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Promo Trailer for Kristen Stewart’s Mother’s Transgender Prison Movie K-11 Debuts

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Twilight fandom extends interest by association to every cast member’s extra- Twilight projects, and sometimes that vampire bump pays off for relatives, too. Case in point: K-11 , an intense-looking prison drama that’s gotten considerable exposure from the fact that it’s directed by Kristen Stewart ‘s mother, Jules. (The erstwhile Bella Swan was also once attached to star in the film, which, watching this first look at K-11 , would have been very interesting). Also: Goran Visnjic stars! Roll the promo. Oh, did I mention K-11 is about a Hollywood record producer who wakes up in jail after a bender, only to find he’s been placed in the special section for homosexuals and transgender prisoners where Deebo from Friday /The President from The Fifth Element (AKA Tiny Lister) lives? And that Mexican soap star Kate del Castillo rules the coop as a terrifying transsexual named Mousey? Also in this movie: D.B. Sweeney, Ginger from True Blood , Portia Doubleday, Jason Mewes, and reportedly the voice of Kristen Stewart, whose brother Cameron Stewart also appears making his feature debut. Director Stewart Tweeted out a link to the promo trailer from her Twitter account, where she also recently Tweeted about buying her daughter a baguette in Cannes . The film screened there earlier this week for buyers. [via @RealJulesStew ]

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Alexander Payne’s Film Fest Two-Fer, Luc Besson Makes a Deal: Biz Break

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in this week-capping edition of Biz Break: Frank Langella to be honored at Nantucket, Harvey Weinstein scores laurels from UCLA, Ken Loach’s latest lands Stateside, another Tribeca premiere finds a distributor, and more… Frank Langella, Alexander Payne Among 2012 Nantucket Film Fest Draws Frank Langella will receive the Nantucket Film Festival’s 2012 Compass Rose Acting Award, described by fest organizers as “a unique honor that recognizes an outstanding performer whose contribution to the world of acting has been profound.” Screenwriting duo Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne ( Election, About Schmidt, Sideways ) will also be showcased with a reading of their newest script The Lost Cause ; the festival plans to announce the reading cast in the coming weeks. Payne, Harvey Weinstein Honored at UCLA Fest The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Film Festival has announced Alexander Payne as its Filmmaker of the Year Award honoree, while Harvey Weinstein is set to pick up TFT’s prestigious Champion Spirit Award. Both will receive their prizes at the Directors Guild on Thursday, June 14 during the Directors Showcase. The festival runs Friday, June 8 through Thursday, June 14. Revenge For Jolly! Scores With SWAG Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to Revenge for Jolly! , director Chadd Harbold’s dark comedy “that examines the moral ambiguity of revenge.” The film recently premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival; the acquisition marks the first for the newly-formed affiliate company of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment. Luc Besson Pacts With Relativity For a Pair Relativity Media has struck a co-production and co-financing deal with Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp on the upcoming films Malavita and Three Days to Kill. Besson will direct Malavita , a “darkly comedic actioner” starring Robert De Niro and adapted by Besson from the book Badfellas by author Tonino Benacquista. Filming is set for August at La Cité du Cinéma, where the brand new Studios de Paris are located. Sundance Selects Nabs Angels’ Share Sundance Selects has acquired all US rights to The Angels’ Share, director Ken Loach’s recent Cannes competition premiere. The film stars Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, William Ruane, Jasmin Riggins and Roger Allam; read more about its Cannes coming-out party here . Hong Sang-soo’s English Debut Lands With Kino Lorber The South Korean auteur’s current Cannes competition entry In Another Country will come to America via Kino Lorber. The film features Isabelle Huppert playing “three different characters in three different story segments – all of them spanning from the imagination of a young film student called Wonju (Jung Yumi).”

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Sister Wives Recap: No Place Like Home

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Who says you can’t go home as a polygamist again? This week on TLC’s Sister Wives, Kody Brown and his four wives paid a visit to his hometown (Lovell, Wyoming), which was a pretty big deal for the Brown Bomber and Co. because it was his “first time going back openly as a polygamist.” Think TLC encouraged/forced that field trip at all? Kody was hella nervous, understandably, because when you go in and have the “Scarlet ‘P’ on your shoulder, you just don’t know if people will ostracize you or not.” Most of us will never have that issue, but the sentiment rings true. By and large, they were well received, which was nice. Even if you don’t like what they do, they seen like nice people and are basically harmless, so c’est la vie. A few people even congratulated Robyn on her pregnancy, while their critics basically concurred that these were good people who just had the “wrong idea.” One woman was nervous that people might think that Lovell, Wyoming was the birthplace of polygamy. Not the case, sweetheart, it’s just the birthplace of TLC’s polygamist reality show … so basically the same thing in this era. At a reunion of Kody Brown’s high school friends, which TLC clearly had no role in pulling together, they regaled the wives with stories of their husband in H.S. He liked to be the center of attention, apparently. Says a lot. When you’ve got four adoring wives and 17 kids clamoring for your time and love day in day out, that’s one way to be the focal point of your own little universe. Kody’s best friend Ken had an interesting take on the Browns’ lifestyle: “We feel like he’s got an issue come Judgment day,” he said. “If he goes to hell, so be it.” Pretty much, Ken. Pretty much. Apparently some people thought Kody was “flamboyantly gay” in high school. The reason for that theory was that he wore “tight pants” and he “flipped” his hair. It turns out he was just ahead of his time, though, trying to be fashionable as a man. In this day and age, we would merely term him … well, something else. We never really got the gay vibe from the Kode-man, but the four wives will certainly dispel that notion fast. How much more straight can a guy be, right?! He marries women and fathers their kids left and right! Speaking of which, Kody and Robyn plan to name their son Solomon. That sounds like a nice name. Thoughts on this installment of Sister Wives? How do you think Kody’s trip home went? Do you like the name Solomon? Vote in our poll and comment below! What do you think of Kody Brown and Sister Wives?

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Barbara Walters Angling For Casey Anthony Interview

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Barbara Walters is looking to score the interview of the year. Why else would she have dinner with Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, on Sunday night. Maybe he’s delightful company, but there’s no way that wasn’t the motive. According to TMZ, Baez, his wife, Walters and actor Frank Langella (they had just gone to see his play) all dined together as she looked to woo his most infamous client. They all dined at Orso in Manhattan for Jose’s birthday, and while photographers tried to get details about am asking price for the interview, no one was talking. According to our sources, Casey Anthony is laying low and isn’t ready to tell her side of the story just yet. But when she does, Babwa is totes trying to call dibs. Interestingly, when everyone said their goodbyes, Jose went to hug Barbara but was shooed away, with Walters urging him, “No, no, no. Don’t do it.” She’s shameless, but apparently not that shameless.

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Frank Langella to Name Drop Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and More in Memoirs

Posted on July 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Stage and film vet Frank Langella has been in the business for nearly five decades, working with everyone from Arthur Miller to Laurence Olivier, and in his upcoming memoirs Dropped Names — just acquired by Harper Collins — the actor will regale readers with his experiences rubbing elbows with some of Hollywood’s most iconic personalities. Fingers crossed he gets to talking about his Whoopi Goldberg years somewhere between his Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor chapters. [ NYT ]