Movie buzz: All about 'Eve', 'King's' English
WHO Hilary Swank
THE MOVIE "New Year's Eve"
THE DEAL Remember Garry Marshall's multiplot romantic comedy "Valentine's Day"? Here comes the follow-up, again starring Ashton Kutcher but this time set in New York instead of Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In negotiations for other major roles are Robert De Niro as a dying man, Michelle Pfeiffer as a frustrated secretary, and Swank as a producer of a television program that takes place in Times Square.
THE MOVIE "The King's Speech"
THE DEAL This Oscar hopeful from The Weinstein Company is based on the true story of lifelong stammerer King George VI (Colin Firth), who with the help of an eccentric speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) delivered a series of morale-boosting radio addresses to a country entering World War II. Thursday night's screening, part of the Furman Film Series, features guest speaker Edwina Sandys, a British sculptor and granddaughter of Winston Churchill (played by Timothy Spall in the film). This event is also the first to be held under the banner of the Gold Coast International Film Festival, expected to launch in June.
INFO Thursday night at 7:30 at Clearview Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Rd., Great Neck. Tickets are $15. 516-829-2570; greatneckarts.org.
WHO Charles Busch
THE MOVIE "Die Mommie Die!"
THE DEAL The drag performer, camp icon and playwright will accompany this 2003 film version of his original play, a sendup of Hollywood grande dames like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Busch appears as part of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which launches Friday.
INFO Monday at 6:45 p.m. at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. Tickets are $20. 800-838-3006; cinemaartscentre.org.
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