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Jul 15, 2009, 22:01 GMT
John Goodman and Susan Sarandon, who recently starred together in 2008’s “Speed Racer,” have joined Al Pacino in “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO Films’ biopic of Jack Kevorkian, which is being directed by Barry Levinson. ... more
May 28, 2009, 2:30 GMT
'Better to be a king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.' - Robert de Niro
Playing Rupert Pupkin in The King of ComedyRobert ... more
May 26, 2009, 23:17 GMT
Al Pacino will be playing the controversial Dr. Jack Kevorkian in 'You Don't Know Jack,' an HBO Films biopic about Dr. Kevorkian that Barry Levinson will direct. ... more
May 18, 2009, 12:10 GMT
“Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,” by Malcolm Gladwell is being made into a film. ... more
Apr 7, 2009, 20:31 GMT
Killer Films are adapting Staton Rabin's children's book 'Betsy and the Emperor' for the big screen. ...
moreJan 7, 2009, 12:44 GMT
Hollywood icons Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have only appeared together in one short scene in Heat. The teaming of these two legends in a film where they get to bounce off of one another should’ve been the event of the season. Yet, this monumental occasion is soured by a mystery that’s not too hard to figure out. ...
moreJan 5, 2009, 11:47 GMT
Righteous Kill is a decent cop thriller, but you can’t help but expect more from the film due to the pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Instead of something truly great from these two screen legends, we get a film that just seems tired and predictable. ...
moreOct 25, 2008, 4:00 GMT
Al Pacino hates the long hours actors work. ...
moreSep 24, 2008, 16:13 GMT
Gordon Willis, the cinematographer's cinematographer, spoke exclusively to Monsters and Critics about the recently released Godfather Coppola restoration that features extensive history and inside commentary from the crew, producers and actors who contributed to the making of the films. ...
moreSep 22, 2008, 16:44 GMT
Paramount Home Entertainment has released The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration, and M&C’s giving away three copies of the DVD set which brings the classic films “home in a way that fans have never seen before.” ...
moreSep 22, 2008, 16:14 GMT
“Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me.” It appears that godfather Don Coppola called in that favor with Paramount studios and a new restoration of his epic Italian family series, which just also happens to feature the mob. ...
moreSep 22, 2008, 14:21 GMT
Making a surprisingly quick debut to Blu-Ray, 'The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration' comes to high-def with meticulous restorations for 'The Godfather' and 'The Godfather II' and a newly remastered 'The Godfather III'. ...
moreSep 22, 2008, 13:25 GMT
In another weak weekend, the Sony Screen Gems’ thriller “Lakeview Terrace” with Samuel L. Jackson took the top spot at the weekend box office with an estimated $15.6 million. ...
moreSep 16, 2008, 13:16 GMT
Imagine as you are going about your daily business, you get a cell phone call and the disguised voice on the line says that you will die in 88 minutes. What do you do? ...
moreSep 16, 2008, 12:45 GMT
Talk about truth in advertising since the film actually runs 107 minutes. You may wish that 88 minutes was the case since the film is convoluted, poorly acted, and worst of all boring. Al Pacino can’t breathe any life into this tired thriller. ...
moreSep 2, 2008, 15:34 GMT
Even though it is technically still summer, the passing of Labor Day means it is unofficially fall. To help soften the blow of the falling leaves, the cooler nights and the dark sky coming before 8pm, Monsters and Critics has compiled a Fall Movie Preview! ...
moreAug 15, 2008, 16:43 GMT
Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star as a pair of veteran New York City police detectives in Righteous Kill – hitting theaters on Sept. 12th from Millennium Films. To get fans ready, M&C is giving away a DVD gift pack featuring the two stars! ...
moreJul 7, 2008, 13:12 GMT
Academy Award winner Al Pacino headlines the new thriller 88 Minutes on DVD and Blu-ray Disc Sept. 16th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $28.96 (DVD) and $38.96 (Blu-ray). ...
moreJun 30, 2008, 15:52 GMT
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the release of a newly restored version of The Godfather films. The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 23rd bringing the classic films “home in a way that fans have never seen before.” ...
moreApr 21, 2008, 12:39 GMT
Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co.’s Forbidden Kingdom (which teams martial arts masters Jet Li and Jackie Chan) took in an estimated $20.9 million and knocked out the competition at the weekend box office – including Universal’s new Judd Apatow comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. ...
moreApr 18, 2008, 14:24 GMT
Do you think there are days Al Pacino wakes up, pours himself a double scotch, realizes it’s 10 A.M., drinks the scotch, then looks in the mirror and wonders whatever happened to the films from the seventies? ...
moreApr 18, 2008, 14:21 GMT
I was somewhat excited about this one, because I liked Nick of Time so much. Nick of Time takes place in real time, that is, everything on the screen is what’s happening, like 24, from the beginning of the event until its resolution. It is really an exciting and clever concept when it’s well done. ...
moreApr 3, 2008, 12:00 GMT
Al Pacino wants to appear on US TV show 'Dancing with the Stars'. ...
moreMar 10, 2008, 14:17 GMT
Films and T.V. shows involving lawyers and courtrooms have been done ad nauseum these days. But back in 1979 when …And Justice for All was released, the idea of observing lawyers in action was a novel idea. In fact, the idea of being a lawyer was still an honorable one. ...
moreMar 10, 2008, 13:57 GMT
In the 1970s, Al Pacino rarely had a misstep. Coming off the monumental success of the two Godfather films, Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon, it seemed that every film he did was destined to be a classic. ...
moreFeb 14, 2008, 12:35 GMT
Al Pacino is set to play a villain in the new Bond movie. ...
moreNov 26, 2007, 14:02 GMT
The Oceans gang is back for one more score, but this time it’s personal when one of the crew is knocked down by the slimy Wally Bank (Al Pacino). It’s a good time and not like a one-armed bandit at all - you’ll be glad to give your money to this Vegas slot machine. ...
moreSep 13, 2007, 14:07 GMT
Cillian Murphy has signed up to star opposite Al Pacino in Room 9 Entertainment's 'Dali & I: The Surreal Story.' ...
moreAug 23, 2007, 13:36 GMT
Carla Gugino has signed up to star in Millennium Films' crime drama 'Righteous Kill.' ...
moreJun 27, 2007, 7:44 GMT
Overture Films, the growing studio arm of Liberty Media's Starz Entertainment pay-TV unit, has picked up all North American rights for ‘Righteous Kill.’
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moreJun 20, 2007, 15:18 GMT
One of the best films ever made that displays the corruption of the New York City Police Department is the 1973 Sidney Lumet film
Serpico, starring Al Pacino as Frank Serpico, who was one of the few cops who risked his life to not fall into corruption. ...
moreJun 16, 2007, 7:00 GMT
Jamie Foxx believes swallowing Al Pacino's saliva helped him win an Oscar. ...
moreJun 15, 2007, 11:30 GMT
Al Pacino says Jamie Foxx does a great impression of him. ...
moreJun 11, 2007, 13:00 GMT
Al Pacino has been honoured with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. ...
moreJun 9, 2007, 10:50 GMT
Al Pacino was presented the Life Achievement Award by the American Film Institute's Board of Trustees. ...
moreJun 8, 2007, 2:41 GMT
First Spiderman 3, then Pirates of the Caribbean 3, now Ocean’s 3. There is no doubt now - 3 of anything is less than 2. Or the original 1. ...
moreMay 25, 2007, 15:03 GMT
The Ocean’s Thirteen rat pack was united together again to answer questions from journalists. ...
moreMay 8, 2007, 14:28 GMT
Sony has come out with an unrated “Extended Edition” of the 1997 classic mob film Donnie Brasco. This is the THIRD different DVD release and unfortunately, this one is a cheap attempt by Sony to try and rook you out of your hard earned cash. ...
moreFeb 26, 2007, 16:21 GMT
From acclaimed director Mike Newell, the gangster classic Donnie Brasco, starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, returns in an all-new extended cut edition with 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage added back into the film. ...
moreJan 19, 2007, 23:04 GMT
Actor Al Pacino will play artist Salvador Dali in 'Dali & I: The Surreal Story,' and reunite with Andrew Niccol who is directing. Producers Room 9 Entertainment plan for a New York and Spain shoot in June, according to Variety. ...
moreOct 20, 2006, 23:24 GMT
Los Angeles - Iconic actor Al Pacino is to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute, the prestigious organisation announced Friday. ... more
Oct 12, 2006, 13:06 GMT
Few films have the raw lasting power and iconic status of Brian DePalma’s Scarface. Directed by DePalma from a script written by Oliver Stone, the film starred Al Pacino in one of the most flamboyant, influential and lasting roles in American cinema - Tony Montana. ...
moreOct 2, 2006, 23:17 GMT
Brian DePalma has been one of the more incendiary directors of the last 30 years. His films are the definition of love em or hate em. Excess is one of the words frequently used to describe his films. ...
moreSep 4, 2006, 15:02 GMT
Rap star Ice-T is a huge fan of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. ...
moreAug 14, 2006, 16:17 GMT
The New York Daily News, has exposed a bit of a nasty tug of war in the media between ex lovers, Al Pacino and actress Beverly D’Angelo, and the fight over their two children. ...
moreAug 4, 2006, 13:49 GMT
Say hello to an all-new, two-disc platinum edition of Scarface featuring bigger gunys, bigger explosions and bigger sounds! The new edition of the classic gangster film arrives on store shelves on August 15th for the suggested retail price of 29.98. ...
moreJun 10, 2006, 17:52 GMT
Al Pacino is being considered for a key role as the head of the bikers in the film 'Wild Hogs' currently filming in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sources say though not completely confirmed, the cast mates are already talking about Pacino's potential arrival.
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moreJan 17, 2006, 16:11 GMT
Two For The Money, with stars Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey, takes you deep inside the glitz and glam world of sports gambling, and delivers the same bombastic performance that has marked many of Pacino’s past films. ...
moreJan 5, 2006, 20:35 GMT
Two For The Money, which stars Academy Award winner Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey, arrives on DVD on January 17th from Universal Studios Home Entertainment with a suggested retail price of $29.98. ...
moreOct 24, 2005, 8:55 GMT
The stars were on hand for the 0th annual American Cinematheque Award in Beverly Hills, California October 21, 2005. ... more
Oct 10, 2005, 3:50 GMT
Cast additions for Al's next murder thriller ...
moreAug 15, 2005, 0:25 GMT
Al Pacino will star in this spring's Broadway production of
Orphans ...
moreAug 8, 2005, 16:29 GMT
Universal has announced that Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power, the sequel to 1993’s Carlito’s Way, will be headed straight to DVD release and be available to own on September 27 in the US and Dec. 12 in the UK. ... more
Jul 20, 2005, 2:25 GMT
Los Angeles - Al Pacino has signed on as the star in the thriller '88 Minutes.' ... more
Mar 5, 2005, 18:06 GMT
Sony is set to release 'William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice' on DVD this May. ...
moreFeb 15, 2005, 9:44 GMT
Academy Award®-winning actor Al Pacino will present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. ... more
Dec 2, 2004, 10:57 GMT
Al Pacino might be starring in a MGM remake of the classic Witness for the Prosecution. ... more
Jul 9, 2004, 0:29 GMT
Pacino and De Palma team up again, this time to reveal the soft side of a retired drug dealer.
Carlito Brigante wants to build up a different life, away from the dirty business he took care of once, now that he’s a free man he’ll try to pursue his dreams and be happy. But the past does not forgive and sooner or later it’ll ask retribution for everything you’ve done.
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