Watch the trailer for Matthew Macfadyen's Criminal Justice

Check out the trailer for Matthew Macfadyen's Criminal Justice, which airs Monday October 5th, on BBC One.

[source: MonnykQuinn]

More BTS Photos: Carey Mulligan and Shia LeBeouf film Wall Street

Carey Mulligan and boyfriend/co-star Shia Labeouf shoot more motorcycle scenes for their new movie Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps on Wednesday (September 30) in New York City.

Read more: Shia LaBeouf & Carey Mulligan: Motorcycle Meet-Up

Check out a few new BTS pics of Carey & Shia below!

Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan Film "Wall Street"

Actor Shia LaBeouf "drives" a motorcycle while filming scenes for "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" with co-star and real-life girlfriend Carey Mulligan.

[source: Photo by Bauer Griffin | zimbio.com]

Carey Mulligan: 'An Education' leading Lady

EW's Dave Karger can't stop [Oscar] buzzing and raving about Carey Mulligan. Previously, he and Missy Schwartz rave about Carey in their Best Actress chat. Now, here's another one where he interviews Carey.

Read on and watch the video (follow the link!)...

Meet Carey Mulligan: 'An Education' leading Lady

A top candidate for breakout actress of the year is certainly Carey Mulligan, the 24-year-old Brit who’d only had supporting parts in two films (she was one of Keira Knightley’s little sisters in Pride & Prejudice) when she scored the plum lead role in An Education (in theaters next Friday, Oct. 9). As precocious London schoolgirl Jenny, Mulligan not only holds her own opposite castmates Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, Alfred Molina, and Sally Hawkins, but she completely carries the film, which was written by novelist Nick Hornby and directed by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig. And as you’ll see when you click play on Part 1 of our OscarWatch interview, she’s going to charm the pants off the Academy and should have no problem scoring a Best Actress nomination.

Watch a video interview of Carey Mulligan here!

An Education in theaters October 9th! [limited]

New Dates and Changes on Must-See Films for P&P Actors (Fall/Winter 2009)

Some *NEW release dates and changes (as release dates for movies are often subject to change...) for the following movies from P&P actors:

But first... go see Surrogates - Rosamund Pike - (September 25th) In Theaters Now!

So, mark your calendar (for U.S. fans) as here are a list of the following ...


U.S. Release Dates for P&P Actors' Fall/Winter 2009 Films

[Note: Keep in mind, all release dates are subject to change...]

1. An Education - Carey Mulligan and Rosamund Pike - October 9, 2009 [limited] and November 20, 2009 [wide]
2. St. Trinians - Talulah Riley - October 2, 2009 *NEW October 9, 2009 [limited]
3. Astro Boy - Donald Sutherland (voice) - October 23, 2009
4. Pirate Radio (aka The Boat That Rocked) - Talulah Riley - November 6, 2009 *NEW November 13, 2009
5. The Messenger - Jena Malone - *NEW November 13, 2009 (NYC and DC) and November 20, 2009 (nationwide)
6. Me and Orson Welles - Kelly Reilly - November 25, 2009
7. Brothers - Carey Mulligan - December 4, 2009
8. The Young Victoria - Rupert Friend - November 13, 2009 *NEW December 18, 2009
9. Nine - Judi Dench - November 25, 2009 *NEW December 18, 2009 [limited] and December 25, 2009 [wide]
10. Sherlock Holmes - Kelly Reilly - December 25, 2009

P&P Blog Weekly Poll

New Poll is now up!

The current poll (#41) is now up (scroll down at the bottom) right side bar under the Weekly Poll for the new poll question:


Excluding P&P movie, which of the following Tom Hollander TV & Films is your most favorite?


Many thanks to all of you who voted in the last poll. Below is the result from last week's poll.

Excluding P&P movie, which of the following Kelly Reilly Films is your most favorite?

Maybe Baby	0 (0%)
The Libertine	1 (16%)
Mrs Henderson Presents	4 (66%)
A for Andromeda (TV)	0 (0%)
Puffball	0 (0%)
Joe's Palace (TV)	0 (0%)
He Kills Coppers (TV)	0 (0%)
Eden Lake	1 (16%)
Other	0 (0%)

Total Votes: 6
Poll closed
All previous Weekly Polls are archived here.

Film Review: Surrogates

Just saw Rosamund Pike's new sci-fi thriller film Surrogates, which debuts at a disappointing #2 with $15 M at this past weekend's Box-Office.

Unfortunately, Surrogates has also gotten mixed reviews from critics (some good and some are bad...but you know, people who went to see it actually loved and enjoyed this movie like I did...so to each, his/her own, as you'll read my review here for this film, lol...) , Rosamund, on the other hand, got mostly rave reviews for her solid dual acting from the following:

• Hollywood Today, Rosamund Pike deservedly won praise for her dual performance as a plastic beauty/age-withered harrigan.
• The Score Card Review, she got the most favorable review and highest score than her co-stars: Rosamund Pike as Maggie: OK, now here’s a solid attempt at acting. Pike’s role bears a considerable amount of weight in this case. She puts up a fight (through said surrogate), and … look, I know it sounds confusing, but trust that Pike actually isn’t bad at making sense of it. Best reason to watch this film, though that’s not saying much. Score: 5
• NJ.com: The lovely Rosamund Pike — whose check here, I hope, enabled her to do next month’s fine “An Education” — brings a few real moments to her role as Willis’ wife.
• UK's Telegraph: In the role of Willis’s Stepford-esque robo-wife, someone has finally figured out how to cast Rosamund Pike - superficially perfect, but falling to bits. Surrogates is the opposite: better than it looks.
• Backstage.com: As his FBI partner, Radha Mitchell is quite good. So is Rosamund Pike, as the wife who is conflicted when Willis leaves their preferred surrogate lifestyle to go "human" on her.

More (nice) Surrogates related reviews:

• Review: Surrogates Is One of the Year's Better Sci-Fi Flicks
• Bruce Willis' 'Surrogates': The Reviews Are In!
• 'Surrogates' Movie Delivered Lots Of Unique Action & Drama
• Movie review: Surrogates, 8 out of 10
• "Surrogates" is a Futuristic Thrill-ride!
• Surrogates Review: A Standard Sci-Fi Film…Only Better
• Reviewed by Pete Hammond

Anyway, here's my Surrogates Review ...


[Warning! ... heavy spoilers within... for those who haven't seen this movie and don't want to be spoiled...]

Surrogates (2009)

starring Bruce Willis, Rosamund Pike,
Radha Mitchell, Boris Kodjoe

Watch the trailer for Surrogates below...


[source: 098artist]

Here's a brief synopsis for Surrogates:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.



I must say this movie was pretty good. My kind of movie to watch actually (kinda like the other Bruce Willis film, The Fifth Element, Tom Cruise's Minority Report, and Will Smith's I, Robot to name a few action/sci-fi films I enjoyed watching). It's a plus too that I love action and science fiction genres (as well as many other genres in pretty much every movie I like or enjoyed watching...I guess that's the best part about being a movie lover, lol), but of course, it has to be done right. I thought this movie did just that and though I didn't read the graphic novel it was adapted from, I loved this movie anyway and with Bruce Willis leading the cast...you can't go wrong, at least, in my opinion, he mostly doesn't disappoint me anyway, lol. What can I say, I love Bruce Willis! He is one of my all-time favorite actors and I mostly love his movies. He's always good in them playing different characters and his acting's very good too (whether he's doing action or drama or even comedy...he's just that talented and versatile with his acting ability). He was very good in this movie as well. I always root for his character especially when he's playing the good guy, of course. In Surrogates, Bruce Willis plays agent Tom Greer, one of the FBI agents partnered with Radha Mitchell's character, agent Jennifer Peters. They used their flawless young-looking surrogates robots to go to work, do their job and investigate crimes together, but they are actually in isolation from from a steam chair in the comfort of their homes and looks older and a mess compare to there surrogates, lol. So, basically, Bruce and co-stars were playing dual roles: one, their real selves and the other, their surrogate robots in a futuristic world, but they are still identified as one and the same person even if they used a different surrogate or they appear in their real-selves.

Rosamund Pike (I must say, she's so underrated and one of my favorite actresses after seeing her in Pride & Prejudice with Keira Knightley and Wives and Daughters), played the beautiful Maggie Greer, the distant wife of Bruce Willis' character, agent Tom Greer. She was so beautiful and flawless in this film especially when she plays her surrogate robotic self (interesting though 'cause that's what Rosamund really looks like in real-life, except for the robotic acting, lol). Like Bruce, I thought Rosamund was great playing dual roles here. She really nailed both roles: the real fragile and vulnerable Maggie (they made her look older and a mess here) and her perfect looking surrogate version. Rosamund was perfect in playing her dual role.

Read my full review here.

Movie News: Jena Malone's The Messenger will be in U.S. Theaters November 20th

One of Jena Malone's upcoming films for this year is The Messenger. It is slated for a limited release in November 13th (in NYC and Washington DC) and November 20th (nationwide).

Here's the latest news for this movie...

Updated 9/29:

See here --> 'The Messenger' Poster!


THE MESSENGER takes top Deauville prize!

"The Messenger" took home the grand prize at the 35th annual Deauville American Film Festival's closing ceremonies.

Read more here.

Also, The Messenger is now in both of these social networks:
The Messenger - Twitter
The Messenger - Facebook

Keep checking those ^ social network sites for frequent news on this film.


The Messenger is opening the Woodstock Film Festival on October 1st, take a look at the Newsday article: Woodstock Film Festival announces film festival line-up.

The official site for the movie is partially up online (and says: Website coming soon!) check it out: The Messenger

Check out some THE MESSENGER Movie Pictures (unfortunately, no stills from Jena's character...yet)!

JM fans: Mark your calendars for The Messenger!
In theaters: November 13th (NYC and Washington, D.C.)
November 20th (nationwide)

In Theaters Today: Surrogates

Rosamund Pike's new action/sci-fi/thriller film Surrogates, which she co-stars with Bruce Willis is now showing in U.S. theaters nationwide today (September 25th)! Go see it!

In this film, Rosamund Pike plays Bruce Willis' character's wife, Maggie Greer.

Besides Rosamund Pike and Bruce Willis, the rest of the cast include Boris Kodjoe, Ving Rhames, and Radha Mitchell. Written by Michael Ferris and John Brancato based on the novel from Top Shelf Comix' Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele. Not too mention, this film was executive produced by actress Elizabeth Banks (The Uninvited, W, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and Definitely, Maybe to name a few of her well-known movies) with her husband Max Handelman. Also, producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman from Mandeville Films are the team behind “The Proposal,” “Traitor,” “Wild Hogs,” “Bringing Down the House” and “Beverly Hills Chihuahua.” Surrogates was directed by Jonathan Mastow (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and U-571).

Last night (9/24), the Premiere Of Touchstone Pictures' "Surrogates" (See Arrivals photos here!) was held at at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA with Bruce Willis and the rest of the cast (sans Rosamund Pike). Unfortunately, no pics of RP from the premiere...looks like she was not in attendance as she was still in Montreal, Canada filming Barneys Version.

Here's a brief synopsis for Surrogates:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.

Watch the trailer for Surrogates below...

[source: 098artist]

the TV Spots

Surrogates - TV Spot #1: The Only Real Thing [2009]
Surrogates - TV Spot #2: Control [2009]
Surrogates - TV Spot #3: Conspiracy [2009]
Surrogates - TV Spot #4: Perfection [2009]

and Breaking Benjamin's "I Will Not Bow" music video below:

[source: Breakin Benjamin's Music Videos on MySpace]

Previous related posts:

• New stills of Rosamund Pike from Surrogates
• New Surrogates BTS video clip, Posters, Stills, and more!
• Surrogates Trailer
• First Look at 'Surrogates' with Rosamund Pike and Bruce Willis
• Rosamund Pike Joins Bruce Willis In 'The Surrogates'

Related articles:

• Surrogates' Asks: 'What If You Never Had To Leave The House?'
• Robert Venditti, in the Flesh, Talks “Surrogates”
• EXCLUSIVE: New 'Surrogates' Image Debuts In Our Fall Movie Preview!
  
• New Trailer and Two Clips From 'Surrogates'
• Video Premiere: Breaking Benjamin's 'I Will Not Bow' From 'Surrogates'

Rosamund Pike in Montreal filming Barneys Version

According to The Montreal Gazette, Rosamund Pike is currently filming the upcoming independent film, Barney's Version in Montreal, Canada this week, while her current big budget film Surrogates with Bruce Willis opens nationwide in U.S. theaters tomorrow! She plays the character Miriam Greenberg, Barney’s third and final wife, and the love of his life.

Barney’s Version is directed by Richard Lewis who co-wrote and directed Whale Music, and spent the past nine years as an executive producer, writer and director on the hit crime series CSI. The screenplay is by Michael Konyves and the flick is produced by former Montrealer Robert Lantos, whose previous credits include Eastern Promises, Being Julia and Black Robe. The co-producers are Montreal’s Lyse Lafontaine, Italian producer Domenico Procacci and Lantos’s son Ari Lantos.

The production will move to New York City for a week of shooting after production wraps here and, along the way, there will also be some filming in the countryside near Montreal. A spokesman for the production wouldn’t say where exactly filming would take place in the country but it’s a good bet it’ll be somewhere near Lake Memphremagog in the Eastern Township given that a good chunk of the novel takes place in that stunningly-beautiful part of the world.

Also, while we're still on the Barney's Version subject...

In addition, here are a couple important details from the movie where Rosamund was mentioned in an interesting article by Canada.com...

From page to screen: Mordecai Richler's Barney's Version brings book's magic to life

On this day, they were shooting the scene in which Miriam, played by British actress Rosamund Pike, breaks the news to her now ex-husband that she doesn't want to ever see him again.


Wife 3: Miriam (Rosamund Pike)

British actress Rosamund Pike - who played a baddie in the James Bond picture Die Another Day and Keira Knightley's older sister in Pride and Prejudice - began work on Barney's Version only last week and the shoot got off in intense fashion. On her first day, she filmed the scene in which Barney meets her for the first time (at his second wedding). The next day they shot, in the Ritz garden, the poignant moment when she breaks the news to Barney that they can no longer even be friends.

"The book is about versions of the truth and he finally finds his truth with Miriam,'' said Pike. "She's the person who represents truth and straightforwardness because life for her is black-and-white. She's very moral and, finally, Barney lets her down.''

Read full article here.

Hollywood Film Festival to Honor Carey Mulligan in October

According to Hollywood Reporter, honorees were selected for Hollywood Awards. Carey Mulligan is among the winners selected and to be honored with a "Breakthrough Actress Award" at the Festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.

Organizers on Wednesday announced honorees for the 13th annual Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz.

This year's honorees include:

• Carey Mulligan ("An Education") will receive a breakthrough actress award.
• Jeremy Renner ("The Hurt Locker") will be honored with a breakthrough actor award.
• Lee Daniels ("Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire") will receive the breakthrough director award.
• Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber "(500) Days of Summer") will be recognized as breakthrough screenwriters.
• Actress Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious") will receive a New Hollywood award.
  
  

A fest awards gala is set for Oct. 26 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

The fest runs Oct. 21-26. Fest exec director Carlos de Abreu said the honorees have laid "the groundwork of choice projects upon which to build their Hollywood careers."

About CAREY MULLIGAN

Carey Mulligan can be seen starring in Lone Scherfig's An Education, from Sony Classics, which also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, Alfred Molina, and Rosamund Pike (her P&P co-star). She will next be seen starring in Olive Stone's Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps opposite Michael Douglas, Frank Langella, Josh Brolin, Susan Sarandon and Shia LeBeouf. She also stars with Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan in the family drama The Greatest, written and directed by Shana Feste. Mulligan recently wrapped filming of Fox Searchlight's Never Let Me Go, based on the award-winning novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, directed by Mark Romanek and also starring Keira Knightley (her other P&P co-star) and Andrew Garfield. Previous film credits include her role as Kitty Bennet in the feature film Pride & Prejudice and the film When Did You Last See Your Father? with Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth.

Speaking of Carey, check out the Extra TV little video clip and article about...

Carey Mulligan: Star on the Rise

[source: Extra TV]

New An Education Clips

There are some new clips for An Education (in U.S. theaters October 9th), starring Carey Mulligan and Rosamund Pike.


Set in 1960s London, An Education finds Jenny (Mulligan), a teenage girl just waiting to break free from her boring school life and conservative parents. That escape comes from a disarming older gentleman David (Peter Sarsgaard) who takes her out onto the city's club scene and introduces her to his good friend and business partner Danny (Dominic Cooper) and his unintentionally funny girlfriend Helen (Rosamund Pike).

Hit Fix has the following clips...

View more and Watch: Eight new clips from Oscar contender "An Education"

Nine - Behind the Scenes Exclusive on ET

ET Online just showed a new behind the scenes exclusive look of Judi Dench's upcoming film, Nine. In theaters November 25th, Nine is one of the most buzzed about films (along with Carey Mulligan's An Education, Precious, and Bright Star to name a few) for this fall/winter 2009.

In the Rob Marshall (Chicago) musical directed film Nine, dame Judi Dench co-stars with who's who in Hollywood female actresses (5 of them including Dench had won an Academy Award/Oscar...plus their only leading male co-star Daniel Day-Lewis won 2 Oscars, Kate Hudson was nominated for an Oscar, and Rob Marshall was nominated for an Oscar as well...so between them all, they've won 7 Oscars): Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Kate Hudson, and Sarah Ferguson (aka Black-Eyed Peas' lead singer Fergie...the only rookie actor here amongst the Oscar vets)

Check it out and watch it below!

[source: jannaclaire]

Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan are two of Hollywood's Hottest Young Stars under 25

Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan made the Moviefone’s annual Top 25 Under 25 list this year! Keira made the list 3 times now and Carey for the first time.

Check out and read what Moviefone.com had to say about about them below!

The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25

Keira Knightley

Age: 24

Years on the List: 2007, 2008, 2009

What She’s Done: She played the sexiest swashbuckler ever in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean‘ franchise, scored an Oscar nod for 2005’s ‘Pride & Prejudice‘ and bathed with Sienna Miller (platonically, of course) in this year’s ‘The Edge of Love.’

What’s Next: Though she won’t be returning for ‘Pirates 4,’ she has a quartet of films due in 2010 — including ‘London Boulevard‘ (opposite Colin Farrell), and ‘Never Let Me Go,’ based on Kazu Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel.

Industry Buzz: “I met her the night she wore Vera Wang and didn’t win a Golden Globe, and as modest as she was, I could tell that I was talking to a girl that knew she’d win a Globe — or even an Oscar — one day soon.” — Lien Ta, Hollywood.com

Carey Mulligan

Age: 24

Years on List: 2009

What She's Done: Writing a letter to the producers won her the role of Kitty Bennett in the 2005 Keira Knightley starrer 'Pride & Prejudice,' and she appeared briefly in summer's 'Public Enemies.'

What's Next: She's getting immaculate grades for her role in the coming-of-age Sundance darling 'An Education,' with some pundits even whispering Oscar. She'll also be seen in December's 'Brothers' and next year stars in 'Wall Street 2' with Shia LaBeouf, whom she's rumored to now be dating.

Industry Buzz: "She's a British Katie Holmes in terms of her charming girl-next-door looks, but she also comes equipped with serious acting chops that have so far awarded her roles in big films ... Still quietly floating under the radar, look for Mulligan to become a household name come 2010 when 'An Education' (hopefully) nabs her an Oscar nod." -- Erik Davis, Cinematical.com

New Last Night stills of Keira Knightley

New stills of one of Keira Knightley's upcoming films, Last Night. This film, where Keira co-stars with Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington, and Guillaume Canet is set to be released sometime in 2010.

Here's a brief synopsis for Last Night...

The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.

Check out the new stills featuring Keira and co-star Guillaume Canet...

Keira Knightley Last Night stills

[source: Heavenly Rupert Friend | Sweet-Keira.net]

More Rupert Friend TIFF 09 Photos

Here are some more Rupert Friend photos from the closing night gala premiere of his new film 'The Young Victoria' with co-star Emily Blunt (this time there are a few pics including her and Rupert) at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

Check them out below!

Rupert Friend - TIFF 09 - The Young Victoria
Closing Night Gala Premiere

[source: Toronto Life | Pop Sugar | Wireimage]

View several more RF pics from TIFF 09
at Heavenly Rupert Friend forum here!

P&P Blog Weekly Poll

New Poll is now up!

The current poll (#40) is now up (scroll down at the bottom) right side bar under the Weekly Poll for the new poll question:


Excluding P&P movie, which of the following Kelly Reilly Films is your most favorite?


Many thanks to all of you who voted in the last poll. Below is the result from last week's poll.

Excluding P&P movie, which of the following Rupert Friend Films is your most favorite?

The Libertine	0 (0%)
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont	1 (25%)
The Last Legion	0 (0%)
Virgin Territory	0 (0%)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	0 (0%)
Chéri	1 (25%)
The Young Victoria	2 (50%)
Other	0 (0%)

Total Votes: 4
Poll closed

All previous Weekly Polls are archived here.

Rupert Friend at 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

Rupert Friend (sans girlfriend Keira Knightley) arrived for the closing night gala premiere of his new film 'The Young Victoria' with co-star Emily Blunt at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

Check out new pics of Rupert looking very handsome in a black suit at the screening for YV and more RF portrait session pics!

Wow, I must say, Rupert looks yummy and gorgeous to look at these days in a short hair cut. Of course, he had that hair cut/look for a while now, but I'm loving his newest pics with that short hair. Keep it up, RF! lol...

Anyway, here are his TIFF 09 photos...

The Young Victoria Closing Gala Night Premiere







[source: Photos by AP Photo ]


Rupert Friend - TIFF 09 - Portrait Session




[source: Photos by AP Photo ]

Also, check out and watch an interview of Rupert and Emily Blunt...

Emily Blunt & Rupert Friend: Uncut Interview

[source: CBCtv]

Speaking of The Young Victoria closing the TIFF 09, it will also close the 2009 New Orleans Film Festival...

The Oct. 15 closing-night feature -- which the New Orleans Film Festival will share with the Toronto Film Festival -- will be "The Young Victoria," a period drama starring Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend in the story of Queen Victoria's early years as Britain's monarch.

[source: Nola.com]


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• TIFF '09 Review: 'The Young Victoria' Surprisingly Delicate, Features World-Class Performances
• a royal close to the Toronto International Film Festival
• Canadian filmmaker gains high praise
• Fergie knows film
• Duchess of York creates elegant film