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Exclusive stills from Albert Pyun's Bulletface
27 December 2009 3:10 PM, PST
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We've just learned that Tales of an Ancient Empire will not be the next film released from director Albert Pyun. Rather Bulletface, Pyun's revenge fueled, scifi pot-boiler is expected to hit in late January while Tales heads into a final round of post.
Pyun is also telling us to expect something very different from the project: "Bulletface is a departure for me because of how gritty and hardboiled it is. Its a very taut horror/sci-fi film with a plot that twists and turns and it's more sexually explicit than my other films and is not for the feint of heart."
Victoria Maurette, who was in Pyun's Left for Dead plays Dara, a female DEA agent who, in protecting her petty criminal younger brother, gets arrested and imprisoned in a nightmarish penal colony outside Tijuana that's so brutal, prison officials even harvest organs from the inmates. While in prison, Dara's
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Two Peculiar Trailers For The Argentinian Superhero Comedy Zenitram
23 December 2009 9:44 AM, PST
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Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect when I finally sat down to watch the two truly bizarre trailers for writer/director Luis Barone’s upcoming superhero flick “Zenitram.” The clips embedded below are completely without dialogue, leaving you to figure out the specifics on your own. As far as I can tell, Zenitram is a coke-addicted superhero who battles and array of adversaries that he may, in fact, be ill-equipped to properly handle. “Scarface” alumni Steven Bauer figures into this strange little cinematic concoction, and there are apparently several supervillains to contend with, as well. As zany and low-budget as the movie appears to be, I have to see it looks somewhat entertaining. Keep in mind, however, that “Super Mario Brothers,” “Troll 2,” and “Captain America” figure prominently into my personal movie collection. It’s nice to have a frame of reference, isn’t it?
Here’s a synopsis,
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Beyonce Knowles Throws Fancy Birthday Party for Jay-z
8 December 2009 7:26 PM, PST
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Beyonce Knowles has thrown a surprise birthday party for her husband Jay-z who turned 40 last Friday, on December 4. In making the big celebration happened, the "If I Were A Boy" singer was helped by her A-list fellow artists whom she flown from New York by private jet. The bash itself was held at the Casa de Campro resort in the Dominican Republic on the birthday date.
The party, which witnessed the venue being decked out like the home of Al Pacino's Tony Montana, had a "Scarface" theme. For the meals, caviar and Dom Perignon champagne were served to treat the partygoers. The guests were also amused by the performances from Kanye West and P. Diddy. Meanwhile, the birthday man Jay-z made his duet with Alicia Keys, singing "Empire State of Mind".
Among the guests who attended the party were Kate Hudson, Alex Rodriguez, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Tory Burch, Swizz Beatz,
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Toxic Birthday Suits
2 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST
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Your cinematic birthdays for 12/02. If it's your big day, let us know.
Steven, Lucy and Warren
1894 Warren William, charming snake, pre-code movie star who was often paired with formidable actresses like Claudette Colbert (Imitation of Life, Cleopatra), Joan Blondell (Gold Diggers of 1933, Stage Struck) and Bette Davis (Three on a Match, Satan Met a Lady)
1914 Ray Walston, the Damn Yankees! devil had a lengthy career on screens small and large
1914 Adolph Green, musical giant of 'Comden & Green' fame. I can't even begin to choose a favorite song by that duo. Plus they wrote the screenplay to Singin' in the Rain!
1923 Maria Callas, La Divina. Fanny Ardant recently played her in Callas Forever. The next actress who'll have a go at her is Eva Mendes in Greek Fire
1925 Julie Harris was Oscar nominated for her film debut (The Member of the Wedding), co-starred with James Dean (East of Eden) and
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- NATHANIEL R
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Rain Interview, Ninja Assassin
22 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST
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MoviesOnline caught up with Korean pop star Rain at the Los Angeles press day for his new film, "Ninja Assassin.” The film is directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers. “Ninja Assassin” also stars Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune and legendary martial arts performer Sho Kosugi.
Rain plays Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
The role of Raizo called for an actor with a special intensity, who could convey a lot of emotion in a very subtle way.
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Nicolas Cage: The Hollywood Interview
19 November 2009 11:43 PM, PST
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Nicolas Cage: Bad To The Bone
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Alex Simon
It’s an inevitable event in every accomplished artist’s life: if you go back on the timeline of their existence and stop in adolescence, almost all of our greatest actors, writers, filmmakers, musicians and painters went through tumultuous, tortured teenage years, often scorned, almost universally ridiculed by their peers and elders alike for the cardinal sin of being “weird.” Most people run from their inner nerd as they grow into adulthood, masking it behind toned muscle, fine clothing and the right haircut, struggling to be that cool guy or gal whom we knew had all the answers and the clearest skin back when such things started to be de rigeur in our lives (and if you live in Southern California, continue to be).
Nicolas Cage is that rare movie star who not only never seemed to care if he was cool,
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Farber on Film: Introduction, Part 4 (After Negative Space)
18 November 2009 7:36 AM, PST
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Above: Farber's painting A Dandy's Gesture (1977).
Farber’s 1969 Howard Hawks essay––as hinted earlier––lodges a wry double self‑portrait: as he summons his own birthplace for a joke about small‑town provincialism, his praise of the filmmaker’s mobility and speed conjures his own termite activities as a writer and painter. His film criticism is personal, even autobiographical, though of a deflected sort that edges into allegory and fever‑dream.
In A Dandy's Gesture (1977), one of Farber’s two “auteur” paintings focused on Hawks, he glances at––often through toys and miniatures––images from the director’s films: a plane crashed into a chocolate candy mountain, from Only Angels Have Wings; a tiger, from Bringing Up Baby; an elephant, from Hatari; a boat, from To Have and Have Not; and newspaper layout pages, from His Girl Friday, with gangster Johnny Lovo (from Scarface) in the headline. But following the
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Birthday Suits: Giant Sized Edition
17 November 2009 11:05 AM, PST
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11/17 ~ Todays special boys and girls. Are you one of them?
Mischa, Marty and Rachel
1897 Frank Fay, aka Mr. Barbara Stanwyck. The theory goes that their troubled marriage was the basis of A Star is Born. That story is so big it's practically it's own franchise. I can't stop thinking about it today: Stanwyck through the lens of Gaynor, Garland, Streisand. Yummy!) Even if it's only an urban La legend, I love to think about it. Fay, a popular comedic actor, was also the originator of the Harvey role (on stage) before Jimmy Stewart got to it.
1901 Lee Strasberg, the hugely influential acting teacher that helped popularize "The Method" Students included... well, basically a whose who of late 40s / early 50s giants of the silver screen.
1905 Mischa Auer, very tall actor of oversized comic turns. You'll remember him from the blissfully funny My Man Godfrey and best picture winner You Can't Take It With You
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- NATHANIEL R
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Pucker Up. It's La Pfeiffer
6 November 2009 9:45 AM, PST
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Kissing. I want to bring this series back. Where is the time?
Someone has recorded my dreams! It's Michelle Pfeiffer's make-out sessions in the movies, compiled by the great pfansite, Pfeiffer the Face
Mmmm, Pfeiffer lips. The only person who doesn't love them is Pfeiffer herself "I look like a duck"Head on over to Pfeiffer The Face to vote in the poll for your favorite Pfeifferian smooch.... but someone get Pacino off of her first. He's practically eating her face* in Frankie & Johnny and he wasn't so nice to her in Scarface, either come to think of it.
* In Pacino's defense she is delicious. Even Emma Thompson thinks so. Remember that 90s interview when she was asked who she would like to be paired with if she played a lesbian? [src] Oh, God, well, lots of women, because I love women so much. I think that because of my
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- NATHANIEL R
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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST
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"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!
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The Worst Accents Ever
13 October 2009 8:38 AM, PDT
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Cracked.com has put together a list of what they think are the worst accents ever. The ones that come immediately to mind for me are:
Holly Hunter in Once Around
Angelina Jolie in Alexander
Don Cheadle, Oceans 11
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules
Al Pacino in Scarface (even though it’s totally great)
Kate Winslet’s American dialect in Titanic (it just [...]
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Six for the Road - Howard Hawks' All Too Rare Trips Out West
25 September 2009 10:01 PM, PDT
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There are John Ford people, and there are Howard Hawks people. Me, I'm more of a Howard Hawks guy. A workmanlike director who came from a screenwriting background, Hawks made stories that were less interested in myth-making than in the quirks of human interaction. From the gangster drama Scarface to the classic screwball comedy of His Girl Friday, Hawks made a bewilderingly wide range of movies that feature some
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Six for the Road - Howard Hawks' All Too Rare Trips Out West
25 September 2009 9:01 PM, PDT
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There are John Ford people, and there are Howard Hawks people. Me, I'm more of a Howard Hawks guy. A workmanlike director who came from a screenwriting background, Hawks made stories that were less interested in myth-making than in the quirks of human interaction. From the gangster drama Scarface to the classic screwball comedy of His Girl Friday, Hawks made a bewilderingly wide range of movies that feature some
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'Ninja Assassin' Star Rain Answers Your Questions
4 September 2009 4:00 AM, PDT
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Pop star/ actor reveals his dream collaborator: 'Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.'
By Josh Horowitz
Rain
Photo: MTV News
MTV debuted the first full clip from the much-anticipated Joel Silver-produced action flick "Ninja Assassin" on Friday night (September 4) on "Behind the Screen," and for anyone who saw it, you can't say the film won't live up to its title. Swordplay and stunts galore, even in the heat of oncoming traffic — this one's got the goods. And at the center of it all, a man who needs just one name: Rain.
The young Korean actor is already a pop-culture phenomenon in his native land. Now, with his first starring role, he seems poised to earn some new fans in the States. Eagle-eye fans of the pop star/ actor caught him in his first studio production last year, in the big-budget spectacle that was "Speed Racer.
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"VH1 Hip Hop Honors" Will Premiere October 13
3 September 2009 8:50 AM, PDT
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The 6th Annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will premiere on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:00 pm and will be celebrating Def Jam's 25th Anniversary. Tracy Morgan will return as host for the third year.
The night will feature performances by Eminem, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Ludacris, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, Redman, Dmx, Ja Rule, The Roots, Public Enemy, Onyx, Kid Rock, Gym Class Heroes, Trey Songz, Scarface and Warren G. Presenters for the night include Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and Brett Ratner.
Architects of the Def Jam label Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, Lyor Cohen, Julie Greenwald, Kevin Lyles and L.A. Reid will be honored this year. The event is being taped from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (Bam) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, NY.
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"VH1 Hip Hop Honors" Will Premiere October 13
3 September 2009 8:50 AM, PDT
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The 6th Annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will premiere on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:00 pm and will be celebrating Def Jam's 25th Anniversary. Tracy Morgan will return as host for the third year.
The night will feature performances by Eminem, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Ludacris, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, Redman, Dmx, Ja Rule, The Roots, Public Enemy, Onyx, Kid Rock, Gym Class Heroes, Trey Songz, Scarface and Warren G. Presenters for the night include Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and Brett Ratner.
Architects of the Def Jam label Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, Lyor Cohen, Julie Greenwald, Kevin Lyles and L.A. Reid will be honored this year. The event is being taped from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (Bam) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, NY.
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Our Favorite Montages: Scarface
29 August 2009 1:02 PM, PDT
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There are plenty of different kinds of montages in the language of film, and they can fill you in on everything from the emotional state of your characters to a wacky makeover. So while a good montage sequence will explain everything you need to know in the most economical way possible, one of my favorite kinds is the "Rise to Power" montage -- which brings me to Scarface. I love Brian De Palma's crime opus for so many reasons, but I think when it comes to the art of the montage, I have a soft spot for cheese -- and it doesn't get much more pungent than Giorgio Moroder, the patron saint of 80's movie music.
By the time the power chords of Moroder and Paul Engemann's Push it To The Limit kicks in, we've already been watching Tony Montana work his way up the criminal ladder and
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Dr. Death Movie Expanded/Is Sacha Baron Cohen in danger?/Broken Social Scene movie/Rip Walter Cronkite
20 July 2009 7:47 PM, PDT
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New cast in Kervorkian film:
The cast of the new film about the high profile doctor, Dr. Jack Kervorkian, who fought "...to establish the right to die for terminally ill patients..." has announced an expansion of its cast. The made-for-tv film is entitled "You Don't Know Jack," and it will be directed by Barry Levinson. As announced "back in May" the title role will be filled by Al Pacino. Recently, "Susan Sarandon and John Goodman have also joined..."
I think this is some brilliant and solid casting. Who can think of a better person to play Dr. Kervorkian than Pacino; who can play everything from intense caricatures of evil from a coke-fuelled gangster in "Scarface" to the Devil himself in "The Devil's Advocate." He can also show incredible humanity like in "Scent of a Woman." Both Sarandon and Goodman are solid actors who I feel are underrated talents. As great
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"The Godfather" To Get Theatrical Re-issue In The UK
12 July 2009 10:34 AM, PDT
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The good folks at Park Circus, the British film distribution company, have sent us the following press release - which is good news for classic movie fans.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning classic The Godfather will be back in cinemas from Friday 25 September 2009.
Re-released by Park Circus, this beautifully restored and remastered version of The Godfather stars Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire, Last Tango In Paris), Al Pacino (Scarface, Scent Of A Woman), James Caan (Misery, Funny Lady), Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now, The Apostle) and Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Manhattan).
An iconic film with outstanding performances, The Godfather is set in the 1940’s and opens at the lavish wedding of Connie, the daughter of the revered ‘Godfather’ - Don Vito Corleone (Brando). This is an event where business and pleasure naturally go hand in hand. The ‘Godfather’ receives a select list of guests into his den, to listen
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Reed’s Bargain Bin: S1m0ne
6 July 2009 10:15 AM, PDT
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Reed’s Bargain Bin [1] is a recurring column where Reed Farrington tells us about a movie he bought for under $5, and whether or not he regrets the purchase.
Despite the clever title and participation of Al Pacino, S1m0ne did not receive much attention from critics or movie theatre audiences when it came out in 2002. The director, Andrew Niccol, had some acclaim as a result of having directed Gattaca (a smart science fiction film about a physically defective human in a genetically manipulated world) and having written The Truman Show (a smart allegorical film about a man who's oblivious to the fact that his life has been manufactured for the purposes of a television show). S1m0ne also has a high concept idea behind it: a movie director creates a computer generated actor who becomes a star while only he knows that the actor is computer generated.
I think I’ve had
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