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  • Alicia Vikander to Receive Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Rising Star Award

    Alicia Vikander will be honored in January with an award at The Palm Springs International Film Festival. One of the stars of The Danish Girl, Vikander will receive the festival’s Rising Star Award.

    Festival chairman Harold Matzner spoke of Alicia Vikander when making the announcement.

    “In The Danish Girl, Alicia Vikander delivers a superb performance as Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe,” he said. “She projects so much love and pain as she goes on a journey with Lili during an era when there was no precedent for it. Gerda’s own transformation as a character speaks to the story’s themes of courage and self-acceptance.”

    Past recipients of the Rising Star Award include Jessica Biel, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Bryce Dallas Howard, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett Johansson. Howard, Kendrick, and Lawrence went on to receive Academy Award nominations during the same years they received this prestigious award. Might that mean Alicia Vikander is a shoe-in for an Oscar?

    It was just days ago that Alicia Vikander was honored for her role in the film Ex Machina. She won Best Supporting Actress at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Ex Machina took Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards.

    Alicia Vikander is someone the film world will no doubt see a lot of in the coming years. The Danish Girl will likely be her biggest claim to fame–at least so far.

  • Bonnie And Clyde Miniseries Draws In Fans Across 3 Networks

    Bonnie And Clyde has finally hit the small screen. The crime duo made famous by the 1967 film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunnaway has been the inspiration for a new TV miniseries, and aired on multiple networks simultaneously in a miniseries that started last night.

    The miniseries has become a hit already, drawing in the long-time fans of the film and history buffs who are interested in the tale. Bonnie and Clyde were real life criminals who became notorious for robbing banks, and went on one of the most infamous bank-robbing sprees in history.

    The duo seem to still be popular with audiences, after a very successful premiere night, bringing in a total of 9.8 million viewers. Bonnie And Clyde is being shown on three different networks, which might help it get more viewers too, and is being shown on all of the A&E networks, Lifetime, A&E, and History. This marks the first time that the A&E Networks have ever done an simulcast across all three networks at the same time.

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    The miniseries has been criticized by some for not being the most historically accurate representation, although that did not seem to deter any audience members. Bonnie And Clyde stars Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Other notable stars in the cast include Holly Hunter and William Hurt.

    Bonnie And Clyde put up impressive numbers, however, it fell short to the previous two miniseries which ran on the History channel, Hatfields And McCoys and The Bible. Hatfields and McCoys opened with 13.9 million viewers, and The Bible brought in 13.1 million viewers. In last night’s simulcast, the History channel led the way with 3.7 million viewers, followed by Lifetime with 3.1 million viewers and A&E with 3 million viewers.

    The first episode of Bonnie And Clyde aired on Sunday, December 8th, and will conclude the two night event tonight at 9 p.m. After the ratings from last night, Bonnie And Clyde becomes cable’s best miniseries opening among total viewers since 2006’s Broken Trail.

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  • Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch & David Gordon Green Give Google Talk

    Director David Gordon Green and actors Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch recently gave an “At Google” talk, discussing their recent film Prince Avalanche with Matt Singer from The Dissolve. Google has now made it available for all to enjoy.

    The talk was recorded on August 1st.

    More recent At Google Talks here.

  • Emile Hirsch To Portray John Belushi In Biopic Film?

    Emile Hirsch is now in talks to play the legendary John Belushi in a biopic film. The film was planned years ago, and after being halted for various reasons, the project has now been given new life.

    The film will be written and directed by Steve Conrad. He previously wrote the script for The Weather Man and the upcoming film starring Ben Stiller, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

    The film has not been officially cast yet, but Emile Hirsch seems to be the most likely candidate at the moment, while the director has also met with and considered the role for Adam Devine and Joaquin Phoenix.

    Nelson Franklin, who has been on both The Office and New Girl, is being considered for the role of Dan Ackroyd, his friend and co-star. Belushi and Ackroyd appeared on Saturday Night Live at the same time, and also appeared in several films together, including their big hit, The Blues Brothers.

    Hirsch, who is of course most recognized for his role in the film Into The Wild, has appeared in several films in the past decade. At the age of 28, he has gained a great reputation as an actor, and this film could even elevate him to the next level. He is also set to appear in the upcoming film Prince Avalanche, alongside Paul Rudd.

    John Belushi is one of those actors who were cherished during their time in Hollywood, but were taken from audiences far too early. He was also the star of Animal House, the popular college film. At the age of 33, he famously suffered an early death from a drug overdose.

    The film hopes to convey the message that Belushi was a man that embodied both the glory and the tragedy of the American dream, focusing on Belushi at the height of his career. His widow, Judy Belushi Pesano, has also signed on as one of the producers, and Dan Ackroyd will executive produce.

    With Emile Hirsch as the actor most likely to play the comedic icon, the filmmakers will look to start shooting the film in the spring of 2014, with New York selected as the location.

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