Annette Bening is an actor’s actor. Like many of the greats before her, she began her career in the theatre. Through the 80s, she quietly compiled a library of rich, complex characters before making her Tony-nominated broadway debut in 1987’s “Coastal Disturbances.”
Bening then made her well deserved transition over to Hollywood with John Hughes’ “The Great Outdoors.” The film didn’t perform as well as hoped, nor did Milos Forman’s “Valmont” which was released the following year, but they both paved the way for Bening’s eventual Oscar-nominated breakout as Myra Langtry in Stephen Frears’ “The Grifters.”
She got particularly close to Oscar gold with “American Beauty” in 2000. Annette bagged the BAFTA and SAG award for her iconic portrayal of the colourfully volatile wife-in-crisis, Carolyn Burnham. She lost to Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry”) though, who had edged her out at the Globes.
Swank clearly was Bening’s kryptonite,...
Bening then made her well deserved transition over to Hollywood with John Hughes’ “The Great Outdoors.” The film didn’t perform as well as hoped, nor did Milos Forman’s “Valmont” which was released the following year, but they both paved the way for Bening’s eventual Oscar-nominated breakout as Myra Langtry in Stephen Frears’ “The Grifters.”
She got particularly close to Oscar gold with “American Beauty” in 2000. Annette bagged the BAFTA and SAG award for her iconic portrayal of the colourfully volatile wife-in-crisis, Carolyn Burnham. She lost to Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry”) though, who had edged her out at the Globes.
Swank clearly was Bening’s kryptonite,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
Annette Bening is an award-winning American actress from a mixed background. Bening debuted on the big screen in the 1986 TV movie Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ann Tillman but before her screen debut, she reigned supreme on the stage. Later in the decade, Bening scored a London Film Critics Circle Award for Newcomer of the Year for her role in Valmont (1989) as Marquise de Merteuil. With a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame awarded to Annette Bening on November 10, 2006, at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard, there is no gainsaying how successful her career has been. Besides, she...
- 11/12/2023
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Graphic: Images: IMDBAmerican Beauty (1999)
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter’s best friend.
Rating: 8.3/10
Stars: Kevin Spacey (Lester Burnham), Annette Bening (Carolyn Burnham), Thora Birch (Jane Burnham), Wes Bentley (Ricky Fitts)
20th Century Women (2017)
The story of a teenage boy, his mother,...
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter’s best friend.
Rating: 8.3/10
Stars: Kevin Spacey (Lester Burnham), Annette Bening (Carolyn Burnham), Thora Birch (Jane Burnham), Wes Bentley (Ricky Fitts)
20th Century Women (2017)
The story of a teenage boy, his mother,...
- 11/4/2023
- avclub.com
The start of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was a difficult and tempestuous time. Many Trekkies will be able to tell you the series of events: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" wasn't the enormous hit that Paramount wanted when the film was released in 1979, and "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry was uninvited from participating in any further sequels. Smarting from the rejection, Roddenberry eventually turned back to TV, developing an all-new "Star Trek" show at the studio's behest. This show was to be the purer version of "Star Trek," complete with Roddenberry's infamous "no infighting between the characters" mandate that so frustrated his writing staff. Roddenberry was also determined to retain as much control as possible over "Next Generation," causing him to butt heads with, well, just about everyone around him.
In brief, in the show's first two years, there was a lot of chaos. One of the show's main cast -- Denise Crosby,...
In brief, in the show's first two years, there was a lot of chaos. One of the show's main cast -- Denise Crosby,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
There's a thin line between love and war — especially when Camille and Valmont are involved. If those names are ringing a bell, then perhaps you're very well informed about classic French literature. Or maybe you just appreciate the power of an erotic thriller, because this particular romantic duo has taken to the big screen on more than one occasion.
Originating with the 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the complicated romance of Camille and Valmont has inspired countless adaptations over the years. Two of the most famous were released within a year of one another: Stephen Frears' "Dangerous Liaisons" and Miloš Forman's "Valmont." The two '80s movies boasted A-list casts, with "Dangerous Liaisons" starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Uma Thurman, while "Valmont" featured Colin Firth, Annette Bening, and Meg Tilly. Both versions stuck pretty close to the original novel, tracing the tale of two ex-lovers...
Originating with the 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the complicated romance of Camille and Valmont has inspired countless adaptations over the years. Two of the most famous were released within a year of one another: Stephen Frears' "Dangerous Liaisons" and Miloš Forman's "Valmont." The two '80s movies boasted A-list casts, with "Dangerous Liaisons" starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Uma Thurman, while "Valmont" featured Colin Firth, Annette Bening, and Meg Tilly. Both versions stuck pretty close to the original novel, tracing the tale of two ex-lovers...
- 8/13/2022
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
“Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” which plays Cannes Classics this Saturday, begins with French film great Jean-Claude Carrière in a train, singing an ancient song in Occitan, the language of Provence, where he came from.
Visiting Goya’s birthplace, he’ spies a cauldron and comments that there was one like that in his own family home.
Towards the end of the film, surveying “The Colossus,” Goya’s painting of a giant dominating tiny people in a valley below who flee in all directions, Carrière observes that the painting capture a sense of immigration. Unlike so many of his friends, and indeed his wife, Nahal Tajadod, Carrière notes, he will have the privilege of being buried in the same place where he was born.
Directed by José Luis López Linares, (“Bosch: The Garden of Dreams”), ”Goya, Carriére and the Ghost of Buñuel” pictures Carrière coming to Spain to revisit...
Visiting Goya’s birthplace, he’ spies a cauldron and comments that there was one like that in his own family home.
Towards the end of the film, surveying “The Colossus,” Goya’s painting of a giant dominating tiny people in a valley below who flee in all directions, Carrière observes that the painting capture a sense of immigration. Unlike so many of his friends, and indeed his wife, Nahal Tajadod, Carrière notes, he will have the privilege of being buried in the same place where he was born.
Directed by José Luis López Linares, (“Bosch: The Garden of Dreams”), ”Goya, Carriére and the Ghost of Buñuel” pictures Carrière coming to Spain to revisit...
- 5/20/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, who has penned the scripts for films including The Unbearable Lightness of Being and That Obscure Object of Desire, has died. His daughter Kiara Carrière told Afp that the screenwriter died on Monday of natural causes at his Paris home. He was 89.
Throughout his decades-long career as a writer, actor and director, Carriere received a number of awards and recognitions for his work. Carrière shared his first Academy Award with Pierre Etaix, winning best short subject for Heureux anniversaire. In 1969, The Nail Clippers (La pince à ongles) took home the Cannes grand jury prize for best short film. In addition to BAFTA and César wins throughout the years, Carrière received an Honorary Oscar of his body of work as a screenwriter in 2014.
Born in 1931, Carrière was born in a small village in the south of France and trained as a historian. After publishing his first novel...
Throughout his decades-long career as a writer, actor and director, Carriere received a number of awards and recognitions for his work. Carrière shared his first Academy Award with Pierre Etaix, winning best short subject for Heureux anniversaire. In 1969, The Nail Clippers (La pince à ongles) took home the Cannes grand jury prize for best short film. In addition to BAFTA and César wins throughout the years, Carrière received an Honorary Oscar of his body of work as a screenwriter in 2014.
Born in 1931, Carrière was born in a small village in the south of France and trained as a historian. After publishing his first novel...
- 2/9/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Jean-Claude Carriere, the prolific French screenwriter and novelist who was Oscar-nominated for “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “That Obscure Object of Desire” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” died Monday at his home in Paris. He was 89.
His family confirmed his death, of natural causes, to Afp.
Carriere was a frequent collaborator with Luis Bunuel, writing the screenplays for “Diary of a Chambermaid,” in which he also played the village priest, ” “Belle de Jour,” “The Milky Way” and “The Phantom of Liberty” as well as the international arthouse hits and Oscar nominees “That Obscure Object of Desire” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeousie.”
In an interview for “The Storytellers,” Carriere talked about how close his relationship became with Bunuel, “It was a very close relationship. We were always alone in some remote place, often in Mexico or Spain, talking French and Spanish, without friends, without women, without wives.
His family confirmed his death, of natural causes, to Afp.
Carriere was a frequent collaborator with Luis Bunuel, writing the screenplays for “Diary of a Chambermaid,” in which he also played the village priest, ” “Belle de Jour,” “The Milky Way” and “The Phantom of Liberty” as well as the international arthouse hits and Oscar nominees “That Obscure Object of Desire” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeousie.”
In an interview for “The Storytellers,” Carriere talked about how close his relationship became with Bunuel, “It was a very close relationship. We were always alone in some remote place, often in Mexico or Spain, talking French and Spanish, without friends, without women, without wives.
- 2/8/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Upon its publication in 1782, the French novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos was deemed scandalous and pornographic, which probably led to its infamy and success within the French upper-class—the same aristocratic contingent that the novel was ostensibly skewering. Two centuries later, the epistolary book would become the underlying intellectual property for the twin dramas “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988) and “Valmont” (1989).
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- 3/8/2019
- by Chance Solem-Pfeifer
- The Playlist
February 21, 2019 would have been the 73rd birthday of acclaimed actor Alan Rickman, who left us too soon in 2016 from pancreatic cancer. Rickman came from a working-class background and considered acting and drama school too impractical a choice as a career. He excelled in art and painting as a teen which led to him studying at the Royal Academy of Art and later starting his own design firm. At the age of 26 he decided to change course and applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts to which he was accepted.
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Upon graduation Rickman began working steadily on the British stage. While he played a variety of roles it wouldn’t be until about a decade later that he would find the role that would gain him huge attention in both London and the Us. That role would be as Valmont...
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Upon graduation Rickman began working steadily on the British stage. While he played a variety of roles it wouldn’t be until about a decade later that he would find the role that would gain him huge attention in both London and the Us. That role would be as Valmont...
- 2/21/2019
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
February 21, 2019 would have been the 73rd birthday of acclaimed actor Alan Rickman, who left us too soon in 2016 from pancreatic cancer. Rickman came from a working-class background and considered acting and drama school too impractical a choice as a career. He excelled in art and painting as a teen which led to him studying at the Royal Academy of Art and later starting his own design firm. At the age of 26 he decided to change course and applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts to which he was accepted.
Upon graduation Rickman began working steadily on the British stage. While he played a variety of roles it wouldn’t be until about a decade later that he would find the role that would gain him huge attention in both London and the Us. That role would be as Valmont in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Upon graduation Rickman began working steadily on the British stage. While he played a variety of roles it wouldn’t be until about a decade later that he would find the role that would gain him huge attention in both London and the Us. That role would be as Valmont in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
- 2/21/2019
- by Robert Pius, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
With 2018 now ending, Gold Derby celebrates over 30 celebrities who died in the past 12 months. Tour our photo gallery above as we feature tributes to these entertainer losses from this past year.
Just a few of the people honored in our special photo gallery:
Actress and director Penny Marshall died December 17 at age 75. She became one of the biggest stars on TV in the 1970s and early 1980s with “Laverne and Shirley.” She then directed such blockbuster films as “Big,” “A League of Their Own” and “Awakenings.”
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Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 26 at age 77. His 1987 film “The Last Emperor” swept the Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director. Other movies in his career included “Last Tango in Paris,” “The Conformist,” “The Sheltering Sky” and “Little Buddha.”
Screenwriter William Goldman died...
Just a few of the people honored in our special photo gallery:
Actress and director Penny Marshall died December 17 at age 75. She became one of the biggest stars on TV in the 1970s and early 1980s with “Laverne and Shirley.” She then directed such blockbuster films as “Big,” “A League of Their Own” and “Awakenings.”
SEERaise a beer to Penny Marshall, who talked like a Bronx truck driver and directed mass-appeal films like a pro
Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 26 at age 77. His 1987 film “The Last Emperor” swept the Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director. Other movies in his career included “Last Tango in Paris,” “The Conformist,” “The Sheltering Sky” and “Little Buddha.”
Screenwriter William Goldman died...
- 12/28/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
With just six weeks left for 2018, Gold Derby celebrates over 40 celebrities and entertainers who died in the past 12 months. Tour our photo gallery above as we feature tributes to 25 losses from this year so far.
Stan Lee, co-creator of many iconic superheroes, died on November 12 at age 95. For Marvel Comics and later many films and TV programs, his characters included Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and the Avengers.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on October 15 at age 65. He and Bill Gates helped start the microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s by creating the world’s largest PC software company.
Burt Reynolds died on September 6 at age 82 in Florida. He was an Oscar nominee for “Boogie Nights” and an Emmy winner for “Evening Shade.” He was one of the top box office stars of the 1970s with movies such as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard,...
Stan Lee, co-creator of many iconic superheroes, died on November 12 at age 95. For Marvel Comics and later many films and TV programs, his characters included Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and the Avengers.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on October 15 at age 65. He and Bill Gates helped start the microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s by creating the world’s largest PC software company.
Burt Reynolds died on September 6 at age 82 in Florida. He was an Oscar nominee for “Boogie Nights” and an Emmy winner for “Evening Shade.” He was one of the top box office stars of the 1970s with movies such as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard,...
- 11/15/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
What does an abundantly talented woman have to do to get an Oscar around here? Annette Bening is 0-4 when it comes to winning an Academy Award in the acting categories. If it were up to her fans, there would a law in place that would put an end to this insanity. She might not always choose well when it comes to picking projects – if you haven’t seen 2000’s “What Planet Are You From?,” consider yourself lucky. Of course, it was probably criminal that her performance in 2016’s “20th Century Women” didn’t make more of an impact.
This week, Bening pops up as part of a large ensemble cast in “Life Itself,” a romantic comedy written and directed by Dan Fogelman (TV’s “This Is Us”). And because it seems every actor these days is obligated to be part of at least one superhero franchise, Warren Beatty’s...
This week, Bening pops up as part of a large ensemble cast in “Life Itself,” a romantic comedy written and directed by Dan Fogelman (TV’s “This Is Us”). And because it seems every actor these days is obligated to be part of at least one superhero franchise, Warren Beatty’s...
- 9/20/2018
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Colin Firth returned to movie screens this summer with the sequel “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” reuniting the original all-star cast of Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters) plus adding Cher to the cast (surprisingly as the mother of Streep).
Firth began his career on the British stage which led to roles in film and television. It wouldn’t be until 10 years into his career that Firth would become a household name in the United Kingdom when he starred in the highly successful BBC production of “Pride and Prejudice.” His role as Mr. Darcy in the film made him one of the top sex symbols in his native country. He would later lampoon his position as one of the countries most desired men when he played the role of Mark Darcy in “Bridget Jones’ Diary.” Bridget longs for her own...
Firth began his career on the British stage which led to roles in film and television. It wouldn’t be until 10 years into his career that Firth would become a household name in the United Kingdom when he starred in the highly successful BBC production of “Pride and Prejudice.” His role as Mr. Darcy in the film made him one of the top sex symbols in his native country. He would later lampoon his position as one of the countries most desired men when he played the role of Mark Darcy in “Bridget Jones’ Diary.” Bridget longs for her own...
- 7/23/2018
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
To honor Memorial Day with a tribute on Monday, Gold Derby takes a look back at celebrity and entertainment deaths so far in 2018. We are continuing to update our memoriam photo gallery above with major celebrity deaths from film, television, theater and music.
For this year, losses have included Oscar winners Milos Forman and Dorothy Malone, Emmy winners Steven Bochco, Reg E. Cathey and Olivia Cole, Emmy nominees Harry Anderson, John Mahoney and Jerry Van Dyke, Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson, and legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson. Here is a brief summary of the careers of 14 people who have died in 2018:
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Actress Margot Kidder died at age 69 on May 13. She was best known for playing reporter Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in “Superman: The Movie” (1978). She won a Daytime Emmy in 2015 for the children’s TV show “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.
For this year, losses have included Oscar winners Milos Forman and Dorothy Malone, Emmy winners Steven Bochco, Reg E. Cathey and Olivia Cole, Emmy nominees Harry Anderson, John Mahoney and Jerry Van Dyke, Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson, and legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson. Here is a brief summary of the careers of 14 people who have died in 2018:
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Actress Margot Kidder died at age 69 on May 13. She was best known for playing reporter Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in “Superman: The Movie” (1978). She won a Daytime Emmy in 2015 for the children’s TV show “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.
- 5/28/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Hana Brejchova in Miloš Forman’s Loves Of A Blonde will open the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Photo: Miloš Forman archive The life and career of the great Czech director Miloš Forman, who died on April 13 at the age of 86, will be celebrated at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival whose organisers have announced the event will open in his memory with Loves Of A Blonde.
An open concert b y the Czech National Orchestra will feature music from Forman’s films, among them The Firemen’s Ball, Taking Off, Valmont, Amadeus and Hair.
Forman who went to the States in the 1960s and latterly lived in Connecticut.
The president of Kviff Jiří Bartoška said that the festival had decided to honour Forman “not through laudatory speeches but through what he symbolised - film. He was not only an excellent filmmaker, but also a great friend of...
An open concert b y the Czech National Orchestra will feature music from Forman’s films, among them The Firemen’s Ball, Taking Off, Valmont, Amadeus and Hair.
Forman who went to the States in the 1960s and latterly lived in Connecticut.
The president of Kviff Jiří Bartoška said that the festival had decided to honour Forman “not through laudatory speeches but through what he symbolised - film. He was not only an excellent filmmaker, but also a great friend of...
- 4/25/2018
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Cannes may be right around the corner and Tribeca may be wrapping up, but we’re almost two months away from the start of the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Today Kviff announced that legendary filmmaker Milos Forman will be honored with his signature Czech film “Love of a Blonde” being selected as the opening night film. Before the opening ceremony, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra will perform music from Forman’s films other films “The Firemen’s Ball,” “Taking Off,” “Valmont,” “Amadeus” and “Hair,” among other selections.
- 4/23/2018
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will pay tribute to Milos Forman when its opens its 53rd edition June 29 with a screening of Loves of a Blonde.
The 1965 classic about a young woman's attempts to find love in a town with too few men will be part of a range of special events devoted to the Czech director, including an opening-night concert where the Czech National Symphony Orchestra will play music from some of his other famous films, including The Fireman's Ball, Taking Off, Valmont, Amadeus and Hair, festival organizers unveiled Monday in Prague.
Forman, who emigrated to America...
The 1965 classic about a young woman's attempts to find love in a town with too few men will be part of a range of special events devoted to the Czech director, including an opening-night concert where the Czech National Symphony Orchestra will play music from some of his other famous films, including The Fireman's Ball, Taking Off, Valmont, Amadeus and Hair, festival organizers unveiled Monday in Prague.
Forman, who emigrated to America...
- 4/23/2018
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Milos Forman, who died last week at 86, directed only 12 dramatic features, a startlingly compact résumé when you consider that his career spanned 60 years and more than a few filmmaking epochs, from the Czech New Wave of the ’60s to the New Hollywood ’70s to the post-indie ’90s. Yet almost every one of those movies looms large. That’s because Forman — auteur, actor, professor, expatriate, bon vivant — chose each new project with majestic commitment and care. His two most famous films, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “Amadeus” (1984), both dominated the Academy Awards, lending Forman a cachet that helped to sustain his career. Yet even after the triumph of “Amadeus,” he didn’t direct another movie for five years. His films, at a glance, are strikingly eclectic, but what unites them is an overwhelming sly proclivity: Forman, coming out of Czechoslovakia just as it was being crushed by Soviet Communism,...
- 4/17/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Milos Forman celebrated the non-conformist, lionizing the likes of Randle McMurphy, Larry Flynt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and others who just couldn’t be bothered to give a damn about convention. But what made the director’s films great was that he also showed the toll that kind of iconoclasm takes on revolutionaries.
It was something that he knew firsthand. Forman, who died Saturday at the age of 86, spent his formative years in Communist-dominated Czechoslovakia. He made a name for himself with 1967’s “The Fireman’s Ball,” a satire of small-town grift that also, by proxy, lampooned the corruption of the East European Communist system. Forman would go into exile a year later after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the period of political liberalization known as the Prague Spring.
That sense of the power of institutions to crush radicals and truth-tellers permeated the rest of Forman’s work and may be the reason that,...
It was something that he knew firsthand. Forman, who died Saturday at the age of 86, spent his formative years in Communist-dominated Czechoslovakia. He made a name for himself with 1967’s “The Fireman’s Ball,” a satire of small-town grift that also, by proxy, lampooned the corruption of the East European Communist system. Forman would go into exile a year later after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the period of political liberalization known as the Prague Spring.
That sense of the power of institutions to crush radicals and truth-tellers permeated the rest of Forman’s work and may be the reason that,...
- 4/15/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Forman directing James Cagney in "Ragtime".
By Lee Pfeiffer
Milos Forman, the Czech immigrant to Hollywood who would be awarded two Oscars, has died at age 86. Forman was a rising star in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s, directing such lighthearted, quirky films as "Black Peter" and "The Fireman's Ball". Forman's films were breaking new ground at a time when the progressive Czech government was pushing the envelope against Soviet control and enjoying new freedoms. All of that came crashing down in 1968 when the short-lived "Prague Spring" was crushed by the Soviet invasion. Forman immigrated to America and found the opportunity to make films for major studios. However, his first effort, the critically acclaimed 1971 generation gap comedy "Taking Off" failed at the boxoffice. In 1975, Forman was given another chance, this time by producer Michael Douglas to direct the film version of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". The film...
By Lee Pfeiffer
Milos Forman, the Czech immigrant to Hollywood who would be awarded two Oscars, has died at age 86. Forman was a rising star in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s, directing such lighthearted, quirky films as "Black Peter" and "The Fireman's Ball". Forman's films were breaking new ground at a time when the progressive Czech government was pushing the envelope against Soviet control and enjoying new freedoms. All of that came crashing down in 1968 when the short-lived "Prague Spring" was crushed by the Soviet invasion. Forman immigrated to America and found the opportunity to make films for major studios. However, his first effort, the critically acclaimed 1971 generation gap comedy "Taking Off" failed at the boxoffice. In 1975, Forman was given another chance, this time by producer Michael Douglas to direct the film version of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". The film...
- 4/14/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Oscar-winning director Milos Forman — best known for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus” — passed away on Saturday at the age of 86, and the filmmaker was immediately championed on Twitter as the news spread.
Writer Larry Karaszewski, who worked with the director on “The People vs Larry Flynt,” said he will “miss his laughter.”...
Writer Larry Karaszewski, who worked with the director on “The People vs Larry Flynt,” said he will “miss his laughter.”...
- 4/14/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Refresh for latest…: Hollywood and international industry figures and groups are reacting to the news that two-time Oscar winning Czech/American director Milos Forman has died at the age of 86. The helmer of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus, Hair, Valmont, The People Vs Larry Flynt, Ragtime, Man On The Moon and many more was “truly one of ours. A filmmaker, artist and champion of artists’ rights,” said DGA President Thomas Schlamme on behalf of the guild this morning (full text below).
Others including Judd Apatow, James Mangold, the BFI, Tribeca and former Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob have weighed in.
Actor Danny DeVito sent out a statement through his publicist: “He was a dear friend and I will miss him. My thoughts go out to his family. May he Rest in Peace.”
The news of Forman’s passing emerged in the wee hours of Saturday morning stateside,...
Others including Judd Apatow, James Mangold, the BFI, Tribeca and former Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob have weighed in.
Actor Danny DeVito sent out a statement through his publicist: “He was a dear friend and I will miss him. My thoughts go out to his family. May he Rest in Peace.”
The news of Forman’s passing emerged in the wee hours of Saturday morning stateside,...
- 4/14/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Milos Forman, the Czech-born filmmaker who won two Oscars for directing classics such as “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus,” died on Friday at age 86.
His wife, Martina, broke the news to the Czech news agency Ctk on Saturday, according to Reuters. After fleeing his homeland following a Communist crackdown in the late 1960s, Forman quickly established himself in Hollywood as a filmmaker gifted at telling stories of rebels and the burgeoning counterculture.
He won an Oscar for directing 1975’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” which starred Jack Nicholson as a criminal who ends up in a psychiatric facility after pleading insanity and rebels against an oppressive nurse played by Louise Fletcher.
A decade later, he directed the eight-fold Oscar winner “Amadeus,” which depicted the life of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri.
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He earned a third nomination for 1996’s “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” a depiction of the porn magazine publisher’s protracted legal fight for First Amendment rights.
Other notable films include 1979’s “Hair,” based on the summer-of-love Broadway musical, 1981’s “Ragtime,” 1989’s “Valmont” and 1999’s “Man on the Moon,” a biopic of comedian Andy Kaufman starring Jim Carrey.
Born in the Czech town of Caslav in 1932, he was raised as an orphan because both of this parents were killed in concentration camps during World War II.
Also Read: Milos Forman Lands DGA's Lifetime Achievement Award
After studying at the Prague Film Academy, he became a leading figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave film movement. Several of his early films, including 1964’s “Black Peter” and the 1967 satire “The Fireman’s Ball,” were banned by Czech authorities.
He moved to the U.S. following his native country’s “Prague Spring” uprising against the Communist regime in 1968; he became a U.S. citizen in the 1970s.
In 2007, he returned to Prague to direct a revival of the comic jazz opera “A Walk Worthwhile” that had first been staged in the 1960s. He also shot a film version, released internationally in 2009.
Read original story Milos Forman, ‘Amadeus’ and ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Director, Dies at 86 At TheWrap...
His wife, Martina, broke the news to the Czech news agency Ctk on Saturday, according to Reuters. After fleeing his homeland following a Communist crackdown in the late 1960s, Forman quickly established himself in Hollywood as a filmmaker gifted at telling stories of rebels and the burgeoning counterculture.
He won an Oscar for directing 1975’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” which starred Jack Nicholson as a criminal who ends up in a psychiatric facility after pleading insanity and rebels against an oppressive nurse played by Louise Fletcher.
A decade later, he directed the eight-fold Oscar winner “Amadeus,” which depicted the life of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2018 (Photos)
He earned a third nomination for 1996’s “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” a depiction of the porn magazine publisher’s protracted legal fight for First Amendment rights.
Other notable films include 1979’s “Hair,” based on the summer-of-love Broadway musical, 1981’s “Ragtime,” 1989’s “Valmont” and 1999’s “Man on the Moon,” a biopic of comedian Andy Kaufman starring Jim Carrey.
Born in the Czech town of Caslav in 1932, he was raised as an orphan because both of this parents were killed in concentration camps during World War II.
Also Read: Milos Forman Lands DGA's Lifetime Achievement Award
After studying at the Prague Film Academy, he became a leading figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave film movement. Several of his early films, including 1964’s “Black Peter” and the 1967 satire “The Fireman’s Ball,” were banned by Czech authorities.
He moved to the U.S. following his native country’s “Prague Spring” uprising against the Communist regime in 1968; he became a U.S. citizen in the 1970s.
In 2007, he returned to Prague to direct a revival of the comic jazz opera “A Walk Worthwhile” that had first been staged in the 1960s. He also shot a film version, released internationally in 2009.
Read original story Milos Forman, ‘Amadeus’ and ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Director, Dies at 86 At TheWrap...
- 4/14/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Miloš Forman Photo: Zff2012
Miloš Forman, director of Amadeus and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, has died at the age of 86 following a short illness. The highly acclaimed filmmaker, who began his career in Czechoslovakia, was also known for his acting and is academic work, and even had an asteroid named after him.
Raised by relatives after his parents died in concentration camps, Forman began his career with a mixture of documentary work and comedies. He happened to be in Paris when Czechoslovakia became communist, and he went on to become a Us citizen and work at Columbia University in New York. In his time, he oversaw the Cannes and Venice film festivals and received a Crystal Globe for his outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema in Karlovy Vary. His other films included The Fireman's Ball, Valmont, Goya's Ghosts and Man On The Moon, the latter a...
Miloš Forman, director of Amadeus and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, has died at the age of 86 following a short illness. The highly acclaimed filmmaker, who began his career in Czechoslovakia, was also known for his acting and is academic work, and even had an asteroid named after him.
Raised by relatives after his parents died in concentration camps, Forman began his career with a mixture of documentary work and comedies. He happened to be in Paris when Czechoslovakia became communist, and he went on to become a Us citizen and work at Columbia University in New York. In his time, he oversaw the Cannes and Venice film festivals and received a Crystal Globe for his outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema in Karlovy Vary. His other films included The Fireman's Ball, Valmont, Goya's Ghosts and Man On The Moon, the latter a...
- 4/14/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Czech-born director Milos Forman, who won best directing Oscars for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus,” has died. He was 86.
Forman died Friday in the U.S. after a brief illness, his wife, Martina, told the Czech news agency Ctk. She said that “his departure was calm, and he was surrounded the whole time by his family and his closest friends.”
Forman was also known for directing “Hair,” “Ragtime” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt.”
Directors’ Guild president Thomas Schlamme said, “Miloš was truly one of ours. A filmmaker, artist, and champion of artists’ rights. His contribution to the craft of directing has been an undeniable source of inspiration for generations of filmmakers. His directorial vision deftly brought together provocative subject matter, stellar performances and haunting images to tell the stories of the universal struggle for free expression and self-determination that informed so much of his work and his life.
Forman died Friday in the U.S. after a brief illness, his wife, Martina, told the Czech news agency Ctk. She said that “his departure was calm, and he was surrounded the whole time by his family and his closest friends.”
Forman was also known for directing “Hair,” “Ragtime” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt.”
Directors’ Guild president Thomas Schlamme said, “Miloš was truly one of ours. A filmmaker, artist, and champion of artists’ rights. His contribution to the craft of directing has been an undeniable source of inspiration for generations of filmmakers. His directorial vision deftly brought together provocative subject matter, stellar performances and haunting images to tell the stories of the universal struggle for free expression and self-determination that informed so much of his work and his life.
- 4/14/2018
- by Richard Natale and Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Canadian-born actress Meg Tilly is opening up about her previous relationship with a once up and coming actor named Colin Firth. Meeting on the set of their 1989 film “Valmont”, the pair moved from Hollywood to a secluded home near Vancouver to raise Tilly’s two children from a previous relationship and eventually have one of […]...
- 6/2/2017
- by kmorawetz
- ET Canada
Actress Meg Tilly has nothing but love for her famous ex.
Tilly was at the height of her career in the late ’80s and early ’90s when she met a then up-and-coming actor named Colin Firth on the Parisian set of their 1989 period piece, Valmont. The two fell madly in love, leaving Hollywood and moving to a secluded home near Vancouver to raise Tilly’s two young children, and having another son together named Will.
Five years later, the duo split up and Firth went back to England and on to a hugely successful career — which Tilly always knew would happen for him.
Tilly was at the height of her career in the late ’80s and early ’90s when she met a then up-and-coming actor named Colin Firth on the Parisian set of their 1989 period piece, Valmont. The two fell madly in love, leaving Hollywood and moving to a secluded home near Vancouver to raise Tilly’s two young children, and having another son together named Will.
Five years later, the duo split up and Firth went back to England and on to a hugely successful career — which Tilly always knew would happen for him.
- 6/2/2017
- by gilliantelling
- PEOPLE.com
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Giorgio Albertazzi (1923-2016) - Italian Actor. His film credits include Last Year at Marienbad, Le Notti Bianchi and the Italian dub of Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. He died on May 28. (THR) Moidele Bickel (1937-2016) - Costume Designer. She earned an Oscar nomination for her work on Queen Margot. She also did the costumes for The White Ribbon and was a wardrobe supervisor on Valmont. She died on May 16. (DiePresse) Joe Fleishaker (1954-2016...
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- 5/31/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
The Festival de Cannes has announced the lineup for the official selection, including the Competition and Un Certain Regard sections, as well as special screenings, for the 69th edition of the festival:COMPETITIONOpening Night: Café Society (Woody Allen) [Out of Competition]Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade)Julieta (Pedro Almodóvar)American Honey (Andrea Arnold)Personal Shopper (Olivier Assayas)La Fille Inconnue (Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne)Juste La Fin du Monde (Xavier Dolan)Ma Loute (Bruno Dumont)Paterson (Jim Jarmusch)Rester Vertical (Alain Guiraudie)Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho)Mal de Pierres (Nicole Garcia)I, Daniel Blake (Ken Loach)Ma' Rosa (Brillante Mendoza)Bacalaureat (Cristian Mungiu)Loving (Jeff Nichols)Agassi (Park Chan-Wook)The Last Face (Sean Penn)Sieranevada (Cristi Puiu)Elle (Paul Verhoeven)The Neon Demon (Nicolas Winding-Refn)The Salesman (Asgha Farhadi)Un Certain REGARDOpening Film: Clash (Mohamed Diab)Varoonegi (Behnam Behzadi)Apprentice (Boo Junfeng)Voir du Pays (Delphine Coulin & Muriel Coulin)La Danseuse (Stéphanie Di Giusto)La...
- 4/22/2016
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Section to include world premiere of Bertrand Tavernier doc; a cinema masterclass with William Friedkin and a tribute to documentary giants Raymond Depardon and Frederick Wiseman.
Bertrand Tavernier’s documentary about French cinema Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français will receive a world premiere at the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival (May 11-22).
The revered French filmmaker has described his latest work as an expression of “gratitude to all the filmmakers, writers, actors and musicians that have appeared suddenly in my life.”
Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français is a Little Bear-Gaumont-Pathé co-production and was made in participation with Canal+, Cine+ and the Sacem, with the support of Région Ile-de-France and Cnc. Gaumont will handle international sales and Pathé have distribution in France. The film will be released in theaters in October 2016.
As in previous years, Cannes Classic will also feature nine documentaries about cinema and restored prints of 20 international classics including rare gems...
Bertrand Tavernier’s documentary about French cinema Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français will receive a world premiere at the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival (May 11-22).
The revered French filmmaker has described his latest work as an expression of “gratitude to all the filmmakers, writers, actors and musicians that have appeared suddenly in my life.”
Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français is a Little Bear-Gaumont-Pathé co-production and was made in participation with Canal+, Cine+ and the Sacem, with the support of Région Ile-de-France and Cnc. Gaumont will handle international sales and Pathé have distribution in France. The film will be released in theaters in October 2016.
As in previous years, Cannes Classic will also feature nine documentaries about cinema and restored prints of 20 international classics including rare gems...
- 4/20/2016
- ScreenDaily
Section to include a cinema masterclass with William Friedkin, the 70th anniversary of the Fipresci prize, a tribute to documentary giants Raymond Depardon and Frederick Wiseman and the double Palme d’Or of 1966.
Bertrand Tavernier’s documentary about French cinema Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français will receive a world premiere at the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival (May 11-22).
The legendary French filmmaker has described his latest work as an expression of “gratitude to all the filmmakers, writers, actors and musicians that have appeared suddenly in my life.”
Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français is a Little Bear-Gaumont-Pathé co-production and was made in participation with Canal+, Cine+ and the Sacem, with the support of Région Ile-de-France and Cnc. Gaumont will handle international sales and Pathé have distribution in France. The film will be released in theaters in October 2016.
As in previous years, Cannes Classic will also feature nine documentaries about cinema and restored...
Bertrand Tavernier’s documentary about French cinema Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français will receive a world premiere at the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival (May 11-22).
The legendary French filmmaker has described his latest work as an expression of “gratitude to all the filmmakers, writers, actors and musicians that have appeared suddenly in my life.”
Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français is a Little Bear-Gaumont-Pathé co-production and was made in participation with Canal+, Cine+ and the Sacem, with the support of Région Ile-de-France and Cnc. Gaumont will handle international sales and Pathé have distribution in France. The film will be released in theaters in October 2016.
As in previous years, Cannes Classic will also feature nine documentaries about cinema and restored...
- 4/20/2016
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup for this year's Cannes Classics program of restorations, revivals and documentaries about cinema. Flagged first is Bertrand Tavernier's Voyage à travers le cinéma français, a personal exploration of the history of French cinema. William Friedkin will be giving a masterclass and the fresh restorations include Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, Jean-Luc Godard's Masculin féminin, Marlon Brando's One-Eyed Jacks, Youssef Chahine's Adieu Bonaparte, Milos Forman's Valmont, Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires and Arturo Ripstein's Tiempo de morir. » - David Hudson...
- 4/20/2016
- Keyframe
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup for this year's Cannes Classics program of restorations, revivals and documentaries about cinema. Flagged first is Bertrand Tavernier's Voyage à travers le cinéma français, a personal exploration of the history of French cinema. William Friedkin will be giving a masterclass and the fresh restorations include Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, Jean-Luc Godard's Masculin féminin, Marlon Brando's One-Eyed Jacks, Youssef Chahine's Adieu Bonaparte, Milos Forman's Valmont, Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires and Arturo Ripstein's Tiempo de morir. » - David Hudson...
- 4/20/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
Now that most of the Cannes Film Festival 2016 line-up has been settled when it comes to new premieres, their Cannes Classics sidebar of restored films is not only a treat for those attending, but a hint at what we can expect to arrive at repertory theaters and labels like Criterion in the coming years.
Today they’ve unveiled their line-up, which is toplined by Bertrand Tavernier‘s new 3-hour and 15-minute documentary about French cinema, Voyage à travers le cinéma français. They will also be screening William Friedkin‘s Sorcerer following his masterclass. Along with various documentaries, both classics in the genre and ones about films, they will also premiere new restorations of Andrei Tarkovsky‘s Solaris, Jean-Luc Godard‘s Masculin féminin, two episodes of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s The Decalogue, as well as films from Kenji Mizoguchi, Marlon Brando, Jacques Becker, Mario Bava, and more.
Check out the line-up below.
Today they’ve unveiled their line-up, which is toplined by Bertrand Tavernier‘s new 3-hour and 15-minute documentary about French cinema, Voyage à travers le cinéma français. They will also be screening William Friedkin‘s Sorcerer following his masterclass. Along with various documentaries, both classics in the genre and ones about films, they will also premiere new restorations of Andrei Tarkovsky‘s Solaris, Jean-Luc Godard‘s Masculin féminin, two episodes of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s The Decalogue, as well as films from Kenji Mizoguchi, Marlon Brando, Jacques Becker, Mario Bava, and more.
Check out the line-up below.
- 4/20/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
NBC’s “Cruel Intentions” pilot has added Taylor Zakhar to the cast, TheWrap has learned exclusively. The pilot picks up over 15 years after the conclusion of the movie, an adaptation of French novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It follows Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar, reprising her role) as she vies for control of Valmont International as well as the soul of Bash Casey, the son of her stepbrother, the late Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) and Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon). Upon discovering his late father’s legacy in a hidden journal, Bash is introduced to a world of sex,...
- 3/22/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Last week, fans of Sarah Michelle Gellar delighted at the news that she'd be reprising one of her most popular characters on a new TV series. Realistically speaking, that news was probably followed immediately by the clarification, "No, not Buffy and no, not Kendall Hart, but one of the others ones," but it's still reason to be excited.
Cruel Intentions stood out from the rest during the late '90s teen movie boom. It was nasty, it was sexy and it was fun – and as manipulative bad girl Kathryn Mertuil, it let Gellar flex some acting muscles she didn't get to use on Buffy.
Cruel Intentions stood out from the rest during the late '90s teen movie boom. It was nasty, it was sexy and it was fun – and as manipulative bad girl Kathryn Mertuil, it let Gellar flex some acting muscles she didn't get to use on Buffy.
- 3/2/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
Last week, fans of Sarah Michelle Gellar delighted at the news that she'd be reprising one of her most popular characters on a new TV series. Realistically speaking, that news was probably followed immediately by the clarification, "No, not Buffy and no, not Kendall Hart, but one of the others ones," but it's still reason to be excited. Cruel Intentions stood out from the rest during the late '90s teen movie boom. It was nasty, it was sexy and it was fun - and as manipulative bad girl Kathryn Mertuil, it let Gellar flex some acting muscles she didn't get to use on Buffy.
- 3/2/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
Last week, fans of Sarah Michelle Gellar delighted at the news that she'd be reprising one of her most popular characters on a new TV series. Realistically speaking, that news was probably followed immediately by the clarification, "No, not Buffy and no, not Kendall Hart, but one of the others ones," but it's still reason to be excited. Cruel Intentions stood out from the rest during the late '90s teen movie boom. It was nasty, it was sexy and it was fun - and as manipulative bad girl Kathryn Mertuil, it let Gellar flex some acting muscles she didn't get to use on Buffy.
- 3/2/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
NBC’s “Cruel Intentions” pilot has cast “Drop Dead Diva” alum Kate Levering, TheWrap has learned. Levering will play Annette Hargrove, the role played by Reese Witherspoon in the 1999 movie. The pilot picks up more than 15 years after the end of the movie, an adaptation of the French novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Sarah Michelle Gellar will reprise her role as Kathryn Merteuil as she vies for control of Valmont International and the soul of Bash Casey (Taylor John Smith), the son of her stepbrother, the late Sebastian Valmont, and Annette Hargrove. Upon discovering his late father’s legacy in a.
- 3/1/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The long-discussed NBC drama pilot, Cruel Intentions, is now set to move ahead with Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed for the cast. The actress will reportedly reprise the role she played in the 1999 film upon which the pilot is based, and which itself was based on Les Liaisons dangereuses, written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos in 1782.
The film saw Gellar play Kathryn Merteuil – the manipulative, wealthy and influential prep school student who engages in plots and conspiracies to ruin the lives of others. Her efforts eventually involve her step-brother, Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe), when she persuades him to seduce her love rival (Selma Blair) in order to get revenge.
Sebastian – himself a manipulative personality – is already engaged in his own plot to de-flower and humiliate the Headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), but both plans are de-railed when he falls in love with Annette. This angers Kathryn, who escalates her...
The film saw Gellar play Kathryn Merteuil – the manipulative, wealthy and influential prep school student who engages in plots and conspiracies to ruin the lives of others. Her efforts eventually involve her step-brother, Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe), when she persuades him to seduce her love rival (Selma Blair) in order to get revenge.
Sebastian – himself a manipulative personality – is already engaged in his own plot to de-flower and humiliate the Headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), but both plans are de-railed when he falls in love with Annette. This angers Kathryn, who escalates her...
- 2/25/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Our 2014 Honorary Oscar tribute series continues with a two-part look at the long fascinating career of Jean-Claude Carrière. Here's Tim with Part Two.
Yesterday, Amir did a wonderful job of introducing us to the supremely gifted and abnormally prolific Jean-Claude Carrière, focusing on his iconic collaboration with Luis Buñuel. As important as that work was for both men, it tells only a fraction of the tale. With nearly a hundred screenplays to his credit in a career that’s still holding steady, 54 years on, it’s simply not possible to reduce the full scope of Carrière’s contribution to cinema to his work just one collaborator.
And so we now turn to Carrière's writing in the years following Buñuel’s death. Given the transgressive, ultra-modern nature of their films together, it’s perhaps a bit surprising that Carrière’s output from the ‘80s to the present would be dominated by...
Yesterday, Amir did a wonderful job of introducing us to the supremely gifted and abnormally prolific Jean-Claude Carrière, focusing on his iconic collaboration with Luis Buñuel. As important as that work was for both men, it tells only a fraction of the tale. With nearly a hundred screenplays to his credit in a career that’s still holding steady, 54 years on, it’s simply not possible to reduce the full scope of Carrière’s contribution to cinema to his work just one collaborator.
And so we now turn to Carrière's writing in the years following Buñuel’s death. Given the transgressive, ultra-modern nature of their films together, it’s perhaps a bit surprising that Carrière’s output from the ‘80s to the present would be dominated by...
- 11/5/2014
- by Tim Brayton
- FilmExperience
Arrested Development: Glanz’s Debut an Affluent Vacuum
For the most part, it’s an ingenious trick to fabricate an aura of empathy around a pool of pretentious piranhas endlessly floundering about in the upper echelons of privilege and oblivion. To extend an invitation to witness purported romance amongst elitists garnished with nothing more than an immeasurable trust fund and the preened hue of an Ivy League education would seem nearly impossible to enjoy, and, thus, Peter Glanz’s directorial debut, The Longest Weekend is a generous case in point.
Despite a nicely chosen cast and a handful of flourishes borrowed from the works of cinematic masters, there’s little carbonation to this stale elixir that too often depends on cliché. Overreaching and stifled by its own unnegotiable parameters, this is a highly artificial portrait of all that it attempts to convey.
Now entering his fourth decade of life,...
For the most part, it’s an ingenious trick to fabricate an aura of empathy around a pool of pretentious piranhas endlessly floundering about in the upper echelons of privilege and oblivion. To extend an invitation to witness purported romance amongst elitists garnished with nothing more than an immeasurable trust fund and the preened hue of an Ivy League education would seem nearly impossible to enjoy, and, thus, Peter Glanz’s directorial debut, The Longest Weekend is a generous case in point.
Despite a nicely chosen cast and a handful of flourishes borrowed from the works of cinematic masters, there’s little carbonation to this stale elixir that too often depends on cliché. Overreaching and stifled by its own unnegotiable parameters, this is a highly artificial portrait of all that it attempts to convey.
Now entering his fourth decade of life,...
- 9/4/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
As we look in the rearview mirror of the summer blockbusters, September heralds the start of the fall movie season. Filled with Hollywood heavyweights and A-listers, here’s our Big list of the most anticipated movies coming to cinemas this autumn and during the holidays.
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
- 8/29/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Dangerous Liaisons is to be adapted for a new TV series.
Choderlos de Laclos's classic 18th-century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses will be written as a drama serial by Christopher Hampton, according to Deadline.
Hampton previously adapted the book as a stage play, earning him a Tony Award nomination.
He later turned his play into an Oscar-winning 1988 movie starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich.
Hampton has joined up with producers Tony Krantz and Colin Callender for a drama series for the BBC. The project is later expected to be sold to Us networks.
The screenwriter will reportedly not use elements from his previous adaptations, and will also incorporate characters from other novels from the 18th-century French libertine literary movement the original novel was part of.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses centred around the twisted games played by ex-lovers and rivals Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, who use sex in order to humiliate others.
Choderlos de Laclos's classic 18th-century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses will be written as a drama serial by Christopher Hampton, according to Deadline.
Hampton previously adapted the book as a stage play, earning him a Tony Award nomination.
He later turned his play into an Oscar-winning 1988 movie starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich.
Hampton has joined up with producers Tony Krantz and Colin Callender for a drama series for the BBC. The project is later expected to be sold to Us networks.
The screenwriter will reportedly not use elements from his previous adaptations, and will also incorporate characters from other novels from the 18th-century French libertine literary movement the original novel was part of.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses centred around the twisted games played by ex-lovers and rivals Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, who use sex in order to humiliate others.
- 11/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Dangerous Liaisons is to be adapted for a new TV series.
Choderlos de Laclos's classic 18th-century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses will be written as a drama serial by Christopher Hampton, according to Deadline.
Hampton previously adapted the book as a stage play, earning him a Tony Award nomination.
He later turned his play into an Oscar-winning 1988 movie starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich.
Hampton has joined up with producers Tony Krantz and Colin Callender for a drama series for the BBC. The project is later expected to be sold to Us networks.
The screenwriter will reportedly not use elements from his previous adaptations, and will also incorporate characters from other novels from the 18th-century French libertine literary movement the original novel was part of.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses centred around the twisted games played by ex-lovers and rivals Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, who use sex in order to humiliate others.
Choderlos de Laclos's classic 18th-century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses will be written as a drama serial by Christopher Hampton, according to Deadline.
Hampton previously adapted the book as a stage play, earning him a Tony Award nomination.
He later turned his play into an Oscar-winning 1988 movie starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich.
Hampton has joined up with producers Tony Krantz and Colin Callender for a drama series for the BBC. The project is later expected to be sold to Us networks.
The screenwriter will reportedly not use elements from his previous adaptations, and will also incorporate characters from other novels from the 18th-century French libertine literary movement the original novel was part of.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses centred around the twisted games played by ex-lovers and rivals Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, who use sex in order to humiliate others.
- 11/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Milos Forman will receive the top film honor bestowed by the Directors Guild of America, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction, DGA president Taylor Hackford announced on Wednesday. The Czech-born Forman's films include "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," both of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as DGA Awards for feature-film directing. Other films from Forman's five-decade career include "The People Vs. Larry Flynt," "Valmont," "Loves of a Blonde" and "Taking Off." "No matter what subject or genre he...
- 11/28/2012
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
1990 was the year in which I saw the least amount of movies in theaters. I was overseas and when I returned I devoured everything. I don't recommend missing an entire year of cinema but I also can't deny that it's fun to catch up in massive marathons. My favorite shiny new plaything that year turned out to be Annette Bening. She had appeared in two movies before her breakthrough (The Great Outdoors and Valmont, the latter of which was barely released) but I wasn't familiar with her. In 1990 she ascended. She swiped a scene wholesale from Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge (in a way we didn't see again for another 18 years when Viola Davis rationalized away her son in Doubt) and sparkled and teased as Myra Langtry in The Grifters. She deservedly won her first Oscar nomination but the bid was doomed. "You in danger, girl" Ghost was...
- 5/22/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Almost 25 years after he played the Vicomte de Valmont in Stephen Frears's film, Malkovich directs a French-language version of Christopher Hampton's play in Paris
In 1988, John Malkovich donned a periwig to play the predatory Vicomte de Valmont in Stephen Frears's film Dangerous Liaisons. Almost 25 years later, the actor has stepped into the director's shoes with a French language version of the original play in Paris.
Malkovich's production of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses – itself an adaptation of a novel by Choderlos de Laclos – retains traces of period costume, but gives the play several modern twists, with the characters' letter-writing replaced by texts and tweets. "We're doing a kind of mix between the 18th century and now," Malkovich told Agence France-Presse.
Rehearsals began in November, before the production opened at the Théàtre de l'Atelier in the Latin Quarter of the French capital in January, where it is booking until 30 June.
In 1988, John Malkovich donned a periwig to play the predatory Vicomte de Valmont in Stephen Frears's film Dangerous Liaisons. Almost 25 years later, the actor has stepped into the director's shoes with a French language version of the original play in Paris.
Malkovich's production of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses – itself an adaptation of a novel by Choderlos de Laclos – retains traces of period costume, but gives the play several modern twists, with the characters' letter-writing replaced by texts and tweets. "We're doing a kind of mix between the 18th century and now," Malkovich told Agence France-Presse.
Rehearsals began in November, before the production opened at the Théàtre de l'Atelier in the Latin Quarter of the French capital in January, where it is booking until 30 June.
- 2/3/2012
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
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