Melancholia' named 2011's best by critics – Chicago Sun-TimesAlbert Brooks ("Drive") and Jessica Chastain ("The Tree of Life" and two other movies) received nods for supporting roles. Terrance Malick was picked as best director, also for "The Tree of Life," and Werner Herzog's "Cave of ...
Oscars 2012: Distinguished veterans lead "Supporting Actor" field – ExaminerSo far Branagh has a Broadcast Film Critics, SAG and Golden Globe nomination. Meanwhile, Albert Brooks, who also only has one Oscar nomination across his very successful career, could be joining Plummer and Branagh as a nomine for his turn as a ruthless mo ...
Critics Name 'Meloncholia' Best Picture – Digital JournalAlbert Brooks won in the supporting actor category for "Drive" and Jessica Chastain grabbed the supporting actress win for her work in "The Help," Take Shelter" and "The Tree of Life."
Jessica Chastain, Brad Pitt, et al. Honored by National Society of Film Critics – TheaterMania.comThe group gave Lars Von Trier's Melancholia its Best Picture Award, and named the film's star Kirsten Dunst as Best Actress; Brad Pitt won Best Actor for his work in Moneyball and The Tree of Life; Albert Brooks was named Best Supporting Actor for Drive.
5 Things the 2012 SAG Nominations Might Tell You About Oscar Season – Huffington Post4. 'Drive' needs a turbo boost Whither 'Drive'? The most-talked about film of September has fans all over the critical community, and one sure-fire bit of Oscar bait in Albert Brooks's brilliant supporting turn as a gangster prone to stabbing ...
'Drive' Albert Brooks: 'Award nominations are great fun' – Digital SpyAlbert Brooks has said that being nominated for a 'Best Supporting Actor' Golden Globe and several other awards for Drive came as a very pleasant surprise. The actor joked that he hasn't received so much attention since he starred in Broadcast News nearly ...
Drive Returns to ArcLight Hollywood for Exclusive Engagement – Movie City NewsAlbert Brooks in Attendance for Q&A on Friday Jan. 6, 7:20PM NEW YORK—Jan. 3 2012 — FilmDistrict is very excited to announce that Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling and Albert Brooks, will be returning to the ...
Lady Gaga to Ashton Kutcher: Hollywood Tweets Its New Year's Resolutions – Hollywood ReporterAlbert Brooks jokes he's going to stop tweeting; Kurt Sutter doesn't want "flawed men" to distract him; Rachel Maddow wants to learn to "de-beard mussels." With 2011 in the rear-view mirror, the entertainment industry took to their Twitter accounts New ...
Awards 2012: Making a Case for Albert Brooks – Hollywood.comA "Best Actor" performance is all about being all-encompassing, heralding, nuanced leading roles that effectively challenge the audience while guiding them through a story's narrative. But a Supporting Actor has a lot more leeway in the restraint ...
Albert Brooks is not playing for laughs – CBS NewsALBERT BROOKS has a very long record of playing movie roles for laughs. Not in his newest role, however, and thereby hangs a tale. Mo Rocca has a Sunday Profile: Albert Brooks kills in his latest film, "Drive," and not in the knock-'em-dead ...
Album review: Ben Lee 'Deeper Into Dream' – CrikeyZombie dogs. Dead dads. Albert Brooks. Sex with peacocks. Rihanna. Ghostbuster marshmallow lesbian robots. Sounds interesting, right? Unfortunately not. It's all a dream, you see. Hearing about other people's dreams is notoriously boring ...
Ask Mick LaSalle: Why I hated 'Pan's Labyrinth' – San Francisco GateIt's just not something I want to look at. Period. Hello Mick: I was just watching two movies from Albert Brooks, and I realized how much I like the way he directs himself. I was wondering about your thoughts on other actor-directors.
Drive (2011) Blu-ray Release Date and Details – TheHDRoomThe arthouse thriller Drive starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Albert Brooks and Bryan Cranston is speeding onto Blu-ray and DVD with a release date of January 31, 2012. Drive opened in mid-September and earned ...
Interview: Albert Brooks – Slant MagazineSlant: What do you recall most about the making of Taxi Driver? Albert Brooks: This was before I [directed] my first movie. So it was like a graduate school for me. I would go to the set every day even when I wasn't working. I would hang with ...
Congress wastes time on phantom motto problem – Tacoma News TribuneThere's a classic bit of stand-up comedy from the "Flip Wilson Show" in 1972 (you can find it on YouTube.com) where the great Albert Brooks imagines what might happen if the United States ever decided it needed a new national anthem.
What's the motto with Congress? – Miami HeraldThere's a classic bit of stand-up comedy from The Flip Wilson Show in 1972 (you can find it on YouTube.com) where the great Albert Brooks imagines what might happen if the United States ever decided it needed a new national anthem. One entrant ...
Why the Academy needs to drown this controversy in a healthy dose of 'The Muppets' – HitFixThe replies include the usual wish-list picks (Neil Patrick Harris, Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey) to preferred returning emcees (Hugh Jackman, Steve Martin, Jon Stewart) to interesting original picks (Albert Brooks, Amy Poehler, Craig Ferguson).
Albert Brooks "thrilled" by 'Drive' praise – Digital SpyAlbert Brooks has said that he is "thrilled" by the positive reaction to his latest movie Drive. The comic explained that he is particularly pleased that audiences have enjoyed his performance as a gangster because the role was a true departure. Brooks ...
Denouement: What If Albert Brooks Had Given Up Filmmaking for Acting? – YAHOO!It's hard to know what's more amazing: that Albert Brooks is one of 2011's biggest comeback stories, or that he did it without directing a movie. In May, he published "2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America," his extremely well-reviewed debut ...
George Vogel – WLWT 5Not so. "During one of my first shows, I was sweating like Albert Brooks in 'Broadcast News' because I'd just run three flights of stairs," he says. George attended Southern State Community College and the University of Cincinnati. Among his most notable ...
