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Dennis Hopper plays the Democratic challenger, Donald Greenleaf. Each has a campaign manager: Nathan Lane for the Republican, and Stanley Tucci for the Democrat. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
A Dying Animal Aug 3, 2008
Having Kingsley, along with Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Deborah Harry, in the cast, Coixet couldn't resist taking on the project ... "Everyone is talking about this wonderful kiss that I'm supposed to have had with Mary-Kate Olsen in 'The Wackness,' but no one is talking about my kiss with Dennis Hopper. I asked for many takes in filming that scene.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Big Films, Big Numbers Aug 3, 2008
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper. High concept: "Die Hard" on a bus. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Review: Costner Makes 'Swing Vote' Count Aug 3, 2008
as President Andy Boone and Dennis Hopper as the Democratic hopeful Donald Greenleaf bring believability to the sometimes far-fetched film as both sides woo the regular guy who has now become the centerpiece that can change both of their lives. The biggest laughs come from satirical political commercials where the candidates flip flop on issues due to sound bites from Bud with his less than intelligent views of gay marriage and pro-life. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
"Swing Vote" Costner Coy On Candidates Aug 2, 2008
The film includes two financial presidential candidates, played by Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper, who woo Costner into voting for them. Costner, who must cast the deciding vote in the presidential election, gets caught in the hoopla as the candidates raise the stakes and do anything in their power to win over the last determining vote. (CBS News)
The pursuit of sappinessCostner's awkward comic civics lesson gets a `Vote' of no confidence Aug 2, 2008
Both Republican incumbent Andrew Carrington Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and Democratic challenger Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper) descend into Bud's backyard to woo him with promises and bribes, such as a joyride with Richard Petty or the chance to reunite with the members of his Willie Nelson tribute band for one last hootenanny. In a shameful display of fiscal irresponsibility, the candidates also spend thousands of dollars making sophisticated TV commercials that are broadcast purely for Bud's... (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Dont count Swing Vote Aug 2, 2008
Starring: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Madeline CarrollDirector: Joshua Michael Stern Run time: 2 hoursMPAA rating: PG-13 ... Republican incumbent Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) wins Bud over with his call-me-Andy style and a foreboding speech about handling the nuclear football, but Democratic contender Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper) fakes his way through a conversation about bass fishing and reunites Buds old Willie Nelson tribute band. (MSNBC -- News)
Starlight throws 'Hell Ride' party Aug 2, 2008
Starring iconic tough guys Dennis Hopper, David Carradine, Vinnie Jones and Michael Madsen, "Hell Ride" is a drive-in movie if ever there was one, with all the sex and violence of a typical '70s exploitation film or Spaghetti Western. Will McGarry. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Review: 'Swing Vote' Strong Comedy Contender Aug 2, 2008
Kelsey Grammer as President Andy Boone and Dennis Hopper as the Democratic hopeful Donald Greenleaf bring believability to the sometimes far-fetched film as both sides woo the regular guy who has now become the centerpiece that can change both of their lives. The biggest laughs come from satirical political commercials where the candidates flip flop on issues due to sound bites from Bud with his less than intelligent views of gay marriage and pro-life. (Click2Houston, TX)
Review: 'Swing Vote' is a losing ticket Aug 2, 2008
Democratic challenger Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper) has Willie Nelson in his corner, but airs ads against immigration and abortion in the mistaken belief that's what Bud wants to hear. In point of fact Bud doesn't have much of a position on anything, unless it's live and let live. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Courage of conviction Aug 2, 2008
While a broad comedy starring two-time Oscar winner Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper and Nathan Lane, among others, may seem like an easy sell, it is largely thanks to Costner that Swing Vote is hitting the big screen at all. It was a movie that wasn't going to be made. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
After 'Swing Vote,' you'll long for chads Aug 2, 2008
Turns out, incumbent President Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and the Democratic challenger, Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper), deadlock in the Electoral College, pending results from New Mexico. In that state, the popular vote was a tie except for one as-yet unmarked ballot. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Movie review: 'Swing Vote' Aug 1, 2008
Starring Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper ... Kelsey Grammer is the Republican incumbent, a borderline idiot, and Dennis Hopper plays the Democratic challenger, the perfect image of the kind of liberal candidate that inevitably loses, two parts Mondale and one part Dukakis, with just a dash of Kucinich. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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PRODUCER Kevin Costner's "Swing Vote" co-stars Kelsey Grammer 00004000 , Stanley Tucci, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Dennis Hopper, Mare Winningham and - in the genre of Abigail Breslin and Dakota Fanning - the newest little kid actress Madeline Carroll. Out today, it's about some mythical presidential election, which for some oddball reason hangs in one area (think Florida and those stupid chads) and for some even oddballer reason comes down to one beer-chugging bub played by Kevin. (New York Post -- Gossip)
'Swing Vote' veers from cute to edgy, falls short Aug 1, 2008
Swing Vote* * 1/2 (out of four)Stars: Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Paula PattonDirector: Joshua Michael SternDistributor: Walt Disney PicturesRating: PG-13 for languageRunning time: 1 hour, 59 minutesOpens Friday nationwide ... Both the incumbent conservative president (Kelsey Grammer) and the liberal challenger (Dennis Hopper) blatantly try to win Bud over. (USA Today -- Life)
'Swing Vote' one of most politically conscious films Aug 1, 2008
The film takes place during election time, and the two presidential candidates, incumbent President Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammar) and Democratic challenger Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper), are so evenly matched that the entire election comes down to one vote in the comically rundown small town of Texico, New Mexico. Guess which recently laid-off single dad holds the deciding ballot. (The Daily Texan, TX)
'Swing Vote': When a presidential election hinges on a drunk in a dying town Aug 1, 2008
One thing leads to another flatly outlandish thing, and before you can grumble high-concept hooey, both the conservative presidential incumbent, Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer, all smiles), and his liberal opponent, Donald Greenleaf (a tamped-down Dennis Hopper), have descended on Bud's town. Accompanied by the usual fast-talking handlers, stone-faced Secret Service men, news twerps and gadflies, the candidates take sneaky, then obvious turns pulling Bud this way and that - his choices come down... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
An Electoral Satire Starring Kevin Costner? Oh Dear. Aug 1, 2008
In the ensuing 10 days before he casts his vote, this apolitical dumbbell is desperately courted by both the fatuous Republican incumbent (Kelsey Grammer) and his spineless Democratic challenger (Dennis Hopper). The efforts of these two are coordinated, respectively, by Stanley Tucci, as a Rove-esque Republican operative, and Nathan Lane, as a Bob Shrum-style Democratic strategist who can't seem to win an election. (Slate)
Audience apathy unlikely to set in with 'Swing Vote' Aug 1, 2008
He knows nothing, for example, about the presidential race between an incumbent Republican (Kelsey Grammer) and his Democratic challenger (Dennis Hopper). But through a chain of events involving his precocious daughter, Molly (newcomer Madeline Carroll), he's put in charge of deciding who becomes president of these United States. (Florida Times-Union)
"Swing Vote" Aug 1, 2008 Hollywood churning out presidential contenders Jul 30, 2008 VYING FOR YOUR VOTE: Box office's presidential race begins Friday Jul 30, 2008 Costner Takes Swing At Comedy With 'Vote' Jul 30, 2008 Kevin Costner hopes to get back in the swing with new movie Jul 28, 2008 Costner has a lot riding on new flick Jul 28, 2008 AFI Names Top Ten Mystery Films of ... Jul 26, 2008 Films That Were Not Oscar Nominated Jul 26, 2008 Kevin Costner and Little Madeline Carroll Talk 'Swing Vote' - ET Jul 24, 2008 Hey, those were the daze Jul 23, 2008 The face of evil Jul 19, 2008 New on DVD: Statham pulls off another heist in 'Bank Job' Jul 18, 2008 Fall TV forecast mostly good Jul 17, 2008 Haggis's Crash has TV critics buzzing Jul 14, 2008 This week's new releases (July 13) Jul 13, 2008 Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List July 21-27 Jul 13, 2008 Art House Movie Review: Elegy Jul 5, 2008 I hope to see you at the parade on Saturday Jul 1, 2008 Ready for talking chimps and traveling pants? Jun 25, 2008 Bodice-rippers, tear-jerkers and hot drama Jun 25, 2008 D.B. Sweeney, Nick Tarabay and Michael Fairman Join Ensemble Cast of Starz Entertainment and Lionsgate's Co-Production of Original Series 'Crash' Jun 17, 2008 More All-Time Best Sports Movies Jun 16, 2008 Connery to launch memoirs at festival Jun 14, 2008 It's cruel reality TV, and the price of failure is terrifying Jun 13, 2008 Actor Hopper 'in Crash TV series' Jun 7, 2008 Luminato unleashes array of arts events on Toronto Jun 7, 2008 Film Icon Dennis Hopper to Star in Starz Entertainment and Lionsgate's Original Series 'Crash' Jun 6, 2008 Best Road Trip Movies Remind Of Good Times Jun 5, 2008 Movies that make a man cry May 31, 2008 A-List Celebs Joined Charity Poker Table at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival May 30, 2008 * Other Releases May 30, 2008 American Film Institute Brings the Best of Hollywood Together to Celebrate AFI's 10 TOP 10 on the CBS Television Network, June 17, 2008 May 30, 2008 Soaked starsCannes is solid rather than spectacular amid downpours May 27, 2008 And At Cannes, the Winner Is... May 27, 2008 Cannes Film Festival Report and Reviews - Part Trois May 26, 2008 Bobby Sands film wins at Cannes May 26, 2008 Infotainment May 26, 2008 Cannes 2008: The films May 26, 2008 'Rock the Reception': Couple shares first dance with reality TV cameras May 25, 2008 Sharon raises $10 mn for AIDS research May 24, 2008 Summer season savers May 23, 2008 Madonna auctions 'private concert' for $560,000 May 23, 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull May 22, 2008 2012 SUPER BOWL: Indianapolis to host the game May 21, 2008 NO COLD SHOULDER May 21, 2008 'Indiana Jones' arrives in Cannes May 21, 2008 Spielberg eyes more Indiana films May 20, 2008 Svelte Cate Blanchett shows what mum Cannes do May 17, 2008 Blinded by the light, fans flock to Cannes for celebrity spotting May 16, 2008 Stars out for Cannes first night May 16, 2008 Cannes-ada first May 14, 2008 Serious filmmaking has Hollywood playing second fiddle May 14, 2008 Hollywood vs arthouse at Cannes '08 May 13, 2008 How the Tate got streetwise May 11, 2008 A moonless night and a realization May 9, 2008 Cannes Will Premiere Documentary on Legendary Cinematographers Kovacs and Zsigmond May 9, 2008 Hope is all that she has left May 8, 2008 Costner casts election's 'Swing Vote' May 2, 2008 Terror From The Deep Apr 20, 2008 Few U.S. pics set for Cannes festival Apr 18, 2008 Jeremy Thomas has produced a diverse filmography Apr 13, 2008 I'm non-sticking with you! Apr 12, 2008 Freddy Krueger director to film in town Apr 12, 2008 'Celebutantes' Apr 11, 2008 Daniel Kline column: The presidency is no job for a rookie Apr 8, 2008
His vote will determine the country's next president, which means the two candidates vying for office -- the Republican incumbent, Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer), who bears a slight resemblance to Gerald Ford but isn't nearly as clumsy, and Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper), a Democrat who robotically insists he's running on a platform of ideas, not gossip -- begin to court him, completely reversing their platforms to cater to his barely even half-thought-out whims. And so when Bud, brainlessly... (Salon)
ALL POLITICS ARE YOKEL Jul 31, 2008
Sought after by both Republican and Democratic candidates (respectively, incumbent President Kelsey Grammar and rival Dennis Hopper), Bud becomes a media star; even his simplest utterance has the power to alter the nominees campaign tactics. (Their pandering TV spots supply the film s brightest moments. (New York Press)
Swing Vote, opening Friday, stars Kevin Costner as a blue-collar worker who becomes the focus of two candidates (Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper) after an Election Day tie and a ballot error traced back to his vote. Frost/Nixon, based on the play by Peter Morgan (screenwriter of The Queen), traces the origins of the fierce post-Watergate interview between British journalist David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. (USA Today)
As his young daughter tries to teach him the importance of his choice, the two candidates (Dennis Hopper and Kelsey Grammer) cater to his every whim. Costner says the movie mocks lethargic voters who are swayed by superficiality. (USA Today)
Kelsey Grammer also stars in the film as incumbent President Andrew Boone and Dennis Hopper as his opponent, Donald Greenleaf. The film also stars Paula Patton Madison, a television reporter who breaks Bud's story, and Stanley Tucci and Nathan Lane, who play Boone's and Greenleaf's chiefs of staff, respectively. (Click2Houston, TX)
In fact, he says, it's hard to know whether the film will be helped or hurt by comparisons between the over-the-top campaign tactics of its fictional candidates (played by Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper) and the real life campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama. America is at a crossroads, in need of a true "giant" to lead it, the movie pleads in its most impassioned speech. (Boston Globe)
The suspense of Swing Vote is in wondering how Bud will vote as the incumbent president (Kelsey Grammer) and his opponent (Dennis Hopper) fly to New Mexico to sway his support. He has a 12-year-old daughter, Molly (newcomer Madeline Carroll), who is very much the frustrated adult in a barely functional family. (Boston Herald)
Stars Isabella Rosselini, Kyle Maclachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern and Hope Lange. Director David Lynch. (Suite101.com)
This story of two hippie bikers (Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper) who journey across the country in a search for the real America was one of the first counter-culture films. It s a little outdated today, but it still reflects the mood of that time period. (Suite101.com)
Kelsey Grammer also stars in the film as the seated president, while Kevin's old 'Waterworld' pal, Dennis Hopper, plays a candidate. Nathan Lane is his sarcastic campaign manager. (WOKR13 Rochester)
" Even the enthusiasm of Quentin Tarantino wasn't enough. The American director is an unabashed fan and collector of Australia's Ozploitation films of the period, to the extent that he dedicated the Sydney premiere of Kill Bill to Turkey Shoot director Brian Trenchard-Smith, much to the confusion of his unknowing audience. After Hartley sent his 100-page research document to the Hollywood auteur, Tarantino recorded a pitch on Hartley's behalf for Australian funding bodies. It didn't cut any ice... (The Australian)
Oldman raves that Ledger went through the sound barrier to create possibly psychologically one of the most frightening screen villains ever, up there with Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. Ledger not only inhabited the mind of the scheming crazed Joker, he also did his own fights in scenes with Bale's Batman, according to Oldman. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Nothing untoward happens, but there's misery enough when the latter two end up at the ranch of his father (Dennis Hopper, rivaling his Blue Velvet nastiness). Woody Harrelson rounds out a cast that makes you wonder how so many names can be corralled for a movie that will be automatically DOA.. (USA Today -- Life)
-- Even Starz, best known for having a bevy of channels playing feature films, has entered the scripted-fare world with a reimagining of the movie "Crash," staring Dennis Hopper (with Don Cheadle as executive producer). -- Not to be outdone, Lifetime has a comedy series, "Rita Rocks," coming in the fall, as well as a biopic on Coco Chanel starring Shirley MacLaine (who refuses to do a French accent). (San Francisco Chronicle)
In the brief clips shown to critics, the principal role on the series appears to belong to veteran film star Dennis Hopper, playing a volatile - what else. - record producer named Ben Cendars, who hires the young African-American Anthony (Jocko Sims) as his limo driver and prot. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Unremarkable despite the solid cast, which also includes Woody Harrelson and Dennis Hopper. Extras: Production featurette. (Boston Globe)
July 26 Waterworld (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn) -- Sun. July 27 -- 9 a.m. Waterworld (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn) -- 11:20 a.m. Field of Dreams (Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones) -- 1:15 p.m. Tin Cup (Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin) -- 3:40 p.m. The Guardian (Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward) -- 6:05 p.m. Bill Durham (Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins) -- 8 p.m. Dances With Wolves (Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
This is further driven home by candid voiceover discussions of how to seduce female students without getting charged with sexual harassment and conversations surrounding successful f**k and run scenarios with his best friend and colleague George O Hearn (Dennis Hopper). After starting up an affair with a beautiful Cuban-born student Consuela (Penelope Cruz), David struggles to adhere to his own rules and logic in shedding his much younger conquest prior to her anticipated rejection of him. (Suite101.com)
It s almost embarrassing to see the media attempt to compare our local stars with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee, David Beckham and Posh Spice, Dyan Cannon, and Dennis Hopper, to name a few. We have Donnie Wahlberg, the occasional Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who showed up only because he happened to be in town making a movie. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, Madeline CarrollDirector: Joshua Michael SternStory: Bud Johnson (Costner) is an apathetic, beer-drinking, well-meaning loser whose 12-year-old daughter Molly (Carroll) registers him to vote. But in an amazing turn of events, his vote becomes the one that could decide the presidential election (between Hopper and Grammer). (MSNBC -- Movies)
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Sir Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter SarsgaardDirector: Isabel CoixetStory: Married college professor David Kepesh (Kingsley) loves to pursue his young, female students, but when he meets Consuela Castillo (Cruz), he falls for her and the two begin a passionate affair. His infatuation quickly turns to obsession, and ultimately his jealousy drives her away. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The actors join the recently announced ensemble cast headed by Dennis Hopper. Set in Los Angeles, the series will explore the complexities of social tolerance in contemporary America by digging into the meaning of what it takes to reach the American dream. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The film, set in 1951, follows Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), a coach with a checkered past, who teams with the town's drunk (Dennis Hopper) to lead the Hickory Huskers, an underdog Indiana high school team, to an unlikely run for the state championship. Achievements: Best Supporting Actor Nomination (Hopper); Best Original Score (Jerry Goldsmith. (Suite101.com)
Friday, June 13 2008, 19:15 BST. By , Entertainment Reporter. (Digital Spy)
Former sixties renegade Dennis Hopper has joined the cast of Crash, the TV series. The 72-year-old pop-culture icon will play a veteran music producer in the planned television version of the Oscar-winning film, which was written and directed by Canadian Paul Haggis. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Veteran actor Dennis Hopper will star in a 13-part US TV adaptation of the Oscar-winning film Crash, according to industry reports. The Hollywood Reporter said the series, which will appear on US cable channel Starz, would feature different characters from those in the 2005 film. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Actor Dennis Hopper has signed on to star in a TV adaptation of the Oscar-winning movie Crash, directed by Canadian Paul Haggis in 2004. Arts Features. (CBC.ca)
June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Film icon Dennis Hopper has been set to star in "Crash," the first original drama series from Starz Entertainment, based on the Academy Award-winning Best Picture ... Film Icon Dennis Hopper to Star in Original Series 'Crash ... The cast includes film and television veteran Dennis Hopper (Blue Velvet, "24") as "Ben," a veteran, maverick music producer looking for his last big score; Clare Carey ("Jericho") as "Christine," a frustrated Brentwood mom, married to a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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Seriously, in Hoosiers where Gene Hackman s character, Coach Norman Dale visits Dennis Hopper s character, Shooter, the town drunk, in his domicile and offers him a second chance in life by asking him to help coach the boys high school basketball team. By Maverick. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dennis Hopper, Edward Norton, Goldie Hawn, Woody Harrelson, Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody, and Tim Robbins played in this internationally televised Charity special on May 17th, which also marked Mr. Hopper's birthday. Nathan Folks and Andrew Nagel of Usonian Entertainment, associate Lady Victoria Hervey, and French Production Company SOGIMAGE, which is owned and operated by Groupe Partouche, hosted this television special at the prestigious Palm Beach Casino. (PR Newswire)
The two bond against all expectations before the film climaxes with their arrival at the old family ranch, whose patriarch (Dennis Hopper) has a horrible family history. Critics in the US blanched at the downbeat tone and script but were largely impressed with the stars, who also include Woody Harrelson and Deborra-Lee Furness. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The special will also feature exclusive interviews with Tim Allen, Ed Burns, Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Michael J. Fox, Brad Garrett, Ben Gazzara, Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Norman Jewison, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Ray Liotta, Robert Loggia, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet, Amy Madigan, Leonard Maltin, Dominic Monaghan, Elizabeth Perkins, Roman Polanski, Harold Ramis, John Ratzenberger, Rob Reiner, Isabella Rossellini, Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire, Steven Spielberg, Daniel Stern, Ridley Scott,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
" Another high point for photographers was the chance to get more images of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, currently residing in the south of France. They appeared on the red carpet twice for Jolie's films Kung Fu Panda and Changeling. Her Panda co-star Jack Black inadvertently confirmed to the Cannes press that she was pregnant with twins - topping that by skipping down a pier surrounded by scores of fake giant pandas. "I just got out of the boat, they handed me the microphone and said 'do... (BBC News -- UK)
They kept smiling through Cantet's long, fond acceptance speech, then were joined by other cinema dignitaries including Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper and Faye Dunaway who were there as presenters. Suddenly, les enfants de Cannes were movie stars, reveling in their group closeup. (Time.com)
The film forms a collage of famous (Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, Milos Forman) and not-so-famous faces to talk about what the Chelsea means to them and why so many artists (including the Greatful Dead, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan and Mark Twain) have stayed there over the years. Hawke even made a dramatized movie about the hotel years ago called , a dull waste of time, but at least it's easy to see the guy genuinely cares about the landmark. (First Showing)
The award, given out each year to first-time film-makers, was given to McQueen by US actor Dennis Hopper. "The film is about people in a situation of extreme pressure and what people do and what we do," McQueen told the festival's closing ceremony. (BBC News -- UK)
The Palermo ShootingCANNES: German director Wim Wenders (2nd R), stands with cast members (from L-R) Campino, Dennis Hopper, Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Milla Jovovich before the screening of the film The Palermo Shooting at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
The Palermo Shooting Director: Wim Wenders Stars: Milla Jovovich, Dennis Hopper Country: Germany. Serbis Director: Brilliiante Mendoza Star: Gina Pareno Country: Philippines. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
where such celebrities as Jayne Mansfield, Dennis Hopper and Brian Wilson have said their vows. "Plus, Todd works at Sony Pictures. I just figured he was going to have an awesome wedding video.". (The Clarion-Ledger)
Also present were singers P. Diddy and Mary J. Blige; the actresses Elizabeth Hurley, Michelle Yeoh, Diane Kruger and Milla Jovovitch; and the actors Dennis Hopper and Christian Slater. All the money raised was for the Amfar, the American Foundation for Aids Research, which was founded by actress Elizabeth Taylor. (India Times)
"Hell Ride" ---- Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Eric Balfour and Vinnie Jones star in a story of biker bad boys. "Fly Me to the Moon" ---- Three flies try to hitch a ride to the moon along with Apollo 11 in this 3-D animation effort. (North County Times)
The rich and famous lined a packed red carpet on Thursday, including Madonna, Combs and Stone, actor Dennis Hopper, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and actress Natalie Portman. I hope we all leave a little poorer, said amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole in his opening speech. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Shia LaBeouf plays Indy s son Mutt as a Wild One-era greaser and someone who is introduced solely and cynically to inherit the franchise once Ford retires (Lucas revealed this in Cannes), while John Hurt gamely channels the spirit of Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now, playing a wacko college professor whose mind is high on alien juice. Despite all the grand rhetoric from Spielberg about a return to old-fashioned film-making, the movie goes CGI crazy. (Times Online)
" Indianapolis also beat out the Houston and the Phoenix area after having lost by just two votes to Dallas for the 2011 game. The Indianapolis team made a few last-minute enhancements in its presentation Tuesday, including boosting the number of stadium suites that would be set aside for the NFL's use. The city's bid also hinged on its new $700 million retractable-roof Lucas Oil Stadium and its experience hosting major sporting events such as the Indianapolis 500 and the Final Four. Bid... (USA Today -- Sports)
As part of Indianapolis' 15-minute video presentation, actor Dennis Hopper, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role as an alcoholic coach in the film "Hoosiers," narrated the piece that presented the city's plan of transforming the downtown area into an "NFL village" the week of the game. REQUIRED VISIT: The owners voted to require rookies to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, as an expanded part of their orientation program. (Nola.com -- Sports)
A huge throng of fans -- many wearing faux Indy fedoras -- whooped for celebs including Salma Hayek, Michael Moore, Adrien Brody, Goldie Hawn, Dennis Hopper and Christian Slater made their way up the steps. At a press conference following the afternoon screening for the media, Spielberg said bringing the film to Cannes seemed the right thing to do. (Variety)
" The film attracted the likes of Natalie Portman, Sean Penn, Goldie Hawn, Salma Hayek, Dennis Hopper, Christian Slater, Billy Zane and Kelly Brook to its showpiece screening. The BBC's Mark Savage said it was "very much in the style of the first three films. The set-piece stunts are second to none. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
These included its stars Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo, Cannes festival jury members Sean Penn and Natalie Portman, and Eva Longoria, Faye Dunaway, Dennis Hopper, Gillian Anderson, Aishwarya Rai, Mischa Barton and Gael Garcia Bernal. Critics have already discounted the chances of Brazil's two-time Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles winning the festival's prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) prize with his bleak apocalyptic fable. (The Australian)
They weren't disappointed: Cate Blanchett, Dennis Hopper and Cannes jury president Sean Penn were just a few of the famous names posing for the cameras. The festival opened with Blindness, a tragic fable based on the novel by Nobel prize-winning Portuguese author Jose Saramago and directed by the Brazilian Fernando Meirelles, whose breakthrough hit about Sao Paulo street life City of God was shown in Cannes six years ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Also present were Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, actor Dennis Hopper and X-Files star Gillian Anderson. Thursday sees Hunger, a film by first-time British director Steve McQueen, open the festival's secondary competition, Un Certain Regard. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Other out-of-competition specials include the animated comedy Kung Fu Panda, featuring the voices of Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan; Woody Allen's latest Euro-opus Vicky Cristina Barcelona, with Jarvier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Allen's sultry muse Scarlett Johansson; bad boy Abel Ferrara's Chelsea on the Rocks with Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper and Grace Jones; plus James Toback's sure-to-be controversial Tyson, a documentary on boxer Mike Tyson. Major international films at... (Winnipeg Sun)
In other examples of this year's art films with a genre bent, Germany's Wim Wenders offers a romantic thriller with Palermo Shooting, with Milla Jovovich, Dennis Hopper and Giovanna Mezzogiorno. And with Three Monkeys, Turkey's contemplative auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan is bringing a kind of detective story. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Previous winners of the Palme dOr vying for the prize again in 2008 are Belgiums Dardenne brothers, Soderbergh and German director Wim Wenders, whose Palermo Shooting features Milla Jovovich, Dennis Hopper, Patti Smith and Lou Reed. Adding to the star power in Cannes will be Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix, who are in competition with James Grays Two Lovers, as is Philip Seymour Hoffman with Charlie Kaufmans Synecdoche, New York. (India Times)
Last year, the crowd at a Laz Inc auction included Dennis Hopper, Angelina Jolie and Ashley Olsen, as well as well-heeled hedge funders and art fans. It's owned by Steve Lazarides, who, like Banksy, comes from Bristol. (Guardian Unlimited)
I saw a video of filmmaker Jim Jarmusch on a shark fishing trip and one of actor Dennis Hopper in Thailand trying to find the giant squid. Then there was a video of poet Charles Bukowski complaining about his reader's letters of praise to him. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
"No Subtitles Necessary" includes excerpts from more than 50 hours of interviews with Kovacs, Zsigmond and some 70 individuals whose lives they touched, including industry-heavyweights Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Sandra Bullock, Richard Donner, Dennis Hopper, Tatum O'Neal, Bob Rafelson, Barbra Streisand, John Williams, Peter Fonda, Jon Voight, Irwin Winkler, Ellen Kuras, Owen Roizman and Haskell Wexler. "Their brotherhood and how they struggled and triumphed is the heart of the story," says... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Like actor Dennis Hopper, the equally crazed Rev. Jeremiah Wright could pop up at any moment and spew a fresh batch of nonsense. More than anything, the prospect of a resurrected Wright gives the Clintonista reason for hope. (Boston Globe)
Kevin Costner's comedy, Swing Vote, is about a tie in a fictional presidential election between the Republican incumbent (Kelsey Grammer) and the Democratic challenger (Dennis Hopper). In one small town, a voting machine registered a single error, and an investigation of all the area voters determines that the question-mark ballot belongs to Costner's character, a down-on-his-luck blue-collar worker who then finds himself courted directly by both men who wish to be the leader of the free world. (USA Today -- Life)
One is Curtis Harrington's "Night Tide" (made in 1960 but not released until 1963), with Dennis Hopper in his first leading role. In the days before he was typecast as a weirdo, Hopper plays an innocent, baby-faced sailor who ventures into the Blue Grotto, a basement jazz club in Venice, Calif. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Dardenne brothers from Belgium will try for an unprecedented third Palme d'Or with "The Silence of Lorna." Another previous Palme winner, Wim Wenders, will be back with the meller "The Palermo Shooting," which stars Milla Jovovich, Dennis Hopper and Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Brazilian helmer Fernando Meirelles looks like a lock with the drama "Blindness," toplining Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Alice Braga. (Variety)
Early editing jobs led to his first feature as a producer, "Mad Dog Morgan" (1976), shot in Australia with Dennis Hopper - who'll be reappearing in "The Palermo Shooting," just wrapped in Sicily. Thomas has a knack for sustaining relationships (decades later, he's still collaborating steadily with Bernardo Bertolucci, who directed "Emperor"). (Boston Globe)
Initially revered for his dreamy, macabre performance in The Deer Hunter, Walken is better known today for his turns in such camp classics as Suicide Kings, that hilarious Fatboy Slim video, and for the unforgettable scene in True Romance where he and Dennis Hopper trade insults. Rarely asked to do anything other than to be Christopher Walken these days, Walken has delivered superb walk-on performances in such recent fare as Hairspray, The Rundown, Click and Balls Of Fury. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Mr. Craven's wife, Iya Labunka, will reportedly serve as producer, with Henry Lee Hopper, the son of actor Dennis Hopper, slated to appear in the film. "They'll be doing shots all over the area-along the Housatonic River, from New Milford up to Kent, some driving shots in the area-over three and a half weeks," said Mr. Esposito, citing Boardman Bridge, possibly the vicinity of Lover's Leap Bridge and private homes close to the downtown as some of the locations. (New Milford Times, CT)
Lola is the main character in Celebutantes, the first novel written by two of Hollywood's elite pedigree, Amanda Goldberg, daughter of film producer Leonard Goldberg, and Ruthanna Hopper, daughter of acclaimed actor Dennis Hopper. The book is an insider's "fictitious" glimpse into the insanity and chaos that is Oscar week. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Obama might make a good president, but if charisma and portraying yourself as an outsider were all you need to run the country, than why not make Dennis Hopper our next president. Obama may deserve his day, but that day has not come yet. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
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