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Christopher Nolan's Inception Cast Gets Interesting

BuzzSugar — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:30:01 -0700

We knew that Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan was next directing a "contemporary sci-fi action" movie he wrote titled Inception, and that Leonardo DiCaprio would be the next big A-lister to work with him. Now an interesting trio has been added to the cast, including an Oscar winner, a young Oscar nominee and a "Scarecrow."

Apparently "Warner Bros. is in talks with Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page to join the cast of Inception." Nolan has never worked with Cotillard or Page, but Cillian Murphy starred in Nolan's Batman Begins (and had a brief appearance in The Dark Knight) as the creepy Scarecrow.

The plot of Inception remains a mystery, besides being a sci-fi action flick "set within the architecture of the mind." (Architecture of the mind?) Still, though details are sketchy, the combination of this cast and Christopher Nolan in the director's chair has increased my interest in Inception tenfold.

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Buzz News Roundup, 10/24

BuzzSugar — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:30:24 -0700

The Smurfs turned 50 this week! - The Independent
Ben Stiller may now be the director of The Trial of the Chicago 7. - The Hollywood Reporter
Macaulay Culkin has joined the cast of Kings on NBC. - Entertainment Weekly
Cillian Murphy and Jim Broadbent have joined the cast of the comedy-thriller Perrier's Bounty. - Variety
Crispin Glover is the latest actor to join Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie. Glover will play the Knave of Hearts. - ComingSoon
Bono has apparently been asked to write a column for the New York Times next year. - Billboard
There are fears that Cloris Leachman is ruining Dancing with the Stars. - Chicago Sun-Times
Paramount is negotiating with Chris Columbus to direct its movie Ripley’s Believe It or Not! with Jim Carrey still set to play Robert Ripley. - Variety

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Movie Preview: The Gorgeous Dylan Thomas Movie With Keira and Sienna

BuzzSugar — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:45:47 -0700

Wow, the trailer for The Edge of Love (previously titled The Best Time of Our Lives) looks breathtakingly beautiful. The film follows the true story of a love triangle between the poet Dylan Thomas (played by Brothers and Sisters' Matthew Rhys!), his wife Caitlin (Sienna Miller) and a woman named Vera Phillips (Keira Knightley). Vera eventually married William Killick (the ever-chilling Cillian Murphy) but still couldn't tear herself away from her poet - despite becoming close friends with Caitlin. In the strange real-life story, the jealous William ultimately attacked Dylan and Caitlin's house.

Comparisons could be made to Atonement, for sure, as the visual tone of the film has that same sweeping, desperate romance (and the hair, makeup and costume artists have done an impeccable job on this film as well). Knightley even says her husky "Come back" in the trailer. But it also looks distinctly, grippingly different. Especially for those of you who enjoyed Becoming Jane, or any number of other dramatic films about writers' lives, you must treat yourself to this extremely beautiful trailer.

There's no U.S. release date yet (sad!) but the film premieres at the Edinburgh Film Festival on June 18 and opens elsewhere in the UK June 20. To watch the trailer, read more.

The Edge Of Love Trailer
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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:29:57 -0800

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to these titles, you can also check out the indie comedy Smiley Face, starring John Krasinski and Anna Faris.

3:10 to Yuma
This remake of the classic 1957 Glen Ford Western is a fine example of how to make a Western film that will be palatable to modern audiences. There's action and intrigue, danger and betrayal, with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe providing solid performances.

The film takes place in late-1800s Arizona where struggling rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) finds himself in the presence of famed outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe), and with the promise of a sizable reward, Dan agrees to help deliver Ben to the 3:10 PM train that will take him to the Yuma prison. Yet Ben's men are hot on Dan's trail, and the stakes get even higher when Dan's son William joins the group, trying to help his father get Ben on that train.

Special features on the DVD include a making-of documentary, audio commentary with director James Mangold, a featurette on the history of Western film and a featurette on the role of real-life outlaws in the history of the Old West.

Two more new titles, so read more.

Eagle vs. Shark
One of the year's sweetest and most offbeat love stories, Eagle vs. Shark also gets credit for introducing me to Jemaine Clement, the drolly hilarious New Zealander who took TV by storm in Flight of the Conchords this summer. In Eagle vs. Shark, Clement plays Jarrod, a lovable loser who doesn't know he's a loser - and who's bent on exacting revenge on a high school rival. Things get complicated when he meets Lily (Loren Horsley), a gawky oddball who doesn't quite know how to deal with Jarrod's self-important quest. To check out my full review of the movie, along with a trailer, click here.

Sunshine
A favorite among sci-fi enthusiasts, Sunshine follows a spaceship crew (which includes Cillian Murphy and Damages' Rose Byrne) in the year 2057 who have been tasked with reigniting the dying sun.

The DVD features plenty of extras, like an audio commentary by director Danny Boyle as well as an audio commentary by physicist Dr. Brian Cox. There are also deleted scenes, an alternate ending and cast interviews.

Sienna Miller to "Shake" Like a Hippie

BuzzSugar — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:25:41 -0700

Sienna Miller just can't stay away from the '60s. First she played Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedwick in Factory Girl, and now she's signed on for the lead in another peace-and-love era film, Hippie Hippie Shake. The movie, which also stars Cillian Murphy, is based on Richard Neville's memoir of the same title about the Oz magazine trial - the longest obscenity trial in British history - and the ultimate end of the swinging '60s era in London.

According to Variety:

The mag was transplanted to London, where Neville and his cohorts became the defendants in the longest obscenity trial in English legal history after a sexually explicit issue aroused the ire of the Obscene Publications Squad. The trial ended with the defendants sentenced to hard labor, but an appeal absolved them, with the provision that they stop publishing the magazine.

Murphy will play Neville; there's no word yet about Miller's character. The two of them also are working on another movie together: The Best Times of Our Lives, in which Miller is now playing the role originally intended for Lindsay Lohan.

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Tribeca Film Festival Kicks Off

BuzzSugar — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:03:50 -0700

Film-lovers are freaking out today as the Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in New York. This year promises plenty to talk about, from little-known international titles to intriguing documentary fare to mainstream crowd-pleasers. There are way too many interesting-looking films screening at the festival to touch on here, but I will highlight a few that make me feel the saddest about not being there this year.

2 Days in Paris
The elegant Julie Delpy does it all for this film, as the writer, director, editor, producer and star. The "snappy, comic" story follows Marion (Delpy) who brings her American boyfriend (Adam Goldberg) on his first visit to Paris. Culture clashy mishaps ensue.

Suburban Girl
Forget Alec Baldwin's indelicate dealings with his daughter for a moment and focus on how awesome he can be to watch on screen sometimes. Adapted from The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Suburban Girl follows Brett (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a young book editor who falls for an older man (Baldwin) with a history of being a playboy.

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Hard As Nails
Unordained youth minister Justin Fatica preaches religion hard core to the MTV crowd by getting in their faces, doing physical challenges and yelling a lot in this unflinching documentary. If you'll pardon the pun, the trailer seriously scares the bejesus out of me.

Playing the Victim
The description for this Russian film is just plain intriguing: "In this black-humored Russian Hamlet by one of Moscow's top theater directors, a young slacker receives nocturnal visits from his father's ghost and literally 'plays the victim' in crime reconstruction videos."

The Third Monday in October
This documentary definitely takes the "awww..." award previously handed to films like Spellbound and Mad Hot Ballroom. Filmmaker Vanessa Roth follows four student council races in various middle schools across the country. Family issues, school pressures and hormones abound. To warm your heart a little, watch the trailer.

Autism: The Musical
Thankfully, this isn't a musical about autism, but rather a documentary that "follows five autistic children in Los Angeles as they write and rehearse their own full-length musical, tossing aside all stereotypes in the process."

Blue State
This lighthearted story centers around John (Breckin Meyer) who puts out an ad through "Marry-a-Canadian," an organization that pairs up Canadians with frustrated liberals looking to break free from America's political rut following the 2004 election. Chloe (Anna Paquin) answers his ad and the two embark on an adventurous road trip.

The Man From the Embassy
This film's description brings to mind the kind of tender relationship that springs up between Leon and Mathilda in The Professional: "The empty existence of a German official living in Tbilisi, Georgia, brightens when he forms a tenuous friendship with a 12-year-old girl living in one of the city's refugee camps. But corruption, violence and accusations of pedophilia taint their growing bond, echoing post-Soviet Georgia's uneasy relationship with the West."

Live!
Hopefully nobody from Fox will watch this movie and get any bright ideas: A television network takes riskily airs a reality show in which everyday people play Russian Roulette with a loaded gun on live TV.

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Sienna Miller Replaces Lindsay Lohan in Movie

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:21:12 -0700

One tabloid darling will replace another in the film about poet Dylan Thomas, The Best Times of Our Lives. Lindsay Lohan had been chosen to play the part of Thomas' wife Caitlin MacNamara, yet she dropped out when the film's financiers couldn't come to a deal with her.

Second choice is Sienna Miller who will now be working opposite Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys. Variety says:

Scripted by Knightley's playwright mother Sharman Macdonald, pic is based on a rivalry between two women over the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Rhys). Miller will play his wife, Caitlin MacNamara, and Knightley plays his childhood friend Vera Phillips.

This is the second time in recent history when Lohan has been replaced in a film, having walked away from Tennessee Williams' The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, in which Bryce Dallas Howard took her place.

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