Frost Nixon

Frost Nixon

Frost/Nixon is the story of former president Richard Nixon and his relationship with television personality David Frost. What started as a play, is now a motion picture. Check back for more news on the film set to release on December 25... [more]

Frost/Nixon is the story of former president Richard Nixon and his relationship with television personality David Frost. What started as a play, is now a motion picture. Check back for more news on the film set to release on December 25, 2008.

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David Frost (Michael Sheen) gives Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) the cold shoulder in Frost/Nixon . TV did what the U.S. government failed to do By Ed Rampell After United States President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for the crimes he’d committed as part of the Watergate scandal I remember hoping that the phlebitis Tricky Dick contracted upon leaving the White House would kill him. Much to my bitter disappointment, it didn’t – but now, some 30-odd years later Americans have their booby prize in the form of Frost/Nixon , one of 2008’s finest films and a strong Best Picture Oscar contender. Had phlebitis finished ... Read Full Story
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Release Date: 26 December 2008 (Australia) Genre: Biography | Drama | History Run Time: 2 hr 2 min Synopsis: For three years after being forced from office, Richard Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting David Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost’s team harbored doubts about their boss’ ... Read Full Story
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Hot Rebecca Hall as Caroline Cushing in Frost/Nixon Rebecca Hall Michael Sheen as David Frost and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon Sam Rockwell as James Reston, Jr., Oliver Platt as Bob Zelnick and Matthew Macfadyen as John Birt in Frost/Nixon # Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew MacFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell # Director: Ron Howard In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to snowball Frost, ... Read Full Story
Written by Redmanthatcould on
Frost/Nixon is the latest film in the illustrious career of actor / director Ron Howard . Howard is slowly moving his way top the elite directors in Hollywood , but I really think he could have done more with such a powerful story. In my mind, this was an Oscar contender for picture of the year, but the film only showed flashes of brilliance that was not sustained throughout. Frost/Nixon Film Poster Frost/Nixon is a retelling of the true story behind a series of television interviews between David Frost (played by Michael Sheen ) and former US president Richard Nixon (played by Frank Langella ... Read Full Story
Written by poolparty on
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association have spoken, and " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, " " Frost/Nixon " and " Doubt " lead the pack of Golden Globes nominations with 5 each. The critically acclaimed British film " Slumdog Millionaire ," based on Vikas Swarup's book "Q and A" and featuring a soundtrack by Bollywood's A. R. Rahman and M.I.A. , was nominated for Best Motion Picture Drama ( iTunes has a page full of goodies devoted to the film), along with " Button ," " Frost/Nixon ," " The Reader " and " Revolutionary Road ." While " Milk " was overlooked ... Read Full Story
Michael Sheen apologised to his daughter for not being bald.The actor's 10-year-old daughter Lily - whose mother is actress Kate Beckinsale - was delighted when he landed the role of Aro in 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' but the 'Frost/Nixon' star was worried that his depiction wouldn't match up with fans' ideas of the role. He explained to About.co...  
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Michael Sheen apologized to his daughter for not being bald. The actor’s 10-year-old daughter Lily, whose mother is actress Kate Beckinsale, was delighted when he landed the role of Aro in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, but the Frost/Nixon star was worried that his depiction wouldn’t match up with fans’ ideas of the role. “I said, ‘What does he look like?’ She said, ‘He’s bald.’ I think she was mixing it up with Nosferatu, the old vampire...  
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Word from Coming Soon is that Michael Sheen, the numerator of Frost/Nixon, has been sucked into an arcade machine! Sheen has been added to the cast of the upcoming Tron: Legacy as a night club owner in technosburgh. And now he's talking about it.  
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London, Nov 17 (ANI): Actor Michael Sheen is all set to don the director’s cap at the National Theatre of his native Wales. The 40-year-old Sheen will act as creative director for a modern take on the Passion Plays, which will be enacted next year. The Frost/Nixon star personally contacted the company’s artistic director to be a [...]  
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I think Michael Sheen is one of the best actors working in Hollywood. No matter the role, he disappears into his character to the point where you forget he’s acting. Think about it: Sheen has played real people (Tony Blair in The Queen, David Frost in Frost/Nixon, and Brian Clough in The Damned United, among [...]  
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Typically, we don't get around to watching even one movie a month. This weekend we watched three different movies. The third movie was Frost/Nixon. It was nominated for five Academy Awards in 2009, including Directing, Editing, Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Writing.The movie dramatizes David Frost's 1977 interviews of Richard Nixon. We started watching the film by accident on CineMax and were both immediately captivated. It is very...  
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Monday: Gossip Girl There is some wear on these treads—specifically with regards to Blair, who has been spinning her wheels in a swampy mess of weekly plotting and scheming for no real reason other than the script telling her to do so—but those breathlessly wailing about the demise of Gossip Girl couldn't have it more wrong. This is a teen show that sidestepped the pitfalls of sending its teens off to college by excising the...  
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Certificate: 15 Our October film will be Frost/Nixon, the story of the legendary interviews between jet-setting TV personality David Frost and disgraced ex-president Richard Nixon. Directed by Ron Howard and based on a stage play, the film shows the motivations, build-up…  
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MICHAEL SHEEN is following in the footsteps of KEVIN SPACEY - he has taken on director duties at a top U.K. theatre company.The Frost/Nixon star is heading home to his...  
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Taking a break from his political films ( Frost/Nixon ) and Dan Brown adaptations, director Ron Howard is set to tackle The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft , based on the Image Comics title, for Universal and Imagine. It's a departure, for sure. And the L.A. Times sat down with Howard to talk about the project. "It very cleverly uses H.P. Lovecraft in a fictional way, but there's some loose biographical elements. But it certainly has...  
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Ron Howard has directed a film adaptation of the play.[1] The film is produced by Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films for Universal Pictures; shooting began on August 27, 2007.[2]

Cast (planned)

* Frank Langella - Richard Nixon
* Michael Sheen - David Frost
* Sam Rockwell - James Reston, Jr.
* Kevin Bacon - Jack Brennan
* Toby Jones - Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar
* Patty McCormack - Pat Nixon
* Matthew Macfadyen - John Birt
* Kaine Bennett Charleston - Sydney News Director
* Max Elliott Slade - Smith Crew

 Crew

* Ron Howard - Director
* Hans Zimmer - Composer/Conductor
* Brian Grazer - Producer (Imagine Entertainment)
* Tim Bevan - Producer (Working Title Films)
* Eric Fellner - Producer (Working Title Films)

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