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Pucker Up. It's La Pfeiffer
6 November 2009 9:45 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Kissing. I want to bring this series back. Where is the time?
Someone has recorded my dreams! It's Michelle Pfeiffer's make-out sessions in the movies, compiled by the great pfansite, Pfeiffer the Face
Mmmm, Pfeiffer lips. The only person who doesn't love them is Pfeiffer herself "I look like a duck"Head on over to Pfeiffer The Face to vote in the poll for your favorite Pfeifferian smooch.... but someone get Pacino off of her first. He's practically eating her face* in Frankie & Johnny and he wasn't so nice to her in Scarface, either come to think of it.
* In Pacino's defense she is delicious. Even Emma Thompson thinks so. Remember that 90s interview when she was asked who she would like to be paired with if she played a lesbian? [src] Oh, God, well, lots of women, because I love women so much. I think that because of my »
- NATHANIEL R
Reese Witherspoon Is All About Rule #1
30 October 2009 4:04 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Reese Witherspoon is attached to star in Rule #1, a Terrel Seltzer original screenplay which has been bought by Fox Searchlight.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Witherspoon will also produce the pic, which tells the story of a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder. Brad Epstein (About A Boy) is also producing the project,
Seltzer wrote the Fox comedy How I Got Into College and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy One Fine Day.
Witherspoon most recently starred in Four Christmases and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens.
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Reese Witherspoon to star in and produce Rule #1 for Fox Searchlight.
30 October 2009 12:47 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Terrel Seltzer has sold her original screenplay "Rule #1" to Fox Searchlight. Reese Witherspoon is attached to star and produce the story about a New York woman who makes friends with a Peurto Rican girl who has attention deficit disorder. Seltzer wrote "How I Got Into College" and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy "One Fine Day." Witherspoon most recently starred in "Four Christmases" and prodived voice to acting DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens," which has grossed $374 million worldwide. She can be seen next in the untitled James L. Brooks film which finds theatres in December 2010. »
Bifa Nominees: Abbie Cornish, Michael Fassbender and More
27 October 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Oh, agony! The British Independent Film Award nominations have arrived (in October? Damn that’s early) to serve up the dread reminder that there is no such thing as ‘day and date” releases outside of rare mega blockbusters. I suppose I should thank the celluloid cosmos. In a way the erratic nature of film distribution helps me to continue living my blissfully delusional life wherein I pretend that people would actually flock to more challenging higher quality international cinema if they only had access to it and could see it and talk about it at the same time. Isn’t this one reason that television is so popular? It’s communal. Movies are supposed to be communal but it doesn’t work out that way so much.
Michael Fassbender in Fish Tank
I have no idea when I’ll ever have a chance to see Fish Tank for example, which »
- NATHANIEL R
CHÉRI DVD Review
26 October 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Miramax Film’s “Chéri” marks the reunion of director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Christopher Hampton, and actress Michelle Pfeiffer, who previously worked together on 1988’s deliciously evil costume drama “Dangerous Liaisons.” Here, Pfeiffer trades in the virginal innocence of her “Liaisons” character for the hardened beauty and shrewd business acumen of the less than virginal Lea de Lonvsal. Set during the prosperous Belle Époque era in pre World War I France, “Chéri” tells the charming and ultimately heartbreaking story of how Lea, an aging courtesan, finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with a man young enough to be her…well, son. That synopsis might make it tempting to label “Chéri” “cougar” cinema, but let’s allow that somewhat degrading term to rest on billboards advertising the latest pedestrian sitcom, rather than a film this pedigreed. More after the jump:
Based on two novels by bad girl French writer Colette, “Chéri” opens »
- Harrison Pierce
Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
23 October 2009 8:36 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Shankman's got spirit!
Do you follow the Oscar show news in the way you follow the Oscars? I don't so much, despite this life I lead constantly writin' about the awards themselves. I care who hosts to some degree but I tend to ignore the rest. But I found it interesting this week when director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) was named as one of the producers and his choreography skills were noted as a reason to be enthused about this assignment. At least he has a sense of humor about his, um, limited history with the big event I was one of Paula Abdul's 'Under the Sea' pirates," Shankman said. "The last time I was at the Oscars, I was in Lycra, with a pirate hat on. Shankman's presence must mean more musical numbers. I'm all for musical numbers provided they rehire Hugh Jackman as host. He was so fine last year. »
- NATHANIEL R
Remote View: 'Eastwick' Moving At Its Own Pace
23 October 2009 12:06 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
In the 1987 movie adaptation of John Updike's novel The Witches of Eastwick, the "little devil" Darryl Van Horne beds the three heroines in the first act.
In the television series airing on ABC (in Canada it broadcasts on A), we're five episodes in and Van Horne hasn't slept with anyone yet. But that's not for his lack of trying.
It makes sense that the television show, plotted over at least a season and maybe longer, would be paced differently. But that means we get much deeper into the lives of the three women: artist Roxie Torcoletti (Rebecca Romijn), journalist Joanna Frankel (Lindsay Price) and nurse Kat Gardener (Jaime Ray Newman).
These names are different than those of the characters from the film or the book, and that's because in the mythology of this series, the arrival of Darryl Van Horne is not the first time a strange, charismatic man »
Eastwick 1.05 "Mooning and Crooning" Recap
23 October 2009 11:29 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
It seems as if the residents of Eastwick got a hold of some Band Candy last night as the full moon engulfed the town in pure, unadulterated ecstasy that had some serious repercussions the morning after.
Legend Has It…
While dining at one of Darryl’s restaurants (he seems to own everything now), the ladies plus Darryl feast and giggle at their problems. A waiter hits on Kat, but she isn’t all that ready to mingle just yet, while Joanna pines after Will, who has entered the restaurant alone. Kat, being a good friend, approaches Will about how stupid he’s being and for him to get with the program and reconcile with Joanna. After that show of camaraderie, the women (and Darryl) are met with Elise Dunne, the ‘saintly’ wife of Pastor Dunne, who has been M.I.A. since the scandal broke. Elise feels that it is »
- Mark O. Estes
[DVD Review] Chéri
23 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Chéri is without a doubt the worst Michelle Pfeiffer movie ever. It’s not her fault, really. She’s a terrific actress. The issue is that she had nothing to work with, as the story line and the writing are absolutely dreadful.
Pfeiffer’s character, Lea, is an aging courtesan who agrees to take her friend and rival courtesan’s son, Chéri, under her wing and teach him about women. I know this because I read the back of the box. In the actual movie, Charlotte, the rival, invites Lea to lunch and when Lea leaves, she takes Chéri with her for six years as her lover. Charlotte uses this time to arrange a marriage for him to Edmée, the daughter of yet another courtesan. Chéri marries her without complaint and for the rest of the movie, he and Lea mope in separate locales about how they miss each other, »
- Jessica Guerrasio
Group Fun
20 October 2009 3:50 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
If you've been here for some time you might recall that the Film Experience was once one of the main pushers of the phenom known as the blog-a-thon where multiple sites posted on a specific topic simultaneously. I hosted three of the largest blog-a-thons the web had ever seen at the time (Michelle Pfeiffer 2006, Vampires in Cinema 2006 and Action Heroines 2007) before collapsing from exhaustion / 'thon burnout... that happened pretty much everywhere since the sites that used to keep calendars of such events stopped keeping track, too.
The blog-a-thon has essentially been replaced by the film clubs which come in two forms: one site hosted discussions or formatted like old school 'thons with links to every site discussing the topic. The other 'thon replacement is the monthly event/tradition like, for example, StinkyLulu's awesome Supporting Actress Smackdown series which is about to hit its 34th installment. Wow. That's devotion.
Here are »
- NATHANIEL R
New on DVD This Week
20 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as Blood: The Last Vampire, Easy Rider and the first seasons of Hawaii Five-o and Vega$. Plus, I think some movie with lots of robots, explosions and Megan Fox also came out this week as well.
Check them out.
Movies
Blood: The Last Vampire ~ Michael Byrne, Constantine Gregory, Yasuaki Kurata (DVD and Blu-ray)
Cheri ~ Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates (DVD – 2009)
Easy Rider ~ Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson (Blu-ray)
Monsoon Wedding (The Criterion Collection) ~ Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raaz (Blu-ray)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Those Aren’t Pillows Edition) ~ Steve Martin, »
- Joe Gillis
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 10/20
20 October 2009 10:48 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox run for their lives as Michael Bay's giant robots trample onto the home video scene on DVD (single-disc or two-disc special edition) and Blu-ray (two-disc special edition). The special editions includes audio commentary by Bay and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, deleted / alternate scenes, a music video, and additional features, such as "A Day With Bay: Tokyo," "Giant Effing Movie," and "The Matrix of Marketing." To approximate the theatrical experience, play really, really loud, and sit as far back from the screen as you possibly can. Resistance is futile. Rent it.
Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon
Chris Nahon's live-action adaptation of an anime series features a half-human, half-vampire samurai battling an infestation of demons. "the result is so laughably awful that it easily qualifies for so-bad-it's-good status," wrote Jeffrey M. Anderson. »
- Peter Martin
This Week In DVD: October 20th
20 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves standing in line at the unemployment office. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs. So join us each week as he takes a look at new DVD releases and gives his highly unqualified opinion as to which titles are worth BUYing, which are better off as RENTals, and which should be AVOIDed at all costs. Click on any of the titles below to magically head over to Amazon.com and pick up the DVD. And don't forget to check out Neil Miller's hilariously titled This Week In Blu-ray column for reviews on the latest high definition Blu-ray releases! Nothing new worth buying this week! Instead, I'll be renting a bunch and saving my $$ for next week when I pick up Night of the Creeps, The Prisoner: The Complete Series, and »
- Rob Hunter
Halfway House: The Failed Completist
17 October 2009 9:08 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
halfway through the day, we freeze a movie halfway through
Confession time: I still have not seen Personal Effects, Michelle Pfeiffer's second recent straight-to-dvd mishap, the other being I Could Never Be Your Woman (see previous post). In both films the goddess has a relationship with a much younger man.
55 minutes into the movie, Pfeiffer hits on an unresponsive near
silent Ashton Kutcher. What's wrong with him?
As one of the web's most notorious pfans, you'd think I'd be more of a completist. But I am so scared to watch it. I don't know why. It's not like I've never seen her in a disposable movie before. For all I know it's good (I scanned to the middle... having still not overcome my fear). Aside from this picture, I have only a few gaps in my Pfandom. I haven't seen any of her TV work prior to moving permanently »
- NATHANIEL R
Blu-Ray Round Up, Oct. 15, 2009: ‘Wolf,’ ‘Waterworld,’ ‘Frankenstein’
15 October 2009 3:37 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The Blu-Ray Round-Up is back with this week’s collection of HD titles that may not get the buzz of something like the latest Sandra Bullock romantic comedy or what Sam Raimi brought back from Hell but could be just what you’re looking for at the mall this weekend. A few modern horror movies, a notable box office bust, and a beloved BBC show highlight this week’s list. Pick your favorite.
“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” “Wolf,” and “Red Dwarf: Back To Earth - The Director’s Cut” was released on October 6th, 2009.
“Waterworld” will be released on October 20th, 2009.
“Red Dwarf: Back To Earth - The Director’s Cut”
Photo credit: BBC
Synopsis: “Back To Earth takes place after “Series X.” Kochanski’s dead and the crew are hurled through a portal and discover they’re just characters from a TV series. Knowing they »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Harrison Ford’s Extraordinary Measures opens January 22, 2010
15 October 2009 5:48 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Copyright 2009 Toby Canham / Getty Images
When’s the last time Harrison Ford has had a hit. I say Indiana Jones doesn’t count because that’s more of a branding or event than actually getting to see Ford act. Here’s the answer … It’s been almost a decade. What Lies Beneath with Michelle Pfeiffer. Here comes a play on words sure to annoy all … Maybe it’s an extraordinary measure to expect Ford to hit it big at the box office withouth the whip. We’ll find out in January.
Here’s the official news release …
CBS Films announced Monday that due to an overwhelmingly positive response from test audiences, they are moving up the release date for ‘Extraordinary Measures’ from spring to January 22, 2010, making the film the studio’s first release. The movie, starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser, was the studio’s first feature to go into production. »
- Jeff Bayer
DVD Playhouse--October 2009
15 October 2009 12:34 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—October 2009
By
The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’S Edition (Warner Bros.) A true highlight in digital restoration technology, Warner Bros. restoration of the 1939 classic is cause for celebration. The Technicolor of the late ‘30s looks as though it was shot yesterday, and is especially stunning on Blu-ray, which was produced by scanning each of the film’s original Technicolor camera negatives using 8K resolution. From this scan, a final “capture” master was created in 4K, yielding twice the resolution seen in the master utilized for the film’s previous DVD release. Judy Garland’s Dorothy is charming as ever, and the entire cast: Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, are all stellar. Four disc set bonuses include: Sing-along track; Documentaries and featurettes; Two 1914 silent films produced by Oz author L. Frank Baum, based on his stories »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Actress
14 October 2009 11:53 PM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Best Actress Abbie Cornish, Bright Star Frances ‘Fanny’ Brawne has a relatively brief but intense love affair with poet John Keats Carey Mulligan, An Education In 1960s London, a schoolgirl falls for a man in his 30s Michelle Pfeiffer, Cheri An older courtesan introduces a young man to the art of lovemaking Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ [...] »
- Andre Soares
DVD Review: ‘Cheri’ Knows Love Isn’t Love if It’s All About You
14 October 2009 1:57 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “Cheri” could be confused with an updated adaptation of a Jane Austen novel if its characters weren’t so comfortable with what goes on between the sheets. Like players in many stuffy costume dramas, they wear the best clothes, live in lavishly decorated homes and speak their perfect grammar in posh accents. But since they aren’t sexually repressed, they do it all with a little bounce in their step.
DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0
The story, taken from a few novels by Colette, takes place in early-twentieth century France, and it would appear that even in those days, people in that part of the world made members of other cultures look like a bunch of prudes. A woman like Michelle Pfeiffer’s Lea de Lonval, for example, could not only make a career out of prostitution without seeming the least bit trashy. She could come home to a tasteful estate where »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Michelle Pfeiffer, Biker Chick
13 October 2009 2:25 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The SNL sketch "Biker Chick Chat" from the season opener of Saturday Night Live got a lot of attention thanks to newcomer Jenny Slate's F-bomb. But what didn't get attention: the frickin' bikes, dude! Though they swore up a storm and had very impressive hair, I'm not convinced they could tell their Harley Davidson V-Rods from their Kawasaki Vulcan VN750s (or Vincent Black Lighting '48s, for that matter). Ok, I'm fronting a bit here. As it happens, I can't either, but I have always had an appreciation for the mean machines, bred at an early age by Michelle Pfeiffer in Grease 2. She may not remember the role fondly (it was from her early "hot pants" period) but man did that ever define cool for me as a 10-year-old girl (now that I think of it, the film was a... »
- Rachel Sklar
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