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18 articles from 2009
To Each His Own – Olivia de Havilland, John Lund
13 November 2009 4:07 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
To Each His Own (1946) Direction: Mitchell Leisen Screenplay: Charles Brackett and Jacques Théry; from a story by Brackett Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Lund, Mary Anderson, Roland Culver, Phillip Terry, Bill Goodwin Olivia de Havilland, John Lund in To Each His Own Olivia de Havilland, who had starred in the 1941 melodrama Hold Back the Dawn, returns to the wartime milieu in To Each His Own (1946), once again under the direction of Mitchell Leisen, who guides the proceedings with his characteristic sincerity while cleverly skirting the Production Code’s restrictive guidelines. In To Each His Own, de Havilland plays Jody Norris, a small-town woman who falls quickly in love — much like her character in Hold Back the Dawn, but this time [...] »
- Doug Johnson
Hold Back The Dawn – Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard
13 November 2009 3:54 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Hold Back the Dawn (1941) Direction: Mitchell Leisen Screenplay: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder; from Ketti Fring’s story Cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois, Rosemary DeCamp Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, Paulette Goddard in Hold Back the Dawn Olivia de Havilland shines in Mitchell Leisen’s melodrama Hold Back the Dawn, a sort of opening bracket for the director’s World War II-era films. Adapted by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett from Ketti Frings‘ semi-autobiographical story, Hold Back the Dawn stars Charles Boyer as George Iscovescu, a Romanian dancer unable to enter the U.S. from Mexico due to immigration quotas imposed at the onset of the European conflict. Paulette Goddard is his scheming former partner, Anita, who marries an American to [...] »
- Doug Johnson
Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
23 October 2009 8:36 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Shankman's got spirit!
Do you follow the Oscar show news in the way you follow the Oscars? I don't so much, despite this life I lead constantly writin' about the awards themselves. I care who hosts to some degree but I tend to ignore the rest. But I found it interesting this week when director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) was named as one of the producers and his choreography skills were noted as a reason to be enthused about this assignment. At least he has a sense of humor about his, um, limited history with the big event I was one of Paula Abdul's 'Under the Sea' pirates," Shankman said. "The last time I was at the Oscars, I was in Lycra, with a pirate hat on. Shankman's presence must mean more musical numbers. I'm all for musical numbers provided they rehire Hugh Jackman as host. He was so fine last year. »
- NATHANIEL R
A Single Actress (Julianne Moore and Oscar)
27 September 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
There can be only one ...winner, that is.
This year's supporting actress contest (new predictions!), if you believe early hype, is down to Mo'Nique vs. ummmm? She's way out front for her abusive mother role in Precious. But with Julianne Moore's supposedly vivid contribution to Tom Ford's A Single Man newly exciting festival auds, we could see the redhead goddess nab her 5th career nomination. That's quite an honor, even if she never wins that elusive statue.
The Man That Got Away Keeps Getting Away
A couple of years ago I asked readers who the next Deborah Kerr would be. Which modern important actress will be forever appreciated but never fully embraced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? Back then Kate Winslet was sort of gunning for the honor. Now that the English Rose has noisily moved into the winner's circle, the imaginary competition is back on. »
- NATHANIEL R
Mm@M: "9 out of 10 Hollywood stars depend on Lux"
24 August 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Mad Men at the Movies. In this series we've been covering movie references made on the 1960s show. Even if you don't watch, you're here because you love talking 'bout the movies. Previously we covered a telling Gidget reference, a throwaway Wizard of Oz bit and the scandal of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Episode 4 mentions an ad campaign that featured Hollywood's A-List actresses.
1.4 "New Amsterdam"
Young account executive Pete Campbell is at dinner with the rich in-laws. The father in-law has some unsolicited advice.
Tom: You've got to get that Lux soap campaign over to Sterling Cooper. Janet Leigh, Natalie Wood -- now, there's a day at the office. I'm telling you, you boys have got it made: Martini lunches, gorgeous women parading through. In my next life I'm coming back as an ad man.
Pete Campbell: Well, there's slightly more to it than that.
Tom: Yeah? Well, I'd keep that to yourself. »
- NATHANIEL R
'Gone With the Wind' 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Details
23 August 2009 8:26 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
It's one of those great movie stats: Adjusted for inflation, Gone With the Wind has made over $1.4 billion in the U.S. Of course, everything's different now and movies don't stay in theaters for years at a time and everybody gets to see them all at once, more or less. But the fact is, by almost any measure, it's the biggest movie ever. And it might always be.
Now, to celebrate the film's 70th anniversary, Warner Bros. will release the Gone With the Wind Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray on November 17th. It will come with a limited edition copy of the original 1939 movie poster, which I'm going to assume is a cheap re-print, because originals would be worth several hundred to many thousands of dollars. The interior of the box, however, is genuine velvet, daddy.
This new Blu-ray has a documentary about the making of the film, plus features on the restoration, »
- Colin Boyd
Gone with the Wind Breezes Onto DVD and Blu-ray November 17th
18 August 2009 5:03 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Gone with the Wind is set to hit both DVD and Blu-ray in a new five disc 70th Anniversary box set on December 1st. Here is the official press release from Warner Home Video:
Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and still history's all time domestic box-office champion ($1.5 billion), Gone with the Wind has long been considered the most celebrated motion picture of all time. On November 17, Warner Home Video will honor the romantic epic with a stunningly restored and remastered version, available for the first time on Blu-ray. Gone with the Wind [70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition] is sure to be a "must-have" for collectors of classic films, available both in Blu-ray as well as on DVD.
The highlight of this new Blu-ray version of Gone with the Wind is how it looks and sounds. As they've done with Wizard of Oz, Warner Home Video continues to maximize what the Blu-ray format »
70th Anniversary Edition of Gone With The Wind coming to DVD and Blu-Ray this November
10 August 2009 2:19 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Warner Brothers has announced that they will release a 70th Anniversary Edition of the classic Gone With The Wind on November 17th of this year (Us).
This romantic epic arrives in a "stunningly restored and remastered version" that features a bonus disc with three new documentaries:
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year is a fascinating tribute to a year considered to be one of Hollywood's greatest. This documentary, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, had its on-air premiere in July as part of TCM's month-long festival saluting that year's 'bumper-crop' of films.Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On is an exploration of the legacy of this most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums.Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara Wars -- a 1980 Wbtv Special, never before seen on home video.
The release will also include a 40-page hardcover book with photos, production notes and more; a »
- Paul
de Havillink
8 August 2009 9:21 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Go Fug Yourself "well played" Kirsten Dunst & Demi Moore
Noh Way for counter programming purposes, here's a good piece from a writer who is not joining the Meryl Streep Julie & Julia love-in
Slate "the many accents of Meryl Streep" I wish this video was quicker and more inclusive but it's still kinda cool to hear the voices in close succession
My Internet... finally sees Reservoir Dogs
babblebook is not happy about the revisions to The Time Traveller's Wife
Cinema Blend Iron Man 2 footage leaked
Deep Focus on Dollhouse Season One. I'm itching for Season Two to start, aren't you?
three John Hughes pieces
NYTimes Ao Scott's fine appraisal of John Hughes (Rip)
We'll Know When We Get There "Sincerely, John Hughes" an article from a John Hughes' fan turned pen pall
The Spy in the Sandwich on the poetry of John Hughes writing
Finally...
Finally, I neglected to »
- NATHANIEL R
Captain Blood To Return To Screen
31 July 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Avast there, me hearties! Buckle that swash, set phasers on stun and set sail for Alpha Centauri, as classic pirate story Captain Blood prepares for a space-set remake. Yes, the Errol Flynn hit of 1935 is being remade as a sci-fi pirate movie, an idea so batshit-crazy that it might just work.The story of the original saw British Dr Blood (Errol Flynn) convicted of treason and shipped out to the Caribbean as a slave. There, he fell in love with the plantation owner's daughter (Olivia de Havilland) before escaping to a life of piracy. But when the object of his affections is kidnapped by a rival captain (Basil Rathbone) Blood must find a way to win her back. Cue the grappling hooks and rapiers!The new film will stay faithful to the story, except for the small detail of moving all the action into space (and perhaps replacing the rapiers »
Spierig Brothers to Remake Captain Blood … in Space!
30 July 2009 10:26 PM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
It sounds like the punchline to a joke, but it’s not: According to Variety, Warner Bros. has attached Australian siblings Michael and Peter Spierig to direct a space version of the classic 1935 swashbuckling pirate movie “Captain Blood”. They’ve also hired John Brownlow to pen the script, which will follow the plot of the original closely, except, er, you know, that whole space thing. The 1935 original starred Errol Flynn as Peter Blood, a wrongly imprisoned British doctor who escapes to become a pirate in the Caribbean. He teams up with a French pirate name Levasseur (played by Basil Rathbone), but as is always the case, a woman from his past (played by Olivia De Havilland) eventually comes between them. According to the trade, the space remake will be very faithful to the original plot, except the Caribbean will now become space, and instead of ships, they’ll have, well, »
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Michael and Peter Spierig to Direct Captain Blood
30 July 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Warner Bros. has signed on Michael and Peter Spierig to direct and John Brownlow to write an updated version of Captain Blood, the 1935 swashbuckler pirate classic that starred Errol Flynn as a wrongly imprisoned British doctor who escapes to become a pirate in the Caribbean, according to Variety.
The Spierig brothers got hired because of their innovative idea to set the pirate film in space.
After WB and producer Bill Gerber dusted off the library title and had Brownlow do a faithful first draft, they sought out pitches from filmmakers. The Spierig siblings won the gig with a bold animatic presentation, Gerber said.
Gerber said that despite the radical period and venue switch, the film will be fairly faithful to a plot in which the doctor, Peter Blood, joins up with a French pirate (played in the original by Basil Rathbone), only to clash with the buccaneer when the woman »
Hollywood Legend Olivia de Havilland to Write Autobiography
15 July 2009 12:20 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
If you know me personally, follow me on twitter (please don't), or if you're outside my window every day stalking me (Hi, Maureen!) then you'll know that while Neil delights in having excuses to search for scandalous pictures of Megan Fox, I find a certain thrill in finding images of Golden Era Hollywood actresses. All you really have to do is scope my list of the Sexiest Gangster Girlfriends to realize that I have a slight preoccupation with the likes of Mae Clark and Virginia Mayo, and of course I have to constantly avoid choosing Jean Arthur films for Old Ass Movies so I don't get accused of favoritism. As you might guess, I have to do the same for Olivia de Havilland - even if I did end up writing about her when I wrote up Captain Blood. The woman was gorgeous and talented in her prime, stealing scenes left and right with her trademark smile »
- Dr. Cole Abaius
Hollywood's Last Golden Girl Reminisces
14 July 2009 7:59 AM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Seventy years after Gone with the Wind , Olivia de Havilland talks to the Independent about her similarities to Melanie Hamilton, what it was really like to work during the golden age of Hollywood, and her relationship with Errol Flynn. Though nothing ever happened between the frequent costars, “What I felt for Errol Flynn was not a trivial matter at all,” de Havilland says. “I felt terribly attracted to him.” Of Melanie, de Havilland—who nursed an ex-husband and a son through terminal cancer—says, “I would say that she is the person that I would like to be.” Though she ... »
Red Carpet: Yo, Adrien. It's Marion and Maid Marian
8 July 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Time for our weekly stream of consciousness trip to the red carpet to visit with random celebrities who've been walking it.
First up are two Hogwarts franchise girls. Sartorial madwoman Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix LeStrange) and the delightfully batty Miriam Margoyles (Professor Pomona Sprout) came out for the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince premiere. Helena gets a few wickedly cackling scenes in the new picture but Miriam goes entirely missing. Oh well. Next time, Miriam. What is it with out lesbian actresses that they are all so endlessly adorable? I mean Jane Lynch + Miriam Margoyles + Lily Tomlin + Fiona Shaw... it doesn't get much better than them. They're always an audience treat. But back to Helena. Sometimes I try to time travel back to the late 80s and imagine this current fate for Lucy Honeychurch (sharing a home and hairdresser with Tim Burton) and I'll tell you... it's hard to fathom. »
- NATHANIEL R
Review of Pablo Proenza's Dark Mirror
5 May 2009 5:24 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Year: 2007
Directors: Pablo Proenza
Writers: Pablo Proenza and Matthew Reynolds
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: cyberhal
Rating: 5 out of 10
I would like to thank first time director Mr. Proenza, from the bottom of my heart, for the scene in which the incredibly tasty Tammy (Christine Lakin) stands in her bikini, holding a pistol in her hand, and play acts a heist: cheers mate, here’s to you, won't forget it. Beyond that, and except for an excellent last 15 minutes, Dark Mirror is an unoriginal and not at all scary supernatural suspense involving:
1. Mirrors
2. An evil presence behind the aforesaid mirrors.
3. A newly moved in family, only one of whom sees the spooky stuff.
Photographer-by-trade Deborah (Lisa Vidal), husband (David Chisum) and son have moved into a new house to which Debs is strangely attracted. In the bathroom, she finds two opposing mirrors reflecting to infinity, and she shoots off »
Oscar and The Jesus Year
25 February 2009 9:00 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
I'm really trying to leave the gold man behind but he never unclenches his grip. Have you noticed the arms? Plus he has a sword... so, one has to move slowly away. Tip toe. Tip toe. I advise against sudden movements.
Anyway, for fun I thought I'd dedicate a post to the dozen acting Oscar winners who won when they were 33 years of age. Why? Because it's all about Kate Winslet right now! Here they are...
Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946... the only man! they make them wait longer. He was also the first disabled Oscar winner if my trivia is correct)Olivia DeHavilland, The Heiress (1949... second Oscar)Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity (1953)Sally Field, Norma Rae (1979)Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice (1982... second Oscar)Jessica Lange, Tootsie (1982)Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist (1988)Emma Thompson, Howards End (1992)Juliette Binoche, The English Patient (1996)
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich (2000)Catherine Zeta-Jones, »
- NATHANIEL R
Oscar Did You Knows?
23 February 2009 11:49 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
a few pieces of useless trivia for you!
...that in the elite community of actors who've won more than one Oscar, all thirty-eight of them with Sean Penn as the newest club member, the average wait for the second statue is 9 years. Kate Winslet for the win in 2017, baby! Of course, for some actors the love affair with the Academy is intense and feverish and the statues are back to back (Tom Hanks, Luise Rainer, Jason Robards, Spencer Tracy) as if the voting body wanted to seal the deal before they started showing... if you know what I mean. The most common wait time though is strangely but a 3 year span. That's happened to five goddesses of the silver screen (Glenda Jackson, Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Bette Davis and Olivia DeHavilland).
Only four actors have won three or more Oscars (Katharine Hepburn, Walter Brennan, Jack Nicholson, and Ingrid Bergman) and »
- NATHANIEL R
2009 | 2005 | 2002 | 2001
18 articles from 2009
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