Entertainment One becomes global force in filmed content and expands Canadian distribution market share Jul 7, 2008
Mr Lantos, producer of Golden Globe Winning and Academy Award Nominated films "Eastern Promises", "Being Julia", and "Sunshine", has signed a non-competition agreement with E1 which will distribute his past and future films. These acquisitions are also anticipated to create synergies that will significantly reduce overall company overhead and operations costs, with a number of opportunities for sharing resources and reducing expenses already being implemented. (Canada Newswire)
New Polanski Scandal Jun 12, 2008
("Being Julia") called "A Half of Two Lives" based on the novel of the same name. Contrary to some reports on Tuesday, there is no "Mission: Impossible 4" being planned at Paramount with Tom Cruise. (Fox News)
Giant leap for TV brat Feb 25, 2008
Originally young British actor Tom Sturridge (Being Julia) did the Christensen part. He was replaced by Christensen in August 2006 because the young Darth Vader clearly had a more box office-ready name. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Maguire vs. Hitler Nov 17, 2007
That was the word Thursday at a lunch for Diving Bell" director Julian Schnabel and Amalric. Even though sources insist it s true, Amalric would neither confirm nor deny. Since his Diving Bell character communicates through blinking, we thought of asking him to do just that one for yes, two for no but thought better of it. Anyway, expect a formal announcement shortly. This is a done deal. For the untitled Bond movie s director Marc Forster, Amalric is a brilliant choice. He s a youthful looking... (Fox News)
Six decades on, Rosemary Harris' career is still in the 'Pink' Sep 30, 2007
Film roles were plentiful, including an appearance with daughter Jennifer in Sunshine as they played older and younger versions of the same character; her cameo in Being Julia with Annette Bening; and her ongoing role as Peter Parker's aunt in the Spider-Man franchise. Pink Lady director Dunlop and Harris go even further back than Ehle and Rabb to 1956 when Dunlop first directed her in England in The Enchanted, a play by Jean Giraudoux that required an exquisite young lady, Dunlop said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A long way from here Jul 21, 2007
With Gone, we have two more innocent British adventurers - played by Shaun Evans, 25, (Being Julia, Teachers) and Amelia Warner, 23, (Mansfield Park, Love's Brother) - who end up in desperate trouble on their road trip around the outback of contemporary Australia. Written by Andrew Upton and James Watkins, it has chilling echoes of other recent stranger-danger innocent-traveller-abroad-in-the-wilderness flicks such as The Hitcher and Hostel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lantos to launch domestic film distributor Jun 20, 2007
"The only time I wasn't in distribution was during a four-year non-compete agreement with Alliance [Atlantis Communications, the company he founded and sold nine years ago]. The entertainment trade magazine Playback reported Lantos's new venture would be in-house at his production company, Serendipity Point Films. Lantos clarified yesterday that the new venture - still not named or finalized - will be a separate operation from Serendipity. "The pieces are gelling as we speak," added Lantos,... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
U.S. actresses team up for remake of "The Women" Jun 1, 2007
Meg Ryan is best known for her breathtaking role in "When Harry Met Sally," while Annette Bening has received three Oscar nominations for "Being Julia," "American Beauty" and "The Grifters.". Eva Mendes starred in comic book adaptation "Ghost Rider," and Will Smith's wife Jada appeared in two thirds of the "Matrix" trilogy. (Xinhuanet, China)
Read their lips May 20, 2007
But being Julia has definitely brought work my way. Some adverts want the sound of "Julia Roberts" and I have also done Charlotte's Web because it was originally Julia who did the voice-over. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
'Fugitive Pieces' opens Toronto May 13, 2007
The three opening-night films since Cowan has been at the helm -- "Journals of Knud Rasmussen," "Water" and "Being Julia" -- have all been world preems. "We like to be a festival that doesn't do everything by the rule book," he added, "but I think it would be proper for us to ask for world premieres for our opening-night films from here on in.". (Variety)
Fugitive Pieces to open 32nd Toronto film festival May 11, 2007
His other TIFF openers have included In Praise of Older Women, The Sweet Hereafter and Being Julia. Fugitive Pieces is the story of Jakob Beer (Stephen Dillane), a man haunted by his childhood experiences as a Polish orphan during World War II. As an adult, he uses his gift of writing and the discovery of true love to come to terms with his past. (Toronto Star)
Swank KOs Bening again for best actress Apr 29, 2007
But many expected a tight race between the 30-year-old actress and Bening, who gave a dazzlingly showy performance as a vengeful London stage diva in Being Julia. . (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Best actress: Why doesn't Hollywood care? Apr 29, 2007
How many people saw Annette Bening in her Oscar-nominated role in "Being Julia." ... Yes, Eternal Sunshine did okay business last spring, and Oscar nominations will help Million Dollar Baby get out there, but youd be hard-pressed to find three outstanding movies more marginalized than Being Julia, Maria Full of Grace and Vera Drake. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Oscar contenders friends not rivals Apr 29, 2007
From left are: Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby," Annette Bening, "Being Julia," Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake," Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace." ... Scorsese is going against director Clint Eastwood, whose Million Dollar Baby star Hilary Swank also finds herself in a two-woman contest for best actress against Annette Bening, nominated for the theater farce Being Julia. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
The Aviator picks up 11 Oscar nods Apr 29, 2007
Bening was chosen for Being Julia, in which she plays an aging 1930s stage diva exacting wickedly comic revenge on the men in her life and a young rival. Both actresses won Golden Globes for the roles, Swank for best dramatic actress, Bening for actress in a musical or comedy. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Three-way race for Oscar Apr 29, 2007
This year, Bening is nominated for Being Julia and Swank is nominated for Million Dollar Baby ... The same goes for Annette Bening, also nominated for best actress for her work in Being Julia. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Norwalk of fame Mar 21, 2007
It was unclear yesterday which studio is producing the movie starring Bening, who garnered Oscar nominations for 2004's "Being Julia," 1999's "American Beauty" and 1990's "The Grifters.". Plum Pictures, which is making "Laws of Motion," obtained a permit to film in Norwalk from April 9 to May 11. (Stamford Advocate)
Court denies direct trial bid in suit over film rights Mar 9, 2007
In 1998, Alliance merged with another Toronto company, Atlantis Communications, whereupon Mr. Lantos established Serendipity Point, which has produced such movies as Men with Brooms, Ararat, The Statement and Being Julia. Search. (Globe and Mail)
TV-production house gets cash injection Feb 28, 2007
The next part of the philosophy is shows can be made, for the most part, without a deficit, which means the rest of the world becomes the profit centre, adds Lantos, who produced the Oscar-nominated film Being Julia (with Annette Bening) and is now working on two feature films, Eastern Promises and Fugitive Pieces. To date, CTV's Whistler, now in the middle of its second season, is Blueprint's biggest-budget TV drama. (Globe and Mail)
Lohan quits movie Feb 4, 2007
Bening was originally cast as Lohan's mother in 'Freaky Friday' before a scheduling problem forced the 'Being Julia' star to pull out. Lohan is currently being treated at the Wonderland Center, in Los Angeles, for alcoholism. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Chasing the dragon Dec 8, 2006
But he has had practice with his sons - Sam, 28, and Max, 21 - who have both appeared with him in movies - Sam in Danny the Champion of the World and Max in Being Julia. Irons rose to fame in cinema classics such as The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Mission. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
GOLDEN GIRLS Dec 8, 2006
Most years, there are so few good roles for women that beloved actresses - like Annette Bening in 2004's "Being Julia" and Judi Dench in 2006's "Mrs. Henderson Presents" - end up getting nominated for terrific performances in movies hardly anyone sees. This year, it will take a miracle for Bening to rack up her fourth Best Actress nomination for her fine work as a whacked-out '70s mom in the flop "Running With Scissors" - the competition is just too tough. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Going places with Hank Williams Nov 13, 2006
That was good enough for third place among Canadian-made films last year, after the not-terribly-Canadian Being Julia (it stars Annette Bening, and takes place in London) and the somewhat-more-Canadian Saint Ralph (set in Hamilton). Not bad for doing things backwards. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Annette Bening gets her star Nov 11, 2006
Bening, given Oscar nods for 'The Grifters', 'American Beauty' and 'Being Julia, became the 2324th celebrity to see her name set into a star on the stretch of pavement on Hollywood Boulevard. The 48-year-old actress said she was grateful for the support of actor-director husband Beatty, who stood by her side at the morning ceremony, throughout her successful career. (iAfrica.com)
Bening: Acting Is Like Purging Oct 28, 2006
(CBS) Annette Bening has made 15 films over the past 15 years, and has a pretty good track record when it comes to Academy Award nominations, receiving them for "The Grifters," "American Beauty," and "Being Julia.". Now the Oscar buzz has begun again for her portrayal of an unbalanced mother in "Running With Scissors.". (CBS News)
Annette Bening shines in bad movie Oct 28, 2006
In a career that has at least included three Oscar nominations (The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia), she has mastered a certain kind of character -- a blend of formidable exterior and possibly brittle interior, capable of charm but also of uncontainable anger. Looking at her in American Beauty, film critic David Thomson noted that ``she went from being hilarious to wretched on a phrase. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
'Running' Amok Oct 27, 2006
In Running With Scissors (as in the much worse Being Julia) her degree of artifice flies off the chart. She works the corners of her mouth and the skin around her eye sockets; you half expect her to start wiggling her ears. (SunSpot.net)
Always the bridesmaid Oct 25, 2006
Twice previously, for 2004's Being Julia and 1999's American Beauty, Bening lost the best actress Oscar to Hilary Swank. In 1990, then up-and-comer Bening in The Grifters lost the supporting actress honor to Whoopi Goldberg. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
moviesThe Prestige, Flags of Our Fathers, and Running With Scissors reviewed.Dana Stevens Oct 24, 2006
Annette Bening, who keeps getting better with every movie she makes, plays the mother as a darker twist on the loveable narcissist she created for last year's Being Julia. Her Deirdre Burroughs, solemnly declaiming subpar feminist poetry from beneath a frosted shag haircut, is a delicious monster. (Slate)
Newsweek: Annette Bening's star turn Oct 17, 2006
She has been nominated for three Oscarsfor best supporting actress in "The Grifters," and for best actress in "American Beauty" and "Being Julia." This year she's almost certain to get another shot at the gold for her performance as a narcissistic, mentally ill mother in "Scissors," based on Augusten Burroughs's best-selling memoir. Her character, Deirdre, gives up teenage Augusten (Joseph Cross) for adoption to her quack psychiatrist (Brian Cox), while she dreams of becoming the next Anne... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Bening likes a challenge Oct 16, 2006
"It certainly looks like her and the inspiration seems likely. The statuesque beauty from Topeka, Kansas, so often plays commanding roles, women of authority and guile who frequently get the better of the men around her. Remember her as Julia Lambert in Being Julia, the 2004 role that brought her third Academy Award nomination (the others were for American Beauty and The Grifters)? She wouldn't tolerate being pushed to the sidelines.Or think of her as Sue Barlow in Open Range, a woman prepared... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Running With Scissors Oct 14, 2006
Modulating expertly between Deirdre's self-pitying rationalizations and explosive fits of temper, the actress channels qualities she's conveyed memorably in her previous roles, from her marital frustration in "American Beauty" to her self-absorbed love of play-acting in "Being Julia." Thesp uses her voice to richly theatrical effect when reading Deirdre's navel-gazing poetry, yet resists the temptation to either demonize or caricaturize her. Other cast standouts are Cox, savoring every droll... (Variety)
Still in demand at 71 Sep 25, 2006
He furnished Newell and Schnabel with their adaptations after finishing scripts for Oliver Twist and Being Julia, with some work for 20th Century Fox and the director Baz Luhrmann, among other things, in between. "I don't know if I even want to mention my age, because suddenly these things will dry up," Harwood said jokingly during a recent telephone interview from his home in London. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Sex galore for The Stone Angel film Sep 22, 2006
"In most other respects, the story is faithful to the book. The fictional town of Manawaka is being played by Hartney, a town three hours due west of Winnipeg. Many scenes have been shot on an Indian reservation and in the bush; the latter required the use of a bear wrangler to keep wild bruins from knocking over the craft services tent.The impressive cast also include Dylan Baker (Happiness) as Hagar's son Marvin; Cole Hauser (The Break-Up) as young Hagar's husband Bram; Kevin Zegers... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Supreme Beings Sep 10, 2006
The Painted Veil"Did the success of ``Being Julia" make W. Somerset Maugham hip again. More likely we have producer/co star Edward Norton to thank for this new adaptation (filmed once before in 1934) of the tale of a British couple (Norton and Naomi Watts) going native in China during a cholera epidemic. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Best bets tonight Aug 15, 2006
He was on a path to becoming -- as a new documentary about him puts it -- "the godfather of Canadian cinema." The founder and former head of AllianceEntertainment has produced such films as Being Julia, which earned Annette Bening a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination in 2005, David Cronenberg's controversial Crash, Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed The Sweet Hereafter and the very personal Sunshine, the story of three generations of a Hungarian Jewish family. On the small screen, he was... (London Free Press)
'Godfather' of Canada's film and television world Aug 14, 2006
His many films include Being Julia, which earned Bening a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination in 2005, David Cronenberg's controversial Crash, Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed The Sweet Hereafter and the very personal Sunshine, the story of three generations of a Hungarian Jewish family. On the small screen, he was behind such groundbreaking Canadian series as Night Heat and ENG.. (Waterloo Record)
Landmark Toronto cinema gets a new life Jul 28, 2006
Films such as Where the Truth Lies and Being Julia, starring Annette Bening, were edited there. The concept allows filmmakers to walk out of their booths on the second floor into the main cinema and see what their edits look like on a big screen, the owners told The Globe and Mail last year. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Cancon in Jerusalem Jul 6, 2006
" Spearheading the Canadians is Robert Lantos, the Toronto-based head of Serendipity Point Films, whose production credits include Ararat, Being Julia, The Statement and Where the Truth Lies. The Hungarian-born Lantos has visited Israel "many, many times," the first occasion being in 1969 when he was 20 and a member of Canada's water polo team at the Maccabiah Games, a sort of Jewish Olympics (his team finished fourth). Lantos has relatives living in Israel and he has shot films there, so it was... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Voyaging to a 'Forbidden Planet' with a real scientist May 28, 2006
The film is Koltai's debut as a director; he usually works as a cinematographer, as on 2004's ``Being Julia," with Annette Bening.For screening times and a full list of films , call 617-244-9899 or go to .PENN PALS: On Tuesday the Brattle Theatre will be the site of a special screening of writer/director Jeff Stanzler's new psychological thriller ``Sorry Haters." The movie stars Robin Wright Penn as a TV executive whose conversation with a Muslim cabdriver (Abdellatif Kechiche) leads them on a... (Boston Globe -- Living)
The daily dish... May 25, 2006
Buffalo News - The daily dish. Thursday, May 25, 2006. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
No end in sight to Telefilm's conundrum Apr 29, 2006
Should Being Julia, the 2004 adaptation of a Somerset Maugham novel that won Annette Bening an Oscar nomination, have qualified for public money. No, probably not. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Telefilm to appoint film czar Apr 20, 2006
In recent weeks, Robert Lantos -- this country's best-known filmmaker (Sunshine, Men With Brooms, Being Julia) has slammed Telefilm as basically ineffectual, and called on the agency to radically overhaul the funding system in English Canada. While conceding that Jenkinson's intentions may be good, Lantos said yesterday that one man can't hope to fix the apathetic mess of English-Canadian film. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fugitive Pieces set to shoot Mar 28, 2006
"Like me, Jeremy was deeply entranced with the book. He has spent all these years writing and rewriting, and rewriting some more. We both have wanted the screenplay to be impeccable. If we were going to make a film like this one, we want to make it really well," says Lantos, whose recent films include Sunshine, Being Julia and Where the Truth Lies. "What makes this project so special? Well, for one thing, it's not that easy to make me cry. There are women who have been able to accomplish it on... (Globe and Mail)
Gail Shister | Vargas pregnancy adds complications for ABC news Feb 13, 2006
" On a lighter note, Banner labels Vargas' pregnancy "historic"; a first for a female evening-news anchor. CBS's Connie Chung and ABC's Barbara Walters were not with child during their tenures, to his knowledge. Tired eyes. Don't blame David Crane if his eyes are glazed over these days. The Bala-born former Friends producer and his life partner, Jeffrey Klarik, estimate that they've auditioned close to 500 actors for their new CBS sitcom, The Class, set to launch in the fall. Class is about... (Philly.com -- Entertainment)
'Fateless' pair tells one story two ways (Reuters) Jan 13, 2006
He has served as cinematographer on more than 65 films, working especially closely with Istvan Szabo on the Oscar-winning "Mephisto" and the recent "Being Julia.". Although he had resisted other opportunities to move into directing, Koltai recalls that when he first read "Fateless," "I started to see the images when I was reading it.". (RSS - Yahoo News - Entertainment)
