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Bikram Saluja thrilled to share space with Big B on paper
Original at Masala
• Sun, Dec 13
I have interpreted two characters from the two films - from 'Godfather' it's Michael Corleone, which was played by Al Pacino, and from 'The Raging Bull' ...
Strasbergs have a method to business
Original at Louisville Courier-Journal
• Sun, Dec 13
Marilyn Monroe, Geraldine Page, Paul Newman and, later, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino brought about a sea change in American acting. ... and more »
Book Review: Big 'Book of Basketball' a winner
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Sat, Dec 12
What if Leonardo DiCaprio has opted to star in "Boogie Nights" instead of "Titanic" and what if De Niro played Michael Corleone instead of Al Pacino in the ...
Bikram Saluja thrilled Big B wrote his book's forward (With Images)
Original at Thaindian.com
• Fri, Dec 11
“I have interpreted two characters from the two films - from 'Godfather' it's Michael Corleone, which was played by Al Pacino, and from 'The Raging Bull' ... and more »
A 'Scarface' story getting Cole...
Original at Chicago Sun-Times
• Thu, Dec 10
Portraits of President Obama and actor Al Pacino portraying fictional drug kingpin Tony Montana in the 1983 movie "Scarface. ...
DOG DAY AFTERNOON starring Al Pacino and John Cazale
Original at WOWT
• Thu, Dec 10
One of the quintessential films from the New Hollywood era — director Sidney Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON starring Al Pacino and John Cazale — will be the ...
Whoo-Ah! Pacino Gets Shakespearean
Original at topix.com
• Wed, Dec 9
It was just announced that headlining Shakespeare in the Park this summer in New York City will be Al Pacino.
Al Pacino actuará en obra de teatro en Central Park
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Mon, Dec 7
Orange España © 2009 AP Michel Euler AP El actor Al Pacino en el estreno en ParÃs, Francia, de "Righteous Kill," el 15 de septiembre de 2009. (Foto AP/Michel Euler, ... Al Pacino actuará en una obra de Shakespeare el próximo verano en Nueva YorkEFE La Vibra all 39 news articles »
Al Pacino set to play Shylock in NY's Central Park
Original at Merced Sun
• Mon, Dec 7
New York Times 15, 2008 file photo, actor Al Pacino, poses during a photocall for the French premiere of his latest movie "Righteous Kill," in Paris. ... Pacino, Ferguson, Martin, Rabe and More Set for Shakespeare in the ParkPlaybill.com
The maddest movie ever: Why Apocalypse Now is the finest film of modern times
Original at Daily Mail - UK
• Fri, Dec 4
When Al Pacino, who owed his stardom to the chance Coppola gave him in The Godfather, followed suit, the furious director hurled his five Oscars out of the ... and more »
The next Don
Original at Sacramento News & Review
• Thu, Dec 3
Sacramento News & Review Is there an actor alive who could fill Brando's muumuu? Robert De Niro and Al Pacino fit the bill of once-greats who have devolved into self-parody, ...
Noises off: what's the best way to train an actor?
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Tue, Dec 1
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, both Strasberg Institute alumni, in the film Righteous Kill. "Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture. ...
The Lesser Known Films of Al Pacino that You Should Be Watching Tonight
Original at topix.com
• Thu, Nov 26
Personally, I thought Al Pacino was great in The Godfather, but until recently I had not really viewed any of his other movies.
The Museum of Modern Art to show Eight Comedies by Italian Director Dini Risi
Original at topix.com
• Wed, Nov 25
The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, will screen eight films by Italian director Dino Risi , from December 10 through 17, 2009 in the exhibition "Dino Risi: Comedy with a Twist". Among the acclaimed films presented here are Risia TMs masterpiece 'Il sorpasso' ; 'Profumo di donna' , which was rem...
Make it Rain
Original at Diamondback Online
• Tue, Nov 24
Asked if he had any American actor he would love to work with, Rain named Al Pacino, citing the 69-year-old star as his “hero" and noting that Scarface is ... Ninja Assassin's Rain is a true crossover starHouston Chronicle RAIN Interview, Ninja AssassinMoviesOnline all 651 news articles »
Heat Blu-ray Disc Review
Original at DailyGame
• Sat, Nov 21
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer highlight the credits of this cops-and-robbers drama, but even the "bit parts" are filled with a veritable who's ...
SHOW REVIEW: Frank Caliendo - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Fri, Nov 20
Las Vegas Review - Journal SHOW REVIEW: Frank Caliendo Las Vegas Review - Journal It would be a stretch to read meaning in this, but Caliendo takes Kermit the Frog and Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman" -- two impressions Gans used for big ...
'Dog Day' saga really did end as hoped
Original at topix.com
• Wed, Nov 18
PF KLUGE'S ARTICLE in Life about bank robber John Wojtowicz noted that he had the "good looks of an Al Pacino" ... and Al Pacino did indeed play the character based on Wojtowicz in "Dog Day Afternoon." The robbery was intended to pay for Ernest Aron's sex-change surgery.
Blu-Ray Review: Heat Looks Great, but There's Nothing New to See
Original at topix.com
• Thu, Nov 5
Fourteen years after Heat brought Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together onscreen for the first time, a new edition comes to Blu-ray. But do you need it? De Niro plays McCauley, the head of a paramilitary-style robbery crew, with Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore as his backup and Pacino as Hanna, t...
You Don't Know Jack... Kevorkian!
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jul 13
By Jenni Miller Al Pacino has taken on the role of Kevorkian, a friendly enough looking older fellow whose name has become synonymous with assisted suicide. (Now is not the time for jokes about his roles in Righteous Kill or 88 Minutes and what effects either might have had on movie-goers.) Kevorkian's int...
Michelle Pfeiffer 'made Al Pacino bleed'
Original at Digital Spy
• Wed, Jun 17
UK By Tim Parks Michelle Pfeiffer has revealed that she secured her role in Scarface by making Al Pacino bleed during a screen test. The Witches Of Eastwick actress made the admission on David Letterman's chatshow that she “sliced and diced” the actor, ...
Zachary Quinto Channels Glengarry Glen Ross
Original at Just Jared
• Wed, Jun 17
NY The 32-year-old actor has talked a little about his upcoming world financial meltdown movie and referenced the 1992 independent film Glengarry Glen Ross, which starred Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin. ...
Obama is the most elegant of the world, rather than Brad Pitt
Original at Momento 24
• Wed, Jun 17
Argentina Actor Daniel Craig, the last performer of secret agent James Bond, was the fourth choice, followed by, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Bill Nighy, Will Smith and Clint Eastwood, and the late artist Andy Warhol. The space for comments on each article of ...
Long live the Hawaiian shirt!
Original at The State
• Tue, Jun 16
• 8 related articles
SC Al Pacino rocked one in “Scarface.” The character of Cosmo Kramer from “Seinfeld” wore them. Homer Simpson perhaps distilled the essence of the shirts when he told Marge: “There's only two kinds of guys who wear Hawaiian shirts: gay guys and big, ...
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Al Pacino Set to Star in HBO's 'KERVORKIAN'
Original at Broadway World
• Tue, May 26
And Justice for All, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico (which also earned him a Golden Globe Award), Pacino won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as Lt. Colonel Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman (for which he also won a ...
Sundance doc wants people to know 'it's Cazale'
Original at topix.com
• Sun, Jan 18
I Knew It Was You' features interviews with Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Francis Ford Coppola and others, all paying tribute to the guy whose long, sad face leaves people saying: 'I know him. Isn't that Fredo from 'The Godfather'?'
American Gangster (Blu-ray Review)
Original at Blu-ray.com
• Mon, Dec 29
Perhaps no genre, save for the Western, boasts more powerful, epic, and memorable films than do Crime and Gangster films. From Jimmy Cagney to Al Pacino, White Heat to The Godfather, movies depicting the inner-workings of criminal life have filled theaters and thrilled audiences. 2007'...
Film:Ocean's Thirteen
Original at Spout
• Thu, Dec 4
Plot: Cinema icon Al Pacino joins a powerhouse cast headed by of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, and series newcomer Ellen Barkin for this, the third installment of director Steven Soderbergh's popular series of glitzy crime comedies. The on...
88 Minutes (Blu-ray Review)
Original at Blu-ray.com
• Wed, Sep 24
With an incoherent narrative that simply does not succeed in enticing the viewer to care about the happenings onscreen, 88 Minutes can be added to the ever-growing pile of Hollywood junk cinema. Star Al Pacino seems to do the best with ...
Podcast: FS #227: Lakeview Terrace / Righteous Kill / Top 5 Actor Pairings We'd Like To See
Original at cinecast (Feedburner)
• Sun, Sep 21
By feedback@filmspotting.net (Filmspotting) Sept. 19: "Say hello to our little friends ..." This week, Adam and Matty perform the entire show using their best Bobby De Niro and Al Pacino impressions in honor of the legendary duo's new crime drama, "Righteous Kill." The guys might even find time to work in some of their best Samuel L. Jackson w...
Opinion: Movie midterms
Original at Sacramento News & Review
• Thu, Jul 24
Reno News & Review, NV - Jul 24, 2008 1. 88 Minutes: Holy hell, this is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Al Pacino is way past his glory days in this bizarre murder caper. ...
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...
Podcast: DVD Verdict 154 - Sounds and Sights of Cinema (Tim Burton & Danny Elfman)
Original at DVD Verdict Presents...
• Sun, Apr 20
By cdouglas@dvdverdict.com (Clark Douglas) Judge Clark Douglas begins a multi-episode arc featuring classic director/composer collaborations throughout the years. This week's spotlight falls on the dynamic duo of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure through Corpse Bride. In addition, Clark gives a mixed...
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.
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 ...
Opinion: Charlie the Critic: Pacino - An Actor's Vision (2007)Original at YouTube
• Sun, Sep 16
By rss@youtube.com (doubledutchfilms) Author: doubledutchfilms Keywords: dog schnauzer critic film tv funny spoof popular howling talking movies review Al Pacino shakespeare acting best scarfac Added: September 16, 2007
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...
Opinion: Pacino: An Actor's Vision
Original at DVD Talk
• Sun, Jul 15
It's a clich that all actors want to direct. When it's announced that a famous performer is going to lens his own movie, popular culture tends to snicker, anticipating a vanity project where some nebbish actor portrays himself as an Adonis or a beauty queen gives herself an opportunity for...
Podcast: Ocean's 13 - Or Please Don't Count Any Higher
Original at mevio.com
• Sat, Jun 9
24. You've seen this whole thing before, in fact you've seen it twice already, but with any luck you won't have to see this outing of George Clooney and his friends. Too bad Al Pacino and Elliot Gould forgot to act. George and Brad are good together, but their scenes are brief and consist of a fe...
Movie Review: Ocean's Thirteen
Original at LAist
• Fri, Jun 8
By Josh Tate Ocean’s Thirteen continues the series’ cynical tradition of putting famous actors in sleek, stylish clothes and having them act cool. That’s really all there is to say. If you’ve seen either Ocean’s Eleven or Twelve, then you’ve basically already seen Ocean’s Thirteen, too. It’s almost t...
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.
Podcast: This week's greatest DVD release
Original at Minneapolis City Pages
• Wed, Apr 18
Look closely and be amazed-- you can see Larry's reflection!) Brando, Sinatra, Pacino . . . Bob Hope? Also Beatles, seven U.S. Presidents, even Oprah. And every one of them will be featured giving one of the worst interviews of their lives, because the interviewer was Larry King.
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...
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'...