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My Fair Lady (1964) More at IMDbPro »
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A Serious Man and the odd movie out
15 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A Serious Man may be getting rave reviews – but it's like nothing the Coens have made before. Joe Queenan on weird one-offs and the directors who make them
About halfway through the very funny, very disturbing, very ethnic new film A Serious Man, the modern-day Job who is the serious man in question climbs up on to the roof of his ghastly 1960s Minneapolis suburban home and tries to adjust the antenna to improve his TV reception. Beleaguered on all fronts – conjugally, professionally, medically – Larry Gopnik, a dorky physics professor who may be about to lose his job and is very likely to lose his family, is a bright, principled Jewish man whose children have begged him to fix the antenna so they can watch F Troop, an idiotic 1960s comedy. Many of Larry's travails unfold as songs from Jefferson Airplane's seminal 1967 LP Surrealistic Pillow play in the background. »
- Joe Queenan
Media Theatre's Wizard Of Oz Plays Through 1/10/2010
25 November 2009 3:50 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
"The Wizard of Oz", L. Frank Baum's family friendly fantasy in which a young Dorothy travels over the rainbow after a twister hits her Uncle's farm, is one of the most popular stories of all time due to the iconic film version. While the film celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, the stage version of the musical based on the movie claims The Media Theatre stage as its home this holiday season (Nov. 24, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010).
The Media Theatre will produce The Royal Shakespeare Company's version of the musical, which includes all of the well-known songs from the film ("Over the Rainbow", "If I Only Had A Brain", "Follow The Yellow Brick Road") and a number cut from the original movie ("Jitterbug"). Temple University's Peter Reynolds, who directed Media's popular "Altar Boyz" last season, will take the helm for "Oz".
Kim Carson, a Barrymore Award winning actress who was seen last »
Sony Inks International Distribution Deal with CBS Films
18 November 2009 5:09 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with CBS Films, under which Sony Pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of CBS Films productions as well as service worldwide distribution of the unit's films in the home entertainment marketplace, it was announced today by Peter Schlessel, president, Worldwide Affairs for Sony Pictures, and Jeff Blake, chairman, Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. CBS Films will handle domestic theatrical distribution of all titles and retains rights in a limited number of foreign territories.
CBS Films was established in 2007 and the division plans to develop and produce four to six movies a year spanning all genres, with production budgets up to $50 million per film.
The distribution pact builds on the strong relationship shared between CBS Films and Sony, as the two companies collaborate to produce Faster, an action-thriller starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton, set to begin production in early 2010. The film, »
Latest and Greatest Trailer For Nine
18 November 2009 3:00 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
When one considers old musicals, one would immediately think of An American in Paris or Singing in the Rain: slick talking characters who can also tap dance really well. Sometimes a musical like My Fair Lady would include a great story too. It’s a real difference from today’s frenetic, tightly cut and choreographed, sensuous musicals. In the case of Nine, which I have not seen on stage, it looks to also be a departure from the original inspiration, Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2. I don’t know how many potential audience members will have heard of the Italian film (I have no idea who goes to these things, anyway), but it doesn’t look like that will matter: there is no reason to think that knowledge of the original is required. The new trailer, which you can see below, mostly features Kate Hudson singing Cinema Italiano, with quick cuts to other parts of the film. »
- Jacob
For His Next Project, Joe Wright Goes With Teen Girl Assassins
16 November 2009 9:16 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Lately all the news about Joe Wright has been what he's not working on-- not making a romance in India, not remaking My Fair Lady. After so many rebuttals, Wright finally seems ready to say yes to something. According to THR, he's got his eye on Hanna a spy thriller about someone resembling the teenage girl version of Jason Bourne. Oh yes, such an awesome movie can actually exist., particularly with someone as in tune with girl power as Wright directing. The movie has been at Focus Features since 2007 and has even had Danny Boyle and Alfonso Cuaron interested, but apparently they're more interested in going with someone less experienced in action, but maybe more up for a chance following the disappointing results of The Soloist. The plot alone sounds like a major departure for Wright: "The story centers on a 14-year-old Eastern European girl who has been raised by »
Quiz: Who wrote the most best-picture winners at the Oscars?
15 November 2009 7:20 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Two people penned the screenplays to the most best-picture champs at the Academy Awards: three. One of them was Francis Ford Coppola: "Patton" (1970), "The Godfather" (1972), "The Godfather, Part II" (1974). Who was the other? To see the answer, click here! Answer: C.) Alan Jay Lerner wrote the screenplays to three Oscar best-picture winners: "An American in Paris" (1952), "Gigi" (1958) and "My Fair Lady" (1964). He only won Oscars for two of those scripts: "An American in Paris" and "Gigi." "My Fair Lady" lost the race for best adapted screenplay to "Becket" by Edward Anhalt. More Gold Derby Oscars Quizzes! What movie nabbed the most Oscars without winning best picture? Can you spot... »
- tomoneil
Christine Andreas Returns to Ocpac for Cabaret Series 11/12-11/15
15 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Christine Andreas, whose career spans 30 years of Broadway brilliance from Oklahoma, On Your Toes and My Fair Lady to The Scarlet Pimpernel, makes a return visit to the Orange County Performing Arts Center November 12 ? 15 in Samueli Theater. Andreas, accompanied by her husband, composer and pianist Martin Silvestri, will perform her new show Two for the Road, which includes beautiful and distinctive renditions from the American Songbook, Broadway gems and original compositions. »
Wright Dismisses My Fair Lady Reports
2 November 2009 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Director Joe Wright has laughed off reports he is set to head up the remake of My Fair Lady, insisting he is not connected to the picture.
Daily Variety claimed Wright would be reteaming with Keira Knightley for a new version of the 1964 musical, based on George Bernard Shaw's comedy of manners, Pygmalion.
But the Atonement filmmaker has shot down the rumours, revealing he turned the project down.
He says, "It's not happening! It's all a lie. I thought about it for a couple of minutes and decided not to do it, and then suddenly it got into the press that I was doing it." »
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
1 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, will present the beloved musical The Fantasticks, directed by Amanda Dehnert, from October 7 through November 1, 2009, on the Mainstage.
Press night is Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3p.m. and 8p.m., and Sundays at 2p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are $30-$70.
"I have loved The Fantasticks since I was a little kid," said Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. "This will be so much fun for the entire family."
This hit musical with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, the longest running Off-Broadway musical in history, tells the story of Luisa and Matt, a pair entering the bloom of their youth. Their fathers, scheming to encourage their budding love, hire »
Oscars quiz: Can you spot the only best actress nominee?
31 October 2009 5:10 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Just one of the four roles pictured below earned an acting bid for its star. Which one? Here's the answer. Answer: Eleven years after she won in the supporting race for "Cactus Flower," Goldie Hawn was nominated in lead for a featherweight comic role widely dismissed as not worthy of the Oscars' attention in 1980. The other three performances pictured in this quiz were all iconic screen turns outrageously snubbed by academy members. "My Fair Lady" won eight Academy Awards in 1964, including best picture, but its "lady" wasn't even nominated, probably because voters resented the fact that Audrey Hepburn lip-synched to Marni Nixon singing. Rosalind Russell never won an Oscar, but was nominated four times. Unfortunately, she was snubbed for her greatest role — as the brazen stage mom Rose in "Gypsy." The role is so dramatically showy that it usually nabs awards attention. On Broadway, Angela Lansbury (1975), Tyne Daly (1990) and Patti LuPone »
- tomoneil
Oscar to Ingrid: Here's not looking at you, kid
31 October 2009 4:27 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Strange, but true: Ingrid Bergman wasn't nominated for best actress in "Casablanca," which won best picture of 1943. It's one of many shocking snubs in Oscar history. See who else Golden Boy slapped in the past — check out this forum thread where our posters are sighing, fuming and scratching their noggins over other snubs like Audrey Hepburn ("My Fair Lady"), Richard Gere ("Chicago") and one that, personally speaking, really ticks me off: Jim Carrey ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"). When you get to the first forums page, remember to click the page numbers at top and bottom to continue reading. Photo: Warner Bros. Get Gold Derby on Twitter. Join the Gold Derby Group... »
- tomoneil
Exclusive! Joe Wright Is Not Directing My Fair Lady Remake
30 October 2009 4:53 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
When Screenrush grabbed two minutes with Joe Wright on the red carpet for the London Film Festival's Closing Gala film Nowhere Boy, there was really only one thing on our mind to ask him about - My Fair Lady.
Over the last few days the rumour mills have been churning out stories that the Atonement director and Keira Knightley will be reteaming on a remake of the classic George Bernard Shaw adaptation, which was released in 1964 starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison and has been delighting family audiences ever since.
So we were more than a little taken about when Wright flatly denied any involvement in the project, saying that he had mulled over the idea for a couple of days after the script was sent to him, as he would do with any other project, but decided to pass on the opportunity.
Unfortunately he could not tell us which »
[DVD Review] My Fair Lady
27 October 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
The ever-loverly Audrey Hepburn is back as Eliza Doolittle in the latest release of My Fair Lady on DVD. I wasn't sure why — it had to have been put out on DVD at least once before. In fact, it was released by Warner Bros. in 1998 and then again as a "Two-Disc Special Edition" in 2004. Paramount obtained the rights last year and put out a new edition earlier this month, complete with its own set of special features.
My Fair Lady, the musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, follows Ms. Doolittle, a poor flower girl with a strong Cockney accent which, due to the time period and setting, puts her at a strong social and vocational disadvantage. Looking to better her situation, she approaches Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), a phonetics expert, about speech lessons. Higgins, intrigued, bets his friend Colonel Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White) that he can pass »
- Jess Goodwin
By George, I think Keira Knightley's got "My Fair Lady"
27 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
We all already know that Keira Knightley is a fair lady, but now she is the Fair Lady. The 24-year-old English actress has landed the role of Eliza Doolittle in the new remake of the Academy Award-winning 1964 musical, My Fair Lady.
The original film, based on the Broadways smash, starred Audrey Hepburn as Cockney flower girl Eliza and Rex Harrison as the prickly, precise professor Henry Higgins. Keira reportedly beat out Scarlett Johansson for the iconic role. Other than Natalie Portman, it’s hard to think of another young actress who could possibly attempt to take Audrey’s place.
And this news just keeps getting better. The script is being written by — get this — Oscar-winner Emma Thompson. Yes, that Emma Thompson. Directing will be Joe Wright, who grew accustomed to Keira’s face when he directed her in 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. And James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, is being »
- dorothy snarker
Keira Knightley is My Fair Lady
27 October 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Keira Knightley has been confirmed as the lead in 'My Fair Lady'.
After months of speculation, the British actress - who is known for her glowing performances in period blockbusters 'Atonement' and 'Pride and Prejudice' - will definitely play Eliza Doolittle in the remake of the 1964 play 'Pygmalion' by George Cukor.
The 24-year-old star will portray the lead character's journey from rags-to-riches in the big-screen adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's book.
The role was originally played by legendary actress Audrey Hepburn, while Julie Andrews appeared in the stage show.
Emma Thompson is writing the script and James Bond actor Daniel Craig is rumoured to be portraying Higgins. The film will be directed by 'Slumdog Millionaire' filmmaker Danny Boyle.
It is believed Keira has been practicing her singing voice for a year in the hope she would secure the role. »
- Paul
Keira Knightley is a Very Fair Lady Indeed
26 October 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
My Fair Lady is my favorite musical because, if the film didn’t have a single song in it, there would still be a wonderful story in place. Much of it is the casting. Even though Julie Andrews played Eliza Doolittle in the stage version and also went on to star in The Sound of Music, it is hard to imagine anyone besides Audrey Hepburn transforming from shrieking Cockney flower girl into a tame and erudite high class woman. And so it came as some surprise to learn that not only is a remake of My Fair Lady being planned, as the Telegraph reports, but that Keira Knightley has beaten out Scarlett Johansson for the role of Eliza Doolittle. It’s hard to imagine someone so restrained and “practiced” in the role, but then, it’s hard to imagine Eliza Doolittle’s voice being emitted from an actual person (and not, »
- Jacob
Keira Knightley Cast In My Fair Lady Remake...Again?
26 October 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We reported nearly a year and a half ago that Keira Knightley would be playing the lead in a remake of My Fair Lady, a musical that would also draw from the original stage play's source material, George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Now London's Daily Telegraph is reporting, with a jubilant "By George She's Got It!", that Knightley has beat on Scarlett Johansson for the role. Oh, and self-explanatory site Gossip Cop is crowing that the Telegraph story is bogus, and Knightley doesn't even know the project exists. What's going on? I have no idea, really. The My Fair Lady remake had been linked to Danny Boyle at one point, but he's apparently putting that one off. Instead Joe Wright, who directed Knightley in both Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, is reportedly tackling the project, in the wake of his planned film Indian Summer getting put in deep-freeze by Universal over »
Can Keira Break the Hepburn Curse?
26 October 2009 9:08 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
There are few Hollywood starlets that I rate more highly than marginally spade-faced Keira Knightley, and of all late actresses I am fairly unoriginal in my fondness for Audrey Hepburn, so the rumours quite some time ago that Knightley has signed up to fill Hepburn’s shoes in a planned remake of My Fair Lady is, for me, great news. The whispers around the project died down though, until today when stories have begun circulating that Joe Wright, director of Knightley in Pride and Prejudice and the amazing Atonement, is also set to be involved. So Audrey Hepburn is back, but unlike Audrey, Keira’s vocals won’t be dubbed if her singing in last year’s The Edge of Love is anything to go by. The problem seems to be, however, whether or not any individual can ever truly succeed in a performance that has been done to perfection already, »
- Uprising
Keira Knightley Reteaming with Joe Wright for My Fair Lady
26 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Well it looks like Keira Knightley really has given up on contemporary films. The 24-year-old actress is reportedly going to star in My Fair Lady, the latest adaptation from English director Joe Wright, whose other project, Indian Summer, fell apart just last week. England's Daily Telegraph reported last Friday that they had gotten word from "a friend of the director" that Wright would be directing My Fair Lady next with Knightley starring in the read role as Eliza Doolittle. This remake has been around for a while, with Scarlett Johansson also rumored for the role, but apparently it's now in Knightley's hands with Wright on-board. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's novel Pygmalion. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins so that she can pass as a lady. Higgins takes credit for Eliza's success, »
- Alex Billington
Knightley 'confirmed' for 'My Fair Lady'
26 October 2009 6:40 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Keira Knightley has won the role of Eliza Doolittle in a new film adaptation of My Fair Lady, according to The Daily Telegraph. Earlier this year, it was reported that Knightley was competing against Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway for the lead role, which was originally played by Audrey Hepburn. Joe Wright, who worked with Knightley on Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
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