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"World of Cinema" is courtesy of Darius Kadivar
Jane Austen's classic tale of love and values in class-conscious
18th century England returns to the screen. The five Bennet sisters?including
strong-willed Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and young Lydia (Jena Malone)?have
all been raised by their mother (Brenda Blethyn) with one purpose
in life: finding a husband. When a wealthy bachelor takes up residence
nearby, the Bennets are abuzz with designs on the man's sophisticated
circle of friends. But it is Elizabeth's encounters with the vexing
Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) that really ignite the battle of the
sexes. Co-starring Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland.
NEW FILM ON GORGI AFFFAIRE IN PARIS RELEASED
OFF WITH HER HEAD !
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola (daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola) and shot in France at the famous Chateau of Versailles, «Marie-Antoinette» revisits the life and times of France's last Queen and former duchess of Austria who was beheaded with husband King Louis XVI after the French Revolution in 1789. The Queen who was known for her frivolous reign and numerous lovers was nevertheless to die bravely under the guillotine and accepted her fate with a determination that continues to raise a debate amongst historians on whether or not she deserved being condemned to death.
The very first images of this superproduction have been released. The trailer offers images of the film with a soundtrack by Pop group New Order which seems to suggest a modern look at the destiny of the doomed Queen. We discover nevertheless sequences of great visual style. see trailer in link below. http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_marie_antoinette_trailer «Marie-Antoinette» will be out on October 13th 2006. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Molly Shannon, Judy Davis, Steve Coogan, Asia Argento, Marianne Faithful, Aurore Clement, Shirley Henderson et Danny Huston.
FRENCH ITALIAN FILM: N - Napoléon
Clooney Denies Bush Attack in New Film
GEORGE CLOONEY RECOVERING BACK PAIN AND DEPRESSION
Thank Goodness, George is on the road to recovery! Superstar George
Clooney has made press coverage for being terribly depressed by his
back ache and what he considers a failing acting career and expressed
hopes for his critically acclaimed directoral debut was said to be
terribly depressed is in the last stages of recovery after suffering
severe headaches brought on by fluid leaking out of his spinal column.
Clooney injured his back while filming the upcoming movie, "Syriana,"
and he started getting agonizing headaches after doctors operated
on his neck. It then took a while for Clooney's condition to be successfully
diagnosed, at which point doctors performed "spinal cap"
surgery. The star, who had to wear a neck brace for a while, has now
nearly fully recovered. Clooney's publicist Stan Rosenfield tells
Page Six, "He was getting tests and the doctors were saying,
'There's nothing wrong with you,' but he was having horrible headaches.
He was in excruciating pain." So bad was Clooney's discomfort,
he was forced to pull out of promotional duties for "Ocean's
Twelve." Rosenfield adds, "He was supposed to leave for
New York on November 28, but he couldn't. And he was supposed to leave
for Europe on December 8. He actually drove to the airport, and said,
'Guys, I can't do it.'"
BRAZILIAN ACTOR RODRIGO SANTORO CAST AS XERXES IN UPCOMING WARNER BROS EPIC FILM 300
The role of King Xerxes of Persia in upcoming Zack Snyder film "300" will be played by Brazilian Rodrigo Santoro. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" concerns the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta Leonidas (Gerard Butler cast in film Phantom of the Opera ) led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy. It should be noted that the film may be a shock to viewers, Iranians in particular because the Persians are once again cast as villians. The film may probably even be less glamorous than Ridley Scott's excellent Gladiator (which has launched the "Sword and Sandals" genre in Hollywood so popular in the 60's) or for the critically acclaimed HBO series ROME. Mark Canton, one of the movie producers, says it's going to remain true to the novel?s darkness and violence in bringing the book to life, even if it is going to get them the ?R? rating. Remember though, that Frank Miller?s Spartans did not wear clothes on their ?private parts.? The film started shooting last October in Montreal Canada and is due in late 2006 or in the current of 2007 depending on filming and postproduction and will be released by Warner Bros.
Spielberg's 'Munich' Is Best Movie of 2005 I don't know which is more amazing: that Steven Spielberg managed to make the best movie of the year in just four months, or that it's his second huge film of 2005. Either way, "Munich" is a poignant political masterpiece that will no doubt be very controversial. It's the best movie of 2005, coming in at the last minute to best other terrific entries, including "Walk the Line," "Match Point," "Capote," "Mrs. Henderson Presents," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "A History of Violence" and even "Memoirs of a Geisha." "Munich" is "inspired by real events," those being the 1972 murders of the Israeli wrestling team in Munich during the Olympics and the fallout that followed. The filmmaker says "inspired by" and I will take him at
his word. There is not going to be an anti-"Munich" campaign
in which factual details are matched up to the movie's sequences.
This is not "A Beautiful Massacre."
Julie Andrews choice for Remake of Sound of Music: Cameron Diaz
Julie Andrews, who played the former nun Maria in the popular movie
‘The sound of Music’, has recently declared that she would
love to see Cameron Diaz taking her place in a theatrical version
of the film. The 70-year-old actress befriended Cameron Diaz while working for the animated movie 'Shrek 3', in which she voices Queen Lillian, while Diaz voices Princess Fiona. Dame Julie confessed she has always felt lucky to have landed the role of Maria, the former nun who takes care of the Austrian widower Von Trapp’s children in the 1965 film. "There are hundreds of other ladies who sing just as well or better than I do and I was the lucky one who got asked", the actress was quoted on Britain's BBC website as saying. Andrews misses singing very much. She has not starred in musicals
because of throat problems. coming towards me through the mountains with a brave cameraman hanging out the side. We shot the scene many times, and at the end of each take, the helicopter would circle round. The downdraft nailed me flat onto the grass, and a couple of times I bit the dust. At first it was funny, but after several times I began to get very angry." Cameron Diaz might follow in Julie Andrews' footsteps and star as Maria, if rumors that Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber may be planning a reality TV show to cast a remake of The Sound of Music prove to be true.
ROYALTY IS FUN: FRENCH FILM PARODY OF ROYALS A HIT IN REPUBLICAN
FRANCE ...
Remake of The Doomed Kings TV hit is Graphically Stunning but
less inspired than the original
OFFICIAL US RELEASE OF MOVIE Unvieled Fariba, prosecuted in Iran because of her love for a woman, flees to Germany. But her application for asylum is turned down. Her desperate prospects are improved by the suicide of her fellow-inmate, a man named Siamak, who has received a temporary permit of sojourn just before his death. Assuming his identity, she is sent to a refugee camp near a small German village. At first her survival seems to be assured, but the strain of upholding her male disguise in the cramped refugee quarters reveals the threat that a single mistake could blow her cover. In order to pay for forged documents, Fariba takes an illegal job in a sauerkraut factory, where she meets Anne. The two grow close - indeed dangerously close for Farbia as Anne begins to suspect her true identity. Originally “Unveiled” was titled “Fremde Haut” which means In Orbit — the term officially used by the UN to refer to asylum-seekers who find themselves orbiting around planet Earth because they can actually find legal domicile nowhere at all. "a wise, uncompromising portrait of oppression in all its physical
and psychological manifestations."
Catherine Bell caught in the Bermuda Triangle Set against the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, this 3-night, 6-hour SCI FI channel mini event will focus on a disparate group of professionals, brought together to investigate the dangerous truths behind one of the greatest legends of our time. PLOT: With his crews and cargo ships disappearing at an alarming rate around the Bermuda Triangle, a billionaire hires a crew full of specialists to understand why. Hand picked by the man himself, the crew consists of a skeptical journalist, an ocean engineer, a scientist, and a psychic. With an attractive financial offer made to each of them, the crew will investigate the legendary, and very mysterious Bermuda Triangle to find answers. But as their findings deepen, the crew finds themselves surrounded by bizarre occurrences that only become all the more nightmarish. The offers made to them may have seem ideal at the time, but now they may have gotten in over their heads against something they may not understand. Catherine Bell (JAG) will join Sam Neil ( Jurassick Park) for this
TV series
Promising Makhmalbaf film "Sex and Philosophy" disqualified from Oscar competition
Tajikistan's entry "Sex and Philosophy" and Bolivian entry "Say Good Morning to Dad" were shut out of the nominations race after copies of the movies failed to reach Oscar officials on time. "The two films were excluded from the competition because they failed to supply prints ahead of the deadline," said a spokesperson for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Each of the 58 countries hoping to win one of the five nominations for the best foreign-language picture were required to deliver an English-subtitled print to the Academy by October 14 ahead of screening for Oscar voters. The disqualifications still leave a record of 56 countries in the running for the coveted award, nominations for which will be announced in Los Angeles on January 25, organizers said. "Sex and Philosophy" had generated interest because it was one of the three movies made by Iranian-born filmmakers submitted for the 2006 race along with other Iranian entry "Too Far, Too Close" directed by Reza Mir-Karimi. The Oscar statuettes will be handed out at a star-studded show in Hollywood on March 5.
Iranian movie wins top award (India The Star) NEW DELHI: The Iranian movie Iron Island, a black comedy about homeless families living on an abandoned sinking ship moored in the Persian Gulf, has won the best film award at the International Film Festival of India held in the western tourist resort of Goa. The movie, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, won the award for “originality, deep thoughtful narration, powerful cinematic _expression and great creative strength,” India's Information and Broadcasting Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The film is the second feature from Rasoulof, who earlier directed The Twilight. The most promising director award was shared by Vera Eugina Fogwill and Martin Desalvo for the Argentinean film Kept & Dreamless, for unveiling the feminine universe with sensitivity and humour, the statement said. – AP Question: Who could be the ideal cast in upcoming film as the
Persian Prince ?
"Memoirs of a Geisha" had its world premiere in Japan. Steven Spielberg has been trying to adapt the novel , Memoirs of
a Geisha by Arthur Golden for years. Considering a passion for director
Akira Kurosawa ( Kagemusha, Seven Samourai's) which he shares with
UCLA pal and collegue George Lucas this is no surprise. However he
decided to only produce the movie which was finally directed by Rob
Marshall. Shot in Japan and California the film has triggered controversy
and criticism in Japan for having Chinese actors Ziyi Zhang, Gong
Li and Michelle Yeoh cast in the major Japanese roles. The is film
due for a Nation Wide release in the US on December 23rd 2005.
Danesh is replacing Terence Maynard in Chicago. The cast also currently
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Iranian-American Ramin Bahrani's film "Man Push Cart" wins critics award at London Film Festival
U.S.-based Iranian filmmaker Ramin Bahrani's Man Push Cart won the 8th FIPRESCI International Critics Award at the 49th London Film Festival which was held from October 19 to November 3. Starring Ahmad Razvai, Leticia Dolera, and Charles Daniel Sandoval, the film features a distinctive character study of a hard working Pakistani trying to keep his head above water in New York. Bahrani received his award during the Closing Night Gala held at London's Leicester Square on November 3. FIPRESCI (La Fédération International de la Presse Cinématographique) is the international organization of film critics throughout the world and has been in existence for over 70 years. Last year's prize was awarded to "Aaltra". The FIPRESCI award is presented to the best first or second feature from titles nominated in The Times bfi London Film Festival. FIPRESCI is best known publicly through the participation of its juries at all the major and many of the specialist international film festivals. The award is also known as the International Critics Award and is highly prized by filmmakers, since its sole purpose is to advance the art of cinema and reward talent. Many prizes are awarded at film festivals by juries but the FIPRESCI prize is quite unique since the jury only makes one award to one film. A total of 12 films were nominated for this year's FIPRESCI prize. More than 180 films from 50 countries were shown at this year's festival.
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