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The Wire re-up: season four, episode four – the world according to Cool Lester Smooth

12 hours ago | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Spoiler Alert: This weekly blog is for those who have already seen The Wire in its entirety. This week: how a cuddly housecat who couldn't even find his gun became the beating heart of the show

The Wire: the book

The Wire Re-up: The Guardian's Guide to the Greatest TV Show Ever Made is out now from Guardian Books, and in all good bookshops. The book features blogposts on every episode from all five seasons, plus interviews with the cast and features on the show – as well as many, many of your comments, which have made this blog the great forum it is. Buy the book by clicking here.

Season four, episode four

If ever there was a character that illustrated The Wire's complexity, gusto, humour, empathy and social message, it's Detective Lester Freamon. Illuminating this week's episode with his zealous pursuit of Chris and Snoop, and the »

- Saptarshi Ray

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'The Road' Explores the Knife-Edge of Human Entropy

28 November 2009 12:00 AM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

The post-apocalyptic drama The Road begins with shots of barking dogs, blooming flowers, and nuzzling horses, but it is soon revealed that these everyday pleasures are fading memories for its protagonists. With a palette of grays and browns, it quickly shifts to the leafless trees and broken ground of a wasteland that has only barely survived an unnamed catastrophe. The world smolders when it doesn't all-out burn, and the vestiges of humanity struggle to survive and retain the things that made them human.

Amid bands of roving cannibals, an unnamed father (Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee, Romulus, My Father) have left their home behind and are traveling toward the coast with hopes that the warmer weather and proximity to the ocean will provide a haven. The Man remembers the world before, but The Boy was born to The Man's wife (Charlize Theron, Hancock) after the apocalypse. »

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Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.

27 November 2009 9:51 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats?  No, of course it's not.  But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear.  Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.

Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:

Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009 they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also Executive Produces. Legacy was »

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What is The Wire?

27 November 2009 3:56 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

When David Simon's groundbreaking series becomes a subject of academic study, even the question of whether it's a TV show is up for discussion

So is The Wire a cop show, part of a totally new genre or not even a TV programme at all? At the Wire as Social Science Fiction? conference in Leeds, Freya Billington from the University of Gloucestershire argued The Wire is in fact a new form of TV.

"By becoming a routine 'invisible' presence within the Baltimore police, he utilized methods traditionally associated with observational documentary, indeed he describes himself as working 'in the tradition of Frederick Wiseman', a leading proponent of the movement. Is The Wire a 'reality fiction', its underlying aim to 'record reality without influencing it', or does its reliance on 're-creation' place it more within docudrama, a genre resonant with connotations of falsifying rather than fictionalising?

"Obviously, fictionalising removes legal constraints, »

- Steve Busfield

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Posters for Idris Elba’s Legacy

27 November 2009 12:45 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Rising star Idris Elba seems to be the man of the moment. Less than a week ago it was announced he would be joining the cast of Marvel’s Thor, then the first photos of his action movie The Losers were made public, and now the concept posters for his upcoming film Legacy have made their way online.

The film’s official Twitter page have released three concept posters which appear to be something of a rarity as they are not simply airbrushed photographs or photoshopped floating heads on a black background, but rather actual artistic posters.

Idris Elba not only stars in Legacy but is the film’s executive producer. Written and directed by young British Nigerian filmmaker Thomas Ikimi, Legacy co-stars Eamonn Walker (Lord of War), Monique Gabriela Curnen (The Dark Knight), Richard Brake (Batman Begins), and Clarke Peters (The Wire).

Described as a Hitchcockian style psychological thriller »

- Andrew Peters

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Michael K. Williams, The Thief, Talks About "The Road"

25 November 2009 10:56 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

I love this dude! Michael K. Williams is funny and sweet, and a terrific actor! In this interview, we talked about:

*** His involvement with the film

*** His character, The Thief

*** A brief history of Michael K. Williams, the actor and the person, and how he got into acting

*** The Wire

*** His next big projects including Martin Scorsese's "Boardwalk Empire"

Here's more info on "The Road" courtesy of Yahoo Movies:

Cast and Credits

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker

Directed by: John Hillcoat

Produced by: Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Marc Butan

An epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. It imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of -- a future in which a »

- Manny

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Q&A: The Road Director John Hillcoat on Adapting a Modern Classic

25 November 2009 10:41 AM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as The Man and The Boy in The Road. I realize I’m far from alone in my thinking on this, but Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 novel The Road rocked my world. Scenes from the book—about a father and a son trying to hang on to their humanity in a barren, hostile world where the survivors have turned to cannibalism and violence—still haunt me at 4 a.m. when I can’t sleep and am worried about the generally shitty state of the world. They also haunt me as a parent. And yet, I’m glad I took that ride because what also clings to me from the book, day and night, is its faith in humanity and in the bond between father and child. That said, you probably understand why I was even more reluctant to revisit this tale on the big screen. If the movie was crap, »

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Oppressively Bleak ‘The Road’ Buries Great Viggo Mortensen Performance

25 November 2009 10:18 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The long-delayed and highly-anticipated adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” has moments of stark beauty and a typically fantastic lead performance from Viggo Mortensen, but the film ultimately misses its mark as a whole piece, coming off numbing its bleak, repetitive view of the end of the world instead of inspiring emotionally or creatively.

Rating: 2.5/5.0

In works like “All the Pretty Horses,” “No Country For Old Men,” and “The Road,” author Cormac McCarthy has made his opinion of the human race crystal clear. We are headed for our end days as a time of decency among human beings has gone away. His highly-acclaimed novel “The Road” was the ultimate in bleak nihilism, giving readers a glimpse of how difficult it will be to hold on to any shred of humanity if we continue down our current path.

Read Brian Tallerico’s full review of “The Road” in our reviews section. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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The Road Review

24 November 2009 10:35 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Short Version: The Road taps the power, beauty and horror of Cormac McCarthy’s novel and gives us a movie that is both gorgeous and gut-wrenching.

Screen Rant Reviews The Road

For those biting their nails in anticipation (I know you’re out there), I’ll skip the usual opening fanfare and get right to it: In my opinion, director John Hillcoat has successfully taken the power, beauty and horror of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road and translated it, intact, to the big screen. I think that those moviegoers who don’t already read McCarthy now have another good example of why they should (The Coen Brothers’ No Country For Old Men being the other); I think that those who Do read McCarthy will at least be happy that the movie version “didn’t screw it up,” and at most will truly appreciate the movie based on its own merits. »

- Kofi Outlaw

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The Wire re-up: season four, episode three – homerooms

23 November 2009 4:15 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Spoiler Alert: This weekly blog is for those who have already seen The Wire in its entirety. This week: Prezbo gets a shock, and Omar goes out for Cheerios

The Wire: the book

The Wire Re-up: The Guardian's Guide to the Greatest TV Show Ever Made is available for pre-ordering now from Guardian Books. It will be in the shops soon. The book features blogposts on every episode from all five seasons, plus interviews with the cast and features on the show – as well as many, many of your comments, which have made this blog the great forum it is. Buy the book by clicking here.

Season four, episode three

Summer is well and truly over in this episode, and the wannabe corner boys are swapping petty crime for their first day as eighth graders at Edward Tilghman middle school. Namond is told off within seconds of entering the »

- Amelia Hodsdon

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Idris Elba Joins Thor

22 November 2009 2:17 AM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Marvel Entertainment has announced that Idris Elba (HBO’s “The Wire”, the upcoming “The Losers”) has joined the cast of the big-screen adaptation of “Thor” as the Asgardian called Heimdall. Elba joins Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin. Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, which is slated to hit theaters May 20th, 2011. Heimdall is described in Marvel’s “Thor” as the all-seeing and all-hearing guardian of the rainbow bridge in the skies that leads to Asgard, the celestial home of the Norse gods. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “Thor” news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Marvel.com) »

- Costa Koutsoutis

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Idris Elba Guards the Bifröst Bridge in 'Thor'

20 November 2009 7:02 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Kenneth Branagh keeps gobbling up talent for Thor. The last time we talked about the Marvel movie, arguably the trickiest of any Marvel flick so far because a fair portion of it plays in another plane and the leads are relative unknowns, we remarked that Branagh was actually putting together one of the better casts any of the brand's superhero movies has seen. And it just improved yet again.

Idris Elba (Rocknrolla, Obsessed, The Wire) has been added to the ensemble, portraying Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard who protects the Bifröst Bridge. That comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter. It might seem strange that Elba is playing a Norse God, but not to me; I'm the guy who thought Will Smith would make a better Captain America than any other choices being bandied about and campaigned for 2012's Chiwetel Ejiofor to play Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes. »

- Colin Boyd

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Rihanna Denies Dating '90210' Star

20 November 2009 1:08 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Forget those hot new hookup reports.

Rihanna, 21, tells Atlanta radio station Q100 that she's not dating "90210" and "The Wire" star Tristan Wilds, 20.

"This is funny. I had a house party, and you know how you hold house parties and people come over you don't even know?" she says. "He came by, brought his friends and everyone was hanging out."

"But I don't even have his number," she adds. "So I don't know how I could be dating him. »

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The Wire’s Idris Elba Joins Marvel’s Thor

20 November 2009 12:26 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

Idris Elba is joining the cast of Marvel’s Thor, which is arguably becoming one of the best comic book ensembles ever.  Kenneth Branagh is directing the production, which starts photography in January 2010 for a May 20, 2011 release.

According to the THR, Elba is playing Heimdall, the guardian of the Norse god city of Asgard.  Look, someone has to watch the rainbow bridge of Bifrost and it might as well be him.

The rest of the cast includes Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Jamie Alexander (Sif), Ray Stevenson (Volstagg), Stuart Townsend (Fandral), Tadanobu Asano (Hogun), Colm Feore, and Stellan Skarsgard.

Anyone who watched HBO’s brilliant series “The Wire” is pumping their fist in celebration right now.  Elba owned the role of Stringer Bell, a ruthless businessman and mid-level drug trafficker in the bloody streets of Baltimore. (By the way, if you haven »

- Jeff Leins

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Exclusive Video: Viggo Mortensen and Cast Travel on The Road

20 November 2009 12:14 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Viggo Mortensen is an actor who is known for pushing the envelope with every screen role he takes. From a warrior king in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, to an amnesia ridden reluctant hero in A History of Violence, to his Oscar Nominated role as a undercover agent posing as a Russian Mobster in David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, Mortensen always delivers with a strong and moving performance. In his new film The Road, opening in theaters on November 25th, the actor once again takes on a difficult role as a father trying to protect his son from the hardships of a post-apocalyptic future. We recently had an opportunity to speak with Mortensen, along with his co-star Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and the film's director John Hillcoat (The Proposition) about the movie, the cast, the book it was based on and how to survive the inevitable post-apocalyptic future. »

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Thor Is Getting A Loser To Join Him In Asgard

20 November 2009 10:10 AM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

One more addition to the cast of Thor, this time it's Idris Elba who was in "Obsessed" and the upcoming comic book movie, "The Losers".Marvel.com has more:Asgard's starting to fill up—at least the "Thor" movie version of it is! True Believers all over Midgard, welcome Idris Elba (HBO's "The Wire")! Elba takes on the role of Heimdall! Verily! In Marvel comics lore, Heimdall stood as guardian of Asgard's Rainbow Bridge and was one of Odin's most trusted servants. Earlier this week, the actors portraying the Warriors Three were announced as well. Stuart Townsend will be Fandral. Tadanobu Asano takes on the job of Hogun. And Volstagg will be portrayed Ray Stevenson. Click Here to read the rest. While I like Idris, is he actually right for the role as a guardian of Asgard? Were there bruthas in Asgard? I understand studios wanting to be as ethnic as »

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Thor: Idris Elba Joins Cast & First Set Report

20 November 2009 9:05 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The big-screen adaptation of Marvel’s Thor keeps on making headlines, as today we have news of another choice actor being added to the already impressive cast, as well as unofficial first reports from the Thor set being tweet by some top names over at Marvel.

First the casting news: Thor has added British actor Idris Elba (The Wire, The Office) to the lineup. Elba has reportedly been cast as Heimdall (see pic above), the guardian of the Norse gods who watches over the BiFrost Bridge, a mystical bridge that serves as the link between the realms of Asgard (god-world) and Midgard (Earth).

 

I love Idris Elba, so this is good news for me and considering that the man is a fast-rising star in the industry, the name/face recognition can only be good for Thor. It seems as though Elba is also trying to stack some serious fanboy cred »

- Kofi Outlaw

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'Wire' Star Idris Elba Joins 'Thor' Cast As Heimdall

20 November 2009 8:23 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

As production on director Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of “Thor” continues to heat up, Idris Elba is the latest addition to the cast.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elba will portray Heimdall, the guardian of the Bifrost bridge to Asgard. In Marvel’s “Thor” mythology, Heimdall is also the brother of Sif.

Elba — who is perhaps best known for his role as Stringer Bell on “The Wire” — recently finished filming his part in “The Losers”, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic by Andy Diggle and Jock.

Earlier this month, Elba expressed interest in appearing in “100 Bullets" — the Vertigo series by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso that wrapped up last summer. Back in July, Azzarello hinted that “100 Bullets” might end up as a TV series.

“Thor” is currently set to begin filming in January with Chris Hemsworth in the title role along with Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, »

- Blair Marnell

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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

20 November 2009 7:12 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Directed by: Lee Daniels

Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey

Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: November 20, 2009

Plot: An overweight 16-year-old girl (Sidibe) struggles to keep her life together while living with her abusive mother (Mo’Nique) and attending an alternative education school in Harlem 1987.

Who’S It For? If you can’t handle rape, physical and emotional abuse, then don’t even think of seeing this film. In fact, it’s hard to say, “You’ve got to see this movie, you’ll love it!” It’s more a movie you should see. It’s the struggles of lives most of us barely know.

Expectations: Fat girl. Tough times. I was a little worried this would come off like an after school special.

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Actors:

Gabourey Sidibe as Precious: The layers of this performance have »

- Jeff Bayer

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Idris Elba Travels To Asgard For Thor

20 November 2009 7:02 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

The completely bizarre and motley cast of Thor, led by Shakespearean actor-turned-director Kenneth Branagh, has added another strange piece. Idris Elba, the actor best known for his role on The Wire and a recent stint on The Office, has signed on to play Heimdall, the guardian of Thor's hometown of Asgard. According to THR, filming begins in California on the Marvel Comics adaptation, with Chris Hemsworth starring as the titular god of thunder. Idris Elba has been widely celebrated by everyone from snooty Wire fans to the inexplicable millions who saw Obsessed, and I can't wait to see what he brings to a comic book movie that sounds as crazy as this one does. We've gotten past the point where any of us can wonder how this is happening-- now we all just have to sit back and wait to watch the madness begin. »

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