Amy's Robot (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the Time Out NY review of his new movie Rachel Getting Married, Jonathan Demme said, sort of incredibly, that the script by Jenny Lumet and the chance to work with Anne Hathaway were the only things that got...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A couple of folks tell me yes, but I am not so sure
Biz (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
by Peter Knegt (September 22, 2008) Sony Pictures Classics ' " Rachel Getting Married " set a high benchmark for fall's awards season contenders this weekend. The Jonathan Demme -directed drama opened on 9 screens, grossing a stellar $293,369 for an iW BOT topping $32,597 average. On 502 screens, Lionsgate 's Bill Maher - Larry Charles collaboration, " Religulous ," found the highest doc opening of...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Winners Rachel Getting Married (Sony Pictures Classics) The Duchess (Paramount Vantage) Fireproof (Samuel Goldwyn) Riding a wave of positive buzz and the rising stardom of Anne Hathaway , Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married crushed all comers, earning $33,667 per screen at nine theaters in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto, according to estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo . Hathaway appeared...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Ever wonder what's happened to once-ubiquitous directors such as Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Dante, Jim McBride, and Phil Kaufman? According to a recent Variety article, their disappearance is the fault of -- and a failure of -- the major studio system.
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | yesterday
Michael and I saw "Rachel Getting Married" over the weekend. With the very talented and likeable Anne Hathaway generating mega Oscar buzz and Jonathan Demme directing (whether he disowned it or not, "Swing Shift" is one of my all-time faves, as is "Something Wild") -- plus a script lifted from a juicy episode of "Intervention," I figured it was shoo-in to be my latest "favorite movie ever." Sadly,...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Burt Bacharach is scheduled to debut his first live album in nearly 30 years, and he's going to sell it on QVC at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Also, Jodie Foster reflects on "Silence of the Lambs," Melissa Etheridge gets engaged and more.
New York Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
The director's Rachel Getting Married spins gold out of the very bleak. Plus, Body of Lies launches a new star.
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Walt Disney Pictures scored first place with its new family comedy, Beverly Hills Chihuahua , which opened to an estimated $29 million from 3,215 theaters. Starring Piper Perabo and featuring the voices of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Andy Garcia, Cheech Marin and Paul Rodriguez, the Raja Gosnell-directed film marks the eighth-biggest debut for the month of October ever.
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
A jury foreman just read a verdict in Las Vegas and it looks like O.J. Simpson may be going to jail for the rest of his life. It was almost midnight here on the West Coast; the jury apparently wanted to give the verdict -- guilty on all 12 counts of robbery and kidnapping -- Friday, on the 13th anniversary of Simpson’s murder acquittal. If there’s a sketch this Saturday set in that jury room, I’m guessing...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
'80s actress who faded from view reappears with new movie, memoir. FOR A period in the early '80s, no one could do it like Debra Winger.
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Rachel Getting Married, the latest offering by director Jonathan Demme, is being acclaimed by many critics as one of Demme's best films to date. The film is centered around the days leading up to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Amy's Robot (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
After a fun, goofy summer of some good blockbusters (Tropic Thunder, Wall-E) and a few wonderful weird little movies (Hamlet 2, The Edge of Heaven), the fall season seems to be off to a slow start. Some of the...
Time (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
In Jonathan Demme's movie about a family wedding, the director's naturalistic method leaves audiences adrift
VH1 (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Kurt Loder reviews "Rachel Getting Married," a Jonathan Demme film that's unlike any other.
