The much awaited?trailer of Bhoot Part One The Haunted Ship is here. The teaser was released on Friday.
In the teaser, Vicky is shown being attacked by spooky hands in the video. Vicky is seen entering a haunted ship, while a sound can be heard saying, "Prithvi where are you? We are losing you. The teaser was spooky enough.
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The trailer shows Vicky Kaushal ( Prithvi)?is a surveying officer on Sea Bird (Haunted Ship). There are mysterious stories of this haunted ship. After visiting the haunted ship, Prithvi starts experiencing spooky things and suddenly he gets trapped in that haunted ship.
The makers also shared some new posters prior the release of the teaser. In one of the posters ?Vicky is surrounded by several hands.
The film is directed...
In the teaser, Vicky is shown being attacked by spooky hands in the video. Vicky is seen entering a haunted ship, while a sound can be heard saying, "Prithvi where are you? We are losing you. The teaser was spooky enough.
Also Read:?Bhoot Part One The Haunted Ship teaser: Vicky Kaushal is following hand prints in a sea of fear
The trailer shows Vicky Kaushal ( Prithvi)?is a surveying officer on Sea Bird (Haunted Ship). There are mysterious stories of this haunted ship. After visiting the haunted ship, Prithvi starts experiencing spooky things and suddenly he gets trapped in that haunted ship.
The makers also shared some new posters prior the release of the teaser. In one of the posters ?Vicky is surrounded by several hands.
The film is directed...
- 2/3/2020
- GlamSham
Great movies always speak directly to the here and now regardless of their actual settings. Taken together, six of 2019’s best-picture nominees manage to survey still-potent American themes across the span of the past century and a half.
“Little Women” is set during the Civil War, and while the adaptation, like Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, takes place far from those bloody battlegrounds, writer-director Greta Gerwig wants us to remember that all women were struggling for their own agency back then — and that the struggle continues on to this day. Most film versions of the Alcott classic, including a 1933 best picture nominee, fade in on a snow-covered country home and the four March girls’ readiness for Christmas. Gerwig’s “Little Women” fades in on a bustling city street, and an older Jo March’s readiness to play hardball with a (male) publisher. The filmmaker is signaling an interest in...
“Little Women” is set during the Civil War, and while the adaptation, like Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, takes place far from those bloody battlegrounds, writer-director Greta Gerwig wants us to remember that all women were struggling for their own agency back then — and that the struggle continues on to this day. Most film versions of the Alcott classic, including a 1933 best picture nominee, fade in on a snow-covered country home and the four March girls’ readiness for Christmas. Gerwig’s “Little Women” fades in on a bustling city street, and an older Jo March’s readiness to play hardball with a (male) publisher. The filmmaker is signaling an interest in...
- 1/30/2020
- by Bob Verini
- Variety Film + TV
At the Golden Globes, Beanie Feldstein wore a shimmering midnight blue Oscar de la Renta off-the-shoulder gown paired with matching earrings and a ($42!) embellished headband. One week later at the Critics Choice Awards, she chose a satin pink-and-red color-block midi dress by Lela Rose.
To say the Booksmart actress is having fun with her red carpet fashion would be an understatement. And she’s taking a few hints from one of her biggest inspirations — mom Sharon Lyn Chalkin — along the way.
“What I love about my mom’s style is that she has never put any rules on herself. She doesn’t believe in it.
To say the Booksmart actress is having fun with her red carpet fashion would be an understatement. And she’s taking a few hints from one of her biggest inspirations — mom Sharon Lyn Chalkin — along the way.
“What I love about my mom’s style is that she has never put any rules on herself. She doesn’t believe in it.
- 1/24/2020
- by Hanna Flanagan
- PEOPLE.com
All loved up at the Golden Globes!
Beanie Feldstein, who is nominated at this year’s award show for her performance in the summer darling Booksmart, walked Sunday’s red carpet with her girlfriend, Bonnie Chance Roberts.
Feldstein, 26, is nominated for lead actress in a movie, comedy or musical for Booksmart, where she starred as a high school senior letting loose with her best friend, played by Kaitlyn Dever.
Speaking with People at a New York screening of the comedy in May, Feldstein explained what it meant to her to be a part of Booksmart, which didn’t make a...
Beanie Feldstein, who is nominated at this year’s award show for her performance in the summer darling Booksmart, walked Sunday’s red carpet with her girlfriend, Bonnie Chance Roberts.
Feldstein, 26, is nominated for lead actress in a movie, comedy or musical for Booksmart, where she starred as a high school senior letting loose with her best friend, played by Kaitlyn Dever.
Speaking with People at a New York screening of the comedy in May, Feldstein explained what it meant to her to be a part of Booksmart, which didn’t make a...
- 1/6/2020
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Saoirse Ronan may not be the youngest Oscar nominee, but she can lay claim to being in that rare club of actors who have been nominated three times before their 30th birthday. And with another five years to go before that particular milestone, there’s plenty of time for a fourth. Could it be for her turn this year in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, which casts Ronan as Jo March? Certainly, she says, it was the hardest she ever fought for a job, petitioning Gerwig as soon as she heard the project was on the table. It reunites Ronan—as well as castmates Timothee Chalamet and Tracy Letts—with Gerwig after the director’s triumphant debut with Lady Bird, and delivers a modern take on Louisa May Alcott’s classic prose, which channels the progressive power of the book in ways few other filmed adaptations of Little Women have managed.
- 1/4/2020
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year, Bird Box became Netflix’s biggest hit movie, setting the streaming giant’s seven-day records and inspiring dangerous memes. The film, which stars Sandra Bullock, takes place in a post-apocalyptic world that has been overrun by monsters that cause people who look directly at them to kill themselves. For a movie that’s all about sight (or lack thereof), Bird […]
The post Trent Reznor Really, Really Hated Working on ‘Bird Box’ appeared first on /Film.
The post Trent Reznor Really, Really Hated Working on ‘Bird Box’ appeared first on /Film.
- 1/1/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Martin Scorsese has long been an admirer of Elia Kazan, and should he win the Golden Globe for helming Netflix’s mafia epic “The Irishman,” he’d tie his cinematic hero as the most rewarded director in the group’s history.
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Kazan currently holds the record for the most Best Director wins at the Globes with four victories out of as many nominations: “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947), “On the Waterfront” (1954), “Baby Doll” (1956) and “America America” (1963). Both “Gentleman’s Agreement” and “On the Waterfront” brought him Oscar wins, while “America America” earned him Academy Award bids in Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (he also competed for “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1951 and “East of Eden” in 1955).
Scorsese is close behind with three wins for “Gangs of New York” (2002), “Hugo” (2011) and “The Departed” (2006), for which he also won his first Oscar. He...
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Kazan currently holds the record for the most Best Director wins at the Globes with four victories out of as many nominations: “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947), “On the Waterfront” (1954), “Baby Doll” (1956) and “America America” (1963). Both “Gentleman’s Agreement” and “On the Waterfront” brought him Oscar wins, while “America America” earned him Academy Award bids in Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (he also competed for “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1951 and “East of Eden” in 1955).
Scorsese is close behind with three wins for “Gangs of New York” (2002), “Hugo” (2011) and “The Departed” (2006), for which he also won his first Oscar. He...
- 12/27/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
This time last year, Netflix estimated that it would release 90 original movies in 2019. At the time, the number seemed outrageous: That’s more than four times the number Warner Bros. made in the same 12-month period — and more than any human would ever care to watch. Guess what: Turns out that 90 was a conservative estimate, as Netflix unloaded nearly that many original features and series (one estimate pegged the number at 73) last month alone.
Overwhelmed? Netflix employees refer to all those movies as “content,” but to quote “The Irishman” director Martin Scorsese, “But that’s not cinema.” Scorsese was dismissing Marvel movies when he said that — albeit with his face pressed to the window of his shiny new glass house. Cinema, it would seem, isn’t something one sees in the cinema anymore, and no one’s doing more to expand that experience than Netflix, including buying up a few...
Overwhelmed? Netflix employees refer to all those movies as “content,” but to quote “The Irishman” director Martin Scorsese, “But that’s not cinema.” Scorsese was dismissing Marvel movies when he said that — albeit with his face pressed to the window of his shiny new glass house. Cinema, it would seem, isn’t something one sees in the cinema anymore, and no one’s doing more to expand that experience than Netflix, including buying up a few...
- 12/14/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Caroll Spinney, the man who played “Sesame Street” icon Big Bird for 50 years, died on Sunday at his Connecticut home at the age of 85. His passing was announced by Sesame Workshop.
“Caroll was an artistic genius whose kind and loving view of the world helped shape and define ‘Sesame Street’ from its earliest days in 1969 through five decades, and his legacy here at Sesame Workshop and in the cultural firmament will be unending,” The Sesame Workshop said in lengthy statement on their website. “His enormous talent and outsized heart were perfectly suited to playing the larger-than-life yellow bird who brought joy to generations of children and countless fans of all ages around the world, and his lovably cantankerous grouch gave us all permission to be cranky once in a while.”
Spinney received five Daytime Emmy Awards during his career on “Sesame Street,” where he played the shy but curious Big...
“Caroll was an artistic genius whose kind and loving view of the world helped shape and define ‘Sesame Street’ from its earliest days in 1969 through five decades, and his legacy here at Sesame Workshop and in the cultural firmament will be unending,” The Sesame Workshop said in lengthy statement on their website. “His enormous talent and outsized heart were perfectly suited to playing the larger-than-life yellow bird who brought joy to generations of children and countless fans of all ages around the world, and his lovably cantankerous grouch gave us all permission to be cranky once in a while.”
Spinney received five Daytime Emmy Awards during his career on “Sesame Street,” where he played the shy but curious Big...
- 12/8/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Martin Scorsese could be on cloud nine when the Golden Globe ceremony is over. The icon is on track to earn his ninth Best Director nomination, for his meditative mob epic “The Irishman,” but more importantly, if his name is in the envelope, he’d tie the record for most wins in the category at four.
Elia Kazan is the sole record holder, having converted all four of his nominations into wins for “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947), “On the Waterfront” (1954), “Baby Doll” (1956) and “America America” (1963). Three other directors have a perfect record from multiple bids, but they’re all from two nominations: James Cameron (1997’s “Titanic” and 2009’s “Avatar”), Alfonso Cuaron (2013’s “Gravity” and 2018’s “Roma”) and William Friedkin (1971’s “The French Connection” and 1973’s “The Exorcist”).
See Martin Scorsese movies: All 25 films ranked from worst to best
Scorsese received the first of his eight bids for “Raging Bull” (1980), but like at the Oscars,...
Elia Kazan is the sole record holder, having converted all four of his nominations into wins for “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947), “On the Waterfront” (1954), “Baby Doll” (1956) and “America America” (1963). Three other directors have a perfect record from multiple bids, but they’re all from two nominations: James Cameron (1997’s “Titanic” and 2009’s “Avatar”), Alfonso Cuaron (2013’s “Gravity” and 2018’s “Roma”) and William Friedkin (1971’s “The French Connection” and 1973’s “The Exorcist”).
See Martin Scorsese movies: All 25 films ranked from worst to best
Scorsese received the first of his eight bids for “Raging Bull” (1980), but like at the Oscars,...
- 12/6/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Disregard the glowing reviews and eight-minute standing ovations. What really adds fuel to film festival publicity fires are the boos, the walkouts, the affected twitter rants, the ensuing backlashes, and counter-backlashes, and so on. One of the most recent to generate such heat is an adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński’s divisive 1965 novel The Painted Bird, a not-enormous work of historical fiction that has been turned into a nearly three-hour epic of the same name. Presented in black and white, it tells the story of one boy’s horrific odyssey through Eastern Europe during World War II where he is faced with events grisly enough to provoke what The Hollywood Reporter, amongst others, reported as “mass walkouts” when it played in Venice and Toronto earlier this season.
But what in the world ruffled all those feathers? Bird was adapted and directed by Václav Marhoul, a Prague-born actor and filmmaker whose previous...
But what in the world ruffled all those feathers? Bird was adapted and directed by Václav Marhoul, a Prague-born actor and filmmaker whose previous...
- 11/15/2019
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
It would be nice to report that Wash Westmoreland’s “Earthquake Bird” was, well, anything really.
It’s almost a romantic melodrama, but it’s emotionally inert. It’s almost a biting statement about cultural appropriation, but it barely shows its fangs. It’s almost a murder mystery, but it abandons the plot for vast periods of time. It’s almost a good film except, no, that’s really stretching it. At its best it’s an unfocused plod.
Alicia Vikander stars as Lucy Fly, a translator working in Tokyo in 1989, who appears to be working on the subtitles for Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain.” Her friend Lily (Riley Keough) has gone missing and a piece of her may have just been discovered in the river. That’s when detectives bring Lucy in for questioning and wind up hearing her side of a very long, yet surprisingly uneventful story.
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It’s almost a romantic melodrama, but it’s emotionally inert. It’s almost a biting statement about cultural appropriation, but it barely shows its fangs. It’s almost a murder mystery, but it abandons the plot for vast periods of time. It’s almost a good film except, no, that’s really stretching it. At its best it’s an unfocused plod.
Alicia Vikander stars as Lucy Fly, a translator working in Tokyo in 1989, who appears to be working on the subtitles for Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain.” Her friend Lily (Riley Keough) has gone missing and a piece of her may have just been discovered in the river. That’s when detectives bring Lucy in for questioning and wind up hearing her side of a very long, yet surprisingly uneventful story.
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- 11/14/2019
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
“Lady Bird,” “Moonlight,” and other A24 films will soon have a new streaming and cable home at Showtime, the network announced Wednesday. The production company and cabler inked an exclusive output agreement where certain movies released theatrically by A24 through November 2022 will air on Showtime, The Movie Channel, Flix, on demand, and on Showtime’s streaming services.
Viewers can expect up to 16 A24 films to be available across Showtime’s platforms annually. That includes forthcoming film “Waves,” Trey Edward Shults’ look at the emotional journey of a suburban African American family navigating love and forgiveness in the wake of a tragic loss, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Lucas Hedges.
Other upcoming movies that will hit Showtime after they’re released in theaters include Joel Cohen’s adaptation of “Macbeth” starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, David Lowery’s “Green Knight” starring Dev Patel and Barry Keoghan.
Showtime will also show for...
Viewers can expect up to 16 A24 films to be available across Showtime’s platforms annually. That includes forthcoming film “Waves,” Trey Edward Shults’ look at the emotional journey of a suburban African American family navigating love and forgiveness in the wake of a tragic loss, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Lucas Hedges.
Other upcoming movies that will hit Showtime after they’re released in theaters include Joel Cohen’s adaptation of “Macbeth” starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, David Lowery’s “Green Knight” starring Dev Patel and Barry Keoghan.
Showtime will also show for...
- 11/13/2019
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker burns through the screen as real-life crime boss Bumpy Johnson in Epix’s epic crime drama “Godfather of Harlem” and might crash the Golden Globes this year as a contender for Best TV Drama Actor.
In “Godfather of Harlem,” as Bumpy Johnson returns from 10 years in prison to find his beloved neighborhood under the control of the Italian mob, he quickly befriends Malcolm X (Nigel Thatch) in his quest to take back control of the streets 1960s Harlem. The series serves as a prequel to the Ridley Scott‘s award-winning film “American Gangster” (2007) and also co-stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri and recent Emmy-nominee Giancarlo Esposito.
See This 6-year streak in the Golden Globes’ Best Drama Series category might come to an end
The show has so far impressed critics and could be a contender in the crowded drama series categories this upcoming awards season.
In “Godfather of Harlem,” as Bumpy Johnson returns from 10 years in prison to find his beloved neighborhood under the control of the Italian mob, he quickly befriends Malcolm X (Nigel Thatch) in his quest to take back control of the streets 1960s Harlem. The series serves as a prequel to the Ridley Scott‘s award-winning film “American Gangster” (2007) and also co-stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri and recent Emmy-nominee Giancarlo Esposito.
See This 6-year streak in the Golden Globes’ Best Drama Series category might come to an end
The show has so far impressed critics and could be a contender in the crowded drama series categories this upcoming awards season.
- 10/31/2019
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Cinematographer Jack N. Green is proof that nice guys sometimes finish first — even in Hollywood.
Born in 1939, the San Francisco native traveled a long-rising arc in his career, which includes distinguished stints shooting aerial sequences for documentaries and some of the most iconic films of the 1960s, eventually becoming director of photography on a run of Clint Eastwood movies and more recent comedies such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Hot Tub Time Machine” and two “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies.
Green’s parents, Trudy and John Sr., had a shared fascination for photography and rigged up a home darkroom that made a strong artistic impact on their son.
Graduating from high school and barber college at 17, Green planned to make that job his career. But all that changed when he was befriended by shop regular Joe Dieves, a former World War II combat cameraman. Enamored of Dieves’ stories, Green soon joined him,...
Born in 1939, the San Francisco native traveled a long-rising arc in his career, which includes distinguished stints shooting aerial sequences for documentaries and some of the most iconic films of the 1960s, eventually becoming director of photography on a run of Clint Eastwood movies and more recent comedies such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Hot Tub Time Machine” and two “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies.
Green’s parents, Trudy and John Sr., had a shared fascination for photography and rigged up a home darkroom that made a strong artistic impact on their son.
Graduating from high school and barber college at 17, Green planned to make that job his career. But all that changed when he was befriended by shop regular Joe Dieves, a former World War II combat cameraman. Enamored of Dieves’ stories, Green soon joined him,...
- 8/2/2019
- by James C. Udel
- Variety Film + TV
On July 15, 2019, Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker will celebrate his 58th birthday. The actor has had a long and celebrated acting career though initially he aspired to be an opera singer. He enrolled at the University of Southern California to study opera but then changed his major to acting and graduated from the school with a Bfa in Drama.
While still enrolled in college, Whitaker began acting professionally. His first film role came in a movie called “Tag: The Assassination Game,” which starred Robert Carradine and Linda Hamilton. That same year he would get a small role in a movie about high school students that would become a classic. He joined a cast of unknown actors including Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Phoebe Cates in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” The film was a bit of a sleeper hit in 1982 but became a classic through repeated showings on cable TV.
While still enrolled in college, Whitaker began acting professionally. His first film role came in a movie called “Tag: The Assassination Game,” which starred Robert Carradine and Linda Hamilton. That same year he would get a small role in a movie about high school students that would become a classic. He joined a cast of unknown actors including Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Phoebe Cates in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” The film was a bit of a sleeper hit in 1982 but became a classic through repeated showings on cable TV.
- 7/15/2019
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Are “Green Room” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” Best Picture Oscar favorites because they won the Golden Globes’ top prizes? Maybe.
Or maybe not.
Though the Globes have been considered a leading bellwether for the Academy Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have agreed to disagree numerous times in major categories over the past 75 years.
In fact, the very first Golden Globes ceremony selected the religious drama “The Song of Bernadette” as the best film of 1943, while the Oscar for best picture went to the beloved “Casablanca.”
Even last year, Guillermo del Toro’s romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” won four Oscars including best film and director. But the Globes chose “Lady Bird” for best picture musical or comedy and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” won best drama. Del Toro did win the Globe for director.
Checking out Golden Globes best drama winners for the past decade,...
Or maybe not.
Though the Globes have been considered a leading bellwether for the Academy Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have agreed to disagree numerous times in major categories over the past 75 years.
In fact, the very first Golden Globes ceremony selected the religious drama “The Song of Bernadette” as the best film of 1943, while the Oscar for best picture went to the beloved “Casablanca.”
Even last year, Guillermo del Toro’s romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” won four Oscars including best film and director. But the Globes chose “Lady Bird” for best picture musical or comedy and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” won best drama. Del Toro did win the Globe for director.
Checking out Golden Globes best drama winners for the past decade,...
- 1/11/2019
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Alfonso Cuaron is the frontrunner to win the Best Director Golden Globe for “Roma,” but don’t be surprised if it’s Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”) who ends up on that stage. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association often can’t resist an actor-turned-director.
The HFPA loves above-the-title names, so it’s not surprising that it’s given directing Globes to eight matinee stars who stepped behind the camera — and three times to one of them. They are:
1. Paul Newman, “Rachel, Rachel” (1968)
2. Robert Redford, “Ordinary People” (1980)
3. Warren Beatty, “Reds” (1981)
4. Barbra Streisand, “Yentl” (1983)
5. Clint Eastwood, “Bird” (1988), “Unforgiven” (1992), “Million Dollar Baby” (2004)
6. Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves” (1990)
7. Mel Gibson, “Braveheart” (1995)
8. Ben Affleck, “Argo” (2012)
See Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga could end 40-year drought at the Golden Globes with their acting wins
In terms of how this translates to Oscar success, it’s all or nothing with these Globe champs. Redford, Beatty, Eastwood twice,...
The HFPA loves above-the-title names, so it’s not surprising that it’s given directing Globes to eight matinee stars who stepped behind the camera — and three times to one of them. They are:
1. Paul Newman, “Rachel, Rachel” (1968)
2. Robert Redford, “Ordinary People” (1980)
3. Warren Beatty, “Reds” (1981)
4. Barbra Streisand, “Yentl” (1983)
5. Clint Eastwood, “Bird” (1988), “Unforgiven” (1992), “Million Dollar Baby” (2004)
6. Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves” (1990)
7. Mel Gibson, “Braveheart” (1995)
8. Ben Affleck, “Argo” (2012)
See Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga could end 40-year drought at the Golden Globes with their acting wins
In terms of how this translates to Oscar success, it’s all or nothing with these Globe champs. Redford, Beatty, Eastwood twice,...
- 12/19/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Interviewing Charlie Saldana in the quiet of his North Hollywood home, the 79-year-old working key grip still exudes the cool confidence of someone who’s spent a lifetime in partnership with one of Hollywood’s great directors: Clint Eastwood.
Saldana still possesses an actor’s looks, with a salt-white mustache and a full silver mane. He began his career building scaffolding for Disney’s “Pollyanna” in 1960, following military service in the 101st Airborne Division. Joining the grip union, he was employed by Hollywood’s blossoming TV industry on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Gomer Pyle, Usmc” “Hogan’s Heroes” and “The Mod Squad.” The neophyte grip learned his craft well.
Born in 1939 to Charles and Josephine Saldana, Charlie was raised with a strong work ethic that drove his rise in the industry. “Gaining grip skill was a layered, educative process,” he says.
Five years on the series “The Rookies” produced...
Saldana still possesses an actor’s looks, with a salt-white mustache and a full silver mane. He began his career building scaffolding for Disney’s “Pollyanna” in 1960, following military service in the 101st Airborne Division. Joining the grip union, he was employed by Hollywood’s blossoming TV industry on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Gomer Pyle, Usmc” “Hogan’s Heroes” and “The Mod Squad.” The neophyte grip learned his craft well.
Born in 1939 to Charles and Josephine Saldana, Charlie was raised with a strong work ethic that drove his rise in the industry. “Gaining grip skill was a layered, educative process,” he says.
Five years on the series “The Rookies” produced...
- 12/7/2018
- by James C. Udel
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Todd is best known for playing the hook-handed, bee spewing urban legend/killer Candyman in Bernard Rose’s 1992 film, based on a story by Clive Barker. Prior to Candyman, Todd took the lead in Tom Savini’s 1990 Night of the Living Dead remake and had small roles in Platoon, Colors and Clint Eastwood’s Bird. In 2000, he became a regular player in the Final Destination films as the ominous Mr Bludworth. The next fifteen years saw Tony star in numerous features, including Adam Green’s Hatchet films, before reuniting with Candyman director Bernard Rose in 2015 for a part in his brilliant modern day Frankenstein adaptation. But Tony Todd isn’t solely tied to the genre that made him famous. As well as having featured in over two hundred productions, he is a passionate blues fan and has several other theatre and TV projects in the pipeline, as well as planned future feature films.
- 11/16/2018
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kollywood '2.0' is rumoured to have been postponed to Pongal 2019.Digital NativeDigital NativeIt’s been disappointment after disappointment for superstar Rajinikanth’s fans as the highly anticipated magnum opus Shankar’s 2.0, the sequel to Enthiran, has been postponed multiple times. The latest on the film is that Bollywood singer Kailash Kher has crooned a song in A.R.Rahman's music. Called the 'Bird' song for the Hindi version of the film, it has lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The singer took to his social networking page and posted a picture with composer Ar Rahman: "Recorded a beautiful bird song. Composed by one and only @arrahman for movie #robot2 #chennai #panchathan #musictemple in another super talented #singer #lyricist #amitabhbhattacharya Jadugaro Ka Adda." Recorded a beautiful bird song. Composed by one and only @arrahman for movie #robot2 #chennai #panchathan #musictemple in another super talented #singer #lyricist #amitabhbhattacharya Jadugaro Ka Adda A post shared by Kailash Kher (@kailashkher) on Jun 13, 2018 at 9:53pm Pdt The release of the magnum opus rumoured to be made on a lavish budget of Rs. 450 crore has been deferred multiple times owing to high VFX work. Going by the reports doing rounds, the Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 may not release this year and it could hit the screens for Pongal 2019. 2.0 has a bevy of stars including Akshay Kumar playing the baddie with Amy Jackson as the female lead. It also stars Sudhanshu Pandey, Adil Hussain, Kalabhavan Shajohn and Riyaz Khan. The film will mark the return of Rajinikanth as Dr Vaseegaran and Chitti. According to the industry grapevine, Akshay Kumar who will be seen as Dr. Richard, will have 12 different looks. He will have multiple shades in the film as an evil scientist. He will be dubbing in his own voice for the Hindi version but he will sound completely different for the Tamil and Telugu versions as a professional dubbing artiste will be engaged. The film’s audio was launched in a grand manner last year in Dubai. Meanwhile, Rajinikanth has commenced work on his next film with Karthik Subbaraj in Dehradun. Sun Pictures is bankrolling the project on a lavish budget. Anirudh Ravichander has been finalised to compose music for the film. (Content provided by Digital Native) Also read: Relief for Trisha: Madras Hc dismisses income tax case against actor...
- 6/16/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Based on the life of Charlie “Bird” Parker, this film was directed by Clint Eastwood and made to show just how this famous sax player made his way through the world of music while interacting with fellow players such as Dizzy Gillespie, Red Rodney, and a few others. It showcased his life as a child all the way up to his early passing at the age of 34. Like a lot of musical pieces it shows the hardships and the struggle that had to be pushed through to achieve a dream that surprisingly few ever think is worth the effort.
10 Things You Didn’t Know about the Movie “Bird”...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about the Movie “Bird”...
- 4/2/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Clint Eastwood is back in the nation’s theaters once again, but you won’t see him on screen. His latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris” is a biographical suspense drama based on the 2015 terrorist attack on a Thalys train headed to Paris. Three American soldiers (Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos) thwarted the terrorist and were declared heroes by the French Government. In a bold move, Eastwood cast the trio of heroes to play themselves in the film, but as a director, Eastwood is no stranger to bold moves.
For over half a century Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry.
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For over half a century Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry.
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- 2/26/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Birthed from Frankie Shaw’s Sundance award-winning short film, “Smilf” joins the growing canon of series that are far better than the knee-jerk reaction to their titles. Like “Cougar Town,” “Trophy Wife,” and “Happy Endings” before it, the new half-hour Showtime original transcends its meaning — the “s” stands for single and the “Milf” for, well, you know — quickly and repeatedly in the first three episodes. Occasionally, it can feel like an ill-fitting short gets tossed into Shaw’s first TV show, but the serialized majority of the story nevertheless marks the arrival of an adventurous and compassionate vision.
Shaw stars as Bridgette, a Bostonian living in Southie who works as a part-time tutor, part-time actress, and part-time overeater. (Bridgette binge eats on occasion.) She’s a single mom who always, always, always needs to be available for her son, Larry Bird (played by sisters Alexandra Mary Reimer and Anna Chanel Reimer...
Shaw stars as Bridgette, a Bostonian living in Southie who works as a part-time tutor, part-time actress, and part-time overeater. (Bridgette binge eats on occasion.) She’s a single mom who always, always, always needs to be available for her son, Larry Bird (played by sisters Alexandra Mary Reimer and Anna Chanel Reimer...
- 10/30/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Ben Mortimer Sep 13, 2017
Eddie Izzard on his acting career, Victoria & Abdul, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, directing films and more...
Eddie Izzard is back on the big screen this weekend in Victoria & Abdul. It's the new film from director Stephen Frears, a sort-of follow-up to Mrs Brown that sees Dame Judi Dench playing Queen Victoria in a story that's recently been discovered about her later life. We got a chance to chat with Eddie Izzard about his role in the movie, and potentially directing...
Could you clear something up for me, as I swear I heard a hint of it in the film - did you give Bertie a slight German accent?
Maybe mentally. He did have a tapped ‘r’, because his first years there was German in it, but it was only the hint of it, I didn’t overtly push it.
I was watching your interview this morning on This Morning,...
Eddie Izzard on his acting career, Victoria & Abdul, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, directing films and more...
Eddie Izzard is back on the big screen this weekend in Victoria & Abdul. It's the new film from director Stephen Frears, a sort-of follow-up to Mrs Brown that sees Dame Judi Dench playing Queen Victoria in a story that's recently been discovered about her later life. We got a chance to chat with Eddie Izzard about his role in the movie, and potentially directing...
Could you clear something up for me, as I swear I heard a hint of it in the film - did you give Bertie a slight German accent?
Maybe mentally. He did have a tapped ‘r’, because his first years there was German in it, but it was only the hint of it, I didn’t overtly push it.
I was watching your interview this morning on This Morning,...
- 9/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Clint Eastwood 40 Film Collection, out now, we’ve been given a copy of the boxset to give away on DVD.
For nearly 40 years, Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros home. This essential collection contains the extraordinary films created during his partnership with the studio, where Eastwood opened Malpaso Productions in 1975. The deluxe boxset includes: Where Eagles Dare (1968), Kelly’s Heroes (1970), Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Every Which Way but Loose (1978), Bronco Billy (1980), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Honkytonk Man (1982), Firefox (1982), Sudden Impact (1983), City Heat (1984), Tightrope (1984), Pale Rider (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Bird (1988), The Dead Pool (1988), Pink Cadillac (1989), White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), The Rookie (1990), Unforgiven (1992), A Perfect World (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Absolute Power (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), True Crime (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), Blood Work (2002), Mystic River (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima...
To mark the release of Clint Eastwood 40 Film Collection, out now, we’ve been given a copy of the boxset to give away on DVD.
For nearly 40 years, Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros home. This essential collection contains the extraordinary films created during his partnership with the studio, where Eastwood opened Malpaso Productions in 1975. The deluxe boxset includes: Where Eagles Dare (1968), Kelly’s Heroes (1970), Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Every Which Way but Loose (1978), Bronco Billy (1980), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Honkytonk Man (1982), Firefox (1982), Sudden Impact (1983), City Heat (1984), Tightrope (1984), Pale Rider (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Bird (1988), The Dead Pool (1988), Pink Cadillac (1989), White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), The Rookie (1990), Unforgiven (1992), A Perfect World (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Absolute Power (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), True Crime (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), Blood Work (2002), Mystic River (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima...
- 6/19/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The toughest ticket at this year’s Cannes Film Festival? A masterclass with Clint Eastwood, which unfolded on Sunday afternoon to a packed auditorium and a crowd that warmly received the veteran actor and director with a three-minute standing ovation.
While the two-hour chat, led by Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, surveyed the full scope of Eastwood’s career with a particular eye on his directorial efforts, Eastwood admitted the he missed acting in front of the camera and promised to return to it.
Read More: Cannes 2017 Unveils Official Schedule, Adds Masterclasses With Clint Eastwood and Alfonso Cuarón
Eastwood’s last major on-screen performance was in 2012’s “The Trouble With the Curve” (which, quite notably, came after a four-year acting hiatus). Per Variety’s report, he told Turan that he missed acting “once in a while but not often,” and added that he will return when he is ready.
While the two-hour chat, led by Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, surveyed the full scope of Eastwood’s career with a particular eye on his directorial efforts, Eastwood admitted the he missed acting in front of the camera and promised to return to it.
Read More: Cannes 2017 Unveils Official Schedule, Adds Masterclasses With Clint Eastwood and Alfonso Cuarón
Eastwood’s last major on-screen performance was in 2012’s “The Trouble With the Curve” (which, quite notably, came after a four-year acting hiatus). Per Variety’s report, he told Turan that he missed acting “once in a while but not often,” and added that he will return when he is ready.
- 5/21/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
As is tradition, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its official schedule just days before the creme de la creme of festivals kicks off next week. Buried in an impressively stacked lineup are two brand new and delightfully unexpected additions: masterclasses with Clint Eastwood and Alfonso Cuarón, both listed as part of their Cannes Classics slate.
Eastwood’s class is slated for two hours on Sunday, May 21. The previous day, Cannes will screen Eastwood’s 1992 Western classic, “Unforgiven.” Eastwood is a long-time Cannes regular, screening films such as “Changeling,” “Pale Rider,” “Bird,” “Absolute Power,” and “Mystic River” at the festival over the years.
In 1994, he served as President of the Official Selection jury, which ultimately picked Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” as their Palme d’Or winner.
Read More: 17 Shocks and Surprises from the 2017 Cannes Lineup
On Wednesday, May 24, Cuarón will lead his own masterclass. The lauded Mexican filmmaker was...
Eastwood’s class is slated for two hours on Sunday, May 21. The previous day, Cannes will screen Eastwood’s 1992 Western classic, “Unforgiven.” Eastwood is a long-time Cannes regular, screening films such as “Changeling,” “Pale Rider,” “Bird,” “Absolute Power,” and “Mystic River” at the festival over the years.
In 1994, he served as President of the Official Selection jury, which ultimately picked Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” as their Palme d’Or winner.
Read More: 17 Shocks and Surprises from the 2017 Cannes Lineup
On Wednesday, May 24, Cuarón will lead his own masterclass. The lauded Mexican filmmaker was...
- 5/11/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Clint Eastwood's Pebble Beach home is up for sale ... and rich folks looking to buy could score an iconic bonus. Clint's 6 bed, 6,900 sq. ft mansion perched on an ocean bluff is on the market for $9.75 mil, and guess what's in the courtyard ... the Bird Girl statue featured in his 1997 flick, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." We're told Clint is willing to throw in the statue ... for the right price, of course.
- 1/26/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Helen Mirren won the best television actress award for her regal title role in "Elizabeth I", but backstage she was working blue, cracking jokes about what it means to be an Essex girl ("You know when an Essex girl has an orgasm, she drops her fries"). In fact, the joke carried on to her prospects for an Oscar. "I've never had an 'O.' They said the earth moves," she said. "I can't wait. I'll definitely drop my fries for that." While Mirren was playful in her first win, she was thankful for her second, best actress in a motion picture for "The Queen". "I've been here a few times and sat there at tables loaded with awards and did not have one myself. It's great to have it the other way around," she said. She also added how thankful she was for the recognition awarded her for "Elizabeth I", which she said was ignored by BAFTA. "For it to be recognized tonight, it means the world to me." And commenting on the slew of awards she's had over the years: "Now I'm not so scared anymore. At first you think it is an accident or a flash in the pan. And then the second time you think the same thing. And then the third and fourth time you start thinking that maybe I'm doing my job right. Maybe it's OK."
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Clint Eastwood joked about his odd position of being an American winner in the foreign-language film category for "Letters From Iwo Jima". "Now that I'm a foreign director, I need to learn some foreign languages," he said. Later, he joked that his next film was going to be in Hungarian. But he also was put on the defensive when he asked how small foreign films can compete with a big U.S. studio movie. "Our budget on 'Letters' was not exactly overwhelming," he said. "We shot for 32 days, and I did it while I was waiting for postproduction to be prepared for 'Flags of Our Fathers.' ('Letters' is) a small picture by most standards." He also explained how he made the film using four translators and was able to communicate with star Ken Watanabe in English. He added that the Battle of Iwo Jima is not widely known in Japan. "None of my actors had ever heard of this. Even Ken Watanabe, who is in his 40s, had to research it," Eastwood said. "But I've been getting comments from Japan ... saying it's good closure for them."
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"Dreamgirls" producer Laurence Mark wants to see Hollywood raise its voice in song. "We don't have many musicals these days. I hope this will revive something," he said after taking the Globe for best film -- comedy or musical. "And by the way -- Jennifer Lopez, I'd be happy to make a musical with her." But it will be hard to top the lineup Mark assembled for "Dreamgirls". "I really don't believe in the past 25 years there has been a better cast," he said. Jamie Foxx, who won a Globe two years ago for his turn in "Ray", said that this time around he was happy to celebrate the wins for his "Dreamgirls" co-stars Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. "I'm going to say this: I had a great time when it was my time, but it is their time now," Foxx said. "And it is so great to be able to see them doing their thing."
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Some of those mystified by "Babel" had a chance to ask director-producer Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu what exactly his movie was about. "The inter-connectivity of life? The randomness of life? The pain of life? You open a newspaper and you find good news and bad news. Life is like that," said Innaritu, who stood with fellow producers Steve Golin and Jon Kilik. "It's a mosaic of emotions, and these characters are joined spiritually by pain. That is how life works every day, and that is the complexity of the film." As for the movie's place in the awards standings, Innaritu said that was unimportant. "The film will stay and endure for several years in time, and that is the most important thing."
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Meryl Streep had no idea that she talked for four minutes upon accepting her award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture -- musical or comedy. "I hate people that do that", Streep said. "I'm sorry. I thought I was speaking so rapidly." Streep gives credit for her fabulous roles to the rising female executives at the studios who are receiving greenlight authority. In fact, Streep encouraged female reporters to line up at the boxoffice if they want to see more movies like "Prada". "Demand drives market, and if everyone does that, it will change things," she said. "Unless women do that, they'll be making films for a certain market, those on date night, and it limits the market." When asked about her future role as Mamma in the screen adaptation of the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" Streep said she's more afraid of the physicality of the role, rather than the voice training. "There is a lot of dancing", she groaned.
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After taking home yet another top actor prize for his uncanny incarnation of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker summed up the secret of his recent successes on the big and small screens. "With the right script and right character, I am going to do my best work," he said. "I really feel I have been able to do my best work in the last couple of years. I am proud of it." Once Whitaker landed the role of a lifetime as Amin, he delved into the historical figure and let the character envelope him. "He was very charismatic, very funny," said Whitaker, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for the 1989 drama "Bird". "That's how he was able to rise to power."
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Sacha Baron Cohen confirmed what we all knew: The most unpleasant moment in "Borat" was clearly the naked scene with his producer pal Ken Davitian.
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Clint Eastwood joked about his odd position of being an American winner in the foreign-language film category for "Letters From Iwo Jima". "Now that I'm a foreign director, I need to learn some foreign languages," he said. Later, he joked that his next film was going to be in Hungarian. But he also was put on the defensive when he asked how small foreign films can compete with a big U.S. studio movie. "Our budget on 'Letters' was not exactly overwhelming," he said. "We shot for 32 days, and I did it while I was waiting for postproduction to be prepared for 'Flags of Our Fathers.' ('Letters' is) a small picture by most standards." He also explained how he made the film using four translators and was able to communicate with star Ken Watanabe in English. He added that the Battle of Iwo Jima is not widely known in Japan. "None of my actors had ever heard of this. Even Ken Watanabe, who is in his 40s, had to research it," Eastwood said. "But I've been getting comments from Japan ... saying it's good closure for them."
****
"Dreamgirls" producer Laurence Mark wants to see Hollywood raise its voice in song. "We don't have many musicals these days. I hope this will revive something," he said after taking the Globe for best film -- comedy or musical. "And by the way -- Jennifer Lopez, I'd be happy to make a musical with her." But it will be hard to top the lineup Mark assembled for "Dreamgirls". "I really don't believe in the past 25 years there has been a better cast," he said. Jamie Foxx, who won a Globe two years ago for his turn in "Ray", said that this time around he was happy to celebrate the wins for his "Dreamgirls" co-stars Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. "I'm going to say this: I had a great time when it was my time, but it is their time now," Foxx said. "And it is so great to be able to see them doing their thing."
****
Some of those mystified by "Babel" had a chance to ask director-producer Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu what exactly his movie was about. "The inter-connectivity of life? The randomness of life? The pain of life? You open a newspaper and you find good news and bad news. Life is like that," said Innaritu, who stood with fellow producers Steve Golin and Jon Kilik. "It's a mosaic of emotions, and these characters are joined spiritually by pain. That is how life works every day, and that is the complexity of the film." As for the movie's place in the awards standings, Innaritu said that was unimportant. "The film will stay and endure for several years in time, and that is the most important thing."
****
Meryl Streep had no idea that she talked for four minutes upon accepting her award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture -- musical or comedy. "I hate people that do that", Streep said. "I'm sorry. I thought I was speaking so rapidly." Streep gives credit for her fabulous roles to the rising female executives at the studios who are receiving greenlight authority. In fact, Streep encouraged female reporters to line up at the boxoffice if they want to see more movies like "Prada". "Demand drives market, and if everyone does that, it will change things," she said. "Unless women do that, they'll be making films for a certain market, those on date night, and it limits the market." When asked about her future role as Mamma in the screen adaptation of the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" Streep said she's more afraid of the physicality of the role, rather than the voice training. "There is a lot of dancing", she groaned.
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After taking home yet another top actor prize for his uncanny incarnation of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker summed up the secret of his recent successes on the big and small screens. "With the right script and right character, I am going to do my best work," he said. "I really feel I have been able to do my best work in the last couple of years. I am proud of it." Once Whitaker landed the role of a lifetime as Amin, he delved into the historical figure and let the character envelope him. "He was very charismatic, very funny," said Whitaker, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for the 1989 drama "Bird". "That's how he was able to rise to power."
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Sacha Baron Cohen confirmed what we all knew: The most unpleasant moment in "Borat" was clearly the naked scene with his producer pal Ken Davitian.
- 1/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The musical "Dreamgirls" danced away with three Golden Globes. The contemporary drama "Babel", which headed into the event with a dominant seven nominations, was shut out until the end of the evening, when it was named best drama. And actresses who played queens of the realm and queens of the fashion world reigned as the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards were spread among 11 films Monday night.
On the TV side, ABC swept the top series categories with the drama "Grey's Anatomy" and the comedy "Ugly Betty", while "Betty" star America Ferrera got the best actress in a comedy series award.
HBO's biopic "Elizabeth I" was the most-heralded program of the night, with trophies for best miniseries or TV movie, supporting actor Jeremy Irons and star Helen Mirren.
In fact, Mirren could be forgiven if she experienced a moment of Deja Vu at the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Having visited the stage for her work in "Elizabeth I", she was crowned again as best actress in a motion picture drama for playing Elizabeth II in "The Queen".
"In 1952, a woman called Elizabeth Windsor walked into literally the role of a lifetime, and I honestly think this award belongs to her because I think you fell in love with her, not with me," a regal Mirren said.
If any one movie felt the love at the ceremonies, it was "Dreamgirls", which won supporting trophies for Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy and was named best musical or comedy.
Pointing out that the Broadway show on which the film was based is 25 years old, producer Laurence Mark credited DreamWorks co-chairman David Geffen for saying yes to the adaptation. "I sometimes think the movie was not meant to happen until now so that these stars could align and so that (director) Bill Condon could be the one to guide them," an elated Mark said.
Producer-director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu took a global view of "Babel"'s win as best drama. It was presented to him by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, still on crutches from a recent skiing accident. The ensemble drama about miscommunication was shot on three continents in five languages, but Inarritu declared, "The power of cinema is unique, and at the end, emotion doesn't need translation. That's the beauty of it."
Paramount Pictures chairman Brad Grey had reason to enjoy the evening. Paramount produced "Dreamgirls" with DreamWorks, which is now a division of Paramount, and distributed the film. And Paramount's specialty division, Paramount Vantage, earned a place in the spotlight with "Babel".
Forest Whitaker, who was nominated once before for 1988's "Bird", appeared overwhelmed when he prevailed as best actor in a drama for playing Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland". He admitted he was "really happy to be included in the company of Leo (DiCaprio) and Will (Smith) and Peter O'Toole and Leo once again," he said. Among those he thanked was "Scotland" screenwriter Peter Morgan, who took home the best screenplay award for "The Queen", which he also penned.
Martin Scorsese earned his second Golden Globe as best director for the crime drama "The Departed". "I'm going to talk a little faster than I normally do," he said with the ceremony running dangerously long. He joked that he started out to make a movie like such vintage Warner Bros. Pictures crime dramas as "Public Enemy" and "Angels With Dirty Faces" but "ended up making 'Devils With Dirty Faces.' "
For her turn as the fearsome magazine editor Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada", Meryl Streep picked up her sixth Golden Globe -- though she never had won before as best comedic actress.
On the TV side, ABC swept the top series categories with the drama "Grey's Anatomy" and the comedy "Ugly Betty", while "Betty" star America Ferrera got the best actress in a comedy series award.
HBO's biopic "Elizabeth I" was the most-heralded program of the night, with trophies for best miniseries or TV movie, supporting actor Jeremy Irons and star Helen Mirren.
In fact, Mirren could be forgiven if she experienced a moment of Deja Vu at the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Having visited the stage for her work in "Elizabeth I", she was crowned again as best actress in a motion picture drama for playing Elizabeth II in "The Queen".
"In 1952, a woman called Elizabeth Windsor walked into literally the role of a lifetime, and I honestly think this award belongs to her because I think you fell in love with her, not with me," a regal Mirren said.
If any one movie felt the love at the ceremonies, it was "Dreamgirls", which won supporting trophies for Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy and was named best musical or comedy.
Pointing out that the Broadway show on which the film was based is 25 years old, producer Laurence Mark credited DreamWorks co-chairman David Geffen for saying yes to the adaptation. "I sometimes think the movie was not meant to happen until now so that these stars could align and so that (director) Bill Condon could be the one to guide them," an elated Mark said.
Producer-director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu took a global view of "Babel"'s win as best drama. It was presented to him by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, still on crutches from a recent skiing accident. The ensemble drama about miscommunication was shot on three continents in five languages, but Inarritu declared, "The power of cinema is unique, and at the end, emotion doesn't need translation. That's the beauty of it."
Paramount Pictures chairman Brad Grey had reason to enjoy the evening. Paramount produced "Dreamgirls" with DreamWorks, which is now a division of Paramount, and distributed the film. And Paramount's specialty division, Paramount Vantage, earned a place in the spotlight with "Babel".
Forest Whitaker, who was nominated once before for 1988's "Bird", appeared overwhelmed when he prevailed as best actor in a drama for playing Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland". He admitted he was "really happy to be included in the company of Leo (DiCaprio) and Will (Smith) and Peter O'Toole and Leo once again," he said. Among those he thanked was "Scotland" screenwriter Peter Morgan, who took home the best screenplay award for "The Queen", which he also penned.
Martin Scorsese earned his second Golden Globe as best director for the crime drama "The Departed". "I'm going to talk a little faster than I normally do," he said with the ceremony running dangerously long. He joked that he started out to make a movie like such vintage Warner Bros. Pictures crime dramas as "Public Enemy" and "Angels With Dirty Faces" but "ended up making 'Devils With Dirty Faces.' "
For her turn as the fearsome magazine editor Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada", Meryl Streep picked up her sixth Golden Globe -- though she never had won before as best comedic actress.
- 1/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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