Warren Beatty's production company is being sued by Regency Entertainment for allegedly failing to pay back costs for the 2016 film Rules Don't Apply.
Regency claims it entered into talks with Beatty in 2013 to finance and distribute the Howard Hughes biopic, which was written by the star who starred in and directed the film. The distributor claims it agreed to incur substantial upfront costs which were to be recouped from the film's revenues. In addition to distributing the film, Regency says it also invested $2.5 million in the project.
Despite its star power, the $25 million film only grossed...
Regency claims it entered into talks with Beatty in 2013 to finance and distribute the Howard Hughes biopic, which was written by the star who starred in and directed the film. The distributor claims it agreed to incur substantial upfront costs which were to be recouped from the film's revenues. In addition to distributing the film, Regency says it also invested $2.5 million in the project.
Despite its star power, the $25 million film only grossed...
- 12/15/2017
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Few would dispute that Hedy Lamarr belongs in the pantheon of screen goddesses from Hollywood's golden age. But recognition has proven far more elusive for her work beyond the realm of movie stardom—"in the pantheon of great inventors," as filmmaker Alexandra Dean puts it. Dean's new documentary Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story attempts to correct the record. "She had true flashes of genius. There were men who helped bring that genius to reality and Howard Hughes was one…...
- 12/4/2017
- Deadline
The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan has claimed that the Batman trilogy is the last time that a filmmaker will be afforded the “luxury of time” on a studio movie. Nolan, in a wide-ranging interview at the The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in London, added that he will one day make his long-gestating Howard Hughes project. Nolan was speaking at a BAFTA: A Life In Pictures event, hosted by film journalist Edith Bowman and he discussed many of the major…...
- 12/1/2017
- Deadline
The tell-all “autobiography” Ecstasy and Me: My Life As A Woman was exactly what Hedy Lamarr’s agent wanted to make quick money. But it wasn’t her life. Whether her ghostwriter’s words were true or not, the story dealt with everything she hoped wouldn’t define her legacy. Sadly she never had the chance to set the record straight with a follow-up of her own creation despite ambitions for one. The former Hollywood starlet became a recluse, barely seen in public and hardly in a position to be listened to or believed. And yet there were rumors — clear-cut facts actually — that Lamarr did much more than act, dance, and sell war bonds. The truth had her being the inventor of a patent with an estimated market value of $30 billion. Hedy Lamarr was a trendsetting genius and no one knew.
So of course director Alexandra Dean would want to...
So of course director Alexandra Dean would want to...
- 11/22/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
MaryAnn’s quick take… The infuriatingly tragic true story of the Hollywood superstar whose brain was ignored because she was beautiful. A stupendous tribute to a remarkable woman. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women, especially true ones that have gone untold
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you were crafting a parable to explain how our culture values women for nothing but our looks and denies our intelligence, you might come up with something like what happened to Hedy Lamarr… though your parable could legitimately be criticized as too on-the-nose, too absurd to be taken even as metaphor. “What’s that? The most beautiful woman in the world is also a brilliant inventor, whose astonishingly creative idea would radically reshape civilization, but only decades after her work was denied, ignored, and belittled because she...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you were crafting a parable to explain how our culture values women for nothing but our looks and denies our intelligence, you might come up with something like what happened to Hedy Lamarr… though your parable could legitimately be criticized as too on-the-nose, too absurd to be taken even as metaphor. “What’s that? The most beautiful woman in the world is also a brilliant inventor, whose astonishingly creative idea would radically reshape civilization, but only decades after her work was denied, ignored, and belittled because she...
- 11/22/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The holidays may be over by the time January rolls around, but Arrow Video will still have gifts in store for horror fans with Blu-ray releases that include Dario Argento's The Cat O' Nine Tails, Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator, and Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes.
We have release details and images of Arrow Video's January Blu-ray releases below. The Cat O' Nine Tails is a limited edition item, and while Re-Animator and The Hills Have Eyes were previously released as limited editions by Arrow Video, they will be hitting shelves as re-releases in January (with slightly less goodies, but still plenty of bonus features and eye-popping 4K restorations to enjoy).
From Arrow Video: "New UK/Us Title: The Cat o’ Nine Tails (Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD) Limited Edition
Pre-order The Cat O’ Nine Tails in the UK: http://bit.ly/2i9y0cp
Pre-order The Cat...
We have release details and images of Arrow Video's January Blu-ray releases below. The Cat O' Nine Tails is a limited edition item, and while Re-Animator and The Hills Have Eyes were previously released as limited editions by Arrow Video, they will be hitting shelves as re-releases in January (with slightly less goodies, but still plenty of bonus features and eye-popping 4K restorations to enjoy).
From Arrow Video: "New UK/Us Title: The Cat o’ Nine Tails (Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD) Limited Edition
Pre-order The Cat O’ Nine Tails in the UK: http://bit.ly/2i9y0cp
Pre-order The Cat...
- 10/27/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
After backtracking from grander plans for a splashy upgrade in Times Square amid Disney cost-cutting, Espn now plans to add a new studio at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Starting in spring 2018, the Bristol, Conn.-based network will occupy 19,000 square feet of space within The Howard Hughes Corp.’s development at Pier 17, in Lower Manhattan. Espn will produce multiple studio shows from this location, as well as radio, radio on TV, news hits and social segments. The…...
- 10/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Fall is the season of Real-People movies — the biopics that often fuel Oscar hopes. Recent weeks brought “The Battle of the Sexes,” “Stronger,” and “Victoria & Abdul” and there’s more than a dozen to come, including “Marshall,” “The Post,” “Darkest Hour,” and “The Current War.” There’s good reason to believe that a biopic might produce awards. In the last five years, 28 of the 100 Oscar acting nominees played real-life characters, as did four of the 20 winners. But when it comes to the box office, the odds aren’t as kind.
Read More:With ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Darkest Hour’ Showing Strong, Will Churchill-Heavy Britpics Storm the Oscars?
Since 2012, there have been about 100 biopics including hits like “The King’s Speech,” “The Social Network,” and “Julie and Julia.” But while recent years featured real-life characters and stories in some of the biggest non-franchise hits, the format may have reached a saturation point.
Last year,...
Read More:With ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Darkest Hour’ Showing Strong, Will Churchill-Heavy Britpics Storm the Oscars?
Since 2012, there have been about 100 biopics including hits like “The King’s Speech,” “The Social Network,” and “Julie and Julia.” But while recent years featured real-life characters and stories in some of the biggest non-franchise hits, the format may have reached a saturation point.
Last year,...
- 10/5/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Don’t Torture a Duckling
Blu-ray
Arrow Films
1972 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date October 2, 2017
Starring Barbara Bouchet, Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Cinematography by Sergio D’Offizi
Written by Lucio Fulci, Roberto Gianviti, Gianfranco Clerici
Film Edited by Ornella Micheli
Produced by Renato Jaboni
Music by Riz Ortolani
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci’s most consistent trait might have been his instability. In fact it may have been the Italian director’s defining quality; lingering throughout his films is the inescapable notion that, no matter how stylish or finely-tuned his mise en scene, he will surely find a way to fly off the rails and take everyone with him. He’s the crazy ex-girlfriend of filmmakers.
Fulci made his rep in the late 70’s and early 80’s with a series of crassly exploitative horror films, high on gore and low on logic. Nevertheless he began his career on...
Blu-ray
Arrow Films
1972 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date October 2, 2017
Starring Barbara Bouchet, Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Cinematography by Sergio D’Offizi
Written by Lucio Fulci, Roberto Gianviti, Gianfranco Clerici
Film Edited by Ornella Micheli
Produced by Renato Jaboni
Music by Riz Ortolani
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci’s most consistent trait might have been his instability. In fact it may have been the Italian director’s defining quality; lingering throughout his films is the inescapable notion that, no matter how stylish or finely-tuned his mise en scene, he will surely find a way to fly off the rails and take everyone with him. He’s the crazy ex-girlfriend of filmmakers.
Fulci made his rep in the late 70’s and early 80’s with a series of crassly exploitative horror films, high on gore and low on logic. Nevertheless he began his career on...
- 10/3/2017
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
From J. Edgar Hoover to Howard Hughes, Leonardo DiCaprio is no stranger to bringing real-life figures to the big screen.
Related storiesLeonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese Set Teddy Roosevelt Drama at Paramount'The Deuce' Review: Twin James Francos Shine in the Exciting, Masterfully Directed First EpisodeMartin Scorsese-Produced Joker Movie Wants Leonardo DiCaprio to Star...
Related storiesLeonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese Set Teddy Roosevelt Drama at Paramount'The Deuce' Review: Twin James Francos Shine in the Exciting, Masterfully Directed First EpisodeMartin Scorsese-Produced Joker Movie Wants Leonardo DiCaprio to Star...
- 9/29/2017
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
Here's the latest on upcoming movies about famous and historical figures: Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese re-team for Roosevelt Baby-faced actor Leonardo DiCaprio is currently the same age as Theodore Roosevelt when he became President of the United States following the McKinley assassination. Now the Oscar-winning actor is set to finally play the early 20th century leader in a movie helmed by Martin Scorsese, according to Deadline. DiCaprio has played famous people for the director before, most notably portraying Howard Hughes in The Aviator. More recently, he embodied another U.S. political figure as the lead in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar. He also has tried to get a Teddy Roosevelt biopic going before, as he's reportedly very...
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- 9/27/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Triumph over adversity is drama defined, and Oscar nominations often go to actors whose characters find victory over physical or mental afflictions. The earliest example goes back to 1947; that was the year that non-pro Harold Russell won Best Supporting Actor and a special award for “The Best Years of Our Lives.” Russell was a WWII veteran who lost both of his hands while making a training film. Of note: Of the 59, 27 of these nominations went on to a win. This year’s roster of stars playing afflicted characters includes Jake Gyllenhaal as bombing victim Jeff Baumer in “Stronger,” Andrew Garfield as polio survivor Robin Cavendish in “Breathe,” Bryan Cranston as a millionaire quadriplegic in “The Upside,” and Sally Hawkins in two roles, as an arthritic painter in “Maudie” and a mute lab worker in “The Shape of Water.”
Check out Oscar’s rather astonishing legacy of afflicted contenders below.
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Check out Oscar’s rather astonishing legacy of afflicted contenders below.
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- 9/25/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Triumph over adversity is drama defined, and Oscar nominations often go to actors whose characters find victory over physical or mental afflictions. The earliest example goes back to 1947; that was the year that non-pro Harold Russell won Best Supporting Actor and a special award for “The Best Years of Our Lives.” Russell was a WWII veteran who lost both of his hands while making a training film. Of note: Of the 59, 27 of these nominations went on to a win. This year’s roster of stars playing afflicted characters includes Jake Gyllenhaal as bombing victim Jeff Baumer in “Stronger,” Andrew Garfield as polio survivor Robin Cavendish in “Breathe,” Bryan Cranston as a millionaire quadriplegic in “The Upside,” and Sally Hawkins in two roles, as an arthritic painter in “Maudie” and a mute lab worker in “The Shape of Water.”
Check out Oscar’s rather astonishing legacy of afflicted contenders below.
Blind...
Check out Oscar’s rather astonishing legacy of afflicted contenders below.
Blind...
- 9/25/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Mark Harrison Sep 19, 2017
Kingsman pulls the leg of the James Bond series - but how have the 007 films put across the relationship between Britain and the USA?
When Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service exploded into cinemas in 2015, it gave the iconic James Bond franchise much the same irreverent treatment that the director's previous Mark Millar adaptation, Kick-Ass, gave to comic book movies. Reviews focused on how the film recontextualised the familiar 007 tropes of guns, girls and gadgets through the lens of class, identity and that notorious final bum note.
In the sequel, Eggsy and the Kingsmen run up against a crime syndicate known as the Golden Circle with a little help from their American cousins, the Statesmen. It neatly shows us that American iconography plays much the same role for their opposite numbers, that liquor-themed codenames will stand in for Arthurian monikers, and most accurately of all, that...
Kingsman pulls the leg of the James Bond series - but how have the 007 films put across the relationship between Britain and the USA?
When Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service exploded into cinemas in 2015, it gave the iconic James Bond franchise much the same irreverent treatment that the director's previous Mark Millar adaptation, Kick-Ass, gave to comic book movies. Reviews focused on how the film recontextualised the familiar 007 tropes of guns, girls and gadgets through the lens of class, identity and that notorious final bum note.
In the sequel, Eggsy and the Kingsmen run up against a crime syndicate known as the Golden Circle with a little help from their American cousins, the Statesmen. It neatly shows us that American iconography plays much the same role for their opposite numbers, that liquor-themed codenames will stand in for Arthurian monikers, and most accurately of all, that...
- 9/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Eden Rock, a luxury resort owned by Pippa Middleton‘s in-laws, David and Jane Matthews, was slammed by Hurricane Irma on Wednesday.
The world-famous hotel located on the Caribbean island of St. Barts has welcomed loyal celebrity guests including Tom Hanks and Jennifer Lopez over the years. Photos taken in the storm’s aftermath show its beachfront buildings submerged in water, while the main buildings, which are built into a rocky cliff, appear intact above the flood line.
Related: St. Bart’s Most Exclusive, Celeb-Frequented Resort Is Owned by Pippa Middleton’s New In-Laws
The Matthews family endured another hurricane...
The world-famous hotel located on the Caribbean island of St. Barts has welcomed loyal celebrity guests including Tom Hanks and Jennifer Lopez over the years. Photos taken in the storm’s aftermath show its beachfront buildings submerged in water, while the main buildings, which are built into a rocky cliff, appear intact above the flood line.
Related: St. Bart’s Most Exclusive, Celeb-Frequented Resort Is Owned by Pippa Middleton’s New In-Laws
The Matthews family endured another hurricane...
- 9/7/2017
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
Lucio Fulci’s Don’T Torture A Duckling (1972) will be available on Blu-ray September 12th from Arrow Video
From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don’t Torture a Duckling.
When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local “witch”, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders – city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) – team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled,...
From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don’t Torture a Duckling.
When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local “witch”, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders – city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) – team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled,...
- 9/5/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
All These Sleepless Nights (Michal Marczak)
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction like few films before it, Michal Marczak‘s All These Sleepless Nights is a music-filled ode to the ever-shifting bliss and angst of youth set mostly in the wee hours of the day in Warsaw, Poland. Marczak himself, who also plays cinematographer, is wary to delineate the line between narrative and nonfiction, and part of the...
All These Sleepless Nights (Michal Marczak)
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction like few films before it, Michal Marczak‘s All These Sleepless Nights is a music-filled ode to the ever-shifting bliss and angst of youth set mostly in the wee hours of the day in Warsaw, Poland. Marczak himself, who also plays cinematographer, is wary to delineate the line between narrative and nonfiction, and part of the...
- 8/18/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Leonardo DiCaprio has played every role from Howard Hughes to Shakespeare's Romeo. However, one of his next big projects will be something very different, except for the name, he'll still go by the same first name.
- 8/15/2017
- cinemablend.com
Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat) is a gambler of sorts, but that is intrinsic to the life of a lower-middle class American. He lives in a trailer, has an estranged wife (Mary Steenburgen, in an Oscar-winning performance), and drives a beaten-up truck whose paint job can only be described as “dirt on rust.” He’s the living epitome of a country music song where a man works 9 to 5 every day only to come home and scratch off lottery tickets in the dream of living in a more prosperous genre of music. Melvin is a bit of a singer as well, and prides himself on his Christmas jingle that he’s sure is going to be a hit someday, cutely titled “Santa’s Souped-up Sleigh.” Melvin debuts the song to a haggard crypt-keeper of a man (Jason Robards) he picked up off the road. Melvin infectiously sings the song, insisting that...
- 8/13/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Rules Don’t Apply on 14th August, we’ve been given 2 digital download codes to give away.
It’s Hollywood, 1958. An aspiring young actress, songwriter, beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin, Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins: Mirror Mirror, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Love Rosie), and her young, ambitious, deeply religious Methodist chauffeur, Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich: Hail, Ceasar!, Blue Jasmin), both struggle with the absurd eccentricities of the wildly unpredictable billionaire they work for, Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty: Dick Tracy, Bonnie & Clyde, Reds, Shampoo). Their attraction to each other not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ #1 rule: no employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes’ behavior draws them both deeper into his bizarre world and their lives are changed forever.
Please note: This competition is open to...
To mark the release of Rules Don’t Apply on 14th August, we’ve been given 2 digital download codes to give away.
It’s Hollywood, 1958. An aspiring young actress, songwriter, beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin, Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins: Mirror Mirror, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Love Rosie), and her young, ambitious, deeply religious Methodist chauffeur, Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich: Hail, Ceasar!, Blue Jasmin), both struggle with the absurd eccentricities of the wildly unpredictable billionaire they work for, Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty: Dick Tracy, Bonnie & Clyde, Reds, Shampoo). Their attraction to each other not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ #1 rule: no employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes’ behavior draws them both deeper into his bizarre world and their lives are changed forever.
Please note: This competition is open to...
- 8/11/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Dear Board of Governors and members of the Academy,
Let’s face it!
Actors are the face of Oscar. Every year, I’m struck by how many more worthy performances there are than films. We often find more problems in movies we like — plot points not resolved, length issues — than we do with performances, which are more consistently flawless.
In other words, great performances are in more abundance than great films.
So why should the number of acting nominees be limited to five, rather than up to ten, as the maximum current Best Picture rules allow? I propose increasing the number of acting nominees in all four categories, to be selected by the Entire membership, with the number of acting nominations equaling the number of Best Picture nominees.
All of the many Academy members I canvassed, including members of the Acting branch, Oscar-winners and former Governors, agreed with this proposal.
Let’s face it!
Actors are the face of Oscar. Every year, I’m struck by how many more worthy performances there are than films. We often find more problems in movies we like — plot points not resolved, length issues — than we do with performances, which are more consistently flawless.
In other words, great performances are in more abundance than great films.
So why should the number of acting nominees be limited to five, rather than up to ten, as the maximum current Best Picture rules allow? I propose increasing the number of acting nominees in all four categories, to be selected by the Entire membership, with the number of acting nominations equaling the number of Best Picture nominees.
All of the many Academy members I canvassed, including members of the Acting branch, Oscar-winners and former Governors, agreed with this proposal.
- 8/3/2017
- by Mike Kaplan
- Indiewire
(Aotn) Ever wonder what happened to several high profile projects that various well-known directors were said to be helming, but somehow have never seen the light of day? Many of these films were either “pet projects” for the directors or they ended up getting tied up in so many legal battles that eventually they were just scrapped or the director ended up simply walking away.
The wonderful folks over at IndieWire have complied a fantastic list compiling several of these films that have yet to see the light of day from directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Christopher Nolan and more!
First up is director Christopher Nolan’s rumored Howard Hughes biopic. In several interviews Nolan called the script for the film “the best he had ever written”, in fact, the film was even picked by Castle Rock in 2002 and actor Jim Carrey was attached to star. So, just where did things go wrong?...
The wonderful folks over at IndieWire have complied a fantastic list compiling several of these films that have yet to see the light of day from directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Christopher Nolan and more!
First up is director Christopher Nolan’s rumored Howard Hughes biopic. In several interviews Nolan called the script for the film “the best he had ever written”, in fact, the film was even picked by Castle Rock in 2002 and actor Jim Carrey was attached to star. So, just where did things go wrong?...
- 8/1/2017
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Just because you’re a well-established director with award-winning hits and/or commercial successes doesn’t mean you can make any movie you want. Just ask Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, and more. All these auteurs have had passion projects over the years they’ve had to kill or put on indefinite hiatus for a variety of reasons, which is a shame given how incredible all of them sound on paper.
Read More30 Essential Directing Tips From 30 Master Filmmakers
Christopher Nolan taking on Howard Hughes. Spike Lee making a boxing epic around Joe Louis. Kathryn Bigelow resurrecting Joan of Arc for a female warrior saga unlike any the big screen had ever really seen in the 1990s. We’d buy a ticket for all them years in advance if we knew they were definitely happening.
With many of our favorite auteurs currently in production on new movies,...
Read More30 Essential Directing Tips From 30 Master Filmmakers
Christopher Nolan taking on Howard Hughes. Spike Lee making a boxing epic around Joe Louis. Kathryn Bigelow resurrecting Joan of Arc for a female warrior saga unlike any the big screen had ever really seen in the 1990s. We’d buy a ticket for all them years in advance if we knew they were definitely happening.
With many of our favorite auteurs currently in production on new movies,...
- 7/28/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Don’t look to this noir for hardboiled cynicism – for his first feature Nicholas Ray instead gives us a dose of fatalist romance. Transposed from the previous decade, a pair of fugitives takes what happiness they can find, always aware that a grim fate waits ahead. The show is a career-making triumph and a real classic from Rko — which shelved it for more than a year.
They Live by Night
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 880
1948 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 95 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 13, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Cathy O’Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, Will Wright, William Phipps, Ian Wolfe, Harry Harvey, Marie Bryant, Byron Foulger, Erskine Sanford .
Cinematography: George E. Diskant
Film Editor: Sherman Todd
Original Music: Leigh Harline
Written by Charles Schnee, Nicholas Ray from the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson
Produced by John Houseman
Directed by Nicholas Ray...
They Live by Night
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 880
1948 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 95 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 13, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Cathy O’Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, Will Wright, William Phipps, Ian Wolfe, Harry Harvey, Marie Bryant, Byron Foulger, Erskine Sanford .
Cinematography: George E. Diskant
Film Editor: Sherman Todd
Original Music: Leigh Harline
Written by Charles Schnee, Nicholas Ray from the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson
Produced by John Houseman
Directed by Nicholas Ray...
- 6/23/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
As the summer continues to roll on, that means we have another great week of horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases to look forward to. The folks at Scream Factory are keeping themselves plenty busy this Tuesday, as they’re resurrecting both The Lawnmower Man and Island of Terror on Blu-ray, as well as their high-def The Paul Naschy Collection, and Arrow Video has put together an incredible two-disc limited Blu-ray set of Dario Argento’s directorial debut, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, that any fan of the Master of Horror will want to add to their collections. And, if you missed it in theaters, the horror/sci-fi thriller Life will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD formats, too.
Other notable releases for June 20th include the Hack-o-Lantern limited edition Blu-ray, Patchwork, Under the Dome: The Complete Series, Ten Little Indians,...
Other notable releases for June 20th include the Hack-o-Lantern limited edition Blu-ray, Patchwork, Under the Dome: The Complete Series, Ten Little Indians,...
- 6/20/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
This time they may have gotten it right! If a knife or a straight razor won’t do, how about killing a victim with 500-pound metal artwork studded with spikes? Dario Argento distilled a new kind of slick, visually fetishistic horror who-dunnit thriller subgenre with this shocker, aided by the dreamy cinematography of Vittorio Storaro.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow Video USA
1971 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date June 20, 2017 / L’uccello dalle piume di cristallo / Available from Arrow Video/ 49.95
/ 49.95
Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho, Raf Valenti, Giuseppe Castellano, Mario Adorf, Pino Patti, Gildo Di Marco, Rosita Torosh, Omar Bonaro, Fulvio Mingozzi, Werner Peters, Karen Valenti, Carla Mancini, Reggie Nalder.
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Film Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Original Music: Ennio Morricone
Written by Dario Argento from a novel by Fredric Brown
Produced by Salvatore Argento, Artur Brauner
Directed by Dario Argento...
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow Video USA
1971 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date June 20, 2017 / L’uccello dalle piume di cristallo / Available from Arrow Video/ 49.95
/ 49.95
Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho, Raf Valenti, Giuseppe Castellano, Mario Adorf, Pino Patti, Gildo Di Marco, Rosita Torosh, Omar Bonaro, Fulvio Mingozzi, Werner Peters, Karen Valenti, Carla Mancini, Reggie Nalder.
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Film Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Original Music: Ennio Morricone
Written by Dario Argento from a novel by Fredric Brown
Produced by Salvatore Argento, Artur Brauner
Directed by Dario Argento...
- 6/19/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Over the last few centuries, control of the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy in the French West Indies has passed between several powerful monarchies, but the 9-square-miles of sandy paradise now has a new royal connection. Eden Rock, it’s first (and still one of its finest) hotels, is owned by Pippa Middleton’s new in-laws, David and Jane Matthews.
Related: Kim Zolciak-Biermann Takes a ‘Kids’ Trip’ to Turks and Caicos, Still Gets in Plenty of Bikini Pics
Built around 1950 by the eccentric aviator Remy de Haenen, who used it as a private hideaway for friends like Greta Garbo and Howard Hughes,...
Related: Kim Zolciak-Biermann Takes a ‘Kids’ Trip’ to Turks and Caicos, Still Gets in Plenty of Bikini Pics
Built around 1950 by the eccentric aviator Remy de Haenen, who used it as a private hideaway for friends like Greta Garbo and Howard Hughes,...
- 6/19/2017
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
This season of Doctor Who just isn’t working for me.
This is imho, of course, and Ymmv, but after a great opening episode (The Pilot) I’ve been very disappointed. The stories haven’t excited me, and, more important, the relationship between Pearl Mackie’s Bill Potts and Peter Capaldi’s Doctor doesn’t seem to have moved all that much forward; there isn’t any there there, as Trumpists like to say these days. (Of course I had to get a Trump reference in here. You know me.) It started off great, with hints of something even more brewing.
Why does the Doctor take an interest in the non-matriculated kitchen worker who was attending his lectures? Why did he go out of his way to use the Tardis to go back in the past to take pictures of Bill’s dead mom – of whom she had no memory...
This is imho, of course, and Ymmv, but after a great opening episode (The Pilot) I’ve been very disappointed. The stories haven’t excited me, and, more important, the relationship between Pearl Mackie’s Bill Potts and Peter Capaldi’s Doctor doesn’t seem to have moved all that much forward; there isn’t any there there, as Trumpists like to say these days. (Of course I had to get a Trump reference in here. You know me.) It started off great, with hints of something even more brewing.
Why does the Doctor take an interest in the non-matriculated kitchen worker who was attending his lectures? Why did he go out of his way to use the Tardis to go back in the past to take pictures of Bill’s dead mom – of whom she had no memory...
- 6/19/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
“I can hear it now: ‘Go to Italy. It’s a peaceful country, nothing much ever happens there’.”
Dario Argento’s The Bird With The Crystal Plumage 2-disc limited edition will be available on Blu-ray + DVD June 20th From Arrow Video
In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, a film which redefined the ‘giallo’ genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom.
Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night), an American writer living in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorizing Rome, he launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless...
Dario Argento’s The Bird With The Crystal Plumage 2-disc limited edition will be available on Blu-ray + DVD June 20th From Arrow Video
In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, a film which redefined the ‘giallo’ genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom.
Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night), an American writer living in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorizing Rome, he launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless...
- 6/12/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“No one seems to love or understand me. Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me”
Melvin And Howard screens Friday, June 16th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). This is the third film in their ‘Tribute to Jonathan Demme’ The movie starts at 8:00pm.
Paul Le Mat is an average Joe named Melvin E. Dummar in Melvin And Howard (1980) an effective combination of drama and comedy from director Jonathan Demme. Melvin often finds it difficult to make ends meet, no matter what line of work he’s in. Then, one day, it seems as if his luck might change. A stranger leaves on his desk a will proclaiming Melvin to be one of 16 heirs to the fortune of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. Once upon a time, Melvin had given a lift to an aged, decrepit looking individual (Jason Robards) who claimed to be Hughes. The...
Melvin And Howard screens Friday, June 16th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). This is the third film in their ‘Tribute to Jonathan Demme’ The movie starts at 8:00pm.
Paul Le Mat is an average Joe named Melvin E. Dummar in Melvin And Howard (1980) an effective combination of drama and comedy from director Jonathan Demme. Melvin often finds it difficult to make ends meet, no matter what line of work he’s in. Then, one day, it seems as if his luck might change. A stranger leaves on his desk a will proclaiming Melvin to be one of 16 heirs to the fortune of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. Once upon a time, Melvin had given a lift to an aged, decrepit looking individual (Jason Robards) who claimed to be Hughes. The...
- 6/12/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It was 73 years ago today that the greatest invasion in modern history took place, as Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of France to liberate Europe from the yoke of totalitarianism. Their sacrifices were not in vain. Brave men from forces of America, Great Britain and Canada led the charge with free French and Polish forces and supporting contingents from other nations including Australia,Norway and New Zealand. From the carnage, a better world emerged, though Eastern Europe would still suffer under the oppression of Communism for decades to come. West Germany would become a beacon of freedom and democracy, eventually reuniting with East Germany after the fall of the Soviet empire. There aren't many men still alive who can recall serving in the momentous events of June 6, 1944. But freedom loving people from across the globe owe them a debt of gratitude, along with those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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- 6/6/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Arrow Video has a treat in store for both slasher and giallo fans this summer, as their August Us Blu-ray / DVD releases will include The Slayer and Don't Torture a Duckling.
From Arrow Video: "New UK/Us Title: The Slayer (Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD)
The Slayer finally rises from the ashes of obscurity in a brand new 4K transfer courtesy of Arrow Video.
Pre-order in the UK via Arrow: http://bit.ly/2r9t2Ab
Pre-order in the UK via Amazon: http://amzn.to/2r9sZnZ
Pre-order in the Us: http://bit.ly/2r9yYsP
Release dates: 21/22 August
Is It A Nightmare? Or Is It… The Slayer?
One of the most sought-after titles for slasher fans everywhere, The Slayer finally rises from the ashes of obscurity in a brand new 4K transfer courtesy of Arrow Video.
Two young couples set off to a secluded island for what promises to be a restful retreat.
From Arrow Video: "New UK/Us Title: The Slayer (Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD)
The Slayer finally rises from the ashes of obscurity in a brand new 4K transfer courtesy of Arrow Video.
Pre-order in the UK via Arrow: http://bit.ly/2r9t2Ab
Pre-order in the UK via Amazon: http://amzn.to/2r9sZnZ
Pre-order in the Us: http://bit.ly/2r9yYsP
Release dates: 21/22 August
Is It A Nightmare? Or Is It… The Slayer?
One of the most sought-after titles for slasher fans everywhere, The Slayer finally rises from the ashes of obscurity in a brand new 4K transfer courtesy of Arrow Video.
Two young couples set off to a secluded island for what promises to be a restful retreat.
- 5/12/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme died at age 73. “Melvin and Howard” (1980) Demme made his directorial debut on the 1974 Roger Corman flick “Caged Heat” but he really emerged with this road trip drama about a man claiming to be Howard Hughes’ heir. The film won two Oscars, for Bo Goldman’s script and Mary Steenburgen’s supporting performance. “Stop Making Sense” (1984) Demme made some of the finest music concert films in the modern era, including this gem of the ’80s legends the Talking Heads. “Something Wild” (1986) Melanie Griffith charms as a free spirit who “kidnaps” Jeff Daniels’ uptight yuppie. “Swimming to Cambodia” (1987) Demme continued.
- 4/26/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of Philadelphia and The Silence of the Lambs and the filmmaker who revolutionized concert movies with his 1984 Talking Heads movie Stop Making Sense, died Wednesday morning from esophegal cancer. He was 73.
"Sadly, I can confirm that Jonathan passed away early this morning in his Manhattan apartment, surrounded by his wife, Joanne Howard, and three children," Demme's rep said in a statement.
"I am heartbroken to lose a friend, a mentor, a guy so singular and dynamic you’d have to design a hurricane to contain him,...
"Sadly, I can confirm that Jonathan passed away early this morning in his Manhattan apartment, surrounded by his wife, Joanne Howard, and three children," Demme's rep said in a statement.
"I am heartbroken to lose a friend, a mentor, a guy so singular and dynamic you’d have to design a hurricane to contain him,...
- 4/26/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme, who won an Academy Award for best director for The Silence of the Lambs, has died. He was 73.
Demme died at his Manhattan apartment on Wednesday of complications related to esophageal cancer, Leslee Dart, his publicist, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Demme was not averse to tackling strong subject matter: He directed Philadelphia, a mainstream film dealing with the AIDS crisis. He won acclaim for his direction of Melvin and Howard, an offbeat saga about a man who claimed to have given Howard Hughes a ride and later received $150...
Demme died at his Manhattan apartment on Wednesday of complications related to esophageal cancer, Leslee Dart, his publicist, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Demme was not averse to tackling strong subject matter: He directed Philadelphia, a mainstream film dealing with the AIDS crisis. He won acclaim for his direction of Melvin and Howard, an offbeat saga about a man who claimed to have given Howard Hughes a ride and later received $150...
- 4/26/2017
- by Duane Byrge ,Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warren Beatty’s first film in 15 years has a wonderful romcom, featuring Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich, at its centre
Though he’s written, directed and produced several films, Warren Beatty is first and foremost a movie star. His first film in 15 years is about movies and movie stars; he centres actors in the frame, knowing when to hold on their faces and let their expressions carry a scene. Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich are almost too good here; too beautiful and too precise. It’s Beatty who is the main event, delivering an inward-looking performance, casting himself as the eccentric, increasingly erratic Howard Hughes, and even writing himself a sex scene (an invocation of Beatty’s promiscuous star persona, perhaps).
Looser, weirder and more fun than a big-budget biopic might purport to be, it takes place in Hughes’s Hollywood. The aviation junkie and billionaire film-maker was an enigma...
Though he’s written, directed and produced several films, Warren Beatty is first and foremost a movie star. His first film in 15 years is about movies and movie stars; he centres actors in the frame, knowing when to hold on their faces and let their expressions carry a scene. Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich are almost too good here; too beautiful and too precise. It’s Beatty who is the main event, delivering an inward-looking performance, casting himself as the eccentric, increasingly erratic Howard Hughes, and even writing himself a sex scene (an invocation of Beatty’s promiscuous star persona, perhaps).
Looser, weirder and more fun than a big-budget biopic might purport to be, it takes place in Hughes’s Hollywood. The aviation junkie and billionaire film-maker was an enigma...
- 4/23/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
Beatty’s first film in 15 years – co-written, produced, directed by and starring himself as Howard Hughes – is a plodding, airless exercise in narcissism
Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that we cannot experience death because death is not an event in life. But then Wittgenstein never had to sit through this unbearable new film from Warren Beatty, his first in 15 years, co-written, produced and directed by its star, Warren Beatty, who may well be affecting a kind of kinship with his subject, the crazy but allegedly lovable billionaire recluse Howard Hughes.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that we cannot experience death because death is not an event in life. But then Wittgenstein never had to sit through this unbearable new film from Warren Beatty, his first in 15 years, co-written, produced and directed by its star, Warren Beatty, who may well be affecting a kind of kinship with his subject, the crazy but allegedly lovable billionaire recluse Howard Hughes.
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- 4/21/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Veteran actor-director Beatty has made his first film since 1998 with comedy-drama Rules Don’t Apply, in which he plays reclusive movie mogul Howard Hughes. He discusses the changes he’s seen in his half-century in Hollywood, the mix-up that led him to deliver the wrong Best Picture envelope at the Academy Awards and why it’s important not to be distracted by presidential propaganda
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- 4/20/2017
- by Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill and Jonross Swaby
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Stefan Pape
Hollywood heavyweight Warren Beatty returns to the director’s chair for the first time this side of the millennium to bring us Rules Don’t Apply; a resourceful slice of contemporary filmmaking that resists following a formula, creatively crafted while never compromising on the narrative at hand, nor the viewer’s emotional investment. Reflecting the film’s unpredictable hero, portrayed by Beatty, the sheer eccentricity and volatility of the role is emblematic of the writer/director’s unique approach to storytelling.
Beatty is Howard Hughes, a billionaire entrepreneur with more money than sense, living in Hollywood in 1958. His newly hired driver Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich) picks up an aspiring young actress Maria Mabrey (Lily Collins) to work for his boss, only for the two to develop feelings for one another, in spite of their conflicting religious beliefs. Under the twisted guidance of Hughes, the pair rise up through the ranks,...
Hollywood heavyweight Warren Beatty returns to the director’s chair for the first time this side of the millennium to bring us Rules Don’t Apply; a resourceful slice of contemporary filmmaking that resists following a formula, creatively crafted while never compromising on the narrative at hand, nor the viewer’s emotional investment. Reflecting the film’s unpredictable hero, portrayed by Beatty, the sheer eccentricity and volatility of the role is emblematic of the writer/director’s unique approach to storytelling.
Beatty is Howard Hughes, a billionaire entrepreneur with more money than sense, living in Hollywood in 1958. His newly hired driver Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich) picks up an aspiring young actress Maria Mabrey (Lily Collins) to work for his boss, only for the two to develop feelings for one another, in spite of their conflicting religious beliefs. Under the twisted guidance of Hughes, the pair rise up through the ranks,...
- 4/18/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s been quite a few years since the name Warren Beatty really made in impact within film culture — barring the latest Oscar mix-up and film school-centered discussions of Bonnie and Clyde. This makes his subtle return to cinema last year with Rules Don’t Apply as both actor and director all the more profound, especially when considering its subject matter. A new video essay by Scout Tafoya as part of his “The Unloved” series for RogerEbert.com, delves into how Beatty explores his own struggles with mortality, fading (or, perhaps, faded) stardom, and digital cinema through the lens of another who walked a similar path: Howard Hughes.
“The movie feels in some ways like an explanation, though not a particular apologetic one, for Beatty’s reticence about participating in public life,” writes Matt Zoller Seitz at the site. “It also feels at times like a glimpse into Beatty’s working methods.
“The movie feels in some ways like an explanation, though not a particular apologetic one, for Beatty’s reticence about participating in public life,” writes Matt Zoller Seitz at the site. “It also feels at times like a glimpse into Beatty’s working methods.
- 4/10/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Arrow Video is already looking to make this a summer to remember for fans of Italian horror, as they recently revealed that their June Blu-ray / DVD releases will include Ovidio Assonitis' Madhouse (1981) and Dario Argento's first feature film, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage.
From Arrow Video: "New UK/Us Title: Madhouse (Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD)
Fuses slasher elements with the over-the-top excess of ‘80s Italian terror.
Pre-order your copy in the UK: http://bit.ly/2nN0nOK
North American pre-orders links should be live soon!
Release Dates: 12/13 June 2017
Many People Visit … No One Ever Leaves.
Helmed by legendary producer/director Ovidio Assonitis, the man behind such cult favourites as The Visitor and Piranha II: The Spawning, Madhouse is a crimson-soaked tale of sibling rivalry taken to a terrifying and bloody extreme.
Julia has spent her entire adult life trying to forget the torment she suffered at...
From Arrow Video: "New UK/Us Title: Madhouse (Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD)
Fuses slasher elements with the over-the-top excess of ‘80s Italian terror.
Pre-order your copy in the UK: http://bit.ly/2nN0nOK
North American pre-orders links should be live soon!
Release Dates: 12/13 June 2017
Many People Visit … No One Ever Leaves.
Helmed by legendary producer/director Ovidio Assonitis, the man behind such cult favourites as The Visitor and Piranha II: The Spawning, Madhouse is a crimson-soaked tale of sibling rivalry taken to a terrifying and bloody extreme.
Julia has spent her entire adult life trying to forget the torment she suffered at...
- 3/24/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Warren Beatty, 79, and Faye Dunaway, 76, made Oscar history Sunday night when they announced the wrong winner in the Best Picture category at the 89th Academy Awards.
The actors, who have become the center of Envelopegate, were at the awards to mark the 50th anniversary of their iconic 1967 film, Bonnie and Clyde.
The two first met when Beatty cast Dunaway as his partner in crime in the classic bank robbing film, which not only catapulted the two young stars to fame, but earned 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Arthur Penn), Best Actor (Beatty), Best Actress (Dunaway), Best Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman,...
The actors, who have become the center of Envelopegate, were at the awards to mark the 50th anniversary of their iconic 1967 film, Bonnie and Clyde.
The two first met when Beatty cast Dunaway as his partner in crime in the classic bank robbing film, which not only catapulted the two young stars to fame, but earned 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Arthur Penn), Best Actor (Beatty), Best Actress (Dunaway), Best Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Mia McNiece and Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
Warren Beatty’s long-awaited Howard Hughes movie Rules Don’t Apply did not end up an Oscar contender (or a critical and financial success, for that matter). Still, the legendary multi-hyphenate will end up taking the stage during the ceremony. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Beatty will present the prize for Best Picture alongside his Bonnie And Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway in celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary. The Academy has not officially announced their participation yet, but THR reports that there have been whispers that it was plotting to nod to Bonnie And Clyde’s class of Best Picture nominees, which also included eventual winner In The Heat Of The Night and The Graduate.
The Academy has officially revealed some of the celebrities that will hand out prizes come February 26. The likes of Amy Adams, Riz Ahmed, Dwayne Johnson, and David Oyelowo are among them.
The Academy has officially revealed some of the celebrities that will hand out prizes come February 26. The likes of Amy Adams, Riz Ahmed, Dwayne Johnson, and David Oyelowo are among them.
- 2/16/2017
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
La La Land’s singing and dancing stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone may be center stage in the Oscar-nominated film, but movie history buffs (and Angelenos) likely noticed another small but significant cameo right at the end when, ahem, the big thing happens. (No spoilers here.)
The Chateau Marmont, Hollywood’s most infamous hotel, makes an appearance, as the final real-life Los Angeles location featured in the film, which has been called a love letter to the city. But it’s not simply a quaint bit of nostalgia like the Rialto Theatre or Angel’s Flight.
Related: The L.
The Chateau Marmont, Hollywood’s most infamous hotel, makes an appearance, as the final real-life Los Angeles location featured in the film, which has been called a love letter to the city. But it’s not simply a quaint bit of nostalgia like the Rialto Theatre or Angel’s Flight.
Related: The L.
- 2/13/2017
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
Three episodes were provided prior to broadcast.
What would happen if Elon Musk’s billionaire cousin was to take over a police bureau, transform it into a high-tech playground and act out his Tony Stark fantasies against the criminals of Chicago? That’s the question Apb posits, the new Fox show kicking off next Monday.
Enter Gideon Reed, Aka Elon Musk-Stark, a wise-cracking billionaire who flies rockets to space and turns drones into human wrecking machines in hours. Reed has made a lot of money selling his toys to Saudi oil magnates but when his best friend is murdered he decides to pursue law enforcement instead.
The billionaire strong-arms the local mayor into giving him full reign of the precinct that failed to find his friend’s killer – Chicago’s 13th district – and it’s not long before Reed is standing before his new toys: a group of Chicago Pd’s most disgruntled.
What would happen if Elon Musk’s billionaire cousin was to take over a police bureau, transform it into a high-tech playground and act out his Tony Stark fantasies against the criminals of Chicago? That’s the question Apb posits, the new Fox show kicking off next Monday.
Enter Gideon Reed, Aka Elon Musk-Stark, a wise-cracking billionaire who flies rockets to space and turns drones into human wrecking machines in hours. Reed has made a lot of money selling his toys to Saudi oil magnates but when his best friend is murdered he decides to pursue law enforcement instead.
The billionaire strong-arms the local mayor into giving him full reign of the precinct that failed to find his friend’s killer – Chicago’s 13th district – and it’s not long before Reed is standing before his new toys: a group of Chicago Pd’s most disgruntled.
- 2/2/2017
- by Edward Love
- We Got This Covered
The original Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory from 1971 is the latest sacred cow to get the Honest Trailers treatment from Screen Junkies. This edition, however, comes with a twist in the form of Grammy Award-winning singer Michael Bolton, whose comedic reinvention continues as he belts out revised versions of the film’s iconic songs.
There are plenty of laughs before Bolton even shows up, too, with the narrator describing the movie as “pure children’s wish fulfillment that’s still not afraid to scar you for life.” Best of all is a well-deserved dressing-down of Grandpa Joe, a “con artist” with “two big coke nails” who “goes from bedridden to dancing when free chocolate comes along.” Calling Willy Wonka “the Howard Hughes of diabetes” is pretty great, too.
But Bolton’s the real highlight here. In his renditions, sung with the singer’s piercing tenor, a world of ...
There are plenty of laughs before Bolton even shows up, too, with the narrator describing the movie as “pure children’s wish fulfillment that’s still not afraid to scar you for life.” Best of all is a well-deserved dressing-down of Grandpa Joe, a “con artist” with “two big coke nails” who “goes from bedridden to dancing when free chocolate comes along.” Calling Willy Wonka “the Howard Hughes of diabetes” is pretty great, too.
But Bolton’s the real highlight here. In his renditions, sung with the singer’s piercing tenor, a world of ...
- 1/25/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
La La Land, along with noir thriller Nocturnal Animals and the Howard Hughes dramedy Rules Don't Apply — have cast the City of Angels yet again.
"The challenging aspect of setting a film in Los Angeles is finding locations that have not been overly filmed," says Shane Valentino, the production designer on writer-director Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals. "It always takes a little longer, but when you find the right place,...
"The challenging aspect of setting a film in Los Angeles is finding locations that have not been overly filmed," says Shane Valentino, the production designer on writer-director Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals. "It always takes a little longer, but when you find the right place,...
- 1/9/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos have headed to the snowy mountains, a la “The Revenant,” in the latest music video for their single “T-Shirt.”
Directed by Daps and Migos member Quavo, the video begins with the rappers, dressed in lavish furs and expensive jewelry, arriving to a tent where they conduct business with a mountain man. From there, the trio begin rapping, while dancing and sitting on snowmobiles.
Read More: David Bowie Music Video Director Says Bowie Only Discovered He Was Dying During Last 3 Months
Formed in 2009, the Atlanta MCs, Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset, have released a handful of mix-tapes and EPs, including “3 Way.” “T-Shirt” is off of their upcoming album “C U L T U R E,” which will be released on January 27. The LP is the followup to their 2015 debut, “Young Rich Nation.”
Check out the music video below, which Chance the Rapper called “Oscar worthy.” We wonder what Alejandro González Iñárritu thinks.
Directed by Daps and Migos member Quavo, the video begins with the rappers, dressed in lavish furs and expensive jewelry, arriving to a tent where they conduct business with a mountain man. From there, the trio begin rapping, while dancing and sitting on snowmobiles.
Read More: David Bowie Music Video Director Says Bowie Only Discovered He Was Dying During Last 3 Months
Formed in 2009, the Atlanta MCs, Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset, have released a handful of mix-tapes and EPs, including “3 Way.” “T-Shirt” is off of their upcoming album “C U L T U R E,” which will be released on January 27. The LP is the followup to their 2015 debut, “Young Rich Nation.”
Check out the music video below, which Chance the Rapper called “Oscar worthy.” We wonder what Alejandro González Iñárritu thinks.
- 1/6/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Top 10 performances directed by Martin ScorseseTop 10 performances directed by Martin ScorseseShane McNeil1/4/2017 11:30:00 Am
On January 6th 2017, Martin Scorsese's passion project Silence finally hits the big screen.
Based on the Japanese novel by Shûsaku Endô, Silence tells the story of two Jesuit priests who face torture and persecution after traveling to Japan to find their mentor and spread the word of Catholicism. It's bound to be a heavy handed film, and with Scorsese directing, we wouldn't be wrong to expect another masterpiece from the legendary filmmaker.
Here he directs stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson, the three of which look to be Oscar contenders for their performances. While none of them have been nominated by the Golden Globes or the Screen Actors Guild, there's a good chance the very late in the year release of Silence (it plays just in time in New York and Los...
On January 6th 2017, Martin Scorsese's passion project Silence finally hits the big screen.
Based on the Japanese novel by Shûsaku Endô, Silence tells the story of two Jesuit priests who face torture and persecution after traveling to Japan to find their mentor and spread the word of Catholicism. It's bound to be a heavy handed film, and with Scorsese directing, we wouldn't be wrong to expect another masterpiece from the legendary filmmaker.
Here he directs stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson, the three of which look to be Oscar contenders for their performances. While none of them have been nominated by the Golden Globes or the Screen Actors Guild, there's a good chance the very late in the year release of Silence (it plays just in time in New York and Los...
- 1/4/2017
- by Shane McNeil
- Cineplex
Lily Collins (Courtesy: Getty Images)
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“I never knew and I never wanted to ask,” says Lily Collins, one of the most talented young actresses in Hollywood, when asked when she learned that she had been cast as the female lead in Rules Don’t Apply, the first film directed by Warren Beatty since 1998. As we sit down at The Hollywood Reporter to record an episode of the Awards Chatterpodcast, Collins explains that Beatty had spent decades contemplating a movie about Howard Hughes and ultimately decided to focus it on two young employees of the eccentric billionaire’s — one a contract actress (Collins) and the other a driver (Alden Ehrenreich), both religious — who, against Hughes’ strict rules, become romantically involved with each other. Beatty, who’s eccentric in his own way, met repeatedly with dozens of young actors and actresses about those parts, and never...
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“I never knew and I never wanted to ask,” says Lily Collins, one of the most talented young actresses in Hollywood, when asked when she learned that she had been cast as the female lead in Rules Don’t Apply, the first film directed by Warren Beatty since 1998. As we sit down at The Hollywood Reporter to record an episode of the Awards Chatterpodcast, Collins explains that Beatty had spent decades contemplating a movie about Howard Hughes and ultimately decided to focus it on two young employees of the eccentric billionaire’s — one a contract actress (Collins) and the other a driver (Alden Ehrenreich), both religious — who, against Hughes’ strict rules, become romantically involved with each other. Beatty, who’s eccentric in his own way, met repeatedly with dozens of young actors and actresses about those parts, and never...
- 12/26/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
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