Mammoth will be released on DVD in the U.S. on April 20. The movie is available for pre-order at Amazon and you can also get a look at the DVD art.

Gael García Bernal (BABEL, AMORES PERROS) and Oscar®-nominee Michelle Williams (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) star in the English-language debut of internationally acclaimed writer/director Lukas Moodysson. Leo (Bernal) is a successful web developer. His wife Ellen (Williams) is a dedicated emergency room surgeon. Their New York City workaholic ways leave little time for their 8-year-old daughter, who is mostly cared for by their Filipino nanny (a breakthrough performance by Marife Necesito). But when a series of personal decisions triggers a chain of events on the other side of the world, will they discover the rippling effects of life s smallest choices? Thomas McCarthy (THE WIRE) co-stars in this powerful family drama about imperfect lives, fateful actions and the epic ironies that bind us all together.

I’ve updated the gallery with 233 screencaps from Michelle’s recent appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly.

x Screen Captures: Live with Regis & Kelly

I’ve added 11 scans from Michelle’s Zoo Magazine interview in 2007. The photos are beautiful and I’m so glad we finally have the full interview on the site. Thanks to Susan for giving permission to use her scans.

By the way, I recently set up a livejournal account where I will be posting about updates to this site. If you have a lj and you want to follow me, you can find me at josieonlj.

x Magazine Scans: Zoo

…the [New York] Times reported that 6,000 to 8,000 people have lost limbs or digits and that 2,000 to 4,000 amputations have been performed. In past quakes of similar magnitude, amputations have numbered in the hundreds, not the thousands. They are the defining injury of this earthquake.

We’ve learned that many of these amputations were performed in very primitive conditions, in makeshift hospitals, often after days of delay that caused ruinous infections. Amputations have saved lives but have created enormous challenges for people who may have lost their jobs, homes, families and support for rehabilitation and follow up care. And the harsh reality of life in Haiti with this type of disability is that people are often treated as outcasts and are unemployable.

NYC dermatologist and internist Dr. David Colbert from the New York Dermatology Group was one of the physicians who responded to the emergency by volunteering to provide medical care. Dr. Colbert and his Medical Assistant Paul Hogue spent a week in Haiti in the beginning of February and experienced the avalanche of amputations and related follow up care.

As a result of his experience in Haiti, Colbert’s team has established a not-for-profit foundation to raise money for prosthetics and related medical supplies and services. The NYDG Foundation is partnering with ARIMED Orthotics and Prosthetics to provide prosthesis for Haitians with limb-loss. They will hold a fundraiser on Thursday, May 6 at Scholastic, Inc, at 557 Broadway in Soho.

Joining Colbert as hosts for the fund raiser are Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Helmut Lang, and L’Wren Scott.

Source: Huffington Post

The critics have been giving Shutter Island some mixed reviews. However, I saw it this weekend and I thought it was great! There were some surprising twists and turns, and I loved watching Michelle act opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. They are a top notch acting team. Here is a sample of what the critics had to say:

“Scorsese serves Lehane’s puzzle more than he makes it his own. His style is like visual frosting laid on top of a maze, as the film invites us to spend a plodding two hours and 18 minutes figuring out the method to its madness. Shutter Island holds you, but it doesn’t grip you.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“This is Martin Scorsese’s evocation of the delicious shuddering fear we feel when horror movies are about something and don’t release all the tension with action scenes.” (Roger Ebert)

“Shutter Island may not go down as one of Scorsese’s best movies, but it wears Alfred Hitchcock on its sleeve and is a taut and harrowing journey into madness…Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Elias Koteas, and Patricia Clarkson do eerie work with very little material.” (Reel Loop)

“Like the book, though, the movie is unleavened by humor or any other narrative respite. This isn’t a problem in print, where we can pull back from the material; but it makes the picture a grueling experience, and the fact that it’s too long makes it even more arduous.” (MTV)

To no one’s surprise Shutter Island, director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest collaboration, claimed the number one spot on the domestic box office chart this weekend. What may have been a bit of a surprise, however, was just how well the thriller actually did.

With the bad buzz that surrounded Shutter Island after the thriller was pulled off of its original October 8th release date, many wondered if Scorsese’s latest would end up as a stain upon the master’s reputation. The critical response to Shutter Island has indeed been mixed, although audiences haven’t seemed to notice. In fact, with an estimated debut weekend of $40.2 million from 2,991 theatres, Shutter Island has given Scorsese and DiCaprio their highest opening ever – either separately or as a team.

Source: Collider.com

Here’s a cute video of Michelle signing autographs and posing for photos with fans outside of Shutter Island’s New York premiere. Unfortunately, there isn’t any sound in this video, so we’ll just have to read lips!

Shutter Island premiered last night at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, and I have posted lots of pics for you! Michelle arrived, looking lovely in a cream colored dress by Lanvin, and stopped to sign autographs for fans. Later, she attended the after party at Rouge Tomate and posed for photos with co-star Mark Ruffalo, his wife, Sunrise, and co-star Emily Mortimer.

Shutter Island opens in wide release tomorrow.

x “Shutter Island” – New York Premiere
x “Shutter Island” – New York Premiere After Party

Here’s a video of Michelle on Live with Regis and Kelly this morning. Thanks so much to GreenEnvy for making the clip. I’ll have screencaps up as soon as I can get them made.

The New York premiere of Shutter Island was tonight and I’m gathering photos. I’ll have them posted tomorrow.

Here is a behind the scenes featurette for Shutter Island. There are clips from the movie and interviews with Michelle, Leo, and director Martin Scorsese. Only two more days before the movie comes out!