JoJo is a girl who thinks she is a winner Nov 10, 2007
In town to receive the Excellence Award at the Boston Irish Film Festival, actor Aidan Quinn and crew dined the other night at Grafton Street in Harvard Square. Making his mark Mark Wahlberg's not hurting for work. (Boston Globe)
S.D. Asian Film Festival a whirl of activity Oct 8, 2007
Another high-profiler is Dark Matter (Friday and Oct. 16), Shi-Zheng Chen's reality-based drama of a brilliant Chinese student pushed too far in America, starring Liu Ye, Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn. Air Guitar Nation (Friday and Oct. 16) is Alexandra Lipsitz's documentary on guitar champion C-Diddy, also known as Korean-American David Jung. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Emmys 2007: Main nominations Sep 17, 2007
Supporting actor in a mini-series/TV movie Edward Asner (The Christmas Card) Thomas Haden Church (Broken Trail) Joe Mantegna (The Starter Wife) Aidan Quinn (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee) August Schellenberg (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee). Supporting actress in a mini-series/TV movie Toni Collette (Tsunami, The Aftermath) Judy Davis (The Starter Wife) Samantha Morton (Longford) Anna Paquin (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee) Greta Scacchi (Broken Trail). (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A list of winners at the 2007 Emmy Awards Sep 17, 2007
Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail," AMC August Schellenberg, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO Aidan Quinn, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO Edward Asner, "The Christmas Card," Hallmark Joe Mantegna, "The Starter Wife," USA. Supporting Actress, Comedy Series. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
New DVDs: Away From Me, The Graduate Sep 11, 2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee The acclaimed TV movie adapted from Dee Browns best-seller features Adam Beach, Aidan Quinn and Anna Paquin in a saga chronicling harsh U.S. policies against American Indians that followed the Sioux victory over Gen. George Custer at Little Big Horn. The two-disc set has three featurettes and commentary by Beach, Quinn and director Yves Simoneau. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Boston fest opens parties to public Sep 9, 2007
This year's Excellence Award honoree is Aidan Quinn, who will be present for a special ceremony and career retrospective, according to festival director Peter Flynn. Full festival details will be online in early October (). (Boston Globe -- Living)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Quinn Joins Fox's Canterbury's Law Aug 25, 2007
Aidan Quinn has joined the cast of Fox's midseason drama Canterbury's Law, starring Julianna Margulies as a tough defense attorney. Quinn will appear in a recurring role as the father of Margulies' missing son. (MediaWeek.com)
Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Aug 1, 2007
The Horse Whisperer at 6 p.m. - (Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill) * Legends of the Fall at 9 p.m. - (Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn) * Casanova at 11:15 p.m. - (Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Lena Olin) * The Legend of Zorro at 1:10 a.m. - (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta- Jones, Rufus Sewell) * Quigley Down Under at 3:30 a.m. - (Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman). The Saturday Seduction: Passion, obsession and desire, Encore Love heats up every Saturday at 9... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Wounded Knee,' 'Sopranos' top Emmy nominations Jul 20, 2007
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or a Movie: Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail," AMC; August Schellenberg, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO; Aidan Quinn, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO; Edward Asner, "The Christmas Card," Hallmark; Joe Mantegna, "The Starter Wife," USA. Supporting Actress, Miniseries or a Movie: Greta Scacchi, "Broken Trail," AMC; Anna Paquin, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO; Samantha Morton, "Longford," HBO; Judy Davis, "The Starter Wife," USA; Toni Collette,... (Florida Today)
Sopranos goes out with Emmy bang Jul 19, 2007
Starring Aidan Quinn as well as Canadian actors Adam Beach and August Schellenberg, the movie directed by Quebec-born Yves Simoneau tells the story of First Nations people in the U.S. during the days of Sitting Bull and U.S. General George Custer. In June, judges screening potential nominees for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences made their picks from a list of 10 top contenders for the best drama and best comedy series categories. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Blondie Taps into Susan's Groove Jul 13, 2007
Blondie Taps into Susan's Groove. by Natalie Finn Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:37:18 PM PDT RECOMMENDED (0) 0. (E! Online)
Awards make Eastwood's day Jul 3, 2007
The evening was rounded out with the presentation by Terrence Howard and Aidan Quinn of $50,000 prizes from Target to docu filmmaker Jennifer Venditti and narrative director Chris Eska. Date in print: Tue. (Variety)
2007 Los Angeles Film Festival Announces Target Award Winners at Spirit of Independence Event Jun 29, 2007
These awards, presented by Terrence Howard and Aidan Quinn, include the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature, which went to Chris Eska for August Evening, and the Target Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature, which went to Jennifer Venditti for Billy the Kid. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Angelina Jolie bans FOXNEWS from her film premiere...REQUIRES INTERVIEWERS TO SIGN CONTRACTS... Jun 15, 2007
And there were just enough luminaries scattered about to give the event some glitz, like Whoopi Goldberg, Elijah Wood, Little Steven Van Zandt, New Line Cinemas chairman Michael Lynne, Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn and Elizabeth Bracco, music manager Danny Bennett and a good portion of the Eastman family, Paul's always in-laws. Wood, in particular, was wide-eyed. (The Drudge Report)
HBO has 'Heart' Jun 1, 2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' cast Aidan Quinn, Anna Paquin and Adam Beach celebrated the HBO project's May 23 bow. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" thesps Aidan Quinn, Anna Paquin and Adam Beach celebrated the HBO project's May 23 bow at the American Museum of Natural History. (Variety)
Singer's gig canceled after accident May 29, 2007
Adam Beach plays Charles Eastman in the film, which also stars Aidan Quinn and Anna Paquin. Globe correspondents Siddartha Mitter and Steve Morse contributed. (Boston Globe)
Starlet Paquin follows her Heart May 29, 2007
" Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which was filmed in Calgary and directed by Canadian Yves Simoneau, is a new adaptation of a book that was published in 1971 and was based on actual events. Besides Paquin and Beach, the movie also stars Aidan Quinn, Colm Feore and August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull. Paquin plays Elaine Goodale, a schoolteacher trying to improve conditions on a reservation. She marries Ohiyesa (Beach), a doctor of half-Sioux and half-European descent who has been forced to take... (Edmonton Sun)
Two-Hawks' music in HBO docudrama May 29, 2007
The film also stars Aidan Quinn as Senator Henry Dawes, August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull, and Anna Paquin as Eastman's confidante, Elaine Goodale. The New York Times reports that Brown's distrust of Hollywood helped stop two attempts to make a movie of his book and his grandson said Brown, who died in 2002, had not believed anything would come of the current project but "nobody had ever before gone and gutted and turned it into a love story.". (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
'Knee' a labor of love May 29, 2007
Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn), who was chairman of the committee on Indian affairs. It's a labor of love for Quinn, 48, who says he's had a fascination with different cultures since his trans-Atlantic childhood. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Wounded Knee's ghosts ride again May 27, 2007
Now cable channel HBO has turned the book into a two-hour epic starring Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach and Anna Paquin. The film has already been screened to Native American audiences, getting its premiere in Rapid City in South Dakota, near the Pine Ridge Reservation where the battle of Wounded Knee took place. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
HBO's history lesson on Sioux tragedy is tasteful but plain May 25, 2007
As Native Americans are pushed onto reservations and forced to plant and harvest food, Eastman turns his back on his mentor, Aidan Quinn's Senator Henry Dawes ... Starring: Adam Beach, Aidan Quinn, August Schellenberg, Anna Paquin, Wes Studi, J.K. Simmons, Fred Thompson. (Boston Globe)
A powerful epic of a shameful era May 25, 2007
In between those battles, drama is provided by the stories of three men who lived through those changing times: Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn), a senator from Massachusetts and early advocate for native rights; Charles Eastman (Adam Beach), a Sioux-born and Dartmouth-educated physician who assimilated into Boston society; and Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg), the Lakota chief who devoted his life to fighting for his people's rights. The film's strongest storyline belongs to the Manitoba-born Beach... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
HBO's 'Bury My Heart' exhumes a painful history May 25, 2007
Wounded Knee stars Aidan Quinn as Henry Dawes, the senator who acted as an Indian advocate while embracing the economic interests of an expanding nation. "I love period films," Quinn says. (USA Today)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee May 24, 2007
Henry Dawes - Aidan Quinn Charles Eastman - Adam Beach Sitting Bull - August Schellenberg McLaughlin - J.K. Simmons Wovoka - Wes Studi President Ulysses S. Grant - Fred Thompson Elaine Goodale - Anna Paquin General Sherman - Colm Feore Red Cloud - Gordon Tootoosis ... In between, the script by Daniel Giat, as directed by Yves Simoneau, labors to locate a point of view, oscillating among Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn), a senator whose hope of Indian assimilation through homesteading leads to... (Variety)
Stone on a roll at Cannes May 24, 2007
Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg and Anna Paquin star in the film. (Miss Paquin, who won an Oscar for "The Piano," in 1994, at age 12, has avoided the pitfalls of too much, too soon. (Variety)
Review: 'Wounded Knee' hits its mark May 19, 2007
Dawes, played by Aidan Quinn, is portrayed as a complex man. He s na ve and, at times, well meaning. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
New film 'Dark Matter' mirrors Virginia Tech tragedy Apr 22, 2007
The film, starring Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep, was actually inspired by another grisly campus crime: The 1991 University of Iowa incident in which Chinese foreign exchange student Gang Lu reacted violently after being passed over for an academic prize and killed five people and left a sixth paralyzed before killing himself. At the close of Sundance, film distributors seemed unsure what to do with such a bleak film, and it was uncertain whether it would be released theatrically or go straight... (Los Angeles Times)
Not following the dress code Apr 19, 2007
"Casual wear with international flair" was the dress code for Wednesday night's World Cinema Celebration at the Sarasota Film Festival in downtown Sarasota, although it was the rare partygoer who followed that recommendation. Most ensembles ran the gamut from jeans or capris to the de rigeur head-to-toe black displayed by various industry types. (Herald-Tribune)
Movie Review: "Ghosts of Cite Soleil" Apr 18, 2007
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL. Street prophet: Haitian warlord 2Pac who is profiled in Asger Leth's "Ghosts of Cite Soleil.". (Herald-Tribune)
Ken Burns is fine with 'War' changes Apr 17, 2007
Preparing for 'War' Filmmaker Ken Burns is preparing for the September debut of his 14 hour film "The War" on PBS. Ken Burns doesn't mind a little controversy, as long as it stirs interest in his forthcoming 14 hour documentary series "The War.". (Herald-Tribune)
Review "FEMA City" Apr 17, 2007
MOVIE REVIEWFEMA CityDirected by Jamin H. Griffiths. 79 min.Grade: BScreens: 5:15 p.m. April 18. (Herald-Tribune)
Monte Carlo on 'Wounded Knee' Apr 11, 2007
HBO's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," which stars Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach and Fred Thompson, will kick off the 47th Monte Carlo Television Festival. The Wolf Films/Traveler's Rest telepic is based on Dee Brown's nonfiction book of the same name. (Variety)
Cowboys & Indians Magazine Previews HBO Epic 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' Apr 4, 2007
Cowboys & Indians Magazine Previews HBO Epic 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee': Financial News - Yahoo. Source: Cowboys & Indians Magazine. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Killing spree inspires Streep movie Apr 2, 2007
Joanna Silver (Meryl Streep) is a wealthy patron of the university who is fascinated by Chinese culture and befriends Liu, who swiftly comes into conflict with his physics professor (Aidan Quinn). Streep's involvement was instrumental in getting the film made, Chen said, while Liu Ye was chosen for the lead role because he had never visited the US before arriving for shooting. (iAfrica.com)
On the Market Mar 29, 2007
Bracco's had a long enough career to know this isn't the end, but it may take a while to get over "The Sopranos." Most of her family, except her ailing mom, came to the premiere: her dad, two daughters, sister and brother-in-law, actor Aidan Quinn. There were plenty of other Sopranos, dead and alive, all at Rockefeller Center, including Edie Falco, who left the party early to make a morning shoot for the show; Vince Curatola, who does such a magnificent job as Johnny Sack, head of the New York... (Fox News)
The case of the murderous physicist Mar 29, 2007
The movie, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, written by Billy Shebar and starring Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn, follows a graduate student from Beijing, Liu Xing, who arrives at a fictional Valley State University to join the group of a famous cosmologist, Jacob Reiser (played by Quinn). Streep plays a philanthropist and patron of the university, an aficionado of Chinese culture who befriends Chinese students. (International Herald Tribune)
Made in Maryland Mar 23, 2007
Starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Elizabeth Perkins, Aidan Quinn and Kevin Pollak. Barry's Gift (1999) Barry Russell has a special talent. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
G. Allen Johnson's picks Mar 11, 2007
Streep, as a Chinese-loving benefactor and Aidan Quinn as his overbearing professor do what they can with thin, awkward material. (Thu. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Celtic Woman's plucky performers show range Mar 9, 2007
John Cusack, Aidan Quinn, and Patrick Swayze. And Dermot Mulroney. (Boston Globe)
Today in History - March 8 Mar 8, 2007
Actor Aidan Quinn is 48. Country musician Jimmy Dormire (Confederate Railroad) is 47. (MSNBC -- Race)
'Epic Movie' Tops 'Smokin' Aces'; 'Blood' Has Little Box-Office Bite Jan 29, 2007
However, celebrity guest prognosticator Aidan Quinn (who put his money on "Smokin' Aces") needn't weep. After all, at the end of the day, he is Aidan Quinn. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Projection Booth: Can 'Epic Movie' Trump 'Smokin' Aces'? Jan 26, 2007
Actor Aidan Quinn soon to be starring opposite Meryl Streep in "Dark Matter" hopes Irish eyes are smiling on his pick ... Aidan Quinn, star of "Dark Matter": "Smokin' Aces" ($22. (VHI.com -- Music News)
A different order Jan 16, 2007
""Wounded Knee" is scheduled for a May premiere on HBO. It stars Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, and -- as President Ulysses S. Grant -- former Republican senator and "Law & Order" regular Fred Thompson.Wolf said he hopes "Wounded Knee" not only "affects people's way of thinking about this part of our history" but also gives them pause when thinking about "other things this nation becomes involved with. "One TV critic asked him if he was referring to Iraq. "If Iraq was the only... (Boston Globe)
The Tommies lament the year in TV Jan 7, 2007
Awfully Good TV Shows No One Could Have Imagined: The predictably short-lived "Book of Daniel" about the off-center life of Aidan Quinn, Super Pastor. And the breathtakingly cynical Jerry Bruckheimer show "Justice," whose first half dozen episodes were the toughest portrait of crass, unprincipled courtroom manipulation TV has ever shown us - for those who might wonder why, say, O.J., Robert Blake and Michael Jackson went free. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
American Family Association: Conservative Christian group expanding reach with new facility, online campaigns Jan 7, 2007
One of its most famous victories was the cancellation last year of the NBC show The Book of Daniel, which featured Aidan Quinn as a Vicodin-popping Episcopal priest and his dysfunctional family. "They scared the advertisers by sending off threatening letters to boycotts the affiliates," said the show's writer and producer Jack Kenny. (The Clarion-Ledger)
