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This is also Kelley’s first show to feature strong men and wishy-washy women, a flip-flop from his usual pseudo-feminist productions. Unfortunately, Ally McBeal this ain’t; the reversed formula simply doesn’t work. Even an actor of Spader’s skill can’t support a show on his own, and the boring characters Kelley surrounds him with fail to gain the audience’s interest...
...Silberman Galleries in New York sold the Rembrandt to Hollywood actor Thomas Mitchell in 1940 for $45,000, acccording to Jordan. It remained in his possession until...
...Muay Thai Warrior, the stunt man-turned-actor leaps across boiling oil, ballets above an array of tuk tuks and beats up anyone foolish enough to challenge him. The insane inventiveness of the stunts?done without special effects, wirework or apparent concern for Jaa's life and limb?has turned into box-office gold in Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and even France, where the film found a fan and international distributor in action auteur Luc Besson. Besson recut the film and secured a U.S. distribution deal with Magnolia Pictures. Expectations are high that...
...Ritthikrai started devising their own stunts inspired by muay boran, a more elegant and traditional form of Thai boxing that resembles kung fu. Jaa traveled the countryside talking to the few remaining old masters of muay boran, rediscovering more than 100 long-abandoned moves. Ritthikrai and Jaa filmed the actor's best stunts and showed them to Bangkok director Prachya Pinkaew. The filmmaker was dazzled but had problems getting backing for a film with Jaa in the lead role. "Thai audiences are not used to seeing people from the northeast in the lead," says Sita Vosbein, managing director of Pinkaew...
Nice timing, Ray. Those obits were the best trailer for a superb biopic, one that refreshes Charles' luster and fully confirms Jamie Foxx as a scary-good serious actor...