Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18-28 and, after a sluggish start, there were deals (click here for the latest), celebrity sightings, and a protest.
Christopher Nolan turned up to collect an honourary award at the festival’s opening night gala fundraiser and called the occasion a “full circle moment” 23 years after premeiring his breakout thriller Memento there back in 2001.
Kristen Stewart also attended the gala and starred in two films this year, while celebrity guests included Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, and Malia Obama, who managed to attend somewhat under the radar with her short film The Heart credited to Malia Ann.
Christopher Nolan turned up to collect an honourary award at the festival’s opening night gala fundraiser and called the occasion a “full circle moment” 23 years after premeiring his breakout thriller Memento there back in 2001.
Kristen Stewart also attended the gala and starred in two films this year, while celebrity guests included Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, and Malia Obama, who managed to attend somewhat under the radar with her short film The Heart credited to Malia Ann.
- 1/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Glenn Close has been tapped to portray the legendary Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Carmel Snow in Apple TV+’s The New Look. The streamer revealed the news today along with two first-look photos of Close as the character. You can see them below. The role marks the first reunion for Close and The New Look creator Todd A. Kessler since their collaboration on the acclaimed series Damages.
Starring Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior and Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel, Close joins the stellar ensemble cast that includes Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior; John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong; Emily Mortimer as Elsa Lombardi; and, Claes Bang as Spatz.
Inspired by true events and filmed exclusively in Paris, The New Look centers on fashion designers Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion.
Set against...
Starring Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior and Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel, Close joins the stellar ensemble cast that includes Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior; John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong; Emily Mortimer as Elsa Lombardi; and, Claes Bang as Spatz.
Inspired by true events and filmed exclusively in Paris, The New Look centers on fashion designers Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion.
Set against...
- 12/14/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Spotlighting diversity in the international television market, eight projects took home awards at Mipcom’s Diversify TV Awards.
Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event.
BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category. The series takes us inside the minds of autistic people. Co-produced in partnership with The Open University, in the production Chris Packham explores the lives of autistic people across the U.K. and brings their experience to life in short films.
In another high-profile win, the Fremantle-sold “Little Bird” from Canada won in the representation of race and ethnicity – scripted category. The story follows an Indigenous woman looking for her birth family and the truth about her past. The production companies are Rezolution Pictures, and Op Little Bird.
Spain’s “Nights...
Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event.
BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category. The series takes us inside the minds of autistic people. Co-produced in partnership with The Open University, in the production Chris Packham explores the lives of autistic people across the U.K. and brings their experience to life in short films.
In another high-profile win, the Fremantle-sold “Little Bird” from Canada won in the representation of race and ethnicity – scripted category. The story follows an Indigenous woman looking for her birth family and the truth about her past. The production companies are Rezolution Pictures, and Op Little Bird.
Spain’s “Nights...
- 10/22/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
HBO’s Streaming Platform HBO has extended the HBO Max television comedy-drama series “And Just Like That” for Season 3.
Michael Patrick King’s creative talent has brought the HBO Max television comedy-drama series “And Just Like That” to life and has been renewed for Season 3.
This renewal was announced immediately after the Season 2 conclusion, which left fans excited for more adventures with Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte.
Despite varied reviews, The program’s success and position as the most-streamed show on HBO Max influenced this choice.
Following the financial success of the first two seasons, fans are excitedly awaiting the release of And Just Like That Season 3. Sex and the City, an HBO television series produced by Darren Star, is now being watched.
It is based on a book anthology of the same name, released in 1996. Following the cancellation of a third film adaptation, work on the series began in December...
Michael Patrick King’s creative talent has brought the HBO Max television comedy-drama series “And Just Like That” to life and has been renewed for Season 3.
This renewal was announced immediately after the Season 2 conclusion, which left fans excited for more adventures with Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte.
Despite varied reviews, The program’s success and position as the most-streamed show on HBO Max influenced this choice.
Following the financial success of the first two seasons, fans are excitedly awaiting the release of And Just Like That Season 3. Sex and the City, an HBO television series produced by Darren Star, is now being watched.
It is based on a book anthology of the same name, released in 1996. Following the cancellation of a third film adaptation, work on the series began in December...
- 8/29/2023
- by Nida
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Geoffrey Neigher, the TV writer-producer who penned episodes of The Bob Newhart Show, Rhoda and Murder One and shared an Emmy for outstanding drama series for his work on Picket Fences, has died. He was 78.
Neigher died Aug. 10 at his Hancock Park home in Los Angeles of complications from cancer, his wife, Karen, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Neigher had a writing credit/story editor credit on about two dozen episodes of CBS’ Rhoda during its first three seasons (1974-77) while also serving as executive script consultant on the Valerie Harper sitcom.
Neigher wrote and produced for CBS’ Picket Fences on its second and third seasons from 1993-95 and shared the top drama Emmy with series creator David E. Kelley and others in 1994.
A year earlier, he received an Emmy nomination for writing an episode of Northern Exposure; he wrote for and produced that CBS drama during its fourth season (1992-...
Neigher died Aug. 10 at his Hancock Park home in Los Angeles of complications from cancer, his wife, Karen, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Neigher had a writing credit/story editor credit on about two dozen episodes of CBS’ Rhoda during its first three seasons (1974-77) while also serving as executive script consultant on the Valerie Harper sitcom.
Neigher wrote and produced for CBS’ Picket Fences on its second and third seasons from 1993-95 and shared the top drama Emmy with series creator David E. Kelley and others in 1994.
A year earlier, he received an Emmy nomination for writing an episode of Northern Exposure; he wrote for and produced that CBS drama during its fourth season (1992-...
- 8/24/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s note: The following interviews were done outside of the FYC event series, as there was no panel or screening.
When it comes to assembling the quintessential ensemble cast for a series, it’s an art, not a science; an organic melding of faces and emotional forces. No more was this important than in the high stakes second season of HBO’s drama series White Lotus in which we’re pulled into the posh, sexy allure of those upper-class denizens on vacation only to relish in their deceitful sides and hijinks, warts and all. The series not only propelled fresh faces to the forefront such as Natasha Rothwell in season one, whose Hawaiian White Lotus resort spa manager is returning for the Eastern religion and spirituality set season 3, but it’s also shown a fresh, dynamic range of actors we’ve seen previously, i.e. Jennifer Coolidge and Alexandra Daddario among several others.
When it comes to assembling the quintessential ensemble cast for a series, it’s an art, not a science; an organic melding of faces and emotional forces. No more was this important than in the high stakes second season of HBO’s drama series White Lotus in which we’re pulled into the posh, sexy allure of those upper-class denizens on vacation only to relish in their deceitful sides and hijinks, warts and all. The series not only propelled fresh faces to the forefront such as Natasha Rothwell in season one, whose Hawaiian White Lotus resort spa manager is returning for the Eastern religion and spirituality set season 3, but it’s also shown a fresh, dynamic range of actors we’ve seen previously, i.e. Jennifer Coolidge and Alexandra Daddario among several others.
- 6/15/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The London Action Festival has today announced 3 Special Evening Events each of which is individually ticketed.
Tickets for the Special Evening Events and the Saturday, Sunday and Full Weekend! Events include a special screening of The Italian Job (1969), an interview with The Marvels director Nia DaCosta, and The Moving Target awards!
Loaded with sixties swagger, endlessly quotable dialogue and one of the most impressive car
chases in movie history, The Italian Job (1969) is the ultimate celebration of “Cool Britannia”. Relive
those iconic Mini car-chases, sing-along to the Self Preservation Society, and join a Q&a with
Matthew Field, author of the definitive book on the making of one of Britain’s greatest action films
and special guests to be announced.
In association with the Imperial College Film Society. The London Action Festival welcomes
acclaimed director Nia DaCosta for a Masterclass on Film Direction. Nia is a writer/director from New York City.
Tickets for the Special Evening Events and the Saturday, Sunday and Full Weekend! Events include a special screening of The Italian Job (1969), an interview with The Marvels director Nia DaCosta, and The Moving Target awards!
Loaded with sixties swagger, endlessly quotable dialogue and one of the most impressive car
chases in movie history, The Italian Job (1969) is the ultimate celebration of “Cool Britannia”. Relive
those iconic Mini car-chases, sing-along to the Self Preservation Society, and join a Q&a with
Matthew Field, author of the definitive book on the making of one of Britain’s greatest action films
and special guests to be announced.
In association with the Imperial College Film Society. The London Action Festival welcomes
acclaimed director Nia DaCosta for a Masterclass on Film Direction. Nia is a writer/director from New York City.
- 6/8/2023
- by Lee Parham
- Den of Geek
Ambra Danon, the Italian costume designer who worked on the three La Cage aux Folles films, earning an Oscar nomination for the first one, has died. She was 75.
Danon died April 12 in Rome after a long battle with cancer, her niece, Echo Danon, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The original La Cage Aux Folles (1978), based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 play of the same name, was directed by Édouard Molinaro and released by United Artists. The French-language comedy starred Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault as a gay couple operating a drag nightclub in a French resort town and was a huge box office success.
Danon, who shared her Academy Award nom with five-time nominee Piero Tosi, lost out on Oscar night to Albert Wolsky of All That Jazz. She then returned for the La Cage aux Folles sequels released in 1980 and 1985.
The daughter of Marcello Danon, who produced the first two movies in the series,...
Danon died April 12 in Rome after a long battle with cancer, her niece, Echo Danon, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The original La Cage Aux Folles (1978), based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 play of the same name, was directed by Édouard Molinaro and released by United Artists. The French-language comedy starred Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault as a gay couple operating a drag nightclub in a French resort town and was a huge box office success.
Danon, who shared her Academy Award nom with five-time nominee Piero Tosi, lost out on Oscar night to Albert Wolsky of All That Jazz. She then returned for the La Cage aux Folles sequels released in 1980 and 1985.
The daughter of Marcello Danon, who produced the first two movies in the series,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Bonham’s drumming was essential to Led Zeppelin. He used his bag of tricks to give powerfully stellar performances, but Bonzo also displayed his talent for playing various styles of beats and showing restraint when necessary. Still, the band didn’t employ their drummer on some songs. These are the six Led Zeppelin songs without Bonham’s drums (in chronological order).
John Bonham | Lester Cohen/Getty Images The 1 Led Zeppelin song that might not include John Bonham’s drumming, but we’re not sure
Before diving into the Zep songs we know don’t have Bonham’s playing, we need to discuss one we’re unsure about.
“That’s the Way,” a delicate gem from the back half of Led Zeppelin III, is nearly all acoustic guitar and vocals with steel guitar flourishes. Yet the tambourine that enters the mix toward the end (it’s distinct starting at the 4:44 mark) could be Bonham.
John Bonham | Lester Cohen/Getty Images The 1 Led Zeppelin song that might not include John Bonham’s drumming, but we’re not sure
Before diving into the Zep songs we know don’t have Bonham’s playing, we need to discuss one we’re unsure about.
“That’s the Way,” a delicate gem from the back half of Led Zeppelin III, is nearly all acoustic guitar and vocals with steel guitar flourishes. Yet the tambourine that enters the mix toward the end (it’s distinct starting at the 4:44 mark) could be Bonham.
- 5/19/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Alison Brie came out as bisexual earlier this February during an interview with her husband, Dave Franco. The duo wrote their new movie "Somebody I Used to Know" together; Franco served as director with Brie as the star. To promote the February release, the pair read thirst tweets together in a Feb. 17 video for BuzzFeed.
In the video, Brie reads a fan's tweet to her husband: "Listen I am bisexual for a reason and that reason is strictly to be used in a threesome by dave franco and alison brie." The duo high five, and Brie says, "That's also why I'm bisexual." Franco teases his wife for choosing this moment to share this fact, saying, "You've been waiting for this tweet from someone you don't know who they are or what they look like?"
"Yeah," Brie says with a shrug, and Franco responds, "Yeah, yeah, makes sense."
Franco and Brie...
In the video, Brie reads a fan's tweet to her husband: "Listen I am bisexual for a reason and that reason is strictly to be used in a threesome by dave franco and alison brie." The duo high five, and Brie says, "That's also why I'm bisexual." Franco teases his wife for choosing this moment to share this fact, saying, "You've been waiting for this tweet from someone you don't know who they are or what they look like?"
"Yeah," Brie says with a shrug, and Franco responds, "Yeah, yeah, makes sense."
Franco and Brie...
- 2/27/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Will “Elvis” be the “The King” of musical biopics?
The late Elvis Presley’s real-life daughter Lisa Marie Presley praised Baz Luhrmann’s “absolutely exquisite” ode to the King of Rock ‘n Roll in the Cannes-bound film starring Austin Butler as the singer.
Olivia DeJonge plays Lisa Marie’s mother Priscilla, while Tom Hanks frames the film as manager Colonel Tom Parker. Recent Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee plays country legend Jimmie Rodgers, Yola Quartey is Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. transforms into B.B. King.
“Let me tell you that it is nothing short of spectacular,” Lisa Marie Presley tweeted after watching the film, in theaters June 24. “Austin Butler channeled and embodied my father’s heart and soul beautifully. In my humble opinion, his performance is unprecedented and finally done accurately and respectfully.”
Presley added, “If he doesn’t get an Oscar for this, I will eat my own foot,...
The late Elvis Presley’s real-life daughter Lisa Marie Presley praised Baz Luhrmann’s “absolutely exquisite” ode to the King of Rock ‘n Roll in the Cannes-bound film starring Austin Butler as the singer.
Olivia DeJonge plays Lisa Marie’s mother Priscilla, while Tom Hanks frames the film as manager Colonel Tom Parker. Recent Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee plays country legend Jimmie Rodgers, Yola Quartey is Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. transforms into B.B. King.
“Let me tell you that it is nothing short of spectacular,” Lisa Marie Presley tweeted after watching the film, in theaters June 24. “Austin Butler channeled and embodied my father’s heart and soul beautifully. In my humble opinion, his performance is unprecedented and finally done accurately and respectfully.”
Presley added, “If he doesn’t get an Oscar for this, I will eat my own foot,...
- 5/16/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
This article contains light spoilers for America: The Motion Picture.
Director Matt Thompson has been in the adult animated comedy game for a long time. Thompson was around for the dawn of Adult Swim in 2001 when the programming block hosted Sealab 2021, the series he created alongside frequent collaborator Adam Reed. Reed and Thompson would go on to produce several other animated classics including Frisky Dingo and Archer (which is set to premiere its 12th season later this year).
Still, when it came time to direct his first feature animated film, Netflix’s America: The Motion Picture, the seasoned vet realized that movies are a unique beast.
“(With films) you get a lot more time to sit and try to make things funnier, to make more jokes,” Thompson says. “When you’re on a very tight deadline of episodic television, you kind of have to kick stuff out and move forward.
Director Matt Thompson has been in the adult animated comedy game for a long time. Thompson was around for the dawn of Adult Swim in 2001 when the programming block hosted Sealab 2021, the series he created alongside frequent collaborator Adam Reed. Reed and Thompson would go on to produce several other animated classics including Frisky Dingo and Archer (which is set to premiere its 12th season later this year).
Still, when it came time to direct his first feature animated film, Netflix’s America: The Motion Picture, the seasoned vet realized that movies are a unique beast.
“(With films) you get a lot more time to sit and try to make things funnier, to make more jokes,” Thompson says. “When you’re on a very tight deadline of episodic television, you kind of have to kick stuff out and move forward.
- 7/9/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Legendary actress Jessica Walter may have passed away back in March, but her chances of getting nominated for a posthumous Emmy Award are still very much alive. With the recent release of this year’s Emmy nomination ballots, we found out that Walter is being submitted in the Best Character Voice-Over Performance category for voicing the toxic matriarch, Mallory Archer, on the Emmy-winning Fxx series “Archer.”
Seetv animation panel: ‘Archer,’ ‘Big Mouth,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘The Great North,’ ‘Harley Quinn,’ ‘Solar Opposites’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Walter is on the ballot for her work in the season 11 episode, “The Double Date.” Mallory first appears several minutes into the episode when she shows up at a restaurant where Sterling (H. Jon Benjamin) is supposed to be following an elusive Russian hacker. Mallory is shocked to see that Sterling has brought a date to the mission in order to make his ex, Lana (Aisha Tyler), jealous since...
Seetv animation panel: ‘Archer,’ ‘Big Mouth,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘The Great North,’ ‘Harley Quinn,’ ‘Solar Opposites’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Walter is on the ballot for her work in the season 11 episode, “The Double Date.” Mallory first appears several minutes into the episode when she shows up at a restaurant where Sterling (H. Jon Benjamin) is supposed to be following an elusive Russian hacker. Mallory is shocked to see that Sterling has brought a date to the mission in order to make his ex, Lana (Aisha Tyler), jealous since...
- 7/5/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The Supporting Actress Smackdown will resume in March 2021. Final Season!
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After StinkyLulu graciously let us continue/revive the series here seven or eight years ago (eep!) we've done 35 episodes: 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and concurrently with Oscar races as they happened 2016, 2017, and 2018.
So, where to now?
The Remaining Years
1937- Brady (In Old Chicago) | Leeds (Stage Door) | Shirley (Stella Dallas) | Trevor (Dead End) | Whitty (Night Must Fall)
1946 - Baxter (The Razor's Edge) | Barrymore (The Spiral Staircase) | Gish (Duel in the Sun) | Robson (Saratoga Trunk) | Sondegaard (Anna and the King of Siam)
1951 Joan Blondell (The Blue Veil) | Dunnock (Death of a Salesman) | Grant (Detective Story) | Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire) | Ritter (The Mating Season)
1986 - Harper (Crimes of the Heart) | Laurie (Children of a Lesser God) | Mastrantonio (The Color of Money) | Smith (A Room With a View) | Weist (Hannah and Her Sisters...
Happy Smackdown to you Happy Smackdown to you
Happy Smackdown you actressexuals,
Happy Smackdown to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
After StinkyLulu graciously let us continue/revive the series here seven or eight years ago (eep!) we've done 35 episodes: 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and concurrently with Oscar races as they happened 2016, 2017, and 2018.
So, where to now?
The Remaining Years
1937- Brady (In Old Chicago) | Leeds (Stage Door) | Shirley (Stella Dallas) | Trevor (Dead End) | Whitty (Night Must Fall)
1946 - Baxter (The Razor's Edge) | Barrymore (The Spiral Staircase) | Gish (Duel in the Sun) | Robson (Saratoga Trunk) | Sondegaard (Anna and the King of Siam)
1951 Joan Blondell (The Blue Veil) | Dunnock (Death of a Salesman) | Grant (Detective Story) | Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire) | Ritter (The Mating Season)
1986 - Harper (Crimes of the Heart) | Laurie (Children of a Lesser God) | Mastrantonio (The Color of Money) | Smith (A Room With a View) | Weist (Hannah and Her Sisters...
- 2/17/2021
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Martin Scorsese rails against the movie business in a powerful new essay on Federico Fellini, published in the March 2021 edition of Harper’s Magazine (read the full essay here). Titled “Il Maestro,” the essay finds Scorsese waxing poetic on Fellini’s filmography and using the Italian filmmaking icon to argue why the magic of cinema is now being lost among the onslaught of content being released by film studios and streaming companies. Scorsese acknowledges streamers benefit his career, but writes “the art of cinema is being systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced to its lowest common denominator” by conceptualization of films as “content.”
“As recently as 15 years ago, the term ‘content’ was heard only when people were discussing the cinema on a serious level, and it was contrasted with and measured against ‘form,'” Scorsese writes. “Then, gradually, it was used more and more by the people who took over media companies,...
“As recently as 15 years ago, the term ‘content’ was heard only when people were discussing the cinema on a serious level, and it was contrasted with and measured against ‘form,'” Scorsese writes. “Then, gradually, it was used more and more by the people who took over media companies,...
- 2/16/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
In a lengthy essay published Tuesday in Harper’s magazine, Martin Scorsese made his case that cinema, as he sees it, is not an all-inclusive term by highlighting his admiration for Italian film director and screenwriter Federico Fellini.
In 2019, Scorsese drew the ire of Marvel fans when he asserted that Marvel superhero films are not cinema. The Taxi Driver and Goodfellas director stood by the comments and defended them when Marvel directors, stars and fans blasted him.
On Tuesday, he made his case for cinema (albeit never referencing Marvel by name), writing in his Harper’s op-ed: “As recently as fifteen years ago, the term ‘content’ was ...
In 2019, Scorsese drew the ire of Marvel fans when he asserted that Marvel superhero films are not cinema. The Taxi Driver and Goodfellas director stood by the comments and defended them when Marvel directors, stars and fans blasted him.
On Tuesday, he made his case for cinema (albeit never referencing Marvel by name), writing in his Harper’s op-ed: “As recently as fifteen years ago, the term ‘content’ was ...
- 2/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a lengthy essay published Tuesday in Harper’s magazine, Martin Scorsese made his case that cinema, as he sees it, is not an all-inclusive term by highlighting his admiration for Italian film director and screenwriter Federico Fellini.
In 2019, Scorsese drew the ire of Marvel fans when he asserted that Marvel superhero films are not cinema. The Taxi Driver and Goodfellas director stood by the comments and defended them when Marvel directors, stars and fans blasted him.
On Tuesday, he made his case for cinema (albeit never referencing Marvel by name), writing in his Harper’s op-ed: “As recently as fifteen years ago, the term ‘content’ was ...
In 2019, Scorsese drew the ire of Marvel fans when he asserted that Marvel superhero films are not cinema. The Taxi Driver and Goodfellas director stood by the comments and defended them when Marvel directors, stars and fans blasted him.
On Tuesday, he made his case for cinema (albeit never referencing Marvel by name), writing in his Harper’s op-ed: “As recently as fifteen years ago, the term ‘content’ was ...
- 2/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Pamela Tiffin, star of the 1962 remake of “State Fair” who enjoyed major success in the U.S. and Italy before retiring from acting in 1974, died Friday of natural causes. She was 78.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tiffin was hospitalized at the time of her death.
Born Pamela Tiffin Wonso in Oklahoma City but raised in Chicago, she began a public career as a teen model in the late 1950s. Her film career began during a trip to Los Angeles in 1961 when, while visiting the Paramount lot, she was spotted by powerhouse producer Hal B. Wallis and given a screen test.
She very quickly saw success as a burgeoning movie star, landing as her second film role one of the leads in Billy Wilder’s 1961 cold war comedy “One, Two, Three” starring James Cagney. She followed that up by landing the lead role of Margy Frake in the 1962 remake of the...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tiffin was hospitalized at the time of her death.
Born Pamela Tiffin Wonso in Oklahoma City but raised in Chicago, she began a public career as a teen model in the late 1950s. Her film career began during a trip to Los Angeles in 1961 when, while visiting the Paramount lot, she was spotted by powerhouse producer Hal B. Wallis and given a screen test.
She very quickly saw success as a burgeoning movie star, landing as her second film role one of the leads in Billy Wilder’s 1961 cold war comedy “One, Two, Three” starring James Cagney. She followed that up by landing the lead role of Margy Frake in the 1962 remake of the...
- 12/5/2020
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Pamela Tiffin, who was a Golden Globe nominee for her film work in Hollywood and later made many Italian films, has died. A friend confirmed her death, but no cause was given.
Born in Oklahoma City, Tiffin initially found success as a teen model. She moved to New York City in the early 1960s and briefly attended Hunter College, appearing in a short film, Music of Williamsburg, in 1960).
But in a classic Hollywood story, Tiffin was spotted by producer Hal B. Willis when she was vacationing in Los Angeles and visited the Paramount Pictures lot. She was screen tested and cast in the 1961 film Summer and Smoke.
She went on to play against James Cagney in the comedy 1961 One, Two Three, winning a Golden Globe nomination for that role and her work in Summer and Smoke.
Over the next two years, her resume included the films State Fair with Bobby Darin,...
Born in Oklahoma City, Tiffin initially found success as a teen model. She moved to New York City in the early 1960s and briefly attended Hunter College, appearing in a short film, Music of Williamsburg, in 1960).
But in a classic Hollywood story, Tiffin was spotted by producer Hal B. Willis when she was vacationing in Los Angeles and visited the Paramount Pictures lot. She was screen tested and cast in the 1961 film Summer and Smoke.
She went on to play against James Cagney in the comedy 1961 One, Two Three, winning a Golden Globe nomination for that role and her work in Summer and Smoke.
Over the next two years, her resume included the films State Fair with Bobby Darin,...
- 12/5/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Pamela Tiffin, the 1960s starlet who was discovered in the Paramount commissary on the way to memorable turns in such films as State Fair, The Pleasure Seekers, Come Fly With Me and Harper, has died. She was 78.
Tiffin died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital in New York, her daughter Echo Danon, an actress, video director and music supervisor, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Tiffin received Golden Globe nominations for her first two features, both released in 1961: as most promising newcomer — female for Summer and Smoke and as best supporting actress for her performance in Billy Wilder’s Cold War satire One, Two, Three (1961)....
Tiffin died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital in New York, her daughter Echo Danon, an actress, video director and music supervisor, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Tiffin received Golden Globe nominations for her first two features, both released in 1961: as most promising newcomer — female for Summer and Smoke and as best supporting actress for her performance in Billy Wilder’s Cold War satire One, Two, Three (1961)....
- 12/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Pamela Tiffin, the 1960s starlet who was discovered in the Paramount commissary on the way to memorable turns in such films as State Fair, The Pleasure Seekers, Come Fly With Me and Harper, has died. She was 78.
Tiffin died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital in New York, her daughter Echo, an actress, video director and music supervisor, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Tiffin received Golden Globe nominations for her first two features, both released in 1961: as most promising newcomer — female for Summer and Smoke and as best supporting actress for her comedic performance in Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three (1961).
In 1964,...
Tiffin died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital in New York, her daughter Echo, an actress, video director and music supervisor, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Tiffin received Golden Globe nominations for her first two features, both released in 1961: as most promising newcomer — female for Summer and Smoke and as best supporting actress for her comedic performance in Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three (1961).
In 1964,...
- 12/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Almost a decade after Paul Newman won universal praise for the 1966 detective film "Harper" (UK title: "The Moving Target"), he returned as wiseguy private eye Lew Harper in the 1975 sequel "The Drowning Pool". Critics and audiences were relatively unimpressed this time around, but the film has many delights and showcases Newman at his most charismatic. The movie also has a helluva suspenseful and exciting final scene in the titular location. Enjoy the original trailer and click here to order the film from the Cinema Retro movie store.
- 8/27/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Apple has won in an auction the worldwide distribution rights to “Emancipation,” a thriller based on the true story of a runaway slave that Apple will produce and that will be directed by Antoine Fuqua and star Will Smith, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
The deal for the film was made out of the Cannes Virtual Market and will premiere in theaters and on Apple TV+.
Willam N. Collage wrote the original script that’s based on true events and is the story of Peter, a runaway slave forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey North. Once there, he joined the Union Army. When Peter showed his bare back during an Army medical examination, photos were taken of the scars from a whipping delivered by an overseer on the plantation owned by John and Bridget Lyons that nearly killed him.
The deal for the film was made out of the Cannes Virtual Market and will premiere in theaters and on Apple TV+.
Willam N. Collage wrote the original script that’s based on true events and is the story of Peter, a runaway slave forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey North. Once there, he joined the Union Army. When Peter showed his bare back during an Army medical examination, photos were taken of the scars from a whipping delivered by an overseer on the plantation owned by John and Bridget Lyons that nearly killed him.
- 7/1/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Johnny Mandel, the famed composer and arranger behind the Oscar-winning song "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "Suicide Is Painless," the theme from the M*A*S*H movie and television series, has died. He was 94.
Mandel died Monday at his home in Ojai, his daughter, Marissa, told The New York Times.
Mandel, who played the trumpet and the trombone, took his first crack at a motion-picture score when he wrote the jazzy music for the Susan Hayward drama I Want to Live! (1958), directed by Robert Wise.
He also was the composer on other noteworthy films like The Americanization of Emily (1964), Harper (1966),...
Mandel died Monday at his home in Ojai, his daughter, Marissa, told The New York Times.
Mandel, who played the trumpet and the trombone, took his first crack at a motion-picture score when he wrote the jazzy music for the Susan Hayward drama I Want to Live! (1958), directed by Robert Wise.
He also was the composer on other noteworthy films like The Americanization of Emily (1964), Harper (1966),...
- 6/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter of “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “Emily” and the theme from “Mash,” has died. He was 94.
“I was so sad to learn that a hero of mine, Johnny Mandel, passed away,” wrote Michael Buble on Twitter. “He was a genius and one of my favorite writers, arrangers, and personalities. He was a beast.”
“A dear friend and extraordinary composer arranger and all-around brilliant talent, Johnny Mandel, just passed away,” wrote Michael Feinstein on Facebook. “The world will never be quite the same without his humor, wit and wry view of life and the human condition. He was truly beyond compare, and nobody could write or arrange the way he did. Lord will we miss him. Let’s celebrate him with his music! He would like that.”
Mandel was considered one of the finest arrangers of the second half of the 20th century, providing...
“I was so sad to learn that a hero of mine, Johnny Mandel, passed away,” wrote Michael Buble on Twitter. “He was a genius and one of my favorite writers, arrangers, and personalities. He was a beast.”
“A dear friend and extraordinary composer arranger and all-around brilliant talent, Johnny Mandel, just passed away,” wrote Michael Feinstein on Facebook. “The world will never be quite the same without his humor, wit and wry view of life and the human condition. He was truly beyond compare, and nobody could write or arrange the way he did. Lord will we miss him. Let’s celebrate him with his music! He would like that.”
Mandel was considered one of the finest arrangers of the second half of the 20th century, providing...
- 6/30/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Producer Joel Silver continues developing an adaptation of author Ross Macdonald's 1959 crime thriller "The Galton Case", following private detective 'Lew Archer', aka 'Lew Harper':
"...almost twenty years have passed since 'Anthony Galton' disappeared, along with a streetwise bride and thousands of dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back..."
Macdonald's 1949 novel, "The Moving Target" was adapted into the feature "Harper" (1966) starring actor Paul Newman.
Newman starred again as Harper in "The Drowning Pool".
Click the images to enlarge...
"...almost twenty years have passed since 'Anthony Galton' disappeared, along with a streetwise bride and thousands of dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back..."
Macdonald's 1949 novel, "The Moving Target" was adapted into the feature "Harper" (1966) starring actor Paul Newman.
Newman starred again as Harper in "The Drowning Pool".
Click the images to enlarge...
- 3/8/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Producer Joel Silver continues developing an adaptation of author Ross Macdonald's 1959 crime thriller "The Galton Case", following private detective 'Lew Archer', aka 'Lew Harper':
"...almost twenty years have passed since 'Anthony Galton' disappeared, along with a streetwise bride and thousands of dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back..."
Macdonald's 1949 novel, "The Moving Target" was adapted into the feature "Harper" (1966) starring actor Paul Newman.
Newman starred again as Harper in "The Drowning Pool".
Click the images to enlarge...
"...almost twenty years have passed since 'Anthony Galton' disappeared, along with a streetwise bride and thousands of dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back..."
Macdonald's 1949 novel, "The Moving Target" was adapted into the feature "Harper" (1966) starring actor Paul Newman.
Newman starred again as Harper in "The Drowning Pool".
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/19/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Producer Joel Silver continues developing an adaptation of author Ross Macdonald's 1959 crime thriller "The Galton Case", following private detective 'Lew Archer', aka 'Lew Harper':
"...almost twenty years have passed since 'Anthony Galton' disappeared, along with a streetwise bride and thousands of dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back..."
Macdonald's 1949 novel, "The Moving Target" was adapted into the feature "Harper" (1966) starring actor Paul Newman.
Newman starred again as Harper in "The Drowning Pool".
Click the images to enlarge...
"...almost twenty years have passed since 'Anthony Galton' disappeared, along with a streetwise bride and thousands of dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back..."
Macdonald's 1949 novel, "The Moving Target" was adapted into the feature "Harper" (1966) starring actor Paul Newman.
Newman starred again as Harper in "The Drowning Pool".
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/22/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Every year, critics summarize the year in cinema with top 10 lists, but they’re not the only members of the film community paying attention to the art form all year long. From programmers to publicists, sales agents, and distributors, many of the hardworking influencers behind the scenes are passionate movie buffs tracking the highlights of the year both for work and their personal enjoyment.
So while IndieWire has already provided its own rundowns of the best of 2018, this annual tradition provides an opportunity for the indie film community we cover throughout the year to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head, Tiff
“Roma” d. Alfonso Cuaron “The Favourite” d. Yorgos Lanthimos “Widows” d. Steve McQueen “Leave No Trace” d. Debra Granik “If Beale Street Could Talk” d. Barry Jenkins “You Were Never Really Here” d. Lynne Ramsay “Black Panther” d. Ryan Coogler “Burning” d.
So while IndieWire has already provided its own rundowns of the best of 2018, this annual tradition provides an opportunity for the indie film community we cover throughout the year to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head, Tiff
“Roma” d. Alfonso Cuaron “The Favourite” d. Yorgos Lanthimos “Widows” d. Steve McQueen “Leave No Trace” d. Debra Granik “If Beale Street Could Talk” d. Barry Jenkins “You Were Never Really Here” d. Lynne Ramsay “Black Panther” d. Ryan Coogler “Burning” d.
- 12/24/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Author’s Note: Some spoilers populate this review, because it’s impossible to thoroughly appraise Misery without unpacking some of the film’s more macabre elements. The uninitiated are advised to watch the film Asap, then return to this space.
The most famous non-fiction line coined by the recently departed screenwriting genius William Goldman is undoubtedly “Nobody knows anything,” a great dig at the expense of Hollywood tastemakers. That statement, coined in one of Goldman’s terrific behind-the-scenes screenwriting memoirs, Adventures In The Screen Trade (1983), was designed to reflect the fact that, essentially, churning out cinematic hits amounted to educated guesswork from everyone involved. When applied to William Goldman’s expert writing — captured across 24 produced screenplays (along with several official consultant jobs and probably dozens of unofficial script doctoring gigs), 16 novels, seven memoirs, an abundance of non-fiction magazine articles, a handful of theatrical plays and teleplays, and a children’s...
The most famous non-fiction line coined by the recently departed screenwriting genius William Goldman is undoubtedly “Nobody knows anything,” a great dig at the expense of Hollywood tastemakers. That statement, coined in one of Goldman’s terrific behind-the-scenes screenwriting memoirs, Adventures In The Screen Trade (1983), was designed to reflect the fact that, essentially, churning out cinematic hits amounted to educated guesswork from everyone involved. When applied to William Goldman’s expert writing — captured across 24 produced screenplays (along with several official consultant jobs and probably dozens of unofficial script doctoring gigs), 16 novels, seven memoirs, an abundance of non-fiction magazine articles, a handful of theatrical plays and teleplays, and a children’s...
- 12/14/2018
- by Alex Kirschenbaum
- Trailers from Hell
William Goldman wrote the way Joe Dimaggio played ball: with such deft and consummate skill that the impossible seemed easy. (It wasn’t. And isn’t.) Reading a Goldman screenplay, you never see the armature, the scaffolding. You see people, real people, just a bit more vivid than they might be were they not in a Goldman movie.
Perhaps because he was a novelist long before he was a screenwriter, his screenplays are writerly. They’re literate without ever being literary. And though Goldman’s dialogue was ferociously memorable – is there a more iconic line in all of cinema than the one in which Inigo Montoya announces his name, his motivation, his intention? — Goldman knew that image creates character creates story. The very first words of Goldman’s very first original screenplay:
He was introducing his protagonist; but he might as well have been describing himself.
Goldman was also a master of exposition.
Perhaps because he was a novelist long before he was a screenwriter, his screenplays are writerly. They’re literate without ever being literary. And though Goldman’s dialogue was ferociously memorable – is there a more iconic line in all of cinema than the one in which Inigo Montoya announces his name, his motivation, his intention? — Goldman knew that image creates character creates story. The very first words of Goldman’s very first original screenplay:
He was introducing his protagonist; but he might as well have been describing himself.
Goldman was also a master of exposition.
- 11/19/2018
- by Howard Rodman
- Variety Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Nov 16, 2018
Prolific, two-time Oscar-winning, screenwriter William Goldman has passed away at age of 87.
William Goldman, one of the film industry’s most consistently successful screenwriters, has passed away this morning at his Manhattan home, having succumbed to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia at the age of 87, as confirmed to The Washington Post by his daughter, Jenny. He leaves behind an array of work that, frankly, is too vast to respectfully summarize in one sentence.
Goldman – the Chicago-born screenwriter who helped launch the career of Robert Redford by writing bellwether buddy movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and would one day write generational film favorite The Princess Bride – started his life as a scribe unsuccessfully in the late-1950s as a novelist, publishing works such as The Temple of Gold, Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow and Soldier in the Rain, before ultimately finding his voice in screenwriting,...
Prolific, two-time Oscar-winning, screenwriter William Goldman has passed away at age of 87.
William Goldman, one of the film industry’s most consistently successful screenwriters, has passed away this morning at his Manhattan home, having succumbed to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia at the age of 87, as confirmed to The Washington Post by his daughter, Jenny. He leaves behind an array of work that, frankly, is too vast to respectfully summarize in one sentence.
Goldman – the Chicago-born screenwriter who helped launch the career of Robert Redford by writing bellwether buddy movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and would one day write generational film favorite The Princess Bride – started his life as a scribe unsuccessfully in the late-1950s as a novelist, publishing works such as The Temple of Gold, Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow and Soldier in the Rain, before ultimately finding his voice in screenwriting,...
- 11/16/2018
- Den of Geek
(Goldman with James Caan on the set of "A Bridge Too Far"- 1976)
By Lee Pfeiffer
There's an old joke among writers about the naive young starlet who thought she could make it in Hollywood by sleeping with screenwriters. Indeed, the people who made it possible for hit films to exist by writing the scenarios the actors carried out on screen were often regarded as being very low on the industry totem pole- and relatively low-paid as well. Not so with novelist and screenwriter William Goldman, who elevated regard for screenwriters while demanding- and receiving- the kind of breakthrough salaries that revolutionized the film industry's respect for writers. Goldman has died from cancer in Manhattan at age 87. He was known to be opinionated, abrasive and demanding, but no one questioned his talents. He won Oscars for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men". Among his other...
By Lee Pfeiffer
There's an old joke among writers about the naive young starlet who thought she could make it in Hollywood by sleeping with screenwriters. Indeed, the people who made it possible for hit films to exist by writing the scenarios the actors carried out on screen were often regarded as being very low on the industry totem pole- and relatively low-paid as well. Not so with novelist and screenwriter William Goldman, who elevated regard for screenwriters while demanding- and receiving- the kind of breakthrough salaries that revolutionized the film industry's respect for writers. Goldman has died from cancer in Manhattan at age 87. He was known to be opinionated, abrasive and demanding, but no one questioned his talents. He won Oscars for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men". Among his other...
- 11/16/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Goldman won two Oscars in 1970 and 1977.
Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman, who wrote films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride, has died aged 87, in his sleep at his home in New York.
It is reported that Goldman was surrounded by family and friends when he died. His daughter Jenny has confirmed that his death was the result of colon cancer and pneumonia.
Goldman was part of the New Hollywood in the 1970s which changed the American film industry. He won two Oscars in this time: for Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid in 1970 and...
Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman, who wrote films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride, has died aged 87, in his sleep at his home in New York.
It is reported that Goldman was surrounded by family and friends when he died. His daughter Jenny has confirmed that his death was the result of colon cancer and pneumonia.
Goldman was part of the New Hollywood in the 1970s which changed the American film industry. He won two Oscars in this time: for Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid in 1970 and...
- 11/16/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Goldman won two Oscars in 1970 and 1977.
Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman, who wrote films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride, has died aged 87, in his sleep at his home in New York.
It is reported that Goldman was surrounded by family and friends when he died. His daughter Jenny has confirmed that his death was the result of colon cancer and pneumonia.
Goldman was part of the New Hollywood in the 1970s which changed the American film industry. He won two Oscars in this time: for Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid in 1970 and...
Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman, who wrote films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride, has died aged 87, in his sleep at his home in New York.
It is reported that Goldman was surrounded by family and friends when he died. His daughter Jenny has confirmed that his death was the result of colon cancer and pneumonia.
Goldman was part of the New Hollywood in the 1970s which changed the American film industry. He won two Oscars in this time: for Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid in 1970 and...
- 11/16/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
By Nicholas Anez
Business isn’t exactly booming for private detective Peter Joseph Detweiler, better known as P.J. His makeshift office is in a bar belonging to his only friend Charlie, his sporadic jobs include entrapping cheating wives and he is not above drowning his sorrows in liquor. So when wealthy magnate William Orbison offers him a substantial fee to be a bodyguard for his mistress, Maureen Prebble, he jumps at the chance. What P.J. doesn’t know is that Orbison has already hired someone else to commit a murder. How this murder and the shamus’s new job intersect is the crux of the terrific 1968 neo-noir from Universal, P.J. (U.K. title: New Face in Hell.)
Private detectives were prominent in the late 1960s and included Harper (1966), Tony Rome (1967), Gunn (1967), and Marlowe (1969). P.J. appeared in the midst of this surplus, which may account in part for its box office failure.
Business isn’t exactly booming for private detective Peter Joseph Detweiler, better known as P.J. His makeshift office is in a bar belonging to his only friend Charlie, his sporadic jobs include entrapping cheating wives and he is not above drowning his sorrows in liquor. So when wealthy magnate William Orbison offers him a substantial fee to be a bodyguard for his mistress, Maureen Prebble, he jumps at the chance. What P.J. doesn’t know is that Orbison has already hired someone else to commit a murder. How this murder and the shamus’s new job intersect is the crux of the terrific 1968 neo-noir from Universal, P.J. (U.K. title: New Face in Hell.)
Private detectives were prominent in the late 1960s and included Harper (1966), Tony Rome (1967), Gunn (1967), and Marlowe (1969). P.J. appeared in the midst of this surplus, which may account in part for its box office failure.
- 1/8/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Everyone notices the eyes first, languid, those of a somnambulist. Robert Mitchum, calm and observant, is a presence that, through passivity, enamors a viewer. His face is as effulgent as moonlight. The man smolders, with that boozy, baritone voice, seductive and soporific, a cigarette perched between wispy lips below which is a chin cleft like a geological fault. He’s slithery with innuendo. There’s an effortless allure to it all, a mix of malaise and braggadocio, a cocksure machismo and a hint of fragility. He’s ever-cool, a paradox, “radiating heat without warmth,” as Richard Brody said. A poet, a prodigious lover and drinker, a bad boy; his penchant for marijuana landed him in jail, and in the photographs from his two-month stay he looks like a natural fit. He sits, wrapped in denim, legs spread wide, hair shiny and slick, holding a cup of coffee. His mouth is...
- 9/29/2017
- MUBI
Ray Bradbury adapted to the screen is always something to check out; this Jack Smight- directed trio of stories bound together by a mystery man wearing the graffiti of the title at least works up a little ethereal-cereal excitement. Husband and wife Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom spout ominous dialogue as they face various futuristic threats.
The Illustrated Man
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date September 19, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins, Jason Evers, Tim Weldon, Christine Matchett
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
Art Direction: Joel Schiller
Film Editor: Archie Marshek
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Written by Howard B. Kreitsek from the book by Ray Bradbury
Produced by Howard B. Kreitsek, Ted Mann
Directed by Jack Smight
Ray Bradbury must have had some frustrating times as a screenwriter, although the three times I saw him in person he never...
The Illustrated Man
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date September 19, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins, Jason Evers, Tim Weldon, Christine Matchett
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
Art Direction: Joel Schiller
Film Editor: Archie Marshek
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Written by Howard B. Kreitsek from the book by Ray Bradbury
Produced by Howard B. Kreitsek, Ted Mann
Directed by Jack Smight
Ray Bradbury must have had some frustrating times as a screenwriter, although the three times I saw him in person he never...
- 9/12/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Despite starring in a major blockbuster like X-Men: Apocalypse, Tye Sheridan still excels at playing rich characters in smaller, independent movies, such as Mud and Joe, films he can really deep dive into. Now out in theaters, Detour is his latest indie effort, and it’s a crime thriller well worth a watch.
Sheridan portrays a young law student named Harper in the film, who blindly and drunkenly enters into a pact with Johnny (Emory Cohen), a dangerous thug who offers to kill Harper’s stepfather after Harper tells him he thinks the man’s responsible for the accident that sent his mother into a coma.
When Johnny shows up at Harper’s door the next day, he demands they drive to Las Vegas, where Harper’s stepdad will be. Also along for the ride is Cherry (Bel Powley), Johnny’s reluctant associate, but as the trio head into the desert,...
Sheridan portrays a young law student named Harper in the film, who blindly and drunkenly enters into a pact with Johnny (Emory Cohen), a dangerous thug who offers to kill Harper’s stepfather after Harper tells him he thinks the man’s responsible for the accident that sent his mother into a coma.
When Johnny shows up at Harper’s door the next day, he demands they drive to Las Vegas, where Harper’s stepdad will be. Also along for the ride is Cherry (Bel Powley), Johnny’s reluctant associate, but as the trio head into the desert,...
- 1/21/2017
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Let’s face it: Most horror made for TV isn’t really scary, is it? I mean, we talk about these shows or movies frightening us as kids, but we could say the same about watching a PG rated flick that contains a few good jolts or disturbing themes. The bottom line is a lot of things scare us as children, including real life. And every once in awhile, someone will come strutting along and boast of a TV movie from their youth that they insist is genuinely scary. And when they say genuine, they mean that it still casts a spell today, unvarnished by time. Well, having finally seen it for the first time, I can say that Don’t Go To Sleep (1982) fits the bill, offering up a few for real scares, a sense of unease, a clever teleplay, and an ending that’s still sticking to me like unwanted psychic residue.
- 5/22/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Writer/director Christopher Smith’s Detour has all the hallmarks of a noir thriller: law student and basically nice guy Harper (Tye Sheridan) falls into the bad company of Johnny (Emory Cohen) and his stripper girlfriend Cherry (Bel Powley) during a drunken binge at a bar. Harper’s mother is in a coma after a car accident and he believes that his stepfather Vincent (Stephen Moyer) is responsible. Seeing a chance for some quick cash, Johnny offers a deal: for $20,000 he’ll drive with Harper to Vegas and knock off Vincent. Harper agrees, but wakes up the next morning with Johnny banging on his door and has a quick change of heart. Johnny won’t take no for an answer, so off Harper goes on a road trip to either kill his stepfather, or find a way out of his predicament. But nothing, as the cliché goes, is what it seems.
- 4/17/2016
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
We're reviving "Curio" but with a twist. It won't just be arts & crafts any more but any curiousity so here's one about movie vernacular, taglines, and advertisements. - Editor.
Fifty years ago today Harper (1966) hit movie theaters. We only mention this because it gives us (another) excuse to post Paul Newman photos and to talk about a favorite movie poster quirk. Joe Reid recently wondered aloud why we say "Actor 'in' Name of Movie" versus "Actor 'on' Name of TV Show" which is true and curious. Why is that the language?
And why do some advertising campaigns say Movie Star Is... rather than Movie Star In... or Movie Star As? With Paul Newman it was "is" more often than not. Here's some proof...
Fifty years ago today Harper (1966) hit movie theaters. We only mention this because it gives us (another) excuse to post Paul Newman photos and to talk about a favorite movie poster quirk. Joe Reid recently wondered aloud why we say "Actor 'in' Name of Movie" versus "Actor 'on' Name of TV Show" which is true and curious. Why is that the language?
And why do some advertising campaigns say Movie Star Is... rather than Movie Star In... or Movie Star As? With Paul Newman it was "is" more often than not. Here's some proof...
- 2/23/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
From a pop culture perspective, private detectives stand for all that’s memorable about film noir. The indifference, the wittiness, and the moral ambiguity that define each urban knight has since become the stuff of parodied legend. We’re talking about the mediators between the crooks and the cops, the embodiment of back alley grayness that’s so tough to pin down. P.I.’s could cooperate with the law if needed, but they could just as soon do business with the bad guys for the right price. To a certain extent, that is – shamus work has always attracted the ignored and the ethical. The Wild West has mythical men with no name, The Asphalt Jungle has names with investigating licenses attached to them. Instead of a poncho and a ten gallon hat, they’re provided a fedora and trench coat.
The archetype has undergone many faces throughout Hollywood’s history,...
The archetype has undergone many faces throughout Hollywood’s history,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Danilo Castro
- CinemaNerdz
Displaying a transparency that few filmmakers of his fame and / or caliber would even bother with, Steven Soderbergh has, for a couple of years, been keen on releasing lists of what he watched and read during the previous twelve months. If you’re at all interested in this sort of thing — and why not? what else are you even doing with your day? — the 2015 selection should be of strong interest, this being a time when he was fully enmeshed in the world of creating television.
He’s clearly observing the medium with a close eye, be it what’s on air or what his friends (specifically David Fincher and his stillborn projects) show him, and how that might relate to his apparent love of 48 Hours Mystery or approach to a comparatively light slate of cinematic assignments — specifically: it seems odd that the last time he watched Magic Mike Xxl, a...
He’s clearly observing the medium with a close eye, be it what’s on air or what his friends (specifically David Fincher and his stillborn projects) show him, and how that might relate to his apparent love of 48 Hours Mystery or approach to a comparatively light slate of cinematic assignments — specifically: it seems odd that the last time he watched Magic Mike Xxl, a...
- 1/6/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Amidst promotions for her new movie "We Are Your Friends" - which is set to hit theaters this month - Emily Ratajkowski took time out of her busy schedule to take on a new role.
The 24-year-old English beauty donned the hat of guest-editor for the Third Edition of harper by Harper's Bazaar - which hits newsstands on August 18th.
Along with her editorial duties, Miss Ratajkowski posed for a fashionably fabulous photo shoot and took part in a Q&A session, with a few of the highlights below!
Emily’s style icon:
“I was 12 the first time I watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The sequence where Paul Newman wakes up Katharine Ross and takes her for a bike ride, set to ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,’ became my cinematic dreamscape. I loved how she looked in that long white dress, contrasted with her hats and slouchy button-ups later on.
The 24-year-old English beauty donned the hat of guest-editor for the Third Edition of harper by Harper's Bazaar - which hits newsstands on August 18th.
Along with her editorial duties, Miss Ratajkowski posed for a fashionably fabulous photo shoot and took part in a Q&A session, with a few of the highlights below!
Emily’s style icon:
“I was 12 the first time I watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The sequence where Paul Newman wakes up Katharine Ross and takes her for a bike ride, set to ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,’ became my cinematic dreamscape. I loved how she looked in that long white dress, contrasted with her hats and slouchy button-ups later on.
- 8/18/2015
- GossipCenter
Perhaps you've been wondering what the Coen Brothers have been doing since “Inside Llewyn Davis”? Rather a lot! They’ve got a movie in the can coming out in February of 2016, the Hollywood comedy “Hail, Caesar!” starring George Clooney, Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson. They’ve also been doing a lot of writing, penning Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” screenplay and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming “Bridge of Spies” (they also wrote the “Gambit” remake in 2012). One more writing assignment is coming down the pipeline, and they also could direct the project. Los Bros Coen are going to write an adaptation of Ross MacDonald’s crime novel “Black Money.” If that sounds vaguely familiar, that’s because a movie was already adapted from the book: the same lead character was played by Paul Newman in the very underrated crime thrillers “Harper” (1966) and “The Drowning Pool” (1975). Both look terrific, since they were shot...
- 8/5/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Rushes collects news, articles, images, videos and more for a weekly roundup of essential items from the world of film.Above: Nastassja Kinski & Jean-Pierre Léaud are on the poster for the 2015 Venice Film Festival.At the New York Times, A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis are in dialogue reflecting on feminism and summer movies.There's a new festival in the works from producer/distributor Karin Chien, critic/curator Shelly Kraicer, and filmmaker/anthropologist J.P. Sniadecki: "Cinema on the Edge! Bestof the Beijing Indie Film Festival." With the 2014 Biff thwarted, these three are essentially transposing the festival and its films to New York this summer. They've launched a Kickstarter to support the venture.Above: Lauren Bacall in a 1943 issue of Harper's Bazaar. Via bettybecallbeauty.Film Comment's latest issue is out, and much of it is available to read online, including Kent Jones on Horse Money, reports from Cannes and Tribeca,...
- 7/8/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when superhero movies were kiddie fodder and proud of it.
Yes, I know. The Avengers: Age of Ultron opens this Friday (which is really Thursday night; Hollywood exists in a different time/space continuum). Everybody’s stoked to see it; well, everybody but ComicMix’s own Martha Thomases, who has already seen the movie. That’s just about the, what, twelve thousandth superhero movie to open in the past decade? I’m not complaining, as these days most of these movies – dare I say it? – are more entertaining than their source material. However, I’m not here to praise this crop of superhero movies for being adult-accessible. I’m here to wax nostalgic about the first time I saw a superhero movie in a real, honest-to-Crom movie theater. Or theatre, for those who drift towards the pretentious.
Let’s go back to late July,...
Yes, I know. The Avengers: Age of Ultron opens this Friday (which is really Thursday night; Hollywood exists in a different time/space continuum). Everybody’s stoked to see it; well, everybody but ComicMix’s own Martha Thomases, who has already seen the movie. That’s just about the, what, twelve thousandth superhero movie to open in the past decade? I’m not complaining, as these days most of these movies – dare I say it? – are more entertaining than their source material. However, I’m not here to praise this crop of superhero movies for being adult-accessible. I’m here to wax nostalgic about the first time I saw a superhero movie in a real, honest-to-Crom movie theater. Or theatre, for those who drift towards the pretentious.
Let’s go back to late July,...
- 4/29/2015
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Movies 20-11
20. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) directed by Wes Craven
Before he was the one-line-loving, crassly, campy class clown known as Freddy, Fred Krueger was the stuff of genuine nightmares. Scarred and grinning in his striped wool sweater, Fred prowls the dreamscape realm of the local high schoolers, the children upon whom he once preyed before their parents got smart and burned him alive. Years ago, Fred was a janitor at the elementary school; he lured children into the boiler room, where, it’s insinuated, he molested and maimed the kids. Now, years later, he returns to haunt the dreams of the children of Suburbia, America. Craven conjures the most surreal imagery of his wildly uneven career here, and Robert Englund instills Craven’s iconic creation with sharp, wry kind of terror, his playful delivery still ironic before the sequels declawed him. He wears his ratty old fedora like...
20. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) directed by Wes Craven
Before he was the one-line-loving, crassly, campy class clown known as Freddy, Fred Krueger was the stuff of genuine nightmares. Scarred and grinning in his striped wool sweater, Fred prowls the dreamscape realm of the local high schoolers, the children upon whom he once preyed before their parents got smart and burned him alive. Years ago, Fred was a janitor at the elementary school; he lured children into the boiler room, where, it’s insinuated, he molested and maimed the kids. Now, years later, he returns to haunt the dreams of the children of Suburbia, America. Craven conjures the most surreal imagery of his wildly uneven career here, and Robert Englund instills Craven’s iconic creation with sharp, wry kind of terror, his playful delivery still ironic before the sequels declawed him. He wears his ratty old fedora like...
- 10/17/2014
- by Greg Cwik
- SoundOnSight
No one could give "The Look" like Lauren Bacall. Plucked off the cover of Harper's Bazaar in 1943, the girl born Betty Joan Perske quickly transformed from a self-described "frightened" daughter of Jewish immigrants into a sultry screen icon. "I was so nervous," Bacall told People in 2007 of making her film debut in 1944's To Have and Have Not, where she developed her signature gaze simply by "trying to hold my head still because I was shaking." But with one memorable invitation to whistle, the then-19-year-old seduced both audiences and her leading man, Humphrey Bogart. "The looks, the wit,...
- 8/23/2014
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- PEOPLE.com
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