Love conquers the elements Jul 24, 2008
-- Watching "Fatal Attraction" on AMC last week, Erica Long noticed it was sponsored by eHarmony, obviously an idea whose time had not come when that movie was made. -- The Napa River Inn's new Silo's, a wine-and-music venue, will occupy the space that's an art gallery during the day. (San Francisco Chronicle)
LETTERS: NCT, July 22, 2008 Jul 23, 2008
Perhaps I watched Fatal Attraction one to many times but I hate the thought of one of my bunnies being killed and eaten for dinner. Well to each his own. (North County Times)
Culture elite's protection of the Obamas Jul 18, 2008
Hillary Clinton has been compared to the sex-starved Glenn Close character in "Fatal Attraction." George Bush's verbal gaffes are endlessly panned by late-night comics and Comedy Central. But Barack gets the special-ed treatment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Giving voice to the villain presents quite the acting challenge Jul 16, 2008
Mason says some of the most effective villain voices in Hollywood lore feature flat accents that vary little in pitch: Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey; Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs; Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. "Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem won Oscars with voices that were hard to place," Mason says. (USA Today)
Trivia Tidbits: Happy Birthday, Colonel Tom Parker Jul 13, 2008
Gwynne roles included appearing in Oscar-winning films On the Waterfront, Fatal Attraction and My Cousin Vinny (his last role). The USA women soccer team s victory, the launch of Telstar, the reinstatement of the South African cricket club, Fred Gwynne s birthday and Elvis Presley s manager, Colonel Tom Parker s birthday, all occurred on this date, July 10. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Misguided Tone Jul 5, 2008
It's a shame, actually, that the script didn't call for her to go full-on "Fatal Attraction." She could have pulled it off. The ending brings things full circle but could hardly be described as satisfying. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fire up your remotes Jul 4, 2008
Fatal Attraction (1987) W, 9 p.m.. If Jaws scared people off beaches, Fatal Attraction surely terrified cheating husbands ... Fatal Attraction was both a critical success nominated for six Oscars, including best picture and a cashbox: It was the highest-grossing movie of 1987. (Globe and Mail)
Preachy 'WALL-E' is no thrill ride Jun 26, 2008
WALL-E (which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has the silent-clown sensibilities of Buster Keaton, the innocent frailty of E.T. and the obsessive stalking compulsion of Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction.". The hero-bot (voiced by Ben Burtt) falls bolts-over-processor for EVE (or Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator, voiced by Elissa Knight), a probe sent from afar. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Campaign 2008 Movie of the Week Project Jun 6, 2008
First of all, we all agree that Hillary is the villain, so we all thought Glenn Close, and the Rabbit in Fatal Attraction, mean, scary and to some a little bit sexy. Dangerous. (Human Events Online)
Up close with Glenn Jun 2, 2008
Since lending new meaning to the term stalker after playing the disturbed Alex Forrest in the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, Close has presented us with a range of female characters who in the infamous words of Alex will not be ignored, and whose paths you would think twice before crossing ... Close, however, has an understanding of her characters that goes beyond the obvious and while audiences around the world may have perceived them as being evil, the suggestion gets her slightly miffed,... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Obama plans Tuesday election kickoff... May 31, 2008
(from the movie Fatal Attraction). Posted By: DonnaInMichigan | May 30, 2008 at 07:53 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Couillard a helpless victim? Cry me a river May 28, 2008
But it seems that Mr. Bernier and Ms. Couillard had a fatal attraction, and she wasn't about to sit around and be the only one slain. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Man's infidelity became a fatal attraction May 24, 2008
An interactive who's who gallery from the complicated, tragic story of 'Fatal Attraction ... It's one of the times when life and art imitate each other, like when Michael Douglass meets Glenn Close in the movie "Fatal Attraction." Michael Douglas, who's married, has a fling with Glenn Close, who plays the other woman. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Glenn Close's best-known roles belie love of dogs May 10, 2008
In the show's pilot, Close's character was complicit in an arrangement to kill a reluctant witness' dog in a devious scheme to get her to testify _ evoking her portrayals of Cruella de Vil in "101 Dalmatians" and Alex Forrest, the deranged stalker and rabbit killer of "Fatal Attraction.". For fans who might harbor doubts about the actress' true feelings toward animals, Close offers assurance that those roles are "the opposite of how I am.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Jason Castro's exit interview May 9, 2008
Tell us what you think -- from the judges to the on-stage hopefuls. The entry titled "5/8: Jason Castro exit interview: "I'm a chronic yawner. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Coming attractions May 8, 2008
Slim now crossing and uncrossing her legs like Sharon Stone in Fatal Attraction but not wearing a seductive white dress. actually wearing a skort with granny panties and bikini-area side burns. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Dont be fooled by silly Deception May 2, 2008
For a while, it has the guilty-pleasure allure of a 9 1/2 Weeks or a Fatal Attraction, and it certainly resembles the British directors aesthetic with its handsome characters, urban setting and cool, steely grays and blues. Eventually, though, Deception collapses into such a ridiculous pile of plot twists and double crosses, that theres nothing pleasurable about it guilty or otherwise. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Reid: Dem nomination 'is all going to be over very soon'... Apr 16, 2008
Lately Hillary has been reminding of Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction". "I WON'T BE IGNORED DAN!!" Unfortunately we all have beensuffering through being "Dan". (The Drudge Report)
Rupert Goold and Kate Fleetwood make 'Macbeth' sing on Broadway Apr 16, 2008
"I was able to say to Kate, 'Don't try to put three dimensions into this role - it's a two-dimensional part,' and a lot of actors would balk at that. But Lady Macbeth is like Glenn Close in 'Fatal Attraction.' It's not her back story that's important. It's what she does.". 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Let's forget physical Apr 15, 2008
"Anderson believes the reason for this comes down to two things: morals and economics."Viewers somehow just aren't accustomed to sex," he says. "There was all this softcore stuff in the '80s and '90s, which was always in an erotic-thriller context, like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction. It was generally viewed as slightly lurid and not that good for you. (National Post)
Rachel Marsden has bid of $2200 for 'ex-boyfriend's' shirt Mar 9, 2008
It would be perfect for OJ, fatal attraction. She comes by this naturally I think as others in her immediate family were weird as well. (Canada.com)
Never Count Out the Clintons Feb 24, 2008
Their political conglomerate, Clinton Inc., is like Glenn Close in that bathtub scene in the movie Fatal Attraction: It always comes back to life a second or third time ... Their political conglomerate, Clinton Inc., is like Glenn Close in that bathtub scene in the movie Fatal Attraction: It always comes back to life a second or third time. (Townhall.com)
King of the shorts is still on a roll Feb 16, 2008
" Polson performed opposite Nicole Kidman in the 1987 TV miniseries Vietnam and after a memorable turn in the film The Boys, directed by Rowan Woods, played a helicopter pilot against Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible II. However, Polson's career hasn't always been on a shooting-star trajectory. He decided to direct but his first effort, the 1999 black comedy Siam Sunset, flopped. Still, he went to Los Angeles with the film as his calling card and along the way was offered a modest genre film, a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
SHE CAN'T CATCH US! Feb 14, 2008
Hillary is gonna turn "Glen Close" in Fatal Attraction any minute now and it's not gonna be pretty. This is going to be better than any hollywood fiction writer could EVER dream up. (The Drudge Report)
McCartney set to face Mills in court this week Feb 10, 2008
Paul McCartney set to face Heather Mills in court this week - Times Online. Tell someone you love them with a message in The Times. (Times Online)
Trio in 'Past' cast Feb 7, 2008
Douglas and Archer worked together on 1987's "Fatal Attraction.". Links posted in this story. (Variety)
Feminists vs. Feminuts Feb 5, 2008
Pappas is like Alex, the character that actress Glenn Close played in Fatal Attraction. After Kennedy's high praise for Obama, it's a wonder he didn't go home to find a rabbit boiling in a pot on his stove. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Click for story. Jan 29, 2008
You remember the movie Fatal Attraction from the 1980 s where Close plays Michael Douglas insane mistress and declares, I won t be ignored, Dan. Well the Hornets just did the exact same to the Crescent City, the only thing that was missing during Saturday s beat down of the Spurs was the family rabbit in a pot. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Paramount's VP of lit affairs retires Jan 16, 2008
There, Burke was involved in developing "Fatal Attraction," "The Accused" and "The First Wives Club.". Burke will take the title of director of dramatic rights at InkWell, the lit management firm run by Michael Carlisle, Kimberly Witherspoon and Richard Pine. (Variety)
A site for your eyes Jan 7, 2008
Pluses come in the form of one of the widest ranges of shows (plus a handful of full-length movies, like Fatal Attraction) anywhere online, and a natty design. It reputedly took 150 programmers to knock up, which kinda spoils the illusion that internet TV is a back-to-basics, DIY thing. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Motherhood nearly 'killed' Close Jan 3, 2008
The 'Fatal Attraction' star, who raised her daughter Anne alone after she split from lover John Starke in 1991, admits she still struggles to balance her home life and her career. Glenn said, "The line is, 'Children are like clients - they want all of you all the time.' It was actually something my daughter said to me. She must have been about eight. She said, 'Mom, I want all of you all of the time.' And it killed me, because I was a single parent, and I knew that I couldn't give her that. I've... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Growing up in the pub with no peer Jan 3, 2008
" When I grew up in a country pub in the 1940s and '50s, my father, the licensee, was the unfortunate person responsible for getting the mob out at closing time. The Wingham Hotel was a well-run family hotel typical of its era. My family had been associated with the hotel since 1882, when George Cross, my maternal great-grandfather, opened for business. He added a change station for coach horses and announced in the Wingham Chronicle "an experienced groomsman has been engaged". In the 1920s my... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Glenn is a marriage saviour Jan 1, 2008
Glenn Close claims her character in Fatal Attraction helped to save many marriages. The 60-year-old actress who played Michael Douglas crazed stalker Alex Forrest in the hit 1987 film, claims the movie stopped men from cheating on their wives. (Times of India)
Oscar winner Michael Douglas introduces newscast Dec 19, 2007
He also famously co-starred opposite Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct," Kathleen Turner in "Romancing the Stone" and Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction." His father is screen legend Kirk Douglas. NBC is not the first network to introduce its news with a Hollywood voice-over. (Reuters)
Year's best, worst shows Dec 19, 2007
Damages (FX): Still best remembered as the psycho date from hell who wouldn't be ignored in Fatal Attraction, Glenn Close brought her considerable talents to television again in this deliciously sinister legal thriller. The intricately plotted Damages is one of a handful of shows that demands your attention -- and gets it. (The Palm Beach Post)
Naughty or nice Dec 15, 2007
LOL he never saw Fatal Attraction. Slim I too have given myself the to Staceye from Stacey gift. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Bring back the real men Dec 1, 2007
someone would take out the comedy hitmen. John Patterson needs some movies with new ideas to cure his assassin fatigue. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Top heroes and villians named in movie list Nov 28, 2007
16 Peyton Flanders (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) 17 Gordon Gekko (Wall Street) 18 Alex Forrest (Fatal Attraction) 19 The White Witch (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe) 20 Captain Videl (Pan's Labyrinth) 21 Annie Wilkes (Misery) 22 Tony Montana (Scarface) 23 Catherine Tramell (Basic Instinct) 24 Michael Corleone (The Godfather) 25 Dr Christian Sezell (Marathon Man) 26 Reverend Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter) 27 Ray (Nil by Mouth) 28 The Wicked Witch of the... (NEWS.com.au)
Prez Campaign Heats Up: Colbert Gains in Poll as Facebook Group Tops One Million/John Edwards Strikes Back Oct 29, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. Posted by on October 29, 2007 In the 2006 film Man of the Year, Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams), a Bill Maher/Jon Stewart-ish late-night talk show host runs for president on a lark. (Multichannel News)
'Mad Men' Creator Matt Weiner on Love, Sartre and Why Men Behave Badly Oct 18, 2007
What was it like for us to watch Fatal Attraction. I m doing: why would you go have sex w/ Glenn Close when you had what s her name at home. (Multichannel News)
Liberals and the Woman Who Hates Them Sep 30, 2007
ANN COULTER SEEMS TO HAVE FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE, NOLONGER ENTICING VIEWERS WITH THE BASIC INSTINCT RIDE OFHER MINISKIRTS AND FATAL ATTRACTION STARE. James Wolcott, Vanity Fair, February 2001. And with every statement that brought my career to a crashing halt, I continued to write bestsellers. (Townhall.com)
An endearingly off-kilter 'King' Sep 28, 2007
Gone is the surly moral lizard of "Fatal Attraction" and "Basic Instinct" (although he may replay Gordon Gekko in an upcoming "Wall Street" sequel), replaced by an actor willing to bounce off the walls in pursuit of an acting challenge. This is all to the theoretical good, but the movies need to be better than "King of California," a flaky, tedious, intermittently likable fable about being crazy in a crazy world. (Boston Globe)
Douglas digs for comic gold Sep 28, 2007
27, 2007 12:00 AM TORONTO - Michael Douglas won an Academy Award as a ruthless man with a nose for stock-market gold in "Wall Street." Now he's a lovable kook sniffing after mythical Spanish treasure in "King of California," a shaggy-dog tale that marks a return to independent filmmaking for the star of such studio hits as "Fatal Attraction" and "Basic Instinct.". Also a best-picture Oscar winner for producing 1975's indie sensation "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Douglas still jumps into... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Dirty Sexy Money' looks for success in excess Sep 26, 2007
But he's having a problematic extramarital affair with a transsexual who, as Glenn Close uttered in "Fatal Attraction," won't be ignored. Baldwin, whose real-life family is something of a tabloid magnet, plays Patrick with a hint of the dry humor his brother Alec brings to "30 Rock." Another comic bonus regarding the Patrick storyline: an oddball cameo appearance by Dan Rather, who presses Patrick about his intentions to run for Senate. (Boston Globe)
From 'Wall Street' winner to suburban Costco 'King' Sep 23, 2007
Think Wall Street, Fatal Attraction (1987), or The Game (1997), for starters ... In movies like Falling Down, even Fatal Attraction to win over the audience as an adulterer was a challenge, he adds ... If it was Easy Rider that freed Fonda from his father s shadow, it was the double smash of Wall Street and Fatal Attraction in the same year boffo by anyone s standards that liberated Douglas. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Beware Madam Lashless Sep 22, 2007
The original and definitive bunny boiler staked her claim on that territory in Fatal Attraction all those years ago and now if she played Alice in The Brady Bunch the audience would fear for Sam the Butcher's life. I can't imagine that Susan Sarandon and Close ever compete for the same roles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Twelve minutes with Hollywood royalty Sep 21, 2007
In the span of five years, he had a lead role in four box-office hits: Romancing the Stone (1982); The Jewel of the Nile (1983); Fatal Attraction (1987); and then the film for which he won an Oscar for best actor, Wall Street (1987). Relationship status. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Rapid City voters say yes to Cabela's Sep 21, 2007
Everybody loves this area but for many of us and certainly the integrity of the Black Hills Region, its a fatal attraction. Love some other place to death, please. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Today in History September 18 Sep 18, 2007
In 1987, the movie Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, opened in U.S. theaters. Ten years ago: Two gunmen opened fire on a group of German tourists in front of the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo, killing nine of the tourists and a bus driver. (MSNBC -- Race)
Dark side of the role Sep 17, 2007
Close is such a fine actor in any role, but she's especially delicious - and convincing - as a villain, whether that's as the conniving Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons, or the mad-eyed bunny-boiler in Fatal Attraction. Here she's a combination of those two: icily controlling, slightly mad, and utterly compelling. (The Age)
Takes one to know one? Sep 15, 2007
I got two words for ya bro FATAL ATTRACTION. If you have never seen it or don t recall it, rent it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Zag's Frags.. Week 3 Sep 15, 2007
She kept following me around, yelling I will NOT be IGNORED, as if she was some kind of post-modern Glen Close in a re-make of Fatal Attraction. Crazy bitch. (BroncoCountry.com)
Michael Douglas goes crazy again in King of California Sep 13, 2007
But it was overcoming his inherent nice-guy quality - ironically, the trait he thought would set him apart from ultra-tough guy Kirk - that made Douglas a star in two 1987 films: In Fatal Attraction, he was an adulterer, and in Wall Street, he was Gordon Gekko, lizard king of corporate raiders. Douglas won Best Actor for the latter, and his "Greed Is Good" speech became an 80s-montage staple. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Clooney gets French honour Sep 4, 2007
The festival paid tribute to the actor, best known for films such as Wall Street and Fatal Attraction, before opening with a screening of his latest comedy, King of California. The event runs until 9 September, and includes a tribute to veteran director Sidney Lumet and the world premiere of his new film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. (BBC News -- Europe)
Film loses its feminine touch Aug 28, 2007
Iconic turns in "Dangerous Liaisons," "Fatal Attraction" and "The Big Chill" earned her Academy Award nominations ... Iconic turns in "Dangerous Liaisons," "Fatal Attraction" and "The Big Chill" earned her Academy Award nominations. (Los Angeles Times)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oh, yeah, women wield power Aug 24, 2007
"Women have stepped into other traditionally male roles, such as action heroes, but even Sigourney Weaver's Ripley in the "Aliens" movies is not judged purely by her strength. Audiences are given another way to like her and feminize her."They go to great pains to make sure that she gets to strip down to her underwear," Simpson notes.Perhaps a hallmark of a good character is she isn't just one thing -- good or bad or feminine or masculine.Close is perfect for "Damages" because she has such a wide... (Florida Today)
BBC acquires 'Damages' Aug 16, 2007
The 13-part drama series, which stars Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons) and is directed by Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sex And The City), performed strongly in the 18-49 demographic for FX in the US when it premiered on July 24 and saw a ratings increase for its most recent outing. The show combines a compelling legal thriller with a riveting murder mystery. (Digital Spy)
BBC snaps up Glenn Close drama Aug 16, 2007
BBC One has bought the rights to acclaimed US TV drama Damages, starring Fatal Attraction actress Glenn Close. Close plays a vicious New York lawyer in the legal thriller, a hit for US cable network FX this summer. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Catherine Zeta-Jones' film ban Aug 9, 2007
"But they are so young, so I won't let them see Michael's films with Glenn Close ('Fatal Attraction') or Sharon Stone ('Basic Instinct') just yet!". It was recently reported the 37-year-old actress wants a third child with her Hollywood star spouse. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Streep, Close and Streisand compete Aug 6, 2007
Until Streep's entry into the race, Close, the star of Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons, was the runaway favourite for the role. Streisand, a double Oscar-winner, sang two of the role's most famous songs - As If We Never Said Goodbye and With One Look - on an album celebrating the best of musical theatre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Why we look other way for cheating candidates Post a comment Jul 30, 2007
Why we look other way for cheating candidates - 07/29/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Glenn Close in 'Damages' Jul 25, 2007
Then she slices and dices a longtime cohort so thoroughly, so suddenly, that you half expect to be hit next with a boiled bunny out of "Fatal Attraction.". This all happens with such expected gracefulness on Close's part that poor young co-star Byrne can't help but be outmatched. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Glenn Close is hard to dismiss in 'Damages' Jul 24, 2007
In FX's new drama "Damages," we get a full serving of the soul-sucking Glenn Close, the hard-boiled and boiling one from "Fatal Attraction," the one who yanked the strings so very tight in "Dangerous Liaisons." As top litigation attorney Patty Hewes, Close is all charming smiles that sit calmly beneath sinister, glinting eyes. Her angular face has Earth Mother potential, a remnant from " The Big Chill" days, but in "Damages" her aspect is as sharp as a stainless steel knife. (Boston Globe)
Glenn Close: Intimidating or intimidated? Jul 24, 2007
In 40 years in theater and movies Close has appeared as Norma Desmond, Cruella de Vil and Alex Forrest, the Medusa-haired bunny boiler of "Fatal Attraction." She should be accustomed to fierce characters. They're the roles she's always offered; they're the roles she's always played. (International Herald Tribune)
