"Matty Robinson, a co-host of the excellent movie podcast Filmspotting, likes to say of an underrated performance, "I don't want to see his Hamlet, but [X] is not bad in this role." You don't want to see Kristen Stewart's Hamlet—and based on a few lines Ed reads aloud in an English-class scene, you really don't want to see Robert Pattinson's Romeo—but both actors are ideally suited to their roles as pining sweethearts separated only by the fact that one lacks an eternal soul. Based on her mumbly, visibly uncomfortable appearances on the talk-show circuit, Stewart really is a bit of a Bella, rough-edged and glum. (Of course, the knowledge that they may or may not be dating in real life—not since the days of Walter Winchell has a Hollywood romance been more carefully stage-managed—adds to the penumbra of mystery that surrounds the couple.)I'll observe that unlike its predecessor, the sequel (directed not by Catherine Hardwicke this time but by Chris Weitz, co-director of About A Boy and American Pie) is often intentionally funny: the scene in which Bella insists on taking not one but two prospective suitors to an action movie called Face Punch or the moment when a paper cut at a birthday party leads to a near-mauling by her vampire pals". Source: www.slate.com
"Frankly erotic, though appropriate for those 12 and older, New Moon (like its source material and also like many romantic movies and literature before 1970) is about the sexual heat generated by chastity. Let's just say its temperature is about 104 degrees.It is also about the two types of boys to whom girls are drawn: Brainiac and Jock, the madonna/whore of male archetypes". Source: www.philly.com
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Emile Hirsch & Nikki Reed
Emile Hirsch GQ Italy photoshoot, photographed by Alexei Hay, Autumn Winter 2009-2010.Nikki Reed, Smallz & Raskind (2006).Joe Pugliese (2007). Todd Cole (2008)Hellin Kay (2009).Mike Piscitelli (2009)Buy Hollywood (2009).Nikki Reed with Emile in "Day on the Beach" editorial, Movieline Magazine 2005.Nikki Reed and Emile Hirsch play Kathy Alva and Jay Adams in "Lords of Dogtown" (2005).Emile thought that Nikki Reed, wearing a dark-haired wig with bangs towards the end of the film, was HOT.Emile Hirsch with Nikki Reed in a rehearsal - Behind the Scenes from "Lords of Dogtown".
Friday, November 20, 2009
Robert Pattinson talks on his Vanity Fair cover
Robert Pattinson has a interview with Vanity Fair where they ask him what it feels like being chosen as the cover of Vanity Fair, December issue. Rob talks about seeing Brad Pitt laying in a white bed on one of his sister’s old magazines and is incredulous that he should also take such spot.
"Unofficial reports say The Twilight Saga: New Moon has shattered The Dark Knight's $18.4M midnight debut for a 3-day weekend. Sources put the total at $23-24M. This would also surpass Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, whose 5-day weekend began with $22.2M on a Tuesday night. Summit has not yet released official numbers.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon may be on its way to breaking the all-time midnight screening record set by The Dark Knight (for a 3-day weekend). That film grossed $18.4M from 3040 showings. It went on to take in $67.17M that opening day, dropped 29.1% from Friday to Saturday to bring in another $47.65M, and ended with $43.6M on Sunday for an opening weekend total of $158.4M. New Moon played 3514 midnight screenings last night, 474 more than The Dark Knight. This would certainly indicate that it's headed for a new midnight record as it only needs to break $18.4M to do so. It might also be on its way to an all-time opening day record, although the film plays at 4024 theaters this weekend vs. The Dark Knight's 4366 locations. Bella (Kristen Stewart) becomes a thrill seeker after her breakup with Edward Cullen in "New Moon".
Reports from theaters all over the country indicate a mix of tweens and older women, with a decent amount of boys and older men. Males are the key to success for this film to overtake The Dark Knight. The all-time record for midnight showings is held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which took in $22.2M on a Tuesday night on its way to a 5-day weekend total of $158M". Source: www.pronetworks.org
Brothers: falling out of Grace
Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, estranged brothers Tommy Cahill and Capt. Sam Cahill in "Brothers" (2009).
"When a decorated Marine goes missing overseas, his black-sheep younger brother cares for his wife and children at home—with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family. BROTHERS tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, at Sam’s farewell dinner with their parents, Elsie (Mare Winningham) and Hank Cahill (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine". Source: community.iamrogue.com
"When a decorated Marine goes missing overseas, his black-sheep younger brother cares for his wife and children at home—with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family. BROTHERS tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, at Sam’s farewell dinner with their parents, Elsie (Mare Winningham) and Hank Cahill (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine". Source: community.iamrogue.com
Fix by Tao Ruspoli
"Unfolding over a single, frantic day, the plot follows the efforts of two filmmakers, Milo (played by the director, Tao Ruspoli) and Bella (Olivia Wilde), to deliver Milo’s junkie brother, Leo (Shawn Andrews), to rehab. The cost is $5,000 — which none of the three have access to — and the deadline is 8 p.m., after which Leo goes to jail. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.Inspired by actual events in the director’s life, “Fix” plays out in a rough-and-tumble, first-person filming style that challenges the eye and the stomach. The movie, however, never strains for hipness, and Mr. Ruspoli displays an aptitude for the play of light and shade that transforms familiar setups into something fresh. Entering a strange netherworld where a Ukrainian cat-toy maker grows weed in the back room and an English bulldog has significant street value, Milo and Bella become unwilling accomplices to Leo’s moneymaking schemes and hostages to his fearless narcissism. Naturally, they begin to enjoy themselves.By turns vivid and grubby, sharp and distracted, “Fix” aligns its mood with the view (the ruins of the South Central Farm are noted with a moment of rueful silence) to deliver a love letter to Los Angeles as well as an ode to fraternal obligation.FIX opens on Friday in Manhattan.Directed by Tao Ruspoli; written by Mr. Ruspoli and Jeremy Fels; directors of photography, Mr. Ruspoli and Christopher Gallo; edited by Paul Forte; music by Dead Prez, Ima Robot, Simon Dawes, Beautiful Girls and Nico Stai; production designers, Erin Eagleton and Sarah Osborne; produced by Nat Dinga. At the Village East, Second Avenue at 12th Street, East Village. Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes. This film is not rated". Source: movies.nytimes.com
Trailer for Tao Ruspoli's new film FIX
Trailer for Tao Ruspoli's new film FIX
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