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HBO has officially picked up Todd Haynes’ Mildred Pierce, a five-hour miniseries based on the classic James M. Cain novel and starring Kate Winslet. THR reports that the premium channel distribute and co-produce the noir adaptation. Why should we care? This generation’s great Kate, of course. Winslet will play the role of Mildred Pierce Beragon, [...]
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HBO hearts Kate Winslet as MILDRED PIERCE
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 12th, 2010
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Tags: james m. cain, joan crawford, kate winslet, mildred pierce, todd haynes 
No Comments »Soderbergh’s CONTAGION adds Winslet, Damon, Law and Cotillard
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 9th, 2010
Steven Soderbergh has assembled an A-list cast for his action-thriller Contagion. Variety reports that Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard and Jude Law (in order of importance) are all set to star. Told using a Traffic-style interweaving narrative, Contagion revolves around the threat of a deadly disease. (So, Outbreak, but really awesome, right?) The script [...]
Posted in The Pictures Tags: contagion, jude law, kate winslet, marion cotillard, matt damon, scott z. burns, steven soderbergh No Comments »Bryan Singer’s ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Confirmed – TFC Morning Report
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 14th, 2009
Top Story: Yesterday, Hitfix broke the news that Universal is courting director Bryan Singer for a Battlestar Galactica motion picture. Now, Universal has confirmed Singer’s involvement. What is still up in the air is whether this movie will exist in the same universe as the epic television series that aired from 2004 until this year. [...]
TFC Morning Report – Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 – ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 9th, 2009
Top Story: Benderspink has tapped Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain to adapt the Red 5 comic ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, according to HR. The comic follows a group of elite soldiers sent to the Middle East to clean up after the undead weapons that have gone out of control. In Other News:Slumdog Millionaire picked [...]
Oscar Trivia: What if Kate Winslet loses?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 24th, 2009
Kate Winslet earned her sixth Academy Award nomination on Thursday for her performance in The Reader. All signs point to Oscar for Mrs. Mendes, but what happens if she doesn’t win? Well, she’ll tie Deborah Kerr for female actor with the most nominations and no wins. Kerr earned her sixth and final acting nomination when [...]
Final Oscar 2008-2009 Nomination Predictions
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 21st, 2009
Will The Dark Knight get its Best Picture nod? Will Slumdog nab the most nominations? Will Woody Allen spoil the day for another director? Will Kate Winslet get the two nods she deserves? What’s going to happen?! Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST the Academy will announce the Oscar nominees. Anyone who has watched [...]
Posted in Random Tags: academy awards, angelina jolie, anne hathaway, brad pitt, burn after reading, changeling, christopher nolan, clint eastwood, danny boyle, david fincher, dev patel, doubt, frank langella, frost/nixon, frozen river, gran torino, gus van sant, heath ledger, james franco, josh brolin, kate winslet, marisa tomei, melissa leo, meryl streep, mickey rourke, milk, penelope cruz, philip seymour hoffman, rachel getting married, revolutionary road, richard jenkins, robert downey jr., sean penn, slumdog millionaire, taraji p. henson, the curious case of benjamin button, the dark knight, the visitor, the wrestler, tropic thunder, vicky cristina barcelona, viola davis, wall-e, woody allen No Comments »Movie Review: Revolutionary Road
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 12th, 2009
Revolutionary Road (2008)–**** What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? I [...]
Golden Globe Winners 2009
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 11th, 2009
Slumdog may have took top prize, but Kate Winslet was the queen of the Golden Globes. That long-overdue Winselt Oscar looks like a real possibility. The winners: Best Picture – Drama Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor – Drama Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Best Actress – Drama Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road Best Picture – Comedy/Musical [...]
Posted in Random Tags: bruce springsteen, colin farrell, danny boyle, happy-go-lucky, heath ledger, in bruges, kate winslet, mickey rourke, revolutionary road, sally hawkins, slumdog millionaire, the dark knight, the reader, the wrestler, vicky cristina barcelona, wall, wall-e, waltz with bashir No Comments »Slumdog takes Best Picture at Critics’ Choice Awards
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 8th, 2009
No real surprise as Slumdog Millionaire takes top prize (and 4 others) at the BFCA Critics’ Choice Awards. (Sorry, The Dark Knight fans.) All signs continue to point to Slumdog as the Best Picture favorite. Damn me for not having cable television. I’d would have liked to seen some of these acceptance speeches, especially Kate [...]
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Year in Review – Top Ten Films of 2008
One of the problems with living in a place like Cleveland (or Erie, Pa. before this) and not in NYC or LA is that you don’t get to see all the movies of 2008 until it’s 2009. I’ve always given myself an extra month to catch up. Considering the lackluster year it’s been for movies, [...]