ABC TV (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Casanova11:30pm Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008 Repeat CC M A young kitchen maid at the Castle Dux discovers that the castle's old librarian is Giacomo Casanova the world's greatest lover and begs him to tell her his story. CAST: Peter O'Toole, Rose Byrne, Rupert Penry-JonesAlso showing on ABC - 11:35pm Wednesday, October 15
Market Wire - Media and Entertainment: Books and Publishing (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) England,1904. Henslowe Fisk (Jeremy Northam) and his ailing father, Horatio Fisk (Peter O'Toole), decide to go to a lecture given by the Swami Nala Prash (Art Malik) on reincarnation, called 'The Transmigration of Souls'. While there, they meet one Dean Spanley (Sam Neill) as well as Wrather (Bryan Brown), a self-described facilitator from the Colonies.
Lone Star Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
To quote a phrase from Peter O’Toole’s comedy classic, MY FAVORITE YEAR, David Zucker’s, AN AMERICAN CAROL, is a “real stinkburger”. I give Zucker an “A” for intention, but a “D-” for execution. From the lack of production values to the lame story line, this movie should have gone straight to DVD. Yes, it has it’s [...]
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Tonight’s card: The Iron Man, Rich Harden (above) v. Haroki Kuroda. Or to recall Kuroda’s classic scene in “My Favorite Year” with Peter O’Toole, “Wasn’t there once a lethal bantam weight named Rookie Carroca?” The 1st: Dodgers 2, Cubs 0: The 1st has The Cubs come out swinging and waiting for what they want. Derrek Lee [...]
IGN (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
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Heretical Ideas Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
In addition to passing the bailout rescue proposal, the Senate also passed the Bush Administration’s accord to allow the sale of nuclear assets to India. The agreement allows U.S. companies to provide reactor technology, fuel and other services to help India produce energy in plants outside its atomic-weapons program. The U.S.-India Business Council estimates India will [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Malcolm McDowell stars as the insane Roman emperor in the notorious, uncut version of Tinto Brass's 'porn' epic produced by 'Penthouse' boss Bob Guccione. Read our review. Rating:2
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
This magnificent stage-to-screen adaptation, featuring bravura performances from Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn (she won her third Oscar for the role) as King Henry II and Queen Eleanor, proves that even the monarchy can consist of dysfunctional families. (Click below for the post and a larger video screen.)
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Damien Jurado talks to the Boston Globe about being a singer-songwriter. "You choose the different characters you want to be and sing about - it doesn't mean they are you, or have anything to do with you," says Jurado, who...
The latest from newcritics (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Paul Newman was one of the Oscar head-scratcher stories; long career, widely respected, clearly popular… yet no Oscar. For years. And years. His first nomination was in 1958 (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, as Brick). His big loss was for The Verdict in 1982. It was a long, long time. So long, that the [...]
Home Video News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
This Best Picture winner can be seen in 1080p for the first time.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Who ever invented the idea of maths at 9 in the morning obviously never had a taste of their own medicine. It was quite literally painful to try and stay awake in that class. He handed back our assignments not sure if those are even any part of the final grade at all but I was quite suprised to see that I got a B. My first mark of the period and it is a B I must say that I was a little disa
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Just in time for the New Year, The Tudors is coming to DVD. Showtime and Paramount Home Entertainment have officially announced the release date of the much anticipated season 2 DVD of the historical fiction series created and entirely written...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Film News: Actor to receive lifetime achievement award -- Malcolm McDowell, who starred in the 1971 film classic "A Clockwork Orange," will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 11th annual Savannah Film Festival.
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
The New Zealand Film Commission is putting millions of taxpayer dollars into a movie set in Edwardian England and says it will boost Kiwi talent, especially up-and-coming director Toa Fraser. The commission says its stake in the...
