The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee Oct 21, 2009
Keanu Reeves, Maria Bello, Alan Arkin and Winona Ryder all have small but memorable roles. A movie with a cast this good is rare; even rarer that all of them have something interesting to play. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
18 1/2 Philadelphia Film Festival -... Oct 17, 2009
Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) is sort of losing her mind as she moves into a Connecticut retirement community with her older husband Herb (Alan Arkin), a semi-retired publisher with a troubling bill of health. Apparently, the best way to explain Pippa's current predicament is to slog it out in her past, complete with dysfunctional, drug-addled mother (Maria Bello) and play-by-play voice over. (Suite101.com)
Serious Coen Oscar buzz Sep 18, 2009
Ditto for Robin Wright-Penn, who delivers her best performance since "Forrest Gump" in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee," as a 50-year-old woman married to a publisher (Alan Arkin) 30 years her senior ... Ditto for Robin Wright-Penn, who delivers her best performance since "Forrest Gump" in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee," as a 50-year-old woman married to a publisher (Alan Arkin) 30 years her senior. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Damon, demons, Darwin at Toronto film fest Sep 10, 2009
The lineup includes Drew Barrymore's directing debut "Whip It," a roller-derby romp in which she co-stars with Ellen Page and Juliette Lewis; Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner's comedy "The Invention of Lying"; Joel and Ethan Coen's "A Serious Man," a 1960s tale set in their native Minnesota; the documentary "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel," a portrait of the Playboy publisher; "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee," a domestic drama with Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves and... (MSNBC -- News)
Fall movies: New Moon, other anticipated flicks coming to theaters soon Sep 4, 2009
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New on DVD: Fascinating characters populate 'Adventureland' Aug 28, 2009
Adams and Blunt are great, and the cast is filled out by Alan Arkin, who plays their father, a gruff-but-lovable guy who always has a business scheme up his sleeve. "Sunshine Cleaning" is frequently funny, but there's an underlying sense of sadness. (Florida Today)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Aug. 23) Aug 23, 2009
You ll like the casting, which includes Alan Arkin in a Little Miss Sunshine reprise as inappropriate family patriarch, but the movie goes into peculiarity overload at points. Arkin dabbling in shrimp wholesaling. (Boston Globe)
Oscars in the wings: Nerves, tears and cheers just offstage Jul 5, 2009
As Michael Clayton's Tilda Swinton walked off the stage carrying her Oscar for supporting actress, presenter Alan Arkin, last year's winner, chased after her through the wings of the stage. "Tilda! Tilda!" he said. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Breslin Expands Range As 'Sister's Keeper' Jun 26, 2009
Then, of course, there was "Little Miss Sunshine," where her co-stars included Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette and Steve Carrel. It gave Breslin one of many opportunities to learn as much as she could about the acting craft from the best. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Anchor Bay Films Acquires Tribeca Festival Audience Favorite City Island Jun 20, 2009
Writer/Director Raymond De Felitta's Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy Features An Outstanding Ensemble Cast Including Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Alan Arkin, Emily Mortimer, Ezra Miller, and Dominik Garcia-Lorido ... This all-star comedy, which won the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Heineken Audience Award, features Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Academy Award winner Alan Arkin, Emily Mortimer, Ezra Miller, and Dominik Garcia-Lorido. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
No bodies business Jun 16, 2009
Their eccentric father (Alan Arkin) holds the family together but he is hopeless in his own way, always dreaming up crackpot schemes to make money, which usually fail. Showing her father she is successful is clearly part of Rose's incentive to start her own lucrative crime-scene cleaning business, which she calls Sunshine Cleaning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Glengarry Glen Ross May 29, 2009
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Date Set for Michael Moore's New Do... May 24, 2009
Overture s most recent releases include Sunshine Cleaning, which was acquired at Sundance Film Festival, and stars Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, and Alan Arkin. Other upcoming Overture releases include the Sundance Film Festival award winner, Paper Heart starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera, which opens on August 7. (Suite101.com)
Review: ‘Sunshine Cleaning’ felled by predictability May 8, 2009
Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin are three of the funniest people onscreen today, but Megan Holley s screenplay deals them gags with all the snap of wilted celery. Former cheerleading queen Adams spends her days as a franchise-service maid, vacuuming the homes of peers who envied her in 10th grade. (Winona Daily News, MN)
This week: Arts and entertainment picks Apr 20, 2009
One imagines that Alan Arkin, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson - the progressive stars of "Luv" when it premiered on Broadway in 1965 - would have appreciated the concept that director Alan Barkan has come up with for the new Actors Ensemble of Berkeley production. The comedy written by Murray Schisgal ("Tootsie") has three casts - gay, lesbian and straight - that will wrestle with the frothy dilemmas of a fornicator and his suicidal friend. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Movie Review - Sunshine Cleaning : Same old 'Sunshine' here Apr 14, 2009
The film stars a cast who are all inevitably typecast in utterly boring roles: Amy Adams as the struggling single parent, Emily Blunt as the pseudo-punk rebellious hippie-drunk, Alan Arkin as an eccentric grandfather and Steve Zahn as a goodie-goodie cop ... I would guess the director must have seen a few movies beforehand and said, "Hey, I could make some money repackaging established character roles. If only I had Alan Arkin.". (University News, MO)
Sunshine Cleaning Apr 7, 2009
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Goodbye Dog River, hello dog-eat-dog stage Apr 4, 2009
Peterson had never seen Glengarry staged, but did watch the 1992 film version, whose cast includes Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, and Jack Lemmon as Levene. The late Lemmon was "an actor I totally respected," Peterson says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Sunshine Cleaning' makes clean sweep of love, life Apr 4, 2009
The sisters, their father (Alan Arkin) and almost everyone they meet are trying to duct tape together fragile hearts. One reason the humor doesn't overwhelm this film is the cast. (Fresno Bee)
New On DVD: 'Slumdog,' 'Marley & Me' Apr 3, 2009
Alan Arkin brings his wonderful dry sense of humor to the part of John's newspaper boss, while Eric Dane is solid as John's diehard journalist buddy. True, director David Frankel pushes all the right buttons to get your tears flowing, the film hardly feels manipulative. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Mini movie reviews Apr 3, 2009
Both films share an Albuquerque, N.M., setting and Alan Arkin as a lovably outspoken father and grandfather. But really, that s where the similarities end; despite its perky title, Sunshine Cleaning is much darker as it ventures simply and realistically into suicide, adultery and loss. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Film review: 'Sunshine' is standard Mar 28, 2009
Starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Clifton Collins Jr., Mary Lynn Rajskub and Eric Christian Olsen ... She s on the road to nowhere, living with her father, Joe (Alan Arkin). (Kingston Mariner, MA)
'Sunshine Cleaning' keys on crime scenes and struggles Mar 20, 2009
Not only are the titles similar, but so's the American Southwestern setting, and for added insurance here's Alan Arkin playing yet another foxy grandpa ... Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr.. (Boston Globe)
Family Filmgoer Mar 19, 2009
Her dad (Alan Arkin) has business schemes that always fail, and her younger sister Norah (Emily Blunt) is wild and undependable. So when Rose's married cop boyfriend (Steve Zahn) suggests she try crime scene cleanup, she gets Norah to do it with her. (Boston Globe)
Review: 'Sunshine Cleaning' agreeably tidy Mar 14, 2009
A subplot concerning Rose's son bonding with Joe (Alan Arkin), the sisters' lovable but infuriating father (you know the kind: He buys bulk orders of shrimp off the back of a truck) tips us too far into the realm of indie quirk. The character is a useful sounding board, and an amusing grouch, but it's just about impossible to imagine this man bringing up these girls. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Sunshine Cleaning: This Charming Indie Has Amy Adamsand Maggots! Mar 13, 2009
Norah still lives with the Lorkowski girls' perpetually broke father (Alan Arkin), a wheeler-dealer who sells dubiously obtained goods from the trunk of his rusty sedan ... Alan Arkin virtually reprises his Oscar-winning role from Little Miss Sunshine, right down to the cranky ranting about his misfit grandchild's underappreciated gifts ... It was more charming the first timeand I say this as a viewer with a huge store of affection for Alan Arkin. (Slate)
Sunshine Cleaning: The Bright Side of Suicide Mar 13, 2009
" The audience promptly takes it under advisement that Rose is neither strong nor powerful, and she proves it a few minutes later by romping around a hotel room with her lover (Steve Zahn), a man who is obviously married and planning on staying that way. The affirmation-hungry Hallmark set often takes a beating at the art house. But Sunshine Cleaning, directed by Christine Jeffs, doesn't mock Rose, a former popularity queen and high school cheerleader turned single mom supporting herself as a... (Time.com)
"Sunshine Cleaing" Mar 13, 2009
She's not, but she's a lot more together than the other adult members of her family, which include her sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), and her father, Joe (Alan Arkin). Norah, her sullen eyes rimmed with dark eyeliner, is ostensibly a grown-up, but she still insists on being something of a punky troublemaker. (Salon)
Sunshine Cleaning leaves a whiff of staleness Mar 10, 2009
Any movie that has Sunshine in the title and features both Alan Arkin and a run-down van is already begging for comparisons ... Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Alan Arkin Director: Christine JeffsRun time: 1 hour, 42 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Best bets: Cha cha cha! Dancing suits up Mar 9, 2009
Alan Arkin co-stars as their dad. (Opens March 13). (MSNBC -- News)
Amy Adams takes grimy role in 'Sunshine Cleanup' Mar 7, 2009
Academy Award-winner Alan Arkin also stars in the film ... Q: The Chronicle interviewed Alan Arkin not long ago, and he told us he hates it when actors say they had so much fun on the set because it's about work ... He kept saying, "Don't try to be funny. Just be honest." That's Alan Arkin. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NYC RETURN MAKES B'WAY ACTOR PL... Mar 3, 2009
"We're all four anxious. All doing the best we can. But all scoring so fast at 100 miles an hour that we've got to be there for one another. You maybe walked in Day One expecting ego turns, but there aren't any. Mediocre talent has ego problems. They're the ones hard to deal with. It's never great pros like Meryl or Clint or Alan Arkin. "Being in a terrific comedy on Broadway. Nothing's better. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Backstage Oscar pass: Secret celebrities, jokes, tension Feb 23, 2009
All five of the past supporting-actor Oscar winners who introduced the nominees onstage Kevin Kline, Cuba Gooding Jr., Walken, Joel Grey and Alan Arkin waited quietly and held the elevator for them. After wrapping up their greetings, Ledger's father, Kim, asked if he looked OK before proceeding onto the phalanx of photographers awaiting him in the press room. (USA Today -- Life)
'Slumdog Millionaire' wins Best Picture Feb 23, 2009
In a departure from tradition, the award was presented by previous winners Christopher Walken, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alan Arkin, Joel Grey and Kevin Kline. A quintet of women similarly introduced the supporting actress contenders and the winner, Penelope Cruz. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Winslet nabs best actress at Oscars Feb 23, 2009
In one of the star-studded presentations, Christopher Walken, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alan Arkin, Kevin Kline and Joel Grey all of whom had previously won the award presented the trophy to the father, mother and sister of Mr. Ledger, who died of an overdose last year. "This award tonight would have humbly validated Heath's quiet determination to be truly accepted by you all here, his peers, within an industry he so loved," his father, Kim Ledger, said in the trio's acceptance speech. (Insight on the News)
'Slumdog Millionaire sweeps Oscars Feb 23, 2009
Ledger's was presented by Kevin Kline, Alan Arkin, Joel Grey, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Christopher Walken. It was a much different style for the Oscars as each past recipient offered personal tributes to one of the nominees, without clips of the nominated performances. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Leading the pack: 'Slumdog Millionaire' in the lead for Oscars' best picture Feb 22, 2009
In recent years, audiences embraced the off-color comedy "Little Miss Sunshine," featuring Alan Arkin as a sex-crazed, heroin-snorting grandfather, and "Juno," a romantic comedy about a pregnant 15-year-old. Both films won Oscars for their screenplays, and Arkin won best supporting actor. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
* OTHER RELEASES Feb 20, 2009
Also stars Kathleen Turner and Alan Arkin, while Marley, according to Variety, is played by 22 dogs. The Class. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Movie Trailers Feb 12, 2009
Alan Arkin; Catherine O'Hara; Half Nelson; Independent Spirit Awards; Little Miss Sunshine; Robert Altman; Santa Monica; Zach Braff; award show; david t friendly; jill simonian; neve campbell; Quinceanera; richard glatzer; ryan gosling; sally kellerman; shareeka epps; wash westmoreland; A look at the strong bets, sure bets and toss ups at the Academy Awards ... Alan Arkin, Tom Hanks and Louise Fletcher talk about their first acting gigs ... Apocalypse Now; badlands; Bosom Buddies; splash; Tom... (Variety)
Film Independent's Spirit Awards Feb 8, 2009
Oscars, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Grammy and Guild News - Award Central - Variety. Noms will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 22. (Variety)
The Pink Panther 2 Feb 8, 2009
Then there was the little-remembered Alan Arkin version from 1968. And don't forget 1983's , starring Ted Wass (who. (IGN FilmForce)
Screen 'Marley' lacks real bite Feb 8, 2009
" Why she's here is anyone's guess.Eric Dane (McSteamy from "Grey's Anatomy") is a fellow reporter, but he never carries a notebook and always seems to be hitting on women while covering international news. He's supposed to serve as counterpoint to Wilson, but why?Then, there's the "art -- Wilson. Because we never get to see what he writes (or hear the words), we're not quite sure what it is that makes him such a treasure. (Sioux City Journal)
Comedy: Biglaughs from Aniston, Carrey Feb 7, 2009
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner Director: David Frankel Story: Based on the best-selling book by David Grogan, the film tells the story of what happens when an adorable but destructive and impossible-to-train dog is adopted by David (Wilson) and Jennifer (Aniston) and becomes an essential part of their family. Worth seeing. (MSNBC -- Movies)
