In the late 1980s, Bruce Joel Rubin was a screenwriter with two interesting credits on his resume — “Brainstorm” (1983) and “Deadly Friend” (1986) — and a screenplay (“Jacob’s Ladder”) that everyone in Los Angeles agreed was terrific but which no one at the studios would green light. Rubin’s fortunes and reputation changed seemingly overnight on July 13, 1990, when his romantic thriller “Ghost” opened and became a worldwide smash. A few months later, “Jacob’s Ladder,” which had finally been brought to the screen by director Adrian Lyne, opened as well, and Rubin’s status as one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters was secure.
While “Ghost” ultimately garnered Rubin an Academy Award and went on to become a classic — one of those rare cases where personal expression seamlessly intersected with popular and artistic success — its path to the screen wasn’t always smooth. In the following exclusive excerpt from Rubin’s new memoir, “It’s Only a Movie,...
While “Ghost” ultimately garnered Rubin an Academy Award and went on to become a classic — one of those rare cases where personal expression seamlessly intersected with popular and artistic success — its path to the screen wasn’t always smooth. In the following exclusive excerpt from Rubin’s new memoir, “It’s Only a Movie,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
If Criterion24/7 hasn’t completely colonized your attention every time you open the Channel––this is to say: if you’re stronger than me––their May lineup may be of interest. First and foremost I’m happy to see a Michael Roemer triple-feature: his superlative Nothing But a Man, arriving in a Criterion Edition, and the recently rediscovered The Plot Against Harry and Vengeance is Mine, three distinct features that suggest a long-lost voice of American movies. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Antiwar Trilogy four by Sara Driver, and a wide collection from Ayoka Chenzira fill out the auteurist sets.
Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...
Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
For multiple generations, Star Wars has been the go-to sci-fi franchise. Now, with the success of Denis Villenueve’s Dune movies, it might have its own legs as the quintessential sci-fi experience. But there is a common link: Christopher Walken. Ok, so Walken didn’t board the Millennium Falcon, but he did at least audition for the role of Han Solo, which he’s glad he didn’t get.
Speaking with Vanity Fair, Christopher Walken remembered that he did in fact do a screen test for Star Wars alongside Jodie Foster (auditioning for Princess Leia), saying, “I’m not sure we did a scene. Maybe we just sat in front of, in those days, those old videotape cameras…We might have just sat there and did the name, rank, and serial number type of thing. I would say that, Yes, I did audition for Star Wars, but so did about 500 other actors.
Speaking with Vanity Fair, Christopher Walken remembered that he did in fact do a screen test for Star Wars alongside Jodie Foster (auditioning for Princess Leia), saying, “I’m not sure we did a scene. Maybe we just sat in front of, in those days, those old videotape cameras…We might have just sat there and did the name, rank, and serial number type of thing. I would say that, Yes, I did audition for Star Wars, but so did about 500 other actors.
- 3/8/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
In the late Spring of 1979, Paramount Pictures' production of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was in big trouble. With a looming release date of December 7 of that year, the film was still struggling to be completed, with the bulk of its visual effects work yet to be even attempted, let alone finished.
In retrospect, given the movie's production history, this was an inevitable problem. Ever since the original "Star Trek" series was cancelled in the summer of 1969, the franchise had experienced a number of stops and starts when it came to being revived. Around the mid-'70s, creator Gene Roddenberry had seemingly set up a script and a production for the show's leap to the big screen, only for Paramount to pivot and seek to turn that work into a proposed reboot of the series back on television, to be known as "Star Trek: Phase II." That show was literal...
In retrospect, given the movie's production history, this was an inevitable problem. Ever since the original "Star Trek" series was cancelled in the summer of 1969, the franchise had experienced a number of stops and starts when it came to being revived. Around the mid-'70s, creator Gene Roddenberry had seemingly set up a script and a production for the show's leap to the big screen, only for Paramount to pivot and seek to turn that work into a proposed reboot of the series back on television, to be known as "Star Trek: Phase II." That show was literal...
- 2/25/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
US singer and actress Debbie Harry and Give Me Pity! filmmaker Amanda Kramer are the latest to join the line-up of talks at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which runs from January 25-February 4.
Harry, the lead singer of Blondie, will join the US filmmaker for a discussion on Kramer’s new sci-fi documentary, So Unreal. The film is narrated by Harry, and examines the relationship between cinema and technology in the format of a long-form video essay. Kramer uses footage from the likes of Lisberger’s Tron and Trumbull’s Brainstorm to explore technical evolution as a key theme in...
Harry, the lead singer of Blondie, will join the US filmmaker for a discussion on Kramer’s new sci-fi documentary, So Unreal. The film is narrated by Harry, and examines the relationship between cinema and technology in the format of a long-form video essay. Kramer uses footage from the likes of Lisberger’s Tron and Trumbull’s Brainstorm to explore technical evolution as a key theme in...
- 1/17/2024
- by ¬Yasmin Vince
- ScreenDaily
As expected, Netflix had a quick hit on its hands this weekend: David Fincher’s “The Killer” was an immediate #1 on the streamer. Credit the genre and star Michael Fassbender for giving it a boost that even top directors like Fincher don’t always guarantee.
After all, even Fincher’s first Netflix film, “Mank,” wasn’t a hit. His second offering for the streamer is immediately doing far better than his 2019 black-and-white biopic. Despite good reviews — and eventual Oscar nominations — “Mank” made Netflix’s top 10 for just one day and it only ranked at #10.
As for “The Killer,” its action appeal, a lead actor not known for streaming originals, and elevated festival attention all seem to have contributed to its immediate ascension to #1. It replaced “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” with Sony’s big summer hit still #2.
Netflix originals only took one other place the chart: “Locked In,” a London-set thriller...
After all, even Fincher’s first Netflix film, “Mank,” wasn’t a hit. His second offering for the streamer is immediately doing far better than his 2019 black-and-white biopic. Despite good reviews — and eventual Oscar nominations — “Mank” made Netflix’s top 10 for just one day and it only ranked at #10.
As for “The Killer,” its action appeal, a lead actor not known for streaming originals, and elevated festival attention all seem to have contributed to its immediate ascension to #1. It replaced “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” with Sony’s big summer hit still #2.
Netflix originals only took one other place the chart: “Locked In,” a London-set thriller...
- 11/14/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Indie distributor Brainstorm Media is keeping it in the family with the selection of its new CEO.
Michelle Shwarzstein is taking the reins of the company founded in 1995 by her father, Meyer Shwarzstein. Before being elevated to CEO, she had spent more than a decade running Brainstorm’s distribution business and leading the acquisitions and marketing of dozens of films.
After the executive transition, Meyer Shwarzstein, will start a new venture focused entirely on development and production.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Meyer Shwarzstein said. “I’m impressed by Michelle’s team’s vision and their passion for the business.”
Brainstorm’s executive roster also includes Abbey Warner, VP of Marketing and Strategy, who recently joined Brainstorm Media from Gunpowder & Sky; and Alex Peters, who was recently promoted to VP of Sales and Acquisitions.
“Abbey, Alex and I are honored to build on Brainstorm’s legacy,” Michelle Shwarzstein said.
Michelle Shwarzstein is taking the reins of the company founded in 1995 by her father, Meyer Shwarzstein. Before being elevated to CEO, she had spent more than a decade running Brainstorm’s distribution business and leading the acquisitions and marketing of dozens of films.
After the executive transition, Meyer Shwarzstein, will start a new venture focused entirely on development and production.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Meyer Shwarzstein said. “I’m impressed by Michelle’s team’s vision and their passion for the business.”
Brainstorm’s executive roster also includes Abbey Warner, VP of Marketing and Strategy, who recently joined Brainstorm Media from Gunpowder & Sky; and Alex Peters, who was recently promoted to VP of Sales and Acquisitions.
“Abbey, Alex and I are honored to build on Brainstorm’s legacy,” Michelle Shwarzstein said.
- 8/31/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
VFX legend Phil Tippett, whose totally bonkers “Mad God” stop-motion horror film finally got released last year, is a special effects Emmy hopeful this season for an episode of Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face” on Peacock, written and directed by star Natasha Lyonne. He not only contributed old-school monster puppets but also inspired its story about a crusty old stop-motion filmmaker (Nick Nolte). The busy Tippett also supplied hellish cave set designs for Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” (on Disney+).
Both projects came as a result of Tippett’s “Star Wars” fame, which began when he led the Ilm animation department for “The Empire Strikes Back.” On the “Star Wars” sequel, he co-developed the “go motion” animation technique (stop-motion with motion blur) and was responsible for the At-at Imperial Walkers and the hybrid alien Tauntauns. On “Return of the Jedi,” he won his first Oscar for his creature work; with “Jurassic Park,...
Both projects came as a result of Tippett’s “Star Wars” fame, which began when he led the Ilm animation department for “The Empire Strikes Back.” On the “Star Wars” sequel, he co-developed the “go motion” animation technique (stop-motion with motion blur) and was responsible for the At-at Imperial Walkers and the hybrid alien Tauntauns. On “Return of the Jedi,” he won his first Oscar for his creature work; with “Jurassic Park,...
- 6/10/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The title has sold across Europe and the Middle East.
UK sales outfit Film Seekers has brought in a raft of deals for Blank, selling to the UK (Sparky Pictures), Scandinavia (Njuta), Portugal (Vendetta), Middle East (Teleprog) and airlines (Encore).
Natalie Kennedy’s feature stars Heida Reed, Rachel Shelley and US TV host Wayne Brady. A writer signs up for an AI-operated retreat to cure her writer’s block, where she finds herself stuck after a glitch occurs in the system. Rebecca-Clare Evans produces.
Previous deals include North America (Brainstorm), where the film first released in September 2022, along with China...
UK sales outfit Film Seekers has brought in a raft of deals for Blank, selling to the UK (Sparky Pictures), Scandinavia (Njuta), Portugal (Vendetta), Middle East (Teleprog) and airlines (Encore).
Natalie Kennedy’s feature stars Heida Reed, Rachel Shelley and US TV host Wayne Brady. A writer signs up for an AI-operated retreat to cure her writer’s block, where she finds herself stuck after a glitch occurs in the system. Rebecca-Clare Evans produces.
Previous deals include North America (Brainstorm), where the film first released in September 2022, along with China...
- 2/18/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Visionary visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who died Monday, contributed his groundbreaking inventions and techniques to classics including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”
Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations; the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.
A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we...
Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations; the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.
A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we...
- 2/9/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Douglas Trumbull might not be a household name like so many of the filmmakers he collaborated with, but he contributed to the visual effects for some of the most technically ground-breaking sci-fi movies of all time, including "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Blade Runner." His experience directing the 1983 sci-fi flop "Brainstorm" — which served as Natalie Wood's final film after she tragically died during a production break — led Trumbull to step away from Hollywood, yet he continued to innovate in the 1990s by working on projects like the "Back to the Future: The Ride" theme park...
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- 2/8/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Douglas Trumbull, the legendary special effects master who helped create the worlds of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner and Star Trek: The Motion Picture has died, according to a social media post from his daughter, Amy Trumbull. He was 79.
Trumbull developed the slit-scan photography process that was used in the “Star Gate” sequence of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi classic. “I just happened to be in the right place at the right time,” he later said. “We were struggling with the Star Gate. Nobody knew what a Star Gate was, but I came up with some ideas that I didn’t even know at the time were based on some things I was learning as a young guy about street photography and weird photographic techniques.”
Based on his work for Kubrick, Trumbull was George Lucas’ first choice to head Industrial Light & Magic, but he...
Trumbull developed the slit-scan photography process that was used in the “Star Gate” sequence of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi classic. “I just happened to be in the right place at the right time,” he later said. “We were struggling with the Star Gate. Nobody knew what a Star Gate was, but I came up with some ideas that I didn’t even know at the time were based on some things I was learning as a young guy about street photography and weird photographic techniques.”
Based on his work for Kubrick, Trumbull was George Lucas’ first choice to head Industrial Light & Magic, but he...
- 2/8/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Douglas Trumbull, the pioneering VFX master behind the groundbreaking science-fiction classics “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” has died. His daughter, Amy, shared the news on Facebook that Trumbull had cancer, a brain tumor, and a stroke. He was 79.
“He was an absolute genius and a wizard and his contributions to the film and special effects industry will live on for decades and beyond,” she wrote. Trumbull created the special photographic effects for Kubrick’s innovative “2001”, Spielberg’s aliens-among-us classic “Close Encounters” (which advanced the lessons learned from “2001”), the first big-screen wonderment of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” and the seedy, futuristic LA of Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner.” The latter three films earned him Best Visual Effects Oscar nominations. He also worked on the VFX for the sci-fi cult classic, “The Andromeda Strain,” and Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.”
“Speaking, solely, personally...
“He was an absolute genius and a wizard and his contributions to the film and special effects industry will live on for decades and beyond,” she wrote. Trumbull created the special photographic effects for Kubrick’s innovative “2001”, Spielberg’s aliens-among-us classic “Close Encounters” (which advanced the lessons learned from “2001”), the first big-screen wonderment of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” and the seedy, futuristic LA of Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner.” The latter three films earned him Best Visual Effects Oscar nominations. He also worked on the VFX for the sci-fi cult classic, “The Andromeda Strain,” and Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.”
“Speaking, solely, personally...
- 2/8/2022
- by Bill Desowitz and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Douglas Trumbull, a legendary film pioneer of visual effects who worked on “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Blade Runner” and the first “Star Trek” movie, has died. He was 79.
Trumbull’s death was announced by his daughter in a Facebook post. He died Monday night after “a two-year battle with cancer, a brain tumor and a stroke,” she said.
“He was an absolute genius and a wizard and his contributions to the film and special effects industry will live on for decades and beyond,” Amy Trumble wrote. “My sister Andromed and I got to see him on Saturday and tell him that he [sic] love him and we got to tell him to enjoy and embrace his journey into the Great Beyond. I love you Daddy, I sure will miss you!”
“After 20 years, side-by-side, day and night, I say goodbye to my best friend, partner, true...
Trumbull’s death was announced by his daughter in a Facebook post. He died Monday night after “a two-year battle with cancer, a brain tumor and a stroke,” she said.
“He was an absolute genius and a wizard and his contributions to the film and special effects industry will live on for decades and beyond,” Amy Trumble wrote. “My sister Andromed and I got to see him on Saturday and tell him that he [sic] love him and we got to tell him to enjoy and embrace his journey into the Great Beyond. I love you Daddy, I sure will miss you!”
“After 20 years, side-by-side, day and night, I say goodbye to my best friend, partner, true...
- 2/8/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, one of the masterminds behind the visual effects on some of the most visually audacious science fiction films of all time, including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner,” died Monday from complications from mesothelioma. He was 79.
His daughter Amy wrote on Facebook. that he had cancer, a brain tumor and a stroke.
“My sister Andromeda and I got to see him on Saturday and tell him that he love him and we got to tell him to enjoy and embrace his journey into the Great Beyond,” she wrote.
He shared Oscar nominations for best visual effects for “Close Encounters,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”
Trumbull also oversaw the visual effects on “Silent Running,” “The Andromeda Strain” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” and he directed eco-sci-fi film “Silent Running” and Natalie Wood-starring “Brainstorm.”
Trumbull...
His daughter Amy wrote on Facebook. that he had cancer, a brain tumor and a stroke.
“My sister Andromeda and I got to see him on Saturday and tell him that he love him and we got to tell him to enjoy and embrace his journey into the Great Beyond,” she wrote.
He shared Oscar nominations for best visual effects for “Close Encounters,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”
Trumbull also oversaw the visual effects on “Silent Running,” “The Andromeda Strain” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” and he directed eco-sci-fi film “Silent Running” and Natalie Wood-starring “Brainstorm.”
Trumbull...
- 2/8/2022
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Leading reality producer A. Smith & Co. has promoted Emmy-winning producer and series developer Eli Baldrige to senior vice president of development. In his expanded role, Baldrige will manage the development team and oversee all development across the entire company.
Baldrige has served as vice president of development at A. Smith & Co. Productions for the past three years. During that time, he developed programming including Welcome to Plathville (TLC), Pharrell Williams’ Voices of Fire, and Canine Intervention (Netflix), in addition to unannounced projects coming later this year.
“Promoting Eli Baldrige to SVP of Development is incredibly exciting for us at A. Smith & Co. Productions as we continue to reach and elevate our team and our content,” said A. Smith & Co. Productions CEO Caroline Baumgard. “His propensity for storytelling and purposeful entertainment, and ability to think beyond the ordinary makes him the ideal executive to lead our genre-spanning development slate...
Baldrige has served as vice president of development at A. Smith & Co. Productions for the past three years. During that time, he developed programming including Welcome to Plathville (TLC), Pharrell Williams’ Voices of Fire, and Canine Intervention (Netflix), in addition to unannounced projects coming later this year.
“Promoting Eli Baldrige to SVP of Development is incredibly exciting for us at A. Smith & Co. Productions as we continue to reach and elevate our team and our content,” said A. Smith & Co. Productions CEO Caroline Baumgard. “His propensity for storytelling and purposeful entertainment, and ability to think beyond the ordinary makes him the ideal executive to lead our genre-spanning development slate...
- 1/12/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Douglas Trumbull has been in the “2001: A Space Odyssey” business for over 50 years. The special effects guru was a young animation artist when he worked on the spaceflight short film “To the Moon and Beyond” for the 1964 World’s Fair, which caught the attention of Stanley Kubrick while in the early stages of planning his operatic space epic. Trumbull wound up learning the ropes of visual effects on the project and played a critical role in everything from the miniatures to Hal 9000’s robotic view and the climactic Stargate sequence, which remains as mesmerizing today as it was over half a century ago.
Much of Trumbull’s work is on display in “Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey,” an exhibition at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image that reopens this week and remains on display through September. The exhibit, a variation of an earlier show...
Much of Trumbull’s work is on display in “Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey,” an exhibition at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image that reopens this week and remains on display through September. The exhibit, a variation of an earlier show...
- 5/1/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Trailblazing director Betty Thomas will receive the DGA’s prestigious Robert B. Aldrich Award for her “extraordinary service to the guild and its members” at the 73rd Annual DGA Awards.
Veteran Upm Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations’ associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their service to the guild and the industry. The awards show will be held on April 10, but the DGA isn’t saying yet whether it will be virtual or not.
All three recipients have long histories of service to the guild. Betty Thomas serves as the DGA’s secretary-treasurer – the guild’s second-highest elected officer.
“Betty means so much to our guild,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “No matter how busy she’s been throughout her remarkable, ceiling-shattering directing career, she’s always placed service to her fellow members among her highest priorities, fighting for their creative and economic rights. And from the very beginning,...
Veteran Upm Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations’ associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their service to the guild and the industry. The awards show will be held on April 10, but the DGA isn’t saying yet whether it will be virtual or not.
All three recipients have long histories of service to the guild. Betty Thomas serves as the DGA’s secretary-treasurer – the guild’s second-highest elected officer.
“Betty means so much to our guild,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “No matter how busy she’s been throughout her remarkable, ceiling-shattering directing career, she’s always placed service to her fellow members among her highest priorities, fighting for their creative and economic rights. And from the very beginning,...
- 2/25/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Four top film directors will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Thursday, January 28, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Rob Licuria and a group chat with Rob and all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:
“Cherry” (Apple TV+): Joe and Anthony Russo
The Russo brothers are Emmy winners for “Arrested Development.” Other projects have included “Avengers: Endgame,...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:
“Cherry” (Apple TV+): Joe and Anthony Russo
The Russo brothers are Emmy winners for “Arrested Development.” Other projects have included “Avengers: Endgame,...
- 1/21/2021
- by Chris Beachum and Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
The erratic world of VOD consumption saw a lift this week with debuts of “The New Mutants” (Disney) and “Unhinged” (Solstice), films that were the first wide releases when theaters began to reopen in August. Ninety days later, normal windows dictate that it’s time for non-premium availability. (They each rent for $5.99.)
Disney’s Marvel spin-off took the top spot at Apple TV and FandangoNow, while Russell Crowe’s stalker thriller is #1 at Google Play. Two items of note: “Mutants” shows its strength by taking the top spot at Fandango, which ranks by revenue, not transactions; that’s impressive for a standard-price title. Unlike “Mutants,” “Unhinged” had a PVOD release and now sees a revival at its lower price.
These two titles were the only ones to place on three charts. (Spectrum’s weekly chart lags behind and will likely show them next week.) “Unhinged” placed #2 and #3 elsewhere, while “Mutants” was #5 on Google.
Disney’s Marvel spin-off took the top spot at Apple TV and FandangoNow, while Russell Crowe’s stalker thriller is #1 at Google Play. Two items of note: “Mutants” shows its strength by taking the top spot at Fandango, which ranks by revenue, not transactions; that’s impressive for a standard-price title. Unlike “Mutants,” “Unhinged” had a PVOD release and now sees a revival at its lower price.
These two titles were the only ones to place on three charts. (Spectrum’s weekly chart lags behind and will likely show them next week.) “Unhinged” placed #2 and #3 elsewhere, while “Mutants” was #5 on Google.
- 11/24/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
After selling off a half-dozen titles to Amazon and Netflix, “Love and Monsters” is one of the few Paramount Pictures titles to receive a 2020 theatrical release. It’s not much of a release — 387 theaters this weekend, for $255,000 — but its PVOD performance (at $19.99) may suggest why Paramount chose to hold on to it.
Scheduled pre-covid for theatrical release April 17, “Love and Monsters” (original title: “Monster Problems”) is no. 1 at both Apple TV and FandangoNow. Budgeted at $30 million, this adventure comedy led by”Maze Runner” and “Teen Wolf” star Dylan O’Brien, is not unlike “Zombieland” in its use of a young hero fighting off monsters in a dystopian society.
It’s the only new PVOD title this week, so it’s unsurprising to see its high placement at FandangoNow, which ranks its charts by revenue. Still, it beat out “Mulan,” which costs $29.99. More impressive: It leads at Apple TV, which ranks by number of transactions,...
Scheduled pre-covid for theatrical release April 17, “Love and Monsters” (original title: “Monster Problems”) is no. 1 at both Apple TV and FandangoNow. Budgeted at $30 million, this adventure comedy led by”Maze Runner” and “Teen Wolf” star Dylan O’Brien, is not unlike “Zombieland” in its use of a young hero fighting off monsters in a dystopian society.
It’s the only new PVOD title this week, so it’s unsurprising to see its high placement at FandangoNow, which ranks its charts by revenue. Still, it beat out “Mulan,” which costs $29.99. More impressive: It leads at Apple TV, which ranks by number of transactions,...
- 10/19/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Get Ready for Halloween with Some Vintage Horror on Turner Classic Movies this September and October
I don’t know about you, but this writer is more than ready to start looking forward to the Halloween season. And one of the staples of my own ongoing cinematic celebration every year is checking out all the wonderful classic horror movies that Turner Classic Movies airs on their channel. And considering the mess that 2020 has been over the last several months, I thought this year it might be helpful to also include all the genre films that will be playing on TCM throughout the month of September, as it’s never too early to get ready for Halloween.
Check out all the great classic horror movies playing on the small screen over the next two months on TCM, and be sure to set those DVRs so you don’t miss any of the classic films that are sure to get you into the Halloween spirit this year.
Thursday,...
Check out all the great classic horror movies playing on the small screen over the next two months on TCM, and be sure to set those DVRs so you don’t miss any of the classic films that are sure to get you into the Halloween spirit this year.
Thursday,...
- 8/31/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
What’s the dress code for a virtual awards ceremony? That was one of many questions about the virtual Emmys that were on Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon’s minds during Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“So have you decided what you’re wearing on your couch at this year’s Emmys?” Washington, who was filling in as guest host for Jimmy Kimmel, asked her “Little Fires Everywhere” co-star.
“You know, I don’t know anything about the Emmys, other than I think Jimmy is hosting it, right?” Witherspoon responded.
Yes, Kimmel will be hosting the 2020 Emmys, which take place virtually (due to the pandemic) on Sept. 20. And once Washington and Witherspoon realized that they demanded answers from the currently vacationing ABC late-night host.
Also Read: Emmys Producers Confirm Virtual Ceremony This Year
“I know, but he’s not here to take our questions about what it’s going to be!
“So have you decided what you’re wearing on your couch at this year’s Emmys?” Washington, who was filling in as guest host for Jimmy Kimmel, asked her “Little Fires Everywhere” co-star.
“You know, I don’t know anything about the Emmys, other than I think Jimmy is hosting it, right?” Witherspoon responded.
Yes, Kimmel will be hosting the 2020 Emmys, which take place virtually (due to the pandemic) on Sept. 20. And once Washington and Witherspoon realized that they demanded answers from the currently vacationing ABC late-night host.
Also Read: Emmys Producers Confirm Virtual Ceremony This Year
“I know, but he’s not here to take our questions about what it’s going to be!
- 8/18/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Actor/Producer David Arquette joins Joe & Josh to discuss the movies that made him.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Scream (1996)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
3,000 Miles To Graceland (2001)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Spree (2020)
Gremlins (1984)
Muppets From Space (1999)
It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Unforgiven (1992)
The World According To Garp (1982)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Slap Shot (1977)
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
Insomnia (2002)
One Hour Photo (2002)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Last House On the Left (1972)
The Tripper (2006)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Funny Bones (1995)
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)
Wild Style (1982)
The Shining (1980)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Dreamscape (1984)
Brainstorm (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Warriors (1979)
Commando (1985)
Somewhere In Time (1980)
Escape From New York (1981)
Being There (1979)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Targets (1968)
Pleasantville (1998)
Hidden Agenda...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Scream (1996)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
3,000 Miles To Graceland (2001)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Spree (2020)
Gremlins (1984)
Muppets From Space (1999)
It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Unforgiven (1992)
The World According To Garp (1982)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Slap Shot (1977)
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
Insomnia (2002)
One Hour Photo (2002)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Last House On the Left (1972)
The Tripper (2006)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Funny Bones (1995)
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)
Wild Style (1982)
The Shining (1980)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Dreamscape (1984)
Brainstorm (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Warriors (1979)
Commando (1985)
Somewhere In Time (1980)
Escape From New York (1981)
Being There (1979)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Targets (1968)
Pleasantville (1998)
Hidden Agenda...
- 8/18/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
After taking viewers on a walk down the macabre memory lane of ’80s horror cinema with the documentary In Search of Darkness (coming to Shudder later this year), CreatorVC is now giving fans of ’80s sci-fi a similar experience to look forward to with the new documentary In Search of Tomorrow. Although its main focus is on sci-fi films of the ’80s, there are still plenty of insightful scares examined in the new documentary, as the latest trailer highlights the documentary's inclusion of many memorable movies from the horror/sci-fi subgenre.
From Aliens and Invaders From Mars (1986) to Predator and The Thing, the new In Search of Tomorrow trailer shows what happened when horror and sci-fi collided to create iconic cinema moments and masterful practical effects.
Here's what writer/director/producer David Weiner had to say about the horror sci-fi elements of In Search of Tomorrow:
"Eighties Sci-Fi was packed with memorable horror-crossover elements,...
From Aliens and Invaders From Mars (1986) to Predator and The Thing, the new In Search of Tomorrow trailer shows what happened when horror and sci-fi collided to create iconic cinema moments and masterful practical effects.
Here's what writer/director/producer David Weiner had to say about the horror sci-fi elements of In Search of Tomorrow:
"Eighties Sci-Fi was packed with memorable horror-crossover elements,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This week HBO takes us on a journey down the star-studded history of Hollywood. No, we’re not talking about the fact and fiction mix of Ryan Murphy’s new streaming miniseries. It’s a look at one particular star, but it’s not a “bio-pic” similar to last year’s big award winners Rocketman and Judy, though it owes a bit to the latter. No mimics or makeup are involved here since it’s a documentary chocked full of feature film clips, archival interviews and little-seen family home movies and photos. She began as a child star, but her career blossomed as she matured, so it’s not the old “rags to riches back to rags” melodrama. But her story ends far too early in tragedy. We don’t see her on lots of merchandise, nor any campy imitators even though she starred in several iconic cinema classics. Unfortunately,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“I feel that this documentary is definitive documentary of her life you know, and my book is the definitive deep dive into our relationship, but I also talk about the night she died and the sheriff’s department reopening the case, I get into that in the book as well, and I just think this narrative of fiction that has been peddled, it’s time for that to stop now.”
Those are the determined words of Natasha Gregson Wagner, daughter of the late Natalie Wood, in talking to me recently about her new film for which she is not only a producer but also an on-camera guide and interviewer in exploring the career, life and yes death of her famous mother, who died at age 43 while on a weekend boating excursion to Catalina Island in late November 1981. That mysterious death, in which Wood was found floating in the shallow surf,...
Those are the determined words of Natasha Gregson Wagner, daughter of the late Natalie Wood, in talking to me recently about her new film for which she is not only a producer but also an on-camera guide and interviewer in exploring the career, life and yes death of her famous mother, who died at age 43 while on a weekend boating excursion to Catalina Island in late November 1981. That mysterious death, in which Wood was found floating in the shallow surf,...
- 5/1/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
After taking viewers on a walk down the macabre memory lane of ’80s horror cinema with the documentary In Search of Darkness (coming to Shudder later this year), CreatorVC is now giving fans of ’80s sci-fi a similar experience to look forward to with the new documentary In Search of Tomorrow. Featuring interviews with more than 40 (and counting) notable actors, directors, writers, special effects artists, and composers who helped bring iconic ’80s sci-fi films to life In Search of Tomorrow has launched its official Kickstarter campaign.
Running until midnight Pst on May 17th, the Kickstarter campaign for In Search of Tomorrow includes seven support platforms, and not only allows sci-fi fans to support the documentary, but also become a part of its immersive celebration of ’80s sci-fi cinema, including a Discord community that will allow supporters to participate in watch parties and Q&As with special guests from the documentary.
Running until midnight Pst on May 17th, the Kickstarter campaign for In Search of Tomorrow includes seven support platforms, and not only allows sci-fi fans to support the documentary, but also become a part of its immersive celebration of ’80s sci-fi cinema, including a Discord community that will allow supporters to participate in watch parties and Q&As with special guests from the documentary.
- 4/22/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Two on a Guillotine
Blu ray
Warner Archives
1965/ 2:35:1 / 107 min.
Starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones
Cinematography by Sam Leavitt
Directed by William Conrad
Imagine shock-meister William Castle directing a Disney movie and the result might be something like Two on a Guillotine. William Conrad, narrator of Rocky and Bullwinkle and star of television’s Cannon, is at the wheel of this thrill ride and he’s happy to rehash a few of Castle’s favorite scare tactics for his own purposes – the moans and groans of a carnival spook house and even a wire-drawn skeleton. There’s no denying Conrad’s effort has some of the Saturday matinee charm of creep shows like House on Haunted Hill but the sunny locales and aggressively perky demeanor of co-stars Connie Stevens and Dean Jones make you wish Frederick Loren would drop by with a well-aimed champagne cork.
Stevens is Cassie Duquesne,...
Blu ray
Warner Archives
1965/ 2:35:1 / 107 min.
Starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones
Cinematography by Sam Leavitt
Directed by William Conrad
Imagine shock-meister William Castle directing a Disney movie and the result might be something like Two on a Guillotine. William Conrad, narrator of Rocky and Bullwinkle and star of television’s Cannon, is at the wheel of this thrill ride and he’s happy to rehash a few of Castle’s favorite scare tactics for his own purposes – the moans and groans of a carnival spook house and even a wire-drawn skeleton. There’s no denying Conrad’s effort has some of the Saturday matinee charm of creep shows like House on Haunted Hill but the sunny locales and aggressively perky demeanor of co-stars Connie Stevens and Dean Jones make you wish Frederick Loren would drop by with a well-aimed champagne cork.
Stevens is Cassie Duquesne,...
- 2/8/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
When it comes to Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, what you see is what you get. Zipping by at a manageable 100 minutes, established producer and documentarian Laurent Bouzereau pays proper tribute to Natalie Wood, the movie star who perished at the young age of 43 in a boat accident off the coast of California.
There will be no grand revelations here, no shocking moments. Guided through her mother’s impressive life by daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner, the documentary focuses primarily on the good that Wood left behind. Famous as a child, Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko had her name changed to “Natalie Wood” by producer William Goetz in honor of director Sam Wood. You may remember the young starlet as the girl in Miracle on 34th Street.
By the time Wood was nineteen years old, she was married to matinee star Robert Wagner, called “Rj” by his friends. They would divorce five years later,...
There will be no grand revelations here, no shocking moments. Guided through her mother’s impressive life by daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner, the documentary focuses primarily on the good that Wood left behind. Famous as a child, Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko had her name changed to “Natalie Wood” by producer William Goetz in honor of director Sam Wood. You may remember the young starlet as the girl in Miracle on 34th Street.
By the time Wood was nineteen years old, she was married to matinee star Robert Wagner, called “Rj” by his friends. They would divorce five years later,...
- 2/2/2020
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Metrograph
Stage a Satoshi Kon double bill, with Millennium Actress and Perfect Blue both screening.
“Shaw Sisters,” a series on female-directed Hong Kong cinema, has its final weekend.
A print of The Green Ray continues, while Assault on Precinct 13 and The Angel Levine both screen.
Fantastic Planet and Spirited Away play on opposite sides of the day.
Metrograph
Stage a Satoshi Kon double bill, with Millennium Actress and Perfect Blue both screening.
“Shaw Sisters,” a series on female-directed Hong Kong cinema, has its final weekend.
A print of The Green Ray continues, while Assault on Precinct 13 and The Angel Levine both screen.
Fantastic Planet and Spirited Away play on opposite sides of the day.
- 9/6/2019
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Film at Lincoln Center
The J. Hoberman-curated “Make My Day: American Movies in the Age of Reagan” kicks off with Blow Out, Back to the Future, The King of Comedy and more.
Funny Face screens for free at the Josie Robertson Plaza.
Metrograph
“Shaw Sisters,” a series on female-directed Hong Kong cinema, begins.
The...
Film at Lincoln Center
The J. Hoberman-curated “Make My Day: American Movies in the Age of Reagan” kicks off with Blow Out, Back to the Future, The King of Comedy and more.
Funny Face screens for free at the Josie Robertson Plaza.
Metrograph
“Shaw Sisters,” a series on female-directed Hong Kong cinema, begins.
The...
- 8/23/2019
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Natalie Wood would’ve celebrated her 81st birthday on July 20, 2019. A former child actress who racked up three Oscar nominations before she was 25, Wood’s life ended in a tragedy that often overshadows her movie career. Yet many of her titles remain classics, so in honor of her birthday, let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1938 in San Francisco, Wood snagged her first starring role when she was just nine years old in the holiday classic “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947), playing a precocious girl who tugs on Santa Claus’ beard. She earned her first Oscar nomination when she was 17 for the juvenile delinquent drama “Rebel Without a Cause” (Best Supporting Actress in 1955), which made an icon out of James Dean, who died before its release. Wood added two more Best Actress bids to her resume with the romantic melodramas “Splendor in the Grass...
Born in 1938 in San Francisco, Wood snagged her first starring role when she was just nine years old in the holiday classic “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947), playing a precocious girl who tugs on Santa Claus’ beard. She earned her first Oscar nomination when she was 17 for the juvenile delinquent drama “Rebel Without a Cause” (Best Supporting Actress in 1955), which made an icon out of James Dean, who died before its release. Wood added two more Best Actress bids to her resume with the romantic melodramas “Splendor in the Grass...
- 7/20/2019
- by Chris Beachum and Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
For Netflix limited series Maniac, a show that “lent itself to being creative and out there,” production designer Alex Digerlando thoughtfully crafted the many layers of a retrofuturistic world unlike any seen on screen before.
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, with whom Digerlando enjoyed a “great collaboration” on the first season of True Detective, the series centered on Annie (Emma Stone) and Owen (Jonah Hill), two strangers who meet while participating in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial, connecting in a way that neither understands.
During these trials, the pair would be transported into a series of drug-induced fantasy scenarios—including a 1980s Long Island lemur caper, a 1940s séance and an epic world akin to Lord of the Rings—which Digerlando brought to life. His crowning achievements, though, would have to be his portrait of a “bizarro New York”—a strange, ambiguous world in which past, present and future converge—as...
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, with whom Digerlando enjoyed a “great collaboration” on the first season of True Detective, the series centered on Annie (Emma Stone) and Owen (Jonah Hill), two strangers who meet while participating in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial, connecting in a way that neither understands.
During these trials, the pair would be transported into a series of drug-induced fantasy scenarios—including a 1980s Long Island lemur caper, a 1940s séance and an epic world akin to Lord of the Rings—which Digerlando brought to life. His crowning achievements, though, would have to be his portrait of a “bizarro New York”—a strange, ambiguous world in which past, present and future converge—as...
- 6/11/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
As the frontman of Green River, Mark Arm sang on the first record that Sub Pop marketed with the word “grunge.” When the band’s Dry as a Bone Ep came out in 1987, the label described it as “ultra-loose grunge that destroyed the morals of a generation.” At the time, it was a throwaway term that described the quality of the music more than a genre signifier. “In the early Eighties, it was just more of an adjective, like, ‘That’s just really grungy,’ like, ‘gnarly,'” Arm says. “It meant a raw,...
- 4/4/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
If movie fans recall the 1983 sci-fi thriller "Brainstorm" at all, it's generally as a footnote in history. The movie marked the final screen appearance of Natalie Wood, whose mysterious and controversial death still remains hotly debated. Director Douglas Trumbulll, a special effects master, had introduced the concept of virtual reality many years before the concept would become real. He also assembled an impressive cast that, in addition to Wood, included three Oscar winning actors: Cliff Robertson, Christopher Walken and Louise Fletcher. Things were proceeding very well and expectations were high for the MGM production. Trumbull's incredible special effects concepts were generating a good deal of buzz. However, with Wood's tragic death days before filming was to be completed, MGM got cold feet and tried to shut the production down in order to get reimbursed for all costs to date through Lloyds of London. Trumbull boldly resisted and...
If movie fans recall the 1983 sci-fi thriller "Brainstorm" at all, it's generally as a footnote in history. The movie marked the final screen appearance of Natalie Wood, whose mysterious and controversial death still remains hotly debated. Director Douglas Trumbulll, a special effects master, had introduced the concept of virtual reality many years before the concept would become real. He also assembled an impressive cast that, in addition to Wood, included three Oscar winning actors: Cliff Robertson, Christopher Walken and Louise Fletcher. Things were proceeding very well and expectations were high for the MGM production. Trumbull's incredible special effects concepts were generating a good deal of buzz. However, with Wood's tragic death days before filming was to be completed, MGM got cold feet and tried to shut the production down in order to get reimbursed for all costs to date through Lloyds of London. Trumbull boldly resisted and...
- 12/31/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Actress Natalie Wood was so upset over her husband Robert Wagner's behavior in the hours before her death, she begged the yacht’s captain to bring her ashore — and then made desperate plans to flee in a seaplane! These shocking claims about one of Hollywood’s most tragic legends come from a world exclusive interview with Captain Dennis Davern on the critically-acclaimed new podcast, Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. Davern was the captain of the Splendour, the yacht from which Natalie vanished during the wee hours of Nov. 29, 1981. Her body, clad in a nightgown, red jacket, and socks, was found hours later off California’s Catalina Island. She was just 43. In Chapter 6 of the podcast, Davern recreated in chilling detail the final yacht cruise taken by Robert, Natalie, and the actress' Brainstorm co-star Christopher Walken. On the cruise’s first night, he claimed, "The jealousy started...
- 8/17/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
Hollywood superstar Natalie Wood bared her most intimate and secret thoughts in a never-before-seen-or-heard memoir that only now has been obtained by a bombshell new podcast. For decades, the remarkable tell-all remained locked away from the world. But now the 12-part audio documentary Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood has uncovered the lost work, which sheds new light on the screen siren’s secret life. In the podcast’s third chapter, now available for download on iTunes, Wood describes her deep yearning for a conventional home life with her then-boyfriend, actor Robert Wagner. “Even though I grew up in a town where people change marital partners like hairstyles, I was raised in an old-fashioned family with traditional values,” Wood confided to her private diary. “I wanted, and still do, the things the girl next door takes for granted: a house with a husband, and children.” And it seemed...
- 8/1/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- Life and Style
Hollywood superstar Natalie Wood bared her most intimate and secret thoughts in a never-before-seen-or-heard memoir that only now has been obtained by a bombshell new podcast. For decades, the remarkable tell-all remained locked away from the world. But now the 12-part audio documentary Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood has uncovered the lost work, which sheds new light on the screen siren’s secret life. In the podcast’s third chapter, now available for download on iTunes, Natalie describes her deep yearning for a conventional home life with her then-boyfriend, actor Robert Wagner. “Even though I grew up in a town where people change marital partners like hairstyles, I was raised in an old-fashioned family with traditional values,” Natalie confided to her private diary. “I wanted, and still do, the things the girl next door takes for granted: a house with a husband, and children.” And it seemed...
- 8/1/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
Hollywood superstar Natalie Wood bared her most intimate and secret thoughts in a never-before-seen-or-heard memoir that only now has been obtained by a bombshell new podcast. For decades, the remarkable tell-all remained locked away from the world. But now the 12-part audio documentary Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood has uncovered the lost work, which sheds new light on the screen siren’s secret life. In the podcast’s third chapter, now available for download on iTunes, Wood describes her deep yearning for a conventional home life with her then-boyfriend, actor Robert Wagner. “Even though I grew up in a town where people change marital partners like hairstyles, I was raised in an old-fashioned family with traditional values,” Wood confided to her private diary. “I wanted, and still do, the things the girl next door takes for granted: a house with a husband, and children.” And it seemed...
- 8/1/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- In Touch Weekly
Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner’s first marriage — a fairy tale Hollywood union that enthralled America — allegedly ended after she caught him in the arms of another man! This earthshaking revelation is just one of the many blockbusters to come from the third chapter of the hit new podcast Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. The 12-part audio documentary charts Wood’s meteoric rise from child star to red carpet royalty — and exposes chilling new evidence suggesting she was murdered! The series is the culmination of years of investigative reporting. Its first three chapters are now available for download on iTunes. “She walked in, holding her hand, having some kind of cloth,” Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood, recalled in a world exclusive interview with the Fatal Voyage investigative team, led by the podcast’s host, Dylan Howard. “I don’t know if it was a napkin from a restaurant or what it was,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- Life and Style
Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner’s first marriage — a fairy tale Hollywood union that enthralled America — allegedly ended after she caught him in the arms of another man! This earthshaking revelation is just one of the many blockbusters to come from the third chapter of the hit new podcast Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. The 12-part audio documentary charts Wood’s meteoric rise from child star to red carpet royalty — and exposes chilling new evidence suggesting she was murdered! The series is the culmination of years of investigative reporting. Its first three chapters are now available for download on iTunes. “She walked in, holding her hand, having some kind of cloth,” Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood, recalled in a world exclusive interview with the Fatal Voyage investigative team, led by the podcast’s host, Dylan Howard. “I don’t know if it was a napkin from a restaurant or what it was,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- Closer Weekly
Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner’s first marriage — a fairy tale Hollywood union that enthralled America — allegedly ended after she caught him in the arms of another man! This earthshaking revelation is just one of the many blockbusters to come from the third chapter of the hit new podcast Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. The 12-part audio documentary charts Wood’s meteoric rise from child star to red carpet royalty — and exposes chilling new evidence suggesting she was murdered! The series is the culmination of years of investigative reporting. Its first three chapters are now available for download on iTunes. "She walked in, holding her hand, having some kind of cloth,"Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood, recalled in a world exclusive interview with the Fatal Voyage investigative team, led by the podcast’s host, Dylan Howard. "I don’t know if it was a napkin from a restaurant or what it was,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- In Touch Weekly
Natalie Wood was one of the brightest Hollywood stars in the '70s, and July 20 marks what would've been her 80th birthday. Natalie solidified herself as a serious actress with appearances in movies like West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause, but her life was tragically cut short when she mysteriously drowned while boating with her husband, Robert Wagner, at age 43 on Nov. 28, 1981. The couple had gone sailing for the weekend around Catalina Island on their 60-foot yacht, Splendour, with Natalie's Brainstorm costar Christopher Walken and captain Dennis Davern. Authorities found Natalie's body one mile south of the Splendour yacht, off an isolated cove called Blue Cavern Point. She was wearing a flannel nightgown, wool socks, and a down-filled jacket.
Related: Why Is Natalie Wood's Mysterious Case Being Reopened? Here Are the Facts
After an autopsy was conducted, authorities revealed that Natalie's arms had been covered in bruises, a...
Related: Why Is Natalie Wood's Mysterious Case Being Reopened? Here Are the Facts
After an autopsy was conducted, authorities revealed that Natalie's arms had been covered in bruises, a...
- 7/20/2018
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
It has all the elements of a big-screen blockbuster — a beautiful actress, a handsome leading man, a brooding fifth wheel and a moment of sickening terror with the most horrific consequences. Using in-depth firsthand accounts from new witnesses, the new podcast series Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood investigates the night Hollywood’s leading lady went missing while on a yacht with her husband, Robert Wagner, and their friend Christopher Walken on the evening of November 28, 1981 — only to tragically turn up dead. To preview Fatal Voyage, Dylan Howard, host of the popular All Rise podcast, scored a world exclusive interview with Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood. Dylan Howard: Lana, what do you think happened? Lana Wood: I believe that there was a horrible fight onboard the Splendour. I think the evidence is also not just what Dennis Davern, the captain, has said, but the broken wine bottle and...
- 7/20/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
It has all the elements of a big-screen blockbuster — a beautiful actress, a handsome leading man, a brooding fifth wheel and a moment of sickening terror with the most horrific consequences. Using in-depth firsthand accounts from new witnesses, the new podcast series Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood investigates the night Hollywood’s leading lady went missing while on a yacht with her husband, Robert Wagner, and their friend Christopher Walken on the evening of November 28, 1981 — only to tragically turn up dead. To preview Fatal Voyage, Dylan Howard, host of the popular All Rise podcast, scored a world exclusive interview with Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood. Dylan Howard: Lana, what do you think happened? Lana Wood: I believe that there was a horrible fight onboard the Splendour. I think the evidence is also not just what Dennis Davern, the captain, has said, but the broken wine bottle and...
- 7/20/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- Life and Style
It has all the elements of a big-screen blockbuster — a beautiful actress, a handsome leading man, a brooding fifth wheel and a moment of sickening terror with the most horrific consequences. Using in-depth firsthand accounts from new witnesses, the new podcast series Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood investigates the night Hollywood’s leading lady went missing while on a yacht with her husband, Robert Wagner, and their friend Christopher Walken on the evening of November 28, 1981 — only to tragically turn up dead. To preview Fatal Voyage, Dylan Howard, host of the popular All Rise podcast, scored a world exclusive interview with Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood. Dylan Howard: Lana, what do you think happened? Lana Wood: I believe that there was a horrible fight onboard the Splendour. I think the evidence is also not just what Dennis Davern, the captain, has said, but the broken wine bottle and...
- 7/20/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- In Touch Weekly
It's the unsolved mystery that’s continued to make headlines for over 35 years: What really happened to Natalie Wood? The death of the dark-eyed Hollywood beauty stunned fans around the globe, and nagging questions remain about how Natalie met her end in a watery grave on Thanksgiving weekend in 1981. Now, for the first time, the real story behind the film icon’s life and times in Hollywood is being told in Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. The fascinating 12-part podcast series will launch on Friday, July 20 — the day that the doomed star would have celebrated her 80th birthday. In a blistering new disclosure in episode one, Ralph Hernandez, a homicide detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, reveals bruises found on Natalie were consistent with her being the "victim of assault" — not, as the original 1981 report concluded, caused by her struggling to climb back aboard to...
- 7/19/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
It's the unsolved mystery that’s continued to make headlines for over 35 years: What really happened to Natalie Wood? The death of the dark-eyed Hollywood beauty stunned fans around the globe, and nagging questions remain about how Natalie met her end in a watery grave on Thanksgiving weekend in 1981. Now, for the first time, the real story behind the film icon’s life and times in Hollywood is being told in Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. The fascinating 12-part podcast series will launch on July 20 – the day that the doomed star would have celebrated her 80th birthday. In a blistering new disclosure in episode one, Ralph Hernandez, a homicide detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, reveals bruises found on Natalie were consistent with her being the "victim of assault" — not, as the original 1981 report concluded, caused by her struggling to climb back aboard to yacht after falling over the side.
- 7/19/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- Life and Style
It's the unsolved mystery that’s continued to make headlines for over 35 years: What really happened to Natalie Wood? The death of the dark-eyed Hollywood beauty stunned fans around the globe, and nagging questions remain about how Natalie met her end in a watery grave on Thanksgiving weekend in 1981. Now, for the first time, the real story behind the film icon’s life and times in Hollywood is being told in Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. The fascinating 12-part podcast series will launch on July 20 – the day that the doomed star would have celebrated her 80th birthday. In a blistering new disclosure in episode one, Ralph Hernandez, a homicide detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, reveals bruises found on Natalie were consistent with her being the "victim of assault" — not, as the original 1981 report concluded, caused by her struggling to climb back aboard to yacht after falling over the side.
- 7/19/2018
- by Editorial Staff
- In Touch Weekly
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