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112 New Films Hit Theatre’s This Fall: September 2009 Fall Movie Preview
Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
SEPTEMBER:
September 4, 2009
- All About Steve, starring Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church.
- Amreeka, Nisreen Faour and Melkar Muallem
- Carriers, Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp
- Extract, starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, Clifton Collins Jr. and Gene Simmons. The film was both written and directed by the talented Mike Judge.
- Gamer, Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Crews and Alison Lerman.
- No Impact Man, Colin Beavan and Michelle Conlin- Documentary
- Unmade Beds
September 9, 2009
- 9, starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly and Christopher Plummer.
September 11, 2009.
- Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, starring Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn and Orlando Jones.
- Tyler Perry’s I can Do Bad All By Myself, starring Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight and Adam Rodriguez. Tyler Perry wrote and directed this film.
- The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney.
- Sorority Row, Rumer Willis, Audrina Patrige and Matt O’Leary
- Whiteout, Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht
September 16, 2009
- 35 Shots of Rum, Alex Descas and Mati Diop
September 18, 2009
- Love Happens, starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart opens Sept. 18.
- Jennifer’s Body starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons and Adam Brody hits theatres September 18. Jennifer’s Body was written by Diablo Cody who shot to fame after penning the 2007 hit Juno.
- Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, starring Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris and Andy Samberg.
- The Informant! Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula and Melanie Lynskey and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- Bright Star, starring Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider and Ben Whishaw.
- The Burning Plain, starring Charlize Theron, John Corbett and Kim Basinger.
- Disgrace, John Malkovich
- Pandorum, Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster.
- Paris, Juliette Binoche
September 21, 2009
- The Age of Stupid, starring Pete Postlethwaite.
September 23, 2009
- Capitalism: A Love Story, written and directed by Michael Moore.
September 25, 2009
- Blind Date, starring Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson.
- The Blue Tooth Virgin, Amber Benson and Karen Black.
- The Boys Are Back, starring Clive Owen, Nicholas McAnulty and George MacKay.
- Surrogates starring Bruce Willis.
- Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, starring Julianne Nicholson, John Krasinski and Timothy Hutton. John Krasinski both wrote and directed this film.
- Fame, starring Naturi Naughton, Asher Book, Kherington Payne and Paul McGill.
- The Invention Of Lying, starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey. The film was also written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.
- Coco Before Chanel, starring Audrey Tautou
- The Damned United, Michael Sheen
- I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, based on the book by Tucker Max stars Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry, Keri Lynn Pratt and Geoff Stults.
- Pretty Ugly People, Missi Pyle and Allison Janney.
September 30, 2009
- The Horse Boy- Documentary.
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Natalie Portman Blasts Romance Rumors With Sean Penn
Posted on 17. May, 2009 by CSS.
Natalie Portman has broken her long held rule of not responding to Internet gossip to blast rampant rumors that she is having an affair with the very married — albeit separated — Sean Penn.
“Sean Penn is a friend and colleague. The reports that we are romantically involved are completely untrue,” the star of The Other Boleyn Girl said in a statment to Extra Friday. “I normally do not respond to rumors about my private life, however, this repeatedly fabricated story has forced me to do so.”
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Bill O'Reilly Interview Boycotts Sean Penn
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Bill O’Reilly has seen Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the last time.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Emmy-winning conservative pundit reveals that he is boycotting Penn and his catalogue of films because he disagrees with the Oscar-winning actor’s political views.
Over the years, Sean Penn has enraged many with his politics by visiting Iran and Venezuela, as well as for his frequent criticism of the Iraq War and former president George W. Bush. O’Reilly is the first politico chatterbox so disillusioned with Penn that he has vowed not to watch any of his films.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: ARE THERE ACTORS WHOSE POLITICAL OPINIONS DISTURB YOU SO MUCH YOU WON’T SEE THEIR MOVIES?
O’Reilly: Just Sean Penn
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: SOMEONE WILL READ THAT AND ACCUSE YOU OF ENCOURAGING A NEW BLACKLIST ERA.
O’Reilly: Not at all. He’s a great actor, and if you hire him, you’ll get a good performance. I’m just not going to give a guy who gives aid and comfort to people like (Iran president Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez and Saddam Hussein, when he was alive, my 10 bucks. That’s my right as an American.
I can understand that- there are certain celebrities whose personal lives have struck a nerve with me and I haven’t been able to separate the professional from the personal and as a result I no longer enjoy there work.
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Ryan Gosling Has It Bad For Natalie Portman
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Natalie Portman has been receiving poetic text messages from Ryan Gosling. The smitten actor is believed to be sweet on the Heat star, who has been romantically linked to married Oscar-winner Sean Penn since splitting from rocker boyfriend Devendra Banhart last September.
A source told The Chicago Sun Times:
“Natalie always has been attracted to actors and other men who are intellectuals and Ryan qualifies. Along with continual and very poetic text messages, Ryan has been sending Natalie first editions of books he thinks she would like.”
I’m much more in favor of this coupling rather than the previously reported Portman & Penn affair. I’m a huge fan of the two as actors. Gosling was excellent in Fracture alongside Anthony Hopkins. And of course every girl will always be a fan of his work in the Notebook with former girlfriend Rachel McAdams. Gosling was also romantically linked to Sandra Bullock back in 2002.
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Jim Carey, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro "Three Stooges" Casting:
Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has been cast in the upcoming motion picture The Three Stooges, a rep for MGM has confirmed to Variety.
Sean will play “Stooge” Larry Fine. Yes, Man star Jim Carrey is in talks to play Jerome “Curly” Howard, the rep revealed Wednesday. According to Variety’s insiders, producers are eyeing Benicio del Toro for the role of Moe.
The Farrelly brother will direct the comedy, described as “a Three Stooges film set in the present day.”
The Three Stooges will begin shooting this fall.
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Sean Penn Allegedly Having Affair With Natalie Portman
Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Hollywood is abuzz with whispers that 27-year-old actress Natalie Portman is involved in a passionate affair with married Oscar-winner Sean Penn, 48.
The alleged couple, who met when they both sat on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival last May, first sent tongues wagging when they were spied enjoying one another’s company over dinner at Sunset Tower Hotel’s Tower Bar on March 17.
Natalie and Sean were “constantly touching each other” as they dined, Star claims.
“They went to a bank of elevators that only goes to the spa or to private rooms,” an eyewitness tells Star. “They came back about 45 minutes later, and that’s when I saw them making out.”
The restaurant tipster continues, “There’s a door outside of the hotel’s Tower Bar that has a bridge to the terrace, so it’s semi-private…I used that path to get to the restroom, and when I came back, I had to go through some curtains — and that’s when I interrupted Sean and Natalie! When they saw me, they were startled and quickly composed themselves.”
Sean Penn has been married to actress Robin Wright-Penn (”Jenny,” Forrest Gump) for 12 years. The couple reconciled after a brief split last spring.
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Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet & Sean Penn Oscar Acceptance Speeches
Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Kate Winslet wins an Oscar…finally. The British-born star won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader at The 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday.
Here is Kate’s acceptance speech:
Here is Sean Penn’s acceptance speech for ‘Best Actor’:
Sean Penn accepted an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk during The 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday night.
Sean was a gracious victor, commending fellow Best Actor nominee Mickey Rourke in his post awards press conference.
“I’ve known Mickey for over 25 years,” said Sean. “He’s somebody who had me quite literally weeping through his film The Wrestler. What’s sensational about him is that he’s one of our most talented, poetic actors.”
Penelope Cruz acceptance speech for winning “Best Supporting Actress”:
Penelope Cruz became the first Spanish-born actress to win an Oscar by taking the Best Supporting Actress award Sunday for her role as artist Maria Elena in Woody Allen’s 2008 romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
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2009 Winners List For The 81st Annual Academy Awards:
Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
- BEST PICTURE: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: SEAN PENN; MILK
- ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: KATE WINSLET; THE READER
- DIRECTING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: DEPARTURES
- MUSIC(SONG): SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- MUSIC(SCORE): SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- FILM EDITING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- SOUND EDITING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- VISUAL EFFECTS: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- DOCUMENTARY SHORT: SMILE PINKI
- DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: MAN ON WIRE
- ACTOR IN A SUPPORTIN ROLE: HEATH LEDGER; THE DARK KNIGHT
- SHORT FILM(LIVE ACTION): SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- MAKEUP: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- COSTUME DESIGN: THE DUCHESS
- ART DIRECTION: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- SHORT FILM ANIMATED: LA MAISON EN PETTTS CUBES
- ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: WALL-E
- WRITING(ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- WRITING(ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): MILK
- ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: PENELOPE CRUZ; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
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Sean Penn And Mickey Rourke Call It A Truce
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke, who are both up for Best Actor trophies at the 2009 Academy Awards in Hollywood this month, have reportedly called a truce and put their reported differences aside after Mickey called Sean’s Oscar-nominated performance in Milk “homophobic” and “average.”
According to The New York Post’s Page Six , the two met for drinks at the Sunset Tower Hotel pool in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon
“Mickey had his little Chihuahua with him for moral support – he looked a little nervous around Sean. Everyone knows Sean can hold a grudge. It was weird, though – some guy they both knew came over with a video camera and started recording them.”
Couldn’t it be that the two never really had a beef? I could see Mickey saying those things in jest about Sean if the two were friends.
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Critics Choice: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Big Winners Brangelina Big Losers.
Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by CSS.
As it turns out, The Los Angeles Times was right about every major category win at the Critics Choice Awards on Thursday night.
The major winners were: Sean Penn for Best Actor, Meryl Streep (Doubt) and Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) for Best Actress, Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Score and Best Young Actor. Best Supporting Actors were Kate Winslet (The Reader) and the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), and Milk got Best Ensemble.
The critics have spoken, and “Slumdog Millionaire” is their final answer.
The rags-to-riches tale won a leading five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards. “Slumdog” also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman.
Sean Penn was a double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting-ensemble prize for “Milk.” ”The Dark Knight” also won a pair of trophies: best action movie and best supporting actor for Heath Ledger.
-From The Guardian
