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At the Movies for November 26
Original at phillyBurbs.com
• Wed, Nov 26
PA - Other movie-related calendars (all priced at around $15) include: “Scarface” with Al Pacino, “The Wizard of Oz” with Judy Garland, “Gone With the Wind” with ...
New book examines the mystery of the ‘Scarface' phenomenon
Original at Bradenton.com
• Wed, Nov 26
PHILADELPHIA - Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Brian De Palma, they just don't get it.
Schoenfeld, who brought A Chorus Line and Cats to Broadway, dies
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Tue, Nov 25
United States - By MICHAEL KUCHWARA AP AP Actor Al Pacino is embraced by Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, at the opening night party for the play ...
From the promoter:
Original at Austin 360
• Tue, Nov 25
TX - Starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro. One of the most successful sequels of all time, The Godfather Part II parallels the early ...
Velocity | Josh Cook | The Courier-Journal
Original at Louisville Courier-Journal
• Tue, Nov 25
Scent of a Woman - The Al Pacino Tour de Force is famous for one line, "Whoo whaaa!" Miracle on 34th Street - What can I say, I'm a softy for holiday films, and this is a great one. I love the old one (1947) with little Natalie Wood, ...
Bride Chic: DRESSES FOR DANCING
Original at Bride Chic
• Tue, Nov 25
By bridechic Regular Tango in 2/4 time, when orchestrated well, can be as brilliant as Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman; orchestrated ho-hum and you get Bobby and Cissy on Lawrence Welk Show reruns. Watch the Tango sequence from Scent of A Woman: ...
Warren Beatty Launches Legal Action Over Dick Tracy
Original at Post Chronicle
• Tue, Nov 25
- Beatty has owned the film and TV rights to the famous snoop since 1985, going on to play the title role in the 1990 big screen version opposite Al Pacino ...
Not many Thanksgiving movies out there, but here is a short list ...
Original at GeekTyrant
• Tue, Nov 25
Scent of a Woman (1992) – Starring Al Pacino and Chris O’Donnell Frank is a retired Lt Col in the US army. He’s blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for ...
The Balcony Is Open
Original at Back Stage
• Tue, Nov 25
NY - Looking for Richard captures one man's love of theatre, and that man happens to be Al Pacino. The guy who played Michael Corleone has always been obsessed ...
Cinema Viewfinder: DVD Review: <i>The Godfather Part III</i ...
Original at Cinema Viewfinder
• Sun, Nov 23
By Tony Dayoub Most of the screenplays took a predictable path, killing Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) off early in the script, and passing the baton to a new generation, personified in his son, Anthony. But Paramount approached Coppola at a moment when ...
On Movies: The mystery of the 'Scarface' phenomenon
Original at Untitled
• Sun, Nov 23
Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Brian De Palma, they just don't get it. A quarter century since its December 1983 release, Scarface remains a towering pop-cult phenom, a hyperactive gangster pic embraced by hip-hop artists, gangsta rappers, frat boys, gamers, poster merchants, blingmeiste...
On Movies: The mystery of the 'Scarface' phenomenon
Original at Philly.com Movies
• Sun, Nov 23
Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Brian De Palma, they just don't get it. A quarter century since its December 1983 release, Scarface remains a towering pop-cult phenom, a hyperactive gangster pic embraced by hip-hop artists, gangsta rappers, frat boys, gamers, poster merchants, blingmeiste...
Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: Celeb News :: Pacino ...
Original at Daily Star
• Fri, Nov 21
Celeb News :: Pacino picked Close for Pfeiffer's Scarface role :: AL PACINO originally wanted GLENN CLOSE to be his co-star in SCARFACE - but producers didn't think she was sexy enough.
Nicole Kidman May Retire From Acting | /Film
Original at /FILM
• Wed, Nov 19
Al Pacino USED to be an amazing actor. Now he just yells. I don't think I would be all too disappointed even he retired, and he used to be one of my favorite actors. I don't think Nicole Kidman did much for The Others either, ...
The Rising
Original at sbiff.org
• Sun, Nov 16
By Roger Durling Share This I saw THE WRESTLER in Toronto last September, and I was blown away by it - especially by the iconic - instantly legendary performance by Mickey Rourke. Whatever your misgivings about Rourke, they will be gone after fifteen minutes into the movie. His performance belongs in th...
Recall the Gold: The 1993 Best Supporting Actor race | PopWatch ...
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Tue, Nov 4
By Gary Susman Teresa, in 1973 Al Pacino (Serpico) lost best actor to Jack Lemmon (Save The Tiger.) Pacino was nominated for best supporting actor for 1972's The Godfather and as best actor for 1974's sequel. rafael Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:47 AM EST ...
Protesters descend on Rome film fest
Original at United Press International
• Mon, Oct 27
- Actor Al Pacino arrives on the red carpet for the opening of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome on October 22, 2008. Pacino will receive this ...
Al Pacino to help kick off Rome's third film festival
Original at AFP
• Mon, Oct 20
- All three are vying for the festival's best film, best actor and best actress prizes. Out of competition, Meryl Streep stars as herself in John Walter's ...
Righteous Kill
Original at MovieJuice
• Wed, Oct 8
By Mark Ramsey And then there's the scene I will have nightmares about forever: Robert De Niro is having sex with Carla Gugino. At this, Al Pacino rolled his eyes, "I've gone from Dog Day Afternoon to Dog Day After-a-Nap." Al's intense glare is looking less menacing and more like a scowl from Granny of The Be...
Righteous Kill - Preview & US reaction
Original at IndieLondon
• Sun, Sep 14
By Rob Director Jon Avnet was certainly no Michael Mann or Francis Ford Coppola, while his previous film with Al Pacino, 88 Minutes, drew some of the worst reviews of the actor’s career (including Revolution) when released in the States last year. View photos from Righteous Kill
Al Pacino versus Robert de Niro
Original at silentopinion (WordPress)
• Mon, Sep 1
By shiftee He has taken on roles that involve a lot of hitting, a lot shooting, and a hell lot of killing. With award-winning performances in many of his movies, Al Pacino knows his character and embraces it. He was terrifying in his gangster roles like in Scarface, feared in The Godfather trilogy, and r...
AFI's Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres Revealed
Original at First Showing
• Wed, Jun 18
By Alex Billington GANGSTER: 1 - The Godfather (1972) 2 - Goodfellas (1990) 3 - The Godfather: Part II (1974) 4 - White Heat (1949) 5 - Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 6 - Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932) 7 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 8 - The Public Enemy (1931) 9 - Little Caesar (1930) 10 - Scarface (1983)
Warren Beatty receives AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
Original at IndieLondon
• Sat, Jun 14
By Rob WARREN Beatty has received the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute (AFI), the highest honour for a career in film. In addition, his charismatic lead performance earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination, one of 10 Academy Award nominations for the film, includi...
RIP: Reel Important People - June 9, 2008
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 9
By Christopher Campbell Dino Risi (1916-2008) - Writer, Director - Oscar-nominated for his 1974 Italian film Scent of a Woman (which was remade in 1992 with Al Pacino). His career spans from the 1940s to the 1990s, and he is credited with being one of the masters of the Commedia all'italiana (Italian Comedy). Other...
The Way He Was
Original at Film Stew
• Tue, May 27
Certainly, of all Pollack’s films, the one that endures most timelessly is Condor. If you want to figure out from whence Jason Bourne sprung, cinematically at least, look no further than Robert Redford’s previous on-the-run CIA agent Joseph Turner. Intriguingly, Condor’s lone Academy...
Goodbye Sydney
Original at bostonherald.com
• Tue, May 27
By Stephen Schaefer Sydney Pollack had become a familiar face in supporting roles recently, a fact that seemed a bit at odds with his standing as one of Hollywood’s A-list directors. Orson Wells always acted, but I don’t expect to see Steven Spielberg or Christopher Nolan featured in films soon.
April 25th, 2008 - Happy Birthday Renee Zellweger!
Original at allieiswired.com
• Fri, Apr 25
By Allie Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, SAG Award-, and Golden Globe-winning American actress, singer, dancer, and performer. She’s 39! On May 24, 2005, Zellweger received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Personal Life:
Matthew Perry's Latest Flirting Technique Includes 'Elephant Penis' Jokes
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Apr 4
By Molly Friedman In today's episode: Al Pacino; Matthew Perry; Val Kilmer; John Krasinski; Vince Vaughn; Spencer Pratt; Heidi Montag; Chris Evans; Simon Rex; Kathie Lee Gifford; Stephen Cojocaru; Dee Snider; Danni Minogue; Mel C.; Randall Kleiser
A Matter of "Minutes"
Original at Film Stew
• Thu, Mar 20
Today, it’s hard to imagine a Johnny Depp movie grossing just $8.1 million domestically, but that was the case with Nick of Time. It does not bode well for 88 Minutes, nor does the fact that during production, Jon Avnet had to be replaced as director by James Foley.
HD DVD Review: Dog Day Afternoon
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Dec 13
By Matt Paprocki Once out of the credit sequence, Dog Day Afternoon never again uses music. It doesn’t need to. This true story is absorbing, and music would only serve as a distraction from one of Al Pacino’s (if not Hollywood’s) greatest performance. ...
Film And Connecticut: A Marriage Made In Hollywood?
Original at Hartford Courant
• Thu, Dec 6
Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, John Travolta, Ellen Burstyn, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are among the stars who shot scenes for a series of movies filmed in the city during the past year. "It's important to be very accommodating to these folks ...
No Country For Josh Brolin And Old Women In Wheel Chairs
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Dec 4
By Seth In today's episode: Josh Brolin; Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo; Jamie Lee Curtis; Michael Cera; Michael Keaton; Adam Brody and Scott Adsit; Faye Dunaway; Gabrielle Anwar; Joel Madden; Cynthia Watros; Becki Newton; and Rami Kashou.
50 Cent Raves About Acting Alongside Robert De Niro, Al Pacino In ... - MTV.com
Original at mtv.com
• Tue, Nov 20
50 Cent Raves About Acting Alongside Robert De Niro, Al Pacino In ... MTV.com - Oct 26, 2007 Consider that among the cast, co-stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro have won three Oscars, while 50 has been in three movies. Ever. ...
50 Cent's New Movie - Watch The Trailer Now - Featuring Robert De Niro & Al Pacino
Original at RapBasement.com
• Thu, Nov 8
Check out the trailer for 50 Cent's latest movie below... Trailer for Righteous Kill, featuring 50 Cent, Robert De Niro and...
Al Pacino - Moviefone
Original at The BV Entertainment Newswire Blog
• Fri, Nov 2
All about Al Pacino and Al Pacino facts. ... Name: Al Pacino Birth Date: 4/25/1940. Bio: Brooding and intense, Al Pacino has remained one of Hollywood's premier actors throughout ...
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Al Pacino Dines Alfresco With Comely Female Companions
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Jul 19
In today's episode: Al Pacino; Lindsay Lohan; Jeff Goldblum; Jason Schwartzman, Illeana Douglas, Talia Shire, Roman Coppola, Robert Schwartzman, Kelly Osbourne, Busy Phillips; Josh Duhamel, Fergie, Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, and Emmy Rossum; Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilso...
Movie Review: Ocean's 13
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Jul 4
By Daniel Cummings George Clooney and Brad Pitt ooze cool in these roles and therefore their characters are highly likable. In fact I could easily say that about nearly everyone in this film. I enjoyed the performances from Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, and Don Cheadle in particular. Matt Damon gets to have much m...
50 Cent eyes Pacino-DeNiro film
Original at Jam! Showbiz
• Tue, Jun 26
The long-awaited big screen union of Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson may soon be upon us. The long-awaited big screen union of Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson may soon be upon us.
50 Cent Set To Star Oppostie DeNiro, Pacino
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Jun 26
By The Huffington Post News Editors De Niro and Pacino will be onscreen together for nearly the entire film. The longtime friends shared no screen time in 1974's "The Godfather: Part II" and only one scene in 1995's "Heat." Jackson starred in "Get Rich Or Die Tryin,"' a ...
The Summer I Met Al Pacino
Original at Fest21.com
• Tue, Jun 19
By rayce32 and the first (ok, and only) time I met Al Pacino. More guests may be confirmed in the next day or so...we're this close to 100% confirmation from one of the producers of the upcoming DeNiro/Pacino film "Righteous Kill"...and (get this!) Frank Serpico himself.
Movie Review: Ocean's Thirteen
Original at LAist
• Fri, Jun 8
By Josh Tate The plot is basically an elaborate revenge scheme hatched on behalf of the jilted Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin have been added to the mix, but neither contributes anything significant other than moving forward a few, perfunctory plot points. Pacino, in par...
Tim Allen to Star in David Mamet's 'Redbelt'
Original at Cinematical
• Tue, May 15
By Patrick Walsh Filed under: Action & Adventure, Drama, Casting, Sony Classics, Scripts & ScreenwritingWhen David Mamet is on, he is one of our finest writers. His script for Glengarry Glen Ross should be required reading for anyone aspiring to write for stage or screen. Mamet has put words in th...
Uncut.co.uk - Music and Movies with something to say
Original at Uncut.co.uk
• Sun, May 6
The producers dismissed him as “that midget”, but Pacino’s definitive turn as Michael Corleone launched his mainstream career after Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Robert Redford declined the role. The trilogy hinges on Michael’s moral evolution from devoted son to ice-hearted cr...
TCM honors Marlon Brando tomorrow night
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Apr 30
By Adam Finley The documentary features interviews with Al Pacino, John Turturro, John Travolta, Martin Scorsese and Cloris Leachman, among others about what it was like to work with a man many considered both a genius and one of the most difficult men in Hollywood to work with.
Soderbergh's Next Day-and-Date Movie Is About High-Class Hookers
Original at Cinematical
• Thu, Mar 22
By Patrick Walsh Steven Soderbergh is one of the busiest directors in the game. He's also one of the hardest to pin down, mixing the big-budget Hollywood films with independents better than almost anybody. This summer he'll bring us Ocean's Thirteen, which the prescence of Al Pacino has moved to my "must-s...
CAREER RETROSPECTIVE: THE AL PACINO FILMOGRAPHY
Original at Fest21.com
• Fri, Jan 5
By rayce32 The Godfather Part II: Pacino takes Michael to the farthest reaches of icy ambivalence. Dark, brooding and hardly creating a move or a sound that isn't carefully calculated, his continuation of Michael stands as one of the most chilling portrayals of a man's descent into evil. A+
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Oscar Winner Al Pacino Subjected To 'HOO-Ah' Jokes At LAX
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Dec 1
· My boyfriend and I flew back from London on United this past Saturday (25th) and as we were stumbling out of coach after a ten hour flight, I looked up to first class and saw Al Pacino just exiting. He had just been in Dublin, because he was receiving some award or other at Trinity. He looked hot t...
AL PACINO BIOGRAPHY
Original at blog.360.yahoo.com
• Wed, Oct 4
The Merchant of Venice (2005) Angels in America (TV Miniseries) (2003) Chinese Coffee (2000) Looking For Richard (1996) Carlito's Way (1993) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Scent Of A Woman (1992) Sea Of Love (1989) Bobby Deerfield (1977) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) The Godfather (1972)
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Charlie Sheen Spotted Not Far From 'Stick It' Screening
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Jun 2
· Robin Williams is in the Hollywood Hills/Bronson-Beachwood area a lot these days. He was shopping at the Mayfair last Sunday night. · 5-30 Just saw Pauley Shore @ Newsroom Caf on 120 North Robertson Blvd in West Hollywood! Its 3:05pm..He's with a friend.
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Al Pacino Displays Young Man's Game [Gossip]
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Dec 14
By Mark · Saw Michael Corleone aka Al Pacino at Il Sole on Sunset today (wed). He was with an older, hollywood mogul look alike with huge lew wasserman glasses, and two chicks. One of them was the blonde from models inc - the tv show - old school shiiaat - she was hot and looked good, maybe 29-32 to pacino'...