On Demand movie picks Oct 27, 2009
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'God of Carnage' gets a cast change in November Oct 16, 2009
The four performers will replace the original members of the Broadway cast: Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini (gan-dahl-FEE'-nee), Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels. They have been in the hit comedy since it opened last March at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
TV critic Matthew Gilbert predicts this year’s Emmy awards Sep 19, 2009
SUPPORTING ACTOR AND ACTRESS, DRAMA The nominees: Rose Byrne ( Damages ), Hope Davis ( In Treatment ), Cherry Jones ( 24 ), Sandra Oh ( Grey s Anatomy ), Dianne Wiest ( In Treatment ), Chandra Wilson ( Grey s Anatomy ); Christian Clemenson ( Boston Legal ), Michael Emerson ( Lost ), William Hurt ( Damages ), Aaron Paul ( Breaking Bad ), William Shatner ( Boston Legal ), John Slattery ( Mad Men ) ... And Hope Davis also managed to make her character unexpectedly sympathetic, an embittered single... (Boston Globe)
Don't forget the Emmys on Sunday (nominees here) Sep 19, 2009
Rose Byrne for playing Ellen Parsons on Damages (FX) * Hope Davis for playing Mia on In Treatment (HBO) * Cherry Jones for playing President Allison Taylor on 24 (Fox) * Sandra Oh for playing Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy (ABC) * Dianne Wiest for playing Gina on In Treatment (HBO) * Chandra Wilson for playing Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy (ABC). Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The blessed return of Rabe Aug 24, 2009
FRENCH playwright Yasmina Reza is a global phenomenon whose latest work attracts celebrity actors wherever it is on - Ralph Fiennes and Ken Stott in London, Isabelle Huppert in Paris, and James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden in New York. Demand was so strong in advance of the Broadway opening of God of Carnage that bookings reached $US4 million ($A4. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Shrew vs. shrewd Jul 30, 2009
Women in movies are so uptight. Maybe they're just jealous of their TV sisters. (FOX59, IN)
Three Aussies nominated for Emmys Jul 17, 2009
Byrne's fellow nominees are Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson, both for Grey's Anatomy; Cherry Jones for 24, and Dianne Wiest and Hope Davis, both for In Treatment. Rounding out the list of Aussie nominees is Simon Baker, who is up for the best actor in a drama series Emmy for his role in the crime drama, The Mentalist. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
61st Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced Jul 17, 2009
"30 Rock" Receives Top Honors with 22 Nods. (CBS) This is an annotated listing of the 61st Primetime Emmy Award nominees. (CBS News)
Other Emmy nominations: Best hairstyling? Choreography? Title sequence? Jul 17, 2009
In Treatment HBO Leverage, Closest To The Hole Productions and Sheleg inassociation with HBO EntertainmentHope Davis as Mia ... No Christina Hendricks from "Mad Men." No one from "True Blood." Ill give it to Hope Davis, even though I havent even been able to see this season of "In Treatment" yet. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
CRITIC'S CHOICE: Who should, will win 2009 Tonys Jun 5, 2009
Hope Davis, God of Carnage Jane Fonda, 33 Variations Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart. Should/will win: British virtuosos McTeer and Walter will lose to a Yank, but not the obvious one: 33 Variations was too flimsy a vehicle for Fonda. (USA Today -- Life)
Tony Awards put spotlight on directors Jun 5, 2009
"Unless you move a lot of scenery around, what you do as a director can be invisible," says Matthew Warchus, a contender for both God of Carnage in which he directed James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis, all Tony nominees as well and a London-based revival of The Norman Conquests. "Even individual actors don't know everything a director has done with other actors in a production.". (USA Today -- Life)
Review: Title only clever part of `Ruins' Jun 4, 2009
NEW YORK - James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis are having such a good time on Broadway that they've extended their stay. LOS ANGELES - Sony has conjured a new controller at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
B'way's big question: How many Tonys for 'Billy'? Jun 2, 2009
Let's hope the producers don't forget to thank casting director Daniel Swee who found a perfect quartet of actors: James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis ... Not an inconsiderable feat, one that will get her past the category's four other contenders Hope Davis, Janet McTeer, Harriet Walter and Jane Fonda. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Carnage' cast doesn't fight like that offstage May 19, 2009
In it together: "We go through a lot on stage, and we have to be there for one another in a way that I've never experienced," says Hope Davis, second from right, about co-stars James Gandolfini, left, Jeff Daniels and Marcia Gay Harden ... By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden have learned that aggressive, foolish and even hysterical behavior can be quite rewarding, so long as you do it in character. (USA Today -- Life)
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, May 24 May 18, 2009
"God of Carnage." Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden star in Yasmina Reza's hilarious comedy about the volatile meeting of two sets of parents. Bernard B. Jacobs. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
No Contract On Tonys May 13, 2009
On the rare occasions he does do an interview for "God of Carnage," he generally insists on appearing with his fellow cast members -- Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels, all of whom have been nominated for Tonys, as well. The theater press corps is in awe of him -- and intimidated by him. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Billy Elliot,' 'God of Carnage' score Tony noms May 7, 2009
So will their two co-stars in Yasmina Reza's scathing comedy of manners Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis in the actress-play category. Other actor-play nominees were Raul Esparza, Speed-the-Plow ; Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King ; and Thomas Sadoski, reasons to be pretty. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Billy Elliot scores 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
So will their two co-stars in Yasmina Rezas scathing comedy of manners Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis in the actress-play category ... BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Hope Davis, God of Carnage; Jane Fonda, 33 Variations; Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage; Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart; Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
'Billy Elliot' tops Tony nomination list May 6, 2009
In the performance categories, "God of Carnage" made a strong showing, with leads Jeff Daniels, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis, and Marcia Gay Harden all making the list. Other lead actors named are Ral Esparza for "Speed-the-Plow," Geoffrey Rush for "Exit the King," and Thomas Sadoski for "Reasons to Be Pretty"; Jane Fonda for "33 Variations"; and Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter, both for "Mary Stuart," round out the lead-actress list. (Boston Globe)
Reactions to the 2009 Tony Award nominations May 6, 2009
"I'm just stunned stunned. ... I'm telling you, you go into these things and you can't hope, you can't lean towards it, you can't assume it ... you just kind of got to go, `Well, who've they decided on? Oh, it's me? Start the party.' If not, then celebrate those who are (nominated). I learned that a while ago with the Oscars and stuff." Jeff Daniels, on the Tony nominations for "God of Carnage." Daniels received a lead actor nomination along with cast mate James Gandolfini; cast members, Marcia... (The Palm Beach Post)
'Billy Elliot' ties 'Producers' record with 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
The entire cast of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis are contenders for leading actor and actress. Davis and Harden's competition will include Jane Fonda, the star of Moises Kaufman's 33 Variations. (USA Today -- Life)
Busy Spring Means Crowded Tony Nomination Field May 5, 2009
" Broadway usually doesn't turn its back on success. Among the actors likely to get serious consideration are names such as Jane Fonda, Daniel Radcliffe, Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Geoffrey Rush, Marcia Gay Harden, Nathan Lane, Janet McTeer, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Bill Irwin and John Goodman. Let's start, though, with the musical nominations, which are among the most coveted, since they give the finalists valuable airtime on the three-hour CBS telecast on June 7... (KIRO TV, WA)
Kind of weirdly great herself Apr 18, 2009
Gabriel Byrne is back as the long-suffering psychiatrist Paul Weston, who's still in therapy himself with Gina (Dianne Wiest), but he's got a new home town, Brooklyn, and a new roster of patients, including a high-powered but bitter lawyer (Hope Davis) and a CEO suffering panic attacks (John Mahoney). April could be the breakout character of the bunch, in the same way the gymnast Sophie was last season. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Critic's corner Apr 13, 2009
The actors assembled for this season are dynamic, and I'm loving Hope Davis as Mia on Mondays. She's cynical, and she's resentful of the advice Paul gave her when she was his client 20 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Old enough to be his mum? Must be the movies Apr 12, 2009
Hope Davis was a bit miffed to be offered a role playing Johnny Depp's mother - and he's a year older ... But actor Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964) has broken ranks to admit she was somewhat "peeved" when she was recently offered a role playing the mother of Johnny Depp, a concept that would have tested the skills of the most talented special effects department, as Davis was actually born the year after Depp ... Hope Davis was a bit miffed to be offered a role playing Johnny Depp's mother - and... (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Honest To 'god' Success Apr 8, 2009
Stars: James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis collectively are a draw. 2. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
What's Wrong with This Spring's Broadway Plays? Apr 6, 2009
What makes the play tolerable are the four good, and very different, actors Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels and James (Tony Soprano) Gandolfini who at least have some juicy, if stereotypical, characters to sink their teeth into. Unfortunately the play only made me grit mine. (Time.com)
In Treatment's New Crop of Head Cases Apr 5, 2009
TV Review: HBO's 'In Treatment' - TIME. " Wearily, Paul answers, "There are no new problems. (Time.com)
Mind games forever! Apr 5, 2009
But that makes sense because, like Paul, Paul's clients are each facing a personal crisis that they're ill equipped to understand: Mia (Hope Davis), a successful single lawyer of 43, is grappling with a future without the husband and kids she's always hoped for ... But my favorite of them all is Hope Davis, whom I've mostly seen in mousy, neurotic roles up to this point. (Salon)
Greg Mottola's bumpy ride on the road to 'Adventureland' Apr 4, 2009
(The film starred Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey, and a then-unknown Liev Schreiber; the biggest name was its producer, Steven Soderbergh. The lights went down on an audience of exhausted skeptics, but when they came up 1 1/2 hours later, Mottola had won dozens of newly converted fans. (Boston Globe)
Movie review: Young love's great adventure Apr 4, 2009
Thirteen years ago, Mottola made a superb independent film called "Daytrippers," with Hope Davis and Liev Schreiber. In the years after, he became a TV director, but he scored a big hit directing "Superbad," the best comedy yet to come out of the Judd Apatow school, because of its sensitivity and bigness of spirit. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Healthy Prognosis Apr 4, 2009
First, the new patients are less annoying, and the actors are very good, particularly Hope Davis and John Mahoney. The writing seems smarter. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
On 'In Treatment,' the doctor is still in Apr 4, 2009
Each of Paul's new therapy clients, including John Mahoney as a panicky Wall Streeter and Hope Davis as a lonely lawyer, is holding a fascinating and closely guarded back story in his or her clenched fist ... IN TREATMENT Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Hope Davis, John Mahoney, Dianne Wiest, Alison Pill. (Boston Globe)
Davis and Harden shine in Carnage Mar 27, 2009
Marcia Gay Harden, left, and Hope Davis pose backstage at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre where they will be starring in Broadway's "God of Carnage" on Wednesday, March 18 in New York ... NEW YORK - Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden would like to make something clear right away: Theyre not professional rivals in any way. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
A fearless approach to funny drama Mar 25, 2009
From left, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels and James Gandolfini in the Yasmina Reza play "God of Carnage" at the Bernard Jacobs Theater in New York ... The two actors, who star with Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden in "God of Carnage," a satiric comedy that opened Sunday night at the Bernard Jacobs Theater, were tag-teaming an interview. (International Herald Tribune)
'God of Carnage,' 'Blithe Spirit' lifting spirits on Broadway Mar 24, 2009
Annette, too, lets her guard down; Hope Davis exquisitely charts her evolution from prim to nauseous to feisty to languorously drunk. As Veronica, the frustrated do-gooder, Marcia Gay Harden manages to be divinely irritating and moving, driving home the redeeming neediness and uncertainty that link humans to more sympathetic life forms. (USA Today -- Life)
Sopranos star Gandolfini a hit on Broadway Mar 24, 2009
The play by French writer Yasmina Reza also stars Marcia Gay Harden as Gandolfinis wife, as well as Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis, in what Elysa Gardner of USA Today called a showcase for first-rate ensemble acting. . (MSNBC -- News)
John Lahr: “West Side Story” and “God of Carnage” on Broadway. Mar 24, 2009
Instead of the Jets and the Sharks, the Novaks (Marcia Gay Harden and James Gandolfini) and the Raleighs (Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels) face off over the loutish playground behavior of their kids. Michael and Veronica Novak s aggrieved eleven-year-old son Henry has had two teeth knocked out by Alan and Annette Raleigh s son, Benjamin. (New Yorker)
Still a Box Office Star? Mar 24, 2009
Into their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn apartment comes Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis, upscale lawyer and wealth manager. Their 11 year old sons have had a playground fight. (Fox News)
THANK 'GOD' FOR A DELICIOUS... Mar 24, 2009
The verbal ballet in which skillful, superb Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis savage one another is hilarious. Also treacherous for those in a lousy relationship. (New York Post -- Gossip)
New on DVD: Swedish vampire, 'Elegy,' Giancarlo Giannini Mar 20, 2009
It is mostly bleak, though still worth seeing because it isn't dull, and the cast also includes Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Hope Davis and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Watching this, it's also difficult to make the case that there's a better actor in movies now than Hoffman. (USA Today -- Life)
David Denby: “The Daytrippers,” at the D.G.A. Theatre. Mar 16, 2009
Hope Davis plays a Long Island teacher who suspects that her husband (Stanley Tucci) may be having an affair in Manhattan. She rides into town with a vengeful posse her parents (Anne Meara and Pat McNamara), her sister (Parker Posey), and her sister s boyfriend (Liev Schreiber) and they all spend the day tracking the husband s whereabouts while falling into bizarre adventures in a city that seems composed exclusively of voluble egotists. (New Yorker)
NYC RETURN MAKES B'WAY ACTOR PL... Mar 3, 2009
GOD of 00004000 Carnage," a new play by Yasmina Reza, who brought us "Art" some seasons ago, opens the 22nd. It co-stars Jeff Dan iels, James Gandolfini, Mar cia Gay Harden, Hope Davis. Said Jeff Daniels: "I was last on Broadway in [A.R.] Pete Gurney's '[The] Golden Age' at the Jack Lawrence Theatre on 48th, and is there a 12th Avenue. It was so far west, the dressing rooms were in the river, but somehow this still qualified for 'Broadway. (New York Post -- Gossip)
New Works by Veteran Indie Filmmakers Share Top Honors at 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards Feb 23, 2009
Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York received this award, along with casting director Jeanne McCarthy, and ensemble cast members Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, and Michelle Williams ... Celebrity Guests and Nominees included: Maryse Alberti, Darren Aronofsky, Justine Bateman, Dustin Lance Black, Michael Bolton, Rose Byrne, Laurent Cantet, Keisha Castle Hughes, Wyatt Cenac,... (PR Newswire)
Polanski Afraid to Return Feb 19, 2009
And I m told exclusively by sources that Polanski s next film will be God of Carnage, based on the new Yazmin Reva comedy of manners just about to open on Broadway with James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, and Jeff Daniels. What made yesterday s hearing so unusual was the appearance of Polanski s defense attorney from the 1978 case, Douglas Dalton, who passionately argued for Polanski s side. (Fox News)
Marcia Gay Harden's Short List Feb 15, 2009
In March she returns to Broadway, joining James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis in a production of Yasmina Reza's play God of Carnage. It's only fitting that this versatile actress has tastes ranging from landscape painting to Silly Symphonies. (Time.com)
A spring of big-name actors set for Broadway Feb 13, 2009
Yasmina Reza's "God of Carnage" was a big hit for Ralph Fiennes and Janet McTeer in London last year, and the New York edition, opening March 22 at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre, has an equally starry cast: James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden. They play two liberal, middle-class couples who come together after their children get into a fight. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
