"Taking Woodstock" screening in New York

"Take the trip this summer to Main Street, Chatham on Thursday, July 30th for a benefit screening of Taking Woodstock. The Chatham Film Club and Focus Features are pleased to announce the special screening of the locally filmed Taking Woodstock at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham, New York.

Directed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) with a screenplay adaptation by Ghent resident and Academy Award nominee James Schamus (Brokeback Mountain; The Ice Storm), Taking Woodstock was filmed in and around northern Columbia County in August through October of 2008. A Focus Features release opening in August 2009, Taking Woodstock stars Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Imelda Staunton,Emile Hirsch, and Liev Schreiber.Taking Woodstock will be shown twice, at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM, at the historic Crandell Theatre. Tickets for this exciting event are $25 and will go on sale on Monday, June 22nd. Admission to the party is separately priced at $50 or $150 for reserved seating. Tickets to both the movie and the party can be purchased by mail, via the internet and in person with cash or check at retail locations: the Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, Angel's Trumpet Flowers in New Lebanon, Hudson Wine Merchants in Hudson, and Passiflora in Hillsdale.

The Chatham Film Club and the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York are 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporations".
Source: www.thechathamfilmclub.com

A new Superman?

"A New Superman? Consider the Possibilities:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: For your consideration, an actor who has been working since he was a child, but is just now getting wide recognition. Getting his major break on the TV series Third Rock From the Sun, he’s set to star as Cobra Commander in the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. With a fresh face, strong profile and a frame that muscle could be packed onto for the Superman parts of filming, Levitt has a great canvas on which to paint the persona of DC’s flagship hero. Emile Hirsch: Another budding young star, Hirsch is no stranger to work with special effects and the world of comics and animation. Starring in 2008’s Speed Racer, Hirsch has some experience in an action film, and has also proven his dramatic ability in films such as Milk and Into the Wild. He lost quite a bit of weight for his role in Wild, proving that he’s able to mold and change his body for a role. With lots of critical acclaim for his performances in those two noted films, Hirsch would add credible acting talent to a reboot.Ryan Gosling: Not a typical Hollywood actor, Gosling has made a name, and a solid critical reputation, playing quirky and unique characters in films such as Lars and the Real Girl and Half Nelson. Choosing Gosling could add some “new branding” on the classic hero. Warner Bros.’ risk with a different direction would certainly stoke interest from those who have seen every film in the Superman series as well as those who are curious. Gosling is also approaching thirty, and using an actor who has a few years on someone such as Routh would also be part of a new approach.Jake Gyllenhaal: Someone who certainly is no stranger to the silver screen, Gyllenhaal would add a huge boost in star power and name recognition to a Superman project. Gyllenhaal wouldn’t need much work to be physically ready for the film; consider his work in the film Jarhead, and he can certainly handle a demanding role, physically or emotionally, as seen in both The Day After Tomorrow and Brokeback Mountain. Imagine the buildup and anticipation with an actor of Gyllenhaal’s stature attached to a project with this much behind it!
James Marsden: A little old, at thirty-six, to play the boy in blue? Maybe. But audiences, especially comic book audiences, already know his work as Cyclops in the X-Men franchise as well as his appearance in Superman Returns! Would it be interesting to cast someone who already made an appearance in the film series before as a different character? Maybe so, but an angle exploring a little bit older superman could prove interesting as a reboot or continuation of the storyline from the last film. Marsden could certainly pull it off!So who else should be on this list? Are there other actors, perhaps on TV, with small parts in films, or at your local playhouse who should wear the cape and symbolic S? If so, let us, and more importantly Warner Bros., know! Should they quickly resign Brandon Routh? "
Source: comicbook.com

Robert Pattinson -Us Weekly photoshoot

"The next trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon will, as rumored for several weeks now, appear exclusive in front of Bandslam which releases on August 14. The news is confirmed by Summit Entertainment via twilightersanonymous.com.

"The first New Moon trailer with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner set online records to the tune of 10.6 million downloads after its first week of availability. This trailer has a chance of beating that record, along with Iron Man 2's teaser and the first James Cameron's Avatar trailer". Source: www.thehdroom.com

Jokes from Beautiful Women

Anne Hathaway (with Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain")"This woman walks into a bar, and she has the hairiest armpits in the history of armpits. She sits down, raises her arm, and says, "Bartender, I would like a drink." There's an old drunk sitting next to her. Slurring, he says, "Barkeep, I would like to buy the ballerina a drink." She accepts, drinks it, raises her arm again to get the bartender's attention, and orders another. The old man says, "Barkeep, you just keep giving the ballerina anything she wants." Finally, the bartender goes over to the drunk and says, "Sir, that's nice of you, but how do you know she's a ballerina?" The old man answers, "Son, you don't get to be my age without learning that only ballerinas can lift their legs that high."Gretchen Mol (with Matt Damon in "Rounders")"Why should you never tell a joke while ice fishing? Because the ice will crack up".Elisha Cuthbert (with Emile Hirsch in "The girl next door")"There's a bear and a rabbit in the woods. The bear turns to the rabbit and says, "Do you have a problem with shit sticking to your fur?" And the rabbit goes, "No." So the bear wipes his ass with the rabbit".Amber Heard (with Seth Rogen in "Pineapple Express")"Two drivers climb out of their cars after colliding at an intersection. One pulls a flask from his pocket and says, "Here, have a nip of whiskey to calm your nerves."
"Thanks," says the other driver, taking a swig. "Here, you have one, too." "Nah, I'd rather not — the police will be here soon."
Olivia Wilde (with Emile Hirsch in "Alpha Dog")"One night, on a camping trip, Sherlock Holmes wakes up Watson and says, "Look at the stars. What do you deduce?" Watson thinks for a minute and says, "Well, I see millions of stars, many of which resemble our sun, which most likely have their own planets, which most likely have life-forms like us, so I deduce that there is life on other planets." And Sherlock says, "No, you idiot, someone's stolen our tent."Diane Kruger (with Quentin Tarantino)"A chicken and an egg are lying in bed. The chicken is smoking a cigarette with a very satisfied smile on his face. The egg is frowning and looking frustrated. The egg says, "Guess we answered that question."
Source: www.esquire.com

Brief gay summary onscreen

"On the other hand, many gay characters are still tucked into supporting and sometimes bewildering roles on television – like Olivia Wilde's Thirteen on "House", who has by turns been lesbian, bisexual, straight, self-destructive, confused and determined.In the movies, "Brokeback Mountain" sparked exactly zero major studio attempts to tap that audience with something similar.On the one hand, gay people have fought their way to far greater acceptance than anyone could have imagined 40 years ago, when the "Stonewall riots" in Greenwich Village helped blast a movement out of the closet.On the other hand, large numbers of Americans still are uncomfortable about gays, as "Bruno" illustrates once again, and because "mainstream" movie and television producers depend on patronage from a mass audience, they desperately don't want to alienate some measurable percentage of the population just by subject matter.Even a movie as well-made and well-reviewed as "Brokeback Mountain" undoubtedly lost potential viewers who just felt uncomfortable about Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall kissing.The sexuality of Jon Voight's Joe Buck was a major theme in the dark "Midnight Cowboy," as was his relationship with Dustin Hoffman's Ratso Rizzo. "Midnight Cowboy" won an Oscar. The next year the dark "Boys in the Band" became a movie, though neither movie portrayed being gay as anything like comfortable.By 1980, Hollywood was still most comfortable having a major gay character be a demented psychokiller like the one in Al Pacino's "Cruising."n 1991 Gus Van Sant had a good-sized hit with the modest-sized movie "My Own Private Idaho", wherein Keanu Reeves and the late River Phoenix struggled with honesty about their sexuality.Robert De Niro's character in "This Boy's Life" (1993) still sneers to a young Leonardo DiCaprio that one of the other boys "plays for the pink team."Perhaps the most encouraging movie sign yet was last year's "Milk", with Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk as a man who was gay, but was also a whole lot of other things. Just like most gay people.
Meanwhile, in lead roles, Ellen DeGeneres made weeks of headlines when it became clear she was going to "come out" as her sitcom rolled to a close. Would America ever accept a gay woman sitcom lead character, it was fervently asked?But Ellen is now hosting a very successful daily talk show on which, surprise, her sexual orientation is rarely more than a passing reference.Like Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen has proven that if you have interesting guests and something valuable or funny to say, the audience won't much care whom you sleep with.
So the train is rolling, and rolling in the right direction. But for all the talk of television and Hollywood as agents of the "liberal media", they don't seem inclined to run their train much faster or slower than the rest of the country's".

Source: www.nydailynews.com

Tobey Maguire will play the lead in "The Details"

"Tobey Maguire has replaced James McAvoy as the leadin The Details, a dark indie comedy featuring him and Elizabeth Banks as a couple whose declining marriage turns murderous when raccoons infest their backyard. Think of it like a spiritual cousin to his much heavier Brothers, except with mischievous yard critters where the brooding, Natalie Portman-beddingJake Gyllenhaal is supposed to go". [Variety]
Source: www.movieline.com