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Free Flick Fridays: Chaplin
3 December 2009 11:00 PM, PST | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Chaplin Dir. Richard Attenborough (1992) Robert Downey, Jr.'s two Oscar nominations make an amusing pair of bookended actors. Most recently was 2008, when he was nominated for Tropic Thunder, delivering a wicked parody of the pomposity of actors with his so-method-he-went-blackface Kirk Lazarus, and then there was 1992, where he was eerily on-point as one of the true legends of film, Charles Chaplin, better known to you as Charlie Chaplin. Perhaps he had to go Lazarus in order to get to the root of Chaplin; but really, Downey's wildman antics (his publicized drug difficulties took up the rest of the 90s) and general sadness-underneath-the-geniality lends a gravitas to the actor, who was in his late twenties when he played the role. Attenborough's film, based on Chaplin's autobiography and David Robinson's book Chaplin: His Life and Art is wildly ambitious (the original cut was nearly four hours long) - an epic ride through »
Sir Ben Kingsley: Aishwarya may not play Mumtaz Mahal - News
1 December 2009 2:09 AM, PST | GlamSham | See recent GlamSham news »
Krishna Bhanji, who is known all over the world as actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who has had his strong roots in India, is all set now to don the grease paint to play yet another legend- Shah Jahan. Twenty seven years after he rose to fame playing the part in Richard Attenborough's film after playing the role of Mohandas Gandhi way back two decades ago. Now he is all set to play the important personality who paid his tribute to love by ordering the construction of the monument Taj Mahal... »
Direction is a difficult job: Sir Ben Kingsley
30 November 2009 11:38 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Krishna Bhanji, who is known all over the world as actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who has had his strong roots in India, is all set now to don the grease paint to play yet another legend- Shah Jahan. Twenty seven years after he rose to fame playing the part in Richard Attenborough’s film after playing the role of Mohandas Gandhi way back two decades ago. Now he is all set to play the important personality who paid his tribute to love by ordering the construction of the monument Taj Mahal.
Though the media is agog with the breaking news that Aishwarya Rai is all set to play the role of his wife. »
- realbollywood
'Sbk' arrival triggers rumours of Srk sighting in Goa!
30 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Don't believe in rumours - it is wisely said. Hours before Sir Ben Kingsley was to arrive in Panaji for the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), the venue was abuzz with rumours of Shah Rukh Khan dropping by at the Iffi venue at the same time.By afternoon, even mediapersons were bitten by the Srk bug. Some insisted that the Bollywood superstar and Sir Kingsley would be addressing a joint press conference.King Khan finally did not arrive for the Iffi. Turns out that the confusion had arisen after the organisers had flashed messages that Sbk (initials of Sir Ben Kingsley) would be addressing the media on Monday afternoon.And Sbk had mutated into Srk (Shah Rukh Khan's initials) in a matter of minutes, which had the rumour mills working furiously.'We had heard that Srk was coming. There were messages floating around that »
Ben Kingsley to raise money for dream film ‘Taj’ in India
30 November 2009 12:37 AM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Panaji, Nov 29 (Ians) Veteran actor Ben Kingsley, who won accolades across the world with his performance as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi”, is in Goa to raise money for his forthcoming dream project “Taj” apart from gracing the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi).
The Academy award winning actor who landed in Goa Sunday told reporters at the airport that he would also be hunting for finances for his forthcoming film “Taj”.
“I am looking out for finances for this film,” Sir Ben Kingsley told reporters at the airport, adding that he was “very serious about the film”.
Kingsley, who is expected to portray the. »
- realbollywood
Ben Kingsley to Play Another Famous Indian Luminary in Taj
29 November 2009 7:40 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Back in 1982, Ben Kingsley gave a world renowned Oscar winning performance playing Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. He's never played him again, and probably never will, leaving that performance to live on forever. However, according to The Guardian, Kingsley is now attached to play another "instrumental figure in Indian history" as Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj Mahal back in the 1600s. Sbk Pictures, Kingsley's company, made the announcement recently and confirmed that Kingsley would be producing as well. Taj, as the project will be titled, will have a $25 to $30 million budget (which is pretty big for India). "With my passion for India and the Taj Mahal now becoming one of the seven wonders of the World, I am compelled to ask 'why' and 'how' this scream of grief frozen in marble came into being," Kingsley said in the statement. "It is an indelible monument to ... »
- Alex Billington
Film Festival News and Reviews
29 November 2009 4:55 AM, PST | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
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Lifetime Achievement Award to Saeed Jaffrey in the first Pravasi Film Festival
The first ever Pravasi Film Festival 2010 will honour veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey with the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to cinema. The festival will be held from from 3rd to 6th January, 2010, at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi. "Saeed Jaffrey is one of the most... Read More
Two book publications and a DVD edition to mark The Berlinale’s 60th Anniversary
The Berlin International Film Festival also known as the Berlinale will be held for the 60th time from February 11 to 21, 2010. This anniversary will be accompanied by two book publications and a DVD edition that look back at the history of one of the world’s oldest film festivals. “On occasion of... Read More
Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' tops the 'T20 of Indian Cinema' list
In an event called the ‘T20 of Indian Cinema’ on Monday, »
- Bikas Mishra
Ben Kingsley to Build the Taj Majal
25 November 2009 12:32 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In 1982, Ben Kingsley became Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. The film instantly became a classic and went on to dominate the Oscars, earning Best Picture, Director, Actor, Writing, Editing, Costume Design, Cinematography, and Art Direction. And even though those are ridiculously enormous shoes to fill, the Guardian reports that Kingsley is heading back to Indian history to play Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
Back in the mid-1600s, Shah Jahan was a Mughal Emperor who was devastated when his favorite (third) wife Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to their fourteenth child. In her honor, he decided to erect a grand mausoleum that would not only be epically impressive and beautiful, but also so glorious that sins would be washed away. It took roughly 21 years to create and has been included on some Seven Wonders of the World lists.
Titled Taj, the script was »
- Monika Bartyzel
Ben Kingsley to play Mogul emperor in Taj
25 November 2009 3:32 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Twenty-seven years after he won an Oscar for Gandhi, Ben Kingsley will return to play another instrumental figure in Indian history, as Shah Jahan - the man who built the Taj Mahal
He won an Oscar playing Mohandas Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 biopic of the Indian leader. Twenty seven years on, Ben Kingsley looks set to delve into subcontinental history books once again as part of a new project which will see him star as the Mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
The actor will play Shah Jahan in Taj, a $25-$30m (£15m-£18m) project which he is also producing, his firm Sbk Pictures said in a statement today. Indian superstar and former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has agreed to appear as Mumtaz Mahal, Jahan's favoured wife and the woman whose death in childbirth inspired the construction of the world-famous building between 1632 and 1654.
"With my passion »
- Ben Child
The second outing of John Hurt
20 November 2009 4:11 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it again
There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself out. It was once compared to a komodo dragon – even his lines seemed to have lines – but today he looks peachy as a schoolboy. You've been on the Botox, haven't you? He roars with how-dare-you laughter. "Nah! Hahahaha! No. Don't say that. That would be awful. Not in a million years would I do that." He's got a point: take away the cracks and creases, and his job prospects would diminish no end. His face is one of the most distinctive in the movies. Almost as distinctive as his voice, dripping with honey and acid, often at the same time. Look, he admits, there might well be a reason for his »
The second outing of John Hurt
20 November 2009 4:11 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it again
There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself out. It was once compared to a komodo dragon – even his lines seemed to have lines – but today he looks peachy as a schoolboy. You've been on the Botox, haven't you? He roars with how-dare-you laughter. "Nah! Hahahaha! No. Don't say that. That would be awful. Not in a million years would I do that." He's got a point: take away the cracks and creases, and his job prospects would diminish no end. His face is one of the most distinctive in the movies. Almost as distinctive as his voice, dripping with honey and acid, often at the same time. Look, he admits, there might well be a reason for his »
Attenborough Art Is An Auction Hit
12 November 2009 12:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British moviemaker Lord Attenborough's art collection has been a big hit at auction in London, doubling the pre-sale estimates.
The 50 pieces of British art went under the hammer at Sotheby's on Wednesday with experts expecting the whole lot to go for between $3 and $4.8 million (£1.9-£2.9 million) - the paintings fetched $7.4 million (£4.6 million).
The highlight of the sale was L.S. Lowry's Old Houses, which went under the hammer for $1.4 million (£881,000). »
Author Kennedy Dies
19 October 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British author, broadcaster and journalist Sir Ludovic Kennedy has died at the age of 89.
Kennedy was most familiar to British audiences for his work as a newsreader and television presenter, which spanned six decades. He also wrote more than a dozen books and television films, often about miscarriages of justice - most notably his 1961 book Ten Rillington Place.
That project argued the case of Timothy Evans, who was executed for the murder of his baby daughter. The culprit was later uncovered as serial killer John Christie.
Evans was later posthumously pardoned.
Kennedy's book was turned into a 1970 movie starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt.
According to his family, Kennedy died in a nursing home in Salisbury, England on Sunday - just a month before his 90th birthday. He had been ill for some time after contracting pneumonia following a fall. »
Total Recall: Vince Vaughn's Best Movies
7 October 2009 7:45 AM, PDT | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »
Vegas, martinis, and the words "baby" and "money" helped launch Vince Vaughn's film career -- and helped established him as an extraordinarily compelling cinematic scoundrel, a role he's played repeatedly over the last decade and change. But that isn't all Vaughn can do, as he's proven while assembling an admirably eclectic filmography, moving from comedy to horror to action thrillers and back again, and sharing screens with everyone from Richard Attenborough to Jennifer Lopez in the process. This weekend, Vaughn reunites with his old partner Jon Favreau in Couples Retreat, and to celebrate, we decided to revisit his best-reviewed films,... »
Happy Birthday, Gandhi: Wake-Up Video
2 October 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
Today marks the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi, the worldwide father of civil disobedience and peaceful revolution. It's a national holiday in India, as well as a day where the world is meant to reflect on non-violent alternatives. Gandhi began his professional life as a lawyer who fought for civil rights in South Africa, then returned home to his native India for a spiritual and political career that saw him fight for the rights of women and religious freedom. The centerpiece of his work were the peaceful protests he organized, many of which were to stand against the tyranny of outside influences and taxes from the British. Through the power of fasts, sit-ins and other forms of non-violent protest, Gandhi laid the ground work for a number of other peaceful movements worldwide — including the civil rights movement in the United States. Tragically, the man who made his life setting aside violence »
- Kyle Anderson
Paul Giamatti Wears England’s Crown in Ironclad
18 September 2009 12:52 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Months ago, there was word that a film called Ironclad was brewing, which would be an "ultra-violent medieval action thriller" about a Templar Knight who, with a small entourage, successfully withstood a siege by King John of England, younger brother of Richard the Lionheart. Reports had suggested that Paul Giamatti might play King John; now we know they were right, and we've got other cast details as well. Variety reports Giamatti has signed, and that the film will shoot in Wales next month. James Purefoy, soon to be seen in Solomon Kane, will be the primary Knight Templar. In February, when Screen Daily first reported the project, there was a host of fantastic actors attached: Bob Hoskins, Robert Carlyle, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Attenborough, William Moseley, Colm Meany and Angus McFayden. But seven months later, we don't know how many of those, if any, are still part of the film. I »
- Russ Fischer
Paul Giamatti Gets Medieval On Megan Fox
18 September 2009 1:12 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Paul Giamatti is taking on a bad guy role for the movie Ironclad. According to Variety the movie is sort of a medieval take on the classic Seven Samurai formula. Actually this story first broke through multiple sources back in 2008, when Paul Giamatti first entered talks for a role in the film. It took them nearly a year but now he.s on board. In the film, a Templar Knight leads a group of seven in defense of Rochester Castle in 13th century England. Outside the walls is Paul Giamatti as the tyrant King John, leading an army on the offensive. Already on board the Jonathan English directed film is James Purefoy as the Templar Knight. Also rumored to be playing supporting roles in the film are Megan Fox, Bob Hoskins, Colm Meaney, and the great Richard Attenborough. Though the involvement of an evil despot named John and a crusading »
Paul Giamatti Gets Ironclad
18 September 2009 12:33 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Production begins next month on the medieval actionfest Ironclad, and Variety are reporting that Paul Giamatti has just signed on to play the measly, weasely, blabberin', jabberin', wheelin', dealin' King John. Last we heard, the cast already includes Robert Carlyle, Bob Hoskins, William Moseley, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Attenborough and star-of-the-show James Purefoy. Verily tis the Dirty Dozen of knights-in-armour films.Ironclad is the story of a group of Templar Knights defending Rochester Castle against John, who you'll recall was proxy king while his brother Richard was off on the Crusades.Giamatti's villainy has been proven before in Shoot 'em Up, so the potential mix of that and some Harvey Pekar shmo-ness as, incredible as he is inept, he sits alone on his giant throne pretending he's the king, has us rubbing our hands with anticipatory glee.Strange how these things come in pairs, isn't it? In 1991 we had Costner's Prince »
Toronto: The Motion/Captured Review - 'The Informant!'
10 September 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
True-life stories rarely make great movies. Oh, sure, you can probably read me a list of big important Oscar-winning based-on-a-true-story movies without even trying, and I'll happily admit there are exceptions to the rule, but I stand by my basic position. Typically, "true" movies are about Important Things, or they feature Great Performances, and most of the time when I hear that a film is a dramatic retelling of real events or a biography of a real person, the end result strikes me as antiseptic, dull. The problem, of course, is reverence towards one's subject. If you're Richard Attenborough and you're... »
Movies We Love: Jurassic Park
9 September 2009 10:07 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Jurassic Park (1993) The lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here, uh...staggers me. Synopsis After building a theme park populated by dinosaurs, eccentric old billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) invites two top dino-scientists (Sam Neill and Laura Dern), a rock star chaos theory expert (Jeff Goldblum), and his grandchildren to come check it out. Fortunately for everyone involved, a horrible security breach unleashes the dinosaurs, and their lives are all terribly threatened. Why We Love It I'm 9-years old sitting in a packed theater ready to see, for the first time in my life, dinosaurs on a giant screen. Sure, I'd seen Harryhausen's prehistoric creatures at home on television, but this was different. I was on the edge of my seat before the film even began and clenching the armrests throughout the entire run time. In some ways, I wish that I could go back to before I'd seen the movie - to experience that »
- Dr. Cole Abaius
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