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The Reflecting Skin Director Philip Ridley Returns With Heartless

4 July 2009 8:57 PM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

It has been fourteen years since writer-director Philip Ridley last made a film.  Fourteen very long years.  It’s not that he hasn’t been busy in the intervening time, it’s just that he’s been doing his work in live theater but as rewarding as that may be it is no help at all for fans of his work, such as myself, with the misfortune of having an ocean between ourselves and the theaters where these works are actually performed. 

Ridley first burst into the public eye in 1990 with arty horror film The Reflecting Skin - which he wrote and directed - and gangster thriller The Krays - which he wrote - films he would follow up with the very Lynchian tale of religious hysteria, The Passion of Darkly Noon, in 1995.  But since then?  One piece of writing appearing on television and absolutely nothing else, a situation that

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High Crimes Gets a Blu-ray Upgrade on September 1st

2 July 2009 9:06 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

You can bring all the action home with Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman in high definition this September. High Crimes will be released on Blu-ray on September 1. The new Bd disc will be priced at $29.98 Srp and you can take a look at the new cover art below. The film stars Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caveizel and Amanda Peet.

A high-profile attorney risks her job - and her life - to defend her husband against charges of an unconscionable act of violence in the suspense thriller High Crimes. The compelling duo of Golden Globe nominee* Ashley Judd and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman re-teams in this "fast-paced thriller with a great twist" (Wfld-tv, Chicago).

Special Features:

- Commentary by Carl Franklin

- "A Military Mystery" featurette

- "FBI Takedown in Union Square" featurette

- "A Different Kind of Justice" featurette

- "Liar Liar: How to Beat a Polygraph with Sue

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High Crimes Blu-ray Details and Cover Art

1 July 2009 9:31 PM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Fox Home Entertainment has revealed plans to bring the 2002 thriller High Crimes starring Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, and Bruce Davison to Blu-ray Disc in high definition for the first time on September 1. High Crimes on Blu-ray will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio. Bonus features for High Crimes were previously offered on DVD and have been ported to Blu-ray as-is. The complete list reads as follows: Commentary by Carl Franklin A Military Mystery featurette FBI Takedown in Union Square featurette A Different Kind of Justice featurette Liar Liar: How to Beat a Polygraph with Sue Ducett featurette The Car Crash featurette Together Again featurette Theatrical Trailer In High Crimes, Ashley Judd stars as Claire Kubik, a high-powered attorney whose perfect life comes down when her husband is charged with high crimes of murder. Enlisting the aid of a shrewd

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In My Opinion: Ranking the Films of Michael Mann

29 June 2009 4:54 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

The films of Michael Mann

Photo: Universal Pictures Ranking the Films of Michael Mann In advance of this Wednesday's release of Public Enemies I thought it was only fitting to take a look back at the films from director Michael Mann and see how they would sort themselves out in a quick ranking session and what a wild last few days it has been. On Thursday, last week, I saw Public Enemies, later that night I watched Manhunter, the next day I watched Thief and The Last of the Mohicans -- then the weekend arrived. In a matter of 48 hours I watched Heat, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice and Collateral all in an attempt to make sure my mind was completely refreshed and ready to sort things out. You will notice I am only ranking nine films since I have never seen The Keep (1983) and it wasn't available through Netflix

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Judd Thrilled With Husband's Father's Day Race Victory

22 June 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Ashley Judd celebrated Father's Day and the summer solstice by watching husband Dario Franchitti race to victory in the Iowa Corn Indy 250.

The driver became the first ever repeat winner of the IndyCar Series race on Sunday when he claimed his second victory of the year as his devoted wife looked on.

Judd cheered the speedy Scot on and admitted she was nervous when he took such a large lead towards the end of the race.

She told ABC TV, "It's never over until it's over. I was hearing the countdown and things were looking good... the car's been fabulous, he asked for no changes, he managed the tyres beautifully, the stops were great... I'm excited and relieved."

And she used her post-race chat to coo about her "gentleman" race ace: "He has a fundamental courtesy and respect for his other drivers and I remember early on when I was just getting to know him and racing (and) there would be some beef on the track... and I saw that even as a young man he was a bit of an elder statesman... It endeared me to him.

"He's just a very personable and lovely man and I absolutely mean that in the best possible way."

Judd then wished all race fan dads a Happy Father's Day, and noted, "It's also the Solstice, so it's a cool day."

Franchitti, who moves up into second place in the IndyCar championship race, dedicated his win to his father in Scotland.

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Blu-Ray, DVD Round Up, June 16, 2009: ‘Crossing Over,’ ‘Woodstock,’ ‘The Cell 2’

16 June 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – It’s time to dig a little deeper at HollywoodChicago.com and pull out a standard and HD edition of the Round-Up, our regular column that gives you the synopsis, features, and technical details on several titles that we either couldn’t get around to full-length reviewing or we didn’t think deserved the time.

“Crossing Over” and “Woodstock: 40th Anniversary Edition” were released on June 9th, 2009.

“The Cell 2” and “Nature’s Most Amazing Events” were released on June 16th, 2009.

“The Cell 2” (Blu-Ray)

Photo credit: WB Synopsis: “Imagine a serial killer who flatlines his victims and then brings them back to life over and over again, until they beg to die. Beautiful psychic investigator Maya Casteneda (Tessie Santiago) was his last victim and swore vengeance on her tormentor before she escaped. Now The Cusp is back, and the FBI taps Maya to help capture the elusive monster.

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[DVD Review] Crossing Over

11 June 2009 10:11 PM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news

Crossing Over begs the audience to take it seriously. It wants to make an impact on you so badly despite its hollow shell of a narrative. Obviously inspired by the immigration “crisis” which had the United States broiling with racial discomfort, Crossing Over tries to capitalize on all of the stirred emotions still floating about – only to find the waters cooled and tempers no longer quite so high. The audience the film needed in order to succeed no longer existed; its opportunistic theme staled before Harrison Ford’s laughably clichéd first lines of dialogue rolled out. Perhaps that’s why the film feels like a mixed bag of preaching and shock and awe instead of a rational argument for or against strict immigration control.

Crossing Over spends its time divided between five connected narratives and attempts to ply its messages of cultural integration, manipulation and corruption with each one. Max

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McConaughey's Bachelor Days Are Over

10 June 2009 5:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Matthew McConaughey has vowed to put his womanising ways behind him - becoming a father has forced him to settle down.

The actor has dated a string of Hollywood beauties including Penelope Cruz, Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd, and plays an incorrigible single man in his latest movie Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

But he has promised his bachelor days are over now he has an 11-month-old son, Levi, with Brazilian model girlfriend Camila Alves.

He says, "I've got a family now, a tribe. I've got a child that I'm a guardian over. That gives me more to live for than before."

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Q&A with The Hangover's Ed Helms

5 June 2009 12:48 PM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news

When Judd Apatow calls you a "national treasure", you're probably doing something right. Granted, Ed Helms isn't yet a national treasure on the level of a Stephen Fry or a Maya Angelou, and even Judd admitted that America's love affair with Helms isn't entirely obvious because "the nation doesn't know it yet." But when the guy who directed and/or produced pretty much every comedy blockbuster of the last few years singles you out, it's like the Pope naming a new saint. What are you going to do, tell him he's wrong? Of course, none of this is news to longtime fans of Ed Helms. During his four-year tenure as a correspondent for The Daily Show, he perfected the role of blowhard reporter. Some of his best (and most cringe-worthy) segments included an investigation of gay marriage in Massachusetts with his HomoMeter, and a probing look at the Libertarian Party's

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Writers ready to 'Ratchet'

21 May 2009 4:19 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Douglas Cook and David Weisberg have been hired to write the mystery thriller "Nick Ratchet," one of Stan Lee's Pow Entertainment projects set up at Disney and based on an idea of Lee.s. Cook and Weisberg have writing credits that include Michael Bay's "The Rock" and the Ashley Judd/Tommy Lee Jones film "Double Jeopardy." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Richard Lagravenese will be handling directing duties. The story revolves around the internal struggle between a passive, ineffective police officer and his online alter-ego, a tough avatar cop named Nick Ratchet who jumps from inside a video game to present day reality to one-up the life of his creator. Larry Jacobson and Sonny Grosso are producing. Lee is exec producing

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Stan Lee’s ‘Nick Ratchet’ Headed To The Big Screen

21 May 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

Stan Lee might have changed the face of comic books with his many Marvel superhero creations such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, but even in his twilight years, the legendary creator continues to have some tricks up his sleeve.

An all-new genre character of Lee’s creation is coming to the big screen by way of a partnership between Disney and Lee’s Pow Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project will be based on “Nick Ratchet,” a high-concept detective story based on an idea of Lee’s with Richard Lagravenese attached to direct.

According to the report, “Nick Ratchet” is a mystery story that focuses on “a Jekyll & Hyde struggle between a meek, ineffectual police officer and his online alter-ego, a tough avatar cop named Nick Ratchet who emerges from inside a video game to usurp the life of his creator.”

The story, which sounds almost like a

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Inside Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's Romantic Honeymoon

7 May 2009 2:16 AM, PDT | From Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news

A day after holding their second wedding celebration in Venice, Italy, Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-Henri Pinault jetted off to an island at the eastern coast of Africa for their honeymoon. The couple arrived at Mahe airport in Seychelles on Sunday, April 26. They then chartered a helicopter to North Island and checked in at the lavish North Island Hotel.

"Salma was hugging Francois and constantly kissing him," a source told In Touch Weekly. "They were so into each other." Talking about their romantic honeymoon, the source said the pair spent 3 hours strolling on the beach and picking up some seashells.

Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault got married for the 2nd time at the Teatro La Fenice, an opera house in Venice, Italy on April 25. Several celebrity friends were invited to come to the bash, including

Penelope Cruz and her beau Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith,

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Salma Hayek’s Wedding was a Star Studded Song Fest

28 April 2009 2:59 AM, PDT | From Celeb9.com | See recent Celeb9 news

Salma Hayek's wedding to French billionaire Francois Henri on Saturday at Venice's Teatro La Fenice opera house was a celebration worthy of its famous venue. The couple made it official all over again. Their second wedding ceremony at Venice's Teatro La Fenice opera house was as grand as anyone could have expected a million dollar wedding ceremony should be.

The guests present at the Hayek and Henri's wedding wore Venetian masks. Hayek and Henri has a one year old daughter. Among the guests there were Hollywood guests like Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith. Among the other 150 guests French president Jacques Chirac, Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend, Lucy....

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Hayek Joins Bono For Wedding Sing-a-Long

27 April 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Salma Hayek celebrated her Italian nuptials to Francois-henri Pinault by joining actor pals Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson for a special collaboration with rocker Bono at her weekend wedding reception.

The Frida star renewed her vows to French mogul Pinault in a star-studded event in Venice weeks after becoming husband and wife in a small ceremony in Paris, France on St. Valentine's Day.

Theron, Harrelson, Penelope Cruz, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, and Hayek's ex-boyfriend Edward Norton were among the 150 guests who attended the event at Venice's La Fenice opera house on Saturday evening.

And the party turned into one big sing-a-long when the celebrities took hold of the microphone to belt out their favourite hits, reports People.com.

The bride sang Stand By Me with U2 frontman Bono, Harrelson, and Theron, while the Monster actress joined designer Stella McCartney for a rendition of Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Hayek later came together with the pair to cover the Rolling Stones' hit (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

But Hayek wasn't the only one providing the entertainment - she and Pinault were treated to a Hawaiian-style version of Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz by all their guests.

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Salma and Francois Celebrate Their Second Wedding in Style

27 April 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault happily walked down the aisle again on Saturday at Venice's opera house Teatro La Fenice. Salma looked gorgeous in a white Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere. Valentina was a flower girl wearing a Bonpoint dress with Francois's children from his first marriage also participating in the black tie affair. They may have gotten married at a small ceremony on Valentine's Day but their glamorous second round of nuptials included about 150 of their close family and friends. They kicked off the weekend with a masked rehearsal dinner on Friday and some of their celebrity guests wore their black and gold masks as they arrived to the wedding by boat on Saturday. Penelope Cruz wore a floor-length blue gown for the ceremony and changed into a black dress for the reception, with Javier Bardem as her date. Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron also joined in on

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Salma Hayek's Wedding Reception an All-Star Song Fest

27 April 2009 3:55 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Salma Hayek's Saturday wedding to French billionaire François-Henri at Venice's Teatro La Fenice opera house was a celebration worthy of its famous venue. The music kicked in during the ceremony, when the 150 guests - among them Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ed Norton, Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Stella McCartney and Ashley Judd - serenaded the couple with a Hawaiian-style version of the sentimental classic from The Wizard of Oz, "Over the Rainbow." Later at the elegant reception, Hayek, Theron and Harrelson joined Bono and Damien Rice on stage for a rendition of something bouncy: "Stand By Me." While guests danced

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Details of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's 2nd Wedding Party

27 April 2009 12:59 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-Henri Pinault have exchanged vows for the second time in Venice, Italy on Saturday, April 25. The 42-year-old actress wore a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere. She tied her hair into a bun and held a bouquet of fragrant orchids, People reported.

The couple's daughter, 19-month-old Valentina Paloma became a flower girl, wearing a dress by Bonpoint during the ceremony. Valentina was accompanied by Francois and Mathilde, Pinault's children from his first marriage.

Hayek and Pinault have invited 150 friends and family members for the affair. Some of them were Hayek's celebrity friends, including Penelope Cruz, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Luis Miguel, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Bono, Gael Garcia Bernal, Enrique Murciano, David Blaine, Zhang Ziyi and Anna Wintour. Some photos of the celebs attending Hayek's wedding service can be seen on Celebrity Mania.

One day before the wedding celebration was kicked off,

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Pics, Celebrities Attending Salma Hayek's 2nd Wedding in Venice, Italy

26 April 2009 9:28 PM, PDT | From Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news

Salma Hayek and her hubby Francois-Henri Pinault finally got hitched for the 2nd time on the 2nd floor of the Teatro La Fenice, an opera house in Venice, Italy on Saturday, April 25. Hayek looked beautiful wearing a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere.

Arriving at the venue by boat, there were some celebrities spotted attending the ceremony. Penelope Cruz and her beau Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith, also Bono and his wife Ali Hewson were seen among the guests. Besides, magician David Blaine, Lily Cole, Enrique Murciano, Ashley Judd, and Woody Harrelson were also in attendance. Hayek's ex-beau Edward Norton was also invited to come to the wedding celebration.

Previously, Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault held a rehearsal dinner at the historic Punta Della Dogana on Friday, April 24. French president Jacques Chirac and wife Bernadette, Charlize Theron and boyfriend Stuart Townsend were among the guests who

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Video: Salma Hayek's Wedding Day

26 April 2009 5:56 PM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

"The Insider" was in Venice, Italy to catch the guests as they arrived to Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault's second wedding ceremony on Saturday! Salma, 42, and French businessman François-Henri, 46, tied the knot at the historic Teatro La Fenice opera house. People.com says Salma glowed in a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere at the ceremony. Her baby daughter with François-Henri, Valentina, was outfitted in a Bonpoint dress and served as a flower girl. "The Insider" can confirm that celeb guests in attendance included Charlize Theron and boyfriend Stuart Townsend, Edward Norton and Ashley Judd. Plus, "The Insider" was also there when Salma and her hubby inspected the site of the ceremony earlier in the day. The couple originally wed in a small ceremony in Paris on Valentine's Day of this year.

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Hayek Marries Again

26 April 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-henri Pinault have renewed their vows in a star-studded ceremony in Venice, Italy.

The couple wed for the first time with intimate nuptials in Paris, France on Valentine's Day but decided to stage a second wedding so they could say their vows in front of all their family and friends.

Penelope Cruz, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Charlize Theron, and Hayek's ex-boyfriend Edward Norton were among the 150 guests who attended the event at Venice's La Fenice opera house on Saturday evening.

The pair's 19 month old daughter, Valentina Paloma, was a flower girl, along with Pinault's two children from his first marriage, Mathilde, eight, and Francois, 10.

Hayek, 42, who wore a Balenciaga gown to walk down the aisle, has been dating Pinault, 46, since 2006.

The wedding concluded a weekend of celebrations in the romantic city which included a rehearsal dinner and a masked ball on Friday.

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