Dirk Diggler has great manners.
Every character in Boogie Nights has small details like this that encapsulate everything about them. Some of these qualities, such as Diggler's obsessive politeness whenever he's pulled away from a conversation, are written on the page. Others appear to be specific choices made by actors, like the way Philip Seymour Hoffman's Scotty J. nervously holds his arm during Jack and Dirk's confrontation.
As the film turns 20, Et is reexamining the breakthrough performances in Boogie Nights and Paul Thomas Anderson's showcase of incredible character actors.
Set in the late '70s, Boogie Nights chronicles 17-year-old busboy Eddie Adams’ (Mark Wahlberg) journey as he’s taken under the wing of pornography auteur Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) and into a world where he could finally become the bright shining star he always felt destined to be. Adams quickly transforms into the neon sign dynamite that is Dirk Diggler and takes the industry by storm...
Every character in Boogie Nights has small details like this that encapsulate everything about them. Some of these qualities, such as Diggler's obsessive politeness whenever he's pulled away from a conversation, are written on the page. Others appear to be specific choices made by actors, like the way Philip Seymour Hoffman's Scotty J. nervously holds his arm during Jack and Dirk's confrontation.
As the film turns 20, Et is reexamining the breakthrough performances in Boogie Nights and Paul Thomas Anderson's showcase of incredible character actors.
Set in the late '70s, Boogie Nights chronicles 17-year-old busboy Eddie Adams’ (Mark Wahlberg) journey as he’s taken under the wing of pornography auteur Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) and into a world where he could finally become the bright shining star he always felt destined to be. Adams quickly transforms into the neon sign dynamite that is Dirk Diggler and takes the industry by storm...
- 10/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
What It Is: Lauren Bush Lauren hosts Goop and Cadillac’s “Road to Table” Dinner in the Hamptons with 3-Michelin-starred chef Christopher Kostow
Who Tried It: Sheila Baylis, People Bodies editor
Level of Difficulty: 7/10 (Driving in the Hamptons is no farm-to-table picnic and I had major trouble deciding on my outfit.)
Gwyneth Paltrow‘s lifestyle site Goop can throw a kooky party, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but there was no vaginal steaming or space-age healing stickers at this down-to-earth event.
Hosted by CEO of Feed Lauren Bush Lauren (niece of former president George W. Bush and...
Who Tried It: Sheila Baylis, People Bodies editor
Level of Difficulty: 7/10 (Driving in the Hamptons is no farm-to-table picnic and I had major trouble deciding on my outfit.)
Gwyneth Paltrow‘s lifestyle site Goop can throw a kooky party, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but there was no vaginal steaming or space-age healing stickers at this down-to-earth event.
Hosted by CEO of Feed Lauren Bush Lauren (niece of former president George W. Bush and...
- 9/12/2017
- by Sheila Cosgrove Baylis
- PEOPLE.com
At the halfway point of the year, it’s only right that we reflect on the best that 2017 TV has had to offer. But even though we’ve singled out our picks for the greatest shows from the past six months, that still leaves plenty of quality TV experiences unpraised.
Read More: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)
With that in mind, we singled out 20 of the best TV episodes of the year. Some are from shows we’ll already given high marks to, while others are standout installments from series that sadly flew under the radar as they aired. The result is a cross-section of TV that covers comedy, drama, tragedy, triumph and all the spaces in between.
20. “Legion” – Season 1, Episode 6, “Chapter 6”
It’s almost too fitting that a man named Hiro directed the best episode of FX’s non-superhero superhero series, “Legion.” An hour-long dance through David...
Read More: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)
With that in mind, we singled out 20 of the best TV episodes of the year. Some are from shows we’ll already given high marks to, while others are standout installments from series that sadly flew under the radar as they aired. The result is a cross-section of TV that covers comedy, drama, tragedy, triumph and all the spaces in between.
20. “Legion” – Season 1, Episode 6, “Chapter 6”
It’s almost too fitting that a man named Hiro directed the best episode of FX’s non-superhero superhero series, “Legion.” An hour-long dance through David...
- 7/4/2017
- by Steve Greene, Ben Travers, Liz Shannon Miller and Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Americans” Season 5, Episode 1, “Amber Waves.”]
Immediate Reaction:
Hans will be missed, but what his fateful fall represents is far more harrowing for the future of “The Americans.” Not only was it a worrisome reminder that the Jennings’ secret life is unpredictably perilous, but Hans was a skilled trainee who never saw old age. Hell, he never really kicked the training wheels. Elizabeth and Philip had been doing their best to bring him along, and he’d proven helpful to their missions in the past. But now that Paige is in training, the Jennings have to imagine their daughter in his shoes: If she goes along with their plan, adopts a life of service, and someday finds herself looking up at her mother with a cut hand, would Elizabeth be so quick to pull the trigger?
I think not, and it seems like Elizabeth is starting to think similarly. Her comments in the episode don’t mesh with her actions,...
Immediate Reaction:
Hans will be missed, but what his fateful fall represents is far more harrowing for the future of “The Americans.” Not only was it a worrisome reminder that the Jennings’ secret life is unpredictably perilous, but Hans was a skilled trainee who never saw old age. Hell, he never really kicked the training wheels. Elizabeth and Philip had been doing their best to bring him along, and he’d proven helpful to their missions in the past. But now that Paige is in training, the Jennings have to imagine their daughter in his shoes: If she goes along with their plan, adopts a life of service, and someday finds herself looking up at her mother with a cut hand, would Elizabeth be so quick to pull the trigger?
I think not, and it seems like Elizabeth is starting to think similarly. Her comments in the episode don’t mesh with her actions,...
- 3/8/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
There isn’t another show on television that does as much with silence as “The Americans.” Whether it’s in brief reaction shots or in whole scenes, the FX drama doesn’t need expository dialogue to communicate its complex stories and characters. Season five’s first three episodes each feature an extended wordless sequence, with one in the premiere “Amber Waves” clocking in at about 10 minutes. But these aren’t gimmicks: the lack of sound works within the world showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields have created.
Continue reading Season 5 Of FX’s ‘The Americans’ Continues Its Run As TV’s Best Drama [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Season 5 Of FX’s ‘The Americans’ Continues Its Run As TV’s Best Drama [Review] at The Playlist.
- 3/6/2017
- by Kimber Myers
- The Playlist
One episode was provided prior to broadcast.
Given the level of uncertainty and ambiguity with which The Americans left off during the last season finale, giving even a cursory update on the whereabouts of the Jennings, Stan, and Oleg feels like a major spoiler. So, before we get into plot specifics and more nuanced thoughts on the fifth season premiere, allow me to say the following for anyone who just dropped by in order to see if the new season is worth their time: In terms of thematic nuance and resonance, plot and sheer formal audacity, The Americans is still the show to beat.
Following the events of last season, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) were standing on the edge of a cliff looking over the edge. Their daughter Paige (Holly Taylor) was closer than ever to understanding the full extent of her parents’ mission in America,...
Given the level of uncertainty and ambiguity with which The Americans left off during the last season finale, giving even a cursory update on the whereabouts of the Jennings, Stan, and Oleg feels like a major spoiler. So, before we get into plot specifics and more nuanced thoughts on the fifth season premiere, allow me to say the following for anyone who just dropped by in order to see if the new season is worth their time: In terms of thematic nuance and resonance, plot and sheer formal audacity, The Americans is still the show to beat.
Following the events of last season, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) were standing on the edge of a cliff looking over the edge. Their daughter Paige (Holly Taylor) was closer than ever to understanding the full extent of her parents’ mission in America,...
- 3/3/2017
- by Brian J. Roan
- We Got This Covered
“The Americans” showrunners, Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, have previously stated that Season 5 of the FX series “will be a great season.” As fans prepare for the upcoming episodes, the network has unveiled the first trailer of the Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys-starring drama.
At the end of the Season 4, viewers last saw William (Dylan Baker) infecting himself with the Lassa virus, surrendering after he was trapped by the Feds. Arkady (Lev Gorn) was given 48 hours to leave the country, and Elizabeth (Russell) and Philip (Rhys) were wondering if they should take their kids to Moscow. Picking up right where it left off, the spy thriller will keep audiences glued to their seats.
Read More: ‘The Americans’ Season 5: Margo Martindale, Frank Langella to Return for ‘Final Acts’
As the penultimate season, Weisberg and Fields previously told EW that they will be telling the story as it unfolds, “not hyped up,...
At the end of the Season 4, viewers last saw William (Dylan Baker) infecting himself with the Lassa virus, surrendering after he was trapped by the Feds. Arkady (Lev Gorn) was given 48 hours to leave the country, and Elizabeth (Russell) and Philip (Rhys) were wondering if they should take their kids to Moscow. Picking up right where it left off, the spy thriller will keep audiences glued to their seats.
Read More: ‘The Americans’ Season 5: Margo Martindale, Frank Langella to Return for ‘Final Acts’
As the penultimate season, Weisberg and Fields previously told EW that they will be telling the story as it unfolds, “not hyped up,...
- 1/4/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Our Oscar coverage continues. Here we overview the best acting and best directing award nominees.
The Best Actor Nominees
Steve Carell - as John du Pont in Foxcatcher
Age: 52
Previously Best Known For:
The Office
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he has a summer home.
Bradley Cooper - as Chris Kyle in American Sniper
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
The Hangover
Silver Linings Playbook
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2013- as Richie Dimaso in American Hustle
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2012 - as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook
Interesting Fact: Had to miss his graduation commencement at Georgetown University because he was filming Wet Hot American Summer.
Benedict Cumberbatch - as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game...
The Best Actor Nominees
Steve Carell - as John du Pont in Foxcatcher
Age: 52
Previously Best Known For:
The Office
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he has a summer home.
Bradley Cooper - as Chris Kyle in American Sniper
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
The Hangover
Silver Linings Playbook
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2013- as Richie Dimaso in American Hustle
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2012 - as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook
Interesting Fact: Had to miss his graduation commencement at Georgetown University because he was filming Wet Hot American Summer.
Benedict Cumberbatch - as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game...
- 2/18/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
abstew here for a Tuesday Top Ten. Julianne Moore is known simply as 'God' at The Film Experience. That was Nathaniel's nickname for her even before the site was launched. It's winking hyperbole, sure, but if there's any other actress working today deserving of that moniker, it's this talented redhead who has given us countless transcendent performances for more than 20 years. This past Thursday, Moore earned her 5th career Oscar nomination for her beautiful performance in Still Alice and all signs indicate that this is the year that she will finally take home the gold. Since many are seeing this eventual win as honoring her impressive body of work, I could think of no better time than to look back over Julianne Moore's 10 Previous Best Performances. With such iconic creations as Amber Waves and Cathy Whitaker over the years, Moore's divinity has already been proven, but a golden statue...
- 1/20/2015
- by abstew
- FilmExperience
I'm not a fan of Inherent Vice much but it will inspire lots of fun fan art and/or official stuff... like this banner poster starring Katherine Waterston as "Shasta Fay". (Her hair is filled with secrets characters.)
I wish P.T. still wrote memorable female characters (sigh) even the kind of vacant bimbos like Rollergirl used to be awesome. With There Will Be Blood he basically left them behind altogether. Inherent Vice has a dozen or so female roles and only two of them are halfway interesting (Yay, Jena Malone and Jeannie Berlin cameos).
Uh-oh... I feel a list attack coming on. It can't be stopped
Female Characters in P.T. Anderson films from Most Fascinating to Least
(not comprehensive but the major ones)
Amber Waves (Boogie Nights) Linda Partridge (Magnolia) Rollergirl (Boogie Nights) Gwenovier (Magnolia) Lena Leonard (Punch-Drunk Love) Peggy Dodd (The Master) Clementine (Hard Eight) Jessie St Vincent...
- 11/18/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
“This is a very profane screenplay,” Jason Reitman warned the audience at Lacma before staging his latest Live Read, a recitation of the Paul Thomas Anderson masterpiece Boogie Nights. “It’s one thing to see it. It’s another thing to hear it. If you’re young or religious, you probably should leave now.”
The laughs in the audience suggested everyone knew what they were in for and cheered uproariously as Reitman introduced his cast, which included Taylor Lauter as Dirk Diggler, Don Johnson as Jack Horner, Judy Greer as Amber Waves, Mae Whitman as Rollergirl, Nick Kroll as Reed,...
The laughs in the audience suggested everyone knew what they were in for and cheered uproariously as Reitman introduced his cast, which included Taylor Lauter as Dirk Diggler, Don Johnson as Jack Horner, Judy Greer as Amber Waves, Mae Whitman as Rollergirl, Nick Kroll as Reed,...
- 10/11/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Los Angeles, Oct 10: Actor Taylor Lautner will reportedly essay a porn star named Dirk Diggler in the reading of 1997 adult classic movie "Boogie Nights".
Filmmaker Jason Reitman will conduct the live reading of the movie at Film Independent at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Thursday night, reports eonline.com.
The names of all actors who will essay other roles in the reading were announced via Reitman's Twitter page.
Judy Greer will take over the role Amber Waves, a character previously portrayed by Julianne Moore.
Mae Whitman will play Rollergirl, Kevin Pollak will be The Colonel, Jim Rash will take on Buck Swope, Jarod Einsohn will be Todd Parker and Jurnee Smollett will play Jessie St. Vincent.
Actor.
Filmmaker Jason Reitman will conduct the live reading of the movie at Film Independent at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Thursday night, reports eonline.com.
The names of all actors who will essay other roles in the reading were announced via Reitman's Twitter page.
Judy Greer will take over the role Amber Waves, a character previously portrayed by Julianne Moore.
Mae Whitman will play Rollergirl, Kevin Pollak will be The Colonel, Jim Rash will take on Buck Swope, Jarod Einsohn will be Todd Parker and Jurnee Smollett will play Jessie St. Vincent.
Actor.
- 10/9/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
The Captive
Atom Egoyan's new Ryan Reynolds-led drama, formerly titled "Queen of the Night," will now be called "The Captive". The story follows the father of an abducted child who still thinks she's alive eight years after she's been taken.
Scott Speedman, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast and Bruce Greenwood also star. The film will likely premiere on the festival circuit in early 2014. [Source: The Film Farm]
Super Clyde
One series that didn't get greenlit to series for this Fall was "Super Clyde," a CBS single camera comedy about a comic-book geek (Rupert Grint) who inherits millions and puts it to use by becoming a superhero. Stephen Fry also starred in the show as the young man's butler.
When a failed pilot doesn't make it to series, the networks usually bury it. In this case, the show's producers asked execs to let it be posted online in full. Surprisingly,...
Atom Egoyan's new Ryan Reynolds-led drama, formerly titled "Queen of the Night," will now be called "The Captive". The story follows the father of an abducted child who still thinks she's alive eight years after she's been taken.
Scott Speedman, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast and Bruce Greenwood also star. The film will likely premiere on the festival circuit in early 2014. [Source: The Film Farm]
Super Clyde
One series that didn't get greenlit to series for this Fall was "Super Clyde," a CBS single camera comedy about a comic-book geek (Rupert Grint) who inherits millions and puts it to use by becoming a superhero. Stephen Fry also starred in the show as the young man's butler.
When a failed pilot doesn't make it to series, the networks usually bury it. In this case, the show's producers asked execs to let it be posted online in full. Surprisingly,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Will Taylor Lautner measure up in his latest role? E! News confirms that the hunky Hollywood actor will take on the role of well-hung nightclub dishwasher turned porn star Dirk Diggler—the role memorably originated by Mark Wahlberg in the 1997 classic Boogie Nights—in Jason Reitman's live reading of the movie at Film Independent at Lacma on Thursday night. Although Lautner definitely has the trademark abs for the part, but his shirt is expected to stay on throughout the event (darn!). And that means his pants will probably be staying on, too (double darn!). Other roles were announced via Reitman's Twitter page. Judy Greer will take over the role Amber Waves, a...
- 10/9/2013
- E! Online
“Twilight” stud Taylor Lautner is set to play porn star Dirk Diggler in Jason Reitman’s live reading of “Boogie Nights” at Film Independent at Lacma on Thursday night, while Judy Greer will take over the role Amber Waves, from her “Carrie” co-star Julianne Moore, TheWrap has learned. Lautner has big shoes — and bigger shorts — to fill, as the role was originated by Mark Wahlberg in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 classic. His trademark six-pack abs would serve him well in the part, though he is expected to keep his shirt on for the reading. Also Read: Toronto: Jesse Eisenberg to.
- 10/8/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
For the second coming of Jason Reitman’s (Labor Day) now infamous Live Read program to the Toronto International Film Festival, the young auteur has yet again assembled an all-star cast to tackle one of his (and everyone else’s) all-time favorite films. Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights premiered at Tiff in the now defunct Uptown Theatre in 1997, the ensuing commotion causing an unpredicted street shutdown.
Reitman himself – his father in supportive attendance – excitedly introduced the event, declaring these reads even more fun than making actual films and announcing he and the cast would be working from a version of the original shooting script that would include select deleted scenes and alternate lines. Then our actors were introduced.
Dane Cook appeared to be at least the second-biggest fan on stage, enthusiastically delivering a spot-on Luis Guzman impression as Maurice Rodriguez, ideally timing Reed Rothchild’s lines – a scant helping...
Reitman himself – his father in supportive attendance – excitedly introduced the event, declaring these reads even more fun than making actual films and announcing he and the cast would be working from a version of the original shooting script that would include select deleted scenes and alternate lines. Then our actors were introduced.
Dane Cook appeared to be at least the second-biggest fan on stage, enthusiastically delivering a spot-on Luis Guzman impression as Maurice Rodriguez, ideally timing Reed Rothchild’s lines – a scant helping...
- 9/8/2013
- by Tom Stoup
- SoundOnSight
Jason Reitman's annual live read returns with an A-list talk through of Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights. Paul MacInnes finds stars, laughs and some uncomfortable insights
Jason Reitman's live read is already a staple of the Toronto film festival, despite only starting last year. The premise is simple: a bevy of Hollywood stars (and some people who wish they were) sit in a long line in front of a cinema screen and a raucous audience. To their left is Reitman, who has chosen a script and the actors to read it. He also reads the stage directions.
The choice for this year's Tiff live read was Boogie Nights, the 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson movie about the highs, the lows and the ginormous schlongs of the Californian porn industry. Mark Wahlberg made his name as an actor in the lead role of Dirk Diggler, thanks partly to the aforementioned schlong (prosthetic,...
Jason Reitman's live read is already a staple of the Toronto film festival, despite only starting last year. The premise is simple: a bevy of Hollywood stars (and some people who wish they were) sit in a long line in front of a cinema screen and a raucous audience. To their left is Reitman, who has chosen a script and the actors to read it. He also reads the stage directions.
The choice for this year's Tiff live read was Boogie Nights, the 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson movie about the highs, the lows and the ginormous schlongs of the Californian porn industry. Mark Wahlberg made his name as an actor in the lead role of Dirk Diggler, thanks partly to the aforementioned schlong (prosthetic,...
- 9/7/2013
- by Paul MacInnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Jesse Eisenberg is set to be the “big bright shining star” of Jason Reitman’s live reading of “Boogie Nights,” which has also cast Josh Brolin in advance of tonight’s highly-anticipated event at the Ryerson in Toronto. In an inspired bit of casting, the lanky Eisenberg will take over the role of porn star Dirk Diggler from muscled Mark Wahlberg. Meanwhile, Brolin inherits the role of filmmaker and family patriarch Jack Horner from Burt Reynolds. Olivia Wilde and Dakota Fanning co-star as Amber Waves and Rollergirl, respectively. Julianne Moore and Heather Graham originated the roles in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 masterpiece.
- 9/6/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Boogie Nights is set to be the latest title given the Jason Reitman Live Read treatment. The Labor Day director will officiate a table reading of the Paul Thomas Anderson script at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6 at the Ryerson Theatre. "For the first time the Live Read at Tiff will be 18+... Oh, and easily our longest," Reitman teased on Twitter this past week. Story: Jason Reitman's 'Shampoo' Live Read at Lacma The cast, however, is yet to be announced. Reitman will reveal who will be filling in for Mark Wahlberg's Dirk Diggler and Julianne Moore's Amber Waves and the rest of
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- 8/31/2013
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
September 6 at 6 p.m. at Ryerson Theatre
“The story sucks them in.” — Jack Horner, Boogie Nights.
Toronto — The Toronto International Film Festival® Press Release:
The Toronto International Film Festival finally announced the title for Jason Reitman’s Live Read — a unique event in which classic movie scripts are read by contemporary actors. The script of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights will be presented to audiences in a one-take read-through with Reitman narrating stage direction on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m.
“Boogie Nights was one of the most buzzed about films when it premiered at the Festival in 1997. When Jason Reitman brought the Live Read of American Beauty to Toronto in 2012, there was excitement in the air — audiences knew they were participating in something special,” said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival. “Revisiting Anderson’s script in this creative setting with a stellar cast of actors is a kind of movie magic.
“The story sucks them in.” — Jack Horner, Boogie Nights.
Toronto — The Toronto International Film Festival® Press Release:
The Toronto International Film Festival finally announced the title for Jason Reitman’s Live Read — a unique event in which classic movie scripts are read by contemporary actors. The script of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights will be presented to audiences in a one-take read-through with Reitman narrating stage direction on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m.
“Boogie Nights was one of the most buzzed about films when it premiered at the Festival in 1997. When Jason Reitman brought the Live Read of American Beauty to Toronto in 2012, there was excitement in the air — audiences knew they were participating in something special,” said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival. “Revisiting Anderson’s script in this creative setting with a stellar cast of actors is a kind of movie magic.
- 8/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Junkies, porn stars, alcoholics and in her latest film What Maisie Knew a terrible mother – on screen Julianne Moore lets it all hang out. So surely she won't mind Simon Hattenstone quizzing her about all those sex scenes…?
Montauk, New York, final stop on the Long Island Rail Road. Three hours from Manhattan, past the rarefied privilege of the Hamptons, it has that end-of-the-line feel to it: a sleepy, honeysuckled seaside town. This is where kids come to surf, adults to wind down, families to hang. The well-to-do, and the famous, tend to get off the train a few stops earlier. I'm sitting outside an organic cafe waiting for Julianne Moore. All is still and quiet. I'm not sure how Moore fits in here. She's a brilliant actor, who burns up the screen with that shock of red hair and fiery passion.
It would be wrong to say she stars...
Montauk, New York, final stop on the Long Island Rail Road. Three hours from Manhattan, past the rarefied privilege of the Hamptons, it has that end-of-the-line feel to it: a sleepy, honeysuckled seaside town. This is where kids come to surf, adults to wind down, families to hang. The well-to-do, and the famous, tend to get off the train a few stops earlier. I'm sitting outside an organic cafe waiting for Julianne Moore. All is still and quiet. I'm not sure how Moore fits in here. She's a brilliant actor, who burns up the screen with that shock of red hair and fiery passion.
It would be wrong to say she stars...
- 8/10/2013
- by Simon Hattenstone
- The Guardian - Film News
Today, March 1st, the psychological thriller 6 Souls, directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein and starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, arrives on VOD platforms everywhere courtesy of The Weinstein Company.
We here at Dread Central thought there was no better way to kick off 2013's Indie Horror Month than with an exclusive interview with Moore, one of the greatest modern actresses who has carved out an incredible career in the independent film world throughout the last 16 years. Her impressive body of work has garnered her four Oscar nominations, seven SAG Award nominations (one win) and seven Golden Globe nominations, with Moore taking home the Best Actress award this past January for her performance as Sarah Palin in the HBO political drama "Game Change."
Moore proved her versatility early on in her career after racking up several awards for her work on the long-running daytime drama "As the World Turns" in the late 1980's,...
We here at Dread Central thought there was no better way to kick off 2013's Indie Horror Month than with an exclusive interview with Moore, one of the greatest modern actresses who has carved out an incredible career in the independent film world throughout the last 16 years. Her impressive body of work has garnered her four Oscar nominations, seven SAG Award nominations (one win) and seven Golden Globe nominations, with Moore taking home the Best Actress award this past January for her performance as Sarah Palin in the HBO political drama "Game Change."
Moore proved her versatility early on in her career after racking up several awards for her work on the long-running daytime drama "As the World Turns" in the late 1980's,...
- 3/1/2013
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The singing sensation got super glam for Fox's 'The X Factor' Season Finale Night 1 at CBS Televison City at CBS Studios on December 19 in Los Angeles, California--here's how you can snag her lush curls! Carly Rose Sonenclar, 13, looked more adorable than ever in cascading mermaid curls for the first night of the show's finale. The look is totally age-appropriate and showed off Carly's pretty face to the fullest! Carly Rose Sonenclar's lush curls & more from 'X Factor' To get lush curls like Carly's, the key is to use a skinny curling iron to get tight curls. Try Revlon Amber Waves Gold Curling Iron. Take small 1-inch section of hair and curl all around your head. Carly Rose performed a duet with LeAnn's Rimes, who was wearing a short black T-shirt dress and black boots, and hugged the big-voiced youngster as the pair belted out the country singer's hit song,...
- 12/20/2012
- by Jennifer Tzeses
- HollywoodLife
Mark Wahlberg made a career comeback thanks to his role in "Boogie Nights" as Dirk Diggler, the porn star with a huge talent.The 1997 flick from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson made Marky Mark a movie star -- and today, the movie turns 15!Boasting a cast of incredible actors, stars Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds both garnered Academy Award nominations for their roles as aging adult film actress Amber Waves and her director, Jack Horner.But what's happened to the cast in the 15 years since the movie came out ... and how have they all aged? Check out the gallery above to find out! Read more...
- 10/10/2012
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
In 2002, a shift occurred in the structure and thematic concerns that inform the style, characters, and narratives of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films. Anderson’s fourth film, Punch-Drunk Love, clocking in at only ninety-four minutes (exactly half the length of his previous Magnolia) seemed a necessary exercise in modesty for the ambitious auteur, a means of proving himself capable of telling a story that focuses on the lives of less than a half dozen characters in a running time that is far from daunting. This film seemed, at the time, to be a momentary departure. Certainly Anderson, after working Adam Sandler toward what will certainly remain the greatest performance of his career, would return to constructing complex labyrinths depicting the intertwining lives of many memorable characters. After all, Punch-Drunk Love only featured two members of Anderson’s signature ensemble (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzman). But as There Will Be Blood indicated, Anderson...
- 9/25/2012
- by Landon Palmer
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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Boogie Nights (1997, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) is packed with vintage clothing delights. Even though costume designer Mark Bridges generally eschewed more obvious 1970s/early 80s trends due to a recent retro fashion revival, the movie is still completely identifiable with both of these periods. Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) and Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) are two of the film’s most interesting characters in terms of costume, especially how their outfits seem at times to be simpatico, although, as we discover with exclusive insight from Mark Bridges himself, this was not intentional: “Fifteen years after designing the film you mention something to me I never noticed!”
Of course there are other notable players, such as established porn star Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly) in a tight dirt bike print t-shirt,...
Boogie Nights (1997, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) is packed with vintage clothing delights. Even though costume designer Mark Bridges generally eschewed more obvious 1970s/early 80s trends due to a recent retro fashion revival, the movie is still completely identifiable with both of these periods. Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) and Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) are two of the film’s most interesting characters in terms of costume, especially how their outfits seem at times to be simpatico, although, as we discover with exclusive insight from Mark Bridges himself, this was not intentional: “Fifteen years after designing the film you mention something to me I never noticed!”
Of course there are other notable players, such as established porn star Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly) in a tight dirt bike print t-shirt,...
- 11/11/2011
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Indie comedy "The English Teacher" is about to get an infusion of 1990's-flavored star power. Julianne Moore has signed on to play the title role, with Greg Kinnear in an unspecified supporting position (filthy!). Moore plays a small-town high school educator who has to deal with the unannounced return of a star pupil who crashed and burned trying to start a career in New York City. Moore eventually convinces the former student to direct his unproduced play at the high school, which yields all sorts of misunderstandings. Frankly, we'd rather see Amber Waves in this role than Moore, but perhaps…...
- 9/9/2011
- The Playlist
Last week, we told you about Silencio, David Lynch's new nightclub in Paris, based on a spot first featured in his 2001 film "Mulholland Drive." Our excitement over this new venue got us thinking: what other fictional nightclubs deserve to be converted to real working establishments? Fertile ground for a list, says I.
So here we go. The list is entirely subjective and based on only one rule: no real places. Since this all started with a director taking a fantasy and making it a reality, this piece had to work the same way. Picking places that really existed would be cheating. Hence you won't find 2001 Odyssey Disco from "Saturday Night Fever" below; it was an actual Brooklyn dance club (at 802 64th Street) spruced up with a little movie magic (the production brought in the signature light-up floor).
In one case, someone already has granted our wish and made one of these places.
So here we go. The list is entirely subjective and based on only one rule: no real places. Since this all started with a director taking a fantasy and making it a reality, this piece had to work the same way. Picking places that really existed would be cheating. Hence you won't find 2001 Odyssey Disco from "Saturday Night Fever" below; it was an actual Brooklyn dance club (at 802 64th Street) spruced up with a little movie magic (the production brought in the signature light-up floor).
In one case, someone already has granted our wish and made one of these places.
- 6/23/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Stage Door will now be a weekly Tuesday series featuring Nathaniel's (or other contributors') theatrical adventures and, as often as possible, how they do connect or could connect with the cinema. So pardon this Monday entry, and subsequent double dip, but 'tis the season; we'll do this again tomorrow for the Tony Award Nominations! But today... a few notes on Marie & Bruce, the current revival of the play with Marisa Tomei (it closes this coming weekend) and the movie version with Julianne Moore.
I mentioned the play briefly before. It opens with Marie and Bruce in bed. Marie is unable to sleep and proceeds to talk herself in circles, spewing bile towards her sleeping husband whom she apparently hates and plans to leave that very day. She tells us about his prized typewriter which she threw away and complains that it's a hot summer, they've both had the flu, and neither of them have jobs.
I mentioned the play briefly before. It opens with Marie and Bruce in bed. Marie is unable to sleep and proceeds to talk herself in circles, spewing bile towards her sleeping husband whom she apparently hates and plans to leave that very day. She tells us about his prized typewriter which she threw away and complains that it's a hot summer, they've both had the flu, and neither of them have jobs.
- 5/2/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Some people are just so talented that it really isn't fair. Cj Wallis is one of those people. You probably haven't heard of him, but Wallis is an enormously gifted director, actor, cinematographer, producer, editor, writer and musician. And to top it all off, I have it on good authority from a certain female FanGirlTastic staffer that he's cute too. Totally not fair.
I first became of aware of Wallis when I saw Jen and Sylvia Soska's Dead Hooker in a Trunk. As the character called Goody Two-Shoes, Wallis has a starring role in the Twisted Twins' exploitation sensation, but he also shot and edited the flick, composed the score and worked on the effects team. It could be said that while the Soska sisters built the Dead Hooker car, Wallis was clearly the motor that made it run as well as it does.
As a good-looking, one-man entertainment machine,...
I first became of aware of Wallis when I saw Jen and Sylvia Soska's Dead Hooker in a Trunk. As the character called Goody Two-Shoes, Wallis has a starring role in the Twisted Twins' exploitation sensation, but he also shot and edited the flick, composed the score and worked on the effects team. It could be said that while the Soska sisters built the Dead Hooker car, Wallis was clearly the motor that made it run as well as it does.
As a good-looking, one-man entertainment machine,...
- 3/14/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Boogie Nights (1997), Paul Thomas Anderson's follow-up to his stellar chamber/crime drama Hard Eight (Aka Sydney, 1996), is a film that has stayed with me since I saw it as a freshman or sophomore in high school. Contrary to what may be your gut reaction, my favorable reaction to the film was not inspired by the nude beauty of either Julianne Moore or Heather Graham. Rather than being swept away by the sensual presence of the female form, I was dazzled and intoxicated by Anderson's embrace of film form to capture the tone and mood of what is essentially a three-hour version of a VH1 "Behind the Music" special except, in this case, the story is the rise and fall of a porn star primarily; Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) only attempts to be a pop star...poorly.
When the film begins in the late 1970s at a discotheque in the San Fernando Valley,...
When the film begins in the late 1970s at a discotheque in the San Fernando Valley,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Drew Morton
This rare Hollywood risk-taker is currently starring in The Kids Are All Right, a comedy about lesbian parents. She talks here about feminism, family and how moving to Europe changed her life
In many of Julianne Moore's best films there comes a trademark moment when her eyes squint, mist over, and the mask that her character has been wearing slips decisively. Cue, the great unravelling. It's there in Boogie Nights, when Amber Waves, a porn star with thwarted maternal instincts, gets high and starts shattering on screen, her misty eyes combining with a brittle, metallic laugh that sounds oddly like a death rattle. It's there in Magnolia, when Linda Partridge realises too late that she actually loves the dying husband she married for money, and breaks down in a chemist's: "You have the balls, the indecency to ask me a question about my life," she bellows at the pharmacist,...
In many of Julianne Moore's best films there comes a trademark moment when her eyes squint, mist over, and the mask that her character has been wearing slips decisively. Cue, the great unravelling. It's there in Boogie Nights, when Amber Waves, a porn star with thwarted maternal instincts, gets high and starts shattering on screen, her misty eyes combining with a brittle, metallic laugh that sounds oddly like a death rattle. It's there in Magnolia, when Linda Partridge realises too late that she actually loves the dying husband she married for money, and breaks down in a chemist's: "You have the balls, the indecency to ask me a question about my life," she bellows at the pharmacist,...
- 10/28/2010
- by Kira Cochrane
- The Guardian - Film News
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Ja from Mnpp here. In case you missed the news, it seems that Paul Thomas Anderson's next film The Master - which was to star Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the leader of a new Scientology-like religion in the 50s with Jeremy Renner as his disciple and Reese Witherspoon as his wife - has turned into a pillar of salt and gone poof. It's E-meter done gone and flat-lined. I'm sure it supposedly being a thinly-veiled critique of a religion intertwined with a large portion of the Hollywood establishment had nothing whatsoever to putting a pox on PTA's house, I am sure. Sure. Why not.
Anyway this is depressing news for those of us that worship upon the altar of Paul Thomas Anderson. I promised him my first born and all I get are empty promises! It's enough to make you not believe in a higher directing power after all.
Ja from Mnpp here. In case you missed the news, it seems that Paul Thomas Anderson's next film The Master - which was to star Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the leader of a new Scientology-like religion in the 50s with Jeremy Renner as his disciple and Reese Witherspoon as his wife - has turned into a pillar of salt and gone poof. It's E-meter done gone and flat-lined. I'm sure it supposedly being a thinly-veiled critique of a religion intertwined with a large portion of the Hollywood establishment had nothing whatsoever to putting a pox on PTA's house, I am sure. Sure. Why not.
Anyway this is depressing news for those of us that worship upon the altar of Paul Thomas Anderson. I promised him my first born and all I get are empty promises! It's enough to make you not believe in a higher directing power after all.
- 9/20/2010
- by JA
- FilmExperience
But first things first. If German's popular drama When We Leave is nominated and wins, can the actress Sibel Kekilli please -- pretty pretty please -- repeat her barefoot acceptance/sit- in from Germany's Film Awards this past April? That'd be so sweet.
Oscar night thrives on weird surprises and they get so few. Sibel to the rescue. (I'm aware that Actresses don't accept Best Foreign Film Statues but let me dream!) I've only seen her in Head On but found her just riveting to watch onscreen and I've heard only good things about her performance in this particular movie. Will it be a nominee?
[tangent] Helpful hint: If you ever search for pictures of her online, makes sure to have you "safesearch" filters on though. I'm just saying. Is she now, quite literally, the best/most acclaimed actress to have ever started in the most disreputable form of acting? She was once Amber Waves and now she's Julianne Moore if you catch my drift. I'm trying to avoid spelling it out because I woke up this morning with an intense fear of spambot comments. But my point is this: Well done! She's now a two-time German Oscar winner. /tangent]...
Oscar night thrives on weird surprises and they get so few. Sibel to the rescue. (I'm aware that Actresses don't accept Best Foreign Film Statues but let me dream!) I've only seen her in Head On but found her just riveting to watch onscreen and I've heard only good things about her performance in this particular movie. Will it be a nominee?
[tangent] Helpful hint: If you ever search for pictures of her online, makes sure to have you "safesearch" filters on though. I'm just saying. Is she now, quite literally, the best/most acclaimed actress to have ever started in the most disreputable form of acting? She was once Amber Waves and now she's Julianne Moore if you catch my drift. I'm trying to avoid spelling it out because I woke up this morning with an intense fear of spambot comments. But my point is this: Well done! She's now a two-time German Oscar winner. /tangent]...
- 9/20/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
As some of you know, I had the opportunity to sit down with Julianne Moore last week. The occasion was the release of The Kids Are All Right, Julianne's 48th movie and one of her very best. Julianne plays "Jules" the flighty wife of "Nic" played by Annette Bening. They've raised two children together. Nic had Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and soon thereafter Jules had Laser (Josh Hutcherson). It's one of Julianne's best comic performances in a career that's mostly been noted for her dramatic magic with internally shell shocked women. But it wasn't always accolades. Julianne's big screen career started twenty years ago this summer when the horror flick Tales of the Darkside was released. Inauspicious beginnings but no matter.
My history with Julianne doesn't stretch back quite that far. I first took true notice of Julianne in Benny & Joon (1993) when she was playing a former (bad) actress turned waitress.
My history with Julianne doesn't stretch back quite that far. I first took true notice of Julianne in Benny & Joon (1993) when she was playing a former (bad) actress turned waitress.
- 7/9/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Have you heard that my imaginary mom* Susan Sarandon is in talks to headline a feature adaptation of The Big Valley, a feature adaptation of the 60s western television series? She is. She would play the tough matriarch Victoria Barkley in 19th century California. (Who knew that people were still greenlighting westerns? They're like the musicals, a genre that can't truly be killed even if it sits entire decades out for the most part.) This means that she's risking comparisons to one of the critical darlings of all time, Barbara Stanwyck. This should be as nerve wracking for actressexuals as Kate Winslet testing her modern mettle against the ultimate Joan Crawford performance in that Mildred Pierce remake.
It also makes you wonder what's going on with that western Julianne Moore vehicle Boone's Lick which is not one of Amber Waves imaginary porn films but an actual western feature that Julianne is/was?...
It also makes you wonder what's going on with that western Julianne Moore vehicle Boone's Lick which is not one of Amber Waves imaginary porn films but an actual western feature that Julianne is/was?...
- 2/11/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
'now, go and wash your teeth!'
Julianne Moore isn't so good with her onscreen children. She ignores them, kills them, abandons them... even seduces them. Even when the famous redhead loves them (Children of Men, A Map of the World, The Forgotten) terrible fates await the poor tykes. If Moore didn't exude such warmth as a star onscreen she'd have a full-fledged Joan Crawford rep.
Still if you had to choose one MooreMommy to be yours: coked up sexual Amber Waves in Boogie Nights? pharmaceutically enhanced foul-mothed step-mom Linda Partridge in Magnolia? cake-hating lesbian Laura Brown in The Hours? inappropriate and domineering Barbara Baekeland in Savage Grace? or any of her distracted housewives from Far From Heaven, [safe] to The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio ... none of whom have any time for their children / step children what with their heavy marital problems and poisonous environments? Which would it be? Or...
Julianne Moore isn't so good with her onscreen children. She ignores them, kills them, abandons them... even seduces them. Even when the famous redhead loves them (Children of Men, A Map of the World, The Forgotten) terrible fates await the poor tykes. If Moore didn't exude such warmth as a star onscreen she'd have a full-fledged Joan Crawford rep.
Still if you had to choose one MooreMommy to be yours: coked up sexual Amber Waves in Boogie Nights? pharmaceutically enhanced foul-mothed step-mom Linda Partridge in Magnolia? cake-hating lesbian Laura Brown in The Hours? inappropriate and domineering Barbara Baekeland in Savage Grace? or any of her distracted housewives from Far From Heaven, [safe] to The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio ... none of whom have any time for their children / step children what with their heavy marital problems and poisonous environments? Which would it be? Or...
- 5/10/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
I've been asked "What are my ten favorite characters in the history of movies?" Curse you Timothy! And Squish. The question is not something specific like ten favorite characters in Moulin Rouge! (easy) or ten favorite performances by an actress in the past three years or ten favorite Disney villains. No, this question is broader than Ursula's tentacle span. This is like asking someone "What are your ten favorite notes in the history of music?" Insanity. So I'm doing this off the top of my head. I'm avoiding things I talk about too much (Ursula, Lt. Ellen Ripley, Dorothy Gale and any character played by Michelle Pfeiffer). I'm also presenting in chronological order so as to avoid nervous meltings or celluloid breakdowns.
Top Ten Movie Characters
Peter Pan
The movies are full of franchise characters, but usually I stay picky only getting wrapped up for short bursts of time.
Top Ten Movie Characters
Peter Pan
The movies are full of franchise characters, but usually I stay picky only getting wrapped up for short bursts of time.
- 3/31/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
I'm well into the novel Chéri, the movie version of which will premiere in just two days at Berlinale. It's a great read. There's exquisite descriptions of complicated emotions and intriguing relationships. There's also an unembarrassed sensuality to the material. If they can capture the nuances and the texture on film, it'll be quite a good sit.
I didn't know much about French novelist Colette (seated spectacularly, left) prior to the news about this movie and I blame that on Gigi the movie which is based on her most famous novel. I'd never read it because I didn't like the movie. I figured she wasn't for me. How wrong I was! The more I learn about Colette, the more I love. Not only am I instantly on board with her writing but then to learn that she was once a performer at the Moulin Rouge?!? Add in lesbian love affairs,...
I didn't know much about French novelist Colette (seated spectacularly, left) prior to the news about this movie and I blame that on Gigi the movie which is based on her most famous novel. I'd never read it because I didn't like the movie. I figured she wasn't for me. How wrong I was! The more I learn about Colette, the more I love. Not only am I instantly on board with her writing but then to learn that she was once a performer at the Moulin Rouge?!? Add in lesbian love affairs,...
- 2/8/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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