Chicago – The Blu-Ray Round-Up has looked around the office after the dust has settled on the major September HD releases and realized that there are a few remaining titles worthy of a mention. Before frost warnings, Halloween decorations, and planning for Thanksgiving, pick up one of these five titles. You won’t regret it.
Note: The Round-Up is designed merely to present synopsis, cast & crew, tech specs, and special features information on titles that may otherwise fall through the cracks for your purchasing perusal. Having said that, “American Beauty” is a must-own in HD just for the gorgeous cinematography of Oscar-winner Conrad L. Hall and the film has held up much-better than the cynical haters would have you believe. It’s a great movie. And “Bored to Death” continues to be one of the more intriguing shows on cable. If we had to pick favorites it would be those two.
Note: The Round-Up is designed merely to present synopsis, cast & crew, tech specs, and special features information on titles that may otherwise fall through the cracks for your purchasing perusal. Having said that, “American Beauty” is a must-own in HD just for the gorgeous cinematography of Oscar-winner Conrad L. Hall and the film has held up much-better than the cynical haters would have you believe. It’s a great movie. And “Bored to Death” continues to be one of the more intriguing shows on cable. If we had to pick favorites it would be those two.
- 10/4/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"Boogie Woogie", a new comedy feature directed by Duncan Ward, set in the contemporary London art world, is based on the book by author Danny Moynihan, starring Amanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård, Alan Cumming, Joanna Lumley, Heather Graham and Gemma Atkinson.
"...'Boogie Woogie' is a comedy of manners, its cast of characters devouring each other in a small world awash with big money.
"Set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, it casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players. Dealers, collectors, artists, wannabees vie with each other in a world in which success and downfall rest on a thin edge..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Boogie Woogie"...
"...'Boogie Woogie' is a comedy of manners, its cast of characters devouring each other in a small world awash with big money.
"Set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, it casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players. Dealers, collectors, artists, wannabees vie with each other in a world in which success and downfall rest on a thin edge..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Boogie Woogie"...
- 4/22/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
You might imagine there's a lot to live up to in a showbiz career when your half-sister, father and grandfather have each won at least one Academy Award, but one peek at Danny Huston's acting résumé ("The Proposition," "Birth," "The Aviator," "Children of Men") illustrates he's primed to take over the family business. (And for those wondering, the aforementioned relatives are Angelica, John and Walter.)
Armed with his sharp ear for dialects and a bigger-than-life screen presence, Huston commands the room in director Duncan Ward's star-studded "Boogie Woogie," an art-world satire adapted by Danny Moynihan from his own novel. Huston stars as London gallery kingpin Art Spindle, whose over-the-top laughter infects several storylines involving rabid collectors, opportunistic assistants, oversexed conceptual artists and the titular Mondrian painting, prized among the scenesters. Sipping on Arnold Palmers in the lobby of Manhattan's Bowery Hotel, Huston and I discussed Art -- both...
Armed with his sharp ear for dialects and a bigger-than-life screen presence, Huston commands the room in director Duncan Ward's star-studded "Boogie Woogie," an art-world satire adapted by Danny Moynihan from his own novel. Huston stars as London gallery kingpin Art Spindle, whose over-the-top laughter infects several storylines involving rabid collectors, opportunistic assistants, oversexed conceptual artists and the titular Mondrian painting, prized among the scenesters. Sipping on Arnold Palmers in the lobby of Manhattan's Bowery Hotel, Huston and I discussed Art -- both...
- 4/21/2010
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
Christopher Lee and Gillian Anderson in a shallow but occasionally sprightly satire on London's contemporary art world with an all-star cast. By Peter Bradshaw
For sheer accumulated star-power, there's nothing to touch the extraordinary cast assembled by well-connected writer-producer Danny Moynihan for his shallow but occasionally sprightly satire on London's contemporary art world. Christopher Lee, Stellan Skarsgård, Heather Graham, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried – and many, many more. Amidst the pasteboard characterisation, Danny Huston gives an enjoyably hammy performance as the Joplingesque art dealer at the centre of this spider's web of backbiting, bitching and illicit sex: he does plenty of Comedy One-Side-Of-The-Telephone-Conversation Acting and Comedy Evil Laughing, often both at the same time. Damien Hirst is credited as a consultant and supplies a spin painting which Moynihan's script unironically praises to the skies. The period would appear to be the pre-crunch era of silly money in...
For sheer accumulated star-power, there's nothing to touch the extraordinary cast assembled by well-connected writer-producer Danny Moynihan for his shallow but occasionally sprightly satire on London's contemporary art world. Christopher Lee, Stellan Skarsgård, Heather Graham, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried – and many, many more. Amidst the pasteboard characterisation, Danny Huston gives an enjoyably hammy performance as the Joplingesque art dealer at the centre of this spider's web of backbiting, bitching and illicit sex: he does plenty of Comedy One-Side-Of-The-Telephone-Conversation Acting and Comedy Evil Laughing, often both at the same time. Damien Hirst is credited as a consultant and supplies a spin painting which Moynihan's script unironically praises to the skies. The period would appear to be the pre-crunch era of silly money in...
- 4/15/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
IFC Films has scored North American rights to Duncan Ward's contemporary London art scene satire "Boogie Woogie" says indieWire.
Danny Moynihan adapted his own novel into this ensemble comedy of manners following multiple stotylines and characters in the art world including an adulterous collector's wife, a slippery dealer, an ambitious lesbian artist, and the stubborn owner of Mondrian's final masterpiece.
Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather Graham, Danny Huston, Joanna Lumley, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried and Stellan Skarsgard all star in the film which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival last June.
IFC will release the film through its VOD service on April 21st and in limited theatrical release two days later.
Danny Moynihan adapted his own novel into this ensemble comedy of manners following multiple stotylines and characters in the art world including an adulterous collector's wife, a slippery dealer, an ambitious lesbian artist, and the stubborn owner of Mondrian's final masterpiece.
Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather Graham, Danny Huston, Joanna Lumley, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried and Stellan Skarsgard all star in the film which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival last June.
IFC will release the film through its VOD service on April 21st and in limited theatrical release two days later.
- 2/18/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Duncan Ward's "Boogie Woogie," a satire of the London art scene, adapted by Danny Moynihan from his novel of the same name.
The film's ensemble cast includes Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Christopher Lee, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried, Jaime Winstone and Jack Huston.
The film is an Autonomous/Colourframe Production with S Films, in association with Constance Media, Firefly Films, Muse Productions, P&C Arcade Films and Magna Films. It was produced by Cat Villiers, Chris Simon, Kami Naghdi and Danny Moynihan.
IFC will release "Boogie" on VOD on April 21 and theatrically on April 23.
IFC acquired the rights from The Works International in a deal negotiated by IFC’s Arianna Bocco.
The film's ensemble cast includes Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Christopher Lee, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried, Jaime Winstone and Jack Huston.
The film is an Autonomous/Colourframe Production with S Films, in association with Constance Media, Firefly Films, Muse Productions, P&C Arcade Films and Magna Films. It was produced by Cat Villiers, Chris Simon, Kami Naghdi and Danny Moynihan.
IFC will release "Boogie" on VOD on April 21 and theatrically on April 23.
IFC acquired the rights from The Works International in a deal negotiated by IFC’s Arianna Bocco.
- 2/17/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IFC Films has announced that it has acquired North American rights to Duncan Ward's "Boogie Woogie." They will release the film theatrically on April 23rd and nationwide on video on demand beginning April 21st. Adapted by Danny Moynihan from his novel of the same name, "Boogie Woogie" is a satire set against the backdrop of the contemporary London art scene where lust, ambition and power prevail while success and failure precariously ...
- 2/16/2010
- Indiewire
Don't look now, but there's been another "Eclipse" casting announcement. The newcomer is Jack Huston, who appeared in the recently released "Shrink" and starred in the oddball 2007 horror flick "Shrooms." Guess what that one's about. The actor follows Bryce Dallas Howard and Jodelle Ferland as the latest addition to the "Twilight" world.
Huston will play Royce King II, a human who lived during the Great Depression, according to The Hollywood Reporter. King has a bit of a history with Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed), which I won't spoil here for those two or three of you interested readers who haven't read the book. Let's just say that things don't end particularly well for Mr. King, but at least he had it coming.
If you missed "Shrink," you can next catch Huston in "Boogie Woogie," Danny Moynihan's adaptation of his own novel, directed by Duncan Ward. He's also lined up for...
Huston will play Royce King II, a human who lived during the Great Depression, according to The Hollywood Reporter. King has a bit of a history with Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed), which I won't spoil here for those two or three of you interested readers who haven't read the book. Let's just say that things don't end particularly well for Mr. King, but at least he had it coming.
If you missed "Shrink," you can next catch Huston in "Boogie Woogie," Danny Moynihan's adaptation of his own novel, directed by Duncan Ward. He's also lined up for...
- 8/12/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
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