From Powerman: I’m not sure if you all have heard about this yet or not, but I was…
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I’m not sure if you all have heard about this yet or not, but I was watching CNN Headline News this morning (Oct 16) around 9:16 AM Eastern when Upcoming Movie Releases came across the news ticker at the bottom of the screen. Several were listed including “Fellowship of the Ring.”
From: The Australian Associated Press (AAP)
American critics have lavishly praised Australian Cate Blanchett for her versatile and convincing acting, and say she shines in her new film Bandits which opened in the US. [More]
From: The Australian Associated Press (AAP)
American critics have lavishly praised Australian Cate Blanchett for her versatile and convincing acting, and say she shines in her new film Bandits which opened in the US.
Sandwiched between Hollywood heart-throbs Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton, Blanchett plays a crazed American housewife who joins a pair of bank robbers on a crime spree.
Critics say the versatile Blanchett, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Elizabeth in 1999, has delivered another scene- stealing performance.
“One of the most consistently convincing of actresses, Blanchett has chameleon-like abilities that can’t help but raise a film’s level by creating a challenge everyone has to rise to or look second rate,” wrote Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times.
The Chicago Tribune described her as “formidably talented” and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said “Blanchett gives a delicious performance”.
Blanchett was recommended for the Bandits role by Pushing Tin co-star Thornton, who also wrote the screenplay for her last movie, The Gift. “It’s a tricky role, but I knew she could do anything,” Thornton said during a promotional tour for Bandits.
“As an actress, she can make you believe anything. The idea of being in another movie with her made the actor in me feel like I would have no boundaries where my character was concerned.”
Blanchett has parts in four more films scheduled for release before the end of the year including the epic Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Shipping News – a highly touted Oscar contender with Kevin Spacey. Critics are saying Blanchett has yet to find a role she can’t play. “This Australian actress, who can play anything from an English queen to white trash, is an asset to any movie,” observed Peter Travers of Rolling Stone.
From: milaya
Of all places, I caught the second trailer sighting on a gossip show from Taiwan. My cable has access to shows in Taiwan, and while watching it about 15 minutes ago, the host Mathilda Tao showed off the LOTR pressbook and the second trailer. I think she said something about the movie opening in Taiwan in December as well. After the trailer, Mathilda proceeded to announce that she was giving out the pressbook to the first person who called.
All this summer, Gov. George Pataki and his son, Owen, 14, were reading together, for pleasure, Tolkien’s 1,800-page fantasy epic, ‘The Lord of the Rings.” Since Sept. 11, the governor has found himself picking up the book at 4 a.m., unable to sleep because of the adrenaline surging in his veins, the worries filling his head. [More]
Just to tell you that the official phone line of The Lord of the Rings here in France (the one for the phone cards contest – 0892 700 753) has just announced specials screenings of the 3 LOTR trailers this sunday morning in all UGC CINE CITE (big theaters across all France). The new trailer will be shown for the first time in theaters in France.
Thanks to Kaplan for that.
