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Remake was directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Michael Caine and Jude Law. The strong opening of Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" follows the success he enjoyed when starring in and directing "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," which had a Friday opening of $7. (Variety)
Jude Law And Michael Caine Spar On Screen Oct 13, 2007
Director Kenneth Branagh fills Caine's mansion with cold, modern technology and art, contrasting the fuzzy warmth of the antique games and contraptions crowding Olivier's home in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's version. And barely a line remains of Anthony Shaffer's script for the original, which he adapted from his own play. (CBS News)
'Sleuth' sniffs out a dark, stylish remake Oct 13, 2007
Sleuth* * 1/2 (out of four)Stars: Michael Caine, Jude LawDirector: Kenneth BranaghDistributor: Sony Pictures ClassicsRating: R for strong languageRunning time: 1 hour, 26 minutesOpens Friday in New York and Los Angeles ... As directed by Kenneth Branagh, this new version is darker and more claustrophobic. (USA Today -- Life)
Actor Law 'in clear' over assault Oct 13, 2007
The movie, which was based on a screenplay by Harold Pinter, was directed by Kenneth Branagh and will be released in the UK on 23 November. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
WHEN LAW RAISES CAINE Oct 13, 2007
" Law's Milo goes to visit Caine's Andrew, a wealthy mystery writer who lives in a country manse bristling with sharp angles and bitter technology. Each detail is spotlighted under riveting direction by Kenneth Branagh: When Andrew offers Milo a drink, he requests scotch. Andrew goes to get it, and we see that it's already been poured. The piece depends on twists that reek of the techniques perfected, and then abused, in musty British stage mysteries, which is why the set of the 1972 movie... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Sleuth': Flat Feat, By Kurt Loder Oct 13, 2007
With Kenneth Branagh installed as director, this unseaworthy vessel set sail, and is now approaching the merciless reefs of what I suspect will be critical dismay and commercial indifference. The somewhat twisted skeleton of Shaffer's original work (which Pinter says he's never seen or read) can still be discerned here. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Technical setback for Cruise film Oct 11, 2007
Valkyrie, out next summer, is directed by Bryan Singer and co-stars British actors Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Michael Caine swaps roles in 'Sleuth' remake Oct 11, 2007
-Kenneth Branagh, director of the new Sleuth, both starred in and directed films of Hamlet and Henry V. So did Olivier ... The 2007 model, directed with a sparer sense of aplomb by Shakespeare specialist Kenneth Branagh and opening Friday in limited release, wants to prove that a remake needn't be inferior to its predecessor, as Law's slick Tindle, now an out-of-work actor, trades caustic remarks with Caine, switching roles as the wily Wyke ... High-profile talent: Michael Caine, left, director... (USA Today)
Jude Law And Michael Caine Talk About Duking It Out In 'Sleuth,' Getting Overlooked By Harry Potter Oct 10, 2007
Thirty-five years after Caine matched wits with Laurence Olivier in the cat-and-mouse story, Kenneth Branagh has directed a new version of "Sleuth," with a completely new script from famed playwright Harold Pinter. This time it's Caine in the duplicitous elder role and Law donning the famed mantle of Milo Tindle. (VHI.com -- Music News)
In 'Sleuth' Harold Pinter probes fighting instinct Oct 9, 2007
The director, Kenneth Branagh, asked that of the screenwriter, Harold Pinter, in rehearsal, and it was a natural question; in "Sleuth" reality is elusive, and the truth is often little more than an opportunistic weapon. The response was not particularly satisfying, but it was classically Pinteresque. (International Herald Tribune)
Sleuth remake hides all the fun Oct 9, 2007
Oh, and you got Kenneth Branagh to direct ... Starring: Michael Caine, Jude LawDirector: Kenneth BranaghRun time: 1 hour, 28 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)
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Variety interrogates Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh regarding the release of "Sleuth" ... Actor Michael Caine and Director Kenneth Branagh Variety's screening of "Sleuth". (Variety)
Variety screening of 'Sleuth' Oct 6, 2007
Caine joined director Kenneth Branagh for a short but lively Qion as an anxious publicist waited to shuttle the knighted Englishman to his next destination. Much of the conversation centered on Pinter's script. (Variety)
National Theater boasts record sales Oct 6, 2007
He will follow rival main Danes from David Tennant for helmer Gregory Doran at the RSC in 2008 and Jude Law for Kenneth Branagh in the Donmar's 2009 West End season. So impressed was Hytner by "Saint Joan," helmed by NT associate director Marianne Elliott, that he has rethought his position on George Bernard Shaw as "a windbag." Next year, he will direct a large-scale revival of "Major Barbara.". (Variety)
Films Worth Seeing Oct 6, 2007
Anthony Shaffer's 1972 two-character script, rewritten by Harold Pinter, recreates the clever twists through the smart directing of Kenneth Branagh. Michael Caine, who was the young man in the first film, is now the older one, and Jude Law vivifies the other man. (New Republic)
CAB CRAZE BEGAN 100 YEARS AGO Oct 4, 2007
Director Kenneth Branagh was in light brown. No tie. (New York Post -- Gossip)
David Oyelowo takes `Five' for HBO Oct 2, 2007
LOS ANGELES - David Oyelowo has mastered characters of influence: Orlando in Kenneth Branagh's "As You Like It," the martyred doctor in "The Last King of Scotland" and an English monarch a first for a black actor of the Royal Shakespeare Company. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News)
Gags to Riches Sep 29, 2007
With The Riches already commissioned for a second series, Izzard has been flying to Berlin to play opposite Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy and Kenneth Branagh in Valkyrie, a 2008 blockbuster about a Nazi plot to kill Hitler. "It's a part I couldn't have imagined getting two years ago, and it is the first thing I've done with no comedy element in it at all," he concludes. (Guardian Unlimited)
Tom Cruise, once barred, mourns anti-Nazi heroes in Germany Sep 24, 2007
The film, directed by Bryan Singer and co-starring British actor Kenneth Branagh, is slated for a 2008 release. (Agencies). (Xinhua)
* Planet POP Sep 17, 2007 The Donmar and RSC in the West End. Sep 14, 2007 More of this story Sep 14, 2007 Jude Law set to play Hamlet in West End Sep 14, 2007 Sleuth gang bonds over the Bard Sep 14, 2007 Michael Caine gives a killer performance in 'Sleuth' Sep 13, 2007 The play's the thing: Law to star in London Sep 12, 2007 The talented Mr Law offers new visceral Hamlet Sep 12, 2007 Iraq and terrorism figure on screen - but so do bees, Beatles, and multiple Bob Dylans Sep 12, 2007 Branagh to direct Law in Hamlet Sep 12, 2007 WISE GUYS AND DOLLS Sep 12, 2007 Trio sign up for Donmar season Sep 11, 2007 Daniel Radcliffe Interview, December Boys Sep 11, 2007 Heavy duty: Toronto Festival gets serious with weighty films Sep 11, 2007 Carnival cityGlorious chaos takes place at the annual Venice Film Festival Sep 8, 2007 It's a starry, starry gathering in Toronto Sep 7, 2007 TIFF '07: The buzz Sep 3, 2007 Spies, lies, and enough sex to frighten the reindeer Sep 2, 2007 Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007 After Alfie, Jude Law tries another Caine role Sep 1, 2007 Hollywood frets over Toronto test Sep 1, 2007 'Sleuth' and 'Michael Clayton' Sep 1, 2007 Centre stage for Brit film Aug 31, 2007 'Lust,' 'Atonement' heat up Venice Aug 31, 2007 Keira Knightley flick kicks off Venice Aug 31, 2007 Keira Knightley arrives in Venice looking thinner than ever... Aug 30, 2007 Aristocrats, migrants and an old master Aug 29, 2007 Venice Film Festival turns 75, with George Clooney, Woody Allen and Keira Knightley headlining Aug 29, 2007 Hollywood's fall highlights Aug 28, 2007 At Venice film festival, building on a history of surprises Aug 28, 2007 It's six degrees of everyone at TIFF! Aug 26, 2007 Fall move preview Aug 26, 2007 TIFF announces complete lineup, celebrity visitors Aug 26, 2007 Hirst's Spiffed-Up Shark, Delta Blues, Beethoven's Britain: Global Arts Aug 24, 2007 Toronto festival unveils full slate Aug 23, 2007 She's the most likable part of HBO's 'As You Like It' Aug 21, 2007 Eleven injured on Cruise film set Aug 21, 2007 As You Like It Aug 18, 2007 New on DVD: 'Fracture' holds its own Aug 17, 2007 United Artists Secures $500 Million in Production Financing Arranged by Merrill Lynch Aug 17, 2007 Keep $hooting: Merrill Backs UA Aug 17, 2007 DVD watch: 'Othello' gets the DVD treatment Aug 14, 2007 Aspen Filmfest to Offer Incredible Autumn Viewing Jul 28, 2007 De Palma, Haggis, Ang Lee films at Venice fest Jul 27, 2007 Complete Venice Film Festival lineup Jul 27, 2007 Venice film fest lineup is unveiled Jul 27, 2007 Spaghetti westerns head to Venice Jul 27, 2007 U.S., U.K. fare floods Venice Jul 27, 2007 2 features about Iraq war on Venice Film Fest lineup Jul 27, 2007 Valkyrie Takes Flight Jul 22, 2007 Cruise: Good Nazi, Better Welcome Wagon Jul 21, 2007 'HONEY' THE MOVIE Jul 17, 2007 'Honey' headed to bigscreen? Jul 17, 2007 Resident keeps working on dream of celebrity Jul 14, 2007 Midnight Potter showing draws hundreds Jul 11, 2007 Play catch-up Jul 10, 2007 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Jul 7, 2007 Mr Suburbia exposes Americas dirty secret Jul 7, 2007 Cruise film banned from memorial Jul 5, 2007 Cruise film set for Germany shoot Jul 1, 2007 John Patterson Jun 29, 2007 Thompson on Hollywood Jun 28, 2007 Scientology cited for barring Cruise Jun 28, 2007 Cruise's German filming ban Jun 27, 2007 Cruise gets filming ban in Germany over link to Scientology Jun 27, 2007
The film, slated for a 2008 release and to be directed by Bryan Singer and co-starring Kenneth Branagh, is called Valkyrie after Operation Valkyrie, the plot's codename. Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators were shot after failing to kill Hitler on July 20, 1944. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Germany reverses Tom Cruise ban Sep 15, 2007
Valkyrie - named after Operation Valkyrie, the codename of the failed plot to kill Hitler - is being directed by Bryan Singer and will co-star British actor Kenneth Branagh. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
But even with reduced operating costs than a commercial producer would face in a similar situation and the prospect of a Jude Law Hamlet, directed by Kenneth Branagh, is the kind of project a commercial producer would happily pay top dollar for (and charge even higher dollar for, in turn) this is a high-risk strategy. It may significantly increase the presence of the Donmar in the West End from being a niche theatre for a cognoscenti who manage to get their act together to actually buy... (Stage)
SLEUTH: Kenneth Branagh directs this remake of the 1972 Michael Caine classic (written by Harold Pinter), which strangely enough, stars Michael Caine. This time he plays the older chap playing mind games with the man (Jude Law) he suspects is having an affair with his wife. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Law, 34, will play under the direction of Kenneth Branagh in mid-2009 as part of a one-year Donmar Warehouse season at the nearby Wyndham's Theatre. "The Talented Mr. Ripley" star has said in the past that he longed to play the Prince of Denmark. (Xinhuanet, China)
AARON LYNETT/TORONTO STAR Jude Law, left, director Kenneth Branagh and Michael Caine walk the red carpet for the premiere of Sleuth ... 1996 Kenneth Branagh; Hollywood made him release both a four-hour and a 2 1/2-hour version ... Jude Law set to star in Hamlet, directed by former Dane himself, Kenneth Branagh Sep 13, 2007 04:30 AM entertainment reporter. (Toronto Star)
Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Caine plays the role that Olivier did in 1972 and Law stars as the lowborn lothario. "The two men are confined to this house fighting over a woman who isn't even there," says Branagh. (CTV.ca)
L to R: Jude Law, Kenneth Branagh and Michael Caine at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday ... The 34-year-old British star of The Talented Mr Ripley and The Road To Perdition will perform in a production directed by Kenneth Branagh which is to open in mid-2009, the Donmar Warehouse said ... L to R: Jude Law, Kenneth Branagh and Michael Caine at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Law will pit himself against some of the great interpreters of the part, including Daniel Day-Lewis and David Warner, under the direction of Kenneth Branagh in a production by the Donmar Warehouse. But to the undoubted relief of his fans, the production will not be staged at the pocket-size Donmar, which has a capacity of 250. (Guardian Unlimited)
Harold Pinter wrote the adaptation, and Kenneth Branagh directs. "30 Days of Night" Evil comes to an Alaska town enveloped by a month of darkness. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Actor Jude Law is to play Shakespeare's Hamlet in London's West End, under the direction of Kenneth Branagh. Law will play the role in 2009 as part of a one-year Donmar Warehouse season at the nearby Wyndham's Theatre. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sleuth co-star Michael Caine and director Kenneth Branagh are big names, to be sure, but reporters at the Sutton Place Hotel last night were crestfallen to learn just minutes before the movie's press conference panel was set to begin that Jude Law -- whose preening presser performance last year inspired our correspondent to dub him "Tiger" -- would be absent because of a late flight. "One person, of course, is missing, and that's Mr. Jude Law," said moderator Henri Behar, as if anyone needed... (National Post)
Kenneth Branagh, Jude Law and Derek Jacobi will join Donmar Warehouse a.d. Michael Grandage for a new venture, a year-long, four-play Donmar season at the West End's 750-seat Wyndham's Theater. Commencing September 2008, the season will match the Donmar's top ticket price of 32. (Variety)
Prior to filming the first Harry Potter feature, he made his feature film debut as Jamie Lee Curtis' and Geoffrey Rush's on-screen son in John Boorman's "The Tailor of Panama. In November and December of 2002 he was also the Surprise Guest at several performances of the Olivier Award-winning comedy The Play What I Wrote, directed by Kenneth Branagh, at Wyndhams Theatre in Londons West End. Playing the role of young Harry Potter has won Daniel worldwide acclaim and the Variety... (MoviesOnline)
Woody Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Moore, David Cronenberg, Julie Taymor and the Coen brothers are here, too, along with actors turned directors such as Penn, Hunt, David Schwimmer, Alison Eastwood and Stuart Townsend. Sometimes the documentary maker and the subject are both notable, as in the case of Jonathan Demme's "Man From Plains" about former President Jimmy Carter. (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
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"Sleuth," with Caine and Jude Law, from director Kenneth Branagh, adapted from the Anthony Shaffer play by Harold Pinter. (Caine, in the 1972 version, played the part Law plays now, and Caine's now doing the Laurence Olivier role. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Sleuth (Kenneth Branagh): "If anyone can do a remake right, this group can.". Anne Brodie, daily film columnist, MSN/Sympatico. (Toronto Star)
Kenneth Branagh directs - how could it fail. Let me count the ways. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
"The new Sleuth, directed by Kenneth Branagh with Law among four producers, retains the basic structure but little else of the 1972 film which was loyal to the original award-winning play by Anthony Shaffer. Caine said that it would have been pointless to do a simple remake - the mistake made by the second Alfie. The new Sleuth was "very different, much more severe. It was the Harold Pinter script which made it completely different. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Selling points: Heady, cat-and-mouse thrillers are a sturdy genre; big names abound, from Michael Caine to Jude Law to director Kenneth Branagh and scribe Harold Pinter. Original 1972 version still has fans and name recognition. (Variety)
Sleuth Directed by Kenneth Branagh (U.K./U.S.) ... Jude Law is not only the other main protagonist (played by Caine in the first version of the film, opposite Lawrence Olivier), but the co-producer, who over several years put this project together and recruited Kenneth Branagh as the ideal man to direct it. (International Herald Tribune)
The film is one of several British contenders for the Golden Lion prize of best film at the 75th event, other competitors include Sleuth, directed by Kenneth Branagh, with Jude Law and Michael Caine in the title roles, It's A Free World, from Ken Loach, and Peter Greenaway's Nightwatching. Starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement is set around the second world war and takes viewers on an emotional journey from the joie de vivre of a 1930s gathering at an English... (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press)
The press confab for "Sleuth" was a bawdy all-boys affair, as co-stars Caine and Law joshed with helmer Kenneth Branagh. "It was a privilege for both of us. He should be proud to work with me because I was proud to work with him," quipped Caine. (Variety)
British director Kenneth Branagh and the stars of the detective thriller Sleuth, Michael Caine and Jude Law also attended ... Nine of the films are British or American, including Kenneth Branagh's mystery thriller Sleuth with Michael Caine and Jude Law. (The Australian)
Read the compelling coverage of the historic days after the death of Princess Diana. Keira Knightley arrives in Venice looking thinner than ever. (The Drudge Report)
Kenneth Branagh directs Michael Caine and Jude Law in a Harold Pinter-penned version of Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, while Peter Greenaway is trying his luck with Nightwatching, which investigates Rembrandt's romantic and professional life and stars Martin Freeman, best known as Tim from The Office ... SleuthDirector: Kenneth Branagh. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Kenneth Branagh is presenting a remake of the 1972 film "Sleuth," with Michael Caine appearing this time as a wealthy writer engaged in a battle of wits with a young actor having an affair with his wife. Jude Law reprises Caine's 1972 role as the younger man. (International Herald Tribune)
Kenneth Branagh directs. SLIPSTREAM: Anthony Hopkins directs and stars in a surreal tale of a screenwriter whose characters manifest themselves in his real life. (Yahoo News)
In this 75th anniversary year, English-language movies are making a remarkable comeback, with nine in competition, four of them by British directors - Kenneth Branagh, Peter Greenaway, Ken Loach and Joe Wright, whose "Atonement," based on Ian McEwan's novel, is this year's opening film - in a line-up of 22 productions. In 1932, there was a solitary Italian full-length film. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
For instance, Kevin Bacon is here with Raising Ties, which is directed by Alison Eastwood, daughter of the man who made Mystic River, which starred Sean Penn, who was fined for smoking last year, unlike Aaron Eckhart, who was in Thank You for Smoking, which also starred Maria Bello, who was in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence with Viggo Mortensen, who starred in the Psycho remake by Gus Van Sant (and not Brian De Palma, who has his own private Hitchcock fixation), who directed Gerry,... (National Post)
Kenneth Branagh directs Michael Caine and Jude Law in this remake of Anthony Schaffer's clever psychological drama, first filmed 35 years ago. Harold Pinter wrote the updated version. (Globe and Mail)
Sleuth - Based on Anthony Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play, Kenneth Branagh remakes the tale of a wealthy writer who embarks on a cat-and-mouse game of wits with the young man having an affair with his wife. Michael Caine, who original portrayed the young adulterer opposite Laurence Olivier in the 1972 film, stars as the writer in the remake opposite Jude Law. (CBC.ca)
It has the strongest lineup in years, with films from Wes Anderson, Kenneth Branagh, Brian De Palma, Peter Greenaway, Todd Haynes, Paul Haggis, Ken Loach, Ang Lee and Eric Rohmer in competition. This year, for the first time, Venice is going up against Berlin's Teddy Award with the inaugural Queer Lion for the best gay-themed film. (Bloomberg -- US)
Sleuth,' starring Michael caine and directed by Kenneth Branagh, joins Toronto's Gala slate ... Organizers unveiled Wednesday the full slate for the , with offerings from the likes of Michael Moore, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough and Wayne Wang added to the mix, which now comprises 349 films from 55 countries. (Variety)
When Kenneth Branagh films Shakespeare, he usually pulls the Bard down to earth. Not only are his adaptations of "Much Ado About Nothing," "Hamlet," and "Henry V" caked with dirt and burnished with natural beauty, they're pitched at a contemporary level of understanding. (Boston Globe)
Valkyrie - named after Operation Valkyrie, the codename of the failed 1944 plot to kill Hitler - is being directed by Bryan Singer and will co-star British actor Kenneth Branagh. Filming, which began last month, was called off following the accident on Sunday night. (BBC News -- Europe)
Producers, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Simon Moseley; director, adapted for the screen by Branagh. Duke Frederick/Duke Senior - Brian BlessedCelia - Romola GaraiRosalind - Bryce Dallas HowardJacques - Kevin KlineOliver - Adrian LesterAudrey - Janet McTeerTouchstone - Alfred MolinaOrlando - David OyelowoOld Adam - Richard BriersCorin - Jimmy YuillSilvius - Alex WyndhamPhoebe - Jade Jefferies. (Variety)
As the disturbed Dane, Kenneth Branagh gives a performance sometimes matched in stridency by his odd directorial fillips. Though fine scenes abound, Hamlet's encounter with his father's ghost could be an outtake from The Wizard of Oz.. (USA Today -- Life)
"Valkyrie," a WWII thriller directed by Bryan Singer, with Tom Cruise leading an international cast that includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice Van Houten, Eddie Izzard, and Terrence Stamp, is currently filming in Germany and will be ready for release in the summer of 2008. "The closing of this financing is an important milestone for the new United Artists," said UA CEO Wagner. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"Valkyrie" is a World War II thriller from director Bryan Singer that stars Cruise and Kenneth Branagh. It is expected to premiere next summer. (New York Post -- Business)
Kenneth Branagh is an impish Iago, with added poundage making him look a little like '50s actor Aldo Ray ... Kenneth Branagh's all-star Hamlet; David Lynch's Inland Empire; more vintage Home Run Derbys ... Menace in Venice: Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh in 1995's Othello. (USA Today -- Life)
A new version of "Sleuth" directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Michael Caine and Jude Law is scheduled to have one of its first U.S. screenings in Aspen. Aspen's own will be represented when a trio of Aspen filmmakers, actress Judith Light, co-producer Herb Hamsher and writer Robert Desiderio deliver a special presentation of their Sundance hit, "Save Me.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Also in the competition: Sleuth, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Jude Law and Michael Caine; Its a Free World. by Ken Loach; and Atonement, an adaptation of Ian McEwans best-selling novel, directed by Joe Wright. (MSNBC -- News)
Sleuth, by Kenneth Branagh, Britain-U.S.. Heya fawda (Le Chaos), by Youssef Chahine, Egypt. (USA Today -- Life)
Also aiming to win the top award: Kenneth Branagh with Sleuth starring Jude Law and Michael Caine, and Ken Loach with It's a Free World ... Jude Law stars in Sleuth, also featuring Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh. (USA Today -- Life)
Films by Ken Loach, Kenneth Branagh and Wes Anderson are in competition for the festival's main prize, the Golden Lion ... UK film director Kenneth Branagh joins the competition line-up with his adaptation of the Harold Pinter play Sleuth - starring Jude Law and Michael Caine. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
It offers world bows from Ang Lee, Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Paul Haggis, Brian De Palma, Kenneth Branagh, Peter Greenaway and Ken Loach, among others ... "The Darjeeling Limited," Wes Anderson (U.S.) "Sleuth," Kenneth Branagh (U.K.-U.S.) "This Is Chaos, " Youssef Chahine (Egypt) "Redacted," Brian De Palma (U.S.) "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," Andrew Dominik (U.S.)"Nessuna qualita agli eroi," Paolo Franchi (Italy) "Michael Clayton," Tony Gilroy (U.S.)... (Variety)
In Sleuth, directed by Kenneth Branagh with a script by Harold Pinter, Michael Caine plays an aging writer battling for the love of a woman with a young actor played by Jude Law. Lee, an Oscar winner for Brokeback Mountain, has madea Chinese-language spy thriller this time around. (CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador)
Also starring are Kenneth Branagh (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins), Carice van Houten (Black Book), Eddie Izzard (Ocean's Thirteen), Christian Berkel (Black Book), Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong), and Terrence Stamp (Superman II, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace). The film is being produced by Singer, McQuarrie, and Gilbert Adler, with Chris Lee executive producing. (IGN FilmForce)
by Gina Serpe Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:10:02 AM PDT RECOMMENDED (0) 0. Finally, the drama for 's new movie is taking place on screen rather than off. (E! Online)
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Last Update: 07:50 AM EDT. July 17, 2007 -- 'LIVE A little, Kill a Little" . . . "The Flame and the Pussycat" . . . "Slay, Gypsy, Slay" . . . "The Fun-Fun- Killer. (New York Post -- Gossip)
" She'll play the bride-to-be. This is based on the classic Paddy Chayefsky teleplay and MGM movie in which Debbie Reynolds starred. Kritzer leaves her "Blonde" onstage family soon to work alongside Faith Prince, Tom Wopat and Harvey himself at San Diego's Old Globe Theater. Tony-winner John Doyle is directing. ... Today, Tom Cruise, Patrick Wilson, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy and the rest of the cast and crew of "Valkyrie" begin filming in Germany. The movie is scheduled for a 70-day shoot in... (Variety)
Comedian Mike Myers and British actor Kenneth Branagh have taken time to talk to him on set, he said. "Celebrity" actor and Emmy-winner Hank Azaria even offered some career advice. (Greenwich Time)
But Kenneth Branagh is one bright light in 'Chamber of Secrets. Nov 15, 2002. (SunSpot.net)
Plot: Hogwarts' new dark arts teacher is Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh), a self-promoting phony. The school is stalked by a creature that paralyzes those who see it: Corridor graffiti declares that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened by the "heir of Slytherin" (one of the school's founders, associated with the dark arts). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Director Chris Columbus makes every post a winner in the first sequel, although Kenneth Branagh hamming it up as Gilderoy Lockhardt, the new professor of Dark Arts, is less than endearing. This guy could take a lesson in humility from Riverdance tosser Michael Flatley. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Edmond was first performed in 1982, although its political and emotional themes retain a topical edge, as Kenneth Branagh demonstrated in his 2003 West End revival. Predating Mamet s major success with American Buffalo and Glengarry Glen Ross, the play is now seen as a minor work, although its lacerating dramatisation of middle-class male anxiety now feels like a prophetic forerunner of such films as Falling Down and American Beauty. (Times Online)
Valkyrie - named after Operation Valkyrie, the plot's codename - is directed by Bryan Singer and also stars Kenneth Branagh. It is due for release next year. (BBC News)
Valkyrie - named after Operation Valkyrie, the plot's codename - will be directed by Bryan Singer and co-star British actor Kenneth Branagh. SEE ALSO 26 Jun 07 | Entertainment 13 Jan 07 | Europe 02 Sep 06 | Entertainment 13 Jul 06 | Entertainment 17 Nov 06 | Entertainment 03 Nov 06 | Business. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
That would give us a slate like this: Chevy Chase (Jerry Ford), Anthony Hopkins (The Trickster), Michael Gambon (LBJ), Bruce Greenwood (JFK), Kenneth Branagh (FDR) and Alexander Knox (Wilson). Trouble is, less than half of them are American citizens. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Now the German Defense Ministry won't permit , a WW II thriller starring Kenneth Branagh, to shoot on military bases there, reports Variety. Decision was based on Germany's longstanding contention that Scientology is not a religion but an exploitative, profit-based business concern. (Variety)
The film, slated for a 2008 release, will be directed by Bryan Singer and co-star Kenneth Branagh. It is called "Valkyrie" after Operation Valkyrie, the plot's codename. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Valkyrie', which also stars Kenneth Branagh, is being shot by 'X-Men' director Bryan Singer. Filming is scheduled to begin on July 19. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Valkyrie - named after Operation Valkyrie, the plot's codename - also stars the British actor Kenneth Branagh. The main site of interest would be the "Bendlerblock" memorial inside the defence ministry complex in Berlin. (Scotsman)
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