The good Guy Oct 31, 2008
"So they got sent to my place and I read them all and every one of them said 'Who does this guy think he is, mimicking Al Pacino?' It was that kind of stuff. I wanted to kill myself! It was at that moment where I went, 'You know, I'm never going to read another review again'. I learnt a lot from that experience.". And from the one that soon followed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
10 best chain saw movies Oct 30, 2008
"Scarface" (1983) It's not quite his "lil' friend," but in the wake of a drug deal gone bad, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) escapes a harrowing attack by chain saw. 2. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pacino collects award at Rome festival Oct 25, 2008
Al Pacino collects award at Rome Film Festival - CNN.com ... Al Pacino collects award at Rome Film Festival ... Al Pacino kicks off Rome Film Festival Wednesday. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Pacino Represents N.Y. At Rome Film Fest Oct 23, 2008
Actor Al Pacino holds up the Marc'Aurelio Acting Award, given this year to the Actors Studio, on the occasion of the opening of the third edition of the Rome International Film Festival, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008 ... (AP) Hollywood star Al Pacino kicked off the third edition of the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday, where he received an acting award and met with a festive crowd of fans. (CBS News)
Pacino to kick off Rome film gala Oct 23, 2008
Actor Al Pacino is to collect a career achievement award at the Rome Film Festival which starts on Wednesday. The Oscar-winner's new film, Chinese Coffee, will launch the gala, while Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida will also be honoured. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, William Shatner Oct 23, 2008
Dario Pignatelli/Reuters Al Pacino ... Al Pacino has kicked off the third edition of the Rome Film Festival. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Studio Hopes Hispanics Find 'Nacho' Tasty Oct 22, 2008
A case in point: Marisa Tomei (an American of Italian descent) playing a Cuban refugee in the 1995 movie "The Perez Family." Or even Al Pacino (of Sicilian descent) playing Cuban immigrant Tony Montana in "Scarface.". Other than Jack Black, most of the cast is Mexican. (Yahoo News -- Latinos & Hispanics)
50 Cent To Star Alongside Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham In '13' Oct 22, 2008
50, fresh from the Robert De Niro/ Al Pacino joint "Righteous Kill," joins an impressive roster of co-stars. Rourke is riding a possible Oscar wave for his acclaimed performance in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," and rising actor Sam Riley recently garnered buzz for his portrayal of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in Anton Corbijn's "Control." And "Transporter" star Statham is still one of the hottest tickets around when it comes to action movies. (VHI.com -- Music News)
A tell-all you wish would just shut up Oct 21, 2008
Have you ever heard Al Pacino comment, All my life, I felt people wanted me to be cool, like Michael Corleone. And it led me to believe that I had gonorrhea. (Globe and Mail)
Venice film festival shows the strain Oct 20, 2008
The latest problem arose at the screening of the film version of the Merchant of Venice, in which Al Pacino plays Shylock: A computer error meant that there was no seat for Pacino, and although one was eventually found for him, the show started more than an hour late. Other films have started so late that the audience began slow handclapping in frustration. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Burn After Reading Oct 19, 2008
Here we recall Al Pacino paying for his lover's sex-change operation by robbing a bank in Dog Day Afternoon. Meanwhile Osbourne's vicious wife, a child-hating paediatrician (Tilda Swinton), is having an affair with their friend Harry (George Clooney), a sleazy lothario working for the US Treasury as an armed bodyguard for VIPs. (guardian.co.uk)
Experience It Again Oct 19, 2008
(Look at the difference between the two of them and Al Pacino and John Cazale. Yet their performances have about them something truer than literal accuracy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
At the movies: Sept. 18 (10) Oct 19, 2008
Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino. R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Over-the-top films are either big winners or disasters Oct 16, 2008
SCARFACE (1983): Al Pacino spends nearly the entire film raving in the unlikeliest of Cuban accents, and is riveting. Leaving the subtlety of the Godfather films behind, his Tony Montana is a new-model crime lord built for the excessive '80s. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Donnie Brasco' refuses to testify on camera Oct 16, 2008
His book about the experience was made into a 1997 film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Connolly's attorneys say a Mafia contract for Pistone's killing remains in effect even though he has frequently given lectures and appeared on television. (CNN)
Lang: Who will cover in big games? Oct 15, 2008
Hollywood made a movie about my life as a professional sports handicapper,Two for the Moneythat starred Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino. Grab my 2nd complimentary play for today's card (I'm on a 45-34 run) by watching my Free Pick Video each day at. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Characters rule for this comedian Oct 15, 2008
The subject could be the Cuban movie mobster, Tony Montana, aka "Scarface," made famous by Al Pacino. Maybe it's Kermit the Frog. (Athens Banner-Herald)
No re-imagined version of Ramayana Oct 14, 2008
"Donnie Brasco", starring Al Pacino, is one of the 12 pictures from Mandalay. Earlier, Sony Online Entertainment optioned to turn "Ramayana 3392 AD", first published in 2006 as a graphic novel, into a multiplayer online role-playing game. (India Times)
Italian mafia film on way to Oscars - cast members head for the cells Oct 13, 2008
The mob has long provided a rich seam for filmmakers, and like mobsters around the world the Casalesi have been inspired by on-screen mafiosi, notably Al Pacino in Scarface. Walter Schiavone, a senior boss, gave an architect a video of the film and told him to build a replica of the villa in which Al Pacino is murdered by rivals. (guardian.co.uk)
Frank Caliendo shares his multiple personalities Oct 13, 2008
He also imitates President Bush and Al Pacino ... Caliendo's show is an extension of what you saw him do during his run on "MADtv." It is comedy sketches that feature his impersonations of celebrities such as Al Pacino and John Madden. (Fresno Bee)
Maturing team comes through Oct 13, 2008
In the paraphrased words of Al Pacino in Scent Of A Women - Vick, D. Hall - we don t miss you. By Bo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Movie review: ‘Righteous Kill’ doesn’t deserve its cast Oct 10, 2008
Thomas Cowan and Al Pacino as Det ... Due to the casting of two powerhouse veterans like Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, there s a certain underlying expectation that precipitates seeing a movie like Righteous Kill. (Lompoc Record, CA)
When Movie Stars Collide Oct 8, 2008
UK, October 8, 2008 - In spite of the fact that it starred Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, Righteous Kill is nevertheless languishing at the bottom of box office charts all over the world, proving that Hollywood producers need to assemble more than just stars to make a movie hit. But look through cinema history and there are countless examples of studios combining two big stars and hoping the rest will fall into place. (IGN FilmForce)
Back on big screen Oct 4, 2008
A specific Godfather segment sorely in need of some magic was the sequence where Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) shoots Sollozzo (Al Lettieri) and Capt. McCluskey (Sterling Hayden). Shot over two nights, the first part of the scene was push processed, meaning that the development time or temperature was changed to increase contrast. (The Palm Beach Post)
Lee Grant's Outtakes Oct 4, 2008
Embarrassing, most: Acting icons Robert De Niro, 65, and Al Pacino, 68, washed-up New York City detectives on the prowl for a serial killer, ridiculous Righteous Kill. Funniest, most: Frosted-haired Brad Pitt, a blast as a thick-headed health club trainer who gets in over his head with the CIA, Burn After Reading. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Comedian Frank Caliendo has a history in La Crosse Oct 3, 2008
Who: Comedian Frank Caliendo, star of Frank TV and known for his impressions of Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, George W. Bush and others. Where: La Crosse Center. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Rome Film Festival organizers announce lineup Oct 3, 2008
Al Pacino, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen and Colin Firth are among the film stars who will attend the Rome Film Festival this month, organizers said Wednesday ... Al Pacino is expected to come to pick up an acting award and take part in public meetings and conferences, organizers said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Your DVD Player Sleeps With the Fishes Oct 3, 2008
For instance, in Part II's opening close-up of Al Pacino standing in his darkened office, it looked as though mosquitoes were swarming down his face. Paramount's executives were loath to admit it at the time, but the problem was that the original negatives for both films were in terrible condition, the result of studio neglect and technical mishaps in an era before film preservation became a concern, then a cause. (Slate)
The Godfather is the don of Empire's top 500 film poll Sep 25, 2008
Cast: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall. Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 tale of an American mafia clan beat off competition from two movies featuring Harrison Ford: Raiders of the Lost Ark, which presumably experienced a bump following the release of the latest sequel this summer, and The Empire Strikes Back. (guardian.co.uk)
The Godfather named 'best movie' Sep 25, 2008
The 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film, starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, headed Empire magazine's top 500 poll. Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Empire Strikes Back came second and third, with The Shawshank Redemption and Jaws following behind. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Palminteri revisits 'A Bronx Tale' Sep 24, 2008
He has directed for both TV and film (the 2004 "Noel") and continued his stage acting, co-starring with Al Pacino, John Goodman, Billy Crudup and Steven Buscemi in a 2002 production of Brecht's "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" in New York. Tale told in desperation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Star Can't Refuse Restored 'Godfather' Sep 24, 2008
Al Pacino plays Vito's son, Michael, a World War II hero who returns home to eventually become the Don, with the hopes of someday making the family "business" legitimate amid a bloody war with the Corleone's rivals. One of the themes of "The Godfather" is the gray area between what is business and what is personal to those involved. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Lakeview Terrace' Reigns Over Slow Box-Office Weekend Sep 23, 2008
7 million, "Righteous Kill," starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, rounded out the top five. Forget "Righteous Kill" how about a "Mercy Kill" for my memory of these two acting giants. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Lots Of Drenas Sep 22, 2008
Drena De Niro and a pal showed up at the cinema for the premiere of her dad's flick "Righteous Kill," co-starring Al Pacino. But she couldn't convince security she was really De Niro's daughter. (New York Post -- Gossip)
READ MORE: What was shot where across the USA? Sep 22, 2008
Recent or upcoming releases include Righteous Kill with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; and Revolutionary Road (Dec. 26) with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. (USA Today -- Life)
'GODFATHER' REBORN Sep 22, 2008
They wanted WASPy Robert Redford for the role instead of a relative unknown named Al Pacino ... "From an actor's point of view, Al Pacino was the Broadway actor. He wasn't some unknown. So it was just a question of helping the studio see him not only in the role, but as a potential movie star.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Film Review: 'Righteous Kill' Sep 20, 2008
The opening scene of Righteous Kill consists of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino together, shooting guns. Given the advertising, it is assumed this is the reason moviegoers will venture to see it. (Daily Collegian, PA)
‘Righteous Kill' not worth your righteous buck Sep 20, 2008
I have grown weary of Al Pacino. I know I will probably ruffle a few feathers with that statement, but he has, of late especially, made some truly deplorable film choices and to my mind, he has been playing the same character for far too long. But I suppose a man has to work. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
* For two movie titans, a long-awaited clash Sep 19, 2008
STARRING: ROBERT DE NIRO (TURK), AL PACINO (ROOSTER), CURTIS JACKSON (SPIDER), CARLA GUGINO (KAREN CORELLI), JOHN LEGUIZAMO (DETECTIVE PEREZ), DONNIE WAHLBERG (DETECTIVE RILEY), BRIAN DENNEHY (LIEUTENANT HINGIS), TRILBY GLOVER (JESSICA), ROB DYRDEK (RAMBO) ... certainly knew how to build a grand showcase for his corrugated divas (Bette Davis and Joan Crawford), while the hapless Jon Avnet hasnt a clue what to do with his (Al Pacino and Robert De Niro). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Righteous' Thriller Sep 19, 2008
Screen legends Robert DeNiro (left) and Al Pacino (right) team up as Turk and Rooster in lukewarm cop drama 'Righteous Kill ... The big draw of "Righteous Kill" is the pairing of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino - and for good reason. (The Villanovan, PA)
Entertainment Sep 19, 2008
Screen legends Robert DeNiro (left) and Al Pacino (right) team up as Turk and Rooster in lukewarm cop drama 'Righteous Kill. by. (The Villanovan, PA)
Mini movie reviews Sep 19, 2008
Righteous Kill - Al Pacino and Robert De Niro team up to play a pair of New York detectives reopening an old case. (Stephen Becker, The Dallas Morning News) 109 min. R. Beechwood: 4:20, 7:05 and 9:45 p.m. daily, with additional shows at 1:40 p.m. Friday-Sunday; Carmike: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. daily. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Spears' Mom Thought Pregnancy Note Was a Joke Sep 18, 2008
Opening this week: The Cohen Brothers return with "Burn After Reading"; Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino team up for "Righteous Kill"; a remake of "The Women"; in. AP Entertainment News. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Alaska is ready-made setting for some of Hollywood's best films Sep 18, 2008
INSOMNIA (2002): Insomnia, set during an Alaska midnight sun summer, stars Al Pacino as a Los Angeles police detective dispatched to a small town to capture a killer. Though the police procedural drives the plot, what moves the movie are the ideas of displacement -- physically, emotionally and mentally. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Archive to house director's 'gold mine' Sep 18, 2008
And Justice for All starring Al Pacino; The Hurricane, for which Denzel Washington received an Academy Award nomination; and the aforementioned A Soldier's Story and Moonstruck. His collection will keep distinguished company with more than 60 other named special collections at the Pratt library, including those focusing on Northrop Frye, William Blake, Virginia Woolf and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Coen brothers conquer box office Sep 17, 2008
Starring screen giants Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino as New York police detectives, the film earned $US16. 3 million ($20. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
De Niro, Pacino hint at future projects Sep 17, 2008
Actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have confirmed they would like to work together again in the future. The stars spoke out at the London premiere of Righteous Kill, having last worked together in 1995 on Michael Mann's Heat. (Digital Spy)
De Niro on his reunion with Al Sep 17, 2008
Hollywood heavyweight Robert De Niro talks about sharing the screen once again with Al Pacino in new crime film Righteous Kill. Speaking at its Leicester Square premiere, De Niro said he was surprised at the level of fan anticipation at the pair's screen reunion. (BBC News)
Video: See the premiere of new De Niro, Pacino & 50 Cent movie ... Sep 16, 2008
Hollywood legends Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson were out on the red carpet last night for the UK premiere of their new movie Righteous Kill. The Empire in London's Leicester Sqaure was awash with film fans eager to glimpse the stars of the New York City cop thriller, which opens here on Friday. (Mirror.co.uk)
Pacino lives working with De Niro Sep 16, 2008
Al Pacino said he would love to work with Robert De Niro again. The 68-year-old actor, who stars alongside De Niro in Righteous Kill, insists it is a comforting experience working with his friend. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
"Made of Honor" arrives on DVD Sep 16, 2008
"88 Minutes" Al Pacino stars as a criminal profiler who helped put a serial killer on death row but now has his own rapidly approaching expiration date. The thriller piles on outlandish action as Pacino's forensic psychologist receives a phone call telling him he has 88 minutes to live, prompting a scramble as he races to track down his stalker and unravel a dense mystery. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Our terrible desire to rake through her remains Sep 16, 2008
Misrepresented as a "together at last!" film, Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, was first widely promoted as starring the "best actors of our generation." Then, the came the clumsy shift to "of a generation," for those confused by the scenery-chewing wrinklies. 3. (Globe and Mail)
Bob Thompson: Coens crack box-office code with Burn After Reading Sep 16, 2008
Despite lousy pre-release buzz and negative reviews Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, wound up in third place with a take of $16. 5 million. (National Post)
The Fall Movies Are Coming Sep 15, 2008
A couple of other giants, Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, team up again as a pair of cops in "Righteous Kill.". And what of this pair. (CBS News)
'Burn After Reading' fires up the box office Sep 15, 2008
"Righteous Kill," staring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, overcame generally poor notices -- Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 23% positive rating -- to take third place with an estimated $16. 5 million. (Los Angeles Times)
Bribery case stemming from Katrina lawsuits makes waves Sep 15, 2008
Scruggs' tobacco case spawned The Insider, a 1999 movie starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, in which Scruggs' Pascagoula, Miss. mansion appears. (Yahoo News -- Tropical Storms and Hurricanes)
Glut of films hits Hollywood Sep 15, 2008
The Al Pacino thriller "88 Minutes," financed for 26 million by Millennium Pictures and released by Sony Pictures, took in just 17 million or so at the U.S. box office. And then there was "Smart People," starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Quaid and Ellen Page. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Together again: Pacino and De Niro in their new film Sep 15, 2008
Lizo Mzimba talks to Al Pacino on the red carpet. Crowds of fans turned out to see Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro and Al Pacino at the London premiere of the film Righteous Kill. (BBC News -- UK)
Infotainment Sep 15, 2008
Righteous KillMadrid: (L-R) US actors Robert de Niro and Al Pacino poseat the premiere of their latest film Righteous Kill. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Venice film festival shows the strain Sep 15, 2008
The latest problem arose at the screening of the film version of the Merchant of Venice, in which Al Pacino plays Shylock: A computer error meant that there was no seat for Pacino, and although one was eventually found for him, the show started more than an hour late. Other films have started so late that the audience began slow handclapping in frustration. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Theres something about cars in movies Sep 15, 2008
Al Pacino literally races blindly in The Scent of a Woman, and Robert Patrick is at his most terrifying in Terminator 2 as he runs, expressionless, after Sarah Conners car. A car helped Keanu Reeves catch up with the bomb-rigged bus in Speed and Micheal J. Fox travel Back to the Future. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Burn After Reading heats up box office Sep 15, 2008
5-million, proving that A-list stars Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino still draw fans. The movie played to a wide range of ages and both genders, said Kyle Davies, Overture's executive vice-president of theatrical distribution. (Globe and Mail)
Studio Hopes Hispanics Find 'Nacho' Tasty Sep 15, 2008
A case in point: Marisa Tomei (an American of Italian descent) playing a Cuban refugee in the 1995 movie "The Perez Family." Or even Al Pacino (of Sicilian descent) playing Cuban immigrant Tony Montana in "Scarface.". Ms. Pistor says the filmmakers did a quick survey of friends and discovered that Mr. Black was a popular figure in the Latino community after his role in the hit comedy "The School of Rock." There was another challenge: The character Nacho, out of shape and blundering, could be... (Yahoo News -- Latinos & Hispanics)
De Niro, Pacino make up Sep 15, 2008
Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro says that he and 'Righteous Kill' co-star Al Pacino weren't always friends. Speaking at the UK premiere of the new film, De Niro commented on the long-standing relationship between he and fellow influential actor Pacino throughout the years, saying: "Theres no rivalry now but there was when we were younger. My rivalry is with Dustin Hoffman and Brad Pitt.". (iAfrica.com)
"Burn After Reading" tops N. American box office Sep 15, 2008
Prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry's latest domestic saga "The Family That Preys" was number two with 18 millions, "Righteous Kill" starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino was in third with 16. 5million dollars, and "The Women," the remake of a 1939 classic, was in fourth with 10. (Xinhuanet, China)
