Spirit Awards bring edge Feb 22, 2008
TIP SHEETWhat: 23rd annual Spirit AwardsWhen: Saturday; lunch at 12:30 p.m., show at 2 p.m. PT live on IFC; 10 p.m. on AMCWhere: In a tent on Santa Monica Beach at Barnard WayWho: Honorary chair Javier Bardem; presenters include Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Patricia Clarkson, Forest Whitaker and Tom Wilkinson; 1,400 guests. Links posted in this story. (Variety)
SAG in the hot seat Feb 13, 2008
Besides Affleck, Field, Hatcher and Sheen, signers so far include Jason Alexander, Kevin Bacon, Kathy Bates, Maria Bello, Amy Brenneman, Helen Hunt, Diane Lane, Debra Messing, Kyra Sedgwick, David Strathairn and Rainn Wilson. Brenneman told Daily Variety that the key concern behind the move is for SAG to come into negotiations with the strongest possible bargaining position. (Variety)
New DVDs: The Invasion, Damages Feb 8, 2008
The Jane Austen Book Club An ensemble including Maria Bello, Kathy Baker, Jimmy Smits, Emily Blunt and Amy Brenneman plays out modern variations of Austens romantic entanglements as a book club meets once a month to discuss the authors works. Extras include deleted scenes and commentary. (MSNBC -- Movies)
New on DVD: A couple of 2007's better films Feb 8, 2008
Jimmy Smits is cheating on wife Amy Brenneman, Maria Bello is preoccupied with her dogs, and Emily Blunt is a French teacher whose husband won't take her to France. Solution: Form a group (with, of course, one sensitive male) and assign each participant to take on one novel by Austen, whose numerical output was fortunately limited enough to keep their coffee-shop table from getting too crowded. (USA Today -- Life)
A trip to Austen (not in Texas) Feb 2, 2008
Jocelyn (Maria Bello) is a dog breeder who has never married. She invites Grigg (Hugh Dancy) to the book club thinking he'll be a good match for her 00004000 friend Sylvia (Amy Brenneman). (The Age)
Movies preview: 8 awaited titles for the 2008 viewing season Feb 1, 2008
It's just a guess, but some combination of Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh must be messing around with a dragon emperor's tomb under the direction of Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious). Madagascar: The Crate Escape (Nov. (USA Today -- Life)
EW critic: Sundance gets kinky and kooky Jan 26, 2008
It wouldn't be America's premiere independent film festival without at least one highbrow-pervo conversation piece, and this year that slot belongs to Downloading Nancy, starring the gifted Maria Bello as a self-mutilating incest survivor who hooks up on the Internet with a man she asks to hurt her. and worse. (Entertainment Weekly)
Worst Sundance Film: Sex and Self-Mutilation Jan 26, 2008
Downloading Nancy, starring Maria Bello, Jason Patric and Rufus Sewell. Maria, one of my favorite actresses, plays Nancy. (Fox News)
The world according to Jane Jan 26, 2008
(from left) Maggie Grace, Emily Blunt (back to camera), Amy Brenneman, Jimmy Smits, Maria Bello and Hugh Dancy ... Jocelyn (played by Maria Bello) is a self-possessed dog breeder who has never married ... (from left) Maggie Grace, Emily Blunt (back to camera), Amy Brenneman, Jimmy Smits, Maria Bello and Hugh Dancy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sundance titles high on life Jan 26, 2008
Two grim films I saw were "Downloading Nancy," in which Maria Bello's character finds a man on the Internet willing to kill her, and "The Last Word," in which Wes Bentley plays a sort of Cyrano de Bergerac of suicide note writers ... Interview with Maria Bello, Jason Patrick and Johan Renck. (Variety)
Austen powers Jan 25, 2008
Director Robin Swicord Stars Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker Rated M. Opens Thursday. se 00004000 nd photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sundance crop too starry Jan 25, 2008
"Downloading Nancy," starring Maria Bello and Jason Patric: "Performances are cranked up to red-line neurotic levels, while production values intently contribute to creating an artificially bleak world where it's understandable scarcely anyone would want to spend time, even for the duration of this movie." -- Variety's Todd McCarthy. "Bottle Shock," starring Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and Chris Pine: "Director Randol Miller has assembled an amazing and talented cast, but he uses them on a... (Variety)
New York Lounge, Day 2 Jan 21, 2008
Sharon Swart, actress Maria Bello, Arthur Cohn, and actor William Hurt in the New York Lounge -- Park City, Utah - January 19, 2008 ... Sharon Swart, actress Maria Bello, Arthur Cohn, and actor William Hurt in the New York Lounge -- Park City, Utah - January 19, 2008. (Variety)
Sundance has hit men in its sights Jan 20, 2008
Meanwhile, the drama Downloading Nancy stars Maria Bello as a mentally ill woman who meets a man online (Jason Patric) and tempts him with sexual favors before trying to hire him to kill her. "It's unbelievable how good she is," says Sundance programming director Geoffrey Gilmore. (USA Today -- Life)
'Yellow Handkerchief' premiere Jan 20, 2008
Actress Maria Bello attends the premiere of 'The Yellow Handkerchief' during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre on January 18, 2008 in Park City, Utah - Photo Gallery - Variety ... Actress Maria Bello attends the premiere of 'The Yellow Handkerchief' during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre on January 18, 2008 in Park City, Utah Advertisement. (Variety)
'After hour' clubs scrutinized Jan 19, 2008
After hour' clubs scrutinized - FOX23 News. January 19, 2008 - 8:52 AM Sub-Navigation. (FOX23.com, OK)
Sundance Film Festival Jan 17, 2008
(Cinetic) Downloading Nancy Swedish helmer Johan Renck tackles the dark milieu of depression and sexual perversions, with a cast including Maria Bello, Rufus Sewell, Jason Patric and Amy Brenneman. (Traction Media) Good Dick. (Variety)
Downloading Nancy Jan 11, 2008
The film boasts an all star line-up including Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell and Amy Brenneman ... Set in Baltimore, shot on location in Regina, Saskatchewan, the story is centered around a very mentally disturbed woman, Nancy (Maria Bello), whose negligent relationship with her husband (Rufus Sewell) leads her into a sadistic affair with a man (Jason Patric) she meets over the internet. (PR Newswire)
Not just for members| Jan 4, 2008
The cast boasts an impressive set of performers including Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, and Maggie Grace who carry their roles with equal sophistication. A group of weaker actresses would have been a great injustice to the sensitive material that comfortably switches from incredibly painful to delightfully funny throughout. (iAfrica.com)
-Film critic geezers Jan 1, 2008
"That's where you hear all the good gossip. If there's a romance going on or if anyone's had Botox, they know it all." She met "Mummy" stars Brendan Fraser ("He was so sweet") and Maria Bello, who she says "was lovely -- she's from a real working-class family in Philadelphia.". "That's one of my biggest failings in my career," Nasatir adds. (Los Angeles Times)
Golden day for Canada Dec 14, 2007
It will be Cronenberg's second trip to the Golden Globes, which he attended last year when A History of Violence was nominated for best picture and best supporting actress (Maria Bello). Long snickered at, the Golden Globes have raised their profile (and reputation) in the industry, and are now regarded as a harbinger for the Academy Awards. (Globe and Mail)
Sex To Make You Celibate Dec 8, 2007
" Maxim was also grossed out by William H. Macy and Maria Bello in "The Cooler," noting, "If you asked 10 random women which actor they'd most like to see naked [bleep]ing a cocktail waitress, at least seven would go out of their way to say, 'Anyone, as long as it isn't William H. Macy. " > > > Updated 8:19 p.m. Updated 5:11 p.m. ||||||||||| ||||||||| --> NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and NEWYORKPOST.COM are trademarks of NYP... (New York Post -- Gossip)
More Sundance titles revealed Nov 30, 2007
Thesps making appearances therein include Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Jack Black. PREMIERES. (Variety)
Summary of competing films Nov 29, 2007
Cast: Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman. Frozen River (director/screenwriter: Courtney Hunt). (USA Today -- Life)
'Dance Lineup All Set Nov 29, 2007
DANCE LINEUP ALL SET. Thursday, November 29, 2007 Last Update: 08:15 AM EST. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Third 'Mummy' film begins production in China Oct 24, 2007
Maria Bello plays his wife, Evelyn, and Luke Ford is son Alex. Michelle Yeoh will portray a sorceress, and Russell Wong is one of the Chinese emperor's enemies brought back from the dead. (USA Today -- Life)
Cohen Directs 3rd `Mummy' Film in China Oct 23, 2007
Fraser is reprising his role as explorer Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." Maria Bello plays his wife, Evelyn, and Luke Ford is son Alex. Michelle Yeoh will portray a sorceress, and Russell Wong is one of the Chinese emperor's enemies brought back from the dead. (Newsmax)
The joys of Austen in a land of Cather Oct 21, 2007
The film stars Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Amy Brenneman, Maggie Grace, and Hugh Dancy. John Toon's cinematography is so beautiful that I found myself gazing at the sheer beauty of six actors who are beautiful in six distinct ways, some of them nontraditional. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Life imitates art for members of Austen book club Oct 14, 2007
She thinks it will help console her friend Jocelyn (Maria Bello), who as the film opens is attending a funeral for her beloved Rhodesian ridgeback. Any woman who has an expensive service for her dog needs a man in her life. (Regina Leader-Post)
Throwing punchlines at Holyfield Oct 10, 2007
8: Wonder if that would improve my chances with Maria Bello ... And just thought I would throw it in, I would like Maria Bello for Christmas ... Maria Bello would barf if your dandruff ridden troll a* sme anywhere near her vicinity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Jane Austen Book Club (PG-13) *** | Prejudiced against books? This could change your mind Oct 5, 2007
This could change your mind - 10/05/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
What would Jane do? Oct 5, 2007
The Jane Austen Book ClubStarring: Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy BrennemanDirected by: Robin SwicordRunning time: 106 minutes PG (coarse language)3 stars out of 5 ... Hugh Dancy (left) and Maria Bello in the film Jane Austen Book Club ... Sylvia's friend Bernadette (Kathy Baker) decides that a book club would be just the thing for her and, indeed, for all their troubled friends, including Jocelyn (Maria Bello), who loves only her dogs and is mourning the loss of her Rhodesian... (Vancouver Sun)
Actress Blunt is a rising star Sep 30, 2007
It was the right ensemble because those girls were so much fun," she said of co-stars Maria Bello, Kathy Baker and Amy Brenneman, all of whom have become friends. "We drove the men in the cast crazy with our clacking away and laughing stupidly in the background all the time. " Although American audiences first became aware of Blunt in an overtly sexual role in the 2004 lesbian drama "My Summer of Love," sexy is not something she feels particularly comfortable playing. "No one wants to play sexy... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Jane Austen Book Club **1/2 Sep 28, 2007
Starring Maria Bello, Emily Blunt and Hugh Dancy ... Jocelyn (Maria Bello) is grieving for her departed pooch, while Sylvia (Amy Brenneman) has just lost her husband of 25 years to the proverbial younger babe. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Jane' leaves lasting impression Sep 26, 2007
Among other money-and time- saving techniques, cast members subsidized film wardrobes with pieces from their own closets--a fact Swicord revealed when aud members inqurred about a sweater Maria Bello wore in the movie, which came from the actress' own closet. Swicord admitted the screenplay deviated from the original book, but she said she owed most of the film's "sparkly dialogue" to the novel. (Variety)
The saint turns sinful Sep 26, 2007
This movie reminded me of doing a really nice, ensemble theatre piece, says Smits, referring to the cast, which includes Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Brenneman, Maggie Grace, Marc Blucas, Hugh Dancy and Canadian Kevin Zegers. I came in very early on. (Globe and Mail)
Viggo Mortensen gets nude for 'Eastern Promises' fight scene Sep 23, 2007
"I knew I was going to hurt with all the blocks and throws. But, in a way, it was payback for the stairs scene in 'A History of Violence' where Maria Bello took a bad pounding on those wooden stairs. I got paid back and then some." (In the earlier film, he and Bello made ferocious love on a staircase. . (The Virginian-Pilot)
Review: 'Jane Austen Book Club' is many adaptations in one Sep 22, 2007
Starring Maria Bello, Hugh Dancy, Amy Brenneman and Emily Blunt ... Everyone is a delight to watch, particularly the adorable Hugh Dancy as Grigg, a sci-fi devotee who's pulled way back from the future as the only male in the group, and Maria Bello as Jocelyn, a habitual matchmaker who keeps insisting she has no desire to find a mate for herself. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Reel improvement: Fall film preview 2007 Sep 22, 2007
Austen doesn't invoke Texas for fans of The Jane Austen Book Club (next Friday), in which six pals among them Maria Bello, Kathy Baker, Hugh Dancy, Amy Brenneman worship their literary heroine. Robin Swicord made the modern comedy from the novel by Karen Joy Fowler. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Chuck' fights 'Extinction' in theaters Sep 21, 2007
Sony Pictures Classics opens Robin Swicord's "The Jane Austen Book Club," whose cast includes Maria Bello, Emily Blunt and Kathy Baker, in 25 theaters in Gotham, L.A., Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area and Phoenix. Paramount Pictures Vantage opens director Sean Penn's "Into the Wild," starring Emile Hirsh and based on the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer, in four theaters in Gotham and L.A. Penn wrote the adapted screenplay. (Variety)
Pitt Gets Under James's Skin; Penn's `Wild' Trip: Rick Warner Sep 21, 2007
The club includes a six-time divorcee (Kathy Baker); a mother of three (Amy Brenneman) whose lawyer husband (Jimmy Smits) has just left her for another woman; that mother's gorgeous gay daughter (Maggie Grace); an uptight French teacher who has never been to France (Emily Blunt); a perpetually single dog breeder (Maria Bello) and a handsome sci-fi aficionado (Hugh Dancy). The ensemble cast is fine and Swicord directs with assurance, but the film is a little too cute for its own good. (Bloomberg)
'Jane Austen Book Club' Sep 21, 2007
Cast: Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Amy Brenneman, Hugh Dancy ... Maria Bello (A History of Violence, Flicka) stars as a dog-breeding Emma-like character, making matches while unknowingly being matched herself. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
LOST IN AUSTEN Sep 21, 2007
Besides Bernadette, Sylvia and Sylvia's daredevil lesbian daughter Allegra (Maggie Grace), the group includes their longtime friend Jocelyn (Maria Bello), a dog breeder who is mourning the death of a favorite pet. To fill out the group, Bernadette brings in Prudie (Emily Blunt), a French teacher whose haughty manner barely disguises the fact that she's so neglected by her hubby (Marc Blucas) she's tempted to have an affair with a student (Kevin Zegers). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Jane Austen Book Club' has more sensibility than sense Sep 21, 2007
Hugh Dancy and Maria Bello trade literary enthusiasms ... Her unmarried best friend, Jocelyn (Maria Bello), tries to set up Sylvia with the lone man in the group, a rich tech-services guy named Grigg (Hugh Dancy), who's actually hot for Jocelyn ... Starring: Amy Brenneman, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Hugh Dancy, Jimmy Smits, and Lynn Redgrave. (Boston Globe)
Beyond the Multiplex Sep 14, 2007
What came in between, of course, was the erotic, twist-and-turn thriller starring and Maria Bello that became both an international hit and the best-reviewed film of 2005. In its wake, Cronenberg is no longer the aging cult-film legend of another day. (Salon)
More of this story Sep 14, 2007
This one is set in the modern day and focuses on a half-dozen people (Maria Bello, Jimmy Smits and Amy Brenneman among them) whose lives parallel the plots of six Austen classics. Also opening: The Last Winter ; Vanaja ; Dedication. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Kiddie Porn Movie Rocks Toronto as 'Feel-Awful' Film of the Year Sep 12, 2007
Her mother is a self-absorbed American (Maria Bello) who cares nothing for her child and loads her with more baggage than a porter at JFK.. And that s not all. (Fox News)
Iraq and terrorism figure on screen - but so do bees, Beatles, and multiple Bob Dylans Sep 12, 2007
Maria Bello, Amy Brenneman, Hugh Dancy, and - hooray - Emily Blunt of "The Devil Wears Prada" star as some of the winsome wooers. "The Last Winter" An eco-horror thriller set among a team of oil-company workers in Arctic Alaska. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Mortensen on 'Promises': 'I have to play this nude' Sep 11, 2007
To understand mobster turned small-town family man Joey in "A History of Violence," he took a road trip through the Midwest and spent time recording costar Maria Bello's uncle, a Philadelphia native, to nail his accent ... Recalling his vigorous and bruising staircase sex scene in "A History of Violence," Mortensen quipped, "It's revenge for Maria Bello.". (Los Angeles Times)
Blood Brothers Sep 10, 2007
Q: Is there a subterranean connection between Viggo's vigorous sex scene with Maria Bello in "A History of Violence" and the nude fight in "Eastern Promises". MORTENSEN: Karmically, there's a real strong connection because (in "Eastern Promise") obviously I'm getting my retribution from Maria Bello. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Familiar faces in fall's films Sep 10, 2007
With Maria Bello, Jimmy Smits and Amy Brenneman. The Brave One: A woman (Jodie Foster) goes on a vigilante rampage after her boyfriend is killed in an attack. (Rocky Mountain News)
Dietrich fall festival hosts 16 foreign, indie films Sep 6, 2007
The feature - starring Amy Brenneman, Maria Bello, Jimmy Smits and Hugh Dancy - will play at the Tunkhannock theater as part of opening-night festivities for its fall film festival ... The feature - starring Amy Brenneman, Maria Bello, Jimmy Smits and Hugh Dancy - will play at the Tunkhannock theater as part of opening-night festivities for its fall film festival. (Scranton Times, PA)
Hunt for Oscar contenders underway at Toronto Sep 6, 2007
All buyers seem to want to see "Six Feet Under" creator Alan Ball's directorial debut "Nothing Is Private," starring Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette and Maria Bello, which is based on the Gulf War memoir "Towelhead.". Vadim Perelman's "In Bloom," starring Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood, also is generating interest, as are "Bill," starring Eckhart and Jessica Alba, and "Battle in Seattle," featuring an all-star ensemble led by Charlize Theron. (Reuters Canada)
Dates are subject to change. SEPT. 14 Across the Universe Sep 3, 2007
With Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Maggie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Kevin Zeggers, Hugh Dancy and Ed Brigadier. King of California. (Chicago Tribune)
The Alphabetiff Sep 3, 2007
Inside Entertainment and Sony Classics party for The Jane Austen Book Club, with Emily Blunt and Maria Bello. Monday, Sept. 10* TIME's 1930s-themed party for Trumbo, with Joan Allen and Michael Douglas. (National Post)
Mummy Blog News Sep 3, 2007
When we find them, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello) are retired to Oxfordshire, England, having been spies for the British during World War II. They are bored silly and welcome the offer of "one last mission" from the Foreign Office. Their assignment: courier a precious artifact back to the museum in Shanghai, China from which it was stolen. (IGN FilmForce)
TV Highlights for Week of Sept. 2-8 Sep 1, 2007
Gerard Butler ("300") and Maria Bello ("A History of Violence") co-star as the once-happy husband and wife who end up facing a crushing moral dilemma. "Lincoln Heights," the rare TV drama that makes a black family its focus, returns 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday on ABC Family for its second season. (Newsmax)
Swicord making directing debut Aug 31, 2007
Calley called Maria Bello, who wanted to star. Suddenly, in one week, one Austen movie had forward momentum. (Variety)
And, fall's best movies Aug 29, 2007
The Jane Austen Book Club A cast of strong female leads (Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman) anchor this non-period Jane Austen movie about, well, a Jane Austen book club. As most book clubs go, though, discussions turn to life, not fiction. (FOX59, IN)
Hollywood's fall highlights Aug 28, 2007
With Maria Bello, Jimmy Smits and Amy Brenneman. THE KINGDOM: Jamie Foxx is a fed tracking a friend's killer in Saudi Arabia. (Yahoo News)
It's six degrees of everyone at TIFF! Aug 26, 2007
For instance, Kevin Bacon is here with Raising Ties, which is directed by Alison Eastwood, daughter of the man who made Mystic River, which starred Sean Penn, who was fined for smoking last year, unlike Aaron Eckhart, who was in Thank You for Smoking, which also starred Maria Bello, who was in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence with Viggo Mortensen, who starred in the Psycho remake by Gus Van Sant (and not Brian De Palma, who has his own private Hitchcock fixation), who directed Gerry,... (National Post)
The Film Library Aug 26, 2007
The big-screen version of Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 novel, about a group of friends who both discuss and resemble Austen's characters, stars Maria Bello, Hugh Dancy (an Austenian name if ever there was one), Emily Blunt and Maggie Grace. Ang Lee makes a sharp turn from "Brokeback" territory with his new Mandarin-language film, "Lust, Caution" (Sept. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fall of the gunslinger Aug 25, 2007
"Ira Jennifer Westfeldt ("Kissing Jessica Stein") wrote and stars in this comedy about a couple who married too quickly and immediately start dismantling their relationship. Also starring: Jason Alexander, Chris Messina "King of California" A strong-willed teenage daughter tries to rein in her father, who was just released from a mental hospital and is now obsessed with locating a Spanish treasure he believes is buried beneath a modern-day Costco. Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Douglas "Moving... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Heart-warming romance Aug 24, 2007
Starring: Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Hugh Dancy, Amy Brenneman, Kathy Baker, Jimmy Smits, Maggie GraceDirector: Robin SwicordStory: Five woman and one man (Dancy) meet to discuss the novels of Jane Austen. One is responsible for each novel. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Toronto festival unveils full slate Aug 23, 2007
Rounding out the Gala program are Alain Corneau's 1950s-set remake of Melville's 1966 pic "Le deuxieme souffle," starring Daniel Auteuil and Monica Bellucci, and Robin Swicord's "The Jane Austen Book Club," with Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Marc Blucas and Emily Blunt. New on the Real to Reel slate are three musical docs -- Paul Crowder and Murray Lerner's "Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who"; "Lou Reed's Berlin," also from Schnabel; and "Joy Division," from Grant Gee -- as well as "Children of... (Variety)
