Month: September 2016

Happy Birthday: Erika Eleniak

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erikaeleniak.jpgErika Eleniak

Born: September 29, 1969 in Glendale, California, USA

An actor is like a piece of clay: you just keep moulding me. Even people who work with you every day want to put you in a little box.

I didn’t have a pool growing up, and we went to the beach to lay out and get sun.

 

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Happy Birthday: Nicolas Winding Refn

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nicolaswindingrefn.jpgNicolas Winding Refn

Born: September 29, 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark

The auteur theory is such a strange theory, because you’re dealing with human beings. You only make good stuff if your collaborators are a part of your process and a part of your ideas, and there’s no point in fighting them or them fighting you. Even Ingmar Bergman had a lot of discussions with his actors about pros and cons. An auteur doesn’t have to write every single word, because the writer’s there to help the director do what the director wants to do, and that was certainly my case.

DRIVE
dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars:
Ryan Gosling
Carey Mulligan
movie posterVALHALLA RISING
2009
dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen
Maarten Stevenson
BRONSON
2008
dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring:
Tom Hardy
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Happy Birthday: Sasha Lane

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sashalane.jpgSasha Lane

Born: September 29, 1995 in Dallas, Texas, USA

She is known for her work on American Honey (2016) and Hunting Lila (2017).

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Happy Birthday: Zachary Levi

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zacharyleviZachary Levi

Born: September 29, 1980 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

Being nerdy just means being passionate about something, including everyone – the coolest people on Earth are passionate and therefore nerdy about something whatever it is, whether it’s sports, or gaming, or technology, or fashion, or beauty, or food, or whatever.

TANGLEDTANGLED
dir. Nathan Greno
Byron Howard
Stars:
Mandy Moore
Levi
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 Movie PosterAlvin and the Chipmunks 2
dir. Betty Thomas
Stars:
Jason Lee
Levi
Drew Barrymore

 

CHUCK SEASON 3
WATCH and Reviews of all of episodes of 2010 Chuck		 MOVIE POSTERTHOR: THE DARK WORLD
2013
dir. Alan Taylor
Stars:
Chris Hemsworth
Natalie Portman
MOVIE POSTERBIG MOMMAS HOUSE 2
2006
dir. John Whitesell
Stars:
Martin Lawrence
Emily Procter
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Happy Birthday: Ian McShane

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ianmcshane.jpgIan McShane

Born: September 29, 1942 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Married to:
Gwen Humble (30 August 1980 – present)

The bad boy: always more fun. It’s funny. When you’re in your early 20s, you go ahead and do everything. And it’s very hard to judge yourself. It’s like when you’re in drama school, and you’re playing a 60-year-old in Russian plays, and you get criticized, and you say, ‘What the hell, I’m an 18-year-old trying to be a 60-year-old Russian?’ But the bad boy, I had a knack for it from the start.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
dir. Rob Marshall
Stars:
Johnny Depp
Penélope Cruz		 CORALINECoraline
2009
dir. Henry Selick
Voices by
Dakota Fanning
Ian McShane
WE ARE MARSHALLWe Are Marshall
2006
dir. Mc G
starring
McConaughey
Matthew Fox		 44 INCH CHEST44 Inch Chest
2009
dir. Malcolm Venville
Cast
John Hurt
Ray Winstone
Box OfficeDeath Race
2008
Starring
Jason Statham
Allen
Ian McShane		 Kung Fu PandaKung Fu Panda
Directed by Mark Osborne
John Stevenson
Voices by
Jack Black
Dustin Hoffman
Jolie
Box OfficeDark is Rising
2007
dir. David L. Cunningham
Starring
Alexander Ludwig
Ian McShane		 Sexy BeastSexy Beast
2000
dir. by Jonathan Glazer
starring
Ray Winstone
Ben Kingsley
MOVIE POSTERJACK THE GIANT SLAYER
2013
dir. Bryan Singer
Stars:
Nicholas Hoult
Stanley Tucci		 MOVIE POSTERSNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
dir. Rupert Sanders
Stars:
Kristen Stewart
Chris Hemsworth
HERCULES
2014
dir. Brett Ratner
Stars:
Dwayne Johnson
John Hurt		 SHREK THE THIRDShrek The Third
2007
dir. C.B. Harding
Voices by:
Mike Myers
Murphy
Cameron Diaz		 THE GOLDEN COMPASSThe Golden Compass
2007
dir. Chris Weitz
Starring
Kidman
Daniel Craig		 MOVIE POSTERCUBAN FURY
2014
dir. James Griffiths
Stars:
Nick Frost
Chris O’Dowd
MOVIE POSTERSCOOP
2006
dir. Woody Allen
Stars:
Scarlett Johansson
Hugh Jackman
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Get to know the doc short: THE SOUNDS OF STREET VENDORS, 8min., USA/Cuba, Documentary

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THE SOUNDS OF STREET VENDORS, 8min., USA/Cuba, Documentary
Directed by Michael Brims

A portrait of the music and the sounds of street vendors in Havana.

Film Type:Documentary, Short

Runtime:7 minutes 50 seconds

Completion Date:October 18, 2015

Production Budget:0 USD

Film Color:Color

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Died Today (September 28th): Harpo Marx (1888–1964)

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harpomarxHarpo Marx (1888–1964)

Born: November 23, 1888 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 28, 1964 (age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on ‘Duck Soup’] It was the only time I can remember that I worried about turning in a bad performance. The trouble was not with the script, the director, or the falls I had to take. The trouble was Adolf Hitler. His speeches were being rebroadcast in America. Somebody had a radio on the set, and twice we suspended shooting to listen to him scream.

The Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros		 ANIMAL CRACKERSAnimal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
MONKEY BUSINESSMonkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros		 HORSE FEATHERSHorse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
Duck SoupDuck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros		 AA Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
A DAY AT THE RACESA Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros		 ROOM SERVICERoom Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros
AT THE CIRCUSAt the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros		 GO WESTGo West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros
THE BIG STOREThe Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCAA Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers
The HeiressLove Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe
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Died Today (September 28th): Eric Fleming (1925–1966)

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ericfleming.jpg Eric Fleming (1925–1966)

Born: July 4, 1925 in Santa Paula, California, USA

Died: September 28, 1966 (age 41) in Tingo Maria area, Peru

Drowned while filming a TV scene in Peru at age 41.

During Fleming’s enlistment in the Seabees in 1942, his face was shattered when a 200-pound block of steel slipped from a hoist. A long convalescence and four plastic surgical procedures created the face familiar to Rawhide (1959) viewers.

Fleming was unmarried and had no children. He was to have married long-time companion Lynne Garber within two days of his death.

His mother’s maiden name was Anderson.

 

 

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Died Today (September 28th): Elia Kazan (1909–2003)

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eliakazan.jpgElia Kazan (1909–2003)

Born: September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Died: September 28, 2003 (age 94) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

His selection for an Honorary Oscar angered many in the filmmaking community on account of his being among the first to cooperate with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1952, which led to the blacklisting that ruined many careers in Hollywood because of their political beliefs, and that Kazan had publicly stated that he had no regrets for that action. In response, there were loud protests against his selection for the award and some attendees of the awards ceremony, such as Nick Nolte , Ed Harris, stayed in their seats and refused to applaud when he received the award.

[on Marlon Brando] He was deeply rebellious against the bourgeois spirit, the over-ordering of life.

Boomerang
1947
dir. Elia Kazan
starring
Dana Andrews
Lee J. Cobb
A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Vivien Leigh

Viva Zapata!
1952
dir. Elia Kazan
Starring
Marlon Brando
Anthony QuinnON THE WATERFRONTOn the Waterfront
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Eva Marie SaintA FACE IN THE CROWDA Face in the Crowd
1957
dir. Kazan
Starring
Andy Griffith
Patricia NealSplendor in the GrassSplendor in the Grass
1961
dir. Kazan
starring
Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty

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Happy Birthday: John Sayles

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johnsayles.jpgJohn Sayles

Born: September 28, 1950 in Schenectady, New York, USA

[1983 interview] Because directing is very political and social, it takes up more of your time than writing does. It’s more demanding because you have to make the movie when the money is there. A book can just sit there; it doesn’t depend on anyone else. That’s what’s nice about it. You don’t have to rely on anyone else – you either do it or you don’t. Fiction writing is a break from movie-making for me.

EIGHT MEN OUT
1988
dir. John Sayles
Stars:
John Cusack
Clifton James

 

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