Robin Williams' 2nd wife files for divorce Mar 27, 2008
Williams won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in the film "Good Will Hunting." He has been nominated for an Oscar for three other movies: "Good Morning Vietnam," "The Fisher King," and "Dead Poets Society.". Garces has worked as a producer on several of Williams films including "Jakob the Liar," "Patch Adams," and "Mrs. Doubtfire.". (Xinhuanet, China)
The director made me do it Mar 20, 2008
Ever since his breakthrough role in Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society, Ethan Hawke has been discerning about the directors he works with. Weir is still one of his favourites and he has an ongoing association with his Before Sunrise director, Richard Linklater. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Robin Williams to guest star on 'SVU' Mar 19, 2008
After his breakthrough role on the 1980s sitcom Mork & Mindy, Williams career has mostly centered on a mix of movies, including Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Patch Adams. He won an Academy Award for 1997s Good Will Hunting. (MSNBC -- News)
* Business Briefs Feb 17, 2008
Eisner has said that he was one of the inspirations for Robin Williams' character in the movie Dead Poets Society. This story has been viewed 251 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
ART, director shake up 'Julius Caesar' Feb 13, 2008
While in his early 20s, Waterston was in the film "Dead Poets Society." He has also performed in "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, "As You Like It" at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and "The Jew of Malta" at New York's Classic Stage Company. He has numerous regional credits (including the Huntington Theatre Company and the Williamstown Theatre Festival), and has appeared in TV shows, including "Law & Order" and HBO's "Six Feet Under.". (Boston Globe)
Still Playing Feb 8, 2008
People only remember him in Dead Poets Society or Snow Falling on Cedars, but he was also brilliant in Gattaca, Tape, Great Expectations, Before Sunset and Before Sunrise. The last two changed my opinion of what makes a good film. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Hawke's girlfriend pregnant Jan 31, 2008
His screen credits include "Training Day," "Dead Poets Society," "Great Expectations" and "Before Sunset.". . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Top 10 movie moments Dec 22, 2007
The Screening Room's Top 10 Life-Affirming Movie Moments - CNN.com. (CNN) -- They might make you punch the air or bring a tear to your eye: this month on the Screening Room, we've picked our top ten life-affirming moments from the movies. (CNN -- International)
Top 25 films Oct 26, 2007
1989 Dead Poets Society Unconventional English teacher Robin Williams inspires in a still surprisingly strong performance. His students learn about intellectual freedom and creativity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Does a Work of Fiction Reveal the 'Real' Hotchkiss? Oct 5, 2007
"There have been tons of movies about prep schools like 'Dead Poets Society,' 'St. Elmo's Fire,' that show the darker side of the experience. I think in general there has been this new push from television shows like 'The Sopranos' to try to get at what is really happening in the characters' lives but not in any cheesy, hokey sort of way, which 'The Upper Class' does." Grace Kalinosky of New Preston started reading "Gossip Girls" when she was in sixth grade for "poolside reading" after hearing... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Ron Clark's school of fun Sep 5, 2007
In fact, it was the movie presentation of Clark s story - along with other movies such as Remember the Titans, Lean on Me, Dangerous Minds, Dead Poets Society, and Stand and Deliver- that intially gave me so much hope about Randolph. And THEN I encountered Randolph. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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)
Ethan Hawke's Ego Problem Aug 18, 2007
Hawke received an Oscar nomination for his role in 2001's "Training Day." His film credits also include "Dead Poets Society," "Great Expectations" and "Before Sunset.". Thurman, 37, has starred in "The Producers" and the "Kill Bill" movies. (CBS News)
Active member of the not-yet-dead actors society Jul 30, 2007
Hawke shot to prominence through his appearance in director Peter Weir's 1989 school drama Dead Poets Society, before becoming a Generation X poster boy in Reality Bites and the romance Before Sunrise. "I'm 36 years and I did my first movie when I was 13. So I've been acting over 20 years," he said. (The Age)
Film Weekly goes to America - and cries Jul 29, 2007
Dead Poets Society - "Oh captain, my captain", gets me every time. Offensive. (Guardian Unlimited)
Robin Williams: A "License" To Laugh Jul 4, 2007
He says his latest, Rev. Frank in "License to Wed," is somewhere between the teacher in "Dead Poets Society" and the genie in "Aladdin.". "I have that idea of Chicago protestant, Episcopal Catholic light: half the religion, half the guilt," he told Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm when asked about how he saw his latest character. (CBS News)
An 'Office'r and a gentleman Jun 27, 2007
The first time I ever cried at a movie was Dead Poets Society. So getting to meet him and hear he likes my work was unbelievable and something I can t compute. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Young teacher has plenty of wisdom to share Jun 25, 2007
McHugh is the kind of teacher who loves the movies Freedom Writers and Dead Poets Society. She s the kind of teacher who wears rose-colored sunglasses literally. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Open your eyes to see who really is doing the swindling May 26, 2007
Pitched as a new Dead Poets Society, The History Boys is soaked in homoeroticism and features a teacher at a British boys' school whose students adore him even though he fondles their genitals. "If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to see a movie about a pedophile," wrote reader Helen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
It's like Degrassi, only older and set in Boston May 22, 2007
"I really wanted an East Coast prep school, Dead Poets Society feel," he explains. "And the University of Guelph - which we shot in the fall - has the lush, autumn look I was after.". (Globe and Mail)
Censors fail to give the true picture May 20, 2007
Dead Poets Society without Robin Williams; Chariots Of Fire without the running. But you would be wrong. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Dead Hobbits Society May 12, 2007
Weir's eclectic filmography includes Witness, The Year of Living Dangerously, Dead Poets Society, Gallipoli, The Mosquito Coast, Fearless and The Truman Show. For his part, Raimi has repeatedly said that, while he's The Hobbit, he won't make a decision about what his next project will be until he has put Spider-Man 3 fully behind him and taken a break. (IGN FilmForce)
San Francisco festival honors Williams May 7, 2007
Fest executive director Graham Leggat's brief intro praised Williams' "prismatic intelligence and whipcrack wit," and both were on manic display after a clipshow that emphasized his more serious roles ("Dead Poets Society," "Awakenings," "Good Will Hunting," "Insomnia"). During the course of an electric 80 minutes or so, Williams channeled Hanoi Hannah, Henry Kissinger, a Marin high school teacher on acid, Truman Capote, Stephen Hawking in space, Koko the gorilla, Strom Thurmond, Idi Amin,... (Variety)
Playing it safe, Academy Awards style Apr 29, 2007
Probably because there was no front-runner among the other best-picture nominees Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams and My Left Foot. Those films canceled each other out, while elderly voters, happy to see themselves on screen, flocked to Daisy. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
How to pin down pain Apr 22, 2007
It is rather depressing to think that when it comes to making films about teachers and their students, Britain makes something as trite and heavy-handed as The History Boys while the Americans come up with a film as subtle, fresh and beautifully sad as Half Nelson. It should be the other way around. (Times Online)
Once upon a time with Joko Anwar Apr 21, 2007
He smiles sheepishly: "I cry a lot at the movies, man! I cried watching (Anderson's) Punch-Drunk Love, Beautiful Things, Dead Poets Society, Pay It Forward, Artificial Intelligence, and even The Four Feathers! But for a very personal reason, The Prince of Tides made me cry, big time.". After a long pause, he added, "Both Nick Nolte's character and Savannah (the location of the film) are me.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Get Movies updates: Mar 27, 2007
Peter Weir(The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society) was to direct it but the producers and he did not agree on how this film should be shaped. How did this film come to you. (Rediff)
Erik Weihenmayer, Blind Conqueror of Mount Everest, Will Speak at Lafayette Mar 20, 2007
Official Athletic Site of the Lafayette College Leopards. Erik Weihenmayer, shown climing Mt. Kenya in East Africa, will present a free public talk at 4 p.m., Friday, March 30 in Lafayette's Colton Chapel. (Goleopards.com)
Wells forms writer co-op at WB Mar 19, 2007
The Co-Op starts with Ron Bass ("Rain Man"), Henry Bean ("Internal Affairs"), David Benioff ("Troy"), Scott Frank ("Out of Sight"), Robert Nelson Jacobs ("Chocolat"), Kazan ("Reversal of Fortune"), Callie Khouri ("Thelma e"), Richard LaGravanese ("The Fisher King"), Phil Alden Robinson ("Field of Dreams"), Bruce Joel Rubin ("Ghost"), Stephen Schiff ("The Deep End of the Ocean"), Schulman ("Dead Poets Society"), Ed Solomon ("Men in Black"), Dana Stevens ("For Love of the Game"), Robin Swicord... (Variety)
Pilgrimage: The Duke Experience Mar 3, 2007
"The university's signature structure is the Duke Chapel, a classic example of neo-Gothic architecture in the English style that, at 73 feet high, rises above the rest of the campus like a post player in a three-guard offense. Had I been blindfolded and dropped in front of this otherworldly edifice, which was built on the west campus' highest ridge in 1935, I'd assume I was either at Oxford or on the set of "Dead Poets Society. "A non-denominational Sunday service goes off at 11 a.m., three... (ESPN -- College Basketball)
The school for scandal Mar 3, 2007
" There is a fear that if these limits become too entrenched, a chill sets into the classroom environment and engaged teaching is sacrificed. From Goodbye Mr Chips to Dead Poets Society this kind of love affair between a teacher and their students has actually been idealised. Albury goes further when she observes: "A good classroom is an energetic and electric environment and can be seen as an erotic environment, too. The spark is there. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Overrated, underrated Feb 26, 2007
I got so, by the end of that experience, my feeling was " please stop complaining and go do something to change what you think is wrong. Underrated: A movie, "Dead Poets Society," which I think a lot of people liked but for me it was a classic of the human spirit. -- Dick Ingram, North Hampton President of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Overrated: Any movie by Steven Spielberg. He looks at everything through rose-colored glasses and he never gets it right. Underrated: I always think... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Cancer drama Jan 13, 2007
The untitled project, from feature writers Tom Schulman, an Oscar winner for 1989s Dead Poets Society, and Rafael Yglesias, is a hospital drama that explores the battle against cancer from the patients point of view. It is based on the book The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness by Jerome Groopman, a professor at Harvard Medical School and writer for The New Yorker. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Freedom Writers Jan 5, 2007
But whether it's The Blackboard Jungle, Stand And Deliver, Dead Poets Society or Dangerous Minds, there's more than a little to be gained by offering a reminder that one person -- specifically, a determined teacher -- can make a difference ... Dead Poets Society is the top earner of all documented "good teacher" flicks, with $95 million in receipts. (IGN FilmForce)
for future reference The staff of it! offers predictions for the coming year Jan 4, 2007
He will win an Oscar for his portrayal of a dynamic English teacher, ; la "Dead Poets Society.". "Jackass" star Steve-O will decide to jump out of a plane without a parachute, naked and doing kick-flips in midair on his skateboard, before he lands in the water, gets hypothermia and dies. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
The film year's most fab Dec 30, 2006
The blazer has had something of a "fashion moment" recently, but like Dead Poets Society and Igby Goes Down (two other great blazer movies), The History Boys - which decks out its '80s-period student characters in better school uniforms than we ever see here - unconsciously makes the good argument that a blazer is not just for a season, it's for life. One other lesson from The History Boys: literacy is cool. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Birds and bees Dec 23, 2006
" (The scene is far more dramatic in the film.) Forget "Goodbye Mr. Chips" and "Dead Poets Society. " There's nothing simple about this boy's school which - like all high schools - is inundated with a perpetual and sometimes precarious hormonal flood. And, as is famously a good deal more customary in English all-boys' schools than ours, homosexual student-on-student "crushes" happen. Also in evidence are the pedophiliac crushes of unhappy teachers for students. All that is a dramatic side issue... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
History Boys teaches lessons about learning Dec 10, 2006
Paging Dead Poets Society members. How and why knowledge is transmitted is the subject of The History Boys, a film adaptation of Alan Bennett s acclaimed 2004 stage play featuring the original cast directed by Nicholas Hytner ( The Madness of King George ). (Boston Herald)
A study in the life of the mind Dec 8, 2006
These solidly middle-class kids are about to embark on the same sort of developmental journey their American counterparts do in inferior movies like "Fame" and "Dead Poets Society," only the curriculum contains more Auden and no Debbie Allen. There is, however, some singing and dancing, and one smashing same-sex performance of a scene from "Brief Encounter." (The movie -- and the play -- would rate high on the Kinsey scale. (Boston Globe)
Job A Labor Of Love Dec 8, 2006
" Of course. Maybe it's because his mother is a senior buyer for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Maybe it's because of his devotion to pop culture. But Weiner almost seems to be living out his own screenplay. It's somewhere between "Dead Poets Society" and "Coach Carter. " But in the middle, there's love, like "Mr. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Where have we seen this silly movie before? Too many places to count. Dec 3, 2006
I counted "Dead Poets Society," "Old School," "Revenge of the Nerds," "Meatballs II," "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," "Revenge of the Nerds" (it's worth mentioning twice), "Stripes," "The Mark of Zorro," "The Mask of Zorro" and perhaps "Scent of a Woman" -- although we're still waiting for a ruling from the judges on that one. There's even a scene where the hot female nerd flashes her breasts at the male competition so Taj's team can win a badminton point -- a cliche that "South Park" poked... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj Dec 2, 2006
more news: classifieds: cities. What's in the stars for you today. (Chicago Tribune)
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (1 star out of 5) Dec 2, 2006
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Imperia Entertainment Finishes Picture on Feature Film, ``Say it in Russian'' Nov 25, 2006
He was nominated for the BAFTA Best Editing Award for "Dead Poets Society" in 1989 and the OFCS Award for "The Truman Show" in 1998. "William's cut made the film 110% better, and anyone who has seen our trailer, even in its low resolution Internet form, can see that we have something special here," said Eade. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
How the morning unfolded Nov 25, 2006
First Test, day three. Over-by-over: morning session. (Guardian Unlimited)
History Repeated For 'History Boys' Nov 21, 2006
What "The History Boys" needed was a more visually fluent director who could translate the play's universal themes in ways that transcend its very specific setting - like Peter Weir did with "Dead Poets Society.". THE HISTORY BOYSCanned theater. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dark Knight Casting Buzz : The latest rumored Harvey Dent conte... Nov 7, 2006
Hawke's credits include Lord of War, Before Sunrise, Gattaca, Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites and Hamlet. He will next be seen in Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation. (IGN FilmForce)
DiCaprio Damon Depravity = Departed Oct 14, 2006
Artificial Intelligence: AI Aladdin Awakenings Being Human Bicentennial Man The Birdcage Dead Poets Society Flubber Good Will Hunting Good Morning, Vietnam Hook Insomnia Jumanji Mrs. Doubtfire The Night Listener One Hour Photo Patch Adams Popeye RV What Dreams May Come OTHER. . (ChristianityToday.com)
Voting for Robin Williams sometimes Oct 11, 2006
Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society or Good Morning Vietnam. I know millions of people love those movies. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Compelling views of relationships Sep 17, 2006
It goes against the conventional inspiring teacher model we've seen in films as varied as ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips,'' ''To Sir With Love'' and ''Dead Poets Society. Teacher is not this model of nobility who, we assume, is as well-balanced in his personal life as he is in the classroom. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Remake revenge Aug 30, 2006
reconceived as a gormless, forced mating of Taps, School Ties and Dead Poets Society. I was even going to suggest some gang-rape of Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg's Performance, but then Stephen Woolley's Stoned seems, by way of naked stylistic plunder and egregious scene-by-scene copycatting, to have got the job done without our having to outsource. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Kennedy kicks it Aug 22, 2006
Kennedy, 36, first caught the acting bug working as an extra in the 1989 film, "Dead Poets Society." A year later, he moved to Los Angeles and began performing improvisational comedy and stand up at open-mike nights. Nearly six years later, Kennedy got his first big "break" playing Sampson in Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet," quickly followed by his role in the "Scream" movies. (Florida Today)
Believe in 'St. Vivian' (Jayne Blanchard) Aug 18, 2006
This swooning depiction of teenage feelings is reminiscent of other adolescent classics, the movie "Dead Poets Society" and James Kirkwood's novel "Good Times, Bad Times" come to mind. "3/4 of a Mass for St. Vivian" may not be as accomplished as these works, but Miss Rusch impresses with her softness, her willingness to ponder life's big questions without the hard edge of sarcasm or affected ennui. (Washington Times, DC)
moviesRyan Gosling's Half Nelson reviewed.Dana Stevens Aug 18, 2006
Half Nelson seems fully poised to become a movie we've seen a million times, The Blackboard Jungle with a dash of Stand and Deliver, or Dead Poets Society in the ghetto. But it keeps surprising us, mainly by being consistently smarter and sadder than inspirational-teacher movies usually let themselves be. (Slate)
'Clark' gives Perry a chance to shine Aug 11, 2006
Enter ``inspirational," ``dedicated teacher," and ``movie" in your search engine and you're bound to find ``To Sir, With Love," ``Dead Poets Society," ``Dangerous Minds," and ``The Water Is Wide" on the results page. And now add TNT's ``The Ron Clark Story" to the list of films that are driven to remind us that, despite low pay, grueling hours, nightmare parents, twisted internal politics, and budgetary challenges, teaching is a noble profession. You've already seen ``The Ron Clark Story," which... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Half Nelson is Goslings breakthrough Aug 11, 2006
If this sounds like the dark side of Akeelah and the Bee (or Dead Poets Society or To Sir With Love or any number of other sentimental teacher-student movies) thats very much how it plays. Dan and Dreys friendship couldnt be more heartfelt, but in the end its not quite enough to overcome his habit or her limited options. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Robin Williams enters alcohol treatment Aug 11, 2006
He received Academy Award nominations for his dramatic lead roles in "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Dead Poets Society" and "The Fisher King" and clinched the Oscar as best supporting actor in "Good Will Hunting.". (Source: Chinadaily. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rehab for Robin Williams Aug 10, 2006
The 'Dead Poets Society' star "found himself drinking again" after 20 years of sobriety according to his spokesperson Mara Buxbaum. As a result, the 55-year-old actor "has decided to take proactive measures to deal with this for his own wellbeing and the wellbeing of his family", she explained. (iAfrica.com)
Robin Williams Seeks Treatment For Alcoholism Aug 10, 2006
Williams made his mark on the television sitcom "Mork and Mindy" before starring in a string of hit feature films, including "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Aladdin," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Dead Poets Society.". He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for the drama "Good Will Hunting.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Great movie teachers? Class is in session Aug 4, 2006
Most lists of Inspiring Movie Teachers for Actual Teachers are topped by John Keating of Dead Poets Society and Glenn Holland from Mr. Hollands Opus. (MSNBC -- News)
The Night Listener Aug 3, 2006
Films like Dead Poets Society and Awakenings drew rave reviews, a surprise to some, although the Julliard-trained actor always new he had it in him. "I knew that in spades, especially during that time [after] Mork and Mindy and from my drinking years You know that," he says with a sly smile. (IGN FilmForce)
Uma Thurman Refuses to Slam Ethan Hawke Jul 14, 2006
" Uma Thurman has had a long and succesful career in Hollywood, starring in Dangerous Liaisons, Pulp Fiction, Batman and Robin, Kill Bill, and The Producers. After My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Uma Thurman will go on to star with Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger as a voice in DreamWorks animated Bee Movie and Vadim Perelman's In Bloom. Uma Thurman's ex-husband Ethan Hawke has had just as long a career, starting as a teenager in Explorers and going on through Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites, Before... (Deadbolt)
In brief: Weir quits Depp film Jun 13, 2006
Peter Weir, whose credits include The Truman Show and Dead Poets Society, has walked out of new film Shantaram, which is due to star Johnny Depp. US speculation suggests Weir and Depp, who is also producing, could not agree on the film's direction. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Abortion's dead poets society Jun 7, 2006
Megan BashamMegan Basham is a film critic for Townhall. "Words are things; and a small drop of ink,Falling like dew upon a thought, producesThat which makes thousands, perhaps millions think."- Lord Byron (1788-1824), from "Don Juan". (Townhall.com)
Leon Pownall excelled on stage, TV and film Jun 3, 2006
this article to your Del. 01:00 AMTHEATRE CRITICLeon Pownall, an actor well known for his stage appearances across Canada as well as his work on television and film, died of cancer at Stratford General Hospital yesterday morning. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
