The blogosphere is abuzz about the upcoming Woody Allen flick Vicky Cristina Barcelona debuting at the Cannes Film Festival The film stars Scarlett Johansson Penelope Cruz and Cruzs real-life boyfriend Javier Bardem So whats the big deal about a new trailer you ask Well the smokin-hot kissing scene between ScarJo and Penelope at the 110 mark may have something to do with it Gina DiNunno
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Javier Bardem has bowed out of Nine the musical based on the Federico Fellini film 8189Bardem told director Rob Marshall he is too exhausted from projects and awards season and wants to take a break from acting for up to a yearHe initially signed onto the musical last year but the start of production was delayed due to the writers strikeBardem was slated to star as Guido Contini a film director who tries to balance his work with a bevy of women and numerous personal crisesPenelope Cruz Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren are already signed to star in the show JR Whalen
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When a man stumbles upon a bloody scene and two million dollars in cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Hunted by a psychopathic killer, the man tries desperately to put an end to his pursuer while the local Sheriff follows the bodies left behind. No Country for Old Men is the 4-time Oscar-winning movie from Joel and Ethan Coen starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem, winner of the Academy Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role."No Country for Old Men arrived at my house as an Oscar-nominated film, and it walked away with 4 awards before I had a chance to watch it. The "best picture" winner is always worthy of viewing, either because it's a great movie, or because you're able to shake your head in disgust after viewing it, proclaiming another movie as being "much, much better." I went in with an open mind, even though I strongly disliked Fargo, the other movie that provided the Coen brothers wi...
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No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone's Amy Ryan are the ones to beat this awards season. Take a look at the accolades issued this weekend:The Boston Society of Film CriticsBest picture: No Country for Old Men (edging out The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by just a single vote)Best director: Diving Bell's Julian Schnabel Best actors: Frank Langella (Starting Out in the Evening) and Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) Best supporting actors: Javier Bardem (Old Men) and Amy RyanThe D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest picture: No Country for Old MenBest director: The Coen brothers (Old Men)Best actors: George Clooney (Michael Clayton) and Julie Christie (Away from Her)Best supporting actors: Bardem and RyanLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest picture: There Will Be Blood (which I am told is not based on the Saw movie tagline but some Upton Sinclair novel)Best director: Paul Thomas Anderson (Blood) Best actors: Daniel Day-Lewis (Blood) and Cotillard Best supporting actors: Val...
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"I wish I could quit gravity!" Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in Doug Liman's untitled project about a private expedition to the moon and the race for lunar colonization.... Also per Variety, Michael Cera (Superbad) and Kat Dennings (40-Year-Old Virgin) are two bridge-and-tunnel teens who fall in love over the course of a sleepless night in Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist.... Eric Oliver Stone will produce and Billy Walsh Antoine Fuqua will direct Escobar, a biopic about the infamous Colombian drug lord (this one not starring Vincent Chase, hopefully). Meanwhile, Javier Bardem is fronting a rival Escobar pic, Killing Pablo, for director Joe Callahan.
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