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Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment, embark on a week long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the altar. Read more
| Starring | Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh |
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| Director | Alexander Payne |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Sideways star Paul Giamatti was stunned when he was asked to play a cameo role in Japan's remake of the hit wine movie. The quirky film was such a hit in the Far East that Japanese film bosses decided to revamp it with local actors, actresses and settings. And they asked Giamatti to be a part of the production. The actor says, "They asked me to be in it, actually... I don't know what I was going to play. "I said no. I felt my career hasn't hit that low yet. I thought, 'What am I gonna play -... Read more
Actress Virginia Madsen has found love with an actor 20 years her junior. The Sideways star, who celebrated her 50th birthday on Sunday (11Sep11), has been dating Nick Holmes "for a while", but she insists she is taking the romance in her stride. She tells People.com, "I'm not counting (how long we've been dating) on purpose. I just want to concentrate on right now." Madsen reveals their relationship initially started out as friends, but she quickly fell in love with the 30 year old, who she... Read more
Oddball comedy Sideways has proven to be the tipple of choice for film critics Stateside, with the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) and the Southeastern Film Critics both heaping praise on the wine-swilling road trip movie. The CFCA named director Alexander Payne's film winner in no less than five categories, including best film and best actor for Paul Giamatti. The Southeastern Film Critics went one further, awarding the film its much-coveted best film of the year accolade, naming Payne Read more
Low-budget comedy Sideways has swept the board at the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, winning five awards. The road trip movie won best picture, best writer and best acting ensemble, and Thomas Haden Church and Virginia Madsen were both honoured with best supporting actor and actress respectively. However, director Alexander Payne missed out on the best director award, which went to Martin Scorsese for biopic The Aviator. Hilary Swank was given the best actress award for Clint Eastwood's Read more
Paul Giamatti has dismissed rumours he's set to replace Sean Penn in upcoming comedy The Three Stooges after he was tipped for the role by co-director Bobby Farrelly himself. Oscar winner Penn quit the project last week (begs15Jun09), in addition to forthcoming drama Cartel, after announcing he was taking a break from his movie career to spend more time with his family and work on his troubled marriage to actress Robin Wright Penn. Giamatti emerged the favourite to step into the role of Larry... Read more