Tag: Falling Down
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Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Cannes revealed on Tuesday that the “Basic Instinct” star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival, and will be honored as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.Douglas’ first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival…
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Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Cannes revealed on Tuesday that the “Basic Instinct” star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival, and will be honored as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.Douglas’ first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival…
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‘Here Today’ Trailer: Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal Become Fast Friends
Billy Crystal is still kicking around. He’s been laying pretty low for the most part, starring in small productions like The Comedian, Untogether, and Standing Up, Falling Down, usually playing a funny father figure. Now the comedian is keeping that tradition going strong in a new film, and he’ll be joined by one of the…
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The Gotham Announces New Joel Schumacher Mentorship Award
During last night’s Gotham Awards, Gotham Film & Media Institute Executive Director Jeffrey Sharp announced the creation of The Joel Schumacher Mentorship Award in partnership and endowed by MTV Entertainment Group. Honoring the legacy and social consciousness of the director of such films as Tigerland, Falling Down, Car Wash and St. Elmo’s Fire will be…
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‘Unhinged’ Trailer: Whatever You Do, Don’t Honk at Russell Crowe
What happens if you honk at a guy in traffic who’s having the worst day of his life? That’s the question answered in Unhinged, a new Russell Crowe thriller which, in the grand tradition of films like Duel, Joy Ride, and Falling Down, presents a worst case scenario for the protagonist and will maybe make…
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‘Standing Up, Falling Down’ Trailer: Ben Schwartz and Billy Crystal Pal Around in a Small Town
If you put Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) and Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally) in a room together, comedic magic will happen. A new film called Standing Up, Falling Down bets big on this basic idea, and according to our review from last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the film succeeds largely because of their…
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‘Standing Up, Falling Down’: Film Review
Ultimately pleasant if slight, “Standing Up, Falling Down” arrives at that modest impact despite the fact that the major characters here insist on behaving in ways that are meant to be funny, but too often land more in the “obnoxious” zone. This seriocomedy, with Ben Schwartz as a failed comedian and Billy Crystal as a…
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Producer and sales pioneer Arnold Kopelson dies at 83
Kopelson helped start the international sales boom of the 80s and won an Oscar for Platoon.Oscar-winning producer Arnold Kopelson has died of natural causes in Beverly Hills aged 83.Brooklyn-born Kopelson entered the industry as an entertainment and banking lawyer and in 1972 founded Inter-Ocean Film Sales, a pioneer in the then burgeoning business of selling…