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26 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Two years after his sudden death, what may turn out be Anthony Minghella's final work, Nine – an all-star musical about a director in dilemma – is about to appear. David Thomson hymns his friend 'Ant'

Nine will open wide in America on Christmas Day, and it is certain to be a major contender in the Oscar race. It is the movie version of the musical (book by Arthur Kopit, music by Maury Yeston) that opened on Broadway in 1982, with Raul Julia in the lead role of Guido Contini. In a New York revival, Antonio Banderas played Guido, and when it was given in a concert performance in London Jonathan Pryce played the lead. This is the movie, from the Weinstein Company, and everything has been upscaled. Beyond the astonishing female cast (more anon), it has Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido. There is a hint that in this version, Guido has been upgraded just a little, »

- David Thomson

19 May 2009 5:10 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Eva Longoria Parker plans to celebrate her Latina roots on the big screen - she is eyeing a movie about the life of legendary Mexican film star Maria Felix.

The Desperate Housewives actress admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88.

And Longoria Parker cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role herself.

She tells the New York Daily News, "I'd love to adapt the story of Maria Felix. I think she's the icon of Mexican cinema, and I would love to bring her story to life. I'm very proud of being Mexican-American, so I celebrate it as much as possible." »

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