Leon and his Demons

Ethan Hawke on a 3rd Before Sunrise/Before Sunset Movie

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:21:00 +0000

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub collider.com
January 4,2010

At this morning’s press junket for Daybreakers, I was able to ask Ethan Hawke his thoughts on doing a third film in the Before Sunrise/Before Sunset universe. If you’re a fan (like me) of these two amazing movies and are hoping they’d do a third film, it sounds like they aren’t against it, but don’t expect to see it anytime soon. That’s because even though people constantly give Hawke ideas for the film, he says, “My thought is we will make one as soon as everybody has forgotten about it.”

He also revealed, “We had a version of that movie that happened two years later. But once it took us five years and we can’t get the money to make that movie we have to rethink it. So elements or lines from that script stayed. When we first finished Before Sunset there was an idea that we would do. Julie and I wanted to do a short film the next year that we thought would be really fun to do like a five minute short and then put it in the vault so to speak and then fifteen years later make another film.”

Ethan Hawke on a 3rd BEFORE SUNRISE/BEFORE SUNSET Movie

'From Paris With Love' Trailer 2

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0000

U.s Box Office January 1-3, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:44:00 +0000

#	Title	Jan 1 - 3	% Chg.	Theaters	Weeks	AVG	Cumulative

1	Avatar	$ 68,490,688	-9.4	3,461	3	$ 19,789	$ 352,114,898
2	Sherlock Holmes	36,685,000	-41.2	3,626	2	10,117	139,425,000
3	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	35,189,653	-28.0	3,747	2	9,391	155,916,935
4	It's Complicated	18,802,965	-14.9	2,897	2	6,490	59,178,840
5	The Blind Side	11,855,000	3.4	2,926	7	4,052	208,482,000
6	Up in the Air	10,720,052	-4.9	1,895	5	5,657	44,375,265
7	The Princess and the Frog	9,824,311	9.1	3,328	6	2,952	85,859,339
8	Did You Hear About the Morgans?	4,932,338	-1.4	2,718	3	1,815	25,312,384
9	Nine	3,901,203	-28.5	1,412	3	2,763	13,745,976
10	Invictus	3,890,000	-3.8	2,170	4	1,793	30,590,000

Source: Box Office Guru

Tv Schedule: January 4-10, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:33:00 +0000

Monday January 4

Heroes S04E13 "Upon the rock"
S04E14 "Let it bleed"

Wednesday January 6

Nip/Tuck S06E11 "Dan Daley"

Friday January 8

Dollhouse S02E11 "Getting Closer"

Music in Film: Leona Lewis-I See You ('Avatar' Soundtrack)

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:50:00 +0000

New Year's Eve in Film

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:34:00 +0000

Top 5 New Year's Eve movies

5 Worst New Year's Eve Movies

Nicole Kidman: The Actress of the '00s

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:05:00 +0000

By Michelle Orange on 12/04/2009, IFC.COM

If time is an avenger, then the Naughts have had it both ways with Nicole Kidman. In the span of a decade, Kidman was transformed from arm candy into an artist -- the rare movie star who made genuinely interesting choices -- eclipsing her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, who filed for divorce in 2000, with an Oscar win and the embrace, finally, of her peers on her own terms.

However, as the '00s limp to a close, Kidman seems to be succumbing to a personal vendetta against time: by manipulating her face into a mask -- a waxworks ideal of "Nicole Kidman" -- rather than continuing to deploy it as a functional instrument, an artist's tool, Kidman is taking perhaps the most surprising risk of her career: she has chosen to age into glacial iconicity. In this, she exemplifies a decade that treated actresses with ambivalence, waving all the flags of empowerment and agency at the post-Julia Roberts cohort, who wanted to have it all without having to play the charming prostitute, only to corral them into the same old pens: ingénue, mother, old maid.

Kidman, of course, showed signs of life during her pre-Naughts career, most notably in her 1989 breakthrough "Dead Calm," and again in "To Die For" in 1995 and "The Portrait of a Lady" in 1996. Maligned as often for her mannered, on-screen frigidity as she was dismissed for her off-screen attachment to Herr Cruise, audiences gave her her due, particularly for her turn in the Van Sant film, a blackly comic media farce, but it was grudging, as though the director had tapped into a neat utility for Kidman's innate chill and deserved most of the credit.

The Naughts: The Actress of the '00s

Music in Film: Ennio Morricone-The Ecstasy of Gold (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Soundtrack)

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:20:00 +0000

'Inception' Trailer 2

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:43:00 +0000

U.S Box Office: December 25-27, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:14:00 +0000

#	Title	Dec 25 - 27	% Chg.	Theaters	Weeks	AVG	Cumulative

1	Avatar	$ 75,617,133	-1.8	3,456	2	$ 21,880	$ 212,711,184
2	Sherlock Holmes	62,390,000		3,626	1	17,206	62,390,000
3	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	48,875,415		3,700	1	13,210	75,589,048
4	It's Complicated	22,100,820		2,887	1	7,655	22,100,820
5	The Blind Side	11,470,000	14.5	2,766	6	4,147	184,127,000
6	Up in the Air	11,275,000	251.2	1,895	4	5,950	24,038,000
7	The Princess and the Frog	9,004,610	-26.1	3,475	5	2,591	63,679,289
8	Nine	5,452,513		1,412	2	3,862	5,830,605
9	Did You Hear About the Morgans?	5,000,143	-24.4	2,718	2	1,840	15,600,328
10	Invictus	4,045,000	-3.8	2,160	3	1,873	23,020,000

Source: Box Ofice Guru

Christmas in Film & TV

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:24:00 +0000

Top 10 Best Christmas Movies

The 10 Worst Christmas Movies

Best Christmas Episodes

Top 10 Christmas Horror Movies

Movies for People Who Hate Christmas

'Knight and Day' Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Leon and his Demons: December 21, 2007- December 21, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:45:00 +0000

And the journey continues....

U.S Box Office December 18-20, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:41:00 +0000

	Title	Dec 18 - 20	% Chg.	Theaters	Weeks	AVG	Cumulative

1	Avatar	$ 77,025,481		3,452	1	$ 22,313	$ 77,025,481
2	The Princess and the Frog	12,185,949	-49.7	3,475	3	3,507	44,717,721
3	The Blind Side	10,021,280	-33.4	3,407	5	2,941	164,725,525
4	Did You Hear About the Morgans?	6,616,571		2,718	1	2,434	6,616,571
5	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	4,407,598	-44.6	3,035	5	1,452	274,598,319
6	Invictus	4,203,171	-51.2	2,125	2	1,978	15,877,956
7	A Christmas Carol	3,443,464	-49.6	2,070	7	1,664	130,813,354
8	Up in the Air	3,210,132	34.1	175	3	18,344	8,216,051
9	Brothers	2,889,121	-42.4	2,009	3	1,438	22,350,518
10	Old Dogs	2,340,575	-46.9	2,630	4	890	43,625,471

Source: Box Office Guru

Music in Film: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Music composed by Carter Burwell

James Cameron: Terminator has run its course

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000

"I've moved on creatively from The Terminator, so I'm not really interested in that imagery and even those ideas anymore—and I'm not sure the world is that interested either. It's run its course, I feel."

As evidence of this, he points to this summer's disappointing Terminator Salvation, which attempted to continue the series without Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"His persona was part of The Terminator, and when you uncouple those, you get Terminator Salvation, which is actually a fine film from a pure filmmaking standpoint—it just doesn't gel up into anything mind-blowing."

Some additional comments from a recent interview with Total Film

TF: What did you make of Terminator Salvation?

JC: It didn't quite have the emotional power that it should have had.I thought Sam [Worthington] was great, very powerful, and Christian [Bale]...people have criticised him for being one-note but that's part of the character.He was playing a guy who's furiously deicated to the survival of the human species.Maybe more could have been done with that.In T2 we showed the consequences.It drove Sarah insane.

TF: Was McG the man for the job?

JC: McG's a strong shooter and he honoured the iconic touchstones of the first two movies-almost too much so.I actually felt Salvation is like Aliens, in that it's a fan making a sequel to a movie they loved.

Sources: Sci Fi Wire/The Toronto Sun/Total Film #162 (King of the World: The Complete Works of James Cameron)

'Clash of the Titans' (2010) Trailer 2

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:32:00 +0000

"Iron Man 2" Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:54:00 +0000

Quentin Tarantino lists his top films of 2009

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:12:00 +0000

U.S Box Office December 11-13, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:07:00 +0000

#	Title	Dec 11 - 13	% Chg.	Theaters	Weeks	AVG	Cumulative

1	The Princess and the Frog	$ 24,208,916		3,434	3	$ 7,050	$ 27,088,786
2	The Blind Side	15,055,258	-24.9	3,388	4	4,444	149,816,797
3	Invictus	8,611,147		2,125	1	4,052	8,611,147
4	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	7,960,394	-48.4	3,635	4	2,190	267,320,977
5	A Christmas Carol	6,833,190	-12.0	2,402	6	2,845	124,426,097
6	Brothers	5,014,426	-47.4	2,088	2	2,402	17,416,217
7	Old Dogs	4,409,772	-36.0	3,090	3	1,427	39,996,273
8	2012	4,351,565	-35.7	2,838	5	1,533	155,288,405
9	Armored	3,504,374	-46.2	1,919	2	1,826	11,750,895
10	Ninja Assassin	2,707,470	-46.5	2,100	3	1,289	34,304,761

Source: Box Office Guru

"Robin Hood" Teaser Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:52:00 +0000

Golden Globe Nominations 2010

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:29:00 +0000

Best Motion Picture -- Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sadibe, Precious

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It's Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Meryl Streep, It's Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Julia Roberts, Duplicity

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Matt Damon, The Informant
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo-Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Penelope Cruz, Nine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon, Invictus
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Best Animated Feature Film
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Best Foreign Language Film
Barria
Broken Embraces
A Prophet
The White Ribbon
The Maid

Best Director -- Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture
Up in the Air
It's Complicated
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds

Best Original Score -- Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song -- Motion Picture
"I Will See You," Avatar
"The Weary Kind," The Crazy Heart
"Winter," Brothers
"Cinema Italiano," Nine
"I Want to Come Home," Everybody's Fine

TV

Best Drama: Mad Men, Dexter, House, Big Love, True Blood

Best Comedy/Musical: 30 Rock, Modern Family, Entourage, Glee, The Office

Best Actor, Drama: Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Simon Baker (The Mentalist), Bill Paxton (Big Love), Hugh Laurie (House)

Best Actress, Drama: Glenn Close (Damages), January Jones (Mad Men), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Juliana Margulies (The Good Wife)

Best Actor, Comedy: Steve Carell (The Office), Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), David Duchovny (Californication), Thomas Jane (Hung), Matthew Morrison (Glee)

Best Actress, Comedy: Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Courteney Cox (Cougar Town), Toni Collette (The United States of Tara), Lea Michele (Glee)

Best Supporting Actor: Michael Emerson (Lost), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), William Hurt (Damages), John Lithgow (Dexter)

Best Supporting Actress: Jane Lynch (Glee), Rose Byrne (Damages), Janet McTeer (Into the Storm), Chloe Sevigny (Big Love), Jane Adams (Hung)

Best TV Movie/Miniseries: Grey Gardens, Georgia O'Keeffe, Little Dorrit, Into the Storm, Taking Chance

'Avatar' Footage Impressions

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Originally published on August 23, 2009

Avatar is a highly anticipated film.The reasons are obvious: it's the first J.Cameron film in more than a decade, the first since 'Titanic', it's a film, with brand-new technology, that promises to change the way we view cinema.Of course, one of the key factors to the success of 'Avatar' is its promotion.In an interesting move, a global event was organised, to promote the film, months before its release.

When i saw the first trailer, i was kind of underwhelmed, but i liked what i saw.Last Friday, it was 'Avatar' day.Almost 20 minutes of footage were shown in 3D, in cinemas around the world.I was one of the people, who saw the footage (which consists of 4 scenes, with a brief introduction by J.Cameron, and no major spoilers).I was certainly impressed.It seems that 3D is used to add depth to the image, and not as a simple gimmick.The film uses brand new technology internally developed in the director's studio, and the results are evident.You may not realise it, but most of the footage is computer-generated.The landscapes seem real, and you could say the same for the creatures and the Na' avi/Avatars.Pandora is a living, breathing world, and there were some really impressive shots.The purpose of the preview is to introduce us to the film, and to some of the characters, and this purpose is achieved.

It's going to be a long wait until December...

Halloween II: Alternate Ending

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:37:00 +0000

SPOILER WARNING

Source: Horror Squad

DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date: 12/1/2010 (U.S.A), 1/2/2010 (U.K)

Tv Schedule: December 14-18, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (leon phoenix) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:59:00 +0000

Monday December 14

How I Met Your Mother S05E11 "Last Cigarette Ever"

The Big Bang Theory S03E11 "The Maternal Congruence"

Lie To Me S02E11 "Tractor Man"

Wednesday December 16

Nip/Tuck S06E10 "Wesley Clovis"

Friday December 18

Dollhouse S02E09 "Stop-Loss"
S02E10 "The Attic"