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Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.
1 December 2009 8:54 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats? No, of course it's not. But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear. Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.
Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:
Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009 they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also Executive Produces. Legacy was »
Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.
27 November 2009 9:51 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats? No, of course it's not. But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear. Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.
Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:
Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009 they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also Executive Produces. Legacy was »
10 closest Oscar races in the past 20 years
23 November 2009 1:12 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
One of the shrewdest Oscarologists on the planet is Tariq Khan of Fox News, who often generously shares his views of current and past derbies with Gold Derby readers. Here he takes a nostalgic look at the past two decades, offering his take on the most competitive derbies. Words below are Tariq's. Thanks, m'friend!
We’ve often discussed those Oscar races that seem just too close to call . . . where it’s clear (or at least seems clear) that the eventual winner will nab the Oscar with only a few more votes than his or her nearest competitor. While we can never really know for sure (unless we get one of those top jobs at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers,) we do have some idea of what may have been the closest races in Oscar history. Allow me to present what I believe were the 10 closest acting races over the course of the past 20 years. »
- tomoneil
More 'Wolfman' Troubles That May Actually Help The Movie Out
22 November 2009 9:12 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
I cannot think of a film in recent times that has had more trouble getting to the screen than "The Wolfman" remake. A director replacement just a short while before principal photography, a costly decision to add CGI, a detailed reshoot period, and multiple shifting release dates...phew. Well, here's something else that can be seen as a good or a bad thing:Word inadvertently leaked last week that two experienced editors, Mark Goldblatt and three-time Oscar-winner Walter Murch ("The English Patient"), had come on board to rework the film. Whatever the duo has done seems to have done wonders. HitFix has learned that two new cuts were recently tested and surprisingly the longer one played very well with audiences.The fact that Two editors needed to be brought in to fix the movie can definitely be seen as a bad thing. I mean, was it in that bad of shape? »
The Making of The Wolfman
20 November 2009 11:04 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
A few days ago Variety reported (you kind of have to mine for it in the article) that veteran editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch were being brought in to recut The Wolfman, even though the release date is only a few months away, on February 12, 2010. This could be a very bad thing for the film, culminating in what has already been a tumultuous creation process, but it could be a good thing. Films can often be made in the editing room, and both editors have had extensive experience. Goldblatt has edited such films as Terminator 2 and Pearl Harbor, while Murch worked on The English Patient and Cold Mountain, winning an Oscar for sound editing in Apocalypse Now. The point is, I hope that the film has a chance to succeed because it still looks very cool. The featurette below has some behind the scenes footage and interviews, which increases my excitement for the film. »
- Jacob
Uma Thurman to Hook Up With Robert Pattinson in 'Bel Ami'
20 November 2009 2:09 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Robert Pattinson has got his partner in upcoming film "Bel Ami" as Uma Thurman has signed on to star opposite him in the drama film, which centers on a guy named Georges Duroy, played by Pattinson. The "Kill Bill" star is slated to play the wife of Duroy's friend, a woman who is extremely involved and connected in the goings-on of Parisian society. She will help Duroy in his ascent, and later become his wife.
Beside Thurman, British actress Kristin Scott Thomas has also joined the cast ensemble. The 49-year-old star, who is best known for her role as Katharine Clifton in "The English Patient", will portray a socialite who falls for Duroy and becomes clingy in the process.
"Bel Ami", an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story with the same name, is a morality tale centered on Georges Duroy, a man who rises to the top by »
- AceShowbiz.com
Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas Join Robert Pattinson’s Next Film Bel Ami
19 November 2009 10:42 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A couple of weeks ago we reported that Nicole Kidman was going to co-star with Robert Pattinson in his next film, Bel Ami. We then found out a little bit later that this wasn’t true and that Kidman was definitely not attached to the project. However, tonight we have news that Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) has joined the cast and that Uma Thurman will now be taking the role that Kidman passed on. To find out what this “erotically charged story of ambition, power and seduction.” is all about, just hit the jump.
Based on Guy de Maupassant’s short story, the film will tell the story of George Duroy (played by Pattinson), a young journalist who rose from poverty to become one of the most successful men in Paris via the ruthless and calculating bedding of the city’s most glamorous and influential women. THR reports »
- Ramses Flores
Two New Editors for Universal's Wolf Man
18 November 2009 10:34 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Universal's upcoming The Wolfman re-imagining has been bogged down for the past three years by countless production setbacks, constantly changing release dates, a new director, and most recently the loss of their composer Danny Elfman. What else could happen with Wolfman that hasn't already happened? They could bring in two new editors, that's what. The relentless news excavators over at /film dug up this news out of the gutter of a Variety article not even about the movie. It looks like Mark Goldblatt, action editor extraordinaire, and Walter Murch, the man who literally wrote the book on editing, will come on to Joe Johnston's movie and try to clean it up a bit. A Goldblatt/Murch pairing is certainly an interesting one, with Goldblatt working such action pieces as Armageddon, Bad Boys 1 & 2, and both Terminator films, and Murch handling slightly more dramatic pieces like Cold Mountain and The English Patient. »
Top Editors Brought In to Re-Cut The Wolfman
18 November 2009 9:47 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Of all the big films on the docket for next year, the one I’m most concerned about is The Wolfman. The second trailer for the film looked pretty badass, I’ll admit – but this movie has suffered a plagued production from the get-go. A change in directors, callbacks for reshoots and re-designs in the creature effects… It all points to a studio trying to turn lead into gold through the usual movie alchemy.
Well, the guys over at Slash Film must have magnifying glass eyes, because they spotted something deep-six buried in an article over at Variety, which names editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch as the two guys hired to do a recut of The Wolfman!
This revelation comes without the usual fanfare from the blogosphere that goes with every little development on a major movie – suggesting that the studio is trying to keep the continuing problems with »
- Kofi Outlaw
Universal Still Tinkering with Wolfman
17 November 2009 4:22 PM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
This cannot be a good sign. Buried in a Variety article about the editing process and the movie Precious is the tidbit that Universal's redux of The Wolfman is about to go under the knife again, this time at the hands of editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch. Goldblatt is a frequent collaborator with Michael Bay, and is primarily an action film editor. Murch is a frequent collaborator with Francis Ford Coppola, and primarily edits long, well-respected dramas.
Ok, so how are these two supposed to fit together, and what does this mean for The Wolfman?
It means trouble. Calling anyone in to re-edit a film which has already had a change in director and rumors about struggles between practical and digital effects creators means Universal thinks the storytelling is not up to par. Calling in the guy who edited Starship Troopers to work with the guy who edited The English Patient »
Roger Corman to Receive Honorary Oscar
13 November 2009 10:58 AM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Great news for fans of low budget auteur Roger Corman! (among which I count myself)
According to Studio Briefing, the legendary producer/director/mentor to a number of important directors will receive an honorary Oscar at next year's Academy Awards. The article suggests, interesting and accurately, that none of his 400 movies would ever be considered for an Oscar (even if you do like Humanoids From The Deep, it's not along the lines of The English Patient or Gandhi). So this is a huge deal for genre fans. I think they're more likely honoring him for his legacy, which includes proteges such as Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Jonathan Demme, all of whom have won Oscars.
I'll argue that Roger Corman has had an important influence on the film industry, even if his catalogue has not. It's nice to see a legend get honored, even if his legend is one of notoriety, »
Maslansky Plays With Ondaatje's Slaughter
30 September 2009 12:31 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
Author Michael "The English Patient" Ondaatje's novel, Coming Through Slaughter, a period piece focusing on the 'birth' of American jazz music, has been optioned by producer Paul "Police Academy" Maslansky. The adapted screenplay for "Slaughter" is by Emmy nominee Mark Bailey. Premise of Ondaatje's book, set in New Orleans, follows the life story of the cornettist 'Bolden', who was an influence on jazz greats the likes of Louis Armstrong. Production partner for the upcoming film is Rome-based producer Lars Bloch... »
Q&A: Juliette Binoche on Paris, Memory, and her First Kiss.
17 September 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
It's impossible to have a mundane conversation with Juliette Binoche. I tried. No matter how pedestrian my questions were, the actress would think for a few seconds before responding with something weighty and pensive, if not entirely comprehensible—they say French women don't get fat, but Binoche doesn't even chew it. It's that same hint of deeper thoughts that loads her half-smiles with significance and makes her roles so rich, from her Oscar-winning turn in The English Patient to, well, Dan in Real Life with Steve Carell. Now, at 45, after acting in forty films, she's pursuing new passions, including painting, poetry, and dance—in fact, she's currently performing a limited dance engagement at Bam, in Brooklyn. When I met her, though, it was back in France (well, the French Consulate, which is technically still French soil) and we talked about movies, specifically about her latest movie, Paris. The film is an ensemble drama, »
"The Look" Gets the Gold
13 September 2009 1:41 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Some people are never down for the count. And Lauren Bacall is one of those people. The famously silver tongued siren began bewitching moviegoers when she was only 19 -- surely the most mature teenager the screen ever saw -- in To Have and Have Not (1944). Aside from a fallow 1970s, she's been working steadily since. In all that time she's never learned to hold her tongue (so many choice soundbites over the years, god bless) and she's still a lively soul at 84 going on 85. Her birthday is next week.
When she lost her only Oscar nomination (1996's The Mirror Has Two Faces) to Juliette Binoche in The English Patient, most assumed that she would be of the Have Not variety when it came to the statue, despite her marriages to two legendary Haves, Oscar winners Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards. But now, the wait for her very own golden boy is over. »
- NATHANIEL R
Coming Through Slaughter Going Ahead
8 September 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The last time a novel by Michael Ondaatje was adapted for the big screen, things went fairly well. That, of course, was The English Patient, Anthony Minghella’s Oscar-hoovering epic drama. And now producer Paul Maslansky is hoping that lightning will strike twice with his adaptation of Ondaatje’s novel about the birth of jazz, Coming Through Slaughter.Maslansky first optioned the property three years ago, but finally has a script that’s good to go, by Mark Bailey, which has been given the green light by Ondaatje. Maslansky’s production partner, Lars Bloch, is currently in Venice looking for distributors and potential directors.If it goes ahead, Coming Through Slaughter – which follows the life story of Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans-bazed cornettist credited with being a major player in the birth of what is widely hailed as the only American-created art form – will stick out like a sore thumb on Maslansky’s CV. »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 2) - Spotlight on Films from the UK
5 September 2009 9:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
In Part 2 of tMF's 50 Essential Foreign Films, we're listing down our UK Top 10. This means the list is not limited to English films and include movies which essentially are either about the whole United Kingdom or predominantly so or about someone from London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast or from any other places in the UK.
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- - - Taking note of how to define what is a British Film. Aside from the British Film Institute, there are a lot of lists that feature British cinema's best. There is one particular issue that The Guardian pointed out, which at some point, was an important consideration in our own list of 10. A few days ago, The Observer published the Best British Films poll, to which it was pointed out:
... how to define a British film. Did it need to be shot here? Funded here? Feature predominantly British talent, in front and behind the camera? »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 2) - Spotlight on Films from the UK
5 September 2009 9:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
In Part 2 of tMF's 50 Essential Foreign Films, we're listing down our UK Top 10. This means the list is not limited to English films and include movies which essentially are either about the whole United Kingdom or predominantly so or about someone from London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast or from any other places in the UK.
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- - - Taking note of how to define what is a British Film. Aside from the British Film Institute, there are a lot of lists that feature British cinema's best. There is one particular issue that The Guardian pointed out, which at some point, was an important consideration in our own list of 10. A few days ago, The Observer published the Best British Films poll, to which it was pointed out:
... how to define a British film. Did it need to be shot here? Funded here? Feature predominantly British talent, in front and behind the camera? »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 2) - Spotlight on Films from the UK
5 September 2009 9:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
In Part 2 of tMF's 50 Essential Foreign Films, we're listing down our UK Top 10. This means the list is not limited to English films and include movies which essentially are either about the whole United Kingdom or predominantly so or about someone from London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast or from any other places in the UK.
- - -
- - - Taking note of how to define what is a British Film. Aside from the British Film Institute, there are a lot of lists that feature British cinema's best. There is one particular issue that The Guardian pointed out, which at some point, was an important consideration in our own list of 10. A few days ago, The Observer published the Best British Films poll, to which it was pointed out:
... how to define a British film. Did it need to be shot here? Funded here? Feature predominantly British talent, in front and behind the camera? »
Italian costume exhibition boasts Oscar-winning outfits
4 September 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Although we rave about the effortless chic of modern films such as 500 Days of Summer it’s often the period dramas that have the most impressive costumes. Italian designer Umberto Tirelli began creating film clothing and accessories in 1964 and although he died in 1990, his atelier has continued his work to this day. When he began making film and theatre attire he started out with “two sewing machines, five seamstresses, a milliner, a secretary and a driver-storeman.” He’s come a long way since then as his work is currently being shown in an Italian exhibition named “The Oscars’ Atelier: Costumes from the Tirelli Workshop for the Big Screen”.
During the 1960s many Italian directors believed that period costumes needed to look more authentic and recruited Tirelli to create their wardrobes. Making the outfits rigid and uncomfortable might have been bad for the cast but the directors wanted to capture the reality of wearing these clothes, »
Top 25 Brit Flicks From the Last 25 Years!
2 September 2009 9:53 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Now this is a list we probably do not see often, at least state-side, but I thought it was a pretty solid one! The Guardian asked their “expert panel of film-makers and critics” to name their top 10 British films since 1984, instead they put together a list of 25 top British films from the past 25 years.
Films like Trainspotting, Four Weddings and a Funeral to newer films like Shaun of the Dead and Man On A Wire made the list. A few of these seem to be bordering on being British (only made by British filmmakers or about British people, not actually set in England, like Man on Wire) but they are all great films (those that I have seen).
Take a look below or click here for the full write-up! Perhaps my favorite on the list is Slumdog Millionaire and Shaun of the Dead, those have literally been my two most »
- Kevin Coll
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