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'The Princess And The Frog,' 'Me And Orson Welles' And 'The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee' In This Week's unLimited
24 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
It's another big holiday weekend with plenty of new releases to consider following your Thanksgiving feast this Thursday (and following your subsequent leftovers feasts through Sunday). In the same way that many Americans prefer alternatives to the traditional turkey and stuffing dinner on the day of gratitude, many moviegoers want something other than a studio tentpole release the day after Thanksgiving. Really, why would you want a popcorn movie when you're still full from the night before?
There are a couple of limited release options this week, including an important studio film getting a surprisingly soft opening, to appease such a film diet. Check these films out if you want something different as or additional to your main course this weekend:
What is is: Richard Linklater, director of "Dazed and Confused" and "School of Rock," returns with a fictionalized coming-of-age drama set during production of Orson Welles »
- Christopher Campbell
Blake Lively Comforting Maria Bello in New 'Pippa Lee' Clip
24 November 2009 1:02 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Just few days before the film is released in limited U.S. theaters on Thanksgiving weekend, November 27, Screen Media Films has provided another sneak peek at "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee". Making its way out via Zap2it, the footage features Blake Lively as young Pippa Lee, who is calmly speaking to her mother Maria Bello's Suky Sarkissian, when she becomes emotional.
When she is a teenager, Pippa runs away from her rural home and seeks refuge with her father's sister Trish in New York City since she is nearly driven mad by her complacent pastor father Des Sarkissian and bipolar mother Suky. Falling under the influence of Kit, her aunt's lesbian partner, Pippa rapidly descends into an underworld of illegal drugs and promiscuous sex. She is rescued from her decadent lifestyle by Herb Lee, a charismatic publisher who is 30 years her senior.
The two later wed and »
- AceShowbiz.com
Exclusive Video: Robin Wright Penn and Blake Lively Discuss The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
23 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Robin Wright is best known for playing two highly iconic roles on the big screen. The first, was where she gained her fame as the title role in Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride, the second is where she earned her Oscar nomination as Jenny in Forrest Gump. Blake Lively is best known for her break-through roles on both the hit series Gossip Girl and in the movies The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and it's sequel. So it only makes sense that the two actresses would share the title role, playing the same character at different points of her life in the new film The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, opening in theaters on November 27th. We recently had a chance to sit down with both Robin Wright and Blake Lively to discuss their new film, how they went about playing the same character, working with director Rebecca Miller »
Ninjas, Princesses and Old Dogs
23 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Families arriving at the multiplex for a little pre/post-turkey entertainment have two choices -- separate off into your respective age/gender demographics and indulge yourselves, or stick together in a tragic statement of family unity and purchase seven tickets for "Old Dogs." The choice, it is yours.
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A selection at Cannes 2008 and this year's Swiss Oscar hopeful, the sophomore feature from Ursula Meier centers on a middle class couple (Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Gourmet) that enjoys bringing up their children away from urban life in the French countryside. However, the construction of a highway near their home leads to a divide between the two on what's best for their family as the pollution from the cars and the incessant noise begins to drive them a little mad.
Opens in New York; opens in Los Angeles on December 18th. »
- Neil Pedley
Uncanny Birthday Suits
23 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Celebrating cinematic folk, born on this day 11/23. Get out your kazoos.
Franco, Maxwell and Harpo. Half of the fun of building these posts
is these completely nonsensical groupings!
1859 Billy the Kid, outlaw. I've always thought it a mystery as to exactly why people routinely idolize characters whom they would never want to meet in real life. Murderers, criminals, thieves, (especially gangsters)... they all get the silver screen pedestal treatment. Billy has been portrayed dozens of times and Val Kilmer, Emilio Estevez, Kris Kristofferson, Buster Crabbe and Paul Newman have all done the job.
1888 Harpo Marx I'm embarrassed to say this but I can never remember which Marx Bros is which. When I watch 30s comedies, I almost always select a screwball romance.
1892 Erté artist over whom wee Nathaniel obsessed, wanting a whole animated movie to spring forth from his theatrical illustrations of ladies in elaborate headdresses and fab gowns.
1913 Michael Gough, »
- NATHANIEL R
Robin Wright Penn Interview, Private Lives of Pippa Lee
22 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright heads an all-star cast in “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” that includes Academy Award winner Alan Arkin, Blake Lively, Maria Bello, Suky Sarkissian, Keanu Reeves, Chris Nadeau, Monica Bellucci, Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore and Golden Award nominee Winona Ryder.
Adapted from writer-director Rebecca Miller’s novel of the same name, the film follows the adventures of Pippa Lee, a serene, beautiful, devoted wife and mother with a seemingly perfect life -- until her surprisingly volatile past crashes through her persona, forcing her to find her true sense of self.
Robin plays the character of Pippa Lee who on the page, in both Rebecca Miller’s novel and screenplay, presents a singularly unusual heroine who begins to question the seemingly fulfilling life she’s made for herself by entering into a dialogue with the demons of her past. As the trappings of her marital and familial life slowly unhinge, »
Blake Lively Not Comfortable Doing Bed Scene in 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'
15 November 2009 8:04 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Billed to portray young Pippa Lee in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee", Blake Lively has filmed romantic scenes with her co-star Alan Arkin, who plays her love interest. In an interview with Collider, the depicter of Serena van der Woodsen in TV series "Gossip Girl" has shared about her experience shooting a bed scene in the movie.
"Well, I think it's uncomfortable, laying in strategically placed clothes that are taped on your body, in front of some strangers. That's always uncomfortable," Lively admitted. She then added, "But, I was with Alan and Rebecca [Miller], and our wonderful D.P., and it was a very private set. We're all actors, we're all professionals and we all understood what was happening. Everybody is uncomfortable with those scenes. You're never going to be comfortable being half-naked in front of anyone. But, it was fine. It was a short scene."
During the interview, Lively »
- AceShowbiz.com
Check Out These New Promotional Photos from Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
10 November 2009 9:27 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Our pals over at Fanboyz.net scored some great scans. Jeff tells me they are from the Preview Movie Guide that was given out at Cinemark movie theaters featuring some cool new looks at Disney’s new The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The film stars Nic Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer and is directed by Jon Turltetaub.
Based on the poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and later the animated short in Fantasia, Sorcerer’s Apprentice tells the story of a young wizard in training, who causes problems for his master when a spell on a broomstick goes awry. However this re-imagining plans to feature a modern day story with some dark, adventurous elements to it.
The new story centers on an average college student (Baruchel) who is reluctantly recruited to work for a sorcerer named Balthazar Blake (Cage). The man gives him a crash course in the art »
- Kevin Coll
First Official Photos From Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
10 November 2009 8:48 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Fanboyz have scored a scan of the first three official photos from Disney's live-action film The Sorcerer's Apprentice. I'm guessing that the photos appeared in the same AMC catalog that the Alice in Wonderland photos were scanned from over the weekend. Click on over to Fanboyz to see the uncropped images in larger resolution. Loosely adapted from the classic story from Fantasia, and based in modern-day Manhattan, Nicolas Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a sorcerer who recruits and trains a young protege (Jay Baruchel) to help fight the forces of darkness. Celebrity illusionist Drake Stone (Toby Kebbell) joins forces with an evil sorcerer named Horvath (Alfred Molina), to "gain ultimate powers." The film, also features Teresa Palmer (Bedtime Stories) as Baruchel's love interest and Monica Bellucci (Passion of the Christ, The Matrix Reloaded) as Veronica, a sorceress and the long-lost love of Cage's character. The Sorcerer's Apprentice is set to hit »
- Peter Sciretta
First Photos from The Sorcerer's Apprentice
10 November 2009 12:14 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Fanboyz.net has posted the first official images (via Preview Movie Guide) from Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. View them below...
Walt Disney Studios, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Jon Turteltaub, the creators of the National Treasure franchise, present The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an innovative and epic romantic comedy adventure about a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil.
Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness. It'll take all the courage »
Free Movies: Bram Stoker’s Dracula is on Hulu
28 October 2009 12:37 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Free is the best way to see some movies. Take the Coppola-directed Bram Stoker's Dracula. The film was a disappointment on many levels -- it is miscast, skewed quite far from the book (contrary to the title) and oddly stagebound. And yet it has a few bright shining ideas and performances, and some killer production design. Thanks to Hulu you can now watch the entire film for free. This version of Dracula was released in 1992 after no small amount of hype within the geek community. (A short comic book adaptation beautifully drawn by Mike Mignola heralded its arrival, for example. Mignola also contributed production design and storyboards to the project.) The film boasted a few seemingly incredible casting choices (Gary Oldman as Dracula, Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing, Tom Waits as Renfield and an early look at Monica Bellucci as one of Dracula's brides) and quite a few head-scratchers. »
- Russ Fischer
Casting News for Whistleblower
22 October 2009 12:03 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Variety.com is reporting that Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci, and David Strathairn are joining the cast of the upcoming indie political drama “The Whistleblower” alongside Rachel Weisz, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Anna Anissimova. Larysa Kondracki is directing the project, which is based on the true story of Un Peacekeeper Kathryn Bolkovac, who was in Bosnia in 1999. The story is about a policewoman (Weisz) who risks it all to uncover a corruption scandal between American contractors and the Un in a chaotic post-war Bosnia. No release date has been set yet for the project. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “Whistleblower.” By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com) »
- Costa Koutsoutis
Actors ready to blow the 'Whistle'
21 October 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci have joined the cast of the indie political drama "The Whistleblower."Rachel Weisz stars in the true-story-based film, which is being directed by first-timer Larysa Kondracki. Story centers on a policewoman, played by Weisz, who risks her life to uncover and bring to light a scandal involving both American contractors and the United Nations in postwar Bosnia.According to Variety, Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the film, which begins shooting next week in Romania. They based the screenplay on the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, who traveled to Bosnia in 1999 as a U.N. peacekeeper. »
- Adnan Tezer
Redgrave Ready For New Movie
21 October 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Vanessa Redgrave has signed on to star in The Whistleblower - her first acting job since the tragic death of her daughter Natasha Richardson.
Just days after her beloved daughter passed away from a brain injury following a skiing accident in March, the acting legend was announced as the latest cast addition in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood.
The 72 year old pulled out of the blockbuster shortly afterwards - but she is determined to put her grief behind her with a new movie.
Redgrave is preparing to step in front of the camera again with a starring role in political thriller The Whistleblower, according to Variety.com.
The film, which will also feature Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci and David Strathairn, will begin shooting in Romania later this month.
It is Redgrave's first major movie role since 2007's Atonement. »
A Few More for The Whistleblower
21 October 2009 1:05 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »
Just when Rachel Weisz thought she'd be bored on set of the indie political drama, The Whistleblower, three more big names have joined up; plus two others.
Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci for The Whistleblower
Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci have signed on for The Whistleblower, which will be directorial debut for Larysa Kondracki. To fill out the callsheet, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Anna Anissimova have been cast as well.
Based on a true story, The Whistleblower centers on a policewoman, played by Weisz, who risks her job and her own safety to uncover and bring to light a scandal involving both American contractors and the United Nations in postwar Bosnia. »
David Strathairn joins The Whistleblower
21 October 2009 12:51 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
David Strathairn, Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci have joined the cast of indie drama The Whistleblower. The film already features Rachel Weisz starring as a policewoman who uncovers a scandal surrounding American contractors and crooked United Nation types in postwar Bosnia. Based on the real-life story of Kathryn Bolkovac, who went to Bosnia in 1999 as a Un peacekeeper, Larysa Kondracki is making it her directorial debut and will kick off shooting next week in Romania... [Source: Variety]
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- James White
More Cast For Whistleblower
21 October 2009 12:29 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
We've known for a few months that Rachel Weisz was attached to play the lead in the indie political drama The Whistleblower, but Variety now reports that Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci and David Strathairn have joined the cast.Based on a true story, it's the directorial debut (at least at feature-length) of Larysa Kondracki, and sees Weisz as Kathryn Bolkovac, a Un International Police Force monitor hired by the Us company DynCorp in Bosnia on a Un related contract. No details yet on the roles reserved for the newbies.Bolkovac risked her own safety and lost her job (she sued) when she learned of and reported what Variety coyly describes as "a scandal" (it was a sex trafficking ring) within the company, which was contracted to hire and train police officers. Several Dyncorp employees were forced to resign, but were immune from prosecution in Bosnia.The Canadian-German co-production has been »
Redgrave, Strathairn, Bellucci Join Weisz for 'Whistleblower'
20 October 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci are joining the cast of the indie political drama The Whistleblower, reports Variety. Rachel Weisz toplines the film, which marks the directorial debut of Larysa Kondracki.
Based on a true story, Whistleblower chronicles the trials of a female cop from Nebraska who serves as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and exposes a United Nations cover-up of a sex trafficking scandal.
Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Anna Anissimova are also joining the cast.
Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the film, which begins shooting next week in Romania. The pair based the screenplay on the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, who traveled to Bosnia in 1999 as a U.N. peacekeeper.
The film is a Canadian-German co-production in partnership with Barry Films. E1 Entertainment is distributing The Whistleblower in Canada, and Voltage Pictures will rep internationally. »
Monica Bellucci, David Strathairn, and Vanessa Redgrave Join Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower
20 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Variety reports that Monica Bellucci, David Strathairn, and Vanessa Redgrave will join Rachel Weisz in the indie political drama, “The Whistleblower”. Based on a true story, “The Whistleblower” is the directorial debut of Larysa Kondracki’s and tells the story of policewoman (Weisz) who risks her job and her own safety to uncover and bring to light a scandal involving both American contractors and the United Nations in postwar Bosnia. You wouldn’t think a scandal could erupt at the intersection of “American contractors”, “United Nations”, and “postwar Bosnia” but I guess we’ll just have to suspend our disbelief.
Weisz is having a great 2009 so far. She gave one of the best female performances of the year in “The Brothers Bloom” and she played the lead in Alejandro Amenábar’s “Agora” which became Spain’s top-grossing film of the year after only four days. Weisz will next be seen »
- Matt Goldberg
Monica Bellucci to Help Rachel Weisz Battle Sex Trafficking
19 October 2009 9:02 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
First of all, sorry to everyone who stumbled across this site while Googling the words “Monica Bellucci” and “sex”, you pervs. Anyways, Italian beauty Monica Bellucci has joined the cast of the Canada-Germany co-production “The Whistleblower”, along with Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Anna Anissimova (pictured, left). There is no word on what roles the new castmembers will play, though Anissimova is listed as playing a character name Superna on IMDb.com. “The Whistleblower” is written by Larysa Kondracki and Ellis Kirwan (with Kondracki directing), and is the true-life story of Kathryn Bolkovac (Weisz), a Nebraska Detective who volunteers to go to Bosnia to investigate sex crimes in the aftermath of the country’s civil war. Instead, she uncovers a sex trafficking ring and a cover-up by high-ranking Un officials. Filing commences on October 26 in Bucharest, Romania for a 2010 release. »
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