The long wait is over: Patricia Arquette finally explained David Lynch’s “Lost Highway.” Kind of.
“I would ask David: ‘Am I playing two characters, am I playing a ghost?’ He would say: ‘What do you think, Patrish?’ It’s a woman looked at through the distorted view of a psychotic misogynist,” she said at Series Mania.
“He hates women, he doesn’t quite trust her, even though she is his wife. He kills her but can’t remember it, then he recreates himself as this virile young man and meets her again. And now, she actually wants to fuck him and she is in love with him. But even in this version, she is a dirty whore.”
“In this man’s mind, a woman is always the monster. No matter what. I thought about Jezebel and Salomé for this part, all these bad girls of the Bible.”
More explicit scenes in the cult classic,...
“I would ask David: ‘Am I playing two characters, am I playing a ghost?’ He would say: ‘What do you think, Patrish?’ It’s a woman looked at through the distorted view of a psychotic misogynist,” she said at Series Mania.
“He hates women, he doesn’t quite trust her, even though she is his wife. He kills her but can’t remember it, then he recreates himself as this virile young man and meets her again. And now, she actually wants to fuck him and she is in love with him. But even in this version, she is a dirty whore.”
“In this man’s mind, a woman is always the monster. No matter what. I thought about Jezebel and Salomé for this part, all these bad girls of the Bible.”
More explicit scenes in the cult classic,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Burt Young, the gravely-voiced actor who played Sylvester Stallone‘s brother-in-law, Paulie Pennino, in Rocky, has died at 83. Young became beloved by moviegoers for his interpretation of the down-on-his-luck character who helped champion Rocky Balboa’s rise to boxing stardom. The film franchise would total nine installments over almost 50 years, but how many Rocky movies and sequels did Young appear in?
Burt Young played Paulie Pennino alongside Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’ and its sequels
As Paulie Pennino, Burt Young played the devil character sitting atop one of Rocky Balboa‘s shoulders in the original Rocky film, written and starring Sylvester Stallone. His sister Adrian, played by Talia Shire, was the angel, and both pulled him in different directions emotionally.
Paulie had a temper, drank too much, complained often, and was a pain in the neck. However, he was beloved by Rocky, who could see beyond his tough exterior.
However, the...
Burt Young played Paulie Pennino alongside Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’ and its sequels
As Paulie Pennino, Burt Young played the devil character sitting atop one of Rocky Balboa‘s shoulders in the original Rocky film, written and starring Sylvester Stallone. His sister Adrian, played by Talia Shire, was the angel, and both pulled him in different directions emotionally.
Paulie had a temper, drank too much, complained often, and was a pain in the neck. However, he was beloved by Rocky, who could see beyond his tough exterior.
However, the...
- 10/19/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ex-Marine, former boxer, consummate ruffian, beloved character actor, and Academy Award nominee Burt Young has passed away, confirmed The New York Times. He was 83 years old. With a career spanning over five decades, Young's acting resume included over 160 roles, with memorable performances in films like "Chinatown," "Once Upon a Time in America," and "Back to School." Trained by the legendary Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York City, Young made a career playing Hollywood tough guys, street-smart cops, relatable working men, and as an Italian-American — of course — a mob boss.
However, it's his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the "Rocky" film series that made him a household name and earned him the coveted Oscar nomination. The role allowed Young to not only shine as a complex, gifted performer but also bring his real-life experience as a professional boxer to the screen.
However, it's his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the "Rocky" film series that made him a household name and earned him the coveted Oscar nomination. The role allowed Young to not only shine as a complex, gifted performer but also bring his real-life experience as a professional boxer to the screen.
- 10/19/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Burt Young, the actor best known for playing Paulie in Rocky, died October 8th in Los Angeles, his daughter confirmed to The New York Times. He was 83 years old.
From Roman Polanski’s Chinatown to The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, Young — born on April 30th, 1940 in Queens — was known for imbuing fierce characters with a sense of humanity and realism. He entered the Marines as a teenager, and started boxing while in the service. He went on to pursue the sport professionally before, by happenstance, meeting the celebrated acting teacher Lee Strasberg, who he later studied with.
Young broke out as an actor thanks to Rocky, where he played the best friend of Sylvester Stallone’s titular boxer. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including a nod to Young for Best Supporting Actor.
Beyond the boxing film, Young made notable appearances in television shows like M*A...
From Roman Polanski’s Chinatown to The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, Young — born on April 30th, 1940 in Queens — was known for imbuing fierce characters with a sense of humanity and realism. He entered the Marines as a teenager, and started boxing while in the service. He went on to pursue the sport professionally before, by happenstance, meeting the celebrated acting teacher Lee Strasberg, who he later studied with.
Young broke out as an actor thanks to Rocky, where he played the best friend of Sylvester Stallone’s titular boxer. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including a nod to Young for Best Supporting Actor.
Beyond the boxing film, Young made notable appearances in television shows like M*A...
- 10/19/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
Burt Young, a former boxer who was in Sylvester Stallone’s corner as his brother-in-law Paulie in the six Rocky films and received a supporting actor Oscar nomination for his turn in the original, has died. He was 83.
He died on Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, told The New York Times Wednesday.
A tough guy in real life who usually played tough guys onscreen, Young portrayed a rotten client of gumshoe Jack Nicholson’s in Chinatown (1974), was mobster “Bed Bug” Eddie in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and played Rodney Dangerfield’s protector/chauffeur Lou in Back to School (1986).
Young also appeared in four movies in four straight years with fellow Queens guy James Caan — Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), The Killer Elite (1975) and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) — before they worked together again in Mickey Blue Eyes (1999).
He played a getaway driver in Sam Peckinpah’s The Killer Elite,...
He died on Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, told The New York Times Wednesday.
A tough guy in real life who usually played tough guys onscreen, Young portrayed a rotten client of gumshoe Jack Nicholson’s in Chinatown (1974), was mobster “Bed Bug” Eddie in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and played Rodney Dangerfield’s protector/chauffeur Lou in Back to School (1986).
Young also appeared in four movies in four straight years with fellow Queens guy James Caan — Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), The Killer Elite (1975) and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) — before they worked together again in Mickey Blue Eyes (1999).
He played a getaway driver in Sam Peckinpah’s The Killer Elite,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Burt Young, who played Paulie in six of the “Rocky” films starring Sylvester Stallone, drawing an Oscar nomination for supporting actor for his performance in the 1976 original, has died, his daughter Anne Morea Steingieser confirmed to the New York Times. He was 83.
Roger Ebert gave Young his props for his performance in the first “Rocky” film: “And Burt Young as (Adrian’s) brother — defeated and resentful, loyal and bitter, caring about people enough to hurt them just to draw attention to his grief.” The New York Times — in an absolutely scathing, completely dismissive review of the film — nevertheless said: “Burt Young is effective as Rocky’s best friend, a beer-guzzling mug.”
Young’s temperamental, jealous but nonetheless loyal and caring Paulie Pennino was Rocky’s best friend — he would defend the Italian Stallion if someone insulted him. But he was a problematic friend who shouts at Adrian during her pregnancy,...
Roger Ebert gave Young his props for his performance in the first “Rocky” film: “And Burt Young as (Adrian’s) brother — defeated and resentful, loyal and bitter, caring about people enough to hurt them just to draw attention to his grief.” The New York Times — in an absolutely scathing, completely dismissive review of the film — nevertheless said: “Burt Young is effective as Rocky’s best friend, a beer-guzzling mug.”
Young’s temperamental, jealous but nonetheless loyal and caring Paulie Pennino was Rocky’s best friend — he would defend the Italian Stallion if someone insulted him. But he was a problematic friend who shouts at Adrian during her pregnancy,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Burt Young, whose career as a film tough guy won him an Academy Award nomination for his role in the boxing fairy tale Rocky, died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. He was 83 and no cause or location was given.
His death was confirmed by his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, to the New York Times.
Young’s resume included more than 160 film and television credits, including appearances in Chinatown, Once Upon a Time in America and The Pope of Greenwich Village. An ex-Marine and former professional boxer, Young parlayed a bulldog countenance into a long Hollywood career.
His television gigs included roles on M*A*S*H and he appeared in films like The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight (1971) and Cinderella Liberty (1973), Back to School (1986) and Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989).
He also wrote and starred in Uncle Joe Shannon, (1978), the story of a jazz trumpeter whose life implodes before he finds redemption.
His death was confirmed by his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, to the New York Times.
Young’s resume included more than 160 film and television credits, including appearances in Chinatown, Once Upon a Time in America and The Pope of Greenwich Village. An ex-Marine and former professional boxer, Young parlayed a bulldog countenance into a long Hollywood career.
His television gigs included roles on M*A*S*H and he appeared in films like The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight (1971) and Cinderella Liberty (1973), Back to School (1986) and Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989).
He also wrote and starred in Uncle Joe Shannon, (1978), the story of a jazz trumpeter whose life implodes before he finds redemption.
- 10/19/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
This story was originally published in the March 12, 2015 issue of Rolling Stone.
“She’s coming out,” a choreographer says over a P.A. system, sounding tense. “Everyone get your horns and masks on.” A couple of nights before the Grammys, 22 shirtless, flawlessly fit male dancers, each equipped with a bejeweled face mask and hazardous-looking black bull’s horns, line up on a rehearsal-studio stage within Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot, awaiting inspection.
Madonna struts out of a dressing room far across the studio, dressed in a matador outfit, sans pants.
“She’s coming out,” a choreographer says over a P.A. system, sounding tense. “Everyone get your horns and masks on.” A couple of nights before the Grammys, 22 shirtless, flawlessly fit male dancers, each equipped with a bejeweled face mask and hazardous-looking black bull’s horns, line up on a rehearsal-studio stage within Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot, awaiting inspection.
Madonna struts out of a dressing room far across the studio, dressed in a matador outfit, sans pants.
- 7/27/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
(Welcome to Best Actor Ever, an ongoing series where we explore the careers and performances of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen.)
There is not an actor in the history of moving pictures who has been more egregiously taken for granted by her industry than Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Critics have always had her back. The New York Times' Janet Maslin got it from the jump when she singled Leigh out as "the only thing worth seeing" in her film debut "Eyes of a Stranger." The better-than-average 1981 slasher film set the tone for Leigh's career in that she plays a victim. Her character is a blind-deaf mute whose condition was brought on by being kidnapped and raped at an early age. The 19-year-old Leigh projects sweetness and innocence, but this young woman is all serrated edges. Because she isn't just a victim. She's a survivor.
Roger Ebert was also an early admirer of Leigh,...
There is not an actor in the history of moving pictures who has been more egregiously taken for granted by her industry than Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Critics have always had her back. The New York Times' Janet Maslin got it from the jump when she singled Leigh out as "the only thing worth seeing" in her film debut "Eyes of a Stranger." The better-than-average 1981 slasher film set the tone for Leigh's career in that she plays a victim. Her character is a blind-deaf mute whose condition was brought on by being kidnapped and raped at an early age. The 19-year-old Leigh projects sweetness and innocence, but this young woman is all serrated edges. Because she isn't just a victim. She's a survivor.
Roger Ebert was also an early admirer of Leigh,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Darren Aronofsky's 2000 addiction drama "Requiem for a Dream" is an aggressively devastating, forthrightly tragic scare film that long lingers in the consciousness. Based on the 1978 novel by Hubert Selby, Jr., "Requiem" bears all the emotional beats of ignorant "druggie" films of the 1930s ("Reefer Madness" and the like) with the added benefit of hypnotic, brilliant, cinematic style. As each of the characters descends deeper and deeper into self ruin at the hands of their drug thirst, we share their pain, feel their desperation, understand their loss. The world is only briefly bright at the times when the drugs are freshly consumed. All other times are devoted to seeking the high again once it wears off. As William S. Burroughs once said: "A junky runs on junk time. When his junk is cut off, the clock runs down and stops. All he can do is hang on and wait for non-junk time to start.
- 8/16/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Camille Saviola, whose many stage and TV roles included the Bajoran religious leader Kai Opaka in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the mother of the hapless Turtle in Entourage and characters in Nine and Chicago on Broadway, has died. She was 71.
Her death was announced on the Star Trek website WarpFactorTrek.com. Additional details were not immediately available.
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Longtime friend and actor Harvey Fierstein tweeted: “She was a friend for 40 years who could always be counted on for a laugh, a shoulder or a kick in the ass. The Italian Godmother of Soul! Farewell.”
Actor Wilson Cruz, who said he performed with Saviola at many AIDS benefits over the years, tweeted: “What a presence this woman was! My heart is heavy. My love to Camille’s family and family of friends throughout the industry. She will be missed.”
A Bronx native...
Her death was announced on the Star Trek website WarpFactorTrek.com. Additional details were not immediately available.
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Longtime friend and actor Harvey Fierstein tweeted: “She was a friend for 40 years who could always be counted on for a laugh, a shoulder or a kick in the ass. The Italian Godmother of Soul! Farewell.”
Actor Wilson Cruz, who said he performed with Saviola at many AIDS benefits over the years, tweeted: “What a presence this woman was! My heart is heavy. My love to Camille’s family and family of friends throughout the industry. She will be missed.”
A Bronx native...
- 10/29/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Anna Gross, a film executive and producer who worked on films such as “The NeverEnding Story” and “Tootsie,” died of cancer on July 23. She was 68.
Gross’ cousin, Mikie Heilbrun, confirmed her death to Variety. “Everyone’s life she touched she enriched,” Heilbrun wrote in an email. “She made them better more full beings and forever changed them.”
Gross began her career in film in the 1970s with an 8-year stint working for famed Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis, during which she worked on 14 films, including “Death Wish” (1974), “Three Days of the Condor” (1975), “The Shootist” (1976), “King Kong” (1976) and “Ragtime” (1981). Gross then became vice president of production for director Sydney Pollack, working to develop his films “The Electric Horseman” (1979), “Tootsie” (1982) and “Out of Africa” (1985).
Throughout the 1980s, Gross spent time in Germany working with producer Bernd Eichinger, where she oversaw the production on “The NeverEnding Story” (1984), “The Name of the Rose” (1986) and...
Gross’ cousin, Mikie Heilbrun, confirmed her death to Variety. “Everyone’s life she touched she enriched,” Heilbrun wrote in an email. “She made them better more full beings and forever changed them.”
Gross began her career in film in the 1970s with an 8-year stint working for famed Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis, during which she worked on 14 films, including “Death Wish” (1974), “Three Days of the Condor” (1975), “The Shootist” (1976), “King Kong” (1976) and “Ragtime” (1981). Gross then became vice president of production for director Sydney Pollack, working to develop his films “The Electric Horseman” (1979), “Tootsie” (1982) and “Out of Africa” (1985).
Throughout the 1980s, Gross spent time in Germany working with producer Bernd Eichinger, where she oversaw the production on “The NeverEnding Story” (1984), “The Name of the Rose” (1986) and...
- 8/1/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Anna Gross, the film executive behind such acclaimed titles as Tootsie and The NeverEnding Story, died on July 23 at her home in Twentynine Palms, CA, following a long battle with cancer. She was 68.
Gross was born in New York City on October 25, 1952. She spent the first eight years of her career working alongside famed Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. In her time with the Oscar winner, she worked in various capacities on 14 films, including Charles Bronson starrer Death Wish (1974), Sydney Pollack’s Three Days of the Condor (1975), Western The Shootist (1976), King Kong (1976), starring Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin, and Milos Forman’s Ragtime.
Gross subsequently served as Vice President of Production for Pollack, working on his 1979 film The Electric Horseman and developing two others: 1982’s Tootsie and 1985’s Out of Africa.
Gross spent much of the 1980s working in Germany alongside producer Bernd Eichinger, overseeing production on classic fantasy pic...
Gross was born in New York City on October 25, 1952. She spent the first eight years of her career working alongside famed Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. In her time with the Oscar winner, she worked in various capacities on 14 films, including Charles Bronson starrer Death Wish (1974), Sydney Pollack’s Three Days of the Condor (1975), Western The Shootist (1976), King Kong (1976), starring Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin, and Milos Forman’s Ragtime.
Gross subsequently served as Vice President of Production for Pollack, working on his 1979 film The Electric Horseman and developing two others: 1982’s Tootsie and 1985’s Out of Africa.
Gross spent much of the 1980s working in Germany alongside producer Bernd Eichinger, overseeing production on classic fantasy pic...
- 8/1/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Uli Edel will direct “Shadow Song,” the story of the bond between a Chinese music student and his Jewish classmate.
The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously directed “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Houdini.”
The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of Thc Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of Thc, produced “A Children’s Song,” which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow Song” was inspired by a true story and is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to World War II. It follows two music students who meet while attending a U.
The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously directed “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Houdini.”
The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of Thc Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of Thc, produced “A Children’s Song,” which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow Song” was inspired by a true story and is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to World War II. It follows two music students who meet while attending a U.
- 12/9/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
This The Alienist: Angel of Darkness review contains spoilers.
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Episode 7
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already reached the penultimate hour of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness. It’s unclear as to why TNT wanted to burn through the series with two episodes a night; perhaps the network knows the show will do better on streaming platforms and is just speeding up that arrival. Regardless, we’re at the end of the line for this season and though there’s been some missteps along the way, solid performances, immaculate production design, and a dash of campiness has made Year 2 more or less on par with the series’ first season.
Though Kreizler may no longer be at the center of the story, the show has done a solid job making Sara Howard the series’ new protagonist. Her storyline this year, from launching her own...
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Episode 7
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already reached the penultimate hour of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness. It’s unclear as to why TNT wanted to burn through the series with two episodes a night; perhaps the network knows the show will do better on streaming platforms and is just speeding up that arrival. Regardless, we’re at the end of the line for this season and though there’s been some missteps along the way, solid performances, immaculate production design, and a dash of campiness has made Year 2 more or less on par with the series’ first season.
Though Kreizler may no longer be at the center of the story, the show has done a solid job making Sara Howard the series’ new protagonist. Her storyline this year, from launching her own...
- 8/10/2020
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
Hey, "The Alienist" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed episodes 5 and 6 tonight. Now that they've officially aired and in the can, we are jumping on here to deliver the official spoiler scoops for the next, new episodes 7 and 8 of The Alienist's current season 2. These episodes will be airing ,back-to-back, next Sunday night,August 9, 2020, and the 8th episode will be the season finale episode. The kind folks over TNT were nice enough to supply a few teaser descriptions for episodes 7 and 8. So, we're going to go ahead and get this spoiler party started with intel for episode 7. Let's go. First off, we've learned that episode 7 is officially labeled/titled, "Last Exit to Brooklyn." It sounds like episode 7 will feature some very interesting, adventurous, intense, scandalous, dramatic and possible emotional scenes as Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn.
- 8/3/2020
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
German director Uli Edel (“The Baader Meinhof Complex”) is set to direct “Heisenberg,” an adaptation of Richard von Schirach’s historical book “The Night of the Physicists: Operation Epsilon: Heisenberg, Hahn, Weizsäcker and the German Bomb,” about the team of German physicists who tried to develop the atom bomb for Germany during World War II.
Munich-based companies Kj Entertainment and Fireworks Entertainment are teaming up with Film Manufacturers Inc. (Fmi) in New York to co-produce “Heisenberg” from a script by Marco Wiersch (“Der Fall Barschel”).
Published in Germany in 2012, von Schirach’s book traces the efforts of Germany’s top physicists to develop an atomic bomb for the Nazi government during the war. Arrested by the Allies in the spring of 1945, the scientists first hear of the U.S. attack on Hiroshima while detained in a country house near Cambridge.
“The Night of the Physicists” is described as “the story...
Munich-based companies Kj Entertainment and Fireworks Entertainment are teaming up with Film Manufacturers Inc. (Fmi) in New York to co-produce “Heisenberg” from a script by Marco Wiersch (“Der Fall Barschel”).
Published in Germany in 2012, von Schirach’s book traces the efforts of Germany’s top physicists to develop an atomic bomb for the Nazi government during the war. Arrested by the Allies in the spring of 1945, the scientists first hear of the U.S. attack on Hiroshima while detained in a country house near Cambridge.
“The Night of the Physicists” is described as “the story...
- 3/6/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin — Constantin Film, the No. 1 German independent behind the “Resident Evil” franchise, is teaming with German public broadcaster Zdf to produce “The Palace,” (“Friedrichstadt-Palast”) a period drama set at the celebrated Berlin music hall. Global Screen will handle international distribution.
“Last Exit to Brooklyn’s” Uli Edel will re-team with Constantin Television, directing the six-part series from a screenplay by Rodica Doehnert.
Described as an “emotional, musical and highly suspenseful East-West family story,” the series’ narrative begins in 1987 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, dubbed the “Las Vegas of the East,” a world of extravagance in an East Germany on its knees after decades of socialism. Chris, a young dancer in the chorus is just about to get her first big break, a solo dance, when she meets her twin Marlene, also played by Svenja Jung, who comes from a conservative family in the West. Neither knows of the others existence. The encounter...
“Last Exit to Brooklyn’s” Uli Edel will re-team with Constantin Television, directing the six-part series from a screenplay by Rodica Doehnert.
Described as an “emotional, musical and highly suspenseful East-West family story,” the series’ narrative begins in 1987 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, dubbed the “Las Vegas of the East,” a world of extravagance in an East Germany on its knees after decades of socialism. Chris, a young dancer in the chorus is just about to get her first big break, a solo dance, when she meets her twin Marlene, also played by Svenja Jung, who comes from a conservative family in the West. Neither knows of the others existence. The encounter...
- 2/24/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ten years ago this week, James Cameron big gambit payed off with the historic release of Avatar, a truly singular screen spectacle that took moviegoers to distant Pandora and in the process “changed the way we thought about movies, the way we thought about movie-making, even the way we thought about the movie screen,” says Stephen Lang, who memorably portrayed the 1999 sci-fi epic’s glowering heavy, Col. Miles Quaritch.
Lang returns to the military-man role in Cameron’s long-awaited sequel, Avatar 2, which Disney-owned 20th Century Fox has now scheduled for release one year from this Saturday: Dec. 21, 2021. That means Avatar 2’s opening weekend will arrive seven years later than Cameron’s originally announced target date, which makes the interplanetary saga the cinematic equivalent of a Guns N’ Roses album.
Lang’s presence in the sequel’s ensemble adds to the project’s aura of miracles-in-the-making. That’s...
Lang returns to the military-man role in Cameron’s long-awaited sequel, Avatar 2, which Disney-owned 20th Century Fox has now scheduled for release one year from this Saturday: Dec. 21, 2021. That means Avatar 2’s opening weekend will arrive seven years later than Cameron’s originally announced target date, which makes the interplanetary saga the cinematic equivalent of a Guns N’ Roses album.
Lang’s presence in the sequel’s ensemble adds to the project’s aura of miracles-in-the-making. That’s...
- 12/20/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonas Nay, best known as the star of “Deutschland 83” and its sequels, sees his upcoming period drama “The Master Butcher,” which follows a young German migrant to the U.S. in the 1920s, as having contemporary resonance at a time when so many people are geographically displaced.
“For me the transition into the present day was immediate. I read [the screenplay] and thought that helps me understand how you’d feel if you left your home,” he says, during a visit to Cannes for MipTV, where Global Screen is selling the show.
“It’s a timeless story because it is about this question of what is home? What does home mean when you go somewhere else? Is it possible to find a new home … to find a new family and friends somewhere else? Or are you always bound to the place where you were born?” he says.
His character, Fidelis, is...
“For me the transition into the present day was immediate. I read [the screenplay] and thought that helps me understand how you’d feel if you left your home,” he says, during a visit to Cannes for MipTV, where Global Screen is selling the show.
“It’s a timeless story because it is about this question of what is home? What does home mean when you go somewhere else? Is it possible to find a new home … to find a new family and friends somewhere else? Or are you always bound to the place where you were born?” he says.
His character, Fidelis, is...
- 4/10/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Us author behind Bored to Death and You Were Never Really Here on roaming New York sex shops and why he took his family for counselling before they read his book
Among the better known creations of the American comic author Jonathan Ames is the endearingly questing writer turned unlicensed private detective played by Jason Schwartzman in the HBO TV series Bored to Death. The character’s name is “Jonathan Ames”. The protagonist of Ames’s graphic novel, The Alcoholic, is called Jonathan A. The first person journalism Ames wrote in the 1990s was so outlandishly revelatory that it was widely thought the “Jonathan Ames” of the byline must have been a fictional construct. How revelatory? There was a piece about the brief sexual encounter that he found out two years later resulted in the conception of his son. Another about the night he smoked crack for the first time,...
Among the better known creations of the American comic author Jonathan Ames is the endearingly questing writer turned unlicensed private detective played by Jason Schwartzman in the HBO TV series Bored to Death. The character’s name is “Jonathan Ames”. The protagonist of Ames’s graphic novel, The Alcoholic, is called Jonathan A. The first person journalism Ames wrote in the 1990s was so outlandishly revelatory that it was widely thought the “Jonathan Ames” of the byline must have been a fictional construct. How revelatory? There was a piece about the brief sexual encounter that he found out two years later resulted in the conception of his son. Another about the night he smoked crack for the first time,...
- 11/24/2018
- by Nicholas Wroe
- The Guardian - Film News
Rosanna Arquette is paying tribute to her sister Alexis Arquette two years after her death.
On Tuesday, Rosanna, 59, posted a sweet snapshot in which she looks lovingly at her sister in a car. Rosanna captioned it, “2 years ago today. Alexis Arquette left this planet we love you Alexis.”
Alexis, an early transgender activist in Hollywood, died at age 47 from complications stemming from HIV, which she had contracted almost three decades before, in September 2016.
Rosanna posted two additional photos of Alexis as she remembered her sister.
Alexis pic.twitter.com/eXRzfu4PSe
— Rosanna Arquette (@RoArquette) September 11, 2018
Alexis Arquette pic.twitter.com...
On Tuesday, Rosanna, 59, posted a sweet snapshot in which she looks lovingly at her sister in a car. Rosanna captioned it, “2 years ago today. Alexis Arquette left this planet we love you Alexis.”
Alexis, an early transgender activist in Hollywood, died at age 47 from complications stemming from HIV, which she had contracted almost three decades before, in September 2016.
Rosanna posted two additional photos of Alexis as she remembered her sister.
Alexis pic.twitter.com/eXRzfu4PSe
— Rosanna Arquette (@RoArquette) September 11, 2018
Alexis Arquette pic.twitter.com...
- 9/11/2018
- by Emily Zauzmer
- PEOPLE.com
From Patrick Melrose to Vida to She’s Gotta Have It, this week’s slate of videos and podcasts are filled with the talented women of Hollywood.
In this week’s The Actor’s Side, Pete Hammond talks to Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Known for her roles in Last Exit to Brooklyn and the classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High, she now stars in the Showtime’s acclaimed limited series Patrick Melrose
Dominic Patten talks to Vida executive producer Tanya Saracho in the latest installment of Next Generation TV about Latinx representation on TV as well as the Starz series — which tells a Latinx narrative from a Latinx point of view.
On this week’s Behind The Lens, Pete Hammond talks to producer and director Judd Apatow about his career in comedy and his very personal HBO documentary project, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.
Cinematographer Colin Watkinson stops...
In this week’s The Actor’s Side, Pete Hammond talks to Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Known for her roles in Last Exit to Brooklyn and the classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High, she now stars in the Showtime’s acclaimed limited series Patrick Melrose
Dominic Patten talks to Vida executive producer Tanya Saracho in the latest installment of Next Generation TV about Latinx representation on TV as well as the Starz series — which tells a Latinx narrative from a Latinx point of view.
On this week’s Behind The Lens, Pete Hammond talks to producer and director Judd Apatow about his career in comedy and his very personal HBO documentary project, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.
Cinematographer Colin Watkinson stops...
- 6/23/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The famously private actor opens up about Quentin Tarantino, Woody Allen, her difficult family – and how her role in Patrick Melrose got under her skin
In the corner of an almost empty British-themed pub in Hollywood, a woman sits with a fringe concealing half her face. At the age of 56, Jennifer Jason Leigh remains an enigma. A chameleon who can do ethereal and gritty, ravishing and repellent, fragile and fierce, she was Tralala, the doomed prostitute in Last Exit to Brooklyn; Hedy, the stalker flatmate in Single White Female; and Daisy, the homicidal fugitive in The Hateful Eight. A child actor turned 90s film-noir queen, she veered from mainstream stardom into indie projects, then the Hollywood wilderness, before roaring back in recent years. All the while, she has kept a veil over her private life.
“There was a time, when I was dating in my early 30s or late 20s,...
In the corner of an almost empty British-themed pub in Hollywood, a woman sits with a fringe concealing half her face. At the age of 56, Jennifer Jason Leigh remains an enigma. A chameleon who can do ethereal and gritty, ravishing and repellent, fragile and fierce, she was Tralala, the doomed prostitute in Last Exit to Brooklyn; Hedy, the stalker flatmate in Single White Female; and Daisy, the homicidal fugitive in The Hateful Eight. A child actor turned 90s film-noir queen, she veered from mainstream stardom into indie projects, then the Hollywood wilderness, before roaring back in recent years. All the while, she has kept a veil over her private life.
“There was a time, when I was dating in my early 30s or late 20s,...
- 6/4/2018
- by Rory Carroll
- The Guardian - Film News
Rosanna Arquette and her family are continuing to mourn the death of their sister, transgender pioneer Alexis, who died nearly two years ago at the age of 47.
“Alexis was our hero and it’s a huge wound, an open gaping wound, in our family,” the actress, 58, tells People while promoting her new film Born Guilty. “That’s why I started the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation on behalf of us all, so that we could do good things in the world under Alexis’s name.”
The Alexis Project was founded as a partnership between the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation and the...
“Alexis was our hero and it’s a huge wound, an open gaping wound, in our family,” the actress, 58, tells People while promoting her new film Born Guilty. “That’s why I started the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation on behalf of us all, so that we could do good things in the world under Alexis’s name.”
The Alexis Project was founded as a partnership between the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation and the...
- 5/15/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Alexis Arquette was undoubtedly one of the first transgender activists in Hollywood.
Coming from a family of actors, Alexis was accepted when she came out. Her sister Patricia was concerned about the impact her sister’s revelation would have on her career — though Alexis was not.
“Alexis was really also very powerful, and strong, and really brave, very brave,” Patricia told People while at the Let’s Toast the Extraordinary Achievements of Alexis Arquette pre-glaad Media Awards dinner sponsored by Ketel One in Hollywood.
“We had a long conversation when Alexis told me that she was transgender, and I said,...
Coming from a family of actors, Alexis was accepted when she came out. Her sister Patricia was concerned about the impact her sister’s revelation would have on her career — though Alexis was not.
“Alexis was really also very powerful, and strong, and really brave, very brave,” Patricia told People while at the Let’s Toast the Extraordinary Achievements of Alexis Arquette pre-glaad Media Awards dinner sponsored by Ketel One in Hollywood.
“We had a long conversation when Alexis told me that she was transgender, and I said,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Abby Stern
- PEOPLE.com
After her break out role in the ’80s classic “Fast Times At Ridgemont High,” the enigmatic and darkly charming Jennifer Jason Leigh has charted a course in film unlike any other. This month, the Alamo Drafthouse honors her varied and galvanizing career in a much deserved retrospective, aptly titled “Jennifer Jason Leigh!”
The series, which began last night and continues into May, spans Leigh’s decades-long career, which includes David Cronenberg’s “eXistenZ,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Flesh + Blood,” and Joel and Ethan Coen’s “The Hudsucker Proxy.” One of her most recognizable films opened the series, Stephen King’s “Dolores Claiborne,” in which she went head to head opposite Kathy Bates in a bear of a role.
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Of particular note is the criminally under-appreciated “The Anniversary Party,” which she wrote, produced, and directed with her friend...
The series, which began last night and continues into May, spans Leigh’s decades-long career, which includes David Cronenberg’s “eXistenZ,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Flesh + Blood,” and Joel and Ethan Coen’s “The Hudsucker Proxy.” One of her most recognizable films opened the series, Stephen King’s “Dolores Claiborne,” in which she went head to head opposite Kathy Bates in a bear of a role.
Read More: ‘Raw’ Review: This Tasty Art Horror Is David Cronenberg For Teen Feminists
Of particular note is the criminally under-appreciated “The Anniversary Party,” which she wrote, produced, and directed with her friend...
- 3/31/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Patricia Arquette may have won an Oscar for “Boyhood,” but she’s not pleased with the Academy for one snub.
The actress spoke out about her sister Alexis Arquette being left out of the In Memoriam segment, which honors those in the industry who have died in the past year.
Read More: Oscars In Memorium Snafu: Wrong Photo Used of Producer Who Is Still Alive
“Alexis was a great actor and had 70 credits and was really brave to live her truth as a trans woman, and they didn’t include her in the memorial,” Patricia Arquette told Et. “I think that was a real slight to the trans community, especially at this time when trans kids can’t even go to the bathroom in the United States of America at school. It says a lot about the lack of inclusion.”
She added, “Trans kids can really never look at anyone and see their heroes,...
The actress spoke out about her sister Alexis Arquette being left out of the In Memoriam segment, which honors those in the industry who have died in the past year.
Read More: Oscars In Memorium Snafu: Wrong Photo Used of Producer Who Is Still Alive
“Alexis was a great actor and had 70 credits and was really brave to live her truth as a trans woman, and they didn’t include her in the memorial,” Patricia Arquette told Et. “I think that was a real slight to the trans community, especially at this time when trans kids can’t even go to the bathroom in the United States of America at school. It says a lot about the lack of inclusion.”
She added, “Trans kids can really never look at anyone and see their heroes,...
- 2/28/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Simon Brew Feb 3, 2017
When Basic Instinct hit big, Hollywood went hunting for more erotic thrillers. Er, it found some. Includes Kevin Spacey with odd hair.
When a movie hits big out of the blue, it’s unwritten Hollywood law that the imitators aren’t too far behind. That’s why, after American Pie brought Porky’s-esque sex-tinged (late) teen comedies back to prominence in 1999, the box office was flooded with similar fare for years after. The Blair Witch Project, meanwhile, hit out of nowhere, and found footage horror is only now dying away. The late Wes Craven, meanwhile, wryly noted just how quickly Hollywood had cashed in on the success of 1996’s Scream, when spoof Scary Movie popped out the year after.
See related Lara Croft Tomb Raider 1 & 2: What went wrong? Walton Goggins interview: The Hateful Eight
Going back to 1992, though, and it was the turn of the erotic thriller to enjoy its resurgence.
When Basic Instinct hit big, Hollywood went hunting for more erotic thrillers. Er, it found some. Includes Kevin Spacey with odd hair.
When a movie hits big out of the blue, it’s unwritten Hollywood law that the imitators aren’t too far behind. That’s why, after American Pie brought Porky’s-esque sex-tinged (late) teen comedies back to prominence in 1999, the box office was flooded with similar fare for years after. The Blair Witch Project, meanwhile, hit out of nowhere, and found footage horror is only now dying away. The late Wes Craven, meanwhile, wryly noted just how quickly Hollywood had cashed in on the success of 1996’s Scream, when spoof Scary Movie popped out the year after.
See related Lara Croft Tomb Raider 1 & 2: What went wrong? Walton Goggins interview: The Hateful Eight
Going back to 1992, though, and it was the turn of the erotic thriller to enjoy its resurgence.
- 1/30/2017
- Den of Geek
James + Semaj is a column where James Franco talks to his reverse self, Semaj, about new films. Rather than a conventional review, it is place where James and Semaj can muse about ideas that the films provoke. James loves going to the movies and talking about them. But a one-sided take on a movie, in print, might be misconstrued as a review. As someone in the industry it could be detrimental to James’s career if he were to review his peers, because unlike the book industry—where writers review other writer’s books—the film industry is highly collaborative, and a bad review of a peer could create problems. So, assume that James (and Semaj) love all these films. What they’re interested in talking about is all the ways the films inspire them, and make them think. James is me, and Semaj is the other side of me.
- 10/28/2016
- by James Franco
- Indiewire
Hollywood is filled with movies honoring working people and labor unions. I like labor unions but not everyone does – and well, labor unions (or union leaders) haven’t always been perfect. On Labor Day, we ran a pro-labor list but to reflect that other viewpoint, this edition of Throwback Thursday focuses on a Labor Behaving Badly list – films about bad or crooked union bosses, strikes gone wrong, workers behaving badly, and even a few anti-union films.
On The Waterfront (1954)
This excellent drama from director Elia Kazan is the gold standard of this kind of film, with a corrupt union boss (Lee J. Cobb) who have become a virtual dictator, treating the union like his own little army to do his bidding. One man, Terry Malone (Marlon Brando), stands up to him and breaks the power of the boss. Bad behavior indeed, and one heck of a good movie.
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Union corruption,...
On The Waterfront (1954)
This excellent drama from director Elia Kazan is the gold standard of this kind of film, with a corrupt union boss (Lee J. Cobb) who have become a virtual dictator, treating the union like his own little army to do his bidding. One man, Terry Malone (Marlon Brando), stands up to him and breaks the power of the boss. Bad behavior indeed, and one heck of a good movie.
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Union corruption,...
- 10/20/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Remembering Curtis Hanson, Jon Polito, Bill Nunn and More Reel-Important People We Lost in September
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Edward Albee (1928-2016) - Playwright. He's best known for writing the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which was turned into the classic 1966 movie. Other movies adapted from his plays include A Delicate Balance and The Ballad of Sad Cafe. He died on September 16. (Nyt) Alexis Arquette (1969-2016) - Transgender Actress. Her movies include Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Wedding Singer (see...
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- 10/4/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Details surrounding Alexis Arquette's shocking death have emerged. The 47-year-old transgender actress—who has acted in more than 50 films spanning her decades-long career, notably in Last Exit to Brooklyn and as a Boy George impersonator in The Wedding Singer—died from a heart attack, E! News confirms. We've obtained Arquette's death certificate, which lists the heart attack as the immediate cause of death, and also reveals that the star suffered from a bacterial infection of the heart three weeks prior to her cardiac arrest on Sept. 11. The certificate also states that Arquette was living with HIV for 29 years, which was noted as an underlying cause of...
- 9/20/2016
- E! Online
They were gathered around a hospital bed in Cedars-Sinai, the famous brothers and sisters of Alexis Arquette, who lay before them in a medically induced coma. Alexis — who had been born Robert Arquette and had been straddling genders for much of her post-adolescent life — had been battling health problems related to her positive HIV status for years. A Hollywood nightlife fixture and charismatic performer who stole scenes in films like Last Exit to Brooklyn, Of Mice and Men, Pulp Fiction, and, perhaps most memorably, The Wedding Singer, Arquette had contracted the virus over two decades ago, when
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- 9/13/2016
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alexis Arquette died on Sunday, surrounded by friends and family – which is exactly how the transgender icon lived her life.
Breaking on the Hollywood scene at a young age, Alexis appeared in around 70 projects, starring in popular films like The Wedding Singer and Bride of Chucky. Likely destined for stardom, Alexis was one of many performers in her large and storied family.
Alexis was born Robert Arquette in July 1969. Family patriarch, Lewis, acted in commercials while Lewis' wife, Mardi, was a stage performer.
Like their parents, all of Alexis' siblings were involved in show business, including oldest sister Rosanna, brother Richmond,...
Breaking on the Hollywood scene at a young age, Alexis appeared in around 70 projects, starring in popular films like The Wedding Singer and Bride of Chucky. Likely destined for stardom, Alexis was one of many performers in her large and storied family.
Alexis was born Robert Arquette in July 1969. Family patriarch, Lewis, acted in commercials while Lewis' wife, Mardi, was a stage performer.
Like their parents, all of Alexis' siblings were involved in show business, including oldest sister Rosanna, brother Richmond,...
- 9/12/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- People.com - TV Watch
Alexis Arquette died on Sunday, surrounded by friends and family - which is exactly how the transgender icon lived her life. Breaking on the Hollywood scene at a young age, Alexis appeared in around 70 projects, starring in popular films like The Wedding Singer and Bride of Chucky. Likely destined for stardom, Alexis was one of many performers in her large and storied family. Alexis was born Robert Arquette in July 1969. Family patriarch, Lewis, acted in commercials while Lewis' wife, Mardi, was a stage performer. Like their parents, all of Alexis' siblings were involved in show business, including oldest sister Rosanna,...
- 9/12/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Idiosyncratic character actor who defended the rights of transgender people
The actor Alexis Arquette, who has died aged 47, could have coasted by on her famous surname: she was part of an acting family that included her sisters Rosanna (Desperately Seeking Susan) and Patricia (who won an Oscar in 2014 for Boyhood), and her brother David (the Scream series). Instead, this playful and likeable performer, who was born male but identified in the latter part of her adult life as transgender and “gender suspicious”, carved out a career of idiosyncratic and often uncommercial character work before concentrating on promoting awareness of trans issues. This included appearing as the subject of the documentary Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother (2007), in which she both invited and openly questioned interest in her gender and sexuality.
She made a strong impression playing the transvestite Georgette in the 1989 film of Hubert Selby Jr’s novel Last Exit to Brooklyn...
The actor Alexis Arquette, who has died aged 47, could have coasted by on her famous surname: she was part of an acting family that included her sisters Rosanna (Desperately Seeking Susan) and Patricia (who won an Oscar in 2014 for Boyhood), and her brother David (the Scream series). Instead, this playful and likeable performer, who was born male but identified in the latter part of her adult life as transgender and “gender suspicious”, carved out a career of idiosyncratic and often uncommercial character work before concentrating on promoting awareness of trans issues. This included appearing as the subject of the documentary Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother (2007), in which she both invited and openly questioned interest in her gender and sexuality.
She made a strong impression playing the transvestite Georgette in the 1989 film of Hubert Selby Jr’s novel Last Exit to Brooklyn...
- 9/12/2016
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Alexis Arquette Photo: Irina Slutsky
David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette have led tributes to their sister Alexis Arquette, who died on Sunday morning at the age of just 47. The Last Exit To Brooklyn star is said to have been ill for some time.
"Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor," said her siblings in a statement. They also praised her courage in living openly as a trans woman, which led to restricted opportunities in Hollywood. "Despite the fact that there are few parts for trans actors, she refused to play roles that were demeaning or stereotypical. She was a vanguard in the fight for understanding and acceptance for all trans people," they said.
In the last few months of her life, Alexis explored different ways of looking at gender, and suggested to friends that it was no longer something she understood in binary terms.
David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette have led tributes to their sister Alexis Arquette, who died on Sunday morning at the age of just 47. The Last Exit To Brooklyn star is said to have been ill for some time.
"Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor," said her siblings in a statement. They also praised her courage in living openly as a trans woman, which led to restricted opportunities in Hollywood. "Despite the fact that there are few parts for trans actors, she refused to play roles that were demeaning or stereotypical. She was a vanguard in the fight for understanding and acceptance for all trans people," they said.
In the last few months of her life, Alexis explored different ways of looking at gender, and suggested to friends that it was no longer something she understood in binary terms.
- 9/12/2016
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Star of Last Exit to Brooklyn and sibling of fellow actors David, Rosanna and Patricia Arquette died on Sunday morning
Alexis Arquette, the transgender character actress and sibling of actors David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette, died early on Sunday morning in Los Angeles. She was 47 and surrounded by family who serenaded her with David Bowie’s Starman, her siblings said in a statement.
“Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor,” her brothers and sisters said. “We learned what real bravery is through watching her journey of living as a trans woman. We came to discover the one truth – that love is everything.”
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Alexis Arquette, the transgender character actress and sibling of actors David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette, died early on Sunday morning in Los Angeles. She was 47 and surrounded by family who serenaded her with David Bowie’s Starman, her siblings said in a statement.
“Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor,” her brothers and sisters said. “We learned what real bravery is through watching her journey of living as a trans woman. We came to discover the one truth – that love is everything.”
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- 9/12/2016
- by Associated Press in Los Angeles
- The Guardian - Film News
Den Of Geek Sep 12, 2016
Alexis Arquette has died, it's been announced. She was just 47.
Some very sad news. It’s been announced that actor Alexis Arquette has died. She was just 47 years old, and was surrounded by her family as she passed away.
Arquette featured in films as diverse as Pulp Fiction, Lords Of Dogtown, Bride Of Chucky and Last Exit To Brooklyn. Perhaps her highest profile role was her scene-stealing turn as George in The Wedding Singer.
Arquette also won wide praise for the documentary Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother, in which she documented her reassignment surgery. Her work was credited with bringing greater awareness to and of the transgender community.
Rest in peace, Alexis Arquette. Our thoughts are very much with her family and friends.
Alexis Arquette has died, it's been announced. She was just 47.
Some very sad news. It’s been announced that actor Alexis Arquette has died. She was just 47 years old, and was surrounded by her family as she passed away.
Arquette featured in films as diverse as Pulp Fiction, Lords Of Dogtown, Bride Of Chucky and Last Exit To Brooklyn. Perhaps her highest profile role was her scene-stealing turn as George in The Wedding Singer.
Arquette also won wide praise for the documentary Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother, in which she documented her reassignment surgery. Her work was credited with bringing greater awareness to and of the transgender community.
Rest in peace, Alexis Arquette. Our thoughts are very much with her family and friends.
- 9/12/2016
- Den of Geek
Alexis Arquette, who passed away early Sunday morning at 47, is honored by her siblings David Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Patricia Arquette and Richmond Arquette in this statement released Sunday afternoon: “Our sister, Alexis Arquette, passed away this morning, September 11th, 2016. “Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor. She starred in movies like ‘Last Exit to Brooklyn’, ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Jumpin’ at the Boneyard’, ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘The Wedding Singer’, and ‘The Bride of Chucky’. Her career was cut short, not by her passing, but by her decision to live her truth and her...
- 9/11/2016
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Alexis Arquette, the youngest sister of the Arquette acting family, passed away today at the age of 47 after a lengthy illness. She was the fourth of the five Arquette kids, all of whom became actors, with Rosanna Arquette leading the way to fame in the early 80s. Alexis was surrounded by all her siblings when she died as they listened to her favorite songs. She passed during David Bowie's "Starman." (So many sad goodbyes in 2016.)
Born Robert, she took the name Alexis early on, long before coming out officially as transgendered. Onscreen her first appearance was uncredited in the Bette Midler comedy Down & Out in Beverly Hills (1986).
as "Georgette" in Last Exit to Brooklyn
Her official debut though was as the trans prostitute "Georgette" in one of Jennifer Jason Leigh's most critically acclaimed showcases Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)...
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Born Robert, she took the name Alexis early on, long before coming out officially as transgendered. Onscreen her first appearance was uncredited in the Bette Midler comedy Down & Out in Beverly Hills (1986).
as "Georgette" in Last Exit to Brooklyn
Her official debut though was as the trans prostitute "Georgette" in one of Jennifer Jason Leigh's most critically acclaimed showcases Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)...
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- 9/11/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Arquette family is thanking sister Alexis for teaching the world about acceptance for transgender people following her death Sunday morning at age 47.
Alexis, a transgender actress, passed away just after midnight surrounded by her family, including siblings Patricia, David, Rosanna and Richmond, People has confirmed. Her cause of death was unspecified.
They remembered their sister in a statement shared with People.
"Our sister, Alexis Arquette, passed away this morning, September 11th, 2016," they said.
"Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor. She starred in movies like Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, Jumpin' at the Boneyard,...
Alexis, a transgender actress, passed away just after midnight surrounded by her family, including siblings Patricia, David, Rosanna and Richmond, People has confirmed. Her cause of death was unspecified.
They remembered their sister in a statement shared with People.
"Our sister, Alexis Arquette, passed away this morning, September 11th, 2016," they said.
"Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor. She starred in movies like Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, Jumpin' at the Boneyard,...
- 9/11/2016
- by Julie Mazziotta, @julietmazz
- People.com - TV Watch
The Arquette family is thanking sister Alexis for teaching the world about acceptance for transgender people following her death Sunday morning at age 47. Alexis, a transgender actress, passed away just after midnight surrounded by her family, including siblings Patricia, David, Rosanna and Richmond, People has confirmed. Her cause of death was unspecified. They remembered their sister in a statement shared with People. "Our sister, Alexis Arquette, passed away this morning, September 11th, 2016," they said. "Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor. She starred in movies like Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, Jumpin' at the Boneyard,...
- 9/11/2016
- by Julie Mazziotta, @julietmazz
- PEOPLE.com
The Arquette family is thanking sister Alexis for teaching the world about acceptance for transgender people following her death Sunday morning at age 47. Alexis, a transgender actress, passed away just after midnight surrounded by her family, including siblings Patricia, David, Rosanna and Richmond, People has confirmed. Her cause of death was unspecified. They remembered their sister in a statement shared with People. "Our sister, Alexis Arquette, passed away this morning, September 11th, 2016," they said. "Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor. She starred in movies like Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, Jumpin' at the Boneyard,...
- 9/11/2016
- by Julie Mazziotta, @julietmazz
- PEOPLE.com
Transgender actress and activist Alexis Arquette, best known for her performance as a Boy George impersonator in the Adam Sandler comedy “The Wedding Singer,” has died at the age of 47, according to her brother Richmond Arquette. She is survived by her siblings Patricia, Rosanna, David, and Richmond Arquette. As of now, her cause of death has not been confirmed.
Read More: Patricia Arquette Reveals She Lost Work by Advocating for Equal Pay for Women
Richmond posted the following statement on Facebook: “Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am. He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie’s ‘Starman.’ As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension.
Read More: Patricia Arquette Reveals She Lost Work by Advocating for Equal Pay for Women
Richmond posted the following statement on Facebook: “Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am. He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie’s ‘Starman.’ As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension.
- 9/11/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Mubi is exclusively showing Diego Echeverria's Los Sures (1984) in a new restoration September 3 - October 2, 2016.Williamsburg Savings BankThomas Wolfe’s short story “Only The Dead Know Brooklyn” first appeared in the June 15 1935 issue of The New Yorker. The story attempts to render spoken dialect into prose: its opening sentence is “Dere’s no guy livin’ dat knows Brooklyn t’roo an’ t’roo, because it’d take a guy a lifetime just to find his way aroun’ duh goddam town.” Wolfe’s mode and the story’s appearance in The New Yorker (the 1930s New Yorker was a very different magazine than it is today) speak to a particular 20th-century perception of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, both within New York itself and as far as the rest of the United States, and the world, was concerned. Brooklyn’s myth was as New York’s cynosure of rough-hewn authenticity.
- 9/5/2016
- MUBI
With a minimum of narrative set-up, the home invasion thriller Don’T Breathe hammers away with a harrowing scenario that will connect with anyone who has spent time in a dark house alone. Ruthless in its intensity and single-minded in its purpose, this is a first-rate genre exercise with a perfectly-cast Stephen Lang as its central villain. It’s a bit disappointing that Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez couldn’t match his bravura execution of the material with a little more depth, but when Don’T Breathe works, which it often does, it’s hard to complain.
Don’T Breathe centers on a trio of burglars; young single mom Rocky (Jane Levy), her hooligan beau Money (Daniel Zovatto), and Alex (Dylan Minnette), who pilfers house keys from his dad’s security firm so they can rob the homes of his clients. At first they stick to swiping items instead of...
Don’T Breathe centers on a trio of burglars; young single mom Rocky (Jane Levy), her hooligan beau Money (Daniel Zovatto), and Alex (Dylan Minnette), who pilfers house keys from his dad’s security firm so they can rob the homes of his clients. At first they stick to swiping items instead of...
- 8/26/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kirsten Howard Feb 24, 2017
Last year we watched ten of the recent straight-to-dvd films of Mr Nicolas Cage. Since then, he's made six more...
This article has been updated to include six new films: Dog Eat Dog, The Trust, USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage, Southern Fury, Army Of One and Vengeance: A Love Story.
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The first Nicolas Cage movie I saw wasn’t one of the cool ones. It wasn’t Wild At Heart, Raising Arizona or even Valley Girl. It was the Cher rom-com, Moonstruck.
My mum, having just gone through an acrimonious divorce, was trying to drum up the optimism to find love again, and apparently that involved watching a lot of rom-coms where an idealised – or at least intrinsically whimsical...
Last year we watched ten of the recent straight-to-dvd films of Mr Nicolas Cage. Since then, he's made six more...
This article has been updated to include six new films: Dog Eat Dog, The Trust, USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage, Southern Fury, Army Of One and Vengeance: A Love Story.
See related Grimm to end after season 6 Grimm season 6 episode 7 review: Blind Love Grimm season 6 episode 6 review: Breakfast In Bed Grimm season 6 episode 5 review: The Seven Year Itch
The first Nicolas Cage movie I saw wasn’t one of the cool ones. It wasn’t Wild At Heart, Raising Arizona or even Valley Girl. It was the Cher rom-com, Moonstruck.
My mum, having just gone through an acrimonious divorce, was trying to drum up the optimism to find love again, and apparently that involved watching a lot of rom-coms where an idealised – or at least intrinsically whimsical...
- 7/4/2016
- Den of Geek
All Sallow’s Eve: Edel Gets Stuck in the Cage
For those who had a modicum of hope that German director’s Uli Edel‘s Canadian production of Nicolas Cage horror thriller Pay the Ghost would be more serviceable than its inane title would suggest, abandon hope all ye who enter here. Based on a novella by Tim Lebbon and adapted by Dan Kay (who last penned the 2007 indie yokel horror film Timber Falls), it’s one of those unfortunate genre cheapies that takes itself too seriously to be appreciated even for a bit of camp value—a missed opportunity considering Cage is headlining.
A supernatural thriller whose title actually succinctly implies everything the next ninety minutes will be devoted to explaining, a hungry entity wreaks havoc on New York City and its outlying regions on an annual basis, choosing everyone’s favorite pagan holiday, Halloween, to snatch innocent tots...
For those who had a modicum of hope that German director’s Uli Edel‘s Canadian production of Nicolas Cage horror thriller Pay the Ghost would be more serviceable than its inane title would suggest, abandon hope all ye who enter here. Based on a novella by Tim Lebbon and adapted by Dan Kay (who last penned the 2007 indie yokel horror film Timber Falls), it’s one of those unfortunate genre cheapies that takes itself too seriously to be appreciated even for a bit of camp value—a missed opportunity considering Cage is headlining.
A supernatural thriller whose title actually succinctly implies everything the next ninety minutes will be devoted to explaining, a hungry entity wreaks havoc on New York City and its outlying regions on an annual basis, choosing everyone’s favorite pagan holiday, Halloween, to snatch innocent tots...
- 10/2/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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