Highlights
Edward Norton grew up in Columbia, Md., a community founded by his grandfather, James Rouse. His breakthrough film role came in "Primal Fear," in which he played an altar boy accused of murder. He received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe for his work in the film. His turn as a former skinhead earned him his second Oscar nomination. Norton has also starred in "The Incredible Hulk," "Fight Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt," among other films.
Edward Norton grew up in Columbia, Md., a community founded by his grandfather, James Rouse. His breakthrough film role came in "Primal Fear," in which he played an altar boy accused of murder. He received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe for his work in the film. His turn as a former skinhead earned him his second Oscar nomination. Norton has also starred in "The Incredible Hulk," "Fight Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt," among other films.
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Chris Hemsworth: Warp speed to the top
The Aussie made a warp-speed impression with his fleeting role in " Star Trek," but now come the big roles with "Red Dawn" and "Thor." In the pages of Marvel Comics there are plenty of magical weapons but the most famous is an ancient stone hammer with...Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Star Trek (movie), Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams
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The best and worst movie remakes
NewsdayHollywood loves to retreat into its past and update old material. Exhibit A this summer is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, when opened Friday, a remake, retelling, recycling or reimagining (the studio prefers "retelling") of a 1974 film starring Walter...Tags: Kurt Russell, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta, Walter Matthau, Sharon Stone
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Drag Yourself: Take Time To See Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead' Films
The ads for "Drag Me to Hell" (which opens today) tout the movie as director Sam Raimi's "return to horror." Specifically, they're referring to "Evil Dead" and its sequel (or a slightly better-budgeted remake; this has long been a point of contention...Tags: Human Body, Sam Raimi, Drag Me to Hell (movie), Bruce Campbell, Ethan Coen
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Curtains for publishing biz? Nobody asked these guys
The cover isn't much to look at. It's mostly white, with a hot-pink scribble rising out of the lower right-hand corner that, if you squint just so, reveals itself to be a head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded man. The thin line of black type across the...Tags: Sales, Colleges and Universities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Twitter, Inc., Book
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Lots to love (and hate) in Hollywood remakes
Special to NewsdayHollywood loves to retreat into its past and update old material. Exhibit A this summer is "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," opening Friday, a remake, retelling, recycling or reimagining (the studio prefers "retelling") of a 1974 film starring Walter Matthau,...Tags: Kurt Russell, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta, Walter Matthau, Sharon Stone
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Senator Theatre holds unique appeal in Baltimore
What makes the Senator Theatre so special? Why all the fuss when it sounded like it might be shuttered? Why is cash-strapped Baltimore proposing to buy it? Why are people flipping through the memorabilia for sale in the building's lobby and walking away...Tags: Baltimore Colts, John Travolta, Marilyn Monroe, Popcorn, The Godfather (movie)
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'State of Play' stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren
Tribune criticLike Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic," "State of Play" compresses a British television miniseries into a stand-alone American thriller and does a pretty good job of it. It's best to see the remake first and catch up with the 2003 BBC miniseries afterward....Tags: Human Body, Ben Affleck, Steven Soderbergh, Jeff Daniels, Russell Crowe
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Waiting to know fate of the Senator Theatre
For almost two decades, the story of the Senator Theatre has been Baltimore's longest-running cliffhanger. Will owner Tom Kiefaber be able to stare down the multiplexes and continue showing first-run films? Will the theater's creditors call in their...Tags: Auction Service, Charles Theatre, Ed Hale, Culture, Towson University
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Norton, Farrell elevate the familiar cop plot of 'Pride and Glory'
The bristling New York cop movie Pride and Glory boasts more than A+ street smarts. It overflows with a combustible blend of street sensitivity and testosterone. In his first film since his sensational Olympic hockey movie Miracles, director Gavin O'...Tags: Pride and Glory (movie), New York City Police Department, Colin Farrell, Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement
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HBO Lands Obama Documentary
Zap2It.comHBO has picked up the rights to a documentary on President-elect Barack Obama's run to the White House. The film, produced by actor Edward Norton and directed by Amy Rice and Alicia Sams, has been a couple years in the making. Rice and Sams started...Tags: The White House, History, Barack Obama, Government, National Government
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The 2008 Image Index: winners and losers
Image is a slippery creature, and one month's style sensation is the next month's tasteless trend. For those keeping score, we offer the 2008 Image Index, a sliding scale of the people, places, ideas and trends that moved up -- and down -- the pop culture...Tags: Sarah Jessica Parker, Claudia Schiffer, Grant Park, Barney's New York Incorporated, Alex Rodriguez
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'Pride and Glory''
Special to NewsdayCrackheads, homicidal cops, New York streets overripe with discontent - if you were feeling cocky, you might call " Pride and Glory" a period piece. But despite its sprawl and sometimes unwieldy narrative, this very personal effort by director Gavin O'...Tags: Pride and Glory (movie), Murder, New York City Police Department, Colin Farrell, John Anderson
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