The History Channel unveiled a new trailer for its remake of “Roots” based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” and the 1977 ABC miniseries. This eight-hour miniseries is a historical portrayal of slavery and one family’s journey and survival through one of the bleakest points in American history. The groundbreaking and iconic original show first premiered on ABC in 1977 to massive critical acclaim. “Roots” received 37 Emmy nominations winning nine of them. The series also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. The remake stars Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte and Regé Jean-Page as ‘Chicken’ George Moore, and features an all-star cast including this week’s Backstage cover star Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, Anna Paquin, and rapper-actor Tip T.I. Harris as Cyrus. “Roots” is set to premiere Monday, May 30 at 9 p.m. and air...
- 2/17/2016
- backstage.com
Stage and screen actor who excelled in playing authority figures and appeared in TV shows such as Brookside and Lovejoy
Malcolm Tierney, who has died aged 75 of pulmonary fibrosis, was a reliable and versatile supporting actor for 50 years, familiar to television audiences as the cigar-smoking, bullying villain Tommy McArdle in Brookside, nasty Charlie Gimbert in Lovejoy and smoothie Geoffrey Ellsworth-Smythe in David Nobbs's A Bit of a Do, a Yorkshire small-town comedy chronicle starring David Jason and Gwen Taylor.
Always serious and quietly spoken offstage, with glinting blue eyes and a steady, cruel gaze that served him well as authority figures on screen, Tierney was a working-class Mancunian who became a core member of the Workers' Revolutionary party in the 1970s. He never wavered in his socialist beliefs, even when the Wrp imploded ("That's all in my past now," he said), and always opposed restricted entry to the actors' union,...
Malcolm Tierney, who has died aged 75 of pulmonary fibrosis, was a reliable and versatile supporting actor for 50 years, familiar to television audiences as the cigar-smoking, bullying villain Tommy McArdle in Brookside, nasty Charlie Gimbert in Lovejoy and smoothie Geoffrey Ellsworth-Smythe in David Nobbs's A Bit of a Do, a Yorkshire small-town comedy chronicle starring David Jason and Gwen Taylor.
Always serious and quietly spoken offstage, with glinting blue eyes and a steady, cruel gaze that served him well as authority figures on screen, Tierney was a working-class Mancunian who became a core member of the Workers' Revolutionary party in the 1970s. He never wavered in his socialist beliefs, even when the Wrp imploded ("That's all in my past now," he said), and always opposed restricted entry to the actors' union,...
- 2/22/2014
- by Michael Coveney, Vanessa Redgrave
- The Guardian - Film News
"Quality roles in studio films are just not available in great numbers for women, period," Joe Reid succinctly wrote for the Tribeca Film Festival's blog in May.
Research backs up his claim: while half of all moviegoers are female, 33 percent of all characters and only 11 percent of protagonists in the top 100 domestic grossing films of 2011 were women. A 2012 study commissioned by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media also found that, "females are not only missing from popular media, [but] when they are on screen, they seem to be there merely for decoration -- not to engage in meaningful or prestigious employment.”
This is bad news for all women who go to see and enjoy watching movies. But it's especially frustrating for actresses looking to play interesting and challenging roles. Because so few roles are available, competition for good parts is fierce. And prospects are even bleaker for actresses who are not thin,...
Research backs up his claim: while half of all moviegoers are female, 33 percent of all characters and only 11 percent of protagonists in the top 100 domestic grossing films of 2011 were women. A 2012 study commissioned by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media also found that, "females are not only missing from popular media, [but] when they are on screen, they seem to be there merely for decoration -- not to engage in meaningful or prestigious employment.”
This is bad news for all women who go to see and enjoy watching movies. But it's especially frustrating for actresses looking to play interesting and challenging roles. Because so few roles are available, competition for good parts is fierce. And prospects are even bleaker for actresses who are not thin,...
- 8/15/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Abraham Orellana, the hip-hop music producer who goes by the name AraabMUZIK, has been shot and is in the hospital, his publicist says in a statement.
The statement says that late Wednesday (May 1), Orellana was shot because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with his friends and that police are investigating. The statement also says Orellana is "currently alive and well."
The statement does not specify where the shooting too place, but does add, "Araab is looking forward to a speedy recovery and returning to the stage as soon as he can."
George Moore, the producer's manager, posted the above picture of Orellana in the hospital, along with the caption, "Everyone wish my brother araabmuzik a healthy & pleasant recovery!!!!"...
The statement says that late Wednesday (May 1), Orellana was shot because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with his friends and that police are investigating. The statement also says Orellana is "currently alive and well."
The statement does not specify where the shooting too place, but does add, "Araab is looking forward to a speedy recovery and returning to the stage as soon as he can."
George Moore, the producer's manager, posted the above picture of Orellana in the hospital, along with the caption, "Everyone wish my brother araabmuzik a healthy & pleasant recovery!!!!"...
- 5/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Abraham Orellana, the hip-hop producer known as AraabMUZIK, has been shot and is hospitalized.
Orellana's publicist said in a statement late Thursday that he is "currently alive and well" after being shot Wednesday night, noting he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with friends. Police are investigating.
The statement said he was in his neighborhood when he was shot, but didn't specify a city. Orellana's hometown is Providence, R.I.
The producer's manager, George Moore, a record label executive and producer known as DukeDaGod posted on Twitter a picture of Orellana in a hospital bed Thursday with the words: "Everyone wish my brother (at)araabmuzik a healthy & pleasant recovery!!!!"
The statement says Orellana appreciates fan support and "Araab is looking forward to a speedy recovery and returning to the stage as soon as he can."
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Online:
http://araabmuzikmvp.com...
Orellana's publicist said in a statement late Thursday that he is "currently alive and well" after being shot Wednesday night, noting he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with friends. Police are investigating.
The statement said he was in his neighborhood when he was shot, but didn't specify a city. Orellana's hometown is Providence, R.I.
The producer's manager, George Moore, a record label executive and producer known as DukeDaGod posted on Twitter a picture of Orellana in a hospital bed Thursday with the words: "Everyone wish my brother (at)araabmuzik a healthy & pleasant recovery!!!!"
The statement says Orellana appreciates fan support and "Araab is looking forward to a speedy recovery and returning to the stage as soon as he can."
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Online:
http://araabmuzikmvp.com...
- 5/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
This week: Liam Neeson protects a pack of plane-crash survivors in remote Alaska from a pack of territorial wolves in the survival thriller "The Grey."
Also new this week is the teen sci-fi hit "Chronicle," Glenn Close in male drag in "Albert Nobbs," the exorcism horror flick "The Devil Inside," and the Blu-ray debut of the comedy "Road Trip."
'The Grey'
Box Office: $52 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% Fresh
Storyline: Liam Neeson plays a hunter who protects a rugged group of workers in a remote oil field in this man-vs.-beast thriller. After the group's transport plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, the handful of survivors look to Neeson to help them avoid being torn apart by a vicious wolf pack that is hunting them.
Extras! There are six deleted, extended or alternative scenes included on the DVD and Blu-ray, including one not shown in the movie in which Neeson...
Also new this week is the teen sci-fi hit "Chronicle," Glenn Close in male drag in "Albert Nobbs," the exorcism horror flick "The Devil Inside," and the Blu-ray debut of the comedy "Road Trip."
'The Grey'
Box Office: $52 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% Fresh
Storyline: Liam Neeson plays a hunter who protects a rugged group of workers in a remote oil field in this man-vs.-beast thriller. After the group's transport plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, the handful of survivors look to Neeson to help them avoid being torn apart by a vicious wolf pack that is hunting them.
Extras! There are six deleted, extended or alternative scenes included on the DVD and Blu-ray, including one not shown in the movie in which Neeson...
- 5/14/2012
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
Ever since playing the title role of Albert Nobbs in an off-Broadway adaptation of George Moore's novella back in 1982, Glenn Close has wanted to bring this tale of a cross-dresser in late 19th-century Dublin to the screen. Her labour of love is an affecting, handsomely mounted affair set in the world of Joyce's Dubliners, and its subjects are sexual oppression, the exploitation of women in patriarchal society, gender identity and the shaping and misshaping of character. Most of the action occurs in and around a small hotel where Nobbs has long worked as a waiter, living in a top-floor room alongside the other servants. But the best, most involving scenes centre on her relationship with another cross-dresser, the painter and decorator "Mr Page" (Janet McTeer).
Nobbs, a Londoner, adopted male disguise as a teenage orphan to escape from male abuse and find independent work; Page fled from a violent husband,...
Nobbs, a Londoner, adopted male disguise as a teenage orphan to escape from male abuse and find independent work; Page fled from a violent husband,...
- 4/28/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
A prosthetics-daubed Glenn Close, playing a woman posing as a male waiter, looks more like Robin Williams
This film's unusual subject matter doesn't entirely explain the various excruciatingly self-conscious performances and prosthetic makeup effects. It's a film whose unrelaxed body language screams: "Give me prizes!" As producer, co-writer and star, Glenn Close has reportedly spent the last 15 years developing the project – an adaptation of a short story by George Moore, first published in 1918 – since appearing in a stage version in the 80s. She stars as a shy waiter in a smart 19th-century Dublin hotel. This is a world where male servants enjoy superior pay and tips, but Albert is actually a woman, and on being forced one night to share a room with a house painter called Hubert Page, she fears exposure will ruin both her livelihood and life. In the leading role, Close looks off-puttingly like a Tussauds waxwork...
This film's unusual subject matter doesn't entirely explain the various excruciatingly self-conscious performances and prosthetic makeup effects. It's a film whose unrelaxed body language screams: "Give me prizes!" As producer, co-writer and star, Glenn Close has reportedly spent the last 15 years developing the project – an adaptation of a short story by George Moore, first published in 1918 – since appearing in a stage version in the 80s. She stars as a shy waiter in a smart 19th-century Dublin hotel. This is a world where male servants enjoy superior pay and tips, but Albert is actually a woman, and on being forced one night to share a room with a house painter called Hubert Page, she fears exposure will ruin both her livelihood and life. In the leading role, Close looks off-puttingly like a Tussauds waxwork...
- 4/27/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Glenn Close's new film about a cross-dressing butler has been 30 years in the making. Here she explains why the story of Albert Nobbs means so much to her
There is no crackle on the line to Glenn Close. No echo or delay. No hiss or interference. "Yes! I can hear you! I can hear you fine!" She sounds almost alarmingly near, sat in her flat on Central Park West, New York. Not boomy, exactly, but big on crisp diction (it was she they called to dub Andie MacDowell's duff twangs on Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes). "It's a little bit of a chilly day here, but all the blossoms are out, all the trees are blooming. It's raining there? Oh dear."
Close is all about the good connection. On Lively Licks, the dog blog she co-authors with her terriers Jake and Bill (they share...
There is no crackle on the line to Glenn Close. No echo or delay. No hiss or interference. "Yes! I can hear you! I can hear you fine!" She sounds almost alarmingly near, sat in her flat on Central Park West, New York. Not boomy, exactly, but big on crisp diction (it was she they called to dub Andie MacDowell's duff twangs on Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes). "It's a little bit of a chilly day here, but all the blossoms are out, all the trees are blooming. It's raining there? Oh dear."
Close is all about the good connection. On Lively Licks, the dog blog she co-authors with her terriers Jake and Bill (they share...
- 4/6/2012
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Consumers looking to view one of the best performances of the year will have a chance to see Glenn Close in the celebrated three-time Oscar® nominee Albert Nobbs for a limited two week engagement on Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View beginning April 10th through April 24th. The sneak peek will come one month ahead of the film’s debut on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and Digital Download May 15th.
The drama stars six-time Oscar® nominee* Glenn Close, who gives a “powerhouse performance”. (New York Post), as Albert. An impressive supporting cast includes two-time Academy Award® nominee** Janet McTeer, along with Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right), Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Showtime’s “The Tudors”.). Directed “with grit and grace”. (Rolling Stone) by Rodrigo Garcia (Mother and Child), the film is based on the novella by Irish author George Moore and features a story by Istvan Szabo and screenplay by Gabriella Prekop,...
The drama stars six-time Oscar® nominee* Glenn Close, who gives a “powerhouse performance”. (New York Post), as Albert. An impressive supporting cast includes two-time Academy Award® nominee** Janet McTeer, along with Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right), Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Showtime’s “The Tudors”.). Directed “with grit and grace”. (Rolling Stone) by Rodrigo Garcia (Mother and Child), the film is based on the novella by Irish author George Moore and features a story by Istvan Szabo and screenplay by Gabriella Prekop,...
- 3/22/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 15, 2012
Price: DVD $27.98, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
In the great tradition of Victor Victoria and Tootsie, the period drama film Albert Nobbs stars six-time Oscar-nominee Glenn Close (TV’s Damages) as a woman playing a man.
Based on the novella by Irish author George Moore, the movie tells the story of a woman (Close) in 19th century Ireland who learns to survive by living and working as a man. But after 30 years of donning men’s clothing to fit into her surroundings, Nobbs finds herself in her own prison.
Close and co-star Janet McTeer (The Woman in Black) were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Academy Awards, respectively. Both also were nominated for Golden Globes but didn’t win. The movie’s original song “Lay Your Head Down” (music by Brian Byrne and lyrics by Close) also was nominated for a Globe, and...
Price: DVD $27.98, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
In the great tradition of Victor Victoria and Tootsie, the period drama film Albert Nobbs stars six-time Oscar-nominee Glenn Close (TV’s Damages) as a woman playing a man.
Based on the novella by Irish author George Moore, the movie tells the story of a woman (Close) in 19th century Ireland who learns to survive by living and working as a man. But after 30 years of donning men’s clothing to fit into her surroundings, Nobbs finds herself in her own prison.
Close and co-star Janet McTeer (The Woman in Black) were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Academy Awards, respectively. Both also were nominated for Golden Globes but didn’t win. The movie’s original song “Lay Your Head Down” (music by Brian Byrne and lyrics by Close) also was nominated for a Globe, and...
- 2/23/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Most critics agree, the Best Actress Oscar is likely to go to either Glenn Close or Meryl Streep on Saturday. But Close herself says that she's not counting her chickens and any rivalry between the pair is just wishful thinking. 'People would like to think so,' the six-time nominated actor told the Irish Times on the red carpet at Dublin’s Savoy Cinema for a special screening of Albert Nobbs as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. Close and Streep are both nominated for Best Actress next Saturday night – Close for Albert Nobbs, which she co-wrote, produced and starred in; and Streep for her role as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady . 'I’m so thrilled for our team to be nominated, Close told the Times adding that she was delighted to be in Ireland. ';It would never be the movie that it is if it hadn’t been done here,...
- 2/21/2012
- IrishCentral
Director: Rodrigo García Writers: Glenn Close, John Banville (screenplay), George Moore (novella) Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Brendan Gleeson, Aaron Johnson, Pauline Collins, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Johnathan Rhys Meyers Despite being a fan of Irish culture and literature, I knew nothing about George Moore’s novella, “The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs,” originally published in 1918, until recently. Glenn Close co-wrote the screenplay, produced, and stars in the film adaptation, Albert Nobbs. The story takes place at the turn of the 19th century in Ireland, a tumultuous period for not only Ireland but the rest of the British Isles and Europe. When the story was published, the Easter Rising of 1916 had occurred in Ireland and much of Europe was embroiled in World War I. I find this fascinating, as the story of Albert Nobbs is in some ways about a personal war, a struggle of identity, sexuality, and honesty with one’s self.
- 1/27/2012
- by Caitlyn Collins
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Bright, entertaining and touching, this re-uniting of collaborators sports lush sets and costumery and Oscar level acting by several of the cast. Cannes Film Festival winner director Rodrigo Garcia (.Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her..1999) has accomplished a major leap forward in quality with this film. Based on the turn-of-the-century short story by George Moore, this cinematic adaptation (screenplay by Glenn Close and John Banville) may be Close.s best performance, and one of the best films of the year. Apparently, Close fell in love with the titular character after playing him in the 1982 stage production of the story. Since then she has doggedly pursued the film version of the story in the face of increasingly negative...
- 1/27/2012
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
When they open the golden envelope for best actress at the Oscars on February 26 I’m predicting a surprise winner -- Glenn Close. Right now the smart money may be riding on Meryl Streep for her brilliant performance in The Iron Lady, a truth-be-told rather mediocre telling of the life of Margaret Thatcher, but in Albert Nobbs Close gives the performance of her already storied career. Close first played the role, adapted from a short story by Irish writer George Moore, on stage in New York 30 years ago. But the memory of the role always stayed with her, convincing her it would make a fine film. Since then Close has given the last 15 years of her life to bringing Albert Nobbs to the big screen. Dream projects of that kind -- coupled with the dogged determination to see them through to completion -- are often an irresistible formula to the Oscar judges.
- 1/25/2012
- IrishCentral
Award winning actress Glenn Close plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland in Albert Nobbs. Some thirty years after donning men.s clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Mia Wasikowska (Helen), Aaron Johnson (Joe) and Brendan Gleeson (Dr. Holloran) join a prestigious, international cast that includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Janet McTeer, Brenda Fricker and Pauline Collins.
Rodrigo Garcia directs from a script that Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore.
Wamg is giving away passes to the advanced screening of Albert Nobbs in St. Louis – Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm at Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below.
Rodrigo Garcia directs from a script that Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore.
Wamg is giving away passes to the advanced screening of Albert Nobbs in St. Louis – Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm at Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below.
- 1/20/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" has been a long time coming for its big screen incarnation. Based on a short story by Irish author George Moore, it was first adapted into an off-Broadway production by Simone Benmussa with Close in the lead role that won her an Obie award. The actress has been a driving force behind the film adaptation, shepherding the project for 15 years, taking on the responsibilities of a producer and even co-writing the script with Man Booker prize-winning author John Banville and Gabriella Prekop. So yes, it's passion project for Close, and it's unfortunate that none of that enthusiasm manages to find its way to the big screen. Stodgy, stuffy and somewhat inconsequential, "Albert Nobbs" gets all dressed up but has nowhere to go. Yes, as you might have heard, Albert Nobbs (Close) is not a man. Under disguise for most of her life, she has risen...
- 12/21/2011
- The Playlist
All of the characters in Albert Nobbs, a mild and mildly stirring adaptation of the George Moore short story, are dreamers. Employees in a mid-19th century Dublin inn, they dream of each other, chiefly, and the ways in which they might be set free. They deceive each other, as well, so that their dreams are often projected onto false fronts -- of character, of obligation, and -- in a couple of cases -- of tightly bound breasts.
- 12/21/2011
- Movieline
"Albert Nobbs" was a longtime passion project for Glenn Close, and it's easy to see why. Adapting George Moore's 1927 short story "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs," about a Victorian-era Dublin woman who spends decades disguised as a man to find work, Close--co-producer, co-screenwriter and star--portrays the lead character with a conviction best described as chameleonesque. With her trim, masculine hair cut and robotic gaze, Close inhabits Nobbs' paranoid existence with the full weight of women's oppression bearing down on her. She is the movie. The rest of the material simply can't keep up. Director Rodrigo García capably guides a mannered screenplay with extreme restraint, sometimes to the detriment of the immensely sad plot at its center. As with his previous film, "Mother and Child," García holds fast to the story's tragic, morose aspect from start to finish; it simply explores the main scenario without...
- 12/20/2011
- Indiewire
How can a woman with no family, no inheritance, and no job prospects survive? If we're talking today, and if we're talking America, at least she stands a chance. If we're talking 19th-century Ireland, posing as a man might be the only way. In the screenplay for "Albert Nobbs," by Glenn Close with Gabriella Prekop and John Banville, based on the short story "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" by George Moore, Albert is a woman who does exactly that.And how can an actor with astonishing talents, a rich résumé of memorable roles, and a choice of top-rung actors and crew help bring Albert to the screen? Very nicely, thank you, although the task took Close nearly 30 years. In 1982, she played Albert in a theatricalization by Simone Benmussa. The character haunted Close, who continued developing ideas for the film version of the story. For decades, too, Albert disguised...
- 12/8/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Dany Margolies)
- backstage.com
This year, with her performance in The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep will likely be going for her third Oscar after being nominated 16 times. While that percentage may not seem that great, it's better than the record that Glenn Close has at the Academy Awards. Though she has been nominated five times, Close has never taken home the trophy, but this year she may break that streak. Ironically, it may happen with her playing a man. The first poster for Albert Nobbs, the new movie from director Rodrigo Garcia based on the short story by George Moore, has premiered online. Check out the one-sheet below or full size over at EW. This poster strangely reminds me of the first one that was released for The King's Speech last year, but fortunately this one isn't nearly as ugly. Instead, it elegantly shows off the main cast, which, in addition to Close, includes...
- 11/4/2011
- cinemablend.com
Poster for Albert Nobbs, helmed by Rodrigo Garcia. Check out the official U.S. movie poster for the film which also stars Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Pauline Collins and Brenda Fricker. Glenn Close plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Rodrigo Garcia directs from a script that Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore. Pic opens via Roadside Attractions on January 27th and is rated R...
- 11/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Poster for Albert Nobbs, helmed by Rodrigo Garcia. Check out the official U.S. movie poster for the film which also stars Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Pauline Collins and Brenda Fricker. Glenn Close plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Rodrigo Garcia directs from a script that Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore. Pic opens via Roadside Attractions on January 27th and is rated R...
- 11/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Glenn Close's publicists must have been working round the clock these last few months. A highly likely Best Actress Oscar contender for her performance in Albert Nobbs, Close has already received the San Sebastian International Film Festival's Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award and, a couple of days ago, the Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Career Achievement Award. Now comes the announcement that Close will be taking home another Career Achievement Award, this time at the Palm Springs International Film Festival's awards gala ceremony on January 7, 2012, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. In Albert Nobbs, Close plays a 19th-century Irishwoman who passes as a (strange-looking) man in order to eke out a living in those difficult times. In the past, the Academy has often shown a penchant for cross-dressing actors, e.g., Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, John Lithgow The World According to Garp,...
- 10/27/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
See the trailer for Rodrigo Garcia's Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close Rodrigo Garcia directs from a script by Glenn Close, John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore. Also in the cast of the drama are Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Pauline Collins, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Brendan Gleeson. Award winning actress Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making...
- 10/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Roadside Attractions and Lidell Entertainment get Rodrigo Garcia's Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close. Deal is for U.S. distribution for Garcia (Mother and Child) film, reports Variety. The story's character was created in the George Moore's "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" novella which is set in 19th century Dublin and tells of a woman passing as a man to get work and survive. Garcia directs the film from a script penned by Gabriella Prekop, John Banville and Glenn Close, based on a story by Istvan Szabo, adapted from Moore's work.
- 7/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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