The Sheila Variations (Free subscription) | yesterday
Excerpt from Lessons in Becoming Myself, by Ellen Burstyn. About Requiem For A Dream: The most difficult scene was one in which my son realizes I'm on speed. It was a nine-page scene, but the last three pages were...
Mama Pajama (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... Long were in Alfie . 6. Nia Long and Sandra Bullock were in Premonition . 7. Sandra Bullock and Ellen Burstyn were in Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood . 8. Ellen Burstyn and Meg Ryan were in When a Man Loves a Woman . 9. Meg Ryan and Jennifer Jason Leigh were in In the Cut . 10. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kathy Bates were in Dolores Claiborne . 11. Kathy Bates and...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... Day and Silence of the Lambs.Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell and Rob Corddry are also among the W cast.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... W. Bush, Elizabeth Banks First Lady Laura Bush, James Cromwell as George Herbert Walker Bush and Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush.The all-star cast also features Thandie Newton (Condoleezza Rice), Jeffrey Wright (Colin Powell), Scott Glenn (Donald Rumsfeld) and Ioan Gruffud (Tony Blair).In a new statement about the explosive film, director Stone says, "The impact of George W. Bush's...
/Film (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has the first photos of Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks as George and Laura Bush from Oliver Stone ’s upcoming film W . Problem is, when we posted the photos last week no one had a high resolution scan of the two photos. Click on the photo above and below for higher resolution versions. Co-starring James Cromwell as George H. W. Bush, Ellen Burstyn...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... Elizabeth Banks as First Lady Laura. Paul Giamatti, Thandie Newton, Rob Corddry, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn and Ioan Gruffudd are also rumoured to have joined the cast.
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
“W, ” the Oliver Stone-directed drama about the life and formative years of President Bush has been set for release on Oct. 17, giving the picture three weekends in theaters before the Nov. 4 presidential election. Shooting begins May 12 Monday in Louisiana. Josh Brolin stars as the title character, and the cast includes Elizabeth Banks ( Laura Bush ), James Cromwell (George H.W. Bush), Ellen...
France24 (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... as first lady Laura Bush; James Cromwell ("The Queen") as former President George H.W. Bush; and Ellen Burstyn ("Requiem for a Dream") as his wife, Barbara Bush. Rounding out the cast are Thandie Newton ("Crash") as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Jeffrey Wright ("Syriana") as former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Scott Glenn ("The Bourne Ultimatum") as former Defense Secretary...
Comedy Central Insider (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I'm excited about Comedy Central's new version of The Gong Show , because in 25 years we'll get to see a cool movie about how Dave Attell (played by Sam Rockwell, Jr.) juggled a secret life as a CIA operative while hosting the show. But you should be excited about the show because it's an opportunity to be on television, just like Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream ! If you think you...
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... sales, we believe it is prudent to close the show on Broadway immediately." The musical now joins Ellen Burstyn's one-woman show back in 2003, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All , as the only shows to open and close on the same night. You're part of history, boys. Embrace it! [ Image via Playbill.com .]
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The recent parade of big-budget CanLit film adaptations that began with Emotional Arithmetic and Fugitive Pieces continues this week with the release of The Stone Angel, starring American actress Ellen Burstyn. Not surprisingly, critics are greeting it with the same level of enthusiasm they showed the others. The Toronto Star’s Philip Marchand (who just can't seem [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... while James Crowmell will portray Bush Sr. The key cast includes Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld and Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair. With three days to go before the cameras roll the part of vice president Dick Cheney remains uncast.Lionsgate will also release the film here as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
TheStar.com | entertainment | The Stone Angel: Modern-day telling driftsThe Stone Angel: Modern-day telling driftsThe Stone AngelStarring Ellen Burstyn, Christine Horne, Cole Hauser, Kevin Zegers, Ellen Page, Dylan Baker. Directed by Kari Skogland. 90 minutes. At the Cumberland, Grande-Yonge, Kennedy Commons and Winston Churchill. 14ADoes every Canadian movie based on a Canadian...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... Josh Brolin as Bush as well as Elizabeth Banks (Laura Bush), James Cromwell (George H.W. Bush), Ellen Burstyn (Barbara Bush), Thandie Newton (Condoleezza Rice), Jeffrey Wright (Colin Powell), Scott Glenn (Donald Rumsfeld) and Ioan Gruffudd (Tony Blair). The role of Dick Cheney is still up in the air and Paul Giamatti's name continues to swirl around the character while Robert Duvall...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... while James Crowmell will portray Bush Sr. The key cast includes Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld and Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair. With three days to go before the cameras roll the part of vice president Dick Cheney remains uncast.Lionsgate will also release the film here as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
