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You always remember your first time: Directorial debuts at TIFF
By Andrea Miller | Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | On the movies , TIFF | () Comments
TIFF 2010


Sure, icons in the biz, the Redfords, the Eastwoods, the Allens, the Boyles, etc., demand much ink – or bandwidth – when they bring new work to the Toronto International Film Festival, where discerning viewers and critics alike try to determine where the latest projects from experienced artists fit in amongst a robust body of work and chart just how an auteur has stretched, grown or flipped on auto-pilot.

Of course there is something to be said for hitting TIFF as a director for the first time. A sea of expectation lies before you, undeniably waiting to swallow you whole as reviewers are poised to employ words like "pedestrian" and "amateurish" to describe your work, but no matter the outcome, you’ll always remember your first.

Luckily, there are plenty of emerging talents who deserve to be singled out as they mark their inaugural participation at TIFF behind the camera.

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Milla Jovovich: Model hero
By Ingrid Randoja - Famous Magazine | Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | Famous Magazine , Interviews | () Comments
Milla Jovovich

Hollywood can adapt books into movies people want to watch. Graphic novels, old TV shows, even inanimate plastic toys are turned into crowd-pleasing pictures.

But videogames — the success rate of games-into-films ranks right up there with BP’s ability to cap a gushing undersea oil well. Shout Wing Commander or In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale at a party full of Hollywood executives and watch them scurry to the nearest exit.

Then there’s the Resident Evil franchise. This month the series’ fourth film, Resident Evil: Afterlife, hits screens. While the films don’t break box-office records, they continue to be profitable and boast a very loyal fan base.

Why? Credit the quality and popularity of the games themselves — which focus on human survivors battling zombies created by a virus unleashed by the nasty Umbrella Corporation — and credit the series star, Milla Jovovich, a model-turned-actor-turned-ass-kicker.

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TIFF names Reitman Square new film fest home
By Andrea Miller | Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | TIFF | () Comments
Ivan Reitman
The heart of Toronto's Entertainment District was the site of a historical land donation and an equally monumental naming with the area housing the TIFF Bell Lightbox being christened Reitman Square after Leslie and Clara Reitman, the parents of famed producer and director Ivan Reitman, whose son Jason, himself a decorated writer-producer-director was at his dad's side for the presentation.

Piers Handling, TIFF's CEO and director was accompanied by Ward 20 Councillor Adam Vaughan who officially named the spot, located on King Street, between John and Widmer, in honour of the pioneering film lovers who came to Canada from Czechoslovakia after WWII.

“Leslie and Clara persevered through hardships to bring their family to Canada and create a life for them,” said Handling. “Ivan, Agi [Mandel] and Susan [Michaels] recognition of their parents’ commitment and vision has played a vital role in the realization of this dream, building a home for film at TIFF Bell Lightbox. On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff and film lovers from around the world, we are delighted to dedicate Reitman Square to Leslie and Clara.”

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New on DVD: Week of September 7
By Andrea Miller | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 | New On DVD | () Comments
Killers

Sure, we're known as the place to check out new movies on the big, big screen but now we're here to let you know how to get your entertainment fix at home.
The Cineplex DVD Store boasts over 25,000 titles, from the newest hits to golden oldies, indie fare, comedy discs and even your favourite TV shows. Come back here every Tuesday to find out what new movies are on sale and how many SCENE points you can earn with each purchase. 
So what are you waiting for?
Get your fill of Hollywood at home with this week's list of the hottest DVD and Blu-ray releases. You can thank us later.

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Hitman Clooney's American wins weekend box office
By Associated Press and Cineplex Staff | Monday, September 06, 2010 | Box Office Round-Up , On the movies | () Comments

The American

George Clooney's hitman tale The American has captured the top spot at the box office with a (US)$16.4 million debut over the long Labour Day weekend.

Since opening Wednesday, the Focus Features release has taken in $19.5 million.

The 20th Century Fox revenge romp Machete and Sony's heist thriller Takers were in a duel for second-place.

Machete led with $14 million from Friday to Monday. Takers followed with $13.5 million, though the two movies were close enough that rankings could change once final numbers are released Tuesday.

Takers, which had been the No. 1 movie the previous weekend, raised its 10-day total to $40 million.

The weekend's other new wide release, Drew Barrymore's romance Going the Distance from Warner Bros., opened at No. 5 with $8.6 million.

It was a typically quiet Labour Day period for Hollywood, a transition weekend as summer blockbuster season ends and young audiences prepare for the start of the school year.

Hollywood closed its busiest season with record revenue of $4.35 billion, about $100 million more than the previous high set last summer, according to Hollywood.com, which tracks box office. Yet because of higher ticket prices, movie attendance slipped to about 552 million, the lowest since summer 2005, said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

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Coppola checks back into Venice for Somewhere
By Associated Press and Cineplex Staff | Sunday, September 05, 2010 | Awards & Festivals , Interviews | () Comments

Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola gives audiences an insider's look into two worlds she knows intimately in her latest film: hotels and Hollywood.

Somewhere, which made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is the story of a movie star, played by Stephen Dorff, who comes to see the emptiness of his existence through the eyes of his 11-year-old daughter, a role performed by Elle Fanning.

Like Lost in Translation, which Coppola also premiered in Venice in 2003, Somewhere takes place nearly entirely in hotels, mostly the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, one of the places the director remembers staying with her famous father, Frances Ford Coppola.

"We spent a lot of time growing up living in hotels when we were on location with my Dad. I always like when you are living in hotels; it's like a world unto itself," Coppola said.

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Jessica Alba: Playing Twins in Machete
By Jim Slotek - Famous Magazine | Saturday, September 04, 2010 | Famous Magazine , Interviews | () Comments

Jessica Alba

It sounds like some sort of time-management voodoo. With a toddler in tow, Jessica Alba claims to have maximized her quality time while doing more movies than ever — four this year alone. The secret: small, but eye-catching parts in lieu of starring roles. In her latest, Robert Rodriguez’s gritty, campy Grindhouse spin-off Machete, she even plays twins, doubling the payoff.

“It was cool, it was crazy, it was fun,” Alba says of Machete during a recent L.A. interview. The film stars craggy-faced Danny Trejo as the title character, a Chicano hired gun who’s double-crossed when he’s assigned to assassinate an immigrant-hating U.S. politician (Robert De Niro), and is based on a fake movie trailer Rodriguez produced as filler between his movie and Quentin Tarantino’s in the B-movie double-bill Grindhouse. Machete’s tagline: “They just fu--ed with the wrong Mexican!”

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Brendan Fraser to make Broadway debut
By Associated Press and Cineplex Staff | Friday, September 03, 2010 | Celeb News | () Comments

Brendan Fraser Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling."

Producers announced Thursday the casting for "Elling," which will arrive on Broadway in November. It will begin performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Nov. 2 and open Nov. 21.

"Elling," adapted for the English stage by Simon Bent, is based on the Norwegian novels of Ingvar Ambjornsen. The books, about a pair of roommates, were previously made into the 2001 Oscar-nominated movie by the same name.
O'Hare will play the compulsive title character and Fraser will play the enthusiastic Kjell. It will be Fraser's Broadway debut, though the actor has performed on the stage in London.

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