Dems Seeing Stars Aug 19, 2008
The Creative Coalition, a non-partisan group, is bringing a boatload of stars with them including Annette Bening (which could mean that hubby Warren Beatty is nearby), Matthew Modine, Kerry Washington, Joey Pantoliano, Susan Sarandon, Tony Goldwyn, new co-president Tim Daly, Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence O'Donnell. So many celebs are coming that I've heard Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson is considering making a documentary about the whole experience. (Fox News)
Cruise's Xmas Gift Aug 15, 2008
"I was going to bring a jersey with me to donate," Billy told New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Clive Davis, Terry Stewart (director of the Cleveland museum), Matthew Modine (who watched from the sidelines), wife, Katie Lee, and various city officials. "But it s traveling in a case, so I went through my house this morning looking for tchotchkes and taking things off the wall." He settled on a signed baseball bat and a framed poster. (Fox News)
No Breakdown Aug 8, 2008
He started the Police show by playing Every Breath You Take and Every Little Thing She Does is Magic solo on guitar for the very psyched crowd that included actor Matthew Modine and wife Cari, two big Police fans. During the hour with the Police, Costello interviews all three band members individually. (Fox News)
Fever leave Liberty in the dark in WNBA's first outdoor game Jul 20, 2008
Actors Michael Badalucco and Matthew Modine sat adjacent to Esiason. Badalucco, a New York native who starred in the television series The Practice from 1997-2004, was excited to watch the action in person. (USA Today -- Sports)
Mena Suvari is engaged Jul 18, 2008
Last year, Mena was seen in horror film 'Day of the Dead', and she can next be seen starring alongside Matthew Modine in US TV movie 'Murder in Sin City' in September. She shot to fame starring in teen comedy 'American Pie' in 1999, while her role in 'American Beauty' later that year won her critical acclaim and a BAFTA award nomination. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Hey, Emmy voters! Don't forget... Jul 16, 2008
One of its story lines involved her budding romance with a sleazy land developer (Matthew Modine), and the scene in which she unveils her cancer-scarred body to him, petrified of rejection, provided the show with a rare tender moment. When she later discovers her lover screwing Nancy on his office desk, the look of hatred and self-disgust on Celia's face should break even the coldest Emmy voter's heart. (Salon)
We Hear... We Hear... Jul 13, 2008
THAT Matthew Modine will be encouraging New Yorkers to kick the car and ride a bike Tuesday night at an art show to benefit his global initiative, Bike Ride For a Day, at Phebe's Tavern and Grill on The Bowery. SHARE BOX Show your support. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Full Metal Jacket and John Wayne Jun 26, 2008
Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film follows Private Joker (Matthew Modine) through boot camp and into the Vietnam war, exposing the flawed doctrine and policies behind the combat. Film as Ideological State Apparatus. (Suite101.com)
5Top: Forgotten 80s teen classic movies Jun 24, 2008
If I had hottie Linda Fiorentino hanging around my house in her undies, I also might have made like Matthew Modine, who in this film goes on a mission to be a top high school wrestler to Get the Proverbial Girl. Seriously, director Harold Becker successfully melds clichs from both sports and teen flicks to come up with a believable mix of the were number one. (MSNBC -- News)
Critics' Picks Jun 14, 2008
The writers expanded their targets to include both religious fundamentalism and the American military, and introduced a host of fantastic new characters -- including Mary-Kate Olsen as a pot-dealing Christian and Matthew Modine as a land developer trying to peddle a river of sewage. But the season is worth watching if only to see, in one of its final episodes, one of the most memorably sacrilegious set pieces in television history. (Salon)
Rudy Red Sox Jun 13, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008 Last Update: 07:50 AM EDT. FRIDAY THE 13TH LUCKY FOR SOME. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List June 23-29 Jun 13, 2008
-- 6:05 p.m. The Fabulous Baker Boys (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges) -- 8 p.m. One Fine Day (Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman) -- 9:50 p.m. Married to the Mob (Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell) -- 11:40 p.m. Wolf (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jack Nicholson, James Spader) Friday, June 27 Summer of Stars A summer-long programming event featuring the biggest, star packed movies that Starz offers. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Tim Allen, Ann-Margret,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Making the movies Hollywood doesn't want Jun 8, 2008
And the Band Played On (1993) focused on Don Francis (Matthew Modine) and his fellow doctors at the Centers for Disease Control who frantically fought the spread of AIDS. The plots of Hiroshima (1995), Noriega: God's Favorite (2000) and The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) are evident in their titles. In 2003 he made Ice Bound, about a South Pole explorer (Susan Sarandon) and Spinning Boris, about three American campaign managers hired by the Russian Mafia to get Boris Yeltsin re-elected; and in... (Globe and Mail)
Weaving a worldwide web May 15, 2008
Anything film makers can do to get people to work together, as brothers and sisters, to make the world a safer place is worth it, said actor Matthew Modine, whose film credits include starring in Full Metal Jacket. Its not enough to say the world is a mess. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Bryan Adams asks fans to listen up May 2, 2008
Tonight's red carpet event at the unnamed space at 413-415 West 14th St., between Alexander McQueen's flagship store and the club Lotus, will include appearances by actors Franka Potente and Matthew Modine, a music set from the Virgins and a DJ set by the Roots's drummer, Questlove. Adams himself is saving his energy for a 15-date solo tour kicking off tomorrow night in Philadelphia in support of his new album, 11. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF Baby Mama OPENING NIGHT OF THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL Apr 18, 2008
Plus additional noted guests including Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, along with Fred Armisen, Will Arnett, Peter Dinklage, Fred Durst, Judah Friedlander, Seth Green, Liya Kebede, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, Christine Lahti, Padma Lakshmi, Matthew Modine, Oliver Platt, Annabella Sciorra, Molly Shannon, Christopher Walken and many more. WHERE: Ziegfeld Theatre 141 West 54th Street New York City, NY WHEN: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:30 PM... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Red' Rohrbaugh, 83, forged careers Apr 8, 2008
Mr. Rohrbaugh was an extra in "Getting Out" starring Rebecca De Mornay and was the cemetery caretaker in 1995's "Fluke" starring Matthew Modine, his son said. Thereafter, Mr. Rohrbaugh had fun telling new acquaintances, "You didn't know I was a movie star, did you?". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Scoop: Jolie nixes clash Feb 25, 2008
Best-director nominee Julian Schnabel held court at the Gagosian gallery, which attracted a diverse crowd that included Tilda Swinton, James Franco, Diane Keaton, Matthew Modine, John Waters and Brett Ratner. Kathleen Turner grabbed lunch at Mr. Chows. (MSNBC -- News)
All-star celeb sightings this weekend Jan 30, 2008
But it s like anything else, when you stop looking, that s when you walk within two feet of Matthew Modine ( Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, and also hmmm, Weeds ) in the club lounge. Modine, looking all slick and Zamboni d in dark suit and a goatee, had center-ice seats about 10 rows up. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cher Joins Celebrities Cheering Nassiri's Short Film 'Love Sees No Color' at Los Angeles Premiere Dec 5, 2007
Attendees included Matthew Modine ("Weeds"), Dee Wallace ("E.T."), Christian Clemenson ("Boston Legal"), Lauren Karl ("Our Lady of Victory"), Trish Gates ("The Office"), and Michael Moloney ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"). The glittering event was held in the courtyard of CAA at 2000 Constellation Avenue on Wednesday, November 28. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dixie Chick Urges Donations to Defense Fund for Murderers Dec 4, 2007
" If the book is as juicy and fun as Weller s current Michelle Phillips piece in Vanity Fair, all about the 1960s and '70s romances tying Phillips to Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper, then we re in a for a good read. These pop stars were just as interesting as the current crop of Justin, Jessica, Britney, etc only they were talented! That, you see, made all the difference in the world, and is why anyone cares about their music enough to faint more than a quarter of a century... (Fox News)
Still smokin': Surreal soap launches third season Oct 10, 2007
Though already quirky to a fault, Weeds expands its ensemble of players this season with recurring appearances by Carrie Fisher and Matthew Modine as a sharkish divorce lawyer and a sleazy real-estate agent, respectively. More intriguing is the addition of former Full House oddity Mary-Kate Olsen in her first acting turn without her twin sister, Ashley who plays Tara, a young waif who embraces God and pot with equal passion. (Globe and Mail)
Zurich fest plans further expansion Oct 5, 2007
The jury included actor-director Matthew Modine and Germany's Moritz Bleibtreu, while producer Albert S. Ruddy chaired the panel ... The jury included actor-director Matthew Modine and Germany's Moritz Bleibtreu, while producer Albert S. Ruddy chaired the panel. (Variety)
Images of war Sep 28, 2007
Oct. 9, 7 p.m.: "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) A Marine (Matthew Modine) observes the dehumanizing effects the war has on his fellow recruits, from basic training to combat in Hue, Vietnam. Oct. 16, 7 p.m.: "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987) The story of an unorthodox, irreverent disc jockey (Robin Williams) who is assigned to an armed services radio station in Vietnam. (Scranton Times, PA)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 9 Sep 9, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 9-15. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
411 Dogs Paul Allen Aug 30, 2007
It s certainly the best comedy on TV. How Two and a Half Men" could be mentioned in the same sentence at the Emmys is a mystery. Anyway, Mary-Louise Parker is a knockout, and Jenji Kohan s writing and producing are top notch. Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk, Kevin Nealon and newcomer Matthew Modine are exceptionally good. The idea of Weeds, a widowed mom selling pot so she can stay afloat, is pretty out there. But this gang pulls it off, and you find yourself rooting for everyone because even the... (Fox News)
The Best Of Fringe Sports Flicks Aug 26, 2007
Why it makes the list: Sure, it has a cheesy 1980s soundtrack and Matthew Modine in the lead role. But you can't leave out a movie where the lead character has sex with Linda Fiorentino to help lose weight for the big match. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Weeds' Keeps Spreading Aug 11, 2007
(Matthew Modine joins the cast in Season 3 as an oily faith-based community developer who creates Majestic right next to Agrestic. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Weeds gives Parker another career high Aug 10, 2007
So does the series primo supporting cast, which includes Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Nealon, Justin Kirk, Romany Malco and newcomer Matthew Modine. But Weeds is rooted in Parkers performance as Nancy, who, in her hands, is an anxious blend of boldness and delusion. (MSNBC -- News)
Tuned In: 'Weeds' picks up where last season's cliffhangers left off Aug 10, 2007
By the fourth episode, new characters are introduced (Matthew Modine shows up, although still no sign of a character played by Mary-Kate Olsen) and new plots begin to develop, but series creator/writer Jenji Kohan needs the first three episodes to completely work her characters out of the corners she's painted them into. Because there's so much ground to cover and so many characters to pull off assorted cliffs from which they hang, these early "Weeds" episodes are preoccupied with plot. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Continue reading Aug 10, 2007
Joining the show will be Matthew Modine, as a developer of a neighboring religious community, and for 10 of the season's 15 episodes, vampire-esque Mary-Kate Olsen will stop by to play a love interest for Silas. Weeds' third season premieres tonight at 10/9c on Showtime. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Comedy and cast light up 'Weeds' Aug 9, 2007
Two new cast members surface in later episodes: Matthew Modine will appear as a slick developer building the Christian community of Majestic, which will become a fertile new drug market for Nancy. And former Full House pixie Mary-Kate Olsen will appear as Tara Lindman, a Christian teen who becomes Silas' girlfriend. (USA Today)
Montreal fest returns with strong slate Aug 8, 2007
Italo filmmaker Abel Ferrara's Manhattan-set comedy "Go Go Tales," starring Willem Dafoe and Matthew Modine, also finds a competition berth as do two Canuck pics: helmer Emile Gaudreault's relationship comedy "Surviving My Mother" ; and the French-language "You," helmer Francois Delisle's drama about a woman who leaves her husband and son. The competition also includes "1 Day," from helmer Jacob Berger, a Swiss-French co-production; Ray Loriga's "Teresa" ; and the world preem of Gallic helmer... (Variety)
Read more... Jul 18, 2007
The auction brings together celebrities from film, television, fashion and sports, including celebrity couples Laura Dern and Ben Harper; Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, as well as Lance Bass; Alan Cumming; Damien Fahey; Neil Patrick Harris; Heatherette; Chris Kattan; Christina Milian; Matthew Modine; Petra Nemcova; Denise Rich; AnnaSophia Robb; Amy Smart; Mena Suvari; the New York Giants and the cast of the FX Network TV show "Rescue Me.". Related links. (PNN Online)
On cable, everything old is new again Jul 18, 2007
Weeds' third season starts in Canada on Showcase Oct. 10, with Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) going gangsta as the business takes a more serious turn, major developments in just about everybody's sex life and guest runs from Matthew Modine and, in an inspired bit of casting, solo twin Mary-Kate Olsen as a Bible-thumping pothead. Dexter, meanwhile, finds both of his dual lives disrupted by a new love interest, his girlfriend's suspicious mother, played by Jo Beth Williams, a canny FBI agent played by... (Toronto Star)
Gumpert tapped president of Reliant Jul 12, 2007
The company's most recent film, "Dream It Out Loud," stars AnnaSophia Robb, Matthew Modine and Dylan McDermott. Gumpert joined Intermedia in 2001, supervising worldwide operations and financial structuring for the company. (Variety)
CSTV Salutes Women's Sports Jun 19, 2007
The show is narrated by acclaimed actor Matthew Modine. Wednesday, June 27, 8:00 p.m. ET. (Mac-Sports.com)
The AmeriCannes Way May 30, 2007
g., Bad Lieutenant) sticks to basics here, gathering his loyal troupe (Willem Dafoe, Matthew Modine, Asia Argento) and managing to stay independent of Hollywood philosophically and geographically. The beautiful irony here isn't that Ferrara has made a wholesome, heartwarming movie about a striptease club and its hypersensitive manager; it's that he conjured the most American film of the festival by shooting "New York" on a soundstage in Rome. (City Pages)
Summer TV Warming Up May 29, 2007
Weeds (Showtime, Aug. 13) returns for a new season with Matthew Modine joining the cast. to the Hartford Courant today and receive up to 50% off. (CTNow.com)
More Shriek Than Shrek May 16, 2007
One thing these men all have in common, no matter their backgrounds and beliefs: They've seen Full Metal Jacket one too many times, as they're all doing their best Matthew Modine talking-to-the-camera impersonations. Not like they mean to. (City Pages)
People: Reality show host Ty Pennington arrested May 8, 2007
com says veteran actor Matthew Modine will fly through a 10-episode arc on Showtime's show about drugs, Weeds. Modine will play some real-estate-developing lothario who'll pursue both Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Douglas returning as Gordon Gecko May 7, 2007
Matthew Modine joins the cast of "Weeds". Last episode to air May 15. (Moviehole)
'Weeds' grows a new cast member May 4, 2007
The cast of "Weeds" is growing, with Matthew Modine joining Showtime's dramedy for at least 10 episodes. Modine will play Sullivan, a real estate developer building a development adjacent to the skein's fictional town of Agrestic. (Variety)
NORM: Barr a no-show in LV after furor Apr 16, 2007
Actor Matthew Modine, celebrating his birthday Saturday with friends at Tao Bistro and nightclub in The Venetian. Ming-Na, formerly of "ER," former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner and "Tonight Show" announcer John Melendez on Saturday, at Polly Esther's in the Stratosphere for "Birdy's Bachelorette Party." Melendez's wife is one of the show's producers. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Kevin Spacey Appears on Stage for IWC Schaffhausen Apr 14, 2007
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, actors Jean Reno and Matthew Modine, world- class footballer Zinedine Zidane, the Irish singer Ronan Keating and the Laureus sporting legends Boris Becker, David Douillet, Ilie Nastase and Alberto Tomba, along with numerous other prominent guests, have announced their intention to attend the "Serata di Leonardo.". As the musical high point, the live appearance by the disco icons Chic, who came to worldwide fame in the 1970s with their hit "Le Freak," promises a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Britney headed home after completing rehab Mar 23, 2007
" No, she wasn't talking about Pitt. According to the American agency that handled the process, Jolie's adoption of Pax was finalized Tuesday when it was approved by U.S. Embassy officials in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH NICOLE RICHIE: Nicole Richie has been diagnosed with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, her rep said Wednesday. The rail thin star of "The Simple Life" has been seeking a medical explanation as to why she can't gain weight. Other than, you know, she... (Contra Costa Times)
Today in History - March 22 Mar 22, 2007
Actor Matthew Modine is 48. Actor Cole Hauser is 32. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Modine is hooked on helping out Mar 12, 2007
"Kettle of Fish" star Matthew Modine was munching on some popcorn as he walked along the red carpet at John Hancock Hall just a short time before the romantic comedy made its local premiere and said "with all that's going on in the world, it's great for people to have movies that can let them escape." Saturday night's screening and after-party raised an estimated $100,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and that made the trip to Boston all the better, he said. "The arts should always... (Boston Globe)
Hapless 'Kettle of Fish' proves far from fine Mar 9, 2007
In "Kettle of Fish," Matthew Modine is a sax player who sublets his apartment to a British scientist played by Gina Gershon ... Matthew Modine , looking vaguely angry over the way his career hasn't gone, plays Mel, a free-spirited jazz saxophonist wandering from woman to woman and true only to his pet goldfish, Daphne. (Boston Globe)
Film festival's opening night is still short and sweet Mar 9, 2007
Among the directors whose work has been shown on opening night are actors Matthew Modine (When I Was a Boy) and Aaron Ruell (Napoleon Dynamite), whose short, Mary, played the 2005 festival. Cartoonist Bill Plympton showed up for the 2004 festival with Guard Dog, which was later nominated for an Academy Award. (SunSpot.net)
Report: Bundchen pregnant by Brady? Mar 8, 2007
Saturday's Boston premiere of "Kettle of Fish" starring Gina Gershon , Matthew Modine , and Christy Scott Cashman follows the romantic comedy's successful run in Washington, D.C. Boston-based producer Laura Bernieri was at the D.C. screening, where she was joined by the film's writer/director Claudia Myers and actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. This weekend's red-carpet screening is a fund - raiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The celebration of Thelma Schoonmaker's splendid career is shaping up... (Boston Globe -- Living)
WEB EXTRA: Same old dish: "Kettle of Fish," though pleasant, offers nothing new Mar 8, 2007
The film sports an impressive cast of notables like Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon and Eddie Kaye Thomas. Modine plays Mel, a saxophone playing ladies man who can't seem to find a meaningful connection with a woman. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
D.C. filmmaker to host local premiere of 'Kettle of Fish' Mar 4, 2007
"Kettle of Fish" -- starring Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon and Isiah Whitlock Jr. of the police drama "The Wire" -- tells the story of a lifelong bachelor (Modine) who confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to a biologist (Gershon). Modine's heartsick fish and his best friend are on hand throughout the movie to provide perspective. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
It's an honor for five in film industry Jan 7, 2007
Dubbed "Imaginnaires" for being "rich in creativity, thoughts, and ideas," the honorees are Christy Scott Cashman, president of Boston script-development company Saint Aire Productions (and actress alongside Matthew Modine in the indie film "Kettle of Fish"); Steven Feinberg, executive director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office; David Kleiler, founder of Local Sightings, a support services organization in Brookline for independent filmmakers; John Rule, president of the Watertown film... (Boston Globe -- Living)
