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Review: The Girlfriend Experience
29 November 2009 4:06 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Actress Sasha Grey states that her name was dually inspired by The Kinsey Scale of sexuality and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. It is Dorian Gray I recall as I sit in a tiny screening room with the crisp, Vogue editorial, beauty of The Girlfriend Experience unfurling on the screen before me. Utter lack of affect in the face of unspeakable actions. Is prostitution unspeakable? Perhaps, at least, it is the latter-day love that dare not speak its name.
When Steven Soderbergh selected Grey as his muse for this Sex, Lies and Videotape for an Apprentice generation, speculation was rife (and ribald) that The Girlfriend Experience would be as blue as the economic mood upon its release. Pleasingly nothing could be further from the truth.
The Girlfriend Experience presents five days in the life of a unique independent contractor – Manhattan call girl Chelsea. Chelsea’s $2000 an hour »
- Emily Breen
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long Interview, Planet 51
16 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
MoviesOnline sat down recently with Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long to talk about their new film, “Planet 51,” a galactic-sized animated alien adventure comedy.
When American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker (Johnson) lands on Planet 51, he thinks he's the first person to step foot on it only to discover that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem (Long), Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long are fabulous people and we really appreciated their time. »
Jessica Biel, Justin Long, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Interview Planet 51
15 November 2009 1:31 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Last week, Sony held a press junket at the Griffith Observatory, here in Los Angeles, to help promote their upcoming animated movie Planet 51. Since the film takes place on another planet, I think the location was perfect. Also, almost every press day is held at a hotel, and it’s great to “shake and bake” the junket format. But while the location was different, that didn’t stop Jessica Biel, Justin Long, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson from making all the journalists laugh during most of their press conference. While you may be sick of Justin Long and his Mac commercials, the guy is quick on his feet when reacting to questions. I was very impressed.
Anyway, after the jump to can either read the transcript of the press conference or listen to the audio. While I always think listening to the audio is better than reading a trancript, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Drag Me to Hell
31 October 2009 12:37 PM, PDT | Anh Khoi Do and Movies | See recent Anh Khoi Do and Movies news »
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of horror films. Nonetheless, it was impossible for me to ignore this film which benefited from a big buzz during its release. As a film about bad spirits, Drag Me to Hell is more likely to make you roll your eyes rather than amaze you. Of course, the movie will sure find its audience, but I'm not part of it.
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), an ambitious loan officer, wants to be an assistant manager at the bank where she works. In order for this to be reality, she has to prove to her boss what she can do. When an elderly lady (Lorna Raver) asks Christine a third extension on her mortgage, Christine says no despite having second thoughts. However, since the elderly lady can't take no for an answer, she passes on a terrible curse to Christine. If Christine doesn't get rid of her curse within three days, »
- anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
Gamer Shoots for the High Score on DVD and Blu-ray on January 19th
27 October 2009 8:50 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
You can bring a futuristic world where gaming has a whole new meaning home on DVD and Blu-ray early next year. Gamer will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 19, 2010. We don't have cover art images right now, but the standard DVD will be priced at $29.95 Srp while the Bd will go for $39.99 Srp. The film stars Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta, Alison Lohman, Kyra Sedgwick and Logan Lerman.
Gerard Butler stars as Kable, condemned criminal and globally famous super-soldier in the ultimate multiplayer game, "Slayers." Human controllers direct each thought and move of real-life prison inmates battling in hyper-intense environments - where the goal is freedom and the penalty is death. But when Kable suddenly decides he wants out, his rebellion threatens the twisted plans of game creator Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall, TV's "Dexter") who will stop at nothing to crush the renegade commando in this taut, »
Trailer Park: Ari Gold
26 October 2009 1:46 AM, PDT | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »
By Christopher Stipp
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I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
Check out my new column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Away We Go - Giveaway
I appreciate this film as a quiet examination into the lives of two people who are surrounded by chaos.
What’s most fascinating about Away We Go is that Sam Mendes went from Revolutionary Road to this. From a depressing portrait on suburban life to a picture that dabbles in a little drama and a little comedy the movie works because of co-writers Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the upcoming film Where The Wild Things Are) and his wife Vendela Vida. »
- Christopher Stipp
Casting (Typecasting) Troubles? Ellen Page and Michael Cera need a hit
25 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There is, apparently, some bit of a problem on the acting horizons for two Canadian talents - Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
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- - - A report from The Star, the online version of the largest Canadian daily newspaper, explains why:
Ellen Page and Michael Cera, the Juno duo who until recently were our brightest new cinematic lights from sea to shining sea, and also all points south of the 49th Parallel.
Halifax's Page parlayed her precociously preggers title teen in Jason Reitman's hit film into a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars, a rare Canuck achievement. Brampton's Cera came to Juno already a star, having already lit up screens here and stateside in the super-popular movie Superbad and the cult TV fave Arrested Development.
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It gives me no pleasure to report this, or to baldly state the obvious reason why Cera and Page are currently floundering: typecasting. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Casting (Typecasting) Troubles? Ellen Page and Michael Cera need a hit
25 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There is, apparently, some bit of a problem on the acting horizons for two Canadian talents - Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
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- - - A report from The Star, the online version of the largest Canadian daily newspaper, explains why:
Ellen Page and Michael Cera, the Juno duo who until recently were our brightest new cinematic lights from sea to shining sea, and also all points south of the 49th Parallel.
Halifax's Page parlayed her precociously preggers title teen in Jason Reitman's hit film into a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars, a rare Canuck achievement. Brampton's Cera came to Juno already a star, having already lit up screens here and stateside in the super-popular movie Superbad and the cult TV fave Arrested Development.
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It gives me no pleasure to report this, or to baldly state the obvious reason why Cera and Page are currently floundering: typecasting. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Casting (Typecasting) Troubles? Ellen Page and Michael Cera need a hit
25 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There is, apparently, some bit of a problem on the acting horizons for two Canadian talents - Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
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- - - A report from The Star, the online version of the largest Canadian daily newspaper, explains why:
Ellen Page and Michael Cera, the Juno duo who until recently were our brightest new cinematic lights from sea to shining sea, and also all points south of the 49th Parallel.
Halifax's Page parlayed her precociously preggers title teen in Jason Reitman's hit film into a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars, a rare Canuck achievement. Brampton's Cera came to Juno already a star, having already lit up screens here and stateside in the super-popular movie Superbad and the cult TV fave Arrested Development.
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It gives me no pleasure to report this, or to baldly state the obvious reason why Cera and Page are currently floundering: typecasting. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Casting (Typecasting) Troubles? Ellen Page and Michael Cera need a hit
25 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There is, apparently, some bit of a problem on the acting horizons for two Canadian talents - Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
- - -
- - - A report from The Star, the online version of the largest Canadian daily newspaper, explains why:
Ellen Page and Michael Cera, the Juno duo who until recently were our brightest new cinematic lights from sea to shining sea, and also all points south of the 49th Parallel.
Halifax's Page parlayed her precociously preggers title teen in Jason Reitman's hit film into a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars, a rare Canuck achievement. Brampton's Cera came to Juno already a star, having already lit up screens here and stateside in the super-popular movie Superbad and the cult TV fave Arrested Development.
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It gives me no pleasure to report this, or to baldly state the obvious reason why Cera and Page are currently floundering: typecasting. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Drag Me To Hell Japanese Movie Poster
25 October 2009 12:58 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Here’s an awesome new Japanese poster for the upcoming horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original tale of [...] »
- Brian Corder
DVD Weekly Roundup – Mon 26th October 2009
24 October 2009 2:20 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Finally Sam Raimi gets back to what he does best. A damn good splatter-fest that is as funny as it is scary. Alison Lohman turns in a brilliant performance as Christine Brown, a normal young woman who works at an L.A. loan company. After she refuses the mysterious Mrs Ganush an extension on her loan to impress her boss she finds herself on the receiving end of a very nasty curse that transforms her life quite literally into a living hell. Asking for help from a psychic to reverse the curse Christine finds herself in a race against time and in the end she has to choose exactly how far she is prepared to go in order to break the spell.
This is fantastic filmmaking. It moves at a break-neck speed and offers moments that will make you jump miles off of your seat. Forget Spider-Man 4, »
- Alex Wagner
Blu-Ray Review: Sam Raimi’s ‘Drag Me to Hell’ a Great Halloween Choice
20 October 2009 3:33 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – There are a number of choices for your Halloween movie dollar this season including “Saw VI” and “Paranormal Activity” in theaters and new Blu-Ray editions of “Audition” and this year’s “Orphan” and Sam Raimi’s great “Drag Me to Hell”. Universal has packaged Raimi’s glorious return to the genre that made him a star with a gorgeous video and audio treatment but lackluster special features. The movie deserves a bit better.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
It deserved better at the box office as well. With so many awful horror films out there, how did one that was so critically acclaimed barely make a dent at the box office? It makes no sense. All I can assume is that hardcore genre junkies stayed away because of the PG-13 rating, assuming that this gleefully gory flick had been toned down for the masses. That was a mistake. Seeing “Drag” with a full, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
A Conversation with Katt Shea
20 October 2009 2:07 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
As a director, Katt Shea helped to launch the careers of such actors as Drew Barrymore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mena Suvari, Alison Lohman, Christina Applegate, and Angelina Jolie. As a writer, she has helped create scripts for Roger Corman, and has even been the recipient of the Peabody Award for her first television movie for CBS.
Jason Anders recently caught up with Shea to discuss her career both in front of, and behind the camera - starting with Psycho III...
Ja/Fangoria: Let's start with your acting career, specifically with your role in the 1986 film Psycho III; what was it like to work with the legendary Anthony Perkins, not only on screen as an actor, but being under his direction for the film as well?
Ks: Anthony was under a lot of pressure as he was starring in and directing his first feature film, not only that, it was for a »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Jason Anders)
Get Sucked In To "Drag Me To Hell" DVD
19 October 2009 10:37 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The Sam Raimi horror film "Drag Me to Hell" is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def.
The summer scare-fest comes complete with both the theatrical and unrated versions of the movie on the DVD, along with production diaries. The Blu-ray also contains Digital Copy of the film, as well as Bd Live, a special feature allowing for full utilization of the format with My Scenes Sharing, Video Rotation and On-Screen Ticker.
"Spider-Man" trilogy director Raimi's latest movie, co-written by himself and his brother Ivan, is about loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), who finds her life becoming a living hell when she is forced to evict an old woman (Lorna Raver) from her house in order to gain a promotion at work. As the unfortunate victim of an evil gypsy curse by the old woman, Christine's days turn into one long nightmare of terrifying images, disrupting her otherwise peaceful »
DVD Playhouse--October 2009
15 October 2009 12:34 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—October 2009
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The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’S Edition (Warner Bros.) A true highlight in digital restoration technology, Warner Bros. restoration of the 1939 classic is cause for celebration. The Technicolor of the late ‘30s looks as though it was shot yesterday, and is especially stunning on Blu-ray, which was produced by scanning each of the film’s original Technicolor camera negatives using 8K resolution. From this scan, a final “capture” master was created in 4K, yielding twice the resolution seen in the master utilized for the film’s previous DVD release. Judy Garland’s Dorothy is charming as ever, and the entire cast: Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, are all stellar. Four disc set bonuses include: Sing-along track; Documentaries and featurettes; Two 1914 silent films produced by Oz author L. Frank Baum, based on his stories »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
New on DVD: Gay men from Broadway to Asia and points in between
14 October 2009 12:09 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
If you've been lamenting the lack of DVDs of specifically queer interest in the past few weeks, now would be a good time to check out the New Releases shelf for a song-and-dance documentary, an international romance and a potty-mouthed animated musical.
Read on for more!
You don't have to be a Broadway fanatic to love the fascinating documentary Every Little Step, about the audition process for the 2005 revival of A Chorus Line. The directors were granted unprecedented access to the months of tryouts—and since A Chorus Line itself is a musical about an audition, the movie has a fascinating meta quality as it mirrors itself throughout.
If you're one of those people who wish the film had spent more time talking about the original production conceived by gay producer Michael Bennett in the 1970s, don't miss the DVD extras, which include lots more interviews — Donna McKechnie (above, with »
- ADuralde
Weekly DVD Drinking Game: Drag Me to Hell
14 October 2009 8:10 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
We at Fsr love to drink. And we know that many of you love to drink, as well. This shared love has led us to a brand new (though not exactly new) feature here at Fsr: The Weekly DVD Drinking Game. Every week we will chose a DVD release and give you a few simple steps toward drunken stupidity (or cinematic tolerance). This week... They say that drinking is a sin, and maybe if you do too much of it you might be dragged to hell. But apparently Alison Lohman is on her way there as well, so at least you’ll be in good company. Enjoy watching Sam Raimi’s tour-de-force of sensory overload while numbing your senses with this drinking game. And now, to cover our butts… This game is only for people over the age of 21. Please drink responsibly, and don’t piss off any old Gypsy women. Take »
- Kevin Carr
Check out Sam Raimi’s return to horror with ‘Drag Me to Hell’ on Blu-ray
13 October 2009 6:06 PM, PDT | Denver Movies Examiner | See recent Denver Movies Examiner news »
Long before Spider-Man, director Sam Raimi first cut his teeth on low budget horror-fare with the Evil Dead series. His return to the genre that made him a hero to millions in Drag Me to Hell has been heralded as a horror romp filled with tongue-in-cheek nods to itself and an entertainment value off the charts. The movie is a great time for fans. Imaginative with solid and most of all, memorable characters, Raimi’s latest is also deliciously hilarious.
Since its debut in theaters, many skeptics have denounced the film saying that Raimi, given a large budget, cannot create the same fun-loving and controversial (shame on you, trees!) mayhem shown in the Evil Dead films. Perhaps Drag Me to Hell isn’t in the same vein as those cult classics but Raimi’s mainstream take on horror couldn’t have come at a better time. Theaters have been filled »
Sam Raimi Drags Us 'To Hell,' Will Ferrell Gets 'Lost' And More In The DVD Report For October 13
13 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Director Sam Raimi made a name for himself (and boyhood friend Bruce Campbell) with a series of low-budget horror films that began in 1978 with "Within the Woods," a short college project that would chart the rest of his career. While that particular movie remains little seen, it led directly to the cult classic "Evil Dead" and its two sequels, "Evil Dead II" and "Army of Darkness," and forever cemented Sam Raimi as a bonafide member of the horror club.
So it was with some regret among his fans that -- as his career progressed -- Raimi drifted into other areas of cinema, most notably the billion dollar blockbuster "Spider-Man" franchise, and seemingly left his chainsaw and boomstick behind. That was until 2009, when he came roaring out of the gate with "Drag Me to Hell," the veteran filmmaker's return to the genre that made him a legend. The film stars Alison Lohman »
- Brian Jacks
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