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    A vintage film  Aug 17, 2008
    In the movie, Bill Pullman plays Jim. Chris Pine plays Bo. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List August 25-31  Aug 15, 2008
    Friday, Aug. 29 -- 8 p.m. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn) -- 9:50 p.m. Independence Day (Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum) Saturday, Aug. 30 -- 12:20 a.m. Waterworld (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn) -- 2:40 a.m. Mad Max (Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne) -- 4:20 a.m. Repo Man (Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter) -- 6 a.m. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy) -- 8... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Best Supporting Actor: Bill Pullman  Aug 14, 2008
    Most popular on IGN: Our latest reviews: Check our updates: Most popular on IGN. The Bottle Shock star on playing an on screen pop and creating interesting characters. (IGN FilmForce)

    Not exactly a true vintage  Aug 13, 2008
    Egged on by Maurice, the chatty, loudly dressed American who runs the shop next door (pompadour-sporting Dennis Farina), Spurrier heads off to Napa to sample the local wares, where he encounters various Valley characters including Barrett's wastrel son Bo (Chris Pine), who is proud of the wine made on the property but not really committed to following his dad (Bill Pullman) into the challenging work of managing Montelena. Bo, pal Gustavo (Freddy Rodriguez), and most everyone else here is... (Boston Globe)

    Mariah Carey Admits What She Does Best  Aug 13, 2008
    I m told that producers are looking at Bill Pullman and Barry Bostwick for the role. Last fall, Blythe Danner and Larry Bryggman played the parents in a reading. (Fox News)

    New releases  Aug 10, 2008
    Most of the movie takes place at a dusty Napa vineyard run by Bill Pullman and his hippie son Chris Pine; Alan Rickman is the snobby little Brit who comes to test their wares. "Sideways" it's not, but the ambience and wine-talk feel just right. (Boston Globe)

    Short Takes: 'Rockin' Role' and other films for the weekend of Aug ...  Aug 9, 2008
    Bill Pullman plays Jim Barrett, a former office drone determined to make the perfect Chardonnay. But can he face the challenge when Alan Rickman's snobbish wine dealer proposes a taste test against the best of France. (New York Daily News)

    Hating On Tom  Aug 9, 2008
    Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Freddie Rodriguez and Eliza Dushku are among the stars and the film is very charming, kind of a Sideways with a twist. Last week, Savanna s restaurant in the Hamptons sponsored a premiere dinner for the film, with L.A. Reid, Princess Yasmin Khan and philanthropists Don and Katrina Peebles on the eclectic guest list. (Fox News)

    Eminently Quaffable  Aug 8, 2008
    Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman) is a lawyer turned amateur vintner whose small Napa property is mortgaged up to its eyeballs. He's also a self-taught visionary on a quest for the perfect handcrafted Chardonnay. (Slate)

    'Bottle Shock': Vin Ordinaire. By Kurt Loder  Aug 7, 2008
    Miller assembled a top-flight cast for his film: Alan Rickman plays Spurrier; Bill Pullman is Jim Barrett; and Dennis Farina portrays a flashy American wine buff named Maurice. These fine actors are shockingly misdirected. (MTV.com)

    Eric Close's Life-Changing Journey  Aug 7, 2008
    (2:43)"CBS News RAW:" Stars Eliza Dushku, Freddy Rodriguez, Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Rachael Taylor, filmmakers Randall Miller and Jody Savin discuss their new wine-infused summer comedy "Bottle Shock.". (3:00). (CBS News -- Early Show)

    'Rocky' With Wine  Aug 7, 2008
    Starring Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman ... It took the oddball idea of a transcontinental competition from English oenophile Steven Spurrier (played by the lisping and lion-headed Alan Rickman) and the tenacity of Napa winemakers like the father-and-son duo of Jim and Bo Barrett (Bill Pullman and Chris Pine in the film) of Chateau Montelena to refine the world's palate. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Film review: 'Bottle Shock'  Aug 7, 2008
    Film review: 'Bottle Shock' - International Herald Tribune. Alan Rickman as a British wine dealer with French aspirations in "Bottle Shock." (Freestyle Releasing). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    'Bottle Shock' takes a famous case of wine and lets it breathe  Aug 6, 2008
    Actually, owner Bill Barrett (Bill Pullman) used to be a well-paid San Francisco lawyer, but as far as the movie is concerned he's terse and earthbound, straight out of "American Gothic." The vineyard has two mortgages against it, though, and Bill's wastrel hippie son Bo (Chris Pine) is more interested in chasing booty than filling bottles ... Starring: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Freddy Rodriguez, Rachael Taylor, Dennis Farina. (Boston Globe)

    Plaid Suits, Prize Grapes and the Rise of Napa  Aug 6, 2008
    At Maurices urging, Spurrier makes his way to Napa, where Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman), a lapsed lawyer from San Francisco, fondles grapes, quotes Hemingway and tries to transform his life of bourgeois normalcy into a Steinbeck novel ... WITH: Bill Pullman (Jim Barrett), Alan Rickman (Steven Spurrier), Chris Pine (Bo Barrett), Freddy Rodriguez (Gustavo Brambila), Rachael Taylor (Sam Clayton), Dennis Farina (Maurice Cantavale), Miguel Sandoval (Garcia) and Eliza Dushku (Joe). (New York Times)

    Bedden prepares schools for 'battle'  Aug 6, 2008
    In the clip, Bill Pullman, who plays the president, delivers a speech as a group of aviators prepares to launch a counterattack against aliens. "When you came to work yesterday, you started putting on your flight suits," Dr. Bedden said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    'Bottle Shock' uncorks a good story of California wine  Aug 6, 2008
    Bill Pullman plays Jim Barrett, who gave up his law practice to run a vineyard he names Chateau Montelena. He is overextended and curmudgeonly about what seems a failing venture. (USA Today -- Life)

    Bottle Shock  Aug 6, 2008
    Starring Chris Pine, Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman ... Meanwhile, in Napa Valley, a struggling lawyer-turned-vintner named Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman) is trying to create the perfect chardonnay. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Decant Keep A Good Wine Down  Aug 6, 2008
    It may sound antithetical to everything we think we know about vino, but as dramatized by "Bottle Shock," a new movie opening today starring Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman (see review), wine produced in California consistently bests the French stuff in blind taste tests ... "It changed the whole industry," says Bill Pullman, who plays Napa winemaker Jim Barrett. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    'Bottle Shock': Uncorking reality on a new wine film  Aug 2, 2008
    The movie takes as its focus the the relationship between Jim and Bo Barrett (played by Bill Pullman, left, and Chris Pine), the father-son team from Calistoga's Chateau Montelena, which made the winning Chardonnay in the 1976 tasting. In telling the story, certain liberties were taken; half the tale of the Judgment - the victory of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars' Cabernet over France's best reds - didn't even make the cut. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    The day California wines beat the French by a nose  Aug 1, 2008
    Bottle Shock, starring Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman, opens Wednesday; another film, based on journalist George Taber's book Judgment of Paris, is in the works. Both films revolve around the story of a blind tasting staged for a panel of French judges in which Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons from some of California's top producers were sampled alongside their French counterparts from Burgundy and Bordeaux. (USA Today -- Life)

    Calif. Quake Considered Drill For 'Big One'  Jul 31, 2008
    Chris Pine and Bill Pullman said they were on the second floor of a high-rise near Beverly Hills, doing interviews for their upcoming movie, "Bottle Shock," when the quake hit. Pine said, "We feel like we're in a well-built building that's very sturdy. But, Mother Nature's a lot bigger than that.". (NBC 11, CA)

    Taking an a indie approach to distribution, too  Jul 30, 2008
    Bill Pullman and Rachael Taylor in Randall Miller's film "Bottle Shock," which is being self-distributed ... It had a name cast, including Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Stars come out for premiere  Jul 29, 2008
    AFTER PLAYING A COMBATIVE father and son duo in "Bottle Shock," Bill Pullman and Chris Pine were happy to goof off on the red carpet at the Wine Country premiere of the film Saturday ... The film centers on Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman), a lawyer turned winery owner obsessed with perfection, and his free-spirited son Bo (Chris Pine), who is trying to find a balance between privilege and responsibility. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    Hollywood's version of the president  Jul 4, 2008
    President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) flies fighter jets against invading aliens in Independence Day. In less-lofty fashion, President James Dale (Jack Nicholson) foolishly tries to make peace with Martians in Mars Attacks. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Bodice-rippers, tear-jerkers and hot drama  Jun 25, 2008
    Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Bill Pullman star in the story of the events leading up to the test. Boy A (July 23)Recently released from juvenile prison for his involvement in the murder of another child, Jack (Andrew Garfield) is now 25 and ready to start over. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    The gang's all here  Jun 9, 2008
    Joining Tom Brady's ex in picking the winners of the 2008 Cowboy Awards were Stu Zicherman, creator Moynahan's ill-fated ABC series "Six Degrees," Reliant Pictures CEO Thomas Mount, and actor Bill Pullman. Basketball 'Idol' The NBA tapped "American Idol" winner David Cook to sing the national anthem at Game 3 of the Finals tomorrow in LA. Cook's performance continues a tradition of "Idol" winners singing the anthem during the Finals. (Boston Globe)

    Bale to star in three 'Terminator' films  May 22, 2008
    Movies - News - Bale to star in three 'Terminator' films - Digital Spy. Bale to star in three 'Terminator' films. (Digital Spy)

    Law, Stewart get steamy in garden  May 22, 2008
    Bill Pullman, Alex James, Shia LeBeouf, Ali Lohan, Brad Pitt, and Britney Spears. Soap Spoilers. (Digital Spy)

    Infotainment  May 22, 2008
    SurveillanceCANNES: US director Jennifer Lynch (2nd R) poses with cast members Bill Pullman (L), Julia Ormond (2nd L) and producer Marco Mehlitz during a photocall for the film Surveillance at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    A Critical Snapshot in 10 Reviews or Less  May 22, 2008
    Now the three shaken survivors are being questioned in a police station by two outside agents (Bill Pullman and Julia Ormond) who are skeptical of the variations in the stories they hear. Think Rashomon meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in Twin Peaks, and give lots of leeway for the gooniest improv overacting, and you may get on the warped wavelength of this semi-comic parable of social anarchy. (Time.com)

    Rachel Taylor-made for Hollywood  May 16, 2008
    An official selection at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the film also stars Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman. Once she's finished her promotional duties for Shutter, Taylor will stay on in Sydney to film Cedar Boys, an adrenalin-charged $1. (NEWS.com.au)

    French Fest Is Cannes-imated  May 16, 2008
    CANNES - The fuss over Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt aside, the animated film generating the most buzz at the Cannes Film Festival is not "Kung Fu Panda," which is very conventional and (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Independence Day  May 10, 2008
    Setting up a series of storylines - from the military pilot who wants to be an astronaut (Will Smith) and the President under attack (Bill Pullman) to the scientist no one will listen to (Jeff Goldblum) and the alien abduction victim who's suddenly vindicated (Randy Quaid) - that naturally intersect, the film turns the July 4 holiday weekend into a battleground as an advanced alien fleet takes up station planetwide and begins to destroy models of iconic structures. In retrospect the picture is... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Who wants to be Filmaka  May 9, 2008
    The second-round winners will be adjudicated by a jury of big-shot directors and industry executives; names like Bill Pullman and Werner Herzog are being bandied about. Videos. (Globe and Mail)

    Odebolt senior 'braces' himself for acting debut  May 8, 2008
    A portion of "Peacock" starring Susan Sarandon, Cillian Murphy, Bill Pullman and Ellen Page is being shot at the old Odebolt State Bank through Friday ... "Bill Pullman and Cillian Murphy don't fit that stereotype of being too good for regular people," he said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    In brief: MacGyver creator talks up film  May 6, 2008
    Susan Sarandon and Bill Pullman are joining Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy in the psychological thriller Peacock. The film tells of a man with a split personality, played by Murphy, who manages to convince a small town that he is both a husband and wife, while Page plays a woman from his past. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    Trio flock to 'Peacock'  May 6, 2008
    Special Report: Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman and Josh Lucas have joined the cast of Mandate Pictures' psychological thriller "Peacock." Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page star. Story takes place in a small town, where a quiet bank clerk's (Murphy) life is shattered by a train crashing into his back yard revealing a woman living there. (Variety)

    Actor Bill Pullman in Town  May 3, 2008
    (Rochester, N.Y.) In movies he's portrayed the president and a space-aged hero, and tonight actor Bill Pullman is in Rochester telling film buffs about his latest role. He will introduce "Phoebe in Wonderland" at the High Falls Film Festival. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    Its a rough ride to the altar at the movies  May 2, 2008
    Other examples abound: Sandra Bullock not quite marrying Peter Gallagher late in While You Were Sleeping because she really loves Bill Pullman; Hugh Grant not quite marrying Duckface in Four Weddings and a Funeral because he really loves Andie MacDowell; Reese Witherspoon not quite marrying. Patrick Dempsey, in fact, in Sweet Home Alabama because she really loves Josh Lucas. (MSNBC -- News)

    Digital Studio Filmaka Leaves Beta And Awards User-Gens With Movie ...  Apr 22, 2008
    A panel of judges including the likes of David Lynch, Werner Herzog, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, Colin Firth, Neil LaBute, Zak Penn and Bill Pullman will decide which of the will get funding from Filmaka to create a work for theatrical release. The company, which is represented by the William Morris Agency, is using the online contest gimmick widely: a sitcom competition with cable channel FX awards the winner $40,000 to shoot a 15- to 20-minute pilot for FX, which Filmaka will executive... (Washington Post)

    Producer launches online 'studio'  Apr 22, 2008
    Other judges on its panel include playwright Neil LaBute, Shakespeare in Love director John Madden and US actor Bill Pullman. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Filmmakers get a shot at fame a la 'Idol'  Apr 21, 2008
    "We're creating a next-generation, digital-entertainment studio, and we're using competitions to identify talent and to create low-cost, high-quality" videos," Grushow says. One winner each year will land a contract to make a theatrical feature; another, a documentary. Other competitions will be staged for specific assignments: For example, cable channel FX wants someone to make a sitcom pilot, and brewery company SABMiller wants to license Web films that support its brands. Filmmakers who pay a... (USA Today)

    Critic's corner  Apr 16, 2008
    Aliens in massive flying saucers aim to clobber us, and President Bill Pullman must lead the resistance, which includes scientist Jeff Goldblum and fighter pilot Will Smith. Imagine Cecil B. DeMille directing "War of the Worlds" and you've got the picture. (Boston Globe)

    Fugue Interstate  Apr 1, 2008
    Simply putsimple being a relative concept hereLost Highway is the story of a jazz musician (Bill Pullman) who apparently kills his possibly unfaithful wife (Patricia Arquette), then turns into someone else (Balthazar Getty) who promptly begins an affair with the dead woman's doppelgnger (Arquette again), or maybe it's the same woman, not actually dead and wearing a blond wig. The film has taken ages to make its way to , and in a rudely perfunctory edition at thatnot a single extra,... (Slate)

    Grier, Pullman to get award  Mar 28, 2008
    Pam Grier, Bill Pullman to get award ... Pam Grier, Bill Pullman to get award ... Actor Bill Pullman will also receive the award. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    New on DVD: 'Bonnie and Clyde,' other dark treats  Mar 28, 2008
    We start with a borderline enervating 45-minute prologue involving a sax player (Bill Pullman), his brunette wife (Patricia Arquette) and a mysterious Fellini-like character in modified Munsters makeup and lip rouge (Robert Blake). Then Pullman's soul (or something akin) passes into the body of an auto mechanic (Balthazar Getty), whereupon the narrative turns to a porno ring, a "Mr. Big" (Robert Loggia) and a blond Arquette (maybe the same person, maybe not). (USA Today -- Life)

    NC Film Festival to Honor Pam Grier  Mar 28, 2008
    Actor Bill Pullman will also receive the award. He's appeared in "Independence Day," "While You Were Sleeping" and other movies. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Fests go in for a piece of the action  Mar 15, 2008
    After casting Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman, the film shot in the summer of 2007. Since then, Lhormer has been getting a river of scripts for the fest. (Variety)

    Accountants in the movies. By Rob Lewis  Mar 5, 2008
    Bill Pullman is the reclusive Daryl Zero, the worlds most private detective, and Ben Stiller plays his sidekick. Strictly speaking, there is no accountant in this movie, but Zero pretends to be one to unravel the mystery. (Accounting Web, UK)

    'Bottle Shock' at Sundance  Feb 1, 2008
    "Bottle Shock" is the (mostly) true story of Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman), who in the 1970s left the corporate world to try his hand in the wine industry, purchasing Ch teau Montelena in the Napa Valley. Barrett deals with his rebellious son, a hotheaded winemaker, and a fledgling business. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    'Yeast' rising in Chicago  Jan 29, 2008
    Rounding out the season will be one of two projects: either a new play from Cuban-American scribe Eduardo Machado, "The Night in Hialeah," starring Olympia Dukakis, or "Expedition 6," a performance piece about the Columbia shuttle disaster conceived and directed by Bill Pullman. Paparelli also replaced the planned April ATC production of "Born Yesterday" with the first regional staging of Stephen Karam's "Speech e," currently running Off Broadway for Roundabout. (Variety)

    Mischa Barton's Quirky Hit, U2's 3-D Trip And More Sundance '08 Memories  Jan 29, 2008
    If you were along for the ride, you'll remember the insanity of such things as , William Hurt's unveiling of the and a strange encounter with Bill Pullman and his. You were there as , Jack Black , and 50 Cent coughed up the from his movie's soundtrack. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Sundance crop too starry  Jan 25, 2008
    "Bottle Shock," starring Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and Chris Pine: "Director Randol Miller has assembled an amazing and talented cast, but he uses them on a disjointed script, which never seems to find its focus." -- Cinemablend's Josh Tyler. Every festival, whether Toronto, Cannes or Berlin, makes deals with distribution suppliers to show certain films in exchange for getting others. (Variety)

    Sundance sales continue slowly  Jan 24, 2008
    Also not feeling immediate love were Groundswell's Michael Chabon adaptation "Mysteries of Pittsburgh," starring Peter Sarsgaard and Sienna Miller; the wine country family drama "Bottle Shock," starring Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and Chris Pine; "Diminished Capacity," starring Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda; "The Merry Gentleman," directed by and starring Michel Keaton; Sharon Maguire's darkly political "Incendiary," starring Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor; "The Wackness," starring Ben... (Variety)

    Dakota Fanning's sister has star turn  Jan 24, 2008
    The film features strong performances by Felicity Huffman and Bill Pullman as Lichten's parents, and Patricia Clarkson as her quirky drama teacher Mrs. Rodgers. Don't Miss. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    Sundance Gets Hot  Jan 22, 2008
    "Phoebe in Wonderland" has terrific performances by Huffman, Clarkson, Bill Pullman and Elle Fanning with an unexpected comic turn by Campbell Scott. "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," based on Michael Chabon's first novel, has good work from Nick Nolte, Mena Suvari, Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard. (Fox News)

    Sundance Diary, Day Two: Dinner with Alan Rickman!  Jan 20, 2008
    As planned, I met at the Bon Apptit Supper Club dinner for Bottle Shock, and we somehow managed to snag seats at the table where cast members Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman (hubba hubba ... (Oh, and if you could include some details about Bill Pullman, who is also yummy, that would be great). (Entertainment Weekly)

    Sundance Film Festival  Jan 17, 2008
    (CAA) Phoebe in Wonderland Daniel Barnzs fantasy-sprinkled family drama starring Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Pullman. (Endeavor/UTA) Pretty Bird Thesp Paul Schneiders directorial debut about a group of men who attempt to build a rocket belt. (Variety)

    Rodriguez spices up 'Betty';  Jan 17, 2008
    Aside from "Grindhouse," he appeared in last year's Emilio Estevez-directed "Bobby" and had a small role in M. Night Shyamalan's "Lady in the Water." While the writers strike rages on, he will be in Sundance promoting "Bottle Shock," based on the true story of the first non-French vineyard to win a world wine-tasting competition, in which he appears with Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman. With the influx of film work, Rodriguez said he was content to put TV series on the back burner indefinitely... (Los Angeles Times)

    Doris E. Abramson, 82, poet, UMass professor, and performer  Jan 10, 2008
    Also a beacon for aspiring actors, Dr. Abramson counted among her students Richard Gere and Bill Pullman, who both went on to movie careers. Nearly four years ago, the American Museum of the Moving Image honored Gere at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. (Boston Globe)

    The top story in the Valley this year was the...  Jan 1, 2008
    Film stars include Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Freddie Rodriguez and Rachael Taylor. The filming took place at Buena Vista Vineyards, the Ledson Hotel and even shut down East Napa Street for a day. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    Looking Off Broadway for the year's best theater  Dec 25, 2007
    Performed together as a single play under the title "Peter and Jerry," the plays gave Bill Pullman a chance to prove anew that he's the best reactor in the acting world. . (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Click for Full Story  Dec 17, 2007
    Actor Bill Pullman is 54. Actor Barry Livingston is 54. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Will Smith's Charities Include Scientology  Dec 15, 2007
    Thursday night, movie actor Bill Pullman, currently off Broadway in Edward Albee s "Peter and Jerry," stopped in with Bobby Zarem and Paris Match writer Dany Jucaud. A little later, British stars Rufus Sewell and Sinead Cusack, from Tom Stoppard s "Rock and Roll," also came in. (Fox News)

    Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List December 24-30  Dec 13, 2007
    With Leslie Nielsen, Bill Pullman, Molly Shannon and Carmen Electra. Starz Cinema World Television Premiere Renaissance - (Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Jonathan Pryce) 10 p.m. on Starz Cinema A stunning black-and-white, motion-capture animation, set in Paris, 2054, finds an intrepid cop hired by a mega-corporation to locate a kidnapped scientist. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Will Smith Snagged 'I Am Legend' From Schwarzenegger, But Can You Imagine Nicolas Cage In 'The Matrix'?  Dec 8, 2007
    "Take 'While You Were Sleeping,' a romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman," Turtletaub continued. "Demi Moore wanted to do that movie, and Nicole Kidman wanted to do that movie, but the schedules didn't work out, so we ended up settling for Sandra Bullock ... We had two actors auditioning [for the Pullman role] who had accents that didn't really sound like Chicago, and they were unknowns: Matt McConaughey and Russell Crowe. "But when your movie comes out, you can't imagine anyone... (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Enchanted Review  Dec 1, 2007
    Being released in the same week as The Mist, which has quite possibly the best and most unexpected ending of any mainstream movie in the past five years, Enchanted seems that much more formulaic -- not the least of which because Giselle has to choose between Patrick Dempsey, TV's most eligible bachelor (he's not nicknamed McDreamy for nothing), and James Marsden, who is rapidly shaping up to be the Bill Pullman of the '00s. (Seriously, between the X-Men films, Superman Returns, The Notebook and... (IGN FilmForce)

    The latest from Sundance  Nov 30, 2007
    Randall Miller finally cracked a film about the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris where California wines beat their matching French versions for the first time, called Bottle Shock starring Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman. The great actor Brian Cox returns to star in Lucky McKee and Trygve Dieson s adaptation of the novel Red. (Variety)

    Summary of competing films  Nov 29, 2007
    Cast: Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Pullman, Campbell Scott, Peter Gerety. Pretty Bird (director/screenwriter: Paul Schneider). (USA Today -- Life)

    Toronto-based film producer indicted in Los Angeles  Nov 22, 2007
    The former chief executive of Greenlight Film and Television, Howsam has helped produce dozens of films such as 2002's Global Heresy starring Peter O'Toole and 2001's Ignition with Bill Pullman. More recently, he was a producer on Showtime's The Tudors. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Oakenfold Adds 'More' To Britney's Big Hit  Nov 20, 2007
    Oakenfold has also added to his film credits with a score for the new "Nobel Son," which stars Alan Rickman, Danny DeVito, Bill Pullman and Mary Steenburgen and debuted at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Earlier this year, Oakenfold released his "Greatest Hits & Remixes" album -- including new mixes of songs he did for Radiohead, Everything But The Girl and Mark Ronson as well as his own "Southern Sun" -- and published "Paul Oakenfold: The Authorised Autobiography" in his native U.K. He's... (Billboard.com)

    Peter and Jerry  Nov 12, 2007
    Ann - Johanna Day Peter - Bill Pullman Jerry - Dallas Roberts ... The production also is distinguished by another bracing collaboration between Albee and superb stage actor Bill Pullman -- seen on Broadway in "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" -- here bringing excruciatingly real discomfort to Peter. (Variety)

    Preparation Just A Walk In The Park  Nov 12, 2007
    November 12, 2007 -- FOR Bill Pullman, rehearsals aren't enough. To prepare for "Peter and Jerry," he decided to do his own research - seeking out the East 74th Street apartment where Peter, the textbook-publishing executive he plays, might live. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    How steak-house sting netted filmmaker  Nov 9, 2007
    They included Going Back, a drama about Vietnam war veterans; Ignition, an action thriller starring Bill Pullman and Lena Olin; and Global Heresy, a comedy starring Peter O'Toole and Alicia Silverstone. To raise collateral for film loans, independent production companies typically presell the international distribution rights to their films and use the contracts to provide collateral to lenders. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Producer arrested in film financing scam in LA, FBI says  Nov 9, 2007
    The former chief executive of Greenlight Film and Television, Howsam has helped produce dozens of films such as 2002's "Global Heresy" starring Peter O'Toole and 2001's "Ignition" with Bill Pullman. More recently, he was a producer on Showtime's "The Tudors."Since his arrest, Howsam has been placed on administrative leave from his current post as chief executive of Toronto-based production house Peace Arch Motion Pictures. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Love theater? Check out these Off-Broadway shows  Oct 21, 2007
    "Peter and Jerry, Second Stage Theater, 307 W. 43rd St.; opens Nov. 11 (through Dec. 9); 56- 70; 212-246-4422 or www.2st.com: Edward Albee, who turns 80 in March, gets a production of his first play (1958 s ``Zoo Story ) and its 2004 companion ``Homelife, with Bill Pullman, Johanna Day and Dallas Roberts."Pumpgirl, Manhattan Theatre Club at City Center, Manhattan Theatre Club at City Center, 131 W. 55th St.; previews Nov. 8, opens Dec. 4 (through Jan. 13); 212-581-1212 or www. mtc-nyc. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Edward Albee's birthday brings plays  Sep 28, 2007
    Starring Bill Pullman, Dallas Roberts and Johanna Day, show consists of two one-acts: Albee's 1958 breakout "The Zoo Story," preceded by a new prequel, "Homelife." Pam MacKinnon, who helmed the play's 2004 preem in Hartford, Conn. directs. (Variety)

    Lacking Gravity  Sep 18, 2007
    Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and coherence, too. Article:Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and co:/c/a/2007/09/16/DD75S3NPB.DTL Article:Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and co:/c/a/2007/09/16/DD75S3NPB.DTL ... Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and coherence, too. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and coherence, too  Sep 18, 2007
    Article:Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and co:/c/a/2007/09/16/DD75S3NPB.DTL Article:Bill Pullman play 'Expedition 6' lacks gravity - and co:/c/a/2007/09/16/DD75S3NPB.DTL ... Created and directed by Bill Pullman ... The quote from the Roman orator Cicero turns out to be an omen for the sporadically fascinating and often frustrating performance-docudrama by celebrated actor Bill Pullman receiving its world premiere at the Magic Theatre. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    The week's best films  Sep 17, 2007
    After a firestorm of special effects which includes the atomising of the White House, the future of mankind rests with computer nerd Jeff Goldblum, fighter pilot Will Smith and young US prez Bill Pullman who turns out to be a brave war pilot (a little American wish-fulfilment there). Nonsense of stellar proportions. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    Albee, Foote and Stoppard poised to take Broadway by storm, again  Sep 10, 2007
    "Peter and Jerry," which opens this fall at Second Stage with Bill Pullman and Dallas Roberts in the title roles, is a double bill consisting of "The Zoo Story," his first play, and "Homelife," a later elaboration on the characters in the earlier work. His iconoclastic one-acters "The American Dream" and "The Sandbox" will be revived this spring with F. Murray Abraham at the Cherry Lane Theater. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Pullman's 'Expedition'  Sep 5, 2007
    Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play at the Magic. Article:Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play :/c/a/2007/09/03/DDMNRTELK.DTL Article:Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play :/c/a/2007/09/03/DDMNRTELK.DTL ... Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play at the Magic. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play at the Magic  Sep 5, 2007
    Article:Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play :/c/a/2007/09/03/DDMNRTELK.DTL Article:Columbia shuttle disaster inspired Bill Pullman's play :/c/a/2007/09/03/DDMNRTELK.DTL ... In the movies, Bill Pullman has played a ghost therapist, the president of the United States and Ellen DeGeneres' fiance ... Expedition 6: Written and directed by Bill Pullman. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    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)

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