Theoretical physicist Brian Greene has reached a wider audience through his many books on physics, including “The Elegant Universe,” “The Fabric of the Cosmos” and “Icarus at the Edge of Time.” But last year, he premiered his play “Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein,” a cerebral, dramatic retelling of the story of Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, at the World Science Festival last year. Now, an audiobook performance narrated by Green and an all-star cast led by actor Paul Rudd that’s based on the play is now available to download from Audible. Listen to a brief excerpt of the audio play below, featuring Rudd as Einstein himself, and watch an animated clip that explains the title of the play.
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- 10/25/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Best-selling author, superstar physicist, and cofounder of the World Science Festival Brian Greene The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos and an ensemble cast led by award-winning actor Paul Rudd Ant-Man perform this dramatic story tracing Albert Einstein's discovery of the general theory of relativity. Featuring an original score by composer Jeff Beal House of Cards, Pollock, Einstein's electrifying journey toward his greatest achievement is brought vividly to life.
- 10/19/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Focus Features and Laika, the team behind stop-motion animated hit "The Boxtrolls," have announced a new three film partnership. Focus will distribute the animation house's next three projects domestically, with Universal Pictures International handling overseas release. Focus, which is continuing to establish its new identity under CEO Peter Schlessel, landed Laika its best opener yet with "The Boxtrolls," a top contender for the 2015 animated feature Oscar that opened last week. This new formal partnership will extend Focus' longstanding relationship with Laika and its CEO Travis Knight. The studio previously released Laika's Oscar nominees "Coraline" and "ParaNorman" under former CEO James Schamus. (Read our interview with "The Boxtrolls" composer here.) Focus, meanwhile, has another Oscar hopeful, the Stephen Hawking biopic "The Theory of Everything," coming down the pike in November.
- 10/3/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Oscar narrative always gets a little twisted in the fall: Films like the “The Imitation Game" or "The Theory Of Everything" benefit from from early and silly “seal the deal” premonitions, but in fact, the awards arms race usually doesn’t being in earnest until later in the year. We recently looked at 10 Films We Haven’t Yet Seen That May Be Serious Oscar Contenders and on that list is Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” starring Bradley Cooper. Cooper’s passion project see him produce as well as act, and Steven Spielberg was once attached to direct. Cooper optioned the novel “American Sniper” by Navy Seal Chris Kyle. And the two spoke only once: Kyle was was killed in 2013 by a troubled Marine veteran at a shooting range (the trial for his murder is still ongoing). "Thank God I got to talk to him once on the phone,'' Cooper,...
- 10/1/2014
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Lena Dunham speaks out about rape in her new book, Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf almost fought with another actor while shooting Fury, Gone Girl star Emily Ratajkowski is fierce on the October issue of Cosmopolitan, and more in today’s Last Lap.
Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf briefly had beef with Scott Eastwood on the set of Fury. [Us Weekly] In her book, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham reveals she was date raped in college after being “at a party, drunk.” You can learn more and join Lena’s cause at rainn.org now. [Huffington Post] Gone Girl‘s Emily Ratajkowski works her goodies on the October cover of Cosmopolitan. [Just Jared] FX releases the main titles for American Horror Story: Freak Show ahead of the Oct. 8 premiere. The Theory of Everything was perhaps the biggest highlight from the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the trailer to see why. [Mashable] In other news, Snooki...
Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf briefly had beef with Scott Eastwood on the set of Fury. [Us Weekly] In her book, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham reveals she was date raped in college after being “at a party, drunk.” You can learn more and join Lena’s cause at rainn.org now. [Huffington Post] Gone Girl‘s Emily Ratajkowski works her goodies on the October cover of Cosmopolitan. [Just Jared] FX releases the main titles for American Horror Story: Freak Show ahead of the Oct. 8 premiere. The Theory of Everything was perhaps the biggest highlight from the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the trailer to see why. [Mashable] In other news, Snooki...
- 10/1/2014
- by Taylor Ferber
- VH1.com
Lena Dunham speaks out about rape in her new book, Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf almost fought with another actor while shooting Fury, Gone Girl star Emily Ratajkowski is fierce on the October issue of Cosmopolitan, and more in today’s Last Lap.
Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf briefly had beef with Scott Eastwood on the set of Fury. [Us Weekly] In her book, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham reveals she was date raped in college after being “at a party, drunk.” You can learn more and join Lena’s cause at rainn.org now. [Huffington Post] Gone Girl‘s Emily Ratajkowski works her goodies on the October cover of Cosmopolitan. [Just Jared] FX releases the main titles for American Horror Story: Freak Show ahead of the Oct. 8 premiere. The Theory of Everything was perhaps the biggest highlight from the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the trailer to see why. [Mashable] In other news, Snooki...
Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf briefly had beef with Scott Eastwood on the set of Fury. [Us Weekly] In her book, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham reveals she was date raped in college after being “at a party, drunk.” You can learn more and join Lena’s cause at rainn.org now. [Huffington Post] Gone Girl‘s Emily Ratajkowski works her goodies on the October cover of Cosmopolitan. [Just Jared] FX releases the main titles for American Horror Story: Freak Show ahead of the Oct. 8 premiere. The Theory of Everything was perhaps the biggest highlight from the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the trailer to see why. [Mashable] In other news, Snooki...
- 10/1/2014
- by Taylor Ferber
- TheFabLife - Movies
There's been barely a moment to breathe since "The Imitation Game," "Birdman" and "The Theory of Everything" showed their wares at Venice, Telluride and Toronto, but there's rarely any rest for the weary during awards season. Three films are making noise in the Best Picture rankings this week and all for different reasons. David Fincher's "Gone Girl" has already received some strong early reviews, but its big closeup will be Friday when it opens the 2014 New York Film Festival and a theater full of prestige pundits finally get to see it. Pre-release polling shows a strong $25 million-plus opening for the big screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel and the flood of reviews this weekend "should" give the film an even bigger boost (no doubt part of 20th Century Fox's plan). "Girl" is one contender that will likely need to solidify its standing from both critical and moviegoer response.
- 9/25/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Among our 10 Films We Haven’t Yet Seen That May Be Serious Oscar Contenders, J.C. Chandor's promising "A Most Violent Year" is certainly one that will likely give some of the current frontrunners (“The Theory of Everything,” “The Imitation Game,” “Foxcatcher,” “Birdman”) stiff competition. Now, the Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac starring film has a debut set. AFI Fest has announced that "A Most Violent Year" will have its world premiere as part of the Opening Night Gala on November 6th. The red carpet beforehand will see the likes of Albert Brooks, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel and Catalina Sandino Moreno, each co-starring in a movie about an immigrant trying to make his way in a violence plagued New York City in 1981. "A Most Violent Year" opens in limited release on December 31st. Watch the trailer here. Press release below. ----- For Immediate Release, Los Angeles, CA, September 24, 2014 – The American.
- 9/24/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We're already halfway through the fall festival season (with Nyff kicking off this week, and London, Tokyo and the AFI among those still to come), but three of the biggest in terms of notable premieres are all out of the way already, with Venice Tiff and Telluride, having come and gone. From those, we've seen big movies like "Birdman," "The Imitation Game," "Wild," "The Theory Of Everything," "Nightcrawler" and more, with "Gone Girl," "Rosewater," "Inherent Vice" and "Fury" among those premiering shortly. But what of those films that didn't make any of the festivals? Back in the summer, we posted our wish-list of 50 movies that we hoped would be unveiled sometime this fall, and while most have screened, or will soon enough, there are quite a few candidates that seemed likely at the time that haven't yet surfaced, and almost certainly won't until 2015, possibly even...
- 9/22/2014
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Welcome back to the FanCast Movies Podcast here at Movies.com! On this week's episode of the FanCast Movies Podcast, hosts Erik Davis (Movies.com) and Sean O'Connell (CinemaBlend.com) discuss the bigger, awards-buzzy movies that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, including the fest's big winner -- and potential Best Picture candidate -- The Imitation Game, as well as Foxcatcher, Nightcrawler, The Theory of Everything, Wild and more. You can listen to this episode using the player below. Additionally, you can subscribe to the FanCast movies podcast over on iTunes here. Listen to ‘Why 'The Imitation Game' Is the Current Front-runner to Win Best Picture’ on Audioboo (function() { var po...
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- 9/17/2014
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Updating the Best Director category isn't as easy as it was last week when I took a look at the acting and Best Picture categories. On the heels of the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals there were a few films and performances that clearly rose in significance, but when it comes to direction I tend to feel we're looking at something a little different. It seems like a chance for the Academy to award a director whose film may have been a little more challenging, a little less The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game, while, at the same time, we also have some strong female directors in the field this year, which could also spice up the race as gender politics continue to heat up in the industry. When it comes to my top five in the category, the names remain the same while some of the positions have changed.
- 9/16/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The trio of major Fall film festivals (Venice, Telluride, Toronto) has come to a close and it's The Weinstein Company's "The Imitation Game" that looks to have come out a winner.
The Benedict Cumberbatch-led drama won the Toronto Film Festival's highest honor, the people's choice award, earlier this afternoon. This automatically slots it in as a major contender for the upcoming awards season as that award has been among the best early harbingers of Oscar success.
Other films thought to be top contenders in contention this year for the audience award included "Foxcatcher," "Wild," "The Theory of Everything" and "Nightcrawler".
Source: THR...
The Benedict Cumberbatch-led drama won the Toronto Film Festival's highest honor, the people's choice award, earlier this afternoon. This automatically slots it in as a major contender for the upcoming awards season as that award has been among the best early harbingers of Oscar success.
Other films thought to be top contenders in contention this year for the audience award included "Foxcatcher," "Wild," "The Theory of Everything" and "Nightcrawler".
Source: THR...
- 9/15/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Little known factoid: I actually don't like hearing about festival awards If I attended said festival. Unless I'm on a jury of course. Invariably it makes you feel like a lightweight no matter how many movies you sat through because it's impossible to have seen everything when 100s of films are on offer. I saw 25 films over 8 days of screening or basically 3 a day (since I had to make time for writing / parties / eating / sleeping) and it looks like I saw only one of the films that won a prize at Tiff.
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the pray-cry mittens come out again! "I would like to thank the Academy for --er, I mean the people of Toronto!"
People's Choice Award -This is the biggie and the only one that people use as any kind of Oscar barometer. It went to the Weinstein Company's The Imitation Game. That's the only award...
Here are the awards...
the pray-cry mittens come out again! "I would like to thank the Academy for --er, I mean the people of Toronto!"
People's Choice Award -This is the biggie and the only one that people use as any kind of Oscar barometer. It went to the Weinstein Company's The Imitation Game. That's the only award...
- 9/14/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
As the Toronto International Film Festival draws to a close, it is striking how many films featured heroes with glasses furiously thinking through problems — brains-over-brawn scenarios that definitively mark the end of summer blockbuster territory. “Guardians of the Galaxy,” you can go home now. In at least three major films at the festival, the film's drama is created by the life of the mind, rather than might, morals or spiritual strength. A brainiac of one kind or another is the hero of the narrative. See Photos: The Scene at TheWrap's Toronto Film Fest Video Lounge (Photos) >> In “The Theory of Everything.
- 9/14/2014
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
After dominating a lot of the on-the-ground chatter at the Telluride Film Festival and then transitioning to the Toronto fest with a headwind, The Weinstein Company's Alan Turing biopic "The Imitation Game" has won Toronto's coveted People's Choice Award. Previous winners of the prize have included "12 Years a Slave," "Silver Linings Playbook," "The King's Speech," "Precious," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "American Beauty." So it goes without saying: it can be a pretty significant Oscar bellwether. We've been telling you since it premiered in Colorado that it was a strong player in the game and here we are. Other films that seemed to have an angle on the prize this year, given reactions to the many films in play, included "The Theory of Everything" and "The Last 5 Years." But "The Imitation Game" is a thoroughbred like "Argo," like "The King's Speech." It's a film that a lot of people can agree on,...
- 9/14/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
I've noticed participation in this column dramatically decreasing over the past couple weeks... was it something I saidc Anyway, as far as what I've watched, I have nine films I saw at the Toronto Film Festival, which include Pawn Sacrifice (read my review here), The Theory of Everything (read my review here), Rec 4: Apocalypse (read my review here), While We're Young (read my review here), The Imitation Game (read my review here), Foxcatcher (read my review here), The Keeping Room, Rosewater (read my review here) and Wild (read my review here). Also, the day after I returned home from Toronto I saw Kevin Smith's Tusk, which I will be reviewing at the beginning of next week and I'm actually tempted to finally watch Smith's Red State before writing that review, but we'll see. Otherwise, on Friday night I finally turned on the television for the first time in...
- 9/14/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
This year there seems to be a number of outstanding films about the struggles of the most intelligent people in recent history. At the Telluride Film Festival, I was blown away by The Imitation Game (read my review), which told the story of English mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, who was medically castrated for homosexuality after helping crack the Nazi’s Enigma code during WWII. At the Toronto Film Festival, I was just as impressed with The Theory of Everything, which tells the story of English cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who lost control of the his muscles in his body due to motor neurone disease, yet still wowed the world with his mind. The Theory of Everything has some issues, but is still a very powerful film. At this point, most of us are already very familiar with Professor Hawking: his books, his studies, and his computer voice. There is...
- 9/9/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Toronto Film Festival is only half over, and though several promising festival films have already emerged as Oscar contenders—like Foxcatcher, The Theory of Everything, and Wild—there are still several curious and intriguing movies yet to debut. One of them is A Little Chaos, Alan Rickman’s period romantic-drama that will be Tiff’s closing-night film on Sept. 14. Kate Winslet stars as Sabine De Barra, a strong-willed 17th-century French gardener who challenges sexual and class barriers when she vies to design and build one of the main showcase attractions at King Louis’s Xiv’s new palace at Versailles.
- 9/9/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
For those keeping score after the first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, here's the tally: one thunderstorm, one lightning strike and a few cinematic fireworks. From the opening night screening of “The Judge” to the world premieres of “St. Vincent,” “Nightcrawler,” “The Equalizer” and “The Theory of Everything,” Tiff 2014 has presented a lavish spread of debuts and attracted a starry cast that includes Denzel Washington, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum and Bill Murray. What it hasn't quite done, though Sunday's premiere of “The Theory of Everything” came close, is deliver the kind of knockout blow it.
- 9/8/2014
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
So far the Toronto Film Festival has not mined any Oscar riches that weren't already revealed at other festivals. Tonight's public screening of Working Title's "The Theory of Everything" may change that. But so far Tiff world premieres "The Judge," "St. Vincent," "The Reach," "Boychoir," "The Drop," "Men, Women & Children" and "While We're Young," while they all offer certain pleasures, are unlikely Oscar pictures. They're indie crowdpleasers: B-movies, indie genre flicks or relationship dramas. The one dark horse Oscar candidate is Dan Gilroy's Jake Gyllenhaal vehicle "Nightcrawler," which allows the pale, gaunt actor to transform himself physically into Lou Bloom, a dangerous sociopathic creep in the vein of Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver." Chasing after visceral and bloody video footage of fires, car crashes, and murder victims, Gyllenhaal's nightcrawler...
- 9/7/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
You know what I've been watching, but if you haven't been paying attention the week began with Mr. Turner (read the review here), then I watched the documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper (review coming later today) on a screener during my flight from Seattle to Toronto. Once in town I saw Mommy (review here), Maps to the Stars (review here), The Judge (review here), Samba (review here), The Drop (review coming today), Nightcrawler (review coming Monday), Men, Women & Children (review here), Revenge of the Green Dragons (review coming Monday), Elephant Song (review coming Monday) and by the time you read this I will have seen The Theory of Everything. So, yeah, it's been a busy week for movies and it makes it really hard to stay on top of things and keep up with writing reviews. I'm writing this up at half-past-midnight and still have one review left to write,...
- 9/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Updated: A torpid start to the market coupled with concerns over the desirability of acquisition titles has left buyers looking expectantly towards reportedly a $10m-plus deal for Top Five.
By Sunday evening a growing number of buyers were circling Chris Rock’s adult comedy (pictured), arguably the only potentially commercial available title to earn universal praise.
Also drawing attention were François Girard’s Boychoir, Jalmari Helander’s Big Game, Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young, Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler and Ed Zwick’s Pawn Sacrifice.
Acquisitions teams have also seen Lone Scherfig’s The Riot Club, Paul Bettany’s directorial debut Shelter, Michael Douglas starrer The Reach and Kristen Wiig starrer Welcome To Me. Contrary to reports Sophie Barthes’ Madame Bovary remains on the table and had not been sold at time of the updated report on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday’s offerings include Oren Moverman’s Time Out Of Mind, Bill Pohlad’s Love...
By Sunday evening a growing number of buyers were circling Chris Rock’s adult comedy (pictured), arguably the only potentially commercial available title to earn universal praise.
Also drawing attention were François Girard’s Boychoir, Jalmari Helander’s Big Game, Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young, Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler and Ed Zwick’s Pawn Sacrifice.
Acquisitions teams have also seen Lone Scherfig’s The Riot Club, Paul Bettany’s directorial debut Shelter, Michael Douglas starrer The Reach and Kristen Wiig starrer Welcome To Me. Contrary to reports Sophie Barthes’ Madame Bovary remains on the table and had not been sold at time of the updated report on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday’s offerings include Oren Moverman’s Time Out Of Mind, Bill Pohlad’s Love...
- 9/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
“I feel like I was sucker-punched, but it was a happy punch,” Robert Downey Jr. told me after the Toronto Film Festival’s opening-night movie The Judge. At the Montecito restaurant after-party, the star and his wife Susan Downey, who was one of the producers of the project, admitted they had not seen the film before in such a large venue as Roy Thomson Hall, where the October 10th Warner Bros release had its world premiere Thursday night.
Downey admitted to tearing up at least five times watching the film tonight. I sat near the cast and noticed that co-star Dax Shepard was a complete emotional mess the minute the lights came up and the audience stood to applaud. Susan Downey agreed with me that if audiences — particularly adult filmgoers who don’t necessarily rush to movies on the first weekend — show up to support the film it will mean...
Downey admitted to tearing up at least five times watching the film tonight. I sat near the cast and noticed that co-star Dax Shepard was a complete emotional mess the minute the lights came up and the audience stood to applaud. Susan Downey agreed with me that if audiences — particularly adult filmgoers who don’t necessarily rush to movies on the first weekend — show up to support the film it will mean...
- 9/5/2014
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline
Ask anybody who's been making the trek to the Great White North every September for the Toronto International Film Festival for a while to define what, exactly, the annual event represents, besides 11 days (September 4th-14th) of gorging on movies, and you'll get a dozen different answers. Is it the official start of the awards season, when studios drag out the big guns (The Judge, Wild, The Theory of Everything) and the fall's prestige films start building up hype? Is it a chance to check out the cream of Cannes' crop,...
- 9/4/2014
- Rollingstone.com
It's that time of year again and after missing this year's Cannes Film Festival, this will serve as my first and only time on the festival circuit since last year's Toronto Film Festival and my screening schedule is finally coming together. To give you a better idea of what reviews to look forward to and approximately when you can expect them I'm posting my estimated schedule below along with a list of the six films from the festival that I've already seen and will be posting the reviews during the fest. You'll notice on the schedule there are a few films listed in bold red text, these are the screenings with scheduling conflicts. So if you see a film listed twice or in bold red text that's the reason. Now let's have a look... Have Seen... Reviews to Come During Festival The Guest (dir. Adam Wingard) read my review Leviathan (dir.
- 9/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Yes, another trek to the Great White North is upon us. After a good eight months of battling their fellow fall festivals for the best possible slate, the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival is ready to let the world see what's behind the curtain. Once again, Toronto has big stars on hand like Robert Downey Jr. ("The Judge"), Denzel Washington ("The Equalizer"), Kate Winslet ("A Little Chaos"), Jennifer Aniston ("Cake") and Adam Sandler ("The Cobbler"). They've got films in the awards season game such as "Foxcatcher," "The Imitation Game," "The Theory of Everything," "Wild," "Mr. Turner" and "Men, Women and Children." And, perhaps more importantly, they have the films looking for distribution like "99 Homes," "The Forger," "Still Alice," "The Keeping Room," "The Humbling," "Good Kill," "Manglehorn," "Love and Mercy" and "Miss Julie," among others. Officially Tiff is screening 393 films of which 143 are world premieres (although that might need a recount). It's...
- 9/3/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood, Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
The Emmys were held last night and we chat a little about the winners, but a little more about the backlash involving Sofia Vergara, which leads to Vma chatter. We talk Tyler Perry not knowing who David Fincher is, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For's box office demise, new DVDs and Blu-rays and our upcoming schedule with the Toronto Film Festival beginning next week. If you are on Twitter, we have a Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. An...
- 8/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The dog days of August have hit trailer land. For the first time in 2014, not a single debut trailer was among the week's 10 most-viewed coming attractions on YouTube, according to Zefr, a technology firm that compiles the numbers. Fifty Shades of Grey No. 1 was the most-viewed trailer for the week ending Aug. 18, notching 3.6 million YouTube views. It is the second week it topped the list (the debut week was first), and it has accumulated 56.7 million total views since the trailer went online July 24. The Theory of Everything
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- 8/22/2014
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's Friday and it's a big review day for us as Laremy finally saw Boyhood and we also have reviews of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into the Storm, Step Up All In and Calvary as well as a lot of your questions, a couple voice mails, drinking advice from a listener and our regular allotment of games. Hope you enjoy! Finally, it's time once again to vote for our next audio commentary. On this episode we mention only five, but I thought of one more after we finished and have added it to the mix, so there are six to choose from. Vote below: poll id="359" If you are on Twitter, we have a Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account,...
- 8/8/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Last week "Boyhood" producer John Sloss asked me why I thought his film could win the Best Picture Oscar this year. Of course, it's only just August, so all you have is the same thing everyone else has: instincts, observation of the lay of the land, etc. And I'm nowhere near calling it for the little engine that could. Rather, I see in it the kind of special quality that tends to light the fuse of many an Oscar winner. But there's plenty that could stand in its way between now and Feb. 22, 2015. Then again, looking ahead at this year's potential Oscar slate, I'm not really sensing a banner year. Many of these films could end up absolute masterworks; we just don't know yet. But in the awards fray, lately I've just been thinking, "I see 'Unbroken' and then I see everything else." Angelina Jolie's upcoming Pow saga about...
- 8/4/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Today, the organizers of the annual Toronto International Film Festival took to the stage during a press conference to thank all those involved in making the prestigious 11-day festival possible and announce the titles of some of the main attractions that festival attendees can look forward to seeing. As one of the biggest festivals around, the Tiff lineup did not disappoint, including a bevy of awards contenders and promising films from acclaimed directors.
We’ve got heavy hitters like The Imitation Game, Wild, Foxcatcher and The Judge, other star-powered awards hopefuls like The Good Lie and The Theory of Everything, and even some more mainstream titles like action-thriller The Equalizer and This is Where I Leave You. It’s certainly going to be a terrific year at Tiff, with plenty of titles to please every possible audience.
Personally, I’m most excited at the inclusion of David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars,...
We’ve got heavy hitters like The Imitation Game, Wild, Foxcatcher and The Judge, other star-powered awards hopefuls like The Good Lie and The Theory of Everything, and even some more mainstream titles like action-thriller The Equalizer and This is Where I Leave You. It’s certainly going to be a terrific year at Tiff, with plenty of titles to please every possible audience.
Personally, I’m most excited at the inclusion of David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars,...
- 7/22/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Untitled Comedy Project
Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones," "X-Men: Days of Future Past") is set to star in an untitled comedy project at Paramount and Disruption Entertainment.
Scribe Andrew Dodge ("Bad Words") penned the "very R-rated" comedy about a man who tells people he is a true leprechaun. [Source: THR]
Theory of Everything
Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney, Harry Lloyd and Maxine Peake have joined the cast of James Marsh's "The Theory of Everything" at Working Title Films. Filming began today in and around London and Cambridge.
The story centers on the relationship between physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones), the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. [Source: Variety]
Helix
Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager") has joined the cast of Ron Moore and Syfy's upcoming series "Helix" for a multi-episode arc.
The story follows a team of Cdc...
Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones," "X-Men: Days of Future Past") is set to star in an untitled comedy project at Paramount and Disruption Entertainment.
Scribe Andrew Dodge ("Bad Words") penned the "very R-rated" comedy about a man who tells people he is a true leprechaun. [Source: THR]
Theory of Everything
Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney, Harry Lloyd and Maxine Peake have joined the cast of James Marsh's "The Theory of Everything" at Working Title Films. Filming began today in and around London and Cambridge.
The story centers on the relationship between physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones), the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. [Source: Variety]
Helix
Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager") has joined the cast of Ron Moore and Syfy's upcoming series "Helix" for a multi-episode arc.
The story follows a team of Cdc...
- 10/9/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Nick Payne might only be 28, but he's already dazzled audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. As his hit play Constellations transfers to the West End, he talks to Maddy Costa about science, superstition and why success makes him nervous
Somewhere out there, in a panoply of parallel universes, Nick Payne isn't sitting in a London cafe talking to the Guardian about his plays, because he hasn't written any. Instead, he followed a childhood ambition to be an artist, and another teenage desire to work as a chef.
If the idea seems far-fetched, consider the subject of Payne's play Constellations, a hit at the Royal Court earlier this year and now transferring to the West End. It was inspired by a TV documentary presented by Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe, which discussed the idea of the multiverse – the theory that our universe is merely one of many. Constellations...
Somewhere out there, in a panoply of parallel universes, Nick Payne isn't sitting in a London cafe talking to the Guardian about his plays, because he hasn't written any. Instead, he followed a childhood ambition to be an artist, and another teenage desire to work as a chef.
If the idea seems far-fetched, consider the subject of Payne's play Constellations, a hit at the Royal Court earlier this year and now transferring to the West End. It was inspired by a TV documentary presented by Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe, which discussed the idea of the multiverse – the theory that our universe is merely one of many. Constellations...
- 11/2/2012
- by Maddy Costa
- The Guardian - Film News
The Big Bang Theory: Stephen Hawking to Guest Star
The Big Bang Theory’s roster of outstanding guest stars is about to be turned upside down. It’s true: Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist and cosmologist, is joining the cast for a special appearance on April 5, 2012. For a show that has managed to acquire top-notch talent in the past (note: Wil Wheaton, Christine Baranski, Laurie Metcalf and LeVar Burton, to name a few), securing Hawking is the icing on the cake. “When people would ask us who a ‘dream guest star’ for the show would be, we would always joke and say Stephen Hawking – knowing that was a long shot of astronomical proportions” notes The Big Bang Theory’s Executive Producer, Bill Prady. “In fact, we’re not exactly sure how we got him. It’s the kind of mystery that could only be understood by, say, Stephen Hawking.”
For...
The Big Bang Theory’s roster of outstanding guest stars is about to be turned upside down. It’s true: Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist and cosmologist, is joining the cast for a special appearance on April 5, 2012. For a show that has managed to acquire top-notch talent in the past (note: Wil Wheaton, Christine Baranski, Laurie Metcalf and LeVar Burton, to name a few), securing Hawking is the icing on the cake. “When people would ask us who a ‘dream guest star’ for the show would be, we would always joke and say Stephen Hawking – knowing that was a long shot of astronomical proportions” notes The Big Bang Theory’s Executive Producer, Bill Prady. “In fact, we’re not exactly sure how we got him. It’s the kind of mystery that could only be understood by, say, Stephen Hawking.”
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- 3/14/2012
- by Kari Peperkorn Marlowe
- TVovermind.com
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
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It’s not pristine, but Paramount has done a fantastic high definition restoration job on Sergio Leone’s legendary spaghetti western Once Upon A Time In The West (Paramount, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-S24.99Rp), presenting not only the original theatrical edition, but the extended cut as well. In addition, there’s a filmmaker-laden commentary track full of ardent fans, 5 retrospective featurettes, a gallery, and the theatrical trailer.
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
It’s not pristine, but Paramount has done a fantastic high definition restoration job on Sergio Leone’s legendary spaghetti western Once Upon A Time In The West (Paramount, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-S24.99Rp), presenting not only the original theatrical edition, but the extended cut as well. In addition, there’s a filmmaker-laden commentary track full of ardent fans, 5 retrospective featurettes, a gallery, and the theatrical trailer.
- 6/6/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Have you ever enjoyed a hallucinogen-fueled siesta in front of an HD screensaver at a day spa? Then you might know what watching the new Child of Eden trailer is like: an ethereal romp through space teeming with lasers and flying neon whales, the upcoming Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 game seems to combine elements of an aerial shooter with a psychedelic return-to-the-womb. And it’s expected to support Kinect and PlayStation Move, which would require physical motion on your part. Completely doable, as long as the trippy graphics and tranquilizing music don’t leave you wide-eyed and drooling, that is.
Initially teased...
Initially teased...
- 4/22/2011
- by Bryan Lufkin
- EW.com - PopWatch
A professor of physics at Columbia University has signed up for a cameo in The Big Bang Theory. TV Guide reports that Brian Greene will play himself in an episode of the show due to air on April 7. The show's executive producer Bill Prady explained: "Talk about nerdy glee. "When [creator] Chuck Lorre and I first started working on The Big Bang Theory, we had to figure out how to quickly become physicists and one of the books we picked up was The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene." Prady also revealed that (more)...
- 3/21/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Happy Monday, Zoners!
I’m still smiling about last week’s scathingly hilarious, no-holds-barred takedowns of Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. Ever since the end of December, Stephen’s shows have been more sizzling hot than ever. And this week has a fantastic group of guests with lots of potential for fun, satire, and exploration. I can’t wait!
Monday, 1/24: Charlie Rose
Turnabout is fair play! In 2006 Stephen appeared as a guest on Rose’s eponymous TV show, and now it’s time for Rose to sit at Stephen’s desk. Rose anchors a nightly hour-long show on PBS, where he usually has one-to-one, in-depth conversations with his guests, who have ranged from politicians (Tony Blair) and playwrights (Harold Pinter) to musicians (Paul Simon) and movie stars (George Clooney). Occasionally, he also hosts special episodes that focus on a specific topic, and—seemingly as much of a workaholic as...
I’m still smiling about last week’s scathingly hilarious, no-holds-barred takedowns of Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. Ever since the end of December, Stephen’s shows have been more sizzling hot than ever. And this week has a fantastic group of guests with lots of potential for fun, satire, and exploration. I can’t wait!
Monday, 1/24: Charlie Rose
Turnabout is fair play! In 2006 Stephen appeared as a guest on Rose’s eponymous TV show, and now it’s time for Rose to sit at Stephen’s desk. Rose anchors a nightly hour-long show on PBS, where he usually has one-to-one, in-depth conversations with his guests, who have ranged from politicians (Tony Blair) and playwrights (Harold Pinter) to musicians (Paul Simon) and movie stars (George Clooney). Occasionally, he also hosts special episodes that focus on a specific topic, and—seemingly as much of a workaholic as...
- 1/24/2011
- by Karenatasha
- No Fact Zone
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