Frank Langella Provides 'Frost/Nixon' Film Details

Thanks to Matthieu from the forum who found this recent interview with Frank Langella.  

We should probably hear more by the time Langella does the rounds for Ron Howard's version of Peter Morgan's stage play Frost/Nixon, but Langella was coerced into telling us a few tidbits about what we might expect from the transition to the screen. "Ron Howard was very respectful, very," he said. "He was actually adamant that the script be preserved almost to the word, and it was, and maybe in addition of maybe ten or twelve minutes of outside stories about Nixon and Frost, but what happens in their private lives. Patty's a character and I play the piano in it, and you'll see me getting into the helicopter, and you see me walking through Yorba Linda and Casa Pacifica. What he did was he mixed in some of Nixon's private life and some of Frost's, so that when the combatants come together, we know more about them." But that was all Mr. Langella was going to say about the anticipated film at this time.

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Spaniards love Death at a Funeral!

A huge thank you to mayamia who gave us this translation. Apparently Spaniards are enjoying Death at a Funeral Despite the critics.

A month after Frank Oz’s filme was released it keeps attracting more and more public. Although, his comedy has not received good reviews and the critics in London have received it coldly.
Barcelona
The comedy DAAF opened discretely a month ago in a dozen movie theaters. At the beginning the filme was received as “one more” movie. But lately, more people have seen the movie especially in Barcelona. According to the distribution company DeAPlaneta, the movie is gaining admirers in Aribau, Gran Sarrià y Bosque, a phenomenon that –after 28 days of the release- can only be explained as a “mouth to mouth” publicity. ........in Barcelona it is been called “the comedy of the year” or the funniest funeral in movie history.”

Read the article in Spanish here

Also, if you want to read about an Australian critic who wrote a bad review for Death at a Funeral and is frustrated that the public is liking it so much and made it the number one movie, go here. It's pretty funny.

Thank you Matthieu for the link.

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What's On Stage Theatregoer's Choice Awards

The nomination phase is now open and The Pain And The Itch is eligible. Go to What's On Stage to make your nomination.

"Nominate your favourites now! The first stage of the whole awards process is to draw up the shortlists for each category. This is where you start. Just enter the names of the productions, performers and other artists from the past year of theatre that you believe are award-worthy and your contribution will count toward the final shortlists. Shortlists will be published on 7 December 2007, after which you'll be able to vote for the eventual winners. Final results will be announced in February 2008."

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Michael Sheen comments on the filming of Frost/Nixon

Michael Sheen (who plays David Frost) in Frost/Nixon has made a few comments about the filming, which has since wrapped up. No mention of Matthew, though. I hope Oliver Platt doesn't mind being called Oliver Plant.

He explained: "One of the weirdest things was shooting in LA at Universal Studios and having to recreate LWT's canteen in the 1970s. That was a real surreal day for me, with pictures of 'On the Buses' up on the wall and 'World of Sport', and Dicky Davis when he was a young man - that was a peculiar experience."

Read about it here.

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Why do the British critics dislike Death at a Funeral?

As an American, I had the opportunity to see Death at a Funeral in the cinema on the day it was released back in August. I saw it with several friends from Darcylicious. It was slow to start, but, by the middle, the entire audience was laughing hysterically. Yes, the plot was predictable, but the wonderful acting by the ensemble cast and the hilarious gags made it a fun 90 minutes. I wasn’t surprised when the critics seemed to universally love the movie. I wasn’t surprised when it opened up in other countries and it received the same audience reception and the same approval by the majority of critics. I point you to rotten tomatoes and metacritic, where you can read a summary of reviews by critics from around the world.
 
In Italy and Australia, this movie was the number one hit for several weeks. The budget for making this movie was only $10 million, but Boxofficemojo has reported that it has already made more than double that amount worldwide, even before the DVD has been released. It’s a success by any standard except for the standard of the British critics. Those British members of the forum who saw the film this week have also enjoyed the film very much, and can’t understand why the reviews in the UK have been so bad.
 
I am writing this post to let you, the readers, make up your own mind about this movie.
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