Director Scott Derrickson has been scaring the hell out of people for several years now, and he looks to continue the trend with his latest project, Deliver Us from Evil. Recently we sat down with him to talk about the film, and believe us when we tell you the devil is truly in the details.
Dread Central: We only got to see, well, basically, nothing more than the trailer. So, can you start by telling us a little about it?
Scott Derrickson: Yeah, the movie is about a guy, about Ralph Sarchie, who’s based on a real guy, a cop in New York City who Eric plays and the movie is about... his slow but steady confrontations with these supernatural occurrences that get him drawn into these cases, and that starts to affect his personal life and his family life and his belief system and all that.
DC:...
Dread Central: We only got to see, well, basically, nothing more than the trailer. So, can you start by telling us a little about it?
Scott Derrickson: Yeah, the movie is about a guy, about Ralph Sarchie, who’s based on a real guy, a cop in New York City who Eric plays and the movie is about... his slow but steady confrontations with these supernatural occurrences that get him drawn into these cases, and that starts to affect his personal life and his family life and his belief system and all that.
DC:...
- 6/3/2014
- by Staci Layne Wilson
- DreadCentral.com
The star has revealed that he watches hours and hours of the talks online. Does he know something we don't?
At the end of a curious interview with New York magazine, during which father-and-son film stars Will and Jaden Smith declared their certainty that there is a pattern to everything, which has yet to be understood because we have yet to evolve the necessary multidimensional mathematics that is beyond mathematical, 14-year-old Jaden revealed the family's sources. Will watches "hours and hours" of Ted talks.
Ted (Technology, Education, Design) is a global set of conferences in which speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas. There are now more than 1,500 of these talks, ranging from the cosmologist Sean Carroll discussing why we aren't a random fluctuation out of the nothingness, why we can't live in thermal equilibrium and how our own universe might have sprung from a universal chicken,...
At the end of a curious interview with New York magazine, during which father-and-son film stars Will and Jaden Smith declared their certainty that there is a pattern to everything, which has yet to be understood because we have yet to evolve the necessary multidimensional mathematics that is beyond mathematical, 14-year-old Jaden revealed the family's sources. Will watches "hours and hours" of Ted talks.
Ted (Technology, Education, Design) is a global set of conferences in which speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas. There are now more than 1,500 of these talks, ranging from the cosmologist Sean Carroll discussing why we aren't a random fluctuation out of the nothingness, why we can't live in thermal equilibrium and how our own universe might have sprung from a universal chicken,...
- 6/2/2013
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a lover of science. Astronomy especially. I grew up watching Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, and James Burke’s great series Connections. Even today, I am indebted to writers like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephen Hawking and Sean Carroll for writing about subjects like black holes and the nature of time in ways that a layman like me can understand. I think people like this are imperative to society because many of the subjects they study are critical to us as a race. Two of those subjects are NEOs (Near Earth Objects) and astrobiology. NEOs …...
- 1/22/2013
- by Mark Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
As its current crop of big-screen heroes get ready to gather in The Avengers, Marvel is looking to the future.
It must decide which of its thousands of other characters will be plucked from the pages of the comics to be introduced to cinema audiences.
Among the possibilities that have long been high on the list is Doctor Strange. In the comics, the character is a leading neurosurgeon whose career is ruined when his hands are injured in a car crash. Seeking to rebuild his life and regain use of his hands, he learns the magical arts from a Himalayan mystic called the Ancient One and goes on become the so-called 'sorcerer supreme'.
In June 2010, it was revealed that Marvel had hired writers Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to pen a screenplay and in August 2011, reports said the screenplay had been completed and handed in to studio executives.
Not...
It must decide which of its thousands of other characters will be plucked from the pages of the comics to be introduced to cinema audiences.
Among the possibilities that have long been high on the list is Doctor Strange. In the comics, the character is a leading neurosurgeon whose career is ruined when his hands are injured in a car crash. Seeking to rebuild his life and regain use of his hands, he learns the magical arts from a Himalayan mystic called the Ancient One and goes on become the so-called 'sorcerer supreme'.
In June 2010, it was revealed that Marvel had hired writers Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to pen a screenplay and in August 2011, reports said the screenplay had been completed and handed in to studio executives.
Not...
- 1/29/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Doctor Strange is one of those Marvel superheroes who just never got his due. Maybe it's because the character spent a little too much time exploring the dark side. Either way, a movie is on its way, and a quick update on its status has come.
During an interview with io9 Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology who served as an advisor on the science behind Thor, dropped this latest bit of goodness.
Now that Carroll's done with Thor, he's moved on to Doctor Strange, about a surgeon who becomes earth's Sorcerer Supreme. Carroll's job is to apply limits to Strange's powers. "You need constraints to provide tension," he says. "A world where anything can happen makes for a very boring movie. It's when science imposes boundaries on what a superhero can do that the real drama begins."
Writers Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Donnelly turned...
During an interview with io9 Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology who served as an advisor on the science behind Thor, dropped this latest bit of goodness.
Now that Carroll's done with Thor, he's moved on to Doctor Strange, about a surgeon who becomes earth's Sorcerer Supreme. Carroll's job is to apply limits to Strange's powers. "You need constraints to provide tension," he says. "A world where anything can happen makes for a very boring movie. It's when science imposes boundaries on what a superhero can do that the real drama begins."
Writers Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Donnelly turned...
- 1/26/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Marvel's upcoming Dr. Strange movie is something we're watching closely here because, well, we dig the character and it delves into the supernatural at times.
The last update we received, writers Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer turned in a draft and that script. Domain names connected with Dr. Strange were being secured last fall. The news has not been groundbreaking, but they're definitely baby steps
The latest morsel of news comes via an interview with Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, who served as an advisor on the science behind Thor. The interview was conducted over at io9 who dropped the following update.
Read more...
The last update we received, writers Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer turned in a draft and that script. Domain names connected with Dr. Strange were being secured last fall. The news has not been groundbreaking, but they're definitely baby steps
The latest morsel of news comes via an interview with Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, who served as an advisor on the science behind Thor. The interview was conducted over at io9 who dropped the following update.
Read more...
- 1/25/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The last we heard regarding the big-screen adaptation of Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, was that it would come "Sooner Rather Than Later," according producer Kevin Feige. And now, thanks to the keen eyes of Shh forum user BoredGuy, via Io9, a theoretical physicist, Sean Carroll, who worked with Marvel Studios on last summer's Thor has revealed further progress on the long-productive project. Check out an excerpt below. Now that Carroll's done with Thor, he's moved on to Doctor Strange, about a surgeon who becomes earth's Sorcerer Supreme. Carroll's job is to apply limits to Strange's powers. "You need constraints to provide tension," he says. A world where anything can happen makes for a very boring movie. It's when science imposes boundaries on what a superhero can do that the real drama begins. Although this isn't much, considering we learned August last year that the screenwriters attached to Strange, Thomas...
- 1/25/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
It feels like it was just yesterday I was pouring over this year's Thursday schedule at San Diego Comic-Con to put together The Discerning Film Nerd's Guide to the best programming.
Wait, that wasn't yesterday, that was like three hours ago. Boy, time sure doesn't fly when you're missing out on Comic-Con.
Anyway, Comic-Con's Friday schedule is now up as well and once again I've poured over it to bring you the most intriguing looking panels. Remember that I don't include anything from Hall H, which is a whole other beast, although I were ever going to wait in line for three hours in the hot San Diego sun behind a dude in a Chewbacca mask who smells like feet, Friday would be the day I did it. First glimpses of the "Spider-Man" reboot, Soderbergh's "Haywire," and Nicolas Cage and Neveldine/Taylor's "Ghost Rider?" I'm ready to startin hitchhiking...
Wait, that wasn't yesterday, that was like three hours ago. Boy, time sure doesn't fly when you're missing out on Comic-Con.
Anyway, Comic-Con's Friday schedule is now up as well and once again I've poured over it to bring you the most intriguing looking panels. Remember that I don't include anything from Hall H, which is a whole other beast, although I were ever going to wait in line for three hours in the hot San Diego sun behind a dude in a Chewbacca mask who smells like feet, Friday would be the day I did it. First glimpses of the "Spider-Man" reboot, Soderbergh's "Haywire," and Nicolas Cage and Neveldine/Taylor's "Ghost Rider?" I'm ready to startin hitchhiking...
- 7/8/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
The Sundance Film Festival Juries have selected the winners of the 2011 awards. Since they give out so many awards, the list is extremely long. We shound be playing catch up on the festival now that it is over and things are a little less chaotic. In the meantime here are the winners.
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival Juries consisted of:
U.S. Documentary Competition: Jeffrey Blitz, Matt Groening, Laura Poitras, Jess Search, Sloane Klevin U.S. Dramatic Competition: America Ferrera, Todd McCarthy, Tim Orr, Kimberly Peirce, Jason Reitman World Cinema Documentary Competition: José Padilha, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Lucy Walker World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Susanne Bier, Bong Joon-Ho, Rajendra Roy Shorts Competition: Barry Jenkins, Kim Morgan, Sara Bernstein Alfred P. Sloan Award: Jon Amiel, Paula Apsell, Sean Carroll, Clark Gregg -
2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners:
The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to How to Die in Oregon, directed by Peter D.
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival Juries consisted of:
U.S. Documentary Competition: Jeffrey Blitz, Matt Groening, Laura Poitras, Jess Search, Sloane Klevin U.S. Dramatic Competition: America Ferrera, Todd McCarthy, Tim Orr, Kimberly Peirce, Jason Reitman World Cinema Documentary Competition: José Padilha, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Lucy Walker World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Susanne Bier, Bong Joon-Ho, Rajendra Roy Shorts Competition: Barry Jenkins, Kim Morgan, Sara Bernstein Alfred P. Sloan Award: Jon Amiel, Paula Apsell, Sean Carroll, Clark Gregg -
2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners:
The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to How to Die in Oregon, directed by Peter D.
- 1/30/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Tonight the Sundance Institute announced the award winners for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Like Crazy won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, and Circumstance won the dramatic audience award. You can find the full list of winners in the press release after the jump. 2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards Happy, Happy, Hell and Back Again, How to Die in Oregon and Like Crazy Earn Grand Jury Prizes Audience Favorites Include Buck, Circumstance, Kinyawaranda and Senna to.get.her Awarded Best of Next! Audience Award Park City, Ut–The Jury, Audience, Next! and other special award-winners of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony hosted by Tim Blake Nelson (star of Flypaper which premiered in this year’s Premieres section) in Park City, Utah. Highlights from the Awards Ceremony can be seen on the Festival website, www.sundance.org/festival. Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from four categories: U.
- 1/30/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Actor Tim Blake Nelson will host the awards ceremony at the Sundance Film Festival, which also announced Tuesday the members of the five juries that will determine the winners. The festival runs from Jan. 20-30; the awards will be handed out the evening of Jan. 29. (The Short Film Awards will be named earlier at a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Park City’s Jupiter Bowl.)
The complete list of jurors follows, with bios provided by the festival.
U.S. Documentary Jury
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary “Spellbound.” His fiction feature debut, “Rocket Science,” became his first to play the festival (Sundance, 2007; Dramatic Directing Award). He has also directed the documentary “Lucky,” (Sundance, 2010) and multiple episodes of NBC’s “The Office.” In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history, “The Simpsons.” As a cartoonist,...
The complete list of jurors follows, with bios provided by the festival.
U.S. Documentary Jury
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary “Spellbound.” His fiction feature debut, “Rocket Science,” became his first to play the festival (Sundance, 2007; Dramatic Directing Award). He has also directed the documentary “Lucky,” (Sundance, 2010) and multiple episodes of NBC’s “The Office.” In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history, “The Simpsons.” As a cartoonist,...
- 1/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
It takes a special scientist to make the non-intuitive worlds of quantum physics and relativity accessible to the average reader. Possibly the last author to achieve a popular success at this daunting task was Stephen Hawking, whose A Brief History Of Time sold millions of copies starting in 1988. Like Hawking, Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist who writes about cosmology—the study of the natural history of the universe and its metaphysical implications. His book features black holes, light cones, wormholes, and contemplation of various scenarios for the universe’s eventual fate (eternal expansion, heat death, Big Crunch, and ...
- 2/18/2010
- avclub.com
Class is now in session for students of the online "Lost University," which will offer courses in the physics of time travel and other Lost-themed subjects. The tuition? $46.99, the purchase price of Season 5 on Blu-Ray, available in stores starting today.
Lost has consistently lost viewers every season. So this scholarly project is mainly an attempt to further capitalize on the niche audience the show still has. It will also build publicity as the show goes into its final season in January, since the coursework will include clues to the new episodes. But it's too bad this is little more than a marketing Gimmick, because a Lost-themed higher education makes a certain kind of sense.
Pop culture is making us smarter, after all. The show's emphasis on literature, philosophy, and theoretical physics has already inspired Lost-as-education segments from Popular Mechanics and other outlets. And the courses include multimedia...
Lost has consistently lost viewers every season. So this scholarly project is mainly an attempt to further capitalize on the niche audience the show still has. It will also build publicity as the show goes into its final season in January, since the coursework will include clues to the new episodes. But it's too bad this is little more than a marketing Gimmick, because a Lost-themed higher education makes a certain kind of sense.
Pop culture is making us smarter, after all. The show's emphasis on literature, philosophy, and theoretical physics has already inspired Lost-as-education segments from Popular Mechanics and other outlets. And the courses include multimedia...
- 12/8/2009
- by Erica Westly
- Fast Company
Enter our contest to win a Lost Season 5 DVD set!
In anticipation of the release of the Lost Season 5 DVD and Blu-Ray sets on December 8th, ABC has released several sneak peeks for Lost University (see our review of the DVD and Blu-Ray sets).
Lost University is a captivating new immersive bonus experience powered by Bd-Live technology on the upcoming “Lost: The Complete Fifth Season” Blu-ray that will expand the world of “Lost,” giving viewers around the world an unprecedented interactive experience unlike any other before it.
As a Lost University student, you will be encouraged to explore a wide range of academic courses that delve into the themes and storylines regularly explored on the groundbreaking television series including: “Foreign Language for Beginners,” “Ancient Writing on the Wall,” “Jungle Survival Basics,” “I’m Lost Therefore I Am” and “New Physics with Jeremy Davis.”
A full course catalogue is available on the site.
In anticipation of the release of the Lost Season 5 DVD and Blu-Ray sets on December 8th, ABC has released several sneak peeks for Lost University (see our review of the DVD and Blu-Ray sets).
Lost University is a captivating new immersive bonus experience powered by Bd-Live technology on the upcoming “Lost: The Complete Fifth Season” Blu-ray that will expand the world of “Lost,” giving viewers around the world an unprecedented interactive experience unlike any other before it.
As a Lost University student, you will be encouraged to explore a wide range of academic courses that delve into the themes and storylines regularly explored on the groundbreaking television series including: “Foreign Language for Beginners,” “Ancient Writing on the Wall,” “Jungle Survival Basics,” “I’m Lost Therefore I Am” and “New Physics with Jeremy Davis.”
A full course catalogue is available on the site.
- 12/8/2009
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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