Big names turn out for fashion's Oscars Jun 3, 2008
Designer David Meister's guest for the evening was actress Famke Janssen, who wore a form-fitting white goddess gown. Meister said it was one of his easiest fashion collaborations. (USA Today -- Life)
TEDIOUS 'TURN' OF EVENTS UNIMPRESSIVE May 9, 2008
May 9, 2008 -- A pool hustler and card sharp (Famke Janssen) schemes to steal her son away from his abusive father, from whom she is divorced, in the plodding drama "Turn the River.". Set in present-day New York City and upstate, the movie is an odd amalgamation of '50s melodrama (she was a GOOD woman lured into the DEGRADATION of the halls of VICE) told in the wan, listless style of today's glum indies. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Soprano family values May 4, 2008
Famke Janssen had never played pool before picking up a cue to play a hustler for her new movie, "Turn the River.". Sports. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
5Top: Inspired superhero casting May 2, 2008
He kept them furrowed, forever dubious, forever watchful, even as he warmed up to Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and especially Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). Plus Jackmans one of the few guys who can smoke a cigar and not look like an ass. (MSNBC -- News)
The Adams family, revisited Apr 23, 2008
The seven-day indie fest will also bring actress Famke Janssen and director Chris Eigeman, who will attend weekend screenings of their flick "Turn the River." Actress Mary Stuart Masterson will be at weekend screenings of her directorial debut, "The Cake Eaters." And Jay McCarroll, winner of the first season of "Project Runway," is expected Monday when the documentary "Eleven Minutes," about his first runway fashion show, screens. Pinsky, Pops, and Ritter Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter will be... (Boston Globe)
Stars illuminate Celtics' Garden party Apr 22, 2008
The four-day fest will open with Brad Anderson's "Transsiberian" and close with "The Wackness," which stars Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, and Mary-Kate Olsen. Margolis lights up BPL dinner Boston's literati gathered Sunday night to raise money for the Boston Public Library, but the real star of the "Literary Lights Dinner" was ousted library chief Bernard Margolis, who got a five-minute standing ovation from the black-tie garbed attendees. (Boston Globe)
IFFBoston brings together moviemakers, movie lovers Apr 20, 2008
"Turn the River," directed by Chris Eigeman ("Malcolm in the Middle," "The Last Days of Disco") stars Famke Janssen ("X-Men") as Kailey, a card and pool hustler eager to remake her life. Masterson, Janssen, and Eigeman will be on hand at the screenings. (Boston Globe)
Fashionably nasty Apr 20, 2008
Soon, he will also be seen in the horror flick 100 Feet, starring alongside Famke Janssen. Before he moved to New York, where Gossip Girl is filmed, he had also performed in small venues with his rock punk band. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
SEASON OF STARDOM Apr 20, 2008
" Directorial debut of Chris Eigeman features Famke Janssen as a mom and pool shark on the run from her ex.* "Poultrygeist. " Campy splatter-gore tale of zombie chickens taking slaughterhouse-style revenge on the human race.* "Tracey Fragments. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Lowell Film Festival honors Bette Davis Mar 30, 2008
Among those scheduled to attend are actresses Famke Janssen and Mary Stuart Masterson and screenwriter-director Harmony Korine. Four panel discussions are scheduled, including a program titled "Breaking Into the Boston Film Industry.". (Boston Globe)
5Top: Movies with great card game scenes Mar 25, 2008
And what man turns down a pass from Famke Janssen. Now that really feels wrong. (MSNBC -- News)
Kingsley, Olsen in 'The Wackness' Jan 24, 2008
The Kingsley character's marriage (to Famke Janssen) is falling apart, and he ends up flirting with and then kissing Olsen, who plays another of Peck's regular drug buyers. The hot-and-heavy pairing is broken up by a bartender. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Sundance screening spotlight: 'The Wackness' Jan 22, 2008
Too late for drawing that line in the sand, or almost anywhere else in the 31-year-old writer/director Levine's script, which also has roles for Mary-Kate Olsen (who has sex with Kingsley in a phone booth), Famke Janssen and Method Man (as a Jamaican drug dealer surrounded by machine gun-toting goons). In its best light, Levine's story takes the pairing of an older man and his young prot. (USA Today -- Life)
'Gandhi' Makes Out With an Olsen Jan 20, 2008
Either way, the film which also stars Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen, Talia Balsam and rapper Method Man is simply one of those completely original, refreshing coming-of-age stories that you can t get out of your head. It also reminded me of "Igby Goes Down" and "Rodger Dodger.". (Fox News)
Sundance Film Festival Jan 17, 2008
Jonathan Levines second feature (following his Toronto bow All the Boys Love Mandy Lane), a New York 90s-set coming- of-ager starring Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Ben Kingsley and Famke Janssen. (CAA). (Variety)
Sundance '08: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Page, Mischa Barton Flicks Have Us Amped Jan 16, 2008
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Bond girls! Shall we be lowbrow about this? Jan 10, 2008
I've always had a thing for the evil Bond girls such as Famke Janssen, Rosamund Pike and my own personal favourite, Sophie Marceau. I thought that The Tudors' Natalie Dormer (aka Anne Boleyn) would have made a superb evil Bond girl. (Guardian Unlimited)
Summary of competing films Nov 29, 2007
Cast: Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man. Share this story. (USA Today -- Life)
Mary-Kate Olsen Hospitalized In New York Nov 21, 2007
The "Full House" alum will appear on the big screen next year alongside Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck and Method Man in "The Wackness.". Olsen previously sought treatment for anorexia nervosa in 2004, when she checked herself into a rehab center in Utah (see ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
All The Nudes Fit To Watch Sep 13, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007 Last Update: 09:20 AM EDT. NEW HANGOUT MAY BE BARRED. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Paul Rudd fondly remembers black-and-gold fever Aug 31, 2007
" No Judd Apatow movie is on the table, but Rudd's open, just as he would be to a family film that his young son could see. Pixar, are you listening? Rudd next will be seen opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in "I Could Never Be Your Woman," a movie that reunites him with Amy Heckerling ("Clueless"), and "Over My Dead Body," about a ghost, a boyfriend and a psychic. Now, as summer winds up, Rudd is back as producer and ensemble player in "The Ten," directed by David Wain ("Wet Hot American Summer") and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
TV Notes: Bad news for 'Anchorwoman' Aug 25, 2007
"Nip/Tuck" has touched on transgender issues before; Famke Janssen played a woman who was once a man in the show's second season. (). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Ten: Where's Charlton Heston when you need him? Aug 20, 2007
And Jessica Alba I can understand, but what are Liev Schreiber, Famke Janssen and Janeane Garofalo doing here. Newsday is a Tribune Co. newspaper. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
10 great summer movies that dial it down a notch Aug 20, 2007
An uneven but sometimes funny, satiric and bawdy spoof on each of the Ten Commandments, starring Paul Rudd, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen, Adam Brody, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder and others. The writing is hit-or-miss, and only four of the skits are consistently funny. (USA Today -- Life)
Ben Kingsley Dishes On Mary-Kate Kiss Aug 16, 2007
Oscar Winner Co-Stars With Olsen Twin In New Movie. They're sisters and celebrities, too. (CBS News)
AH: Kingsley tells after his kiss with Mary-Kate Aug 16, 2007
After Dr. Squires has a falling out with his wife (Famke Janssen), he forms a friendship with Luke. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
AH: Mary-Kate Olsen-Ben Kingsley lip lock Aug 15, 2007
After Dr. Squires has a falling out with his wife (Famke Janssen), he forms a friendship with Luke. Luke and Dr. Squires deal some drugs, get drunk in a bar and that's when the elder Oscar winner hooks up with Mary-Kate's character. (MSNBC -- News)
Film Review: Ire and Irritability Aug 10, 2007
With Jessica Alba, Adam Brody, Famke Janssen, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Ken Marino, A.D. Miles, Gretchen Mol, Oliver Platt, Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Liev Schreiber, Justin Theroux and Michael Ziegfeld ... playing an adulterer who has abandoned his wife (Famke Janssen) for a young airhead (Jessica Alba). (Valley Advocate)
Thou shalt not squander so much talent Aug 3, 2007
Linking these skits is an even less funny story line involving a boorish narrator (Rudd) torn between his beautiful shrew of a wife (Famke Janssen) and clingy mistress (Alba) ... Starring: Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Liev Schreiber, Oliver Platt, Ken Marino, Justin Theroux. (Boston Globe)
Thou Shalt Not Covet Vulgarity, Unless... Aug 3, 2007
The segments, including one with an animated, dope-dealing rhinoceros, are tied together by whiny on-screen narrator Paul Rudd, who has to choose between his shrewish wife (Famke Janssen) and sexy but witless mistress (Jessica Alba). Rudd worked with director David Wain and co-writer Ken Marino (who plays a prankish surgeon sent to prison) on "Wet Hot American Summer." That cult favorite and their TV series "The State" share the same vulgar, scattershot approach to humor as "The Ten.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'The Ten' Movie Mocks Ten Commandments Aug 1, 2007
Paul Rudd, who starred in the summer hit "Knocked Up," must choose between his wife, played by Famke Janssen, and a beautiful young mistress, played by Jessica Alba. "There's no way that anyone can take any of this too seriously," he said. (Newsmax)
The Ten has more misses than hits Jul 31, 2007
Starring: Jessica Alba, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Corddry, Famke Janssen Director: David Wain Run time: 1 hour, 35 minutesMPAA rating: R ... All of this is tied together by Rudd as the narrator, who has his own problem of biblical proportions: choosing between his wife (Famke Janssen) and his mistress (Alba). (MSNBC -- Movies)
Some Christians outraged as Hollywood's hottest spoof Ten Commandments Jul 30, 2007
A man (Paul Rudd) presenting all of these stories to the audience, while struggling with his own moral dilemma: having to choose between his beautiful wife (Famke Janssen) and his also beautiful but somewhat younger mistress (Jessica Alba). In a scene from "The Ten," actress Winona Ryder asks a dummy, "Are you going to show me your hard wood [expletive] like you said you would?". (WorldNetDaily)
Winona Ryder rings in 'Ten' Jul 27, 2007
The Ten' co-stars Winona Ryder, Gretchen Mol and Famke Janssen at the film's premiere ... After photogs spent a half-hour shooting the arrival of cast members including A.D. Miles, Paul Rudd, Gretchen Mol and Famke Janssen, their flashbulbs lit up the DGA's red carpet when Ryder appeared. (Variety)
Infotainment Jul 25, 2007
The TenNEW YORK: (L-R) Cast members Winona Ryder, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen and Paul Rudd pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere for the movie The Ten. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
An 'Interview' tribute Jul 18, 2007
Members of van Gogh's production, including the original film's screenwriter Theodor Holman, mixed with American and U.K. film actors like Stanley Tucci, Edie Falco, Famke Janssen, David Schwimmer, Rachel Dratch, Zuleikha Robinson and Billy Connolly. Date in print: Tue. (Variety)
Target Presents Tropfest@Tribeca - World's Largest Short Film Festival, Tropfest, Returns Stateside - and Challenges You to Take a 'Slice' at the Competition Jul 17, 2007
In its inaugural year, Tropfest@Tribeca 2006 was hosted by The Daily Show's Ed Helms along with seven judges: Famke Janssen, Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Caroline Baron, Charles Randolph, Anthony LaPaglia, and Darren Aronofsky. The winner received a cash award of $2,500 and editing software. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Get Inside—It's Summertime! Jun 6, 2007
THE TENCast: Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Adam Brody, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen, Liev Schreiber, Oliver Platt, Justin TherouxDirector: David WainTen comic vignettes, set in the modern day, inspired by the Ten Commandments. UNDERDOGCast: Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, Brad GarrettDirector: Frederik Du ChauIn this live-action family comedy, a lab accident gives a beagle superpowers and the ability to speak (via Jason Lee's voice). (City Pages)
A teacher's banal life in the city May 25, 2007
Even the arrival of a woman for him to pursue -- a rich widowed mother played with a dispiriting absence of conviction by Famke Janssen -- fails to take the movie anywhere ... Starring: Chris Eigeman , Famke Janssen , Ian Holm. (Boston Globe)
Steve Carell, 'Virgin' Co-Stars Have Hot Summer Ahead May 22, 2007
Cameos in films such as "Night at the Museum" and "Reno 911!: Miami" have seen him holding his own opposite comedic heavyweights, and the most recent Sundance Film Festival warmly received his ensemble biblical comedy "The Ten." Featuring Rudd as a hilariously frustrated narrator attempting to tell stories about the Ten Commandments while dodging his wife (Famke Janssen) and girlfriend (Jessica Alba), the irreverent comedy also features everyone from Adam Brody to Liev Schreiber to Winona Ryder... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Getting help works for this filmmaker May 20, 2007
Then Famke Janssen -- "who's used to $50 million films," Rudavsky notes -- signed on. A slight period of adjustment ensued. (Boston Globe)
'Superman' tops Saturns May 12, 2007
Best Actor: Brandon Routh (Superman Returns)Best Actress: Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta)Best Supporting Actor: Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland)Best Supporting Actress: Famke Janssen (X-Men: The Last Stand)Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Ivana Baquero (Pans Labyrinth). Best Director: Bryan Singer (Superman Returns)Best Writing: Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris (Superman Returns)Best Music: John Ottman (Superman Returns)Best Costume: Yee Chung-Man (Curse of the Golden Flower)Best Make-Up: Todd... (Variety)
summer art-house films May 6, 2007
"The Treatment" (TBA): Outside of the "X-Men" movies, we just don't see enough of Famke Janssen, who stars here as the object of desire of a man (Chris Eigeman) ruled by his shrink (Ian Holm). "The Rape of Europa" (TBA): Annette Bening narrates this documentary based on Lynn Nicholas' best-seller about the Nazis' plundering of European art, and the lengths they were willing to go to do so. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
City Lights Pictures to Distribute Internationally Through Arclight Films May 5, 2007
The film stars Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Famke Janssen, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol, Justin Theroux, Rob Corddry, Oliver Platt and Adam Brody. Written by three-time Emmy winner Terence Winter ("The Sopranos"), Brooklyn Rules is set in Brooklyn circa 1985 against the backdrop of John Gotti's rise to power, and revolves around three lifelong friends whose different ambitions threaten to shake their enduring bond. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Treatment May 3, 2007
With: Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March, Blair Brown, Roger Rees, Stephen Lang ... Urbane, literate, quintessentially Gotham romantic comedy snagged Tribeca's "Made in New York" narrative prize thanks to a nicely harried Chris Eigeman, a remarkably unglossy Famke Janssen and a hilariously Freudian Ian Holm. (Variety)
Summer movie preview Apr 29, 2007
"The Treatment" A Manhattan man-about-town (Chris Eigeman ) has to choose between his eccentric shrink (Ian Holm ) and a new lady love (Famke Janssen ). Writer-director Oren Rudavsky takes a break from shooting documentaries ("The Last Klezmer ") to try to carve out his own slice of Woody Allen's wonderland. (Boston Globe)
Lakeville Plays a Role in New Film Apr 27, 2007
Skilled performances by Ian Holm, Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Stephanie March, Harris Yulin and Blair Brown follow close behind ... Other friends donated the home of Jake Singer's inamorata, Allegra, played in the movie by Famke Janssen ... "When a meaty part comes along there are 12 actors at the top who always get the part. So when an actor not among the chosen few sees a great role, he jumps at it." Mr. Rudavsky knew Chris Eigeman, who plays Jake Singer, from his performances in... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Your guide to what's playing this summer Apr 27, 2007
THE TREATMENT. A Manhattan teacher (Chris Eigeman) falls for a beautiful widow (Famke Janssen), but first must cope with his outrageous shrink (Ian Holm). July 20. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Movie File: Luke Wilson, Adam Brody, Halle Berry & More Apr 18, 2007
"Everything so clearly does not relate to the Ten Commandments that it might even be a joke. [I think] they're kidding." One thing that was no laughing matter was the chance to work with director David Wain and his co-stars including Winona Ryder, Paul Rudd, Famke Janssen and Jessica Alba who Brody said inspired him to take a part in the production. "You have to kiss a lot of ass to be in these comedy gangs. I don't know if I'm in [Wain's] gang yet, but I'm trying!" Brody chuckled. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Red to direct, write '100 Feet' Apr 16, 2007
Famke Janssen ("X-Men") is attached to star with Bobby Cannavale. Sanger was exec in charge of production on Par's "Mission: Impossible II" and served as producer on pics such as "The Elephant Man" and "The Producers.". (Variety)
NBC pines for mass with its class Apr 14, 2007
Then there's the Famke Janssen starrer "Winters," a female take on the cop genre from "House" creator David Shore. The Peacock has two more cop contenders ("Life" and "Fort Pit"). (Variety)
SXSW 07: The Ten Mar 18, 2007
Each of the 10 short stories are introduced by Paul Rudd, who guides the audience through the film from a bare, black soundstage, where two giant stone tablets loom over his interactions with his wife (Famke Janssen) and mistress (Jessica Alba). The cast also is populated with former State veterans Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Ian Black, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Ken Marino (who also serves as the writer) and David Wain (who directs), as well as an impressive cast of guest stars including... (IGN FilmForce)
On Movies | Hardworking 'Zodiac' star continues his rise Mar 4, 2007
" It's a festival! Yes, believe it or not, the 16th Philadelphia Film Festival is just around the proverbial corner, and the lineup of hundreds of shorts, docs and features from all corners of the Earth is coming together. Word from the PFF offices is that The Ten, from writer-director David Wain - responsible for the cult comedy series The State - will be the opening-night feature. It's an omnibus concept, a linked collection of shorts based on the Ten Commandments. Kind of like Polish cinema... (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Winona Ryder Explains How Puppet, Sex Fit Into Bible Comedy 'The Ten' Jan 30, 2007
Paul Rudd, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol help actress describe wacky follow-up to 'Wet Hot American Summer ... MTV News recently gathered four of the film's massive constellation of stars Winona Ryder, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol and Rudd to dish on their latest out-there comedy, which was just sold to ThinkFilm for $4 ... Famke Janssen: David got Paul involved and because of that everybody else came. (VHI.com -- Music News)
THINKFilm Acquires 'THE TEN' for North America Jan 28, 2007
"The film is hilarious, people are going to be quoting from it for years, and we are ecstatic that THINKFilm will be distributing what has been the most buzzed about movie at Sundance." Mark Urman, THINKFilm's Theatrical Division Head adds: "Our success with 'The Aristocrats' and 'Strangers with Candy' has whetted our appetite, and proven our skills, for this sort of smart, outrageous comedy. With THE TEN, we believe we can reach a much, much wider audience." THE TEN was directed by David Wain... (PR Newswire)
Sundance File: 'X-Men,' Anna Faris, Christian Slater, 'Ghost Rider' & More Jan 24, 2007
Famke Janssen at the Sundance Film Festival (Scott Halleran/ Getty Images). PARK CITY, Utah She's the most powerful mutant in the X-Men galaxy, but audiences have seen the last of the godlike Phoenix, according to Famke Janssen. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Sundance Diary: James Franco, Winona Ryder And Coping With Rejection Jan 23, 2007
He also hands one to Famke Janssen, so I don't take it personally. When I introduce myself, Winona Ryder seems excited that her real last name is the same as mine. (VHI.com -- Music News)
