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Ocean’s Thirteen News
George Clooney’s fundraiser for Darfur at the Cannes Film Festival is turning into the main event of the fortnight. The party, I’m told, will take place on a yacht. There’s a rumor that U2 will perform. Tickets are said to be as high as $100,000. Clooney’s charity is called Not on Our Watch. “Ocean’s Thirteen” producer Jerry Weintraub is the mastermind behind all this. [Source]
Oceans Thirteen Soundtrack is online you can listen to it at Oceans Thirteen official Website
Cannes Film Festival has released the official schedule onsite and Ocean’s Thirteen is listed on May 24 with the time as 11.00-19.30 in Grand Theatre Lumiere (by invitation). There’s also a public screening the day after on May 25 at 16.15 in Salle Du 60.
From The Hollywood Reporter– Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded “Ocean’s Thirteen” opens the ninth annual CineVegas Film Festival, which returns June 6-16 at the Palms Casino Resort and Brenden Theatres in Las Vegas.
The online gambling site PokerStars is planning to hold two charity tournaments—one in Cannes on May 13 and the other in Los Angeles on May 27—to benefit Darfur victims. The top four finishers in each game will get tickets to the premiere of Ocean’s Thirteen either in Cannes or Hollywood. The top 18 finishers will also each receive a copy of the crime caper’s DVD autographed by all the stars; PokerStars has pledged to match the final tally in each tournament’s prize pool in the final donation. [Source] Full Details of the event can be found at Pokerstars.com
From WENN: Ellen Barkin talks about her Ocean’s Thirteen on set experienc — “What actresses say is true: Usually you’re treated differently on a movie set if you’re a girl. It’s sexism. But I wasn’t treated any differently, and I’ve never felt as appreciated as I did being with those boys.” Ellen Barkin on working with the boys in Ocean’s Thirteen.
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Stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon and Producer Jerry Weintraub MAKE HOLLYWOOD HISTORY AS THEY KICK OFF A WAVE OF BIG EVENTS LEADING TO THE NATIONWIDE OPENING OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES’ AND VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES’
A Hand & Footprint Ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Will Be Followed by Special Benefit Premieres to Raise Money and Awareness for the Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur.
BURBANK, CA, May 9, 2007 – The all-star cast and the filmmakers from the much-anticipated caper comedy “Ocean’s Thirteen†will be crossing the country for major events leading up to the June 8th release of the film.
Combining film and philanthropy, two of the events will serve to benefit the aid group the International Rescue Committee for Not On Our Watch. Co-founded by producer Jerry Weintraub, and “Ocean’s Thirteen†stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle, Not On Our Watch is a humanitarian organization whose initiative is to support existing Darfur relief efforts and to ensure the protection of civilians in that region.
Jerry Weintraub remarked, “It was such a privilege to reunite with Steven Soderbergh and an amazing cast to make ‘Ocean’s Thirteen.’ I am very proud of the film, and I am excited about premiering the film in multiple cities across the country. However, the thing I am most proud of by far is that these events will benefit a cause that is very important to me and my colleagues.â€
The events kick off in Hollywood, where stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, and producer Jerry Weintraub, will make a strong “impression†at one of the town’s most famous landmarks. Surrounded by cheering fans and friends, the four will have their hand and footprints immortalized in cement in the famed forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. The Hand & Footprint Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 5, at 11:30 a.m., and footage of the event will be made available via a satellite feed (coordinates to follow separately).
This event will also mark Hollywood history. While it has become a rare honor for any Hollywood luminary to have his hand and footprints cemented for posterity at Grauman’s, the “Ocean’s†films’ producer and 50-year Hollywood veteran, Jerry Weintraub, has the distinction of being the first producer ever to be accorded that privilege.
Later that same evening, “Ocean’s Thirteen†will be presented in its North American premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, beginning with the screening at 7:00 p.m. Attending the screening will be the film’s star-studded cast, including Clooney, Pitt and Damon, in addition to Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner and Elliott Gould. Director Steven Soderbergh, screenwriters Brian Koppelman & David Levien, and producer Jerry Weintraub will also be on hand to meet and greet the celebrity guests and industry VIPs in attendance.
Las Vegas, the site of the film’s story, is the next stop, where a special benefit screening of “Ocean’s Thirteen†will open this year’s CineVegas Film Festival on June 6. During the opening night festivities—dubbed Lights, Camera, Take Action—Jerry Weintraub will also be honored with the CineVegas Vanguard Producer Award. Benefiting the aid group the International Rescue Committee for Not On Our Watch, the star-studded event will be attended by “Ocean’s Thirteen†cast members, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin and Andy Garcia; producer Jerry Weintraub; and other celebrity guests.
Heading east, the group will attend the Chicago premiere of “Ocean’s Thirteen†on June 7 at the AMC River East. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin, Bernie Mac, and Jerry Weintraub will be among the celebrities in attendance for the screening, which is being hosted by Vanity Fair and will also benefit the aid group the International Rescue Committee for Not On Our Watch.
In advance of these events, “Ocean’s Thirteen†will celebrate its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 24.
Opening nationwide on June 8, “Ocean’s Thirteenâ€â€”the third film in the successful “Ocean’s†franchise—reunites director Steven Soderbergh and stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner and Elliott Gould. Joining the cast for the first time are Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin.
In “Ocean’s Thirteen,†Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist—to defend one of their own. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses one of the original Ocean’s eleven—Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould)—the gang teams up one more time to see if they can break “The Bank.†The plan is elaborate, dangerous and damn near impossible…but there are no limits when it comes to one of their own.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Jerry Weintraub/Section Eight Production, “Ocean’s Thirteen.†The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Brian Koppelman & David Levien. Jerry Weintraub produced the film, with Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs, Frederic W. Brost and Bruce Berman executive producing.
This film has been rated “PG-13†by the MPAA for “brief sensuality.â€
For downloadable general information and photos from “Ocean’s Thirteen,†please visit: press.warnerbros.com.
Ocean’s 13 Update: The Stars Come Out
One of the most anticipated summer movies, Ocean’s 13, will get its first screening here on June 6th.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin, Matt Damon and the film’s producer Jerry Weintraub, who will also be honored with the CineVegas Vanguard Producers Award, will attend the Las Vegas premiere at the Brenden theaters in the Palms to kickoff this year’s CineVegas.
It will also be a fundraiser for Weintraub’s charity benefiting Darfur. Ocean’s Thirteen will be seen for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival in May and the Hollywood premiere is set for June 5. After the Vegas screening another charity fundraiser for Darful will be held June 7 in Chicago.
The movie will kick off CineVegas two days earlier than the originally- planned opening night of the film festival.
Also starring in the casino-heist movie are Al Pacino, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould, Eddie Izzard and Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion as herself!
Scenes were shot at The Bellagio, the under-construction Palazzo tower at the Venetian, and McCarran International Airport.
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