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| Dion: New movie a 'VIP' pass for fans - Southtown Star Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:01 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
Celine Dion's new movie, "Celine: Through the Eyes of the World," does more than highlight her performances during her last world tour; it also allows fans rare glimpses of her offstage life. The documentary shows Dion as a goofy jokester, a doting mother, a tender wife, a wide-eyed tourist, a devoted daughter and more. The cameras tag along for intimate moments the superstar is happy to share with fans. 
"I want to be kind of accessible. I don't want to be doing this show business and be different," said Dion, who took off a year after the tour, in a recent interview. "What we do, it's extravagant, it's extraordinary. ... I don't call it a normal life, but we are normal people. For people to see we live as normal as possible ... makes my singing even more true and it gives me an extra bond with my fans." The movie began a limited engagement in theaters last week. Dion is working on new albums in English and French, and returns next year to Las Vegas for a three-year residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. AP: Why did you decide to take fans behind the scenes instead of doing a straight concert film? Dion: First of all, it was not supposed to be shown. We wanted to make the best out of a privilege of touring the world; having my mother, who is 82 years old and my son, who is 7 years old, and to make it really like a photo album, to bring back home memories. ... It was for a souvenir, really. But then it turned out to be ... quite exquisite. AP: You left your previous residency in Vegas after five years, needing a break. Then you went on tour. What made you go back to Vegas? Dion: They've been calling us to go back a lot, and don't forget that I still love what I do a lot. I wonder how can I surpass myself and do something different again. Well, we still have a lot of ideas coming. AP: You have spoken openly about your struggle to have another child. Do you think speaking out makes you a voice for other women with similar issues? Dion: In a way, yes, I hope so. ... For me, through my songs, through my life, through my battles, through my hopes, it's a way for me to sing my songs better, to share my life, to help some people. ... If I help people through my voice, through my interviews, through what I go through, I do not want to change that at all. ... I think it's making a difference. AP: You were part of the "We Are the World" sequel. What was that like? Dion: Well for me, it was extraordinary. I don't live in show business, so for me when I see artists, I get very excited because I admire them. I don't follow what's out there. ... So when I see the Jonas brothers and Miley Cyrus and Josh Groban and Barbra Streisand, ... I'm very impressed. I admired their careers and I admire what they do and I become a fan. ... It was like, does it get any better than that? Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, everybody (laughs). I was so impressed! And nobody knew which part they were going to do. AP: And what part did you do? Dion: When I got there, I was very thrilled, because I didn't know what I was going to do and it didn't matter to me, and then they said, "Can you do the Cyndi Lauper version?" (starts singing the part). It's one of the greatest parts of the song. I was like, "All right!" I was very privileged. AP: You've been performing for more than 25 years. How do you keep your voice at its peak? Dion: At 42, my voice has changed - you have to know that it will change. ... Your voice will sound different but it's all for the best. ... You have to move on with it. ... When I served the music at 15, it was with the knowledge at the time. ... But I think I serve the music better at 42 because I know different and I'm not trying to fight it. I just go with the flow and I'm enjoying myself even more today. On the Net: www.celinedion.com Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Owen Wilson to star in Woody Allen’s next movie - The Gaea Times Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:44 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Movie review: Weirdness, wackos rule in Parker Posey, Demi Moore's ... - Washington Examiner Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:52 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. That indie-film specialty, the comic drama about dysfunctional family reunions, has come to this: Parker Posey and Demi Moore cleaning up after Rip Torn's poo. In "Happy Tears," Posey and Moore manage a handful of nice scenes capturing an authentic sense of siblings grown far apart, yet who still know each other almost as well as they know themselves. But then writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein makes this sister act change dad's underwear and scrub his soiled butt as part of the ritual of reconnecting with family matters they thought they had left behind. And sadly, that's one of the more ordinary things that goes on as Posey's pampered Jayne and Moore's stalwart Laura return to the house they grew up in to tend their father, Joe (Torn), a crusty crank slipping into dementia. This is not your family or anyone's you're likely to know, and here are a few reasons why: _ Widower Joe has a live-in girlfriend, Shelly (Ellen Barkin), who has a stethoscope and claims to be a nurse but more likely is out turning tricks to pay for crack while supposedly off working her "night shifts." _ Jayne obsesses over Joe's old stories of buried treasure in the backyard to the point that she hires some muscle and heavy machinery to dig up the whole place searching for it. _ Whether bored or high or a little demented herself, Jayne lapses into fantasy moments where a shoe salesman transforms into a human buzzard or Shelly wanders hospital halls in a trampy nurse's outfit with fishnet stockings. _ Jayne's husband (Christian Camargo), who obsesses over his work as caretaker of his late artist father's estate, badly cuts his arm while sawing a frame, but instead of seeking medical help, he stands there and bleeds all over one of dad's canvasses to see what it might add to the abstract painting. See anyone you recognize? These are not people. These a filmmaker's conceits. The movie coughs up the usual helpings of old wounds, false memories and bitter revelations as Jayne and Laura come to terms with Joe's decline and their anger over his philandering treatment of their saintly mother. In some ways, this second feature film from Lichtenstein is weirder than his first, 2007's "Teeth," a twisted little female-empowerment romp about an abstinence-obsessed teen who discovers she has a toothed vagina that can put the bite on men. "Teeth" left an impression, at least. With "Happy Tears," Lichtenstein feeds us bizarre people behaving like wackos, seemingly to show us that even bizarre people behaving like wackos can function, sort of, in the real world. The movie aims for that happy-sad sweet zone where joy and sorrow mingle and coalesce into something that sends viewers away thinking this was a film that got life right. It's really hard to do, but "Happy Tears" doesn't even come close. "Happy Tears," a Roadside Attractions release, is rated R for language, drug use, and some sexual content including brief nudity. Running time: 96 minutes. One and a half stars out of four. ___ Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions: G — General audiences. All ages admitted. PG — Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13 — Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13. Some material may be inappropriate for young children. R — Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 — No one under 17 admitted. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Shutter Island’ Is Weekend’s Top Movie With $40.2 Million - BusinessWeek Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:07 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
February 22, 2010, 12:15 AM EST
By James Callan Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- "Shutter Island," a thriller from director Martin Scorcese, opened as the top film in U.S. and Canadian theaters with weekend ticket sales of $40.2 million for Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures. Last weekend's No. 1 movie, "Valentine's Day," fell to second place with $17.2 million for Time Warner Inc., researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said in an e-mailed statement. "Shutter Island," which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a detective investigating the disappearance of a patient at an insane asylum, is Paramount's first release this year. It had a stronger opening weekend than any previous film directed by Scorcese or starred in by DiCaprio, including their three previous collaborations. "Certainly, Martin Scorcese and Leonardo DiCaprio in their fourth collaboration boost the box office for a picture like this," said Brandon Gray, editor of Box Office Mojo. "More importantly, 'Shutter Island' had an excellent marketing campaign," and stands a good chance of exceeding $100 million in ticket sales, Gray said. Paramount delayed the planned October 2009 release of the film, which is based on a novel by Dennis Lehane, because of financial considerations. "Valentine's Day," which features an ensemble cast including Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher and Jessica Alba, has taken in $87.4 million since its Feb. 12 release. 'Avatar' "Avatar," James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi adventure, climbed to third place from fourth with $16.1 million for Twentieth Century Fox. It has taken in a record $687.8 million domestically since its Dec. 18 release. Avatar is "tapping into many universal storylines that have proven over decades to be successful," Gray said. "It was designed to be a blockbuster, combining that universal storyline with some spectacle that's taking things to the next level." "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief," adapted from the book series by Rick Riordan, dropped to fourth place from second, taking in $15.3 million for News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox. The film tells the story of a teenager, played by Logan Lerman, who embarks on an adventure after discovering that his father is Poseidon, god of the sea. "The Wolfman," a remake of the 1941 horror film, dropped to fifth place from third with $9.8 million. The movie, which is set in Victorian-era Britain, stars Benicio Del Toro and has taken in $50.3 million in ticket sales for General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal since Feb. 12. 'Dear John' "Dear John" slipped to sixth place from fifth. The romantic drama, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, has had $65.9 million in ticket sales for Sony Corp. since Feb. 5. The movie tells the story of a soldier on leave who falls in love with a college student. Sales for the top 12 films rose 1.8 percent to $121.7 million from $119.6 million a year earlier, Hollywood.com said. Year-to-date receipts total $1.65 billion, up 1.2 percent from a year earlier. Attendance is down 0.8 percent this year. The following table has figures provided by studios to Hollywood.com. The amounts are based on actual ticket sales from Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 and estimates for yesterday.
Rev. Avg./ Pct. Total Movie (mln) Theaters Theater Chg. (mln) Wks ================================================================ 1 SHUTTER ISLAND $40.2 2,991 $13,440 -- $40.2 1 2 VALENTINE'S DAY 17.2 3,665 4,682 -69 87.4 2 3 AVATAR 16.1 2,581 6,238 -32 687.8 10 4 PERCY JACKSON 15.3 3,396 4,505 -51 58.8 2 5 THE WOLFMAN 9.8 3,223 3,055 -69 50.3 2 6 DEAR JOHN 7.3 3,062 2,384 -55 65.9 3 7 THE TOOTH FAIRY 4.5 2,523 1,784 -26 49.9 5 8 CRAZY HEART 3.0 1,089 2,778 -29 21.6 10 9 FROM PARIS WITH LOVE 2.5 2,311 1,082 -55 21.2 3 10 EDGE OF DARKNESS 2.2 2,118 1,043 -54 40.3 4 11 THE BOOK OF ELI 1.8 1,455 1,268 -49 90.7 6 12 WHEN IN ROME 1.7 1,627 1,074 -53 29.4 4
Top 12 Films Grosses This Week Year Ago Pct. (mln) (mln) Chg. =================================== $121.7 $119.6 1.8
Year-to-date Revenue 2010 2009 YTD YTD Pct. (bln) (bln) Chg. =================================== $1,650 $1,630 1.2
--With assistance from Elizabeth Stanton in New York. Editors: Rob Golum, Joe Sabo. To contact the reporter on this story: James Callan in New York at +1-212-617-5794 or jcallan2@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Anthony Palazzo at +1-323-782-4228 or apalazzo@bloomberg.net; Sylvia Wier at +1-212-617-8958 or swier@bloomberg.net. -0- Feb/22/2010 05:00 GMT Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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