Friday, September 30, 2011

Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, September 2011

comments: 0 || add yours Every month at Movieline, we collect the best interviews, smartest features, and most compelling reviews we’ve produced, and curate them in one easy-to-use table of contents called the Virtual Newsstand, which pays tribute to our print magazine history. Here’s the Virtual Newsstand for September 2011. ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFEMOVIELINESeptember 2011 INTERVIEWS Friends For Life Seth Rogen and Will Reiser on 50/50 and why sometimes life needs a rewrite Taylor Power Taylor Lautner breaks down love scenes, stunts and the rest of his living dangerously in Abduction Byrne Notice One good Bridesmaids turn deserves another for Movieline favorite Rose Byrne Dream Weaver Sigourney Weaver talks Abduction, Ghostbusters 3 and the joys and pleasures of studying Twilight ‘Real Life is Kind of Hard For Me’ A candid Nick Nolte opens up about falling off the wagon for Warrior Huston Electric Dynastic dynamo Anjelica Huston on 50/50, discovering her grandfather’s films, and Oprah’s Oscar grudge File Under Gus Gus Van Sant on Restless, test-screening nightmares and why he really did want to direct Breaking Dawn Heart to Hartnett Where’s Josh Hartnett been lately? Let’s start with Bunraku Ask an Adult-Film Superstar Joanna Angel guest reviews the porn comedy Bucky Larson with our own intrepid Julie Miller Having a Moneyball What was director Bennett Miller’s secret for turning around the troubled baseball flick? Keep it personal Dear John Director John Singleton isn’t messing around with his franchise-hopeful Abduction The Y Factor Chuck’s Yvonne Strahovski makes a break for movie stardom in Killer Elite Tyrese Time His 2011 films combined to gross a total of $1.7 billion worldwide. But wait until you hear his new album Munn for the Road Olivia Munn stops for a chat on her way to her big-screen breakthrough Hot Rod Rod Lurie knows what you’re thinking about his Straw Dogs remake. Let him explain Summer of Stellan Stellan Skarsgard reflects on his comic-book exploits in Thor — and what to expect from The Avengers What’s the Angle Kurt Angle on Warrior, acting ambition and following The Rock out of WWE THE VERGE Tom Cullen and Chris New Corey Stoll FEATURES And They’re Off… Introducing the 2011 Oscar Index: Your Weekly, Foolproof Awards-Race Breakdown Are You My Mother? Screening notes from the ridonkulous Taylor Lautner LOLfest Abduction The Way We Worked It Who Wins the Great Robert Redford/Brad Pitt Hair War? Malignant Mastery From Brian’s Song to Terms of Endearment, Cancer’s 5 Greatest Performances in Film History Lessons Breakfast at Tiffany’s at 50 — we need to talk about Mr. Yunioshi The Golden Child What’s the upside of Eddie Murphy hosting the Oscars? Abduct This The 9 most scathing critical responses to Abduction Down and Dirty I spent 29 minutes playing Dirty Dancing’s Facebook game so you don’t have to Bombs Away Creature opens to $220 per screen, 6 people per showing Ask a Dolphin Real-life marine mammals review and reflect on Dolphin Tale An American Werewolf in Trouble 3 Genres Better Suited to Taylor Lautner’s Talents SPECIAL SECTION: 2011 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Sold! (?) The 5 films likeliest to ignite a TIFF bidding war Say Cheese Keira Knightley, Chloe Moretz, Francis Ford Coppola and more luminaries snapped in the TIFF portrait booth Going Down George Clooney and The Descendants overloaded with calculation Just Friends Friends With Kids falters in the end but does right by Adam Scott Mass Hysteria The vibrator invention tale hums along; Albert Nobbs drops the tea tray Twixt and Shout Francis Ford Coppola’s latest is a milestone of stubborn old-coot filmmaking Woody Power Harrelson disarms in the fierce cop tale Rampart Read Movieline’s complete 2011 TIFF coverage here. SPECIAL SECTION: FANTASTIC FEST 2011 Trumped by Trailer? Paranormal Activity 3 is a misfire, but is there still time to salvage it? Hercules! Hercules! Kevin Sorbo on the twisted Julia X 3D, Christian films, and Hollywood snobbery Barf Central The Human Centipede 2 premiere claims a victim Retro Scares Paranormal Activity 3 viral VHS tapes pop up at Fantastic Fest Ringside Bare-knuckle champ James Quinn McDonagh talks Knuckle and its planned HBO series Cop Talk Jose Padilha talks Oscar entry Elite Squad 2, his take on RoboCop and those Fassbender rumors Fantastic Debates Frodo loses epic nerd fantasy boxing match Too Cold Video: Dominic Monaghan karaoke raps ‘Ice Ice Baby’ Fantastic LoveRom-com Extraterrestrial, erotic musical Underwater Love charm On the Scene You’re Next graffiti: Is Banksy at Fantastic Fest? “Where’s Your Pippin Now?” Video: Elijah Wood challenges Dominic Monaghan to a Hobbit on Hobbit fight REVIEWS Abduction Apollo 18 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Contagion Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Dolphin Tale Dream House Drive 50/50 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life I Don’t Know How She Does It Killer Elite The Lion King 3D Love Crime Machine Gun Preacher Main Street Margaret Moneyball Red State Restless Shark Night 3D Straw Dogs Take Shelter 3 Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Warrior What’s Your Number? BAD MOVIES WE LOVE Cool World Halloween H20 The Main Event Sex and the City 2 [Cover photo: Getty Images] Tagged: seth rogen, virtual newsstand

Watch Transformers 3 The Movie

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Eat Sheet: Where one can Dine in San Sebastian, The nation At This Time Around

Title the city while using greatest energy of restaurants with Michelin stars per sq foot . in the world.our editor recommendsJiro Wants Sushi: Berlin ReviewThe Eat Sheet: 15 Under-the-Radar Locales Where the Industry Dines PrivatelyThe Eat Sheet: Four New Spots Boast Industry InvestorsThe Eat Sheet: America's Most Pricey RestaurantsThe Eat Sheet: 9 Hot Celebrity Restaurants In the event you mentioned San Sebastian, in Spain's northern Basque region, you are right. So the fact the San Sebastian Worldwide Film Festival introduced a Culinary Cinema sidebar this year to screen films featuring gastronomy and got married every one of these with a nightly thematic feast seems oh-so-apropos. "San Sebastian might be the Mecca of gastronomy and finally there's an intertwining of film and cuisine reflected inside the city's worldwide film festival," mentioned three-star chef Pedro Zubijana, one of the founders of Basque New Cuisine whose Akelarre Restaurante is important for discerning diners. "Audiences here know and appreciate good food." And intertwine they're doing. On Sept. 20, Bokada's Michelin-starred chef Mikel Santamaria woven together David Gelb's documentary Jiro Wants Sushi and Basque culinary creativity. Jiro focuses on our planet's only three-star sushi restaurant in just a minute space in the Tokyo, japan, japan subway station. Bokada transformed the San Sebastian Aquarium into an undercover dining extravaganza. Ornamented by massive overhead sea food tanks, participants wound their way through 10 different stations offering a Japanese sushi item as well as the creative Basque version of the dish in the cultural, gastronomic dialogue. "They very carefully chose aspects of the film to produce recption menus as well as for accessories and music. There's a little fireworks show timed to options within the soundtrack," Gelb mentioned. While Berlin sports a Culinary Cinema section and Sundance features its own yearly ChefDance, San Sebastian place one of the world's undisputed culinary capitals produces an all-natural fit. "San Sebastian -- the city as well as the festival -- is well known due to its food," mentioned public relation firm Premier's Ginger root root Corbett, a 13-year veteran of San Sebastian who travelled in to the festival every day early to think about a Basque cooking class. "The festival director hosts a great cocktail everyday through the festival to make sure that people in the market can meet one another while eating lovely canapes." Really, San Sebastian's status for food and fun encourages stars to market films. "Existence in San Sebastian can be a feature," mentioned worldwide sales outfit Wild Bunch's Gael Nouaille. "Company company directors and stars enjoy being around. You will have a great meal in five minutes or five several hours, simple or fancy. It doesn't matter because the food, the magical setting as well as the pleasure of San Sebastian sell." Four from the finest places to dine in San Sebastian are: Arzak Regularly selected one of the top chefs in the world in the last 20 years,Juan Mari Arzakis recognized one of the driving forces in the New Basque Cuisine and runs your home along with his daughterElena Arzak. Set tasting menu changes daily according to fresh market availability.Avda. Alcalde Elosegui, 273, San Sebastian, 011 34 943 278 465 Mugaritz Andoni Adurizsaw his kitchen jump for the the following best in the world inRestaurant Magazine's reputed listing of the finest restaurants in the world this season. He produced the term "techno-emotional" cooking for merging science with cooking.c/Aldura Aldea, 20, Errenteria, 011 34 943 522 455 / 943 518 343 Martin Berastegui A skilled in the Basque region's Michelin-star movement,Martin Berasteguitook his model of cooking worldwide by getting a power outlet in Shanghai. But he's at his finest on home turf where they can use what he calls the "essence of flavor."Loidi Kalea 4, 20160 Lasarte-Oria, 011 34 943 366 471 Restaurante Oquendo Just nearby within the luxurious Maria Cristina Hotel, the film festival'sepicenter,the Oquendo can be a staplefor industry types for extended lunches or possibly a quick discontinue to enjoypintxos-Basque tapas.Oquendo, 8, San Sebastian, 011 34 943 420 736 Related Subjects Worldwide San Sebastian Worldwide Film Festival

Gwyneth Paltrow Suffers Horrific Hangover After 39th Birthday

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Did Gwyneth Paltrow have a little too much fun celebrating her birthday? The actress, who turned 39 on Tuesday, appears to have enjoyed her big day with a few libations. Nursing a horrific hangover at the jfk, the Oscar winner Tweeted on Wednesday. Nothing like starting an overseas flight dehydrated. Where is the dog, I need the hair. The actress pal, Ali Wentworth, Tweeted her back writing, Happy Hang-over!!!! Heard it was CRAZY! Next year Paris! Gwyneth replied with, I was over served, its not my fault. Or is it? In January 2006, the actress reportedly shared her thoughts about people enjoying a few too many drinks. Im not really a drinker. Like the last time I got drunk was on holiday in Spain three years ago, she eportedly told The Guardian at the time. I think its gross. I really dont like drunk women; I think it is such a bad look. I think its very inappropriate and I dont like it. Adding, I dont really have drunk friends. My friends are kind of adult; they have a drink. But they hold their liquor. I think its incredibly embarrassing when people are drunk. It just looks so ridiculous. I find it very degrading. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Full Movie

Friday, September 23, 2011

ROLL CALL: Was X-Rated X Factor Contestant Really Naked?

By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Not So X-Rated Factor?: There were gasps, boos and Paula Abdul almost vomited when The X Factor contestant Geo Godley dropped his pants this week, but was the Seattle singer actually not naked? Geo claims he was not exposing himself and simply wearing a g-string. We always dance in g-strings. Geo told TMZ, G-Strings are legal. The [Parents Television Council] have no complaint to make. The singer, who FOX censored with a large The X Factor logo, did however regret his backside getting some airtime. I apologize to anyone that was exposed to my behind I had no intention of showing it and it was an accident when I fell. I was caught up in the moment. Pete Models His New Model: Ashlee Simpson has Boardwalk Empire star Vincent Piazza by her side, and now Pete Wentz has someone special to show off. The rocker was spotted with a mystery woman on Thursday, who is reportedly his new girlfriend. Shes a model and its a new relationship, a source told E! Online. Theyre taking things slowly but he obviously thinks highly of her to introduce her to Bronx. Check out the new pair, HERE! How Are Your Spending Your Friday?: In news that is bound to make most of wish for a more exciting life, wed like to show you how Maddox Jolie-Pitt got to spend his Friday, HERE! Fall TV In Full Effect!: What new TV show has you tuning in? Check out all the new small screen gems, HERE! And sound off in the AH Nation which is more entertaining The X Factor with Simon Cowell or American Idol without Simon? Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Watch Movie

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Craig Levinson Books Diner For Broadway Bow, Sheryl Crow To Create Music

BREAKING: Craig Levinson’s 1982 film Diner is headed for Broadway in fall, 2012. Base Entertainment’s Scott Zeiger and John Becker have introduced a musical adaptation with book by Levinson and music and lyrics by Sheryl Crow. The musical marks the Broadway debut of both Levinson and Crow, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter. Kathleen Marshall will direct and choreograph. The result is the story of Levinson’s breakthrough film, that was occur 1959 Baltimore and revolved round the misadventures of six senior high school pals who reunite when one of these will get married. It had been a starting point for youthful stars Kevin Sausage, Ellen Barkin, Tim Daly, Steve Guttenberg, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke and Daniel Stern. “Diner would be a pivotal moment during my career, and also, since i quickly have is constantly on the accept the figures, recognizing there's is a lot more for their story,” Levinson stated. “I’m excited to become starting about this stage version, which offers me the chance like a storyteller to grow on my small original vision and allow the figures express their innermost feeling and ideas through song.” Levinson has worked with film writer James Toback on the movie concerning the relationship between mob boss John Gotti and the boy John Junior., a movie which will star Travolta Qantas Video and Ben Promote.

Monday, September 19, 2011

The new sony ups Weaver to government matters professional. Vice president

Weaver The new sony Pictures Entertainment has marketed Keith Weaver to executive v . p . of worldwide government matters. He'll oversee every aspect of SPE's lobbying and policy activities in addition to community matters. He's been with the organization since 2002 and it has been senior Vice president since 2005. He'll are accountable to Leah Weil, SPE's senior executive v . p . and general counsel. Before joining The new sony, Weaver assisted develop the proposal for brand new condition Senate, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts, as well as held staff positions at Kaiser Permanente and at work of then-Condition Sen. Herschel Rosenthal. He presently is v . p . from the California Condition Film Commission. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

First All My Children Actors Sign On To Stay On The Show

Prospect Park, the company, which is taking over from ABC in producing canceled soaps All My Children and One Life To Live for online distribution, just announced that it has reached the first agreement with AMC cast members to continue on the show. Pending a final sign off by AFTRA, the actors who have committed to stay on AMC are Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery) and Lindsay Hartley (Dr. Cara Castillo Martin). The first soap actor Prospect Park reached out to after securing the rights to AMC and OLTL was AMC star Susan Lucci. After she ultimately turned down the financial offer, said to be matching her current salary at ABC, Prospect Park shifted its attention to the higher-rated OLTL, signing four actors from the show as well as executive producer Frank Valentini who will continue with AMC as it migrates online and will also serve as VP Serial Dramas at Prospect Park.

Watch Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Full Movie