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Merchandise swag: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee book

13 July 2009 3:11 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

For those of you that didn’t feel like watching a man play with dildos at the cinema this past weekend in Brüno, there was thankfully another offering – The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. This tender drama starring Robin Wright Penn as the titular Pippa Lee, a woman facing a mid-life meltdown is earning strong reviews and with its fantastic ensemble cast (Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, Julianne Moore and Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively) is proving to be clever counter-programming in blockbuster-heavy theatres. And if you’ve spent some time in the company of Pippa or are planning on catching the quirky indie soon, why not add to the experience and read the book it’s based on which is this week’s merchandise swag spot.

The novel, like the film is the work of creative talent Rebecca Miller who, not only adapted her book for the big screen but also directed it as well.

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Cinema release inspirations including Brüno

10 July 2009 3:22 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Vassup Boxwishers! Today marks the cinematic return of Sacha Baron Cohen, who has hung up Borat’s mankini and gone all fashionista with Austrian gay reporter Brüno. Like his Kazakhstani predecessor, Brüno is proving controversial with the lawsuits already stacking up, so if you’re in the mood for some outrageous antics including swapping a baby for an iPod catch Brüno new in theatres from today. But if men in see-through suits and bright yellow lederhosen aren’t your thing, there’s mature emotional drama in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and high school comedy in Fired Up. Click over for more…

If you see… Flamboyant gay style maven Brüno (Baron Cohen) swap his home country of Austria for the Us of A in the comedy mockumentary Brüno.

Why Not Catch up with some of Baron Cohen’s previous big screen alter-egos with Ali G Indahouse: The Movie and

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In Response to John Ensign

9 July 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news

July, 2009 John: Thanks to Google Alerts, I saw your apology note to Cindy Hampton where you mentioned me not once, not twice, but eight times. Why’d you drag me into your sordid sex scandal? You even admit, “God never intended for us to do this.” That’s right, buddy. I gave you Ten Commandments and Two of them warn against doing exactly what you did: (1) Thou shall not commit adultery; and, (2) Thou shall not covet your neighbor's wife. (You and the Hamptons all lived in Summerlin, right?) So you ignore my laws and then claim, “I know He loves me + I know He loves you.” Don’t put words in my mouth. Maybe I’m not as free with my love as you are with yours. And don’t be so certain when you say, “I know He wants to restore Darlene and me + wants to restore Doug and you.

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Indie Roundup: 'New Orleans Mon Amour,' Box Office Ytd

8 July 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Indie Roundup reviews the past week of news from the independent film community and provides a peek at what's coming soon.

Opening. Three indie flicks open on Friday: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte's terrific music doc Soul Power, Chris Nahon's live-action adaptation of anime horror thriller Blood: The Last Vampire, and a reissue of Francois Truffaut's 1969 crime romance Mississippi Mermaid, with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve. After a good start in New York and Los Angeles (see below), action thriller The Hurt Locker expands into 50 selected markets.

Deals / Articles of Interest. Our friends at indieWIRE reported on three recent acquisitions with upcoming theatrical releases planned: Chris Fuller's critically-acclaimed teen drama Loren Cass (Kino; July 24); Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, with Robin Wright Penn and Alan Arkin (Screen Media, October); and Dror Zahavi's thriller For My Father (Film Movement, Winter 2010). Eugene Hernandez considers Chris Anderson's

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A Christmas Carol Poster is Smoking Hot

8 July 2009 12:01 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

I love a good movie poster where the artist applies their creativity rather than slapping a couple floating heads on top of an establishing shot. A poster where the art is so compelling that it breaks the language barrier in sharing its message. A poster like the one I'm about to share. A new German poster for Robert Zemeckis's upcoming CGI-animated A Christmas Carol has been revealed and it is absolutely awesome. The visual effect of a candle flame contouring Ebenezer's face is almost mesmerizing to stare at. A Christmas Carol stars the voice and motion capture talents of Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come; Gary OldmanasBob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim; Colin Firth; Robin Wright Penn; Cary Elwes; and Bob Hoskins. Look for the retelling of A Christmas Carol in Disney Digital 3D on November 6. Head on over to DVDForum.

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A Christmas Carol in 3-D International Movie Poster 2

8 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Disney just released another very cool international movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he [...]

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Poster Roundup: Phillip Morris, Christmas Carol

7 July 2009 10:18 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

New posters for two Jim Carrey films that couldn’t be more different have popped online. There’s new art for the dramedy I Love You Phillip Morris and a German poster for Robert Zemeckis’ animated performance-capture adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Check them out below. Phillip Morris, written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Bad Santa), stars Carrey and Ewan McGregor as two imprisoned lovers. McGregor’s character is released from prison, which leads Carrey to escape. It’s based on the book by Houston Chronicle crime reporter Steve McVicker and opens next February. In Carol Carrey plays Ebenezer Scrooge, who gets taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. The film opens in November and also stars Robin Wright Penn, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes and Bob Hoskins.

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New International Posters For ‘A Christmas Carol’

7 July 2009 6:38 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

This year marks (amongst other things) yet another adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol. This time Disney are having a go, enlisting the help of Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future trilogy) to write and direct, Jim Carrey to play Ebenezer Scrooge (as well as the Ghosts of Christmas Past/Present/Yet to Come), and the modern day effects of CGI, 3D and motion capture.

 

We got our first proper look at A Christmas Carol a couple of months ago with the first official poster (after a snapshot version appeared at Cannes), and then a closer, albeit small, look at a CGI Jim Carrey in a short clip that looked very impressive, indeed.

Today we have a couple more ads for A Christmas Carol in the form of two international posters, one Chinese and one German. The Chinese one is fairly standard and nothing

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Screen Media Picks Up 'Pippa Lee'

7 July 2009 2:54 PM, PDT | From The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news

Film, written and directed by Rebecca Miller, will be released in October.

By Michael Speier

Screen Media Films has acquired U.S. rights to "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee," starring Robin Wright Penn and Alan Arkin.

The film, written and directed by Rebecca Miller and based on her novel, had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and will be released in October.

 

Dramatic comedy, based on Miller's book, revolves around a woman whose life changes after moving to a Connecticut retirement community with her husband.

Dede Gardner and Lemore Syvan are producers on the project, and it was executive produced by ...

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Robin Wright Penn starrer "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" goes to Screen Media Films

7 July 2009 2:06 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Screen Media Films will distribute "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" starring Robin Wright Penn, Maria Bello, Monica Bellucci, Blake Lively, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. Rebecca Miller directed the film based on a script she adapted from her own novel. The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. Penn stars as the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (Alan Arkin) who is forced to move to a Connecticut retirement...

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Screen Media Films to Distribute The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

6 July 2009 6:20 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

In a story from Variety Screen Media Films will be distributing The Private Lives of Pippa Lee starring Robin Wright Penn. The film will come out theatrically in October.

Directed by Rebecca Miller the film first bowed at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. Miller adapted the screenplay from the novel she wrote.

Penn plays the wife of an accomplished publisher (Alan Arkin), who finds herself challenged when her husband makes them move to a Connecticut retirement community.

Also starring in the film are Maria Bello, Monica Bellucci, Blake Lively, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder.

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Interview: Tom Johnson Talks 'Pippa Lee' & 'Ondine' at Ardmore Sound

6 July 2009 7:29 AM, PDT | From IFTN | See recent IFTN news

Having just completed work on Neil Jordan's 'Ondine', Rebecca Miller's 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee' and the 2009 animated hit 'Coraline', Tom Johnson, sound effects editor and sound re-recording mixer discusses the "emotional logic" in the films he has lent his talent to, being a sound artist and working in Ardmore Sound. Johnson, who has a very colourful filmography to his name, most recently finished working on Neil Jordan's 'Ondine' and Rebecca Miller's 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'. 'Ondine', starring Colin Farrell and Stephen Rea, tells the story of a fisherman in southwest Ireland who hauls up a live girl in his nets. Theories about the girl's origins blossom as she transforms the lives of the fisherman and local townsfolk. 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee', written and directed by Miller, stars Robin Wright Penn, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reaves,

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Screen Media Makes Rebecca Miller's 'Private Lives' Public

6 July 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- I sort of lost track of Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, a semi-biographical, ensemble film featuring Robin Wright Penn in the lead role/Miller's former shoes. I thought it would end up showing at Sundance, but it ended up going to Berlin the month after and the reviews from two of the three major trades were less kindly than they were for Miller's previous pair of The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Personal Velocity. Variety said it had "cardboard characters and severe problems of tone" and The Hollywood Reporter mentioned it's "the kind of film that most critics desperately want to like." We'll be able to test both theories as Screen Daily reports that Screen Media has picked up the rights to the pic and plans are to unveil it in October. Below you can find the off-putting trailer. There are the ensemble pics that work,

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A Christmas Carol in 3-D International Poster

6 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Disney just released this awesome new foreign movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he [...]

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Robin Wright Penn Discredits The Modeling She Did Earlier In Her Life

5 July 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Robin Wright Penn thinks modelling "f**ked" her up. The 43-year-old "Private Lives of Pippa Lee" star hated her experiences of attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting her first acting job in a commercial "saved" her life.

She said: "It was destructive to the self-esteem. It f***ed me up. Big time. I'd hear the most awful things, like, 'Her legs aren't long enough. Her t*ts aren't big enough. Next!' There's no respect for you as a human being. You're a commodity."

While Robin - who has two children with her husband, "Milk" actor Sean Penn - hated her younger career, one of her biggest highlights was being a member of this year's prestigious Cannes film festival jury to decide which movies would be given awards.

She added: "It was one of the greatest experiences I've had, watching two or three movies every day,

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Robin Wright Penn's modeling scars

5 July 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Robin Wright Penn thinks modeling "f**ked" her up. The 43-year-old 'Private Lives of Pippa Lee' star hated her experiences of attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting her first acting job in a commercial "saved" her life. She said: "It was destructive to the self-esteem. It f**ked me up. Big time. I'd hear the most awful things, like, 'Her legs aren't long enough. Her t*ts aren't big enough. Next!' There's no respect for you as a human being. You're a commodity." While Robin - who has two children with her husband, 'Milk' actor Sean Penn - hated her younger career, one of her biggest highlights was being a member of this

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Robin Wright Penn's modelling scars

5 July 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Robin Wright Penn thinks modelling "f**ked" her up. The 43-year-old 'Private Lives of Pippa Lee' star hated her experiences of attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting her first acting job in a commercial "saved" her life. She said: "It was destructive to the self-esteem. It f***ed me up. Big time. I'd hear the most awful things, like, 'Her legs aren't long enough. Her t*ts aren't big enough. Next!' There's no respect for you as a human being. You're a commodity." While Robin - who has two children with her husband, 'Milk' actor Sean Penn - hated her younger career, one of her biggest highlights was being a member of this year's prestigious Cannes

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Streep Nom #7-8: The Abundant Riches of 1987-88

5 July 2009 6:03 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

We've been looking at each Meryl Streep Oscar nod and its competitive field. Previously: 78, 79, 81, 82, 83 and 85

Meryl Streep's first act was the Liberated Lady. The second was The Chameleon in which Meryl was always the lead, always had new hair, voice and body language and basically controlled Oscar's Universe. It was as if there was only 4 spots for Best Actress, one reserved for her in perpetuity. This second act ended with her intense immersion into notorious dingo-hating Lindy Chamberlain in A Cry in the Dark. [Editor's Note: Yes, I'll do a top ten performance list when "Streep at 60" wraps in mid July. I've heard your requests and I've been rewatching all the movies.]

Starting in 1989 Act III of Streep's career began but we'll get to that shortly. First, let's look at her competition in the last two years of her legendary Act II.

1987

the nominees were...

Cher, MoonstruckGlenn Close, Fatal AttractionHolly Hunter, Broadcast NewsSally Kirkland, AnnaMeryl Streep, Ironweed

I've always loved that "Mary Louise" exchange. But is Cher rewriting history to claim Silkwood as her first movie or

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State of Play Engages on DVD and Blu-ray September 1st

30 June 2009 6:42 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

You can bring home a new political thriller with its ensemble cast on DVD and Blu-ray this September. State of Play will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 1. The standard DVD will be priced at $29.98 Srp and the Blu-ray will be priced at $39.98 and you can take a look at the cover art images below. The film stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman and Robin Wright-Penn

Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures. Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an

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Contrary to what some might say, Kristen Stewart's popularity will transcend Twilight

26 June 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

Kristen Stewart, lead actress in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and, now, The Runaways, has a lot of good cinematic material under her belt. Back in 2007, Kate Bosworth predicted that the star was certain to make it big, and she's worked alongside actors such as Meg Ryan, Dakota Fanning, James Gandolfini, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis, Robin Wright Penn, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Virginia Madsen, Kurt Russell, Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, Vince Vaughn, Dylan McDermott, Tim Robbins, Diane Lane, Jodie Foster, Donald Sutherland, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, and Glenn Close (to name a few)...

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