ok, but in the beginning, not me. I liked Jane a lot in
Klute but Donald Sutherland and Charles Cioffi (even Cioffi's recorded
voice) stole every scene they were in with her in Klute. Sutherland gave one
of his most controlled, most subtle performances in Klute.
Ambrose
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Ok, it is old news, but I am still livid about Jessica Lange's oscar
for Tootsie! My God she could have phoned that one in! Jessica had
been nomiated for BA for Francis which was an amazing portrayal. IMO
she should have shared the honor, with Meryl Streep that year not
robbed Leslie Ann Warren for BSA for Victor Victoria.
AJ
Because, somebody has to be the Diva!
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http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2005/02/23/939238.html
Oscar race preview: Supporting Actor
By LOUIS B. HOBSON - Calgary Sun
The double acting nod Jamie Foxx received for this year's 77th Academy
Awards makes him only the third performer in Oscar history to be nominated
as both best-supporting actor and best actor.
Foxx, 37, who is nominated in the best supporting category for Collateral
and best actor category for Ray joins Barry Fitzgerald, who scored the first
double nomination in 1944 for the same role and Al Pacino in 1992. Seven
actresses have also scored this honour, including Sigourney Weaver (1988),
Jessica Lange (1982), Holly Hunter (1993), Emma Thompson (1993) and Julianne
Moore (2002).
Should he actually win two acting Oscars this year, Foxx would make Oscar
history but -- as with past double nominees -- that's not going to happen.
He'll likely take home the Oscar for best actor which is ironic because his
stint in Collateral as the taxi driver who must outwit the assassin (Tom
Cruise) who has hired him is the better of the two performances.
Alan Alda's nomination as the corrupt senator in The Aviator marks the first
time he has been recognized by the Academy in a career that spans 50 years.
Since its inception in 1936, the best supporting actor Oscar has been a way
of acknowledging the work of seasoned veterans such as Melvyn Douglas, Jason
Robards, Jack Palance, Martin Landau, George Burns and John Gielgud. Alda,
69, won't win this year, but he will receive a good number of votes from
academy members who are his contemporaries.
He would have had a much better chance had he not been up against Morgan
Freeman, 67, who is long overdue for Oscar glory. As the former boxer In
Million Dollar Baby whose career was cut short by a blinding blow, Freeman
defines understated acting.
He is the only actor in this category with past Oscar recognition, having
garnered a best supporting nomination in 1987 for Street Smart and best
actor nominations for Driving Miss Daisy in 1989 and The Shawshank
Redemption in 1994. It's going to be practically impossible for Academy
voters to snub Freeman. That means he's going to edge out Clive Owen, 40,
the only non-American in the category and the most worthy.
In Closer, Owen gives a mesmerizing performance that confirms he can shine
given material equal to his towering talents.
Thomas Haden Church's nomination for the errant groom in Sideways makes for
a great comeback story but not an Oscar. Sideways won't get Haden Church an
Oscar but it will open doors that have long been closed to this personable
country boy.
WILL WIN: Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby
* As a struggling actor Morgan Freeman, left, starred on the children's TV
show The Electric Company. He had stints on the soaps Ryan's Hope and
Another World before wowing audiences and critics alike with his performance
as a pimp in 1987's Street Smart.
* Freeman has already filmed Long Walk to Freedom, Unleashed and An
Unfinished Life and will be seen as Lucius Fox in Batman Begins.
SHOULD WIN: Clive Owen for Closer
Before making an international smash in 1998 as the writer moonlighting as a
casino dealer in Croupier, Clive Owen spent a decade as a staple in British
TV. He has already completed roles in Sin City and Derailed. He continues to
deny rumours that he is being considered for or has considered being the
next James Bond.
The other nominees ...
A true chameleon actor, Jamie Foxx began his career on TV's In Living Color
and within two years had his own show The Jamie Foxx Show. Tom Cruise chose
him to play the cabbie in Collateral.
After success on TV's Wings and Ned and Stacey, Thomas Haden Church had
virtually retired to his ranch until Alexander Payne tracked him down for
Sideways.
This may be Alan Alda's first Oscar nomination but he has a host of Emmys
for writing, directing and starring in M*A*S*H. Currently starring as
Senator Arnold Vinick on TV's The West Wing, Alda does not have another film
project.
From Sunny Oz, Rick :)
Proud Keeper of the talented & beautiful Halle Berry.
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: : : : : : Meryl
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: : : : : : > "Dustin
: : : : : : : : : : : Jack
: > and Meryl. They were slated to do The Postman Always Rings Twice together,
: > but Meryl balked at certain requirements and nudity, and backed out
: > saying she wouldn't agree to be anymore nude on screen than Jack, though
: the
: > films nude scene weren't Jack's decision, and he lacked approval
: > changes anyway. Insiders sensed a power play by Streep's people because
: she
: > was frightened to play the infamous flour covered butcher block table
: > scenes, which required blocking the complicated scene well in advance
: with
: > Nicholson, a process expected to take several weeks. Streep reportedly was
: > uneasy about Nicholson's fabled charm and had demanded that the scenes be
: > done with little or no pre preparation, and she wouldn't specify what she
: > would or wouldn't do or would or wouldn't wear in the scene. Production,
: > studio people and contract lawyers all said, no way. When Jessica Lange
: came
: > on board the scenes were played largely as written Lange was given the
: > option not to be completely nude, and the film made her a big star.
: > Nicholson and Streep later worked together in Ironweed, and over the years
: > inside reports seeped out that Streep demanded uncontracted changes
: > and scene modifications at virtually the last minute. This passed pretty
: > much unnoticed, but then during post production additional changes were
: > demanded by Steep's people. Jack who has reportedly been a wildman in real
: > life is apparently a pro on set and always shows up prepared, hits the
: marks
: > and says his lines. Nicholson and Streep didn't clash in prep or on set as
: > he had with mercurial Shirley Maclaine but apparently found Streep's Yale
: > Drama school pre-scene emotional preperations tiresome. Then in post
: > production came demands by Streep's people that she be given more screen
: > time, and the production people fearing expensive reshooting since
: > production was long shut down on an "arty' project not expected to turn
: big
: > money anyway, aquiesced to Streep's peoples demands at the expense of
: > scenes with old Nicholson friend Carrol Baker, who was the real female
: lead
: > of the film. Several of Baker's scenes were trimed or (reportedly) time
: > compressed, thus giving Streep more screen time. Nicholson didn't know of
: > this untill later, and was pretty upset and said they should have trimed
: his
: > scenes instead. The problem was, a contract rider wouldn't allow it. The
: > contract rider was included at the behest of the financing people and not
: > Nicholson's people. The studio view was that Nickolson on screen is what
: > people pay to see at a Jack Nicholson movie, and the more time he's on
: > screen the better. (As we all know, studios don't care about art, only
: > money.) Since then, reportedly, Nicholson & Streep aren't each others
: > favorite people.
: > Ambrose
: : >
: >
: Then why did he even bother to show up for a "tribute" to her? Not
: attending this event (in which his absence would be noted) would be a
: statement in itself. Nevertheless, there is nothing cool or edgy about
: calling the honoree a "cunt" even if it's being attributed to someone else.
Actually they liked working so much together in "Heartburn" that they
looked for another film to do. They ended up making "Ironweed" together
a year or two later. I've always heard Nicholson say good things about
Meryl Streep.
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lili2@aol.com (Lili2) wrote in message news:...
> LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - King Kong might have Naomi Watts in the palm
> of his hand.
> The Australian actress, famed for her role in David Lynch's "Mulholland Dr.,"
> has emerged as the top contender to star in Universal Pictures' "King Kong" for
> filmmaker Peter Jackson. Watts would play Ann Darrow, an American actress who
> makes a living performing in Broadway song and dance shows in Depression-era
> New York.
> The role was immortalized by Fay Wray (news) in the original 1933 classic and
> re-created by Jessica Lange (news) in the 1976 remake.
> No deal is in place, but an offer has been made, sources said. Jackson and
> Watts were in London late last month in what was described as "a meeting among
> friends." Sources also said that Jackson, who is still working on "The Lord of
> the Rings: The Return of the King," is expected to start writing the "King
> Kong" in November and plans to shoot next summer. Watts next appears in
> Focus Features' "21 Grams," which opens Nov. 14.
> Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Here we go again, another remake of a really great film. Wasn't the
1976 version bad enough? I could see a continuation of the story like
Son of Kong made the following year after the original. Generally I
hate to see remakes because they miss the whatever it was that made
the original a great film.
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Not ONE nod for Whale Rider? I am pissed.
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 02:16:21 +1100, "Rick in Oz"
wrotd:
>http://canoe.ca/JamMovies/dec18_goldenglobes-ap.html
>By ANTHONY BREZNICAN
>Associated Press
> BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The Civil War epic "Cold Mountain" collected a
>leading eight Golden Globe nominations Thursday including best drama, as
>Hollywood marked the start of its annual trophy-giving season.
>"Mystic River," the story of three adult friends linked by tragic crimes,
>received five nominations each.
>were the seafaring epic "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,"
>the true-life horse racing story "Seabiscuit" and the fantasy saga "The Lord
>of the Rings: The Return of the King."
>four nominations including Peter Jackson for best director.
>his repressed son, also got four nominations including best musical or
>comedy. It competes against the year's highest-grossing movie, the
>computer-animated "Finding Nemo," and three smaller films: "Lost in
>Translation," the soccer coming-of-age story "Bend it Like Beckham" and the
>British holiday romance anthology "Love Actually."
>dwelled on the negative, got made-for-TV movie nominations for James Brolin
>and Judy Davis -- who played former President Reagan and first lady Nancy.
>The Showtime cable channel eventually picked up the movie.
>Sand and Fog" joined with Russell Crowe's hardscrabble sea captain in
>"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" in the lead dramatic movie
>actor category. Other contenders were Tom Cruise for "The Last Samurai,"
>Jude Law for "Cold Mountain" and Sean Penn for "Mystic River."
>nomination for lead dramatic actress in a movie, along with Uma Thurman for
>"Kill Bill: Vol. 1," Charlize Theron for "Monster," Evan Rachel Wood for
>"thirteen," and Cate Blanchett for "Veronica Guerin."
>With a Pearl Earring" and one in the comedy class for "Lost in Translation."
>Diane Keaton for "Something's Gotta Give" and Helen Mirren for "Calendar
>Girls," two films about beauty and romance among older women. Jamie Lee
>Curtis was also recognized in the category for playing a mom who switches
>bodies with her teenage daughter in the remake "Freaky Friday," while Diane
>Lane received a bid for the romance "Under the Tuscan Sun."
>his role as a phony music teacher in "The School of Rock," while Johnny Depp
>was nominated for playing a wobbly buccaneer in "Pirates of the Caribbean:
>The Curse of the Black Pearl." Other nominees in the category: Murray for
>"Lost in Translation," Jack Nicholson for "Something's Gotta Give" and Billy
>Bob Thornton for "Bad Santa."
>as the wife of a dowdy comic book scribe in "American Splendor" were among
>supporting movie actress nominees along with Patricia Clarkson in "Pieces of
>April," Holly Hunter in "thirteen" and Maria Bello in "The Cooler."
>a tall-tale teller in "Big Fish," while Alec Baldwin was recognized for
>playing a casino boss in "The Cooler." William H. Macy also received a bid
>for playing a colorful but fictional horse race announcer in "Seabiscuit."
>Other nominees: Ken Watanabe for his role as a warrior in "The Last
>Samurai," Tim Robbins as a grown-up abuse victim in "Mystic River" and Peter
>Sarsgaard as a skeptical editor in "Shattered Glass."
>nominees were Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation," Clint Eastwood for
>"Mystic River," Anthony Minghella for "Cold Mountain" and Peter Weir for
>"Master and Commander."
>award-grabber "The West Wing," the real-time Fox thriller "24," the FX
>plastic surgery drama "Nip/Tuck," CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and
>HBO's "Six Feet Under."
>Office," about a brutally bad middle manager which airs in the United States
>on BBC America. Other competitors were the fledgling Fox show "Arrested
>Development," and three critical favorites, USA's "Monk," HBO's "Sex and the
>City" and NBC's "Will & Grace."
>very sleepy-sounding "Monk" star Tony Shalhoub told E! by phone. "It's a
>great way to wake up."
>history of honoring future Oscar winners.
>telecast is scheduled for Jan. 25. The new date comes just two days before
>Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 27.
>earlier than usual.
>Golden Globe Awards, to be presented Jan. 25:
>King"; "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"; "Mystic River";
>"Seabiscuit."
>Mountain"; Scarlett Johansson, "Girl With a Pearl Earring"; Charlize Theron,
>"Monster"; Uma Thurman, "Kill Bill -- Vol. 1"; Evan Rachel Wood, "thirteen."
>World"; Tom Cruise, "The Last Samurai"; Ben Kingsley, "House of Sand and
>Fog"; Jude Law, "Cold Mountain"; Sean Penn, "Mystic River."
>Nemo"; "Lost in Translation"; "Love Actually."
>Johansson, "Lost in Translation"; Diane Keaton, "Something's Gotta Give";
>Diane Lane, "Under the Tuscan Sun"; Helen Mirren, "Calendar Girls."
>"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; Bill Murray, "Lost
>in Translation"; Jack Nicholson, "Something's Gotta Give"; Billy Bob
>Thornton, "Bad Santa."
>Germany; "Monsieur Ibrahim," France; "Osama," Afghanistan; "The Return,"
>Russia.
>April"; Hope Davis, "American Splendor"; Holly Hunter, "thirteen"; Renee
>Zellweger, "Cold Mountain."
>William H. Macy, "Seabiscuit"; Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"; Peter Sarsgaard,
>"Shattered Glass"; Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai."
>River"; Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King";
>Anthony Minghella, "Cold Mountain"; Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The
>Far Side of the World."
>Actually"; Brian Helgeland, "Mystic River"; Anthony Minghella, "Cold
>Mountain"; Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan, "In America."
>Elfman, "Big Fish"; Howard Shore, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
>King"; Gabriel Yared, "Cold Mountain"; Hans Zimmer, "The Last Samurai."
>Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin; "Into the West" from "The Lord of the
>Rings: The Return of the King," by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie
>Lennox; "Man of the Hour" from "Big Fish," by Eddie Vedder; "Time Enough for
>Tears" from "In America," by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer; "You
>Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain," by Sting.
>FX; "Six Feet Under," HBO; "The West Wing," NBC.
>Allison Janney, "The West Wing"; Joely Richardson, "Nip/Tuck"; Amber
>Tamblyn, "Joan of Arcadia."
>Trace"; William Petersen, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"; Martin Sheen,
>"The West Wing"; Kiefer Sutherland, "24."
>Office," BBC America; "Sex and the City," HBO; "Will & Grace," NBC.
>McEntire, "Reba"; Debra Messing, "Will & Grace"; Sarah Jessica Parker, "Sex
>and the City"; Bitty Schram, "Monk"; Alicia Silverstone, "Miss Match."
>"Friends"; Bernie Mac, "The Bernie Mac Show"; Eric McCormack, "Will &
>Grace"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk."
>in Umbria," HBO; "Normal," HBO; "Soldier's Girl," Showtime; "Tennessee
>Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone," Showtime.
>Jessica Lange, "Normal"; Helen Mirren, "Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring
>of Mrs. Stone"; Maggie Smith, "My House in Umbria"; Meryl Streep, "Angels in
>America."
>Starring Pancho Villa as Himself"; James Brolin, "The Reagans"; Troy Garity,
>"Soldier's Girl"; Al Pacino, "Angels in America"; Tom Wilkinson, "Normal."
>Cattrall, "Sex and the City"; Kristin Davis, "Sex and the City"; Megan
>Mullally, "Will & Grace"; Cynthia Nixon, "Sex and the City"; Mary-Louise
>Parker, "Angels in America."
>Hayes, "Will & Grace"; Lee Pace, "Soldier's Girl"; Ben Shenkman, "Angels in
>America"; Patrick Wilson, "Angels in America"; Jeffrey Wright, "Angels in
>America."
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> http://breaking.examiner.ie/story.asp?j=59575208&p=5957558z&n=59575679&x=
> 29/07/2004 - 17:25:49
> she'll be spending days staring at something on a green screen.
> ape in the Peter Jackson remake, and Watts hopes she'll be performing with
> him and not to a tennis ball on a string when filming on the epic begins.
> do know that there's a pair of eyes to look at - from Andy Serkis, who
> played Gollum in Lord of the Rings, and that's the vital key.
> would be looking at an 'X' or a kind of thorn on a stick because there's a
> lot of emoting to do."
> Proud Keeper of the talented & beautiful Halle Berry.
>
She ought to fear it will do for her career what it did for Jessica Lange's.
Linda C.
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- 1296 x 692
- JessicaLange_KingKong_RW3.jpg
- Mar 1st, 2008
- alt.binaries.celebrities
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- 2060 x 799
- JessicaLange_Frances_2_by_scott253.jpg
- Jan 12th, 2008
- alt.binaries.nude.celebrities
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Pics Info
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- 2060 x 558
- JessicaLange_Frances_1_by_scott253.jpg
- Jan 12th, 2008
- alt.binaries.celebrities
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- 2060 x 308
- JessicaLange_Frances_3_by_scott253.jpg
- Jan 12th, 2008
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities.caps
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- 994 x 823
- jw-lange-eaa5.jpg
- Nov 23rd, 2007
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities.portra
its
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- 994 x 823
- jw-lange-eaa2.jpg
- Nov 23rd, 2007
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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Pics Info
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- 994 x 823
- jw-lange-eaa1.jpg
- Nov 23rd, 2007
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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- 920 x 718
- 1st
- JLange.082299j.jpg
- Mar 9th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities.nospam
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- 653 x 1034
- 2nd
- JLange.082299k.jpg
- Mar 9th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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- 740 x 725
- 4th
- JLange.082299o.jpg
- Mar 9th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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Pics Info
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-09-14.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities.portra
its
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- 720 x 320
- 9th
- JessicaLange-KingKong-09-13.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-09-11.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-09-10.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities.portra
its
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Pics Info
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-10-16.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-10-15.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.celebrities.piccaps
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-09-21.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.celebrities
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- 720 x 320
- JessicaLange-KingKong-09-19.jpg
- Jan 16th, 2006
- alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities
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