The Movie Fanatic syndication http://themovie-fanatic.com 2008-08-20T20:55:12+01:00 http://themovie-fanatic.com http://themovie-fanatic.com/images/M_images/rss.png text/html 2008-08-20T16:37:31+01:00 http://themovie-fanatic.com http://themovie-fanatic.com/on_the_verge/emerging_actors/gaspard_ulliel_louis_garrel_making_waves/ I'm a sexual object, the tall, pale, dark-eyed Garrel said with a smile, taking a drag on his fifth Marlboro at a café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It's true that for me there's something very sexual about the cinema. Not in the sense of the act, but of creating desire. says Louis Garrel in an interview (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/18/arts/16hohe.php) conducted by Kristin Hohenadel. - - - - - - Unlike his American counterparts, the award-winning French actor is not afraid to do nude scenes or play unconventional characters. The same applies to another talented actor, the very popular Gaspard Ulliel (http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/gaspard_ulliel/). Says Karen Durbin (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E1DD113DF93AA35756C0A9629C8B63) (in one of our favorite quotes): Gaspard Ulliel is French cinema's rising star, repeatedly honored in the category of most promising actor. But playing his first leading role, opposite Emmanuelle Béart in André Téchiné's ''Strayed,'' he seems fully arrived, showing us the facets of a complex and mercurial character like a blackjack dealer shuffling a deck of cards. In our continuing series featuring some of the actors that maybe big winners in the updated Top 50 hottest young actors, we feature two from France! The Start of Something 'Big': Both actors come from a family of artists. Garrel is the son of director Philippe Garrel, the grandson of actor Maurice Garrel and his mother is actress Brigitte Sy. Ulliel's parents are both stylists and at 12 years old, he appeared in the TV film Une femme en blanc . These two actors also studied acting. After completing his studies at the lycée (French high school), Gaspard majored in cinema at the University of Saint-Denis with plans to become a film director. Garrel attended drama school at the Conservatoire National in Paris, France. text/html 2008-08-20T08:00:00+01:00 http://themovie-fanatic.com http://themovie-fanatic.com/exclusive_articles/annual_review/year_in_movies_2003/ Dare I say that 2003 might just be the best year for movies this decade has to offer (my top 6 films could be number one films any other year this decade). An outrageous amount of talented and remarkable filmmaking ranging from all sorts of genres that round out the list. tMF Special Report by David Dominic DiMichelle - - - - - - From innocent animation of Finding Nemo, to the ever-so-imaginative worlds created by Tim Burton and Peter Jackson, all the way to the far side of the world, each film here is throbbing with emotional sentiment and sympathy. But no other film exceeds so well at this trait than my number one movie of 2003. 10. Finding Nemo (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/)- Directed by Andrew Stanton It's so hard for me to take into consideration, yet alone acknowledge one on a year end top 10 list, an animation feature. Finding Nemo is an exception because unlike its fellow Pixar films this one really takes on a human kind of problem and exploits it wonderfully. A dad in search for his son: that's about as simple and humanlike an animated movie will ever get. The movie was written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. - - - 9. Big Fish (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319061/)- Directed by Tim Burton What's not to love about this tale of a son (Billy Crudup) in dying need to find the truth about his father (Albert Finney) before he dies. We all have these encounters with our father and the stories he tends to tell us. Director Tim Burton creates an extravagant world as the father reminiscences about his miraculous past. The flashbacks of the father is played with such charm by Ewan McGregor. The past makes up his stories he tells that include his run-ins with a sideshow circus (where he meets his wife), a friendly giant, a struggling poet, and the legend itself: The big fish, all in which his son believes not a single word of. It's the ending that has vibes of such grand emotion that renders us love this film. - - - text/html 2008-08-19T13:39:53+01:00 http://themovie-fanatic.com http://themovie-fanatic.com/on_the_verge/emerging_actors/making_waves_jim_sturgess_ben_barnes_robert_pattinson/ They have the acting chops – that's the No 1 thing – and then they have physical appeal. Handsome young men who can act? Wow, what a concept! says Steven Gaydos, executive editor of Variety.... - - - - - - That's part of Alice Jones' report called The Britpack (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/the-britpack--our-new-generation-of-movie-stars-takes-tinseltown-841199.html), where she describes the new wave of British actors making a huge impact in Hollywood. While she mentions Ben Barnes and Jim Sturgess among those making waves in Tinseltown right now, she apparently fails to mention one particular name - Robert Pattinson. The Twilight lead star seems to have the most ardent fan following and while I might be construed as being biased - and why not? He's the one winning our poll with thousands of votes! - there is certainly lots of evidence all over the web that he is very popular. Not that Jim Sturgess or Ben Barnes don't have their share of fans to speak about! Of course they do! In this special sneak peak into the upcoming Top 50 Hottest Young Actors list, we're taking a closer look at three hot young British actors, who may be part of the new tMF rankings... text/html 2008-08-19T12:51:33+01:00 http://themovie-fanatic.com http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_reviews/current/vicky-christina-barcelona/ Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall Director: Woody Allen Release Date: August 15, 2008 Running Time: 96 min MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributor: The Weinstein Company - - - Review by David DiMichele - - - Like a refreshing beverage on a hot summer's day, Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona quenches the thirsty desire for a top of the tier romantic comedy. The sundrenched landscapes and spacious green fields of Barcelona offer many more dimensions for influential occurrences than a normal rom-com does. You may discover a desire to jump into the movie and experience the beautiful scenery firsthand. Allen has the knack of surrounding his films with an aura of gold that eventually encapsulate us in the lives of his characters. text/html 2008-08-18T01:06:11+01:00 http://themovie-fanatic.com http://themovie-fanatic.com/exclusive_articles/star_news!/defiance_movie/ I've been a big fan of Jamie Bell (javascript:void(0);/*1219048665671*/) since Billy Elliot, and while his latest movie, Hallam Foe (http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/indies/hallam_foe/) was not so well received, I still think he's one of the most consistent young actors we have today. Anyway, Mr. Foe (as the movie is called in the States) is quite serious and gloomy and yeah, defiant! That 's perhaps why - people prefer a more 'sunny, lighter' one to entertain them. Now here's another chance to see Bell at his acting best. [ watch the trailer after the jump ] - - - - - - From director Edward Zwick, the same guy who gave us Legends of the Fall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110322/), Blood Diamond (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/) and The Last Samurai (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325710/) among others, will soon have his latest movie Defiance (http://www.defiancemovie.com/) available on the big screen. Scheduled for a December 12 release (the same date Twilight just vacated), it features a cast of top British talent including Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell, as well as the very talented Liev Schreiber. The three play brothers who escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger.