With “Thirteen Lives,” Ron Howard delivers his cinematic interpretation of the story of the stranded Thai soccer team that commanded the world’s attention in the early summer of 2018. Howard’s film joins other projects — including the 2021 National Geographic documentary “The Rescue” and Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Thai Cave Rescue” — that covered the incredible true story of the skilled divers that rescued the team.
The screenplay comes from “Unbroken” and “Everest” screenwriter William Nicholson. Producers include P.J. van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. Executive producers include Jon Kuyper, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Marie Savare, Michael Lesslie, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.
For fans of Ron Howard or those still fascinated by the suspenseful true story, here’s how to watch “Thirteen Lives”:
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The screenplay comes from “Unbroken” and “Everest” screenwriter William Nicholson. Producers include P.J. van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. Executive producers include Jon Kuyper, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Marie Savare, Michael Lesslie, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.
For fans of Ron Howard or those still fascinated by the suspenseful true story, here’s how to watch “Thirteen Lives”:
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- 8/5/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Deadline has an exclusive track from Benjamin Wallfisch’s score for Ron Howard’s survival drama Thirteen Lives, which is slated for release on all major digital platforms via Milan Records tomorrow, as the film becomes available for streaming on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
The feature from MGM, Bron Creative, Imagine Entertainment, Storyteller and Magnolia Mae recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave network during an unexpected rainstorm in 2018. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers — uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels — join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks...
The feature from MGM, Bron Creative, Imagine Entertainment, Storyteller and Magnolia Mae recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave network during an unexpected rainstorm in 2018. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers — uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels — join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks...
- 8/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The new poster and featurette from Thirteen Lives that showcases the behind-the-scenes making of the upcoming drama from director Ron Howard has just been released. The film tells the story of how the global community worked together to save the lives of a soccer team and their coach, and the human spirit of collaboration.
Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers – uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels – join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the...
Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers – uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels – join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the...
- 7/20/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The international rescue effort of a Thai soccer team in 2018 is now at the core of Ron Howard’s gripping epic based on the incredible true story.
Oscar-winner Howard directs “Thirteen Lives” centered on the mission to bring back 12 boys and their soccer coach who became trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen portray real-life rescue divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton, respectively, with Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, and Paul Gleeson also starring. “Thirteen Lives,” penned by William Nicholson, will premiere in theaters for one week starting July 29 before launching globally on Prime Video August 5.
The official logline reads: “Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers, uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels, join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach.
Oscar-winner Howard directs “Thirteen Lives” centered on the mission to bring back 12 boys and their soccer coach who became trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen portray real-life rescue divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton, respectively, with Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, and Paul Gleeson also starring. “Thirteen Lives,” penned by William Nicholson, will premiere in theaters for one week starting July 29 before launching globally on Prime Video August 5.
The official logline reads: “Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers, uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels, join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach.
- 6/28/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Prime Video has released the first trailer for the ripped-from-the-headlines drama “Thirteen Lives,” Ron Howard’s upcoming film about the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue.
In June and July 2018, the members of a junior football team were trapped for 18 days in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non cave, after heavy rainfall flooded the cave system and blocked their way out. As the team – who ranged in age from 11-16 years old – and their coach remained trapped for weeks, the situation attracted global interest and an international rescue team was assembled to locate them. Howard’s film will chronicle the events of the rescue, focusing on the efforts of the divers to save the trapped team members.
Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell lead the ensemble cast as Rick Stanton and John Volanthen, the British cave divers who volunteered their expertise to help find the group alongside anesthetist Harry Harris (Joel Edgerton) and...
In June and July 2018, the members of a junior football team were trapped for 18 days in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non cave, after heavy rainfall flooded the cave system and blocked their way out. As the team – who ranged in age from 11-16 years old – and their coach remained trapped for weeks, the situation attracted global interest and an international rescue team was assembled to locate them. Howard’s film will chronicle the events of the rescue, focusing on the efforts of the divers to save the trapped team members.
Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell lead the ensemble cast as Rick Stanton and John Volanthen, the British cave divers who volunteered their expertise to help find the group alongside anesthetist Harry Harris (Joel Edgerton) and...
- 6/28/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Ron Howard’s ripped-from-the-headlines drama “Thirteen Lives” has moved to August, with the film launching globally on Amazon’s Prime Video shortly after a limited theatrical release.
Produced and directed by Ron Howard, the film follows the 2018 rescue mission of a Thai soccer team and their coach who were trapped in a system of flooding underground caves. The film’s cast is led by Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton, with a script by William Nicholson.
Previously dated for Nov. 18 2022, the MGM movie is now under the Amazon umbrella after the company closed an 8.5 billion acquisition of the historic film studio in March. As such, film will receive a limited theatrical release in early August before launching on Prime Video weeks later as one of the company’s “summer tentpoles.”
“When we saw ‘Thirteen Lives,’ we got incredibly excited about what this could be on a global premiere, about...
Produced and directed by Ron Howard, the film follows the 2018 rescue mission of a Thai soccer team and their coach who were trapped in a system of flooding underground caves. The film’s cast is led by Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton, with a script by William Nicholson.
Previously dated for Nov. 18 2022, the MGM movie is now under the Amazon umbrella after the company closed an 8.5 billion acquisition of the historic film studio in March. As such, film will receive a limited theatrical release in early August before launching on Prime Video weeks later as one of the company’s “summer tentpoles.”
“When we saw ‘Thirteen Lives,’ we got incredibly excited about what this could be on a global premiere, about...
- 5/17/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: After notching, what I hear, is the best test scores in MGM history, Ron Howard’s Thai cave rescue movie Thirteen Lives is moving from Easter weekend this year, April 15-17 to Friday, Nov. 18 into the aorta of awards season.
The movie, scripted by 2x Oscar nominated screenwriter William Nicholson, is the type of movie that needs a lot of buzz, and I hear the studio will be screening it plenty come the fall. Thirteen Lives earned a 97 in the top two boxes and an 86 definite recommend. MGM and Uar showed off footage from Thirteen Lives at CinemaCon last August.
Thirteen Lives‘ logline: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding. Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, and Joel Edgerton star. Pic is produced by William M. Connor, Brian Grazer, Karen Lunder,...
The movie, scripted by 2x Oscar nominated screenwriter William Nicholson, is the type of movie that needs a lot of buzz, and I hear the studio will be screening it plenty come the fall. Thirteen Lives earned a 97 in the top two boxes and an 86 definite recommend. MGM and Uar showed off footage from Thirteen Lives at CinemaCon last August.
Thirteen Lives‘ logline: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding. Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, and Joel Edgerton star. Pic is produced by William M. Connor, Brian Grazer, Karen Lunder,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Adams and an unrecognizable Glenn Close act up a storm as a dysfunctional Appalachian family in the first full trailer for Ron Howard’s awards-contender “Hillbilly Elegy.”
The drama, based on J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir, will land in select theaters and on Netflix on November 24 and is already generating awards talk.
The film follows J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, who is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget.
J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother, Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible...
The drama, based on J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir, will land in select theaters and on Netflix on November 24 and is already generating awards talk.
The film follows J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, who is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget.
J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother, Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible...
- 10/14/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons were just the beginning and now with Inferno, two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Best Actor: Forrest Gump, 1994; Philadelphia, 1993), two-time Academy Award winner Ron Howard (Best Director & Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind, 2001) and bestselling author Dan Brown are reunited for the latest intense thriller in this billion-dollar franchise. After waking up in a hospital room in Florence, Italy, with no memory of what has occurred for the last few days, Robert Langdon (Hanks) suddenly finds himself the target of a manhunt while solving the most intricate riddle he’s ever faced. Joining the international adventure are Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Irrfan Khan (Jurassic World), Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) and Sidse Babett Knudsen (“Westworld”). Inferno debuts on digital,4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD January 24 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The Inferno Blu-ray,...
The Inferno Blu-ray,...
- 1/18/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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Principal photography has commenced on Inferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures’ Robert Langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date. The film is slated for release on October 14, 2016.
In the film, Academy Award winner Tom Hanks reprises his role as Robert Langdon. He is joined by an international cast of actors, including Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, and Sidse Babett Knudsen.
The film is directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The screenplay is by David Koepp, based on the book by Dan Brown. The project’s executive producers are David Householter, Dan Brown, Anna Culp, and William M. Connor.
Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist’s adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help...
Principal photography has commenced on Inferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures’ Robert Langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date. The film is slated for release on October 14, 2016.
In the film, Academy Award winner Tom Hanks reprises his role as Robert Langdon. He is joined by an international cast of actors, including Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, and Sidse Babett Knudsen.
The film is directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The screenplay is by David Koepp, based on the book by Dan Brown. The project’s executive producers are David Householter, Dan Brown, Anna Culp, and William M. Connor.
Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist’s adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help...
- 5/12/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Irrfan Khan, who was earlier seen in big ticket Hollywood films The Amazing Spider Man and Life of Pi, continues his association with the west with his next venture that will be helmed by Ron Howard. In fact Director/producer Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have cast an energetic company of some of the world's most talented and interesting rising international stars to join Tom Hanks in Inferno, the new film in the Robert Langdon series. The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay by David Koepp based on the book by Dan Brown, is slated for release on October 14, 2016 and will begin principal photography at the end of April. The project's executive producers are Dan Brown, Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David Householter. Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist's adventures on screen, when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks,...
- 4/14/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Director/producer Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have cast an energetic company of some of the world’s most talented and interesting rising international stars to join Tom Hanks in Inferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures’ Robert Langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date. The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay by David Koepp based on the book by Dan Brown, is slated for release on October 14, 2016 and will begin principal photography at the end of April. The project’s executive producers are Dan Brown, Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David Householter. Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist’s adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories and prevent a madman from releasing a global plague connected to Dante’s “Inferno.
- 2/18/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Sony Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have announced the supporting cast set to join Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon in Ron Howard's "Inferno" which begins filming at the end of April.
This marks the third film adaptation of a novel by Dan Brown to feature Hanks as Langdon, Howard as director and Brian Grazer as producer following their collaborations on "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons".
In this entry, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia. He teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories, to prevent a madman from releasing a global plague connected to Dante's famed poem "Inferno".
Oscar nominee Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything") has been cast as Dr. Sienna Brooks, Irrfan Khan ("Life of Pi," "Slumdog Millionaire") has been cast as Harry Sims (aka. The Provost), Omar Sy ("X-Men: Days of Future Past,...
This marks the third film adaptation of a novel by Dan Brown to feature Hanks as Langdon, Howard as director and Brian Grazer as producer following their collaborations on "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons".
In this entry, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia. He teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories, to prevent a madman from releasing a global plague connected to Dante's famed poem "Inferno".
Oscar nominee Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything") has been cast as Dr. Sienna Brooks, Irrfan Khan ("Life of Pi," "Slumdog Millionaire") has been cast as Harry Sims (aka. The Provost), Omar Sy ("X-Men: Days of Future Past,...
- 2/18/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Director/producer Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have cast an energetic company of some of the world’s most talented and interesting rising international stars to join Tom Hanks in Inferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures‘ Robert Langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date.
The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay by David Koepp based on the book by Dan Brown, is slated for release on October 14, 2016 and will begin principal photography at the end of April.
I’m excited to exclusively announce the cast of #InfernoMovie! Check them out here: http://t.co/sx6gTueRe2
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) February 17, 2015
The project’s executive producers are Dan Brown, Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David Householter.
Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist’s adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a...
The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay by David Koepp based on the book by Dan Brown, is slated for release on October 14, 2016 and will begin principal photography at the end of April.
I’m excited to exclusively announce the cast of #InfernoMovie! Check them out here: http://t.co/sx6gTueRe2
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) February 17, 2015
The project’s executive producers are Dan Brown, Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David Householter.
Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist’s adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a...
- 2/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
French actor Omar Sy (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”), Indian superstar Irrfan Khan (“Life of Pi”) and Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen (“Borgen”) will join two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and current Oscar nominee Felicity Jones in Ron Howard‘s latest Dan Brown adaptation “Inferno,” TheWrap has learned. Howard and Brian Grazer will produce through their Imagine Entertainment banner, while author Brown will executive produce with Imagine’s Anna Culp, Bill Connor and David Householter. Michael De Luca and Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for Columbia Pictures. Production starts at the end of April. David Koepp wrote the script based on Brown’s.
- 2/17/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Omar Sy and Irrfan Khan have joined Imagine Entertainment and Columbia Pictures’ third Robert Langdon thriller starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones.
Production on Inferno is set to begin at the end of April ahead of an October 14 2016 release.
Ron Howard directs from David Koepp’s adaptation of the Dan Brown follow-up to The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons.
Howard’s Imagine partner Brian Grazer produces and Brown is executive producer with Anna Culp, Bill Connor and David Householter.
Hanks reprises his lead role in the $1.2bn global franchise as the Harvard symbologist who this time awakens in an Italian hospital with amnesia and must team up with a doctor to thwart a madman’s dastardly plot to unleash a plague.
The previously announced Jones, a lead actress Oscar nominee this year for The Theory Of Everything, will play Dr Sienna Brooks, while Khan assumes the role of Harry Sims aka The Provost. Sy (pictured...
Production on Inferno is set to begin at the end of April ahead of an October 14 2016 release.
Ron Howard directs from David Koepp’s adaptation of the Dan Brown follow-up to The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons.
Howard’s Imagine partner Brian Grazer produces and Brown is executive producer with Anna Culp, Bill Connor and David Householter.
Hanks reprises his lead role in the $1.2bn global franchise as the Harvard symbologist who this time awakens in an Italian hospital with amnesia and must team up with a doctor to thwart a madman’s dastardly plot to unleash a plague.
The previously announced Jones, a lead actress Oscar nominee this year for The Theory Of Everything, will play Dr Sienna Brooks, while Khan assumes the role of Harry Sims aka The Provost. Sy (pictured...
- 2/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Production is now underway in the UK on the action adventure Heart Of The Sea. Oscar winner Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) directs from a script by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) and Charles Leavitt (“Blood Diamond”), based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling novel about the dramatic true journey of the whaling ship Essex. The film is a co-production between Cott Productions and Enelmar Productions, A.I.E. for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.
Heart Of The Sea stars Chris Hemsworth (Marvel’s “The Avengers,” upcoming “Rush”) as the vessel’s veteran first mate Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw (“Skyfall”) as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light.
In the...
Heart Of The Sea stars Chris Hemsworth (Marvel’s “The Avengers,” upcoming “Rush”) as the vessel’s veteran first mate Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw (“Skyfall”) as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light.
In the...
- 9/25/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
An anecdote to brighten this gloomy morning. Before we get to that, the context. Last evening, BBC1's The One Show ran an item about the 1950s libel action against the Daily Mirror by Liberace (think Elton John crossed with Alan Carr… only camper).
The item was pegged to the release of Stephen Soderbergh's movie, Behind the Candelabra, in which Michael Douglas gives a sterling performance as Liberace. It centres on his affair with a young man.
Throughout his life, Liberace publicly denied he was gay. In Britain at the time, where he was popular enough to enjoy sell-out tours and be mobbed wherever he went, homosexuality was illegal.
For some reason, despite Liberace's popularity, or more likely because of it, the Mirror's acerbic if generally liberal columnist, Cassandra (William Connor), decided in 1956 to take the hatchet to the entertainer's image.
He wrote of Liberace as "…the summit of sex — the pinnacle of masculine,...
The item was pegged to the release of Stephen Soderbergh's movie, Behind the Candelabra, in which Michael Douglas gives a sterling performance as Liberace. It centres on his affair with a young man.
Throughout his life, Liberace publicly denied he was gay. In Britain at the time, where he was popular enough to enjoy sell-out tours and be mobbed wherever he went, homosexuality was illegal.
For some reason, despite Liberace's popularity, or more likely because of it, the Mirror's acerbic if generally liberal columnist, Cassandra (William Connor), decided in 1956 to take the hatchet to the entertainer's image.
He wrote of Liberace as "…the summit of sex — the pinnacle of masculine,...
- 6/12/2013
- by Roy Greenslade
- The Guardian - Film News
Sneak Peek footage from director Steven Soderbergh’s HBO Films production, "Behind the Candelabra".
The TV movie stars Michael Douglas as 1950's celebrity pianist, TV host 'Liberace' and Matt Damon as his partner 'Scott Thorson'.
The film is based on the book "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace" (1988) an autobiographical novel by Thorson.
In 1956, an article in 'The Daily Mirror' by columnist 'Cassandra' (aka William Connor) mentioned that Liberace was "…the summit of sex—the pinnacle of masculine, feminine, and neuter.
"Everything that he, she, and it can ever want… a deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavoured, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love..."
Liberace responded with a telegram that read: "What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank", suing the newspaper for libel.
In 1982, Thorson, Liberace's former chauffeur, sued the pianist for $113 million...
The TV movie stars Michael Douglas as 1950's celebrity pianist, TV host 'Liberace' and Matt Damon as his partner 'Scott Thorson'.
The film is based on the book "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace" (1988) an autobiographical novel by Thorson.
In 1956, an article in 'The Daily Mirror' by columnist 'Cassandra' (aka William Connor) mentioned that Liberace was "…the summit of sex—the pinnacle of masculine, feminine, and neuter.
"Everything that he, she, and it can ever want… a deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavoured, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love..."
Liberace responded with a telegram that read: "What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank", suing the newspaper for libel.
In 1982, Thorson, Liberace's former chauffeur, sued the pianist for $113 million...
- 5/15/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek the new full trailer from director Steven Soderbergh’s HBO Films production, "Behind the Candelabra".
The TV movie stars Michael Douglas as 1950's celebrity pianist, TV host 'Liberace' and Matt Damon as his partner 'Scott Thorson'.
The film is based on the book "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace" (1988) an autobiographical novel by Thorson.
In 1956, an article in 'The Daily Mirror' by columnist 'Cassandra' (aka William Connor) mentioned that Liberace was "…the summit of sex—the pinnacle of masculine, feminine, and neuter. Everything that he, she, and it can ever want… a deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavoured, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love..."
Liberace responded with a telegram that read: "What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank", suing the newspaper for libel.
In 1982, Thorson, Liberace's former chauffeur, sued the pianist for...
The TV movie stars Michael Douglas as 1950's celebrity pianist, TV host 'Liberace' and Matt Damon as his partner 'Scott Thorson'.
The film is based on the book "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace" (1988) an autobiographical novel by Thorson.
In 1956, an article in 'The Daily Mirror' by columnist 'Cassandra' (aka William Connor) mentioned that Liberace was "…the summit of sex—the pinnacle of masculine, feminine, and neuter. Everything that he, she, and it can ever want… a deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavoured, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love..."
Liberace responded with a telegram that read: "What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank", suing the newspaper for libel.
In 1982, Thorson, Liberace's former chauffeur, sued the pianist for...
- 4/8/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Every year, the Director’s Guild of America does incredibly well in acting as an indicator for the Best Director Academy Award. Their nominations usually match up to what the Academy chooses and more often than not, so does their winner. This year, the Guild is honouring Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper, Ang Lee and Steven Spielberg with nominations.
While those are all excellent choices, there are some very obvious omissions. David O. Russell anyone? What about Quentin Tarantino? Django Unchained and Silver Linings Playbook are two of the year’s best films and if I was voting, I would put Russell and Tarantino in over Hooper and Lee. But that’s just my opinion. I would also say that Paul Thomas Anderson deserves to be up there more than Ben Affleck does.
You can check out the full list below but as we wait to hear who the Guild will choose,...
While those are all excellent choices, there are some very obvious omissions. David O. Russell anyone? What about Quentin Tarantino? Django Unchained and Silver Linings Playbook are two of the year’s best films and if I was voting, I would put Russell and Tarantino in over Hooper and Lee. But that’s just my opinion. I would also say that Paul Thomas Anderson deserves to be up there more than Ben Affleck does.
You can check out the full list below but as we wait to hear who the Guild will choose,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Sorry Quentin Tarantino ("Django Unchained"), David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook"), and Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom"), your films are critically well-received but the Directors Guild chose to honor Ben Affleck ("Argo"), Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), Tom Hooper ("Les Miserables"), Ang Lee ("Life of Pi"), and Steven Spielberg ("Lincoln").
Who will win? We'll find out the winner of the 65th Annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award on Saturday, February 2nd.
Here's the complete list of nominees; for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Ben Affleck
Argo
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck.s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
· First Assistant Director: David Webb
· Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
· Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
· First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck.s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
Kathryn Bigelow
Zero Dark Thirty
(Columbia Pictures)
Ms. Bigelow.s Directorial...
Who will win? We'll find out the winner of the 65th Annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award on Saturday, February 2nd.
Here's the complete list of nominees; for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Ben Affleck
Argo
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck.s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
· First Assistant Director: David Webb
· Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
· Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
· First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck.s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
Kathryn Bigelow
Zero Dark Thirty
(Columbia Pictures)
Ms. Bigelow.s Directorial...
- 1/8/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
A strong indicator of who will win the Best Director Oscar in February has arrived this afternoon, as The Directors Guild of America has released nominees for its 2013 awards.
Four DGA and Oscar-directing winners and one newcomer were nominated for the 65th annual award for directorial achievement in feature film for 2012.
The only newcomer is Ben Affleck, who landed his first Directors Guild film award nomination for Iran hostage thriller Argo.
Four past winners of the DGA Award are Kathryn Bigelow, nominated for Zero Dark Thirty; Tom Hooper, Les Miserables; Ang Lee, Life of Pi; and 11-time nominee Steven Spielberg, Lincoln.
Among the directors absent from the list this year are previous DGA Award nominees: Django Unchained’s Quentin Tarantino, Silver Linings Playbook’s David O. Russell, The Master’s Paul Thomas Anderson along with Moonrise Kingdom’s Wes Anderson.
DGA members are often members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science.
Four DGA and Oscar-directing winners and one newcomer were nominated for the 65th annual award for directorial achievement in feature film for 2012.
The only newcomer is Ben Affleck, who landed his first Directors Guild film award nomination for Iran hostage thriller Argo.
Four past winners of the DGA Award are Kathryn Bigelow, nominated for Zero Dark Thirty; Tom Hooper, Les Miserables; Ang Lee, Life of Pi; and 11-time nominee Steven Spielberg, Lincoln.
Among the directors absent from the list this year are previous DGA Award nominees: Django Unchained’s Quentin Tarantino, Silver Linings Playbook’s David O. Russell, The Master’s Paul Thomas Anderson along with Moonrise Kingdom’s Wes Anderson.
DGA members are often members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science.
- 1/8/2013
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
On January 8, 2013, DGA President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2012.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Ben Affleck
Argo
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck.s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck.s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
Kathryn Bigelow
Zero Dark Thirty
(Columbia Pictures)
Ms. Bigelow.s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
First Assistant Director: David A. Ticotin
Second Assistant Directors: Ben Lanning, Sarah Hood
First Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Scott Robertson
Second Assistant Directors (Jordan Unit): Jonas Spaccarotelli, Yanal Kassay
Second Second Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Tarek Afifi
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Rajeev Mehra
This is Ms.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Ben Affleck
Argo
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck.s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck.s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
Kathryn Bigelow
Zero Dark Thirty
(Columbia Pictures)
Ms. Bigelow.s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
First Assistant Director: David A. Ticotin
Second Assistant Directors: Ben Lanning, Sarah Hood
First Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Scott Robertson
Second Assistant Directors (Jordan Unit): Jonas Spaccarotelli, Yanal Kassay
Second Second Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Tarek Afifi
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Rajeev Mehra
This is Ms.
- 1/8/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If anyone's looking for another reason to get excited about the latest Spidey flick, say hello to Miles Elliot. He's joined the cast of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. Miles plays Billy Connor, the son of Spiderman's nemesis "The Lizard" and bears a striking resemblance to his older co-star and on-screen dad, Rhys Ifan. Word is, he's also a talented actor. In addition to his appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man, he just scored his first leading role in the film Camp as a troubled and abused child who's sent to a healing camp to recover. At the tender age of 11, Miles has already made several TV appearances on such shows as Grey's Anatomy (TV), The Mentalist (TV), Austin & Ally (TV), and Big Time Rush (TV) and also has three or four short films under his belt. We recently sat down with Miles to...
- 6/20/2012
- by jmaurer@corp.popstar.com (Jennifer Maurer)
- PopStar
Woo hoo! The Directors Guild announced the best of the best of 2008 this morning. Director Taylor Hackford made the announcement.
Congratulations to all the nominees and Good Luck!!!
This year's winner will be crowned on Jan. 31 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
And the nominees are:
Danny Boyle
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Boyle's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director: Raj Acharya
Second Assistant Director: Avani Batra
Second Second Assistant Director: Sonia Nemawarkar
David Fincher
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" (Paramount Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Fincher's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Daniel M. Stillman
First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner
Second Assistant Director: Allen Kupetsky
Second Second Assistant Directors: Pete Waterman, Stephen F. Lonano
Ron Howard
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal Pictures)
Mr. Howard's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kathleen McGill
First Assistant Director: William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director: Kristen Ploucha...
Congratulations to all the nominees and Good Luck!!!
This year's winner will be crowned on Jan. 31 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
And the nominees are:
Danny Boyle
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Boyle's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director: Raj Acharya
Second Assistant Director: Avani Batra
Second Second Assistant Director: Sonia Nemawarkar
David Fincher
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" (Paramount Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Fincher's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Daniel M. Stillman
First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner
Second Assistant Director: Allen Kupetsky
Second Second Assistant Directors: Pete Waterman, Stephen F. Lonano
Ron Howard
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal Pictures)
Mr. Howard's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kathleen McGill
First Assistant Director: William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director: Kristen Ploucha...
- 1/8/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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