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Jolie's Casting Spell: Role of Maleficent in Burton Remake of 'Sleeping Beauty'?

April 20th 2010 08:55

It appears Tim Burton may be taking up his magic wand once more to direct a remake of another children’s classic – Sleeping Beauty. Entitled Maleficent, the remake will purportedly focus on the evil fairy’s turbulent past, which led her to curse a certain princess to a century of snoozing.

Delightful as Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are, the world could no doubt handle a Burton film without their presence, so rumours that Angelina Jolie will take up the role of Maleficent are pleasing. With her dark, edgy beauty and capacity for wildness, she would surely do well as the captivatingly wicked fairy – though I can’t see Jolie transforming into a dragon any time soon.

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Mesmerising Movie Men

March 25th 2010 09:25

Well, we’ve had a look-see at the enchanting ladies, now for some fascinating fellows! Those with an intensity and magnetism that radiates off the screen and shimmers through your innards. Those who put the rhythm in your sound stripe or make your plot thicken… Ahem.

Marlon Brando - Image courtesy of cache.eb.com

Richard Armitage - Image courtesy of wordpress.com

John Malkovich - Image courtesy of wordpress.com

Michael Cera - Image courtesy of collider.com

Robert Redford - Image courtesy of collider.com

Christian Bale - Image courtesy of provocateuse.com

Paul Newman - Image courtesy of tinypic.com

Ralph Fiennes - Image courtesy of art.com

Clint Eastwood - Image courtesy of listal.com

James McAvoy - Image courtesy of taragana.com

Tom Long - Image courtesy of theage.com.au

Actor versus captor of the senses: which film wizard puts a twist in your gizzard?

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Fascinating Film Femmes

February 17th 2010 07:00

In life, there is a notable distinction between beautiful and sensuous, agreeable and challenging, engaging and captivating. But when an actor is blessed with a sensuous, challenging and captivating spirit, the effect is magnified, as it imbues the characters they portray.

Some actors are merely on film, others have true screen presence. They have that je ne sais quoi, an evocative magnetism that is at once so difficult to grasp and yet impossible to deny.

Consider these ladies of the silver screen:

Audrey Hepburn - Image courtesy of hollywoodyesterday.com

Helen Mirren - Image courtesy of blogspot.com

Ruth Wilson - Image courtesy of guardian.co.uk

Monica Bellucci - Image courtesy of rightcelebrity.com

Marion Cotillard - Image courtesy of hurriyetdailynews.com

Tang Wei - Image courtesy of feteafete.com

Grace Kelly - Image courtesy of movieactors.com

Kristin Scott Thomas - Image courtesy of 123people.com

Sigrid Thornton - Image courtesy of flickr.com

Charlize Theron - Image courtesy of dreamworks.com

Vera Farmiga - Image courtesy of collider.com

Would Holly Go Lightly have the same bizarre charisma if played by Anne Hathaway? Would Ruth Wilson’s Jane Eyre have soul if Sandra Bullock took the role? Could Bai Ling play with fire like Tang Wei? Would Mogambo be still appeal with Jennifer Aniston in the jungle instead of Grace Kelly? The may have some superficial similarities, but they can’t all enthral their audience.

Actress versus enchantress – who charms you?

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What To Do When You Meet A Movie Star

August 6th 2009 06:16

A friend of mine was recently walking down Collins Street when she saw Bill Hunter coming towards her. She watched him approach with mild curiosity, having grown up watching him on the big screen. As he came closer she began to wonder what the appropriate reaction was to strolling past Muriel’s dad while on her lunch break. It seemed rude to ignore him. On the other hand, greeting him would be a mite strange given that their acquaintance was hitherto one-sided.

In the end, they passed by each other with several uncomfortable seconds of awkward eye contact. She was still peering at him uncertainly, trying to ascertain the etiquette of the situation. He was eyeing her warily, in response to her uncertain peering

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Then or Now?

June 8th 2009 08:11

Who passed their screen-life and curdled early, and who only got better as they ripened on the reel? It’s as easy to romanticise the past as it is to focus only on what is familiar to us in the present day. I think the well-known actors listed below are a mix of those who have taken a more relaxed, less ambitious view of their career after roles for which they will be forever remembered, those who are as steady as ever, and those who are still climbing, and for whom the best may be yet to come.

Sean Connery: James Bond to King Arthur
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Lead Me Into Temptation...

March 29th 2009 07:13

Danger is an alluring thing. I know I’m not alone. Why else do people have sex in public, surf trains and/or wear six-inch heels? I tell you, it’s the irresistibility of a risky situation.

It should be no surprise then, to find that villains are quite regularly more appealing than heroes. It’s a given for the ladies – femme fatales like Bond’s Xenia Onatopp and O-ren Ishii of Kill Bill are by definition attractive and overtly seductive. With the men, it’s not always so obvious. Is it simply that evil often seems to be paired with wit and charm, or is the danger of wickedness itself enough to tempt us to the dark side

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Flick Wit in a Flash: Richard Armitage

December 21st 2008 19:03

Richard Armitage: a villain in a jerkin; a hero without a cravat; a romantic, a comic, a wicked, heavenly, sensual, tenderly menacing god!

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Film Classifications - How Restricted is Your Choice?

November 17th 2008 19:03

How often do you replace DVD rentals on the shelf due to their rating? Is it because that rating is too high, or too low? Have you bypassed a film, heedless of all else, because the spine of the cover indicates it contains an explicit scene? What if you picked up a PG rated adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover? Would you put it back, assuming the content had been compromised? Likewise a film that has been re-edited and re-released in order to downgrade from R 18 to the more accessible MA 15 ?

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A Cut Of The Action: Top Ten Female Directors

October 4th 2008 07:36

It’s still a field very much dominated by the males of the movie world, but when it comes to the direction of films, the ladies are definitely turning a corner. Since Dorothy Arzner, many women have taken their place in the director’s chair, often exploring – among other things – politics, sexuality, identity and humour, and in the process have examined, deconstructed, and created their way into a whole new dimension of cinema.

Here are ten female directors who have shown us their view through the lens

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Stop-Loss: Close, But No Salute

September 8th 2008 18:33

While not usually the type of film I would gravitate towards, I found myself seeing Stop-Loss with something approaching mild anticipation. I was somewhat intrigued by the controversial plot concept, and wanted to see what Joseph Gordon-Levitt could pull out of the hat. I’d read a few decent reviews, was interested by the presence of Timothy Olyphant in a uniform, and was ultimately convinced by the front-line involvement of Aussie actress Abbie Cornish and Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce.

Ryan Phillippe as the dishonourable hero - Image courtesy of metro.co.uk

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Birthday Girl of Flick Wit: Celebrating YOU

August 23rd 2008 04:24

This post marks one year to the minute since Flick Wit nudged its way into the virtual Orb, with what was effectively an apology for the hiccups that were surely to come. Luckily, there were plenty of people around willing to slap me on the back, coerce me into drinking water backwards, and sometimes, jump out from darkened corners and scare the bejesus out of me. So the hiccups were kept (for the most part) at bay, and I could get on with the business of shamelessly self-indulgent writing.

My birthday present - No, Trace, you may not have a piece. Image courtesy of publishersweekly.com

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All Hail Meryl

July 20th 2008 17:33

Against all odds, the more mature, intelligent and sophisticated ladies are still holding their own in Hollywood at the moment. Among the ranks of Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench, Glenn Close and Annette Bening is of course one of the most elegant and enduring of them all – Meryl Streep.

QUOTE: It's hard to negotiate the present landscape with a brain and a female body.
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Self-Help to Rom-Com

June 30th 2008 18:03

Yet another Hollywood development I cannot understand – how does a self-help book, inspired by a scene in a television series, wind up being developed into a romantic film? Has Hollywood run out of sequels to plan? Classics to remake? Comic strips, TV shows and singers’ biographies to adapt? Heaven forbid.

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The Painted Veil - A Work of Art

June 22nd 2008 18:33

An exquisite film of visual splendour, with a finely worked narrative and striking score, John Curran’s The Painted Veil, the most recent adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s 1925 novel, is a pleasure to behold.

Watts and Norton as Kitty and Walter - Image courtesy of reelzchannel.com

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