“Nine” New Images
Alright I admit it. These aren’t that interesting but it’s well documented that I never pass up a chance to post new picture of Penélope Cruz. So when I stumbled on these recently released stills of...
View ArticleAlmodóvar Marathon: “Volver” (2006)
STARRING: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo ****½ (4.5/5) Though maybe not Almodóvar’s best effort, it’s likely his most accessible (and probably in his top...
View ArticleNew Trailer for “Nine”
Admittedly I’ve been hyping this movie up around here – arguably too much. But I’m doing it for good reason(s). 1) Penélope Cruz. 2) It’s going to need the hype as I don’t think this is the type of...
View ArticleBookmarks for November 17th
What we’ve been reading over the past week or so. Oscar season nears, but where’s the buzz?With the right balance, it stands to reason the Oscar red carpet could be populated with more of the A-list,...
View ArticleCan’t Wait for “NINE”
Only 31 days left on the year and not a single title has me more anticipatory than Rob Marshall’s NINE (which I am from here on out going to write in all capital letters). Normally I’m not a fan of...
View Article“NINE” Premieres in London
(AP) LONDON — Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis have braved the bitter cold in London to promote the world premiere of the Hollywood movie NINE. The musical, inspired by Federico...
View Article67th Annual Golden Globe Nominations
I know that the thumbs snubbed at the Golden Globes each year is just something I have to deal with, but honestly, there are things to really like about this award ceremony. One, it splits up the...
View ArticleReview: Nine
Director: Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) Screenplay: Michael Tolkin & Anthony Minghella Based on: “Nine,” a Broadway musical by Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston, based on 8 1/2 by...
View ArticleCinecast Episode 148 – Top 10 Actresses of 2009; Avatar
Episode 148: SPOILERS ALERT! Anticipated for many months now, James Cameron’s Avatar is finally upon us and all we can muster up is a lot of bitching. Maybe not fair to a guy we have grown up with and...
View ArticleOprah Interviews Cast of “NINE”
Still anticipating my screening of NINE this weekend. Snowed into a tiny cabin in the north woods of Minnesota my only outlet for now is YouTube. I stumbled across an entire episode of Oprah (from a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hurt Locker Still Leading Critics’ Awards. By a Long Shot
UPDATED: (01/05)Continuing into the new year, critics all across the country are placing their votes and announcing the “winners” of their picks for outstanding achievement in film in all of the usual...
View ArticleCinecast Episode 153 – How to Capture Vomit
Episode 153: Amazing that after a two week break, neither host has managed to have any sort of cross over in our movie viewings. It ain’t a symptom of laziness in our parts, it’s simply a strange...
View ArticleVon Trier and Cruz: Together at Last
With Antichrist getting near the top of my favorite films last year and Penélope Cruz still tops in my annual shallow list (coming soon), it’s with great delight we learn that she’ll likely be...
View ArticleAlmodóvar and Banderas Reunite (for Horror!?)
Though the recent mini-marathon (now considered to be sort of a slow walk) of Pedro Almodóvar films has taken a seat on the back burner for now, I’m nonetheless pleased and uber-excited to find out...
View ArticlePirates Whatever Whatever… Oh! Penelope Cruz
I hate the Pirates franchise. The third one was the last straw. Not a chance in hell I’d go back and see a fourth installment. Then something odd happened on this terribly dreary, cold, depressing and...
View ArticleIn Eye Popping, Mouth Watering, Mind Bending 3D [vomit]
Tron: Legacy was pretty much the last straw (see rant here). It’s likely I’ve said that before, but this time I mean it. Not even the tantalizing prospect of Penélope Cruz’ bust falling into my lap in...
View ArticleCinecast Episode 202 – Obviously You’re Not a Golfer
It is a cornucopia, a smörgåsbord, a veritable potpourri of cinema, as the Cinecast regulars get together with nothing on the agenda other than to talk about what they have watched, in the cinema, on...
View ArticleFriday One Sheet: A Cross to Bear
There is very little to get me excited about yet another crappy Pirates of the Caribbean picture. In fact it kind of disgusts me (especially in color-desaturated, blurry, headache inducing, more...
View ArticleCinecast Episode 214 – I Hate that I Know That
We start things off simple. No Kurt. Just some Pirates and Priests. With unpleasantness out of the way, Kurt jumps in with both feet for a indie post-apocalyptic film out of Toronto, a...
View ArticleTrailer: To Rome With Love
Is that title a play on words? Formerly called Nero Fiddled (and before that, the more esoteric Bop Decameron) Woody Allen continues his roaming tour throughout large European cities – and putting...
View ArticlePedro, Penny and Antonio: Together at Last!
A vision of things to come? I‘m pretty sure Pedro Almodóvar hit his peak last year with his exceptional, The Skin I Live In. Exquisitely shot, masterful storytelling, compelling characters… and...
View ArticleScreen Test: Penélope Cruz
Thanks to Marina for pointing me in the direction of this great little series of webisodes from writer/columnist, Lynn Hirschberg, in which she cuts together these great looking interview responses...
View ArticleTrailer for Ridley Scott’s The Counselor Showcases its A-List Cast
Pitt. Fassbender. Bardem. Cruz. Diaz. And the fastest Land Mammal on Earth. These are the things that the teaser trailer wants you to know about the new thriller from Ridley Scott. The title cards...
View ArticleTrailer: Sail with Ridley Scott’s Counselor
One expects no less than handsome marketing and presentation from director Ridley Scott. And what an effective use of Awoldnation’s super-simple “Sail” to establish an editing rhythm of the piece....
View ArticlePenelope Cruz, She’s So Hot Right Now: 2oolander Trailer - Penelope Cruz –...
Let’s be honest, there isn’t much in here that is worthy of huge laughs and I would guess a lot of people are disappointed in this trailer for one of the better comedies of the previous decade. But the...
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