Displaying items 25-36 of 46
» View wsbtradio.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
•
Next >
-
Spirit Awards announces '08 nominees
!["I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' quirky biopic on Bob Dylan, may have puzzled mainstream critics and audiences with its surrealistic vision of casting several actors and actresses as the famed troubadour -- a deep knowledge of Dylan and an open mind are recommended -- but the indie world has embraced the film, as evidenced Tuesday by its domination of the first major award nominations of the season.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-11/33978838-27092047.jpg ""I'm Not There,\" Todd Haynes' quirky biopic on Bob Dylan, may have puzzled mainstream critics and audiences with its surrealistic vision of casting several actors and actresses as the famed troubadour -- a deep knowledge of Dylan and an open mind are recommended -- but the indie world has embraced the film, as evidenced Tuesday by its domination of the first major award nominations of the season.")
"I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' quirky biopic on Bob Dylan, may have puzzled mainstream critics and audiences with its surrealistic vision of casting several actors and actresses as the famed troubadour -- a deep knowledge of Dylan and an open mind are...Tags: Celebrity Parents, Todd Haynes, Zach Braff, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
-
'Zodiac,' 'Death Proof' Lead Cannes Slate
Zap2It.comAmerican films dominate the competition slate for the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Announced Thursday (April 19), the Cannes Film Festival will open with director Wong Kar Wai's first English-language feature, the star-studded "My Blueberry Nights,"...Tags: Abel Ferrara, Arts and Culture, Culture, Stephen Frears, Film Festivals
-
Jolie's 'Mighty' act of friendship
NOBODY crosses a room like Angelina Jolie. She cut a purposeful stride across the polished floor of a Hollywood Roosevelt suite, a feat especially impressive because she was doing it in 4-inch heels and a pencil skirt.
It was noon on a warm November day,...Tags: Celebrity Parents, Crimes, Gaming, Jon Voight, Academy Awards
-
'Control'
![The 1980 suicide of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the British rock quartet Joy Division, is a poignant side plot in 2002's raucous survey of the Manchester music scene, "24 Hour Party People." Watching "Control," which places the melancholy trajectory of Curtis' life front and center, your correspondent confesses that, as much as he admires the craft and intensity of Anton Corbjin's biopic, he couldn't help but remember how much better a time he had at Michael Winterbottom's woozier but more exuberant movie.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-10/33310886.jpg "The 1980 suicide of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the British rock quartet Joy Division, is a poignant side plot in 2002's raucous survey of the Manchester music scene, "24 Hour Party People.\" Watching \"Control,\" which places the melancholy trajectory of Curtis' life front and center, your correspondent confesses that, as much as he admires the craft and intensity of Anton Corbjin's biopic, he couldn't help but remember how much better a time he had at Michael Winterbottom's woozier but more exuberant movie.")
NewsdayThe 1980 suicide of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the British rock quartet Joy Division, is a poignant side plot in 2002's raucous survey of the Manchester music scene, "24 Hour Party People." Watching "Control," which places the melancholy trajectory of...Tags: Movies, Entertainment
-
Butterfly Kiss
TIMES STAFF WRITERThursday June 6, 1996 Although we hardly need any more movies about serial killers, "Butterfly Kiss" accomplishes what few such films do, and that is to make a multiple murderer seem like a member of the human race. Yet, so ferocious are the...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Amanda Plummer, Cinema Industry, Movies, Entertainment
-
Jude
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday October 18, 1996 The most striking aspect of "Jude," Michael Winterbottom's handsome, uncompromising film of Thomas Hardy's 1896 novel "Jude the Obscure," is simply that it's in English. As a period piece it is as superb as any Merchant Ivory...Tags: Gramercy, Christopher Eccleston, Jane Austen, Education, Rachel Griffiths
-
Welcome to Sarajevo
TIMES FILM CRITICWednesday November 26, 1997 "Welcome to Sarajevo" is more than a title, it reflects a fierce and focused determination on the part of its makers to teach the lessons of that city's beleaguered past to a wider world. When a character pleads for the...Tags: Goran Visnjic, Drama (genre), Foreign Aid, Death, Television Industry
-
The Claim
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday December 29, 2000 To watch Michael Winterbottom's audacious "The Claim" is to wish Cecil B. DeMille had the idea first of transposing Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge" to Northern California two decades after the discovery of gold in...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Milla Jovovich, Dining and Drinking, Nastassja Kinski, Martin Katz
-
'The Road to Guantanamo'
![Prolific British director Michael Winterbottom's "The Road to Guantanamo" is a visceral first-person account of what happened to three British teenagers shortly before and for a long time after they were captured by American forces while traveling in Afghanistan in 2001. Detained for three years without charge in Cuba, where they were tortured and denied access to lawyers or their families, they were eventually released and returned to England. The recent suicides in Guantanamo make this film especially timely.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-06/24043838.jpg "Prolific British director Michael Winterbottom's "The Road to Guantanamo\" is a visceral first-person account of what happened to three British teenagers shortly before and for a long time after they were captured by American forces while traveling in Afghanistan in 2001. Detained for three years without charge in Cuba, where they were tortured and denied access to lawyers or their families, they were eventually released and returned to England. The recent suicides in Guantanamo make this film especially timely.")
Times Staff WriterProlific British director Michael Winterbottom's "The Road to Guantanamo" is a visceral first-person account of what happened to three British teenagers shortly before and for a long time after they were captured by American forces while traveling in...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Travel, Death, Kabul (Afghanistan)
-
'24 Hour Party People'
Times Staff WriterTony Wilson, a young Cambridge-educated Manchester TV personality, was among the 42 people in the city's Lesser Free Trade Hall for a June 4, 1976, performance of the already notorious Sex Pistols. It was an electrifying experience for the prescient...Tags: Bars and Clubs, MGM Inc., Dining and Drinking, Wim Wenders, Recreational Substance Use
-
'9 Songs'
![The only thing that's certain about Michael Winterbottom's "9 Songs" is that nobody will be counting melodies to ensure they haven't been shortchanged in the music department. It's what goes on between the songs that is going to be the focus of audience attention.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-07/18698355.jpg "The only thing that's certain about Michael Winterbottom's "9 Songs\" is that nobody will be counting melodies to ensure they haven't been shortchanged in the music department. It's what goes on between the songs that is going to be the focus of audience attention.")
Times Staff WriterThe only thing that's certain about Michael Winterbottom's "9 Songs" is that nobody will be counting melodies to ensure they haven't been shortchanged in the music department. It's what goes on between the songs that is going to be the focus of audience...Tags: Social Issues, Margo Stilley, Pornography, Movies, Entertainment
-
'Code 46'
![When you attempt a romance set in the future, as director Michael Winterbottom and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce have done in "Code 46," the degree of difficulty is doubled. Your film has to convincingly evoke the future as well as make an emotional connection. "Code 46" can do one but has increasing trouble with the other.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-08/13709846.jpg "When you attempt a romance set in the future, as director Michael Winterbottom and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce have done in "Code 46,\" the degree of difficulty is doubled. Your film has to convincingly evoke the future as well as make an emotional connection. \"Code 46\" can do one but has increasing trouble with the other.")
Times Staff WriterWhen you attempt a romance set in the future, as director Michael Winterbottom and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce have done in "Code 46," the degree of difficulty is doubled. Your film has to convincingly evoke the future as well as make an emotional...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Drama (genre), BBC, Tim Robbins
Nov 27, 2007
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 20, 2007
|Story| Zap2It
Jan 9, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 19, 2007
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 6, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 28, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 6, 1998
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 28, 2000
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 23, 2006
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 16, 2002
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 29, 2005
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 6, 2004
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Michael Winterbottom topic gallery.
