"Get Smart" in theaters Jun 24, 2008
Blowing up a concert in Los Angeles where the President (James Caan, doing his best Dubya) will be in attendance. He plans to set off the bomb during Beethoven's "Ode to Joy." I appreciate the filmmakers use of "Ode to Joy" in both the trailer and the film itself, especially since it is used in the trailer format so much because it seems to work well against images of stuff getting blowed up real good. (Suite101.com)
Get Smart: Clever comedy thriller Jun 23, 2008
The only miss in this regard is the casting of tough guy James Caan as a George W. Bush clone, which is both a bad match and a pointless parody. Bush jokes are just so 15 minutes ago. (Toronto Star)
AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Tracy BennettAnne Hathaway, left, and Steve Carell star in a scene from “Get Smart.” Jun 22, 2008
Bill Murray, James Caan, Kevin Nealon, Heroes Masi Oka, ex-Raider Bill Romanowski and a multitude of others pop up. There are also a few prominently placed political jabs (CIA digs; President s pronunciation of nuclear), which give Get Smart an even higher IQ.. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Movie review: Get rewrite on 'Get Smart' Jun 21, 2008
James Caan shows up as the president, in the most pointed, nasty parody of George W. Bush to date (the kind of thing that happens only in a president's last year in office). But Carell is the only positive influence on the audience's experience of the movie. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Get Smart': Maxed Out, By Kurt Loder Jun 21, 2008
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'Get Smart' lacks intelligence of '60s TV series Jun 20, 2008
Just as many good actors are hung out to dry, though, including Dwayne Johnson (per the credits, no longer The Rock) as the smoothly capable Agent 23, James Caan as a US president who's a bigger idiot than Max, and Ken Davitian - Borat's portly foil - as Siegfried's henchman. Hathaway is game but misused, too, for the simple reason that the unspoken romantic tension that kept the TV series purring for so long is addressed too quickly here. (Boston Globe)
'Get Smart' Jun 20, 2008
Especially inept are attempts at up-to-the-minute political satire, including a painfully miscast James Caan as a president thuddingly modeled on George W. Bush. As to "Get Smart's" actual plot, it is nothing more than a knockoff of standard issue spy material centering on the concept that the TV show's rivalry between the evildoers of KAOS and the good guys from CONTROL continues to this day. (Los Angeles Times)
'Get Smart' retreads old ground Jun 20, 2008
Alan Arkin is warm yet irascible as the Chief, James Caan contributes a brief, entertaining turn as the president, and Bill Murray tosses off a goofy, underplayed cameo as ever-camouflaged Agent 13. With comic resources like this, "Get Smart" should have been a hoot, not just satisfactory. (Juneau Empire)
* [FILM REVIEW] Agent of reinvention (sorry about that, chief) Jun 20, 2008
Terence Stamp (Siegfried), Terry Crews (Agent 91), David Koechner (Larabee), James Caan (The President). RUNNING TIME: 110 MINUTES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Get Smart falls short in spying and spoofing Jun 20, 2008
There were certainly opportunities for Get Smart to give current events the same level of mockery that the old show applied to the Cold War theres a major plot point about yellowcake uranium, for goodness sakes but the best it can do is to give us James Caan as a dopey president who reads Goodnight Moon to a class of school children. A beloved character makes a last-minute appearance in the hopes of making the audience hanker for a sequel, but its too little, too late. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Steve Carell brings flair to formulaic 'Get Smart' Jun 20, 2008
They even have a president (James Caan) who can't pronounce nuclear properly and reads "Goodnight Moon" to the kiddies as the country teeters on the brink. None of it sticks. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Politically edgier, the new Get Smart mocks the President - Jun 20, 2008
As played by James Caan, the U.S. president is an easily amused simpleton who falls asleep at the symphony and, in general, suffers from the same borderline narcissistic personality disorder as the bumbling Max. He's just a lot less effective. (Globe and Mail)
99 Ways to 'Get Smart' Jun 18, 2008
James Caan also appears as a bumbling president of the U.S. who s under the thumb of his evil V.P.. There are also a couple of references to the old TV show: jovial Bernie Kopell, who played Siegfried, the head of KAOS in the series ( and known, alas, as Doc from "Love Boat") speeds by. (Fox News)
All-Time Top Five Football Movies Jun 16, 2008
The Program (1993; Written by David S. Ward & Aaron Latham and Directed by David S. Ward): James Caan stars as Sam Winters, a university football coach under extreme pressure from the school and fans to deliver wins. The struggles of the coach are mirrored by those of his players as they try to cope with life playing football at a major university with a strong track record of success. (Suite101.com)
'Hulk' Lampooned Jun 14, 2008
From the movie community came the heavy-hitters: Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton, Steven Spielberg, Robert Evans, James Caan, Halle Berry, Keith Carradine, Quentin Tarantino, Brett Ratner and Hugh Hefner, as well as Art Garfunkel at the top of the list ... " However: in recalling the landmark film she made with Beatty, Reds, for which she received an Oscar nomination, Keaton talked about the famous reunion-at-the-train-station scene near the film s end. It s my favorite few... (Fox News)
First-Ever Vegas Icon Award Presented to James Caan Jun 14, 2008
LAS VEGAS, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is proud to present renowned actor James Caan with the first Vegas Icon Award during the Honorees Reception at the 10th annual CineVegas Film Festival ... One of the most versatile actors in motion pictures, James Caan is best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather" and for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of football star Brian Piccolo in "Brian's Song." Beginning his... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Self-inflicted US misery May 28, 2008
In it, a writer of romance novels, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), is held prisoner by a crazed fan, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), and subjected to unspeakable tortures when he tries to escape - tortures far worse in the novel than the movie. The story is a particular favorite of us writers; it's what we think of if, after giving a talk to a local community or business group, we get approached by that guy from the back with the burning eyes wearing the heavy fur-lined down jacket in July who has waited... (Asia Times Online)
Transformers 2 loses Jonah Hill May 8, 2008
Replacing fuss-pot James Caan. "Great Muppet Caper" villain back for Segel's "Muppet" pic. (Moviehole)
5Top: Inspired superhero casting May 2, 2008
One imagines the disaster if one of the producers original choices Robert Redford or James Caan had gotten Reeves role. Instead Superman came to us, as he should come to us, fresh-faced and innocent and steely. (MSNBC -- News)
Caan's cookie monster antics disrupt film shoot Apr 23, 2008
James Caan: a man who knows about cookies. James Caan has reportedly quit the set of David O Russell's new film following an argument about how best to choke on a cookie. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
You Bluffing? Apr 13, 2008
Starring: James Caan, Lauren Hutton. Key quote: "The only thing that's standing between your skull and a baseball bat is my word.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bloom, Hawke, Thirlby 'Love' N.Y. Apr 10, 2008
Other confirmed thesps include Carlos Acosta, Kevin Bacon, Justin Bartha, Rachel Bilson, James Caan, Bradley Cooper, Chris Cooper, Drea de Matteo, Irrfan Khan, Cloris Leachman, Blake Lively, Emilie Ohana, Maggie Q, Shu Qi, Eli Wallach, Saul Williams, Robin Wright-Penn, Anton Yelchin and Ugur Yucel. Special Report. (Variety)
Forget fantasy, here are film's football stars Apr 4, 2008
But the ensuing run blocking problems are made up for by the fact that we have both Williams and James Caan from "Brian's Song" in our starting backfield, with a healthy Boobie Miles from "Friday Night Lights" and Keith from "Good Times" coming off the bench ... FB: Brian Piccolo (James Caan) "Brian's Song". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Joni's Life Attempt Apr 2, 2008
Producer Emmanuel Benbihy is also very excited about Ratner s segment in New York, I Love You, which stars James Caan. Guests dined on Cipriani s delicious cuisine, but the ice cream birthday cake was from Carvel. (Fox News)
10 football movies worth watching Apr 2, 2008
Brians Song (1971)Before James Caan was gunned down at the toll booth as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, he made an impression on a wide audience with this television weeper about the relationship between Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo (Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams). Piccolo was white, Sayers black, and they were competing for playing time. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Godfather Mar 21, 2008
The supporting cast includes Robert Duvall, James Caan and Diane Keaton. Some of the characters and scenes aren't fully explained but that's OK. Many films struggle to maintain the illusion of reality but the world of The Godfather is so rich and detailed that the viewer gets the sense that what's on screen is only a part of a much larger story. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Idol' tops Fox, new shows struggle Mar 19, 2008
A couple of movies fared well on cable during the week, with Lifetime drawing a sizable aud Saturday for original movie "Wisegal," starring Alyssa Milano, Jason Gedrick and James Caan (0. 9/3 in 18-49, 3. (Variety)
Kevorkian to be released from prison in June Mar 18, 2008
Mekeisha Madden Toby: The Lifetime movie "Wisegal" is a hot piece of trash but if you like Alyssa Milano (who will forever to me be Samantha from "Who's the Boss") and James Caan, watch it. . (Yahoo News -- Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia)
Pfeiffer, Friend to star in 'Cheri' Mar 18, 2008
Bates played the unsinkable Molly Brown in "Titanic." She currently can be seen torturing James Caan in a DirecTV commercial parody of her Oscar-winning "Misery" role. "Cheri" will reunite "Dangerous Liaisons" partners Pfeiffer, Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
ABC tops sluggish Sunday Mar 18, 2008
4 million viewers for the premiere of its original movie "Wisegal," starring Alyssa Milano, Jason Gedrick and James Caan. Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: ABC, 3. (Variety)
Mob tale is clearly made by Lifetime Mar 15, 2008
This attracts the attention of the big boss, played by James Caan, who has clearly forgotten anything interesting or true-to-life about Sonny Corleone. He swiftly recruits her to transport illicit money from Canada. (Boston Globe)
TV Lookout: Highlights March 9-15 Mar 9, 2008
Mob boss Salvatore Palmeri (James Caan) persuades her to work as a courier transporting cash across the border from Canada. Then Patty discovers that Frank has murdered his own son. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
1st National Entertainment Awards to be Announced Thursday by Actress Maud Adams Feb 16, 2008
She has appeared in a series of films, including "Tattoo" with Bruce Dern and "Rollerball" with James Caan. The Los Angeles Press Club is located in the Steve Allen Theater at 4773 Hollywood Boulevard, two blocks west of Vermont Avenue. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
5 best sports movies Feb 9, 2008
Outside of The Godfather, have you ever seen James Caan better than as the doomed Brian Piccolo. Or Billy Dee Williams top his role as the great Gale Sayers. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A like-minded mob Feb 1, 2008
" Duvall worked in his younger years with Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and James Caan - the latter playing the crime boss in The Yards and also Sonny in The Godfather - and says Phoenix and Wahlberg are not unlike his revered peers. "These young actors are just as good. Maybe we raised the bar. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Coming attractions: Beatles have ticket to ride to deep space with NASA Feb 1, 2008
Sign up to receive our free Books e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens. (USA Today -- Life)
More of this story Jan 25, 2008
He was half of one of the most unlikely, and tragically short, friendships in sports history, as a quiet shy black kid from Nebraska hooked up with fellow running back Brian Piccolo (pre-Godfather James Caan), a gregarious white good ol boy from North Carolina. One of the best, if not THE best, TV movies ever made, the story remains timeless and heartbreaking - a five-hankie flick if ever there was one. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Read on... Jan 4, 2008
Guilty pleasures* TV: BBCs Torchwood * Film: El Dorado, with James Caan and John Wayne* Reading material: Any Home magazine* Web sites: Las Vegas The Series (lasvegastheseries ... I dont buy anything, just ask James Caan, who tells me to go clothes shopping every time he sees me. (Variety)
TV Q&A: Makeover show uses loophole Jan 1, 2008
Why did James Caan leave "Las Vegas" ... James Caan told the Hollywood Reporter he wanted to go back to making movies. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Out of the box Dec 27, 2007
Who did Las Vegas star James Caan play in the first Godfather movie. 21. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Medifast, Inc. to Unveil New Advertising Campaign Featuring Genie Francis and New Web Features in Early 2008 Dec 27, 2007
alongside Charlie Sheen; and the blockbuster The Program featuring James Caan, Halle Berry and Omar Epps. In 1995 Swanson tackled her most controversial role, as a college student discovering her sexuality in John Singleton's Higher Learning. (PR Newswire)
Network and cable prime-time highlights for Tuesday Dec 24, 2007
(2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan. 9:30 ET/PT. (USA Today -- Life)
Holiday movies: Our critics have made a list and checked it twice Dec 19, 2007
He's come to New York City for a reunion with his executive father (James Caan). The movie is rambunctious, and - whenever Zooey Deschanel is around as a regular girl playing a department-store elf - disarmingly sweet. (Boston Globe)
5Top: Memorable Nicolas Cage films Dec 18, 2007
Cage and girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker are in Vegas and planning to get hitched when he suffers a bad beat at the poker table to James Caan. So bad, in fact, that the only way for Cage to pay off Caan is to allow Parker to hook up with him for one night. (MSNBC -- News)
Lee Grant's 10 book-to-box office adaptations that worked Dec 1, 2007
The Godfather (1972): One of the great movies of all time, the Francis Ford Coppola saga based on Mario Puzo's pulpy novel features Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and a mesmerizing capo Marlon Brando in the story of the Corleone crime family. A film you can't refuse, or expect a horse's head in your bed. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Insult master Nov 30, 2007
Mr. Warmth has ample compliments and jibes from other famous fans and friends: Clint Eastwood, Sidney Poitier, James Caan, Debbie Reynolds and more. Best friend Bob Newhart weighs in with vacation and Vegas tales, and Martin Scorsese, who directed Rickles in the 1995 Mob drama Casino, cracks up recalling Rickles' shtick. (USA Today)
Offbeat flicks for the season Nov 26, 2007
"Elf" is the story of a man-child named Buddy (Ferrell) raised by elves who travels to New York City to meet his birth father (James Caan), who never knew he existed. Buddy meets a girl while working at Santa's village in a department store and the two work to bring father and son together and save Christmas. (Stamford Advocate)
Top 10 Stephen King film adaptations Nov 23, 2007
Lucky James Caan (a famous novelist) finds out that the nurse who rescues him when his car crashes in the middle of nowhere is one of his biggest fans. Unlucky James Caan then finds out she's the fan from hell. (Boston Globe)
Film and Epicurean Worlds Collide at The 17th Annual Florida Film Festival Nov 21, 2007
5-million guests, premiered thousands of films and hosted hundreds of celebrities including the legendary Paul Newman, Christopher Walken, Oliver Stone, John Waters, Campbell Scott, James Caan, Ed Burns, Jason Lee, Gena Rowlands, William H. Macy and Virginia Madsen. Source: The Florida Film Festival. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Holiday time exacerbates family friction Nov 21, 2007
n Elf, (2003), a comedy starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Bob Newhart When Buddy the Elf, towering over his fellow North Pole elves, finally realizes that he s not actually an elf, he treks to New York to find his dad. PG. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Tidbits: Simon Cowell admits using Botox Nov 19, 2007
" Click for related contentDish on the fly Future Hollywood hunks dont need fame and fortune to get lucky or even a learners permit. took a revealing look at Mitchell Simons new tome, Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies, wherein the author states that many A-list hotties lost their virginity at alarmingly young ages. Clint Eastwood, David Duchovny, Bruce Willis? 14! Clocking at just 13 were Johnny Depp, James Caan and Jon Bon Jovi. And while no one wants to know what Don... (MSNBC -- News)
Ocean's Eleven star apologizes for using gay slur Nov 17, 2007
The Ocean's Eleven star, son of screen legend James Caan, called a paparazzi who got too close for his liking a "****ot". He tells website TMZ.com, "I am sorry for using such a derogatory word. I was being harassed by a paparazzi, and unfortunately, the word slipped out."I don't ever condone the use of that word and I deeply apologize to anyone whom I may have offended. (FOX23.com, OK)
Early To Bed Nov 15, 2007
" just out from HarperEntertainment, Mitchell Simons reveals that Clint Eastwood, David Duchovny, Bruce Willis and Jerry Hall gave up their innocence at 14. Topping them are: Johnny Depp, James Caan and Jon Bon Jovi, who were just 13. Don Johnson was a mere 12. And Sean Connery confessed, "I was 8, but I can't recall with whom. " > > > ||||||||||| ||||||||| --> NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and NEWYORKPOST.COM are trademarks of NYP... (New York Post -- Gossip)
A look at the scariest movie moments Oct 28, 2007
"MISERY" (1990) -- Oscar winner Kathy Bates standing over a horrified James Caan with a sledgehammer. Enough said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Last night's TV Oct 24, 2007
For instance, James Caan, the latest arrival, "made his millions building a global business in the recruitment industry and now heads a private equity firm". I dare say, but what does he do. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Pipeline to success Oct 17, 2007
Another anecdote involves the 1980 filmed-in-Buffalo movie "Hide in Plain Sight" starring James Caan. Linsky provided a water pump to simulate rainfall on a car in one scene. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
With dreamy baseball playoffs, October just got a lot cooler Oct 3, 2007
MLB actually has been creating its version of YouTube, named "actober," with fans and stars, such as James Caan and Survivor host Jeff Probst re-enacting dramatic postseason moments in their yards. Caan reminisced about his favorite Yankee moments. (USA Today -- Sports)
Nikki Sixx signs books - and whatever Sep 28, 2007
James Caan also submits a clip in which the actor, a lifelong Yankees fan, hurls an insult at Sox fans. Courting reelection It's never too soon to start raising money for your reelection campaign. (Boston Globe)
Lights, camera ... Sep 24, 2007
Carlsen, originally from Pocatello, has worked on numerous feature films including, ''The Way of the Gun,'' starring James Caan. He just completed a movie with Chevy Chase due out later this year. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Box office politics Sep 21, 2007
One imagines that this resonates strongly with his coterie of political backers, who include such evenly balanced types as Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper and James Caan - who together constitute less a political caucus than a gathering of the Bel-Air chapter of Narcotics Anonymous. As to the bust, Cassel told the LA Times recently, with an insouciance one might welcome from mainstream politicians, "It was stupid. It's irrelevant now. I've been sober for 20 years." Admirable frankness aside, SAG... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
SAG re-elects Rosenberg Sep 21, 2007
Rosenberg's backers included Tim Allen, Dana Delaney, Morgan Freeman, Peter Gallagher, Meryl Streep and Peter Weller; Cassel's list featured Steve Buscemi, James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson. Rosenberg's the husband of "CSI" star Marg Helgenberger. (Variety)
SAG president wins reelection Sep 21, 2007
The 72-year-old union firebrand, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Faces" in 1968, had enlisted the support of such stars as Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, James Caan and Dennis Hopper. A SAG member since 1959, Cassel was elected to its board in 2001. (Los Angeles Times)
Harvard Film Archive salutes Norman Mailer Sep 17, 2007
Tomorrow it's "Games," with James Caan, Katharine Ross, and Simone Signoret at 7 p.m., and "Queen of Blood," with Hopper, again, in a work for producer Roger Corman, at 9 p.m.. "Chinatown" plays the Coolidge Corner big screen tomorrow at 7 p.m. (617-734-2500 and ). (Boston Globe -- Living)
Anna Nicole Smith Sep 14, 2007
part-timer Bracco handing Clinton a grand, another phony mobster, The Godfather's James Caan, who has a place down the coast in Aventura, gifted the senator from New York another $4,200. In Palm Beach, while businessman David Koch just gave the GOP $25,000 to use on the presidential campaign as it sees fit, his brother, world-class collector Bill Koch, gave zilch. (The Palm Beach Post)
Make me a movie I can’t refuse Aug 31, 2007
The pinnacle of Marlon Brando, James Caan and Al Pacino. Quotes: Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
