24 ottobre : Finalmente la notizia tanto attesa, un nuovo film per KIM!!!!

Basinger Gets Deliveranced In The Woods For a fun time with Kim Basinger, look in the woods. She's playing a typical suburban housewife dragged off into the forest by four murderous thugs for a re-enactment of Deliverance, according to Production Weekly. The movie's called While She Was Out, and it's being made by mostly unknown Scottish filmmaker Susan Montford. He film starts with a trip to the mall by Basinger's character, things go awry and soon she's traipsing through pine needles struggling to survive. Since becoming Alec Baldwin free a few years ago, Kim's been taking it easy. This will be her first starring movie role since 2004's abduction movie Cellular. She seems to be a popular target for kidnappers. Makes sense to me.

Kim Basinger is set to topline Scottish filmmaker Susan Montford's While She Was Out, a thriller in the vein of Deliverance and Dead Calm, says Production Weekly. Basinger, plays a typical suburban housewife forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive. Principal photography begins in January.

20 ottobre : Un po' di news!

	Kim Basinger faces criminal charges Kim Basinger was ordered to face criminal contempt charges by a Los Angeles court on Wednesday after losing the latest round of her bitter legal battle with ex-husband Alec Baldwin. Oscar-winning screen goddess Basinger faces up to two months in jail and a $12 000 dollar fine if found guilty of breaking rules relating to Baldwin's visitation rights with the couple's 10-year-old daughter Ireland. Basinger (52), the star of 1997 hit 'LA Confidential' and raunchy 1986 drama 'Nine 1/2 Weeks', faces a non-jury trial early next year after the Los Angeles Superior Court dismissed a motion for the charges to be tossed out. Court Commissioner Maren Nelson issued her rulings after a two-hour hearing in which Basinger's lawyers alleged Baldwin's legal team had not established there had been grounds for contempt. "Contempt has been alleged, no more, no less," Nelson said. Neither Basinger nor Baldwin were in court for Wednesday's hearing. Basinger was arraigned last week on a dozen misdemeanour counts of criminal contempt for allegedly disobeying court orders. Baldwin's lawyers claim Basinger violated his visitation rights by failing to inform her husband she had left Los Angeles. Under the terms of an earlier agreement, Basinger is required to notify Baldwin whenever she travels in order to give him the opportunity of looking after their daughter. Basinger and Baldwin separated in 2000 after seven years of marriage. Their divorce was finalised in September 2002. But the acrimonious fall-out from their divorce has been spectacular even by Tinseltown's famously toxic standards. Last December, Baldwin accused Basinger of trying to alienate him from the child and asked a court to order his ex-wife to undergo a psychological evaluation and take parenting classes. At another court hearing last October, Basinger's lawyers said Baldwin had "severe emotional problems" and noted that he had been accused of domestic violence in the past.
	Los Angeles judge refuses to dismiss contempt charge against Kim Basinger LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge refused to dismiss contempt charges against actress Kim Basinger, who is accused of failing to heed court orders in her custody fight with ex-husband and actor Alec Baldwin. Superior Court Commissioner Maren E. Nelson on Wednesday denied a motion by Basinger's attorney to throw out 12 misdemeanour counts of contempt. Basinger pleaded not guilty last week. She faces up to 60 days in jail and a US$12,000 fine if convicted of all counts. Baldwin, 48, and Basinger, 52, separated in 2000 after seven years of marriage. Neither actor appeared at Wednesday's hearing. The actors agreed last year to joint custody of their 10-year-old daughter, Ireland, who lives with Basinger. Baldwin is permitted extra visits when Basinger is away from home without her daughter. However, his court papers allege that in 2005, Basinger ignored court orders and did not let Baldwin know she would be out of town working so that he could take care of Ireland until she returned. "She even admits she was gone, what she won't say is how long she was gone," Baldwin attorney Vicki J. Greene argued during the two-hour hearing. Basinger attorney Judy Bogen unsuccessfully argued that there was insufficient evidence to back up the allegations and the trial, scheduled for Feb. 16, should not proceed. Nelson ordered Basinger's lawyer to provide Baldwin with some documents showing where Basinger traveled without her daughter since September 2005.
	Buck up, Basinger - KIM BASINGER failed to convince a judge that the 12 misdemeanor counts of contempt her ex-hubby Alec Baldwin brought against her last week were worth dismissing. Basinger is accused of refusing to comply with child custody orders concerning their 10-year-old daughter, Ireland. She pleaded not guilty last week to all charges and faces up to 60 days in jail and a $12,000 fine if convicted of all counts.
	L’ATTRICE E’ UNA DONNA SPOSATA INNAMORATA DI UN MONACO NELL’«ISOLA DEGLI AIRONI BIANCHI» PER LA RETE LIFETIME Kim Basinger: io diva trascurata? Fare film per la tv non è da serie B LOS ANGELES. Per anni è stata un simbolo di bellezza e ossessione erotica, prima come Bond Girl in Mai dire mai, poi come protagonista di Nove settimane e mezzo. Infine è arrivata la conferma d’attrice, con l’Oscar vinto nel 1997 per L. A. Confidential. Una bellezza classica, quella di Kim Basinger, ma anche una bellezza segnata da anni di tensioni e turbamento: il difficile divorzio da Alec Baldwin, gli incontri-scontri pubblici con giudici e avvocati per determinare la custodia della figlia Ireland. Negli ultimi anni la si ricorda nel ruolo di mamma di Eminem nel film 8 mile, e in The Sentinel come First Lady al fianco di Micheal Douglas. Ora è la volta di The Mermaid Chair (L’isola degli aironi bianchi), girato per la rete televisiva Lifetime, una storia tratta dall'omonimo best-seller di Sue Monk Kidd nella quale recita la parte di una donna sposata che intrattiene una relazione impossibile con un monaco benedettino e che, attraverso questa relazione, si confronta con alcuni lati oscuri della sua vita. Dal podio degli Oscar ai film tv. Signora Basinger, si sente l’ennesima diva un po' trascurata? «E perché mai? The Mermaid Chair è una storia molto bella di un’autrice molto amata. Abbiamo girato a Victoria, nella British Columbia, con degli standard di produzione molto elevati. Ho accettato perché ho visto un ruolo molto profondo, una storia che ti costringe a farti delle domande. E poi, in una notte di programmazione raggiungo un pubblico più vasto che con un film che rimane in sala per mesi». Quindi si sente soddisfatta della sua vita professionale? «Io mi sento prima di tutto una mamma. Purtroppo le battaglie con il mio ex-marito sulla custodia di Ireland sono diventate pubbliche, è quello che succede quando sei un personaggio pubblico. Mi piace lavorare, ma se dovessero offrirmi un Via col vento e avessi già un impegno preso con mia figlia sarei pronta a dire di no». Una donna di mezza età che cerca di scoprire chi è e che cosa vuole. C'è un qualcosa di autobiografico nel suo ultimo film? «Non ne sono così sicura, la vita a volte imita l'arte e a volte no. Quando interpreti un personaggio, finisci inevitabilmente per metterci qualcosa di tuo. Ma l'insoddisfazione e il farsi delle domande è un tratto condiviso da milioni e milioni di donne. Col passare degli anni, ho imparato che le cose non sono necessariamente in bianco e in nero, che spesso ci sono delle sfumature di grigio. Ho imparato a cercare di non giudicare e di accettare gli altri. E' importante anche conciliarsi con se stessi. In questo percorso di vita sento di avere Dio come co-pilota, ma se non diventi la tua migliore amica è difficile andare lontano». Sembrano i discorsi di una donna in preda a molte lotte interiori... «Noi tutti abbiamo demoni con cui fare i conti, decisioni difficili da prendere su ciò che è giusto e ciò che è sbagliato. Ho avuto la mia dose di dolore nella vita anche se, certo, non posso paragonarmi a chi soffre di fame in Africa. Ma con il passare degli anni, ho imparato ad essere più umile. E ad accettare che alla fine ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno è amore». Amore nel senso di matrimonio? «Non voglio sentire la parola matrimonio, semmai posso pensare di incontrare un uomo perbene. E che mi faccia sentire libera». E che cos’è la libertà per lei? «Vorrei sentirmi libera di essere chi sono, senza sentirmi giudicata. E avere a fianco una persona che mi aiuti a superare le mie paure».

11 ottobre : Un po' di news!

	THE SENTINEL BOX OFFICE: Domestic: $36,280,697 48.0% + Foreign: $39,229,358 52.0% = Worldwide: $75,510,055.
	Top 50 United States DVD Rentals for the week ending 1 October 2006: 4. 3 The Sentinel (2006) 33 $3.7M $30.1M.
	Kim Basinger Facing Jail Time. The intensity of the battle between Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin just got hotter. Basinger has to go to trial after pleading not guilty to disregarding court orders related to allowing her ex to visit their daughter. Papers filed by Baldwin say that last year Basinger ignored court orders by not letting him know she would be out of town working. When she's out of town, he's supposed to take care of their ten-year-old daughter, Ireland. Baldwin says another time Basinger didn't tell him their daughter had been hurt. Basinger wasn't in court yesterday. Her lawyer entered not guilty pleas for her to 12 misdemeanor counts of criminal contempt. A non-jury trial has been tentatively set for January 15th.  Basinger faces up to 60 days in jail and a 12-thousand dollar fine if she's convicted on all counts.
	Basinger Responds To Baldwin Comments.  It's been nearly six years since Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger split but the drama continues! Kim Basinger and her lawyer, Neal Hersh, respond today to Access Hollywood regarding comments that her ex-husband, Alec Baldwin, made in the most recent issue of GQ magazine. Basinger tells Access, "I am appalled by the statements made by Alec Baldwin in GQ. I am sickened by the fact that somebody can speak this way about another human being. My lawyers, Judy Bogen and Neal Hersh, have done nothing but fight to protect my daughter and me from this vile behavior. After reading this article, everybody will finally see what I've known and experienced for many years." And Hersh adds, "As the NY Post article says, 'Alec Baldwin just can't keep his bitter anger about ex-wife Kim Basinger - or her pack of pit-bull lawyers - bottled up.' His recent statements in GQ show that he continues to be out of control. This is precisely what Kim has been fighting against all these years. Alec Baldwin needs to get over his divorce from Kim, which happened 6 years ago, and stop these relentless attacks against Kim and those associated with her." The trading of barbs follows a vicious and well-publicized battle over visitation rights for their ten-year-old daughter, Ireland. Alec said to GQ: "I remember lying in bed, thinking I wanted to die on the spot...I would go to bed, and I would say, 'Please don't let me wake up. I can't face another day.'"
	Kim Basinger accused of violating custody orders. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Kim Basinger pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to violating child custody orders in her divorce case with her ex-husband, actor Alec Baldwin, a court spokesman said. Basinger, who entered the plea through her attorney and did not attend the hearing, was ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner to face a trial early next year on the contempt charges over accusations by Baldwin that she violated the custody orders. Baldwin, 48, and Basinger, 52, have been involved in a bitter and protracted court battled over custody of their daughter Ireland, 10. Baldwin accused Basinger of blocking his visitations and failing to notify him when the girl suffered an injury.
	Kim Basinger Arraigned. BREAKING NEWS: Kim Basinger has been arraigned on contempt charges. Former Hubby Alec Baldwin triggered the case by alleging that Kim is guilty of a laundry list of violations in their ongoing custody dispute. Among Baldwin's allegations -- that Basinger blocked his visitation rights, blocked his rights to speak with his daughter on the telephone and failed to notify him when the child suffered an injury. Basinger pled not guilty through her lawyer, Neal Hersh. The actress did not appear for the arraignment. The former couple has been locked in an epic custody battle over 10-year-old Ireland. Baldwin has alleged Basinger is thwarting his ability to parent. Basinger has said, right back at you, Alec. Basinger faces 12 counts of contempt. Each count carries a maximum penalty of $1,000. SEE THE DOCUMENTS.
	France Box Office September 13–19, 2006: 7 3 The Sentinel Fox $710,295 -15.0% 269 - $2,641 $3,401,870 3
	Lebanon Box Office September 14–17, 2006: 5 1 The Sentinel $7,985 -53.2% $33,048 2
	United Kingdom Box Office September 22–24, 2006: 19 9 The Sentinel Fox $134,248 -64.0% 115 -106 $1,167 $3,753,739 4
	Top 50 United States DVD Rentals for the week ending 17 September 2006: 3. 2 The Sentinel (2006) 19 $6.2M $21.7M
	Top 50 United States DVD Rentals for the week ending 24 September 2006: 3. 3 The Sentinel (2006) 26 $4.69M $26.4M.
	The Mermaid Chair. Filmed in Canada by Randwell Distribution and Nomadic Pictures in association with Fox Television Studios for Lifetime Television. Executive producer, Randy Robinson; producers, Michael Frislev, Chad Oakes; associate producer, Jay Daniel Beechinor; director, Steven Schachter; writer, Suzette Couture; based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Jessie Sullivan - Kim Basinger Hugh Sullivan - Bruce Greenwood Brother Thomas - Alex Carter Nelle - Roberta Maxwell Kat - Debra Mooney Hepzibah - Lorena Gale Benne - Ellie Harvie Brother Dominic - Ken Pogue Kim Basinger and Alex Carter play a married woman and a monk attracted to each other when she comes home to help her mother in 'The Mermaid Chair.' Lifetime scored a major coup by securing the rights to Susan Monk Kidd's best-selling novel "The Mermaid Chair" and then by snagging Kim Basinger as the telepic's star. In return, the net should be rewarded generously by the women who love movies for women. Slickly produced, "Chair" boasts haunting cinematography by Mike Southon, an impressive supporting cast and director Steven Schachter's deft hand, which vacillates seamlessly between things remembered and things realized. Ultimately, that really makes the film work. Scribe Suzette Couture, for the most part, stays faithful to Kidd's book about the psyche of a woman in a seemingly dispassionate marriage, who is tormented by her father's mysterious death and called back home by her mother's disturbing self-mutilation. As with any book-turned-movie, the director's interpretation can be hotly debated. Here the steamy wilds of fictional Egret Island, S.C., look cold and forebidding. Basinger's ensuing ennui feels more detached than tormented. But Schachter's dreamy style along with Rolf Lovland's emotionally wrought score overcome most discrepancies. Jessie (Basinger) is a woman who seemingly has it all -- a beautiful house, a husband who cooks breakfast and all the time in the world to wax poetic in her in art studio. When her mother inexplicably starts cutting off her own fingers, Jessie returns to her childhood home to discover the cause of her mother's distressing behavior and the source of her own indifference. Once there, she rediscovers her passion for art, learns the truth about her past and finds love with a Benedictine monk. Jessie's story is a solid exploration of the sense of loss and self that seems to accompany middle age, especially after children leave home. More importantly here, Jessie's ensuing self-awakening comes less from her affair and more from the bonds forged between the women who share her life experiences. Still, it is Lifetime, and the symbolism is a tad overwrought. Basinger does an admirable job, although her performance, at times, veers toward petulant. It seems as if someone in hair and makeup tried their best to make the star looked as washed out as possible, evoking her emotional state through incrementally worse hair. Alex Carter is an atypical choice for Brother Thomas, considering that he lacks star power. A throwback to the old school romantic leads with brain and braun, his Brother Thomas has a touch of Rev. Dimsdale-like torment, but with untapped hunk potential. Bruce Greenwood makes much of his short time in the traditionally thankless role of the wronged partner and gives nuance to the stalwart Hugh Sullivan. Pic could benefit from more girl time with the wonderful Debra Mooney and Lorena Gale as Kat and Hepzibah, the women who guide Jessie on her journey. They epitomize supporting characters in the best sense of the word. Camera, Mike Southon; editor, Jean Beaudoin; music, Rolf Lovland; casting, Molly Lopata. Running time: 2 HOURS.