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Welcome to Nicole's Magic
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Welcome to Nicole's Magic, a fansite for the spectacular spectacular Academy Award winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman. Nicole is one of the most sought-after actresses of her generation, and is known for her roles in Moulin Rouge, The Hours and To Die For, and has recently been seen in the controversial thrillers Stoker and The Paperboy.
Nicole's Magic is the largest and most comprehensive fansite for Nicole, and is dedicated to supporting her and her career. As of March 2013, Nicole's Magic is entering a new phase of its fansite life, now focussing on paying tribute to Nicole's career up to and including 2006. Read more about what this entails here, and how you can keep up to date with her current career here. Nicole is our favourite actress, and we feel that this way we can provide a highly extensive and worthy tribute to this incredible woman. Comments, suggestions, sparkling diamonds, elephant love medleys and contributions are always more than welcomed so please contact me if you have anything to say. Enjoy your visit, add us to your Favourites and come back again soon!
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As part of a bi-monthly feature here at Nicole's Magic, each month we will be taking a look back at one of Nicole's films or acting projects. Nicole has an immense body of work behind her, and there's no better way to be reminded of her talent and how much we love her than immersing ourselves and taking an in depth look at those works.
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Movie Of The Month Archive
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Another darkened Scotiabank theatre, where I see the Nicole Kidman-Aaron Eckhart drama, “Rabbit Hole.”
I’ve heard many people praise this film this week.
They were right.
“Rabbit Hole” is gut-wrenching, absorbing. It’s Kidman’s best film in a decade.
Kidman, 43, is raw. She’s messed up. She’s exploding with subtle, brewing anger after her young son is killed in a tragic accident.
It was inspiring.
So, three actresses. Three very different films. And this trio gets me thinking…
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Nicole Kidman returns to Toronto, this time in the role of both actor and producer for her latest project, “Rabbit Hole.” The film, in which she co-stars with Aaron Eckhart, looks at a suburban married couple who experience a tremendous loss.
“Rabbit Hole” is based on the play by David Lindsay-Abaire, who also adapted it for the screen. The play received a positive review when it premiered at Manhattan Theater Club in 2006 and caught the attention of Ms. Kidman and her producing partner, Per Saari, who decided to option it.
Ms. Kidman and Mr. Eckhart shared some thoughts about the new film and the process of working with their director, John Cameron Mitchell.
Q. Nicole, how did you get John Cameron Mitchell to direct?
A. Nicole Kidman: John’s name came up through a friend of mine and it just kind of happened. I’m very spontaneous as a person. I just sort of react instinctually to things and I had a conversation with him over the phone but I already thought, if this goes well, it’s his. He’s very raw. He’s very expressive. And I just really clicked with him. And then I called Aaron and begged Aaron.
Q. Aaron, what was it like on the set of the film, which mostly takes place in one house?
A. Aaron Eckhart: The budget of the film, because it’s a small movie, forced us to be closer as a unit. We all kind of lived in a house together, in a way. We shared close quarters. We were around each other 12 hours a day every single day. So we really got to know each other.
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I’ve been to more than 75 film festivals over the last ten years, so please believe me when I say that each one always offers a movie about “a couple mourning the loss of a child.” Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto, all of them. I’m pretty sure it’s a requirement, along with the melodramas about single moms, the Holocaust documentaries, and something weird from Gregg Araki. So I suppose I could be forgiven for almost overlooking ‘Rabbit Hole’. Based only on the festival guide, I knew that the film starred Aaron Eckhart, Nicole Kidman, and Dianne Wiest, that it came from John Cameron Mitchell (the director of ‘Shortbus’ and ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’), and that it was about (you guessed it) an unhappy married couple who are mourning the loss of their four-year-old son.
But I’m here to see movies, and I certainly like all of the names mentioned above, so in I walked to ‘Rabbit Hole’, simply hoping that the film wouldn’t be too sappy, predictable, or manipulative.
What I ended up watching is, quite simply, one of the best films I’ve ever seen at a festival. I’ve always contended that there’s no such thing as a “flawless” film, but now I’m going to amend that phrase to read “There’s no such thing as a perfect film.” Because ‘Rabbit Hole’ is, as far as I can tell, pretty much flawless.
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Lionsgate on Thursday finalized its deal for North American rights to Nicole Kidman-Aaron Eckhart drama “Rabbit Hole,” which it will open in time for a 2010 awards run. Film will launch in theaters in December.
“Rabbit Hole,” directed by John Cameron Mitchell, is based on David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a couple who lose their child. Lindsay-Abaire adapted for the bigscreen.
It’s the first film from Kidman and Per Saari’s production shingle Blossom Films.
Sale of the CAA-repped title capped a slew of deals inked on the ground here for a diverse mix of fare, but most of the films bought by U.S. distribs won’t hit theaters until next year.
That sets “Rabbit Hole” apart and means a quick turnaround for Lionsgate, much as Fox Searchlight had to do two years ago with Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler,” which Searchlight bought following the pic’s world preem at the Venice Film Festival.
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– Thanks to Marta for the link
Nicole Kidman’s returning to Broad way, clothed.
The actress will star in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth” next fall. The director is David Cromer, who won glowing reviews for last year’s off-Broadway production of “Our Town.”
Kidman caused a sensation in New York in 1998 when she took off her clothes — for 3.6 seconds — in David Hare’s play “The Blue Room,” which was staged by Sam Mendes, the David Cromer of the ’90s.
Despite mixed reviews, the production was an instant sellout, with lines forming round the block from the Cort Theatre.
Kidman, who was just beginning to step out from the shadow of then-husband Tom Cruise, wound up on the cover of Newsweek, which, as readers of a certain age will recall, was once an important weekly publication with a vast circulation.
(Newsweek still exists, somewhere.)
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– Thanks to ‘Curdey’ for this article. What’s extra interesting is the list of films Blossom Films (Nicole’s production company) are working on at the moment.
LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation studio, today announced that it has acquired North American distribution rights to RABBIT HOLE, starring Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, directed by John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH), which made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week. RABBIT HOLE is adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire from his Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winning play of the same name, and produced by Leslie Urdang and Dean Vanech for Olympus Pictures; Nicole Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films; and Gigi Pritzker for Odd Lot Entertainment. The announcement was jointly made today by Joe Drake, Lionsgate Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President, and Jason Constantine, Lionsgate President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions.
RABBIT HOLE made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, September 13. Lionsgate plans a Winter 2010 release. The film is the first release from Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Said Constantine, “We are proud to be the home of RABBIT HOLE, a drama that not only has great pedigree, but passion, humor, emotion, and profound insight. We are very much looking forward to working with Nicole, Aaron, John and David to bring their extraordinary work to North American audiences.”
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I have finally added a new Movie Of The Month! September’s MOTM is another of my all-time favourite Nicole films, as I know it is for many other fans. We’re lacking on fans thoughts for this one (surprisingly), so if you want your review/thoughts to appear on the MOTM page then you can submit your review by posting a comment here, posting in the correct area in the forum, or emailing me.
I’m sorry I’ve been so slow with the Movie Of The Month’s so far! Seeing as it is already the middle of September, this one will stay up for October as well. And I’ll be starting work on November’s today, so it will be up on time 
Don’t hesitate to leave a comment if you have something to say about the Movie of The Month! I always love to hear your feedback. I’m really pleased with this new and original feature, so I hope you are continuing to enjoy it 
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Deal news from the Toronto Film Festival: LionsGate is said to want “Rabbit Hole,” the very fine comedy-drama from John Cameron Mitchell. Nicole Kidman is sublime in the film, which could make the Oscar deadline if everything is worked out. I am told that New York entertainment financier Norton Herrick may put in the necessary funds to make this happen. Dianne Wiest would be up for her third Best Supporting nomination if this all goes to plan…
- showbiz411.com
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