This year’s Sundance Film Festival will boast an eclectic mix of 66 short films across four sections, including U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Animated, and Documentary. This year’s slate includes new offerings from filmmakers like Don Hertzfeld, who is bringing the followup to his previous Sundance effort, “World of Tomorrow,” to the annual festival, plus names like Marshall Curry, Diane Obomsawin, and Marc Johnson. Talents best known for their on-screen skills, like Dev Patel and Anna Margaret Hollyman, will also be bringing directorial efforts to the festival.
After debuting at Sundance, select short films will be presented as a traveling program at 75 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, and short films and filmmakers take part in regional Master Classes geared towards supporting emerging shorts-makers in several cities. The Short Film program is presented by YouTube.
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After debuting at Sundance, select short films will be presented as a traveling program at 75 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, and short films and filmmakers take part in regional Master Classes geared towards supporting emerging shorts-makers in several cities. The Short Film program is presented by YouTube.
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- 12/4/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In light of recent “Galaxy Quest” and “Lord of the Rings” news, which movie/movie franchise should be rebooted as a TV series? (question courtesy of Allison Keene)
Pilot Viruet (@pilotbacon), Vice
I have so many ideas for this! During that season we got “Minority Report” and “Limitless,” I got angry about how many of these reboots/remakes/sequels are male-skewering and male-dominated and started making a list of all the movies I’d rather see instead – obviously ones that are more focused on telling stories about women and non-binary folks. “Whip It” could be a fantastic Freeform teen drama series (I’m still angry that...
This week’s question: In light of recent “Galaxy Quest” and “Lord of the Rings” news, which movie/movie franchise should be rebooted as a TV series? (question courtesy of Allison Keene)
Pilot Viruet (@pilotbacon), Vice
I have so many ideas for this! During that season we got “Minority Report” and “Limitless,” I got angry about how many of these reboots/remakes/sequels are male-skewering and male-dominated and started making a list of all the movies I’d rather see instead – obviously ones that are more focused on telling stories about women and non-binary folks. “Whip It” could be a fantastic Freeform teen drama series (I’m still angry that...
- 11/21/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The Vishal starrer Thupparivalan was released on September 14 this year and it went on to score big at the box office. The film, directed by Mysskin, had Vishal playing the lead role with the star cast also including Prasanna, Vinay, K Bhagyaraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Anu Emmanuel, Shaji Chen, Vijayakumar, Abhishek Shankar, Simran, John Vijay and Master Nishesh. The film is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective character, Sherlock Holmes.
- 11/16/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
As the summer continues to roll on, that means we have another great week of horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases to look forward to. The folks at Scream Factory are keeping themselves plenty busy this Tuesday, as they’re resurrecting both The Lawnmower Man and Island of Terror on Blu-ray, as well as their high-def The Paul Naschy Collection, and Arrow Video has put together an incredible two-disc limited Blu-ray set of Dario Argento’s directorial debut, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, that any fan of the Master of Horror will want to add to their collections. And, if you missed it in theaters, the horror/sci-fi thriller Life will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD formats, too.
Other notable releases for June 20th include the Hack-o-Lantern limited edition Blu-ray, Patchwork, Under the Dome: The Complete Series, Ten Little Indians,...
Other notable releases for June 20th include the Hack-o-Lantern limited edition Blu-ray, Patchwork, Under the Dome: The Complete Series, Ten Little Indians,...
- 6/20/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
An adaptation (that took things in a very different direction) of Stephen King's short story of the same name, The Lawnmower Man is coming out on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory this June, and the movie's 4K makeover will be accompanied by plenty of special features, including new footage and interviews.
Press Release: A world where the normal course of events could suddenly turn inside out — the imaginary becomes real, and reality is all in your mind. Loyal fans of visionary filmmaker Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, Hideaway) know well the enthralling sci-fi action horror from his 1992 cult classic The Lawnmower Man, starring Jeff Fahey (Machete) and Pierce Brosnan (The Son). Directed by Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, Hideaway), the film also stars Jenny Wright (Near Dark) and Geoffrey Lewis (The Devil’s Rejects). On June 20, 2017, Scream Factory™ Home Entertainment is proud to present The Lawnmower Man Collector’s Edition. Available...
Press Release: A world where the normal course of events could suddenly turn inside out — the imaginary becomes real, and reality is all in your mind. Loyal fans of visionary filmmaker Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, Hideaway) know well the enthralling sci-fi action horror from his 1992 cult classic The Lawnmower Man, starring Jeff Fahey (Machete) and Pierce Brosnan (The Son). Directed by Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, Hideaway), the film also stars Jenny Wright (Near Dark) and Geoffrey Lewis (The Devil’s Rejects). On June 20, 2017, Scream Factory™ Home Entertainment is proud to present The Lawnmower Man Collector’s Edition. Available...
- 5/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Guest writer Bill Shaffer takes us back to Lawrence Kansas in 1989, for a cast and crew re-premiere of Carnival of Souls. By Bill Shaffer Note from Glenn Erickson: I think I first crossed emails with Bill Shaffer around 1998, when I was still the editor for MGM Home Video and just beginning to write MGM Video Savant. Bill sent along info that helped me convince the MGM restorers to include a flashback at the end of Duck You Sucker. Although I didn't find out until much later, Bill was a producer at the PBS station Ktwu in Topeka, Kansas, and had actually interviewed Eli Wallach once about The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Bill became a major source for info and connections when it came time to do the extras for the MGM releases of the Sergio Leone movie; all just to help out. I think the fact that...
- 7/8/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
As a special exclusive for Daily Dead readers, we have Carl Kelsch’s new short film, For My Facebook, available to watch now. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Blu-ray / DVD release details, info on Europe’s 4K Uhd Blu-ray release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and a Q&A with Restoration director/co-writer/co-star Zack Ward.
Exclusive: Watch the Short Film For My Facebook: Press Release: “It all started with a funny image that popped in writer/director Carl Kelsch’s head: a play on words that yielded the final shots of ‘For My Facebook’ (To say more would spoil the ending). With only a few directing credits under his belt, he recruited jack-of-all-horror-trades Louie Cortes (Dir. of Attack of the Brain People, writer of Blood Slaughter Massacre) to do Sound. Kelsch, who also operated the camera, got input from Cortes on blocking and framing.
Exclusive: Watch the Short Film For My Facebook: Press Release: “It all started with a funny image that popped in writer/director Carl Kelsch’s head: a play on words that yielded the final shots of ‘For My Facebook’ (To say more would spoil the ending). With only a few directing credits under his belt, he recruited jack-of-all-horror-trades Louie Cortes (Dir. of Attack of the Brain People, writer of Blood Slaughter Massacre) to do Sound. Kelsch, who also operated the camera, got input from Cortes on blocking and framing.
- 4/28/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Gem Wheeler Jan 10, 2017
To mark 30 years of Inspector Morse on television, here are 10 of his most complex, macabre and memorable cases...
Warning: contains spoilers.
See related Legion: Marvel shares cryptic logo for X-Men series What can Fox learn from the previous X-Men TV series? 50 upcoming comic book TV shows, and when to expect them New TV 2016: 28 Us shows for this autumn
Beer, Wagner, a red Jaguar, and Barrington Pheloung’s haunting theme. Those images conjure up one of the most memorable characters in British television. Inspector Morse’s final episode aired in the UK over fifteen years ago, yet the impression left by the hugely popular drama remains indelible. Its popular spinoff, Lewis, finished only two years ago after nine successful series, while a prequel, Endeavour, has just started to air its fourth run. The appeal of Morse and his Oxford is clearly as strong as ever.
Inspector Morse...
To mark 30 years of Inspector Morse on television, here are 10 of his most complex, macabre and memorable cases...
Warning: contains spoilers.
See related Legion: Marvel shares cryptic logo for X-Men series What can Fox learn from the previous X-Men TV series? 50 upcoming comic book TV shows, and when to expect them New TV 2016: 28 Us shows for this autumn
Beer, Wagner, a red Jaguar, and Barrington Pheloung’s haunting theme. Those images conjure up one of the most memorable characters in British television. Inspector Morse’s final episode aired in the UK over fifteen years ago, yet the impression left by the hugely popular drama remains indelible. Its popular spinoff, Lewis, finished only two years ago after nine successful series, while a prequel, Endeavour, has just started to air its fourth run. The appeal of Morse and his Oxford is clearly as strong as ever.
Inspector Morse...
- 2/8/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The Revenant and The Martian shared top honours at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards for drama and musical or comedy respectively as the former also earned best director and dramatic actor and the latter best actor in a musical or comedy.Scroll down for full list of winners
Todd Haynes’ Carol headed into the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday evening with the highest number of nominations - five - and left empty-handed. Similarly The Big Short, nominated for four, failed to translate a single nod into a trophy at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual shindig.
Away from the business of winning awards, arguably the most anticipated part of the evening was the inevitable encounter between show host Ricky Gervais and Mel Gibson, making his return to the limelight after years in the wilderness following a series of anti-Semitic and misogynistic remarks and erratic behaviour.
Introducing the Australian, whom he roasted...
Todd Haynes’ Carol headed into the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday evening with the highest number of nominations - five - and left empty-handed. Similarly The Big Short, nominated for four, failed to translate a single nod into a trophy at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual shindig.
Away from the business of winning awards, arguably the most anticipated part of the evening was the inevitable encounter between show host Ricky Gervais and Mel Gibson, making his return to the limelight after years in the wilderness following a series of anti-Semitic and misogynistic remarks and erratic behaviour.
Introducing the Australian, whom he roasted...
- 1/10/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Full list of nominations; The Big Short, The Revenant, Steve Jobs secure four nods.Scroll down for full list of nominations
Todd Haynes’ Carol leads the nominations for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards nominations, which were revealed this morning at the Beverley Hills Hilton Hotel.
The period drama, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, secured nominations for best film (drama), lead actresses Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, director Haynes and Carter Burwell for best original score.
In the best film (drama) category, Carol will compete against Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Room and Spotlight.
In the best actress (drama) category, Blanchett and Mara will go up against Brie Larson for Room, Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn (the film’s sole nomination) and Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl.
The best actor (drama) category, Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) will be in competition with Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) and Will Smith ([link...
Todd Haynes’ Carol leads the nominations for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards nominations, which were revealed this morning at the Beverley Hills Hilton Hotel.
The period drama, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, secured nominations for best film (drama), lead actresses Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, director Haynes and Carter Burwell for best original score.
In the best film (drama) category, Carol will compete against Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Room and Spotlight.
In the best actress (drama) category, Blanchett and Mara will go up against Brie Larson for Room, Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn (the film’s sole nomination) and Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl.
The best actor (drama) category, Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) will be in competition with Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) and Will Smith ([link...
- 12/10/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
We may remember Independence Day, The Matrix, The Phantom Menace. But what about these forgotten 90s sci-fi films? And are any worth seeing?
Think back to the science fiction cinema of the 1990s, and some of the decade's biggest box-office hits will immediately spring to mind: The Phantom Menace, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men In Black, Armageddon and Terminator 2 were all in the top 20 most lucrative films of the era.
But what about the sci-fi films of the 1990s that failed to make even close to the same cultural and financial impact of those big hitters? These are the films this list is devoted to - the flops, the straight-to-video releases, the low-budget and critically-derided. We've picked 50 live-action films that fit these criteria, and dug them up to see whether they're still worth watching in the 21st century.
So here's a mix of everything from hidden classics to forgettable dreck,...
Think back to the science fiction cinema of the 1990s, and some of the decade's biggest box-office hits will immediately spring to mind: The Phantom Menace, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men In Black, Armageddon and Terminator 2 were all in the top 20 most lucrative films of the era.
But what about the sci-fi films of the 1990s that failed to make even close to the same cultural and financial impact of those big hitters? These are the films this list is devoted to - the flops, the straight-to-video releases, the low-budget and critically-derided. We've picked 50 live-action films that fit these criteria, and dug them up to see whether they're still worth watching in the 21st century.
So here's a mix of everything from hidden classics to forgettable dreck,...
- 7/16/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The 2014 Nebula Awards were presented June 4, 2015 in a ceremony at Sfwa’s 50th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend, held in Chicago, Il. Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, Axe Cop) hosted the awards. Larry Niven was honored with the 2014 Damon Knight Grand Master Award for his lifetime contributions and achievements in the field.
Scott Edelman gave a heartfelt acceptance speech for the Bradbury Award on behalf of Guardians Of The Galaxy, which we transcribed in its entirety for you:
I am Groot. I am Groot? I Am Groot.
Now, who among us can argue with that?
The full ballot, with winners listed first:
Novel
Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (Fsg Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada) The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor) Trial by Fire, Charles E. Gannon (Baen) Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie (Orbit Us; Orbit UK) The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu (Tor) Coming Home, Jack McDevitt (Ace)
Novella
Yesterday’s Kin, Nancy Kress (Tachyon) We Are All Completely Fine,...
Scott Edelman gave a heartfelt acceptance speech for the Bradbury Award on behalf of Guardians Of The Galaxy, which we transcribed in its entirety for you:
I am Groot. I am Groot? I Am Groot.
Now, who among us can argue with that?
The full ballot, with winners listed first:
Novel
Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (Fsg Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada) The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor) Trial by Fire, Charles E. Gannon (Baen) Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie (Orbit Us; Orbit UK) The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu (Tor) Coming Home, Jack McDevitt (Ace)
Novella
Yesterday’s Kin, Nancy Kress (Tachyon) We Are All Completely Fine,...
- 6/7/2015
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
I didn’t see American Hustle until after it had garnered ten Oscar nominations and a slew of other accolades, which explains why my expectations for David O. Russell’s period crime caper were so unreasonably high. Watching a film is an inherently subjective experience, so going in knowing about all the awards attention didn’t help – instead, it painted a picture in my head of a movie so thoroughly excellent that it would amaze, delight and utterly defy criticism.
American Hustle is not that movie – it’s far from perfect, which I should have expected. A flawless film only comes along once in a blue moon, after all. Russell’s film is sometimes confusing and consistently over-the-top, and its focus on style over substance leaves a little to be desired. Those flaws stated, there’s something much more important that American Hustle gets right – namely, it’s one of...
American Hustle is not that movie – it’s far from perfect, which I should have expected. A flawless film only comes along once in a blue moon, after all. Russell’s film is sometimes confusing and consistently over-the-top, and its focus on style over substance leaves a little to be desired. Those flaws stated, there’s something much more important that American Hustle gets right – namely, it’s one of...
- 3/18/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
This Friday you’ll finally be able to get your hands on a copy of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire via Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View. It’s easily my favorite of the three books and I just loved what they did with the games. Check out the official press release below which includes info on a bonus feature sneak peek at Divergent!
“Spectacular in every sense of the word.”
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone The Explosive #1 Motion Picture Of 2013 Becomes The Most Anticipated Home Entertainment Release Of The Year The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Second Installment of The Hunger Games Blockbuster Franchise Arrives On Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital HD, Video On Demand And Pay-Per-View March 7 From Lionsgate Theatrical Release Has Generated Nearly $420 Million At The Domestic Box Office and over $850 Million Worldwide
Santa Monica, CA (January 24, 2014) – The blockbuster second film of...
“Spectacular in every sense of the word.”
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone The Explosive #1 Motion Picture Of 2013 Becomes The Most Anticipated Home Entertainment Release Of The Year The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Second Installment of The Hunger Games Blockbuster Franchise Arrives On Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital HD, Video On Demand And Pay-Per-View March 7 From Lionsgate Theatrical Release Has Generated Nearly $420 Million At The Domestic Box Office and over $850 Million Worldwide
Santa Monica, CA (January 24, 2014) – The blockbuster second film of...
- 3/4/2014
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Honouring the talent in Indian music and those who have created music with the power to touch millions of lives, the Global Indian Music Academy Awards has become a highly coveted award for the music makers and singers of Indian music, not only Hindi films but in all its forms. GiMA is the only music awards platform with a voting process based on peer-to-peer recognition. Nominees are selected by a Jury of over 30 eminent members from the music & film industry and later presented to the GiMA Academy for the final voting. The Academy’s votes are then tabulated and the winner’s declared at a fabulous ceremony. This year, hosted by the ever fabulous Ranveer Singh and with show stopping performances the winner’s were announced. The ceremony will televise on February 9th.
Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh for ‘Tum Hi Ho’ (Aashiqui 2 )
Best Playback Singer Female – Shreya Ghoshal...
Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh for ‘Tum Hi Ho’ (Aashiqui 2 )
Best Playback Singer Female – Shreya Ghoshal...
- 1/21/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
It's been 10 years since Will Smith and Martin Lawrence blew up just about everything in Bad Boys II, which pocketed $275 million in the box office, but the third installment of the franchise still seems to be a go (a long gap between sequels is a stable of the franchise, with Bad Boys II coming out eight years after the original) with Safe House screen writer David Guggenheim been courted by Sony Pictures to pen the script. Smith and Lawrence are been sought to reprise their roles of Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett, but so far Michael Bay isn't involved. I don't know how a Bad boys movie would play out without the Master of Bayhem at the helm. via Deadline...
- 12/11/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams confidently fill out their vintage gowns in new character posters Sony released to promote David O. Russell’s upcoming film, “American Hustle.” The 1970s-set drama, from the director of “Silver Linings Playbook,” stars Lawrence as the wife of a con man played by Christian Bale, while Adams plays his partner in crime and lover. Bradley Cooper plays the FBI agent who teams up with Bale’s character to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians. See video: ‘American Hustle’ First Trailer Asks ‘Who’s the Master: the Painter? Or the Forger?’ (Video) Jeremy Renner,...
- 10/4/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Here's our pick of the actor's best film scenes. What else deserves to be on the list?
Viggo Mortensen, currently starring in Argentinian film Everybody Has A Plan (Todos Tenemos Un Plan), has taken on a number of memorable roles over the years, often specialising in opaque, strong, silent types.
In an interview with the Guardian this week, the actor described how he's drawn to scripts that offer him a challenge. "If I think it's an interesting story, but I don't think I can do it – then that's probably a good sign."
We asked readers to look back and suggest some of the star's best cinema moments. Here's our shortlist, featuring suggestions from @Cine_Kenya, @lukebrookman, @SamEEvans31, @ThunderLeg123, @Ben_Smith_123 and @MarisaMurray. Spoliers and adult content follow in these clips.
1. Carlito's Way
Viggo casts a pitiful figure as Lalin, a once-powerful mobster now disabled, cutting deals with the police, and...
Viggo Mortensen, currently starring in Argentinian film Everybody Has A Plan (Todos Tenemos Un Plan), has taken on a number of memorable roles over the years, often specialising in opaque, strong, silent types.
In an interview with the Guardian this week, the actor described how he's drawn to scripts that offer him a challenge. "If I think it's an interesting story, but I don't think I can do it – then that's probably a good sign."
We asked readers to look back and suggest some of the star's best cinema moments. Here's our shortlist, featuring suggestions from @Cine_Kenya, @lukebrookman, @SamEEvans31, @ThunderLeg123, @Ben_Smith_123 and @MarisaMurray. Spoliers and adult content follow in these clips.
1. Carlito's Way
Viggo casts a pitiful figure as Lalin, a once-powerful mobster now disabled, cutting deals with the police, and...
- 5/31/2013
- by Adam Boult
- The Guardian - Film News
Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar will confer the Deenanath Mangeshkar Award to veteran actress Jaya Bachchan on April 24. Jaya will be presented with the Master Deenanath (Vishesh Puraskar) Award, for her dedicated services to Indian theatre and cinema on the death anniversary of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar.
While on the other hand, the Madhya Pradesh government announced that it would confer its prestigious 'Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran' to playback singer Hariharan.
Hariharan would receive the award at a function next month making him the 28th recipient of the award. The Lata Mangeshkar award is given to a musician and a playback singer in the alternate year. Last year, Rajesh Roshan was named for the award.
While on the other hand, the Madhya Pradesh government announced that it would confer its prestigious 'Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran' to playback singer Hariharan.
Hariharan would receive the award at a function next month making him the 28th recipient of the award. The Lata Mangeshkar award is given to a musician and a playback singer in the alternate year. Last year, Rajesh Roshan was named for the award.
- 4/9/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Stanley Tucci has discussed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The actor returns as Caesar Flickerman, the Games' Master of Ceremonies, in Francis Lawrence's upcoming sequel to The Hunger Games.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Tucci explained the differences between working with Gary Ross on the first film and with Lawrence, who will also direct the series' two remaining instalments after Catching Fire.
"They're very different directors... Gary is very talkative, garrulous, gregarious, and Francis is very quiet," Tucci mused.
Tucci featured in one of several new character posters for Catching Fire, which were released last week.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - which also stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Sam Claflin - will be released on November 16.
The actor returns as Caesar Flickerman, the Games' Master of Ceremonies, in Francis Lawrence's upcoming sequel to The Hunger Games.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Tucci explained the differences between working with Gary Ross on the first film and with Lawrence, who will also direct the series' two remaining instalments after Catching Fire.
"They're very different directors... Gary is very talkative, garrulous, gregarious, and Francis is very quiet," Tucci mused.
Tucci featured in one of several new character posters for Catching Fire, which were released last week.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - which also stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Sam Claflin - will be released on November 16.
- 3/12/2013
- Digital Spy
1.) Though a deal fell apart with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn, Sony Pictures is still determined to hit a June start date for their potential Denzel Washington franchise The Equalizer. Enter Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, who has reportedly entered discussions to helm the thriller loosely based on the '80s TV series. Washington's character is a former covert operations officer who hates injustice and devotes himself to helping people who are being victimized. The film is reportedly budgeted at a lean $50 million, $20 million of which is Washington's customary fee. Should Wyatt take the job, it would put his Nicholas Hoult-led Wwi drama Birdsong on hold for the time being. Deadline 2.) The Nixon and Ali writing team of Stephen Rivele and Chris Wilkinson are going to tackle the Bruce Lee story with Birth of the Dragon. The film is said to be a "Bruce...
- 2/20/2013
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
With the Oscars almost upon us, everyone is speculating about who will win. It’s always a challenge to pick the winners because so much more than just good quality goes into winning one of those gold statues. Here are our picks about who will likely win this year’s Academy Awards.
Best Picture
Zero Dark Thirty
Silver Linings Playbook
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Amour
Django Unchained
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
It’s a tight race in the Best Picture Category this year. For a time, it seemed like this category was Lincoln's to lose. Spielberg’s drama about the 16th president and the battle to end slavery leads the pack with 12 nominations. It once seemed poised to sail to an easy win, but now the pack-leader has been overtaken by Argo. Argo recently won Best Film at the BAFTA Awards—often a good predictor of...
Best Picture
Zero Dark Thirty
Silver Linings Playbook
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Amour
Django Unchained
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
It’s a tight race in the Best Picture Category this year. For a time, it seemed like this category was Lincoln's to lose. Spielberg’s drama about the 16th president and the battle to end slavery leads the pack with 12 nominations. It once seemed poised to sail to an easy win, but now the pack-leader has been overtaken by Argo. Argo recently won Best Film at the BAFTA Awards—often a good predictor of...
- 2/14/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Between 2001 and 2011, a total 256 films have been denied certification by the Central Board of Film Certification, as per the information obtained by Lucknow based Rti (Right to Information) activists Amitabh and Nutan Thakur.
The maximum number of films denied certification in one year was 59 in 2006, followed by 33 films in 2002 and 31 in 2004. Only 9 films were denied certification in 2010.
In 2001 all the 19 films denied certificate were English films.
A maximum number of 78 Hindi films have been banned followed by 52 English films. Among South Indian films; 51 Tamil, 33 Kannada, 15 Telugu and 14 Malayalam films have been denied certification in this period while 5 Marathi films have been denied certificate.
Only one Bengali film (2011- Kaal Aaj Kaal) and 1 Gujarati film (2010- Hun Re Vijogan Tara Nam Ni) was banned during this entire period while 2 Bhojpuri (Garda Garda Ho jaaye, Mumbai Bam Visfot Kand) and 2 Haryanavi films (Jija Teen Taang Ka, Padosan Thanedar) in 2006 were also denied certificates.
The maximum number of films denied certification in one year was 59 in 2006, followed by 33 films in 2002 and 31 in 2004. Only 9 films were denied certification in 2010.
In 2001 all the 19 films denied certificate were English films.
A maximum number of 78 Hindi films have been banned followed by 52 English films. Among South Indian films; 51 Tamil, 33 Kannada, 15 Telugu and 14 Malayalam films have been denied certification in this period while 5 Marathi films have been denied certificate.
Only one Bengali film (2011- Kaal Aaj Kaal) and 1 Gujarati film (2010- Hun Re Vijogan Tara Nam Ni) was banned during this entire period while 2 Bhojpuri (Garda Garda Ho jaaye, Mumbai Bam Visfot Kand) and 2 Haryanavi films (Jija Teen Taang Ka, Padosan Thanedar) in 2006 were also denied certificates.
- 2/9/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ben Affleck's "Argo" continues its march as the Oscar front-runner this awards season. Yesterday, the film was the big winner at the 2013 Producers Guild Awards, and tonight, it won the big prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards taking home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture trophy.
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
- 1/28/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre DVD releases for the month of January.
Lightning Bug (2004) Image Entertainment Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
Effects guru Robert Hall’s semi-autobiographical film about a small town teen (Reaper's Bret Harrison) who has aspirations to become a special effects artist. An opportunity to manage the town’s local haunted house is thwarted by his alcoholic stepfather and the staunchly religious views of the surrounding population. The solid supporting cast includes That 70’s Show’s Laura Prepon, Hellraiser’s Ashely Lawrence and Kevin Gage. Written and directed by Hall, it’s an affectionate coming-of-age drama that works in spite of an uneven narrative that falls apart in the final half hour. Hopefully this new extended cut will remedy the scripting problems of the original release.
Special Features include:
* Never-before-released extended cut of the film.
* Making-of Featurette
* Audio commentaries with the writer/director and cast.
Lightning Bug (2004) Image Entertainment Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
Effects guru Robert Hall’s semi-autobiographical film about a small town teen (Reaper's Bret Harrison) who has aspirations to become a special effects artist. An opportunity to manage the town’s local haunted house is thwarted by his alcoholic stepfather and the staunchly religious views of the surrounding population. The solid supporting cast includes That 70’s Show’s Laura Prepon, Hellraiser’s Ashely Lawrence and Kevin Gage. Written and directed by Hall, it’s an affectionate coming-of-age drama that works in spite of an uneven narrative that falls apart in the final half hour. Hopefully this new extended cut will remedy the scripting problems of the original release.
Special Features include:
* Never-before-released extended cut of the film.
* Making-of Featurette
* Audio commentaries with the writer/director and cast.
- 1/22/2013
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
The 2012 RopeofSilicon Movie Awards 2012 was a curious year for movies. To look at a year in movies at a glance we often turn straight to blockbusters and in the case of 2012 it may seem as if it really wasn't that great a year. Then you begin to drill down deeper and even films that divided the audience created large amounts of discussions, and beyond blockbusters there were plenty of middle ground to small-budget indie features that were quite powerful. As far as discussion pieces go, here on RopeofSilicon a lot of time was dedicated to divisive films as The Grey, Prometheus and Looper. A conversation involving the ending of The Grey was quite popular, I posed theories on Looper's theme more than once, the Zero Dark Thirty torture controversy was annoying, but necessary and the movie that probably generated the most conversation was Prometheus, of which I wrote a massive six-page exploratory article.
- 1/22/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Chicago – Mark Tonderai’s “House at the End of the Street” is not to be confused with this year’s “The House Across the Street” or either version of “Last House on the Left.” What Tonderai hopes you mistake it for is a classy Hitchcockian homage evocative of the Master’s most shocking and immortal picture, 1960’s “Psycho.”
That’s exactly what the creatively starved mainstream multiplexes need: another uninspired rehash of “Psycho.” Imagine if Marion Crane grew bored with her horndog beau Sam and became attracted to sensitive, soft-spoken Norman Bates. Imagine if Norman spent time finding faces in the bark of trees with the same odd mixture of thoughtfulness and whimsy that Ricky Fitts exuded while watching footage of a floating bag in “American Beauty.”
Blu-ray Rating: 0.5/5.0
Yes, dear readers, this is a touchy-feely variation on “Psycho,” with blonde soon-to-be-victimized Elissa falling for the blatantly unhinged nutcase next door.
That’s exactly what the creatively starved mainstream multiplexes need: another uninspired rehash of “Psycho.” Imagine if Marion Crane grew bored with her horndog beau Sam and became attracted to sensitive, soft-spoken Norman Bates. Imagine if Norman spent time finding faces in the bark of trees with the same odd mixture of thoughtfulness and whimsy that Ricky Fitts exuded while watching footage of a floating bag in “American Beauty.”
Blu-ray Rating: 0.5/5.0
Yes, dear readers, this is a touchy-feely variation on “Psycho,” with blonde soon-to-be-victimized Elissa falling for the blatantly unhinged nutcase next door.
- 1/15/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
House at the End of the Street is further evidence as to just how lazy horror film makers are getting nowadays. I realize that the genre is used by many filmmakers as a starting point to get off the ground or to make a quick buck, but does that mean that they can’t put a little thought into their product? This year alone, we’ve already had such turkeys as Intruders, Silent Hill: Revelation, Paranormal Activity 4, Resident Evil: Retribution, and The Apparition. Now, as if the list wasn’t already crowded enough, we get to add yet another. As you’ll see, an overlong title is the least of its worries.
The film tells the story of Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) and her mother Sarah (Elisabeth Shue), who have just moved into a new home. Everything about their new neighborhood is completely normal, other than the fact that...
The film tells the story of Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) and her mother Sarah (Elisabeth Shue), who have just moved into a new home. Everything about their new neighborhood is completely normal, other than the fact that...
- 1/8/2013
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Screen Actor Guild has announced the nominees for its 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2012 as well as the SAG Awards nods for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
- 12/12/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Movie Review: "Bannada Kode": Star Cast: Baby Suhasini, Yathiraj, Rohith Kumar Kateel, Master Chiranjeevi, Sharanya, Mohini and others; Director: Krishna Belthangadi; Producer: Harish Bellaala; Camera: Vishnu Prasad; Music Director: Neville; Rating: **1/2 - touching tale, but poor narration.
Directed by journalist?turned?film director Krishna Belthangadi, "Bannada Kode" rises several notches above an average film. But unfortunately Belthangadi's efforts to take it to a higher level fail mainly because of his inexperience in the field of direction and his inability to write a good script.
Apart from the good performances.
Directed by journalist?turned?film director Krishna Belthangadi, "Bannada Kode" rises several notches above an average film. But unfortunately Belthangadi's efforts to take it to a higher level fail mainly because of his inexperience in the field of direction and his inability to write a good script.
Apart from the good performances.
- 11/18/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
While there were a few good Blu-Ray releases last week, nothing could top The Amazing Spider-Man, which has dominated the Blu-Ray sales charts since it became available for pre-order (Filmbug). It was closely followed by The Mel Brooks Collection, which includes the hilarious Star Wars spoof Spaceballs, and this week’s featured Blu-ray Brave, which sold enough exclusive pre-orders to nab the third bestselling spot.
This week, Brave gets its official home release, The Watch brings aliens to a suburban neighborhood, and cinematic history’s most excellent adventure gets a refit.
Ready for this week’s Blu-Ray releases? Then read on.
Brave
Release Date: November 13th, 2012
Starring: Kelly MacDonald, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson.
Directors: Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
From Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures comes this computer-animated fantasy adventure film that’s sure to be a hit with every child in your household.
This week, Brave gets its official home release, The Watch brings aliens to a suburban neighborhood, and cinematic history’s most excellent adventure gets a refit.
Ready for this week’s Blu-Ray releases? Then read on.
Brave
Release Date: November 13th, 2012
Starring: Kelly MacDonald, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson.
Directors: Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
From Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures comes this computer-animated fantasy adventure film that’s sure to be a hit with every child in your household.
- 11/12/2012
- by C.P. Howells
- We Got This Covered
I don't know about you, but I have a new TV obsession and it is called Last Resort! ABC has a surefire hit on its hands with this very unique and intense drama. I guarantee you the words Last Resort won't be running silent or running deep tomorrow. The one thing I'm waiting for the most here is to see how they turn this great pilot into an even greater series. Thanks to this official description for next week's Last Resort, and the images above, we have some idea as the crew of the Colorado take their battle topside.
"Blue on Blue" - More than 20 warships are closing on the 200-mile perimeter that Marcus Chaplin declared as a no man's land around the island. And as Xo Sam Kendal is drawn into a battle on the ground to keep them alive, Prosser confronts Marcus about something personal to him that...
"Blue on Blue" - More than 20 warships are closing on the 200-mile perimeter that Marcus Chaplin declared as a no man's land around the island. And as Xo Sam Kendal is drawn into a battle on the ground to keep them alive, Prosser confronts Marcus about something personal to him that...
- 9/28/2012
- by Jon Lachonis
- TVovermind.com
Films that gained a ‘cult following’ over the years,despite being unnoticed on release
Silsila
Yash Chopra is looked upon as the grandfather of candyfloss romance, an antithesis to the more ‘artistic’ genre of films. One wonders why. Here’s what his early films were about:
Unwed mothers and illegitimate children – Dhool ka Phool (1959)
Partition and the rise of Hindu fundamentalism – Dharmputra (1961)
Taut, song less thriller about a fugitive, a lone woman and a corpse – Ittefaq (1969)
A man who lives with his wife and the ‘other woman’, Hindi Cinema’s first Ménage à trois- Daag (1973)
In 1981, we had another of his equally risqué works, Silsila. Expectedly, sparks flew when the Screen God of the time shared screen space with the reigning diva. Rekha and Amitabh were quite an item on screen and allegedly, off screen too. The grapevine has it that Chopra was inspired to make Silsila on this relationship...
Silsila
Yash Chopra is looked upon as the grandfather of candyfloss romance, an antithesis to the more ‘artistic’ genre of films. One wonders why. Here’s what his early films were about:
Unwed mothers and illegitimate children – Dhool ka Phool (1959)
Partition and the rise of Hindu fundamentalism – Dharmputra (1961)
Taut, song less thriller about a fugitive, a lone woman and a corpse – Ittefaq (1969)
A man who lives with his wife and the ‘other woman’, Hindi Cinema’s first Ménage à trois- Daag (1973)
In 1981, we had another of his equally risqué works, Silsila. Expectedly, sparks flew when the Screen God of the time shared screen space with the reigning diva. Rekha and Amitabh were quite an item on screen and allegedly, off screen too. The grapevine has it that Chopra was inspired to make Silsila on this relationship...
- 9/5/2012
- by Amborish Roychoudhury
- DearCinema.com
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably.
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When not distracted by the more offbeat, artistically inclined one-sheets for the amazing line-up gracing Toronto screens at Tiff this month, I was surprised to see a few good ones hit the September release schedule proper. Whether or not a couple of them find live on both lists is beside the point.
With enough to talk about that I don’t even need to bother with the umpteenth example of Milla Jovovich shooting a gun while skewed on the page in Resident Evil: Retribution (open September 14th) (poster...
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When not distracted by the more offbeat, artistically inclined one-sheets for the amazing line-up gracing Toronto screens at Tiff this month, I was surprised to see a few good ones hit the September release schedule proper. Whether or not a couple of them find live on both lists is beside the point.
With enough to talk about that I don’t even need to bother with the umpteenth example of Milla Jovovich shooting a gun while skewed on the page in Resident Evil: Retribution (open September 14th) (poster...
- 9/3/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
It’s been over a decade since the late Ted Demme’s Life hit theaters and DVD and yet it still stands as one of Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy‘s best. Life is a foul-mouthed, no-hold-bars comedic look at the importance of life and how much the people we spend most of our time with actually matter. It’s both funny and dramatic, which is something both Murphy and Lawrence have been absent from in their recent performances. Life isn’t a timeless classic just yet, but it’s an important film for both men’s careers and it holds up very well on Blu-Ray.
Rayford Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence) are wrongfully convicted of killing someone in cold murder and sentenced to life in prison. The time is the 1930s and both men are thrown into a Mississippi prison without as much as a fair trial.
Rayford Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence) are wrongfully convicted of killing someone in cold murder and sentenced to life in prison. The time is the 1930s and both men are thrown into a Mississippi prison without as much as a fair trial.
- 7/29/2012
- by Jeremy Lebens
- We Got This Covered
The art of the glass shot or matte painting is one which originated very much in the early ‘teens’ of the silent era. Pioneer film maker, director, cameraman and visual effects inventor Norman Dawn is generally acknowledged as the father of the painted matte composite, with other visionary film makers such as Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Walter Hall and Walter Percy Day being heralded as making vast contributions to the trick process in the early 1920’s.
Boiled down, the matte process is one whereby a limited film set may be extended to whatever, or wherever the director’s imagination dictates with the employment of a matte artist. In it’s most pure form, the artist would set up a large plate of clear glass in front of the motion picture camera upon which he would carefully paint in new scenery an ornate period ceiling, snow capped mountains, a Gothic castle or even an alien world.
Boiled down, the matte process is one whereby a limited film set may be extended to whatever, or wherever the director’s imagination dictates with the employment of a matte artist. In it’s most pure form, the artist would set up a large plate of clear glass in front of the motion picture camera upon which he would carefully paint in new scenery an ornate period ceiling, snow capped mountains, a Gothic castle or even an alien world.
- 5/27/2012
- Shadowlocked
Actor Paul Giamatti is returning to his alma mater to tackle William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The Sideways star graduated in English at prestigious Yale University in 1989 and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.
Now he's preparing to head back to the Connecticut arts school next year to take to the stage as the Danish prince in The Bard's famous tragedy.
Giamatti is no stranger to Shakespeare's works - he recently completed filming on a big screen remake of Romeo and Juliet, in which he plays Friar Lawrence.
The Sideways star graduated in English at prestigious Yale University in 1989 and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.
Now he's preparing to head back to the Connecticut arts school next year to take to the stage as the Danish prince in The Bard's famous tragedy.
Giamatti is no stranger to Shakespeare's works - he recently completed filming on a big screen remake of Romeo and Juliet, in which he plays Friar Lawrence.
- 3/16/2012
- WENN
From John Gall, art director for Vintage and Anchor Books, comes word that legendary publisher and film distributor Barney Rosset has passed away at the age of 89. Gall points us to a lively profile by Louisa Thomas that ran in Newsweek in late 2008: "Rosset's publishing house, Grove Press, was a tiny company operating out of the ground floor of Rosset's brownstone when it published an obscure play called Waiting for Godot in 1954. By the time Beckett had won the Nobel Prize in 1969, Grove had become a force that challenged and changed literature and American culture in deep and lasting ways. Its impact is still evident — from the Che Guevara posters adorning college dorms to the canonical status of the house's once controversial authors. Rosset is less well known — but late in his life he is achieving some wider recognition. Last month, a black-tie crowd gave Rosset a standing ovation...
- 2/24/2012
- MUBI
Film: 'Sri Rama Rajyam'; Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayantara, Akkineni Nageswar Rao, Srikanth, Brahmanandam, K.R. Vijay, Murali Mohan, Master Tanay Teja and Master Satvik. Producer: Yalamanchili Sai Baba; Director: Bapu; Dialogue Writer: Mullapudi Venkata Ramana; Music Composer: Ilayaraja; Cinematography: P.R.K Raju; Rating: **** - a must watch.
Octogenarian director Bapu has been described as one of the top directors who specialised in making films that represented nativity, culture and richness of folk elements peculiar to the Telugu language.
Bapu and late writer Mullapudi Venkataramana teamed up to deliver classics like 'Muthyaala Moggu', 'Budhdhimanthudu' and 'Andaala Ramudu'.
Venkataramana died.
Octogenarian director Bapu has been described as one of the top directors who specialised in making films that represented nativity, culture and richness of folk elements peculiar to the Telugu language.
Bapu and late writer Mullapudi Venkataramana teamed up to deliver classics like 'Muthyaala Moggu', 'Budhdhimanthudu' and 'Andaala Ramudu'.
Venkataramana died.
- 11/20/2011
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
"[T]he shadow of Alfred Hitchcock would loom heavily over the works of the young critics who took up cameras and formed the French New Wave," writes Fernando F Croce in Slant. "Whether direct or circuitous, traces of Hitch can be felt in Godard's insistence on filmic technique visibly and violently manifesting itself, Chabrol's fascination with human duality and repressed beastliness, Rohmer's Catholic examinations of private moralities, and even Rivette's view of a world precariously suspended over various trap doors. Curiously, the upstart who related most ardently to the older auteur was also the one with the least in common stylistically and spiritually: François Truffaut, whose freewheeling camera and affection for hypersensitive characters put him at the opposite side of the spectrum from the implacable visual exactitude and jaundiced worldview which characterized the Master of Suspense…. Think of Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black [1968] as the lumpiest fruit borne out of that union,...
- 11/4/2011
- MUBI
Following on from last week’s loving Blu-ray/DVD “double play” releases of Empire of Passion and In the Realm of the Senses, Studio Canal have brought another of Nagisa Oshima’s films to the format in the shape of 1983 prisoner of war drama Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.
Set in Japanese-controlled Java in 1942 and based on a series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, the film stars Tom Conti as the Mr. Lawrence of the title – an English officer fluent in Japanese and respectful (if often critical) of the culture – who attempts to mediate between the Japanese camp commanders and his own brash and reckless superior officer (Jack Thompson) in an strained effort to keep everybody alive. Japanese rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (also the film’s composer) gives a stand-out performance as the restrained Capt. Yanoi, the man responsible for the camp, whilst celebrated filmmaker...
Set in Japanese-controlled Java in 1942 and based on a series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, the film stars Tom Conti as the Mr. Lawrence of the title – an English officer fluent in Japanese and respectful (if often critical) of the culture – who attempts to mediate between the Japanese camp commanders and his own brash and reckless superior officer (Jack Thompson) in an strained effort to keep everybody alive. Japanese rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (also the film’s composer) gives a stand-out performance as the restrained Capt. Yanoi, the man responsible for the camp, whilst celebrated filmmaker...
- 10/24/2011
- by Robert Beames
- Obsessed with Film
"The Skin I Live In is Almodóvar's most formally complex, bravura film since All About My Mother (1999)," argues Amy Taubin in Artforum. "It effortlessly synthesizes the mad-scientist horror flick; a contemporary resetting of a nineteenth-century grand opera narrative (motored by the desire for revenge and filled with dark family secrets); and the most perverse strain of the Hollywood 'Woman's Picture,' where the heroines are wrongly imprisoned in insane asylums or hospitals and treated as sadistically as lab rats. That it is a disturbing film goes without saying, but its affect is strikingly narcotic throughout, its moments of anguish tempered by the Carnivalesque…. The Skin I Live In is an exhilarating treatise on identity in which the self transcends the fragile, sullied flesh, and, as always in Almodóvar, the law of desire trumps sexual difference."
Karina Longworth in the Voice: "A postmodern homage to Hitchcock that raises the Master of...
Karina Longworth in the Voice: "A postmodern homage to Hitchcock that raises the Master of...
- 10/15/2011
- MUBI
San Diego is calling all geeks! Comic-Con 2011 is so close yet so far away, But the amount of fun we are planning on having is going to be epic. Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Saturday July 23rd, and of course it's going to be another great day at the con, and since it's Saturday it will also be the most crowded. Here's a an example of what you will be going down... Immortals, Snow White and the Hunstman, Alcatraz, Terra Nova, Family Guy, Marvel TV, Community, Knights of Badassdom, Grimm, Kevin Smith and more!
I've gone through the list and put stars next to all of the events and panels that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con,...
I've gone through the list and put stars next to all of the events and panels that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con,...
- 7/9/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Whether it's Pac-Man, Master Chief, Sonic or Mario, gamers--and even non-gamers--all over the world know the faces of the medium's biggest characters. However, unlike movies, TV shows and books, it can be tough to connect most video games with the real-life humans responsible for the interactive experience a title delivers.
Ken Levine's the exception to that rule. From the minute that the hit 2007 game "Bioshock" was announced more than five years ago to the unveiling of the ambitious, in-development "BioShock Infinite" in 2010, the creative director of the Irrational Games development studio has been recognizable as the guiding force behind their philosophically anchored, cutting-edge releases. Just by playing "BioShock," you can get a sense of what Levine is like: passionate about history, thoughtful when it comes to games' capabilities as a cultural form and fan of a ripping yarn. While "BioShock Infinite" is still about a year from release, Levine...
Ken Levine's the exception to that rule. From the minute that the hit 2007 game "Bioshock" was announced more than five years ago to the unveiling of the ambitious, in-development "BioShock Infinite" in 2010, the creative director of the Irrational Games development studio has been recognizable as the guiding force behind their philosophically anchored, cutting-edge releases. Just by playing "BioShock," you can get a sense of what Levine is like: passionate about history, thoughtful when it comes to games' capabilities as a cultural form and fan of a ripping yarn. While "BioShock Infinite" is still about a year from release, Levine...
- 5/2/2011
- by Evan Narcisse
- ifc.com
Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges are pairing up for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures's exorcist flick The Seventh Son. The project started out as an adaptation of Joseph Delaney's young adult trilogy, The Last Apprentice. The story takes place in the 1700s, about a young man training to be an exorcists who is tricked to use his abilities to unleash Mother Malkin (Moore), the most evil witch in the world. The young man's exorcist teacher is Master Gregory ("Spooks"), to be played by Bridges. Roles were offered to Alex Pettyfer and Jennifer Lawrence, but both are out--Lawrence's schedule just became dominated by her own franchise, The Hunger Games. Sergei Bodrov (Mongel) is directing The Seventh Son from Max Borenstein's screenplay. Production kicks off September in ...
- 3/21/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Julianne Moore is heading for toil and trouble in her latest role, as she has been cast in Sergei Bodrov’s big screen adaptation of teen book series, The Wardstone Chronicles. The film, entitled The Seventh Son, already has Jeff Bridges (Tron: Legacy, True Grit) on board and now boasts Moore in the role of Mother Malkin – a sinister witch who uses blood magic!
The film is based on the first installment in the book series, The Spook’s Apprentice, written by British author Joseph Delaney. It tells the story of the seventh son of a seventh son, Thomas J. Ward. Due to his rare situation (I personally don’t know many seventh sons of seventh sons – only, like 10), Ward has the unique gift of being able to see various creatures “of the dark” including ghosts, witches, boggarts and more.
Ward is trained to become a “spook” – an exorcist who...
The film is based on the first installment in the book series, The Spook’s Apprentice, written by British author Joseph Delaney. It tells the story of the seventh son of a seventh son, Thomas J. Ward. Due to his rare situation (I personally don’t know many seventh sons of seventh sons – only, like 10), Ward has the unique gift of being able to see various creatures “of the dark” including ghosts, witches, boggarts and more.
Ward is trained to become a “spook” – an exorcist who...
- 3/21/2011
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Julianne Moore’s tentatively coming back to the blockbuster world, taking on a villainous role in Warner Bros’ The Seventh Son, alongside Jeff Bridges who signed on to play a few weeks back.
Moore (Shelter, Hannibal) will star opposite Jeff Bridges (Tron: Legacy) in the adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s The Spook’s Apprentice, the first installment in the fantasy-adventure series The Wardstone Chronicles. This represent Warner Bros. Pictures second attempt in decade at an exorcism movie.
Moore will play Mother Malkin, the most evil of witches who practices blood magic. Bridges was earlier cast as Exorcist Master Gregory, aka The Spook.
The plot is based on a 13-year-old farm boy named Tom who lives in the countryside of The County. Because Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son he is able to see things others cannot, such as boggarts, ghasts, ghosts and others, which is customary practice in The County.
Moore (Shelter, Hannibal) will star opposite Jeff Bridges (Tron: Legacy) in the adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s The Spook’s Apprentice, the first installment in the fantasy-adventure series The Wardstone Chronicles. This represent Warner Bros. Pictures second attempt in decade at an exorcism movie.
Moore will play Mother Malkin, the most evil of witches who practices blood magic. Bridges was earlier cast as Exorcist Master Gregory, aka The Spook.
The plot is based on a 13-year-old farm boy named Tom who lives in the countryside of The County. Because Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son he is able to see things others cannot, such as boggarts, ghasts, ghosts and others, which is customary practice in The County.
- 3/21/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
The last time we reported on the forthcoming young adult novel adaptation The Seventh Son it was called The Last Apprentice, and rising star Alex Pettyfer had reportedly ditched another project in order to lead the cast that was also set to include Jeff Bridges and Jennifer Lawrence. A month and a half later, a whole lot has changed. Bloody Disgusting reports that Lawrence is out thanks to her new role in The Hunger Games, Pettyfer is out for other reasons (maybe he's gotten the other role in The Hunger Games he was offered), but Julianne Moore has signed on. Still hanging in there is Bridges, who will reportedly play Exorcist Master Gregory, better known as "The Spook." Moore will be joining him in dabbling with the supernatural, playing the sinister witch Mother Malkin. At some point they'll cast another actor as Tom Ward, the boy who trains with Bridges's...
- 3/21/2011
- cinemablend.com
Kaboom
Opens: 2011
Cast: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Juno Temple, Kelly Lynch, James Duval
Director: Gregg Araki
Summary: Smith's everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor - all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.
Analysis: A year after "Thelma and Louise" came "The Living End", an independent film which had a similar premise but made the protagonists two gay HIV+ men. It was raw, intense and signalled the arrival of a new talent in the form of filmmaker Gregg Araki. In the subsequent two decades, he's delivered several trippy films involving young, good-looking omnisexual people having lots of graphic sex and dealing with some wacky cobbled together plot shenanigans.
The tone has ranged the light-hearted "Splendor" and "Nowhere" to the darker "Mysterious Skin...
Opens: 2011
Cast: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Juno Temple, Kelly Lynch, James Duval
Director: Gregg Araki
Summary: Smith's everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor - all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.
Analysis: A year after "Thelma and Louise" came "The Living End", an independent film which had a similar premise but made the protagonists two gay HIV+ men. It was raw, intense and signalled the arrival of a new talent in the form of filmmaker Gregg Araki. In the subsequent two decades, he's delivered several trippy films involving young, good-looking omnisexual people having lots of graphic sex and dealing with some wacky cobbled together plot shenanigans.
The tone has ranged the light-hearted "Splendor" and "Nowhere" to the darker "Mysterious Skin...
- 1/12/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Jonathan Franzen's family epic, a new collection from Seamus Heaney, Philip Larkin's love letters, a memoir centred on tiny Japanese sculptures ... which books most excited our writers this year?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In Red Dust Road (Picador) Jackie Kay writes lucidly and honestly about being the adopted black daughter of white parents, about searching for her white birth mother and Nigerian birth father, and about the many layers of identity. She has a rare ability to portray sentiment with absolutely no sentimentality. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns (Random House) is a fresh and wonderful history of African-American migration. Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered (Little, Brown) is a grave, beautiful novel about people who experienced the Korean war and the war's legacy. And David Remnick's The Bridge (Picador) is a thorough and well-written biography of Barack Obama. The many Americans who believe invented biographical details about Obama would do well to read it.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In Red Dust Road (Picador) Jackie Kay writes lucidly and honestly about being the adopted black daughter of white parents, about searching for her white birth mother and Nigerian birth father, and about the many layers of identity. She has a rare ability to portray sentiment with absolutely no sentimentality. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns (Random House) is a fresh and wonderful history of African-American migration. Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered (Little, Brown) is a grave, beautiful novel about people who experienced the Korean war and the war's legacy. And David Remnick's The Bridge (Picador) is a thorough and well-written biography of Barack Obama. The many Americans who believe invented biographical details about Obama would do well to read it.
- 11/27/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
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