Il musical sarà diretto da Rob Marshall, è la trasposizione cinematografica dell’omonimo spettacolo di broadway ispirato a 8 1/2 di Fellini e incentrato sul rapporto fra il protagonista Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) e le donne che lo circondano: la moglie Luisa (Marion Cotillard), la produttrice Liliane La Fleur (Dame Judi Dench), l’amante Carla (Penelope Cruz), la musa Claudia (Nicole Kidman) e lo spirito della madre morta (Sophia Loren).

E' il periodo dei musical quindi, visto lo straordinario successo ottenuto nel 2002 con Chicago.
Nel cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman e Judi Dench. Le riprese cominceranno a Settembre per dare modo a Nicole Kidman, che ha da poco partorito la piccola Sunday Rose, di ristabilirsi completamente e prepararsi per le riprese.

Here at Green i Design we are strong followers of the James Bond series and we were excited when we found this little gem on youtube. Its a HD trailer for the latest addition to the series, entitled "007:Quantum of Solace."

Thanks to the uploader, this trailor is in fantastic HD quality so you get to see all the action in clear detail - and by the looks of it, action isn't gonna be tough to come by. In the new film, Daniel Craig a.k.a James Bond is seeking revenge for the death of his love and sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country's water supply - all in an average days work for 007, eh!

We think the new film looks brilliant and can't wait for the November 7th release date. What do you think? Let us know your opinions!

Let the video buffer fully before watching as its well worth the wait!

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Mit Juliette Binoche, Carrie-Ann Moss, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Peter Stormare u.a.

Regie: Lasse Hallström

Ende der 50er Jahre weht der Nordwind die zauberhafte Vianne und deren kleine Tochter Anouk in das französische Dörfchen Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, das seit dem Mittelalter allen Modernisierungsbestrebungen erfolgreich widersteht. Dort wünscht man sich nichts sehnlicher als seine Ruhe. Doch genau die bekommt man mit der resoluten Frau gerade nicht, die mitten in der Fastenzeit in Kirchennähe eine Chocolaterie eröffnet. Die bigotte Dorfgemeinde geht auf die Barrikaden - aber Vianne versteht sich mit geradezu magischem Geschick zu wehren...

Ein fantastischer und fantastisch gemachter Gute-Laune Film, der mit einem riesigen Staraufgebot Schauspiel in Reinkultur auf den Bildschirm bringt. Herrausragend sind vor allem Alfred Molina als bärbeißiger Bürgermeister, der sich mit Juliette Binoche, bzw. ihrer Chocolateriebesitzerin schon ein Don Camillo & Peppone-artiges Duell liefert, dann natürlich Johny Depp, der -für viele weibliche Fans sicherlich vorher zu erwähnen- hier weder die Hauptrolle spielt, noch in der ersten Hälfte des Films auftaucht, und dennoch wie immer eine Präsenz hat, die viele andere blass aussehen lässt.
Und ja, man muss Judy Dench Respekt zollen. Wie die den meisten wohl nur als "M" aus den Bond-Filmen bekante Darstellerin die alte "Schrulle" spielt, flucht, zickig ist und trotzdem keinesfalls als schlechter, sondern eher, ja fast schon gebrochener Charakter rüberkommt, ist beeindruckend und am Ende schlicht bewegend.

"Chocolat" war einer der Filme, die nicht mal in der Nähe meiner "Unbedingt sehen"-Liste sind, und trotzdem muss ich sagen: Gut, daß ich ihn sehen durfte, ansonsten wäre mir dieses Juwel der Schauspielerei und Erzählkunst sicherlich "durch die Lappen gegangen".

The Killer

Mit Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh u.a.

Regie: John Woo

Profikiller Jeffrey fühlt sich für die Nachtclubsängerin Sally verantwortlich, die ein Feuerstoß aus seiner Waffe blendete. So nimmt er einen letzten Auftrag an, um mit der Prämie für den Großgangster Tony Weng der Frau seiner Träume die dringend notwendige Netzhauttransplantation zu finanzieren. Dabei kommt ihm der engagierte Jung-Cop Lee auf die Spur, doch stellen die Männer bald fest, daß sie mehr verbindet als trennt. Gemeinsam ziehen Cop und Killer in einen Krieg gegen die Heerscharen der Unterwelt.

Seit Jahr und Tag einer meiner absoluten Favoritenfilme. John Woo verstand es bereits Ende der 80er Jahre in Hong Kong Action zu inszenieren, um die ihn nicht nur die Großen des Films bewundern, sondern die auch heute, fast 20 Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung, immer noch etlichen Möchtegern-Regisseuren zeigt, wo der Hammer hängt.

Dabei ist die Action allein nicht einmal das bestechendste an Woos Meisterwerk. Vielmehr vermochte der von den Medien gern "Mozart der Verwüstung" getaufte Regisseur hier etwas zu vollbringen, das in gängigen Actionstreifen gemeinhin selten, eigentlich gar nicht zu finden ist: Er schuf Charaktere, die Ecken und Kanten haben, die Fehler machen, aber auch Prinzipien. Woo hat hier nicht weniger inszeniert als eine Art aktualisierte "klassische Tragödie" mit fantastischen Darstellern (Chow Yun-Fat ist einfach unschlagbar als entschlossener, dennoch keinesfalls unmenschlicher und im Inneren zutiefst zerrüteter Killer), einer kompromisslosen Geschichte über Freundschaft und Verrat, Liebe, Ehre, Verbrechen und den Tod, sowie einer Choreographie, die, wie bereits erwähnt, selbst heute noch viele moderne Actionfilme aussehen lässt wie Amateurkram.

"The Killer" sollte man als Cineast zumindest einmal gesehen haben. Wenn ein Film die späten 80er, frühen 90er des Hong Kong Films prägte und zudem gestandene Regisseure wie Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone und Michael Mann beeinflusst und sie zu Reminiszenzen veranlasst, dann war es John Woos The Killer.
Aber Obacht: Auf gar keinen Fall auch nur 1ct. für die FSK-16 Fassung ausgeben - da ist der Film unguckbar, sozusagen der erste John Woo Film "mit ohne" Schießerei. Auf jeden Fall zur 18er Fassung greifen.

This was another trailer we saw this weekend... and I have to say, it got me pretty excited, especially when I found out it's directed by Marc Forster, the same guy that did Stay [see below for review]. The next Bond installment, Quantum of Solace looks even more dark and gritty than the last, with revenge being the main thing driving Bond this time, as he sets out to avenge the death of his love, Vesper. Simultaneously he is also trying to stop an environmentalist who tries to take over a country's water supply... 

One of the Bond girls is Olga Kurylenk whom you might recognize as the Russian hottie from Hitman. And our beloved Aston Martin returns in the form of the DBS. Meow... 

You can check out the trailer here: Quantum of Solace Trailer

Add'l Info: Release Date: Nov 7, 2008

After seeing Casino Royale I can't wait for the new Bond film. Check out the trailer, looks good! The film is slated for release Nov 2008 in the UK.

Check out the trailer below.

Os fãs ansiosos para ver as primeiras cenas da 22ª aventura de James Bond, já poderão se satisfazer, pois a Columbia Pictures disponibilizou o trailer de 007 Quantum of Solace, em 11 idiomas, tanto dublado como legendado.

Daniel Craig faz novamente o papel de James Bond, dando continuidade ao Casino Royale, porem dessa vez 007, cego pela sede de vingança, luta contra o impulso de tornar pessoal a sua última missão. E ao longo que vai sabendo a verdade do porque Vesper, a mulher que ele amou, o traiu, 007 vai descobrindo que a organização que chantageou Vesper é muito mais complexa, poderosa e perigosa do que ele imaginava. E na sua determinada busca pela verdade 007 passa pela Áustria, Itália e América do Sul para concluir sua missão.

Quantum Of Solace que ainda conta com Jesper Christense, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric e Joaquin Cosio, tem data de lançamento no Reino Unido para 31 de outubro deste ano, nos Estados Unidos, dia 07 de novembro, e mundialmente em meados de novembro. E abaixo o trailer de um dos filmes mais esperados do ano.

¡Por fin! Después de varios meses de silencio, por fin tenemos un nuevo avance de Quantum of Solace, la vigésima segunda película del agente británico James Bond, interpretado por segunda vez por el actor Daniel Craig y dirigida por primera vez por Marc Forster, el mismo de Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction y The Kite Runner, bonito aunque extraño palmarés de un director que está en el timón de una de las franquicias más importantes del cine de acción. En este avance podemos ver una que otra escena en el árido desierto chileno, las cuales le sacarán algunas ronchas a cierto alcalde idiota que espero de todo corazón no sea reelegido a fin de año. Junto a Craig protagonizan esta cinta Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Stana Katic, Giancarlo Giannini, Jesper Christensen y Neil Jackson. El trailer lo pueden ver a continuación.

TRAILER: QUANTUM OF SOLACE

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Quantum of Solace se estrenará en el Reino Unido el 31 de Octubre, en Chile el 5 de Noviembre y en Estados Unidos y España el 6 de Noviembre.

Ya esta aqui el primer trailer de "Quantum of Solace", la próxima entrega del espía más famoso al servicio de "Su Majestad".

El argumento y las primeras fotos, pudisteis verlas AQUI, y ahora ya tenemos el primer trailer de la próxima película de 007.

                                                                  Karelia

I haven't accepted Daniel Craig as Bond yet.  Maybe I will give it a try this time.

So without further ado, I give you Bond 22...Quantum of Solace:

See you on November 7...I'll be the one at the front of the line.

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• The Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) is part of the University of London in England,UK .

• CSSD offers a wide range of acting and theatrical courses(Stage management, prop making,etc...)

• Famous Actors such as Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Judi Dench are alumni of this school.

• Applications must be made trough UCAS (www.ucas.com) which is basically an agency that sends out students applications to colleges of their choice.

CSSD has entry requirements Minimum entry requirements are 2 Cs at A Level, minimum of 3 Cs at GCSE and selection by audition. ‘Normal’ offers may be higher than this and depend upon expected grades and audition performance. Exceptionally, applicants who do not meet this requirement but demonstrate appropriate academic potential may be accepted. source: http://www.cssd.ac.uk

• Entry is through audition: 2 Shakespeares (decided by CSSD) and a contemporary .
• Audition day includes briefing, workshop and audition ( usually in groups)

For more information visit www.cssd.ac.uk

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UPDATE-Audition Info

- As I have read and heard also (and from own expierience) CSSD likes to send out audition dates at short notice so be ready to audition within a week of notification .... Central chooses the classic monologues so when you get the letter at short notice you will need to study that thing in like a week or two.

-Auditions are in big groups which differs to other drama school auditions where you go in one after the other. At Central you are put in (big ) groups and perform infront of your group ( if good or not is up to you ...in my opinion it can help to see what others are doing and how they perform!)

-Recalled people are announced after your group auditions ....

I ”Mr. Brooks” er Kevin Costner den skizofrene seriemoder og beskyttende far, der er blevet afhængig af sin blodtørst, og Demi Moore er politikvinden som jagter ham. En amatørfotograf bliver vidner til et af Costners mord og bliver så opgejlet, at han får presset sig med på Costners næste mord-togt. På den måde bliver ”Mr. Brooks” næsten en meta-film, hvor den utiltalende blodtørstige groupie bliver repræsentant for den fascination af seriemordere, som Hollywood og alle os fra biografkøen og sofarækken føler.

Filmen har gode chokeffekter, vellykkede actionscener og en stemning af uhygge, der lugter af jordslået familie- og overklasseidyl, som Costner skal have en stor del af æren for.

På trods af søuhyrer, genfærd og en tur til dødsriget, så er der ingen uhygge i de to seneste afsnit af ”Pirates of the Caribbean”-serien (”Død mands kiste” og ”Ved verdens ende”). Men det, der begyndte som en munter, actionfyldt og selvironisk sørøverfilm med gode specialeffekts, er nu blevet til pjat og pjank og en Johnny Depp, som overspiller rollen som snalret amoralsk pirat med androgyne træk og bøssoide fakter.

Hvis man er til mistænkelig seksualitet, så er ”Notes on a Scandal” lige sagen. Smukke, ensomme Cate Blanchet er den nye lærerinde, som ikke helt har fået rystet 68’er-ånden af sig, og den skræmmende Judi Dench er skolens gammeljomfru og hejre med skarpslebent næb, der bliver hendes fortrolige veninde. Da Cate Blanchet indleder et forhold til en skoledreng, bliver Judi Dench forarget, såret og hysterisk og begynder at afpresse Cate Blanchet følelsesmæssigt.

Judi Dench spiller så godt og er så skræmmende, at hun har fortjent et forgiftet maltbolche eller den Oscar, hun blev indstillet til for rollen. Men filmens historie er ret lille, helvedet får ikke for alvor lov til at udfolde sig - og vi ved jo godt i forvejen, at ensomhed er noget lort, og stramtantede skabslebber med indtørrede fisser er livsfarlige.

I ”Shooter” er Mark Wahlberg en snig- og skarpskytte, der har trukket sig tilbage fra hæren, men pludselig bliver jagtet som mistænkt for et attentatforsøg mod præsidenten. Og Danny Glover er obersten fa den mystiske nationale sikkerhedsorganisation, der står bag det hele. Hér er der ikke nogen Oscar i sigtekornet. Til gengæld er der valuta for pengene til os, der kan lide non stop action, konspirationsteorier, der er langt ude i hampen, og seje og determinerede helte, der dyrker selvtægt.

”Shooter”s actionscener er ikke så flamboyante og virtuose som fx ”Mission: Impossible” eller så intense og medrivende som ”Bourne Identity”. Og ”Mr. Brooks” er ikke i vægtklasse med film som ”Seven”, ”Amarican Psyko” og ”Ondskabens øjne”. Men det er alligevel de to – ud af de fem ”favoritter” – som jeg vil anbefale.
Af Per Vad

"Everyone Has A Past. Every Legend Has A Beginning. Discover How James...Became Bond."

We were excited to see this one when it came out. We're huge Bond fans. How huge? Well, our wedding had a 007 theme to it and our first dance was to a mix of "Nobody Does It Better" into "The World Is Not Enough." And we had a huge 007 ice sculpture, gun and all. Sounds crazy, doesn't it? Well, it rocked. Everyone had a great time and people came up to us after and said they felt like they'd been to the Oscars. lol... We love movies that much, and we felt like the Bond theme was fun, classy and sexy, and it worked out perfectly. So, yes... we're Bond fans...

So to go in and revamp the franchise with 'James Blond' was a bit disconserting for us when we first found out, but our fears were quelled faster than you can shake a martini when we watched a few of Daniel Craig's previous movies. Our favorite being Layer Cake. After seeing it we knew he'd do a great job. 

So, onto the movie...

To receive '00' status, an agent needs two kills under his or her belt. The movie opens with Bond's first two. It's gritty and dark and gives an idea of the mentality needed to be a blunt instrument. But as we all know, our dear James is different from the rest, and the movie demonstrates the 'how' and 'why' of it.

Bond's first assignment as a '00' is to go after a terrorist financier that goes by the name, 'Le Chiffre' [played in classic Bond villain style by Mads Mikkelsen]. When Le Chiffre loses a chunk of terrorists' money to a bad investment, he arranges a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro to win it back... to save his own skin. 

The story starts out in Uganda with an intense Parkour chace [with Sebastien Foucan, one of the creators of the 'free running' sport], heads over to the Bahamas for some seductive information gathering and then to Monte Carlo for a game of the highest stakes. This movie is a whirlwind with all the right classic 'Bond' elements, but updated. Bond works for women now, with Judi Dench coming back as 'M' and Eva Green as the enigmatic 'Vesper', keeper of the money and assigned to keep an eye on Bond [who has a few secrets of her own]. There's double-crossing, torture, love and heartbreak... and of course, plenty of Bond action. And they're back to promoting the gorgeous Aston Martins. Both the original from the 60s, and the DBS. 

If you're a Bond fan, you won't be disappointed with this one, in fact, don't be surprised it it instantly becomes your favorite. If you love action, it's got it in spades. If you haven't seen Casino Royale, what are you waiting for? 4 out of 5.

~ HELENA

Add'l Info: Released: Nov 17, 2008 • Runtime: 144 minutes • Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity

Luckily I had backup of most things and, especially, for this blog: all the Tom stuff I have, with pictures, screen caps and posters and stuff. So they are saved, I just don't have a computer to put them in right now.. Hopefully this will change before the summer ends..

Anyway, I just spotted recently that there's an entry for Tom at the site FindAGrave.com, you can find his page here, and I thought there were some lovely comments there, for everyone to read. Sadly (but not surprisingly) his burial place is listed as "unknown". I have no idea where he rests, if it's in Brighton or somewhere in or around Liverpool, if he's buried or if his ashes were scattered somewhere (like at sea or some special place) where only his closest family know. (?) I don't know, but somehow I can imagine this last thing, as it somehow seems like him. ;-) But if someone out there really knows, it would be nice to know.

I'll end this post with a great photo still I found on the net featuring Tom together with Judi Dench, from 1965 film He Who Rides A Tiger. I hope you are all having a great summer!

Sheba had her own personal and family issues, too. She fell for her 15-year old handsome student. The affair was soon discovered by Barbara who had witnessed the two having sex. Barbara was infuriated but she soon realized that this was a sweet opportunity. She confronted Sheba. Sheba explained shakily how the affair happened. Barbara promised she will keep it a secret seeing the situation as an opportunity to be with Sheba.

Notes on a Scandal is a pyschological thriller  boasting two of the greatest actresses of our time. The complex characters were played wonderfully by the two. The script was witty. The scoring was operatic, a welcomed instrument in this play-like film.

Judgment:  ****
It effortlessly shows how deception and loneliness dictate the actions of people and the tragic consequences they bear in the lives of others.

Bill Nighy (from Love Actually, Underworld: Evolution, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) plays Blanchett's devoted husband. Nighy's always got these great roles... Billy Mack, the obsolete rock singer in Love Actually. Viktor, the vampire lord from Underworld. And Davy Jones, the legendary pirate in Pirates.

Notes on a Scandal is actually pretty straight-forward. There appear to be twists and turns, but not really. A married teacher sleeps with one of her students. Her friend and fellow teacher keeps journals of everything going on. They clash. That's all there is to it. The acting is pretty amazing. You have two of the arguably best English actors of our time. Can't really go wrong with that.

The film's kind of dark. The mood is melancholic, sometimes hasty. I think that's to create an uncomfortable environment for the audience. The music and mood do a pretty good job of that. It was adapted from a novel by writer Patrick Marber, who also did Closer, which I realy liked. Director Richard Eyre is a former TV director in the UK. The only other work of his I'm familiar with is Atonement, with which he had a producer role.

Decent flick. Probably not worth renting... But if it plays on TV, I'd DVR it.

"No one can say, now, when the nudity explosion will occur. But when it happens it will be bitter, noisy and exciting."

~ Murray Schumach in The Face on the Cutting Room Floor, The story of movie and television censorship, 1964.

Schumach gets points for realising that nudity was inevitable. As early as 1964, breasts and buttocks were massed, quivering, on the Hollywood horizon, ready to engulf the town. That very year, Sidney Lumet struck a decisive blow for bareness by forcing female nudes upon the public in THE PAWNBROKER, a film so obviously creditable and worthy and impossible to enjoy, the censor was forced to give way and open the nipple floodgates. Although looking at it today it's somewhat strange how well-fed the naked ladies of the Nazi concentration camp "joy division" are. But then, Rod Steiger looks pretty well-fed for a prisoner too, especially since presumably he's NOT supposed to be screwing the guards for preferential treatment. Although you never know, I suppose.

Above we have Dame Nudie Dench, I think playing Titania, appropriately enough, in Peter Hall's long-vanished film of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Has anyone seen it? Is it dreadful?

For some reason the sentence "Nice rack, Dame Judi!" strikes me as deeply amusing, but I suppose I'll grow out of it.