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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
6 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
By
Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Vote! Who Looks Best With Kate Gosselin's Hair?
21 hours ago | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Katie Couric wore a Kate Gosselin wig on Halloween, and Taylor Swift slapped one on to poke fun at the mother of eight on "Saturday Night Live," but which woman wore it best?
See what other stars dressed up as on Halloween 2009
Tell "Extra" -- Who wears Kate Gosselin's funky hairdo the best?
Best 'SNL' Celeb ImpersonationsDarrell Hammond as Bill Clinton
Will Ferrell as George W. Bush
Maya Rudolph as Whitney Houston »
Taylor Swift Plays Kate Gosselin on 'SNL'
7 November 2009 1:05 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
A week after Halloween, Taylor Swift threw on a Kate Gosselin wig to play the mother of eight on "Saturday Night Live."
Swift, as Gosselin, was the guest host on "The View" and was flattered by Elisabeth Hasselbeck's (played by Kristen Wiig) comments about her spiky bob hairstyle.
See other funny females on TV
"Kate, I just want to say, You have beautiful hair," Wiig said. "I've heard many people make fun of your hairstyle, »
Scenes We Love: Miller's Crossing
6 November 2009 11:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In the Great Coen Debates that occur among film fans, there's one that I never feel gets enough love: Miller's Crossing. It's probably my favorite next to The Big Lebowski. The film is deliciously dark and dreary (you can watch this in summer and still feel cold), but punctuated by that startling Coens humor. The dialogue and character quirks are not as exaggerated as they are in other Coen films, and when a character does get theatrical, it's appropriate to the setting. These are thugs who find themselves in positions of great wealth and power, after all, and they'll never know quite how to behave in the real world.
The film has a level of tension I don't think the Coens matched until No Country For Old Men. Tom's white-knuckle walk into Miller's Crossing is probably my favorite scene (actually, it's difficult to pick just one), but it doesn't appear to be on YouTube. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
How To Train Your Dragon Trailer
2 November 2009 10:54 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
I've been seeing posters around for the upcoming Dreamworks animated 3-D film How to Train Your Dragon for a couple of months now, and I haven't once been inspired to seek out any additional information about it. I hadn't even watched the first teaser trailer that surfaced online back in September, but now that a longer trailer has arrived over at Yahoo! [1], I figured I might as well give it a shot. Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch), the movie is about a young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, who sets off to slay a dragon, and ends up befriending one instead. One thing that is kind of interesting is the fact that Jay Baruchel is voicing the main character and his dry, non-typical delivery seems to hold some promise. Other voices include Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, and America Ferrera. »
- Sean
Sean Connery and Ifoa
29 October 2009 4:27 AM, PDT | CultureMagazine.ca | See recent CultureMagazine news »
There are any number of exciting, exclusive podcasts over on the Globe and Mail's books blog, In Other Words, from this year's International Festival of Authors. Most are cracking good authors reading from their own works, but the stand out so far as to be the recorded welcome from Sean Connery to Ifoa's Writing Scotland program. Not only is it a nice reminder that Connery's still out there, but doesn't it make you wriggle with glee to know that this is what he's doing with his retirement? HeRead More... »
- cultureemag@gmail.com
James Bond wants you to use the British post office
28 October 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
My favorite James Bond is still Sean Connery. Second is Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan is third, and Timothy Dalton and George Lazenby tie for fourth. Roger Moore? He just didn't do it for me (though a lot of that was because he was a victim of the 70s - bad clothes, way too much humor, and Bond in space because of Star Wars). Now Moore is doing ads for the British post office.
The odd thing? This is pretty much how lively Moore was in A View To A Kill.
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- Bob Sassone
Review: 'James Bond Encyclopedia'
27 October 2009 5:27 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
James Bond Encyclopedia
By John Cork and Collin Stutz
334 Pages, Dk Publishing, $40
Nobody does it better. Dk Publishing continues to put out the best assortment of visual reference books on pop culture and as we near the holidays, they keep pumping out one must have collection after another.
Few literary figures have endured changing eras and tastes likes Ian Fleming’s spy, James Bond. Fleming created the spy in the 1950s and continued his exploits through the dozen novels and nine short stories before his death in 1964. He got to see his creation catch the attention of a world made uncomfortable by the Cold War, giving them a clear cut hero to root for as he traveled the world and dispatched the Red Menace in all its guises.
Bond has endured despite the constant change in performer, indelibly begun by Sean Connery and carried through by George Lazenby, Roger Moore, »
- Robert Greenberger
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Joining True Grit
27 October 2009 3:10 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Variety reports that Josh Brolin and Matt Damon are looking to re-team with Joel and Ethan Coen for their upcoming "adaptation" of True Grit.
Ok, so Damon has never worked with the Coens before, but he did have a small scene in Finding Forrester, which starred Sean Connery who was in The Rock with Nicolas Cage, so it's practically a return. Brolin is certainly returning, having worked with the Coens on their award-winning No Country For Old Men.
Damon is in talks to play a lawman who teams up with U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges stepping in for the late John Wayne) and a 14-year-old girl that head into Native American territory to find the murderer of the girl's father. Brolin is negotiating to play the killer.
The Coens are directing and producing True Grit from their script, which will follow the original Charles Portis novel that inspired »
- Ryan Gowland
Best 'SNL' Celeb Impersonations
24 October 2009 5:58 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Get ready to chuckle because "Extra" is taking a look at the best celebrity impersonations on "Saturday Night Live"!
Best 'SNL' Celeb ImpersonationsDarrell Hammond as Bill Clinton
Will Ferrell as George W. Bush
Maya Rudolph as Whitney Houston
Molly Shannon as Monica Lewinsky
Fred Armisen as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery
Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton »
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
Norrington Submits Crow Script
21 October 2009 11:48 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Stephen Norrington, the director that kicked off the Blade franchise and caused Sir Sean Connery to retire after the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen debacle, has submitted a well-received draft script for his new Crow film, according to an anonymous source at Mania.As we reported last December, Norrington is prepping the film for Relativity Media (The Wolfman, MacGruber) and has promised an "almost documentary style" to differentiate the reboot from the fantastical gothic original. A "new character and storyline" are promised, so this isn't a remake per se, staving off the problem of having to exactly replace the iconic Brandon Lee, who was famously, tragically killed just before filming finished on The Crow 1.But Norrington's Crow will have to work hard to avoid the pitfalls of the rest of the series, which staggered with City of Angels, reeled with Salvation, and finally collapsed choking to the floor and expired with Wicked Prayer. »
Joseph Wiseman: A tribute to the late Dr. No
21 October 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Joseph Wiseman, the Canadian-born actor best known for his deliciously evil portrayal of the James Bond villain, Dr. No, passed away yesterday at age 91. Wiseman appeared in a slew of Broadway productions, television shows, and movies such as Viva Zapata! with Marlon Brando and The Unforgiven with Burt Lancaster. But he will always be remembered for locking horns with Sean Connery's agent 007 in 1962's Dr. No. Wiseman's character, a mad scientist with an arsenal of fiendishly wry quips, a charter membership in Spectre, and a nasty atomic-powered radio-beam weapon, became the prototypical Bond villain. Later in his life, the »
- Chris Nashawaty
Dr. No Dies At 91
21 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
James Bond's original nemesis Dr. No has died - the actor Joseph Wiseman passed away on Monday.
Wiseman played the metal-clawed, crazed scientist in the first ever 007 feature film in 1962, which starred Sean Connery and Ursula Andress.
He died aged 91 at his home in New York after a prolonged battle with ill health - almost eight months after his wife, modern dancer/choreographer Pearl Lang, died suddenly from a heart attack following hip surgery.
As well as his role as Dr. No, Wiseman featured in a string of films including Detective Story and The Unforgiven.
He also had guest roles in Law & Order, The Streets of San Francisco and The Twilight Zone. »
Obit: 'Dr. No' Dies at 91
21 October 2009 8:08 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Wrap Staff
The diabolical Dr. No has died. Joseph Wiseman, who played the sinister title character in the first James Bond movie, was 91. The Canadian-born actor had been in declining health for the last several years, according to his daughter Martha Graham Wiseman. Wiseman had a long career on stage and screen before appearing opposite Sean Connery in 1962’s “Dr. No.” He made his Broadway debut in 1938 in Robert E. Sherwood's "Abe Lincoln in Illino... »
- Lew Harris
'Dr. No' Dies at 91
21 October 2009 7:23 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By the Los Angeles Times
Joseph Wiseman, a stage and screen actor who played the sinister title character in "Dr. No," the 1962 film that introduced Sean Connery as James Bond, has died. He was 91.
Wiseman, who had been in declining health in the last few years, died Monday at his home in Manhattan, said his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times. »
- Lew Harris
Original Bond Villain Dies Aged 91
21 October 2009 6:17 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Sad news today that Joseph Wiseman who played the first James Bond villain opposite Sean Connery in Dr. No has died ages 91. Wiseman played the character Dr. Julius No in the 1962 film.
The La Times have reported that Wiseman’s health had recently been deteriorating and that he died at his home in Manhattan. His last TV role was in an episode of Law And Order in 1996 with his last performance on stage in the 2001 production of Judgment At Nuremberg.
I think I’ve seen Dr. No more times than any other Bond and along with Connery, Ursula Andress coming out of the water and a ‘dragon’, Wiseman’s performance was excellent and paved the way for 20 other Bond villains over the next 50 years!
Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. Rip Mr. Wiseman.
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- David Sztypuljak
'Dr No' star Wiseman dies, aged 91
21 October 2009 5:36 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Jospeh Wiseman, who played villain Dr No in the first James Bond movie, has passed away aged 91. The Canadian-born actor died at his home in Manhattan, his daughter Martha told the Los Angeles Times. Wiseman's most famous role came in the 1962 007 film, where he played Dr Julius No opposite Sean Connery's secret service spy. He moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He began his career on Broadway in a 1938 production of Abe Lincoln In Illinois. His stage credits also included stints in Anthony And Cleopatra, King Lear and 2001's Judgment At Nuremberg. In the late '70s, Wiseman began appearing in major Us TV shows such as (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
Breaking News: Joseph Wiseman, The Original James Bond Villain, Dead At Age 91
20 October 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Joseph Wiseman, who made screen history as the first 007 screen villain in the title role of Dr. No, has died at age 91. Wiseman was a distinguished name in both film and on stage, and remained active on Broadway in recent years. Only a few years ago, he had a major role in the revival of "Judgment at Nuremberg." Wiseman also had many other major films to his credit including The Night They Raided Minsky's, Detective Story and The Unforgiven. Wiseman rarely granted interviews, despite countless requests to discuss his role in Dr. No. On a personal note, back in the 1990s, I attended a New York film event at which Sean Connery was honored. To everyone's surprise, Joseph Wiseman was among the speakers and he reflected fondly on Dr. No. When a film clip was shown of Connery and Wiseman in the film, the audience went wild. He was a »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
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