Daily television and radio listings Oct 20, 2009
The Italian Job 7:30 p.m. (FX). A thief (Mark Wahlberg) tries to reclaim gold that was taken from him in this flat remake. (Boston Globe)
Law Abiding Citizen defies rules of logic Oct 17, 2009
Director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Set It Off) gets points for some adrenaline-packed action sequences and explosions, as well as for casting Viola Davis (Doubt) as the exceedingly unamused mayor of Philadelphia. The scenes where she reads Foxx and his boss to filth are practically worth the price of admission. (MSNBC -- News)
Law Abiding Citizen: Hannibal Lecture Oct 16, 2009
" in Michael Dukakis's measured tone, putting principle above vengeance. But that heroic restraint wouldn't make for a good movie. Then again, neither does the drearily sadistic Law Abiding Citizen. Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is the mild, happily married Philadelphian who's forced to watch his family's atrocity up close. The two killers are arrested, but Assistant D.A. Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), who's wary of trying a case he might lose, cuts a deal, letting one perp testify against the other.... (Time.com)
'Law Abiding Citizen' Oct 16, 2009
F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job," "Be Cool") directs a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, one of the writers of "Street Kings." That 2008 movie, starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, was a corrosively cynical look at police corruption and cop-cowboys in Los Angeles. "Law Abiding Citizen" is a corrosively cynical look at the justice system. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Vigilante nonsense Oct 16, 2009
Directed by F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job"), the movie at least revels in the preposterous -- a daring, rather than boring, variety of awfulness -- and keeps the howlers coming ... Directed by F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job"), the movie at least revels in the preposterous -- a daring, rather than boring, variety of awfulness -- and keeps the howlers coming. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
In ‘Law Abiding Citizen,’ revenge never seemed so bland Oct 16, 2009
In combining all those procedural shows with Saw and The Silence of the Lambs, the director F. Gary Gray ( The Italian Job ) gets to play with all kinds of weaponry (rockets, automatic machine guns, improvised explosive devices). Helicopters swoop urgently past the camera. (Boston Globe)
Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week Oct 12, 2009
Gerard Butler goes from family man to the meanest vigilante since Charles Bronson matching with Jamie Foxx in this action-thriller from director F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job"). TV. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Been and gone Oct 3, 2009
He moved into films, writing the screenplays for The Italian Job and the Clint Eastwood film Kelly's Heroes, an improbable tale of a gold robbery set behind German lines during the World War II. He also wrote the screenplay for Sweeney 2, a spin off from the television police drama originally created by his brother Ian. In the 1980s he wrote two hugely successful television series, Reilly Ace of Spies and the BBC political thriller, Edge of Darkness. (BBC News -- UK)
Italian Job For Streep, Clooney Sep 26, 2009
Italian Job For Streep, Clooney - CBS News ... Italian Job For Streep, Clooney. (CBS News)
The 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, Presented by BET Networks, Announces Closing Night Selection, Special Screenings and Additional Programming Sep 22, 2009
Urbanworld will also present director F. Gary Gray with the festival's Career Achievement Award in celebration of an outstanding body of work, including "Friday," "Set It Off," "The Negotiator", "The Italian Job" and the previously announced 2009 opening night selection, "Law Abiding Citizen," starring Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler and Viola Davis. Additional select programming was also announced, including special screenings of ESPN Films' "Without Bias" and HBO Latino's "Celebrity Habla," as well... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Sep 17, 2009
Scriptwriter who brought new realism to police drama with Z-Cars and wrote The Italian Job. A suicide car bomber killed at least six people when he targeted a Nato military vehicle close to the US and British embassies. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Theron bares her body, past for 'The Burning Plain' Sep 17, 2009
"But ... we've been trying to do a sequel to The Italian Job for the last eight years. We actually have two writers working on that as well. I really hope it actually happens, but I don't want people for the next eight years to go, 'Hey! How's the sequel going?' 'I don't know! I don't have an answer!' ". Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Depends on who director F. Gary Gray ( The Italian Job ) decides is the hero and who s the villain. Rumor is it s a toss-up - now that s interesting. (Boston Globe)
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Swinging Simon Aug 31, 2009
Dee had cameos in the films The Italian Job and Doctor In Trouble ... He presented Top of the Pops, hosted Miss World and got small roles in films including The Italian Job. (BBC News -- UK)
TV chat show star Simon Dee dies Aug 31, 2009
Dee was also seen on early episodes of Top of the Pops and had cameo roles in the films The Italian Job and Doctor In Trouble. Liz Hurley has said the Austin Powers movie character was based on Dee. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The charm of the Mini rolls on at 50 Aug 23, 2009
In a tent nearby, two little blonde boys sing the song from "The Italian Job", the cult movie starring Michael Caine which put Minis centre stage. Aged just nine and six years old, they "already have the passion", said their father, Mattias Wahlstedt, 39. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Actor Wahlberg 'weds girlfriend' Aug 3, 2009
A series of high-profile movies followed, among them remakes of The Italian Job and Planet of the Apes. Oscar-nominated for The Departed in 2007, he will next be seen in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hang on lads, Top Gear to re-stage Italian Job sewer scene Jul 23, 2009
Top Gear plan Belfast Italian job ... "Hang on lads, I've got a great idea," was the sentence made famous by Michael Caine at the end of the Italian Job. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
AIDS group sues over STD outbreak among porn stars Jul 17, 2009
G8 Must Not Be Allowed to Get Away With 'Italian Job' at L'Aquila Summit, Warns Aid Agency ... In a cruel mimicry of "The Italian Job" movie, it appears a heist is already being planned as Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, the group's chairman, arranges a getaway under the cover of a new approach toward aid, Christian humanitarian agency World Vision warns. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Santa's little helper Jul 12, 2009
It starred in one of the great caper films of the 1960s, "The Italian Job," starring Michael Caine and one thoroughly mortified-looking Noel Coward ... (Obiter dictum, the 2002 remake of "The Italian Job," featuring the new Minis running the aqueducts in Los Angeles, is a superb piece of glossy, drossy, car-centric filmmaking. (FOX61, CT)
Kalispell natives worked on comeback Jul 11, 2009
His resume includes producing visual effects for three incarnations of the Star Trek television series and movies such as Chicago, The Italian Job and Drag Me to Hell. Ellingson has a degree in photography from a Bay-area college and a business degree from Flathead Valley Community College. (Helena Independent Record)
G8 Must Not Be Allowed to Get Away With 'Italian Job' at L'Aquila Summit, Warns Aid Agency Jul 8, 2009
In a cruel mimicry of "The Italian Job" movie, it appears a heist is already being planned as Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, the group's chairman, arranges a getaway under the cover of a new approach toward aid, Christian humanitarian agency World Vision warns. So far, the Group of Eight countries have raised foreign assistance by just one third of the total they pledged in 2005, when leaders meeting at Gleneagles, Scotland, announced a doubling of aid to Africa by 2010 as part of a wider... (PR Newswire)
Taylor Lautner beefs up for New Moon Jun 2, 2009
Taylor Lautner beefs up for New Moon- msnbc. Taylor Lautner beefs up for New Moon. (MSNBC -- News)
Minis make owners proud May 26, 2009
The subsequent models were the Riley Elf, Wolsley Hovac, Mini Cooper S and the famed Mini Clubman 1275GT featured in the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Tristan noted that a Mini in mint condition or partially or fully refurbished could fetch up to RM15,000. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
European Exhibition Blog Entry No. 6 May 24, 2009
Fabulous divas Camryn, Shelbey, Kelly, Steph, Bri, and Lauren used this tactic to boat through the water alleys of Venice, made famous in the movie The Italian Job. The sequence of the shops was glass, gelato, pizza, glass, gelato, pizza. (Tarheelblue.com)
Good Food And Wine Show 2009 Melbou... May 24, 2009
Tobi Puttock will host a session entitled The Italian Job imparting some useful tips on how to prepare Italian cuisine. Puttock began his career at Melbourne s Caffe e Cucina and was a chef at the Hotel Florence in Lake Como, Italy. (Suite101.com)
Sunshine and summertime: Your guide summer events in Winona May 24, 2009
This year s theme is the Mini-sotan Job, paying homage to the 40th anniversary of the movie The Italian Job which celebrated the car; visit. July 8-12, Winona County Fair, St. Charles, Minn. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Caine: a life in film Apr 20, 2009
" In love with Hollywood Born Maurice Micklewhite in 1933, Caine grew up in southeast London, the Cockney son of a charlady and a fishmarket porter. He fell in love with Hollywood after seeing the 'Lone Ranger' as a five-year-old. After changing his name, Caine secured uncredited roles in a string of films during the 1950s before his big break came in the 1964 classic 'Zulu'. One of the actor's best known films 'The Ipcress File' followed before Caine shot to stardom as the morally bankrupt... (iAfrica.com)
Top 10 movie car chase scenes Mar 28, 2009
"The Italian Job" (1969). Michael Caine's famous "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off," has become a familiar refrain among "Italian Job" fans who love the British actor's Cockney twang and the 1969 comic car caper that saw a collection of car thieves attempting a high-stakes bank heist in the Italian city of Turin. (CNN)
PREPS: A Q&A with Rancho Buena Vista golfer Marco Gomez Mar 23, 2009
Favorite all-time movie: "The Italian Job". What's one thing people don't know about you: I'm a car fanatic. (North County Times)
Paint it bright Mar 22, 2009
The art performance was as challenging for the driver as driving the MINI for the movie 'Italian Job. Accustomed to taking high performance cars to their limit on test tracks, here he needed to follow the exacting choreography established by Rhode. (iAfrica.com)
This week on iafrica.com Mar 21, 2009
You need time to read our road test of the and an involving a South African artist, the stunt driver from 'The Italian Job', 12 hours of driving, and a canvas the size of a football field. Strange but true. (iAfrica.com)
David Beckham's 'Dear John' letter to America Feb 11, 2009
"I have to admit that, having played in Europe, sometimes it was frustrating playing in certain games. But every now and then, moving from one state to another, I also enjoyed myself.''Fact is, money isn't everything. I'm thinking of myself and my country here, too. Perhaps it's age, perhaps it's vanity, perhaps it's the passion for football I've carried since I was a kid. But I cannot bear the thought of saying goodbye to England's white, three-lioned shirt.I've played 107 times for England.... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cast: Par... Feb 10, 2009
He eventually left Buffy to pursue film work such as the Austin Powers films, Can t Hardly Wait, Rat Race, Without a Paddle and The Italian Job. He has made appearances on a variety of television shows and regularly voices the character of Chris Griffin on Family Guy. (Suite101.com)
