Emily Mortimer
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Transsiberian: Spooky But Irritating
In select cities, a little indie thriller titled Transsiberian quietly opened over the weekend and did fairly well in the indie market (despite the long shadow cast by The Dark Knight's opening), which frankly surprises me. With some folks calling the movie "Hitchcockian" in its suspense, and featuring a cast that includes the enigmatic Emily Mortimer and a shape-shifting Ben Kingsley, I was interested in seeing it myself. But now I kinda wish I hadn't.
Buzz News Roundup, 2/27
- USA Today has a gallery of images from the psychological thriller The Box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden.
- It's official: Hollywood writers approved their new contract with almost 94 percent of WGA members voting in favor of the agreement, the Associated Press reports.
- Miss/Guided, the ABC comedy starring Judy Greer, will premiere in March, Zap2it reports.
- The next Terminator movie, starring Christian Bale, will open Memorial Day weekend of 2009, Variety reports.
- Billboard writes that Justin Timberlake, Lou Reed and Billy Joel are among the people who will induct members of the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class next month in New York.
- The New York Times reports that several networks are ready to claim Jay Leno once he's done with The Tonight Show next year.
- The Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, starring Leonardo Dicaprio, just added Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley and Max von Sydow to the cast, according to ComingSoon.
- Variety has the news that Jonathan Rhys Meyers will join Julianne Moore in the supernatural thriller Shelter.
Movie Preview: Chiwetel Ejiofor in David Mamet's Redbelt
When I'm looking for a movie with strong writing and snappy dialogue, I often reach for something by David Mamet. This spring, the writer/director is turning his eye to the boxing ring with Redbelt, the story of a martial arts instructor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who stays far away from the high-pressure competition circuit — until mysterious circumstances force him into the ring to pay off debts and regain his honor.
Honestly, I've watched the trailer a couple of times now, and I still can't say I fully understand what the story is about.
First Look: Ryan Gosling in Lars and the Real Girl
Well, after much speculation over exactly how this movie would shape up, the Ryan Gosling movie in which he falls for a doll finally has a trailer. Lars and the Real Girl certainly looks bizarre, but also funnier than I thought it would be.
Gosling's character Lars, a loner-type who seems to have issues with dating real human women, orders a life-size doll off the internet and insists that he is dating her.
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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
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 my selections below you can also take home the fourth season of Entourage, as well as season five of One Tree Hill (you know, the one where they leap ahead in time and everyone owns a business or is a famous writer or something).
Live From Park City, It's the Sundance Film Festival!
It's cold! It's crowded! It's the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah!
What to TiVo: Monday
- Fox has repeats of Bones and House
- NBC is new with American Gladiators, Nashville Star, and Dateline
- CBS has repeats of The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami
- ABC is new with The Bachelorette and The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose
- The CW has repeats of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill
- MTV is new with Legally Blonde: The Search for the Next Elle Woods
- VH1 has I Love Money: Meet the All Stars
- TLC is new with Jon & Kate Plus 8
- ABC Family is new with The Middleman
- Comedy Central has repeats of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- Showtime is new with Weeds and Secret Diary of a Call Girl
- Late-night highlights include Kid Rock on a repeat of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, Selma Blair, Kevin Nealon, and Steve Tyrell on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, and Ted Koppel and Emily Mortimer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
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.
Juno
Yes, the day has come.
Golden Globe Nominations Breakdown: The Movies
Ever since the 2008 Golden Globe nominations were announced bright and early this morning (especially so for us West Coasters) I've been dying to spew my thoughts about them. In regard to the movie noms, here's what I think is the good (yay, Atonement!), the bad (no love for Waitress = sad) and the ugly (seriously, John Travolta? Come on!).
What to TiVo: Thursday
- Fox is new with a special two-hour Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
- NBC is new with a one-hour My Name is Earl, followed by new episodes of The Office, Scrubs, and ER
- CBS is new with Survivor: China, CSI, and Without a Trace
- ABC is new with Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Big Shots
- The CW is new with Smallville and Supernatural
- FX is new with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- USA is new with Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- MTV is new with Run's House and Making Menudo
- VH1 has repeats of I Love New York and Gotti's Way
- A&E is new with First 48
- Comedy Central is new with Drawn Together, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report
- Late-night highlights include Jerry O'Connell and Common on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, Dr. Phil and Ryan Adams on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, Denzel Washington on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, Anthony Hopkins on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, and Dane Cook and Emily Mortimer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC
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