Eli Wallach

Francis Ford Coppola, Kevin Brownlow, Eli Wallach, and Jean-Luc Godard to Receive Honorary Oscars

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 25th, 2010 at 11:56 am

Jean-Luc Godard, Eli Wallach, and Kevin Brownlow have been selected to receive Honorary Oscars and Francis Ford Coppola will receive this year’s Irving J. Thalberg Award.  Of the four recipients, only Coppola is a previous Oscar-winner (he won Best Screenplay for Patton, The Godfather Part I and II, and picked up Best Picture and Best Director for Godfather: Part II).  It’s not surprising that Brownlow doesn’t already have an Oscar since he’s actually a film historian, so it’s kind of cool that he’s getting one.

But Honorary Oscars are mostly to prevent the potential embarrassment of letting a great director/actor/writer/etc. die without recognizing their contribution to cinema.  Wallach, who I’ll always recognize as Tuco from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, has appeared in over 50 films in a 54-year-career.  He’s still working and you’ll see him next in Wall Street: Money Never Sleep.  As for Godard, he’s a legend and one of the most influential filmmakers of all-time, so of course the Academy is just now getting around to giving him an Oscar (Fun side note: Godard’s Breathless is now available to watch instantly on Netflix).  The Wrap reports that the awards will be handed out at the second Governors Award ceremony on November 13th

Summit 2010 Preview: Synopses and Images from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, FURRY VENGEANCE, REMEMBER ME, THE GHOSTWRITER, and More

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 22nd, 2009 at 3:48 pm

Summit Entertainment has released synopses and some first look images from their 2010 films and it’s all after the jump.  They’re 2010 preview includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Bryce Dallas Howard; Furry Vengeance, directed by Roger Kumble (College Road Trip) and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields; Letters to Juliet, directed by Gary Winick (Bride Wars) and starring Amanda Seyfried, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Vanessa Redgrave; Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and starring Robert Pattinson, Emile de Ravin, Chris Cooper, and Pierce Brosnan; and The Ghostwriter, directed by Roman Polanski (Chinatown) and starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Wilkinson, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, and Eli Wallach.

Also, while they didn’t release any images, they did provide the first synopsis for Red, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) and stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and Mary Louise Parker.

Check out everything after the jump. It’s posted in order of each film’s release date.

16 Movie Clips from NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (Almost 16 Minutes of Footage)

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: September 25th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

With the short film anthology “New York, I Love You” (a sort of sequel to “Paris, je t’aime”) set for release October 16^th, Vivendi Entertainment has released a ton of clips and I’ve posted all of them after the jump. While most film’s get four to eight clips released for promotional purposes, due to how large the cast is and how each person needs a clip when promoting the movie on a talk show, the studio has released a whopping 16 clips and it’s about sixteen minutes of the movie. So if you’ve been waiting for the film, you can see a lot of it right now. If you’re not familiar with “New York, I Love You”, the film’s got a huge cast and eleven directors telling stories about New York City and love. Take a look:

NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU Trailer

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 7th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

The first trailer for Vivendi Entertainment’s “New York, I Love You” has been released. This is the film that’s like “Paris, je t’aime”, but while that one had no connective tissue, somehow “New York, I Love You” ties most or all of the short films together.

While a feature film made up of a lot of short films might not appeal to all of you, the cast is ridiculous and it’s something I can’t wait to see. If you’re curious, watch the trailer after the jump. I’ve also included all the director’s involved and the full cast:

First Poster for NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am

The first poster has been released for “New York, I Love You”. This is the anthology film that features many short films about love in the city that never sleeps. While many of you might not be excited about a feature film that’s made up of only shorts, take a look at this cast:

Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Natalie Portman, Irrfan Khan, Emilie Ohana, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin, James Caan, Olivia Thirlby, Blake Lively, Drea De Matteo, Julie Christie, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf, Ugur Yucel, Taylor Geare, Carlos Acosta, Jacinda Barrett, Shu Qi, Burt Young, Chris Cooper, Robin Wright Penn, Eva Amurri, Eli Wallach, and Cloris Leachman

I think you just got interested. Anyway, after the jump is the poster, the synopsis, and all the directors who contributed to the project. “New York, I Love You” gets released October 16^th.

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