On Demand movie listings Nov 19, 2009
While Trumbo s letters are read by actors Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Liam Neeson, and David Strathairn, it s the writer s voice that rings loud and clear: cantankerous, eccentric, startlingly lucid. (PG-13; runs through Dec. 3) TY BURR. (Boston Globe)
Talking cure for B'way ills Nov 18, 2009
Nathan Lanesalvaged the evening with a terrific comic performance ... (One of his worst plays, "November," sold well only because Nathan Lane salvaged the evening with a terrific comic performance. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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)
MCHS stages 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' Nov 12, 2009
In 1942, a movie version was made with Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante and Monty Woolley, and in 2000 the comedy was revived on Broadway starring Nathan Lane and Jean Smart. Set in a small town in Ohio in the weeks leading to Christmas, famous radio celebrity Sheridan Whiteside is invited to dine at the house of a wealthy factory owner and his family. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Broadway's 'Beach' closes; Neil Simon play shutters after one week... Nov 2, 2009
Along with Azenberg and Pittelman, who also teamed on the hit 2005 revival of Simon comedy "The Odd Couple" starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, "The Neil Simon Plays" was produced by Max Cooper, Jeffrey Sine, Scott Delman, Ruth Hendel, Roy Furman, Ben Sprecher/Wendy Federman and Scott Landis. Both "Brighton," which bowed in 1983, and 1986's "Broadway" are parts of a semi-autobiographical trilogy from Simon. (The Drudge Report)
Not hair-raising, but ‘Asto Boy' is quality entertainment Oct 30, 2009
Nathan Lane voices the character of Ham Egg, the children's only adult figure, who takes in Astro. Soon, however, Astro discovers that Egg is not what he seems, but I won't spoil. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Review: 'Astro Boy' Oct 24, 2009
Wanting only to fit in, the little robot runaway promptly hooks up with intrepid, scavenging orphans (Kristen Bell, Moiss Arias) and a curiously named father-figure voiced by Nathan Lane. Meanwhile, three amusing rust-bucket revolutionaries with London accents (among them Bill Nighy, doubling as a scientist) are plotting to liberate their kind, but they can't overcome the Laws of Robotics forbidding violence against humans. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Astro Boy is wonderful robot romp Oct 24, 2009
Rejected by Dr. Tenma and pursued by General Stone, who wants the blue core powering him, Toby winds up on the Earths surface, where hes taken in by a gaggle of lost children being tended to by the seemingly friendly robot repairman Hamegg (Nathan Lane). Video. (MSNBC -- News)
Astro-nomical Oct 23, 2009
Once there, he falls in with a group of urchins under the charge of the Fagin-like Hamegg (an appropriately hammy Nathan Lane), who rebuilds trash-heap robots to compete at the Robot Games, a battle-to-destruction that recalls Roman times ... Once there, he falls in with a group of urchins under the charge of the Fagin-like Hamegg (an appropriately hammy Nathan Lane), who rebuilds trash-heap robots to compete at the Robot Games, a battle-to-destruction that recalls Roman times. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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)
Film review: 'Astro Boy' gets two stars out of five Oct 23, 2009
" But Dad has changed his mind. ASTRO BOY HH (out of 5) Cast: The voices of Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Donald Sutherland Director: David Bowers Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes Industry rating: PG for some action and peril, and brief mild language "What's wrong with me ... "The kid (Freddie Highmore) is discarded, like every other robot in robot-happy Metro City, which hovers over littered, polluted planet Earth. Astro meets the surface dwellers, young Oliver Twist... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Astro Boy: Sweet Sci-Fi for Your Inner Child Oct 23, 2009
Rejected by his father, Toby escapes Metro City and lands on the grungy surface of Earth, where children are enslaved by the cheerfully malicious Ham Egg (Nathan Lane), and an underclass of humans and robots are forced into gladiatorial slamdowns. Can Toby survive this environment, save his new friends, return to Metro City and win his father's love. (Time.com)
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)
Review: `Astro Boy' never takes flight Oct 21, 2009
Director David Bowers ("Flushed Away"), who co-wrote the script with Timothy Hyde Harris ("Kindergarten Cop," "Space Jam"), gets some help from a lively voice cast that includes Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy and Nathan Lane, and the Art Deco look of the film's architecture has a classic appeal. But it almost feels like there are too many movies competing simultaneously in what is essentially a pretty standard tale of good versus evil. (Albany Times Union)
Movie Review: The animated family film 'Astro Boy' never really takes flight Oct 20, 2009
" As its own entity, though, it's pretty forgettable. Director David Bowers ("Flushed Away"), who co-wrote the script with Timothy Hyde Harris ("Kindergarten Cop," ''Space Jam"), gets some help from a lively voice cast that includes Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy and Nathan Lane, and the Art Deco look of the film's architecture has a classic appeal. But it almost feels like there are too many movies competing simultaneously in what is essentially a pretty standard tale of good versus... (FOX61, CT)
Boy's own adventure Oct 9, 2009
Director David Bowers Stars Nicolas Cage, Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane Rated PG. Out Thursday. Boy it's been a long time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane and Bill Nighy. Oct. 30. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Mutiny on the 'Brighton' Oct 2, 2009
Nathan Lane, shows up at rehearsal off book and with a performance that's practically fully formed ... " Metcalf thundered about Cromer, whose innovative off-Broadway revival of Thorton Wilder's "Our Town" has been hailed by critics. Sources say the actress was frustrated by the slow pace of rehearsals and by what one source calls Cromer's "introspective" approach to acting. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images Laurie Metcalf and legendary playwright Neil Simon, 82. Metcalf is a no-nonsense performer... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto Celebrate Ribbon-Cutting at New Permanent Site of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Sep 22, 2009
The event will be held at Cipriani Wall Street and will feature Nathan Lane as emcee with performances by Tony Bennett and k.d. lang. Guests expected to attend include Bruce and Emma Willis, Quincy Jones, Regis and Joy Philbin, Nancy Sinatra, Rachael Ray and John Cusimano, Governor Mario and Matilda Cuomo and Billy Jean King. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stars take 00004000'Rain' check Sep 16, 2009
Nathan Laneeach made more than $110,000 a week in both "The Producers" and "The Odd Couple." ... At their height, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane each made more than $110,000 a week in both "The Producers" and "The Odd Couple.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
THIRTEEN's American Masters Traces Journey of Dalton Trumbo from Hollywood Success to Blacklisted Screenwriter to Academy-Award Winner in Trumbo Airing Wednesday, September 2 at 8 p.m. on PBS Aug 20, 2009
Features readings of Trumbos letters by Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, and Donald Sutherland ... An extraordinary cast including Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, and Donald Sutherland give powerful performances of some of Trumbos collected letters. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Addams Family Finds Home On Broadway Jul 23, 2009
NEW YORK (July 22, 2009)The Addams Family" musical will open April 8 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway. Previews begin March 4 after a Chicago tryout that starts in mid-November. It's based on the delightfully ghoulish cartoons that originated in The New Yorker magazine and became TV series and movies. As previously announced, Nathan Lane will play Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth will be Morticia in the production. Also in the cast are Kevin Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as... (KWTX.com, TX)
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)
Showtime for Hitler Jul 5, 2009
Then came Nathan Lane, the first stage Max. "Nathan really stood on Zero's shoulders and created his own Max," says Stroman. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
Will the Antichrist be a homosexual? Jun 2, 2009
Kevin wrote on May 31, 2009 7:04 AM:" After reading this article, I thought to myself, who could the Homosexual Antichrist be? Perhaps it is Nathan Lane!! But then I remembered another passage from The Bible, Second Kings, Chapter Two, verses 23 and 24 where God summons some female bears to execute 42 children for making fun of a bald guy. God obviously thinks that children, especially ones that speak, are an abomination and must be murdered. Therefor, the Antichrist must not only be Homosexual... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Childhood dream fulfilled May 30, 2009
Sunday, the students attended the play Waiting For Godot starring Nathan Lane. It s existential and absurd, Cunningham said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
The campaign for Conan May 28, 2009
In one promo that has aired in recent weeks, domestic arts guru Martha Stewart says, "Oh, goodness, Conan is like the perfect treat." In another, actor Nathan Lane tells viewers: "Conan: Just look for the big red hair." Each promo also asks: "Have you tried Conan O'Brien?". Wait a minute. (Boston Globe)
Bold Advice From Coward May 27, 2009
Coward would have loved Nathan Lane, who comes to the first rehearsal of every play with his lines memorized. I insist that actors be word-perfect at the first rehearsal. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
9 to 5 snags 15 Drama Desk nominations May 21, 2009
Nathan Lane brings Addams Family to stage. Add Theater headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Whats in store for next years Oscars? May 21, 2009
The Producers Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reunite for a movie based on a stage hit based on a movie, about con men bilking investors on a Nazi musical. A best-picture trophy for producer Mel Brooks would make a nice companion bookend for his screenplay Oscar on the 1968 original. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, May 24 May 18, 2009
"Waiting for Godot." Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin star in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Samuel Beckett's classic absurdist comedy. Studio 54. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The All-Stars of Absurdism face off May 16, 2009
In New York, you got to see Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin, John Goodman and John Glover, while in London I saw Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup ... From left, Nathan Lane, John Goodman and Bill Irwin in the Roundabout Theater Company's production of Waiting for Godot at Studio 54 in New York ... I mean, there's Nathan Lane as Estragon, in a colossal struggle with his boots, and the woman beside me is actually hooting. (Globe and Mail)
Season preview: What's hot in Seacoast summer theater May 14, 2009
"We're doing 'The Producers' and I'm so looking forward to it. I have a cast that I would match against well, this is going to sound tacky but that I would match against Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick any day," says Hilton. "I have Scott Smith as Max and Dan Clay as Leo." Then there's Greg Kretschmar as Franz, Jeff Seabaugh, who generally directs, as Rodger, the show's director, Steve Small is Carmen, and newcomer Alexis Handy is playing Ulla. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Addams Family set to hit Broadway May 13, 2009
The Addams Family is to be made into a Broadway musical starring Nathan Lane, the show's producers have announced. The Producers star will play Gomez Addams in the show, with Cheers and Frasier star Bebe Neuwirth appearing as his wife Morticia. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cowell: Lambert will win May 13, 2009
The show's producers say Nathan Lane will play Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth will be Morticia in the musical based on the popular ghoulish cartoons in The New Yorker. "The Addams Family" will open April 8 at a theater to be announced. (Erie Times-News, PA)
NY producer: Astor said Bill Clinton was a flirt May 12, 2009
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Panic Attack May 11, 2009
In the new production, two noted comic actors, Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin, take on the roles of Estragon and Vladimir. Whereas the old clowns were not educated men they felt much more than they understood Lane and Irwin are emblematic of the current, more knowing, more self-conscious breed. (New Yorker)
'Billy Elliot' ties 'Producers' record with 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
Even some stars who got favorable notices in spring revivals were overlooked, among them Waiting for Godot's Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin and John Goodman; Exit the King's Susan Sarandon and Lauren Ambrose and The American Plan's Mercedes Ruehl and Lily Rabe. Godot is up for best revival, along with Lincoln Center Theater's staging of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come And Gone and London-based productions of Mary Stuart and the comic trilogy The Norman Conquests, which each received seven... (USA Today -- Life)
Billy Elliot scores 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
In this play-heavy season, a lot of well-known actors were passed over including Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin, John Goodman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Radcliffe, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy, Frank Langella, Tovah Feldshuh, Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen and John Lithgow. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
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)
TEARS OF THE CLOWNS May 3, 2009
NATHAN LANE and BILL IRWIN sit wearily (and warily), a WOMAN with a tape recorder between them. In the Roundabout Theatre revival of "Waiting for Godot," which opened Thursday at Studio 54, Lane plays Estragon and Irwin plays Vladimir in the 1954 tragicomedy widely considered Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Gogo To See This Much Ado About Nothing May 1, 2009
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Hitler back in Berlin - in Mel Brooks farce May 1, 2009
The musical comedy, created from Brooks's 1968 movie, won a record-breaking 12 Tony awards after it opened on Broadway in 2001 with Nathan Lane as scheming theatrical producer Max Bialystock and Matthew Broderick as his accountant Leo Bloom. After Bloom tells Bialystock he could make more money with a flop than a hit, the down-on-his-luck producer runs with the idea. (Yahoo News)
Accessible 'Godot,' absurd '9 to 5' round out Broadway season May 1, 2009
Nathan Lane, left, and Bill Irwin star as two co-dependent hobos in the revival Waitng for Godot ... In the new Roundabout Theatre Company production (* * * out of four) at Studio 54, Beckett's hobos Estragon and Vladimir Gogo and Didi, as they call each other are played by Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin, with John Goodman in a supporting role. (USA Today -- Life)
UNWORTHY CAUSE Apr 28, 2009
By now, it should be clear to all that he needs a foil: He's never as good as when he plays the straight man, whether it's opposite Reese Witherspoon in "Election" or Nathan Lane in "The Producers.". Here, in the tricky part of someone compared to "a pudding, wobbling gently," he flounders. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Watertown senior notes Mar 5, 2009
With Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer and Nathan Lane. March 26, Brideshead Revisited. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
'Guys and Dolls' Broadway revival isn't exactly a sure bet Mar 2, 2009
Skeptics need only refer to Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine in the film version or Nathan Lane and Faith Prince in the last Broadway revival, in 1992. Platt has done intriguing work on stage and screen, but superior acting ability doesn't necessarily translate to a flair for musical comedy something Sinatra's co-star Marlon Brando proved in the role of Nathan's smoother cohort Sky Masterson. (USA Today -- Life)
Top talent stars in 3D films Feb 27, 2009
- "Monsters vs. Aliens (March 27) DreamWorks' computer-animated release earned a big Super Bowl push with a 3D commercial. Reese Witherspoon, Keifer Sutherland, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert (as the President) provide voices. The Army houses five bizarre monsters to keep them away from the public but decides to deploy them when aliens attack. - "Up" (May 29) Like "Wall-E," Pixar raises the ante with "Up," telling a poignant story with a point. Edward Asner voices Carl, a crotchety,... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Copycat plot nothing to cheer about in 'Fired Up' Feb 24, 2009
Elsewhere the dialogue includes references to Alvin Ailey, Nathan Lane, the Jonas Brothers, the late anthropologist Louis Leakey and "Hamlet 2." You certainly can't say the same about "Bring It On," which figures in another effective micro-moment --- little here works for a full moment --- wherein hundreds of cheerleaders recite the dialogue while watching an outdoor screening of the Kirsten Dunst cheerleading spectacular. Now for a discussion of the narrative. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Theaters explore love with 'Real Thing,' 'Cage aux Folles' Feb 14, 2009
If this is sounding very familiar, it's because the play/film/musical had another iteration: the 1996 movie, "Birdcage," starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. The Riverside production is directed by Bill Castellino and stars Benjamin Howes, Richard White, Austin Owen, Cassie Chesnutt, Ed Romanoff and Marguerite Willbanks. (Florida Today)
A spring of big-name actors set for Broadway Feb 13, 2009
Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Matthew Broderick will strut the boards. By MICHAEL KUCHWARA AP Drama Writer. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
