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12 articles from 2008
Hayden Christensen to Star in 'Mona Lisa' Remake
9 November 2008 12:00 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
Uh...what?
If you ever saw Mona Lisa, you'd be surprised to learn that it's being remade. That's not a slight against the Neil Jordan film, because it's actually pretty good - got an Oscar nomination and the whole bit - but it's not exactly one of those movies you always think they should try again. And yet, here we are, and the role of Bob Hoskins will now be played by Hayden Christensen.
Huh?
Screen Daily reports that the new version will be both contemporized and transplanted from England to the United States, and that HandMade Films will spend about $8 million on the project, circling March 2009 for a production date. "The original film still stands up. HandMade has a lot of little gems in its library, but not all of them will stand up for a remake," said Michael Ryan of HandMade.
"A lot of people do remember the
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Colin Boyd
Exclusive: Megan Fox and Paul Giamatti Join Ironclad Cast
8 November 2008 12:10 PM, PST | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news
Today we picked up a very interesting casting scoop on an upcoming project called Ironclad. A source close to the production mentioned that Megan Fox and Paul Giamatti have joined the cast alongside of Richard Attenborough and Bob Hoskins. Ironclad is somewhat of a castle epic based on the true story of the great siege of Rochester castle. Jonathan English (of Minotaur and Nailing Vienna previously) wrote the story and will produce and direct the film, which will start shooting next March with a rumored budget of $25 million. The addition of Fox and Giamatti have otherwise put this project into the spotlight. In the year 1215, the rebels of England forced the tyrannical King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, but months later he broke the seal and assembled an army to take over the country again. In his way was the Rochester castle, a place ...
Alex Billington
Doomsday DVD Review
26 October 2008 12:50 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
Title: Doomsday (2008) Starring Rhona Mitra, Craig Conway, Bob Hoskins, MyAnna Buring and Malcolm McDowell Produced by Rogue Pictures, Intrepid Pictures and Scion Films Written and Directed by Neil Marshall Score: Technical: 90, Story: 70, Acting: 85, Total: 82 Naturally, when I saw the trailer for Doomsday, I thought to myself, “Wait, did they remake Road Warrior or something?” and sure enough…it tried to with a twist. Doomsday essentially reminds us moviegoers about other post-apocalyptic movies from the past that are great, while delivering us a sub-par movie. A virus breaks out in Scotland, killing almost all its citizens. London police set up a quarantine to keep the virus out of the city, but of course fails, leaving the head people in charge scrambling for ideas [...]
Tessa
Win Sean Bean's Outlaw on DVD
24 October 2008 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news
Time for another fun contest. This go around we are giving away copies of Sean Beans Outlaw on DVD. Its what I consider to be a typical british crime thriller. Thought provoking, deep and most importantly fun. Betrayed by their government and let down by the law, a renegade gang set out to right the wrongs of the world in Nick Love's Outlaw. Under the charge of war-veteran Danny Bryant (Sean Bean) and assisted by Lewis (Bob Hoskins), a disheartened cop, this assortment of dejected individuals form a modern-day outlaw posse to avenge the criminal underworld and enforce their own brand of...
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Hoskins reads film scripts on toilet
24 September 2008 12:02 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Movie star Bob Hoskins has revealed that he has a "cold bum" test for movie scripts. The British actor told OK! that he decides whether or not a film is worth doing while he sits on the toilet. "I take [the script] to the khazi in the morning and if I end up with a cold a**e I think 'This (more)
By Sarah Rollo
Hoskins Reads Scripts In Bathroom
23 September 2008 5:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Movie legend Bob Hoskins test reads scripts for films - when he is sitting on the toilet.
The Mona Lisa star decides whether or not to take a movie role depending on how engrossed he gets leafing through his lines as he answers a call of nature.
And the actor has even given his selection process its own cheeky name.
He says, "Cold bum test. I take (the script) to the khazi (toilet) in the morning and if I end up with a cold a**e I think 'This has got to be a good script'. If you notice you've got pins and needles, you think: 'This must be a good one.'"
Outlaw ( 2006 ) Movie Review
19 September 2008 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news
Checked out Outlaw last night courtesy of the distributor PeaceArch. It stars Danny Dyer, Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins three of my favorite actors from over the pond. The film is a play on BoonDock Saints while definitely bringing its own elements to a tale of vigilantes and revenge. This movie is not for the MTV generation. By that I mean it move slowly, focuses on telling a story, while still interjecting various action sequences and crime thriller elements. But at the end of the day its a deep film with well developed elements that will appeal to a mature film goer who enjoys films that o...
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Nixon: Election Year Edition
26 August 2008 9:03 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news
The original three-hour-plus cut of Oliver Stone's Nixon had its share of problems, but excessive brevity wasn't among them. So it seems sadistic that the front cover of the new, two-disc "Election Year Edition" director's cut boasts that 28 more minutes have been added onto an already-bloated film. With that wholly unnecessary new material, Nixon has devolved from overlong to interminable. Attacking Nixon's tortured psyche and legacy with the same flair for subtlety he brought to his screenplay for Scarface, Stone casts Anthony Hopkins as the disgraced president, a man of humble origins who rose to the pinnacle of political power, only to be undone by his demons. He's ably abetted by Joan Allen as Nixon's birdlike yet deceptively strong wife Pat, as well as just about every great character actor in existence, chief among them Bob Hoskins as a bulldoggish J. Edgar Hoover; Sam Waterston as a.
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Nathan Rabin
Blu-ray Review: Nixon (Election Year Edition)
20 August 2008 11:47 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
Oliver Stone has pretty much owned films based on the time of the Vietnam War. He has his Vietnam War trilogy with Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon and Heaven and Earth. He also has The Doors and JFK. Here we will talk about Nixon, the director's in-depth look at one of the United States' most controversial presidents and in familiar form Stone brings his own twists and theories to the story as he once again says he is a filmmaker and not a historian. This was my first time seeing Nixon and considering this is the director's cut boasting an additional 28 minutes I knew I was in for a long haul as the film now spans a whopping three hours and 33 minutes. The funny thing is to listen to Stone's introduction to the deleted scenes on the second disc and how he says wasn't able to get it
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Brad Brevet
Time to put together your ‘Dream Team’
13 August 2008 7:13 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news
[Abiding by the Twitch-o-Meter rules of conduct and fair play this post will remain up top for one day. Further posts about far more interesting things are below this. Scroll down!]
Well, Day 5 of the Olympics came and went and my country still hasn’t won a freaking medal. While other sport powerhouses like Togo and Tajikstan have managed to get at least one medal our Canadian athletes are failing to bring home the hardware.
The Olympics are funny in a way when it comes to their Dream Teams. Since 1992 every Summer Olympics the focus is on the USA Men’s basketball team – though it is interesting to note that the Toronto Raptors up here in Canada have the most players from any NBA team on Olympic teams! Then starting in 1998, when the cold winds of winter come whipping through our lands, everyone in Canada pretty much goes mental when the Canadian Men’s Hockey team plays.
So is it any coincidence that I am reading Douglas Adams’ The Salmon of Doubt this week and there is a section of that book called The Dream Team.
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Mack
Universal Reveals 'Doomsday' DVD Art and Specs
15 May 2008 11:06 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
Universal Home Video has announced Doomsday (review)on DVD, which stars Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, and Alexander Siddig. DVD Active reports that the Neil Marshall directed film will be available to own from the 29th July, and will retail at $29.98. The disc will include both unrated (1 Hour 53 Minutes) and theatrical (1 Hour 49 Minutes) versions of the film. Each will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include a commentary with Director Neil Marshall and Cast Members Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Rick Warden and Les Simpson, and 3 featurettes (Anatomy of Catastrophe: Civilization on the Brink, The Visual Effects and Wizardry of Doomsday, Devices of Death: Guns, Gadgets and Vehicles of Destruction). A Blu-ray release will also be available for $39.99.
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'Doomsday' is Coming in July, Specs Revealed
5 May 2008 11:05 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
Universal Home Video has announced Doomsday, which stars Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, and Alexander Siddig. According to DVD Active, the Neil Marshall directed film will be available to own on July 29, and will retail at $29.98. The disc will include both unrated (1 Hour 53 Minutes) and theatrical (1 Hour 49 Minutes) versions of the film. Each will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include a commentary with Director Neil Marshall and Cast Members Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Rick Warden and Les Simpson, and 3 featurettes (Anatomy of Catastrophe: Civilization on the Brink, The Visual Effects and Wizardry of Doomsday, Devices of Death: Guns, Gadgets and Vehicles of Destruction). A Blu-ray release will also be available for $39.99.
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