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Movie Review: The Collective (LAist) Shots like these help to keep The Collective afloat. Photo courtesy The Collective Film Group. How come people in movies don’t just call the police? Seriously. The police exist in this world specifically for occasions when bad people are trying to do bad stuff to you. CALL THEM. What if a character in a movie needed a pizza? NEEDED it. Like, if they didn’t get this fucking pizza, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Irving Brecher; comedy-script writer; 94 (San Diego Union-Tribune) Irving Brecher, who wrote vaudeville sketches for Milton Berle, jokes for Henny Youngman, comedies for the Marx Brothers, a television series for Jackie Gleason and screenplays for movie musicals including “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Nov. 17 in Los Angeles. He was 94. us.rd.yahoo.com
Benicio Del Toro tells Simon Hattenstone about his latest role - Che Guevara (Guardian Unlimited) Benicio Del Toro is Hollywood's finest mumbler since Marlon Brando. He is never better than when mumbling his lines. Except, possibly, when he has no lines to mumble at all. He loves nothing more than paring a script down to nothing. No one can grunt, wince or wheeze their way through a movie quite like Del Toro. Which makes his new film, Che, the perfect vehicle for him. In the movie, to ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Making ‘Marley & Me' with director David Frankel (The State) When filmmaker David Frankel showed a rough cut of his film "The Devil Wears Prada" to his boss, Fox 2000 Pictures president Elizabeth Gabler, she was so pleased that she handed him a copy of another best-selling book to adapt into a movie: "Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog." Written by newspaper columnist John Grogan, the 2005 book recounted his and his wife Jenny's ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Making ‘Marley & Me' with director David Frankel (Miami Herald) When filmmaker David Frankel showed a rough cut of his film "The Devil Wears Prada" to his boss, Fox 2000 Pictures president Elizabeth Gabler, she was so pleased that she handed him a copy of another best-selling book to adapt into a movie: "Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog." us.rd.yahoo.com
Classic .Casablanca' leads bevy of new Blu-ray titles (Lexington Herald-Leader) In a week filled with new Blu-ray releases, a 66-year-old production that is arguably the most popular movie ever made stands at the top of the list. "Casablanca: Ultimate Collector's Edition" (Warner, 1942, $64.99) showcases the Oscar winner starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman supported by a cast of stellar Hollywood veterans. The film is presented in its original non-widescreen 4:3 ... us.rd.yahoo.com
'Twilight' author watches her baby grow into a film (The Daily News) HOLLYWOOD — Novelist Stephenie Meyer has a rabid teen following, and Hollywood already has dubbed Friday’s two-hour feature film debut of her book series “Twilight,” about a girl named Bella who falls for a vampire named Edward, a pop-culture phenomenon. But the author has had a few rough months. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Shins' James Mercer to star in a movie (Drowned In Sound) The singer, heart-massager and poet, from one of DiS' favouritist bands The Shins , can now add acting to his CV. us.rd.yahoo.com
Film Review: Milk (Film Journal) Perhaps because he’s not afraid to take chances, director Gus Van Sant can be hit ( To Die For, Good Will Hunting ) or miss (the Psycho remake, Gerry ). With Milk , a triumphant chapter of gay history that turns horribly tragic, Van Sant again shows off his chops as one of the country’s most accomplished filmmakers. us.rd.yahoo.com
James Franco felt uncomfortable with gay scene in movie (New Kerala) London, Dec 1: Spiderman star James Franco's kiss with Sean Penn in Harvey Milk's biopic Milk has left him feeling uncomfortable as Penn wanted to act out a full-on love scene. us.rd.yahoo.com
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