Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, and director John Patrick Shanley arrive at 2008 AFI Fest
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The 2008 AFI Fest kicked off officially last night in Hollywood with the world premiere of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Because of the last minute scheduling of [...]
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It seems quaint today, but this movie simply scared the bejeebers out of me when I was a lad.
Happy Halloween!
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Once again Jennybee is Jenny-on-the-spot with a trailer heads up. This time it’s for Danny Boyle’s much-buzzed Slumdog Millionaire over at Yahoo.
After successful runs at Telluride and Toronto, the Oscar hype around Slumdog continues to grow. Click the image below to link to the trailer page.
AFI Fest is having a tribute to Danny Boyle on Friday, [...]
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Here’s a 5-minute peek at the upcoming sci-fi remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. I’m not feeling it. How about you?
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Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Because it’s Halloween, the multiplex is crammed with a lot of low-grade horror crap this weekend. Consider Let the Right One In or Fear(s) of the Dark if they’re in your neighborhood instead:
Zack and Miri Make a Porno. For every Kevin Smith worshipper, there’s [...]
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Yahoo has the trailer for Laurent Cantet’s 2008 Palme d’Or winning film The Class.
Click to see trailer at Yahoo
France’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar opens in New York and Los Angeles on December 25. It’s also playing at AFI Fest which officially begins Thursday.
Thanks to Jennybee for the heads up!
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Benicio Del Toro in Che
Hey there LA area LiC readers. How’d you like to see the sold out Gala presentation of Steven Soderbergh’s Che at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood at 6pm on Saturday, November 1, 2008?
I’ll make it easy on you. Send an email with “Che Ticket” in the subject line to: craig@livingincinema.com [...]
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More Loose Ends: 10/29/08
We last heard from Vince Vaughn in connection to the upcoming Couples Retreat and now it appears he’s in line for Sunny and 68, a “drama with comic overtones” to be directed and co-written by Gavin O’Connor (Pride and Glory). Vaughn plays a poker pro who bottoms out and returns home to [...]
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Awards season picked up a little steam today with a batch of nominations from the International Documentary Association and the British Independent Film Awards.
The 2008 IDA Documentary Award nominees are:
Kassim the Dream – the story of Ugandan child soldier turned World Champion boxer Kassim “The Dream” Ouima (Coming to AFI Fest).
Man on Wire – this [...]
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Turns out the movie business keeps rolling whether you’re paying attention to it or not. Here’s a handful of recent casting announcements featuring interesting actors in not-so-interesting projects.
Amy Adams is set to star as NPR correspondent Jacki Lyden in a film based on Lyden’s memoir Daughter of the Queen of Sheba. A fixture at NPR [...]
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