Yeoh s Team Matrix 485124
Following her success with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Michelle Yeoh is now in talks for the Matrix role that had originally been reserved for Jet Li. According to Variety, the Matrix team is interested in the switch because Li's price is too high: he wanted $13 million, and was talked down to $3 million -- still a hefty sum considering that Keanu Reeves is already guaranteed $30 million to star in the sequel. ...
Stephen Daldry 255b1k
Director of Billy Elliot, big winner on the festival circuit in 2000, talks about family as the battleground, about the character played by Jamie Bell, about setting the story during a miner's strike, about theatre vs movie making. ...
Behind the scenes 6v1s16
A look at the making of Billy Elliot with comments by Stephen Daldry....
The setting 5y2q3k
Background information on the miner's strike in 1984, the backdrop for the film Billy Elliot....
Ally McBeal Stable After Collapse 2d2h34
After her collapse last week on the set of TV show "Ally McBeal," actress Calista Flockhart is said to be recovering in her home. The actress was rushed to a hospital in Torrance, California where she was treated for dehydration and exhaustion, and was put on a drip for a few hours....
Edward James Olmos Honored 1t4l5e
Actor Edward James Olmos has been honored with a plaque on the Latino Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame is located on Whittier Boulevard, and features Cesar Chavez and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. Olmos is known to audiences for his starring role as a teacher in Stand and Deliver (1987) and for his charity work throughout Los Angeles....
Elizabeth Hurley Still in the Union 344x5j
It may cost her $100,000, but Elizabeth Hurley is still in the Screen Actors Guild after all. The actress was fined the six-figure sum for filming an ad for Estee Lauder cosmetics during the six-month strike. She claimed to have not known about the strike, and donated $25,000 shortly after her mistake. This donation will be used toward her fine. Hurley has just renewed her contract with Estee Lauder and was seen most recently in the film Bedazzled....
Steve Martin to Host Oscars 156750
Steve Martin will host the 73rd Academy Awards. "If you can't win 'em, 'em," said Martin, who has not yet been nominated for an Oscar. Although he has made several appearances as a presenter at the Oscars, this will be his first time as host. ...
A Dogme Film in Competition at Berlin 1u6g71
Written and directed by Lone Scherfig, Italian for Beginners has been been slated to be screened in competition at Berlin 2001, according to Screen Daily. The film presents a comic look at singles that meet up in an Italian evening course and has faired quite well after its recent domestic release. Sherfig is no newcomer to Berlin, having won the Kinderfilmfest prize for On Our Own in 1999. ...
Los Angeles Loves Traffic and Tiger 4m195c
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association made its selections for the best of 2000. Leading the award winners was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Chinese-language epic from director Ang Lee, which won Best Film and Best Music. The Best Director award went to Steven Soderbergh for Traffic and Erin Brockovich. He also won the prize for Best Cinematography (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews). Julia Roberts won the Best Actress award for her turn in Erin Brockovich, and Best Actor was...
Cuba Awards Me, You, Them 1n563o
Andrucha Washington's comedy Me, You, Them (Eu, Tu, Eles) took the top prize, the Gran Coral, at the 22nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana. The festival ran from December 5 through 15 and screened more than 350 films, after an opening ceremony featuring Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Other winning films were That’s Life (Asi Es La Vida) from director Arturo Ripstein, which took home the Grand Jury Prize. The second Place went to Nueces Para ...
Atom Goes into Shock(wave) 4e4f4t
Shockwave.com has announced that it will acquire AtomFilms in a stock swap. In the new arrangement, Shockwave shareholders will own 70% of the consolidated company and AtomFilms shareholders will own the remaining 30%. The chairman of the new company will be Rob Burgess, chairman and CEO of Shockwave parent Macromedia. Mika Salmi, founder and CEO of AtomFilms, will be CEO....
India's Director Discusses The Wrestlers 6t3y8
102 Dalmatians by Kevin Lima If a leopard can never change its spots, how about a Dalmatian-killer? The devilish De Vil is released from prison after some shocking treatment and claims that she is a reformed woman. With great fur-vour Cruella's new incarnation as animal-rights activist ('call me Ella'), throws out the minks and stoles, and puts time and great fortune into an animal sanctuary. But can a felon reform? Cloe (played by Alice Evans), Dalmatian owner and Cruella's probation officer,...
Slamdance Waltzes to Europe 183u63
Slamdance Film Festival has ed forces with Marco Weber's Atlantic Streamline, to create Slamdance Entertainment, reported Variety. One of the goals of the new group is to create a European version of the festival, which would be held in this summer. In addition to its festival, Slamdance hosts several On-the-Road events, where they screen festival films in cities beyond Park City. This traveling version of the fest has gone as far as New York City and Cannes....
New Role For Adrien Brody 524l6b
Only 24 years old, Brody has already worked with some of the world's greatest filmmakers. His filmography includes such hits as Ken Loach's Bread and Roses, Terence Malick's The Thin Red Line and Spike Lee's Summer of Sam. Now Brody can add one more director to this list: Roman Polanski. The young actor has signed to star in Polanski's film The Pianist, which is set in Warsaw. He will be seen next in The Affair of the Necklace, which co-stars 2000 Oscar winne...
Taking the Sting Out 1d2973
Although he was commissioned to create several songs for the Disney animated feature The Emperor's New Clothes, Sting's songs will barely be heard when the pic hits theaters this weekend. According to a Disney spokesman, six songs were cut after the film became more of a comedy than a drama. Now, a behind-the-scenes documentary about Sting's ordeal with the Mouse House is set for release next year. Called The Sweatbox (produced by Sting's wife Trudie Styler) the...
Gaumont and Pathé Forces 4yq6s
Following on the heels of the Vivendi/Univeral and Pathe/TF1 fusions comes Gaumont and Pathe's announcement: the creation of Europalaces. The two leading French distributors intend to unite their theatres in and Europe (Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) representing over 700 theatres. With Argentinian Eduardo Malone (Vice President of Pathe) at the helm, this merger means that Europalaces will become one of Europe's largest distributors. ...
Canada Readies for Film Awards 6ln1m
Denis Velleneuve's Maelstrom leads the list of nominees for Canada's Oscar-equivalent, the Genie Awards. The film won two prizes at the Montreal World Festival and is the Canadian selection for the Academy Awards. The film stars Marie-Josee Croze, as a woman who accidentally runs over a man. Another film with many nominations was Clement Virgo's Love Comes Down, with nine nominations. The awards ceremony will be held January 29 in Toronto. ...
Culkin Off to Broadway 6w4s4r
Gregory Mosher, one of the producers of London's West End hit Madame Melville has announced that he plans to bring the play to New York. Starring former child star Macaulay Culkin, the story follows a relationship between a British schoolboy and his teacher. Mosher itted that he has had trouble securing a theater on Broadway, and the play will likely be held at the Promenade Theater, which is just off-Broadway. ...
Grinch and Girl Part Ways 2z41o
Jim Carrey (currently starring in the hit The Grinch) and his girlfriend Renee Zellwegger have broken off their yearlong romance. The two begin dating after co-starring in Me, Myelf and Irene and appeared together at several events in order to promote Carrey's The Grinch. ...
Slamdance Announces Lineup 176b1g
January 20 - 27, 2001 (Park City, Utah) For the 2001 edition, Slamdance has announced the 12 features that will compete in this year's seventh annual event. Organizers received a record 2326 submissions, an increase of almost 300 submissions from last year, according to Peter Baxter, festival Executive Director/Co-Founder. "Close to half of the features submitted - and a third of the ones selected - were shot on digital or video. It's a huge increase from a year ago,"...
Berlin Screens Controversial DiCaprio Pic 1u4u1w
Although Don's Plum, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, can not be sold or released in the US, it will be shown at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Don's Plum was made for under $100,000 over four years ago was selected for the Panorama Section of the Berlin Film Festival. Starring DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Kevin Connolly, and Amber Benson and directed by first-timer R.D. Robb, the film follows a group of twentysomethings in Los Angeles. The film attracted last c...
Princess and Warrior go to Brussels 714s4b
January 18 - 27 The 28th edition of the Brussels International Festival will take place in the theatres of Kladaradatsch! Palace, UGC De Brouckere, Kinepolis and the Film museum. This year, the Festival also cooperates with the Goethe-Institut Brussel, focusing on the young German directors of the nineties. Already confirmed on the lineup is Tom Tykwer's The Princess and The Warrior by Tom Tykwer, the director of Run, Lola Run. ...
Critics Sweeten to Chabrol's Chocolat 1w1265
Claude Chabrol’s Merci Pour Le Chocolat has won ’s coveted Prix Louis-Delluc, which is awarded by a jury of critics chaired by Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob. Chocolat, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, stars Isabelle Huppert. The Louis-Delluc prize for a first film went to Laurent Cantet’s Resources Humaines. ...
Palm Springs Fest Fetes Cage 30q5s
Actor Nicolas Cage will receive the Charles A Crain Desert Palm Award on January 13, 2001 at the Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival. Other honorees at the event will be Ridley Scott, (who will receive the Director's Achievement Award) and Randy Newman (who will receive the Frederick Loewe Award). Previous recipient of the awards include John Travolta, Sylvester Stallone, and Susan Sarandon. ...
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