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2012 Award for European Achievement in World Cinema Goes to Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren added today to her already considerable collection of trophies in accepting the 2012 award for European Achievement in World Cinema from the European Film Academy.
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David Mamet's Phil Spector Biopic Sings A New Tune As Helen Mirren Replaces Bette Midler
Well, it was less than a week ago when Bette Midler suffered a herniated disc and on doctor's orders was forced to pull out of David Mamet's Phil Spector biopic he has brewing for HBO. Production was put on hold as a replacement needed to be found quick and damn, did this movie ever step up its game...
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Review: 'Arthur' A Tedious, Bland Comedy That Earns Intermittent Laughs Almost By Accident
“Why?” will echo through your head if you’re a fan of the 1981 “Arthur” starring Dudley Moore as you watch this useless remake. The original won a shiny pair of Oscars and is considered a classic, but apparently Warner Bros. thought it needed to be remade for contemporary audiences. But the larger p...
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Watch: Second 'Arthur' Trailer Adds Greta Gerwig, Still Not All That
It's possibly just because the rest of the ceremony was such a painful, dull slog, but the presentation of Best Foreign Language Film by Helen Mirren and Russell Brand was one of the few lively points of this year's Oscars, with some suggesting on the night that the duo would make better hosts next ...
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Where's Greta Gerwig? Trailer For 'Arthur' With Russell Brand Lands With A Thud
Ooof. Listen, we like Russell Brand, and he can be quick with a quip and wit, but we just sat here watching the trailer for "Arthur" -- yes, a remake of the Dudley Moore comedy "classic" -- and we kept waiting for something funny to happen. It never did.
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Focus Features To Release 'The Debt' Starring Sam Worthington & Helen Mirren On Aug. 31st
Last year, the sale of Miramax ended up delaying the release of a couple of films, namely John Madden's part-thriller, part romantic drama, "The Debt," and Troy Nixey's Guillermo del Toro-produced "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"; each were scheduled to hit theaters on December 29th and January 21st, r...
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Anthony Hopkins To Play Alfred Hitchcock In 'Psycho'-Centric Biopic?
Anthony Hopkins works a lot, and often his heart isn't in it. But how can you really hate the guy? He's a pro in everything, and his presence is undeniable, his delivery one of the very best in Hollywood. And so there's something fitting about the Oscar-winning legend climbing into some very massive...
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IFC Picks Up Rowan Joffe's 'Brighton Rock' Starring Sam Riley & Andrea Riseborough
IFC Films has announced that they've picked up the rights to Rowan Joffe’s feature debut “Brighton Rock” for distribution in the US. Joffe, known for writing films such as “28 Weeks Later” and Anton Corbjin’s “The American," penned the adaptation from Graham Greene’s 1939 novel of the same name. The...
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Review: Julie Taymor's 'The Tempest' Is A Blustery Much Ado About Nothing
This review originally ran during the 2010 New York Film Festival.
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Watch: Trailer For Rowan Joffe's 'Brighton Rock' Starring Sam Riley & Andrea Riseborough
After only recently pondering the prospects for screenwriter Rowan Joffe's adaptation of Graham Greene's classic underworld thriller "Brighton Rock," the first trailer for the film has now been unveiled in preparation for its upcoming theatrical release in the U.K. and recent premieres at the London...
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