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FusedFilm’s Favorite 9 Animated Films of All Time!
23 December 2009 12:08 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
So its been awhile since we have done an animated top ten or favorites list, in fact I think we have only done one since we have been in existence. Throughout cinematic history there has been many animated films from so many walks of life harping on different genres and different tones from children’s tales to more adult tastes. I have decided to take a look at what I consider the top 9 animated films of all time. I think it is safe to say that Walt Disney/Pixar are the standard and have been the standard for animation for sometime. However films like 9, Ponyo and other international forms of animation like Waltz With Bashir, are quickly hitting the mainstream and capturing the attention of moviegoers everywhere. New Media and Social Media are helping these lesser animated jaunts get noticed by many more people also its becoming more increasingly favored in film festivals like Sundance. »
- Kevin Coll
Pants-Down, the Best Musical of the Season
23 December 2009 7:57 AM, PST | www.culturecatch.com | See recent CultureCatch news »
Stephen Sondheim: A Little Night Music
The usually warranted anxieties and irritations over ill-equipped film actors polluting the Broadway stage can happily be put to rest for the current revival of A Little Night Music. It will come as no surprise that the legendary Angela Lansbury delivers once again, but Catherine Zeta-Jones does something few have done for some time now: makes a leap from film to the stage that we can only hope she will repeat.
If you are not familiar with the work of composer Stephen Sondheim, this production presents the perfect opportunity for an introduction. If you already know and love the musical master, then it’s time to treat yourself to an early Christmas present.
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- C. Jefferson Thom
Injured Scott Thomas Pulls Out Of Play
23 December 2009 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actress Kristin Scott Thomas has pulled out of a planned run in a production of A Little Night Music after injuring her foot.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral star was due to take on a role in Stephen Sondheim's musical at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
But Scott Thomas has quit the production after she was sidelined with an unspecified foot injury, according to Variety.com.
The actress, who was due to begin her run in the show in February, has reportedly been replaced by English actress Greta Scacchi.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury are currently starring in another production of A Little Night Music on Broadway. »
Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films and Coronation Street | TV Review
23 December 2009 12:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
In his garden shed, Oliver Postgate concocted a perfect little world for children
I came late to Bagpuss – that candy-striped, saggy, old cat puss – via my granddaughter. It was devastating love at first sight. When I was small, the BBC was much more magisterial. I do remember a radio programme in which a well-spoken chap called Romany took two polite children round the countryside, pointing out things of interest. I think their parents must have been mad.
Bagpuss spent most of the time sunk in slothful slumber and, apparently, pink-striped pyjamas, but when he woke up, the whole world woke up. In Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films (BBC4), his son said he saw Bagpuss as a dozy bloke in a pub: "Buy him a pint and he'll tell you a story." I was shocked.
Oliver Postgate, who died last year, concocted a perfect little world in a garden shed. »
- Nancy Banks-Smith
Catherine s malfunction a rumour
23 December 2009 12:03 AM, PST | Hindustan Times - Celebrity | See recent Hindustan Times - Celebrity news »
Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones' representative has blasted reports the actress accidentally flashed her twin assets during a recent performance of her Broadway show A Little Night Music, branding the rumours "completely false". The Welsh beauty appears onstage alongside Angela Lansbury in the Stephen Sondheim play, which opened at New York's Walter Kerr Theatre earlier this month. Recent reports claimed that Zeta-Jones inadvertently bared her breast to some shocked members of the audience during a show last week, in a scene where she reportedly turns her back on the crowd and opens her kimono to flash her »
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ agent slams her breast flashing reports
22 December 2009 7:13 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
New York, Dec 23 (Ians) Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones’ representative has blasted reports the actress accidentally flashed a nipple during a recent performance of her Broadway show “A Little Night Music”, branding the rumours “completely false”.
The Welsh beauty appears onstage alongside Angela Lansbury in the Stephen Sondheim play, which opened at New York’s Walter Kerr Theatre earlier this month. Recent reports claimed. »
- realbollywood
Last Minute Video Considerations: Clint Eastwood and Frank Sinatra
22 December 2009 5:53 AM, PST | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
MGM Home Video has offered up thirteen different star-centered CD packs, all conveniently priced at $24.95 but savvy shoppers can find them for as little as $14.95. Each box set features four films from the studio’s vast library and neatly packages them together.
What you pay for in convenience, though, you lose in the rich DVD experience that many aficionados want from their home video. The films come with commentary and maybe the trailer but little else. So, if your recipient is a major fan of the films and/or stars, be warned.
Having said that, two that were sent for review, are pretty nice. The Clint Eastwood Star Collection offers up A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, and Hang ‘Em High. That’s 721 minutes of Clint in his spaghetti western days and the birth of a film icon. Oddly, A Fistful of Dollars »
- Robert Greenberger
Correction: Catherine Zeta-Jones did not flash fans
21 December 2009 4:00 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Fans of Catherine Zeta-Jones who thought they were getting inadvertently flashed by the star were getting excited a little bit too soon, it turns out. The Welsh beauty stars onstage with Angela Lansbury in A Little Night Music and some theatre-goers have been left thinking they were catching thrilling flashes of her flesh after seeing her perform in the Broadway play. But in fact the star is never actually naked – and the audience never sees anything raunchier than a body stocking. Fans were so convinced they had seen the star naked, they told the New York Post that Zeta-Jones was flashing her boobs to audience members at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York. But »
- Lee Brown
Zeta-Jones' Rep Slams 'Breast Flashing' Reports
21 December 2009 2:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Catherine Zeta-Jones' representative has blasted reports the actress accidentally flashed a nipple during a recent performance of her Broadway show A Little Night Music, branding the rumours "completely false".
The Welsh beauty appears onstage alongside Angela Lansbury in the Stephen Sondheim play, which opened at New York's Walter Kerr Theatre earlier this month.
The New York Post's gossip column PageSix claimed Zeta-Jones inadvertently bared her breast to some shocked members of the audience during a show last week (ends18Dec09), in a scene where she reportedly turns her back on the crowd and opens her kimono to flash her long lost lover.
But the star's spokesperson has slammed the claims, insisting Michael Douglas' wife never disrobes throughout the whole play.
Her representative tells GossipCop.com, "The report is completely false. Catherine is never ‘naked’ in any part of A Little Night Music.
"She is, and always has been, completely covered in flesh colored undergarments." »
Catherine Zeta-Jones accidentally flashes boobs onstage
21 December 2009 7:35 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Catherine Zeta-Jones gave fans at her new Broadway show an inadvertent flash of her boobs, happy onlookers claimed. The Welsh beauty was starring onstage with Angela Lansbury in A Little Night Music when she supposedly gave an unexpected thrilling view for some audience members. In one scene, Zeta-Jones's character is reunited with her long-lost lover - and opens her kimono to show him what he's been missing. Audience members on the left side of the orchestra section of the Walter Kerr Theatre got to see more than they expected. 'I couldn't believe it - no wonder Michael Douglas looks so happy,' one audience member said. 'The couple sitting next to me also saw »
- Lee Brown
Zeta-Jones' Nipple Slip
21 December 2009 4:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Catherine Zeta-Jones gave theatre-goers in New York an eyeful last week (ends20Dec09) - inadvertently flashing her breast during her Broadway show A Little Night Music.
The Welsh beauty stars alongside veteran actress Angela Lansbury in the Stephen Sondheim play, which opened at New York's Walter Kerr Theatre earlier this month.
During one scene, Zeta-Jones turns her back on the audience and opens her kimono to flash her long lost lover - and lucky audience members also caught a glimpse of the 40-year-old's assets.
One tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "I couldn't believe it. No wonder Michael Douglas looks so happy. The couple sitting next to me also saw it and poked each other." »
This Week on Stage: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury star in 'A Little Night Music'
19 December 2009 6:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
In the past week, two new shows have opened in New York City: A Little Night Music, a musical revival starring Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones (at left), and The Orphans Home Cycle, Part 2 -- The Story of a Marriage. EW reviewers enjoyed both of them. Thom Geier gave A Little Night Music a B+ and said that star Zeta-Jones comfortably commanded the stage "as if it were just another red carpet to be conquered." Meanwhile, Melissa Rose Bernardo also gave The Orphans Home Cycle, Part 2 -- The Story of a Marriage a B+ and made the powerful proclamation that »
- Thom Geier
What to say about … Catherine Zeta-Jones in A Little Night Music
16 December 2009 8:53 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
She's got the chops and the charisma, but is Ze-Jo subtle enough for Sondheim's Send in the Clowns? The critics are doubtful
She can slink about in Lycra for Sean Connery's viewing pleasure; she can glare feistily from behind her sabre; she can dance her way into the Academy's favours; she can even shake genetics to its very foundations by convincing people that she is the daughter of David Jason and Pam Ferris.
But there is a feeling among the critics that Catherine Zeta-Jones may have strayed a little outside her range when she took on the role of Desiree in Trevor Nunn's Broadway transfer of A Little Night Music. "With its complex score and no conventional showstoppers, [Stephen Sondheim's musical] requires the skills of a seasoned stage actor," the Guardian's Emma Brockes observes. "And while … Zeta-Jones can act and sing, she can't do both at once."
Ingmar Bergman's tale »
- Leo Benedictus
Music to Catherine s ears
16 December 2009 5:34 AM, PST | Hindustan Times - Celebrity | See recent Hindustan Times - Celebrity news »
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has won over theatre critics with her Broadway debut in A Little Night Music, but it was her co-star Angela Lansbury who stole the show as the ‘real jewel’ of the musical. The Welsh beauty stars alongside veteran actress Lansbury in the Stephen Sondheim play, which opened in New York’s Walter Kerr Theatre on Sunday. Zeta-Jones has been applauded by trade paper Variety as “bewitching, confident and utterly natural” in her portrayal of middle-aged actress and seductress Desiree Armfeldt, with writer David Rooney adding, “She breathes a refreshing earthiness and warm-blooded sensuality into the part.” »
Gold Derby nuggets: 'Precious' tops with African American critics | Tony No. 6 for Angela Lansbury? | 'The Climb' could top UK chart
14 December 2009 4:23 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
• Scott Gaita reports that "Precious" was named best film of the year by the African-American Film Critics Assn. The film also won best director for Lee Daniels, supporting actress for Mo’Nique and screenplay for Geoffrey Fletcher (tying with Ron Clements, Rob Edwards and John Musker for "The Princess and the Frog.") However, Nicole Beharie was named best actress for "American Violet" over "Precious" star Gabby Sidibe. Morgan Freeman was selected best actor for "Invictus." The Circuit
• For Richard Rushfield, "Another slew of awards and nominations came in this weekend and the result is that this year's stagnant deathmarch of an Oscar race got a tiny bit shaken up, or at least it got a bit more confusing." As Richard writes, "for most of the season a troika of damaged contenders have been assumed to have a lock on nominations, with the assumption that one of them would take the top prize, »
- tomoneil
Catherine Zeta-Jones Makes Her Broadway Debut
14 December 2009 12:09 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Catherine Zeta-Jones made her Broadway debut Sunday evening, appearing alongside Angela Lansbury in a revival of the musical "A Little Night Music." "Extra" caught up with the actress just after the show premiered, and she dished on being on the Broadway stage.
Plus, "Extra" can reveal why Johnny Depp was spotted holding a big fish.
The actor was given the Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival Sunday night. His trophy? The brightly-colored, »
Zeta-Jones Is 'Bewitching' In A Little Night Music, Lansbury The 'Real Jewel'
14 December 2009 11:46 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Catherine Zeta-Jones has won over theatre critics with her Broadway debut in A Little Night Music, but it was her co-star Angela Lansbury who stole the show as the "real jewel" of the musical.
The Welsh beauty stars alongside veteran actress Lansbury in the Stephen Sondheim play, which opened in New York's Walter Kerr Theatre on Sunday.
Zeta-Jones has been applauded by trade paper Variety as "bewitching, confident and utterly natural" in her portrayal of middle-aged actress and seductress Desiree Armfeldt, with writer David Rooney adding, "She breathes a refreshing earthiness and warm-blooded sensuality into the part."
The Hollywood Reporter notes her "beautiful" vocals and "terrific stage presence", while Newsday calls the Chicago! star "earthy and poignant".
But reviewers saved their highest praise for Lansbury, whose performance as Zeta-Jones' mother, Madame Armfeldt, has been branded "the production's real jewel" by Variety's Rooney, while USA Today called her portrayal "incandescent".
The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck writes: "Lansbury uses her well-honed theatrical instincts to perfect effect as Madame Armfeldt, generating huge laughs with her expert delivery of the character's piercing comic barbs."
However, the musical's younger stars, Ramona Mallory and Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, have not fared so well - the Associated Press refers to the actress as "particularly grating", while Herdlicka, as the lawyer's repressed son Henrik, is "close behind".
But the youngsters' performances have done little to detract from A Little Night Music's overall review, under the direction of Trevor Nunn.
The Hollywood Reporter says, "Whatever its flaws, it's nonetheless a welcome return of a show."
A Little Night Music was last seen on Broadway in 1974. »
Singing and acting, but not at the same time – Zeta-Jones falters on Broadway
14 December 2009 1:54 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Playing the daughter to Angela Lansbury's ancient mother, the Hollywood star is unconvincing as a rejected lover
Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn and the biggest opening in New York this season, is a tough gig for a Broadway debut, even for a movie star who won an Oscar for Chicago. With its complex score and no conventional showstoppers, it requires the skills of a seasoned stage actor. And while Catherine Zeta-Jones can act and sing, she can't do both at once in this production – at least not in one take.
The show is a musical interpretation of Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, a tangle of love affairs and mistaken intentions set in Sweden at the turn of the last century. It is also a study of self-consciousness, which sadly for its star is not the same thing as being self-conscious. »
- Emma Brockes
Curtain Rises for Catherine Zeta-Jones on Broadway
14 December 2009 12:30 AM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Screen gems Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury are taking the stage of The Great White Way in "A Little Night Music." "The Insider" was there for opening night on Sunday. Catherine was happy to debut the production in front of her supportive family, including husband Michael Douglas. She told "The Insider" how the stage compares to the screen: "It's just really different. You can never ever, ever get that immediacy that you get on stage, live theatre. It's just something that I've missed…and now that I'm doing it again, I've realized how much I enjoy it and how much us actors enjoy that applause." The legendary Angela Lansbury praised her co-stars, saying, "The company was very up tonight and Catherine Zeta-Jones was just superlative, so we hope that we have a lovely hit on our hands." Watch the video to hear from more from famous theatre-goers such as Donald Trump »
- TheInsider
This Week on Stage: Mamet's 'Race' and 'So Help Me God' open
12 December 2009 6:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The past week saw the opening of two new shows in New York City. The first is a new play from David Mamet, Race, which EW critic Lisa Schwarzbaum awarded a C grade and called "a four-person dramatic tap dance about the lies blacks and whites tell each other about each other." The other—without a doubt, much lighter fare—is a lost backstage play called So Help Me God starring Kristen Johnston that EW's Jessica Shaw gave a B, commenting that "Johnston seems to relish every second" of her time on stage, "strutting around the stage in diva-worthy capes and lacy gowns, »
- Tanner Stransky
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