Me and Orson Welles

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• “I Always Have To Be Bigger Than Life. It’s a Fault in My Nature.”

  
  TCM's Classic Movie Blog — Authority: 528
  A friend and I have been mulling over cinematic portrayals of real-life historical figures, stars, and celebrities. We’re not particularly interested in historical or biographical accuracy but in which famous figures are most often depicted in the movies and by whom. Just as I was thinking about how to turn this ...
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• Zac Efron Versus Orson Welles

  
  Poptimal.com — Authority: 485
  A couple of weeks ago I had covered what turned out to be a brief interview session with the cast (Zac Efron, Claire Danes) and director ( Richard Linklater )of the movie Me and Orson Welles .  I talked with the group about how they would like their career to be remembered and, more importantly, how they would ...
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• Film reviews in brief

  
  theCLog — Authority: 145
  Up in the Air By Matt Brunson So did Santa deem me a good little boy or a bad little boy this year? Hard to say. On one hand, his helpers at the Fox studio didn’t screen Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel for local press, and for that, I’m eternally grateful. On the other hand, those bastards at Fox also ...
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• Richard Linklater On Kal Penn And Orson Welles

  
  Washington D.C. Metblogs — Authority: 418
  Director Richard Linklater, Claire Danes, and Zac Efron in Georgetown (Photo Christina Wilkie) For director Richard Linklater , his projects range from the artsy ( Waking Life , A Scanner Darkly ) to more mainstream ( School of Rock , Bad News Bears .) However when the screenwriter visited DC he was here to ...
  3 days ago

• Either “Avatar” takes the weekend box office, or we’re all in big trouble

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 528
  Variety has gone behind a pay wall. Jolly Carl DiOrio of The Hollywood Reporter is either taking a night off or filing later. Still, this is one week when, if I may paraphrase Bob Dylan, I don’t need a weatherman to tell me which way the wind’s blowing. As a science-fiction adventure sure-to-be blockbuster, ...
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• McKay captures the “twinkle” in Orson Welles’ eye

  
  Frankly My Dear — Authority: 518
  Christian McKay didn’t like the comparison the first time he heard it. The words “You look a bit like Orson Welles” could send any young actor screaming back to his personal trainer. “It was at RADA [the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art], and I was incredibly upset,” the British actor recalls. “My generation ...
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• Best in film in 2009: Austin Film Critics Association

  
  cinemarealm.com — Authority: 126
  The Austin Film Critics have released their list of this year’s favourites, as well as the top 10 movies of 2009 and the best movies of the decade. Here they are: BEST FILM The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS Mélanie ...
  5 days ago

• Richard Linklater and the Guy Who Plays Orson Welles

  
  Arts Desk — Authority: 143
  Tricia Olszewski didn’t really go for Me and Orson Welles . Washington City Paper ’s house critic called it an “inoffensively lackluster film” and charged that Zac Ephron ’s portrayal of Richard, a young would-be actor who charms his way into Orson Welles’ production of Julius Caesar , “is bland ...
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• ‘Me And Orson Welles’ An Awesome Ode To Ego

  
  Zac Efron Fan — Authority: 133
  There are three things to learn watching “Me and Orson Welles.” Zac Efron can act. British thespian Christian McKay is Hollywood’s discovery of 2009. And a movie about the “theat-uh” can be more than a snore. Set during one week in 1937, director Richard Linklater zeroes in on a 22-year-old Orson Welles as ...
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• Austin Film Critics Agree, The Hurt Locker is Best of ‘09

  
  Film School Rejects — Authority: 642
  The wonderful group of fine professional film critics and journalists known as the Austin Film Critics Association — a group that includes the membership of yours truly and FSR Managing Editor Dr. Cole Abaius — has announced its award winners for the year 2009. Within said winners are plenty of unsurprising ...
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• Gail sees a movie: Me and Orson Welles

  
  When Falls the Coliseum — Authority: 485
  “How the hell do I top this?” Orson Welles (Christian McKay) asks after his triumphant performance of Julius Caesar. Of course he would, but this account of the Mercury Theater’s innovative version of Julius Caesar is fascinating on its own. The film captures the behind-the-scenes dramas of the production ...
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• Best in film in 2009: San Francisco Film Critics Circle

  
  cinemarealm.com — Authority: 126
  The San Francisco Film Critics have announced their picks for the best achievements in film in 2009. Here they are: BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Wes Anderson ...
  6 days ago

• Golden Globes movie nominations: “Up in the Air” leads the way

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 528
  I’ll start with the facts on the Golden Globe movie nominations , which came out this morning, and move on to just a bit of opining about the awards themselves later on. ( Will Harris has his thoughts on who should win among the television Golden Globe nominees down below.) As the above indicates, Jason ...
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• San Francisco and St. Louis Critics Pick Best Films of 2009

  
  Inside Movies — Authority: 154
  This is what weve learned in the early days of awards season: There are no clear-cut favorites this year. The Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker won best feature at the San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards, announced Tuesday, and Locker ... Read more Filed under: Movie News , Awards Permalink  |  Email this ...
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• Me And Orson Welles Opens At E-Street Cinema

  
  Washington D.C. Metblogs — Authority: 418
  Christian McKay as Orson Welles and Zac Efron as Richard Samuels in “Me and Orson Welles”. Looking at the top films at the Box Office this past weekend the theatres were dominated by Disney films , sports epics , and something about Vampires . However I want to talk about a film you probably haven’t ...
  6 days ago

• Zac Efron’s “Me And Orson Welles” Does Poor At The Box Office

  
  Disney Dreaming — Authority: 520
  Zac Efron’s most recently-released movie “ Me and Orson Welles ” did poorly in its limited release at the box office this weekend. So far the film has only brought in $343,000. Sorry Zac! Are you planning on seeing this movie in theaters? Image Via Flickr
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• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2009

  
  The Screening Log — Authority: 481
  The city by the bay has voted: the San Francisco Film Critics Circle picked Kathryn Bigelows acclaimed war drama "The Hurt Locker" as the best film of 2009. Bigelow was also named best director. Quentin Tarantino took home the award for best original screenplay for "Inglourious Basterds," while Wes Anderson and Noah ...
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• Kaleidoscope

  
  shadowplay — Authority: 131
  This 1999 BBC documentary in the Reputations series uses stills and extracts from Hitchcock’s test footage for KALEIDOSCOPE / FRENZY, the movie he tried to make before TOPAZ. This material was assembled partly to convince Lew Wasserman and Universal to let Hitch proceed with the shoot. It may have had the opposite ...
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• THE HURT LOCKER, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep Win in San Francisco

  
  Alternative Film Guide — Authority: 580
  Another major critical surprise: The Hurt Locker (above, with Jeremy Renner) was voted best picture of 2009 by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle. The Iraq War drama’s director, Kathryn Bigelow, received top honors as well.All kidding aside, a more unique choice — though not all that unexpected considering that ...
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• Video Interview: Christian McKay and director Richard Linklater (ME AND ORSON WELLES)

  
  gordonandthewhale.com — Authority: 522
  It’s not everyday you get to sit down and chat with someone who portrays the notorious and iconic Orson Welles in a movie. So what do you do when that happens? You just do it – one second at a time. Read more on Video Interview: Christian McKay and director Richard Linklater (ME AND ORSON WELLES)…
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