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45th New York Film Festival
Gossip Central — ... ). Specifically, Anderson is obsessed with irresponsible parenting and its side effects. Three brothers on a train search for mom (Anjelica Huston) after the death of their father. She has not attended the funeral and the boys want to know why. Connecting with this self-absorbed missionary proves elusive, but that does not mean she fails to nurture. One of the film's surprises is how, once these grown men find her in the depths of rural India, they regress to baby behavior, especially in a scene replicating a nursery, like the Darlings at home in ...

Bill Murray to Re-Team with Wes Anderson on 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox'
Cinematical — ... or Angelica Huston, both of whom are said to be part of the film. It also wasn't revealed which characters Murray and Schwartzman would be doing. The Fantastic Mr. Fox will be Murray and Anderson's fifth movie together (and Schwartzman's fourth with the director, if you count shorts), and will likely be far from the last. The film also reunites Anderson with his Life Aquatic co-writer ...

Bill Murray to Re-Team with Wes Anderson on 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox'
Movie Blog — ... or Angelica Huston, both of whom are said to be part of the film. It also wasn't revealed which characters Murray and Schwartzman would be doing. The Fantastic Mr. Fox will be Murray and Anderson's fifth movie together (and Schwartzman's fourth with the director, if you count shorts), and will likely be far from the last. The film also reunites Anderson with his Life Aquatic co-writer ...

Owen Wilson On Board at 'Darjeeling' Premiere
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 5, 2007 Owen Wilson On Board at 'Darjeeling' Premiere Sporting a shaggy blond beard and wearing a dark jacket, Owen Wilson joined cast mates Adrien Brody , Anjelica Huston , and Jason Schwartzman for the premiere of Wes Anderson 's ' Darjeeling Limited .' It was Wilson's first public appearance since an apparent suicide attempt in late August. The story of three brothers who journey by train through India opens today. READ more at news.yahoo.com Related articles: ...

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The Film Reviews — The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky Director: Wes Anderson 5/10   The Darjeeling Limited is Texas-grown Wes Anderson’s most ...

Sundance Review: Choke
FirstShowing.net — ... plays Victor Mancini, the perfect fulfillment of the Palahniuk character that has had sex with almost everyone he's met and makes a living by collecting money from those who saved his life in faux choking incidents. Anjelica Huston plays Victor's mother Ida, a delusional fading elder living out her final years in a mental hospital. Whenever Victor comes to visit her she thinks he's an old lawyer and soon he discovers that his father wasn't the man his mother always told him he was. There he meets the charming Paige Marshall ( ...

Movie Review: “The Darjeeling Limited” (2007)
Pop Critics — ... since their father’s sudden death, and each is now embroiled in his own personal drama. Jack is being toyed with by his two-timing girlfriend, Peter’s wife is about to give birth, and Francis recently survived a car crash that nearly killed him. As the train chugs its way across India, the brothers try to reconnect, but mainly end up arguing and sharing pharmaceuticals. Francis admits that the real reason he lured them there is because he wants them to visit their mother (Anjelica Huston), who is living in a convent in the Himalayas. Peter and Jack are none too ...

SXSW Review: Choke
FirstShowing.net — ... ) who is a sex addict that works as an historical interpreter at a Colonial re-enactment town. His life is riddled with problems, all of which stem from the kind of man he is deep down. His mother (Anjelica Huston) is hospitalized in a mental facility and can't tell the difference between her lawyers and her own son. Besides being a sex addict, Mancini struggles with the need for affection which he fulfills by forcing food down his throat at restaurants. By doing this he knows that someone will save him and thus building a bond between the victim and savior. As his mother takes ...

Duhamel, Heder Join "When in Rome"
Film Gecko — Josh Duhamel (pictured, in “Transformers“) and Jon Heder have joined the cast of Disney’s “When in Rome,” a romantic comedy starring Kristen Bell. (Side Note: Does anyone else think Duhamel is the long-lost twin of Dirty Sexy Money’s Peter Krause? Seriously, they must have been separated at birth. See my comparison pic at the end of this blog post.) Anjelica Huston and Dax Shepard are also on board the movie, directed by Steven Johnson.  The story ...

Sean Astin Joins 'Spirit of the Forest'
Cinematical — Filed under: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Family Films, NewsstandSean Astin is returning to the land of fantasy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Astin is joining Angelica Huston, Giovanni Ribisi and Ron Perlman in the CGI-animated Spirit of the Forest, an eco fairy tale for Fantastic Films International and Spain's Dygra Films. Astin and Ribisi play two gopher friends who's forest home is threatened by an evil businesswoman, voiced by Huston, who wants to build a ...

Sean Astin Enters "Forest"
Film Gecko — Sean Astin has signed on for the CGI-animated Spirit of the Forest, an eco-fairy tale for Fantastic Films International and Dygra Films. Has anyone seen any Dygra films? I haven’t, so I’m curious to hear your thoughts. The former hobbit joins Giovanni Ribisi, Ron Perlman and Anjelica Huston for the film, scheduled for screening at next month’s Festival de Cannes with plans for a 2009 release. Astin and Ribisi play two gopher friends whose home is threatened when an evil ...

Fox Searchlight's First Poster for Chuck Palahniuk's Choke!
FirstShowing.net — ... ), a sex-addicted med-school dropout, who keeps his increasingly deranged mother, Ida (Anjelica Huston), in an expensive private medical hospital by working days as a historical reenactor at a Colonial Williamsburg theme park. At night Victor runs a scam by deliberately choking in upscale restaurants to form parasitic relationships with the wealthy patrons who "save" him. When, in a rare lucid movement, Ida reveals that she has withheld the shocking truth of his father’s identity, Victor enlists the aid of his best friend, Denny ( ...

Must Watch: Trailer for Chuck Palahniuk's Choke!
FirstShowing.net — ... ), a sex-addicted med-school dropout, who keeps his increasingly deranged mother, Ida (Anjelica Huston), in an expensive private medical hospital by working days as a historical reenactor at a Colonial Williamsburg theme park. At night Victor runs a scam by deliberately choking in upscale restaurants to form parasitic relationships with the wealthy patrons who "save" him. When, in a rare lucid movement, Ida reveals that she has withheld the shocking truth of his father’s identity, Victor enlists the aid of his best friend, Denny ( ...

"Tinker Bell" Speaks!
Film Gecko — ... — a CG-animated film — marks the first time the little fairy will speak. She IS a fairy, isn’t she? I dunno, she might be some sort of related creature, though no less sweet (or spirited). Tinker Bell will be voiced by Mae Whitman, replacing Brittany Murphy, who’d been associated with the project when it was first announced two years ago. Also lending their voices: Jesse McCartney, Raven-Symone, Kristin Chenoweth, and Anjelica Huston. Image: Tinker Bell: A Fairy’s Tale, Sparkhill ...

Mel Gibson’s "Edge" Adds Cast
Film Gecko — ... playing a CIA cleaner. Excellent. He’s in a lot of films lately, but I guess he’s never really been off the canvas. At this point, you’ve gotta think he’s just doing it for the love of film. Doesn’t seem like he really needs to be working. More after the jump… Let’s see….where have we seen these folks (well, not De Niro, the others). Huston, who’s the son of John Huston and half-brother of Anjelica Huston, has been working steadily since the 1990s. He played Samuel Adams in the HBO ...

Choke Movie Review
Atomic Popcorn — ... Using this money along with his work paycheck he is able to keep his mother Ida (played by Anjelica Huston) in the state run mental hospital she is a patient in. Ida believes Victor is her various lawyers when visiting due to her Alzheimer’s as her symptoms seem to be getting worse. During one of his visits he bumps into the new doctor taking care of his mom, Dr. Paige Marshall (played by ...

Kevin's Review: Choke - Chew It Thoroughly
FirstShowing.net — ... How someone arrives at such a state of adulthood is no surprise if they were raised by Anjelica Huston's character, Ida. With an ideology the likes of Peter Pan and an appearance like the Wicked Witch of the West, Victor's mother is a scary bohemian and life-long deceiver who now resides in a private nursing home and suffers from increasing senility. Victor pays for his mother's care through his conning, and bangs most of the nursing staff and some of the patients since he regularly visits. ...

Seraphim Falls
karlhungus.com — ... film, it's still a great film, and the two Irish leads are terrific, despite plenty of accent slips. The performance from Brosnan is fantastic, he spends most of the film saying very little at all, yet communicates a lot of emotions and nuances, and Neeson is always great. The rest of the cast is nicely filled out with some very capable actors, such as Michael Wincott and Kevin J. O'Connor, both of whom I think we don't see enough of, as well as a very unique role for Anjelica Huston. It's certainly an odd one, and even though I'm very surprised at the very ...

"Tinker Bell" - Premiere Pics!
Film Gecko — ... into Never Land, Tink and her friends were creating their own special magic in Pixie Hollow, a secret hideaway deep in the heart of Never Land, where the Disney Fairies make their home. Ooohhh… Directed by Brad Raymond, this sweet film features the voices of Mae Whitman (Tinker Bell), Kristin Chenoweth (Rosetta), Raven Symone (Iridessa), Kathy Najimy (Minister of Summer), Jesse McCartney (Terence), Lucy Liu (Silvermist), Anjelica Huston (Queen Clarion) America Ferrera (Fawn) and many others. After the ...

"Tinker Bell" - Review
Film Gecko — ... Tink floats through the air, first as a dandelion, then materializing in Pixie Hollow, the home of the fairies, where she’s greeted by Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston). She’s then instructed to find her fairy talent, and learns that she’s a “Tinker” (thus, the name), a fairy who fixes things. ...

Red Carpet Rendezvous
Film Experience Blog — ... was like the "it" fashion girl. What happened to that? And what happened to her acting --is it just me or has she been a little dull lately onscreen. I'm thinking of Zodiac and Manderlay? Angelica Huston still goes to things... but apparently only Wes Anderson remembers that's she's quite a great actress. I'm including ...

Kiss Her She's Irish
Film Experience Blog — ... From three of the most successful Irish actresses (not a lot of Irish actresses seem to make a massive silver screen mark) to hit Hollywood: fascinating Anjelica Huston, endearing ...

Fantastic Mr. Fox Sneak
Film Experience Blog — ... supplying the pipes for "Mrs. Fox". George Clooney, as you probably know, voices the title character. He thought the voicework was excellent -- none of the dip in quality you sometimes get when filmmakers feel the need to have all celebrity voices. Sadly, Anjelica Huston has but a voice cameo (the other bit voice players are Brian Cox and Owen Wilson). Come on, Wes ... she's earned a front and center role by now. Next time, maybe? ...

Tuesday Top Ten: The Best of 1984
Film Experience Blog — ... -It's hard to remember that Rob Reiner directed this film which starred Christopher Guest (among others) and which seemed to birth the whole Guest dominated mockumentary genre but damn if this movie isn't über hilarious. My favorite bits are the whole Anjelica Huston / Stonehenge debacle and the quotable "this one goes to 11" idiocy. ...