Founded in 1960, Backstage has a storied history of serving the entertainment industry. For over 50 years Backstage has served as a casting resource and news source for actors, performers, directors, producers, agents, and casting directors. Over that time, Backstage Magazine has also appeared on numerous TV shows, such as "Mad Men," "Entourage," "Glee," "Oprah," NBC's "Today" show, Comedy Central's "@Midnight", NY1's "On Stage," and "Saturday Night Live," as well as multiple mentions on shows like "Inside the Actor’s Studio," "Girls," and appearances in films such as "13 Going on 30," the Farrelly brothers' "Stuck on You" and Spike Lee's "Girl 6," and even a mention in Woody Allen's short-story collection "Mere Anarchy" and Augusten Burroughs' novel "Sellevision" – and Backstage has received accolades from multiple Academy Award-, Emmy-, and Tony-winning actors and directors. (Plus, the hit musical "The Last Five Years" even includes Backstage in its lyrics: "Here's a...
- 1/6/2017
- backstage.com
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, ABC premieres "Mixology," a comedy set in one night in one bar -- high-end Manhattan watering hole Mix -- as 10 single people try to find love, or at least lust.
Blake Lee stars as Tom, a man recently dumped by his fiancee, whose friends -- confident Cal (Craig Frank) and fast-talking Bruce (Andrew Santino) -- are tossing him into the singles pool after a decade off the market. First, he meets beautiful but brutal attorney Maya (Ginger Gonzaga), which leaves him in tears. It gets worse after that.
"Cal is the more levelheaded, clear-thinking man," Santino tells Zap2it, "and Tom is very impulsive and nervous and riddled with anxiety, and Bruce is the devil on his shoulder, if you will. I'm trying to get Tom to do something he's not used to. Instead of putting his feet in the water, I tell him to jump all...
Blake Lee stars as Tom, a man recently dumped by his fiancee, whose friends -- confident Cal (Craig Frank) and fast-talking Bruce (Andrew Santino) -- are tossing him into the singles pool after a decade off the market. First, he meets beautiful but brutal attorney Maya (Ginger Gonzaga), which leaves him in tears. It gets worse after that.
"Cal is the more levelheaded, clear-thinking man," Santino tells Zap2it, "and Tom is very impulsive and nervous and riddled with anxiety, and Bruce is the devil on his shoulder, if you will. I'm trying to get Tom to do something he's not used to. Instead of putting his feet in the water, I tell him to jump all...
- 2/26/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
‘Running with Scissors’ movie review: Annette Bening shines in muddled coming-of-age tale (photo: Annette Bening and Joseph Cross in ‘Running with Scissors’) Problems abound in Ryan Murphy’s movie version of Augusten Burroughs’ book of memoirs Running with Scissors. Those range from the film’s cartoonish humor and meandering storyline to an unappealing lead character and fuzzily sketched secondary ones. The only element that prevents this muddled comedy-drama from becoming a complete failure is a generally solid supporting cast headed by an outstanding Annette Bening. Growing up isn’t easy, we all know that. But as Running with Scissors‘ adolescent anti-hero Augusten Burroughs (Joseph Cross) will tell you, things can get particularly difficult when your father (Alec Baldwin) is a raging alcoholic and your mother (Annette Bening) is a poet wannabe clearly suffering from bipolar disorder — all the while believing that her husband is out to do both her and you in.
- 10/8/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
For reasons that aren't completely clear, Denise Crosby will be the Celebrity Grand Marshall for the Boston Pride Parade. Crosby is most famous as Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but if she's been an advocate for Glbt rights, I've missed it beyond appearing in Star Trek: Blood and Fire. Still gay geeks are no doubt thrilled.
Also from the geeky side, Nasa is planning to send a robotic space craft to retrieve an asteroid in 2019, pulling it into stable orbit past the moon, then send astronauts to study it. It's the ambitious type of exploration we've been missing.
Snoop Dog Lion doesn't think gays will ever be welcome in rap, or the locker room for that matter. "Frank Ocean ain't no rapper. He's a singer. It's acceptable in the singing world, but in the rap world I don't know if it will ever be acceptable because rap is so masculine.
Also from the geeky side, Nasa is planning to send a robotic space craft to retrieve an asteroid in 2019, pulling it into stable orbit past the moon, then send astronauts to study it. It's the ambitious type of exploration we've been missing.
Snoop Dog Lion doesn't think gays will ever be welcome in rap, or the locker room for that matter. "Frank Ocean ain't no rapper. He's a singer. It's acceptable in the singing world, but in the rap world I don't know if it will ever be acceptable because rap is so masculine.
- 4/8/2013
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Title: Mental Director: Pj Hogan Starring: Toni Collette, Anthony Lapaglia, Liev Schreiber, Lily Sullivan, Rebecca Gibney, Sam Clark “Muriel’s Wedding” director Pj Hogan and star Toni Collette reunite to considerably less winning effect with “Mental,” a mad, garrulous little slice of alt-nanny comedy. As imaginative as it is indefatigable, the film nonetheless puts an overall unconvincingly quirky Australian spin on fractured-family mental health movies like Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” Dustin Lance Black’s “Virginia” and Ryan Murphy’s 2006 adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ “Running with Scissors.” All three of those tales, among many others, take inspiration from memoirs of coming-of-age amidst mental illness, and touch on parentalized [ Read More ]
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- 3/27/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
The seventh season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians kicked off with a raucous family gathering at the Jenner palace. Khloe was visiting from Texas. Kourtney was visiting from Mars. Kim was visiting from the land where people still care about her divorce from Basketball Frankenstein. When dinner was over, Kim hugged Khloe goodbye. Then Kris hugged them both. “I don’t want you to leave!” she said. Kris wouldn’t let go. She looked so happy, and her daughters looked so scared. If you could have seen thought bubbles coming out of Kris Jenner’s head at that moment,...
- 5/21/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
By Dionne Buxton
The king of musical television has his eye on a new adventure.
That’s right, "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy now wants to conquer a musical movie starring none other than "Glee’s" favorite substitute teacher, Gwyneth Paltrow. Murphy wants to write an original movie starring Paltrow and Maya Rudolph, telling E! Online, "We want to do a musical together, I want to write an original movie for Gwyneth and Maya Rudolph, both of whom I'm great friends with."
You can’t deny the magic that happens when these two work together. In 2006, Murphy directed the film “Running with Scissors," a dramedy based on Augusten Burroughs 2002 memoir, starring Paltrow. Also, this year she won an Emmy for her guest appearance on "Glee."
Although, Murphy is being quite hush hush about his ideas for the new film, he has disclosed where his inspiration will come from. He really enjoyed...
The king of musical television has his eye on a new adventure.
That’s right, "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy now wants to conquer a musical movie starring none other than "Glee’s" favorite substitute teacher, Gwyneth Paltrow. Murphy wants to write an original movie starring Paltrow and Maya Rudolph, telling E! Online, "We want to do a musical together, I want to write an original movie for Gwyneth and Maya Rudolph, both of whom I'm great friends with."
You can’t deny the magic that happens when these two work together. In 2006, Murphy directed the film “Running with Scissors," a dramedy based on Augusten Burroughs 2002 memoir, starring Paltrow. Also, this year she won an Emmy for her guest appearance on "Glee."
Although, Murphy is being quite hush hush about his ideas for the new film, he has disclosed where his inspiration will come from. He really enjoyed...
- 9/21/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
Ryan Murphy and Gwyneth Paltrow are reuniting. Sure, we'd love to see her reprise her Emmy-winning role on Glee, but... Murphy has even bigger plans for them. He wants to make another movie together. It's been five years since he directed Paltrow in the big screen adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' bestselling memoir, Running With Scissors. "We want to do a musical together," Murphy told me at the Emmys. "An original—I want to write an original movie for Gwyneth and Maya Rudolph, both of whom I'm great friends with." He smiled, "That's all I will say." Hey, that's enough to get us excited. Perhaps Murphy will include a boozy...
- 9/21/2011
- E! Online
Because buying groceries is apparently the most confusing and brain-challenging fucking task in the entire goddamn world, here's a look at the inner-monologues of those assholes at the grocery store who block aisles, let their kids run around screaming, and generally make what is already a boring task a fucking hassle and a half. (Hobo Trashcan)
Here are nine movie actresses who are pretty much getting by on their looks alone. To be honest, I really don't see how Jennifer Lopez is getting by period at this point, and seriously? Gabourey Sidibe is on the list? You're shittin' me here, right? (Screen Junkies)
Fucking Fuck Yes! It's official everyone: The City, the spinoff of The Hills which was a spinoff of Laguna Beach, is getting canceled, which means no more of these fucking people on TV! Steve Holt! Sure, they'll probably fill the void with more Jersey Shore and Teen Mom,...
Here are nine movie actresses who are pretty much getting by on their looks alone. To be honest, I really don't see how Jennifer Lopez is getting by period at this point, and seriously? Gabourey Sidibe is on the list? You're shittin' me here, right? (Screen Junkies)
Fucking Fuck Yes! It's official everyone: The City, the spinoff of The Hills which was a spinoff of Laguna Beach, is getting canceled, which means no more of these fucking people on TV! Steve Holt! Sure, they'll probably fill the void with more Jersey Shore and Teen Mom,...
- 10/26/2010
- by Jeremy Feist
Are there any normal, well-adjusted families? If so, someone should write a memoir about it — it would really stand out in the decidedly crowded genre of memoirs-about-wacked-out-families.
It seems like a lot of these dysfunctional families also had gay kids — Augusten Burroughs and David Sedaris are just the most famous, but I swear I've read at least four other memoirs recently by gay men writing about their screwed-up, usually suburban families, including All American Boy by Scott Peck, Twisted Head by Carl Caportorto, and Amerca's Boy by Wade Rouse.
And that doesn't include memoirs by famous gay people or thinly-veiled fiction!
Needless to say, this is very well-trod ground.
The latest is Where's My Wand? (Amy Einhorn Books/G.P Putnam's Son, $24.94), whose author, Eric Poole, takes a decidedly light approach.
Which isn't to say his family isn't screwed up: it is. And as in most of these memoirs, it's...
It seems like a lot of these dysfunctional families also had gay kids — Augusten Burroughs and David Sedaris are just the most famous, but I swear I've read at least four other memoirs recently by gay men writing about their screwed-up, usually suburban families, including All American Boy by Scott Peck, Twisted Head by Carl Caportorto, and Amerca's Boy by Wade Rouse.
And that doesn't include memoirs by famous gay people or thinly-veiled fiction!
Needless to say, this is very well-trod ground.
The latest is Where's My Wand? (Amy Einhorn Books/G.P Putnam's Son, $24.94), whose author, Eric Poole, takes a decidedly light approach.
Which isn't to say his family isn't screwed up: it is. And as in most of these memoirs, it's...
- 5/25/2010
- by Jackson Case
- The Backlot
I’m tasked with the strange duty of describing a woman’s serious unraveling. At a certain point last night, right around the time the women themselves realized that whoa, hold up, hold up, something really is wrong here, and not just reality TV wrong, I got tremendously sad. Kelly is not just mean, or off, or a little Aspergers-y. I think it was after she called Alex a vampire, and cried that Bethenny had tried to kill her multiple times, and ran down the hall in search of lollipops and gum bearies that my stomach knotted up and I...
- 5/21/2010
- by Karen Valby
- EW.com - PopWatch
Today's collection is a complete, eight-page look at all of the preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders I've featured over the week in one complete post. There are a few I'll be adding, such as yesterday's Welcome to the RIleys suggestion and hopefully a few more documentaries, before the doors to the new "The Contenders" section opens up in April, but until then this is your one-stop-shop.
As we move along add any thoughts or films you think should be added in the comments below or send me an email directly if you have thoughts on additional contenders or news on any of those on this list. Your suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
127 Hours Release Date: Release date not yet set Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Directed By: Danny Boyle Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara Quick Thoughts: Directed by Danny Boyle whose last film, Slumdog Millionaire, racked up eight Oscars including Best Picture,...
As we move along add any thoughts or films you think should be added in the comments below or send me an email directly if you have thoughts on additional contenders or news on any of those on this list. Your suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
127 Hours Release Date: Release date not yet set Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Directed By: Danny Boyle Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara Quick Thoughts: Directed by Danny Boyle whose last film, Slumdog Millionaire, racked up eight Oscars including Best Picture,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Today we have the first trailer for the upcoming Julia Roberts drama Eat, Pray, Love.
Eat, Pray, Love is based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, published back in February of 2006, about one woman’s year-long journey around the world and into her soul.
By the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty she had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want — a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job,...
Eat, Pray, Love is based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, published back in February of 2006, about one woman’s year-long journey around the world and into her soul.
By the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty she had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want — a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job,...
- 3/18/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Welcome back for part two of my four part look at the early 2011 Oscar Contenders. If you didn't check out Part One you can do so right here or use the link at the bottom of page two of this post. However, first things first, there has already been a change to part one as a watchful reader has pointed me to an article from the Los Angeles Times saying Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things is no longer at the Weinstein Co. as the director has bought back the domestic rights and is now shopping them around to potential distributors and hopes to have a deal in place shortly. This doesn't change much, but it does mean we have a change in distributor.
There was also a slight change in my numbers as another film was added to my list, bringing the total to 73 individual films plus my animated and documentary contenders,...
There was also a slight change in my numbers as another film was added to my list, bringing the total to 73 individual films plus my animated and documentary contenders,...
- 3/16/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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A Note from the Flying Monkey: I’ve mentioned before how, completely coincidentally, I often receive emails around the same time all centered around a certain “theme.” This week, most of the mail involved questions about the past.
But with topics as interesting as these, it's not enough to merely write about the past. So join me this week as we make a full-fledged Journey Back Through The Mists Of Time!
Q: Oh magnanimous one, right now I'm really into creatures like fairies, fairy-adjacent creatures (such as elves), and really anything that can fly. Are there any books, TV shows, movies, or songs that involve creatures such as gay angels, gay fairies, gay elves, or anything that can fly that's gay? -- Kitty, Tennessee
A: Fairies, angels, and...
A Note from the Flying Monkey: I’ve mentioned before how, completely coincidentally, I often receive emails around the same time all centered around a certain “theme.” This week, most of the mail involved questions about the past.
But with topics as interesting as these, it's not enough to merely write about the past. So join me this week as we make a full-fledged Journey Back Through The Mists Of Time!
Q: Oh magnanimous one, right now I'm really into creatures like fairies, fairy-adjacent creatures (such as elves), and really anything that can fly. Are there any books, TV shows, movies, or songs that involve creatures such as gay angels, gay fairies, gay elves, or anything that can fly that's gay? -- Kitty, Tennessee
A: Fairies, angels, and...
- 3/1/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
When you hear “limited release Renee Zellweger movie about a proper lady in the 1950’s who picks herself up by her bootstraps,” you don’t hold out much hope. When you hear “cast of odd, bland C-stringers, including Steve Weber, Eric McCormack, Chris Noth, and Nick Stahl,” you don’t hold out much hope. And when you literally hear Zellweger’s upbraided Southern belle, Anne Deveraux, spit out endless, cutesy aphorisms within the first five minutes of the movie, like, “A man never thinks a woman is smarter than when she's listening to him,” well then, you don’t hold your lunch. Still, even though Zellweger seemingly insists on making a career out of playing characters who are just oh-so-fettered, this particular story, which has her go off on an ill-conceived road trip in search of a gentleman to take care of her and her family, after she’s found...
- 12/1/2009
- by Michael Narkunski
- JustPressPlay.net
Augusten Burroughs overshares. For almost a decade, the ubiquitous author has plundered his personal life to spit out three memoirs and three collections of personal stories, in addition to a novel. But he says he's not doing it for the money. "I love preservation," he tells Paste. "Writing is the preservation of a memory." Burroughs' latest short story collection is You Better Not Cry, a wry, quick-witted handful of essays that revolve around Christmas. Skipping over the peace-and-goodwill part of the holidays, Burroughs paints the Yuletide season as a catalyst for dysfunction to reach its peak. And he would know. The...
- 11/12/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
In his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor, author Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors) compiles his favorite Christmas memories in his new book, You Better Not Cry (St. Martin’s Press). From gnawing the face off of a life-size wax Santa to waking up beside a naked real-life Saint Nick outside of the Waldorf Astoria, Burroughs spares no details describing why Christmas has always been his favorite holiday. In this exclusive audio excerpt, Burroughs recalls the stranger whose stunning voice pulled him out of drunken oblivion on one lonely Christmas and convinced him to begin writing. Listen to the podcast after the jump. Excerpt courtesy of Macmillan Audio.
- 10/29/2009
- Vanity Fair
We know he can sing with fangs in his mouth.
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
Proving it's never too early to cash in, Adam Lambert (above) broke out his "Glampire" costume early and showed some fang for the Party City Halloween Party. And speaking of Adam, he just released the cover for his upcoming album.
Augusten Burroughs, out author of Running With Scissors, has inked a deal with CBS and Catalyst Films (Ashton Kutcher) to develop his novel Dry for a Showtime series. After twice spewing homophobic slurs in the last week, Kansas City Chiefs Larry Johnston has apologized as the Chiefs told him to stay home from team events and GLAAD called for sanctions. Just why the hell is gay-fave Elvira famous anyway? Alan Ball got interviewed by...
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
Proving it's never too early to cash in, Adam Lambert (above) broke out his "Glampire" costume early and showed some fang for the Party City Halloween Party. And speaking of Adam, he just released the cover for his upcoming album.
Augusten Burroughs, out author of Running With Scissors, has inked a deal with CBS and Catalyst Films (Ashton Kutcher) to develop his novel Dry for a Showtime series. After twice spewing homophobic slurs in the last week, Kansas City Chiefs Larry Johnston has apologized as the Chiefs told him to stay home from team events and GLAAD called for sanctions. Just why the hell is gay-fave Elvira famous anyway? Alan Ball got interviewed by...
- 10/27/2009
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Lisa Kudrow, whom I’ve crushed on since she kissed Rachel and said, “I’ve had better,” has always been a friend to the Lgbt community. And her latest project is no exception.
Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky, who worked with her on The Comeback, are developing a comedy for Showtime based on the book Why the Long Face? by Craig Chester. The TV series, Rapture, is the story of Chester growing up as the gay son of born-again Christian parents.
If you don’t recognize Chester’s name, you may remember him from playing Nathan Leopold in Swoon or Adam in Adam & Steve, which he also directed.
Ok, I didn’t like Adam & Steve, but that’s beside the point.
Chester’s book is full of both humor and sadness, in much the same way Augusten Burroughs’ books are. Chester isn’t nearly as funny as Burroughs, but the story...
Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky, who worked with her on The Comeback, are developing a comedy for Showtime based on the book Why the Long Face? by Craig Chester. The TV series, Rapture, is the story of Chester growing up as the gay son of born-again Christian parents.
If you don’t recognize Chester’s name, you may remember him from playing Nathan Leopold in Swoon or Adam in Adam & Steve, which he also directed.
Ok, I didn’t like Adam & Steve, but that’s beside the point.
Chester’s book is full of both humor and sadness, in much the same way Augusten Burroughs’ books are. Chester isn’t nearly as funny as Burroughs, but the story...
- 10/27/2009
- by thelinster
- AfterEllen.com
· A month and a half ago, moviegoers' eyes alit at the news that the Coens wanted to re-adapt Charles Portis's classic Western novel True Grit -- with Jeff Bridges in the Rooster Cogburn role that won John Wayne an Oscar in 1969. Now it looks like they're getting especially serious, with Matt Damon and Josh Brolin's names arising as front-runners for the supporting roles of a lawman and a killer (respectively). All that's left is to pin down a young girl to play the daughter of the slain man whom Cogburn is seeking vengeance for; if anything, this sounds like the role Kiernan Shipka -- a/k/a patricidal Sally Draper -- was born to play. [BFDealMemo]
A remake you didn't want, Augusten Burroughs shrinks, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
A remake you didn't want, Augusten Burroughs shrinks, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
- 10/27/2009
- Movieline
After watching the "gay exorcism" kid on Tyra, aren't you ready to turn off the TV and see what's going on at the movies? Heaven knows, I am!
The week's big opener is, of course, the remake of Fame, featuring a cast of talented youngsters that's way more shiny, happy and generally well-scrubbed than their grittier 1980 counterparts.
That would be Ok if this new movie were a tenth as engaging or well-written as the first one, but alas, it ain't. Even the few standout musical numbers aren't rousing enough to put over the rest of this lead balloon. (Read AfterElton.com's review here.)
That we've gone from the New York City High School of Performing Arts apparently having but one gay student (yeah, right) in '80 to one exceedingly gay-vague dancer boy doesn't feel like all that much progress, either.
And how can you put Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth,...
The week's big opener is, of course, the remake of Fame, featuring a cast of talented youngsters that's way more shiny, happy and generally well-scrubbed than their grittier 1980 counterparts.
That would be Ok if this new movie were a tenth as engaging or well-written as the first one, but alas, it ain't. Even the few standout musical numbers aren't rousing enough to put over the rest of this lead balloon. (Read AfterElton.com's review here.)
That we've gone from the New York City High School of Performing Arts apparently having but one gay student (yeah, right) in '80 to one exceedingly gay-vague dancer boy doesn't feel like all that much progress, either.
And how can you put Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth,...
- 9/25/2009
- by ADuralde
- The Backlot
Now that Ben Lyons has gotten the boot from At the Movies, we no longer need to yell, "You lie!" at our TV screens each week. And with summer behind us, let's see what's shaking this week on the big screen.
Opening on 9/9/09 was, of course, 9, a bleak but beautiful animated feature about doll-like creatures — they're already calling the style of this stop-motion animated feature "stitchpunk" — fighting for survival in a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape.
While the storyline didn't thrill me, I was taken by director Shane Acker's stunning visuals and by his ability to create distinct personalities for his lead characters (who all have names such as 9, 2 and 6).
He's helped greatly with the latter by a terrific cast of actors, including Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Connelly and Crispin Glover. 9 is way, way too bleak and disturbing for little kids — who should totally see...
Opening on 9/9/09 was, of course, 9, a bleak but beautiful animated feature about doll-like creatures — they're already calling the style of this stop-motion animated feature "stitchpunk" — fighting for survival in a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape.
While the storyline didn't thrill me, I was taken by director Shane Acker's stunning visuals and by his ability to create distinct personalities for his lead characters (who all have names such as 9, 2 and 6).
He's helped greatly with the latter by a terrific cast of actors, including Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Connelly and Crispin Glover. 9 is way, way too bleak and disturbing for little kids — who should totally see...
- 9/11/2009
- by ADuralde
- The Backlot
Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer have teamed up to adapt Augusten Burroughs novel SelleVision for NBC. The Pushing Daisies creator is to write the project, while the X-Men filmmaker will direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The one-hour comedy programme will centre on the behind-the-scenes happenings at a home shopping network. The pair will executive produce the show with Galgos Entertainment's Russell Nuce and Mark Bozek. The latter was the former CEO of Home Shopping Network, prior to starting the production company. "It's a very insular, highly competitive world with people living in it 24/7 (more)...
- 9/11/2009
- by By Tim Parks
- Digital Spy
Pushing Daisies’ Bryan Fuller Talks New NBC Projects; Collaborating with Bryan Singer on Sellevision
Last I wrote about venerable TV scribe Bryan Fuller, he was rejoining Heroes after the death of Pushing Daisies. In June, he left Heroes to pursue two other projects for NBC, and today we've finally caught wind of what he's been working on. Variety reports that he's adapting the Augusten Burroughs book Sellevision together with Bryan Singer as an hourlong dramedy. The series will follow the behind the scenes adventures of a home shopping network (could this be Fuller's Sports Night?). The second project is a half-hour sitcom, No Kill, set inside a no-kill animal shelter. I'm glad to see Fuller taking on new territory by tackling a sitcom, but I'm far more interested in Sellevision because I'm a huge fan of his previous dramedy work with Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls (inasmuch as you can call that a dramedy). Also the idea of him collaborating with Bryan Singer sounds...
- 9/10/2009
- by Devindra Hardawar
- Slash Film
· Eventually we'll draw up a Movieline Tournament of Champions to select which of Bryan Singer's many in-development projects (Battlestar Galactica? Excalibur?) should take priority, but until then, add the series SelleVision to that swelling list. The filmmaker will join no less than Bryan Fuller to adapt author Augusten Burroughs's home-shopping-network comedy for NBC; Fuller will get the writing underway, and both will executive produce. As they say on television: This offer won't last. [THR]
Zac Efron and Viggo Mortensen make for odd Thanksgiving buddies, your A-Team casting rumor du jour, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
Zac Efron and Viggo Mortensen make for odd Thanksgiving buddies, your A-Team casting rumor du jour, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
- 9/10/2009
- Movieline
NBC is sold on a pair of Bryans: The Peacock has partnered with Bryan Singer and Pushing Daisies' Bryan Fuller to adapt Augusten Burroughs' Sellevision into a series.
The one-hour dramedy, to be written by Fuller and directed by Singer, will focus on the inner workings of a fictional home shopping network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Singer and Fuller will executive-produce the project with Galgos Entertainment's Russell Nuce and Mark Bozek. A former CEO of the Home Shopping Network and QVC, Bozek had originally planned ...
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The one-hour dramedy, to be written by Fuller and directed by Singer, will focus on the inner workings of a fictional home shopping network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Singer and Fuller will executive-produce the project with Galgos Entertainment's Russell Nuce and Mark Bozek. A former CEO of the Home Shopping Network and QVC, Bozek had originally planned ...
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- 9/10/2009
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Heroes producer Bryan Fuller and X-Men/Superman Returns director Bryan Singer are working on a one-hour comedy series for NBC to consider picking up. The show is called SelleVision and is being adapted from a novel written by Augusten Burroughs. Fuller is writing the pilot script and Singer is attached to direct it.
The show follows the on-air and off-air employees of a fictional 24/7 home shopping channel like QVC. The characters are high strung, type A people who live, breathe and sleep personality driven sales.
Fuller found out that the rights to Burroughs novel were available after his ABC series Pushing Daisies got the axe last season. He has a deal at NBC and SelleVision is the second of two concepts the network is considering; the other is a half-hour comedy show called No-Kill set at an animal shelter.
Singer is a producer on Fox's House so this TV land adventure isn't new for him.
The show follows the on-air and off-air employees of a fictional 24/7 home shopping channel like QVC. The characters are high strung, type A people who live, breathe and sleep personality driven sales.
Fuller found out that the rights to Burroughs novel were available after his ABC series Pushing Daisies got the axe last season. He has a deal at NBC and SelleVision is the second of two concepts the network is considering; the other is a half-hour comedy show called No-Kill set at an animal shelter.
Singer is a producer on Fox's House so this TV land adventure isn't new for him.
- 9/10/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
NBC is teaming with Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer for "SelleVision," a comedic one-hour set behind the scenes of a home-shopping cable channel.
Fuller is writing the project, based on Augusten Burroughs' novel. Singer is on board to direct. The two will executive produce with Galgos Entertainment's Mark Bozek and Russell Nuce.
Jason Taylor at Singer's Bad Hat Harry banner will produce.
For Fuller, "SelleVision" is one of two scripts he has set up at NBC through his two-year overall deal at Universal Media Studios. He also has "No Kill," a workplace comedy set in a no-kill animal shelter, that he is exec producing with Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
Before forming Galgos with wife Susan and Nuce four years ago, Bozek was CEO for the Home Shopping Network as part of a 10-year stint at Hsn and rival home-shopping giant QVC. He always felt the arena of...
Fuller is writing the project, based on Augusten Burroughs' novel. Singer is on board to direct. The two will executive produce with Galgos Entertainment's Mark Bozek and Russell Nuce.
Jason Taylor at Singer's Bad Hat Harry banner will produce.
For Fuller, "SelleVision" is one of two scripts he has set up at NBC through his two-year overall deal at Universal Media Studios. He also has "No Kill," a workplace comedy set in a no-kill animal shelter, that he is exec producing with Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
Before forming Galgos with wife Susan and Nuce four years ago, Bozek was CEO for the Home Shopping Network as part of a 10-year stint at Hsn and rival home-shopping giant QVC. He always felt the arena of...
- 9/9/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Variety reports that Javier Bardem is in negotiations with Columbia Pictures to star opposite Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love, which is scheduled for release sometime in 2011.
Bardem, you might remember, won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor Oscar when he starred in Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men. He played Anton Chigurh, the psychopath with a killer cattle gun and an even-more-killer haircut. Bardem also appeared in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and in Biutiful, which was helmed by Babel director Alejandro González Iñárritu and arrives in theaters this December.
Eat, Pray, Love is based on Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling, critically acclaimed memoir of same name. It tells of Gilbert's journey of self-discovery after a painful divorce and her subsequent world travels. The movie, which is in pre-production, will be directed by Nip/Tuck writer-director Ryan Murphy, who also wrote and directed the big-screen adaptation of...
Bardem, you might remember, won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor Oscar when he starred in Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men. He played Anton Chigurh, the psychopath with a killer cattle gun and an even-more-killer haircut. Bardem also appeared in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and in Biutiful, which was helmed by Babel director Alejandro González Iñárritu and arrives in theaters this December.
Eat, Pray, Love is based on Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling, critically acclaimed memoir of same name. It tells of Gilbert's journey of self-discovery after a painful divorce and her subsequent world travels. The movie, which is in pre-production, will be directed by Nip/Tuck writer-director Ryan Murphy, who also wrote and directed the big-screen adaptation of...
- 6/8/2009
- by Rich Z Zwelling
- Reelzchannel.com
Congratulations to Willard Spiegelman, editor of Southwest Review, whose new book Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) is hung with garlands in today's Wall Street Journal by reviewer Wes Davis: Taken together, Mr. Spiegelman's essays amount to a kind of cubist memoir, catching the author from different angles. It is unexpectedly fascinating to read a memoir these days in which the author isn't a victim of anything. Mr. Spiegelman's description of the 1950s childhood he spent in a middle-class neighborhood in Philadelphia is more lounging with library card than "Running With Scissors," Augusten Burroughs's 2002 memoir of dysfunction. Although Mr. Spiegelman encounters the usual adolescent ruffles -- the various forms of dissatisfaction perennially suffered by what he calls "baby bohemians" -- he sees his experience as a series of discoveries, not tragedies. Near the end of "Self Consciousness," his own set of memoir-essays about a more or less happy life,...
- 4/30/2009
- Vanity Fair
One of the professors in my masters studies likes to use the following scene in his classes. It's from "The Graduate," and while the movie maybe hasn't aged as well as others, this is a pretty seamless example of brilliant cinematography, editing, and direction.
Maybe what really should be appreciated there is just how perfect the music by Simon & Garfunkle, is. Using pop music that reflected the existential malaise of Ben Braddock, a young man with absolutely no ambition or direction, rather than just traditional Elmer Bernstein-style scoring, was considered, in 1967, pretty damn daring. Songs in film were usually limited to musicials, though by this point the musicial was slowly dying, a reflection in the change of the national attitude; somehow with Vietnam going on, and protests in the street, pretty people bursting into happy songs didn't quite feel right.
In four decades subsequent, pop music has become ubiqutious in modern movies,...
Maybe what really should be appreciated there is just how perfect the music by Simon & Garfunkle, is. Using pop music that reflected the existential malaise of Ben Braddock, a young man with absolutely no ambition or direction, rather than just traditional Elmer Bernstein-style scoring, was considered, in 1967, pretty damn daring. Songs in film were usually limited to musicials, though by this point the musicial was slowly dying, a reflection in the change of the national attitude; somehow with Vietnam going on, and protests in the street, pretty people bursting into happy songs didn't quite feel right.
In four decades subsequent, pop music has become ubiqutious in modern movies,...
- 1/12/2009
- by Chad
- Planetallstar.com
New York -- Galgos Entertainment, a Manhattan-based production outfit, has nabbed film and television rights to Beth Harbison's comedic best-seller "Shoe Addicts Anonymous" from St. Martin's Press.
The novel, which hit the New York Times best-seller list this spring, follows a support group for shoe addicts that quickly entangles four of its female members in each other's complicated lives.
Galgos partners Mark Bozek and Russell Nuce will produce. Writer-actress Laurie Taylor-Williams will adapt the book for the screen.
Former Home Shopping Network CEO Bozek, onetime entertainment lawyer Nuce and Bozek's wife Susan formed Galgos two years ago. Their first project headed to the screen is one close to writer-director Bozek's heart: an adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' home shopping parody "SelleVision." The original comedy "The Bobinski Bros. Funeral Home" is also on their plate.
Producer-screenwriter rep Loeb & Loeb negotiated the deal with Harbison's rep Irene Webb.
The novel, which hit the New York Times best-seller list this spring, follows a support group for shoe addicts that quickly entangles four of its female members in each other's complicated lives.
Galgos partners Mark Bozek and Russell Nuce will produce. Writer-actress Laurie Taylor-Williams will adapt the book for the screen.
Former Home Shopping Network CEO Bozek, onetime entertainment lawyer Nuce and Bozek's wife Susan formed Galgos two years ago. Their first project headed to the screen is one close to writer-director Bozek's heart: an adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' home shopping parody "SelleVision." The original comedy "The Bobinski Bros. Funeral Home" is also on their plate.
Producer-screenwriter rep Loeb & Loeb negotiated the deal with Harbison's rep Irene Webb.
- 10/30/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The maxim that truth is stranger than fiction is carried to the nth degree in this adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' best-selling memoir of his dysfunctional childhood and adolescence. But while the story might have been believable on the written page, on film Running With Scissors plays like a surreal black comedy that seems all too redolent of the cinematic excesses of the 1970s, the period in which it is set. While name recognition and a stellar cast might prove a draw, the sheer strangeness of the material is likely to be off-putting for mainstream audiences.
Written and directed by Ryan Murphy (FX's "Nip/Tuck") in his feature debut, the film chronicles the early life of Augusten (Joseph Cross), whose middle-class childhood was marred by his unconventional upbringing at the hands of his deeply neurotic mother, Deirdre (Annette Bening), an aspiring but unpublished poet, and his alcoholic father, Norman (Alec Baldwin).
In an effort to restore their crumbling relationship, the couple begins therapy with the wildly unconventional Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), who suggests daily five-hour sessions and whose office contains a Masturbatorium, where he periodically retreats to relax.
When the marriage eventually founders, the now teenage Augusten is sent to live with the doctor and his family at their rundown, gothic-style home (the set was inspired by the drawings of Edward Gorey). There, he encounters various addled characters, including the nearly catatonic Mrs. Finch (Jill Clayburgh), who spends her time watching old movies while nibbling on dog food, as well as her daughters, the Bible-obsessed Hope (Gwyneth Paltrow) and precociously sexy Natalie Evan Rachel Wood), who quickly bonds with Augusten by, among other things, experimenting with electric-shock therapy.
Also occasionally present is the family's mysterious adopted son Neil (Joseph Fiennes), with whom Augusten eventually discovers the nature of his sexuality.
Necessarily episodic in its structure, the film wallows in the darkly comic absurdities of the story, resulting in many undeniably funny but less than convincing scenes. Indeed, the sheer absurdity of what is being presented onscreen, despite being related as a true story, seems so utterly over the top that it's hard not to make parallels with the recent controversies over the truth of various memoirs.
The excellent performers cope well with their characters' excesses. Bening, playing a polar opposite of her American Beauty housewife, delivers a beautifully modulated and daring turn that well conveys her character's vulnerability as well as her disturbance. Cox pulls out all the stops as the outrageous doctor to great comic effect; Baldwin, reaffirming his recent status as one of our funniest comic actors, underplays hilariously; Wood is sexy and entertainingly loopy; Clayburgh, made to look grotesque, has at least one very affecting scene toward the end; and Paltrow and Fiennes, reuniting after Shakespeare in Love, are very effective with their relatively briefer turns.
As the young Burroughs, Cross delivers a sensitive portrayal that gives the movie an emotional center that it often otherwise lacks. Director Murphy provides a nice touch toward the end, having the young actor and his real-life inspiration share a silent moment together.
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
TriStar Pictures
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Ryan Murphy
Producers: Dede Gardner, Ryan Murphy, Brad Grey, Brad Pitt
Executive producer: Steven Samuels
Director of photography: Christopher Baffa
Production designer: Richard Sherman
Editor: Byron Smith
Costume designer: Lou Eyrich
Composer: James S. Levine
Cast:
Deirdre Burroughs: Annette Bening
Dr. Finch: Brian Cox
Hope Finch: Gwyneth Paltrow
Neil Bookman: Joseph Fiennes
Natalie Finch: Evan Rachel Wood
Norman Burroughs: Alec Baldwin
Agnes Finch: Jill Clayburgh
Augusten Burroughs: Joseph Cross
Fern Stewart: Kristin Chenoweth
Dorothy: Gabrielle Union
Running time -- 116 minutes
MPAA rating R...
Written and directed by Ryan Murphy (FX's "Nip/Tuck") in his feature debut, the film chronicles the early life of Augusten (Joseph Cross), whose middle-class childhood was marred by his unconventional upbringing at the hands of his deeply neurotic mother, Deirdre (Annette Bening), an aspiring but unpublished poet, and his alcoholic father, Norman (Alec Baldwin).
In an effort to restore their crumbling relationship, the couple begins therapy with the wildly unconventional Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), who suggests daily five-hour sessions and whose office contains a Masturbatorium, where he periodically retreats to relax.
When the marriage eventually founders, the now teenage Augusten is sent to live with the doctor and his family at their rundown, gothic-style home (the set was inspired by the drawings of Edward Gorey). There, he encounters various addled characters, including the nearly catatonic Mrs. Finch (Jill Clayburgh), who spends her time watching old movies while nibbling on dog food, as well as her daughters, the Bible-obsessed Hope (Gwyneth Paltrow) and precociously sexy Natalie Evan Rachel Wood), who quickly bonds with Augusten by, among other things, experimenting with electric-shock therapy.
Also occasionally present is the family's mysterious adopted son Neil (Joseph Fiennes), with whom Augusten eventually discovers the nature of his sexuality.
Necessarily episodic in its structure, the film wallows in the darkly comic absurdities of the story, resulting in many undeniably funny but less than convincing scenes. Indeed, the sheer absurdity of what is being presented onscreen, despite being related as a true story, seems so utterly over the top that it's hard not to make parallels with the recent controversies over the truth of various memoirs.
The excellent performers cope well with their characters' excesses. Bening, playing a polar opposite of her American Beauty housewife, delivers a beautifully modulated and daring turn that well conveys her character's vulnerability as well as her disturbance. Cox pulls out all the stops as the outrageous doctor to great comic effect; Baldwin, reaffirming his recent status as one of our funniest comic actors, underplays hilariously; Wood is sexy and entertainingly loopy; Clayburgh, made to look grotesque, has at least one very affecting scene toward the end; and Paltrow and Fiennes, reuniting after Shakespeare in Love, are very effective with their relatively briefer turns.
As the young Burroughs, Cross delivers a sensitive portrayal that gives the movie an emotional center that it often otherwise lacks. Director Murphy provides a nice touch toward the end, having the young actor and his real-life inspiration share a silent moment together.
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
TriStar Pictures
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Ryan Murphy
Producers: Dede Gardner, Ryan Murphy, Brad Grey, Brad Pitt
Executive producer: Steven Samuels
Director of photography: Christopher Baffa
Production designer: Richard Sherman
Editor: Byron Smith
Costume designer: Lou Eyrich
Composer: James S. Levine
Cast:
Deirdre Burroughs: Annette Bening
Dr. Finch: Brian Cox
Hope Finch: Gwyneth Paltrow
Neil Bookman: Joseph Fiennes
Natalie Finch: Evan Rachel Wood
Norman Burroughs: Alec Baldwin
Agnes Finch: Jill Clayburgh
Augusten Burroughs: Joseph Cross
Fern Stewart: Kristin Chenoweth
Dorothy: Gabrielle Union
Running time -- 116 minutes
MPAA rating R...
- 10/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Valerie Van Galder, president of marketing at the Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, introduced TriStar Pictures' Running With Scissors last week at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, it marked a significant moment in the marketing executive's career. Before stepping into her current position, Van Galder served an 18-month tenure as president of Sony's TriStar Pictures. Scissors, Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir, which Sony Pictures will release Friday, was the first film she greenlighted. The R-rated drama, which stars Annette Bening, reflects Van Galder's tastes: quirky, sincere and artistic. Van Galder had barely settled into the top production job at TriStar when Sony Pictures Entertainment vice chairman Jeff Blake plucked her to run Sony's domestic marketing operation. She immediately moved from developing films to managing a marketing staff of 100 that handles about 25 releases a year.
- 10/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Valerie Van Galder, president of marketing at the Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, introduced TriStar Pictures' Running With Scissors last week at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, it marked a significant moment in the marketing executive's career. Before stepping into her current position, Van Galder served an 18-month tenure as president of Sony's TriStar Pictures. Scissors, Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir, which Sony Pictures will release Friday, was the first film she greenlighted. The R-rated drama, which stars Annette Bening, reflects Van Galder's tastes: quirky, sincere and artistic. Van Galder had barely settled into the top production job at TriStar when Sony Pictures Entertainment vice chairman Jeff Blake plucked her to run Sony's domestic marketing operation. She immediately moved from developing films to managing a marketing staff of 100 that handles about 25 releases a year.
- 10/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Here is the top 20 with a recap from picks 20 to 11. Enjoy! 20. All The Kings Men 19. Tideland 18. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 17. The Prestige 16. Marie-Antoinette 15. Fur 14. Flags of Our Fathers 13. This Film is Not Yet Rated 12. Fast Food Nation 11. Volver 10. The Departed Release date: Oct.06 Wide ReleaseDistributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Ioncinema Preview : View here The Gist: Based on the trilogy of Chinese-language gangster movies of the same name ("Wu jian dao" a.k.a Infernal Affairs), this is set in the midst of the battle between Hong Kong police and the triads. Fact: This is a 3rd straight reunion for Marty Scorsese and Leonardo. See It: Don’t see it for Matt Damon or Leo DiCaprio but instead for Nicholon and Vera Farmiga. 9. Running with Scissors Release date: Oct.20 Limited ReleaseDistributor: Columbia Pictures Ioncinema Preview : View here The Gist: This is an adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' novel,
- 9/5/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
After 10 years at 20th Century Fox, publicity executive Florence Grace is leaving the studio for a post at TriStar Pictures, where she will be senior vp publicity. Valerie Van Galder, president of the newly revived TriStar, made the announcement Monday. Grace will oversee campaigns for all TriStar releases as well as the division's corporate publicity strategy. In addition, Grace will join the rest of the TriStar marketing department in releasing all product from fellow Sony division Screen Gems. "I've known Flo since we worked together at Fox, and I've long admired her excellent judgment, tireless work ethic and incredible enthusiasm for what she does," Van Galder said. "I think she's one of the top publicity executives working in film, and I look forward to once again calling her my colleague." Said Grace, "I'm thrilled to be joining the talented team at TriStar Pictures and looking forward to working with them on building their new division." TriStar's first production, Running With Scissors, is shooting, with Annette Bening leading the ensemble cast. The film is based on Augusten Burroughs' memoir. The division's first release, Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown, opens June 3. TriStar also will release Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist in the fall. At Fox, Grace most recently was senior vp corporate publicity. She looked after Fox's image while also overseeing awards campaigns, including the one for Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge.
- 4/12/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After 10 years at 20th Century Fox, publicity executive Florence Grace is leaving the studio for a post at TriStar Pictures, where she will be senior vp publicity. Valerie Van Galder, president of the newly revived TriStar, made the announcement Monday. Grace will oversee campaigns for all TriStar releases as well as the division's corporate publicity strategy. In addition, Grace will join the rest of the TriStar marketing department in releasing all product from fellow Sony division Screen Gems. "I've known Flo since we worked together at Fox, and I've long admired her excellent judgment, tireless work ethic and incredible enthusiasm for what she does," Van Galder said. "I think she's one of the top publicity executives working in film, and I look forward to once again calling her my colleague." Said Grace, "I'm thrilled to be joining the talented team at TriStar Pictures and looking forward to working with them on building their new division." TriStar's first production, "Running With Scissors", is shooting, with Annette Bening leading the ensemble cast. The film is based on Augusten Burroughs' memoir. The division's first release, Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown", opens June 3. TriStar also will release Roman Polanski's "Oliver Twist" in the fall. At Fox, Grace most recently was senior vp corporate publicity. She looked after Fox's image while also overseeing awards campaigns, including the one for Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge".
- 4/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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