Sneak Peek: New Video Clip From Nine

Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Drama, Musicals, Romance, Casting, Filmmaking, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos

Rob Marshall’s new film Nine is epic.

For one, the cast is impeccable: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Kate Hudson, and Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson. That’s 7 Oscar wins and 11 Oscar nominations between them!

Secondly, this video—spliced with rehearsal footage and new clips of the film—just makes me more excited for musical (that could be my Chicago and Moulin Rouge fangirl in me). Having been partially based on Federico Fellini’s autobiographical 8 1/2, I can’t see why it won’t please audiences.

I suppose we shall find out on its opening day, December 25th; in the meantime, enjoy the video!

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Juno Movie Available Via iTunes

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Comedy, Home Entertainment, New Releases, Technology

While iTunes users have become used to seeing selections from Disney, DVD offerings from other studios have not come as quickly as some might have liked.  But it looks like things may soon change.

Just today, Fox made Juno available for download via the popular site.  This is the same day the Oscar-nominated film was placed on store and rental shelves.  It’s likely the studio will allow more current titles to be sold in the future, but no immediate plans have been announced.

Meanwhile, Paramount has also started to dabble in Apple‘s waters as well.  The company recently offered up Beowulf for purchase shortly after it debuted on DVD in February.

At last check, Juno (on sale for $14.99) was iTunes’ top seller.

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Catch Up On Your (Classic) Oscar Films

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Home Entertainment, Lists

If the February sweeps period hasn’t offered you enough to watch on TV, here is a surefire way to fill up your DVR.  For the next few weeks, Turner Classic Movies will be honoring Oscar-nominated films.

The cable channel will devote one day of each week to a different era (e.g. Tuesdays/1940’s, Fridays/1970’s).  This, of course, all leads up to the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 24th.

Although we are already one week into February, TCM still has many films left to cover.  (Approximately 4-6 movies will be show on any given day.)  Here is a list of some of those upcoming selections:

• MONDAYS (1920’s and 30’s): It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Comes to Town
• TUESDAYS (1940’s): The Red Shoes, Yankee Doodle Dandy
• WEDNESDAYS (1950’s): Vertigo, Roman Holiday
• THURSDAYS (1960’s):  2001: A Space Odyssey, Easy Rider
• FRIDAYS (1970’s):  The Goodbye Girl, Apocalypse Now
• SATURDAYS (1980’s):  Raging Bull, Ordinary People
• SUNDAYS (1990’s and 2000’s):  Mr. Holland’s Opus, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

To use their fantastic interactive site and schedule your own recordings, click on the link below.

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Break-Up Report:  Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip

In surprising couples news, actors Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger have called it quits after three years together.  (Those betting on Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise to be the first major post-Dawson’s breakup better pay up).  The Oscar-nominated actors met on the set of Brokeback Mountain back in 2004.  The couple, often rumored to be secretly married, have a young daughter together. 

Ledger is currently filming The Dark Knight—the highly-anticipated sequel to Batman Begins—in which he will star as ‘The Joker’.

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