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- State film-incentive program imperiled
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:04 PST - While Washington-made "Safety Not Guaranteed" was earning kudos at Sundance Film Festival, the state incentive program that helped get it made was on life support in the Legislature.
- US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:31:05 PST - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
- Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:31:04 PST - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
- Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:07 PST - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
- Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:16:06 PST - Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.
- Patricia Disney dies in Los Angeles at age 77
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:46:04 PST - Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
- In 'The Innkeepers,' the inn has the best part
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:01:04 PST - In this review of "The Innkeepers," Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald notes the film has some of the usual scary cues and tense moments, but also that the setting, the old Yankee Pedlar inn, emerges as a more interesting character than any of the people. "The Innkeepers" is playing at Seattle's Grand Illusion.
- Mel Gibson may be witness in discrimination trial
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:31:04 PST - Attorneys for a deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving want to call the Oscar-winner as a witness during an upcoming trial to determine if the officer suffered discrimination because of the case.
- Bogart's son opens film festival at Smithsonian
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:04 PST - That famous movie line, "Here's looking at you, kid," will have time to echo in the halls of the Smithsonian this weekend as the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall opens the first film festival at the National Mall's new movie theater.
- Racy ads for French movie about infidelity pulled
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:31:04 PST - What does it take to shock in the land of the Gallic shrug? Ads that suggest adulterous oral sex, according to complaints about new movie "Les Infideles."
- Some Oscar chat . . . and, a poll
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:01:06 PST - Ten days after the Academy Award nominations, I'm hearing from colleagues and friends who are busily trying to catch up with the Best Picture nominations before Oscar night. (A tip: Unless you have a truly amazing big-screen setup at home, approach the wonderful "Tree of Life" with caution. It was not meant to be watched on a computer screen, and will make no sense there.) Me, I've seen them all, and am watching the campaigning with interest. Currently "The Artist" is the front-runner, with its charming stars out and about to chat about the film. Meanwhile, the cast of "Bridesmaids" has been announced as presenters at the awards ceremony (no, not the whole cast, just the bride and bridesmaids -- including the three who proposed a "Scorsese" drinking game at the SAGs), the ballots have been mailed out (for the last time; voting goes electronic next year), and people are complaining about the nomination process in the foreign-language film and documentary categories, as well they might.
- Schwarzenegger visits Taj Mahal, finds it closed
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:31:04 PST - Arnold Schwarzenegger's dream of visiting the Taj Mahal has been dashed.
- 'Miss Minoes': The sweet scoop on cat/woman fairy tale
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:16:04 PST - A movie review of "Miss Minoes," the tweaked title of a 2001 Dutch film by Vincent Bal. It's now being given an American theatrical run (dubbed into English), and it's a pleasantly quirky, family-friendly fable about a cat who turns into a human.
- 'The Nine Muses': Strange take on migrants' icy reception
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:16:04 PST - A review of the documentary "The Nine Muses," British director John Akomfrah's unclassifiable collage of archival footage, canonical literature and severe winter landscapes. The experimental work is a monument to the English immigrant experience in the decades after World War II.
- Marisa Tomei sued over leak in her NYC building
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:16:04 PST - A lawsuit claims a leak from Marisa Tomei's New York City apartment has damaged the homes of two downstairs neighbors, including director John Waters.
- 'A Separation': a wholly engrossing Iranian tale of a couple divided
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:03 PST - A movie review of "A Separation," a major breakthrough in Tehran-based cinema. This eye-opening window on modern Iranian daily life has been tagged "Divorce Iranian Style."
- 'Addiction Incorporated': Seeing through the smoke of big tobacco
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:03 PST - A review of "Addiction Incorporated," a documentary that features a whistle-blowing research scientist, Victor DeNoble, who played a key role in the fight to regulate tobacco.
- Shower of sci-fi shorts at Cinerama; Rider Strong here for 'Cabin Fever'
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:03 PST - EMP Museum and the Seattle International Film Festival present the annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival on Saturday at...
- 'Coriolanus': Brutal, modern take on Shakespeare's war drama
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:03 PST - A movie review of "Coriolanus," directed by Ralph Fiennes and starring Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave. The war drama is a brutal, streamlined, modern-dress adaptation of one of Shakespeare's longest plays.
- 'Big Miracle': Breathing life into tale of three trapped whales
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:01:04 PST - A movie review of "Big Miracle," an enjoyable dramedy about an unlikely coalition of forces working together to save three trapped whales in Barrow, Alaska. John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore star.
- Oscar trivia: a diverse nominee
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:19:31 PST - Last week's Oscar trivia question asked: Which was the last movie to get four nominations in the acting categories? You don't have to go...
- Thatcher movie opens in Argentina to tough reviews
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:16:07 PST - Meryl Streep may have been nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady," but Argentine critics panned the film during its premiere in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
- What day is it?
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:04 PST - It's "Groundhog Day" . . .
- Kodak wants name off LA home of Oscars broadcast
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:07:53 PST - Eastman Kodak Co. wants to end its contract for naming rights to the glamorous Los Angeles theater that hosts the Academy Awards as it tries to improve its financial position enough to move out of bankruptcy.
- Old NM prison serving as backdrop to 'Geronimo'
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:46:04 PST - Set builders for "Code Name: Geronimo" are putting together a replica of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan at an old New Mexico state penitentiary as filming begins this week.
- "50 days until 'The Hunger Games' "
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:01:05 PST - So read the headline of an email I got today. Still haven't read the book -- I know, I know -- but will get to it very soon. (For the record, two out of four members of my book group, when surveyed, said they'd read it -- and loved it.) But it seemed appropriate to share two bits of "Hunger Games" news today, namely:
- 'The Woman in Black' — creepy, but not as good as the book
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:46:04 PST - In this review of "The Woman in Black," Daniel Radcliffe's first film since he starred in the Harry Potter films, Seattle Times film critic Moria Macdonald praises Radcliffe for a fine, un-Harried performance and says the film is as advertised, very scary.
- Actor John Travolta to donate jet to Ga. museum
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:16:05 PST - Actor John Travolta plans to donate a jet plane to a museum in central Georgia.
- Egyptian comedian sentenced for offending Islam
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:16:04 PST - One of the Arab world's best known Egyptian comedians has been sentenced to three months in jail for offending Islam, a judge said Thursday, in the latest such case against a high-profile figure, underlining concerns about freedom of expression in Egypt.
- 'Chronicle' is absurd, but Space Needle has starring role
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:16:04 PST - "Chronicle," a new film directed by Josh Trank and starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and others, was filmed primarily in Cape Town, South Africa and Vancouver, B.C., but the Space Needle plays a prominent role in a weirdly computer-generated vision of Seattle. Shot found-footage style, the movie has a creaky, implausible plot and is fraught with chaotic special effects. It's playing at several Seattle theaters.
- Filmmaker without credentials arrested at hearing
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:01:05 PST - An Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker was arrested at a House hearing Wednesday after trying to film the proceedings without the required media credentials.
- Smithsonian honors Eastwood, opens theater on mall
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:05 PST - Clint Eastwood helped open a new movie theater on the National Mall Wednesday evening and the Smithsonian Institution honored the actor and director for his six decades of work in American film.
- And now, a few words from the "Man on a Ledge" screenwriter
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:06 PST - Last Friday, Seattle Times freelancer Tom Keogh reviewed "Man on a Ledge", giving it a rating of one and a half stars and describing it as a well-intentioned movie that "hasn't a clue what to do with its own potential, quickly dissolving into absurd logic." And he promptly got an email -- from the movie's screenwriter, Pablo F. Fenjves. I'll let Tom tell it . . .
- '21 Jump Street' to premiere as SXSW centerpiece
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:04 PST - The upcoming remaking of "21 Jump Street" will premiere as the centerpiece of Austin's South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival.
- How to make an acceptance speech
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:46:04 PST - I missed the SAG awards Sunday night, so didn't see Viola Davis accepting her award for best female actor (for "The Help") until this morning. Looks like she had everybody in the house in tears -- and me, as well -- with her simple, heartfelt speech. That's how it's done, ladies and gentlemen. Congratulations, Ms. Davis.
- Michelle Yeoh calls Myanmar's Suu Kyi her 'hero'
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:16:03 PST - Michelle Yeoh remembers her pride as a Southeast Asian youth when Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the actress thinks she's the right person to portray the Myanmar democracy icon.
- Smithsonian honors Eastwood, opens theater on mall
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:16:04 PST - The Smithsonian Institution is honoring Clint Eastwood for his six decades of work in American film, and the actor and director is cutting the ribbon to open a new theater to showcase film at the National Museum of American History.
- Sean Penn named ambassador for Haiti in ceremony
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:05 PST - Actor Sean Penn has been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake.
- The "Les Mis" cast, and a movie-musicals roundup
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:01:05 PST - For those who love musicals (and I know you're out there; are we going to have to talk about "Smash"?), a roundup of news:
- Daniel Radcliffe's next act
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:16:05 PST - Tonight I'm off to see Daniel Radcliffe's first post-"Harry Potter" movie role, and his first grown-up role: He's playing a young lawyer and recent widower in "The Woman in Black," a period thriller based on the Susan Hill novella (which became a long-running play in London, and which I saw there many years ago and can only remember that it scared the hell out of me). No glasses, no Voldemort, no wands -- just acting, maybe with the help of some spooky mists. Other than "December Boys," an agreeable but minor film released a few years ago, Radcliffe's done very little non-Potter screen work, and it's hard to imagine the position he's in: completely associated with an iconic role that he played in eight movies, in which we watched him grow up (and become an actor) on screen. Now he needs to prove that he can play somebody else, which he's done on stage but not yet in movies -- and that we can forget Harry when watching him now. Will we? I'll let you know what I think, after tonight.
- Debbie Reynolds plans new memoir, 'Unsinkable'
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:46:03 PST - Debbie Reynolds must have thought she'd said it all in her memoir a quarter-century ago.
- UK film outlawed for blasphemy finally unbanned
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:48:36 PST - The only movie ever banned in Britain for blasphemy was finally approved for distribution Tuesday, 23 years after it was outlawed.
- New DVDs | 'The Big Year,' 'Drive,' 'In Time,' 'The Thing'
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:31:05 PST - New DVD releases for Tuesday, Jan. 31, include "The Big Year," with Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson; Ryan Gosling in "Drive"; "In Time," starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried; and the latest incarnation of "The Thing," with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton.
- Berlin festival combines Streep with global sweep
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:31:04 PST - A new movie from Billy Bob Thornton and a turn as Marie Antoinette by Diane Kruger will rub shoulders with offerings from Asia to Africa at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
- Actor who was Mr. Pitt on 'Seinfeld' dies at 77
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:16:05 PST - Ian Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld" and the voice of Chancellor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," has died. He was 77.
- Neeson's 'Grey' mauls box office with $19.7M
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:46:04 PST - Liam Neeson continues to maul the competition in the winter months.
- Major "Downton Abbey" casting news
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:01:04 PST - Well, I just about dropped my teacup upon hearing this one -- but in a very, very good way. Shirley MacLaine, according to a press release from the "Downton Abbey" producers and reported by the Los Angeles Times, is joining the cast of the show for Season 3 playing -- wait for it -- Lady Grantham's very American mother, Martha Levinson. Does this mean she'll go head-to-head with Maggie Smith in a battle of the heavily corseted, trumpet-voiced mothers-in-law? And how amazing would that be? Excuse me; I need to go find a fainting couch now.
- From the makers of "Valentine's Day" . . .
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:31:03 PST - No, this is not a real movie. But when I watched it last night (finally catching up with last week's "30 Rock"), it made me laugh out loud, more than once.
- Post-' Harry Potter,' Daniel Radcliffe goes for the 'unexpected'
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:25:05 PST - A Q&A with actor Daniel Radcliffe, 22, on life after "Harry Potter," including his new film, "The Woman in Black," a dark thriller opening Feb. 3 in which Radcliffe plays a recently widowed father who is haunted by his wife's death.
- `The Help,' Dujardin win at lively SAG Awards
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:47:41 PST - Finally, an awards show with some surprises and spontaneity.
- `The Help,' Dujardin win at lively SAG Awards
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:16:08 PST - Finally, an awards show with some surprises and spontaneity.
- Neeson's 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M
- Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:01:04 PST - Beware the Liam in Winter. Liam Neeson's "The Grey" topped the weekend box office with $20 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, continuing the actor's success as an action star in the winter months.
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