Playing a real pain in the butt Aug 10, 2009
Paul Giamatti is one of a fortunate number of actors audiences look forward to seeing ... Giamatti, 42, needs all the goodwill he has built up for his latest role as a neurotic stage actor named Paul Giamatti in "Cold Souls." This thespian is kin to Dustin Hoffman in "Tootsie," a complainer who is a general pain in the butt to be around during rehearsals ... Giamatti plays unpleasant actor in 'Cold Souls' Articles Paul Giamatti is one of a fortunate number of actors audiences look forward to... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
5Top: Unfiltered flicks that light up the screen Aug 10, 2009
When she finally sneaks one in her hotel hallway thanks to an accommodating bellboy played by then-newcomer Paul Giamatti its a pause in the farcical action that the character desperately needs by that point. Now, Voyager. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Paul Giamatti keeps anguish in his art, but not in his soul Aug 9, 2009
Paul Giamatti is the character actor as unlikely leading man ... NEW YORK - Paul Giamatti may be playing an actor named Paul Giamatti in his latest film, Cold Souls, which opens Friday ... Barthes admits that she, too, had all these preconceived notions about the real-life Paul Giamatti. (Boston Globe)
'Cold Souls': Import Only, By Kurt Loder Aug 8, 2009
Paul Giamatti at the lost-and-found. Paul Giamatti in "Cold Souls" ( Samuel Goldwyn Films ) ... In the wonderfully odd "Cold Souls," Paul Giamatti plays Paul Giamatti, a noted actor who's floundering in rehearsals for an upcoming production of "Uncle Vanya," the Chekhov play. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Daily TV listings Aug 7, 2009
Paul Giamatti; Ken Jeong; Julian Plenti. Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. (Boston Globe)
Epix Inks Samuel Goldwyn Output Deal Aug 7, 2009
Among the films Goldwyn has released or plans to release in 2009 are Brothers at War, a portrait of an American family during a turbulent time; American Violet, starring Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Alfre Woodard and Emmy Award-winner Charles Dutton; The Merry Gentlemen, which marked Michael Keaton's feature film directorial debut; Management, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson that premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival; Cold Souls, a... (Multichannel News)
THE SPIRIT IS CHILLING Aug 7, 2009
This famous actor is the wonderful Paul Giamatti, whose variety of roles -- he's been in everything from "Big Momma's House" to "John Adams" to "Sideways" -- ensures he can't spoof his on-screen persona the way the titular character did in "Being John Malkovich.". Sophie Barthes reportedly wrote "Cold Souls" for Woody Allen, and you can see that, as well as why Allen turned it down. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Should Orly Taitz replace Paula Abdul? Aug 7, 2009
Should Orly Taitz replace Paula Abdul. Salon Arts & Entertainment. (Salon)
"Cold Souls" Aug 7, 2009
Paul Giamatti plays, well, Paul Giamatti in a clever existential comedy that doesn't disappear into its own navel ... Paul Giamatti in "Cold Souls." ... The idea is that Giamatti's Paul Giamatti can't understand himself from the inside-out until he looks at himself from the outside-in. (Salon)
Anthony Lane: “Cold Souls” and “Not Quite Hollywood.” Aug 3, 2009
Paul Giamatti plays an actor named Paul Giamatti in Sophie Barthes s new movie ... Paul Giamatti, who is never going to be mistaken for Danny Kaye, plays himself or, rather, he plays a convincing version of himself called Paul Giamatti, a slumped and grouchy actor who is wrestling with the title role in a New York production of Uncle Vanya. (New Yorker)
Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week Aug 3, 2009
"Cold Souls" is clever new movie with Paul Giamatti ... When writer-director Sophie Barthes handed Paul Giamatti the script for this surreal comedy at the 2006 Nantucket Film Festival, the actor was surprised to see that the project had his name all over it. (CNN -- Showbiz)
5Top: Cheers! Movies that make you lift a glass Aug 3, 2009
The movie that made it suddenly unfashionable to order f--king Merlot in restaurants stars Paul Giamatti (giving a performance foolishly ignored by the Oscars) as a emotionally shut-down oenophile who finds love with waitress/grad student Virginia Madsen while traveling to California wine country on a last bachelor fling with Thomas Haden Church, whos about to be married. (Not that Church lets his impending nuptials get in the way of a fling with Sandra Oh, who delivers one of the best... (MSNBC -- News)
Lefevre `stunned' Howard has her role in `Eclipse' Jul 30, 2009
She says her involvement in the drama "Barney's Version," starring Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, would only last 10 days. "I turned down several other film opportunities and, in accordance with my contractual rights, accepted only roles that would involve very short shooting schedules," she said in a lengthy statement. (Albany Times Union)
Rachelle Lefevre 'Stunned' By Her 'Eclipse' Recasting Jul 30, 2009
The source of contention for Lefevre, who recently wrapped her second performance as Victoria for this November's "New Moon," appears to be her small role in a Dustin Hoffman/ Paul Giamatti drama called "Barney's Version.". "My commitment to 'Barney's Version' is only 10 days," Lefevre explained. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Daily guide to television and radio Jul 30, 2009
Paul Giamatti; Regina Spektor. Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. (Boston Globe)
Bay Area's destination movie theaters Jul 18, 2009
Dress code: Paul Giamatti from "Sideways". Why it makes the list: The details of this Italian Renaissance theater in downtown Sonoma have been beautifully preserved, and it's worth walking around the entrance even if you're not seeing a movie. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Karlovy Vary film festival awards non-statutory prizes Jul 12, 2009
Special mention went to the Russian film Wolfy by Vassily Sigarev and the Soul of Paul Giamatti by U.S. director Sophia Barthes. Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema gave its prize to the film Ruins by South Korean director Yang Ik-June. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Harry Potter' Sidekick Ron Weasley Has Girl Troubles Jul 9, 2009
Easily one of the most successful acting novices to emerge from Chris Columbus' "Sorcerer's Stone" recruits, Grint earned a role shortly after his part in the first film, alongside Stephen Fry and Paul Giamatti, in the family comedy "Thunderpants." Meanwhile, between his work on two "Potter" films this year, he has still managed to appear in the U.K. release "Cherrybomb," in addition to director Jonathan Lynn's new film "Wild Target," which also features Grint's recently revealed costar in the... (VHI.com -- Music News)
High hopes all around Jun 22, 2009
Other guests at the four-day celebration included Chris Matthews, Meet the Parents and I Love You, Man screenwriter John Hamburg, Jerry Stiller, Paul Giamatti, Peter Farrelly, actor Fisher Stevens, and festival regular John Shea. Room for fashion It was all about self-expression through style at District on Friday night. (Boston Globe)
Beckett game for some fashion Jun 20, 2009
Later, she ran into Paul Giamatti at a party and buttonholed him over champagne and oysters. I was shy but I thought, if I don t do it, I m an idiot, said Barthes. (Boston Globe)
* FILM REVIEW: The duplicity of Duplicity Jun 5, 2009
I could have watched their flailing, sputtering fisticuffs, played in slow motion with the sound drained away, for at least two hours, imagining any number of real-life CEOs in place of Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson, who play the two angry captains of industry. Even if the rest of Duplicity had fizzled, it would be worth seeing for that sequence alone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Original 'King Kong' roars into Portsmouth tonight Jun 3, 2009
DuplicityJune 4, 5(PG-13, 125 mins, US, 2009)Julia Roberts is ex-CIA, Clive Owen is former MI6, Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson are rival CEOs in this slick, comic caper film of corporate espionage and whos conning whom. Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) directs. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Celebrity Birthdays For The Week Of May 31-June 6 May 29, 2009
Actor Paul Giamatti ("Sideways") is 42. Singer Damion Hall of Guy is 41. (KIRO TV, WA)
Three-way race for Oscar May 21, 2009
Among the missing: Sissy Spacek (A Home at the End of the World), Eileen Atkins (Vanity Fair), Peter OToole (Troy), Paul Giamatti (Sideways), Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey) ... In Sideways, Thomas Haden Church has only slightly less screen time than Paul Giamatti, yet Church is nominated for best supporting actor and Giamatti is considered the lead in the film. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Your thoughts on the Oscar nominations May 21, 2009
I was extremely disappointed to see the Academy overlook Paul Giamatti (once again) for his terrific performance in Sideways ... Paul Giamatti deserved a best actor nod. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Best supporting actress showdown May 21, 2009
Academy voters can feel smart and in-crowd about liking Sideways, and they might also feel a little guilty about dissing Paul Giamatti on the best actor tip (not that he would have won, but still), so I think theyll give Sideways as many trophies as they can. Virginia Madsen did really nice work in that role, and its a comeback for her in a way it isnt for the others. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Miniseries reveals truth about hackers May 21, 2009
By Jon SwartzPhoto: Paul Giamatti in 'John Adams. The founding father was not a victim of cybercrime, as far as we know. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Aviator picks up 11 Oscar nods May 21, 2009
The overlookedSideways star Paul Giamatti was overlooked for a nomination, a surprise given that he had been a contender for most previous film honors. Knowing Paul, hes probably relieved, said co-star Madsen, who earned her first Oscar nomination. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Asterix and the Vikings May 16, 2009
After two live action features, starring Gerard Depardieu, the film returns to animation as it traces the adventures of Asterix (Paul Giamatti) and Obelisk who have been assigned a thankless task: they must make a warrior out of the city-dude, Justforkiks (Sean Astin) who is essentially a cowardly teenager, with little respect for Gaulish ways. He however seems to be perfect experimental material for the Vikings from the north who want to see how fear can give wings to people. (India Times, India)
TED KENNEDY'S LIFE ON ITS WAY T... May 15, 2009
UNLIKE John Adams, who couldn't watch his seven-part, multiple- award-winning miniseries starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney unless St. Peter hung a TV on Cloud Nine, Ted Kennedy's getting immortalized whilst still with us. HBO is, as we speak, organizing a documentary on the senator. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Summer Films Schedule May 8, 2009
99": Stop-motion animated collection of shorts based on the diverse lives of people living in a Sydney, Australia, apartment complex.July 24"G-Force": A crew of highly trained guinea pigs are espionage experts who aim to save the world in this 3D romp that stars Bill Nighy, Will Arnett and the voices of Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Penelope Cruz and Nicolas Cage."Orphan": A couple's adopted daughter has sinister baggage."The Ugly Truth": Katherine Heigl plays a romantically challenged morning... (North County Times)
Revlon Signs Actress Jessica Biel as New Brand Ambassador May 2, 2009
Jessica received much critical acclaim for her work on The Illusionist opposite Oscar nominated actors Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. Biel will next be seen in the romantic dramedy, Easy Virtue opposite Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas followed by a quirky and comedic turn in the political satire Nailed, directed by David O. Russell and starring opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
FILM: Summer 2009 preview May 1, 2009
Cold Souls (Paul Giamatti). G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller) -- This could be bad. (Sioux City Journal)
Summer Movie Preview: 2009's Best Summer Films Apr 28, 2009
But, for the discriminating viewer, there are also some intriguing entries big-budget and indie alike on the summer schedule, starring summer movie stalwarts like Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt, as well as quirky types like Paul Giamatti and Ed Asner. Yes, that Ed Asner. (Fox News)
Beating the rush on decade's best movies Apr 4, 2009
Best performance by an actor (baker's dozen, no order): Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," Don Cheadle in "Hotel Rwanda," George Clooney in "Michael Clayton," Paul Giamatti in "Sideways," Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote," Tommy Lee Jones in "No Country for Old Men," Erland Josephson in "Saraband," Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain," Jack Nicholson in "About Schmidt, Sean Penn in "Milk," Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler," Denzel Washington in... (San Francisco Chronicle)
What 'Haunting' actress dealt with Apr 3, 2009
Madsen, 47, is probably best known for her Oscar-nominated turn in "Sideways" as Maya Randall, the restaurant waitress who gets involved in a romance with the prickly writer played by Paul Giamatti. Since that 2004 film, the actress has made several films, including "A Prairie Home Companion" and "The Number 23.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Film review: 'Duplicity' is a must see Apr 1, 2009
Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Tom McCarthy, Denis O Hare, Kathleen Chalfant, Wayne Duvall, Carrie Preston, and Christopher Denham ... One, Burkett & Randle, headed by Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson), has a new product that rivals Omnikrom s. Omnikrom is headed by Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti), who wants to steal this new product before it hits the market. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Movie review: Don’t get duped 'Duplicity' star power Mar 30, 2009
The rival CEOs are played by Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti. Wilkinson was brilliant in Michael Clayton, which was also written and directed by Gilroy. (Santa Maria Times)
Roberts, Owen work well but 'Duplicity' confuses Mar 27, 2009
It takes Paul Giamatti (as one of the corporate goons) to really amp up the energy and give "Duplicity" its last-minute punch. When the end comes (for better or worse), it's as satisfying as a year-end bonus at a company that has folded. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Tricksters and Saints Mar 23, 2009
They work for rival consumer-products giants: Claire for Burkett & Randle, which is lodged in a modernist slab on Park Avenue and led by the pompous, philosophizing megalomaniac Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson), and Ray for Equikrom, stationed across the street and led by the smarmy, other-annihilating bastard Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti). Actually, Claire and Ray both work for Equikrom: Claire has been planted in B. & R. s counterintelligence operation as a mole, and Ray is handling her. (New Yorker)
Review: A clever 'Duplicity' Mar 22, 2009
None of the characters is particularly sympathetic -- Clooney might have had an edge there -- but at least Ray and Claire are a good fit, and they're easier on the eye than Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson, who play the warring honchos Roberts and Owen are ostensibly working for. Very elegantly photographed by Robert Elswit ("There Will Be Blood"), "Duplicity" is pure artifice, a sophisticated put-on with a light touch and no shortage of clever ploys and smart plays. (CNN -- International)
Review: 'Duplicity' Driven By Clever Charm Mar 22, 2009
Arch nemesis company Equikrom, led by Type A executive Richard Garsik (Paul Giamatti), wants to beat his rival to the punch. His master plan is to steal the formula to make his own mark on the world. (KIRO TV, WA)
Is Julia Roberts Still Queen of the Box Office? Mar 21, 2009
The film is a nimble, witty whirligig of a caper, and it's no criticism to say Paul Giamatti, playing an insecure loon of a CEO, and Tom Wilkinson, as his devious rival, snatch the spotlight from the pretty people every chance they get. So does the timeline, which bounces around far more than Roberts' glossy tresses. (Time.com)
Movie Review | 'Duplicity': An ingenious spy thriller - or is it a simmering romance? Mar 21, 2009
I could have watched their flailing, sputtering fisticuffs, played in slow motion with the sound drained away, for at least two hours, imagining any number of real-life C.E.O.'s in place of Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson, who play the two angry captains of industry. Even if the rest of "Duplicity" had fizzled, it would be worth seeing for that sequence alone. (International Herald Tribune)
Roberts return Mar 21, 2009
" she says disingenuously, when asked whether it is a sexy role. The film stars Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti as warring heads of industry Owen says the bedroom scenes, as always on film sets, were awkward. "It's never going to be comfortable but it helps if you keep things light. " "We laugh at the same things" adds Roberts. Duplicity takes a satirical pop at the huge amounts of money and time thrown at trivial causes, which means Owen continues his run of films in tune with the zeitgeist -... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Duplicity review: Too clever by a hair Mar 21, 2009
Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti of HBOs John Adams reunite as corporate CEOs deeply in loathe with each other ... STARRING Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Denis OHare ... The plan: Each takes a side in the corporate death match between Equikrom (led by Paul Giamattis Richard Garsik) and Burkett e (led by Wilkinsons Howard Tully). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Duplicity Would Be Twice as Good if It Were Half as Confusing Mar 20, 2009
Duplicity is also stuffed with smaller-scale pleasures, including a knockout credit sequence in which Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson wrestle in slow motion on an airport runway ... Paul Giamatti is also genially unhinged as Wilkinson's competitor in the race to find but I couldn't possibly reveal the pharmaceutical MacGuffin that's the object of Wilkinson and Giamatti's cold war. (Slate)
'Duplicity': Finally, a spy film with intelligence Mar 20, 2009
Big shot Paul Giamatti is repulsively coarse, the kind of guy who probably got to the top by letting the boss beat him in golf. His rival is Tom Wilkinson, recalling his performance as James Baker in HBO's Recount: a smoothie who picks your pocket but is urbane about it. (USA Today -- Life)
"Duplicity" Mar 20, 2009
(They're played, respectively, by Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti. Each of the honchos knows the other is out to steal vital company secrets, which is why they need corporate spies to keep an eye on things. (Salon)
Sex, lies, and spies: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in 'Duplicity' Mar 20, 2009
She's installed Owen into the team of casual surveillance experts whom Tully's rabid opponent, the unappetizingly named Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti), has hired to steal B & R's secrets ... Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Tom Wilkinson. (Boston Globe)
Movie review: Stars can't save 'Duplicity' Mar 20, 2009
Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti and Carrie Preston ... Paul Giamatti, at his comic best, as another feral weasel, this time the chief executive of a cosmetics company ... Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti and Carrie Preston. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Family Filmgoer Mar 19, 2009
Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti are fun as rival CEO's employing Claire and Ray. There are steamy but nongraphic sexual situations and implied overnight trysts, verbal sexual innuendo, implied nudity, rare profanity and drinking. (Boston Globe)
Julia Roberts' Snub Shocker Mar 18, 2009
Paul Giamatti is spot on a crazy corporate chief. He replaced Billy Bob Thornton in the role, who was announced and then dropped out. (Fox News)
'Duplicity' between spies goes way back Mar 18, 2009
Corporations take the place of James Bond's villainous governments, and they're led by rival big-shots a coarse Paul Giamatti vs. smooth Tom Wilkinson. Full of Clayton-caliber plot twists, Duplicity fits snugly into the romantic spy-pic framework. (USA Today)
Duplicity is all cloak and blabber Mar 18, 2009
Starring: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom WilkinsonDirector: Tony GilroyRun time: 1 hour, 58 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13 ... Owen stars as Ray Koval, a retired MI6 agent now working for cosmetics magnate Richard Garsik (Paul Giamatti). (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Duplicity' stars get pretty sneaky at premiere Mar 17, 2009
Paul Giamatti plays a scheming CEO in the movie and has a fight scene with Tom Wilkinson. Giamatti also concedes defeat if he and Wilkinson were to battle in real life. (USA Today -- Life)
Is Julia Roberts Old? Mar 11, 2009
What women really think. The headline here is actually kind of worse than Julia Roberts is OLD. The headlineor subhedis the coy suggestion that Julia Roberts is a superstar, but her box-office reign might be over. (Slate)
Penguin Looks Sideways Feb 13, 2009
comSpot the diffrence: The Penguin and Paul Giamatti (or is that the other way round. Giamatti is just the latest in a long line of actors to be linked with parts in a future Batman film, with the likes of , , and even rumoured for roles. (IGN FilmForce)
WINNERS LIST Feb 8, 2009
Best actress, miniseries Laura Linney, John Adams (HBO)"When you are lucky enough to have a few decades in this business, every once in a while, a job comes along that you know is extraordinally special and one you will be deeply proud of. And John Adams was certainly that job for me." Among those she thanked by name: producer Tom Hanks and star Paul Giamatti ... Best actor, TV miniseries or movie Paul Giamatti, John Adams (HBO)"This was helluva job, this thing. This was a helluva job, this... (USA Today -- Life)
AFTER-PARTIES Feb 8, 2009
The bash: HBO The venue: Circa 55 restaurant, poolside at the Beverly Hilton The stars: Mark Wahlberg, Drew Barrymore, Hill Harper, John Krasinski, Jeremy Piven, Leonardo DiCaprio, Blair Underwood, Laura Linney, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Paul Giamatti and Sting. Seen & heard: "Eh, it could have been better," said Wahlberg, who produces series In Treatment and Entourage, "but it was a good night.". (USA Today -- Life)
Stars come back out to play Feb 8, 2009
The award for lead TV movie actor went to Adams' Paul Giamatti, who joked backstage about the star wattage in the ballroom. He said that if he ran into Pitt or Jolie, "I'd be struck dumb. I don't know what I'd say to them. 'You look great?' Is that what you say?". (USA Today -- Life)
DVD reviews: Hancock, 24: Redemption Feb 7, 2009
Santas black-sheep brother (Vince Vaughn) is bailed out of his latest jam by his saintly sibling (Paul Giamatti) and forced to work off his debt at the North Pole, where he learns to re-evaluate his conniving ways as a heartless efficiency expert (Kevin Spacey) plots to put St. Nick out of a job. The holiday comedy from last year also stars Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Miranda Richardson and Elizabeth Banks. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Oscar shows us his shorts Feb 7, 2009
I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession. (Salon)
