‘The Soloist’ available on Comcast Movies and Events Oct 14, 2009
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES. (Encore on Comcast) Based on the John Irving novel, it s built around the surrogate father/surrogate son relationship between Michael Caine s saintly orphanage doc and Tobey Maguire s innocent, which lasts even after the boy departs to taste of the tree of knowledge (via a job on an apple farm) in the 1940s. (Boston Globe)
The New York Times Launches 'TimesTalks LIVE' Sep 25, 2009
Winner of the National Book Award and the Academy Award, author John Irving (The World According to Garp, The Cider House Rules, A Widow for One Year) is one of Americas most renowned and popular novelists. In this exclusive New York interview appearance, Irving talks with New York Times writer at large Charles McGrath about Last Night in Twisted River, his first novel in four years, a story spanning five decades in the lives of a father and son, and about his more... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
I Love You, Man Aug 13, 2009
When he went by Paul Stephen Rudd and took on projects like The Great Gatsby and The Cider House Rules. Heck, he was even in a Halloween movie (the sixth one). (IGN FilmForce)
Recalling the films of 1999 Jul 12, 2009
(I spent a lot of that year fighting about The Green Mile, American Beauty, and The Cider House Rules. Ten years later, most of these movies have aged well (not those three). (Boston Globe)
'Spring Awakening' connects with teens Apr 19, 2009
"He's been acting since he was 7 and he's been in things with heavy scenes, like 'The Cider House Rules.' Of course the subject came up of him kissing another boy, and I was a little afraid of people making fun of him, but the crowd he hangs out with is pretty mature and supportive.". Miller has had a similar experience working with the kids in his cast. (Boston Globe)
Michael Caine works his magic in 'old man' role Mar 6, 2009
"I worked with 120 of them in The Cider House Rules," the 1999 drama that earned him his second Oscar. Several seasoned actors, such as Sylvia Syms, Leslie Phillips and Rosemary Harris (Spider-Man's Aunt May), also show up in this small slice of British life. (USA Today -- Life)
