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Waterworld Blu-ray Review

15 November 2009 9:14 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Hollywood has figured something out, which is that even if you spend a shit-ton of money on a film, that in and of itself can attract an audience. It’s hard to look at the relative success of Waterworld at the box office as anything more than rubbernecking on the freeway, and it was worthwhile for many who had grown tired of Kevin Costner. My review of Waterworld after the jump.

Though somewhat stiff at times, Costner was the leading man of the late 80’s, even more so than Tom Cruise, with his sexual charisma and aw-shucks charm. No Way Out, The Untouchables, Bull Durham, and Field of Dreams said “hey world, check me out.” Then came Dances with Wolves, which won him a couple of Oscars, defeating the (now seen as obviously superior) Goodfellas. Some resentment sets in with success and the oddball A Perfect World, and the terrible »

- Andre Dellamorte

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Who's Going To Be The World Series Mvp? Forget A-Rod or A. J. Burnett, Give Me Willie Mays Hayes!

2 November 2009 3:30 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

So the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez was last night's World Series hero, knocking a ninth-inning double for the go-ahead run and a 3-1 series lead against the Phillies. In tonight's Game 5, A. J. Burnett looks to mirror his one-run gem from last week as he takes the mound at Citizens Bank Park. With the Yanks possibly locking up the Fall Classic in a matter of hours, either of these guys could end up nabbing the series' Mvp award. Or the Phils could stage a comeback powered by Game 1 gods, Chase Utley and Cliff Lee.

Whatever happens, though, I know one thing: I detest both these teams because I am a heart-broken Mets fan (is there any other kind?). That's why when I think about ballplayers these days, I tend to think about movies. Cinema has given us some of the best and silliest sluggers and hurlers imaginable, and it is these »

- Eric Ditzian

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Top 7 Actors playing Athletes in Sports Films

3 October 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.

With Whip It swirling its way into theaters, it’s a wonder no one has fully acknowledged the absolutely amazing athletic work these brave actresses have put into the final product. Let’s face it, not all actors can “bring it” when it comes to believably portraying a real-life athlete.

Truth of the matter is, it’s about as rare a feat as you’re likely to see capably pulled off in Hollywood. Ellen Page (who will more than likely make a later edition of this list) made frantically scuttering around a cylindrical death-track look effortless, even graceful. Hell, the entire cast made roller derby look like the ballet with brute violence. This got me to thinking – Which other Hollywood actors have been the most convincing athletes on the big screen? They deserve their due (to go along with their millions of »

- Chris De Salvo

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Labor Day TV Marathons (and the movies you'll watch again...and again)

6 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Whether you're looking to stay on the sofa or you need to know what channels to avoid so you don't end up there on Monday, here's our cheat sheet of notable Labor Day TV marathons. Because we know certain movies can be as sure a thing as, say, 19 hours of The Golden Girls, 18 hours of Dirty Jobs, and 15 hours of NCIS, we've included a bonus list of films to watch/not watch. TV Marathons, Monday, Sept. 7: A&E: Criminal Minds (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) ABC Family: Secret Life of the American Teenager (11 a.m. to 9 p.m.) Animal Planet: Whale Wars (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) BBC America: Torchwood: Children of the Earth (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Bet: The Game (9 a.m. to 11 p.m.) Bravo: The Real Housewives of Atlanta (10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and Top Chef: Las Vegas (3:30 p. »

- Mandi Bierly

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Ghent Film Festival to Honor Kevin Costner

2 September 2009 2:49 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Wrap Staff

The 36th Ghent International Film Festival will honor Kevin Costner with its Career Achievement Award.

The Belgian fest will present the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award to the actor on October 11th, followed by a performance by Costnery’s band “Modern West.”

A two-time Academy Award-winner, the actor is most well-known for his roles in “Dances with Wolves,” “Bull Durham,” “The Bodyguard,” “Field of Dreams,” “JFK,” “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.”

Previous honorees include Morgan Free... »

- Deborah Stokol

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Billy Bob Boxes for 'Bull Durham's Ron Shelton

22 August 2009 3:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

When one F.X. Toole adaptation grabs a bunch of Oscars, what will happen to the next one?

Million Dollar Baby -- winner of Best Movie, Director, Supporting Actor, and Lead Actress -- was adapted from Toole's short story collection Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner, and now The Hollywood Reporter posts that Pound for Pound is getting the big-screen indie treatment with the starring help of Billy Bob Thornton.

A full -- but unfinished -- posthumous novel this time around, Pound follows Dan Cooley, an ex-boxing contender who has outlived both his wife and children, and focuses on his grandson, who then gets killed. "As Cooley vacillates between booze-fueled suicidal thoughts and fantasies of homicidal vengeance, Hispanic teenager Eduardo 'Chicky' Garza y Duffy begins his troubled ascent in the amateur boxing world." In classic sports movie form, they will be able to offer each other redemption.

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- Monika Bartyzel

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Billy Bob Thornton to Star in Boxing Pic from Writer of Million Dollar Baby

21 August 2009 11:31 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

So you liked Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, but thought it was a little too much of a downer? Well then here's a movie for you. Billy Bob Thornton is in talks to star in Pound for Pound, an adaptation of another novel by F.X. Toole, who also wrote Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner, the book that served as the basis for Million Dollar Baby. Pound for Pound was published posthumously based on a manuscript that he had written when he died in 2002. Here's the good news: Paul Haggis isn't involved in the film, which is being financed independently. Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump, Play It to the Bone) will write the screenplay and direct. The story revolves around a retired boxer whose grandson is killed in a car accident, and a teenage Latino fighter who is struggling to overcome hardships in his life. Producers »

- Sean

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: August 6, 2009

16 August 2009 10:17 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This week:

Aliens invade the box office with District 9; get ready to see more Saw; Elvis talks Bubba Nosferatu; St Elmo’s Fire gets remade; Dennis Quaid and Tim Allen join Ron Shelton in Q School, while Maggie Q looks for a Priest; Godzilla may be going on the warpath again; Sony takes a dose of Doctor Parnassus and Wall Street 2 adds another cast member.

Box Office

It looks like originality won out at the box office for a change. Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 banked a cool $37 million over the weekend. The Peter Jackson produced Sci-Fi film had a negative cost of just $30 million and with great reviews it looks like this could do well in the long run too.

 

GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra had an average drop from last weekend’s surprisingly high take. Down just around 60% (which is pretty middle of the road »

- Niall Browne

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Shelton does School

14 August 2009 7:37 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Ron Shelton sure likes his sports, having built a career on films like Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and  Cobb. For his next gig, he'll be revisiting his Tin Cup leisure of choice. The director has signed on to indie comedy Q School, with Dennis Quaid and Tim Allen said to be in negotiations to headline. The story, like its title, centers on an annual Golf tournament known as Qualifying School where players duke it out for a spot on the next year's PGA tour. A small sports... »

- Tony Lang

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Tin Cup Director Goes to Q School

14 August 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

Tin Cup director Ron Shelton has signed for Q School , a golf comedy he will direct based on a script he co-wrote with "Cup" collaborator John Norville. Dennis Quaid and Tim Allen are eyeing starring roles in the project, which David Friendly is producing via his Friendly Films Productions. The indie aims to start shooting in the spring. "School" is described as a comedy in which a group of hopefuls battle it out in a competition to make the PGA Tour, with both their game and their personal lives sometimes ending up in the drink along the way. Shelton's credits include Bull Durham and White Men Can't Jump . »

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Ron Shelton sticks to golf with 'Q School'

14 August 2009 2:19 AM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ron Shelton, whose credits also include "Tin Cup," is set to direct "Q School," a golf comedy he wrote with John Norville.

The Hollywood Reporter says the film follows a group of up-and-coming golf players who battle it out on the course to make the PGA Tour.

Apparently, Dennis Quaid and Tim Allen are attached to play two lead characters. Quaid is currently on-screen in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," and as for Allen, his voice will soon be heard in "Toy Story 3."

Shelton is no stranger to sports films. He also previously helmed "Bull Durham," "White Men Can't Jump" and "Play It to the Bone." His most recent film was the disappointing "Hollywood Homicide." »

- Franck Tabouring

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Tin Cup Director Set For Course Again

13 August 2009 11:14 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Who said golf was boring? Obviously not director Ron Shelton  as he takes on another film based on the sport. The Tin Cup helmer - and man also responsible for sports-based films such as White Men Can't Jump and Bull Durham - has teamed up with Cup co-writer John Norville for the new comedy called Q School.The depiction of one of life's gentler sport has Hollywood's middle-aged actors - including Dennis Quaid and Tim Allen - q-ing up for a role.The indie film will follow a handful of PGA hopefuls as they move from Q(ualifying)-School and on through the stages of the competition and their personal trials and tribulations.Ron and John are also currently tied up working on baseball flick Our Lady Of The Ballpark, as well as being tipped to adapt the Barry Bonds steroids expose called Game of Shadows for HBO. »

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Streep Nom #7-8: The Abundant Riches of 1987-88

5 July 2009 6:03 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

We've been looking at each Meryl Streep Oscar nod and its competitive field. Previously: 78, 79, 81, 82, 83 and 85

Meryl Streep's first act was the Liberated Lady. The second was The Chameleon in which Meryl was always the lead, always had new hair, voice and body language and basically controlled Oscar's Universe. It was as if there was only 4 spots for Best Actress, one reserved for her in perpetuity. This second act ended with her intense immersion into notorious dingo-hating Lindy Chamberlain in A Cry in the Dark. [Editor's Note: Yes, I'll do a top ten performance list when "Streep at 60" wraps in mid July. I've heard your requests and I've been rewatching all the movies.]

Starting in 1989 Act III of Streep's career began but we'll get to that shortly. First, let's look at her competition in the last two years of her legendary Act II.

1987

the nominees were...

Cher, MoonstruckGlenn Close, Fatal AttractionHolly Hunter, Broadcast NewsSally Kirkland, AnnaMeryl Streep, Ironweed

I've always loved that "Mary Louise" exchange. But is Cher rewriting history to claim Silkwood as her first movie or »

- NATHANIEL R

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Kevin Costner

13 June 2009 4:44 PM, PDT | Celebrity Bio Examiner | See recent Celebrity Bio Examiner news »

As the star of some of the most beloved films of all time, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Dances With Wolves (to name only a few), Kevin Costner has become a living legend -- that he remains so humble about his iconic status only adds to his nice-guy mystique. Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18th, 1955 in Lynwood, California -- the youngest child of William Costner (an electrician and utilities executive) and Sharon Rae Tedrik (a welfare worker). As his father’s job required the Costners to move frequently during his youth, Kevin felt like a rootless “Army brat.” Growing up on the move, Kevin sang in the Baptist church choir, played piano, wrote stories and poetry, and developed the wistful longing of a dreamer. Though he didn’t get his final “growth spurt” until after he graduated high school (he was only 5’2” at graduation), Kevin was also heavily involved with sports, »

- Celebrity_Profile_Examiner

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Ron Shelton--The Hollywood Interview

1 June 2009 7:19 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Writer/director Ron Shelton

Ron Shelton: From the Red Wings to Bull Durham

by Jon Zelazny

Editor’s note: this article first appeared at EightMillionStories.com on December 12, 2008.

I’ve never been a sports fan, but I’ve long considered Bull Durham (1988) one of my favorite movies. And I’m not alone: Bravo ranked it #55 on its list of 100 Funniest Movies, the American Film Institute ranked it #97 on their similar 100 Years—100 Laughs list, and Sports Illustrated called it the #1 Greatest Sports Movie of all time.

I’d always wanted to meet Ron Shelton partly because he spent a portion of his own minor league baseball career playing for my hometown team, the Rochester Red Wings. Their Silver Stadium (1929-1996) was a few blocks northwest of the Polish neighborhood where both of my parents grew up, making the Red Wings a cherished piece of the fabric of the lives of so many of my relatives. »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Andy Samberg Discusses ‘Motherlover,’ Temp Jobs And The 2009 MTV Movie Awards With Jay Leno

22 May 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Our 2009 MTV Movie Awards host Andy Samberg was on Jay Leno last night to talk about his days as a temp, loving mothers, his early stand-up career… and of course to plug his Best Kiss contender, “Pommel: The Bobby Brooks Story.” I don’t think we’ve got a choice on this one, readers … we’re going to have to give it to him!

If you’re wondering about the steps one must take to become an MTV Movie Awards host, Samberg revealed his troubled years in the temp scene. One job involved “tying ribbons” for a greeting card company — a job he and his fellow Lonely Island members Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone were fired from because they were daring to talk while tying ribbons. The Lonely Island trio decided to leave rather than stay silent, but their tragic story has a silver lining: “[while it lasted, temping] worked out perfectly because we were never up that early, »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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Field Of Dreams Blu-Ray Review -- Paul says there's baseball movies...and then there's the baseball movie

18 May 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Written by Paul Stuart There's baseball movies...and then there's the baseball movie. 'Field of Dreams' – arguably even more so than the terrific 'Bull Durham' – is one of a miniscule few sports flicks that possess significant appeal to the mainstream movie masses. Its dedication to explore the deep-seeded emotion that sport enlivens...versus the reverse approach so common to this genre...continues to keep this movie fresh 20 years since its inception. W.P. Kinsella's novel about ousted baseball player 'Shoeless Joe' Jackson is wonderfully executed by Screenwriter and Director Phil Alden Robinson, a visual, soundtrack (James Horner) and script gem perfectly executed by its team of A-grade actors. Kevin Costner plays Ray Kinsella, an Iowa farmer who begins to hear voices (“if you build it they will come”) encouraging ... »

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Tim Robbins Won't Be in Iron Man 2

2 April 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Perhaps it was wishful thinking, but rumors about Tim Robbins playing Tony Stark's father in Iron Man 2 got a lot of attention last December. However, Robbins told CinemaBlend that the rumors are untrue. See the short interview below:

"Can't trust those Internets," eh Tim? Does that mean we can forget about those Bull Durham 2 rumors? Say yes, Tim.

Next Showing:

Link | Posted 4/2/2009 by Ryan

Tim Robbins | Iron Man 2 | Bull Durham »

- Ryan Gowland

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Swing Vote’ Wastes Great Cast on Predictable Script

8 January 2009 12:34 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Joshua Michael Stern’s “Swing Vote” hit theaters at the peak of the Presidential campaign and it’s no coincidence that the Blu-Ray release lands in stores a week before President-Elect Obama takes office. With a great ensemble and old-fashioned sensibility, “Swing Vote” is a film that should work. Like a misguided campaign for office, it just doesn’t come together.

The intention of co-writer and director Joshua Michael Stern, to make a film that basically asks that people pay more attention to the political world around them, is an honorable one, but the script has all the subtlety of a lead hammer. The Blu-Ray release from Walt Disney Home Video features appropriate video and audio for a movie like “Swing Vote” and a decent collection of special features, but most people ignored this Kevin Costner vehicle in theaters ($16 million domestically is the actor’s worst take in seven »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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19 articles from 2009

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