"This film should be played loud!" It's a cliché now, a concert-movie disclaimer that's become the equivalent of that hippie-dippy tagline from those Freedom Rock compilation ads ("Well, turn it up, maaaaan.") But in the late Seventies, when it first flashed onscreen in all white font against a stark black background before the credits of The Last Waltz, you knew it meant business. Keep moving that volume knob clockwise, folks. Let the needle swing into the red.
And then we begin at the end, with the weary members of the...
And then we begin at the end, with the weary members of the...
- 11/25/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: After a long search, producers of the golf biopic David Carver and Scott Duncan announced the development on Monday.
Todd Korgan and Joshua Schorr are attached to write the screenplay about little-known golf legend Moe ‘Pipeline Moe’ Norman, a Canadian professional who set numerous course records and dazzled spectators and fellow sportsmen with his unerring accuracy and penchant for holes-in-one.
Yet Norman’s eccentric behaviour – which the producers have previously said was possibly due to an accident in early childhood or a form of undiagnosed autism – meant that he did not earn fame or financial reward during his lifetime and spent much of his career alone and in poverty.
It was only later in life, when Titleist CEO Wally Uihlein offered to pay Norman a monthly gift for the rest of his life in honour of his contributions to the sport, that the sportsman earned wider acknowledgement. He died in September 2004, aged 75.
Korgan (main picture) is an...
Todd Korgan and Joshua Schorr are attached to write the screenplay about little-known golf legend Moe ‘Pipeline Moe’ Norman, a Canadian professional who set numerous course records and dazzled spectators and fellow sportsmen with his unerring accuracy and penchant for holes-in-one.
Yet Norman’s eccentric behaviour – which the producers have previously said was possibly due to an accident in early childhood or a form of undiagnosed autism – meant that he did not earn fame or financial reward during his lifetime and spent much of his career alone and in poverty.
It was only later in life, when Titleist CEO Wally Uihlein offered to pay Norman a monthly gift for the rest of his life in honour of his contributions to the sport, that the sportsman earned wider acknowledgement. He died in September 2004, aged 75.
Korgan (main picture) is an...
- 11/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Janie Jones
Directed by: David M. Rosenthal
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: unknown
Trailer Score: 5/10
Thoughts by Tsr: This is not a Junie B. Jones movie (a children’s book character who I thought this would be about). Nor is this film Somewhere, Sophia Coppola’s most recent film which covered another rockstar/estranged daughter situation. It’s another story of a rockstar (Nivola) who is thrown together with the daughter he didn’t know he had (of course) but learns to love her because she writes music. I got that from the trailer, which seemed to tell the whole story of the film. Shue plays another Leaving Las Vegas-type put upon female who leaves her daughter with her shiftless father because she’s having some sort of break down. Breslin seems very self-possessed, but the rest of the film looks like a...
Directed by: David M. Rosenthal
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: unknown
Trailer Score: 5/10
Thoughts by Tsr: This is not a Junie B. Jones movie (a children’s book character who I thought this would be about). Nor is this film Somewhere, Sophia Coppola’s most recent film which covered another rockstar/estranged daughter situation. It’s another story of a rockstar (Nivola) who is thrown together with the daughter he didn’t know he had (of course) but learns to love her because she writes music. I got that from the trailer, which seemed to tell the whole story of the film. Shue plays another Leaving Las Vegas-type put upon female who leaves her daughter with her shiftless father because she’s having some sort of break down. Breslin seems very self-possessed, but the rest of the film looks like a...
- 11/6/2011
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, we have three DVD sets up for grabs to the complete season seven of “One Tree Hill”!
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The complete seventh season of “One Tree Hill”.
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Here is the synopsis to the seventh season of “One Tree Hill”:
Lucas and Peyton are gone, but the tales of intertwined lives and passions remain stronger than ever in the 22-episode, five-disc seventh season of “One Tree Hill”. Nathan’s NBA career is threatened by explosive scandal. Haley faces a family tragedy. Brooke thinks she’s found true love with Julian until a Hollywood hottie decides he’s just her type.
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The complete seventh season of “One Tree Hill”.
Image credit: Warner Bros.
Here is the synopsis to the seventh season of “One Tree Hill”:
Lucas and Peyton are gone, but the tales of intertwined lives and passions remain stronger than ever in the 22-episode, five-disc seventh season of “One Tree Hill”. Nathan’s NBA career is threatened by explosive scandal. Haley faces a family tragedy. Brooke thinks she’s found true love with Julian until a Hollywood hottie decides he’s just her type.
- 8/24/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Rise of the Apes or Caesar: Rise of the Apes (probably a new title of the movie) update!
David Oyelowo, probably best known from titles like The Last King of Scotland, As You Like It, Who Do You Love and Derailed has been offered the role of Steve Jacobs in the upcoming Rupert Wyatt’s Planet of the Apes prequel.
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter series) will also join the cast.
The actors will join cast that already includes James Franco (as a scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes), Frieda Pinto (as a primatologist who helps Franco), John Lithgow (Franco’s father), Andy Serkis (as Caesar, the chimp who leads the simian revolt) and previously reported Brian Cox (as the villainous owner of a primate sanctuary). Felton will play the son of Cox’s character.
Movie is “an origin...
David Oyelowo, probably best known from titles like The Last King of Scotland, As You Like It, Who Do You Love and Derailed has been offered the role of Steve Jacobs in the upcoming Rupert Wyatt’s Planet of the Apes prequel.
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter series) will also join the cast.
The actors will join cast that already includes James Franco (as a scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes), Frieda Pinto (as a primatologist who helps Franco), John Lithgow (Franco’s father), Andy Serkis (as Caesar, the chimp who leads the simian revolt) and previously reported Brian Cox (as the villainous owner of a primate sanctuary). Felton will play the son of Cox’s character.
Movie is “an origin...
- 7/17/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
With Tsr Buzz, you’ll find links to articles, videos and other random things that will help you waste your time just a little bit more.
I didn’t love Netherlands before this World Cup began. But now? I love the Dutch. You see, I have money on the game. I selected them with my first pick (fifth overall) in a betting pool with my other friends. I’ve been in love with orange ever since. Looking forward to them winning it all this Sunday against Spain. There’s no link here, just send Holland your good vibes this weekend. Actress Kat Denning likes to do the twitter. She’s official — http://twitter.com/OfficialKat. She (like many of us) also likes to check in on what Google thinks of her. Here’s the result that she posted on twitter.
Since we are a movie website, let’s do some time wasting with something cinematical.
I didn’t love Netherlands before this World Cup began. But now? I love the Dutch. You see, I have money on the game. I selected them with my first pick (fifth overall) in a betting pool with my other friends. I’ve been in love with orange ever since. Looking forward to them winning it all this Sunday against Spain. There’s no link here, just send Holland your good vibes this weekend. Actress Kat Denning likes to do the twitter. She’s official — http://twitter.com/OfficialKat. She (like many of us) also likes to check in on what Google thinks of her. Here’s the result that she posted on twitter.
Since we are a movie website, let’s do some time wasting with something cinematical.
- 7/8/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Dave Allocca Marshall Chess
Call it the “Capote” syndrome. Just as two Truman Capote biopics were released a year apart, the story of Chess Records has now been told in two feature films. First came the star-driven “Cadillac Records” in 2008, featuring Beyonce Knowles as Etta James and Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters. “Who Do You Love,” an indie starring musicians Keb’ Mo’ and Robert Randolph as Jimmy Rogers and Bo Diddley, respectively, was released in New York on Friday, and will open in Los Angeles and Chicago in the coming weeks.
Marshall Chess, son of Leonard Chess, who founded the legendary Chicago blues label with his brother Phil, cooperated with both films in granting music rights. But he had no input on the scripts and felt chagrined by both projects’ handling of the facts. (“Cadillac Records” omitted his uncle and depicted his dad, played by Adrien Brody, in an affair...
Call it the “Capote” syndrome. Just as two Truman Capote biopics were released a year apart, the story of Chess Records has now been told in two feature films. First came the star-driven “Cadillac Records” in 2008, featuring Beyonce Knowles as Etta James and Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters. “Who Do You Love,” an indie starring musicians Keb’ Mo’ and Robert Randolph as Jimmy Rogers and Bo Diddley, respectively, was released in New York on Friday, and will open in Los Angeles and Chicago in the coming weeks.
Marshall Chess, son of Leonard Chess, who founded the legendary Chicago blues label with his brother Phil, cooperated with both films in granting music rights. But he had no input on the scripts and felt chagrined by both projects’ handling of the facts. (“Cadillac Records” omitted his uncle and depicted his dad, played by Adrien Brody, in an affair...
- 4/14/2010
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
You'd think the movie industry would create some kind of idea clearinghouse so that filmmakers didn't wind up duplicating each other's efforts, whether it's two versions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, two films about Steve Prefontaine, two movies about Truman Capote writing In Cold Blood -- or two movies about the rise of blues mogul Leonard Chess. Darnell Martin's Cadillac Records and Jerry Zaks' Who Do You Love were both made about the same time -- but Cadillac Records made it into theaters in 2008. Now here comes Zaks' film, which is, in most respects, a different story -- though with more laughs than Martin's. Where Cadillac Records focused on Muddy Waters and his relationship with Leonard Chess, Who Do You Love is Chess' story -- from his days as an immigrant Chicago junk dealer to his stints running a blues bar in...
- 4/9/2010
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
The Chess Records story, take two.
Alessandro Nivola (standing) and David Oyelowo in "Who Do You Love"
Photo: Alexander/ Mitchell Productions
It's questionable whether Chess Records, the great rhythm & blues label of the 1950s, required two movies to (sort of) tell its story. Nevertheless, less than two years after the so-so "Cadillac Records," here comes "Who Do You Love," which is so-so in different ways.
The story is essentially the same in outline: how two scrappy Polish Jews, the brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, parlayed their family junkyard business into an R&B nightclub on Chicago's South Side, and then into an independent record label, which in 1950 they dubbed Chess. "Who Do You Love" is better on this part of the famous tale than "Cadillac Records" managed to be, thanks mainly to a clenched, forceful performance by Alessandro Nivola, who plays Leonard Chess as the overbearing hardass he quite likely was.
Alessandro Nivola (standing) and David Oyelowo in "Who Do You Love"
Photo: Alexander/ Mitchell Productions
It's questionable whether Chess Records, the great rhythm & blues label of the 1950s, required two movies to (sort of) tell its story. Nevertheless, less than two years after the so-so "Cadillac Records," here comes "Who Do You Love," which is so-so in different ways.
The story is essentially the same in outline: how two scrappy Polish Jews, the brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, parlayed their family junkyard business into an R&B nightclub on Chicago's South Side, and then into an independent record label, which in 1950 they dubbed Chess. "Who Do You Love" is better on this part of the famous tale than "Cadillac Records" managed to be, thanks mainly to a clenched, forceful performance by Alessandro Nivola, who plays Leonard Chess as the overbearing hardass he quite likely was.
- 4/9/2010
- MTV Movie News
Because the Leonard Chess biopic Who Do You Love was shelved for more than a year to steer clear of the rival project Cadillac Records, the movie can’t help but feel like an also-ran. And it doesn’t help that Who Do You Love director Jerry Zaks and screenwriters Peter Martin Wortmann and Robert Conte crib so many of their moves from the well-thumbed biopic playbook. We see young Polish immigrant brothers Leonard and Phil Chess learn how to say “motherfucker” from a Chicago street musician. We see one of Chess Records’ biggest superstars introduced with a casual, “Friends ...
- 4/8/2010
- avclub.com
In Who Do You Love, directed by Jerry Zaks and opening in limited release Friday (4/9/10), actor Alessandro Nivola plays record mogul Leonard Chess, whose label helped create contemporary urban blues and rhythm and blues -- and rock'n'roll -- in Chicago in the mid-1950s. In one of those confluences of the movie zeitgeist, it was one of two biopics about Chess being shot at the same time; the other, Darnell Martin's Cadillac Records, opened at the end of 2008. Nivola, who has starred in films as varied as Junebug and Jurassic Park III and who lives in Brooklyn with wife Emily Mortimer and their two kids, took time recently to chat about the film. Q: When you were filming Who Do You Love, were you aware that there was another Leonard Chess movie in production at the same time? A: We knew the...
- 4/8/2010
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
Roguish 37-year-old actor Alessandro Nivola may not be a household name yet, perhaps because he gets so lost in the diverse roles he's claimed, whether he's the blithe English businessman wooed by Audrey Tautou in "Coco Before Chanel," the paleontology protégé who redeems his thieving ways in "Jurassic Park III," the metropolitan husband who can't lose his Southern roots in "Junebug," or the only actor to ever out-nutty Nicolas Cage as the schizophrenic brother in "Face/Off."
In director Jerry Zaks's new biopic "Who Do You Love," Nivola steps into the shoes of legendary Chicago record producer Leonard Chess, whose Chess Records (co-run with brother Phil, here played by Jon Abrahams) launched the careers of countless blues and early rock 'n' roll pioneers in the '50s and '60s, including Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Calling Nivola from the same Brooklyn neighborhood where he lives with his wife,...
In director Jerry Zaks's new biopic "Who Do You Love," Nivola steps into the shoes of legendary Chicago record producer Leonard Chess, whose Chess Records (co-run with brother Phil, here played by Jon Abrahams) launched the careers of countless blues and early rock 'n' roll pioneers in the '50s and '60s, including Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Calling Nivola from the same Brooklyn neighborhood where he lives with his wife,...
- 4/8/2010
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
Who Do You Love
Directed by: Jerry Zaks
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Chi McBride
Rating: Nr
Release Date: Tba, 2010
Trailer Score: 6/10
My Thoughts: Anyone remember Cadillac records? While the movie itself was pretty forgettable, it touched on a lot of the material that I’m expecting to be repeated in this movie. Cadillac Records boasted some star-studded talent with the likes of Beyonce and Mos Def, but Who Do You Love has set itself up with a very modest cast. While this be its saving grace or its downfall? I’m betting it’ll do wonders (or at least hoping) because there was something about watching Beyonce as Etta James that wouldn’t let me forget it was Beyonce. Although I’ve seen most of these actors in other projects, none have such an overwhelming “presence” we’ll call it, that’ll distract from the movie. The material they...
Directed by: Jerry Zaks
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Chi McBride
Rating: Nr
Release Date: Tba, 2010
Trailer Score: 6/10
My Thoughts: Anyone remember Cadillac records? While the movie itself was pretty forgettable, it touched on a lot of the material that I’m expecting to be repeated in this movie. Cadillac Records boasted some star-studded talent with the likes of Beyonce and Mos Def, but Who Do You Love has set itself up with a very modest cast. While this be its saving grace or its downfall? I’m betting it’ll do wonders (or at least hoping) because there was something about watching Beyonce as Etta James that wouldn’t let me forget it was Beyonce. Although I’ve seen most of these actors in other projects, none have such an overwhelming “presence” we’ll call it, that’ll distract from the movie. The material they...
- 3/18/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
We have a double trailer posting for everyone today featuring 2 small budget indie films that couldn’t be more different from one another but thought they were worth showing.
The first trailer is for The Romantics, a film with Katie Holmes that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The reception was okay and the trailer is about the same. Seems like a great cast with not much to do. The film is a dramedy from writer/director Galt Niederhoffer. The film stars Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody and Jeremy Strong. The story revolves around seven close friends who reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom.
The other trailer is one of those musical biopics that pops up every once in awhile...
The first trailer is for The Romantics, a film with Katie Holmes that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The reception was okay and the trailer is about the same. Seems like a great cast with not much to do. The film is a dramedy from writer/director Galt Niederhoffer. The film stars Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody and Jeremy Strong. The story revolves around seven close friends who reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom.
The other trailer is one of those musical biopics that pops up every once in awhile...
- 3/17/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
· Lee Daniels appears to have found his man -- David Oyelowo -- for the pivotal role of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, the drama set around the town's historic civil-rights march of 1965. It's the first mainstream film to depict King, but the 34-year-old Brit has reasonably strong period biopic creds including stints as Muddy Waters (Who Do You Love), as one of the Tuskegee Airmen in the upcoming Red Tails and a Ugandan doctor in The Last King of Scotland. Obviously the stakes are a little higher with this one. Hugh Jackman remains attached to play the town's racist sheriff, and Daniels assures us that Robert De Niro will appear as Alabama Gov. George Wallace. [THR]
Paul Thomas Anderson finds a new money man, Sigourney Weaver is (vampire) queen for a day, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
Paul Thomas Anderson finds a new money man, Sigourney Weaver is (vampire) queen for a day, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
- 3/17/2010
- Movieline
Coming out of nowhere, we have finally received the first trailer for the upcoming biopic Who Do You Love.
Who Do You Love Trailer
Leonard Chess (Alessandro Nivola) changed the face of modern music, and he did so without playing a note. An immigrant living in Chicago just as the city was exploding with new blues sounds, he heard what few others did at the time: the universal passion in the music of performers like Etta James, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, who all rose to fame thanks to Chess. At first with a nightclub and then with his legendary record label, Leonard Chess earned his place in American cultural history. This is his story, the real story, and it rocks.
Who Do You Love Trailer
Leonard Chess (Alessandro Nivola) changed the face of modern music, and he did so without playing a note. An immigrant living in Chicago just as the city was exploding with new blues sounds, he heard what few others did at the time: the universal passion in the music of performers like Etta James, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, who all rose to fame thanks to Chess. At first with a nightclub and then with his legendary record label, Leonard Chess earned his place in American cultural history. This is his story, the real story, and it rocks.
- 3/17/2010
- www.canmag.com
News to me… and I didn’t find any previous posts on it, on this site. So, I guess we missed it.
Made in 2008, it played at a handful of international film festivals since then, but no commercial release dates. Although, it looks like it’s getting one this year in the USA, a limited release in April, according to IMDb.
The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s and ’60s. It’s pretty much another version of Cadillac Records, which was actually made in the same year.
One obvious difference is that Cadillac Records had several “name” actors in it, while the most recognizable face in Who Do You Love is probably Chi McBride’s.
Here’s a trailer (Thanks to reader EForde for the tip):...
Made in 2008, it played at a handful of international film festivals since then, but no commercial release dates. Although, it looks like it’s getting one this year in the USA, a limited release in April, according to IMDb.
The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s and ’60s. It’s pretty much another version of Cadillac Records, which was actually made in the same year.
One obvious difference is that Cadillac Records had several “name” actors in it, while the most recognizable face in Who Do You Love is probably Chi McBride’s.
Here’s a trailer (Thanks to reader EForde for the tip):...
- 2/25/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
See images as well as the poster from International Film Circuit and Alexander/Mitchell Productions' "Who Do You Love," starring Alessandro Nivola (“Face/Off,” “Laurel Canyon”), Jon Abrahams (“Scary Movie,” “Meet The Parents”), David Oyelowo (TV’s “Spooks,” TV’s “Raisin In The Sun”) and Chi McBride (TV’s “Human Target,” “Gone In Sixty Seconds”). The film was directed by award-winning Broadway and feature film director, Jerry Zaks (“Marvin’S Room,” Broadway’s “Guys And Dolls”). The film opens on Friday, April 9th in New York City with a tiered expansion. Leonard Chess (Alessandro Nivola) changed the face of modern music, and he did so without playing a note. An immigrant living in Chicago just as the city was exploding with new blues sounds, he heard what few others did at the time: the universal passion in the music of performers like Etta James, Muddy Waters...
- 2/24/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
By Neil Pedley
Providing the requisite stopgap between showy Thanksgiving distractions and award season stragglers, female directors and assorted indie debutantes are making a strong showing this week.
"The Black Balloon"
'What's Eating Elissa Down?' is the question to ask as the award-winning director of Aussie shorts makes the jump to features with this semi-autobiographical tale of a frustrated adolescent on the verge of manhood weighed down by his responsibilities to his autistic younger brother. Daytime soap star Rhys Wakefield takes the role of the Gilbert Grape-esque Thomas, a burdened army brat charged with his brother's care while his parents drag the two up and down the country until he meets Jackie, a free spirit who teaches him how to shed his bitterness. The always impressive Toni Collette anchors this teenage ensemble as the boy's mother, Maggie. Luke Ford and Gemma Ward co-star.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
Providing the requisite stopgap between showy Thanksgiving distractions and award season stragglers, female directors and assorted indie debutantes are making a strong showing this week.
"The Black Balloon"
'What's Eating Elissa Down?' is the question to ask as the award-winning director of Aussie shorts makes the jump to features with this semi-autobiographical tale of a frustrated adolescent on the verge of manhood weighed down by his responsibilities to his autistic younger brother. Daytime soap star Rhys Wakefield takes the role of the Gilbert Grape-esque Thomas, a burdened army brat charged with his brother's care while his parents drag the two up and down the country until he meets Jackie, a free spirit who teaches him how to shed his bitterness. The always impressive Toni Collette anchors this teenage ensemble as the boy's mother, Maggie. Luke Ford and Gemma Ward co-star.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
- 12/2/2008
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
Chi McBride made his acting debut in the 1992 TV movie Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation and has worked regularly ever since. So it seems fair to ask if that job opened the door to other opportunities. McBride lets loose a long, deep laugh. "Yeah, they were sending me offers after Revenge of the Nerds III! In fact, I changed my number and moved several times because every time I opened my door, there was some producer standing there trying to get me to do his picture!" He waits a moment before ending with a perfectly deadpan "What are you, goofy?" It's the kind of no-nonsense response you might expect from one of McBride's characters: honest, blunt, and hilarious. He brings these qualities every week to the ABC comedy Pushing Daisies as Emerson Cod, a private investigator partnered with Ned (Lee Pace), a lovesick pie-maker who can raise the dead.
- 10/17/2008
- by Jenelle Riley
- backstage.com
Rosemarie DeWitt Actor Rachel Getting Married As the title character in Jonathan Demme's family drama, Rosemarie DeWitt steps effortlessly into one famous family: Her parents are played by Debra Winger and Bill Irwin and her sister by Anne Hathaway. But the Mad Men actor (DeWitt played Don Draper's mistress) and stage veteran (she was part of the Obie Award-winning cast of Craig Lucas' Small Tragedy) more than holds her own against such powerhouses, bringing a sweet vulnerability to a role that could have faded into the background. "I did worry at times about being the nicest character and coming off boring," she says. "But there was so much to work with to bring Rachel to life." DeWitt's first big-screen appearance was in a small part in the film Cinderella Man, which told the story of boxer Jim Braddock — who happens to be her real-life grandfather. But she didn't land the gig through nepotism.
- 10/6/2008
- by Jenelle Riley
- backstage.com
- In an ideal film festival going experience, I'd take my cinephile know how, equate it into educated guesses and a little gut instinct, and cover about 40 films, take in some parties and nab some great interviews. The reality is, with a festival the size of this year's bewildering 312 film choices, the Toronto Film Festival feels like a crap shoot. Instead of watching 80 plus hours of film and collapsing, this year I'm taking a more flexible approach to Tiff. For starters, I'm avoiding anything that opens within a three month theatrical window (I'll be seeing them anywaysand in better conditions). My strategy this year is to select titles that are for the most part, without distribution. The major difference this year is that by scaling back my movie-watching habits, I'll increasing my daily content outtake -- which in the past was always an issue with me because 40 minutes between two
- 9/3/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Monk, Pollock) has completed the score for Who Do You Love, a drama by Jerry Zaks (Marvin's Room). A biopic about legendary blues record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the film stars Alessandro Nivola, Marika Dominczyk and Jon Abrahams and will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Jeff Beal is also doing the music for Ed Harris' western Appaloosa, starring Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons and Lance Henriksen. The Appaloosa score will be released on CD by Lakeshore Records in September.
- 8/27/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
For a total of 312 films from 64 different countries. Wow, I wish I could go. Of the remaining announcements in 3 different sections, the most intriguing would have to be Vincent Cassel playing legendary French gangster Jacques Mesrine in Public Enemy No. 1. It's listed as a "work-in-progress" so I guess that means what will be screened is not the final cut. Another I'm looking forward to is The Lucky Ones which stars one of my favorites, Tim Robbins. It's about some returning soldiers who go on a road trip across America. Check out the full list following.
Real To Reel
Paris, Not France Adria Petty, USA
World Premiere
Polls show that in certain demographics, more people identify the name Paris with "Hilton" than with "France." Gaining intimate access to the glamorous and chaotic day-to-day life of one of the world's biggest icons, director Adria Petty explores the businesswoman and the human...
Real To Reel
Paris, Not France Adria Petty, USA
World Premiere
Polls show that in certain demographics, more people identify the name Paris with "Hilton" than with "France." Gaining intimate access to the glamorous and chaotic day-to-day life of one of the world's biggest icons, director Adria Petty explores the businesswoman and the human...
- 8/19/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Toronto -- U.S. directors Rod Lurie, Neil Burger, Jodie Markell and Gavin O'Connor were among those snaring world premieres Tuesday as the Toronto International Film Festival finalized its lineup.
Lurie will bow his political thriller "Nothing But the Truth," a Yari Film Group title that stars Kate Beckinsale as a Washington reporter put behind bars for revealing the name of a covert CIA agent.
O'Connor will bring Warner Bros.' "Pride and Glory," a cop family drama that stars Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight, while Burger will debut Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions' Rachel McAdams/Tim Robbins starrer "The Lucky Ones," about a road trip by returning U.S. soldiers.
Markell's "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" is based on a rediscovered Tennessee Williams screenplay and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans and Ann-Margret.
As Toronto completed its lineup for its Sept. 4-13 run, it unveiled 312 films from 64 countries. These include 249 features, most of which are world, international or North American premieres, and 61 of which are directorial debuts.
Other new Roy Thomson slots include German filmmaker Caroline Link's "A Year in Winter"; Toa Fraser's "Dean Spanley," toplined by Peter O'Toole, Jeremy Northam and Sam Neill; Jerry Zaks' "Who Do You Love," a biopic about famed record producer Leonard Chess; and Indian director Anees Bazmee's romantic action comedy "Singh Is Kinng."
Also on tap is a North American premiere for Ethan Coen and Joel Coen's Venice opener "Burn After Reading," the CIA comedy that stars George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Brad Pitt.
Three French films will receive gala treatment in Toronto: French director Anna Fontaine's "La Fille de Monaco," Jean-Francois Richet's "Public Enemy No. One" and Daniel Burman's "Empty Nest." In all, France will be represented by 30 movies.
Toronto also has booked "New York, I Love You," a compilation of short films from 12 directors including Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Mira Nair and Brett Ratner.
Click here for a complete list of Toronto titles.
Lurie will bow his political thriller "Nothing But the Truth," a Yari Film Group title that stars Kate Beckinsale as a Washington reporter put behind bars for revealing the name of a covert CIA agent.
O'Connor will bring Warner Bros.' "Pride and Glory," a cop family drama that stars Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight, while Burger will debut Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions' Rachel McAdams/Tim Robbins starrer "The Lucky Ones," about a road trip by returning U.S. soldiers.
Markell's "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" is based on a rediscovered Tennessee Williams screenplay and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans and Ann-Margret.
As Toronto completed its lineup for its Sept. 4-13 run, it unveiled 312 films from 64 countries. These include 249 features, most of which are world, international or North American premieres, and 61 of which are directorial debuts.
Other new Roy Thomson slots include German filmmaker Caroline Link's "A Year in Winter"; Toa Fraser's "Dean Spanley," toplined by Peter O'Toole, Jeremy Northam and Sam Neill; Jerry Zaks' "Who Do You Love," a biopic about famed record producer Leonard Chess; and Indian director Anees Bazmee's romantic action comedy "Singh Is Kinng."
Also on tap is a North American premiere for Ethan Coen and Joel Coen's Venice opener "Burn After Reading," the CIA comedy that stars George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Brad Pitt.
Three French films will receive gala treatment in Toronto: French director Anna Fontaine's "La Fille de Monaco," Jean-Francois Richet's "Public Enemy No. One" and Daniel Burman's "Empty Nest." In all, France will be represented by 30 movies.
Toronto also has booked "New York, I Love You," a compilation of short films from 12 directors including Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Mira Nair and Brett Ratner.
Click here for a complete list of Toronto titles.
- 8/19/2008
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alessandro Nivola will star opposite Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel's love in the Chanel biopic "Coco avant Chanel." Anne Fontaine is directing the French film, which is being produced by Philippe Carcassonne.
Nivola, who is learning French for the role and likely will be the only American in the film, will play Arthur Capel, a dashing polo player who sponsored the fashion designer, helping her open her first store and influencing her masculine suit designs. His death in a car crash was described as the most devastating event in Chanel's life.
Films Distribution Mercure is financing the film, which has no domestic distributor yet. A September start date is planned.
Nivola, repped by Wma and Management 360, appears in the ensemble comedy "Five Dollars a Day" and stars in the music biopic "Chess," both of which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. He most recently appeared in the horror movie "The Eye."...
Nivola, who is learning French for the role and likely will be the only American in the film, will play Arthur Capel, a dashing polo player who sponsored the fashion designer, helping her open her first store and influencing her masculine suit designs. His death in a car crash was described as the most devastating event in Chanel's life.
Films Distribution Mercure is financing the film, which has no domestic distributor yet. A September start date is planned.
Nivola, repped by Wma and Management 360, appears in the ensemble comedy "Five Dollars a Day" and stars in the music biopic "Chess," both of which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. He most recently appeared in the horror movie "The Eye."...
- 8/15/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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