THE YEAR 2001:A SPACE(Y) ODDESSY!
After months of non updatage, the webminx is back with a vengance!! So lets get going, there's alot to catch up on....
JANUARY
The filming of KPAX, starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges is finishing/finished after location shoots in NYC. Variety and various 'showbiz' reports suggest that filming of the Shipping News, starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and - possibly - Dame Judi Dench, is due to start in March in Nova Scotia.
All you brit fans, Pay It Forward is previewing on the 21st, released on the 26th! The TV ads are running, and are rather marvellous.
Kevin Spacey will present Al Pacino with the Cecil B Demille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globe awards on 21st January. If you've read any interviews that KS has given regarding his acting heroes, you'll know that Al Pacino is well up there...should be fun to watch.
At a SAG rally/meeting 14th January KS made a 'surprise speech' berating those who swan off to distant climes to make adverts/movies/tv etc without so much as a by-your-leave. In the closed meeting Variety reports he was given several standing ovations...which is always an esteem builder! This follows the highly publicized donations he has given the SAG which prompted a number of other movie actors/famous names to follow suit (including Nic Cage, Helen Hunt, Tom Hanks...and many more)
DECEMBER
Happy Christmas/New Year etc! Nothing new on the Spacey front...so in honour of the balding one here's a fictional item regarding the possible explanation for his involvement in Billy Crystal's oscar video last year...much pinching of salt please as we present Bill n Kev's Excellent Adventure
The accendancy of the dubious George 'Dubya' Shrub to the White House means no chance of some fun inauguration snaps of KS and Al Gore having a giggle. Instead we get Ricky Martin and Dubya getting jiggy widit. Anyone else feel a little cheated here??
And on a more personal note, Dreamworks SKG will be traumatised to know that the wondrous Rabbit De Niro (he of the beautious floppy ears and lover of all things brocoli esque) fell asleep last night and didnt wake up again...more a buddy than just a bunny he will be missed terribly...The Negotiators Number One Fan was a class act.
OCTOBER
24th: Kevin Spacey hosted and performed a number of big band numbers at, The Motion Picture and Television Fund MPTF. This organisation seeks to ensure that retired actors and actresses get the support they need to enjoy their retirement. At the Screen Actors Guild awards this year Kevin Spacey asked those present not to forget them, and this carries on his involvement. Other guests included George Clooney, Jack Lemmon and Gregory Peck.
Pay It Forward is released! I can't possibly comment seeing as I havent had the pleasure, lets just say if you like Andrex puppy commercials this is a movie for you, if you prefer Usual Suspects Sarcastic Type Kevin Spacey then you probably wont like it...for all you brit fans out there, PIF release date in the UK is January 26th...and the UK quad poster is distinctly nicer than the US one sheet! (IMHO)
here's the Pay It Forward page just incase you want some more info
JULY
Happy Birthday to Mr Spacey (this being the 26th). He's in London doing publicity for the Old Vic theatre (it's south of the Thames, near Waterloo station...try to avoid using the railway bridge to cross the river. Is vv scary). Not only did Mr S give £100,000 to the theatre, he's also going to act as consultant, and has promised that once he has got his next four movies out the way, he'll be back treading the boards like a good'un. He suggested he'd like to try a comedy, directed by Sam (cricket geeeenius) Mendes. Or something with Peter O'Toole (though he fears giggles outbreaks...yippee!). We hope he had a good birthday knees up, that 'plastered' was the operative word, and that he'll stick around in London town for a while. Here's a piccy of Kevin at the press conference.
It has been announced that KS's next project will be 'K-PAX'. It's been likened to Awakenings meets 12 Monkeys...Kevin will play a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a galaxy far far beyond. The supervising doctor is not convinced until the rest of the patients start acting a little differently...If you want to know more you can get the book from all good retailers (if you feel like flexing some plastic try Amazon.com or Borders.com...)
No new new pics, but here's one of Kevin Spacey and some of his showbiz mates at the White House Correspondants Dinner earlier this year...
The stills are in...click here to see more of Rabbit De Niro's Spielbergian exploits...(we promise the exploits will stop once Pay it Forward is released...now theres an incentive for early distribution)
June
Not alot of Spacey news at the moment (coz he's taking a well earned break...) so here's something a little different for you!! We are proud to announce that Rabbit De Niro is at present working on his first feature film "Jurassic Lapin"!! Please click on the link to see some production stills and to get your first glimpse of the lapin.
June 24th. Free from the manacles of university education (3 years of debauchery and arsing about...in theory) I can spend loadsa time on this cyberspace...sorry.
First up, a little character discussion of John Doe - after reading the BFI analysis I figured they were missing a crucial point...
Secondly (and not directly concerning Kevin Spacey) everyone get their paws on a ticket for the donmar warehouse sam mendes production of "To the Green Fields Beyond" beginning September 14th!
Not only is it directed by Mr Mendes himself, but Ray Winstone's in it...and he's a top man too.
When is the Big Kahuna travelling over to Europe!...answer is nobody seems to know. Which is a shame coz industrial lubricant has a universal appeal. Lions gate, if you're listening, get those reels boxed and shipped ASAP.
A nice pic of Kevin and his puppy Mini for you...(someone needs their ear hair clipping)
June 6th...all of you with a creative side, go check out the caption competition!! it's just for a laugh...and no, the infamous photo of Kevin trying to run out of the Governors Ball with Emma Thompson's Oscar stuffed down his pants will NOT be appearing.
Meanwhile fantasy casting is going on re who will star with Kevin in the Shipping News... Not that it really matters, but after seeing Rushmore the other day I recon Olivia Williams would be excellent.
People around the globe are knitting as we speak to create the chunky jumpers that Kevin will no doubt have to wear during the film (due to remotage of location and proximity to sea...get those sowesters ready!)
June 2nd...sorry bout the lack of updates, I have uni finals exams = mass terror and trauma of an epic scale. *thinking calming thoughts ommmmm* there is nary a whit of news regarding Spacey exploits...cheers to everyone who has filled out the comments form...clearly more pics and more news is what you require. Foolishly thought 'Spacey FacesTM' would be the most popular...but hey. Look out in your TV guides coz the episode of LA LAw featuring the only chance you'll ever get to see Kevin in boxer shorts attempting to 'ride' a swivel chair is being shown soon...go to the Official Kevin Spacey Page for more details.
DON'T forget to vote for Kevin in the GQ Man of the year awards! CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE GQ
PAGE He's in the Best Actor catagory (which he won last year), but in this case voting will be based upon the fact that
he has vvvvvvvvv good taste in suits. (check the jason robards pic...which we give a teenybopperish'phwoar factor 10'
to....:))
Last Friday (the 19th) Kevin Spacey was presented with Juilliard's Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. This is a VERY big
deal for an actor - and also provides amusing pics of a respected 40 year old man in a silly hat. Kevin Spacey studied drama
at Julliard for 2 years (the degree is last 4 years but he doesn't appear to have missed out by not sticking around...) As
soon as the webminx graduates her degree (yuh huh) there will be pics. Seriously though, congratulations are v much in
order...hope he had a great day.
It's the 19th of May. Hey. First up is the news that there has been a 'distribution fracas' between dreamworks and blockbuster video, meaning that American Beauty is not on the guranteed title list, nor is it being publicised AND in some stores the only way to get a copy is to ask behind the counter. Variety has a long diatribe on it. Click here to go to the Variety homepage.
After a long days journey into an IT room, I've set up a feedback page! Also a little bit of a survey on there - basically the webminx wants to make this site as user and info friendly as possible! If there's something you want put up or covered just fill in the form HERE Of course the usual applies...I respect Mr Spacey's desire to keep his private life private, so there won't be any gossip, no mutated photos, and aside from 'Spacey FacesTM' no weirdness! (of course the post below isn't at all weird...really)
A worrying new trend seems to have developed. After Lester Burnham showed the world his 'pit' falls (arf arf, oh the hilarity) people are trying to look closer (or at least get closer) to the academy award winners underarm area. You don't believe me??!Check this out!!
Traumas on the spacey front. Seems that something HELLISH happened to a script he was reading the other day!! Click HERE
for the full story....
There has been much news of the Spacey kind in recent days, much of it posted on the message board...
In an interview on May 10th KS has said he's gonna be taking some time off till the autumn when he begins filming the shipping news. Of course this doesnt mean he's gonna be sunning it up in the bahamas, more likely it's time he tended to his production company and the off screen commitments he has built up (like the Old Vic in London...which yippee skippy is making some money now!!) General quotes are that he thinks people are sick of seeing him. Errr. Our survey says nope. (but a nice lil old holiday in the UK would do him a world of good...off to Cornwall with you! The beaches are stony and oil filmed in a kinda ironic post modern way...!!!)
The White house correspondants dinner saw Kevin Spacey guesting on the vid that Bill Clinton made (tres amusant) it seems Kevin had been guesting at the White House overnight (something which incidently not even maggie thatcher got to do...ie its a pretty big thang) and not only decided to give his tux a work out but also brought his precious golden hood ornament along for the ride.
Seems he was his ever charming self at the post dinner parties, getting camera film for people's moms and confusing Gary Busey with Iceman Cometh quotes.
The tux also got a work out for Al Pacino's birthday bash, check out US Magazine for pics from both events.
Much news of the totally irrelevent today!!
Firstly the cool posterage accompanying Ordinary Decent Criminal continues with this piece of one sheet wonder from Germany. Just a shame that the movie stayed on cinema screens in the UK about as long as Richard Nixon at a communist rally. Ordinary Decent Poster!
AND!! Jack Merde has finally found the reason behind Kev Spacey's adopted surname. Nothing to do with his mom. Nothing to do with sounding cool. Nothing to do with providing millioooowns of different name plays for internet sites. Nopey no. The reason will become clear if you stomp over to http://www.kevinfowler.com!!!!
I OWE KEVIN SPACEY SOME MONEY!!! If you are Kevin Spacey (oh wondrous thesp...we are awed by your talent and your chest wig) please click HERE
to find details of how to collect your £4. Cheers.
All the cast turned out for the premiere of the Big Kahuna last night (26th April) somewhere in the greater Los Angeles area (and we're talking posh. not a jack in the box) He took the opportunity to say a big 'you wha?' to the Pink Panther rumours...but admitted to exchanging verbiage about it. We may yet see Spacey in a grey flasher mac. The lovely excite news stuck up some scrummy pics of the Spaceman and his great mates..so I've stuck them all on one page for you! (and its not even Christmas) Big Kahuna Premiere!!!!
After admitting to cartnapping an innocent room service trolley last year, we expose the truth! In a new section we like to call
The Spaceman Stealeth!!!!
To kinda sorta confirm the rumours that have been hanging around for a little while now, MGM has confirmed it is actively pestering Kevin Spacey to star as Inspector 'a minkey? Keeeerrr' Clouseau in a remake of the wondrous Pink Panther movie. He'll have to pull out all the comedy stops to match the blaady mahvelous Peter Sellers...but spacey in a mac, with another piece of extraneous facial furniture and a silly hat not to mention having mad punch ups and a silly accent. If de niro can do it in rocky and bulwinkle there's no reason Spacey shouldn't give it large as Clouseau.
It has come to my attention that Kevin Spacey may infact be Alan Ball. Check out this pic and make up your own mind..... Spaceballs!!
due to the webminx having to go back to uni there will be a distinct lack of new scans for a little while...traumatic i know, but think happy thoughts
Here's a lush little pic for you, from the latest edition of the UK's heat magazine Kev at party!!
Dreamworks, in their infinite wisdom have not allowed MTV to show the clip of Lester and Angela having a smooooch! In turn MTV have banned the clip from their 'years best snog' catagory in this years MTV awards. The reason Dreamworks gave was that the clip would be shown out of context and they didnt want any glorification of 42 year old men getting off with 17 year old girls. Fair enoughsky is what we say!
Meanwhile the ever spacey lovin Bill Clinton has been making American Beauty vibes again, this time at a democrat fundaraiser. Talking about some kinda tax scheme....(REUTERS CLIPPET) ``It would be like a bunch of investors saying, 'Let's get rid of the team that made (Academy Award-winning movie) 'American Beauty' and get the one that made 'Howard the Duck,''' Gore said, drawing laughter and applause (yuh huh that's a first for the boremeister then.Ed).
Clinton got another round of applause and laughter when he went to the microphone and said, ``I loved 'American Beauty,' ... but I actually loved 'Howard the Duck.'''
In the immortal words of Dr Evil....riiiiiiiiiiight. If I were Dreamworks I'd sue Bill and Bore for using AB in such a poooooor attempt at humour. (Hey, I'm british, I'm allowed to diss!)
After Shipping News and Mack the Knife, Kevin Spacey has signed on to star, produce and possibly direct a yet untitled rom com movie, set in New York, which centres on a theatre director forced to hire a Hollywood movie star to get his play on Broadway. Dean Devlin (he of independence day fame, but worry not, there will be noooo aliens!) has decribed the starerrI'm sorry, STORY as being 'funny, sexy and imaginative'.
Congratultions to Kevin Spacey and the rest of the American Beauty clan for their BAFTA wins!!! Not only did Kevin fly in specially, but he also was one of the few people to happily sign autographs and wait for fans to take photos...he also got the biggest cheer from the crowd!! (not that I was there or anything...ok so I was...never having done ANYTHING like that before I was amazed just how lovely Kevin, Sam Mendes(so scrummy!), Mena Suvari (who was really cool and lovely) and Bruce Cohen (so sweet!)were...Kevin was also the only star to acknowledge the hoards of vvvv cold onlookers when he left! A true star if ever there was one. With any luck I should have some photos for you vvv soon...) Being 2 foot away from the gent I can tell you that he had lots of nice things to say about Sam Mendes inparticular, and how proud he was of the movie and its success...
Ever wondered what would have happened had Chris Sabian made an appearance in American Beauty? Well wonder no more. Our intrepid reporter, Jack Merde, stumbled upon some disused film roles the other day and found this!WARNING!! It is set at the end of the movie so there are *SPOILERS!!*
American Negotiator!!
Here are some cool pics for you, one taken from the April edition of Talk magazine, and some others that a kinda nice...I will be organising them all soon but this'll do till then! cool pics
As of the 31st of March Kevin Spacey has officially signed on to star as the lead in 'Shipping News'. A darn fine book, (even thought the character he's supposedly playing has a huge chin and the basic appearance of quasimodo by all accounts....errrr) now to become a darn fine movie (after YEARS in PP, when such luminaries as John Travolta were set to star.) No news yet as to who will co-star. If you want a brief run down of the story either go and purchase it, or head to amazon.com who helpfully provide a synopsis. I read the book when it was first released and its a winner...no doubt Mr Spacey will wear it well. Shooting is to start early next year. Till then the spaceman will no doubt be warbling a la Darin.
The latest edition of the UK's 'NOW' magazine reports that the auspicious Mr Spacey is to come over to the UK to have 6 weeks of singing lessons to prepare for his role as Bobby 'Don't rain on my parade' Darin. All those in the Islington and West End area look out for a bescootered man humming alot and looking pleased with himself. (errrr, that's everyone in Islington...ed)
Here's some newly scanned pics for you! This is from Heat magazine... Heat magazine...
Here are some pics from OK magazine...
Kevin Spacey and Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment!!
Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch and Mena Suvari!!
These are a couple of Ordinary Decent Criminal posters and pics, including the Warhol type one...and some from the screenplay Posters!
And some piccies from the latest issue of Premiere, taken at Sundance Big Kahuna Pics!
Big news of a wondrous kind! The Oscars have been found (three still missing I might add, hey I had to have one for show, one replacement and one to put in place of the one on show whilst it was being re gold plated...you get the picture). Having said that, if I were the nominees I'd demand new ones. Who knows what else had been in that dumpster.
On the Spacey front, our survey says he'll be wearing Armani all the way down to his shoes (the suits a custom made 2 button wool crepe number should you wish to emulate the look). Mr Byrite would've been in with a chance, but they didn't supply a pic in time. Not that it matters in the least what he wears (does it really matter?), but useless info like this clutters up the information super highway and I like to think I'm doing my part.
Yes. Here it is! Finally! A comprehensive guide to the 'Many faces of Kevin Spacey!!!!'. After hours of screen capturing we've compiled a gallery of every single mood that the Spaceman has protrayed on screen. From moody to psychotic to stoat-like. They're all here:) SPACEY FACES!!
New Lester Burnham page up, it's still under construction, but it's the thought that counts. Till then here's a pic of the ever so coolcalm&collected Chris Sabian. Check out the pic on the mug on the table next to him. If that isn't a guinea pig I don't know what is!!:) Hmmm perhaps it wasn't Soze after all. UNLESS!!! SABIAN IS SOZE!!!
Slight traumas on the Oscar front, seems some devious criminal mind (probably that Keyser Soze chappy) has scamped off with the awards. (wasnt me I promise) Top marks for ingenious golden dude stealage. Until such a time as this webwaffler develops such a warped mind I'll have to make do with my Covent Garden crafted fake one.
OOOooo an Ackerman sighting!! Jack Merde of Burbank fame reportedly saw a 'well dodgy bloke' yelling into a cell phone whilst also yelling at sales assistant whilst driving an open top merc in the style of an aggravated mongoose (on the loose), put 2 and 6 together and made an assumption. Clearly the worlds favourite evil (yet strangely empathisable with) boss is very much alive and spitting.
No idea whether The Kevin of the Spacey will jet over to the BAFTAs (if he does choose to mingle with the folks of London Town he's well advised to shift himself over to carwash where the Kensington and Chelsea posse will be 'giving it large' so to speak.)
ooo and once again its the 14th of March (?!?!) news is that 'they' want Kevin Spacey to star in 'Shipping News' a tale of trauma if ever there was one, but he wants , and has been waxing lyrical at the pre oscar nominees luncheon to play Bobby Darin. And take 6 months off to practise his vocal motions. NO NEED!!!! He can sing already!!! Word is that Bobby Darins family dont want anyone to impersonate him though.......there could as they say be trouble ahead...kev's hoping no ones gonna rain on his parade (tenuous link there boys and girls)
Also very noticable at the lunch was Mr S's raging hangover....
Spacey of the Kevin was also the only remotely famous person (as far as I can tell.....if you're a famous person and you went, please let me know so I can redress this generalised statement) to go to the Chicago Critics type awards. Which he won. That mantlepiece must be well on the way to needing and extension by now! Got some spare chipboard somewhere if he's interested......
Massive amounts of 'waaaayhaaaays!!!' to Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening and the rest of the cast of American Beauty for getting a whole shedload of Screen Actors Guild Awards yesterday (Sunday 12th March) the pics at the link below are borrowed (kinda sorta) from yahoooooooooooo (okay so I'm a wee bit happy for them)
Saggy pictures!!
Oooo Mr S is at present filming Pay it Forward with Helen Hunt (sporting vvv strange white/grey hair...go figure) and Haley Joel Osment (the very cool young actor from Sixth Sense and Forrest Gump) in none other than Las Vegas. Funnily enough (and I can hear you chuckling) its not about gambling.....Osment plays a young boy (as opposed to an octagenarian (spell check please)) who, under the guidance of his teacher (Spacey) goes on a mission to spread good deeds. In the book Kevins Character (aside from being black) also has massive facial injuries as a result of vietnam and wears an eye patch - sounds a little like 'Man Without a Face' to me but hey. Psychological and physically damaged characters are always good for an Oscar nod. About.com put up some extracts from the book...
A pic of Kevin and his co-star (who looks a little crushed...) with American Beauty financer and all round great bloke Steven Spielberg.
Here's a big time Ali G esque 'big up yourself' to Kevin Spacey, Annette Benning, the uber cool Sam Mendes and Alan Ball for their Oscar Nominations (Kevin is presenting and will also be going to the pre awards lunch...unconfirmed reports suggest marmite on toast will feature somewhere on the menu...if so someone get me a ticket now.)
oooo big news is that....darn I forgot.
