Kind of loopy today So in the middle of trying to put this e-book annotation thing together, I'm also.lipping away to work on Black Ribbon (which is probably the most fun way to work on something-sneaking off like you're having an affair with it), and I've just realized that I do something really weird when it comes to minor characters. I don't create a character and then eventually go.".".(Okay, that did actually happen with one character. It's probably going to happ.Frost-Nixon Theater Tickets.

Oscar Update: Australia, Frost/Nixon, Hurt Locker, Milk and More Tickets, After launching the RopeofSilicon .".The Contenders.".section I have been hording links to new information and buzz for the multitude of films listed and have today updated.umentary Page with a link to my Man on Wire review as well as updated the pages for Frost/Nixon, WALL E and Australia. A new review of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker gives me an idea it may need to be added to the list soon. And, if you haven't done so yet, check out the trailer for Milk at the bottom of this arti.

?Slumdog? to close London fest ? The full lineup for October's London Film Festival will be revealed in a week's time, but we do now know what its bookends will be.Frost/Nixon? was confirmed months ago as the festival opener. Now comes the announcement that Danny Boyle's surprise package ?Slumdog Millionaire? coming off sensational buzz at Telluride, will have its European premiere as the closing film of the festival. Guess which one I'm more excited about. Festival director Sandra Hebron faces a tough task trying. Frost-Nixon Tickets.

Universal Pictures Announces Release of Frost/Nixon Universal Pictures has announced December 5 as the release date of Frost/Nixon, the film version of the stage play written by Peter Morgan. Directed by Ron Howard, the film features Frank Langhella as disgraced President Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost, a jet-setting television. Cheap Frost-Nixon Tickets.

Trailer Review: Frost/Nixon Theater, Fans of Peter Morgan's stage production of Frost/Nixon have extended this big-screen adaptation of the play a good amount of goodwill due to the Broadway stars (Frank Langella and Michael Sheen) being kept for the movie. But while I'm always in favor of character actors (especially talented veterans like Langella) getting their moments in the spotlight, judging by the trailer I'm not sure that retaining them for the movie was the right move. Part of the problem is Nixon himself, who was not .

Hollywood Awards get the craft races rolling I've never quite got a handle on what purpose the Hollywood Awards serve, since they frequently seem to honour achievements in still-unseen films. Their picks can be quite prescient (last year's honorees included Marion Cotillard and Dante Ferretti), but they can frequently baffle too. (Based on ?Charlie Wilson's War? did anyone really think that Stephen Goldblatt was the cinematographer of 2007?) However, following the announcement of this year's craft honorees, I am pretty confident that . Frost-Nixon.

Live-Action TMNT Movie Could Bring Shredder Back [In Development] It should be no secret that I am a big fan of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, all three. I may have mentioned that back when the animated TMNT flick hit theaters last year. And as a fan, I am in favor of any TMNT incarnation by default. That said, I am still a little weary of another live-action ?reboot? of the franchise, as it is incredibly risky. It gets even more risky when you add in the comments that franchise co-creator Kevin Eastman left over on the Heavy Metal forum . Ahmanson Theatre.

Sam Rockwell has Hoop Dreams with James C. Strouse [In Development] Sam Rockwell has flashed his talent on-screen. Now he wants to prove he has skills on the hardwood as well in a new film. The star of the upcoming Choke told MTV Movies Blog that he has signed on with James C. Strouse, director of Grace Is Gone, for an untitled basketball film.I?m researching a basketball movie. I play a basketball coach? Rockwell said.It?s a dramatic film about an alcoholic basketball coach and this girl's high school basketball team. When asked what the overall tone. Los Angeles.

Hollywood Film Festival announces crafts honorees CA, The Hollywood Film Festival annou.nced the recipients of its crafts awards, which will be bestowed at the gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Oct. 27. Below are the honorees and how they've fared at Oscars past. HOLLYWOOD COMPOSER OF THE YEAR AWARD Major kudos focus is on Danny Elfman across the derby this year. He wrote the score to 2008 best-pic contender .".Milk.".and has never won an Oscar despite nominations for .".Men in Black.".".Good Will Hunting.".and .".Big Fish.".He didn't even nab bids .

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