A provocative cautionary tale Aug 5, 2008
Blackburn's ballet was a William Forsythe kick-ass-with-attitude knock-off about pleasure, pain and first love rendered through a confused mess of comings and goings. As for Diamond and her teenage backup band, they were just plain loud. (Globe and Mail)
So You Think You Can Dance Jun 27, 2008
The two-hour show, directed by choreographer William Forsythe, will include favourite routines from the show, such as Wormald and Chambers's clever umbrella-holding hip-hop performance to Singing In The Rain and Wormald and Bobridge's dramatic Message To My Girl rumba. Five new bits of "chorey"- or choreography to the uninitiated - will also be unveiled, devised by Forsythe, Nacho Pop, Sarah Boulter and Kelly Abbey. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
This Day in History Jun 7, 2008
Actor William Forsythe is 53. Singer-songwriter Prince is 50. (Montana Standard, MT)
TV Lookout: highlights (and lowlights) for May 18-24 May 18, 2008
This film also stars Lea Thompson, Ernie Hudson, William Forsythe and Richard Roundtree. EDITOR'S NOTE _ Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Paris Opera Ballet tackles Balanchine, Nureyev and Forsythe May 14, 2008
But the huge contemporary space of the Bastille proves a spectacular setting for the current program of works by George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev and William Forsythe. Last week it was also the setting for the final performance of Wilfried Romoli, one of the company's. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'88 Minutes' is well worth your time Apr 21, 2008
Since he's played by William Forsythe, who has been a villain in countless movies, he's a suspect, too. About the only one who can be counted out is Gramm's loyal assistant, Shelly (Amy Brenneman), so gifted she can call a TV network and get her boss on national television in a matter of minutes. (Syracuse.com)
There's not enough time for Pacino to save '88 Minutes' Apr 18, 2008
Dr. Gramm's gruff detective buddy (William Forsythe) tells him, "It's no secret you're a womanizer, that you drink. You're over the edge!". It's unclear how much of Pacino's performance Forsythe has caught up to that point. (Boston Globe)
'88 Minutes': One heck of an obscene phone call Apr 18, 2008
When Gramm tells a police associate (William Forsythe) that he has received calls threatening his life, the detective responds with widened eyes: "Jesus, Jack, why 88 minutes?" Could it be because that's the title of the movie. Rather than being a tense psychological thriller, it's a movie strewn with plot holes and contrivances. (USA Today -- Life)
Counting down Al Pacino's career Apr 9, 2008
Among them are Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, and William Forsythe. Next: Righteous Kill. (Suite101.com)
Britt announces 2008 summer season Mar 28, 2008
The company performs works by choreographers such as Jir Kylin, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Susan Marshall, Christopher Bruce and Daniel Ezralow. Family show. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
'Bacchae' opens Lincoln Center Mar 25, 2008
Lineup for the annual fest, which runs July 2-27, also includes performance artist Laurie Anderson, Brit rocker Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and choreographer William Forsythe. The National Theater of Scotlands staging of Euripides Bacchae, with Cumming toplining, bowed at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest last summer and went on to a stint in London in fall. (Variety)
'Cinderella' reflects Maillot's vision Feb 17, 2008
He did it with a mixture similar to Diaghilev's philosophy, including works by the world's top choreographers, including Balanchine, William Forsythe and Jiri Kylian. Maillot himself is considered one of Europe's top choreographers and has garnered several important awards, including Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur by former French President Jacques Chirac. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
2008 Arts preview Jan 5, 2008
Luminato (June 6-15) is bringing in the iconoclast American Mark Morris Dance Group and Frankfurt, Germany-based ballet bad boy William Forsythe and his The Forsythe Company (dates/venues to be announced/www. luminato. (Globe and Mail)
Luminato 2008 thinks Canadian Dec 6, 2007
There will be several Canadian premieres as well, including director Tim Supple's inventive seven-language take on A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring 23 dancers, street acrobats, martial arts experts, musicians, actors and performers from across India and Sri Lanka; Black Watch, an acclaimed production by the National Theatre of Scotland; City of Abstracts and Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time by choreographer William Forsythe; Homeland - a "concert poem" by American multimedia... (Globe and Mail)
* Sympathy forthe devil, alittle at least Oct 26, 2007
Tyler Mane (the adult Michael Myers), Sheri Moon Zombie (Deborah Myers), Malcolm McDowell (Samuel Loomis), William Forsythe (Ronnie White), Hanna Hall (Judith Myers), Daeg Faerch (the young Michael Myers), Scout Taylor-Compton (Laurie Strode) ... Young Michael (Daeg Faerch) is cursed with a frazzled mother, Deborah (Sheri Moon Zombie, the director's wife), who has a newborn daughter and a job as an exotic dancer, a sexually active older sister (Hanna Hall) and a loutish stepfather (overacted by... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Them and Halloween: Fright Honorable Sep 7, 2007
A pair of thrillers nobly attempt to cut up the slasher playbook. By Posted: September 5, 2007. (Washington City Paper)
'Halloween,' 'Unkempt in the extreme,' but not scary Sep 7, 2007
Cast: Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, William Forsythe, Sheri Moon Zombie ... We meet young Michael Myers in the hellish home he grew up in, a stunningly ugly house of dysfunction, with a hatefully trashy teen sister, a crippled creep of a step-dad (William Forsythe, chewing the scenery), a baby sister and a pole-dancing mom (Sheri Moon Zombie, Rob's ex-dancer wife) all screaming obscenities at each other while young Michael (Daeg Faerch, whose parents ought to be... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Zombie's 'Halloween' a treat Sep 6, 2007
The new material focuses on the Halloween holiday when abused young Mikey went from killing animals to taking bloody revenge on school bullies, his mother's awful boyfriend (William Forsythe exploring the outer limits of scuzziness), and a sibling and her lover. The director's wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, plays Michael's frazzled but supportive stripper mom, and Malcolm McDowell hams up the old Donald Pleasance role of Dr. Loomis, the grandstanding shrink who really does seem to care about Michael... (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Rob Zombies Halloween Vision Sep 2, 2007
"And as an actress shes just remarkable. I like to say that we would have cast her either way, whether she was Robs wife or not, because she gives such a wonderful performance. Veteran character actor William Forsythe, who also reunites with Rob Zombie, having portrayed Sheriff Wydell in "The Devils Rejects, plays Deborah Myers abusive boyfriend. Forsythe recalls getting a call sight unseen from Rob Zombie to appear in "Halloween, not knowing what his character, or his fate,... (MoviesOnline)
Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) Movie Review Sep 2, 2007
When William Forsythe is your Moms boyfriend, all bets are off. Ronnie White is not the best role model for any child, but Michael has bigger problems than this sorry excuse of human waste. (2SNAPS.TV)
'Halloween' remake is a suspense killer Sep 1, 2007
The movie's first half is devoted to establishing 10-year-old Michael (Daeg Faerch) as the product of a gleefully profane, '70s trash household headed up by a stripper mom (Sheri Moon Zombie, the director's wife) and leering, boozy dad (fellow Zombie stock player William Forsythe). The killer-to-be is a pudgy, greasy-haired misfit who gets pushed a little too far at home and school, and soon snaps despite an interventional warning from granola-crunchy shrink Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell,... (Boston Globe)
Edinburgh Festival: Impressing the Czar Aug 21, 2007
It is easy to make the work of William Forsythe sound daunting ... That's the extraordinary thing about William Forsythe. (Telegraph.co.uk)
A new generation at Edinburgh are UK's showpiece Aug 4, 2007
Every festival director needs a bit of luck and mine was the cast of that opera"Mabou Mines Dollhouse: "An adaptation of Ibsen that is spooky, postmodern and weird"Impressing the Czar: "The William Forsythe dance piece has never been seen in its entirety in the UK before"Hannah McGill, film The Monastery: Mr Vig and the Nun: "A Danish documentary that's a beautiful and bizarre piece of poetry"Protagonist: "A documentary on the structure of Euripidean tragedy. I've never seen anything that even... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Happy birthday! Jun 7, 2007
William Forsythe (actor) 52. Antonio "LA" Reid (record producer) 51. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Sony snaps up 'Friday' remake May 22, 2007
Alicia Witt, Amy Brenneman, Leelee Sobieski and William Forsythe co-star. Avnet and Nu Image/Millennium topper Avi Lerner produced. (Variety)
Seven deadly sins? Make that eight ... Apr 30, 2007
Pretty much without exception, all the interesting choreographers working today - Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Mark Morris - have long and convoluted CVs. They've knocked around, travelled, made their own destinies. (The Observer)
A magazine's new way to cover new media Apr 22, 2007
Arning , curator of the MIT List Visual Arts Center, will record commentary for Peter Welz's "whenever on on on nohow on/ airdrawing," a collaboration with choreographer William Forsythe. Welz's piece was shown at the List Center last year. (Boston Globe)
A sale of two cities Apr 1, 2007
This is upheavals year for Britain s top festivals. Two big musical jamborees the Proms and Cheltenham are losing their directors. (Times Online)
Americans take Edinburgh spotlight Mar 31, 2007
The U.S. presence extends to a concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" and the Royal Ballet of Flanders' staging of "Impressing the Czar," by Gotham choreographer William Forsythe. Despite the number of American groups, Mills' major inspiration comes not from the U.S. but from 17th century Mantua, Italy. (Variety)
Exclusive Interview : Edgar Wright Mar 16, 2007
I watched Out for Justice, which is actually quite entertaining about 80 minutes long; William Forsythe as the baddie who was brilliant in it, but how could he be the opponent. How could he be the big boss at the end of it. (Moviehole)
On the move with Jorma Elo Feb 25, 2007
As inspiration, Elo cites such choreographers as Ek, Jiri Kylian , William Forsythe, and George Balanchine -- and even an avant-garde filmmaker, Stan Brakhage , whose abstract work, Elo says, reveals its meaning only after several watchings. "You go to the movies, you look at it once," he says. (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Coastlines' a triumph of roots over ... Feb 15, 2007
DVD pick of the week Timothy Olyphant plays Sonny, a rootless man-child whose unexpected early release from prison upsets the plans of sleazy local power brokers Fred and Eddie Vance (William Forsythe, Josh Lucas), responsible for Sonny's original internment. While Sonny looks to settle the score with the Vances, he also reconnects with best bud Dave (Josh Brolin), now a cop, and his wife Ann (Sarah Wynter), who finds Sonny's battered boyish charms tough to resist. (Washington Times, DC)
Luminato arts fest takes to the air Inflatable horses? Feb 12, 2007
And for a location still to be finalized, William Forsythe, the Frankfurt Ballet choreographer who organized the closing ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, is working on a dance of helium balloons. Accompanied by a soundtrack, these balloons will ascend and, as they gradually lose their air, drift downwards. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Kier, Dourif Join Halloween : The latest casting news on Zombie... Jan 27, 2007
Other cast members include William Forsythe, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie, Hanna Hall, Dee Wallace Stone, Pat Skipper, Adrienne Barbeau, Lew Temple, Courtney Gains, Ken Foree, Clint Howard, Danielle Harris, Danny Trejo and Daryl Sabara. A bogus rumor made the rounds on Friday claiming that Sybil Danning had also been cast in the film, but that rumor appears to have been started by an anti-Zombie site. (IGN FilmForce)
Critics' Review of 2006 Dec 24, 2006
Suite from Artifact Scottish Ballet, William Forsythe. Awards. (Guardian Unlimited)
* Rap and film at the Louvre? Sacre bleu! Nov 23, 2006
From this was born Foreign Bodies, an installation in the Louvre's Melpomene Gallery in which the American choreographer William Forsythe and the German sculptor and video artist Peter Welz have revisited Francis Bacon's last X unfinished X portrait. Guided by this portrait, Forsythe, whose dance vocabulary often echoes Bacon's contorted forms, performed a solo dance on a large sheet of white paper with graphite attached to his hands and feet: thus a dance inspired by a drawing became itself a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dutch National Ballet Nov 10, 2006
William Forsythe made The Second Detail for the National Ballet of Canada in 1991, but it s perfect for the Dutch. The ballet, for 13 dancers, uses Thom Willems s driving electronic rhythms to push classicism to extremes. (The Sunday Times)
Slam poets will rap at the Louvre Nov 9, 2006
" Inviting Morrison to the museum was part of Louvre Director Henri Loyrette's outreach to the United States. This year, the museum mounted an exhibit of New World painters and loaned treasures to Atlanta's High Museum of Art for an ambitious three-year partnership. One out of every seven Louvre visitors is American, making up the largest percentage among foreign visitors. "We're one of the No. 1 American museums in the world, with more than 1 million American visitors a year," Loyrette said... (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Last dance for Moving Pictures Nov 3, 2006
Thierry de Mey, director of choice for European choreographers such as Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Wim Vandekeybus has collaborated with William Forsythe in the making of One Flat Thing, Reproduced (today, 9 p.m.). Forsythe's Frankfurt-based company took over the Bockenheimer Depot, a 19th-century industrial space, to re-stage a work from 2000 and adapt the dance for film. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Three Atmospheric Studies, Sadler's Wells, London Oct 14, 2006
William Forsythe is angry. Three Atmospheric Studies, the first work this American choreographer made for his new company after leaving the Frankfurt Ballet, deals with the Iraq war, with the suffering of civilians. (Independent)
10 great dark comedies Sep 26, 2006
Darkest/funniest/most twisted Moment: The scene when escaped convicts Gale and Evelle (John Goodman, William Forsythe) realize theyve left the baby on top of the car after robbing the bank is about as good a confluence of dark comedy as there is. Best line: (old man in bank during a robbery) Now, whats it gonna be young feller. (MSNBC -- Movies)
* Events & Entertainment Sep 22, 2006
William Forsythe isches Staatsballett's Limb's Theorem (GPQaR--) will be held at the National Theater over three nights from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19. As part of the NTCH 2006 World View Series -- Made in Germany, Bayerisches Staatsballett will perform , choreographed by one of the most radical of modern ballet choreographers, William Forsythe. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Five Things I Hate About Ballet Aug 5, 2006
The distinction is like the one that choreographer William Forsythe drew at a Dance Critics Assn. conference years ago between dancers and people who've learned to dance. Beware of people who've learned to dance especially when they spread prettiness like a virus. (Los Angeles Times)
Beatty Wants More Dick Jul 20, 2006
Dick Tracy starred Beatty, who also directed, as the title character, opposite Al Pacino, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman, Glenne Headly, Paul Sorvino and William Forsythe. Reviews. (IGN FilmForce)
Feats (and follies) of technology Jun 18, 2006
" For the immersive, lyrical ``whenever on on on nohow on/ airdrawing," filmmaker Peter Welz collaborated with dancer/choreographer William Forsythe , former director of the Frankfurt Ballet and founder of the Forsythe Company. Welz videotaped Forsythe from above, beside, and in front of the dance space; he also attached small cameras to the dancer's wrists. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Lohan feels too big for small-time directors Jun 7, 2006
Birthdays: Singer Tom Jones (66), actor Ken Osmond (63), talk-show host Jenny Jones (60), actor Liam Neeson (54), actress Colleen Camp (53), actor William Forsythe (51), record producer L.A. Reid (50), singer-songwriter-musician Prince (48), rock singer-musician Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes (43), rock musician Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots (40), rock musician David Navarro (39), tennis player Anna Kournikova (25), actor Michael Cera (18). . (San Jose Mercury News)
A Home In Hell May 28, 2006
The center's advisers, who hopefully will all work there at some point, include director Peter Sellars, playwright Sam Shepard, filmmaker Pedro Almodvar, photographer Annie Leibovitz, choreographer William Forsythe and the great violinist Gidon Kremer, a boyhood chum of Baryshnikov's from Riga. Visitors to the center might run into Merce Cunningham checking out the possibilities for computer-assisted choreography or tenor Paul Groves giving a commuter hour concert. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Stellar dance lineup at National Arts Centre Apr 20, 2006
Even more sensational is the only Canadian engagement of the Forsyth Company, the new group created by contemporary ballet bad boy William Forsythe who put the Frankfurt Ballet among the league of dance giants. The NAC is also repeating the success of last season's d'avant, which brought together Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui with three other top European dancers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Freedomland: Nothing Worth Seeing Here Feb 20, 2006
It's while Council is on a mission to peacefully arrest a man wanted by the Gannon police that he and his white partner, Boyle (William Forsythe) get a call about a carjacking that allegedly occurred within the Armstrong area. Council leaves his partner behind to manage the ongoing matters in Armstrong while he heads to the local medical center to interview the victim. (National Ledger)
Run from ‘Freedomland’ Feb 17, 2006
The cast features Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore, both justly acclaimed actors, and stalwarts Edie Falco, Ron Eldard and William Forsythe in crucial supporting roles. OK.. (Boston Herald--Movies)
More than a kid missing from "Freedomland" Feb 17, 2006
"Freedomland," with Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Mackie. Directed by Joe Roth, from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on his novel. (Seattle Times)
Freedomland is too preachy Feb 17, 2006
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edith Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe Director: Joe RothRun time: 1 hour, 52 minutesMPAA rating: R. Eventually she admits that her son, Cody, was in the car when it was stolen, and a search for the four-year-old begins. (MSNBC -- Movies)
A Black-and-White Movie Feb 17, 2006
The detective in charge of Brendas case is Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson), who has failed his own child (the young man is in prison for armed robbery) but now, with his partner (William Forsythe), maintains a stern, patriarchal presence at the Dempsy, New Jersey, projects. Council seems less like a cop than an officer of the peace with a gun and an incinerating stare. (New York Magazine)
Spike TV Highlights - February 2006 Jan 14, 2006
Starring Steven Seagal and William Forsythe. World Television Premiere. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
