Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, Donna Summer set to fete Nobel Peace Prize winners
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:42 PM | From HitFix
Call us crazy, but does it seem a little odd that someone who threatened "We'll put a boot up your ass" in his song "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue" will now perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert? That's right, country superstar Toby Keith will perform in Oslo on Dec. 11, one day after the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, according to the Associated Press. He'll be joined by Wyclef Jean, Donna Summer, Luis Fonsi and Amadou & Mariam. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith will co-host the concert. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will...
What do you get when you mix Alan Rickman and current “it” girl Eliza Dushku? A great black comedy about a recent Nobel Peace prize winner’s son getting kidnapped and being held for ransom.
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"Nobel Son" - Trailer updated. Starring Alan Rickman and Bryan Greenberg.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 6:59 PM | From MovieJungle
Directed by Randall Miller (BOTTLE SHOCK) and written and produced by Miller and Jody Savin...
Danny DeVito on Nobel Son
Monday, December 8, 2008 11:28 AM | From CanMag.Com
Danny DeVito pops up in a small, quirky role in Nobel Son as an obsessive compulsive witness to a kidnapping. DeVito is a close friend of director Randall Miller and producer Jody Savin so he did it as a favor.
Danny DeVito on Nobel Son
"I've known Randy since he was a baby," DeVito said. "Rhea [Pearlman] is Randy's first cousin. I saw his first movie that he made which was a short film, when he was at USC, called Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom School. It was a short, I used to show it too the kids all the time because it was really charming. Then he made it into a feature, like the whole thing with he and Jody. They're very, very energetic, they're very tenacious, they're very talented, and what I admire about them is besides being really great parents and nice people, they're doing it all on their own."
The players: Director: Randall Miller, Writers: Jody Savin, Randall Miller, Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Bryan Greenberg, Alan Rickman, Mary Steenburgen, Eliza Dushku
Facts of interest: Miller also directed "Bottle Shock."
The plot: Shortly after Eli Michaelson (Rickman) wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, his son Barkley (Bryan Greenberg) is kidnapped and held hostage for a ransom of $2 million.
Our thoughts: It’s impossible to talk about this movie in great length without revealing too much, so I’ll make this a short one. In a nutshell, Randall Miller’s “Nobel Son” is convoluted and utterly ludicrous. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The film undoubtedly has its flaws, but the crazed plot with its countless twists eventually delivers solid entertainment.
Nobel Son Exclusive Clip
Saturday, December 6, 2008 6:28 AM | From IGN Movies
Dysfunctional family drama with Rickman, Dushku, and DeVito.
Review: Nobel Son
Friday, December 5, 2008 7:00 PM | From Cinematical
They say that the music makes the man.
Actually, no, They don't, but I do, and by "man," I mean "movie". And it isn't so much that the work of composer Paul Oakenfold single-handedly undoes Nobel Son but rather unwittingly serves an accomplice to creating one aggressively atonal crime caper. His thumping techno beats are more fitting for the likes of Swordfish -- indeed, they were at the time -- and maybe more so when accompanying a night of relentless thrusting and occasional pill-popping in Ye Local Nightclub, an activity of more potential enjoyment than sitting through this movie instead. Either way, you'd end up lots of noise, plenty of flash, and little to show for it other than a lasting headache and a lingering sense of regret.
Eliza Dushku bares quite a bit of skin in the new Nobel Son trailer. While the movie looks somewhat disappointing, we'll make any excuse to post this clip of Eliza Dushku stripping in the following red band trailer...
Too Much Style in Nobel Son
Friday, December 5, 2008 9:49 AM | From CanMag.Com
Isn't it hip to hear criminals philosophizing on the social implications of their crime? Isn't it even cooler when it's set to a techno beat? Because now we know why he does everything that happens in the rest of the movie! And it's a flashback so Nobel Son really pulls out all the clichés to cover its bases.
Review: Nobel Son
They have on screen identifications of characters, blurry slow motion, tricky editing, abrasive music and hipsters talking about being poor college students. I mean, I'm of the Tarantino generation. I'm not an old fart, but loudness does not equal style. And it's all handheld. Thank you, Paul Greengrass.
