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" Uma Thurman has had a long and succesful career in Hollywood, starring in Dangerous Liaisons, Pulp Fiction, Batman and Robin, Kill Bill, and The Producers. After My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Uma Thurman will go on to star with Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger as a voice in DreamWorks animated Bee Movie and Vadim Perelman's In Bloom. Uma Thurman's ex-husband Ethan Hawke has had just as long a career, starting as a teenager in Explorers and going on through Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites, Before... (Deadbolt)
In brief: Weir quits Depp film Jun 13, 2006
Peter Weir, whose credits include The Truman Show and Dead Poets Society, has walked out of new film Shantaram, which is due to star Johnny Depp. US speculation suggests Weir and Depp, who is also producing, could not agree on the film's direction. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Abortion's dead poets society Jun 7, 2006
Megan BashamMegan Basham is a film critic for Townhall. "Words are things; and a small drop of ink,Falling like dew upon a thought, producesThat which makes thousands, perhaps millions think."- Lord Byron (1788-1824), from "Don Juan". (Townhall.com)
Leon Pownall excelled on stage, TV and film Jun 3, 2006
this article to your Del. 01:00 AMTHEATRE CRITICLeon Pownall, an actor well known for his stage appearances across Canada as well as his work on television and film, died of cancer at Stratford General Hospital yesterday morning. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Magic in the air - on Broadway Jun 2, 2006
All are very bright, but as one of the teachers says, "bright isn't enough. They need an edge, and that edge focuses on how to take the test.As educators, Hector and Irwin are a study in contrasts. Hector, in his 60s, is Old School, a teacher who is totally committed to education as preparation for life, not success. (Think "Dead Poets Society and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips. )Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore), a contract teacher in his 40s, believes that the way to get into the prestigious universities is... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Manic man is back, and he's in the driving seat May 18, 2006
" His movie debut, Popeye, in 1980, was a flop, but he followed it with the 1982 adaptation of The World According to Garp. Then, between comedies, he did Moscow on the Hudson (1984) and Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), which brought him his first Oscar nomination. His second came for Dead Poets Society (1989), and suddenly Williams was tagged as a "clown who cried", something that more nuanced films like Awakenings (1990) or The Fisher King (1991) - which got him a third Oscar nomination - ought... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Evil' takes on school bullies but fails to pin them down May 5, 2006
Evil" works within the boundaries of prep school stories from ''Tom Brown's Schooldays" to ''Young Torless" to ''Dead Poets Society," and while it's surely not intentional, Wilson's resemblance to Brendan Fraser in 1992's ''School Ties" is eerie. (As for Silverhielm, didn't they call him Neidermeyer when he was in ''Animal House". Erik's gathering head of steam echoes classic westerns and ''The Quiet Man. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Road trip with Robin Apr 27, 2006
" A sudden star, he could have burnt out as a comedy supernova (he has continued to perform standup with great success, over his 30-year career). Instead he stretched to become an Academy Award-winning dramatic actor ("Good Will Hunting") and additional three-time nominee (for the dramas "The Fisher King" and "Dead Poets Society" and the seriocomedy "Good Morning, Vietnam"). But he has also kept his hand in the over-the-top hilarity ("Mrs. Doubtfire," "Death to Smoochy") that made him famous in... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Robin Williams returns to comedy with `RV' Apr 25, 2006
His second came for 1989's Dead Poets Society, and suddenly, Williams was tagged as a "clown who cried," something that more nuanced films like Awakenings (1990) or The Fisher King (1991) - which got him a third Oscar nomination - ought to have erased. His big 90s comedies were still to come, but Williams, an admitted bicycling fanatic, was shifting into a new gear. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Take the Lead Apr 7, 2006
Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dangerous Minds." Richard Dreyfuss in "Mr. Holland's Opus." Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society." Now it's Antonio Banderas' turn. TO SUM UP A former professional ballroom dancer volunteers to teach dance at a New York public school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A century-old store to sell off wares online Feb 9, 2006
" In recent years, Williamson's business was reduced to children coming in for colonial costumes to wear when they give their book reports, teenagers renting '70s-style dresses and tuxedos for their proms, and performers in Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Sure, she's had some intriguing customers over the years - a blond woman with braids Williamson recognized as Helga from Andrew Wyeth's paintings. And an ordinary-looking, soft-spoken man, whose name she never learned, who commissioned a... (Philly.com -- News)
'Water Is Wide' is beautiful to look at but lacks depth Jan 28, 2006
It has been written in the manner of every feel-good teacher-hero story from ''To Sir, With Love" to ''Dead Poets Society." By the time the kids have been changed overnight and are cheering for ''teacher man" Conroy (Jeff Hephner) and attending his wedding, you know we have all been here before -- and before that, too.The idealistic Conroy moves to the island of Yamacraw (based on Daufuskie Island) to teach, but he falls in love with the people. It's the height of the '60s, and he has great... (Boston Globe)
The Water Is Wide Jan 26, 2006
Last Updated Jan. 25, 2006 11:01PM PT. Jan. 25, 2006, 1:42pm PT. (Variety)
Relativity Media Closes Substantial Film Production Funding Deal Jan 20, 2006
winner Tom Schulman (Dead Poets Society) and starring Bruce Willis. In addition, Relativity arranged the financing to bring the Top Cow Productions' Witchblade to the big screen, with production beginning in 2006 on two feature films to be shot back-to-back. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
On DVD: 'Gardener' grows on you Jan 11, 2006
Some more well-known titles being re-released or debuting this week: "Dead Poets Society," "Good Morning Vietnam," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "The Five Heartbeats" and "Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart.". "Magnificent Seven" (MGM/Sony, 1960) Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach and Charles Bronson ride into town in the John Sturges classic Western in a two-disc set. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Red-Eye brings its thrills to DVD Jan 10, 2006
Dead Poets Society, Good Morning, VietnamTwo of Robin Williams best performances of the 1980s are showcased in new DVD editions. Dead Poets Society stars Williams as an inspirational prep-school teacher who runs afoul of the powers that be because of his unusual teaching style and encouragement of free thought. (MSNBC -- Movies)
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