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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
8 October 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Screenwriter and filmmaker Robert Towne.
Forget It Bob, It’S Chinatown
Robert Towne looks back on Chinatown’s 35th anniversary
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The haunting trumpet wailing plaintively over the closing credits. The bandage covering star Jack Nicholson’s nose. The best last line of a movie, ever: “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown"; all elements of a film now regarded by scholars, critics and cinefiles alike as one of the greatest pieces of American celluloid ever made. Chinatown was a collaboration between a who’s-who of ‘70s film icons. Directed by Roman Polanski, produced by Robert Evans, written by Robert Towne, starring Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, shot by John Alonso, and scored by Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown was nominated for 11 Academy Awards in 1974, but brought home only one: for its writer. Robert Towne was barely 40, and Chinatown his first produced original screenplay, his previous efforts having been literary adaptations, such as 1973’s The Last Detail. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Sophie's Link
28 August 2009 6:23 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Meryl Streep brings endless funny. Have you read "name one masterpiece of cinema that I've starred in"? Hat tip to reader Cal for alerting me. Since this article appears in The Onion, it's Meryl Streep or "Meryl Streep" but both are equally awesome. One can certainly imagine the real Streep taking these shots at her self. She's always been fond of the self-deprecating zingers that somehow pretzel themselves until they're self-aggrandazing. Of course, next Sophie's Choice comes up. Sure. Absolutely. That makes complete sense. But have you actually watched Sophie's Choice lately? Boy, talk about a movie that has not aged well. My performance is very good. No question. Oscar-worthy even...
So now is when you have to start really digging into my filmography because you're starting to think, "Can it be true that one of this generation's greatest actresses, maybe even the greatest—a national treasure, you might say »
- NATHANIEL R
Scenes We Love: The Americanization of Emily
13 August 2009 5:27 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In 1964's The Americanization of Emily, James Garner plays Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Madison, a "dog robber" serving under a Navy general. His job is to procure whatever his boss needs, be it booze, food, cigarettes, or female companionship, and he's very good at what he does. A proud coward, Madison's figured out that the best way to avoid being killed in a war is to stay as far away from the fighting as possible. Until, that is, he ends up at Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion as part of a PR stunt, and ends up an inadvertent hero.
Written by Paddy Chayevsky (Network, Altered States) and directed by Arthur Hiller, the story focuses on Charlie's love affair with a London war widow (Julie Andrews) who's lost her husband, brother and father in the war and finds Charlie's avowed cowardice encouraging -- she can't bear the thought of losing another loved one, »
- Dawn Taylor
"I'm Mad as Hell, and I won't Take It Anymore"
31 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
With apologies to Peter Finch's screed in Network, I have had it with the steroid controversy in baseball. Yesterday, I received a phone call from a reporter asking me if a ballplayer had any recourse when it is publicly disclosed that six years ago he tested positive for steroids. I had spent the entire day away from my office and my computer, and so I was unaware of the latest bombshell about David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. After we chatted for a while, I just happened to ask why he was calling me now when this was such old news. "Didn't you hear?" "Hear what?" "About Manny and Big Papi." The news made me nauseous. I ran to the window (figuratively) and screamed: "I'm mad as hell, and I won't take it anymore." Off in the distance, I could... »
- Roger I. Abrams
The Men Who Read The News
23 July 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Robert here, catching up with the news that the great Walter Cronkite passed away. Sad news indeed, but it got me thinking about how that fabled job of T.V. newsman has been portrayed in cinema through the years.
David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good LuckAward Season of 2005 was all about Brokeback Mountain vs. Crash and the Best Actor races pitted Heath Ledger against Philip Seymour Hoffman. Lost in the fray was epically dependable character actor David Strathairn. In fact, one might say despite being the star of the film he was overshadowed by his director. When does that happen? Well, when the director is George Clooney I suppose.
Will Ferrell as Ron Burgandy in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyGo ahead and say that Ferrell's schtick has gotten old. I won't argue. But Anchorman saw him at the height of his powers. Even »
- Robert
Emmy Nominations Reveal Few Surprises
16 July 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as »
The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations
16 July 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. NBC comedy series 30 Rock lead the way with 22 nominations with the HBO telefilm Grey Gardens with 17 nominations and last year's winner for Best Drama, Mad Men, with 16 nominations. Take a look at the complete list of the nominees below.
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
American Masters - Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About - PBS - Thirteen/Wnet American Masters - Ron Rifkin, Narrator
Family Guy - I Dream of Jesus - Fox - Fox Television Animation - Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin
Robot Chicken - Robot Chicken: Star Wars - Episode II - Cartoon Network - ShadowMachine - Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Bob Goldstein, Ponda Baba, Anakin Skywalker, Imperial Officer
The Simpsons - Eeny Teeny Maya Moe - Fox - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television »
Top Ten Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Films
6 July 2009 2:25 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Top Ten Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Films It seems Hollywood's infatuation with the end of the world has found its place in 2009 with releases such as Knowing this past March and upcoming releases such as 9, The Road and 2012 later this year. I never saw The Horsemen, but I know it had an apocalyptic theme, and films such as Terminator Salvation and even Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen threaten the continued existence of the human race. So, with such a situation at hand what better time than now to take a look at what I believe to be the best apocalyptic films of all-time... or at the very least of those I have seen... We all have a morbid curiosity when it comes to the world's end. Will it go with a whimper or a bang? Will the apocalypse be man-made, ape-made, E.T.-made, nature-made, or God-made? Will I be holding Nicolas Cage »
- David Frank
Network: I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!
2 July 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
“You do whatever the tube tells you! You dress like the tube, you eat like the tube, you raise your children like the tube, you even ‘think’ like the tube! This is mass madness, you maniacs! In God's name, You people are the real thing! We are the illusion! So turn off your television sets. Turn them off now. Turn them off right now. Turn them off and leave them off! Turn them off right in the middle of the sentence I'm speaking to you now! Turn Them Off...” I hate television. I’ve thought long and hard about it and I can’t see any other way of describing my on-off relationship with that fickle and transitory creature, TV. She promised us so much at the beginning of our relationship: information, education, and entertainment. She persuaded us that we no longer needed literature, art, public discourse, or any other activity that, »
- Nicholas Deigman
The Dark Knight dominates at Saturn Awards
26 June 2009 5:22 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The Dark Knight scooped five accolades at this week's 35th Annual Saturn Awards, held in Burbank, California, by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
Christopher Nolan's Batman blockbuster was named Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film and also received awards for Best Writing (Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan), Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger), Best Music (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard), and Best Special Effects.
Also receiving multiple awards were The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Iron Man which won three apiece.
Iron Man won the gongs for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor (Robert Downey Jr) and Best Direction (Jon Favreau).
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was named Best Fantasy Film, and also won awards for Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton) and Best Make-up.
The Best Horror Movie trophy went to Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
Battlestar Galactica proved to be the most decorated »
- David Bentley
Michael Jackson's Star Flames Out at 50
25 June 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Musical icon Michael Jackson died this past Thursday at the age of 50. The singer, whose albums sold millions of copies worldwide, had a profound influence on pop culture, and worked with some of Hollywood’s top directors in often-groundbreaking music videos.
Jackson, who rose to prominence during the 70’s as part of the popular Motown scene, first appeared on-screen in 1978’s The Wiz, an African-American version of The Wizard of Oz. The film’s director was Sidney Lumet, the director of Dog Day Afternoon and Network.
During the 80’s, his multi-platinum-selling albums "Thriller" and "Bad" were supported by music videos that pushed the genre into feature film territory. John Landis, who made the comedic hits Animal House and The Blues Brothers, and whose An American Werewolf in London is considered a seminal horror classic, directed the spine-tingling "Thriller". The 14-minute music video, which featured dancing zombies, was more like a »
Pell James--The Hollywood Interview
25 June 2009 10:23 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Actress Pell James
Pell James Takes A Hot Rod To The Dark Side In Surveillance
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Virginia native Pell James hit the ground running following graduation from Nyu’s drama school in 1999, mixing TV and stage work, then landing her first high-profile part in 2005’s The King, co-starring with Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt. Since then, James also made impressive turns in Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers and David Fincher’s Zodiac, in one of the film’s most unsettling scenes, as one of the notorious Bay area killer’s victims.
Pell James shines in an entirely new light as Bobbi, a drug-addicted drifter who comes face-to-face with evil incarnate in Jennifer Lynch’s Surveillance, a smashingly original thriller hitting theaters June 26 from Magnet Releasing. She also appears in Shrink, a tableaux-like satire of life in L.A., starring Kevin Spacey, which arrives from Lions Gate on »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
‘Dark Knight’, ‘Battlestar Galactica’, ‘Iron Man’ Take Home Multiple Saturn Awards
25 June 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
The Dark Knight was the big winner with five awards at the 35th annual Saturn Awards last night in Burbank, taking home awards for best action/adventure/thriller film, best writing (Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan), best supporting actor (Heath Ledger), best music (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) and best special effects.
Other multiple winners included The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Iron Man, with three each. Button won best fantasy film, best supporting actress (Tilda Swinton) and best makeup. Iron Man won best science fiction film, best actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and best director (Jon Favreau).
Other awards winners included Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which won for best horror film, Angelina Jolie for best actress in Changeling, Jaden Christopher Smith for best performance by a younger actor in The Day the Earth Stood Still, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for best costumes, »
- Joe Gillis
Linking Center
18 June 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
This is cute but will surely offend the psychotically patriotic from any given country. Literal translations of flags from Pop Hangover.
Ah Grease, the great unifier. Everyone has seen it. I'm so glad there hasn't been a Grease 3 or a Grease Reborn... yet. I know they've threatened us with remakes in the past. Why bother? Shan't ever top Olivia + Travolta + Channing's "Rizzo". Sigh
Here's a possibly worthwhile event at Lincoln Center in July should you be in NYC. It's a movie discussion with multiple Oscar nominee Sidney Lumet (Network, The Verdict, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) and his daughter screenwriter Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married).
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In Contention Alexander Payne to guest direct Telluride
Variety strike most of what I said in that last 'Sean Penn is so busy' post. He's pulling out of projects now, citing personal reasons... one suspects it's the continually off-again/on-again situation with the Mrs. »
- NATHANIEL R
In the Loop: Bitter Brit Political Comedy with Bite
18 June 2009 9:38 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Virtually no one in American film dares to do bleak political satire anymore. It's hard to nail the right tone in such an endeavor. And when filmmakers do, everyone compares them to the impossibly high standards set by Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or the Paddy Chayevsky scripted Network or Wag the Dog or Thank You For Smoking. No wonder the art form has been kicked to the celluloid curb. This, then, may well explain why British TV director Armando Ianucci used some of his Britcom staff from The Stuff of It to fashion In the Loop, a swift, virulent and richly verbose slam at British and American governmental officials trying to avoid or ensure a joint Us-uk invasion of the Middle East. British Minister for International Aid Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), terrible with a microphone in front of him, tells the... »
- Brad Schreiber
Five: Adaptations Of Stories You Probably Don't Have On Your Bookshelf
18 April 2009 11:33 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »
Peter from Horror's Not Dead gives us Five: Adaptations of stories you probably don’t have on Your bookshelf
These days horror adaptations from the literary world are so rare (unless the source is Stephen King or a Manga) that one may forget a time when they were the bread and butter of genre productions. Obvious monster lineage (Frankenstein et al) and genre staples (Jaws, The Shining et al) aside, there are plenty of terrific adaptations of fairly underplayed short stories or novels. Some a little more common than others, but the following five all owe their existence to that wonderful breed of horror unique to tried and true prose.
Incident on and off a Mountain Road
Directed by the fan friendly Don Coscarelli, Incident is an adaptation of a short story by the relatively prolific Joe R. Lansdale. Perhaps best known as the author of Bubba Ho-Tep, Lansdale has »
- Leigh
‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ Kate Winslet, Heath Ledger, Sean Penn Win 2009 Academy Awards
22 February 2009 10:17 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Fox Searchlight’s “Slumdog Millionaire” was the huge winner at The 81st Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 taking home an amazing eight Oscars, including the trophies for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Song, and Best Sound Mixing.
“Slumdog” was easily the big winner of the night, followed by “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” with three trophies and “Milk” and “The Dark Knight” with two.
Photo credit: Michael Yada/ABC Acting winners started with Penelope Cruz taking the Supporting Actress trophy for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona," beating Amy Adams & Viola Davis for “Doubt,” Taraji P. Henson for “Benjamin Button,” and Marisa Tomei for “The Wrestler”. Cruz joked about possibly fainting and thanked Woody Allen for giving her a great role.
The Supporting Actor trophy went to Heath Ledger for “The Dark Knight »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Slumdog Millionaire' is Top Dog at Oscars
22 February 2009 9:47 PM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
The rags-to-riches Mumbai drama 'Slumdog Millionaire' took the top prize at the 81st annual Academy Awards, with Sean Penn and Kate Winslet earning the top acting awards during a creatively revamped show at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Sunday night. Click Here for the complete list of winners! Beating out 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Milk' and 'The Reader' for Best Picture, 'Slumdog' was also awarded Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Song, Original Score, Sound Editing, Film Editing and Best Director. Upon receiving his Oscar, director Danny Boyle jumped up and down "in the spirit of Tigger" for his children, a promise he made to them years ago, and singled out the people of Mumbai, saying, "all of you who helped us make the film, and all of those who didn't, you dwarf this guy (Oscar)." Winning the top honor of the »
- TheInsider
Heath Ledger Wins Best Supporting Actor
22 February 2009 7:24 PM, PST | Celeb9.com | See recent Celeb9 news »
Late actor Heath Ledger was honored with yet another award for his brilliant portrayal of Joker in the latest Batman sequel - The Dark Knight. The actor died 13 months ago due to an accidental overdose of prescribed drugs. Ledger was only 28 when he died. After Peter Finch, who won an Oscar for Network in 1976, Ledger is the only actor to win a posthumous best actor in a supporting role Oscar. Although the actor seemed to be a sentimental choice but the wiring portrayal of The Joker in the movie Dark Knight is truly awards winning. Ledger’s family – father Kim Ledger, mother Sally Bell, and sister Kate - came up on the podium to accept the award on his behalf. The actor’s unexpected death left his colleagues and friends devastated. From Winslet to Jolie all those present .... »
- Sumana
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