Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow…
William Fruet is one of Canada’s most important directors. He’s renowned for not only his contributions to ‘realist social dramas’ such as 1970’s Goin’ Down The Road (one of Canada’s first English language fiction feature films) and 1972’s Wedding in White, but also for his Canuxploitation films of the 70s.
Death Weekend – or The House by the Lake as it was known in the United States – was made in 1976 in an effort to capitalize on a unique Canadian funding model at the time.
As previously explored in this editorial series, as well as my David Cronenberg podcast Sexy & Surreal, Canadian films are funded by the public via governmental organizations. In the 1970s, the government created the Canadian Film Development Council (Cfdc) in...
William Fruet is one of Canada’s most important directors. He’s renowned for not only his contributions to ‘realist social dramas’ such as 1970’s Goin’ Down The Road (one of Canada’s first English language fiction feature films) and 1972’s Wedding in White, but also for his Canuxploitation films of the 70s.
Death Weekend – or The House by the Lake as it was known in the United States – was made in 1976 in an effort to capitalize on a unique Canadian funding model at the time.
As previously explored in this editorial series, as well as my David Cronenberg podcast Sexy & Surreal, Canadian films are funded by the public via governmental organizations. In the 1970s, the government created the Canadian Film Development Council (Cfdc) in...
- 7/25/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s hard to think of a less suspenseful set-up than the one writer-director Rodrigo Sorogoyen took on for his nail-biting new feature, The Beasts (As Bestas), which swept last year’s Goya awards in Spain.
In a tiny village lost in the hills of Galicia, a French couple has decided to restart their lives as organic farmers, selling produce at the town market while fixing up abandoned old houses in their downtime. The wife, Olga (Marina Foïs), and husband, Antoine (Denis Ménochet), are a gentle and thoughtful middle-aged pair, concerned by environmental issues and adept enough in Spanish to do business with the locals.
And yet, from its very first minute, this searing drama of rural strife, xenophobia and cultural hostility is filled with almost unbearable tension — a tension that boils over as Olga and Antoine clash with a pair of native-born brothers, Xan (Luis Zahera) and Lorenzo (Diego Anido...
In a tiny village lost in the hills of Galicia, a French couple has decided to restart their lives as organic farmers, selling produce at the town market while fixing up abandoned old houses in their downtime. The wife, Olga (Marina Foïs), and husband, Antoine (Denis Ménochet), are a gentle and thoughtful middle-aged pair, concerned by environmental issues and adept enough in Spanish to do business with the locals.
And yet, from its very first minute, this searing drama of rural strife, xenophobia and cultural hostility is filled with almost unbearable tension — a tension that boils over as Olga and Antoine clash with a pair of native-born brothers, Xan (Luis Zahera) and Lorenzo (Diego Anido...
- 7/24/2023
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes attracts a specific type of movie and film festival buyer. Rather than the crowd-pleasing Sundance film, the Neons, Sony Pictures Classics and Mubis of the world are on the hunt for the next arthouse event of the year, the movie that demands to be seen in a theater populated with other cinephiles, which led to big deals for titles like “The Worst Person in the World” and “Drive My Car.”
The 2022 competition slate, while already loaded with pre-sold films, includes some similarly auteur-driven work that should no doubt have some commercial appeal to the right buyer.
“Broker” – Neon
Neon ahead of the festival acquired competition title “Broker” from the Palme D’or-winning director of “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda. Kore-eda is Japanese but made his debut in Korean on “Broker” in partnership with the Korean media giant Cj Enm. The film follows Sang-hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won) as “brokers of goodwill,...
The 2022 competition slate, while already loaded with pre-sold films, includes some similarly auteur-driven work that should no doubt have some commercial appeal to the right buyer.
“Broker” – Neon
Neon ahead of the festival acquired competition title “Broker” from the Palme D’or-winning director of “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda. Kore-eda is Japanese but made his debut in Korean on “Broker” in partnership with the Korean media giant Cj Enm. The film follows Sang-hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won) as “brokers of goodwill,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Kirill Serebrennikov, the director of Cannes competition title “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” and the only Russian director with a film in this year’s official festival, on Thursday called for world governments to lift sanctions on a Russian oligarch and film financier who has been reported to be helping the Ukraine war effort.
The oligarch is Roman Abramovich, who is behind the film fund Kinoprime that helped to finance both “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” and Serebrennikov’s prior film “Petrov’s Flu,” among other Russian art-house films. Serebrennikov, who said he did not receive money from the state to make “Tchaikovsky’s Wife,” defended Abramovich’s work as saying that the films he funds are not propaganda movies but are “rather the contrary.”
“We have to lift the sanctions against Abramovich,” the director said during his Cannes press conference. “He helps modern art, and he has for a long time now. He’s a real patron...
The oligarch is Roman Abramovich, who is behind the film fund Kinoprime that helped to finance both “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” and Serebrennikov’s prior film “Petrov’s Flu,” among other Russian art-house films. Serebrennikov, who said he did not receive money from the state to make “Tchaikovsky’s Wife,” defended Abramovich’s work as saying that the films he funds are not propaganda movies but are “rather the contrary.”
“We have to lift the sanctions against Abramovich,” the director said during his Cannes press conference. “He helps modern art, and he has for a long time now. He’s a real patron...
- 5/19/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: A feature about legendary Hollywood director Sam Peckinpah’s wild plan to finance his final film with backing from Colombia’s Cali Cartel is being sold in Cannes.
Avatar Entertainment is handling sales for If They Move… ‘Kill Em, with Colombian director Carlos Moreno — known for Netflix film Dogwashers, upcoming series Goles en Contra and Sundance titles Dog Eat Dog, The Snitch Cartel and Live Forever — also attached. Kel Symons is the writer.
The script tells the story of legendary 1960s and 1970s director Peckinpah, who after burning all bridges in Hollywood decided to finance his final film through the only people willing to invest in him: the Colombian drug cartel in Cali, Colombia. After he and the cartel have ‘creative differences,’ Peckinpah and his associate are kidnapped and held in the Amazon jungle. He then escapes captivity and has to find his way through the dangerous jungle, evade armed fighters searching for him,...
Avatar Entertainment is handling sales for If They Move… ‘Kill Em, with Colombian director Carlos Moreno — known for Netflix film Dogwashers, upcoming series Goles en Contra and Sundance titles Dog Eat Dog, The Snitch Cartel and Live Forever — also attached. Kel Symons is the writer.
The script tells the story of legendary 1960s and 1970s director Peckinpah, who after burning all bridges in Hollywood decided to finance his final film through the only people willing to invest in him: the Colombian drug cartel in Cali, Colombia. After he and the cartel have ‘creative differences,’ Peckinpah and his associate are kidnapped and held in the Amazon jungle. He then escapes captivity and has to find his way through the dangerous jungle, evade armed fighters searching for him,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Hughes to direct from screenplay by W. Peter Iliff.
Kate Bosworth and rap star 2 Chainz have joined Antonio Banderas on Millennium Media’s noir thriller The Enforcer ahead of a sales launch at the virtual Cannes market.
Millennium Media is producing and anticipates a strong response from global buyers. Richard Hughes will direct from a script by W. Peter Iliff, whose career credits include Point Break, Patriot Games, and Varsity Blues.
Producing The Enforcer are Rob Van Norden, Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger and Les Weldon of Millennium Media, and Natalie Burn of Born to Burn Films.
Kate Bosworth and rap star 2 Chainz have joined Antonio Banderas on Millennium Media’s noir thriller The Enforcer ahead of a sales launch at the virtual Cannes market.
Millennium Media is producing and anticipates a strong response from global buyers. Richard Hughes will direct from a script by W. Peter Iliff, whose career credits include Point Break, Patriot Games, and Varsity Blues.
Producing The Enforcer are Rob Van Norden, Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger and Les Weldon of Millennium Media, and Natalie Burn of Born to Burn Films.
- 6/16/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Actor David Morse joins Josh and Joe to talk about his favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
A History Of Violence (2005)
The Indian Runner (1991)
Inside Moves (1980) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Death Wish (1974) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary
The Virtuoso (2021)
The Crossing Guard (1995)
Prototype (1983)
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)
Seven Beauties (1975)
Swept Away (1974)
Mimic (1997)
Hannibal (2001)
Mean Streets (1973)
Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Being There (1979) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
A Shot In The Dark (1964) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Papillon (1973)
Straight Time (1978) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Straw Dogs (1971) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Wait Until Dark (1967) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Catch 22 (1970) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Desperate Hours (1990)
The Bounty...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
A History Of Violence (2005)
The Indian Runner (1991)
Inside Moves (1980) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Death Wish (1974) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary
The Virtuoso (2021)
The Crossing Guard (1995)
Prototype (1983)
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)
Seven Beauties (1975)
Swept Away (1974)
Mimic (1997)
Hannibal (2001)
Mean Streets (1973)
Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Being There (1979) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
A Shot In The Dark (1964) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Papillon (1973)
Straight Time (1978) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Straw Dogs (1971) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Wait Until Dark (1967) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Catch 22 (1970) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Desperate Hours (1990)
The Bounty...
- 5/18/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
From early animation to foreign-language gems via all-time classics, a range of movies to whet budding cinematic appetites
What is a children’s film? Is it a film aimed specifically at younger viewers, tailor-made to cater to their growing needs? Maybe it’s a film about childhood, a coming-of-age story that resonates with a wide range of viewers, young and old alike. Or perhaps it’s simply any film that a child could watch, anything that isn’t restricted by its nature to adult-only audiences.
When I was a kid in the late 60s and early 70s, there were two movie classifications that excluded younger viewers: the AA category, introduced in 1970, for which you had to be at least 14 years old; and X-certificate movies, which were restricted to over-16s or (after 1970) over-18s. Films that fell under these prohibitive categories included everything from the David Essex/Ringo Starr Brit-pop...
What is a children’s film? Is it a film aimed specifically at younger viewers, tailor-made to cater to their growing needs? Maybe it’s a film about childhood, a coming-of-age story that resonates with a wide range of viewers, young and old alike. Or perhaps it’s simply any film that a child could watch, anything that isn’t restricted by its nature to adult-only audiences.
When I was a kid in the late 60s and early 70s, there were two movie classifications that excluded younger viewers: the AA category, introduced in 1970, for which you had to be at least 14 years old; and X-certificate movies, which were restricted to over-16s or (after 1970) over-18s. Films that fell under these prohibitive categories included everything from the David Essex/Ringo Starr Brit-pop...
- 7/21/2019
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
There’s a common screenwriter trick called “saving the cat” — a well-trodden shortcut to build instant sympathy for your protagonist by having them show kindness to an animal. Pay attention and you’ll see it everywhere, but nowhere more audaciously than in Italian director Matteo Garrone’s “Dogman.”
Early in the film, small-town dog groomer Marcello (Marcello Fonte) learns of an animal in dire straits, a poor dog stuffed into a freezer by pair of nervous house burglars. How does Marcello learn this distressing information? Why, he’s the burglar’s getaway driver, and once he drops them off he turns right around to break into the house anew in order to save the pooch.
(Fret not, he succeeds.)
Also Read: 'Mary Magdalene' Film Review: Rooney Mara Plays Jesus' Gal Pal in Snoozy Epic
It’s a daring move that banks a lot of good will — and thankfully so, because...
Early in the film, small-town dog groomer Marcello (Marcello Fonte) learns of an animal in dire straits, a poor dog stuffed into a freezer by pair of nervous house burglars. How does Marcello learn this distressing information? Why, he’s the burglar’s getaway driver, and once he drops them off he turns right around to break into the house anew in order to save the pooch.
(Fret not, he succeeds.)
Also Read: 'Mary Magdalene' Film Review: Rooney Mara Plays Jesus' Gal Pal in Snoozy Epic
It’s a daring move that banks a lot of good will — and thankfully so, because...
- 4/10/2019
- by Ben Croll
- The Wrap
The Cornish are often condescended to onscreen, represented as folksy, even aggressive and primitive, through films like Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs (1971). But in Mark Jenkin’s Bait it is the locals who are under attack, their traditions under fire by a relentless tourist economy and a permeating sense of outsider privilege. Premiering in the Forum section of last month’s Berlinale, the Cornish fishing drama was described by the Notebook as “employ[ing] the cinema of the past to tell of the aggravated Brexit present.” Through the gorgeous grain of its 16mm photography, Bait has the visual texture of a 1960s industrial film, while the immediacy of Jenkin’s bold close-ups bind us to recognizable British archetypes, and the jarring editing provides a dislocation which mirrors its characters’ own. Jenkin’s technique distorts time to create a sense of an eternal, cyclical struggle. It tells the tale of Martin (Edward...
- 3/28/2019
- MUBI
We asked Team Experience to share their favourite Oscar acceptance speeches as we countdown to Hollywood's High Holy Night. Here's Ben Miller...
Dustin Hoffman had an incredible run of films at the start of his career. After breaking through with The Graduate in 1967, he followed that with the legendary Midnight Cowboy, and steadily continued on with Little Big Man, Straw Dogs, Papillion, Lenny, All the President’s Men and Marathon Man. When 1979 rolled around, he was 42 years old and already had three Best Actor nominations under his belt.
Hoffman was no fan of the Academy at the time. In the midst of his 70’s run, Hoffman called the Oscars a garish and embarrassing evening. He even drew the ire of Frank Sinatra during the 1975 ceremony. Despite that, the Academy didn’t mind all that much as they nominated him again in 79 for Kramer vs. Kramer, and this time they gave him the award.
Dustin Hoffman had an incredible run of films at the start of his career. After breaking through with The Graduate in 1967, he followed that with the legendary Midnight Cowboy, and steadily continued on with Little Big Man, Straw Dogs, Papillion, Lenny, All the President’s Men and Marathon Man. When 1979 rolled around, he was 42 years old and already had three Best Actor nominations under his belt.
Hoffman was no fan of the Academy at the time. In the midst of his 70’s run, Hoffman called the Oscars a garish and embarrassing evening. He even drew the ire of Frank Sinatra during the 1975 ceremony. Despite that, the Academy didn’t mind all that much as they nominated him again in 79 for Kramer vs. Kramer, and this time they gave him the award.
- 2/21/2019
- by Ben Miller
- FilmExperience
The first issue of Cinema Retro's 15th season (#43) has now been mailed to subscribers around the globe. Thanks to our loyal readers, the world's most unique film magazine is entering another exciting year with every issue packed with the kind of coverage of classic cinema that you've come to expect. (Issue #44 will ship in April/May and issue #45 ships in September/October.) Our kickoff issue for the new season features the following:
Tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond classic "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" starring George Lazenby: a five-page photo feature packed with rare images, some never published before.
"Mackenna's Gold"- a look back fifty years on at the much-hyped big budget fiasco that has a fascinating back story.. This major article by Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer is the most comprehensive ever written about the troubled production that starred Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas...
Tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond classic "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" starring George Lazenby: a five-page photo feature packed with rare images, some never published before.
"Mackenna's Gold"- a look back fifty years on at the much-hyped big budget fiasco that has a fascinating back story.. This major article by Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer is the most comprehensive ever written about the troubled production that starred Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas...
- 2/8/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
It’s called the Patriot’s Oath, a loyalty pledge that requires U.S. citizens to declare allegiance to their country, their government, their President. People do not have to sign it, says a press secretary, but their are “perks” if they do. Like, for example, they won’t be audited on their taxes, or deemed traitors, or mysteriously “disappear” after being visited the C.P.U. (Citizens Protection Unit), an Nsa-sponsored militia in khakis. All the protests and violent clashes reported by TV anchors have turned Chris (writer-director...
- 10/10/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The Changeling
Blu ray
Severin Films
1980/ 1.85:1 / Street Date August 7, 2018
Starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography by John Coquillion
Directed by Peter Medak
The success of 70’s shockers like The Devils, The Exorcist and Alien – grindhouse films in big budget drag – opened the door to increasingly explicit studio fare – moviemakers were happy to accommodate and upped the ante in the bargain.
1980 alone saw the release of Sean Cunningham’s seminal slasher Friday the 13th, Ken Russell’s evolutionary freak out Altered States and, infamously, the unvarnished (and x-rated) depredations of Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust.
But it was The Shining, with its rotting ghosts, blood-soaked hallways and promise of never-ending horror that personified Reagan era fright films.
Into this heavy atmosphere ambled Peter Medak’s The Changeling, an unassuming murder mystery disguised as a ghost story. Compared to its over the top contemporaries, Medak’s film seemed...
Blu ray
Severin Films
1980/ 1.85:1 / Street Date August 7, 2018
Starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography by John Coquillion
Directed by Peter Medak
The success of 70’s shockers like The Devils, The Exorcist and Alien – grindhouse films in big budget drag – opened the door to increasingly explicit studio fare – moviemakers were happy to accommodate and upped the ante in the bargain.
1980 alone saw the release of Sean Cunningham’s seminal slasher Friday the 13th, Ken Russell’s evolutionary freak out Altered States and, infamously, the unvarnished (and x-rated) depredations of Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust.
But it was The Shining, with its rotting ghosts, blood-soaked hallways and promise of never-ending horror that personified Reagan era fright films.
Into this heavy atmosphere ambled Peter Medak’s The Changeling, an unassuming murder mystery disguised as a ghost story. Compared to its over the top contemporaries, Medak’s film seemed...
- 9/22/2018
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Serbian producer Milos Antic has acquired the film rights to late director Sam Peckinpah’s screenplay Castaway from the Peckinpah Estate, Antic has announced, and is planning to produce a feature based on the script alongside Los Angeles-based producers Katy Haber and Benni Korzen.
Castaway, based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Gould Cozzens, is a parable of about a man who survives an unnamed catastrophe by hiding in a department store.
In the late 1960s, Peckinpah, best known for films like The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs, bought the movie rights to the tale and ...
Castaway, based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Gould Cozzens, is a parable of about a man who survives an unnamed catastrophe by hiding in a department store.
In the late 1960s, Peckinpah, best known for films like The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs, bought the movie rights to the tale and ...
- 8/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Serbian producer Milos Antic has acquired the film rights to late director Sam Peckinpah’s screenplay Castaway from the Peckinpah Estate, Antic has announced, and is planning to produce a feature based on the script alongside Los Angeles-based producers Katy Haber and Benni Korzen.
Castaway, based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Gould Cozzens, is a parable of about a man who survives an unnamed catastrophe by hiding in a department store.
In the late 1960s, Peckinpah, best known for films like The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs, bought the movie rights to the tale and ...
Castaway, based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Gould Cozzens, is a parable of about a man who survives an unnamed catastrophe by hiding in a department store.
In the late 1960s, Peckinpah, best known for films like The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs, bought the movie rights to the tale and ...
- 8/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writer/director Matt Palmer’s debut feature is an intense thriller set in the highlands of Scotland. Part character study, part revenge thriller, it draws inspiration from Straw Dogs and Deliverance in its tale of two city dwellers on a hunting trip who must contend with vengeful locals following a terrible accident in the wilderness. The film won the Eiff’s 2018 Michael Powell Award – its highest accolade – and deservedly so.
Vaughn (Jack Lowden - Dunkirk) is a good-natured but timid father-to-be, who sets off on a shooting holiday to the Highlands with his old sch...
Vaughn (Jack Lowden - Dunkirk) is a good-natured but timid father-to-be, who sets off on a shooting holiday to the Highlands with his old sch...
- 7/7/2018
- QuietEarth.us
When the “one-hit-wonder” glam-metal band “Sonic Grave” embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an “unworldly” vicious attack, and they must “rock” themselves out of harm’s way. Cabin Fever: Patent Zero‘s Sean Astin,, True Lies’ Tom Arnold, The Frighteners‘ Jake Busey and Straw Dogs‘ Rhys Coiro are starring in Dead Ant, an […]...
- 9/28/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
When the “one-hit-wonder” glam-metal band “Sonic Grave” embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an “unworldly” vicious attack, and they must “rock” themselves out of harm’s way. Cabin Fever: Patent Zero‘s Sean Astin,, True Lies’ Tom Arnold, The Frighteners‘ Jake Busey and Straw Dogs‘ Rhys Coiro are starring in Dead Ant, an […]...
- 9/14/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Drew Powell is an American actor from the state of Indiana. Over the course of his career, he has appeared in a fair number of movies and TV shows, with examples ranging from Straw Dogs to Malcolm in the Middle. However, he might be most familiar to most people as Butch Gilzean on Gotham, which is a character that has received some attention in recent times because of some surprising revelations. Here are five things that you may or may not have known about Drew Powell: Set a Record When He Was Born When Powell was born, it is interesting
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Drew Powell...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Drew Powell...
- 8/17/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Costume designer Lynn Falconer has many credits under her fashionable brown leather belt, having worked on such movies as Oculus, Straw Dogs, Before I Wake, The Alphabet Killer and Silent House. Lynn’s latest film, currently still in theaters, Ouija: Origin of Evil presented a new challenge though, as she was given the task of recreating the style of characters living in Los Angeles in 1967. To do this as authentically as possible, while adding her own flare, she visited numerous costume houses, estate sales and flea markets choosing to go down the more classic avenue rather than florals, which didn’t fit the dark vibe of the film. She also drew on inspiration from her own childhood, picking pieces she wore during that time. We spoke...
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- 11/23/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Although she was one of the most famous women in the world in the mid-’60s, today Sharon Tate is best remembered for her murder—and that of her unborn child—at the hands of the Manson Family on August 9, 1969. But there’s more to Tate’s life than her death, a point that Kate Bosworth is hoping to make in an upcoming biopic about the fallen star.
The as-yet0untitled film, described as a “look at Tate’s career, marriage and other relationships she had in Hollywood,” was announced earlier this afternoon. It’s based on a book called Sharon Tate And The Manson Murders, although producer Nick Phillips, who worked with Bosworth on the 2011 remake of Straw Dogs, says that the murders won’t be the main focus of the film. “There has been so much said and written about all of the other players in ...
The as-yet0untitled film, described as a “look at Tate’s career, marriage and other relationships she had in Hollywood,” was announced earlier this afternoon. It’s based on a book called Sharon Tate And The Manson Murders, although producer Nick Phillips, who worked with Bosworth on the 2011 remake of Straw Dogs, says that the murders won’t be the main focus of the film. “There has been so much said and written about all of the other players in ...
- 10/28/2016
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
Exclusive: Kate Bosworth is attached to star in a film based on the Greg King book Sharon Tate And The Manson Murders for filmmaker-husband Michael Polish. They have worked together several times before in such films as 90 Minutes In Heaven and the psychological thriller Amnesiac. Polish will adapt and direct, while Nick Phillips — who worked with Bosworth on the Straw Dogs remake while an exec at Screen Gems — will produce. Word of the project comes a day after parole…...
- 10/28/2016
- Deadline
Commander in Chief
Showcase Inventory
Created by Rod Lurie
Produced by Battleplan Productions, Stephen Bochco Productions, Touchstone Television
Aired on ABC for 1 season (18 episodes) from September 27, 2005 – June 14, 2006
Cast
Geena Davis as Mackenzie ‘Mac’ Allen
Kyle Secor as Rod Calloway
Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton
Harry J. Lennix as Jim Gardner
Show Premise
After beloved President Teddy Bridges falls fatally ill from a cerebral aneurysm, the protocol of replacing him brings forth Vice President Mackenzie Allen to take over his presidency, marking a landmark moment in history, as the United States pronounces their first female Potus to preside over the White House. Manning the helm of Commander in Chief is never an easy task for anyone coming in unplanned, but much less so when stepping into the oval office as a woman; getting doubly criticized, undermined, and penalized by a governmental system that had been primarily patriarchal. Controversy stirs from the day she takes the oath,...
Showcase Inventory
Created by Rod Lurie
Produced by Battleplan Productions, Stephen Bochco Productions, Touchstone Television
Aired on ABC for 1 season (18 episodes) from September 27, 2005 – June 14, 2006
Cast
Geena Davis as Mackenzie ‘Mac’ Allen
Kyle Secor as Rod Calloway
Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton
Harry J. Lennix as Jim Gardner
Show Premise
After beloved President Teddy Bridges falls fatally ill from a cerebral aneurysm, the protocol of replacing him brings forth Vice President Mackenzie Allen to take over his presidency, marking a landmark moment in history, as the United States pronounces their first female Potus to preside over the White House. Manning the helm of Commander in Chief is never an easy task for anyone coming in unplanned, but much less so when stepping into the oval office as a woman; getting doubly criticized, undermined, and penalized by a governmental system that had been primarily patriarchal. Controversy stirs from the day she takes the oath,...
- 11/15/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive: Writer-director Rod Lurie has optioned Julia Heaberlin's bestselling crime novel Black-Eyed Susans and is adapting the screenplay with his wife, author Kyra Davis. The book tells the story of the lone survivor of a serial killer who launches her own investigation after she begins having doubts about the guilt of man convicted of the crime. Lurie, whose films include The Last Castle, The Contender, Straw Dogs and Nothing But The Truth, says his Battleplan…...
- 11/10/2015
- Deadline
James Woods in 'Videodrome.' James Woods in $10 million Twitter lawsuit feud: Crassly vocal right-wing actor goes after two crassly vocal users who attacked him In a letter dated Aug. 21, '15, Twitter attorney Ryan Mrazik ridiculed Surf's Up and Scary Movie 2 actor James Woods, while also highlighting the potentially dangerous precedent of a $10 million lawsuit the 68-year-old entertainer filed against a Twitter user last July. The lawsuit was followed by a subpoena demanding that the social media giant reveal the user's identity and that of another user with whom Woods has been embroiled in the (generally) no-holds-barred Twitterverse. In case you're unfamiliar with the name, these days the two-time Oscar-nominated Woods is best known for a supporting role as a right-wing sociopath in Roland Emmerich's thriller White House Down, starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx (as a liberal-minded U.S. president despised by Woods' character), and for his relentless,...
- 8/31/2015
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Sneak Peek new revealing images of "Mad Men" actress January Jones and "Blue Crush" star Kate Bosworth in the September 'Desire' issue of "Vs Magazine", with alternate covers featuring "The Giver" actress Odeya Rush, photographed by Francesco Carrozzi and Ellen von Unwerth:
January Jones, best known for playing 'Betty Draper' in the AMC TV series "Mad Men" (2007–2015), is also noted for roles in "American Wedding" (2003), "Unknown" (2011) and "X-Men: First Class" (2011). She currently stars as 'Melissa Shart' in the Fox series "The Last Man on Earth".
Kate Bosworth made her film debut in "The Horse Whisperer" (1998) before landing a lead role as a teenage surfer in "Blue Crush" (2002). She also appeared in the features "Wonderland" (2003), "Beyond the Sea" (2004), "Superman Returns" (2006), "Straw Dogs" (2011) and "Still Alice" (2014).
Odeya Rush is noted for her lead role in the 2014 film "The Giver", earning her a 'Teen Choice Award' as a 'Breakout Star'.
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January Jones, best known for playing 'Betty Draper' in the AMC TV series "Mad Men" (2007–2015), is also noted for roles in "American Wedding" (2003), "Unknown" (2011) and "X-Men: First Class" (2011). She currently stars as 'Melissa Shart' in the Fox series "The Last Man on Earth".
Kate Bosworth made her film debut in "The Horse Whisperer" (1998) before landing a lead role as a teenage surfer in "Blue Crush" (2002). She also appeared in the features "Wonderland" (2003), "Beyond the Sea" (2004), "Superman Returns" (2006), "Straw Dogs" (2011) and "Still Alice" (2014).
Odeya Rush is noted for her lead role in the 2014 film "The Giver", earning her a 'Teen Choice Award' as a 'Breakout Star'.
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- 8/25/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
First look at a new Amnesiac clip Ahead of the film’s release tomorrow, we’ve got an exclusive new Amnesiac clip featuring Kate Bosworth (Straw Dogs, Superman Returns) and Wes Bentley (“American Horror Story,” Final Girl, P2). Check it out in the player below! Amnesiac tells the story of a man who wakes up in bed suffering from…
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- 8/13/2015
- by Spencer Perry
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Sakharov has directed episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones and Marco Polo.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has closed a first look deal with director Alik Sakharov. Under the first look agreement Sakharov will develop original ideas for television to both direct and produce.
He will also continue to be involved in The Weinstein Company and Netflix series Marco Polo, returning to direct additional episodes in the second season.
Sakharov has most recently directed episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones and Marco Polo. He was also the co-executive producer on Black Sails for Starz.
“I spent a great deal of time with Alik on the set of Marco Polo and watched him work closely with the actors,” said Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman The Weinstein Company.
“He is incredibly talented, has a unique vision and we are thrilled to keep him in the TWC family for both our television division and potentially for feature films.”
Sakharov said: “Having...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has closed a first look deal with director Alik Sakharov. Under the first look agreement Sakharov will develop original ideas for television to both direct and produce.
He will also continue to be involved in The Weinstein Company and Netflix series Marco Polo, returning to direct additional episodes in the second season.
Sakharov has most recently directed episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones and Marco Polo. He was also the co-executive producer on Black Sails for Starz.
“I spent a great deal of time with Alik on the set of Marco Polo and watched him work closely with the actors,” said Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman The Weinstein Company.
“He is incredibly talented, has a unique vision and we are thrilled to keep him in the TWC family for both our television division and potentially for feature films.”
Sakharov said: “Having...
- 6/16/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
For the third weekend in a row, American Sniper is going to easily take the top spot at the box office. Even with the Super Bowl monopolizing attention on Sunday, Sniper should still easily add at least $30 million over the three-day period.Among the weekend's new releases, found footage time travel movie Project Almanac should provide decent counterprogramming for teen moviegoers, while Black or White and The Loft will be lucky to earn a combined $10 million.Through 13 days in wide release, American Sniper has already earned $213.4 million. This weekend, it expands to an additional 180 locations, which brings its total count to 3,885; that's a new record for an R-rated movie, ahead of the record that Sniper set last weekend.On fantastic word-of-mouth, the movie dropped a very light 28 percent last weekend. With tough competition from the Super Bowl on Sunday, a similar drop this weekend is out of the question. Still,...
- 1/30/2015
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
To mark the release of Arrow Season 2 on DVD and Blu-ray 22nd September, we’ve been given a Kindle Fire HD (as seen here) to give away to one lucky HeyUGuys reader. Two runners-up will also receive the series on DVD.
Arrow Season 2 is the epic sci-fi serial drama that breeds a whole new level of superhero. The crime fighting masked vigilante with a bow and arrow returns to Starling City as Arrow : Season 2 aims and shoots to Blu-ray and DVD on 15 September from Warner Home Entertainment.
Season 2 boasts an all star young Hollywood cast including; Stephen Amell (The Flash, New Girl) as leading man Oliver Queen and the masked Arrow man; Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl, Monte Carlo, A Nightmare on Elm Street) as Laurel Lance the attorney and former girlfriend of Oliver Queen; David Ramsey (Blue Bloods, The Defenders, Outlaw) as John Diggle, Oliver’s partner, confidant and bodyguard; Willa Holland (Tiger Eyes,...
Arrow Season 2 is the epic sci-fi serial drama that breeds a whole new level of superhero. The crime fighting masked vigilante with a bow and arrow returns to Starling City as Arrow : Season 2 aims and shoots to Blu-ray and DVD on 15 September from Warner Home Entertainment.
Season 2 boasts an all star young Hollywood cast including; Stephen Amell (The Flash, New Girl) as leading man Oliver Queen and the masked Arrow man; Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl, Monte Carlo, A Nightmare on Elm Street) as Laurel Lance the attorney and former girlfriend of Oliver Queen; David Ramsey (Blue Bloods, The Defenders, Outlaw) as John Diggle, Oliver’s partner, confidant and bodyguard; Willa Holland (Tiger Eyes,...
- 9/7/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To mark the release of A Fighting Man on 9th June, we’ve been given 5 copies to give away on DVD.
Hollywood heavyweights James Caan (The Godfather, Misery) and Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and A Gentleman, Iron Eagle) star in the boxing drama A Fighting Man, written and directed by Damian Lee (A Dark Truth, Breakout) and released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on 9 June 2014.
The cast also includes Dominic Purcell (TV’s Prison Break, Breakout, Straw Dogs), Famke Janssen (X-Men, Wolverine, Taken), Kim Coates (TV’s Sons of Anarchy) and Michael Ironside (X-Men First Class, Total Recall).
A Fighting Man tells the story of two men who meet head to head in the ring for a fight that will change their lives. One man fights for redemption and forgiveness while the other fights for hope and change. In the end, win or lose, they realize they...
Hollywood heavyweights James Caan (The Godfather, Misery) and Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and A Gentleman, Iron Eagle) star in the boxing drama A Fighting Man, written and directed by Damian Lee (A Dark Truth, Breakout) and released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on 9 June 2014.
The cast also includes Dominic Purcell (TV’s Prison Break, Breakout, Straw Dogs), Famke Janssen (X-Men, Wolverine, Taken), Kim Coates (TV’s Sons of Anarchy) and Michael Ironside (X-Men First Class, Total Recall).
A Fighting Man tells the story of two men who meet head to head in the ring for a fight that will change their lives. One man fights for redemption and forgiveness while the other fights for hope and change. In the end, win or lose, they realize they...
- 6/6/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 30, 2014
Price: DVD $14.97, Collector’s Edition Blu-ray $34.99, Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Warner
Sergio Leone’s original vision for his masterful 1984 crime drama Once Upon a Time in America will makes its U.S. debut with the release of the Extended Director’s Cut Collector’s Edition.
Tuesday Weld meets the boy in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America.
The 251-minute cut of Once Upon a Time… was a restoration funded by The Film Foundation, the film preservation organization founded by Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island), and its partner Gucci. The Extended Director’s Cut, with 22-minutes of restored footage, made its debut at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was screened at other festivals in Europe. The restored footage has been returned to the film three decades after its theatrical release, deepening the characters and enlarging the work of its astonishing cast: Stone‘s Robert De Niro...
Price: DVD $14.97, Collector’s Edition Blu-ray $34.99, Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Warner
Sergio Leone’s original vision for his masterful 1984 crime drama Once Upon a Time in America will makes its U.S. debut with the release of the Extended Director’s Cut Collector’s Edition.
Tuesday Weld meets the boy in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America.
The 251-minute cut of Once Upon a Time… was a restoration funded by The Film Foundation, the film preservation organization founded by Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island), and its partner Gucci. The Extended Director’s Cut, with 22-minutes of restored footage, made its debut at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was screened at other festivals in Europe. The restored footage has been returned to the film three decades after its theatrical release, deepening the characters and enlarging the work of its astonishing cast: Stone‘s Robert De Niro...
- 6/5/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Blu-ray Release Date: Sept. 9, 2014
Price: Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Al Pacino (Stand Up Guys) fights battles on and off the field in Oliver Stone’s (Savages) sports movie Any Given Sunday.
Not one of critics’ favorite films of three-time Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone, Any Given Sunday nevertheless clicked with fans, grossing a tidy $75.5 million in theaters and a 74% moviegoer approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Our Disc Dish critics are on the more positive side for the film. While not a favorite, it’s a good one to have in your collection if you’re a fan of Pacino, Stone or definitely football. Even if you’re not into the actors and drama, the game footage is gorgeous.
Rated R, Any Given Sunday stars Al Pacino as Tony D’Amato, head coach for the fictional Miami Sharks football team, who won back-to-back championships four years ago. When the...
Price: Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Al Pacino (Stand Up Guys) fights battles on and off the field in Oliver Stone’s (Savages) sports movie Any Given Sunday.
Not one of critics’ favorite films of three-time Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone, Any Given Sunday nevertheless clicked with fans, grossing a tidy $75.5 million in theaters and a 74% moviegoer approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Our Disc Dish critics are on the more positive side for the film. While not a favorite, it’s a good one to have in your collection if you’re a fan of Pacino, Stone or definitely football. Even if you’re not into the actors and drama, the game footage is gorgeous.
Rated R, Any Given Sunday stars Al Pacino as Tony D’Amato, head coach for the fictional Miami Sharks football team, who won back-to-back championships four years ago. When the...
- 5/29/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Casting has finalized for Benjamin and Orson Cummings latest project with Willa Holland, Miguel Gomez, and Alex Russell landing the leads in new indie thriller “Pacific Standard Time.” THR shares the exclusive details of the upcoming film. The project is said to be a “dark and sexy thriller” that follows a group of young adults who get involved in a messy love triangle. Filming is already underway in La for the Cummings second indie attempt, “Blue Blood” being the first. The duo also wrote their latest film. Holland is known for her starring role in The CW’s “Arrow” and movies like “Straw Dogs” [...]
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- 5/8/2014
- by Melanie Abernathy
- UpandComers
Fox is working on a miniseries based on the events of the Boston Marathon bombing, with Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs, Commander in Chief) onboard to write and direct. According to Deadline, the "event series" will be based on the book Long Mile Home, which follows five central people — two victims of the bombing, a police officer, a trauma surgeon, and the marathon's director. (The book, by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell, came out a few weeks ago.) If the phrase "Boston Strong" becomes part of the miniseries' marketing campaign, we all have to move to the forest and lead more deliberate lives.
- 5/1/2014
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
James Marsden has known Elizabeth Banks since 2005 when they costarred in the indie film "Heights" about five interconnected New Yorkers deciding their destinies before sunrise. The actors' new collaboration "Walk of Shame" -- in theaters May 2 -- is much broader and funnier in tone, but the premise contains similarities. In it, Banks plays a newswoman who saves a horrible day by enjoying a one-night stand with a handsome mensch (Marsden) and spends the remaining wee hours stumbling on foot to audition for the job of her dreams (and destiny). Marsden, of course, is as winsome and fun as he was on "30 Rock" as Liz Lemon's husband Criss Chros. For a man who has played both JFK and an "Anchorman 2" villain, he seems pretty at home playing down-to-Earth characters like Banks' hookup. We caught up with Marsden to discuss his acting history with Elizabeth Banks, prepping for the role of JFK in "The Butler,...
- 5/1/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Elizabeth Banks just wanted to borrow someone's phone, okay?
In this exclusive (and very R-rated) clip for "Walk of Shame," Elizabeth Banks's character, Meghan, is lost and trying to make a phone call after a particularly eventful evening. See also: the title of the movie. In modern parlance, the walk of shame is what one does after having intimate relations with another person that they've just met. A walk of shame is usually done in one's clothes and/or makeup from the night before, unless it's Halloween, in which case the walk of shame is done in one's Halloween costume.
Unfortunately for Meghan, her walk of shame is much more complicated. The recognizable TV reporter has to navigate Los Angeles without cash, a car, her phone, or even her ID. And she has to do it in time to make a really important job interview for a network news anchor gig!
In this exclusive (and very R-rated) clip for "Walk of Shame," Elizabeth Banks's character, Meghan, is lost and trying to make a phone call after a particularly eventful evening. See also: the title of the movie. In modern parlance, the walk of shame is what one does after having intimate relations with another person that they've just met. A walk of shame is usually done in one's clothes and/or makeup from the night before, unless it's Halloween, in which case the walk of shame is done in one's Halloween costume.
Unfortunately for Meghan, her walk of shame is much more complicated. The recognizable TV reporter has to navigate Los Angeles without cash, a car, her phone, or even her ID. And she has to do it in time to make a really important job interview for a network news anchor gig!
- 4/23/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Digital Release Date: March 11, 2014, Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: April 1, 2014
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Ron Burgundy takes on New York in the 2013 comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
The followup to the original 2004 movie finds Will Ferrell’s (The Campaign) Burgundy relocating to New York to work for the first 24-hour news station. He’s back with his old crew, including Brick Tamland (Steve Carell, The Way, Way Back), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd, Admission) and Champ Kind (David Koechner, Hit and Run), but also has some big competition in the good-looking and loud-mouthed Jack Lime (James Marsden, Straw Dogs).
Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Christina Applegate (Hall Pass), Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Fred Willard (Youth in Revolt) and Harrison Ford (Cowboys & Aliens) also star in the film.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues beat out the original in both box office and critics’ love. The movie grossed $125 million in...
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Ron Burgundy takes on New York in the 2013 comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
The followup to the original 2004 movie finds Will Ferrell’s (The Campaign) Burgundy relocating to New York to work for the first 24-hour news station. He’s back with his old crew, including Brick Tamland (Steve Carell, The Way, Way Back), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd, Admission) and Champ Kind (David Koechner, Hit and Run), but also has some big competition in the good-looking and loud-mouthed Jack Lime (James Marsden, Straw Dogs).
Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Christina Applegate (Hall Pass), Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Fred Willard (Youth in Revolt) and Harrison Ford (Cowboys & Aliens) also star in the film.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues beat out the original in both box office and critics’ love. The movie grossed $125 million in...
- 2/25/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
20th Century Fox
One of the biggest dangers an actor can face is that of being type-cast. If an actor is well known and liked in a certain role, casting directors may get the actor to appear in a similar role so as to repeat the past film’s success over and over again. Many actors have been critically derided for playing the exact same role continuously in every single film so as to be branded as “just playing themselves”. If there’s one actor that is never type-cast because he plays so many different roles, it’s James Marsden. He’s not a big movie star by any means, but he has all the makings of one: he’s a good-looking and talented actor that oftentimes gets sidelined in favour of other “stars”.
The sad part about it is that nobody ever cares about him because of other people that steal his thunder.
One of the biggest dangers an actor can face is that of being type-cast. If an actor is well known and liked in a certain role, casting directors may get the actor to appear in a similar role so as to repeat the past film’s success over and over again. Many actors have been critically derided for playing the exact same role continuously in every single film so as to be branded as “just playing themselves”. If there’s one actor that is never type-cast because he plays so many different roles, it’s James Marsden. He’s not a big movie star by any means, but he has all the makings of one: he’s a good-looking and talented actor that oftentimes gets sidelined in favour of other “stars”.
The sad part about it is that nobody ever cares about him because of other people that steal his thunder.
- 2/22/2014
- by Philip Clarke
- Obsessed with Film
Heading back to SoCal, Kate Bosworth and Michael Polish touched down at Lax International Airport on Wednesday evening (February 12).
The “Straw Dogs” dame looked lovely as she navigated through the terminal with her doting husband following a trip to New York Fashion Week.
And with Valentine’s Day coming up on Friday, Kate told press they’re not even planning on leaving the house!
Bosworth noted, "We are just going to spend the day at home. We are just the happiest when we are at home with our dog and cooking something. We will cook something together and turn on the music and just be quiet."
"He is such a romantic, and I am, too. When we first met he used to write notes to me, and a year later he scanned them all and made a book of little scrap. He is quite a visual person, obviously, so the...
The “Straw Dogs” dame looked lovely as she navigated through the terminal with her doting husband following a trip to New York Fashion Week.
And with Valentine’s Day coming up on Friday, Kate told press they’re not even planning on leaving the house!
Bosworth noted, "We are just going to spend the day at home. We are just the happiest when we are at home with our dog and cooking something. We will cook something together and turn on the music and just be quiet."
"He is such a romantic, and I am, too. When we first met he used to write notes to me, and a year later he scanned them all and made a book of little scrap. He is quite a visual person, obviously, so the...
- 2/13/2014
- GossipCenter
Liberty Global Set To Acquire Dutch Cabler Ziggo John Malone’s Liberty Global plans to expand its European cable holdings with an agreement to pay $9.4B in cash and stock for Dutch cable operator Ziggo. If regulators approve the deal, then Liberty — which already owns 28.5% of Ziggo — will merge it with Upc, another cable company it owns there. “Our combined operations will reach over 90% of all Dutch households, allowing us to compete more effectively with the other national telecommunications and satellite platforms in the Netherlands, and at the same time generate significant revenue and operating efficiencies,” says Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries. Epic Pictures Bringing ‘Louder Than Words’ To Efm Epic Pictures Group will be introducing Louder Than Words next month at Efm. The drama from director Anthony Fabian (Skin) is exec produced by Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs) and stars Golden Globe winner David Duchovny and Golden Globe nominee Hope Davis...
- 1/28/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Film critics can often come under fire for what they do – after all, the job is innately hypocritical to anyone not knowledgeable in the art of criticism. Filmmakers like Kevin Smith have lashed out at critics for daring to criticize without creating, and indeed, the argument against professional critics always concentrates on how anyone can tell someone they are bad at something when you have never done it yourself?
As foolish an argument as that is to make, it still gets made especially in the modern world where anyone with a computer and the ability to bash a keyboard can be a “movie critic.” However, not all professional critics are inexperienced in the art of making what they get paid to evaluate, and in fact many film critics have gone on to become very successful filmmakers. As a case in point, B-movie producer Roger Corman started life out as a...
As foolish an argument as that is to make, it still gets made especially in the modern world where anyone with a computer and the ability to bash a keyboard can be a “movie critic.” However, not all professional critics are inexperienced in the art of making what they get paid to evaluate, and in fact many film critics have gone on to become very successful filmmakers. As a case in point, B-movie producer Roger Corman started life out as a...
- 1/18/2014
- by Zachary Leeman
- Obsessed with Film
Digital Release Date: Feb. 25, 2014, Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 11, 2014
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Jason Statham (The Mechanic) goes up against a drug lord to save his little girl in the action movie Homefront.
Written by Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables) and based on the novel by Chuck Logan, the film stars Statham as widowed ex-dea agent Phil Broker, whose move with his 10-year-old daughter Maddy (Izabela Vidovic, Zombieland) to a quiet Southern town quickly turns into not such a great idea.
Their new home to riddled with drugs and violence and one prychotic local drug lord (James Franco, This Is the End) doesn’t appreciate the new resident.
Rated R, the action movie also stars Kate Bosworth (Straw Dogs), Clancy Brown (Cowboys & Aliens), Winona Ryder (Black Swan), Rachelle Lefevre (TV’s Under the Dome) and Frank Grillo (The Grey).
Homefront grossed $20 million at the box...
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Jason Statham (The Mechanic) goes up against a drug lord to save his little girl in the action movie Homefront.
Written by Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables) and based on the novel by Chuck Logan, the film stars Statham as widowed ex-dea agent Phil Broker, whose move with his 10-year-old daughter Maddy (Izabela Vidovic, Zombieland) to a quiet Southern town quickly turns into not such a great idea.
Their new home to riddled with drugs and violence and one prychotic local drug lord (James Franco, This Is the End) doesn’t appreciate the new resident.
Rated R, the action movie also stars Kate Bosworth (Straw Dogs), Clancy Brown (Cowboys & Aliens), Winona Ryder (Black Swan), Rachelle Lefevre (TV’s Under the Dome) and Frank Grillo (The Grey).
Homefront grossed $20 million at the box...
- 1/16/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Whilst writer/director Mike Flanagan ('Absentia') waits for the release of his latest horror offering 'Oculus', starring Karen Gillan ('Doctor Who'), he is hard at work on his next genre project 'Somnia'. The first official still from the production has made its way online courtesy of Shock Till You Drop. It features Kate Bosworth ('Straw Dogs') face to face with what must be her child's latest dreamed up manifestation. Bosworth and on screen partner Thomas Jane ('Deep Blue Sea') take in an orphaned boy who's dreams and nightmares become quite real. Joining the delectable Bosworth is Annabeth Gish ('The X-Files'), Kyla Deaver, Lance E. Nichols, Justin Gordon and newcomer Jacob Tremblay. Head below for the still....
- 12/16/2013
- Horror Asylum
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 5 Dec 2013 - 06:54
Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2001, and a vintage year for lesser-seen gems...
Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke may have seen 2001 as the year we'd head off to meet alien intelligences in the depths of space, but in reality, its cinematic landscape was dominated by fantasy rather than extra-terrestrials. Rowling and Tolkien dominated the box office, with Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone and The Fellowship Of The Ring earning almost $1bn each, while Monsters, Inc and Shrek thrilled old and young audiences alike.
At the other end of the spectrum of success, 2001 was such a vintage year for movies that we had to whittle our usual selection of 25 films down from an initial selection of more than 40. This is why the decision was made - with heavy heart - to exclude some of our favourite films,...
Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2001, and a vintage year for lesser-seen gems...
Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke may have seen 2001 as the year we'd head off to meet alien intelligences in the depths of space, but in reality, its cinematic landscape was dominated by fantasy rather than extra-terrestrials. Rowling and Tolkien dominated the box office, with Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone and The Fellowship Of The Ring earning almost $1bn each, while Monsters, Inc and Shrek thrilled old and young audiences alike.
At the other end of the spectrum of success, 2001 was such a vintage year for movies that we had to whittle our usual selection of 25 films down from an initial selection of more than 40. This is why the decision was made - with heavy heart - to exclude some of our favourite films,...
- 12/4/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Remember when movies skated by on the thinnest and most implausible of plots, featured ample explosions, gratuitous use of ludicrously big firearms, a slight “message” behind it all, and were anchored by a larger-than-life action star whose inexplicable presence in the films were fostered by egos that were only matched by the size of their biceps? Yeah, I miss that type of preposterously no-holds-barred fun too. I, of course, am specifically talking about the 1980s films of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone; with your Commandos, your Predators, your Cobras and definitely your Rambos parts one and two. But there are even still other movies I’m getting at that vaguely orbit around this kind of absurdist action niche. I’m thinking about movies like Road House, Escape from New York, or maybe even Bloodsport. All of these are inherently ridiculous films that embrace their sweaty, Hgh-induced cheesiness that seem to...
- 11/27/2013
- by Sean Hutchinson
- LRMonline.com
I wasn't expecting much from Homefront, which may be due to the tired, half-assed way these churn-and-burn actioners are made today, or because the plot seemed to be yet another Straw Dogs-esque rip-off. However, it actually works as a gnarly little red-neck thriller with your standard level of Jason Statham bad-assery as he faces off against James Franco as a low level meth dealer who announces himself saying, "My name is Gator Bodine!" It's an introduction nearly worth the price of admission alone. Written by Sylvester Stallone, based on the novel by Chuck Logan, Statham plays ex-dea agent Phil Broker who's moved to a small, unnamed Louisiana town with his ten-year-old daughter (Izabela Vidovic) in hopes of settling down peacefully. As the movie gods would have it, there's some shady business going on in town, all of which goes against Broker's ethical code not to mention the town seems...
- 11/25/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Actress Annabeth Gish (below) who can currently be seen starring in FX's new crime series 'The Bridge' has joined writer/director Mike Flanagan's ('Oculus', 'Absentia') new horror project 'Somnia' which is currently shooting. Gish will play the case worker in charge of the case of an orphaned boy whose dreams and nightmares become reality while he sleeps. Gish joins the already cast Kate Bosworth ('Straw Dogs') and Thomas Jane ('Deep Blue Sea') who play the foster parents of the talented kid. Kyla Deaver, Lance E. Nichols and Justin Gordon also star....
- 11/20/2013
- Horror Asylum
'Absentia' and 'Occulus' director Mike Flanagan is busy prepping his newest horror project 'Somnia'. Production on the new horror/thriller kicks off this week and is scheduled for a 2015 release. The project, co-penned by Jeff Howard along with Flanagan, stars Kate Bosworth -below ('Straw Dogs') and Thomas Jane ('Deep Blue Sea') as husband and wife whom take in an orphaned child (played by Jacob Tremblay) who happens to have the ability to manifest his own dreams and nightmares when he sleeps. Kyla Deaver, Lance E. Nichols and Justin Gordon also star. I guess we should think of 'Somnia' as a more terrifying version of Eddie Murphy's 'Imagine That'?...
- 11/11/2013
- Horror Asylum
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