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Entertaining RSS FeedsOscar unveils makeup contenders - Film News: Seven films in the running for Academy Award -- Seven pics are in contention for the 2008 Oscar for makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," "The Reader," "Synecdoche, New York," "Tropic Thunder" and "The Wrestler." ...Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com Barack Obama kickoff to HBO - Front Page: Network will air opening inaugural ceremonies -- HBO will televise Barack Obama's inaugural kickoff ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 18, in what is being billed as a star-studded event with top performers from music and entertainment.
... As God Commands (Come Dio comanda) - Film Reviews: Unlikely to duplicate the success of international hit "I'm Not Scared," Gabriele Salvatores' stylish father-son drama "As God Commands," with its decidedly American indie feel, impresses with unsparing visuals, an uneven script notwithstanding.
... UTA makes Jeremy Barber partner - Film News: Film agent reps Cheadle, Coogan, Morgan -- UTA has promoted film agent Jeremy Barber to become the percentery's 19th partner.
... Jack Lechner inks production pact - Film News: Producer signs deal with Washington Square -- Jack Lechner has inked a first-look deal with Washington Square Arts & Films.
... Regent acquires 'The Little Traitor' - Film News: Lynn Roth's period drama stars Alfred Molina -- Regent Releasing has acquired Lynn Roth's period drama "The Little Traitor," starring Alfred Molina as a British officer in occupied Palestine.
... Restaurant owner Jackie Rebora dies - Obituary: Nightclub impresario founded Adriano's in L.A. -- Jackie Rebora, owner of Adriano's restaurant and nightclub impresario, died Jan. 5 in Beverly Hills. She was 77.
... A&E picks up 'Paranormal Cops' - Reality TV: Chicago-set reality series gets greenlight -- A&E has expanded its slate of ghost-and-goblin-themed nonfiction series, greenlighting the skein "Paranormal Cops."
... Hollywood swag on the decline - Front Page: Golden Globes to host a lighter gift of grab -- The economy is a real drag on swag. It's definitely the time of year for freebies, with at least six Golden Globes gifting suites scheduled over the weekend.
... Showtime in bed with LaGravenese - TV News: Duo developing drama about an open marriage -- Showtime is developing an hourlong drama from "Bridges of Madison County" scribe Richard LaGravenese focused on an open marriage.
... Universal takes Gamble in CFO post - Business News: Executive will report to Meyer, Calpeter -- Universal Studios has tapped Sean Gamble as executive VP and chief financial officer.
... Films merge old hammers, new pixels - Contenders: Picture: Art directors collaborate with vfx supervisors -- Ten years ago, digital visual effects meant that a film could have an imaginary but almost realistic-looking creature dancing down the middle of the street. Today, the street itself may very well be computer-generated and nobody would know the difference.
... 'Joey' pals around a little longer - Legit News: Broadway musical gets two-week extension -- After a rocky road to Broadway and divided reviews, "Pal Joey" has received a two-week extension.
... Local pros reduce real-life risks - Contenders: All Content: Problematic locations confront foreign filmmakers -- As filmmakers embrace compelling, globally themed stories, productions must penetrate parts of the world where "film friendly" is a novel concept.
... Changeling - Contenders: Picture: Dress Jolie without sacrificing historical accuracy -- Working on roughly 3,000 background costumes for "Changeling," costume designer Deborah Hopper relied on historical photographs and a strong network of costume houses and vintage stores to provide her with suitable raiments.
... Cloverfield - Contenders: All Content: Simulate mass destruction on an intimate scale -- "Cloverfield" updated the monster movie with CG effects and a DIY sensibility, but when production designer Martin Whist had to design a destroyed apartment for a climactic scene, he found no substitute for old-fashioned demolition.
... Cast set for 'Monday Night Othello' - Legit News: Cumming, Turturro set for readings -- Alan Cumming, John Turturro, Michael Potts and Michael Cumpsty will take part in ?Monday Night Othello,? a series of readings at Off Broadway?s Classic Stage Company.
... CBS reaches deal with Time Warner - TV News: 5-year pact comes days after TW, Viacom spat -- On the heels of a showdown between Viacom and Time Warner Cable, CBS said Tuesday it reached a favorable five-year deal with the cabler for carriage of Eye-owned stations.
... The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Contenders: Picture: Blur the line between practical makeup and CGI -- To present Brad Pitt as a 6-year-old pipsqueak with the wrinkled skin of a septuagenarian, age makeups creator Greg Cannom and his team sculpted a series of head casts from young to old, which were then scanned for digital rendering.
... Defiance - Contenders: Picture: Find the right forest for its trees -- In "Defiance," the Bielski brothers fight the Nazis from the Belarusian forests. Helmer Edward Zwick wanted the forest to be a central character in the film, since it's of paramount importance to the survival of the resistance fighters.
... The Duchess - Contenders: All Content: Be faithful to an 18th-century fashion icon -- Regency aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, subject of Saul Dibb's period drama "The Duchess," is widely recognized as one of the first true influencers of fashion, her giant plumed wigs and sprayed-on gowns sparking copycat trends across 18th-century Britain.
... United States of Tara - TV Reviews: Despite the boldfaced names behind the scenes -- Steven Spielberg! Diablo Cody! -- it's the woman at its center who ensures "United States of Tara" is more than a gimmick with a cutesy name.
... Howie Do It - TV Reviews: Although NBC has temporarily closed the case on "Deal or No Deal," Howie Mandel soldiers on -- here in a loud and mostly obnoxious Canadian co-venture that brings his penchant for hidden-camera pranks to the fore. Inasmuch as Mandel has showcased similar material on "The Tonight Show," consider this a foretaste of NBC's plan to turn its primetime lineup into TV's version of a discount mart -- a cheaper way to lose on Fridays than with scripted fare like "Crusoe."
... 13 -- Fear Is Real - TV Reviews: To say that "13 -- Fear Is Real" is superior to "Estate of Panic" -- Sci Fi Channel's recent attempt to reshape the conventions of horror movies as a reality TV competition -- is the essence of damning with faint praise. Try as the producers (among them director Sam Raimi) might to gin up terror with grainy, shaky, "The Blair Witch Project"-style photography, it's hard to escape the pervasive sense that this is just a grown-up camping trip with handheld cameras and a $66,666 prize.
... La Rondine - Legit Reviews: Not seen at the Met since 1936, Puccini's "La Rondine" makes a welcome return bolstered by the star power of its real-life husband-and-wife leads Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna.
... Lost and Found Orchestra - Legit Reviews: Who'd have guessed? Barbra Streisand turns out to have been a revolutionary. In her 1973 TV special she sang "The World Is a Concerto" accompanied by everything her arrangers could find from a pop-up toaster and variable speed blenders to alarm clocks and vacuum cleaners.
... Seven Pounds - Film Reviews: "Seven Pounds" is an endlessly sentimental fable about sacrifice and redemption that aims only at the heart at the expense of the head.
... The Tale of Despereaux - Film Reviews: Kate DiCamillo's delectable novel about rodents, royals and the restorative properties of soup gets the star-laden, CG-animated bigscreen treatment in "The Tale of Despereaux."
... Cadillac Records - Film Reviews: Approaching the blues with the enthusiasm of an overcaffeinated brass band, helmer Darnell Martin nonetheless makes some kind of music with the percolating '50s biopic "Cadillac Records" -- mostly because she mines a righteous, mythic sensibility out of the story of Leonard Chess, Muddy Waters and the birth of the Chicago blues.
... The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Film Reviews: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" represents a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling. This odd, epic tale of a man who ages backwards is presented in an impeccable classical manner, every detail tended to with fastidious devotion.
... Bolt - Film Reviews: An "Incredible Journey" or "Homeward Bound" updated for the superhero era, "Bolt" is an OK Disney animated entry enhanced by nifty 3-D projection. The first inhouse feature from Disney Animation since Pixar guru John Lasseter took over the studio's creative reins, this tale of a canine forced to overcome his superdog complex and learn to become a regular pooch bears some telltale signs of Pixar's trademark smarts, but still looks like a mutt compared to the younger company's customary purebreds. While punchy enough to keep parents amused, pic will probably play best to small fry and, especially with Disney star Miley Cyrus onboard, will have no trouble chasing down hefty biz through the holidays.
... Last Chance Harvey - Film Reviews: There's never a doubt that the losers-at-love of British writer-director Joel Hopkins' "Last Chance Harvey" are on intersecting arcs, that they'll meet cute and stroll off into a sooty London sunset. But stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson are so disarmingly charming that even the most treacly moments work an emotional magic.
... Frost/Nixon - Film Reviews: "Frost/Nixon" is an effective, straightforward bigscreen version of Peter Morgan's shrewd stage drama about the historic 1977 TV interview in which Richard Nixon brought himself down once again.
... City of Ember - Film Reviews: A fabulously designed underground metropolis proves more involving than the teenagers running through its streets in "City of Ember," a good-looking but no more than serviceable adaptation of Jeanne Duprau's 2003 novel.
... W. - Film Reviews: Oliver Stone?s unusual and inescapably interesting ?W.? feels like a rough draft of a film it might behoove him to remake in 10 or 15 years.
... Painted Skin (Hua pi) - Film Reviews: Dubiously billing itself as "the first Eastern supernatural movie from China" -- what about "The Promise," for starters? -- costumer "Painted Skin" weighs in as an off-the-shelf drama-actioner that would have seemed much better 20 years ago. Assembled by a largely Hong Kong tech crew, but starring mostly Mainland thesps, yarn about a mysterious femme who's actually a flesh-eating fox-devil is the third and weakest pic version of the famous classical short story in the past 40 years. Opening across East Asia in late September, film scored good opening numbers in China but likely will be an ancillary item in Western markets.
... Body of Lies - Film Reviews: Neither the location-based verisimilitude of Ridley Scott's shooting style nor the estimable Middle East expertise of source-material author David Ignatius can disguise "Body of Lies" as anything other than the contrived phony-baloney it is.
... The Baader Meinhof Complex
(Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) - Film Reviews: An explosive performance by Johanna Wokalek gives some relief to an otherwise long and humdrum series of characters, blow-'em-ups and prison locations in German terrorist drama "The Baader Meinhof Complex."
... Last Stop 174 - Film Reviews: Bruno Barreto?s "Last Stop 174" goes through the motions of depicting a deeply troubled and bereft life but adds little new to the many bigscreen portrayals of poverty and desperation at the bottom of Brazil?s society.
... Zift - Film Reviews: A widescreen black-and-white genre thrill ride navigating a stylized 1960s Sofia underworld, "Zift," from Bulgarian theater vet and first-time helmer Javor Gardev, stakes out a style somewhere between Aki Kaurismaki and Guy Ritchie, making it work through sheer chutzpah. This is an instant midnight fest fave that could see limited specialized action before finding true cult status on homevid.
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