Archive for the 'The Reader' Category
| Hottest actress race in years heats up Monday, October 6th, 2008 LA Times editorial on this year’s Best Actress race and the plentiful choices being offered the voters. |
| Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin kiss and tell Monday, September 29th, 2008 Rudin is hopeful of persuading “Reader” co-star Kate Winslet to support the film’s Oscar campaign. The actress has seriously divided loyalties, being the co-star of both “The Reader” and “Revolutionary Road,” a film directed by her husband, Sam Mendes, that is also expected to be a big awards season contender. |
| Execs battle over Daldry’s ‘Reader’ Saturday, September 27th, 2008 “I’m in week eight of my director’s cut,” says the helmer. “I said I would do my best to try and get it done this year. In the end, I need a bit more time. I feel a moral obligation to Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack to produce the best film. It’s not about whether it’s released this year or next: I need time to finish it to the best of my ability.” |
| Minghella-Pollack film eyes Oscar run Thursday, August 28th, 2008 After a successful screening in New York of “The Reader,” the Weinstein Co. has decided to release the film for Oscar contention this year. The film stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes and was directed by Stephen Daldry. |
| Kate Winslet grows old for Holocaust drama film role Friday, June 20th, 2008 Prosthetics, a grey wig and a dowdy wardrobe have tranformed the 32-year-old star of Titanic into a wizened old lady. |
| Lara joins cast of Daldry’s ‘Reader’ Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 BERLIN — Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara, who played Hitler’s secretary in “Downfall” and more recently starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Youth Without Youth,” has joined the cast of Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader.” |
| Winslet Holocaust film back in production Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 The Holocaust drama “The Reader” has quietly resumed production in Berlin after shutting down last year. Kate Winslet plays a concentration camp guard. Also on board are Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, David Kross and Alexandra Maria Lara. |
| Winslet replaces Kidman in ‘Reader’ Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Winslet is no stranger to the script: She was the first choice for the role but was unable to do the movie because of a scheduling conflict with “Revolutionary Road,” the film that reteams her with “Titanic” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio and was directed by husband, Sam Mendes. |
