Reviews: 'Mrs. Pettigrew,' 'Bank Job' Mar 8, 2008
It has none of the cinematic pyrotechnics of a Guy Ritchie picture, but it also lacks the stylish cool of a "Sexy Beast," for example. Australian director Roger Donaldson ("The Recruit," "Thirteen Days"), working from a script by British veterans Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, has crafted a respectable mix of fact and fiction inspired by the 1971 robbery of a Lloyds Bank in London. (Click2Houston, TX)
The Bank Job is just another heist film Mar 4, 2008
It has none of the cinematic pyrotechnics of a Guy Ritchie picture, but it also lacks the stylish cool of a Sexy Beast, for example. Australian director Roger Donaldson (The Recruit, Thirteen Days), working from a script by the veteran British team of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, has crafted a respectable mix of fact and fiction inspired by the 1971 robbery of a Lloyds Bank in London. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Berlin Film Festival Report Feb 20, 2008
It stars Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast) as a university professor who doesn't believe in monogamy, falling for the charms of his student Penelope Cruz. Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard head the excellent supporting cast in this fine drama. (IGN FilmForce)
Heir to the bad boy's throne Feb 14, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Strangers in Strange Lands Feb 9, 2008
Ralph Fiennes' profane and pathologically angry crime boss is a straight-up lift from the Ben Kingsley role in Sexy Beast. And the presence of a resentful dwarf actor (Jordan Prentice) who's forced to don humiliating costumes for dream sequences can only be a nod to Peter Dinklage's memorable debut in Tom DiCillo's Living in Oblivion. (Slate)
Review: 'In Bruges' much bluster, too little bite Feb 9, 2008
(The top dog is played by Ralph Fiennes, seemingly intent on out-mugging Ben Kingsley's fearsome Don Logan from "Sexy Beast."). It has to be said, none of these men are remotely plausible professional killers, and little that they say or do would make sense in the real world. (CNN -- Showbiz)
In Bruges hits the target Feb 6, 2008
McDonagh also shines as an actors director Farrell and Gleeson are a delectable comic duo, and Fiennes (who so rarely gets to play comedy) digs his teeth into what may be the screens most foul-mouthed mobster since Ben Kingsleys bravura turn in Sexy Beast. Prentice, whom I dont think Ive seen onscreen before, steals every scene with his very dry delivery; I hope casting directors can start looking past his height and giving him more opportunities in film. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Wacky roleSir Ben Kingsley on playing a pot-smoking therapist Jan 25, 2008
" Sir Ben has delivered some indelible portrayals in his five decades as an actor - from his Oscar-winning role in Gandhi in 1982 to his scene-stealing role as ruthless gangster Don Logan in Sexy Beast in 2000. Mary-Kate Olsen's character is another drug buyer in the film The actor says he is drawn to re-invention: "It's the biggest joy for me. " He maintains he is drawn to doing different characters because it helps him to continue to reach audiences. "I won't do that by playing the same person... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Drive me crazy Jan 23, 2008
Where you'll find me on a Friday night: cooking and playing cards with friends, dining at a new restaurant or. A 34 year-old transplant to metro Atlanta who has found her dating experience here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Films to warm up your winter Jan 22, 2008
A re-pairing of the sexy beast with stunner Kate Hudson (ala "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"), that's what. In this one, a lost treasure rekindles a couple's romance. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Mercury: Pats 'haven'twon anything yet' Dec 31, 2007
By Tom Brady (im a sexy beast) ... By Tom Brady (im a sexy beast). (The Palm Beach Post)
In brief: Bale considers role in Terminator IV Dec 5, 2007
The Sexy Beast star will portray the mysterious head doctor of a prison-hospital set on an island off the coast of Boston, from where a patient has disappeared. DiCaprio and Ruffalo will portray the detectives investigating the case, who uncover strange going-ons at the jail. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Ray Winstone honoured for outstanding contribution Nov 29, 2007
His finest hour thus far, for my money, was in 2000 with Jonathan Glazer's outstanding drama Sexy Beast. Winstone plays the retired robber Gary "Gal" Dove, easygoing and living the good life in Spain but then bullied by Ben Kingsley's psychotic hardman into going back to London to do one last job. (Guardian Unlimited)
Joy Division biopic scoops five prizes Nov 29, 2007
The 50-year-old Londoner, best known for his roles in Alan Clarke's borstal drama, Scum, and Jonathan Glazer's Sexy Beast, will also appear in the final Indiana Jones film, due out next year. A rather more gentlemanly thug, Daniel Craig, took the Variety award for bringing the British film industry to international attention. (Guardian Unlimited)
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)
Jolie shy about Beowulf body Nov 27, 2007
The updated motion capture technology the director used in Beowulf allowed 100 per cent freedom with casting and there was no greater example than the selection of Winstone, best known for roles in Sexy Beast, the Australian western with Guy Pearce, The Proposition, and Martin Scorsese's gangster drama and Oscar winner, The Departed. "I said to Bob 'What do you want me to do? Obviously I'm not going to look like a six foot six warrior with an eight pack set of abdominals? Do you want me to go to... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Beowulf sexes up epic poem Nov 21, 2007
The storied Beowulf is played with a growl and a roar and very little clothing by Ray Winstone, though the character on screen strangely looks nothing like Winstone, the slightly tubby yet powerful British actor best known for his work in The Departed and Sexy Beast. Everyone else in the stellar cast resembles the actors playing them: Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson and especially Angelina Jolie as Grendel's seductive, magical mother. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Gangsters vs. monsters Nov 16, 2007
Although the English actor had no visible abs in "Sexy Beast," through the miracle of motion-capture animation he now has a body so ripped Beowulf would look at home in a West Hollywood strip club. Audience tracking surveys show that "Beowulf" has respectable interest in three of the four main demographic categories -- men and women, each divided older and younger than 25. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
For Roger Avary, bringing 'Beowulf' to the screen was no mean feat Nov 16, 2007
For the film's hero, the paragon of physical virtue and precursor of such legends as Paul Bunyan and Superman, the filmmakers chose a man who is 50 years old and - as he is quick to point out in his rough East End baritone - "a little out of condition." The burly Ray Winstone ("The Departed," "Sexy Beast"), decades removed from his days as a champion boxer, takes great delight in his onscreen manifestation. "I weren't expecting to see what I saw. It kinda blew me away, you know? ... I'm 6-foot-6... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Old 'Beowulf' takes digital filmmaking to new heights Nov 9, 2007
Actors are liberated from their bodies: The title character, a 6-foot-6 blond warrior who looks like a fusion of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brad Pitt, is played by middle-aged and self-described "plump" actor Winstone, best known as Jack Nicholson's brutal right-hand man in The Departed and the doughy safecracker in Sexy Beast. What Winstone leaves behind in Beowulf is his weight, height and age. (USA Today)
Fun and fuel-efficient cars Nov 7, 2007
Although the interior is cramped and there's little storage space, the throaty growl and rapid acceleration of this sexy beast makes your heart thump every time you race at Autobahn-like speeds down highways and freeways. Think you can't afford a. (CNN)
Plaids regroup for 'Tidings' Nov 6, 2007
"I think underneath, Smudge's exterior is a sexy beast," Domencic deadpans. "He's a matinee idol underneath those Clark Kent glasses. Smudge is a wild man and you just don't see it.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Reviving Latham's dome Oct 29, 2007
Well, the company, which also goes by the name E/One, has been pretty in its marketing, even calling its latest sewer pump -- which looks like a race car engine -- a "sexy beast," a phrase made popular in the movie by the same title staring Ben Kingsley. So it's no surprise then that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent for an "ornamental design for a sewage tank" to E/One. (Albany Times Union)
* An audience with Sir Ben Kingsley Oct 25, 2007
What were the two sentences he used when he played psychopathic mobster Don Logan in Sexy Beast. "Well, for me the key was that line: 'Don't you ever ever ever ever do that to me again.' He's an abused child, you see." Kingsley pauses briefly between each "ever" and escalates the volume in a crescendo of vengeful hurt - just as he did in the film. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
HDTV buying guide Third date rule Sep 26, 2007
It s so hard being a sexy beast, isn t it. -). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kingsley marries Brazilian waitress Sep 8, 2007
The 63-year-old Sexy Beast star has reportedly wed Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro, who becomes the actor's fourth wife. Barbosa de Carneiro is a part-time actress, originally from the poverty stricken northerly Bahia region of Brazil. (Digital Spy)
Long live Prince's purple reign Aug 18, 2007
Yet right now he looks ever the youthful, sexy beast, singing like an angel and dancing like the devil blending the nobility of a veteran with the nubility of a teenager. Ageless. (Globe and Mail)
Kingsley makes out with Olsen Aug 15, 2007
The 63-year-old 'Sexy Beast' star - who plays a psychiatrist who gives a drug dealer therapy in exchange for marijuana in Jonathan Levine's new movie 'The Wackness' - has to passionately kiss the 21-year-old actress, who is young enough to be his daughter, in the steamy scene. A source told the New York Post newspaper, "It was a full on make-out session. They locked lips for ages. It was quite cringe-worthy to watch.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The man with the wobbly gun Jul 8, 2007
In this decade alone, he went decidedly un-nice as Don Logan in Sexy Beast, was another mobster in Lucky Number Slevin, and assayed a cranky Fagin in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist. In You Kill Me, which opens here on Friday (July 6), Kingsley plays a much lesser bad guy: Frank Falenczyk, a Buffalo hit man sent to AA on the West Coast to straighten out his increasingly wobbly kill skills. (Georgia Straight)
Kingsley and Leoni hit it off in You Kill Me Jul 8, 2007
Kingsley has a ball as the squirrely killer, conjuring up shades of his satanically majestic turn in Sexy Beast. A scene in which Frank intimidates a San Francisco city supervisor by showing up in his office in his underwear with a gun is a keeper. (Boston Herald)
'You Kill Me' hits its target as deadpan mob farce Jul 6, 2007
Kingsley plays the part in the opposite corner of the ring from his celebrated Don Logan in "Sexy Beast " (2000). Where Logan was feral and unpredictable, Frank just doesn't give a damn. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Hit-man comedy misses the bull's-eye Jul 6, 2007
(For a much better example of Sir Ben as a hoodlum, check out Jonathan Glazer's 2000 movie Sexy Beast). Though Frank apparently has no conscience about committing murder, he drinks excessively out of boredom. (Globe and Mail)
Kingsley takes aim again Jul 5, 2007
Kingsley, of course, had played a hit man to bracing effect in Sexy Beast. His Don Logan crackled off the screen. (Globe and Mail)
Armchair Cinephile Jul 4, 2007
Sweeney Todd (Acorn): Those of us who don t know the musical could hardly ask for a better chance to prep for Tim Burton s upcoming film than this BBC telling of the tale, which stars Sexy Beast Ray Winstone. The John Cleese Comedy Collection (White Star): Cleese s non-Python work has always been hit-and-miss, and that s obviously true in the three little-known productions gathered here. (San Antonio Current, TX)
INTERVIEW: The freaks come out at night ... naked! Jun 28, 2007
After meeting and subsequently bonding with velvet-voiced front man Michael Di'Greggario while they both helped manage the Dinkytown Espresso Royale, the BFFs decided to pool their musical tastes into one very sexy beast -- a little bit of Joy Division here, a little Primal Scream there, lots of New Order, even more Depeche Mode, and a dash of Suede to top it all off. Though they intended to storm the Minneapolis music scene as a duo (and without any actual instruments to boot), Church and... (U-Wire.com)
'Kill Me' fires off familiar but funny mobster tale Jun 22, 2007
Unlike his over-the-top thug in Sexy Beast, Kingsley's Frank keeps his drunken and murderous impulses simmering just under the surface, to great effect. And as Frank's straight-talking love interest Laurel, Leoni gives her best performance since 1996's Flirting With Disaster. (USA Today -- Life)
DEADPAN HUMOR WILL LEAVE YOU IN STITCHES Jun 22, 2007
June 22, 2007 -- BEN Kingsley, who gave one of his best performances as a hit man in "Sexy Beast," delivers a comic variation on the role in John Dahl's dark, laugh-filled "You Kill Me.". This time he's Frank Falenczyk, a falling-down drunk who literally passes out just before a crucial killing assignment. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Clues revealed in special edition Harry Potter cover Jun 10, 2007
" I have lots of theories about the final book, but none of them involve this scene. How about you? Does this give you any clues as to how the series will end? Comments This looks like the end of the story, Harry lives, the trio flies off into the sunset (or back to Hogwarts) on Norbert, our "friendly" dragon from Book 1. (Sent Friday, June 08, 2007 10:46 AM) Wow. Nice picture. I know the previous commentor was kidding, but what if that is Norbert? Luckily that waste Ginny is nowhere in sight.... (MSNBC)
Connery Not Keeping Up with the Joneses Jun 10, 2007
Ford, Shia LeBeouf and are all aboard, and Lucasfilm confirmed Thursday that go-to British tough guy Ray Winstone (The Departed, Sexy Beast) and two-time Oscar nominee John Hurt (V for Vendetta, Alien, Elephant Man) have joined the cast. Aside from Ford, the nature of the actors' roles has yet to be revealed, though fans are already buzzing that the 67-year-old Hurt may be taking over as Indy's dad and Blanchett might be the love interest. (E! Online)
Written by Tracy Letts May 25, 2007
It's one helluva movie that makes Ashley Judd look ugly and demented, while turning Harry Connick Jr. into the most frightening screen thug since Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast. Yes, that old trick of casting against type still works, and Bug, based on actor-playwright Tracy Letts's 2004 off-Broadway hit, succeeds to a large extent because of it. (Globe and Mail)
Cleaning up his act May 20, 2007
The first glimpse of that humour comes when he confesses that to get in the mood for that night s show he will stand in front of the mirror for a couple of hours and say You sexy beast over and over. It wasn t so long ago that Tweedy s pre-show rituals were far less frivolous. (Sunday Times.au)
Whats in store for next years Oscars? Apr 29, 2007
Doesnt everyone prefer Sir Ben in Sexy Beast demeanor rather than Gandhi mode. The Producers Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reunite for a movie based on a stage hit based on a movie, about con men bilking investors on a Nazi musical. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
1) Cricket World Cup: England v Bangladesh Apr 12, 2007
"Surely" begins Andy Bradshaw, "if Ben Kingsley is going to star in our film, it should be as Paul Nixon, reprising his role of Don Logan from Sexy Beast, its perfect, a person slightly over the hill, has one last chance for glory and an extremely potty mouth." Well ok, Kingsley can do the Sellers thing and play multiple roles. 26th over: England 85-4 (Collingwood 6 Flintoff 4) Collingwood comes within a whicker of chinese cutting onto his own stumps. (Guardian Unlimited)
Barefoot singing goddess Apr 1, 2007
And she performs shoeless. Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman delivers an earthy, erotic undercurrent to the classics. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Actor Winstone in Indiana talks Mar 30, 2007
The British performer, best known for his tough guy roles in films like Sexy Beast and The Departed, is considering the offer, his agent has confirmed. Although there is no official word on the role, reports have indicated he will play Dr Jones's sidekick. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Winstone Joins Indy 4 Mar 29, 2007
Winstone, whose other credits include Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain, and Anthony Minghella's Breaking and Entering, recently wrapped the lead role in Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf which releases this November. The fourth Indiana Jones adventure is set for a May 22, 2008 release around the world. (IGN FilmForce)
Rescuers of the lost Oscars Feb 25, 2007
The Oscar should've gone to Ben Kingsley for a surprisingly rabid turn as a cold-blooded mobster in Sexy Beast. George Chakiris, West Side Story (1961) - Great dancer, exotically handsome but where's the acting. (St. Petersburg Times)
Brit producers unite on fund venture Feb 21, 2007
combined credits include "The Last Emperor," "Mrs. Brown," "Sexy Beast," "Stormbreaker" and "Wilde.". The three production companies have garnered nominations for 14 Oscars, 11 Golden Globes and 26 BAFTAs as well as some wins. (Variety)
DFS presents arresting series of films with 'Villains' Jan 9, 2007
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moviesDaniel Craig: The man who would be Bond.Dana Stevens Nov 18, 2006
In the British heist picture Layer Cake (2004), Craig played a nameless drug dealer referred to in the credits as "XXXX." Layer Cake was like Sexy Beast without the good parts. The violence was gratuitous to the point of absurdity, and the organized-crime plot was impossible to follow, but Craig's character was as fearsome, if not as loathsome, as Ben Kingsley's Don Logan. (Slate)
The Reel Critic: Wessler on 'Departed' Nov 9, 2006
Even Ray Winstone, who has a bit part in this massive movie, is excellent with a performance similar to his role in Jonathan Glazer's relentless film "Sexy Beast.". The movie is set somewhere in the recent past - a time when black students were bussed to school and racism was palpable. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
- Peter Preston Nov 6, 2006
They are foreign immigrant hordes of the very worst kind, unlike the unmentioned one million Brits (half of them unregistered) who have pushed off to Spain and star in movies like Sexy Beast. We love Borat, or even AA Gill, as long as the joke isn't on us. (Guardian Unlimited)
These people are lunatics Oct 11, 2006
The film tells the story of Chas (James Fox, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Sexy Beast), a rather brutal enforcer for a London crime boss. After an accidental killing, he is forced to go on the run. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Firm wins funding in bid to find a cure for baldness Oct 11, 2006
I even suspect the film Sexy Beast was named after Sir Ben Kingsley. So if you're lacking the confidence to face the world as nature intended, think of the pro-baldy female army waiting to support you. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Review: Scorsese Back In Form With Brutal 'Departed' Oct 7, 2006
Solid in supporting roles are a stately Martin Sheen and darkly comical Alec Baldwin, who deliver as expected as part of the cop's undercover unit, as well as Ray Winstone ("Sexy Beast"), who gives a winning performance as Costello's grizzled right hand man. Also pivotal to the film is Vera Farmiga ("The Manchurian Candidate"), who's a knockout as a police psychiatrist in the middle of a love triangle -- though an improbable love triangle -- involving Costigan and Sullivan. (Click2Houston, TX)
Say it ain't so Oct 5, 2006
OscarNominations: Ghandi (1982) (won), Bugsy (1991), Sexy Beast (2000), House of Sand and Fog (2003) Questionable Role Choices: Species (2005), What Planet Are You From. (2000), Thunderbirds (2004), A Sound of Thunder (2005), BloodRayne (2005). (San Antonio Current, TX)
Heavy dutyRay Winstone has no fears of being typecast as a hard man Oct 5, 2006
Winstone's other films include The War Zone and Sexy Beast. From his breakthrough role as a young offender in Scum to the wife-beating husband in Nil By Mouth, Ray Winstone had made a career out of playing tough, amoral characters. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
From Teddy Bear To Sexy Beast: Ruben Studdard Loosens Up On The Return Sep 13, 2006
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Spa visits and day care: It's a spoiled dog's life Aug 29, 2006
Their jewelry might include Swarovski crystals, and relaxation could involve aromatherapy candles and spa treatments, not to mention "Sexy Beast" cologne. No, we're not talking about your children. (Kentucky.com, KY -- Living)
Smart, talented, witty, gorgeous . . . Jul 30, 2006
Veteran British actor Ian McShane (Deadwood, Sexy Beast), who plays a dead Fleet Streeter who comes back to help Johansson's character in Scoop, agrees she's the total package. "I think Scarlett's a very smart girl," McShane says. (London Free Press)
Media Mr. Popular Jul 26, 2006
McShane, 64, has never wanted for work in a career that s stretched from 1962 s The Wild and the Willing to 2000 s Sexy Beast, but HBO s Deadwood is something different. The series, which netted him a Golden Globe, an Emmy nod, and unanimous raves, gives him a complex character that inspires nearly as many crazy admirers as Tony Soprano. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Spike TV Highlights - August 2006 Jul 12, 2006
SEXY BEAST (2000, Crime/Drama) Premieres Tuesday, August 8 (2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT). Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Translation for Film4's relaunch Jul 5, 2006
These include the Ray Winstone film Sexy Beast and Che Guevara biopic The Motorcycle Diaries. The production division, which scored successes with Trainspotting and Four Weddings and a Funeral, was closed as an independent company in 2002 after a series of high-profile flops. (BBC News)
'Hot head' earns Beadman a grilling Jun 29, 2006
90 and was beaten seven lengths into third place behind Sexy Beast, formerly trained by Tony Wildman but is now with his great mate Paul Cave. Wildman has put training on hold after recent surgery but returned to the track yesterday because he was "going mad at home". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
In the east, the Cup does not overflow Jun 25, 2006
So where there is a will, as Ray Winstone reminds us in the gangster movie Sexy Beast, there is a way. I don't think the east has been deliberately shut out from the World Cup,' says Jirka Grahl, an east German journalist who writes for Neues Deutschland, based in Berlin. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
