When “Call Me by Your Name” screened at the New York Film Festival last month, several threads from Timothée Chalamet’s 21-year-old life wove together. Above the sold-out, 1,100-seat audience at Alice Tully Hall, he watched the second half from the balcony, seated next to the actor who plays his lover, Armie Hammer, and their director, Luca Guadagnino. Onscreen, Chalamet’s character was 17, the same age he was when Guadagnino met him. At that time, Chalamet was a student at Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts — the Upper West Side inspiration for “Fame” — across the street.
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In kindergarten, Chalamet was a lukewarm commercial actor. His “first moment of passion” for the craft came at age 12, seeing Heath Ledger’s Joker in “The Dark Knight.” “I just had no clue what...
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In kindergarten, Chalamet was a lukewarm commercial actor. His “first moment of passion” for the craft came at age 12, seeing Heath Ledger’s Joker in “The Dark Knight.” “I just had no clue what...
- 11/17/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
(See previous post: “Gay Pride Movie Series Comes to a Close: From Heterosexual Angst to Indonesian Coup.”) Ken Russell's Valentino (1977) is notable for starring ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev as silent era icon Rudolph Valentino, whose sexual orientation, despite countless gay rumors, seems to have been, according to the available evidence, heterosexual. (Valentino's supposed affair with fellow “Latin Lover” Ramon Novarro has no basis in reality.) The female cast is also impressive: Veteran Leslie Caron (Lili, Gigi) as stage and screen star Alla Nazimova, ex-The Mamas & the Papas singer Michelle Phillips as Valentino wife and Nazimova protégée Natacha Rambova, Felicity Kendal as screenwriter/producer June Mathis (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse), and Carol Kane – lately of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt fame. Bob Fosse's Cabaret (1972) is notable as one of the greatest musicals ever made. As a 1930s Cabaret presenter – and the Spirit of Germany – Joel Grey was the year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner. Liza Minnelli...
- 6/30/2017
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Characters like the one that gives its title to My Cousin Rachel are usually played with broad strokes, either to elicit extreme sympathy, or total disdain, and yet what Rachel Weisz does in Roger Michell’s adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel is unlike either of those, it’s a performance so layered that it would unfair to say it lies even in between. We are supposed to mistrust Rachel from the moment we first hear her name, after all she is the stranger who has seduced Philip’s (Sam Claflin) saintly cousin, made him renounce his bachelorhood, and abandon his beloved England. Not only that, but according to some suspicions, she might have even been behind his untimely death, meaning there is nothing left for Philip to do but seek revenge.
And yet upon meeting Rachel, Philip discovers something quite unexpected, rather than a severe gorgon, he finds her to be quite sensitive,...
And yet upon meeting Rachel, Philip discovers something quite unexpected, rather than a severe gorgon, he finds her to be quite sensitive,...
- 6/8/2017
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
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We took at look back at 1994's Wolf starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer, and found it to be a highly entertaining watch...
The animal is out. Nicholson. Pfeiffer. Wolf.
See related Labyrinth: looking back at an 80s fantasy classic Labyrinth at 30: Brian Froud conceptual designer interview Labyrinth: rare behind the scenes pics and promo shots
Frankly, that sparse poster copy would have been enough to tempt most punters into the cinema in 1994, but a werewolf movie starring a man who already appeared to be mid-transformation in real life would have been a deal-sealer for many a horror aficionado. Which is perhaps why, when appraising Smiling Jack’s extensive filmography, Wolf is often drudged up from the file marked ‘oh yeah, I forgot about that one’.
Because Wolf is many things; but it ain’t a horror film.
In fact, trying to pin Wolf...
We took at look back at 1994's Wolf starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer, and found it to be a highly entertaining watch...
The animal is out. Nicholson. Pfeiffer. Wolf.
See related Labyrinth: looking back at an 80s fantasy classic Labyrinth at 30: Brian Froud conceptual designer interview Labyrinth: rare behind the scenes pics and promo shots
Frankly, that sparse poster copy would have been enough to tempt most punters into the cinema in 1994, but a werewolf movie starring a man who already appeared to be mid-transformation in real life would have been a deal-sealer for many a horror aficionado. Which is perhaps why, when appraising Smiling Jack’s extensive filmography, Wolf is often drudged up from the file marked ‘oh yeah, I forgot about that one’.
Because Wolf is many things; but it ain’t a horror film.
In fact, trying to pin Wolf...
- 3/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Haskell Wexler has died at age 93. The icon, who lensed famed films such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bound for Glory and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, passed away in his sleep at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, his son Jeff Wexler announced on his website. "It is with great sadness that I have to report that my father, Haskell Wexler, has died," Jeff wrote. "Pop died peacefully in his sleep, Sunday, December 27th, 2015. Accepting the Academy Award in 1967, Pop said: 'I hope we can use our art for peace and for love.
- 12/27/2015
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
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From writing Beverly Hills Cop to directing Toy Soldiers and Dawn Patrol, we have a chat with writer/producer/director Daniel Petrie Jr.
Daniel Petrie Jr comes from a family with movies in its blood.
His father, Daniel Petrie Sr, directed films such as Resurrection, Cocoon: The Return and A Raisin In The Sun. His mother, Dorothea, produced movies, wrote novels and acted. And then his brother, Donald Petrie, directed Cocoon: The Return, Miss Congeniality and Grumpy Old Men.
Yet Daniel Petrie Jr is just as busy. His screenplays include Turner & Hooch and Beverly Hills Cop (for which he earned an Academy Award nomination), whilst his directorial debut was the much-loved (by us especially) Toy Soldiers.
As his new film as director, Dawn Patrol (starring Scott Eastwood) lands on DVD, he spared us some time for a chat about his career. Starting with what he's up to right now.
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From writing Beverly Hills Cop to directing Toy Soldiers and Dawn Patrol, we have a chat with writer/producer/director Daniel Petrie Jr.
Daniel Petrie Jr comes from a family with movies in its blood.
His father, Daniel Petrie Sr, directed films such as Resurrection, Cocoon: The Return and A Raisin In The Sun. His mother, Dorothea, produced movies, wrote novels and acted. And then his brother, Donald Petrie, directed Cocoon: The Return, Miss Congeniality and Grumpy Old Men.
Yet Daniel Petrie Jr is just as busy. His screenplays include Turner & Hooch and Beverly Hills Cop (for which he earned an Academy Award nomination), whilst his directorial debut was the much-loved (by us especially) Toy Soldiers.
As his new film as director, Dawn Patrol (starring Scott Eastwood) lands on DVD, he spared us some time for a chat about his career. Starting with what he's up to right now.
- 10/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
With WolfCop out now on disc, Ryan takes a look at how werewolf myths have faded in and out of cinema history...
It might seem strange, from our interconnected, know-it-all 21st century perspective, that people really did once believe that werewolves existed. Legends of wolf-men date back to antiquity, but really began to bite into society’s fear centres in Europe of the Middle Ages.
Take, for example, Peter Stumpp, a 16th century man whose strange story was related in a pamphlet published shortly after his death. A resident of a small town in Cologne, Stumpp claimed to have been given a belt of wolf skin by the Devil, which when worn, gave him the ability to transform into a wolf. In this form, Stumpp said he’d killed and eaten a dozen or so people over the course of 25 years - crimes described in grisly detail in that old pamphlet.
It might seem strange, from our interconnected, know-it-all 21st century perspective, that people really did once believe that werewolves existed. Legends of wolf-men date back to antiquity, but really began to bite into society’s fear centres in Europe of the Middle Ages.
Take, for example, Peter Stumpp, a 16th century man whose strange story was related in a pamphlet published shortly after his death. A resident of a small town in Cologne, Stumpp claimed to have been given a belt of wolf skin by the Devil, which when worn, gave him the ability to transform into a wolf. In this form, Stumpp said he’d killed and eaten a dozen or so people over the course of 25 years - crimes described in grisly detail in that old pamphlet.
- 10/10/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
It has become common to find Scott Rudin with multiple films in the Oscar hunt. This time, the producer has the Joel and Ethan Coen-directed Inside Llewyn Davis, financed independently and distributed by CBS Films, and the Paul Greengrass-directed Captain Phillips, funded by Rudin’s home studio Sony Pictures. The prolific producer manages these Oscar campaigns while he presided over a record-breaking limited stage run of the Mike Nichols-directed Betrayal with Daniel Craig; as The Book Of Mormon continues to be Broadway’s biggest bread winner; preps for next month’s Berlin premiere of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel; is in post on the Chris Rock-directed Finally Famous and Jon Stewart’s helming debut Rosewater, about a mock journalist who spent nine frightening months detained in Iran after filing a comic field report on Stewart’s The Daily Show. There are big pics percolating,...
- 1/7/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
New York – Director Mike Nichols’ star-powered Broadway revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal wrapped its 14-week limited engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Sunday with a stunning cumulative gross of just over $17.5 million. The drama starred Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall as the three points of an adulterous romantic triangle examined in reverse chronological order. A major draw from its first preview performance Oct. 1, the production regularly grossed more than $1 million a week, with tickets commanding top premium prices of $423. Story: Hollywood on Broadway: Who Clicked and Who Didn't in 2013
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- 1/6/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The star system might be waning in Hollywood, but not when those stars take to the Broadway stage. The Mike Nichols-directed revival of the Harold Pinter play Betrayal, which stars Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall, just set a new Broadway box office record for a play when it grossed $1.44 million for the week ending December 19. That surpassed the mark formerly held by the Tom Hanks-starrer Lucky Guy, which earlier this year took in $1.412 million for the week ending April 21. First performed at London’s National Theatre in 1978, Betrayal ends its limited run this Sunday, January 5. Weisz and Craig play a married couple whose happiness is threatened when her long affair with her publisher husband’s lit agent best friend (Spall) is exposed.
- 12/31/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Julia Roberts turned 46 on Monday, Oct. 28, but the Academy Award winner celebrated the occasion a day earlier with husband Danny Moder in New York City. The Normal Heart star was spotted in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood on Sunday after finishing brunch with friends at the Little Owl. Later that night, according to The New York Post's Page Six, the actress attended opening night of Broadway's Betrayal, starring real-life couple Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz and directed by Tony Award winner Mike Nichols. Roberts has a busy few months ahead her, as her twins Hazel and Finn turn 9 on Nov. 28, and her latest movie, August: Osage County, arrives in theaters Christmas Day. And though she's been in...
- 10/29/2013
- E! Online
From 'mouldy British sex farce' to 'thrilling theatre', the Mike Nichols staging of Pinter's classic play draws mixed responses
Bond is back on Broadway, and this time Daniel Craig is starring alongside his wife, Rachel Weisz, in Betrayal. It's a pairing that has already broken box office records at the Ethel Barrymore theatre and has almost sold out its run, with some tickets going for more than $400 (£248).
However, American theatre critics are divided after last night's opening gala. Some have praised Mike Nichols's brooding production of Harold Pinter's 1978 play, which also stars Life of Pi's Rafe Spall. Others have accused Nichols of misjudging its tone, and even of riding slipshod over it.
The New York Times' Ben Brantley heads up the latter camp. Though Brantley argues that its "recipe for classy eroticism [is] a New Yorker's favourite catnip," he likens the staging to "the kind of rowdy old...
Bond is back on Broadway, and this time Daniel Craig is starring alongside his wife, Rachel Weisz, in Betrayal. It's a pairing that has already broken box office records at the Ethel Barrymore theatre and has almost sold out its run, with some tickets going for more than $400 (£248).
However, American theatre critics are divided after last night's opening gala. Some have praised Mike Nichols's brooding production of Harold Pinter's 1978 play, which also stars Life of Pi's Rafe Spall. Others have accused Nichols of misjudging its tone, and even of riding slipshod over it.
The New York Times' Ben Brantley heads up the latter camp. Though Brantley argues that its "recipe for classy eroticism [is] a New Yorker's favourite catnip," he likens the staging to "the kind of rowdy old...
- 10/28/2013
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Harold Pinter tellingly did not title it “The Betrayal.” Unlike earlier works like “The Homecoming” and “The Birthday Party,” he eschewed the article “the” for his 1977 play, “Betrayal,” which opened Sunday at the Barrymore Theatre in a starry revival directed by Mike Nichols. There are so many betrayals in “Betrayal,” the least of which is the one Emma (Rachel Weisz) commits against her husband, Robert (Daniel Craig), by engaging in a long-running affair with his best friend, Jerry (Rafe Spall in a remarkable Broadway debut). It’s as if Pinter is playing a game – to see how many betrayals he.
- 10/28/2013
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
October 27, 2013: A new production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal opens on Broadway, in a production directed by Mike Nichols and starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall. The 1978 reverse-chronology drama about interlocking marital infidelities, universally acknowledged a classic, is the Big Event of the fall season.October 23, 2013: At a press performance a few days before the opening, all sorts of pairings and power games are observed. Glenn Close and Bette Midler sit together; Midler gets the aisle. Just as the lights dim, Gayle King rushes to join Oprah a few rows ahead. Neither gets the aisle! Javier Bardem does not seem to notice. He is on the aisle. A few minutes later: A very tasteful, tranquil, and often beautiful performance of Betrayal begins. Its style is best exemplified by Ian MacNeil’s scenery — a series of translucent boxes that fit within one another like Matryoshka dolls...
- 10/28/2013
- by Jesse Green
- Vulture
New York – In the Internet age of sexting scandals and tabloid humiliation, infidelity without public shaming seems almost quaint. So why is Harold Pinter’s 1978 play, Betrayal, still such a bristling drama? Its structural brilliance, for one thing, tracking an adulterous triangle in reverse chronology that stretches back nine years and uncovers as many mysteries as it solves. It also doesn’t hurt to have actors like Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall at the absolute top of their game. Likewise, director Mike Nichols, who coaxes his cast to mirror their characters, carefully parsing every word for hidden meaning.
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- 10/28/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Daniel Craig and a starry cast get the tone completely wrong in this rendition of Pinter's great play about a seven-year affair
Mike Nichols and his cast get so much wrong in the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal (1978), let's start with what goes right. It's a handsome physical production, with large, well-appointed interiors by Ian MacNeil wafting in and out to composer James Murphy's moody noodling and glowing with Brian MacDevitt's evocative lighting. Daniel Craig shucks off his 007 persona to become Robert, a successful book publisher whose wife, Emma (Rachel Weisz) conducts a seven-year affair with Robert's friend Jerry (Rafe Spall), a literary agent. The compact, rugged Craig hasn't shrunken from years behind the camera: he projects himself fully and muscularly to the back stalls. Craig even enlivened vastly inferior material when last he was on the Great White Way,...
Daniel Craig and a starry cast get the tone completely wrong in this rendition of Pinter's great play about a seven-year affair
Mike Nichols and his cast get so much wrong in the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal (1978), let's start with what goes right. It's a handsome physical production, with large, well-appointed interiors by Ian MacNeil wafting in and out to composer James Murphy's moody noodling and glowing with Brian MacDevitt's evocative lighting. Daniel Craig shucks off his 007 persona to become Robert, a successful book publisher whose wife, Emma (Rachel Weisz) conducts a seven-year affair with Robert's friend Jerry (Rafe Spall), a literary agent. The compact, rugged Craig hasn't shrunken from years behind the camera: he projects himself fully and muscularly to the back stalls. Craig even enlivened vastly inferior material when last he was on the Great White Way,...
- 10/28/2013
- by David Cote
- The Guardian - Film News
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall star on Broadway in Harold Pinter's Betrayal, directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols. Betrayal is currently in previews at the Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street, with opening night on Sunday, November 3. Betrayal is a strictly limited engagement, running 14 weeks only, through January 5, 2014. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below...
- 10/24/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Daniel Craig has a license to kill at the Broadway box office. Teaming the James Bond star with his real-life wife, Rachel Weisz, turns out to have been a very good idea for the producers of the Harold Pinter revival Betrayal. Though the show doesn’t open until Oct. 27, the Mike Nichols-directed drama has broken records at the Barrymore Theatre for its first two weeks of previews. For the week ending Oct. 13, it took in $1.11 million for seven performances, according to figures from the Broadway League. That tops the weekly earnings of the Philip Seymour Hoffman-topped revival of...
- 10/15/2013
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
Tom Hanks’ ‘Captain Phillips’ weekend box office: One of Hanks’ biggest domestic openings in the past decade Starring two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the title role — though you wouldn’t know it by looking at the film’s poster — Paul Greengrass’ inspired-by-real-life-events Captain Phillips grossed an estimated $8.5 million from 3,020 venues on Friday, October 11, 2013, including $600,000 from Thursday night showings, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Captain Phillips chronicles the adventures of the titular captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. (Photo: Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips.) Budgeted at $55 million — not including marketing and distribution expenses — Captain Phillips should collect anywhere between $23-25 million by Sunday evening. A major Saturday surge and a strong Sunday hold could lead to even higher results, but for now that’s mere speculation. Either way, Captain Phillips has absolutely no chance of topping this weekend’s domestic box office chart,...
- 10/13/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The real-life husband-and-wife team Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz helped propel Betrayal to a Broadway record - and the show hasn't even officially opened yet.
Data released Monday from The Broadway League shows that the first seven previews of the Harold Pinter revival earned $1,100,818, breaking the Barrymore Theater's weekly box office record. It took the crown set by the recent revival of Death of a Salesman, which grossed $1,066,582 in June 2012.
The two shows share the same director, Mike Nichols, and lead producer, Scott Rudin. More records may fall soon when the show increases to eight performances a week. It opens October 27, when critics have their say. Adding to its pull is that Betrayal is to play only 14 weeks, through January 5.
Data released Monday from The Broadway League shows that the first seven previews of the Harold Pinter revival earned $1,100,818, breaking the Barrymore Theater's weekly box office record. It took the crown set by the recent revival of Death of a Salesman, which grossed $1,066,582 in June 2012.
The two shows share the same director, Mike Nichols, and lead producer, Scott Rudin. More records may fall soon when the show increases to eight performances a week. It opens October 27, when critics have their say. Adding to its pull is that Betrayal is to play only 14 weeks, through January 5.
- 10/8/2013
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
While they may be happily married in real life, Daniel and Rachel portray exactly the opposite on their new Broadway show, titled ‘Betrayal.’ The new show is already getting raving reviews, and the previews have just begun!
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are one of Hollywood’s hottest and most loved couples — but now they’re hitting the Broadway stages and not playing so lovey-dovey with each other.
Rachel Weisz & Daniel Craig In ‘Betrayal’
The Broadway show that everyone’s talking about begins today, although the official opening night is not until October 27. Only running for 14 weeks, the show is in high demand — and it must be because of the intense story line and brilliant actors.
Daniel, 45, plays Robert, the narrator of the story who is looking back at a time when his wife Emma (played by Rachel, 43) was having an affair with his best friend, Jerry — portrayed by Rafe Spall.
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are one of Hollywood’s hottest and most loved couples — but now they’re hitting the Broadway stages and not playing so lovey-dovey with each other.
Rachel Weisz & Daniel Craig In ‘Betrayal’
The Broadway show that everyone’s talking about begins today, although the official opening night is not until October 27. Only running for 14 weeks, the show is in high demand — and it must be because of the intense story line and brilliant actors.
Daniel, 45, plays Robert, the narrator of the story who is looking back at a time when his wife Emma (played by Rachel, 43) was having an affair with his best friend, Jerry — portrayed by Rafe Spall.
- 10/1/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
The prospect of Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz—certifiably beautiful movie stars who happen to be married—appearing in a Broadway revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal under the direction of Mike Nichols (fresh from his Death of a Salesman with Philip Seymour Hoffman) is enough to quicken the blood, but there’s another prospect, almost as tantalizing: that the publicity-averse couple will finally be forced to sit side by side and talk about each other. About their swift and surprising union. How it feels to work together. How they manage to maintain a sphere of privacy. Tell us how you keep your secrets, Mr. and Mrs. Celebrity Couple. Spill. The tabloid dream dies fast. I have to meet them on opposite sides of downtown, she in the West in an ordinary bakeshop (well, Le Pain Quotidien), he in the East in a hotel room he takes especially for our chat.
- 8/23/2013
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
Due to overwhelming demand for 'this season's box office champ' New York Post, the Barrymore Theatre box office 243 West 47th Street will open early, for one week only, today, July 29 at 1000 am through Sunday, August 4 at 600 pm, for tickets to Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall, and directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols.
- 7/29/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to overwhelming demand for 'this season's box office champ' New York Post, the Barrymore Theatre box office 243 West 47th Street will open early, for one week only, on Monday, July 29 at 1000 am through Sunday, August 4 at 600 pm, for tickets to Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall, and directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols. The marquee just went up at the Barrymore and you can check it out below...
- 7/24/2013
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to overwhelming demand for this season's box office champ New York Post, the Barrymore Theatre box office 243 West 47th Street will open early, for one week only, on Monday, July 29 at 1000 am through Sunday, August 4 at 600 pm, for tickets to Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall, and directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols. The box office will be open July 29-August 3 from 1000 am to 800 pm, andAugust 4 from Noon to 600 pm. After August 4, the box office at the Barrymore will reopen on Tuesday, September 3.
- 7/24/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to overwhelming demand, the Barrymore Theatre box office 243 West 47th Street will open early, for one week only, on Monday, July 29 at 1000 am through Sunday, August 4 at 600 pm, for tickets to Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall, and directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols. The box office will be open July 29-August 3 from 1000 am to 800 pm, and August 4 from Noon to 600 pm. After August 4, the box office at the Barrymore will reopen on Tuesday, September 3.
- 7/24/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tickets for Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall, and directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, have only been available for a week, and according to the New York Post, the show has alredy reached 5 million in sales. Michael Riedel writes that the play 'will likely be sold out by the time it plays its first performance Oct. 1.'...
- 7/17/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tickets will be on sale exclusively to American Express cardholders from today, June 26 through Thursday, July 11 only for Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall and directed by ten-time Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols. General on-sale will begin on Friday, July 12. Tickets will be available at www.telecharge.com or by calling Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200. Check out photos of Weisz, Craig and Spall in rehearsal below...
- 6/26/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Former LCD Soundsystem frontman will provide music for new production starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall
James Murphy is heading to Broadway. The former LCD Soundsystem bandleader is writing music for a new production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
Mike Nichols will direct the production at the Ethel Barrymore theatre in New York, which will have a tiny, star-studded cast: Rachel Weisz, Daniel Craig and Rafe Spall. Weisz and Craig – who are married in real life – will also portray a husband and wife on the stage, while Spall will play the part of a friend with whom Weisz's character is having an affair. Previews begin in October.
The only information about Murphy's involvement comes from Playbill, the Broadway magazine, which reports that he will compose original music. Further sound design will come from Tony-winner Scott Lehrer.
Murphy has yet to comment on the production. He seems to have his hands full,...
James Murphy is heading to Broadway. The former LCD Soundsystem bandleader is writing music for a new production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
Mike Nichols will direct the production at the Ethel Barrymore theatre in New York, which will have a tiny, star-studded cast: Rachel Weisz, Daniel Craig and Rafe Spall. Weisz and Craig – who are married in real life – will also portray a husband and wife on the stage, while Spall will play the part of a friend with whom Weisz's character is having an affair. Previews begin in October.
The only information about Murphy's involvement comes from Playbill, the Broadway magazine, which reports that he will compose original music. Further sound design will come from Tony-winner Scott Lehrer.
Murphy has yet to comment on the production. He seems to have his hands full,...
- 6/20/2013
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
From Dorothy's shoes to Christian Bale's batsuit, costume is a crucial, although often unnoticed, part of film. Bee Wilson takes a tour of Hollywood's wardrobe department at the V&A's starry new exhibition
Carole Lombard "was just a tootsie when she came to Paramount," a movie insider once remarked. What transformed Lombard into a 1930s screwball goddess, the most highly paid in Hollywood in her day, were her gorgeous costumes, flowing, ornate and bias-cut. Designer Travis Banton "saw things in her even she didn't know she had". It was said of Banton that he could take a girl to lunch and instantly see what qualities he needed to accentuate. In Lombard's case, he weighted the gowns to drag backwards, giving her the elongated stature of a star. One of Lombard's most dazzling Banton dresses can be seen in the forthcoming Hollywood Costume show at the V&A. It is...
Carole Lombard "was just a tootsie when she came to Paramount," a movie insider once remarked. What transformed Lombard into a 1930s screwball goddess, the most highly paid in Hollywood in her day, were her gorgeous costumes, flowing, ornate and bias-cut. Designer Travis Banton "saw things in her even she didn't know she had". It was said of Banton that he could take a girl to lunch and instantly see what qualities he needed to accentuate. In Lombard's case, he weighted the gowns to drag backwards, giving her the elongated stature of a star. One of Lombard's most dazzling Banton dresses can be seen in the forthcoming Hollywood Costume show at the V&A. It is...
- 10/12/2012
- by Bee Wilson
- The Guardian - Film News
Robert Redford, 75, has been slated to star in All Is Lost, the story of an old man fighting to survive in open sea. To be directed by J.C. Chandor, All Is Lost won't be exactly an ensemble piece along the lines of Chandor's Margin Call (which featured Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Penn Badgley, and Zachary Quinto, among others). After all, Redford will be the film's sole cast member. Shooting of the adventure drama should begin this summer at Mexico's Baja Studios in Rosarita Beach, where Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio loved and suffered while James Cameron's Titanic sank into the tank. Lionsgate will release All Is Lost in the U.S. Now, let's get Oscar 2014 (or whereabouts) buzz going: does All Is Lost mean a potential Oscar nomination for Redford? Well, why not? If you have fewer actors on screen, you can focus your attention on one single performance.
- 2/10/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Oscar winning actresses Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are set to take on the film adaptation of the critically acclaimed stage play August: Osage County according to Deadline. The pair will play mother and daughter in the quirky dark comedy that tells the story of a working class Oklahoma family dealing with myriad family struggles.
The Weinstein Company will be producing the film and have brought on The Company Man director John Wells to direct the much anticipated film. Harvey Weinstein must be awfully impressed with the inexperienced director’s upcoming release to be handing him such a hot property. Veteran filmmaker Mike Nichols was once in talks to direct the adaptation.
Streep has long been rumored for the lead role as all juicy roles for women over 50 are automatically reserved for the legendary actress but the casting of Roberts is somewhat of a surprise considering that her part is...
The Weinstein Company will be producing the film and have brought on The Company Man director John Wells to direct the much anticipated film. Harvey Weinstein must be awfully impressed with the inexperienced director’s upcoming release to be handing him such a hot property. Veteran filmmaker Mike Nichols was once in talks to direct the adaptation.
Streep has long been rumored for the lead role as all juicy roles for women over 50 are automatically reserved for the legendary actress but the casting of Roberts is somewhat of a surprise considering that her part is...
- 10/1/2010
- by John Luchetti
- The Film Stage
Forget vampires and zombies – they're just corpses. Werewolves are alive and howling
Vampires and zombies have been hogging our attention so much of late that we could be forgiven for having overlooked the other class-a monster lurking on the sidelines. But now it's getting ready to reclaim its rightful place in the horror pantheon, shoulder to shoulder with the walking undead. Werewolves are go!
Although they may not have taken top billing for a while, werewolves have never been entirely absent from our screens and pages. Who is Harry Potter's favourite professor of defence against the dark arts? The werewolf Remus Lupin! Who plugs that gap in Bella's heart when her beloved vampire Edward goes awol in the second episode of the Twilight saga? Step forward Jacob Black, who shapeshifts into a wolf! The Underworld films are nominally about vampires, but who are the vampires fighting? Lycans! Which is just a fancy name for werewolves,...
Vampires and zombies have been hogging our attention so much of late that we could be forgiven for having overlooked the other class-a monster lurking on the sidelines. But now it's getting ready to reclaim its rightful place in the horror pantheon, shoulder to shoulder with the walking undead. Werewolves are go!
Although they may not have taken top billing for a while, werewolves have never been entirely absent from our screens and pages. Who is Harry Potter's favourite professor of defence against the dark arts? The werewolf Remus Lupin! Who plugs that gap in Bella's heart when her beloved vampire Edward goes awol in the second episode of the Twilight saga? Step forward Jacob Black, who shapeshifts into a wolf! The Underworld films are nominally about vampires, but who are the vampires fighting? Lycans! Which is just a fancy name for werewolves,...
- 2/4/2010
- by Anne Billson
- The Guardian - Film News
From working FX on SNL and Letterman to creating monsters for Dark Shadows, Andrew Clement has some tales to tell. Recently-wrapped on the reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street (for which he redesigned Freddy Krueger), Jason Anders caught up with Clement for a candid conversation about his world of Creative Character Engineering.
Ja/Fangoria: So let's begin with your work as a make-up artist for NBC's Saturday Night Live; tell me about the work you did for the show, how you became involved, the memories you have being around the cast of actors, and which seasons you were involved in.
AC: I wish I had been involved in the first few seasons of SNL, it was such a fertile time for the show. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’m not quite that old. As it is, I watched those shows in Jr. High and High School, and now I have the DVD’s.
Ja/Fangoria: So let's begin with your work as a make-up artist for NBC's Saturday Night Live; tell me about the work you did for the show, how you became involved, the memories you have being around the cast of actors, and which seasons you were involved in.
AC: I wish I had been involved in the first few seasons of SNL, it was such a fertile time for the show. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’m not quite that old. As it is, I watched those shows in Jr. High and High School, and now I have the DVD’s.
- 10/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Jason Anders)
- Fangoria
The following is a list of the top 25 Power Casting Directors in film and television (including Casting Director of the Year, Debra Zane; see page 9). We began with more than 100 candidates. In some cases, collaborations were so closely tied that we considered multiple people as one entity. Several drafts later, all 25 spots were cast.Notably omitted from the list are in-house casting executives at studios and networks, the inclusion of whom would have ballooned our list to 50 or more. But read about them online at www.backstage.com/spotlight. Focusing on independent casting directors leveled the playing field and highlighted people whose puissance is not affected by one scale-tipping affiliation. Now, on to the top 25!Kerry BardenCan you imagine Monster's Ball starring Erykah Badu, or American Psycho starring Leonardo DiCaprio? Kerry Barden can, because he saw them read the parts. "There are so many great actors that sometimes it's a...
- 4/2/2009
- backstage.com
'We Thought she [Hillary Clinton] would be a steadier hand as president than Sen. Barack Obama would be, with more hawkish instincts and greater political realism," write the National Review editors, explaining why some conservatives have been saying "nice things" about New York's senator.
Another statement from these natural heirs to William F. Buckley Jr. puts it like so: "This is a great country. Even a black man with no discernible accomplishments can become president."
According To the box office, nowa days we are all waiting to be rescued by superheroes and overdeveloped maestros of masculinity.
These...
Another statement from these natural heirs to William F. Buckley Jr. puts it like so: "This is a great country. Even a black man with no discernible accomplishments can become president."
According To the box office, nowa days we are all waiting to be rescued by superheroes and overdeveloped maestros of masculinity.
These...
- 7/24/2008
- by By LIZ SMITH
- NYPost.com
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