Image: Clockwise from top: The Crying Game by Palace Pictures, The Banshees of Inisherin by Searchlight Pictures, The Secret of Kells by New Video
When you think about Ireland, the first thing that comes to mind may not be the country’s robust film industry. But the fact is that...
When you think about Ireland, the first thing that comes to mind may not be the country’s robust film industry. But the fact is that...
- 3/17/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Real life archaeology is rarely as exciting as movies make it out to be. It’s a career loaded with dusty tomes, intellectual infighting, and a mad scrabble to earn one of the few spots left for university tenure. A field dig isn’t a thrill ride either. The biggest excitement usually comes from dealing with a country’s military personnel, and licking things to see if they’re rock or bone. If it sticks to your tongue, it’s bone, and you’re probably tasting human remains. Also, to be clear, you will probably never need a gun. Much less a rocket launcher.
Setting the tiny picks and brushes aside, however, pop culture archaeologists are still some of our favorite protagonists. They embody the heart of the science; a joy of discovery and a call to adventure that still brings people to the study of our past. From The Mummy...
Setting the tiny picks and brushes aside, however, pop culture archaeologists are still some of our favorite protagonists. They embody the heart of the science; a joy of discovery and a call to adventure that still brings people to the study of our past. From The Mummy...
- 7/4/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Speaking to Yahoo! News Stargate (1994) movie co-creator Dean Devlin – currently working on Syfy’s The Ark with Stargate Sg-1 co-creator Jonathan Glassner – dropped a pretty amazing behind-the-scenes snippet from Stargate.
CGI Fridays | Jeff Kleiser’s Strange Journey from Super-8 to StargateFrom Tron and Tide to Stargate‘s breathtaking transformations, Jeff Kleiser shares his story with Ed Kramer in the second episode of his CGI Fridays podcast.The CompanionJames Hoare
Fans of Stargate Sg-1 and its successors might have mixed feelings about the Roland Emmerich blockbuster that birthed the saga but given the importance of the Goa’uld System Lords to the overarching mythology it’s mind-boggling that... Ra wasn’t intended to be an alien.
The decision was made after Jaye Davidson’s performance threw the plan into jeopardy.
“He had a terrible substance abuse problem and was uninsurable,” explains Devlin.
“In the version of Stargate that we shot,...
CGI Fridays | Jeff Kleiser’s Strange Journey from Super-8 to StargateFrom Tron and Tide to Stargate‘s breathtaking transformations, Jeff Kleiser shares his story with Ed Kramer in the second episode of his CGI Fridays podcast.The CompanionJames Hoare
Fans of Stargate Sg-1 and its successors might have mixed feelings about the Roland Emmerich blockbuster that birthed the saga but given the importance of the Goa’uld System Lords to the overarching mythology it’s mind-boggling that... Ra wasn’t intended to be an alien.
The decision was made after Jaye Davidson’s performance threw the plan into jeopardy.
“He had a terrible substance abuse problem and was uninsurable,” explains Devlin.
“In the version of Stargate that we shot,...
- 5/19/2023
- by James Hoare
- The Companion
Some well-established actors and a composer achieved unusual Oscar feats, while a young and upcoming actress had a surprising win. Enjoy our flashback 30 years to the Academy Awards ceremony of 1993.
Hosting for the fourth consecutive year, Billy Crystal began the 65th Academy Awards ceremony by entering astride a gigantic Oscar statue pulled by . . . the Best Supporting Actor winner from the year before, Jack Palance, who had memorably shown off his impressive push-up abilities during his acceptance speech.
Five diverse but memorable films made it into the top category of the night, and none swept; in fact, at the end of the event, 11 movies had won one award each. One of the biggest box office draws of 1992 earned a Best Picture nomination; however, “A Few Good Men” failed to claim any of its four bids. The film with one of the most infamous surprise twists in cinema history garnered six bids...
Hosting for the fourth consecutive year, Billy Crystal began the 65th Academy Awards ceremony by entering astride a gigantic Oscar statue pulled by . . . the Best Supporting Actor winner from the year before, Jack Palance, who had memorably shown off his impressive push-up abilities during his acceptance speech.
Five diverse but memorable films made it into the top category of the night, and none swept; in fact, at the end of the event, 11 movies had won one award each. One of the biggest box office draws of 1992 earned a Best Picture nomination; however, “A Few Good Men” failed to claim any of its four bids. The film with one of the most infamous surprise twists in cinema history garnered six bids...
- 1/16/2023
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Jaye Davidson's very short-lived career as an actor was a memorable one. He came out of nowhere to earn an Oscar nomination for his performance as Dil in Neil Jordan's controversial "The Crying Game," only losing out on the Best Supporting Actor award to Gene Hackman's malign sheriff in "Unforgiven." Although the film's portrayal of a transgender character is problematic, it was a stunning breakthrough performance that marked him as one to watch. Despite the accolades, Davidson didn't enjoy the attention that fame brought him (via Yahoo), but he hung in there to collect a cool 1 million for playing the alien antagonist in "Stargate," Roland Emmerich's sweeping sci-fi adventure. And then he was gone again, deciding stardom wasn't for him and focusing on a career in modeling and fashion design instead.
Davidson doesn't appear until over an hour into the movie, but he made an unforgettable...
Davidson doesn't appear until over an hour into the movie, but he made an unforgettable...
- 12/18/2022
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
Before his bonkers space movie "Moonfall," Roland Emmerich made a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi flick named "Stargate," whose plot centered around extraterrestrials laying the foundation for human civilization. When "Stargate" hit theaters in 1994, critics tore Emmerich's sci-fi adventure film to shreds, criticizing it for its consistently corny tone and underbaked storyline. On the box-office front, "Stargate" performed considerably well, and went on to become Emmerich's breakthrough film, which eventually led to the culturally relevant, well-received "Independence Day." Despite the film's inconsistent track record, "Stargate" still holds up as a curious, enjoyable entry in Emmerich's filmography, as several aspects of the film stand out, corniness notwithstanding.
The film opens with an extremely cliché excavation montage and transitions to linguist and Egyptologist Daniel Jackson (James Spader) being offered a job to translate hieroglyphics on cover stones unearthed in Giza. While Daniel is able to solve the puzzle moments after his involvement in the top-secret project,...
The film opens with an extremely cliché excavation montage and transitions to linguist and Egyptologist Daniel Jackson (James Spader) being offered a job to translate hieroglyphics on cover stones unearthed in Giza. While Daniel is able to solve the puzzle moments after his involvement in the top-secret project,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
A never ending mission to save the world featuring Ron Perlman, Peter Ramsey, James Adomian, Will Menaker, and Blaire Bercy from the Hollywood Food Coalition.
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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Karado: The Kung Fu Flash a.k.a. Karado: The Kung Fu Cat a.k.a. The Super Kung Fu Kid (1974)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
Nobody’s Fool (1994)
The Hustler (1961)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
Mona Lisa (1986)
The Crying Game (1992)
The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990)
Ridicule (1996)
Man on the Train (2002)
The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
Pale Flower (1964)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Lunchbox (2013)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Raw Deal (1986)
Commando (1985)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Last Man On Earth (1964)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers...
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Karado: The Kung Fu Flash a.k.a. Karado: The Kung Fu Cat a.k.a. The Super Kung Fu Kid (1974)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
Nobody’s Fool (1994)
The Hustler (1961)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
Mona Lisa (1986)
The Crying Game (1992)
The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990)
Ridicule (1996)
Man on the Train (2002)
The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
Pale Flower (1964)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Lunchbox (2013)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Raw Deal (1986)
Commando (1985)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Last Man On Earth (1964)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers...
- 4/24/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Roland Emmerich’s 1994 sci-fi adventure “Stargate” ended up grossing over $196 million worldwide, but the path to becoming a hit wasn’t easy. The independently-made film that opened 25 years ago this week spawned TV series including the 1997-2007 “Stargate Sg-1,” direct to video movies, video games and comic books, but it was not well-received with audiences in early test screenings.
The problem was with Jaye Davidson’s character, Ra, a powerful and ruthless alien in human form who had enslaved people from Earth and taken them to another planet via the Stargate, an ancient, ring-shaped device that creates a wormhole.
“He wasn’t originally an alien in the movie,” says producer and co-writer Dean Devlin. “He was originally an Egyptian who worked for the aliens. He was the boss of the humans, but he was still slave to the aliens. One day I’ll never forget, Roland and I were in...
The problem was with Jaye Davidson’s character, Ra, a powerful and ruthless alien in human form who had enslaved people from Earth and taken them to another planet via the Stargate, an ancient, ring-shaped device that creates a wormhole.
“He wasn’t originally an alien in the movie,” says producer and co-writer Dean Devlin. “He was originally an Egyptian who worked for the aliens. He was the boss of the humans, but he was still slave to the aliens. One day I’ll never forget, Roland and I were in...
- 10/29/2019
- by Susan King
- Variety Film + TV
If you’re ever wondering what happened to Jaye Davidson from The Crying Game then you might want to look online and see what he’s up to. It would seem that he didn’t care for all the fame that was coming his way after he was featured on Stargate and decided to retire. He eventually went into modeling and as far as anyone can tell he’s been quite happy with what he’s doing these days. In some ways you can’t really blame the guy since the spotlight isn’t the favorite place for every single person that ever wanders into it. But
Whatever Happened to Jaye Davidson from “The Crying Game?”...
Whatever Happened to Jaye Davidson from “The Crying Game?”...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Trans actors are at last being offered leading roles, completing their journey from the 60s underground to Oscar contention with A Fantastic Woman, starring Daniela Vega
A Fantastic Woman, Chilean director Sebastián Lelio’s best foreign language Oscar nominee, is not the first film about a trans woman to be in contention for an Academy Award. Some argue that playing a trans character is a sure-fire way to contend for a statuette – look at the nominations for John Lithgow for The World According to Garp (1982); Jaye Davidson for The Crying Game (1992); Hilary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry (1999); Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (2005); Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl (2015). What is new is that Lelio’s lead actor, Chilean actor/singer Daniela Vega, is herself trans, and was briefly in the running to become the first trans person to be nominated for best actor.
A Fantastic Woman, Chilean director Sebastián Lelio’s best foreign language Oscar nominee, is not the first film about a trans woman to be in contention for an Academy Award. Some argue that playing a trans character is a sure-fire way to contend for a statuette – look at the nominations for John Lithgow for The World According to Garp (1982); Jaye Davidson for The Crying Game (1992); Hilary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry (1999); Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (2005); Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl (2015). What is new is that Lelio’s lead actor, Chilean actor/singer Daniela Vega, is herself trans, and was briefly in the running to become the first trans person to be nominated for best actor.
- 2/2/2018
- by Juliet Jacques
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s kind of hard for me to undersell the impact Batman and Adam West had on me as a boy. I was six years old when the show premiered, and it was the first program I can remember seeing previews for and *begging* my mom to commit to letting me watch it when it finally came on. Like most every boy my age in the mid ’60s, I had a makeshift costume, a lunchbox, a plastic Batmobile, the Batman TV soundtrack (I still own the original LP), and of course the comic books, which never seemed quite as captivating to me compared to the vivid pop-art energy of the series. And hardly least of all, Batman introduced Julie Newmar’s Catwoman to me, who in turn introduced a whole other set of feelings to this six-year-old– fear and sex all rolled up into one inexplicable but ooh-la-la! package. (I’ll spare you,...
- 6/10/2017
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
On Sunday, movie fans will find out if Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his performance as trans woman Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Should Redmayne be victorious, he'd not only score back-to-back Oscars but he would also become the latest in a long line of actors who have courted Oscar attention by playing the opposite sex, playing a trans person or in some other way playing a character whose gender differs than the one of which the actors themselves identify. Not that it comes without some criticism, of course. Also up for an Oscar this year is the...
- 2/25/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
Last year HitFix threw down a 21-question quiz for Oscar fanatics, and this year we're at it again. Join us for an ultimate Oscar test featuring three tiers of difficulty: hard, harder, and hardest. Get out a notepad! The answers are on the next page. (Please note that the term "actor" can mean a man or a woman, and that any listed year refers to the time of the movie's release, not the year of the ceremony.) Hard 1. What's the highest-grossing of this year's eight Best Picture nominees? 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh just received her first Oscar nomination for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. Only two performances in Quentin Tarantino's filmography have earned Academy Awards. Who performed those roles? 3. Which of this year's Best Picture nominees stars a character named Joy? 4. Who's the only person in history to win both an acting Oscar and a songwriting Oscar? 5. Name one...
- 2/24/2016
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Nicolas Wright and James A. Woods are said to be in "final negotiations" to write the first of a trilogy of Stargate films, accordingn to The Hollywood Reporter. Roland Emmerich is expected to direct it. He previously directed the 1994 film that kicked off the franchise. Dean Devlin will produce. He originally co-wrote the 1994 film. Writer and Woods recently worked on Devlin and Emmerich's Independence Day 2, and clearly left a good enough impression to be hired to work on their next project. A small group of Us troups and an Egyptologist use an ancient device found in 1920's Egypt to transport themselves to a distant planet where humans resemble ancient Egyptians. Actors: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson & Viveca Lindfors * Director: Roland Emmerich...
- 2/5/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
The idea of a Stargate remake became less of a rumour and more of a reality last year, when the news arrived that Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were looking to revisit their portal-filled film as the potential launch of a new trilogy that would expand upon the original story. Now we know who will get first crack at the script, with Nicolas Wright and James A. Woods hired for the job.The pair is still relatively unknown, but has forged a real bond with Emmerich after his Centropolis company bought an arctic-set action thriller script from them, which led to them landing the task of re-writing the Independence Day sequel that had seen work from Carter Blanchard. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was their draft that led to 20th Century Fox officially gearing up the film.What form the new Stargate adventure will take has yet to emerge: the 1994 original starred Kurt Russell,...
- 2/4/2015
- EmpireOnline
Welcome to Sexpositions, a weeklong Vulture celebration of sex scenes in movies and on TV. Is there a more purely surprising cinematic sex scene than the one between Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game? Not these days, anyway, when a movie’s secret is often spilled long before its release date. In 1992, though, when writer-director Neil Jordan’s psychological thriller hit theaters, few audience members fully grokked that Rea’s character, Fergus, would be in for a gender-bending twist via his lover, Dil, played by Jaye Davidson. Rea told us about filming the movie’s key revelatory scene.It wasn’t shocking to do. I’m sure everybody that does love scenes tells you: All you’re thinking about is the camera position. So it looks pretty shocking in the movie but it wasn’t shocking to do. The shock for me was when Neil Jordan — before...
- 12/5/2014
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes," it's claimed Andy Warhol once said. Some stars shine much brighter than others, though, and in the case of Hollywood we often see actors hit big early before disappearing without trace.
Brandon Routh, who delivered a sensitive and assured turn as the Man of Steel in 2006's Superman Returns, is one such example. Routh never quite got the breaks he deserved after landing that life-changing role, so it's nice to see him back in the superhero game with an upcoming role as Atom in Arrow.
Digital Spy takes a look back at a handful of stars who couldn't escape their one big role.
Brandon Routh
Plucked from relative obscurity to lead Bryan Singer's lavish Superman sequel, Routh impressively channelled Christopher Reeve on his big screen debut but found leading man roles difficult to come by in the aftermath.
Parts in...
Brandon Routh, who delivered a sensitive and assured turn as the Man of Steel in 2006's Superman Returns, is one such example. Routh never quite got the breaks he deserved after landing that life-changing role, so it's nice to see him back in the superhero game with an upcoming role as Atom in Arrow.
Digital Spy takes a look back at a handful of stars who couldn't escape their one big role.
Brandon Routh
Plucked from relative obscurity to lead Bryan Singer's lavish Superman sequel, Routh impressively channelled Christopher Reeve on his big screen debut but found leading man roles difficult to come by in the aftermath.
Parts in...
- 7/8/2014
- Digital Spy
MGM and Warner Bros Pictures have confirmed plans for a trilogy of Stargate films.
Roland Emmerich will return to direct the sci-fi project, which will be a reboot of his original 1994 film. Dean Devlin will also return as producer.
The reboot plans were first revealed last year when Roland Emmerich told Digital Spy about his idea for a trilogy of films.
Kurt Russell starred in the original film alongside James Spader, Jaye Davidson and Alexis Cruz.
It spawned three TV spinoffs, one animated series and two direct-to-dvd films.
MGM Chairman Gary Barber said: "We couldn't be more excited to once again partner with Roland and Dean, the world-class creators of the original Stargate, to bring their reinvigorated vision of this wildly popular property to audiences of multiple generations.
"Stargate is one of the biggest titles in MGM's vast library, and we look forward to adding this great franchise to our slate.
Roland Emmerich will return to direct the sci-fi project, which will be a reboot of his original 1994 film. Dean Devlin will also return as producer.
The reboot plans were first revealed last year when Roland Emmerich told Digital Spy about his idea for a trilogy of films.
Kurt Russell starred in the original film alongside James Spader, Jaye Davidson and Alexis Cruz.
It spawned three TV spinoffs, one animated series and two direct-to-dvd films.
MGM Chairman Gary Barber said: "We couldn't be more excited to once again partner with Roland and Dean, the world-class creators of the original Stargate, to bring their reinvigorated vision of this wildly popular property to audiences of multiple generations.
"Stargate is one of the biggest titles in MGM's vast library, and we look forward to adding this great franchise to our slate.
- 5/30/2014
- Digital Spy
In the world of Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, their big, famous properties never lay dormant for long. Emmerich in particular is still developing at least one sequel to Independence Day, and while sequel rumours have also floated for Stargate, nothing has come through the web portals lately. Until now, that is, as MGM and Warner Bros. have announced that Emmerich and Devlin will return for a new trilogy.There are zero details of what the new film – or, as all involved appear to be hoping, films – will entail, and we don’t yet know whether it will explore a whole new story or reboot the roles originally played by Kurt Russell, James Spader and Jaye Davidson. Revisiting Russell’s Colonel O’Neil and Spader’s Dr. Daniel Jackson isn’t out of the question, though they could have new faces.Also unlikely is any connection with the long-running Stargate TV franchise,...
- 5/30/2014
- EmpireOnline
First "Cliffhanger," now "Stargate." Only a short time after a reinvigorated remake of the former '90s actioner was revealed, MGM and Warner Bros. have announced that they'll be mounting an all-new "Stargate" movie trilogy with original director Roland Emmerich and co-writer Dean Devlin. "The Stargate universe is one that we missed terribly, and we cannot wait to get going on imagining new adventures and situations for the trilogy," said Emmerich and Devlin in a statement. "This story is very close to our hearts, and getting the chance to revisit this world is in many ways like a long lost child that has found its way back home.” Starring James Spader, Kurt Russell and Jaye Davidson, "Stargate" grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and later spawned the small-screen continuation "Stargate Sg-1," which ran for ten seasons on Showtime (Seasons 1-5) and Syfy (Seasons 6-10) and was itself followed by a direct-to-dvd film...
- 5/30/2014
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
As much as we talk about the stats and trends of the Oscars, each year of the awards seems to present us with a new piece of history. This year, Dallas Buyers Club could make history as the first film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in a film that did not receive a Best Director nomination. While Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto seem to be locked into their wins, this did provide an interesting jumping off point to look at the recent history of this category.
Here are the films in the past 25 years that have managed a Best Actor and Supporting Actor nomination:
1989: Driving Ms. Daisy – Morgan Freeman and Dan Ackroyd
1991: Bugsy – Warren Beatty and Ben Kingsley/Harvey Keitel
1992: Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman
1992: The Crying Game – Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson
1993: Schindler’s...
Managing Editor
As much as we talk about the stats and trends of the Oscars, each year of the awards seems to present us with a new piece of history. This year, Dallas Buyers Club could make history as the first film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in a film that did not receive a Best Director nomination. While Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto seem to be locked into their wins, this did provide an interesting jumping off point to look at the recent history of this category.
Here are the films in the past 25 years that have managed a Best Actor and Supporting Actor nomination:
1989: Driving Ms. Daisy – Morgan Freeman and Dan Ackroyd
1991: Bugsy – Warren Beatty and Ben Kingsley/Harvey Keitel
1992: Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman
1992: The Crying Game – Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson
1993: Schindler’s...
- 2/28/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
Best Supporting Actor Oscar Predictions 2014 (photo: Jared Leto in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’) As explained in our previous Oscar 2014 predictions post, this year’s Academy Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories initially looked impossible to predict. For Best Supporting Actor, Jared Leto was the front-runner for his performance as a transsexual with AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club, and Michael Fassbender was another strong possibility for his evil planter in 12 Years a Slave — but who else? (See also: "Oscar Predictions 2014 Best Actress: Meryl Streep Possibly to Break Another Record," "Oscar Predictions 2014 Best Actor: Robert Redford Possible Near-Record," "Best Supporting Actress 2014 Oscar Predictions: Jennifer Lawrence and/or Scarlett Johansson to Make Oscar History?" and "Oscar Predictions 2014: Best Picture, Best Director.") A couple of weeks ago, the SAG Award nominations helped to clarify things some, but, just as in the Best Supporting Actress category, there remains quite...
- 1/8/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Every once in a while, an actor will come on the scene with impact, impressing everyone with a powerhouse debut performance. But sometimes a great freshmen performance fails to lead to a good follow up, and the person who made the impressive debut starts to fade from the scene. It’s always sad when such potential is unmet. Here are 10 actors who started with a bang but faded with a whimper.
Heather Donahue (The Blair Witch Project-1999) She came on the scene in a big way, starring in the low-budget hit film that became such a sensation and started the ‘hand-held-camera’ style of film making (Used in Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield and others). She seemed poised to be the new Jamie Lee Curtis, the horror film “it girl”. She got a lot of offers to do other horror films but turned them down, in order to prevent type casting. Since then,...
Heather Donahue (The Blair Witch Project-1999) She came on the scene in a big way, starring in the low-budget hit film that became such a sensation and started the ‘hand-held-camera’ style of film making (Used in Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield and others). She seemed poised to be the new Jamie Lee Curtis, the horror film “it girl”. She got a lot of offers to do other horror films but turned them down, in order to prevent type casting. Since then,...
- 1/3/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
Since 1988, there have been 30 instances where the actor and supporting actor for the same film were nominated. This year, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto are hoping to make it 31 films as both are in contention for Oscar nominations. With that, I decided to take a look at the past 25 years in Oscar to see what might bear out this year for these actors.
List of Films with Actor and Supporting Actor Nominations
1989: Driving Ms. Daisy – Morgan Freeman and Dan Akroyd
Oscar Fate: 9 nominations/4 wins (Picture, Actress, Adapted Screenplay and Makeup)
1991: Bugsy – Warren Beatty and Ben Kingsley/Harvey Keitel
Oscar Fate: 10 nominations/2 wins (Art Direction, Costume Design)
1992: Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman
Oscar Fate: 9 nominations/4 wins (Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, and Film Editing)
1992: The Crying Game – Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson
Oscar Fate: 6 nominations/1 win (Original Screenplay)
1993: Schindler’s List...
Managing Editor
Since 1988, there have been 30 instances where the actor and supporting actor for the same film were nominated. This year, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto are hoping to make it 31 films as both are in contention for Oscar nominations. With that, I decided to take a look at the past 25 years in Oscar to see what might bear out this year for these actors.
List of Films with Actor and Supporting Actor Nominations
1989: Driving Ms. Daisy – Morgan Freeman and Dan Akroyd
Oscar Fate: 9 nominations/4 wins (Picture, Actress, Adapted Screenplay and Makeup)
1991: Bugsy – Warren Beatty and Ben Kingsley/Harvey Keitel
Oscar Fate: 10 nominations/2 wins (Art Direction, Costume Design)
1992: Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman
Oscar Fate: 9 nominations/4 wins (Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, and Film Editing)
1992: The Crying Game – Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson
Oscar Fate: 6 nominations/1 win (Original Screenplay)
1993: Schindler’s List...
- 1/2/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
By Mark Pinkert
Contributor
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This is the third article in a three-part series.
Though many Academy Award Best Picture nominees contain—or are predominantly about—sex and relationships, very few have been about sex issues in law and politics. In recent years there has been Milk (2008), the biopic of Harvey Milk, a California politician and gay rights activist, and otherwise not much else. Even in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the AIDS epidemic was a hot button issue, few films of this genre made it to the Best Picture ticket (remember, Philadelphia was snubbed from the category in 1993). Sexual issues topics, though, have been more popular within the documentary medium: there was Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), which won for Best Documentary, and which was the first AIDS-related film to win an Oscar, the The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), which also won Best Documentary, and How to Survive a Plague...
Contributor
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This is the third article in a three-part series.
Though many Academy Award Best Picture nominees contain—or are predominantly about—sex and relationships, very few have been about sex issues in law and politics. In recent years there has been Milk (2008), the biopic of Harvey Milk, a California politician and gay rights activist, and otherwise not much else. Even in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the AIDS epidemic was a hot button issue, few films of this genre made it to the Best Picture ticket (remember, Philadelphia was snubbed from the category in 1993). Sexual issues topics, though, have been more popular within the documentary medium: there was Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), which won for Best Documentary, and which was the first AIDS-related film to win an Oscar, the The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), which also won Best Documentary, and How to Survive a Plague...
- 12/11/2013
- by Mark Pinkert
- Scott Feinberg
By Mark Pinkert
Contributor
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In a recent interview with A.O. Scott of the New York Times, Joel and Ethan Coen admitted they first auditioned only “real musicians” for the part of the eponymous 1960s folk singer in their latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films). The role was to be heavily performance-based, so casting a proven guitarist/singer seemed only logical.
The Coens realized quickly, though, that it would be difficult to marshal an inexperienced actor through an entire movie, regardless of his musical proficiency, telling one outlet: “It’s often possible — sometimes it’s even easy — to get somebody like that through a scene or two scenes or three scenes or whatever, and it’s great, it’s fine. But this character’s literally in every scene in the movie, so we realized we were going the wrong direction, and we just started seeing actors who could play, as...
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In a recent interview with A.O. Scott of the New York Times, Joel and Ethan Coen admitted they first auditioned only “real musicians” for the part of the eponymous 1960s folk singer in their latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films). The role was to be heavily performance-based, so casting a proven guitarist/singer seemed only logical.
The Coens realized quickly, though, that it would be difficult to marshal an inexperienced actor through an entire movie, regardless of his musical proficiency, telling one outlet: “It’s often possible — sometimes it’s even easy — to get somebody like that through a scene or two scenes or three scenes or whatever, and it’s great, it’s fine. But this character’s literally in every scene in the movie, so we realized we were going the wrong direction, and we just started seeing actors who could play, as...
- 10/27/2013
- by Mark Pinkert
- Scott Feinberg
In an interview with Digital Spy , director Roland Emmerich mentioned that he's planning a reboot to the feature film Stargate . "We went to MGM, who has the rights, and proposed to them to do a sequel, but as a reboot... and reboot it as a movie and then do three parts. Pretty soon we'll have to look for a writer and start." Emmerich co-wrote and directed the original 1994 film, which starred Kurt Russel, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, and Alexis Cruz. Though he originally planned the first film as a trilogy, he says they can't make a sequel to the original film because "the actors look totally different," hence the desire for a reboot. At the time of its release, Stargate grossed nearly $200 million at the global box...
- 9/6/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Warning: Somewhat Nsfw.
If there's one thing you can count on from "The Hangover Part III," it's that at some point in the film, Zach Galifianakis (and probably Ken Jeong, too) is gonna let it all hang out.
Now, while we respect such a display of uninhibited revelry, it doesn't mean that anybody — and we mean anybody — necessarily wanted to see such a thing. Let's face it (or, rather, let's not) — there are just some people who need to keep their junk in the trunk.
Speaking of which, here are nine nude scenes that made us wanna cover our eyes.
9. Philip Seymour Hoffman, 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' (2007)
The opening shot of director Sidney Lumet's last film shows Philip Seymour Hoffman energetically humping Marisa Tomei. Say what you will about the big guy, but he seems a more than capable lover ... not that we needed any visual proof of that.
If there's one thing you can count on from "The Hangover Part III," it's that at some point in the film, Zach Galifianakis (and probably Ken Jeong, too) is gonna let it all hang out.
Now, while we respect such a display of uninhibited revelry, it doesn't mean that anybody — and we mean anybody — necessarily wanted to see such a thing. Let's face it (or, rather, let's not) — there are just some people who need to keep their junk in the trunk.
Speaking of which, here are nine nude scenes that made us wanna cover our eyes.
9. Philip Seymour Hoffman, 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' (2007)
The opening shot of director Sidney Lumet's last film shows Philip Seymour Hoffman energetically humping Marisa Tomei. Say what you will about the big guy, but he seems a more than capable lover ... not that we needed any visual proof of that.
- 5/20/2013
- by Zach Laws
- NextMovie
"One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality." — Penn Jillette
Greetings from the apocalypse! We managed to hold off the Antichrist by electing a pope from South America who looks just like Jonathan Pryce. That's pretty good work. I say Rome, the Americas and all the rest of us deserve an honest weekend off, and what more auspicious time to do that than a Catholic drinking holiday?
Friday, March 15
We're gonna kick things off at the appropriate time to christen any weekend: 4:20 p.m., since that's when "Curly Sue" is on Encore. I know what you're thinking, "Man, that's, like, John Hughes' worst movie," and you're not wrong, but this ersatz comedy about a father-daughter con artist team who sleaze their way into some rich folks' hearts has a little...
Greetings from the apocalypse! We managed to hold off the Antichrist by electing a pope from South America who looks just like Jonathan Pryce. That's pretty good work. I say Rome, the Americas and all the rest of us deserve an honest weekend off, and what more auspicious time to do that than a Catholic drinking holiday?
Friday, March 15
We're gonna kick things off at the appropriate time to christen any weekend: 4:20 p.m., since that's when "Curly Sue" is on Encore. I know what you're thinking, "Man, that's, like, John Hughes' worst movie," and you're not wrong, but this ersatz comedy about a father-daughter con artist team who sleaze their way into some rich folks' hearts has a little...
- 3/15/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Brace yourselves. This list of the Top 100 Greatest Gay Movies is probably going to generate some howls of protest thanks to a rather major upset in the rankings. Frankly, one that surprised the hell out of us here at AfterElton.
But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.
We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...
But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.
We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...
- 9/11/2012
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Michael C here. On my list of cinematic obsessions the Alec Baldwin scene from Glengarry Glenn Ross ranks near the top, alongside stuff like the zither music from The Third Man and the ending of Barton Fink. Part of that obsession is my ironclad belief that Baldwin should have won the Supporting Oscar hands down, no contest.
Those who disagree could justifiably point to the complexity of Gene Hackman's and Jaye Davidson's nominated performances that year in Unforgiven and The Crying Game, or, for that matter, the greater range shown by Alec's Glengarry co-star Al Pacino. Baldwin's performance shows no such range. We don't see his softer side, he doesn't reveal any hidden dimensions, we don't even learn his name. He just struts in and delivers a seven minute tour de force of invective.
It's an unforgettable scene but is that enough? Can a one-note performance truly be considered great?...
Those who disagree could justifiably point to the complexity of Gene Hackman's and Jaye Davidson's nominated performances that year in Unforgiven and The Crying Game, or, for that matter, the greater range shown by Alec's Glengarry co-star Al Pacino. Baldwin's performance shows no such range. We don't see his softer side, he doesn't reveal any hidden dimensions, we don't even learn his name. He just struts in and delivers a seven minute tour de force of invective.
It's an unforgettable scene but is that enough? Can a one-note performance truly be considered great?...
- 8/14/2012
- by Michael C.
- FilmExperience
There's a reason you've recently had the urge to bust out your plaid shirts, Celine Dion albums and dial-up modems, as this week sees the release of two relics of the 1990s: "Titanic 3D" and "American Reunion."
Since both of these movies make us think back to a more innocent time when Monica Lewinsky was an eager young White House intern, our money wasn't on fire and Twittering was a weird body tic, we're reminiscing about that decade's most influential and essential cinematic treasures for future generations. It wasn't easy to narrow down the list (next time, "Problem Child 2," next time ...) but if we were to preserve only 25 flicks from the '90s in a time capsule, they would be these (listed in alphabetical order).
1. 'American Pie' (1999)
Losing your virginity on prom night is a rite of passage as American as … well, you know. Jim, Stifler and...
Since both of these movies make us think back to a more innocent time when Monica Lewinsky was an eager young White House intern, our money wasn't on fire and Twittering was a weird body tic, we're reminiscing about that decade's most influential and essential cinematic treasures for future generations. It wasn't easy to narrow down the list (next time, "Problem Child 2," next time ...) but if we were to preserve only 25 flicks from the '90s in a time capsule, they would be these (listed in alphabetical order).
1. 'American Pie' (1999)
Losing your virginity on prom night is a rite of passage as American as … well, you know. Jim, Stifler and...
- 4/5/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Will Swenson and Nick Adams attend the Priscilla Queen of the Desert One Year on Broadway celebration
Birthday shoutouts go to Matthew Broderick, who turns Omg! ...50, Rosie O'Donnell is also 50, Jaye Davidson is 44, and Happy 63rd Birthday to one of the most underrated rock stars of the 80's, Eddie Money! Here's my top five: 5. "I Wanna Go Back" 4. "Baby, Hold On," 3. "Two Tickets To Paradise," 2. "Take Me Home Tonight," 1. "Think I'm In Love."
Rip I Hate My Teenage Daughter. Maybe now Eric Sheffer Stevens can get a role worthy of his talent.We TV has given the greenlight to the Cyndi Lauper docu-series Cyndi, which will chronicle her personal and professional life. Great, now I have to scream at Time Warner to give me We.Rumors are floating around that Glee is going to take on The Who's rock opera Tommy. Santana writhing in baked beans? Kurt as The Pinball Wizard?...
Birthday shoutouts go to Matthew Broderick, who turns Omg! ...50, Rosie O'Donnell is also 50, Jaye Davidson is 44, and Happy 63rd Birthday to one of the most underrated rock stars of the 80's, Eddie Money! Here's my top five: 5. "I Wanna Go Back" 4. "Baby, Hold On," 3. "Two Tickets To Paradise," 2. "Take Me Home Tonight," 1. "Think I'm In Love."
Rip I Hate My Teenage Daughter. Maybe now Eric Sheffer Stevens can get a role worthy of his talent.We TV has given the greenlight to the Cyndi Lauper docu-series Cyndi, which will chronicle her personal and professional life. Great, now I have to scream at Time Warner to give me We.Rumors are floating around that Glee is going to take on The Who's rock opera Tommy. Santana writhing in baked beans? Kurt as The Pinball Wizard?...
- 3/21/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
There is one Academy Awards category in which Britain always seems to be well represented: costume design
In a relatively quiet year for British cinema at the Oscars, the nation can still turn to that reliable standby, the best costume design award, for a little welling-up of patriotic pride. Four out of the last five winners have been British, and two of them – Sandy Powell and Michael O'Connor – are in the running this time. O'Connor is up for Jane Eyre, but the smart money is on Powell, for her work on Martin Scorsese's early-cinema fantasy Hugo.
Not only does Hugo have serious momentum as the leading nominated film with 11 mentions in total, but Powell, 51, has some claim to be the doyenne of international costume design: Hugo is her 10th Oscar nomination in a record that stretches back to Orlando in 1992. She has won three times: with Shakespeare in Love...
In a relatively quiet year for British cinema at the Oscars, the nation can still turn to that reliable standby, the best costume design award, for a little welling-up of patriotic pride. Four out of the last five winners have been British, and two of them – Sandy Powell and Michael O'Connor – are in the running this time. O'Connor is up for Jane Eyre, but the smart money is on Powell, for her work on Martin Scorsese's early-cinema fantasy Hugo.
Not only does Hugo have serious momentum as the leading nominated film with 11 mentions in total, but Powell, 51, has some claim to be the doyenne of international costume design: Hugo is her 10th Oscar nomination in a record that stretches back to Orlando in 1992. She has won three times: with Shakespeare in Love...
- 2/25/2012
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
It still provides a chuckle
The history of The Academy Awards is littered with strange and inexplicable happenings: Revealed shortcomings, spontaneous pushups, "The winner is Paul Newman," Sandahl Bergman's interpretive dance to "Eye Of The Tiger" (admittedly, one of the highlights of my life).
And of course ... Snow White rolling on the river.
But aside from the odd ceremony moments, and the fashion drama on the red carpet, it's the Oscar errors in judgment that we remember the most.
A few weeks ago we discussed the Oscar nomination Sins Of Omission, so let's now take a look at the performers who actually won, and how The Academy still blew it.
The 2005 nominees for Best Actor were:
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn in Good Night and Good Luck
Terrence Howard in Hustle & Flow
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk The Line
And The Oscar Went...
The history of The Academy Awards is littered with strange and inexplicable happenings: Revealed shortcomings, spontaneous pushups, "The winner is Paul Newman," Sandahl Bergman's interpretive dance to "Eye Of The Tiger" (admittedly, one of the highlights of my life).
And of course ... Snow White rolling on the river.
But aside from the odd ceremony moments, and the fashion drama on the red carpet, it's the Oscar errors in judgment that we remember the most.
A few weeks ago we discussed the Oscar nomination Sins Of Omission, so let's now take a look at the performers who actually won, and how The Academy still blew it.
The 2005 nominees for Best Actor were:
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn in Good Night and Good Luck
Terrence Howard in Hustle & Flow
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk The Line
And The Oscar Went...
- 2/23/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Put down those Pop Rocks and Diet Cokes. We’ve got some A-list myths to examine! Ahead of this Sunday’s Oscars, we’ll be taking a look at some of the most famous myths to rise out of the annual awards ceremony. Want to know if being nude will get you a Best Actress statue? Or if the Best Supporting Actress trophy is indeed a curse? You’re in luck – we’ll be investigating one Oscars-related urban legend each day this week. Today, we investigate whether playing a gay character will automatically get you a statue. In the past 25 years,...
- 2/22/2012
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
When AfterElton asked me if I'd be interested in doing a story on full-frontal male nudity in the movies, I said, “Interested? I've been researching it since I was 12!” What prompted the idea is of course the film Shame, which stars Michael Fassbender as a man addicted to sex. When the film debuted at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year it set off a shockwave because of its sexual explicitness, including a much-discussed full-frontal reveal by Fassbender. Add to that the recent flurry of attention that stills of Jonathan Groff's nude scene in Twelve Thirty hitting the Internet generated, and it seems like these days cinema penises are a trending topic.
Everyone from film critics to Freudian analysts to gender theorists has written about male nudity in film. And sorting through the pronouncements on the male gaze and Lacanian mirrors and power inequities between the sexes in Hollywood...
Everyone from film critics to Freudian analysts to gender theorists has written about male nudity in film. And sorting through the pronouncements on the male gaze and Lacanian mirrors and power inequities between the sexes in Hollywood...
- 12/5/2011
- by fakename
- The Backlot
Let's all be adults; this is not a puerile discussion of the male member. We're merely noting that throughout history, while paintings and sculptures have depicted the nude male body with regularity, film has a limited number of offerings (not counting the XXX variety, of course), whereas leading ladies (even Oscar-winning ones) drop cover again and again.
Michael Fassbender, however, has no qualms about showing what God gave him. In Steve McQueen's new drama "Shame," Fassbender plays a sex addict who's in the buff so often his body is naked nearly as often as its clothed. In honor of Fassbender's courage to reveal everything, we're celebrating the movies -- and actors -- who've dared to go full frontal.
9. 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas' (2011)
In the stoner duo's take on holiday flicks, Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) pay tribute to the infamous tongue-on-the-flagpole scene in "A Christmas Story,...
Michael Fassbender, however, has no qualms about showing what God gave him. In Steve McQueen's new drama "Shame," Fassbender plays a sex addict who's in the buff so often his body is naked nearly as often as its clothed. In honor of Fassbender's courage to reveal everything, we're celebrating the movies -- and actors -- who've dared to go full frontal.
9. 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas' (2011)
In the stoner duo's take on holiday flicks, Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) pay tribute to the infamous tongue-on-the-flagpole scene in "A Christmas Story,...
- 12/2/2011
- by Sandie Angulo Chen
- NextMovie
"All art is political, otherwise it would just be decoration," proclaims sad-eyed Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans) in Anonymous. "If artists didn't have anything to say, they'd make shoes."
You almost expect him to add: "So you see, there's more to the films of Roland Emmerich that you thought!"
And then: "I'm a stand-in for this film's director. Get it?"
After all, it's difficult not to think of de Vere—a neglected genius who collects curios and writes plays in which prominent cultural figures (in this case, his enemies in the royal court) get killed before a cheering audience—as an alter-ego for Emmerich, a stealth artist who collects kitsch and directs movies where pop culture landmarks are obliterated before forgiving summer moviegoers worldwide. de Vere spins his personal vendettas into enduring poetry; Emmerich has turned his Pop Art aspirations into lucrative spectacle, vaporizing the White House on two separate...
You almost expect him to add: "So you see, there's more to the films of Roland Emmerich that you thought!"
And then: "I'm a stand-in for this film's director. Get it?"
After all, it's difficult not to think of de Vere—a neglected genius who collects curios and writes plays in which prominent cultural figures (in this case, his enemies in the royal court) get killed before a cheering audience—as an alter-ego for Emmerich, a stealth artist who collects kitsch and directs movies where pop culture landmarks are obliterated before forgiving summer moviegoers worldwide. de Vere spins his personal vendettas into enduring poetry; Emmerich has turned his Pop Art aspirations into lucrative spectacle, vaporizing the White House on two separate...
- 11/1/2011
- MUBI
Getty Glenn Close
For Glenn Close, the coming fall season is going to be a real drag—and that’s a good thing. The acclaimed actress is set to storm theaters with “Albert Nobbs,” a passion project in which she plays a woman masquerading as a male waiter in 19th-century Ireland in order to land a job.
It’s a performance that’s already generating buzz for Close, who played the role in a 1982 Off-Broadway play and won an Obie award for it.
For Glenn Close, the coming fall season is going to be a real drag—and that’s a good thing. The acclaimed actress is set to storm theaters with “Albert Nobbs,” a passion project in which she plays a woman masquerading as a male waiter in 19th-century Ireland in order to land a job.
It’s a performance that’s already generating buzz for Close, who played the role in a 1982 Off-Broadway play and won an Obie award for it.
- 9/5/2011
- by Alexis L. Loinaz
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Really, who doesn't love a man in drag?
From Tyler Perry and Robin Williams to those kooky kids at Harvard who put on the annual Hasty Pudding silliness, a dude in dainty duds is often the cause of a good laugh, an occasional heartfelt moment and even some family-oriented warm fuzzies.
With "Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son" hitting theaters this week – and "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family" arriving in April – we're counting down the most convincing male movie cross-dressers from the utterly ridiculous sight gags to the jaw-droppingly feminine.
Shawn & Marlon Wayans, "White Chicks" (2004)
Quite simply, "White Chicks" fails in every possible sense to depict Shawn and Marlon Wayans as women. Instead of trust-fund, valley-girl debutantes, they appear to have some sort disease causing albino skin and a hair condition. Some viewers even find them offensive. Sure, the film offers a few one-liners -- "You're so stupid you...
From Tyler Perry and Robin Williams to those kooky kids at Harvard who put on the annual Hasty Pudding silliness, a dude in dainty duds is often the cause of a good laugh, an occasional heartfelt moment and even some family-oriented warm fuzzies.
With "Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son" hitting theaters this week – and "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family" arriving in April – we're counting down the most convincing male movie cross-dressers from the utterly ridiculous sight gags to the jaw-droppingly feminine.
Shawn & Marlon Wayans, "White Chicks" (2004)
Quite simply, "White Chicks" fails in every possible sense to depict Shawn and Marlon Wayans as women. Instead of trust-fund, valley-girl debutantes, they appear to have some sort disease causing albino skin and a hair condition. Some viewers even find them offensive. Sure, the film offers a few one-liners -- "You're so stupid you...
- 2/16/2011
- by Justin Sedgwick
- NextMovie
Below is the first image of Glenn Close from the set of her new film Albert Nobbs. Close looks incredible (and scary. . .hide your rabbits) as a 19th century Irish woman who cross-dresses in order to get ahead in Dublin society.
The film, directed by Rodrigo García (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her, Nine Lives) is an adaptation of the 1982 play "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" in which Close got her professional start in the titular role. I'll be interested to see if the plot will be updated at all to accommodate the 28-year age difference in its lead. Also appearing in the film are Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, your naughty dreams), who are both rather androgynous actors themselves. If they had asked me which pillow-lipped/crazy-eyed Irishman I would prefer to see, I would have picked that other one,...
The film, directed by Rodrigo García (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her, Nine Lives) is an adaptation of the 1982 play "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" in which Close got her professional start in the titular role. I'll be interested to see if the plot will be updated at all to accommodate the 28-year age difference in its lead. Also appearing in the film are Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, your naughty dreams), who are both rather androgynous actors themselves. If they had asked me which pillow-lipped/crazy-eyed Irishman I would prefer to see, I would have picked that other one,...
- 12/16/2010
- by Joanna Robinson
Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) have been in a long-term relationship. The plot revolves around their children seeking out their sperm-donor father, Paul (Mark Ruffalo). Moviegoers will identify with the couple's problems, which are the same for heterosexual couples with teenage children. The film seeks to establish an understanding of the need to provide equity for both homosexual and heterosexual couples. As Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing." A day or two after seeing this film, I watched The Crying Game, on the IFC television channel. It involves an Ira soldier, Fergus (Stephen Rea), who becomes involved with another male, Dil (Jaye Davidson), living the life of a woman. That older film is superb and far more absorbing than the Kids Are All Right, which has a sitcom quality to it. If you've never seen...
- 7/17/2010
- by Ed Koch
- Huffington Post
There's a long list of actors who crash and burn, or just plain disappear, after a single star-making, early-career performance. Cuba Gooding Jr. may be the prototype, but see also Jaye Davidson, Linda Blair, Linda Hamilton, etc. But every bit as frustrating as an obviously talented performer who never again does anything of note after making an initial splash is the actor who gives a single indelible performance and then goes on to a successful, entirely respectable career without ever recapturing that magic. I know no better example of that phenomenon than Naomi Watts, a bona fide superstar who has been competent and thoroughly unremarkable in a long string of big-time Hollywood roles, but has never lived down - or even approached - the performance that made her a somebody in the first place.
It's arguably inevitable that I would feel this way, since I consider Mulholland Dr. to be...
It's arguably inevitable that I would feel this way, since I consider Mulholland Dr. to be...
- 6/21/2010
- by Eugene Novikov
- Cinematical
Craig here with the next Take Three.
This week: Miranda Richardson
Take One: Collateral marriage damage
If you want nearly two hours of Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche miserably humping each other in dull, anonymous locations (all frightfully well lit of course) then Damage is good to go. Louis Malle's, and scriptwriter David Hare's, adaptation of Josephine Hart's novel, about a member of Parliament's affair with his son's girlfriend, is rather too inert and tasteful for its own good, and was only partially praised but largely ignored perhaps for those reasons. Many liked it, but many more had issues with it (or so I've read). I had a hard time remembering much about the film, save for the sullen, cheerless sex scenes mentioned above... and one other aspect: Miranda Richardson, playing Irons' character's dutiful wife. Gosh, I love me some Binoche, but good grief Richardson owned this one.
This week: Miranda Richardson
Take One: Collateral marriage damage
If you want nearly two hours of Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche miserably humping each other in dull, anonymous locations (all frightfully well lit of course) then Damage is good to go. Louis Malle's, and scriptwriter David Hare's, adaptation of Josephine Hart's novel, about a member of Parliament's affair with his son's girlfriend, is rather too inert and tasteful for its own good, and was only partially praised but largely ignored perhaps for those reasons. Many liked it, but many more had issues with it (or so I've read). I had a hard time remembering much about the film, save for the sullen, cheerless sex scenes mentioned above... and one other aspect: Miranda Richardson, playing Irons' character's dutiful wife. Gosh, I love me some Binoche, but good grief Richardson owned this one.
- 6/20/2010
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
If ever there was a movie that needed converting to high definition, it would have to be Stargate. The movie has so many lovely desert landscapes with fantastic blue skies that it makes the perfect picture for blu ray.
Stargate was directed by Roland Emmerich and stars Kurt Russell as Colonel Jonathan “Jack” O’Neil, James Spader as Dr Daniel Jackson, Jaye Davidson as Ra, Viceca Lindfors as Catherine and Alexis Cruz as Skaara. This is the movie that catapolted Roland Emmerich into a career of movies that now includes Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and more recently 2012 (which Jon reviewed on blu ray here this week).
Stargate is released on Blu Ray this Monday, 29th March and I’m pleased to report that it does indeed convert to blu ray perfectly. The picture quality is just fantastic and looking at those baron landscapes and huge piramids in HD was spectacular.
Stargate was directed by Roland Emmerich and stars Kurt Russell as Colonel Jonathan “Jack” O’Neil, James Spader as Dr Daniel Jackson, Jaye Davidson as Ra, Viceca Lindfors as Catherine and Alexis Cruz as Skaara. This is the movie that catapolted Roland Emmerich into a career of movies that now includes Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and more recently 2012 (which Jon reviewed on blu ray here this week).
Stargate is released on Blu Ray this Monday, 29th March and I’m pleased to report that it does indeed convert to blu ray perfectly. The picture quality is just fantastic and looking at those baron landscapes and huge piramids in HD was spectacular.
- 3/26/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Grossing nearly $200 million worldwide on its first release in 1994, Stargate has become a cult phenomenon, spawning a military science fiction franchise that has expanded from film and television to books, video games and comic books. Now, with its 29th March 2010 Blu-ray release, this extraordinary film can be viewed in all its stunning glory and with a mouth-watering line-up of extras.
With a star line-up that features Kurt Russell as Colonel Jonathan “Jack” O’Neil, James Spader as Dr Daniel Jackson, Jaye Davidson as Ra, Viceca Lindfors as Catherine and Alexis Cruz as Skaara, science fiction aficionados can look forward to a glorious world of Blu-ray wonder with this latest Stargate release.
We’ve got two copies of the cult movie to give away and all you have to do is answer the following question:
Who plays Colonel Jack O’Neill in the TV Series, Stargate Sg-1?
User the form below to enter.
With a star line-up that features Kurt Russell as Colonel Jonathan “Jack” O’Neil, James Spader as Dr Daniel Jackson, Jaye Davidson as Ra, Viceca Lindfors as Catherine and Alexis Cruz as Skaara, science fiction aficionados can look forward to a glorious world of Blu-ray wonder with this latest Stargate release.
We’ve got two copies of the cult movie to give away and all you have to do is answer the following question:
Who plays Colonel Jack O’Neill in the TV Series, Stargate Sg-1?
User the form below to enter.
- 3/22/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Single this Valentine's Day? Recently got dumped? Forgettaboutit! There are worse things than being alone.
Don't believe us? We've offer up Exhibit A: 10 Bad Movie Girlfriends. Among the warnings, guys? Beware of Amanda Peet. And we didn't even include her character from Something's Gotta Give — a single heart attack and she's ready to pawn you off on her mother.
And for all the single ladies, we have Exhibit B: 10 Bad Movie Boyfriends. From freeloaders to narcissists to charmers with gun-wielding ex-wives, honey, you can do better!
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Adam Sandler | Christian Bale | Javier Bardem | Jaye Davidson | Owen Wilson | Sharon Stone | Zooey Deschanel | Jeremy Irons | Christian Slater | Eihi Shiina | Rachel Harris | Rachel McAdams | Linda Fiorentino | Robert Pattinson | Amanda Peet | Kristen Bell | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | Chris Noth | Seth Rogen...
Don't believe us? We've offer up Exhibit A: 10 Bad Movie Girlfriends. Among the warnings, guys? Beware of Amanda Peet. And we didn't even include her character from Something's Gotta Give — a single heart attack and she's ready to pawn you off on her mother.
And for all the single ladies, we have Exhibit B: 10 Bad Movie Boyfriends. From freeloaders to narcissists to charmers with gun-wielding ex-wives, honey, you can do better!
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Adam Sandler | Christian Bale | Javier Bardem | Jaye Davidson | Owen Wilson | Sharon Stone | Zooey Deschanel | Jeremy Irons | Christian Slater | Eihi Shiina | Rachel Harris | Rachel McAdams | Linda Fiorentino | Robert Pattinson | Amanda Peet | Kristen Bell | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | Chris Noth | Seth Rogen...
- 2/11/2010
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
In honor of Liev Schreiber's turn in Taking Woodstock, The Huffington Post has its readers scoring various actors' and actresses' believability in roles of the opposite sex. As I'm typing this, Patrick Swayze, who gives my favorite drag performance in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, is averaging 7.4 out of 10, which ranks him sixth among the group of 24. The most successful stars: Cillian Murphy in 2005's Breakfast on Pluto (9.2), followed by Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry (8.7), Linda Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously, (8.6), Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game (8.6), and Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There (7.7). Schreiber's averaging a 2.5, placing him behind Eddie Murphy in Norbit (4.0), John Travolta in Hairspray (3.8), Shawn and Marlon Wayans in White Chicks (3.5), and Martin Lawrence in Big Momma's House (2.7). I have not seen Taking Woodstock yet, but I'm guessing if Schreiber scored that low, he was not supposed to pass as a woman.
- 9/2/2009
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
The 1994 sci-fi blockbuster Stargate opened doorways into TV spin-offs, DVD movies, video games, books and comics, with the latest series - Stargate Universe - coming to small screens in October.
The first spin-off was the television show Stargate Sg-1, a sequel to the original movie which began with a two-part pilot episode called Children of the Gods. The series became the longest-running American sci-fi show.
On Monday (July 27), 20th Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment are releasing Stargate Sg-1: Children of the Gods on DVD for the first time, priced £19.99.
This Final Cut edition features the two-part TV pilot recut into 90-minute movie format and remastered with brand new visual effects.
Special features include a commentary by producer Brad Wright and star Richard Dean Anderson and a Back to the Beginning featurette.
Children of the Gods picks up a year after the events of the movie and sees hostile...
The first spin-off was the television show Stargate Sg-1, a sequel to the original movie which began with a two-part pilot episode called Children of the Gods. The series became the longest-running American sci-fi show.
On Monday (July 27), 20th Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment are releasing Stargate Sg-1: Children of the Gods on DVD for the first time, priced £19.99.
This Final Cut edition features the two-part TV pilot recut into 90-minute movie format and remastered with brand new visual effects.
Special features include a commentary by producer Brad Wright and star Richard Dean Anderson and a Back to the Beginning featurette.
Children of the Gods picks up a year after the events of the movie and sees hostile...
- 7/27/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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