Jul 01, 2008 -
I'm looking forward to some top albums and DVDs that are released this month, as well as some exciting films which are hitting the big screen. To see what I'm adding to my shopping cart and heading to the cinema for this July, just hit "Start."
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May 06, 2008 -
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 the titles below, you can now rent or own the Hillary Swank and Gerard Butler weepie, P.S.
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Feb 23, 2008 -
Juno, I'm Not There, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly were big winners at Saturday's beachy, laid-back Independent Spirit Awards, which recognized the year's best independent films. Juno won awards for Best Feature, Best Actress, and Best First Screenplay, while Diving Bell won awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography — a precursor to tomorrow's Oscars?
Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett won an acting award for I'm Not There, and the film also received the Robert Altman Award, which recognizes an outstanding ensemble cast.
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Dec 04, 2007 -
Cate Blanchett looked radiant showing off her baby bump alongside her husband Andrew at a premiere of I'm Not There in Sydney earlier today. Despite criticism, the couple is taking over as co-artistic directors of Sydney Theater Company and their first order of business is to make tickets more affordable. In an interview discussing their plans, Cate also talked about her pregnancy, saying, "people often talk about pregnancy as if it's an illness, don't they, and the thing is I'm very fortunate to feel disgustingly well.'' Considering that her baby isn't due until April, hopefully, she keeps feeling (and looking) so great.
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Nov 20, 2007 -
It must be something with the name Todd that motivates talented directors to make films that have the potential to be great, but then ruin them with complicated casting and an overly ambitious plot. First it was Todd Solondz (director of the wonderful Welcome to the Dollhouse) who cluttered Palindromes by employing eight different actors to play the same 13-year-old girl; now it's Todd Haynes who uses a very similar technique in the truly awful I'm Not There. Instead of a 13-year-old girl, the actors portray Bob Dylan, and this time around there are six actors instead of eight.
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Nov 13, 2007 -
All sorts of on screen Bob Dylans (but not the man himself) came out for a screening of I'm Not There in NYC last night. Three of the movie's Bobs — Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Marcus Carl Franklin — met up on the red carpet, while Adrian Grenier just paid homage to the iconic artist with his big hair. Elle Macpherson looked like a rock star herself with her hot leather jacket.
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Oct 05, 2007 -
Michelle Williams was (thankfully) back to blonde and (yay) smiling at last night's New York Film Festival premiere of her new movie, I'm Not There. Three of the many Bob Dylans in the film — Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Marcus Carl Franklin — came out for the event, but Michelle's ex Heath was among the no shows. I'm definitely curious to see how this movie turns out, especially since the first clip I saw was pretty unintentionally hilarious.
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Sep 04, 2007 -
Heath Ledger was keeping a pretty low profile hiding behind his fedora and various Wayfarers at the premiere of I'm Not There at the Venice Film Festival today. Obviously Heath has been going through a hard time lately with his split from Michelle Williams, and apparently it showed on the red carpet. Us Weekly reports: "He had his hat tipped a little low and didn't really make eye contact with anyone.
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Aug 21, 2007 -
Wow, Christian Bale is almost unrecognizable in these photos from the set of I'm Not There, the Bob Dylan biopic in which seven different actors will be playing the beloved musician. Between these photos, the images from the set of The Dark Knight, and the trailer for his upcoming Western 3:10 to Yuma, we're getting quite the Christian Bale fix these days, which I'm sure you all don't mind too much.
In addition to Bale, we've caught glimpses of various other Dylan incarnations as played by Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett and Ben Wishaw.
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Jul 20, 2007 -
Cate Blanchett looks stunning in a variety of couture gowns for Australia's Vogue. To play Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, Cate had to forgo beauty and vanity to act as the leading man for the first time in her career. She admitted that her role is just one of the many unorthodox aspects of the film, saying,
"It's a very strange film, and I think if people are expecting a biopic they are going to be very disappointed.
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