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Weisz to play '40s movie icon Hedy Lamarr
13 May 2009 4:42 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Rachel Weisz is eyeing the lead role in Face Value, an independent film about 1940s Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr, says The Hollywood Reporter. Austrian-born Lamarr, whose most famous role is in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson And Delilah, retired from acting in 1957 and went on to have a career as a pioneering scientist. She was involved in creating a method of changing frequencies, which helped pave the way for modern wireless (more)
By Simon Reynolds
Alice's Wonderlink
12 May 2009 5:54 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news
Playbill the cast of Broadway's Addams Family musical adaptation is announced. Bebe Neuwirth is such a great choice for Morticia. Not happy about Gomez.
Cinematical Hedy Lamarr by way of Rachel Weisz?
Esquire First official (rave) review of The Road. Apparently they've added voiceover since I saw it.
Bad and Ugly Iron Man 2 @ Randy's Donuts
If Charlie Parker... the statuesque Julie Newmar
Pink is the New Blog Megan Fox on the High School Musical franchise. If Megan Fox were half as interesting onscreen as she is in sound bites I would be a major fan. ......Sadly, she's not.
Pixar see the latest Up -isode in beautiful quicktime. People with irrational love of chocolate (I am one of said people) will particularly enjoy. I have this weird thing with Pixar movies in that I'm never excited before they arrive but then I'm thrilled to be watching them once they do.
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Rachel Weisz To Invent The Internet As Hollywood Icon Hedy Lamarr
12 May 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
Everyone loves tales of Old Hollywood, and the screen icons that were made legendary in the 1930s and 1940s. It’s dangerous biopic territory to tread though, but if there is one actress who fits into the heady days of the ’40s, it’s Rachel Weisz, and she’ll be playing one of the most intriguing ladies of the era: Hedy Lamarr. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weisz is attached to play the star in “Face Value,” an indie drama directed by Amy Redford.
Many regard Lamarr as one of the most beautiful actresses of all time. After narrow escaping Vienna during World War II, she moved to America and took up acting. With her Austrian heritage she was often cast in “exotic” roles, and shot to fame in Cecil B. DeMille’s “Samson and Delilah.” Her career faltered after playing the Biblical temptress and she only made a few films after that,
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Weisz 'Faces' role as '40s icon Hedy Lamarr
12 May 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news
British actress Rachel Weisz may be polishing up her best Austrian accent to portray '40s movie icon Hedy Lamarr in forthcoming "Face Value." Directed by Amy Redford, daughter of Robert, the indie film focuses on the unusual life of the Old Hollywood actress and her second life as a scientist. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Weisz is loosely connected to the film, though Charlize Theron's name was batted around for the part as well. Written by Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld, the script for "Face Value" exposes Lamarr's scientific contributions to frequency-hopping, which informs today's wireless technologies. These studies...
HitFix Staff
Rachel Weisz as Hedy Lamarr? Sign Me Up!
12 May 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
A year ago, Charlize Theron was talking to Amy Redford about the possibility of starring as Hedy Lamarr in an upcoming biopic. That never came to fruition, but now a new name is circling the tent -- one that seems, no is, entirely perfect.
The Hollywood Reporter posts that Rachel Weisz is loosely attached to play the icon in Amy Redford's Face Value. But the value goes so very far beyond the face -- and that's what makes it so notable. The film will focus on her eccentric life, and rather than focusing on her beauty and acting, it'll shine a light on her second career as a scientist -- "helping to create a method of changing frequencies -- known as frequency-hopping -- that became a forerunner to modern wireless communications." Not beauty. Not romance. Not tumultuous tear-jerking. It sounds too good to be true.
Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld penned the script,
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Monika Bartyzel
Rachel Weisz May Play '40s Movie Icon Hedy Lamarr
12 May 2009 7:49 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rachel Weisz -- who won an Oscar for her role in The Constant Gardener -- may portray Hedy Lamarr in the upcoming movie Face Value.
Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Austria, was best known for her performance as Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (1949). However, Face Value reportedly will focus a great deal on her often-overlooked career as a scientist. In the '40s, she helped pioneer a communications technology currently utilized by today's WiFi devices.
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Rachel Weisz Set for Face Value
12 May 2009 7:41 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news
Rachel Weisz is set to step into some legendary Hollywood shoes for a new biopic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weisz has been loosely attached to portray actress Hedy Lamarr in the biopic Face Value.
It was said that the film will deal with the actreses life, but will primarily focus on her secondary life as a scientist. While she most was most noted for her role in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah, she was just as celebrated - but lesser known - as a scientist who helped created a method of changing frequencies that is now a forerunner to wireless communications used today.
Amy Redford, daughter of Robert Redford, will direct from the script by Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld. No production schedule was given for the film.
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Rachel Weisz Goes Back To Old Hollywood
12 May 2009 7:40 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news
Usually a splashy biopic about a real-life famous person is the result of some serious studio financing, a Ray or an Aviator that pulls back the curtain on the old entertainment industry while using all the money of the new one. But Rachel Weisz is getting ready to suit up and play 1940s movie icon Hedy Lamarr, and it won't be on nearly the same budget as the MGM epics that Lamarr starred in. According to THR, Weisz is preparing to star in Amy Redford's Face Value, an indie written by Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld that received a Tfi Sloan Filmmaker grant from the Sundance Institute last fall. The film will focus on Lamarr's life outside the screen, including an entire second career as a scientist. Weisz, obviously, is a delight to watch in pretty much anything, and definitely has the charisma of her own to convincingly play
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Weisz at Face Value
12 May 2009 6:37 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news
Rachel Weisz is loosely attached to Face Value, a film about the life of eccentric screen icon Hedy Lamarr, paying particular interest to her second, less publicized life as a scientist. Lamarr was most famous for playing Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson And Delilah. She also made significant discoveries in the field of science, creating a method of changing frequencies which paved the way to modern wireless communications. At one point Charlize Theron was said to be interested in the...
James Thoo
Rachel Weisz Reaches Hedy Heights
12 May 2009 4:50 AM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news
She may already be a classic beauty, but Rachel Weisz is going all-out Old Hollywood as she circles the role of Hedy Lamarr for a film by Amy Redford.The indie biopic, named Face Value, originally had Charlize Theron rumoured for the role, which will show the eccentric post-wwii actress' career, including a sideline in scientific research into wireless technology.Known best for her lead turn in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah, Lamarr was nicknamed The most Beautiful Woman In Films by her contemporaries, and was one of the most gifted actresses in old Hollywood town. Motorcycle Diaries scribe Jose Rivera penned the script along with Gretchen Somerfeld, and the movie will be made with a Tfi Sloan Filmmaker grant which the project was awarded from the Sundance Institute (hmm, nepotism? Amy Redford is Sundance founder Robert's daughter. But then, if she's inherited his filmmaking skills, it's probably fair enough). Weisz,
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Rachel Weisz to Play Hedy Lamarr in Biopic 'Face Value'
12 May 2009 4:32 AM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news
Here's some news from Cannes. Rachel Weisz is "loosely attached" (courtesy of THR) to play the iconic actress Hedy Lamarr in a biopic on her eccentric life, particularly her less-publicized second career as a scientist. The indie project is called Face Value and is being directed by Amy Redford, Robert Redford's daughter who made her directing debut last year with The Guitar. Previously, Charlize Theron had been in the running for the role, but now it looks like Weisz will most likely get the gig in the end. The screenplay was written by Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries, Trade) and Gretchen Somerfeld (Interruptions). Austrian-American actress Hedy Lamarr garnered fame in the 1940s for her luminous screen presence, most famously for playing Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah as well as numerous MGM films. But she also was an accomplished scientist, helping to create a method of changing
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Alex Billington
Rachel Weisz Going Old Hollywood! She Wants to Star as Actress/Scientist Hedy Lammar
11 May 2009 10:54 PM, PDT | From Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news
Rachel Weisz is in talks to play screen legend Hedy Lamarr in director Amy Redford's "Face Value."
Lammar is a 1940s screen goddess who was famous for playing Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's "Samson and Delilah."
But did you know that Lammar was also a scientist? I did not know that being a scientist became the actress' second career. She helped create a method of changing frequencies, known as frequency-hopping, which became the basis of our modern wireless communications.
Go Miss Hedy!
"Face Value" will focus on Lamarr's eccentric life as both an actress and an accomplished scientist. The script is written by Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld.
Manny
Rachel Weisz Eyes Hedy Lamarr Biopic
11 May 2009 9:59 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news
Rachel Weisz is loosely attached to play MGM icon Hedy Lamarr in Amy Redford's indie film Face Value. According to the trades, Charlize Theron's name had also surfaced in connection with the part. The Austrian-American actress garnered fame in the 1940s for her luminous screen presence, most famously for playing Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's "Samson and Delilah." But she also was an accomplished scientist, helping to create a method of changing frequencies -- known as frequency-hopping -- that became a forerunner to modern wireless communications. Value centers on Lamarr's eccentric life, particularly her less-publicized second career as a scientist. Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld penned the script and the project was the winner last fall of a Tfi Sloan Filmmaker grant at the Sundance Institute. Weisz next stars in Agora, Alejandro Amenabar's historical epic that premieres at the Cannes Film Festival next week. The actress was
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Rachel Weisz Takes Hedy Role at 'Face Value'
11 May 2009 9:53 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
I forgot once the Cannes Film Festival rolls around a Ton of new casting information hits the wire and it appears we are getting an early start as The Hollywood Reporter brings the first word of casting out of Cannes saying Rachel Weisz is "loosely" attached to play MGM icon Hedy Lamarr in Amy Redford's indie feature Face Value. THR's Steven Zeitchik says the film centers on the Austrian-American actress who garnered fame in the 1940s for her luminous screen presence, most famously for playing Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah. The film will focus on Lamarr's eccentric life, particularly her less-publicized second career as a scientist. As a scientist, Lamarr helped create a method of changing frequencies -- known as frequency-hopping -- that became a forerunner to modern wireless communications. That pursuit will be the primary subject of Redford's film, which was written by Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld.
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Brad Brevet
Some of the Greatest Inventors Are Women
31 March 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | From Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news
Do you know who invented liquid paper or the first solar home heating system? Well, those inventors were women. And with Women's History Month coming to an end, and the celebration of Ada Lovelace Day last week, we tapped into author Susan Casey's book, Women Invent! and came up with 14 women inventors you probably never heard of.
Patsy Sherman, with partner Sam Smith, invented the fabric protector Scotchgard: In the early 1950s while working at the 3M Co., Patsy Sherman and her co-worker Sam Smith were trying to create a new latex or kind of rubber for use in the fuel lines of the then-newly developed jet engines. Accidentally, some of the material spilled onto the tennis shoe of one of the technicians. When it dried, Sherman and others tried to remove it with soapy water and organic solvents. Nothing would even wet the spill.
"No one had ever
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