Keanu Reeves pays tribute to Swayze Sep 16, 2009
He just wanted to experience life, Reeves says of Point Break co-star ... There was some sky diving sequences in this film we did together and as filming was going on it came to be that Patrick was jumping out of airplanes all the time, Reeves recalled of their 1991 movie Point Break. (MSNBC -- News)
Movie Review: The joke's on us in Soderbergh's cleverly off-kilter comedy 'The Informant!' Sep 16, 2009
Movie Review: The joke's on us in Soderbergh's cleverly off-kilter comedy 'The Informant. Coastal Flood Advisory in CT. (FOX61, CT)
Patrick Swayze takes a bow Sep 16, 2009
The Hollywood heart-throb, whose other films included the surfing thriller Point Break, died after suffering complications from the illness, Swayzes publicist Annett Wolf confirmed. Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months, said Wolf in a statement. (India Times)
Swayze embarks on his last dance Sep 16, 2009
He starred with Keanu Reeves in the action-packed Point Break (1991). In City of Joy (1992), he played an idealistic American surgeon in Calcutta. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Swayze was the ultimate romantic lead Sep 15, 2009
There was the Roadhouse and Point Break Swayze, too in fact, on numbers alone, he made more action movies and thrillers than he did romances, once you throw in the forgettables like Next Of Kin and Steel Dawn. In fact, his last major project, the show The Beast on A&E, was a crime-thriller. (MSNBC -- News)
Deaths in the news: Patrick Swayze Sep 15, 2009
Other films included "Road House," "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," "The Outsiders," "Red Dawn" and "Point Break.". Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Sep 15, 2009
The 57-year-old heart-throb, whose other films included the surfing thriller 'Point Break', died after suffering complications from the illness, Swayze's publicist confirmed ... Swayze followed that up with a memorable performance in the fast-paced action-thriller 'Point Break' in 1991, where he played the charismatic leader of a gang of surfing bank-robbers being hunted by Keanu Reeves. (iAfrica.com)
Romantic lead Sep 15, 2009
" Dance trainingPatrick Wayne Swayze was born on 18 August, 1952 in Houston, Texas, the son of a choreographer and dance instructor and an engineer. A natural athlete, the youngster pursued ice skating, classical ballet and acting. Swayze studied gymnastics for two years and in 1972 moved to New York to complete his dance training at the Harkness and Joffrey ballet schools. He started dancing professionally with Disney on Parade, where he played Prince Charming before appearing in the Broadway... (BBC News -- Americas)
Top moments from movies, TV Sep 15, 2009
It's not a stretch to say that Swayze played pretty much the same character in many of his movies "The Outsiders," "Red Dawn," "Point Break." He was a man's man, a leader, not a follower. "Youngblood" may have been a Rob Lowe vehicle in 1986, but the boozing hockey players looked up to Swayze. (MSNBC -- News)
'Chloe' premieres amid condolences for co-star Neeson after death of wife Sep 15, 2009
Chloe' premieres amid condolences for co-star Neeson after death of wife - WTIC. Chloe' premieres amid condolences for co-star Neeson after death of wife. (FOX61, CT)
The Fray band members sue manager over copyrights to songs Sep 15, 2009
10:08 PM EDT, September 14, 2009. DENVER (AP) The Fray songwriting duo of Joseph King and Isaac Slade on Monday filed a lawsuit against their manager over the copyrights to their songs. (FOX61, CT)
NYT: New York rebel Jim Carroll, punk poet and author of "The Basketball Diaries," dead at 60 Sep 15, 2009
8:36 AM EDT, September 14, 2009. NEW YORK (AP) Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. (FOX61, CT)
Damon tattles on pre-Bourne identity crisis, career fears, new role as 'Informant' Sep 15, 2009
Damon tattles on pre-Bourne identity crisis, career fears, new role as 'Informant. DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer. (FOX61, CT)
Movie Review: With too-familiar Cody script, 'Jennifer's Body' not as hot as it should be Sep 15, 2009
CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic. 6:31 PM EDT, September 14, 2009. (FOX61, CT)
Marvel vs. Disney: A corporate purchase unites distinctly different takes on American life Sep 15, 2009
TED ANTHONY AP National Writer. 5:01 AM EDT, September 15, 2009. (FOX61, CT)
Patrick Swayze, at 57; actor fused ruggedness, looks, agility Sep 15, 2009
He was a philosophy major turned bouncer in Road House (1989); a Chicago police officer avenging his brother s murder in Next of Kin (1989); and a surfing bank robber in Point Break (1991). Most of the action films met with critical disappointment. (Boston Globe)
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Sep 15, 2009
In the '90s, he made such eclectic films as "Point Break" (1991) in which he played the leader of a band of bank-robbing surfers, and the family Western "Tall Tale" (1995) in which he starred as Pecos Bill. He appeared on the cover of People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991, but his career tapered off toward the end of the 1990s, when he went to rehab for alcohol abuse. (Anchorage Daily News)
Patrick Swayze danced into hearts, then broke them Sep 15, 2009
Andrew Dansby, Hearst Newspapers. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Fox sticks with dancing show over Obama talk Sep 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009. Posted on: Saturday, September 5, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Lori Petty getsprobation in DUI case Sep 5, 2009
Actress Lori Petty's film credits include "Point Break," "Tank Girl" and "A League of Their Own." ... Pettys film credits include Point Break, Tank Girl and A League of Their Own. (MSNBC -- News)
Real islanders, please stand up Aug 8, 2009
But other than filming some surf scenes for "Point Break" at Waimea Bay and touring with his band Dogstar, he hasn't been spotted very often in the islands (or is that just the Matrix version of Hawaii. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Neuheisel: Tebow has one flaw Aug 5, 2009
-- Neuheisel confirmed that he tutored Keanu Reeves for his football scenes for the movie Point Break. Neuheisel said that he immediately realized that Keanu couldn't throw. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
'The Hurt Locker' Jul 31, 2009
Bigelow may be a woman but she's no rom-com specialist or shrinking violet -- not with movies to her credit such as "K-19: The Widowmaker" about a jinxed Soviet submarine, "Blue Steel" starring Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie cop, and the action thriller "Point Break" with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. She has made an action movie about improvised explosive devices that don't go off because some fearless unit disarmed them and the ones that do, no matter how hard the men try. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
THE TO-DO LIST: 10 things you should check out this week Jul 21, 2009
In her intense portrait of bomb squad technicians on the front lines in Iraq, Point Break director Kathryn Bigelow blends the pulse-pounding action of Ridley Scott with the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock. This is unforgettable stuff. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Explosively high stakes in 'The Hurt Locker' Jul 10, 2009
She also made Near Dark, (1987), Blue Steel (1989), and Point Break (1991), three completely different kinds of thrillers. But the beauty of her career, even in action films that don t entirely work, like 1995 s Strange Days and 2002 s K-19: The Widowmaker, resides in the grace she affords her male characters. (Boston Globe)
It’s good to be back! What did I miss? Jul 7, 2009
Road House and Point Break were awesome movies. Tide Rising. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Provocative characters, not violence, entice director Jul 4, 2009
"Near Dark," (1987) was a horror film, followed by "Blue Steel" (1990) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, followed by the Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves surfer gang-crime action flick, "Point Break" (1991). (And yes, she has seen the comedy-parody play based on "Point Break" and called it, "Fabulous. An improvement on the original."). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Actor Donovan gets some 'Notice' on Fenway's mound Jul 4, 2009
Bigelow, the director of such films as Blue Steel, Point Break, and now, The Hurt Locker, spoke at the Harvard Film Archive Thursday as part of a retrospective of her work. Pixies do Doolittle Following in the footsteps of Built to Spill and Liz Phair, who played past albums in their entirety on recent tours, Boston-bred indie fan faves the Pixies will be performing all of Doolittle on their upcoming European tour. (Boston Globe)
You should be dancin', yeah Jul 3, 2009
Beginning with her vampire cult-fave "Near Dark" in 1987 and then the 1991 surf-heist classic "Point Break," Bigelow has directed some of the most visually inventive and exciting films in recent action-cinema history. (Yes, I am willing and even eager to defend "Strange Days" and Let's leave that for another time. (Salon)
Kathryn Bigelow tells another muscular story in new film Jun 28, 2009
She was behind Point Break, with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, a cult hit on DVD, and, more recently, K-19: The Widowmaker, with Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson. She s done episodes of the TV show Homicide: Life on the Street. (Boston Globe)
Kathryn Bigelow filmography Jun 28, 2009
Point Break (1991) Hugely enjoyable surfer crime action movie starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. It s not a guilty pleasure if the director s in on the joke. (Boston Globe)
100 Percent Pure Adrenaline Jun 26, 2009
But , which tracks 38 days with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Baghdad, is not a treatise on the war any more than Point Break was a disquisition on the FBI or the Soviet-sub drama (2002) was a position paper on the Cold War ... Even in Point Break, football star-turned-fearless Fed Johnny Utah (Reeves) has at least two wide-open chances to get his man, bank-robbing surfer swami Bodhi (Patrick Swayze). (Slate)
Defusing bombs at 115 degrees Jun 26, 2009
Beginning with her vampire cult-fave "Near Dark" in 1987 and then the 1991 surf-heist classic "Point Break," Bigelow has directed some of the most visually inventive and exciting films in recent action-cinema history ... Some critics, I tell Bigelow, have seen James and Sanborn, the dueling pair in "The Hurt Locker," as updated versions of the Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze characters in "Point Break." It's my last best effort to extract an aesthetic confession from her. (Salon)
Director Kathryn Bigelow on 'Hurt Locker' Jun 25, 2009
The director, who is probably best known for 1991's surf/heist film Point Break or 1995's futuristic action film Strange Days, says she prefers observing to participatingwhen she auditions actors, she watches them talking to someone elseand her gracious but reserved manner makes it hard to imagine her commanding a crew of sweaty faux soldiers in the desert heat ... They rhapsodize, in high academic prose, about the role of guns as phallic symbols in Blue Steel, a thriller about a female... (MSNBC -- Movies)
At the Movies: capsule reviews of 'Transformers' and other films this week Jun 24, 2009
The Associated Press. 7:14 PM EDT, June 23, 2009. (FOX61, CT)
Review: `Hurt Locker' Strongest Iraq War Film Yet Jun 24, 2009
So at its core, "The Hurt Locker" is an unexpected character study, but through the eyes of veteran action director Kathryn Bigelow ("Point Break," "K-19: The Widowmaker"), it also offers an intimate look at gritty, visceral combat. Bigelow doesn't go for sweeping battle scenes or glossy, computer-generated explosions. (Newsmax)
Anxiety Tests Jun 22, 2009
Bigelow went into the ocean with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in the surfer-crime movie Point Break (1991), and brought off scenes of languorously slo-mo destruction in the cultish sci-fi crime movie Strange Days (1995). By the mid-nineties, I had her figured as a violence junkie with a strong tendency to stylize everything into stunning images that didn t always mean much. (New Yorker)
Actress Lori Petty charged with drunken driving after allegedly hitting skateboarder Jun 6, 2009
Petty's film credits include "Point Break," ''Tank Girl" and "A League of Their Own. " It could not immediately be determined Friday whether Petty retains a lawyer or professional representative. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. > Text size BANGKOK (AP) Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai... (FOX61, CT)
Actress Lori Petty arrested on suspicion of DUI Jun 2, 2009
Point Break star was released after posting $100,000 bail ... LOS ANGELES - Police in Los Angeles say "Point Break" actress Lori Petty has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving ... Petty was the star of the 1995 movie "Tank Girl" and has also appeared in "Point Break" and "A League of Their Own.". (MSNBC -- News)
Pixar scores big again Jun 2, 2009
Police in Los Angeles arrested "Point Break" actress Lori Petty on suspicion of drunken driving after she struck and injured a skateboarder ... Petty was the star of the 1995 movie "Tank Girl" and has also appeared in "Point Break" and "A League of Their Own.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Up' is first at the box office Jun 1, 2009
Petty was the star of the 1995 movie "Tank Girl" and also appeared in "Point Break" and "A League of Their Own.". Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Opening the Hurt Locker May 30, 2009
May 29, 2009 - She has on her resume some of the most revered genre films fandom has to offer, flicks like Near Dark, Point Break, and Strange Days. But for her latest project, director opted to tackle a more grounded, yet equally intense, subject -- a portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. (IGN FilmForce)
Films call so theatre actors exit stage left May 19, 2009
At Bell Shakespeare, Walshe-Howling pulled out of Pericles to film the Point Break sequel Point Break Indo, and at Company B Shammas left Baghdad Wedding for Kingdom Come, a movie about Jesus Christ, which is shooting in New Zealand. All but Bisley withdrew well before rehearsals had started, leaving the companies time to recast. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fast & Furious Apr 16, 2009
The first movie owed its form most directly to the surfing crime thriller Point Break. The characters rode souped-up Japanese cars instead of surfboards, but the good cop-good outlaw idea was the same, and Walker seemed to have graduated from the Keanu Reeves' school of acting. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chris Brown Is 'A Good Kid,' Says Co-Star Paul Walker Apr 2, 2009
"It's a big heist movie. It's all about the robbery, and these guys coming up, and they're like the bad-guy crew that you can't help but pull for, 'cause they're all good guys. They're really tight. It's 'Heat' meets 'Point Break.' It's got that feel to it.". With the Brown chatter out of the way and the plot synopsis done, Walker was ready to share his one criticism of the film. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Freewheeling with Kevin Bacon Mar 27, 2009
It's good to keep it in mind because it's one of the easiest ways to connect Bacon to Patrick Swayze (Bacon is in "Quicksilver" with Laurence Fishburne, who was in "The Matrix" with Keanu Reeves, who was in "Point Break" with Swayze). But we digress. (Boston Globe)
Principal: Student can't wear Obama mask in show... Mar 16, 2009
Actually I just saw the movie "Point Break" a week ago and just maybe the principal was afraid that he would have a school full of bank robbers if he let one wear a President's mask. Inappropriate. (The Drudge Report)
