Hollywood's top stars face devaluing of A-list currency

The Hollywood Reporter: Hollywood's top stars face devaluing of A-list currency

Robert Stephens

In Taste of Honey
Wonderful quote -- On connections between actors: "Chemistry? Chemistry? We're actors, not bloody pharmacists." - Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion

Been Up, Been Down. Now? Super.

The NY Times, Dave Carr: Robert Downey -- Been Up, Been Down. Now? Super.

Before The Devil knows You're Dead

Run, don't walk to rent "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead." Sydney Lumet's twisty, devastating thriller stars a great Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris and Marisa Tomai. The 84 year old master director still has the touch!

NY Times Review HERE

Studios turn to books, magazines

Variety: Studios turn to books, magazines -- Majors in hot pursuit of new scripts

Roger Ebert on Charlton Heston, Richard Widmark

The Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert on Charlton Heston, Richard Widmark

Widmark stayed within a narrower, more realistic range. He told me in 1968 he treasured his work with the great John Ford in "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964) and "Two Rode Together" (1961). "I'm glad I got him as a director at all," he said almost wistfully. We were speaking at the time of the ascendency of James Bond, and he defended his own pure, straight-ahead film noir: "I have this kind of nostalgia for crime films," he said. "I think we've about exhausted the fancy angles and trick cigarette lighters. Hollywood developed the crime film almost into an art over the years, and it hurt me to see all that work thrown away on spoofs and put-ons."

Not quite dead -- See LA Confidential - My pages

Films Opening Today

The NY Times Reviews:

Smart People
The Visitor
Street Kings
Never Forever
Bra Boys

Britweek in LA

Britweek in LA -

The brainchild of 19 Entertainment President Nigel Lythgoe, BritWeek first took place in 2007. In conjunction with the British Consulate, a number of movie screenings, music concerts, a fashion show and other events were held at the Consul General’s Residence and elsewhere.

BritWeek2008 will be on a far larger scale. Commencing with Receptions at the British Consul General’s Residence on April 24th and April 26th and continuing into May 2008, it will celebrate the cultural and business connections between Britain and Los Angeles.