Reel Suave (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Starring: Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Michelle Williams, Laura Linney, Ethan Hawke Directed By: Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke seems to be misinterpreted throughout his career. His tale of turbulent love didn’t have many takers when it came out last year. But it is probably because of lot of cross referencing many of the critics employed to push this film to the grave. The film is laced with some...
JoBlo (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Boy oh Boy it must be a slow news day. Here I am at 5 in the morning, struggling to find a story worthy of my intense literary prowess. Lo and behold, after all other options are exhausted, I decide to settle on--gasp!--Ashton Kutcher casting news! Bear with me friends. Our beloved square-jawed instigator is set to star in LIKE FATHER, a movie about a father and son who never got along but coincidentally...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
A few months back, I was speaking with a New York magazine publisher, and he mentioned that his daughter, in her thirties, was now running...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Museum website has more than 70 exclusive discussions with leading figures in film and television-Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Werner Herzog, and more Pinewood Dialogues Online at NEW YORK, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A lively and candid panel discussion about HBO's The Wire, with series creator David Simon, writer Richard Price, and stars Seth Gilliam, Clark Johnson, Clarke Peters...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Famed artist Jonathan Waxman oozes ambiguity. Culturally ambivalent and morally evasive, his paintings are endlessly open to interpretation. Playwright David Margulies has given “Sight Unseen” a similar indistinct quality, a fuzziness that forces audiences to decipher meaning.
Modern Fabulousity (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Variety today confirms what Broadway has known for months...that Pulitzer, Tony, and Drama League Award winner August: Osage County will soon become a major feature film. Lemonade takes the excitement a step further, dreaming about the plethora of casting options. Let's play along, shall we? First, credit where it's due: Lemonwade is absolutely right to suggest Meryl Streep as the leading
Sister Spirit (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Been a while since I posted about movies we have seen (except, of course, the fabulous Mamma Mia!), so I thought I'd use this post to share some of the movies we've watched recently. Last night, Karen watched the entire...
Conor's Bandon Blog (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
In a change from our usual programming here at Bandon HQ, I kicked off a light-hearted conversation on Twitter earlier about great looking women who just get better and better with age (we also covered men). The results of the Twitter jury in chronological (not age) order were as follows: Neve Campbell My wife Marisa Tomei Maria Bello Catherine Keener Monica [...]
High-Def Digest: All Hig (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
I think I’m falling in love with Tom Wilkinson. Not enough to leave my wife or reevaluate my outlook on life, mind you, but just enough to add him to my all-too-short list of consistent, dependable actors...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
My wife and I are making our way through the HBO film, John Adams, and we are thoroughly enjoying it. I am particularly impressed with episode 2 which covers the push towards independence. The writers did an excellent job of...
Reel Suave (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
A film that will not remind you of your parents.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
The experts who determine the Emmy nominations are referred to as "blue-ribbon panels." I suspect this is because the selection process entails tying a colorful sash over one's eyes before choosing.
Lost in the Frame (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Laura Linney and Gbenga Akinnagbe in The Savages (dir. Tamara Jenkins, 2007). Philip Seymour Hoffman. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. I hadn't seen this when I made my Top Ten Films of 2007 list; it might have squeezed in at no. 10 or 9. I don't know about you, but I always get at least a little amusement out of films about typical, whining, privileged middle-class writers who worry that they're...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
LOS ANGELES - Teens and 20-somethings may be the target demographic for many TV shows, but when it comes to top actresses, over 40 is where it's at.Only one actress nominated for an Emmy on Thursday is in her 20s: 24-year-old "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera, for lead actress in a comedy series.Almost all of this year's Emmy-nominated actresses are 40-plus, with many in their 50s and some in their...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Website Emmys 2008: Mad Men and John Adams lead nominations Emmys 2008: The main nominaitons
