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Joe Adams (Dana Blankenhorn)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:09:37 GMT

... saw John Adams. Maybe this was down to the Tom Hanks-produced seven-part mini-series starring Paul Giamatti. The screen version threw out most of David McCullough's worshipful book, which painted the man as he saw himself, and gave us the real Adams. Smart, tough, vainglorious. A fighter who lived simply deliberately and was rewarded, in the end, by a 26-year retirement -- something...

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Hurt Hearts Siggy’s (Brooklyn Heights Blog)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:45:09 GMT

Our new (temporary') neighbor, Oscar Winner William Hurt is hard at work in his bid to displace Paul Giamatti as The Most Famous Person in Brooklyn Heights. Considering this item from the NY Post’s Page Six, he’s probably headed to shakin’ hands and kissing babies next: NY Post: WILLIAM Hurt knows how to schmooze his female [...]

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Drink Up, Says Cast From ‘Bottle Shock’ (MTV Movies Blog)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:51:22 GMT

When you do a movie like “Bottle Shock,” you have to know your wine. After all, “Sideways” was about amateur connoisseurs (even if Paul Giamatti’s character Miles is up there with the best of them: “I’m not drinking any f—ing Merlot!”). But “Bottle Shock” is about the actual tastemakers — those who grow the grapes, [...]

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CINEMA: Un-American Activities (Phawker)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:37:19 GMT

... this inveterate letter writer’s wide-ranging missives. Read by a cast including David Straithairn, Paul Giamatti, Joan Allen and Liam Neeson , Trumbo’s bawdy, apologetic, incensed and always eloquent writing is more fluent in revealing the man than any half-remembered anecdotes from talking heads could ever hope to be. Included are letters he sent to everyone imaginable; his remaining...

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7 Actors Who Should Play Bill Hicks (Comedy Central Insider)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:55:04 GMT

... Also, his biopic track-record consists of Beyond the Sea , though I admit it was hilarious. 6. Paul Giamatti Pros: He's great in everything he does, even when it's horseshit about mermaids. Definitely knows how to play a cynic. Cons: Already played Bob Zmuda in Man on the Moon , and even Harvey Pekar is a little too Hicks-esque for this to not feel like well-worn territory for him....

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Ricky Gervais Revenge Plot Revealed!! (FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH | Bryce Zabel)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:28:54 GMT

... he competes against four past Oscar nominees and/or winners: Ralph Fiennes ("Bernard and Doris"), Paul Giamatti ("John Adams"), Kevin Spacey ("Recount") and Tom Wilkinson ("Recount").

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Writer paid the price for sticking to principles (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:21:53 GMT

Peter Askin's engaging chronicle, adapted from an Off-Broadway play by its subject's son, Christopher, is a Trumbonanza. Instead of dramatizing the events in his life, actors including Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Liam Neeson and Nathan Lane (who played Trumbo on stage) read from the screenwriter's letters, drenched both in the political ferment of the 1950s and the bouquet of the...

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Warner to Unwrap 'Fred Claus' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest: All Hig)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:43:39 GMT

Warner has announced plans to bring the 2007 holiday hit 'Fred Claus' to Blu-ray in late November. Though critics didn't give it much holiday cheer, the Paul Giamatti-Vince Vaughn starrer still managed...

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Ricky Gervais plots revenge on Steve Carell (LA Times)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:29:41 GMT

... he competes against four past nominees and/or winners: Ralph Fiennes ("Bernard and Doris"), Paul Giamatti ("John Adams"), Kevin Spacey ("Recount") and Tom Wilkinson ("Recount"). But it's foolish to write off Gervais at Hollywood awards where this devilish British pixie is a proven giant slayer. Ricky Gervais has pulled off some of the biggest upsets in modern kudos history. Nobody,...

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A moment - but only that - for The Illusionist. (Wax Banks)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:26:40 GMT

... which speaks more to the audience than the film I suppose. And the acting is fine, particularly Paul Giamatti's complex turn as the Chief Inspector; he and Rufus Sewell (as the villainous Leopold) seem to be having a fine time in their dapper costumes. The Prestige is, as mentioned, a genuine con film: both protagonists are conning one another the entire time, and suckering the audience...

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Billy Bob on Elm Street? (Rotten Tomatoes)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:03:00 GMT

... 2008, 3:20:03 AM writes:MY PICK FOR FREDDYIf I were to pick a person to play Freddy, it would be Paul Giamatti. | luke319 on Aug 12 2008, 2:33:17 AM writes:REMAKESI don't get why everyone's so opposed to every single remake that gets mentioned. Plenty of good remakes get made every year. And no, they're not just remakes of crappy movie. Usually remaking a crappy movie just gives you...

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Bottle Shock Sure to Make Chateau Montelenas Chardonnay the New Pinot Noir (Get-Da-Goss)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:46:41 GMT

... starving contestants on the TV show Survivor make when they're given a Snickers bar.What Paul Giamatti's enthusiastic ramblings in Sideways did for Pinot Noir could happen for Chateau Montelena's Chardonnay. I'm sure visits to the vineyard and orders will popping.Since Chardonnay is my choice of drink, I had to find out more about this ambrosia and easily found their through a quick...

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Scientific American: "The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn (idealawg)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:05:10 GMT

... was one of the most popular red wines among Americans until the 2005 film Sideways depicted actor Paul Giamatti as an ornery wine lover who snubbed it as a common, inferior wine. Winemakers saw a noticeable drop in sales of the red wine that year, particularly after Sideways garnered national attention through several Oscar nominations. As researchers continue to investigate storytelling’s...

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Starbucks Music Collection 2: Jazz Fusion (Tonet's daily)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:11:06 GMT

Starbucks Music Collection 2: Jazz Fusion Track List: 01. night and day - sonia 02. once i loved - john cunningham 03. just the way you are - genia 04. manic monday - sonia 05. corcovado - oliver wendall 06. waters of march (french) - jil caplan 07. cruisin’ - gwyneth paltrow & huey lewis 08. girl from ipanema 2 - pizzicato 5 09. hello it’s me - paul giamatti 10. wonderful marvelous -...

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Tony Gilroy Practices Duplicity at Comic Con (Rotten Tomatoes)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:54:00 GMT

I took the above picture at one of the trolley crossings right in front of the San Diego Convention Center during Comic Con 2008. I didn't recognize the name of the film, Duplicity, but I filed the photo away for a time when I could do some sleuthing (ie, check IMDB). Lo and behold it turns out that Universal has a film called Duplicity coming next year, and it stars Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti,...

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Looking Ahead to the Next Batman Villian (CultureFeast)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:19:42 GMT

... doubt Dinero or Pacino would sign up for the role how about Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Nicolas Cage or Paul Giamatti. The Riddler how about Johnny Depp(doubt it), John Malkovich(maybe) or Jude Law. Let's hear from the people. Who's the next villian, and which actor gets the role?

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Friday Roundup: Our Interns Bring Us the Best of Newyorker.com (Emdashes)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:47:51 GMT

... at the Cartoon Lounge . This week's blog posts included an interview with Dubai, and a portrait of Paul Giamatti as television's John Adams , done by the perpetually funny Zachary Kanin. In the archives of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast is Louise Erdrich reading Lorrie Moore's wonderful "Dance in America." First published in the magazine in 1993, and podcast on April 9 of this year,...

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Paul Giamatti Thrilled To Be Part Of British Fart Film (Starpulse News)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:44:09 GMT

Actor Paul Giamatti's favorite movie experience was on the set of a little-known British film about a kid who couldn't stop farting. The Oscar nominated star of Sideways has gone on to become one of Hollywood's most respected actors,[...] Read more!

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Was Paul Giamatti Drunk on Pinot Noir? (Get-Da-Goss)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:56:03 GMT

Written by Adrian Twist - In the 2004 movie Sideways, Merlot was an absolute no-no to the finicky palate of Miles, the character played by Paul Giamatti. He made that perfectly clear when he

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GIAMATTI REGRETS TURNING DOWN WINE AD DEAL (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:07 GMT

PAUL GIAMATTI regrets turning down a wine ad campaign following the success of SIDEWAYS - because he’d be a wealthy man if he agreed to peddle Merlot. The actor played a wine snob who hated Merlot in the 2004 movie and was then approached by grape growers in California to mock his film character in a [...]

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