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He takes the role of Himself in the 1917 production of The Chamber of Horrors.
In 1918, he plays Himself in the production of The Caillaux Case.
For the 2003 video release of Ass Lickers 3, he is cast in the role of John Steed.
For the 1958 feature The Big Money, he plays Michael Ebbs.
Ralph Fiennes plays Justin Quayle in the 1999 movie Diecisiete.
In 1912, Ralph Fiennes is cast in the role of John Talbot in the movie Detective Dorothy.
Ralph Fiennes stars as T. E. Lawrence in the 1987 movie Accordi erotici.
Ralph Fiennes's character is Himself in the 2005 video release of Attention Whores 3.
In 1937, Ralph Fiennes plays the part of Maurice Bendrix in the movie Affaire du courrier de Lyon, L'.
He stars as Count Laszlo de Almásy in the 1969 movie Amigas, Las.
For the 1958 show Diecisiete Congreso Internacional de Ferrocarriles, El, Ralph Fiennes's character is Marcel Proust.
He plays Himself in the 2005 show Crooked Features.
For the 2002 release of Cherchez la femme, Ralph Fiennes plays Himself.
For the 1975 release of The Brass Ring, he plays Himself - Presenter.
He plays the part of Christopher 'Chris' Marshall, N.Y. Assemblyman in the 1911 movie Always a Way.
In 2002, he takes the role of Evgeny Onegin in the movie Arroz con mango.
He stars as Himself in the 1929 show Ag and Bert.
For the 1986 release of Amigo Ernesto, Ralph Fiennes plays Oscar Hopkins.
In , he is cast in the role of Michael in the production of .
Ralph Fiennes plays the part of Charles Van Doren in the 2003 video Alone with... Volume 6.
In 1997, Ralph Fiennes plays Francis Dolarhyde in the show The 24th Annual American Music Awards.
In 1993, Ralph Fiennes plays Amon Goeth in the production of Anni 90 - Parte II.
He is cast in the role of Spider in the 2005 video release of Brunettes DeluXXXe.
For the 2003 production The 5th Annual Family Television Awards, Ralph Fiennes's character is Lenny Nero.
In 1972, Ralph Fiennes plays Ignatz Sonnenschein/Adam Sors/Ivan Sors in the production of Ambalaza.
He stars as Damon Wetly in the 1913 release of Decena tragica III.
He stars as Heathcliff in the 1996 American Dreamers.
Ralph Fiennes plays Himself in the 1981 show Farewell to the Planet of the Apes.
For the 1951 movie Debla, la virgen gitana, Ralph Fiennes plays the part of Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
In 2003, Stephen Tulloch in the movie The Gynecologists.
He stars as Lord Voldemort in the 2005 show Dad's Pads.
Ralph Fiennes plays the part of Joe in the 2001 feature Green Green Lanes.
Ralph Fiennes plays the part of Narrator in the 1997 movie Hillbilly Honeys.
Ralph Fiennes starts on Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes will begin shooting his directorial debut Coriolanus next week.
on 2010-03-11 04:51:43Fiennes eyeing Anglicized 'Uncle'
Legit News: Ayckbourn adapting Chekhov classic to Brit setting -- Ralph Fiennes is planning to appear onstage in "Dear Uncle," a new adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" by veteran Brit playwright Alan Ayckbourn.
on 2010-02-27 04:47:31
Greek mythology makes movie and TV comeback
Hollywood has rediscovered the sword-and-sandal genre. Will the gods of franchise potential hear their prayers or could these ancient heroes wind up slaying each other at the box office?
Th
on 2009-12-13 04:48:00Fiennes' hostie hid her cash
A FORMER airline flight attendant who infamously had "mile-high" sex with actor Ralph Fiennes in a Qantas toilet hid a $201,000 windfall she made.
on 2009-12-05 04:48:16Gerard Butler off to war in "Coriolanus"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Gerard Butler, currently in theaters with the surprise hit "Law Abiding Citizen," will join Ralph Fiennes in a contemporary version of Shakespeare's political and family drama "Coriolanus."
on 2009-11-04 04:45:08Gerard Butler Goes to War with Ralph Fiennes
Call it a buddy tragedy.
Fresh off comedy with The Ugly Truth and the upcoming The Bounty with Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler has agreed to star in Ralph Fiennes' adaptation...
on 2009-11-04 04:45:44Gerard Butler Goes to War with Ralph Fiennes
Call it a buddy tragedy.
Fresh off comedy with The Ugly Truth and the upcoming The Bounty with Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler has agreed to star in Ralph Fiennes' adaptation...
on 2009-11-04 04:45:56Gerard Butler Goes to War with Ralph Fiennes
Call it a buddy tragedy.
Fresh off comedy with The Ugly Truth and the upcoming The Bounty with Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler has agreed to star in Ralph Fiennes' adaptation...
on 2009-11-04 04:46:08Gerard Butler to Tackle Shakespeare
Ralph Fiennes has persuaded Gerard Butler to swap romantic comedies for Shakespeare - the Scottish actor has signed up to star in a new adaptation of Coriolanus.Butler recently starred in The Ugly Truth and is set to romance Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty
on 2009-10-24 04:47:38Green Hair Cost Sienna Gardener Role
Sienna Miller fears her green hair may have cost her a role opposite Ralph Fiennes in the Constant Gardener.The blonde actress reveals she had a home dye disaster the night before the audition for the film - and she could not have looked worse.Miller expl
on 2009-08-08 04:47:27Movie News: Penn, Fiennes, Swinton, "Thor," and More
There's a lot happening in the film world today! So much so that some of the more intriguing projects are making up one whole post. Check out the film buzz in Tinseltown today . . .
What's Wrong With Virginia: One of Dustin Lance Black's next projects a
on 2009-05-19 04:52:39Liam Neeson & Ralph Fiennes to Clash in 'Titans'
Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are set to play warring gods in a remake of the 1981 film 'Clash of the Titans.' The Greek mythological epic -- due to be released next year -- will begin shooting later this month in Britain, according to the Hollywood Repor
on 2009-04-10 04:49:05Pals Neeson And Fiennes to Clash As Titans
Liam Neeson is set to bounce back after the shock death of his wife Natasha Richardson by starring opposite longtime pal Ralph Fiennes in the Clash Of The Titans remake.The two stars are set to play warring gods in the update of the cult 1981 film.Ne
on 2009-04-10 04:50:04Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes godlike in "Titans"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes will play warring gods in "Clash of the Titans," an Olympian epic that starts shooting later this month
on 2009-04-09 04:45:14Family, Friends Gather for Natasha Richardson?s Funeral
Paying their final respects, family and friends gathered together for Natasha Richardson’s funeral at St. Peter’s Church in Millbrook, New York on Sunday (March 22).
Still in shock over the sudden loss, Natahsa’s husband Liam Neeson j
on 2009-03-23 04:48:56Stars Pay Tribute to Natasha Richardson
"I cannot imagine a world without her wit, her love, her mischief, her great, great talent and her gift for living," says Ralph Fiennes
on 2009-03-20 04:47:00Dominic Cooper Q&A
Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and Academy Award winner Ralph Fiennes star in the period drama, The Duchess. A vibrant beauty [Knightley] and celebrity of her time is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband [Fiennes]and his live-in mistress
on 2009-03-17 04:49:41Ralph Fiennes to direct 'Coriolanus'
Berlin News: Vanessa Redgrave in talks to join project -- Ralph Fiennes is making his directorial debut with a feature adaptation of William Shakespeare's Roman tragedy "Coriolanus."
on 2009-02-07 04:47:59He Who Must Not Be Properly Named
Filed under: Paparazzi Video This is Joseph Fiennes, not Lord Voldemort/Kate Winslet co-star brother Ralph, but someone clearly didn't know the difference -- and the "Shakespeare in Love" star did nothing to convince him otherwise.
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on 2009-02-06 04:50:48Ralph Fiennes' Movie Year
Taking a year out from playing He Who Must Not Be Named (aka Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series), Ralph Fiennes has certainly not slowed down in 2008. As an actor who is comfortable playing anything from costume dramas to action blockbusters, Fienn
on 2009-01-01 04:48:18What to Netflix: Weekend Edition!
Usually the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays, but there are a handful of big releases out today so I thought I'd alert you. Today, just like I do each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I'm sorting through the best of the batch
on 2008-12-28 04:49:00Globes spotlight British talent
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Dame Judi Dench are among the British actors to feature on this year's Golden Globe shortlist.
on 2008-12-12 04:48:04Kate Winslet Premieres ?The Reader? in NYC
Showing off her fine figure in a snug black cleavage-baring ensemble, Kate Winslet attended the premiere of “The Reader” at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on Wednesday night (December 3).
The 33-year-old English actress was joined f
on 2008-12-04 04:55:30Events for Tuesday in New York
You don't have to be a movie buff to know director Stephen Daldry's acclaimed films like The Hours and Billy Elliot. Tonight, he previews his latest project, The Reader, at 92 St. Y. It stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes in a scandal-ridden love story.
on 2008-11-25 04:46:44Oedipus
Legit Reviews: Both star Ralph Fiennes and Jonathan Kent's production of Sophocles' classic tragedy "Oedipus" are at their considerable best when they try least hard to be monumental.
on 2008-10-18 04:47:25Oedipus rocks
Ralph Fiennes on stage at the National Theatre
on 2008-10-17 04:48:15Variety to honor Fiennes at festival
Film Festivals: Actor receives U.K. achievement in film nod -- Ralph Fiennes will receive the Daily Variety U.K. achievement in film nod at the 52nd Times London Film Festival, which runs Oct. 13-30.
on 2008-09-29 04:49:19Ralph Fiennes to Receive Award at London Film Festival
The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival is delighted to announce that Ralph Fiennes will receive The Variety UK Achievement in Film Award on Monday 27 October at BFI Southbank. The exclusive special event will feature an extended on-stage interview with F
on 2008-09-26 04:50:06Ralph Fiennes Champions Knightley.
Ralph Fiennes Champions Knightley.... Actor Ralph Fiennes has heaped praise on his The Duchess co-star Keira Knightley for her mature approach to their tense scenes together. The veteran actor was amazed at the 23-year-old Atonement star's talent - and in
on 2008-09-21 04:55:07Ralph Fiennes: So Good At Being Bad
Ralph Fiennes is considered one of the best actors of his generation, and in his latest role, Fiennes does what he seems to do best -- play the bad guy.
on 2008-09-20 04:54:35-
http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1654953,00.html
Constant Gardener mows down competition
Staff and agencies
Thursday December 1, 2005
The Constant Gardener established itself as an early contender for Oscar
glory by picking up three awards at last night's British Independent Film
awards.
Fernando Meirelles's acclaimed adaptation of the John Le Carre thriller was
named best film while its two stars, Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, took
the best actor and best actress awards. The award for best performance in a
supporting role went to Rosamund Pike for The Libertine.
The 8th annual British Independent Film Awards took place at London's
Hammersmith Palais, although neither Fiennes nor Weisz attended.
The night's other big winner was Neil Marshall's low-budget horror film The
Descent, which scooped the award for best director and best technical
achievement for its editor, Jon Harris. The award for best foreign
independent film went to Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel's controversial
German-language film about Hitler's last days.
Elsewhere, Keira Knightley stepped up to receive the Variety UK Personality
award and Tilda Swinton, who will next be seen in The Chronicles of Narnia,
took the Richard Harris Award for outstanding achievement. The Special Jury
Prize was given to veteran producer Sandy Lieberson.
Presenters at the event included Imelda Staunton, Vanessa Redgrave and Ken
Loach.
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Fiennes Considers Legal Action After "Younger Model" Slur
British actor Ralph Fiennes is considering suing a US publication that
falsely reported he'd ditched his 61-year-old lover Francesca Annis for a
younger model. The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire star, 42, is furious
at an article in the New York Post which alleged he was seen flirting and
canoodling with 43-year-old actress Gina Gershon. It read: "They made out in
a booth and then cuddled the rest of the night." After protesting his
innocence, Fiennes refused to make any further comment on the press slur,
but a close friend insists, "He'll fight this all the way." The source adds,
"There is no truth in any of these suggestions. It's pure personal
conjecture."
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>
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> 2952
> critically-panned romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan - and admits he
> suspected it would be bad.
> interest in the film, and he confesses it was an experiment to see if he
> could handle a simpler role.
thinner
> in the flesh. There was nothing there except to be the fantasy for the
> Jennifer Lopez'>Jennifer Lopez character.
> intensity to conflict - even if that's not how I see them, that's how
> they're picked up.
And
> I don't know that I can do it."
>
I think he could do lighter roles. There just has to be a reasonably good
and a competent co-star.
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Rick in Oz wrote:
> http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=3382860&p=338z875&n=338
> 2952
> critically-panned romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan - and admits he
> suspected it would be bad.
> interest in the film, and he confesses it was an experiment to see if he
> could handle a simpler role.
> in the flesh. There was nothing there except to be the fantasy for the
> Jennifer Lopez'>Jennifer Lopez character.
> intensity to conflict - even if that's not how I see them, that's how
> they're picked up.
> I don't know that I can do it."
Earth to Fiennes; no, you can't do it. Leave that crap for clods like
Hugh fucking Grant.
It's not like the world is short of effete British guys to play every
faghag's dreamboat in dumb romantic comedies.
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Rick in Oz wrote:
> http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=3382860&p=338z875&n=338
> 2952
> critically-panned romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan - and admits he
> suspected it would be bad.
> interest in the film, and he confesses it was an experiment to see if he
> could handle a simpler role.
> in the flesh. There was nothing there except to be the fantasy for the
> Jennifer Lopez'>Jennifer Lopez character.
> intensity to conflict - even if that's not how I see them, that's how
> they're picked up.
> I don't know that I can do it."
As do we all. Chump.
Mez
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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article319546.ece
Daniel Craig's mother blows the new James Bond's cover
By Geneviève Roberts
Published: 14 October 2005
Amid speculation and rumours over who will replace Pierce Brosnan as the
world's most enigmatic spy, the biggest film industry secret was broken
yesterday, by Daniel Craig's mother.
"Obviously we are thrilled to bits," Carol Olivia said. "It has come at a
very good time in his career. He has worked extremely hard all his life and
this would be his biggest populist role. I think he could bring something
very interesting to the part. It will be life-changing," she told the
Liverpool Daily Post.
The new 007 has been a favourite of the producer Barbara Broccoli since she
began the search for Pierce Brosnan's replacement earlier this year.
And while both Sony or Craig's agent would not confirm the news, it seems
certain he will starring in the 21st Bond film, Casino Royale, which returns
to the start of the spy's career. The bookmaker William Hill refused to take
any more money on Craig, and filming is expected to start in January.
Clive Owen, Ewan McGregor, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were also named as
possible contenders for the role.
An official announcement confirming Craig will be the new Bond is expected
today. He will be the sixth James Bond but the first blond actor to play the
part, and, in contrast, to the Etonian background described by Ian Fleming
in his novels (though his education was curtailed by an incident with a
female teacher), Craig left secondary school at 16 and left the Wirral for
London.
He joined the National Youth Theatre and then Guildhall Drama College, where
he studied alongside Ralph Fiennes and Ewan McGregor. His film career began
with The Power of One in 1992, and he later gained recognition with the hit
TV series Our Friends in the North in 1996. He rose to prominence in
Hollywood in the 2002 Sam Mendes movie Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks,
Sylvia with Gwyneth Paltrow, and Enduring Love with Rhys Ifans. He also
played opposite Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raiders.
He is said have had a relationship with Kate Moss and, last week, was linked
to Sienna Miller.
Antonia Quirke has described him as "easily the best, if not the only, actor
of his type in the country" in The Independent.
Popcorn Magazine said he was "One of Britain's finest and committed actors"
and Gaby Wood in The Observer said "his film roles show off an extraordinary
range, and an exceptional grasp of rawness and complication."
Casino Royale, an adaptation of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, will
be directed by GoldenEye film-maker Martin Campbell. In the book, the spy is
introduced as a more youthful and ruthless character than the films.
Screenwriter Paul Haggis has already said that the new Bond will be
reinvented as a younger character with no gadgets. Brosnan, who appeared in
four Bond films, is now 52.
Craig joins a Bond dynasty of Brosnan, Sir Sean Connery, Sir Roger Moore,
George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton. There was also an unofficial spoof of
Casino Royale featured David Niven as Bond in 1967.
It also seems likely that the life of Fleming will be made into a film after
Warner Bros have agreed to back a by Damian Stevenson. Fleming, a
journalist and a banker, drew his inspiration for the debonair,
vodka-martini-sipping spy from working with Naval Intelligence during the
Second World War.
Previous 007s
* SEAN CONNERY: 1962-1971
* GEORGE LAZENBY: 1969
* ROGER MOORE: 1973-1985
* TIMOTHY DALTON: 1987-1989
* PIERCE BROSNAN: 1995-2005
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> http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=67832522&p=678
> 3z8z4&n=6 7832902
> hired Quentin Tarantino to make a movie more faithful to 007
> author Ian Fleming's novels.
> urges movie makers to strip the suave secret agent of his gadgets
> and women and take him back to his 1950s roots.
> and revive Ian Fleming's original Bond.
> darker again. There are too many gadgets now, too many fast cars,
> The films are more like car commercials nowadays.
> make it darker, how it was meant to be."
>
Ditto. And I'd love to see Ralph do Bond. He's very under-rated as a
an actor. Only became a "heartthrob" because of The English Patient.
One has to wonder why he didn't want TEP to be more faithful to the
distasteful dweeb the true Count really was.
A job's a job.
--
Brandy Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?
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Is Ian Fleming still alive? Years ago, I heard/read somewhere
that the movie studio used real Fleming book titles but never
used the plots in those books. Don't know if Fleming wanted
it that way or if the movie producers wanted it that way.
Rick in Oz wrote:
> http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=67832522&p=6783z8z4&n=6
> 7832902
> Tarantino to make a movie more faithful to 007 author Ian Fleming's novels.
> makers to strip the suave secret agent of his gadgets and women and take him
> back to his 1950s roots.
> revive Ian Fleming's original Bond.
> again. There are too many gadgets now, too many fast cars, The films are
> more like car commercials nowadays.
> darker, how it was meant to be."
Is Ian Fleming still alive? Years ago, I heard/read somewhere
that the movie studio used real Fleming book titles but never
used the plots in those books. Don't know if Fleming wanted
it that way or if the movie producers wanted it that way.
Rick in Oz wrote:
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=67832522&p=6783z8z4&n=6
7832902
Fiennes wants to make a 50s Bond
09/10/2005 - 16:54:08
Ralph Fiennes would consider playing James Bond, if producers hired
Quentin
Tarantino to make a movie more faithful to 007 author Ian Fleming's
novels.
The English actor hates the way the superspy has evolved - and urges
movie
makers to strip the suave secret agent of his gadgets and women and
take him
back to his 1950s roots.
Fiennes says: "I wish that, just once, they'd go back to the books and
revive Ian Fleming's original Bond.
"Take it back to the 50s, get rid of the busty girls and make it darker
again. There are too many gadgets now, too many fast cars, The films
are
more like car commercials nowadays.
"I think that Quentin Tarantino could be a great person to do it, make
it
darker, how it was meant to be."
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Says who?! Russia with Love?!!! Lotte Lenya as a bull dyke Russian
spy?! It was vintage Bond and they don't make 'em like that anymore!
I'll take those over any Brosnan craper.
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> movie ever.
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"Rick in Oz" wrote in
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> Ralph Fiennes would consider playing James Bond, if producers hired
> Quentin Tarantino to make a movie more faithful to 007 author Ian
> Fleming's novels.
Perhals Rafe is too young to remember From Russia With Love, the worst bond
movie ever.
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wrote:
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>Published: Monday, October 3, 2005 7:14 PM PDT
>rest of his career. The actor, whose dramatic talents have shined in films
>such as "Schindler's List" and "Quiz Show," told the Daily Mirror that since
>he played Voldemort opposite Daniel Radcliffe in "Harry Potter and the
>Goblet of Fire," fans can't seem to focus on any of his other work. "I don't
>know if I'm going to play Voldemort in all four remaining films but even
>now, every time I go to the supermarket people come up to me and ask if I'm
>really 'He who must not be named.'" It's too bad Fiennes didn't give such
>thoughtful consideration when reviewing the for "Maid in Manhattan"
>with Jennifer Lopez.
What a pompous ass. I used to like him.
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He who shall not be typecast
Published: Monday, October 3, 2005 7:14 PM PDT
Poor Ralph Fiennes is scared that an adolescent boy is going to define the
rest of his career. The actor, whose dramatic talents have shined in films
such as "Schindler's List" and "Quiz Show," told the Daily Mirror that since
he played Voldemort opposite Daniel Radcliffe in "Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire," fans can't seem to focus on any of his other work. "I don't
know if I'm going to play Voldemort in all four remaining films but even
now, every time I go to the supermarket people come up to me and ask if I'm
really 'He who must not be named.'" It's too bad Fiennes didn't give such
thoughtful consideration when reviewing the for "Maid in Manhattan"
with Jennifer Lopez.
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I remember her in "Enemy at the Gates" which was a pretty good movie with Ed
Harris, Jude Law, and Joseph Fiennes (not Ralph).
She is a really good actress. Great in "Runaway Jury" and "Confidence".
Kevin
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> y?coll=mmx-movies_heds
> Tribune entertainment reporter
> catch her -- which should be in "The Constant Gardener," which opens
> Wednesday -- you still won't know what to expect.
> accompanied by a carefully crafted persona or well-publicized dating
> history. Actresses such as Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer
> Aniston and Sandra Bullock have branded themselves, their names selling
> tickets because viewers feel like they know these performers on screen and
> off.
> well, has the kind of beauty and talent that could make her a natural
> fixture of our tabloid culture, but she hasn't gone that route. When you
> watch her act, you see her character, not some extension of the person you
> assume she is -- and that's fine by her.
> real life, said while in town earlier this month. She attributes this lack
> of expectations to the fact that "I've just done lots of different kinds
of
> things."
> special-effects-filled blockbusters ("The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns");
a
> determined manipulator of juries in a legal drama ("Runaway Jury"); the
> down-to-earth girlfriend in a smart, character-driven comedy ("About a
> Boy"); a classic noir femme fatale ("Confidence"); and a female cop and
her
> dead twin in a supernatural thriller ("Constantine"), you're not looking
to
> get pigeonholed.
roles --
> such as when she is mercilessly remaking her boyfriend in Neil LaBute's
"The
> Shape of Things" or rebelling against the power structure in "The Constant
G
> ardener" -- they make her characters' ferocity that much more startling.
> overshadowed by her celebrity. To her, appearing regularly in star-fixated
> shows, magazines and gossip columns is a choice.
> control, and then they become the victim of their choice."
> ("Requiem for a Dream," "Pi"), and though they're not at the
stop-and-stare
> level of Brad-'n'-Jen, they've made adjustments to cordon off their
private
> lives from their public ones.
> she said. "There are restaurants in New York where you know there are
going
> to be paparazzi there. The Mercer Hotel -- I live in SoHo, and I won't
walk
> past the Mercer because there are always paparazzi outside, and you know
> you're going to get photographed.
that
> was a real bummer because I would be having lunch somewhere, and normally
> Darren and I just slip away and go down into the subway if we see a
> photographer. But I was on crutches, so I was very slow moving." She
> laughed. "I couldn't get away."
> interview, "I think mystery is kind of great. I don't know anything about
> Bette Davis or Katharine Hepburn or Ava Gardner -- not really -- and I
like
> that. I love watching their movies because they're my personal movie
stars.
> I don't know what they eat and who their trainer is."
particularly
> with "The Constant Gardener," a much-acclaimed political thriller based on
> John le Carre's 2000 novel. Much of the film's tension involves trying to
> discern the actions and motivations of her character, Tessa, an American
> activist challenging British government officials and the pharmaceutical
> industry over drug testing on poor Kenyans.
> mild-mannered diplomat named Justin, played by Ralph Fiennes (another star
> who hasn't lived out his personal life in public), but diplomacy is far
from
> her No. 1 priority. She says what she thinks when she thinks it, and
decorum
> be damned, much to the irritation of Justin's colleagues.
> unobtrusive direction, to be a liberating experience.
> doesn't care what people think of her at all. . . . She wanted to get
> justice done, and if she makes some enemies on the way, she really doesn't
> give a monkey's. . . . It's just a very free place to be in life. On the
> whole one wants to be liked."
she
> said. "Maybe with my family, but that would be the only place."
> Weisz was the first actress he interviewed for the role. Because the
> director was hired on the project just weeks before production began, he
> never actually completed the , and Weisz wound up improvising scenes
> to help fine-tune her character and the story. Weisz also was active in
the
> production's efforts to set up a fund to aid the poverty-ridden Kenyan
> community in which "The Constant Gardener" was filmed.
> "humanity" she made so apparent in this strong character; and two, for her
> lack of vanity.
they
> like to look beautiful because everybody expects them to look beautiful,
and
> so of course I thought she would always have her makeup next to her and
> would try to look beautiful. But she didn't. All the scenes she spoke in,
> she never uses makeup. The scene that she's using makeup is when she's at
> the hospital, but we used makeup to make her uglier."
> her current strategy of choosing roles based on who's making the film.
"When
> you're in your 20s, you just have to be working, really, just try all
> different things," she said. "Now I realize that it's the director, the
> director, the director."
all.
> Her next movie, probably to be released early next year, is a
> science-fiction love story called "The Fountain," written and directed by
> Aronofsky. Filming already has taken place, and the couple survived.
> "That's the simplest way I can put it. One's professional self is very
> different from one in a relationship, so I got to see him at work, and
he's
> tremendously talented. And he got to see me at work. We're both very
> passionate and committed about our work, so it was like turning the object
> around and seeing it from another angle."
> because who wants do discover you're engaged to someone who's a
professional
> pain in the tush?
> pause. "It's pretty sexy to see someone be good at something, isn't it?
It's
> very attractive. It made me find him even more attractive."
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Rachel Weisz: A woman of `mystery'
By Mark Caro
Tribune entertainment reporter
You've probably seen Rachel Weisz in several movies, yet the next time you
catch her -- which should be in "The Constant Gardener," which opens
Wednesday -- you still won't know what to expect.
That's because Weisz isn't one of those actresses who arrives on screen
accompanied by a carefully crafted persona or well-publicized dating
history. Actresses such as Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer
Aniston and Sandra Bullock have branded themselves, their names selling
tickets because viewers feel like they know these performers on screen and
off.
Weisz, a 34-year-old British actress who does American accents often and
well, has the kind of beauty and talent that could make her a natural
fixture of our tabloid culture, but she hasn't gone that route. When you
watch her act, you see her character, not some extension of the person you
assume she is -- and that's fine by her.
"I take that as a compliment," Weisz, casually stunning and thoughtful in
real life, said while in town earlier this month. She attributes this lack
of expectations to the fact that "I've just done lots of different kinds of
things."
That may be true. When you've played a librarian-turned-adventurer in two
special-effects-filled blockbusters ("The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns"); a
determined manipulator of juries in a legal drama ("Runaway Jury"); the
down-to-earth girlfriend in a smart, character-driven comedy ("About a
Boy"); a classic noir femme fatale ("Confidence"); and a female cop and her
dead twin in a supernatural thriller ("Constantine"), you're not looking to
get pigeonholed.
A startling ferocity
Although her kind, soft features often convey sweetness, in certain roles --
such as when she is mercilessly remaking her boyfriend in Neil LaBute's "The
Shape of Things" or rebelling against the power structure in "The Constant G
ardener" -- they make her characters' ferocity that much more startling.
The flip side to all of this is that Weisz's work has never become
overshadowed by her celebrity. To her, appearing regularly in star-fixated
shows, magazines and gossip columns is a choice.
"Most definitely," she said. "I think then it sometimes gets out of their
control, and then they become the victim of their choice."
Weisz lives in New York City with her fiance, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky
("Requiem for a Dream," "Pi"), and though they're not at the stop-and-stare
level of Brad-'n'-Jen, they've made adjustments to cordon off their private
lives from their public ones.
"There's a way of organizing your life so you will be photographed more,"
she said. "There are restaurants in New York where you know there are going
to be paparazzi there. The Mercer Hotel -- I live in SoHo, and I won't walk
past the Mercer because there are always paparazzi outside, and you know
you're going to get photographed.
"I broke my leg there recently, so I was on crutches for six weeks, and that
was a real bummer because I would be having lunch somewhere, and normally
Darren and I just slip away and go down into the subway if we see a
photographer. But I was on crutches, so I was very slow moving." She
laughed. "I couldn't get away."
Maintaining boundaries is important because, as Weisz told me in a 2003
interview, "I think mystery is kind of great. I don't know anything about
Bette Davis or Katharine Hepburn or Ava Gardner -- not really -- and I like
that. I love watching their movies because they're my personal movie stars.
I don't know what they eat and who their trainer is."
The lack of preconceptions about Weisz serves moviegoers well, particularly
with "The Constant Gardener," a much-acclaimed political thriller based on
John le Carre's 2000 novel. Much of the film's tension involves trying to
discern the actions and motivations of her character, Tessa, an American
activist challenging British government officials and the pharmaceutical
industry over drug testing on poor Kenyans.
Before her murder (revealed in the film's opening), Tessa is married to a
mild-mannered diplomat named Justin, played by Ralph Fiennes (another star
who hasn't lived out his personal life in public), but diplomacy is far from
her No. 1 priority. She says what she thinks when she thinks it, and decorum
be damned, much to the irritation of Justin's colleagues.
A liberating experience
Weisz said she found playing Tessa, particularly under Fernando Meirelles'
unobtrusive direction, to be a liberating experience.
"She's a very free person," the actress said. "She's not inhibited. She
doesn't care what people think of her at all. . . . She wanted to get
justice done, and if she makes some enemies on the way, she really doesn't
give a monkey's. . . . It's just a very free place to be in life. On the
whole one wants to be liked."
She laughed.
In other words, Weisz doesn't shoot off her mouth like Tessa. "No, no," she
said. "Maybe with my family, but that would be the only place."
Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated Brazilian director of "City of God," said
Weisz was the first actress he interviewed for the role. Because the
director was hired on the project just weeks before production began, he
never actually completed the , and Weisz wound up improvising scenes
to help fine-tune her character and the story. Weisz also was active in the
production's efforts to set up a fund to aid the poverty-ridden Kenyan
community in which "The Constant Gardener" was filmed.
Meirelles said Weisz surprised him in several ways -- one, for the
"humanity" she made so apparent in this strong character; and two, for her
lack of vanity.
"She didn't want to use any makeup," he said. "Beautiful women, usually they
like to look beautiful because everybody expects them to look beautiful, and
so of course I thought she would always have her makeup next to her and
would try to look beautiful. But she didn't. All the scenes she spoke in,
she never uses makeup. The scene that she's using makeup is when she's at
the hospital, but we used makeup to make her uglier."
Choosing right roles
Weisz was complimentary of her director as well; in essence he reinforced
her current strategy of choosing roles based on who's making the film. "When
you're in your 20s, you just have to be working, really, just try all
different things," she said. "Now I realize that it's the director, the
director, the director."
Such thinking led her personal and professional lives to collide after all.
Her next movie, probably to be released early next year, is a
science-fiction love story called "The Fountain," written and directed by
Aronofsky. Filming already has taken place, and the couple survived.
"I got to meet the director, and he got to meet the actress," she said.
"That's the simplest way I can put it. One's professional self is very
different from one in a relationship, so I got to see him at work, and he's
tremendously talented. And he got to see me at work. We're both very
passionate and committed about our work, so it was like turning the object
around and seeing it from another angle."
The fact that they enjoyed working must have been, let's say, helpful --
because who wants do discover you're engaged to someone who's a professional
pain in the tush?
"Yeah, it's definitely helpful, and it's also very . . . " She took a long
pause. "It's pretty sexy to see someone be good at something, isn't it? It's
very attractive. It made me find him even more attractive."
Blush. Next subject.
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MaryLong2 wrote in alt.showbiz.gossip:
> Brandy said:
> beautiful, too.
> ________________________________
> with her since 1995. I love Annis. She's been making movies
> since 1958. I remember seeing her in a British mini series in
> 1978 titled Lilli = portraying Lilli Langtry. She was wonderful.
> She is almost exclusively in TV now.
She's 61? Wow, she's gorgeous. Either well cared for or the most
excellent plastic surgeon. I saw a recent picture and I would only
guess at 50.
--
Brandy Alexandre®
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Well, would you?
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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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It should read, "Fiennes sinks Potter films". Another black-hole of actors.
I will see it, (I love those kids), but that sinking sound will be Fiennes
trying to act. Hope Rickman doesn't go easy on him.
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Hearts of darkness
July 21, 2005
Evil empire ... the arch villain Darth Vader kept fans breathless.
New blockbusters bring more baddies. Leo Benedictus knows what it takes to
be the perfect villain.
1. Be British Sophistication is a sure sign of evil, and American audiences
find nothing more sophisticated or untrustworthy than a snooty Brit. The
British villain industry - whose leading exports include Steven Berkoff, Ian
McDiarmid, Gary Oldman, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins and
many others - is estimated to be one of the nation's biggest earners. Alan
Rickman alone is more valuable than detergents.
British audiences prefer their evil to originate on the Continent. Anyone
who looks as if they might speak in another language is not to be trusted.
Thus, as a counterpoint to James Bond, we have Ernst Stavro Blofeld,
foreigner extraordinaire.
Four out of six Blofelds have been played by British actors. Anthony Dawson
(who was also the evil metallurgist Professor Dent in Dr No) stroked the cat
in From Russia with Love and Thunderball. He was followed by Donald
Pleasence (You Only Live Twice), Charles Gray (Diamonds Are Forever) and
John Hollis (For Your Eyes Only). Hollis's brief appearance was a promotion
from his roles as henchmen to the masked Klytus in Flash Gordon and
treacherous Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back.
2. Take up a hobby Ideally, of course, this should be something evil, such
as drug-taking (Oldman in Leon), lair-building (various) or torture
(everyone). Alternatively, it is good to try to incorporate a harmless hobby
into one's work. Bad guys are keen pet lovers, for instance, with snakes,
sharks and piranhas always popular. The Batman series, in particular, would
never have been possible without the contribution of demented cat, penguin,
riddle and coin-tossing hobbyists, among others.
Villains are susceptible to fads too, of course, such as the bomb-making
craze of the mid-1990s, when Tommy Lee Jones (Ryan Gaerity in Blown Away),
Dennis Hopper (Howard Payne in Speed) and Irons (Die Hard with a Vengeance)
all played crazed bomb enthusiasts, vainly lecturing the hero on the beauty
of explosions. Jones's character spent years rigging up his lair, an
abandoned ship, into one marvellous Heath Robinson-type bomb. Happily, he
got to see it blow up.
3. Have a name that scores well in Scrabble Unusual letters of the alphabet,
like all unfamiliar things and people, should be treated with suspicion. A
lot of death could have been avoided if a few people had thought twice about
Hugo Drax (Moonraker), Zorg (The Fifth Element), Rene Belloq (Raiders of the
Lost Ark), Max Zorin (A View to a Kill) and Xenia Zaragevna Onatopp
(Goldeneye). Sometimes the name is just too obvious. Think Victor von Doom
(Fantastic Four, played by Julian McMahon).
4. Feel sorry for yourself Villains are people, too. Usually it was only
when something went wrong in life (preferably disfigurement) that they
turned to evil. If you or I lost a thumb in our poorly paid bomb-disposal
job and then weren't appreciated properly when we retired, we too, like
Hopper's character in Speed, would put a bomb on a lift and demand a giant
ransom (with two more on buses, just in case it didn't work).
In the same way, Sean Bean resents being shot in the head at the beginning
of Goldeneye, so naturally he hatches a plan to steal a prototype
helicopter, hijack a nuclear weapon in space and use it to rob a bank. The
Bond series, in fact, is obsessed with the connection between disfigurement
and evil. There is Dr No's prosthetic hand, Largo's eye patch in
Thunderball, Blofeld's scar in You Only Live Twice, Tee Hee's metal arm in
Live and Let Die, Scaramanga's third nipple in The Man with the Golden Gun,
Jaws's metal teeth in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, Renard's bullet in
the brain in The World Is not Enough and Zao's scarred face in Die Another
Day. To which we might add that Zorin in A View to a Kill was genetically
engineered by Nazis, Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill suffered from bad acne
as a teen and Goldfinger is overweight.
It is also worth pointing out that Zorg in The Fifth Element (played by
Oldman) has a metal leg, the Gestapo officer has a branded hand in Raiders
of the Lost Ark, and the latest Star Wars film centres on the disfigurement
of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, the most disabled bad guy of them all.
Perhaps one day somebody will assemble all these evil prostheses to create
the ultimate robo-baddie.
5. Get rich While most rich people limit their evil to hiring a good tax
lawyer and flying everywhere, a true villain, having accumulated his first
couple of billion, will build an enormous evil empire, hire the most evil
henchmen and set about trying to take over the world. The Green Goblin in
Spider-Man, Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies are good examples.
The starting point for anyone seeking a career in villainy, therefore, is to
make lots of money.
Once you are rich, flaunting it is a sure sign of evil. It was hard to
imagine what form an evil meteorologist might take until a group of them
pulled up in their vans and started showing off their equipment in Twister.
And if you have obscure and expensive tastes, so much the better. Villains
eat caviar from endangered species; heroes are happy with bread and butter.
6. Be Christopher Lee When a man is 1.97 metres tall, descended from Italian
aristocracy, educated at an elite English boarding school, a brilliant
fencer and golfer, loves opera, speaks French, German, Spanish and Italian,
and can "get along" in Swedish, Russian and Greek, you know he is destined
for evil. Ian Fleming wanted Lee for the role of Dr No. The Internet Movie
Database estimates 85 per cent of his film roles have been villains.
His record, which includes appearances as baddies in the James Bond, Star
Wars and Lord of the Rings franchises, will surely never be surpassed. He
has played Scaramanga, Frankenstein's monster, Rasputin, the Mummy, Count
Dooku, Saruman (several times), Dr Fu Manchu (five times) and Count Dracula
(10 times). How Ralph Fiennes and not Lee bagged Voldemort in Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire is a mystery.
7. Die extravagantly One reason villains are so rich is they have no need
for a pension plan, since the job has a high risk of violent and ironic
death. Thus, if you take an airport hostage in the afternoon (Major Grant in
Die Hard 2), you can expect to be sucked into a jet engine before dinner.
And if you steal the Ark of the Covenant for Germany instead of the US
(Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark), you must expect to be melted by the
Lord.
The Guardian
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