Dangerous Liaisons News

"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" - French for "Dangerous Liaisons" - is a tale of seduction set in France among aristocrats before the revolution and will be presented live by the Licking County Players this month.

Lots to choose from this week at Chichester Cinema at New Park, headlined by The September Issue and ably supported by three recent New Park successes, and two intriguing documentaries about renowned artists.

CHICAGO a ' Uma Thurman is a couple of hours from accepting her Career Achievement Award from the Chicago International Film Festival, but she isn't quite in victory-dance mode.

A landmark independent production from 40 years ago gets a high-definition buff and leads off this look at movies that have arrived on DVD this week.

Young children - boys especially, not to be too obvious - like to smash things up.

All titles released Tuesday. 'Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen' Tribune rating: * 1/2 It's useless at this point to gripe about Michael Bay 's "Transformers" sequel being even more nonsensical and clamorous than its predecessor.

TV's most creative pottymouth is back in The Thick Of It. But how will Malcolm Tucker cope with a female minister? Original spin: Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker There are those who believe that the movements and decisions of our current government are as pointless as the rearrangement of deckchairs on the Titanic as it sank into the icy depths ...

Animated parodies of blockbuster films of the past and present. Special features: "Outtakes" and never-before-seen shorts.

The title may be the biggest hurdle for theatergoers wondering if they'll need subtitles on opening night of Texas Tech's performance of a classic French satire of sex and power.

Poppea is hard for Nero to resist, in The Coronation of Poppea , from Drottningholm.

The film, like the book is about humiliation, suffering, enduring. J.M. C oetzee's Disgrace is a hard, concentrated novel, painful to read, unyielding, uncooperative, unfun.

So, I think we can all agree that this was a mistake, right? I mean, the color is great but the last time this particular silhouette was flattering on a woman, her name was Glenn Close and she and John Malkovich were playing an increasingly dangerous game of seduction while she was wearing a corset and her hair had a ship in it.

Jessica Haines and John Malkovich in "Disgrace." Perhaps the great mystery of John Malkovich's acting career is the question of how a guy who presents essentially the same diffident, sardonic, pseudo-aristocratic demeanor in every role can successfully inhabit so many different characters.

Henny Garfunkel / Retna Ltd. The Google-mad media have led the actor to be typecast as a creepy character, Malkovich tells Nicole LaPorte.

The Chatham-Kent Film Group is beginning its 2009/2010 season on Monday, Oct. 5 with Cheri, starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

Uma Thurman, a Golden Globe-winning actress and Academy Award-nominated star of "Pulp Fiction," will be honored during the 32nd Mill Valley Film Festival Oct.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Cheri on 20th October 2009 priced at $29.99 SRP.

Power Outage Michelle Pfeiffer as an aging courtesan by Jason Blair CHERI: Directed by Stephen Frears.

"Bandslam" . A high school battle of the rock bands competition does not seem like the freshest story material, but there's enough spirit here to please the target young teen audience.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS This gorgeous two-piece dress was worn by Swoosie Kurtz in the 1988 film "Dangerous Liaisons." When you watch a period film, do you ever give thought to the costumes the actors are wearing? Unless it's a focus of attention like the green outfit Scarlett O'Hara wears in "Gone With The Wind" that was made out of the drapes ...