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Barry Levinson
10 November 2009 5:30 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Barry Levinson is an Oscar-winning director, screenwriter and producer. His film credits include "Diner," "Rain Man," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Bugsy," "Wag the Dog" and recent documentary "Poliwood." He was executive producer of TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Oz." Known for his devotion to his native Baltimore, he is a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. »
- Lisa Horowitz
Movie Stars Featured In Levinson Documentary
2 November 2009 1:32 PM, PST | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
Producer/director Barry Levinson takes a look at the convergence of celebrity and politics in the documentary Poliwood,which airs tonight (Monday) on Showtime. Featured in the film is a raft of Hollywood celebrities, including Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee, Ellen Burstyn, Tim Daly, Anne Hathaway and the late Ron Silver. Levinson, a celebrity in his own right with films such as Rain Man and the political satire Wag the Dog and with TV shows like Homicide: Life on the Street and Oz, attempts to show not only what happens when celebrities come together with politicians but also with ordinary folks. Most critics suggest that the result is confusing. Boston Herald critic Mark A. Perigard says that Levinson's documentary is simply too simplistic. Levinson, he notes, calls his film an "essay." That, says Perigard, is "like calling the back of a cereal box a novel." The Wall Street Journal's Dorothy Rabinowitz comments that Levinson presents "a tonnage of vague pronouncements." Ellen Gray in the Philadelphia Daily News remarks that "for all the eye-rolling that goes on as noncelebrities weigh in on what they believe is Hollywood's undue influence, Poliwood doesn't pack much of a punch." And Alessandra Stanley concludes in the New York Times: "Poliwood feeds our prurient fascination with celebrities' fascination with politics, but Mr. Levinson's thesis is undermined by an election process that he bemoaned but didn't film." »
Quick Snaps: Aff 'Herpes Boy' Afterparty
28 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
The comedy Herpes Boy sold out both its screenings during Austin Film Festival (Aff) this week. The director, producer and cast gave up their seats at the second screening so more festival attendees could gain admission. Speaking afterwards with writer/lead actor Byron Lane and lead actress Ahna O'Reilly (who is Tim O'Reilly's niece) confirmed the humility and enthusiasm of cast and crew for what proves to be a funny and poignant film. I also enjoyed talking with director Nathaniel Atcheson about the film and festivals, but the true gem was co-producer and actress Beth Grant. I spent more time talking with her over the last few days than any other filmmaker at Aff. Keep an eye on Slackerwood for a special podcast where Beth talks about Herpes Boy along with Donnie Darko, Rain Man, Sandra Bullock, Marlo Brando, Johnny Depp and so much more.
[Photo credit: Byron Lane and Ahna O'Reilly at Herpes Boy Afterparty, by Debbie Cerda. More photos on Flickr.] »
- Debbie Cerda
Review: Amelia
22 October 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
It's Oscar contender season, when the studios trot out the films they hope will capture the attention of the bearers of golden statuettes, and the box office revenue those little gold men bring. One has to wonder just what Fox Searchlight was thinking when they chose to release Amelia.
It seems like a perfect match: Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake) directing a cast of heavyweights, including Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston. Stuart Dryburgh had an Oscar nod for Best Cinematography for The Piano amongst his list of nominations and wins. Both editors, Allyson C. Johnson and Lee Percy, are seasoned professionals, and Johnson has worked on several Nair projects. The writers, Ron Bass (Rain Man, The Joy Luck Club) and Anna Hamilton Phelan (Girl, Interrupted, Mask) each have an Oscar nod. Two books about Earhart are used, including Susan Butler's East to the Dawn and »
- Jenn Brown
Trailer Watch: Will Amelia Biopic Play?
17 October 2009 11:33 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
I’ll be showing Mira Nair’s Amelia at Sneak Previews this week. I’ve seen the biopic of the vanished aviatrix Amelia Earhart, which stars Oscar magnet Hilary Swank and Richard Gere, and look forward to grilling the screenwriters, Ron Bass (Rain Man) and Anna Hamilton Phelan (Gorillas in the Mist). The question at hand: how do you tackle a movie biography these days, when authenticity is at such a premium? Some biopics … »
Oscar Watch: George Clooney, The Coen Brothers And More
2 October 2009 3:03 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
What movies will be taking home little gold statuettes this awards season? We give you some of our predictions.
George Clooney in "Up in the Air"
Photo: Dale Robinette/ Paramount
As the calendar page turns to October and the last of the summer blockbusters fade into the distance, it is time to cleanse our palate. That's right, folks, awards season is here once again, and this weekend's release of "A Serious Man" indicates that it's time to put away remakes, roman numerals and TV adaptations and instead expect movies that are — gasp! — smart.
Naturally, we here at MTV will be all over the 2009 awards season, right up to our annual coverage backstage at the Oscars. But who will be the next "Slumdog," "Brokeback" or "Little Miss Sunshine"? Below you'll find a list of 10 films we'll be watching closely between now and Oscar night.
Over the last few years, »
Khan does method acting for autistic role
9 September 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Karan Johar has revealed that Shah Rukh Khan stayed in character even at home for his role as an autistic man in the director's latest film My Name is Khan. Khan plays a man who unwittingly gets arrested in America because of his surname, an incident mirrored by the actor's recent experience of being detained at Newark Airport. Johar described Khan's character as similar to that of Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. The Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (more) »
- By Zakia Uddin
Superman Producer Accused of Drugs, Tax Fraud and Sexual Harassment
4 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Back in December, a Hollywood producer filed accusations against another producer that involved the most bizarre and unbelievable things imaginable. Brian Quintana (Superman Returns) accused Jon Peters (Caddyshack, Rain Man, Batman, Superman Returns) of owing him over $500,000, perjury, the forgery of signatures, the procurement of illegal drugs, continuous and pervasive sexual harassment, tax fraud, and the cover up of the statutory rape of Peters' daughter. The battle between the producers intensified in August when Peters was giving a deposition for a sexual harassment lawsuit and ended up turning to Quintana to say: "I am going to cross this table and beat the f*cking sh*t out of you. I am going to kick your ass." Peters then lunged at Quintana, only to be restrained. Peters' lawyer defended his client's outrageous courtroom behavior by saying that Peters "lost his temper" at the deposition because Quintana was throwing kisses at him. »
Jay-z Calls His Way With Words The 'Rain Man Flow'
28 August 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
By Gigi Abrantes
Since he first dropped his debut album in 1996, Jay-z became an instant classic on the hip-hop scene. Now that he is about to drop his 11th album The Blueprint 3, MTV News takes a look back at the history of one of the greatest artists in rap history with The J to Z of Jay-z.
The last time Jay-z used a pen to write a song was back in 1996, for a Reasonable Doubt track called "Can I Life." And he only wrote down the second verse. For the Jigga Man, spontaneity is as important to his style as his flow and his storytelling — in fact, it informs both. It's not that his raps are thoughtless, either. The consummate lyricist, Hova constantly organizes and re-organizes his thoughts, and though his rhymes are constructed in advance, he never actually writes a word down to paper. The result is a natural »
- MTV News
In Defense of That Taboo Word 'Retard'
27 August 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Desson Thomson
This is really about my inner clod, who wants the right to burp, drink beer and enjoy the word “retard” once in a while. In the 20 years since “Rain Man,” our movie culture has evolved into ever more sensitive appreciation for the various mental, emotional and psychological issues that take us away from being the people we’d love to be. There’s a lot of sensitivity floating around, with regard to autism, Asperger’s syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder and other psychologically or emotionally based condit... »
- Lew Harris
Ericson Core to Dance the Green
23 August 2009 7:20 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Variety reports that Ericson Core (Invincible) will next be directing the independent film Dance the Green. The film tells the story of luminary golf player Moe Norman.
Barry Morrow (Rain Man) wrote the screenplay.
Norman was a child of the Depression in Ontario, Canada. He was injured in a sledding accident and started using "repetitive phrases and nervous laughter" which made him something of an outcast. Yet, his use of this behavior helped him create "an unorthodox short golf swing that enabled him to place the ball" with amazing accuracy.
Norman only played in his native land where he won 55 tour victories and was a two time Canada PGA champ. Later, he got into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
The screenplay was written in 1999. The film is currently casting with the hopes of shooting next spring.
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Ericson Core Directing New Golf Movie
23 August 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Ericson Core ( Invincible ) will direct Dance the Green , an indie drama that tells the story of golf legend Moe Norman, says Variety . Barry Morrow ( Rain Man ) wrote the script. Shy by nature, Norman restricted his play to Canada, where he amassed 55 tour victories and was twice Canada PGA champ. He was named to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The trade says Morrow wrote the script in 1999 and spent time with the eccentric golfer before Norman's death in 2004. The film is casting with the intent of shooting by next spring. »
‘Amelia’ Poster Looks Sadly Off Into The Distance
12 August 2009 1:13 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Fox Searchlight is on fire today -- they've been lighting up the Reject HQ red phone. First, they sent us details on the highly anticipated release Gentlemen Broncos, and now we've got a first look at the poster for another upcoming film, Amelia, starring Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart. Not much to say here, except that it has a sense of longing -- as if Amelia Earhart knows what is ahead of her. I don't want to spoil anything, but I think we all know what's coming for her. And if I were her and I knew how this movie ends, I'd be sad too. The film's details are below, courtesy of Fox Searchlight, followed by the poster. Directed by: Mira Nair Written by: Ronald Bass Produced by: Ted Waitt, Lydia Dean Pilcher and Kevin Hyman Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston Visionary. Lover. Dreamer. Fighter. Legend. Icon »
- Neil Miller
Third Narnia Film Starts Principal Photography
28 July 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The third film in the epic Narnia series - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader began principal photography this past Monday in Queensland, Australia. The production is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, after the property was dropped by Disney last year following the release of last year’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”.
In the third installment of the series, which began in 2005 with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their annoying cousin Eustace Scrubb – find themselves swallowed into a painting and transported onto a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, and beyond. On this »
- Craig Sharp
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Starts Shooting
28 July 2009 5:07 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, the third in the epic series of films based on the bestselling books by C.S. Lewis, began principal photography on location in Queensland, Australia, on Monday, July 27. The production, a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, continues the franchise which commenced with the 2005 release,The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and its 2008 follow-up, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, whose combined global box office gross tops $1.2 billion.
This time around - Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb - find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, »
John Goodman Boards Jack Kevorkian Biopic
13 July 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Susan Sarandon and John Goodman are set to co-star opposite Al Pacino in "You Don't Know Jack," HBO Films' biopic of Jack Kevorkian, which is being directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog). Kevorkian, known as Dr. Death, assisted in more than 130 suicides. After willingly sending a video tape of himself euthanizing a terminally ill man to "60 Minutes," he was convicted in 1999 of second-degree murder and spent eight years in prison before getting paroled in 2007. Loosely based on Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie's book "Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia," the HBO film follows Kevorkian's (Pacino) rise as he builds his infamous Mercy Machine and sets out to perform assisted suicides while waging an epic legal battles defending a patient's right to die. Goodman will play Nicol, a friend and co-worker of Kevorkian since »
Al Pacino signs up for HBO film about Dr Jack Kevorkian
28 May 2009 5:08 AM, PDT | The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news »
Dr. Jack Kevorkian of Michigan spent nearly 20 years of his life campaigning for the legal right to help his patients who were committed to suicide to do so pain free via physician-assisted suicide. He claimed to have helped 130 patients commit suicide, but was convicted in 1999 for second-degree murder after recording the assisted suicide of one of his patients and allowing it to be broadcast on TV. He served eight years of a 10-to-25 year sentence in prison before being released in 2007.
Al Pacino is set to star as Kevorkian in the biopic for HBO Films. Adam Mazer (”Breach”, which starred Ryan Phillippe and Gary Cooper) will write the script based on the book ‘Between the Dying and the Dead’, which was written about Kevorkian by Harry Wylie and Neal Nicol.
Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man, Wag The Dog) will direct.
No release date is currently set, but we »
- Paul Larn
Al Pacino May Star in Barry Levinson's HBO Biopic About Dr. Kevorkian
27 May 2009 9:39 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
After years of mediocre, sometimes dreadful roles, it's nice to see Al Pacino again interested in something that offers some kind of dramatic promise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pacino is in talks to portray Dr. Jack Kevorkian in You Don't Know Jack, the upcoming HBO biopic from director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam, The Natural).
Dr. Kevorkian gained notoriety in the '90s for supporting physician-assisted suicide and claiming personal responsibility for more than 150 deaths. He was eventually convicted of second-degree murder and spent eight years in prison before being released on parole in June 2007. The film will reportedly cover events leading to Kevorkian's first assisted suicide and the media blitz that resulted from his legal battles in defense of a patient's right to die.
Levinson is also executive producing the project, which once had Ben Kingsley in the role of Kevorkian. Screenwriter Adam Mazer (Breach »
- Rich Z Zwelling
Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian (aka Dr. Death)
27 May 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Al Pacino is in negotiations to star in "You Don't Know Jack," an HBO Films biopic about Dr Jack Kevorkian that Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog) will direct. Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death, assisted in more than 150 cases of suicide and had beaten the state court system in Michigan numerous times, but was finally convicted after he willingly sent a videotape of himself euthanizing a terminally ill man to "60 Minutes." He was convicted of second-degree murder in 1999 and is serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison in Michigan. The film will trace his rise as he builds his infamous "Mercy Machine," conducts his first assisted suicide, and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient's right to die. Adam Mazer (Breach) wrote the script, which is loosely based on "Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the Assisted Suicide Machine and »
Al Pacino May Play Dr. Jack Kevorkian
26 May 2009 11:40 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Al Pacino is in negotiations to star in a biopic of controversial pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian titled You Don’t Know Jack. Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog) will direct for HBO Films.
Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death, is a vocal advocate for patient-assisted-suicide and a patient’s “right to die.” He claims to have assisted at least 130 terminal patients to their death between 1990 and 1998 even after his Michigan medical license was revoked in 1991. Several attempts to charge him in court were unsuccessful until Kevorkian sent a tape of himself assisting a suicide to “60 Minutes.” After being convicted of second degree murder, he served eight years of a 10-to-25 year sentence before being released on parole for good behavior and his own declining health. Kevorkian has spent his time outside of prison championing the issue of euthanasia as a viable option for terminal patients.
According to THR, the »
- Jeff Leins
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