Full steam ahead Nov 15, 2009
It was only after a couple of false starts that Imagi Animation Studios finally announced that it was making Astro Boy, which would feature a voice cast comprising Highmore, Bell, Cage, Nathan Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron and Eugene Levy. Much has also been said about the exacting standards set by Tezuka Productions and Imagis close collaboration with Tezukas son, Makoto Tezuka (also known as Macoto Tezka), to get it right for the long-overdue... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Not hair-raising, but ‘Asto Boy' is quality entertainment Oct 30, 2009
Other voices please as well Eugene Levy, Kristin Bell and Samuel L. Jackson round out the cast. Hong Kong's Imagi animation studio created the film's simple but eye-appealing animation; each scene, set, character is conducive to the story's uncomplicated plot. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Exclusive Astro Boy Video Interviews Oct 25, 2009
com talked exclusively to director David Bowers, Freddie Highmore, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy about the big screen adaptation of , opening in theaters on Friday, October 23rd. You can watch the interviews using the player below. (ComingSoon.net)
Not much story to propel 'Astro,' but action keeps it from crashing Oct 23, 2009
Astro Boy* * (out of four)Voices: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Donald Sutherland, Bill NighyDirector: David BowersDistributor: Summit EntertainmentRating: PG for some action and peril, and brief mild languageRunning time: 1 hour, 34 minutesOpens Friday nationwide. By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY feels as if it were cobbled together from extraneous parts. (USA Today -- Life)
Astro Boy - Film Review Oct 23, 2009
Astro Boy features the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas and Bill Nighy. Directed by David Bowers. (Suite101.com)
L.A. Looks Announces Partnership With Blockbuster CG Animated Film, Astro Boy Oct 21, 2009
Over 1,600 people attended the high-profile event, including Astro Boy voice-cast members Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, and Eugene Levy ... The CG-animated motion picture features the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron and Nicolas Cage as 'Dr. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
For Michael Stuhlbarg, acting is ‘Serious’ business Oct 11, 2009
As Larry Gopnik, the hero of A Serious Man, the latest movie from the Coen brothers, Michael Stuhlbarg has the look of someone campaigning to be president of the Eugene Levy Fan Club: horn-rimmed glasses, caterpillar eyebrows, an overall appearance of industrial-strength uncoolness. It s suburban Minneapolis, c. 1967, and the only thing counter-cultural about Larry, a physics teacher, is his pot-smoking son. (Boston Globe)
* FILM REVIEW: Woodstock, you had to be there Oct 9, 2009
Starring:Demetri Martin (Elliot Tiber), Henry Goodman (Jake Teichberg), Imelda Staunton (Sonia Teichberg), Emile Hirsch (Billy), Eugene Levy (Max Yasgur), Mamie Gummer (Tisha), Jonathan Groff (Michael Lang); Liev Schreiber (Vilma) ... Tiber is the catalyst that brings the Woodstock festival to Max Yasgurs (Eugene Levy) farm near the town of Bethel, New York. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Paul Shaffer's Showbiz Journey Oct 5, 2009
The cast also included Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas and Andrea Martin. Shaffer says he learned a lot just from hanging around people like them. (CBS News)
Go Astro Boy Crazy Oct 1, 2009
Astro Boy, about a young robot with incredible powers, stars the voice talents of Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Eugene Levy and David Alan Grier. To catch Astro Boy in person, head on down to these venues between 2pm to 5pm. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Alum Harold Ramis to speak on campus Sep 9, 2009
While in Chicago, Ramis joined the cast of The Second City, the improv comedy troupe that has spawned the likes of Peter Boyle, Eugene Levy, Mike Myers, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer. It was there that Ramis met the actorsJohn Belushi, Dan Akroyd and Bill Murraywho would later help to shape his movies. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Peace, love, not much else Sep 6, 2009
As President of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Elliot thinks it would boost the economy to play host instead -- and he just happens to know a guy named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) who owns a 243-hectare dairy farm, the perfect place for such an event. So Elliot reaches out to Woodstock producer Michael Lang, puts him in touch with Max, turns the motel into the concert's headquarters and voila. (Xinhuanet, China)
Critic's Rave: 'Taking Woodstock' manages to be an insincere film Sep 4, 2009
Starring Demetri Martin, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Levy. Rated R. Now playing at Oakwood Mall 12. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
A film for hippies under the bridge Sep 4, 2009
When surrounding communities boycott Woodstock, Elliot uses the business savvy he cultivated as the head of the local chamber of commerce to set the festival up in the fields of a local farmer, played by Eugene Levy. His parents' struggling motel serves as a base of operations for the concert, housing three times its capacity in a scheme that pays of the mortgage and makes the family rich. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Peace, love and sexual awakening Aug 29, 2009
He also introduces Lang and his groovy colleagues to a nearby dairy farmer, Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy, in a characteristically deadpan, and wonderful, performance), who meets with the kids, deems them A-OK, and agrees to let them use his land for their show -- provided they clean up after themselves and, of course, pay a small fee (which he later increases). And so this peace-and-love happening that almost wasn't comes together rather quickly. (Salon)
'Woodstock' takes you there Aug 29, 2009
And the second is Eugene Levy, who excels in a relatively straight role as Max Yasgur, on whose farm the concert took place. -- Advisory: Nudity, sexual situations, lots of drug use. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Six Degrees of Woodstock in Area Aug 28, 2009
In the scene Mr. Yasgur, played by Eugene Levy, gives the OK to use his farm so long as the Woodstock organizers cleanup afterward. Interior shots of the farm's kitchen, still decorated in 1960s chic, also appear in the film. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
'Taking Woodstock' is a nice, safe trip Aug 28, 2009
Instead, he lays out the Teichbergs financial stress (the bank is ready to foreclose on the motel), the drolly staged town council meetings, and the negotiations among a bunch of hippies, their lawyers, and a progressive farmer named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy), who provided the land for the concert ... Starring: Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Eugene Levy, Liev Schreiber. (Boston Globe)
The Dud in the Mud Aug 28, 2009
When he hears that a neighboring town has refused some concert organizers a permit to perform there, Elliot convinces a nearby dairy farmer, Max Yasgur (the ever-endearing Eugene Levy), to host the show on his land. In exchange for Elliot's help, one of the chief concert promoters, an unsettlingly mellow hippie played by Jonathan Groff, promises him that the El Monaco will become the center of operations for Woodstock management. (Slate)
Capsule reviews: `Taking Woodstock,' others Aug 27, 2009
As president of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Elliot thinks it would boost the economy to play host instead _ and he just happens to know a guy named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) with a 600-acre dairy farm, the perfect place for such an event. R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Taking Woodstock is kind of a bummer, man Aug 26, 2009
In comes a helicopter bearing Eliots childhood pal Michael Lang (Jonathan Groff, androgynously dreamy in a Hair-road-company kind of way); once Michael checks out the rolling hills of the dairy farm owned by Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy), hes sold on the idea. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Taking Woodstock' takes a dull path Aug 26, 2009
Taking Woodstock* * 1/2 (out of four)Stars: Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schrieber, Eugene Levy, Jonathon GroffDirector: Ang LeeDistributor: Focus FeaturesRating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and languageRunning time: 1 hour, 50 minutesOpens Wednesday in New York and Los Angeles and nationwide Friday. WATCH THE TRAILER. (USA Today -- Life)
Daily TV guide Aug 25, 2009
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Dropping Out Aug 24, 2009
Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy), the farmer who rents out his land, says he s heard more please s and thank you s in a few days with the entrepreneurial hippies than he has in a lifetime of White Lake. Ang Lee is normally such an expert calibrator of performances there wasn t a weak link in Brokeback Mountain that it s a shock to find both overwhelmers and underwhelmers at loose in his latest work. (New Yorker)
'Taking Woodstock' Aug 18, 2009
"Taking Woodstock" stars Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Levy ... The film also stars Emile Hirsch, Jonathan Groff and Eugene Levy. (CNN -- US)
SELLING THE SCENE Aug 9, 2009
Ang Lee directs Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch and Eugene Levy in a comedy about a kid who manages his parents' motel and brings Woodstock to Bethel by loaning his festival permit to organizers. Based on real events. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
SIRIUS XM Radio to Launch The Woodstock Channel in Celebration of Woodstock's 40th Anniversary Aug 8, 2009
Stars Demetri Martin, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch and Liev Schreiber, Oscar-winning director/producer Ang Lee and screenwriter/producer James Schamus will each share personal stories about making the movie. Additionally, the limited-run channel will feature tracks from the Taking Woodstock Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, set to be released on August 25 by Rhino Entertainment. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Astro Boy Gets Voice Talent Jul 17, 2009
The CG-animated motion picture features the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Cage as 'Dr. Tenma. (IGN PS2)
Woodstock spawns multitude of multimedia 40 years later Jun 26, 2009
Lee's Taking Woodstock, a comedy starring Liev Schreiber, Demetri Martin and Eugene Levy, hits theaters Aug. 14. It's based on the autobiography of Elliot Tiber, who offered his festival permit to the organizers. (USA Today -- Life)
Serious Films Take On The Summer Season Jun 24, 2009
- "Taking Woodstock": A rare comedy from "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang Lee about a man who inadvertently helped organize the Woodstock music festival; featuring Emile Hirsch, Paul Dano and Eugene Levy. MMIX The Associated Press. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Ang Lee partnership gives him broad film focus May 24, 2009
"Taking Woodstock" has no major box-office draws, counting Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy and Imelda Staunton as its best-known cast members. The film stars Demetri Martin as Elliot and also features Henry Goodman, Paul Dano and Kelli Garner. (Xinhuanet, China)
Review: Too much crammed into one `Night' May 23, 2009
Go and Do - Central Valley, CA Entertainment Guide. Enter Zip Code to search local listings. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Review: Film Review-Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian May 22, 2009
Larry, meanwhile, has Gen. Custer (Hader), the wisdom of a dozen Einstein bobblehead dolls (voiced by Eugene Levy), some inspiration from Teddy Roosevelt (Williams) and the plucky Amelia Earhart. (The always adorable Adams plays the role with a lively spirit and a litany of old-fashioned lingo. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
It's a shame that Eugene Levy didn't attend the festival with Taking Woodstock. It was up to the other actors to carry it at the debut, but the veteran SCTV and A Mighty Wind comic gives a killer performance in this comedy-drama as the old Jewish farmer Max Yasgur, who let his dairy fields be used for the 1969 music and free-love fest. (USA Today -- Life)
'Night at the Museum 2' exhibits excessive chaos May 21, 2009
Levy brings back favorites from the first movie and introduces legions of new characters, from Pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) to Gen. George Armstrong Custer (Bill Hader), Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest) and Einstein bobble-heads (Eugene Levy). Ben Stiller's Larry Daley, who has gone from night guard to corporate honcho, is called on to rescue his exhibit friends being put in storage at the Smithsonian. (USA Today -- Life)
A seemingly endless Battle of the Smithsonian May 20, 2009
20th Century FoxLarry (Ben Stiller) and Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) encounter a collection of Einstein bobble-head dolls (Eugene Levy) in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." ... To watch Battle of the Smithsonian is to see a series of comedic set-ups that have no pay-offs: Larry tries to outsmart Kahmunrah, Earhart uses outdated lingo, a collection of Einstein bobble-head dolls (Eugene Levy) lend a hand, the amulet brings art pieces like Rodins Thinker and Jeff... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Ang Lee is Taking Woodstock at Cannes May 18, 2009
After Woodstock organizers lose their permit to stage the event in a nearby town, Elliot brokers a deal with the promoters to stage the event on the dairy farm of his neighbor Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) in Bethel, New York. "Taking Woodstock" also features Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Staunton and Henry Goodman. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Report from Cannes: Ang Lee's Woodstock Aberration May 17, 2009
But when he reads that the Woodstock festival planned for that August has been denied a permit in a nearby town, he calls the promoters and invites them to White Lake and its neighboring town Bethel, where farmer Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) might be willing to rent it to them for $5,000. Make that $75,000, when he learns how desperate they are. (Time.com)
Tarantino, Ledger are focus at Cannes May 13, 2009
The cast includes Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Emile Hirsch, Imelda Staunton and Eugene Levy as Max Yasgur, on whose farm the festival was finally held. Other films in competition include Lars von Trier's "Antichrist," Jane Campion's "Bright Star" and Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
THEY'RE BACK: Cannes' favorite sons and daughters May 12, 2009
Lee will premiere the comedy Taking Woodstock, starring Comedy Central's Demetri Martin, Paul Dano and Eugene Levy in the haphazard true story behind the organizing of the 1969 festival of hippies, music and free love. Lee has been to Cannes three times, most notably in 2000 with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. (USA Today -- Life)
Stop the silliness. Charge the cable companies and save local TV Apr 30, 2009
On Tuesday, CBC's online TV listings gave the content as this: "George interviews former promome (sic) minister Joe Clark, celebrity tattoo artist/reality TV star Kat Von D and actor Eugene Levy." Go figure. The most painful way to destroy your soul, surely, is poring over the CRTC licence-renewal hearings in search of deep meaning or good news. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Art house stars shine at this year's Cannes fest Apr 28, 2009
The film stars Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch and Eugene Levy as the farmer Max Yasgur. Spanish director Almodovar brings Broken Embraces, the director's most expensive and ambitious project yet. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Tigers stumble out of the gate in opening day loss to Toronto Apr 8, 2009
Actor Eugene Levy attended the game. Verlander also allowed eight earned runs in a loss to Cleveland on Aug. 26, 2006. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
A party with Marty, and a trip down memory lane Apr 1, 2009
the comic performer had fellow Canuck Eugene Levy over for dinner at his Pacific Palisades, Calif. home. (Globe and Mail)
THREE Amigos, not TWO! Mar 6, 2009
Personally, I thought Steve Martin was funnier opposite Queen Latifah in Brining Down the House , with a little Eugene Levy sprinkled in. I ll never forget a corn-row hairstyled Eugene Levy (he had em at the end, anyway) telling Queen Latifah, You got me straight trippin Boo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
SHOWTIME: Compare past Oscar shows Feb 23, 2009
The not-so-serious: a love duet from The Mighty Wind (Eugene Levy, Catharine O'Hara) and a bouncy ditty from the animated Triplets of Belleville. Bonus: Best-song presenters Will Ferrell and Jack Black reveal the unknown lyrics to the melody used to cut off rambling speeches. (USA Today -- Life)
You know. He's that guy from that show Feb 20, 2009
I remember Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt and Eugene Levy all walking into lunch and the crew stopped me and said, "Are you cast?" I said, "Well, I think so," and they said: "Well, if you're not, you have to go that way, to the extras room." They didn't believe I was cast, the Canadian crew. You're a little young for this ACTRA award, aren't you. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
