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Al Pacino – 3-D movies are grabbing attention (The Tampa Tribune)

Al Pacino — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:11:03 +0000

3-D movies are grabbing attention (The Tampa Tribune)
“The Jazz Singer” brought sound to the movies. “Becky Sharp” did the same for color. Now “Monsters vs. Aliens” is accelerating Hollywood’s 3-D revolution. The surging popularity of 3-D movies, dramatized recently by the $59.3 million opening of “Monsters vs. Aliens” – the biggest for a 3-D movie – has directors and studio executives reconsidering which, and how many, of their projects can be …
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Wolverine downloads spur Hollywood lobbying push for more help (The Washington DC Examiner)
Hollywood was already revving up to lobby Washington for tougher anti-piracy enforcement before X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked onto the Internet.
Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com

Accomplice in 1972 Hollywood police shooting up for parole (Miami Herald)
A man sentenced to life in prison in the murder of a Hollywood police officer more than 25 years ago is up for parole Wednesday. John Catlett, convicted in the Nov. 18, 1972, killing of Officer Henry Minard, could be set free when he makes his ninth appearance before the Florida Parole Commission.
Source: miamiherald.com

More Movies Quotes Applied to Software Development (Java World)
Submitted by dmarx on Tue, 04/07/2009 – 10:16. I previously blogged on Classic Movies Quotes Applied to Software Development . That may have been my favorite blog post to write because it combined two things I really enjoy in combining software development and movies.
Source: www.javaworld.com

Mortensen: ‘No more movies’ (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Viggo Mortensen has vowed to give up making movies – because promoting them leaves him exhausted.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Enlighten Up!
?I?ve been practicing yoga for seven years,? says Kate Churchill. ?The purest, most peaceful moments of my life have happened on my yoga mat.? This sounds about right. For those who do yoga, whether hardcore or weekend, the most frequently
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Al Pacino – Adventureland

Al Pacino — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:11:09 +0000

Adventureland
I’m positive ‘ ‘ had a breathtaking original screenplay. The finished product hints at the magnificence of a layered, nuanced piece of writing that captures the bewildered minimum-wage happenings a cluster of young people encounter on their way to the
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Temptations kick off gala at Bardavon (Poughkeepsie Journal)
The legendary Temptations brought Motown to Poughkeepsie Saturday night to help the Bardavon 1869 Opera House celebrate its 140th year.
Source: www.poughkeepsiejournal.com

Jesse Eisenberg finds success in Adventureland (The San Francisco Examiner)
Director s favorite: Jesse Eisensberg has played two characters based on filmmakers personal histories. Courtesy Photo At 25, Jesse Eisenberg has earned numerous acting awards, and now stars in Greg Mottola s semi-autobiographical “Adventureland.
Source: www.sfexaminer.com

Round up: Anna Boden and Ryan Flecks Sugar
?Anytime you actually finish a film, I think it?s a success. And to have that film seen and liked by audiences is the ultimate. I just hope to continue making and finishing films. And then get them seen,? ?Sugar? co-director Ryan Fleck told
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12 Rounds
Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. [more ] A police officer (John
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Al Pacino – DVDs | Paramount?s Uptown Depression

Al Pacino — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:11:28 +0000

DVDs | Paramount?s Uptown Depression
Thansk to the busy folks at Warner Home Video, Warner Brothers? street-level view of the Great Depression has become quite familiar.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Hollywood Revs Up Anti-Piracy Push, Aided by Wolverine Leak (Bloomberg)
April 6 (Bloomberg) — Hollywood was already revving up to lobby Washington for tougher anti-piracy enforcement before X- Men Origins: Wolverine leaked onto the Internet.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup
Two years in, the merger of Disney and Pixar is notable for how well the two companies have made it work.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Movie Review | ‘Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead’: Going for the Finger-Licking Gusto
?Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead? is just about as perfect as a film predicated on the joys of projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea can be.
Source: movies.nytimes.com

Fast & Furious
(Universal Pictures, 2009) Rated: PG-13 US theatrical release date: 3 April 2009 (General release) UK theatrical release date: 10 April 2009 (General release) PopMatters Film and TV Editor Its like riding a bike. Jordana Brewster Lets start with the
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Chasing Stardom, in No Particular Rush
Paul Dano, a former child actor who is now starring in the film ?Gigantic,? wants his share of ordinary life.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Al Pacino – George Harrison Honoured With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Al Pacino — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:11:48 +0000

George Harrison Honoured With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
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Korshak’s wild ride redux
One of the most intriguing characters to ever come out of Chicago will be the focus of a major HBO miniseries, executive produced by legendary Hollywood player Robert Evans.
Source: www.suntimes.com

They’re bloody marvellous
Lina Leandersson as Eli in ‘Let the Right One In’. Photograph: Everett/Rex Feature It’s official. America, with its naff, slasher remakes (Texas Chainsaw, Prom Night, Friday the 13th) and dreary ‘torture porn’ (Hostel, Saw) is no longer the home of
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Ex-Beatle Harrison to Get Hollywood Star
SOURCE: All About Jazz Publicity Paul McCartney may have a knighthood, but it?s George Harrison who is receiving the royal treatment from the Hollywood Walk of Fame this month. Harrison will receive a star on the fabled walk on April 14, the Hollywood
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Viggo Mortensen may quit Hollywood
Distressing news from a published interview in the Times Online with actor Viggo Mortensen, who claims he has had it with press junkets and the trappings of the feature film business. Viggo Mortensen – is recent efforts have been lauded by critics and
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Al Pacino – Much Ado About Shakespeare Adaptations

Al Pacino — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:11:03 +0000

Much Ado About Shakespeare Adaptations
Thursday, April 02, 2009 I started to title this “My 5 Favorite Shakespeare Adaptations,” but soon discovered there was no way I could narrow it down that much–even ten was too difficult.
Source: romancingthetome.blogspot.com

Newly released photos reveal aftermath of King’s assassination
They look as though they could be in a group therapy meeting. Ten men are sitting in a circle in a sparsely-furnished hotel room.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hollywood sails through crisis (BigPond News)
Hollywood seems to be faring well despite the recession with big budget films faring well at the box office.
Source: bigpondnews.com

Korshak’s wild ride redux
One of the most intriguing characters to ever come out of Chicago will be the focus of a major HBO miniseries, executive produced by legendary Hollywood player Robert Evans.
Source: www.suntimes.com

Gunman kills up to 13 people in Binghamton, New York: reports
In this television grab from WBNG-TV in Binghamton, New York, authorities take up positions behind a vehicle during a shooting at the American Civic Association building.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-Beatle George Harrison to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk (Fox News)
Strike up the band, the Beatles’ George Harrison is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Source: www.foxnews.com

George Harrison to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Former Beatle George Harrison is to be honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Harrison’s star will be unveiled on April 13th on 1750 Vine Street, next to former bandmate John Lennon’s star, and right in front of the Capitol Records building – the Hollywood home of the Beatles. Harrison’s widow Olivia and son Dhani are expected to attend the ceremony on behalf of the …
Source: www.9wsyr.com

George Harrison to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star (AP via Yahoo! News)
Paul McCartney may have a knighthood, but it’s George Harrison who is receiving the royal treatment from the Hollywood Walk of Fame this month.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Al Pacino – 12 Rounds

Al Pacino — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:11:12 +0000

12 Rounds
Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/Weapons Minor Moderate Extreme *Moderate Extreme ImitativeBehavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate Mild Heavy Mild Moderate
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Method honors Schnabel, Oswalt
Thesps Stella Schnabel and Patton Oswalt took home the top acting kudos at the 11th Method Fest Independent Film Festival awards ceremony, held at the Calabasas Civic Center in Calabasas. Schnabel received the actress kudo for her role in ‘You Won’t Miss
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Golden Globes Go Live in 2010
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast in HD Sunday, January 17, 2010 from 5-8 p.m. (PST) and 8-11 p.m. (EST) live from The Beverly Hilton on NBC. Key dates for the Golden Globe Awards timetable are as follows: Friday, October 30, 2009:
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Modern Life (La Vie Moderne)
Details: 2008, France, Cert PG, 88 mins, Documentary, Dir: Raymond Depardon Summary: The final instalment of the Profils Paysans triptych chronicling the lives of French farmers
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Media Stocks: Does Time Warner Outshine Disney?
Does Walt Disney Co. (DIS) still deserve to trade at a big premium to its media peers? On Mar. 23, Goldman Sachs (GS) analyst Mark Wienkes downgraded the firm’s recommendation on Disney shares to ‘neutral’ and said its valuation premiuma measurement of
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Al Pacino – Hollywood actor unions reach deal with advertisers (The Malaysian Insider)

Al Pacino — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:11:34 +0000

Hollywood actor unions reach deal with advertisers (The Malaysian Insider)
LOS ANGELES, April 2 – Hollywood’s two actors’ unions reached a contract deal with advertisers yesterday, creating an opening for the larger of the pair to jump-start stalled labour talks with film and television studios. The Screen Actors Guild, the biggest US actors’ union with 120,000 members, is still seeking a deal covering film and TV performers to replace a former contract with …
Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

NM boxer going to Hollywood for rehab (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Associated Press – April 1, 2009 10:35 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – 5-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia has a busy schedule, including a 9-day stint in jail and a trip to Hollywood for…
Source: www.newschannel10.com

Filmmaker Tony Gilroy depicts underbelly of corporations
The Associated Press NEW YORK – In terms of movie drama, corporate inner-workings don’t compete with those of the Mafia, investigative units and political cabals.
Source: www.readingeagle.com

For New Hollywood, a Quieter Trip to Las Vegas (New York Times)
The once-splashy ShoWest may have reached its tipping point, many Hollywood executives say.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Warnie set to bowl over Hollywood (Adelaide Now)
SHANE Warne, Hugh Jackman, Ozzy Osborne and a host of other stars may pad up for a special Hollywood Ashes match.
Source: www.news.com.au

Madonna hopes to adopt a girl from Malawi.
A firestorm of controversy is currently brewing over Madonna ‘s attempted adoption of Mercy James , a 3-year-old girl from Malawi.
Source: www.detnews.com

Sparks promised for ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Jared Sakren as Shylock, David Loar as Antonio, Richard Baird as Bassanio, Kaitlin O’Neal as Portia in Southwest Shakespeare Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice.
Source: www.eastvalleytribune.com

Megan Fox will be Mickey Rourke’s angel
The “Transformers” actress is attached to play an angel opposite Rourke in a oePassion Plays,a an indie drama that Mitch Glazer is writing and directing.
Source: www.riskybusinessblog.com

Al Pacino – At the movies: Sept. 18 (Herald and News)

Al Pacino — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:11:13 +0000

At the movies: Sept. 18 (Herald and News)
There are a couple new DVD selections for those that like movies about things going bump in the night. Click to take our second online survey about the systemic impacts of poverty in the Klamath Basin.
Source: www.heraldandnews.com

Makeup and fashion gurus sue Queen Latifah
A makeup artist and a fashion stylist claim in coordinated lawsuits that they got ugly treatment from Queen Latifah when she cheated them out of $1 million.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

The Haunting in Connecticut
Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/Weapons Heavy Heavy Heavy *Extreme None ImitativeBehavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate Extreme Extreme None Minor Sex/Nudity
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Hey, Who Ordered Gigli?
THE little red envelope just sat there. Night after night. Mocking. FACE-OFF For Louis Marino and his wife, Trente Miller, who live in Brooklyn, The English Patient lingered for more than six months before it succumbed, going back unwatched. You
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Music rocks Bill Nighy’s boat | Movies | Lismore Northern Star (Northern Star)
Which new release movies will you watch at the cinema? ONE thing for sure, Bill Nighy knows his music. He played an ageing rocker in the film Love Actually.
Source: www.northernstar.com.au

Monday Night Movies planned (MyCentralJersey.com)
Vauxhall Branch Library, 123 Hilton Ave., Vauxhall, invites the public to Monday Night Movies at the Library from 6 to 8 p.m.
Source: www.mycentraljersey.com

Blu-ray players, high-def movies (WTNH-TV New Haven)
One out of three Americans has a high-definition TV and more and more people are now eyeing Blu-ray players to watch high-def movies.
Source: www.wtnh.com

Goodbye Solo
Can You See Me? Solo (Soul ymane Sy Savan ) wants to fly. Specifically, he?s studying to be a flight attendant, hoping to make a living and travel beyond his current environs, Winston Salem, NC. A taxi driver with family still living in Senegal and
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Al Pacino – Drawing on Hollywood Glitz and Nazi Cruelty, Antebellum Gets World Premiere in DC March 30 (Playbill)

Al Pacino — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:11:09 +0000

Drawing on Hollywood Glitz and Nazi Cruelty, Antebellum Gets World Premiere in DC March 30 (Playbill)
The world premiere of Robert O’Hara’s Antebellum a play of Nazi power and Hollywood dreams begins March 30 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s home in Washington, DC.
Source: www.playbill.com

Film: That License to Kill Is Unexpired
Ian Fleming, had he lived, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. James Bond, his greatest invention, is ageless and immortal.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Film: Film Festival: The City as Bane, Nature as Balm
What might resonate longest in the mind, sampling features in New Directors/New Films, are not narratives but landscapes.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Hey, Who Ordered Gigli?
THE little red envelope just sat there. Night after night. Mocking. FACE-OFF For Louis Marino and his wife, Trente Miller, who live in Brooklyn, The English Patient lingered for more than six months before it succumbed, going back unwatched. You
Source: c.moreover.com

Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup
Two years in, the merger of Disney and Pixar is notable for how well the two companies have made it work.
Source: www.nytimes.com

?Sex and the City? Leads Weekend Box Office
The film has earned an estimated $55.7 million since Thursday, making it an unconventional summer hit.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Movie Review | ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’: 3-D Fun With a Beefed-Up Bride and a Dumb Blob Named B.O.B.
?Monsters vs. Aliens? cheerfully converts two major sources of cinematic terror into wacky, goofy, familiar figures.
Source: movies.nytimes.com

Al Pacino – Drawing on Hollywood Glitz and Nazi Cruelty, Antebellum Gets World Premiere in DC March 30 (Playbill)

Al Pacino — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:12:48 +0000

Drawing on Hollywood Glitz and Nazi Cruelty, Antebellum Gets World Premiere in DC March 30 (Playbill)
The world premiere of Robert O’Hara’s Antebellum a play of Nazi power and Hollywood dreams begins March 30 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s home in Washington, DC.
Source: www.playbill.com

Hollywood East viability disputed (Cape Cod Times)
Massachusetts is chasing a pipe dream in its quest to become Hollywood East, as it wages a taxpayer-funded lunatic competition with 40 other states for fleeting film dollars, the authors of a new study say.
Source: www.capecodonline.com

Micky Dolenz rocks Hollywood (The Patriot-News)
Former Monkee Micky Dolenz rocked a crowded Hollywood Casino this evening, bringing a bit of fun, and free, nostalgia to a crowd of several thousand onlookers.
Source: www.pennlive.com

John Cazale: Unknown but uncommonly talented (The Aspen Times)
ASPEN – Some 34 years ago, Richard Shepard’s father took 10-year-old Rich to New York City’s Bleecker Street Cinema to see a revival of the two “Godfather” movies.
Source: www.aspentimes.com

PHOTOS: Adorned Hollywood (ABC News)
Kate Moss leads the pack with six piercings in her ear.
Source: abcnews.go.com

Iranian film industry thriving, Hollywood learns (CNN)
It appeared an unlikely meeting: Earlier this month, representatives from Hollywood, home of the anything-goes lifestyle and anything-can-happen film, traveled to Iran, where censorship and constant government supervision are a fact of life for the film industry.
Source: www.cnn.com

‘High School Musical 3′ wins Kids’ Choice award
“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” graduated with honors Saturday at the Kids’ Choice Awards.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

‘The ZoOm Review Show’ reviews the latest Bollywood-Hollywood movies (New Kerala)
Eminent journalist Omar Qureshi as the latest movie critic on The Zoom Review Show reviews and gives his informed opinion on the latest Bollywood and Hollywood releases, on whether the movies are worth a watch or not this Friday, March 27 2009, 7.30pm only on ZoOm.
Source: www.newkerala.com