Amelia: Takes off but doesn't soar Nov 17, 2009
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Managing your nerd Nov 13, 2009
They might have a Rain Man like recall of numbers and facts - but there's not much going on under there. Or those who are obsessed with Star Trek, or know every single quote from another Sci-Fi series. (Harper's Magazine)
Sticks and stones Nov 7, 2009
Relatively unheard of or even recognised years ago, autism is now firmly in the public domain, partly due to films like Rain Man in 1988. And, some lexicographers argue its slang usage is down to it becoming a "vogue" term. (BBC News -- UK)
Making Peace Nov 2, 2009
After all, Deborah Kerr didn t star in The Innocents: Based on the Novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, and Dustin Hoffman didn t star in Rain Man: Based on the Overwhelming Desire to Win an Academy Award by Dustin Hoffman, so why the change in rubric. ILLUSTRATION: PABLO LOBATO. (New Yorker)
Weakly Retort Oct 19, 2009
By Posted Oct 16, 2009. A fan favorite since 2005, the Retort takes a light-hearted look at the college football landscape, with a specific emphasis on the Big 12. (RaiderPower.com)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Showtime Networks Inc./ Oct 6, 2009
Legendary Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy, Diner, Avalon) sets out to explore the collision and collusion between politics and Hollywood. The film gives the viewer a front-row seat and backroom access to the most significant presidential campaign of the 21st century. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oscar Watch: George Clooney, The Coen Brothers And More Oct 3, 2009
It also won't hurt that the film is directed by revered international director Mira Nair, and the script was written by Oscar-winner Ronald Bass ("Rain Man"). With all those factors in play, the Million Dollar Lady might want to start clearing another space on her mantel. (VHI.com -- Music News)
ADDING and REPLACING Belltower Entertainment Acquires Rights to Robert Sabbag's "Smokescreen" Sep 22, 2009
In August, Belltower announced the signing of Ericson Core (Invincible) to direct Dance The Green, a collaboration with Academy Award-winning writer Barry Morrow (Rain Man) which tells the story of legendary golfer Moe Norman. Dance The Green will begin shooting in spring 2010. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sweet suites of Vegas: Big, pricey and audacious Sep 17, 2009
The lowdown: Became known as the "Rain Man" suite after the 1988 movie with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman was filmed there. Anyone who's seen the movie or several others filmed at Caesar's will undoubtedly recognize the piano and spectacular view of The Strip from the upper level. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
The Most Expensive Hotel Rooms in Las Vegas Sep 16, 2009
The lowdown: Became known as the "Rain Man" suite after the 1988 movie with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman was filmed there. Anyone who's seen the movie - or several others filmed at Caesar's - will undoubtedly recognize the piano and spectacu 00004000 lar view of The Strip from the upper level. (Fox News)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
This one drips with prestige, from director Mira Nair to writers Ron Bass ( Rain Man ) and Anna Hamilton Phelan ( Gorillas in the Mist ) to literary sources (two highly regarded Earhart bios). Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor play the aviator s men, but the movie will soar or crash (sorry, hard to resist) on the strength of Swank s performance. (Boston Globe)
Williamson comes to party again for Ensemble Sep 10, 2009
One performer she has locked in for the new season is Alex Dimitriades, who will make his first appearance on the Ensemble stage in Rain Man, opposite Daniel Mitchell. They actually look like brothers,'' Bates says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Clueless, across & down Sep 6, 2009
She speaks fluent Rain Man in a monologue of trivia because the movie thinks this is what brilliant people must be like ... She speaks fluent Rain Man in a monologue of trivia because the movie thinks this is what brilliant people must be like. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Reality check for Hollywood's A-list Sep 1, 2009
"In the past, studios believed that if they wanted a box office hit, they needed a big star for presence and visibility," said Peter Guber, chairman of Mandalay Pictures and former studio chief at Sony Pictures, with films such as Midnight Express, Rain Man and Batman to his name. "But this year, we've had a summer filled with sequels, remakes and franchises that don't come with big names. There are still very talented stars of course but not every movie needs them for commercial success.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Download - PM Aug 22, 2009
BARBARA MILLER: It was another movie though, "Rain Man" that motivated the Danish businessman Thorkil Sonne to set up his own company after his three year-old son was diagnosed with autism ... THORKIL SONNE: After the diagnosis I only knew about autism from the "Rain Man" film and it was terrifying to think of our son as adult in the "Rain Man" like situation. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Sport)
Brilliant brains Aug 11, 2009
His mind was like a computer and, for years, Dustin Hoffman's Rain Man character has often been the first reference point for autism ... Well known savants - including Kim Peek, who partially inspired Rain Man, Steven Wiltshire, a London artist who can recall entire cityscapes after brief observation, and Daniel Tammet, author of Born on a Blue Day, about living as an autistic savant - are the exception to the autism rule, Dr Murray says ... Robyn Steward, a 22-year-old in London with Asperger's... (BBC News)
INHERENT VICE Aug 9, 2009
The mystery isn't much -- it amounts to Doc talking to one guy, who sends him to another guy and so on -- and Pynchon pounds all the life out of it, abandoning nearly all of his 100-plus characters at the vague outline stage so he can go all Rain Man with his old tricks, now tics. There's a roll call from Pynchon's silly names club (Bigfoot Bjornsen and Buddy Tubeside. (New York Post -- Opinions)
The Soloist BD Aug 4, 2009
Something like Rain Man fits both categories -- though I'm not suggesting that film is bad. Which brings us to 2009's , directed by award-winning filmmaker Joe Wright (Atonement). (IGN FilmForce)
COLUMN: PG-13 versus R: Wheres the line? Aug 1, 2009
Another movie that defies ratings logic is the classic Rain Man, which is inexplicably rated R. I think most people have seen this movie a couple of times by now ... Rain Man offers excellent lessons about human differences and frailties, compassion, and the triumph of brotherly love over greed. (Easton Journal, MA)
Bond and Cousteau track the dolphin killers Jul 30, 2009
As has become traditional since the days of Dustin Hoffman's Oscar-winning turn as an autistic savant in "Rain Man," the acting in "Adam" is outstanding, and no one could possibly argue with what you might call its message: People with Asperger's are individuals like other people, and as such they are uncontainable and subject to change. A handsome young British actor with supreme technique, Dancy captures what might be called typical aspects of Asperger's, while still drawing Adam as a... (Salon)
821 Entertainment Group Enters Agreement With John Grisham to Adapt 'THE TESTAMENT' With Academy Award Winner Mark Johnson and Hunt Lowry to Develop and Produce the Feature Film Jun 24, 2009
" Johnson's impressive list of credits includes RAIN MAN, for which he won an Academy Award; BUGSY, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA franchise, THE NOTEBOOK and GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM.An international bestseller, THE TESTAMENT opens with an aged billionaire outsmarting his greedy heirs by signing a bombshell will and then jumping to his death. In a story that combines suspense with adventure, the novel takes readers on an adventure through the Brazilian... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* High anxiety Jun 6, 2009
If the daily schedule changes, they turn into Rain Man. Our interest in giraffes is intriguing, because giraffes are one of those rare creatures that serve no purpose to us. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Film Review -The Hangover Jun 6, 2009
Watch for some unexpected bonuses, -a playful casino scene referencing Rain Man and A Beautiful Mind, and the incriminating photographic slide show finale. THE COCKTAIL MIXOLOGISTS. (Suite101.com)
The Hangover: A Bro-Magnon Bromance Jun 5, 2009
to Rain Man) and applies all the numbingly familiar tropes of the bromance comedy that have made this flourishing subgenre as rigid in its conventions as Kabuki theater. Whether the guys in bromances are dating each other (I Love You, Man), going to bed with each other (Superbad) or marrying each other (I Now Pronounce You Chuck ), the common thread is the assumption by men of the traditional movie male and female roles. (Time.com)
'Hangover' hurts so good Jun 5, 2009
We have your raffish alpha-dog stud, Phil (Bradley Cooper), a married schoolteacher who acts like he's still in college; the whiny nerd, Stu (Ed Helms of "The Office"), complete with a nightmare shrew of a girlfriend (Rachael Harris); and the designated wildman, Alan (Zach Galifianakis), the bride's brother and a bearded man-child who suggests John Belushi crossed with Rain Man. As written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore and directed by Todd Phillips, "The Hangover" plays out as a sun-drenched... (Boston Globe)
Left punch-drunk by “The Hangover” Jun 5, 2009
Punch lines involve tazers, strippers, Vegas weddings, tigers, babies, Rain Man and etc. etc. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
BOTTOM'S DOWN May 31, 2009
" The comedian does keep his clothes on for part of the movie, however, including in a send-up of the "Rain Man" casino scene. But this was as close as he got to exploring the city, he says. "I'm not really into that kind of lifestyle, the putting your Drakkar and good pants on and going to the casinos. I used to work in a strip club as a busboy, and I hated it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Do you know who Captain Queeg, Howard Beale, and Chauncey Gardner are? May 28, 2009
What other conclusion can younger viewers draw when they watch middle-aged TV talkers refer to Annie Oakley, Hercule Poirot, Judge Crater, Captain Queeg, Jubilation T. Cornpone, Emily Post, Apollo Creed, Rain Man, Howard Beale, and 18--minute tape gaps as they have in just the few hours of televised news commentary that I've watched recently. Do those born since 1975 get the allusion when Fox News's Chris Wallace says about attempts to revive the economy, "To paraphrase the movie Jaws, are we... (Yahoo News)
Reutimann makes most of rain, scores first win in 600 May 26, 2009
Reutimann makes most of rainy day, scores first victory in 600 - USATODAY.com. NASCAR crewmembers stand on pit road in observance of a national moment of silence at 3 p.m. ET at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (USA Today -- Sports)
Best supporting actress showdown May 21, 2009
If youre a best actor nominee who played a character with a physical or mental affliction (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man), your odds are good. If youre a best actress nominee who played a character with the physical affliction of being less attractive than you are (Charlize Theron in Monster, Hilary Swank in Boys Dont Cry), you should consider writing an acceptance speech. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
COLUMN: Dog poop back in vogue May 21, 2009
Because of that, I kind of swore off Hoffman for a while, in spite of the fact he had made several of my favorites: Hook, Rain Man, Tootsie and Kramer vs. Kramer. But my joy for his talent has been totally renewed with Last Chance Harvey. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Law changes would be ticket to draw big movies to Cincinnati May 15, 2009
The Tri-State had a run of those kinds of films shot here in the late 1980s and 1990s, movies like Rain Man in 1988, Little Man Tate and A Rage in Harlem in 1990 and Traffic in 2000. But in recent years, the local film commission s work has focused more on reality television productions and other commercial filming because the lack of incentives has made it nearly impossible to compete for major motion pictures, Erwin said. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Bonnie Hunt, Melina Kanakaredes and Dr. Ruth Westheimer Lend Their Support to Children's Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit May 14, 2009
Her film credits include Rain Man, Dave, Jerry McGuire, The Green Mile, Jumanji, Random Hearts, Only You, Cheaper By The Dozen, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, Beethoven, Beethoven's 2nd, A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc., Cars, as well the films Stolen Summer, Loggerheads, I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With and Patriots. Ms. Hunt raises funds to sponsor research for treatments and cures for cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, and she also gives her time and support to organizations such as the Make-A-Wish... (PR Newswire)
Alvord: Defending the Giant, and more scientific Top 10 lists May 7, 2009
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Wednesday, May 6, 2009 10:17 AM PDT. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Luxurious wheels roll on, a bit slower May 3, 2009
Ferrari 400 in "Rain Man," (1988). Ferrari Testarossa in "Miami Vice" (TV show, 1984-1989). (Boston Globe)
'Wag the Dog' director on media-politics link May 2, 2009
"Rain Man" director observes celebrities, ordinary people try to relate ... (The "Rain Man" director has appeared in a handful of films, notably the Robert Redford-directed "Quiz Show."). (CNN -- Showbiz)
Genius locus Apr 19, 2009
It is, for example, the subject of films such as Rain Man , illustrated above. A study published this week by Patricia Howlin of King s College, London, reinforces this point. (The Economist)
MIND Reviews: Beyond Rain Main--Autism in Film Apr 17, 2009
Autism in Film For many years, if you wanted to rent a movie about autism, you had only one choice: Rain Man. Although it never hurts to revisit such a classic, in recent years there has been a virtual explosion of movies featuring autistic characters very different from Rain Man s savant. (Scientific American)
Eminem's 'We Made You' Video Takes Aim At Celebs Apr 8, 2009
" Who else is a target in this video? Let's see, there's Eminem as Spock, giving the Vulcan neck pinch to Uhura; paying a visit to Ellen DeGeneres' show; pretending to be Kevin Federline as a slim Britney dances nearby; showing off his buff physique as he poses shirtless with an ax in the office of a pouty Palin, who is, of course, wearing a very low-cut bustier to show off her ample experience in office. He also plays John Mayer in a straw porkpie hat, crooning to Jennifer Aniston. Finally, a... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hartnett released from hospital Apr 7, 2009
Hartnett suffered the same complaint while making his West End debut in a stage adaptation of Rain Man last year. The star was forced to miss several performances of the play during its London run. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Mark Hoppus And Pete Wentz Tweet About 'America's Suitehearts' Remix Apr 4, 2009
" Hoppus' efforts were rewarded with some words of encouragement from Wentz himself, who promised to sleep on the remix overnight and finish it the next day, though minutes later he admitted, "Actually I meant I'm gonna have insomnia all night once again, get 3 hours sleep, and finish the remix tomorrow, or maybe at 4 a.m." Motion City Soundtrack drummer Tony Thaxton jumped in to initiate a game in which the object was to blend movie titles and pop-culture references (i.e. "Butch Cassidy and the... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Josh Hartnett in hospital after stomach trouble Apr 1, 2009
The publicist said Hartnett had a flare-up of a gastrointestinal issue that affected him while he was starring in an onstage production of "Rain Man" in London last year. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Cyrus nixes 'Hannah' sequel Apr 1, 2009
Hartnett had a flare-up of a gastrointestinal issue that affected him while he was starring in an onstage production of "Rain Man" in London in 2009. Hartnett has appeared in the films "Black Hawk Down," "Sin City," "40 Days and 40 Nights" and "The Black Dahlia.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
Josh Hartnett taken to hospital Apr 1, 2009
Hartnett made his West End debut in a stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film Rain Man last year. Ms Patricola said the 30 Days of Night star was "suffering from a flare-up of a gastrointestinal problem that plagued him while he was starring in the West End during the production of Rain Man". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
US Fed's move is the bigger problem Mar 21, 2009
At occasions like the present, the American people act much like the dyslexic idiot savant Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 movie Rain Man. He couldn't shake a monomaniac fixation on the TV show People's Court or the alleged superiority of his K-Mart underwear; America can't seem to lose its fixation, its rage, over the issue of the US$165 million of bonuses granted to members of the American International Group (AIG) financial products division (AIGFP), the sector of the 90-year-old company that so... (Asia Times Online)
Survivor loses game, keeps teeth Mar 13, 2009
Rain man: Coach stared at the clouds and analyzed the wind, and said of an approaching storm, "I think it's gonna go just past us." The editors immediately cut to a shot of everyone in the shelter as they waited out a tremendous downpour. As Erinn said, "Coach is kind of a jackass.". (MSNBC -- News)
France honors Dustin Hoffman in Paris ceremony Mar 2, 2009
Albanel called Hoffman "one of the greatest actors of our time", paying tribute to his Oscar-winning performances as a workaholic father in the 1979 movie "Kramer vs. Kramer" and as an autistic man in "Rain Man," from 1988. "You have such a dramatic power that it is difficult to dissociate you from the characters you have played," Albanel said. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Last Chance Harvey Mar 2, 2009
Tellingly, it wasn't until Hoffman tackled the relatively "normal" role of a contemporary father in Robert Benton's 1979 drama Kramer vs. Kramer that he won his first Oscar; the second, of course, came for his more familiarly eccentric and altogether extraordinary role: Raymond Babbitt in Levinson's 1988 drama Rain Man. There are echoes of many of these on-screen creations in Hoffman's Harvey Shine. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
France honors Dustin Hoffman Feb 27, 2009
Albanel called Hoffman one of the greatest actors of our time, paying tribute to his Oscar-winning performances as a workaholic father in the 1979 movie Kramer vs. Kramer and as an autistic man in Rain Man, from 1988. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- News)
Catty Confrontation: Did Aniston Try To Catch Jolie In The Act? Feb 24, 2009
com - Catty Confrontation: Did Aniston Try To Catch Jolie In The Act. Catty Confrontation: Did Aniston Try To Catch Jolie In The Act. (Fox News)
The Oscars still wobble on an axis of art and popularity Feb 22, 2009
They include Great Man films like "The Life of Emile Zola," "Gandhi," and "Amadeus," and stories of emotional and mental struggle like "Rain Man" and "A Beautiful Mind." They heal war wounds ("The Best Years of Our Lives," "The Deer Hunter," "Platoon,") and deal with America's racial issues ("Dances With Wolves," "Driving Miss Daisy," "Crash"). Taken out of their zeitgeist context, many of these movies have aged dreadfully, and to think of "Dances With Wolves" in the same breath as, say, "The... (Boston Globe)
25 RANDOM THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE NOMINEES Feb 22, 2009
Mickey Rourke scored when he signed up for "The Wrestler." But he missed out on plenty of classics, reportedly turning down roles such as: Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables," Axel Foley in "Beverly Hills Cop," Jack Crawford in "The Silence of the Lambs," Tom Cruise's role in "Rain Man," Nick Nolte's part in "48 Hrs." and John Travolta's part in "Pulp Fiction.". 15. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Top 10 Surefire Ways to Win an Oscar Feb 17, 2009
Kirk Lazarus: "Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Count toothpicks to your cards. Autistic. Sure. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded? Maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and he won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. Don't believe me? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, 'I Am Sam.' Went full retard. Went home empty handed.". Also, it should... (ABC News)
Tennant named theatregoers' pick Feb 16, 2009
Best actress in a play was won by Katy Stephens for The Histories, while Rain Man's Josh Hartnett was named London newcomer of the year ... Josh Hartnett accepted his award from Los Angeles, where he said: "Being on stage in the West End production of Rain Man was a thrilling new experience. "Everyone worked incredibly hard, and made me feel welcome. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Black Balloon' offers insight into autism Feb 16, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Music as a Weapon tour with Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Lacuna Coil to visit Tullio Arena on April 20; tickets on sale Feb. 14. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Raining champ Feb 16, 2009
I'm taking a wild guess here that Matt Kenseth's favorite movie is "Rain Man," his favorite song "Here Comes the Rain Again," and his favorite TV station The Weather Channel. Well, if they weren't his favorites before, they should be now. (Florida Today)
Movie review: Hoffman, Thompson shine in so-so 'Harvey' Feb 10, 2009
Both actors are double Oscar winners, Hoffman for acting ( Kramer vs. Kramer in 1979 and Rain Man in 1988), and Thompson for acting ( Howard s End in 1992) and writing ( Sense And Sensibility in 1995). And as stated before, they use their immense talent to win over the audience, even if the audience is not seeing anything new as far as the lines the actors are reciting. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Real 'Rain Man' Brings Sunshine to UVU Feb 8, 2009
Kim Peek, the inspiration for the main character in the movie Rain Man, has the remarkable ability to read up to eight books a day, with his left eye reading the left page and right eye reading the right page ... The charac-ter Raymond Babbit, played in the popular film Rain Man, was inspired by Peek. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Leo vs. Tom: Two different paths to stardom Feb 7, 2009
Cruise, for instance, has worked on several films with a high art pedigree, most notably Barry Levinsons Rain Man and Oliver Stones Born on the Fourth of July and more recently Jerry Maguire and Vanilla Sky, both by director Cameron Crowe, Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson, and Stanley Kubricks Eyes Wide Shut. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
