Review: 'Happening' is saddening Jun 13, 2008
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY Forty years ago, there was a movie with Faye Dunaway and George Maharis called The Happening. It was about hippies "going with the flow." This summer, we have a new Happening that's pretty much its opposite, but no less ridiculous. (USA Today -- Life)
A Star Is Reborn Jun 8, 2008
She has the pedigree and enduring air of above-it-all self-possession to be starring in sleek, sophisticated thrillers - the kind that Faye Dunaway did in her mid-30s. How luscious it would be to see Pfeiffer work with such new Hollywood classicists as Billy Ray ("Shattered Glass," "Breach") or "Michael Clayton's" Tony Gilroy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Movie: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Jun 1, 2008
Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway & Gene Hackman Star in Gangster Film. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway had the title roles in director Arthur Penn's 1967 gangster classic, Bonnie and Clyde ... Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway portrayed the psychotic killers, with Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons and Michael J. Pollard in criminal support. (Suite101.com)
Sydney Pollack's films exhibit a versatile, collaborative hand May 29, 2008
Faye Dunaway works well with Redford as a young woman he kidnaps in order to use her apartment as a hide-out. Of course, she ends up helping him. (Los Angeles Times)
Newsweek: David Ansen remembers Sydney Pollack May 29, 2008
Even in the midst of this suspense movie, Pollack created an intriguingly off-beat romance, tinged with sadomasochistic undertones, between Redford and Faye Dunaway, who plays a woman he's hijacked to hide him in her apartment while assassins track him down. Pollack made only one comedy in his career, but it's become a classic. (MSNBC -- News)
Remembering Sydney Pollack, an actor's director May 28, 2008
Redford is the bookish CIA researcher whose stomach turns after returning from lunch to find his colleagues murdered, putting him on the run and dependent on a babe (Faye Dunaway). Hollywood keeps churning out less successful variations on this critical/box office success, though it didn't hurt at the time that the public was post-Watergate cynical and ready to believe the agency would eat its own. (USA Today -- Life)
Cami at Cannes: Former Portsmouth resident finds peace with Jude Law May 28, 2008
While I dispute that statement to a certain extent, Faye Dunaway and Julianna Moore did come in and sit in the VIP section. There are lots of panels programmed everyday by Alex Ben Block, the former editor for the Hollywood Reporter. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Sydney Pollack, 73; director achieved critical acclaim, commercial success May 27, 2008
The Pollack-Redford collaboration also produced "The Way We Were" (with Barbra Streisand), "Jeremiah Johnson," "Three Days of the Condor" (with Faye Dunaway), "The Electric Horseman" (with Fonda), "Out of Africa" (with Meryl Streep) and "Havana.". As a filmmaker, Mr. Pollack had a reputation for being a painstaking craftsman - "relentless and meticulous," screenwriter and friend Robert Towne once said. (Boston Globe)
And At Cannes, the Winner Is... May 27, 2008
They kept smiling through Cantet's long, fond acceptance speech, then were joined by other cinema dignitaries including Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper and Faye Dunaway who were there as presenters. Suddenly, les enfants de Cannes were movie stars, reveling in their group closeup. (Time.com)
Screen gems: UA Film Festival travels through 90 years of classics May 25, 2008
The former, starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, and directed slickly (maybe a tad too slickly) by Norman Jewison, is a tremendous star vehicle. McQueen, playing a millionaire thief, tackles a role unlike any previous for him; and Dunaway, a year after her famous turn as Bonnie Parker, is all sophistication and eye makeup. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Latest Indy's a Hit May 20, 2008
Harvey Weinstein, both Dolce and Gabbana, Valentino, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett, Christian Slater and Tamara Mellon, Brett Ratner, Faye Dunaway, Dominick Dunne, Tommy Hilfiger, Control star Sam Riley, producers like Ryan Kavanaugh, Victoria Pearman and agent chiefs Wiatt, Berg, Berkus, et al, were among those spotted. Graydon Carter knows how to throw a party, that s for sure. (Fox News)
Ricky Schroder: From Spoons to sci-fi May 20, 2008
From acting to directingSchroder, who was one of the youngest actors ever to win a Golden Globe for his work opposite Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway in The Champ in 1979 directed his first feature film, Black Cloud, in 2004. The following year, he won the County Music Associations Best Music Video award as well as the Country Music Television Director of the Year award and the Academy of Country Music Video of the Year award for Whiskey Lullaby. (MSNBC -- News)
Penn brings Third Wave to Cannes May 17, 2008
With hotly-applauded Bono and Moore in the audience, and Faye Dunaway as well, Penn added: "In lieu of the fact that governments don't seem to be able to help, this film gives an indication of how you can help yourself.". Penn heads the Cannes jury that will award this year's coveted Palme d'Or prize for best film, and on day three of the world's biggest filmfest critics are already opining the trophy could go to a film with a conscience. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Svelte Cate Blanchett shows what mum Cannes do May 17, 2008
These included its stars Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo, Cannes festival jury members Sean Penn and Natalie Portman, and Eva Longoria, Faye Dunaway, Dennis Hopper, Gillian Anderson, Aishwarya Rai, Mischa Barton and Gael Garcia Bernal. Critics have already discounted the chances of Brazil's two-time Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles winning the festival's prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) prize with his bleak apocalyptic fable. (The Australian)
Sean Penn uses Cannes clout to back documentary about volunteers who helped tsunami victims May 17, 2008
Rocker Bono, filmmaker Michael Moore and actresses Natalie Portman and Faye Dunaway showed up at the movie's premiere Friday. Introducing "The Third Wave," the "Into the Wild" director called it provocative and encouraging. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Stars out for Cannes first night May 16, 2008
Natalie Portman, Faye Dunaway and Eva Longoria were among the other celebrities who attended the opening night gala. Also present were Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, actor Dennis Hopper and X-Files star Gillian Anderson. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Looking at the Eyes of Laura Mars May 13, 2008
Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is on top of the fashion world in New York. She delivers sexy, edgy women in provocative poses, little clothing and holding guns. (Suite101.com)
Master Class graduates win Oscars and Pulitzer Prize! May 8, 2008
And then take Zak Penn's advice (Behind Enemy Lines, X-Men 2, X-Men 3, The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers): "My advice is...take Robert McKee's class. It was essential to my success." Graduates of McKee's 3-day Master Class include: David Bowie, Ed Burns, Drew Carey, John Cleese, Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Emilio Estevez, William Goldman, Akiva Goldsman, Eddie Izzard, Peter Jackson, Quincy Jones, Lawrence Kazdan, Diane Keaton, Steve Koren, Barry Manilow, Zack Penn, Joan Rivers, Julia Roberts,... (Canada Newswire)
Faye Takes Notes May 3, 2008
Saturday, May 03, 2008 Last Update: 07:20 AM EDT. CROWD MORE OFF THAN B'WAY. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Atlanta playwright turns fight with cancer into comedy May 3, 2008
A framed autographed photo of Faye Dunaway in full over-the-top, arched-eyebrow glory as Joan Crawford in "Mommie Dearest" looks on, silently judging. Payne bought the rarity off eBay for $60. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Weekend of remembrance for HolocaustPosted 6 hours, 24 minutes ago. May 2, 2008
Voyage of the Damned from 1976 stars Faye Dunaway and follows the true story of the SS St. Louis, a refugee ship from Europe turned away by Cuba and other world nations. The second film, Fate Did Not Let Me Go, is a documentary which describes a mother s goodbye letter to her son that arrives almost 50 years after she dies in a concentration camp. (Lima News, OH)
Jose: Woody snubs film fest Apr 9, 2008
Not bad, but the lineup of boldfacers is a far cry from the Oscar-winning Adrien Brody, tough broad Faye Dunaway, hottie Salma Hayek and even Michael Jackson of Aprils past. Even former participant Woody Harrelson (No Country For Old Men, who has been busy skinny-dipping in a Miami Beach canal and providing Internet audiences ), has no plans to drive up I-95 Thursday to support his and Hines' film, The Grand. (The Palm Beach Post)
New on DVD: 'Bonnie and Clyde,' other dark treats Mar 28, 2008
Oscar nominations went to the five central actors (star/producer Warren Beatty, newcomer Gene Hackman, near-newcomer Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard and supporting winner Estelle Parsons) ... Young guns: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde. (USA Today -- Life)
New DVDs: The Mist, The Kite Runner Mar 28, 2008
The 1967 film stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in the title roles as the 30s crime couple, whose gang beats a bloody path across the Southwest on a robbery spree the graphic violence was a shocker for audiences 40 years ago. The movie is accompanied by two deleted scenes, a new behind-the-scenes documentary that examines how the film was made and marketed, and the History Channel special Love and Death: The Story of Bonnie and Clyde. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Bonnie and Clyde' an icon Mar 25, 2008
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway gave iconic performances. Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Michael J. Pollard and Gene Wilder (look for him in a car that gets hijacked) also were outstanding. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Hollywood taboos, and a breakthrough of social consciousness Mar 6, 2008
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in "Bonnie and Clyde," one of the trailblazing films released in 1967. (warner bros. (Boston Globe)
Hollywood Archaeology Mar 5, 2008
Some of its images (the actress Faye Dunaway, honey-haired under her raffish '30s beret) quickly became iconic. But the film's success turns out to have been anything but inevitable. (Slate)
Despite the cold, Oscar parties were white-hot with celebs Feb 26, 2008
After waiting outside the Pacific Design Center in the cold for 40 minutes and watching Heidi Klum, Seal, Tim Allen, Faye Dunaway and others hop into their waiting cars Ford unsuccessfully attempted to order up a new limo. Finally, the police came to Ford's rescue, escorting the couple into a squad car and driving them home. (USA Today -- Life)
Oscar gets the parties started Feb 26, 2008
1 million, revelers including Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Kate Beckinsale, Billy Joel, Faye Dunaway, Stevie Wonder, Russell Simmons, Quincy Jones and Tom Wilkinson poured into the Pacific Design Center to catch a duet between Elton John and special guest Mary J. Blige. While waiting in line for one of the swanky swag bags, Jeremy Piven offered his thoughts on Jon Stewart's hosting duties: "Jon's an incredibly sharp guy, and I thought he did a great job. I don't think people realize how hard... (Variety)
Guest Column: 31 years later, Thon leader remembered Feb 25, 2008
-- a line in the movie by actress Faye Dunaway that referenced if a race horse was hurt, at least it was put out of its misery. The success of that movie led IFC to decide to have a weekend dance marathon. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Cougars stress sophistication over sex Feb 24, 2008
In last fall's straight-to-DVD movie "Cougar Club," Faye Dunaway vamped as the oversexed wife of a college grad's boss-to-be. In a fall episode of CBS's "How I Met Your Mother," Neil Patrick Harris seduced Jane Seymour, who had also snarled at younger men in the film "The Wedding Crashers.". (Boston Globe)
YEAR OF THE BRAT Feb 24, 2008
It was the springtime of Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Haskell Wexler, Mike Nichols, Sidney Poitier and Norman Jewison (among many others). They were fairly young and semi-fearless and brilliant in a winging-it sort of way. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Would-be thriller has some major disadvantages Feb 22, 2008
We watch the ensuing developments from the news truck of producer Rex (Sigourney Weaver, acting all Faye Dunaway in "Network"): The president is shot, a Secret Service agent appears to bring down a suspect, a bomb goes off somewhere else in the city, and then the Plaza podium itself detonates in a massive explosion. Click. (Boston Globe)
The anti-hero isn't new to the world of Oscar Feb 21, 2008
Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen inNetwork (1976) The bad: After an anchor's on-air suicide threat proves a ratings boon, a ruthless TV programmer showcases his mad ramblings in a daily infotainment show. She also thoughtlessly sleeps with an older newsman, ruining his marriage with no regrets. (USA Today -- Life)
Good, bad and the anti-hero: Oscar contenders in gray zone Feb 21, 2008
Unlike other post-feminist lady bosses from hell who have caught Oscar's eye Faye Dunaway in 1976's Network, Sigourney Weaver in 1988's Working Girl, Meryl Streep in 2006's The Devil Wears Prada she is utterly out of her league. Her Karen Crowder is a chilling portrait of a driven woman hitting a wall built by her own ambition and turning to villainous means to escape. (USA Today -- Life)
'Michael Clayton' reels you in Feb 17, 2008
Clooney and Wilkinson have great "Network"-like moments (they're William Holden and Peter Finch); Swinton is the 2007 counterpart to 1976's Faye Dunaway. "Michael Clayton," in fact, is like a good Sidney Lumet/Paddy Chayefsky drama. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
1967: Duo set for 'Crown' Feb 8, 2008
Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in 'The Thomas Crown Affair ... GOOD MORNING: Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway were showered and sauna'd yesterday in a semi-nude scene by Norman Jewison on "The Crown Caper" set. (Variety)
Todd Traina's passion is movies, not money Feb 6, 2008
Find a way to get it made,' " Traina recalled. After majoring in English and government in college, Traina went to Hollywood and worked as a production assistant from 1991 to 1993. He became an independent producer in 1993, trying to get projects made. His first film from start to finish was "Stanley's Gig," with Faye Dunaway. It won awards and was shown in film festivals, he said, and he sold it to Starz Network. He and a partner sold a script on speculation to 20th Century Fox, a film called... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Eight-Legged Gift Feb 3, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008 Last Update: 06:35 AM EST. OH, IT'S RAINING ON MY TIRADE. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Plenty of options for Super Sunday Feb 1, 2008
The former stars Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty as '30s criminals on the lam. "They're young, they're in love, and they kill people" the movie's ad campaign said. (Boston Globe)
Washington Post Film Critic Jan 21, 2008
And wasn't that sexy scene in 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair, between Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, when they play footsie under the table during a game of chess. Check this out too. (Washington Post)
Double-dippers and other trivia Jan 12, 2008
Faye Dunaway in Puzzle of a Downfall Child. Glenda Jackson in Women in Love. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
DVD year in review: Fans savored these vintage films Dec 28, 2007
Kirk Douglas' adman stands in for the director (read Kazan's great autobiography to see the parallels), and you get the one performance that may ace Bonnie and Clyde's as Faye Dunaway's career peak ... Modern angst: Kirk Douglas has an affair with Faye Dunaway in 1969's The Arrangement. (USA Today -- Life)
Difficulties in changing your faith Dec 23, 2007
Famous converts: From Gary Cooper to Faye Dunaway. BERYL BAINBRIDGE. (Guardian Unlimited)
The Starter Wife Dec 19, 2007
In one episode, the opening scene recalls Jack Nicholson slapping the truth out of Faye Dunaway in Chinatown; another scene references Silence of the Lambs. Which is ironic, given these women aren't lambs and they're anything but silent. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A break in the action Dec 8, 2007
All eyes on DunawayLuminous screen legend Faye Dunaway was in town Thursday night, and dropped by actress Christy Scott Cashman's crib in the Back Bay. Dunaway, who won an Oscar for "Network" and was married to singer Peter Wolf, talked about a few of her upcoming projects, including a production of Terrence McNally's play "Master Class." Listening in were House Speaker Sal DiMasi and his wife, Debbie, Massachusetts Film Bureau boss Nick Paleologos and Mary Chiochios, "Stiffs" producer Sandy... (Boston Globe)
Comedy Award Cackles Dec 6, 2007
The king of the jungle, Christopher Biggins, revealed what he was really wearing under his swanky kilt, Alan Carr had us blushing with a smidgen of saucy talk, and lovely ladies like Faye Dunaway and Liz Smith were super-sweet. Peruse the winners list below, and then totter off to see all of the action in our gallery. (Sky News)
Extreme Celebrity Giving Dec 6, 2007
Wyclef Jean, Faye Dunaway and British soccer star Rio Ferdinand were among the models. If you're fabulously rich, chances are you can afford to part with some of the stuff in your closet. (Forbes -- Business)
Click here to view the Gallery of Golden Glee Nov 29, 2007
Photo Gallery - Emmys, Oscars, Events, Awards, Festivals - Variety. Gallery of Golden Glee. (Variety)
People: People Nov 15, 2007
Pierce Brosnan will return as the debonair thief and corporate raider Thomas Crown in a sequel to the 1999 remake of the 1968 "Thomas Crown Affair," which starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, Variety reported. Tentatively titled "The Thomas Crown Affair 2," the MGM film, to be directed by Paul Verhoeven, will be set in the Middle East, where Crown becomes enmeshed in a feud and must decide how much he will risk for love. (International Herald Tribune)
The Verhoeven Nov 14, 2007
maf on Nov 11 2007, 3:25:09 AM writes: GET YOUR ASS TO TURKEY Brosnan's Thomas Crown was boring (the original was, too, with the fugly Faye Dunaway). McTiernan has lost his edge over the years. (JoBlo.com)
Conan stalker back in Hub Nov 12, 2007
It worries me when he says he wants to meet Faye Dunaway and Paul Simon. It s not good for the future. (Boston Herald)
The new brutality Nov 10, 2007
The final shoot-out, filmed in slow motion (borrowed from Japanese master Akira Kurosawa) saw the glamorous corpses of the title characters (played by Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty) turned into Swiss cheese by machine-gun fire. The next decade saw filmmakers pushing to one-up each other in more dramatic, splashy, graphic, sublime and ugly violence: Bullitt, Dirty Harry, A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Death Wish, Jaw s, Taxi Driver, Halloween and Raging Bull. (Globe and Mail)
Review: Otto Preminger Nov 10, 2007
Particularly toward the end, it becomes a numbing recital of major quarrels (with, among others, Tom Tryon, Faye Dunaway and Dyan Cannon) and minor grace notes, usually achieved with actors who relied on that most basic tactic for dealing with bullies: standing up to them. Hirsch, a professor of film at Brooklyn College, has done admirable research. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Rain' drops on PorchLight Nov 4, 2007
PorchLight Entertainment, a 10-year-old Los Angeles-based producer-distrib, has just inked to handle the international theatrical, broadcast and DVD distribution rights of the movie "Rain," starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Loggia. "Rain," which will be licensed this week at AFM, is based on the novel of the same title by V.C. Andrews. (Variety)
Panel focuses on film investors Oct 11, 2007
Director Todd Solondz had come to town to film a follow-up to his 1998 independent feature "Happiness" set with actors such as Demi Moore, Faye Dunaway, Emma Thompson and Dennis Franz. Just before filming was set to begin, however, Thompson had to pull out of the project because of scheduling conflicts, and that caused one of the major investors to pull $2 million from the film, Garrett said. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Why drug lord fascinates US Sep 30, 2007
The lovebirds were immortalised on screen in 1967 by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, above. John Dillinger This bank robber was lionised in several films and was the inspiration for Humphrey Bogart's Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Hit List: Ang Lee Sep 29, 2007
Though Roman Polanski's thriller was filmed in the 1970s, it played off the tropes of 1940s film noir, with Jack Nicholson as a troubled detective and Faye Dunaway as his abused paramour. "It's just a great movie," says Mr. Lee. (Wall Street Journal)
'Bionic': Rebuilt, roaring Sep 27, 2007
She was actually making a low-budget British horror movie with Faye Dunaway when she got the call to audition. "I didn't think anything of it," she says. (The Palm Beach Post)
Imperia Entertainment Sells Interest in Muller Media, Inc. Sep 27, 2007
Imperia's film properties include its feature film, "Say It In Russian" (), starring Faye Dunaway, and "Never Submit," starring Ernie Hudson and star MMA fighters Ken Shamrock, Josh Koscheck, Michael McDonald, Mauricio Shogun Rua, and Nate Quarry , the award-winning "Autograph" television series, and "The New Three Stooges" cartoon series, a series of 156 cartoons and 41 live wraparound skits featuring The Three Stooges. This press release contains statements, which may constitute... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Top 10 Outlaws Sep 25, 2007
Faye Dunaway, who enters the film in the buff, may well be the single most beautiful creature ever captured on film. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. (IGN FilmForce)
'Fake. Fake. Fake. Fake.' Sep 24, 2007
Faye Dunaway trembles under Redford like a neurasthenic Chihuahua to indicate how heavily meaningful the experience is, in a way, we hope, that most sex is not (Pauline Kael described it as "death-rattle sex") ... Network (1976): In this demented 1970s view of equality between the sexes, Faye Dunaway is the soulless (and braless) feminist who screws like a man. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Bang bang! Tops in movie robbers Sep 19, 2007
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)Theyre young. Theyre in love. (MSNBC -- News)
Cumming homeHow his Edinburgh comeback affected Scotland's acting star Sep 7, 2007
The film, based on the book Masterclass by Terrance McNally, is being directed by Faye Dunaway, who will also play Callas. Cumming will play her accompanist. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A locals’ guide to the Film Fest Aug 29, 2007
Faye Dunaway is the insurance investigator in hot pursuit of Thomas. The chemistry between the two leads, more than the caper, is the film s glue: they steam up the screen without removing their clothes. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
