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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
11 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
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Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Focus Features Announces 2010 Release Dates
12 November 2009 10:55 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Focus Features today announced their 2010 release slate. Highlights include: March 12th 2010: The Squid and the Whale writer/director Noah Baumbach's Greenberg which stars Ben Stiller April 16th 2010: Thomas Balmès' Babies, a documentary film which simultaneously follows four babies around the world - from birth to first steps. Wednesday, September 1st 2010: Anton Corbijn's The American starring George Clooney as a retiring assassin Third Quarter 2010: Kevin Macdonald's Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth November 2010: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's (Half Nelson, Sugar) dramedy adaptation of Ned Vizzini's 2006 novel It's Kind of a Funny Story Tba 2010 (we assume in December for Award Season): Sofia Coppola's Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning After the jump you can read the full press release, which includes detailed plot synopsis for all of these films. Focus Features Announces 2010 Release Slate, Passes $1 Billion »
- Peter Sciretta
Afm Debuts First Photos and Synopses from 6 Upcoming Movies Including Manolete, Mona Lisa, Small Town Saturday Night and The Long Good Friday
12 November 2009 8:18 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
When it comes to the first photos and synopsis from upcoming films, Collider has reaped great rewards from this year’s American Film Market (Afm). For those who don’t know, Afm is where film buyers from around the world come once a year to buy movies and also pre-buy films in development. Simply put, this is where a lot of money changes hands in the film industry and it’s where many decisions about what you and I get to see are made. In an effort to try and raise a film’s profile or attract film buyers, many of the studios distribute full synopses and still images for their movies.
With that in mind, we have grabbed some of those synopses and images for Manolete (starring Adrien Brody and Penelope Cruz), Mona Lisa, Pearblossom, Small Town Saturday Night (starring Chris Pine), and The Long Good Friday. Hit the »
- Matt Goldberg
More Afm Promo Photos and Synopses For 7 More Movies Including Hellraiser, The Tournament, Earthbound
12 November 2009 8:18 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The hits from this year’s American Film Market (Afm)* keep on coming. The yearly festival where buyers and sellers do business to bring us all the movies we’ll see in the (hopefully) near future offers plenty of photos and full synopses. You may not have the fat cash to purchase these movies but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy their first images and plot details. We’ve got the goods for Hellraiser, Earthbound (Starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal), Nowhere Boy, The Concert, The Tournament, and the animated films Escape from Planet Earth, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil. Check it all out (plus the digital version of the promo poster for Scream 4) after the jump. Please note that I have copied down all synopsis exactly as they were originally written.
And if you missed our previous coverage, click here, here and here. You can »
- Matt Goldberg
Focus Features Passes $1 Billion Mark, Announces 2010 Slate -- and it's Exciting!
12 November 2009 6:40 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Focus Features, the little engine that could, has passed $1 billion mark in domestic box-office!
Focus Features CEO James Schamus said, .Next year.s Focus slate follows one of the company.s best years ever . our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
.Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.s It.s Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn.s The American..
I love Focus Features and its stance on quality filmmaking! This year, the studio delighted us with "Away We Go," "Coraline," "Taking Woodstock," "9," "A Serious Man," and "Pirate Radio."
Next year, the studio is set to delight us more! Check out their upcoming releases:
Opening in select cities on Friday, March 12th will be "Greenberg, »
- Manny
Focus Features Announces Their 2010 Release Slate
12 November 2009 4:50 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Focus Features CEO James Schamus today announced the company's domestic theatrical release slate for 2010, with six confirmed movies to date.
Schamus said, "Next year's Focus slate follows one of the company's best years ever - our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
"Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's It's Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn's The American.
Focus president Andrew Karpen noted, "This month's tremendous showing at the American Film Market once again proves the resiliency and flexibility of Focus' global approach to the business. The breadth, depth, and nuance we bring to the international release of each film on our slate - and our ability domestically to manage every kind of release, »
Focus Features Sets 2010 Release Dates for Six Films
12 November 2009 4:04 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The other day we premiered the first images and official synopses from Focus Features Greenberg, The Eagle of the Ninth, and Somewhere. Now, thanks to Focus sending out a press release, we have an idea when some of them are getting released.
On March 12th, director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg will hit theaters for a limited release. The film stars Ben Stiller. After that we’re getting Thomas Balmes Babies on April 16th and director Anton Corbijn’s The American on September. 1st. That’s the George Clooney assassin film. Sometime in the third quarter will be Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, and in November It’s Kind of a Funny Story gets released. The big question mark is Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, which still doesn’t have a release date.
The thing to remember is release dates change all the time, so before you »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Photos: Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg, and The American
10 November 2009 11:16 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Our friends at Collider scored a shitload of early promotional images and posters from the American Film Market. You can head on over to Collider to see all of the images, but I thought I'd profile a few of the projects that I'm more looking forward to. After the jump you will find photos of Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning, Noah Baumbach's Greenberg starring Ben Stiller and The American starring George Clooney, Sofia Coppola's (Lost in Translation) new film Somewhere tells the story of Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff), "a bad-boy A-List actor stumbling through a life of excess while living at Hollywood’s legendary Chateau Marmont Hotel. His days are a haze of drinks, girls, fast cars and fawning fans. Cocooned in this celebrity-induced artificial world, Johnny has lost all sense of his true self. Until, that is, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo (Elle Fanning »
- Peter Sciretta
First Images and Synopses from 2010’s Biggest Films Including The American, Somewhere, Greenberg, and Eagle Of The Ninth
10 November 2009 10:54 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Steve went to the American Film Market (Afm) today. Afm is where film buyers go to pick up some of the biggest movies that are in development or already completed. The film sellers use promo art and synopses to entice buyers. It also enticed Steve to land some the first images and full synopsis for some of the biggest upcoming films of 2010. We’ve got the goods for The American starring George Clooney, Eagle of the Ninth starring Channing Tatum, Greenberg starring Ben Stiller, and Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning, and much more.
Looking at the images and reading the synopsis should really get you excited for these films so hit the jump and check it all out.
Be forewarned, that these are full synopsis and may be considered to spoiler-ific for some. Read carefully.
The American, directed by Anton Corbijn (Control)
Jack (George Clooney »
- Matt Goldberg
[Exclusive Interview] Norman Reedus on The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
After all these years the Boondock Saints sequel is finally coming out. After years of rumors and all the die-hard fan’s heartaches, it’s now actually making it’s way to the big screen. In light of this, here’s what one of the film’s stars Norman Reedus had to say about the original, the sequel and what can be expected.
How was Comic Con?
Norman Reedus: Comic Con was nuts! I mean when we got on stage there was a lot of screaming people and the line for our panel was like a mile long.
Did you know before how die-hard some fans are? There are some insane ones.
Norman Reedus: Yeah, I have had experiences with people coming up to me with tattoos on their arms and some crazy stuff. I knew that we were in for quite a ride.
Yeah, those fans are »
- JackGiroux
Horror Plus Action: Blade
31 October 2009 1:16 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Happy Halloween everyone! If you’re a regular Screen Rant reader you’ll have noticed (and hopefully read) our Halloween lead-up series called “Horror Plus.” If not, just so you know it’s a feature which sets out to showcase one film that combines horror with another genre. Each instalment will basically serve as a review of the film at hand, explaining why it’s such a good example of genre merging.
So far we’ve had Horror Plus Comedy: Shaun of the Dead, Horror Plus Sci-fi: Alien, Horror Plus Thriller: 28 Days Later and Horror Plus Crime: Se7en. And finally we come to our final installment which is Horror Plus Action.
So which film have we chosen which merges both the genres of horror and action so well? After much deliberation I decided to go with Stephen Norrington’s excellent 1998 comic-book adaptation, Blade, starring Wesley Snipes as the titular vampire killer. »
- Ross Miller
'The Boondock Saints II': A cult hit gets a second shot
22 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
As writer-director Troy Duffy recalls it, the cast and crew of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day were more than a tad nervous when they began work on their Boston-set, vigilante-action sequel. “Everybody was terrified to be the guy that screwed it up,” he says of the Toronto shoot for his movie, which is released October 30. “They knew the fans would find out where they lived and burn their f—-ing house to the ground." If you've never heard of Troy Duffy or his films you’re not alone. The Boondock Saints, a violent slice of Tarantino-esque Irishsploitation, was »
- Clark Collis
Exclusive Interview: The Gate Director Tibor Takács
20 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
If you were a kid in the late 80's living off of a steady diet of horror films, then no doubt you had seen and loved Tibor Takács' The Gate . Made up of a mostly all child cast and fronted by Stephen Dorff in one of his first on screen performances, The Gate was at the time a contemporary "pandora's box" story, made all the more terrifying by the amazing creature creations provided by FX artist Randy Cook. Now, Lionsgate has finally giving the flick a much deserved proper special edition DVD and Shock Till You Drop were lucky enough to chat with director Tibor Takács about his memories of making the movie. Read on for the full interview! Robg.: Firstly, it's so great that The Gate is finally available in this special edition DVD. So many people have grown up... »
What Does Takács Want to See from The Gate Remake?
20 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
To promote Lionsgate's special edition of the 1987 film The Gate , which introduced movie-goers to a pint-sized Stephen Dorff, director Tibor Takács spoke with ShockTillYouDrop.com about his hellish creation. While that full chat is coming soon for you reading pleasure, we extracted this nugget. We had him comment on the forthcoming 3-D remake of The Gate which is being directed by Alex Winter ( Freaked ). "I hope they can revisit the enchanted tone we had in the first Gate ," he muses. "Knowing the realities of today's marketplace and the deal they set up, that might not be in the cards. I hope they remember that the concept of The Gate . The central idea of digging a hole in your backyard and unleashing demons is a PG-13 idea meant for kids and any adults... »
DVD Round Up, Oct. 20, 2009: ‘Medium,’ ‘Princess,’ ‘Top Chef’
19 October 2009 11:06 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Over the course of dozens of editions of HollywoodChicago.com’s DVD Round-Up column, we have brought our readers more than a few collections that possessed a remarkable variety of genres in one piece, but few match this week’s column, a quartet of titles that include supernatural drama, reality television, foreign animation, and classic fantasy.
It would be harder to say what these titles have in common than to point out their remarkable differences. All they really share is a launch on DVD around the same time. We truly have something for everyone this week. Synopsis, cast, technical details, and special features follow. Pick your favorite…
“Princess” was released on September 29th, 2009.
“The Gate” and “Medium: Season Five” were released on October 6th, 2009.
“Top Chef: Season Five” was released on October 20th, 2009.
“The Gate”
Photo credit: Lionsgate
Synopsis: “After an old tree is removed from the ground, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Scenes We Love: Blade
16 October 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
It might seem to be strange to love a scene in a movie that frankly you are not all that attached to. But for today's Scenes We Love, I decided to pick one of my 'bittersweet favorites': the opening from Blade. Now why is it bittersweet? Well, because as much as I love this scene, when it comes to the rest of the movie, I kind of felt like it was all downhill from here. This is just my personal taste, but Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) was never all that scary as the bad guy in the story, and, well, that chick kind of got on my nerves (hey, just my two cents!). But, I'm going to stand by the fact that despite a heck of an opening, the rest of the movie never quite lived up to this set up. I guess that's the problem with a great entrance »
- Jessica Barnes
Halle, John, Padma and Adrian Have a Ball Together
16 October 2009 6:03 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Halle Berry went sexy in her cutout dress last night for Keep A Child Alive's 6th Annual Black Ball in NYC. She had her best accessory, boyfriend Gabriel, on her arm, as she walked the red carpet alongside Adrian Grenier and pregnant Padma Lakshmi. John Mayer made an appearance solo as rumors about his rekindled romance with Jennifer Aniston circulate, though you guys seem to think their giving it another go is a pretty terrible idea. Today happens to be John's 32nd birthday, so it looks like he got a head start on the celebrating. View 35 Photos › To see more from the event, including Usher, Stephen Dorff and Alicia Keys, just read more. View 35 Photos › Images include: Adrian Grenier, Alicia Keys, Gayle King, Iman, John Mayer, Kerry Washington, Mary J. Blige, Nick Cannon, Padma Lakshmi, Robin Thicke, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephen Dorff, Tyson Beckford, Usher »
- PopSugar
DVD Playhouse--October 2009
15 October 2009 12:34 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—October 2009
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The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’S Edition (Warner Bros.) A true highlight in digital restoration technology, Warner Bros. restoration of the 1939 classic is cause for celebration. The Technicolor of the late ‘30s looks as though it was shot yesterday, and is especially stunning on Blu-ray, which was produced by scanning each of the film’s original Technicolor camera negatives using 8K resolution. From this scan, a final “capture” master was created in 4K, yielding twice the resolution seen in the master utilized for the film’s previous DVD release. Judy Garland’s Dorothy is charming as ever, and the entire cast: Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, are all stellar. Four disc set bonuses include: Sing-along track; Documentaries and featurettes; Two 1914 silent films produced by Oz author L. Frank Baum, based on his stories »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
New On DVD This Week
6 October 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows like Trick ‘r Treat (pictured above with Anna Paquin), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chinatown, Bones Season 4 and the complete Stargate: Atlantis series.
Check them out.
Movies
Anvil: The Story of Anvil ~ Robb Reiner (DVD)
Assassination of a High School President ~ Kathryn Morris, Michael Rapaport, Bruce Willis (DVD and Blu-ray)
Chinatown ~ Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston (DVD)
Contact ~ Jodie Foster (Blu-ray)
Dance Flick ~ Damon Wayans (DVD and Blu-ray)
The Gate ~ Christa Denton, Stephen Dorff (DVD and Blu-ray)
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ~ Helena Bonham Carter (Blu-ray »
- Joe Gillis
[DVD Review] The Gate: Monstrous Special Edition
6 October 2009 2:26 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Oh, to be an adolescent in the mid-1980s. I was only learning to walk at the time, but if nostalgia for something I really wasn’t present for (I’m looking at you, my entire generation) and movies I didn’t see in their original release have taught me anything, it’s that there has never been any finer time to be alive. Nearly all actions were accompanied by a score that sounds as if it’s coming out of a midi file, completely ridiculous pieces of logic go totally unscathed, and you could frequently find yourself battling monsters and demons for no other reason than that they were there (and defeat them; don’t forget that part). With all of that being the case, one would think that The Gate would be awesome, but it’s not. It takes pretty much all of the aforementioned elements and tries »
- Anders Nelson
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