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Julien Temple Goes for Fake!

4 November 2009 5:26 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Director Julien Temple is going to make Fake!. The film is going to tackle the story of art faker Elmyr de Hory. The book is written by notorious hoax biographer Clifford Irving.

The Fake! script was written by Michael Kalesniko (Private Parts). The film will shoot in Spain, France and Croatia.

Fake! follows an emotional triangle between the three main characters, the two fakers and Orson Welles.

"There's an element of To Catch a Thief about what they do. As becomes clear in his conversations with Welles, one of the most amazing illusions Elmyr maintained during all the years of his career as an art forger was that he was not a criminal and what he was doing was not a crime. He knew of course it was against the law but so was jaywalking or smoking a joint. What he did, unlike governments and politicians, »

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Daniel Craig Ready For A Tux And For Cannes

8 September 2009 7:50 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

With his non-Bond projects, Daniel Craig seems to have taken care to distance himself from the debonair spy, playing an ass-kicking Polish Jew in Defiance, or a completely blank character in the completely blank movie Invasion. But when people are clamoring to see you wear a tuxedo in foreign locations, apparently you can't resist for long. Variety reports that Craig is in talks to star in La Bonne Annee, a remake of the 1973 French heist film in which a jewel thief gets out of prison and returns to Cannes for another score. No promises that he'll definitely be wearing a tuxedo in the movie, but after To Catch A Thief, it's pretty impossible to imagine a jewel thief on the French shore who isn't rocking a Cary Grant-style suit. The movie's writer may turn out to be Joe Penhall, whose adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road is finally »

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DVD: Review:DVDs In Brief: August 26, 2009

25 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »

In another era, there’s no doubt that a thriller as elegant, witty, suspenseful, glamorous, and briskly entertaining as Duplicity (Universal) would have been a huge hit, a colorful diversion along the lines of Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief. But even with the considerable star wattage of Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, who have great chemistry as star-crossed pair of corporate spies, the film found no traction at the box office. Perhaps DVD will be kinder to Tony Gilroy’s confident follow-up to Michael Clayton, which shares the same concerns over executive chicanery, but manages them with a ... »

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Cary Is Not To Be Taken For Granted

3 August 2009 12:23 AM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »

'Everybody wants to be Cary Grant," the iconic actor is supposed to have once joked. "Even I want to be Cary Grant."

The suave Grant (1904-1986), born Archibald Leach in England, is the subject of a rare retrospective opening tonight at the Bam Rose Cinemas with one of his earliest leading-man assignments.

He's a playboy dallying with married woman Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternberg's outrageous pre-code gem "Blonde Venus" (1932), which is best remembered for her appearance in a »

- By LOU LUMENICK

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Let Cary Grant Teach You How ‘To Catch a Thief’

24 May 2009 2:23 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Every week, Film School Rejects presents a movie that was made before you were born and tells you why you should like it. This week, Old Ass Movies presents: To Catch a Thief (1955) If there was one thing I had to work at avoiding with covering movies from before 1960, it was featuring a Hitchcock film every single week. What some might call an unhealthy obsession with the man's work, I call a totally normal need to watch one of his films every hour on the hour and make cross-country trips to check out the filming sites. However, my passion for all things Hitch aside, To Catch a Thief is probably one of his most popular films, and if not his best, it's definitely the most accessible. In the picture, Cary Grant plays John Robie - a famous cat burglar inventively nicknamed The Cat - who has to run from police when thefts baring his signature style start »

- Cole Abaius

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April Showers, Charade

23 April 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

April Showers evenings @ 11; with Dave from Victim of the Time.

Cary Grant usually sings a medley of old favourites when he's in the shower. Any requests?

Audrey looks stern, but she doesn't know what Cary's going to do yet. And Cary may look old, but there's some screwball zest in the man yet. Lest you think Hitch sucked it all out of him, but then Jimmy Stewart was the one who got mentally tortured, wasn't he? Cary just got terrorized by a plane and kissed by Grace Kelly. And Ingrid Bergman. Life is so unfair sometimes.

What were we talking about?

- How often do you go through this little ritual?

- Oh every day, the manufacturer recommends it!

- I don't believe it...

- Oh yes, it's true... Look... Wait a minute. Read the label! Look at the small print: "Wearing this suit during washing helps protect its shape. »

- Dave

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To Catch A Thief: Centennial Collection DVD Review -- Jackson says Classic Hitchcock—need I say more?

3 April 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Growing up, I had the good fortune of seeing classic movies on the big screen. My father taught at Wesleyan University, and he would take me to many of the screenings that were part of the school film studies program. I directly attribute my own Hollywood career path to that experience, as well as the inspiration I receive from my directing heroes: Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam, John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock. To Catch A Thief was not one of the Hitchcock films that I saw at Wesleyan, yet its one that always sticks in my mind when recalling movie discussions with my father. It contains one of his favorite lines in any film. Reformed jewel-thief John Robie (Cary Grant) and Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly) are having a picnic that, among other things, consists of chicken. The luscious Kelly coyly asks Grant, “Breast or thigh?” ... »

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Review: 'To Catch a Thief' DVD

2 April 2009 8:39 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »

Paramount Pictures ends its tour of the 1950s, for now anyway, with the Centennial Collection edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief. Considered a minor work for the director, it actually holds up exceptionally well through the years and the restored print for the DVD, out now, is marvelous. Being the only Hitchcock film that Paramount still has rights to, this is a welcome part of the celebration.

Hitchcock’s 1955 film, based on David Dodge’s 1952 novel, stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly and was filmed in location in Europe. This was the first of his films shot in Paramount’s VistaVision, a process similar to Cinemascope and used to compete against television for audiences. Despite the arduous process to shoot, he went on to use it five times but the first proved challenging, not that you can tell in the finished product.

John Robie (Grant) is a »

- Robert Greenberger

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To Catch A Thief - 2-Disc Centennial Collection

24 March 2009 8:39 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

DVD Review To Catch A Thief - 2-Disc Centennial Collection Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins Rating: Not Rated Due out: 3/24/09 Plot: A reformed jewel thief (Grant) must find out who is behind robberies similar to his old style before he is pinned with the crimes themselves. Who's It For? Lovers of Hitchcock and Cary Grant fans - but if you're either of those, you've probably already seen this. Movie: There's nothing like a good Hitchcock film, especially with an iconic coupling like Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. The action here is exciting. It's fun, intelligent fare from a director more than capable of giving us a wonderful, twisting tour of the French Riviera. This »

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DVD Round Up, Mar. 23, 2009: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘The Odd Couple,’ ‘To Catch a Thief’

23 March 2009 1:02 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – A Disney movie and two all-time classics being inducted in Paramount’s “Centennial Collection” make up this week’s version of the “DVD Round-Up,” your safety net for titles that may have slipped by your home entertainment radar.

The Round-Up, HollywoodChicago.com’s famous recurring column about lesser Blu-Ray and DVD titles that may have slipped through your fingers at the store recently, brings you three catalog titles being reissued for DVD in new two-disc editions.

“Lilo & Stitch: 2-Disc Big Wave Edition,” “The Centennial Collection: The Odd Couple,” and “The Centennial Collection: To Catch a Thief” will all be released on March 24th, 2009.

“Lilo & Stitch: 2-Disc Big Wave Edition”

Photo credit: Disney Piggy-backing on the more awesome and high-profile Blu-Ray release for “Bolt,” Disney is giving fans a chance to catch up on one of their bigger titles from the early part of the decade, 2002’s “Lilo & Stitch,” now »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Reel Classics: 'The Odd Couple' & 'To Catch A Thief'

19 March 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | ReelTalkTV.com | See recent ReelTalkTV.com news »

Onscreen chemistry of varying degrees is on display in two legendary movies being re-released on DVD Tuesday. "The Odd Couple" and "To Catch A Thief" are part of Paramount's "Centennial Collection" series, which features DVD editions of the studio's most famous films in two-disc sets, remastered with booklets and new bonus materials. What I'm bummed about is that Paramount isn't issuing these on Blu-ray. What I wouldn't give to see either of these two films on Hi-Def!

"The Odd Couple" in particular, is one of the greatest comedies Ever. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are incredibly funny in this. And if you want to see a simply perfect screenplay being brought to life, watch this film. "To Catch A Thief" features one of the best onscreen couples in Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. If you haven't seen 'em, make the time.

Check out scenes from each film after the jump. »

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DVD Playhouse--March 2009

10 March 2009 11:25 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—March 2009

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Allen Gardner

Let The Right One In (Magnolia) An awkward 12 year-old boy, ignored by his mother and the target of bullies, finds himself drawn to his new neighbor: a girl his own age who only appears at night, and seems herself to be as lonely an outcast as he. Haunting film from Sweden is best described as The 400 Blows meets Nosferatu, and contains some of the most haunting imagery of any film in recent memory. Truly a unique and memorable work. Bonuses: Deleted scenes; Featurette; Photo and poster gallery. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.

Paramount Centennial Collection Paramount offers two more classic titles, restored, remastered and loaded with extras. Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief stars Cary Grant as a retired jewel thief trying to enjoy his sunset years on the French Riviera with a minimum of drama, until he catches the eye of a high-maintenance heiress (Grace Kelly, »

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