NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Film Forum
Films by David Lynch, Tony Scott, David Cronenberg, and Jim Jarmusch play in “Out of the 80s,“ which includes Do the Right Thing on 35mm this Sunday; The Neverending Story plays on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Rumble in the Bronx and The Straight Story play on 35mm as part of “See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex” which also includes Boomerang and Trainspotting; an Agnieszka Holland retrospective begins; Mothra screens on Saturday.
Roxy Cinema
Altered States plays on 35mm this Friday; Saturday brings Knight of Cups; George Cukor’s It Should Happen to You plays on 16mm this Sunday.
Paris Theater
Seven, Old Joy, Come and See, and The Conformist all screen on a despair-inducing Sunday.
Metrograph
Films by Gus Van Sant and Alain Resnais play in an mk2 retrospective; retrospectives of Obayashi and Dieudo Hamadi...
Film Forum
Films by David Lynch, Tony Scott, David Cronenberg, and Jim Jarmusch play in “Out of the 80s,“ which includes Do the Right Thing on 35mm this Sunday; The Neverending Story plays on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Rumble in the Bronx and The Straight Story play on 35mm as part of “See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex” which also includes Boomerang and Trainspotting; an Agnieszka Holland retrospective begins; Mothra screens on Saturday.
Roxy Cinema
Altered States plays on 35mm this Friday; Saturday brings Knight of Cups; George Cukor’s It Should Happen to You plays on 16mm this Sunday.
Paris Theater
Seven, Old Joy, Come and See, and The Conformist all screen on a despair-inducing Sunday.
Metrograph
Films by Gus Van Sant and Alain Resnais play in an mk2 retrospective; retrospectives of Obayashi and Dieudo Hamadi...
- 6/7/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The sequel to the 2000 hit verges on formulaic, feeling a little like it’s been produced by AI. But it’s largely redeemed by decent jokes and a lively, likable cast
Aardman Animations had an international box office smash at the beginning of this century with much-loved stop-motion comedy Chicken Run, in which flightless feathered heroes spoofed Animal Farm and The Great Escape by making a thrilling break for freedom. Now comes the sequel, in the sleek new computer-animated style into which Aardman transitioned a few years after its 2000 hit; it is based on the original look of the action figures, but maybe with less of their folksy, real-world charm.
This follow-up is cowritten by Rachel Tunnard, John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and directed by Sam Fell, with some cheeky nods to The Lion King, The Truman Show and Toy Story 3; it’s sweet and likable, with one or two showstopper gags.
Aardman Animations had an international box office smash at the beginning of this century with much-loved stop-motion comedy Chicken Run, in which flightless feathered heroes spoofed Animal Farm and The Great Escape by making a thrilling break for freedom. Now comes the sequel, in the sleek new computer-animated style into which Aardman transitioned a few years after its 2000 hit; it is based on the original look of the action figures, but maybe with less of their folksy, real-world charm.
This follow-up is cowritten by Rachel Tunnard, John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and directed by Sam Fell, with some cheeky nods to The Lion King, The Truman Show and Toy Story 3; it’s sweet and likable, with one or two showstopper gags.
- 10/14/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This story about Andy Serkis and “Andor” first ran in the drama issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Andy Serkis was already a part of “Star Wars.”
Thanks to the magic of performance capture, the actor starred as Snoke, the gnarled heir apparent to the evil Galactic Emperor, in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” So it was a surprise when Serkis, in human form, popped up in “Andor,” Tony Gilroy’s live-action prequel series to 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
Serkis plays Kino Loy, an inmate in an Imperial prison that is also holding Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. Loy is a gruff enforcer who is slowly radicalized by Andor and his escape plan. In only three episodes, Serkis realizes the kind of fully formed arc...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Andy Serkis was already a part of “Star Wars.”
Thanks to the magic of performance capture, the actor starred as Snoke, the gnarled heir apparent to the evil Galactic Emperor, in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” So it was a surprise when Serkis, in human form, popped up in “Andor,” Tony Gilroy’s live-action prequel series to 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
Serkis plays Kino Loy, an inmate in an Imperial prison that is also holding Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. Loy is a gruff enforcer who is slowly radicalized by Andor and his escape plan. In only three episodes, Serkis realizes the kind of fully formed arc...
- 6/16/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
VFX and animation company Cinesite has taken a majority stake in Andy Serkis’s performance capture and virtual production outfit The Imaginarium Studios, Variety can confirm.
Formed in 2012 by the “Lord of the Rings” star, the studio boasts a “revolutionary” approach to mo-cap that includes industry-wide innovation and has seen it collaborate on projects including “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” and Netflix’s “Dance Monsters,” among other projects. The studio boasts facilities at both Pinewood in the U.K. and Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Ga.
Under the terms of the deal, The Imaginarium Studios will become a Cinesite partner company, retaining its culture, brand and facilities. CEO Matthew Brown will continue to lead the company’s staff.
The deal marks the latest collaboration for Cinesite and Serkis, who also runs production company The Imaginarium Productions with producer Jonathan Cavendish (“Bridget Jones’s Diary”). The two companies are...
Formed in 2012 by the “Lord of the Rings” star, the studio boasts a “revolutionary” approach to mo-cap that includes industry-wide innovation and has seen it collaborate on projects including “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” and Netflix’s “Dance Monsters,” among other projects. The studio boasts facilities at both Pinewood in the U.K. and Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Ga.
Under the terms of the deal, The Imaginarium Studios will become a Cinesite partner company, retaining its culture, brand and facilities. CEO Matthew Brown will continue to lead the company’s staff.
The deal marks the latest collaboration for Cinesite and Serkis, who also runs production company The Imaginarium Productions with producer Jonathan Cavendish (“Bridget Jones’s Diary”). The two companies are...
- 5/23/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
“It was a gift of a role, to be honest,” reveals Andy Serkis about portraying the charismatic inmate-turned-revolutionary Kino Loy in “Andor.” For our recent webchat he adds that, “the series as a whole, I adored, but then I adored “Rogue One.” When you’re working with someone like Tony Gilroy,” he says, “he is a man who has a lot to say about the world that we live in,” adding, “Tony is one of those writers who just hits the bullseye with character. He just knows the turns and the levels and the layers.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Will ‘Andor’ join its ‘Star Wars’ stablemate ‘The Mandalorian’ in Best Drama Series?
“Andor” is the fourth Disney+ live-action series in the “Star Wars” franchise, serving as a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) and also by extension to the original Oscar-winning classic “Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope...
See Will ‘Andor’ join its ‘Star Wars’ stablemate ‘The Mandalorian’ in Best Drama Series?
“Andor” is the fourth Disney+ live-action series in the “Star Wars” franchise, serving as a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) and also by extension to the original Oscar-winning classic “Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Morfydd Clark, Ade Edmundson and Charlotte Peters have all joined the biographical drama about Mozart.
Interlude In Prague, which stars Aneurin Barnard as Mozart, has commenced a six-week shoot in the eponymous Czech capital.
Joining a cast that already includes James Purefoy (Solomon Kane) and Samantha Banks (Les Miserables) is Morfydd Clark (Love & Friendship), Ade Edmundson (War & Peace) and Charlotte Peters (Pound Of Flesh).
The story follows Mozart as he composes his operatic masterpiece Don Giovanni. While visiting Prague, the composer becomes embroiled in a turbulent narrative of lust and murder.
John Stephenson (Animal Farm) is directing from a script by debutant Brian Ashby. Huw Penallt Jones is producing for UK-based Productive International alongside Hannah Leader.
London-based Carnaby International are handling worldwide rights and, having introduced the title at Efm, will be commencing sales at Cannes in May.
Interlude In Prague, which stars Aneurin Barnard as Mozart, has commenced a six-week shoot in the eponymous Czech capital.
Joining a cast that already includes James Purefoy (Solomon Kane) and Samantha Banks (Les Miserables) is Morfydd Clark (Love & Friendship), Ade Edmundson (War & Peace) and Charlotte Peters (Pound Of Flesh).
The story follows Mozart as he composes his operatic masterpiece Don Giovanni. While visiting Prague, the composer becomes embroiled in a turbulent narrative of lust and murder.
John Stephenson (Animal Farm) is directing from a script by debutant Brian Ashby. Huw Penallt Jones is producing for UK-based Productive International alongside Hannah Leader.
London-based Carnaby International are handling worldwide rights and, having introduced the title at Efm, will be commencing sales at Cannes in May.
- 4/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
John Stephenson’s Mozart drama will begin shooting in Prague in April.
Aneurin Barnard (Citadel) will star as Mozart alongside James Purefoy (Solomon Kane) and Samantha Banks (Les Miserables) in John Stephenson’s (Animal Farm) forthcoming drama Interlude In Prague, which is scheduled to shoot in Prague in April this year.
The plot follows Mozart as he composes his operatic masterpiece Don Giovanni. While visiting Prague, the composer becomes embroiled in a turbulent narrative of lust and murder.
London-based Carnaby International is handling worldwide sales rights and will be introducing the film to buyers at the Efm (Feb 11-19).
Huw Penallt Jones is producing the project for UK-based outfit Productive International alongside Hannah Leader.
Brian Ashby has penned the film’s screenplay, while Charlotte Truman will compose the film’s score.
Interlude In Prague will have cinematography from Michael Brewster and production design from Luciana Arrighi, who won an Oscar for her work on 1992 picture Howards End.
Aneurin Barnard (Citadel) will star as Mozart alongside James Purefoy (Solomon Kane) and Samantha Banks (Les Miserables) in John Stephenson’s (Animal Farm) forthcoming drama Interlude In Prague, which is scheduled to shoot in Prague in April this year.
The plot follows Mozart as he composes his operatic masterpiece Don Giovanni. While visiting Prague, the composer becomes embroiled in a turbulent narrative of lust and murder.
London-based Carnaby International is handling worldwide sales rights and will be introducing the film to buyers at the Efm (Feb 11-19).
Huw Penallt Jones is producing the project for UK-based outfit Productive International alongside Hannah Leader.
Brian Ashby has penned the film’s screenplay, while Charlotte Truman will compose the film’s score.
Interlude In Prague will have cinematography from Michael Brewster and production design from Luciana Arrighi, who won an Oscar for her work on 1992 picture Howards End.
- 2/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
We're owed an apology after last night's episode of Mad Men, because it just re-confirmed everything we know about this klatch of swingin' victims: Betty's petty, Pete is pete-thetic, Megan is a responsible and understanding diplomat in the nightmarish Draper cult, Peggy is Lady Bird Johnson's superfly niece, and Roger is a thin rectangle with some silver on it. Oh, and Don? He is Don right now, which is neither a compliment nor an insult. He simply remains the most static and uninteresting character on the show, and he shows no sign of upending his unthinkably monotonous arc. Fortunately, I was still able to unearth five fuh-haaaaabulous moments from last night's investigation of Betty's lingering resentment, Ginsberg's quirky rage, and Sally Draper's potential to be an adorable version of Aileen Wuornos someday. Let's clap at some fabulous things, gents and gentleladies.
1. Forget 1966: Megan's autumnal ensemble is all ready for the '70s.
1. Forget 1966: Megan's autumnal ensemble is all ready for the '70s.
- 5/14/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
This one’s for Martha …
Nothing like a good book to get the rabble-rousers going.
In Field Of Dreams, Ray Kinsella’s wife, played by Amy Madigan, successfully shuts down the effort to ban Terence Mann’s books from the local Iowa school system. Terence Mann – played by James Earl Jones – was based on J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of Catcher In The Rye.
Catcher was published in 1951, and has pretty much stayed on “attempts to ban it” lists since its publication. In fact, it was the most censored book in America from 1961 to 1982, even though, according to Wikipedia, it was the “second most taught book in United States public schools.” It most recently reappeared on the “most challenged books” list, published by American Library Association, in 2009.
These are some of the books I remember being on the curriculum when I was in school, along some that I missed because...
Nothing like a good book to get the rabble-rousers going.
In Field Of Dreams, Ray Kinsella’s wife, played by Amy Madigan, successfully shuts down the effort to ban Terence Mann’s books from the local Iowa school system. Terence Mann – played by James Earl Jones – was based on J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of Catcher In The Rye.
Catcher was published in 1951, and has pretty much stayed on “attempts to ban it” lists since its publication. In fact, it was the most censored book in America from 1961 to 1982, even though, according to Wikipedia, it was the “second most taught book in United States public schools.” It most recently reappeared on the “most challenged books” list, published by American Library Association, in 2009.
These are some of the books I remember being on the curriculum when I was in school, along some that I missed because...
- 4/23/2012
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Getty Images Videogame Developer Ken Levine
The day before I was scheduled to meet with Ken Levine, I caught a brief glimpse of him walking around the floor of Pax East. I didn’t recognize him at first, but standing in a long line of devotees and cosplayers—fans who dress up in elaborately constructed costumes of their favorite characters—a low and fevered murmur spread through the crowd. “That’s Ken Levine!” a woman nearby whispered excitedly. She was...
The day before I was scheduled to meet with Ken Levine, I caught a brief glimpse of him walking around the floor of Pax East. I didn’t recognize him at first, but standing in a long line of devotees and cosplayers—fans who dress up in elaborately constructed costumes of their favorite characters—a low and fevered murmur spread through the crowd. “That’s Ken Levine!” a woman nearby whispered excitedly. She was...
- 4/20/2012
- by Yannick LeJacq
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Community, Season 3, Episode 12, “Contemporary Impressionists”
Written by Alex Cooley
Directed by Kyle Newacheck
Airs Thursdays at 8pm Et on NBC
Abed is one of Community’s most intriguing characters. His pop culture hyper-literacy aligns him with just the kind of person that would be an avid fan of the show (albeit at a comically elevated level). Early on, the writers used him perhaps a bit too much to explain gags to the uninitiated, but lately he seems to bounce back and forth between fan service and audience critique. Tonight’s episode definitely falls into the latter category, as we see just how self-destructive Abed’s arrested development can be. Even more tragic is the fact that he doesn’t seem capable of understanding that.
Community is known for its wackiness, and there’s plenty of that on display in this episode, but the scene where Troy confronts Abed is surprisingly heartfelt.
Written by Alex Cooley
Directed by Kyle Newacheck
Airs Thursdays at 8pm Et on NBC
Abed is one of Community’s most intriguing characters. His pop culture hyper-literacy aligns him with just the kind of person that would be an avid fan of the show (albeit at a comically elevated level). Early on, the writers used him perhaps a bit too much to explain gags to the uninitiated, but lately he seems to bounce back and forth between fan service and audience critique. Tonight’s episode definitely falls into the latter category, as we see just how self-destructive Abed’s arrested development can be. Even more tragic is the fact that he doesn’t seem capable of understanding that.
Community is known for its wackiness, and there’s plenty of that on display in this episode, but the scene where Troy confronts Abed is surprisingly heartfelt.
- 3/24/2012
- by Justin Wier
- SoundOnSight
In an attempt to stay desperately relevant on my Biggest Films of 2012 gravy train to avoid being carted away and frozen in carbonite in WhatCulture towers giant carbonite freezing device (You’ve all seen Empire Strikes Back, you know what I mean) I am once more referencing what I have deemed to be 10 of the biggest films of 2012.
However in an Animal Farm style of blog writing I would like to give you the power in this and simply ask you; what is going to be the best of the 10 Biggest Films of 2012?
Take Our Poll
For a little bit of help and something to, I’m sure, criticise me for in the comments, here is my ranked list of what I think are going to be the top films this year.
1. Prometheus: Just Look At It! The trailer is bigger and better than any other that has come out...
However in an Animal Farm style of blog writing I would like to give you the power in this and simply ask you; what is going to be the best of the 10 Biggest Films of 2012?
Take Our Poll
For a little bit of help and something to, I’m sure, criticise me for in the comments, here is my ranked list of what I think are going to be the top films this year.
1. Prometheus: Just Look At It! The trailer is bigger and better than any other that has come out...
- 3/23/2012
- by Luke Stevenson
- Obsessed with Film
Archer ended its third season tonight with the conclusion to its two part episode, "Space Race. And, man, from the second Archer announced he left his light saber in his other space pants, you knew you were in for a solid ending.
Breaking Wu's Arms While Shouting Woo and the Ravages of Times
We meet up with the gang being shanghaied after attempting to stop Drake and company and Malory and the girls still on Intrepid. So, how will the crew possibly escape?
Not to sound like a prude, but I have to feel like Lana stripping down to her space pasties was a little unnecessary. Haven't we seen enough of her half naked at this point to satisfy the biggest of Hentai fans? Yeah, I'm looking at you Krieger-Son.
Either way, I recognize they had to do something to get Lana and the gang out of the space brig.
Breaking Wu's Arms While Shouting Woo and the Ravages of Times
We meet up with the gang being shanghaied after attempting to stop Drake and company and Malory and the girls still on Intrepid. So, how will the crew possibly escape?
Not to sound like a prude, but I have to feel like Lana stripping down to her space pasties was a little unnecessary. Haven't we seen enough of her half naked at this point to satisfy the biggest of Hentai fans? Yeah, I'm looking at you Krieger-Son.
Either way, I recognize they had to do something to get Lana and the gang out of the space brig.
- 3/23/2012
- by eric@tvfanatic.com (Eric Hochberger)
- TVfanatic
You've clocked how your choices matched up with ours, other readers' and those of the Oscar voters. And you may have noticed one or two of our stories about the awards. Now tell us how we can do better next year
The absolutely-positively last blog of Oscar season is not about the winners or the losers, the fashion triumphs or frock horrors, the host or the parties, the industry or Academy. The last blog of Oscar season is about you. Think of this as a crafty means of fireproofing ourselves against the inevitable accusations of brazen Oscar overkill. Because this isn't about the Oscars, it is all about you. And the Oscars.
Last week we invited users to cast their votes in our Oscar interactive, thereby setting ourselves up as a kind of alternative Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The results, however, suggest that this rival body turns...
The absolutely-positively last blog of Oscar season is not about the winners or the losers, the fashion triumphs or frock horrors, the host or the parties, the industry or Academy. The last blog of Oscar season is about you. Think of this as a crafty means of fireproofing ourselves against the inevitable accusations of brazen Oscar overkill. Because this isn't about the Oscars, it is all about you. And the Oscars.
Last week we invited users to cast their votes in our Oscar interactive, thereby setting ourselves up as a kind of alternative Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The results, however, suggest that this rival body turns...
- 2/28/2012
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
The Velveteen Rabbit
Stars: Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt, Ellen Burstyn, Matthew Harbour, Kevin Jubinville, Michael Sinelnikoff | Written by Michael Landon Jr. & Cindy Kelley | Directed by Michael Landon Jr.
Having never read the Velveteen Rabbit story this adaptation is based on, or seen any other film or television version, I was somewhat interested to see what all the fuss was about; obviously this is a story well worth adapting as it is done so frequently. In this version, a young boy (Matthew Harbour) is left to his own devices in his strict grandmother’s (Jane Seymour) house and retreats into a fantasy world of his own creation, populated by animated toys long forgotten by their previous owners, including the titular rabbit.
This blend of live-action and animation seemed promising to me at first, being a huge fan of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, but unfortunately The Velveteen Rabbit doesn’t possess nearly...
Stars: Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt, Ellen Burstyn, Matthew Harbour, Kevin Jubinville, Michael Sinelnikoff | Written by Michael Landon Jr. & Cindy Kelley | Directed by Michael Landon Jr.
Having never read the Velveteen Rabbit story this adaptation is based on, or seen any other film or television version, I was somewhat interested to see what all the fuss was about; obviously this is a story well worth adapting as it is done so frequently. In this version, a young boy (Matthew Harbour) is left to his own devices in his strict grandmother’s (Jane Seymour) house and retreats into a fantasy world of his own creation, populated by animated toys long forgotten by their previous owners, including the titular rabbit.
This blend of live-action and animation seemed promising to me at first, being a huge fan of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, but unfortunately The Velveteen Rabbit doesn’t possess nearly...
- 12/23/2011
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
One of the more difficult aspects of being a diehard film fan is that it is almost inevitable that the disassociation from reality one experiences in watching a movie can sometimes carry over past its conclusion. In other words, who among us hasn't come to enjoy a character/film/franchise to the point that you think (or would like to think) that said character or characters aren't so different from their real life players? Would it not be grand if Harrison Ford really was a devilish rogue with deadly whip skills? Or if you peered across a bowling alley and saw Jeff Bridges ordering a White Russian?
Sadly, the truth is often far from the fevered imaginings of obsessed film fans. Film's main artistic goal is to entertain by telling a story; actors are merely the entertainers that guide us through these stories. No matter how many times you watch...
Sadly, the truth is often far from the fevered imaginings of obsessed film fans. Film's main artistic goal is to entertain by telling a story; actors are merely the entertainers that guide us through these stories. No matter how many times you watch...
- 11/29/2011
- Shadowlocked
Cameron Crowe's upcoming film, "We Bought A Zoo," features the story of a single dad, played by Matt Damon, who, searching for a way to bring his fractured family back together, purchases a house out in the country. What he doesn't realize, at first, is that the house comes with an entire private zoo. Loosely based on a true story, the zoo ends up bringing the family closer together, and bringing Damon love, in the alluring form of Scarlett Johansson.
Unfortunately for Crowe, what he intended to be a heartwarming story is coming out at the worst possible time, as far as privately owned zoo public relations are concerned.
Following this week's sad story of Ohio's Muskingum County Animal Farm, the private zoo whose owner let over 50 animals free and running toward inevitable deaths at the hands of sniping state authorities, PETA has called on Crowe to attach warning...
Unfortunately for Crowe, what he intended to be a heartwarming story is coming out at the worst possible time, as far as privately owned zoo public relations are concerned.
Following this week's sad story of Ohio's Muskingum County Animal Farm, the private zoo whose owner let over 50 animals free and running toward inevitable deaths at the hands of sniping state authorities, PETA has called on Crowe to attach warning...
- 10/22/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Yesterday we let you know that Jumanji was going on in Zanesville, Ohio, where as many as 48 dangerous exotic animals had escaped from their reserve after its owner was found dead. It turns out he committed suicide before letting the animals loose. Jesus.
Listen to 911 calls about the Zanesville loose animals
Anyway, the crisis was essentially resolved: all the animals, save for one, have been recovered or shot. The final critter, a monkey, is speculated to have been eaten by one of the larger loose beasts. Oh, cruel nature.
However, a few loose ends still remain, and here's what the Zanesville's sherriff's office will be dealing with in the coming weeks, according to the La Times:
Determining the cause and circumstances of a bite wound on Thompson's head, a wound believed to have occurred within seconds of his suicide. Finding out who released a graphic photo of animal carcasses piled...
Listen to 911 calls about the Zanesville loose animals
Anyway, the crisis was essentially resolved: all the animals, save for one, have been recovered or shot. The final critter, a monkey, is speculated to have been eaten by one of the larger loose beasts. Oh, cruel nature.
However, a few loose ends still remain, and here's what the Zanesville's sherriff's office will be dealing with in the coming weeks, according to the La Times:
Determining the cause and circumstances of a bite wound on Thompson's head, a wound believed to have occurred within seconds of his suicide. Finding out who released a graphic photo of animal carcasses piled...
- 10/20/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
It's rare that, in the fine state of Ohio, a press conference with a sheriff can be delayed because "a lion and grizzly bear are being surrounded and contained at a nearby property." Today, however, is an unusual day in the Buckeye State. Sometime yesterday, a number of exotic animals from the Muskingum County Animal Farm, a private facility that specialized in all species of wolves, bears, and all species of wild cats (including lions and tigers), either escaped or were released into the surrounding area. This morning, local sheriff Matt Lutz gave a truly surreal press conference in which he explained what it's been like for his police department to take on 300 pound bengal tigers.
- 10/19/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Fox has announced that they have purchased the rights for The Magicians, the super popular book by Lev Grossman. They have brought on X-Men: First Class and Thor writers Ashley Miller & Zach Stentz. The Magicians is being lauded as Harry Potter for grown ups- hey, Harry Potter is for everybody. Anyway, The Magicians is about a group of magical 20 somethings running around New York doing magic stuff. Maaaagiiiiiicccc.
No word yet on who is directing or starring in the adaptation. You can start your own casting in the comments below.
And speaking of adaptations:
They're adapting Chaos Walking.
And Hunger Games is still happening (Guh)
One For The Money trailer.
Animal Farm is happening again.
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No word yet on who is directing or starring in the adaptation. You can start your own casting in the comments below.
And speaking of adaptations:
They're adapting Chaos Walking.
And Hunger Games is still happening (Guh)
One For The Money trailer.
Animal Farm is happening again.
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Follow me on twitter @emilyfcheever
Want to connect with fellow Magician Ologists? Join the conversation at My.Ology!
- 10/6/2011
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
DC Comics has announced that they are teaming up with Amazon to bring graphic novels to the new Kindle Fire, the first color e-reader by the internet merchant. The Kindle Fire will boast 100 titles at launch including Watchmen, Superman: Earth One, and Batman: Arkham City, with plans on expanding that library later on.
[The Shakedown]
It’s excellent news that DC is officially launching their graphic novel titles in a digital format, but I can’t imagine why they are limiting themselves to the Kindle Fire, which only boasts a 7 inch screen (hardly an optimal viewing situation for graphic novels.) It seems like a much better idea to release them through ComiXology like their other titles. Releasing them through Kindle hardly limits their reach, but if they are optimized for a 7 inch screen it makes me wonder how they will look on a 10 inch tablet.
Check out the press release from...
[The Shakedown]
It’s excellent news that DC is officially launching their graphic novel titles in a digital format, but I can’t imagine why they are limiting themselves to the Kindle Fire, which only boasts a 7 inch screen (hardly an optimal viewing situation for graphic novels.) It seems like a much better idea to release them through ComiXology like their other titles. Releasing them through Kindle hardly limits their reach, but if they are optimized for a 7 inch screen it makes me wonder how they will look on a 10 inch tablet.
Check out the press release from...
- 9/29/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
This week's news in the arts
When President Assad or Colonel Gaddafi watches Star Wars – which surely sometimes happens – whatever do they make of it? Do they tut and nod about the sad necessity of Darth Vader's strong leadership, and the difficulty of finding a good henchman nowadays? I ask because, among the many stories told about dictators (usually by men), very few are on the tyrant's side.
By far the largest group are the biographies and based-ons. George Orwell neither fooled anybody, nor tried to, with his meticulous allegory of Stalin's Russia, Animal Farm. Unusually, the book begins with a dictator's overthrow, when farmer Jones is defeated, then shows Napoleon the pig's slow progress towards becoming his replacement.
Bruno Ganz's portrayal of Hitler in Downfall has become perhaps the most memorable performance in the category, thanks partly to its brilliance, but mostly to its aptness for revision on YouTube.
When President Assad or Colonel Gaddafi watches Star Wars – which surely sometimes happens – whatever do they make of it? Do they tut and nod about the sad necessity of Darth Vader's strong leadership, and the difficulty of finding a good henchman nowadays? I ask because, among the many stories told about dictators (usually by men), very few are on the tyrant's side.
By far the largest group are the biographies and based-ons. George Orwell neither fooled anybody, nor tried to, with his meticulous allegory of Stalin's Russia, Animal Farm. Unusually, the book begins with a dictator's overthrow, when farmer Jones is defeated, then shows Napoleon the pig's slow progress towards becoming his replacement.
Bruno Ganz's portrayal of Hitler in Downfall has become perhaps the most memorable performance in the category, thanks partly to its brilliance, but mostly to its aptness for revision on YouTube.
- 8/24/2011
- by Leo Benedictus
- The Guardian - Film News
With Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes out now, we enjoyed a round-table discussion with director Rupert Wyatt and effects supervisor Dan Lemmon...
Already a surprise hit in the States, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has been notching up positive reviews from all quarters, dispelling much of the trepidation that greeted the initial plans to reboot the iconic sci-fi series.
With the ape revolution occurring now on British shores, we (and a bunch of the country’s best bloggers) had the chance to chat with director Rupert Wyatt and visual effects supervisor Dan Lemmon.
Besides going into great detail about the performance capture technology that turned Andy Serkis into lead ape Caesar, they weighed in on the 3D debate, told us their thoughts for the future of the series, and even threw a couple of compliments in the direction of the much-maligned 2001 Planet Of The Apes flick,...
Already a surprise hit in the States, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has been notching up positive reviews from all quarters, dispelling much of the trepidation that greeted the initial plans to reboot the iconic sci-fi series.
With the ape revolution occurring now on British shores, we (and a bunch of the country’s best bloggers) had the chance to chat with director Rupert Wyatt and visual effects supervisor Dan Lemmon.
Besides going into great detail about the performance capture technology that turned Andy Serkis into lead ape Caesar, they weighed in on the 3D debate, told us their thoughts for the future of the series, and even threw a couple of compliments in the direction of the much-maligned 2001 Planet Of The Apes flick,...
- 8/12/2011
- Den of Geek
With Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes proving to be the surprise of the summer, Terence looks back and charts the highs and lows of the franchise...
The incoming movie, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, starring James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto, opens a new chapter in the history of one of the most successful science fiction film franchises ever.
While Planet Of The Apes is not necessarily as instantly recognisable a brand as other recently successfully rebooted franchises like Star Trek, James Bond or Batman, it is still a potentially lucrative property with a proven box office track record.
The original 1968 film, Planet Of The Apes, starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowall, spawned four sequels, two TV series and a 2001 remake directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg.
The original Apes franchise was known for its use of the allegorical device of...
The incoming movie, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, starring James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto, opens a new chapter in the history of one of the most successful science fiction film franchises ever.
While Planet Of The Apes is not necessarily as instantly recognisable a brand as other recently successfully rebooted franchises like Star Trek, James Bond or Batman, it is still a potentially lucrative property with a proven box office track record.
The original 1968 film, Planet Of The Apes, starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowall, spawned four sequels, two TV series and a 2001 remake directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg.
The original Apes franchise was known for its use of the allegorical device of...
- 8/8/2011
- Den of Geek
George Orwell's 1984 meets The Terminator? In the spirit of brilliant film ideas, here are my pitches for some cyborg sequels
It's redundant to point out the impact that George Orwell's 1984 has had on popular culture over the years – inspiring everything from cinema to television to journalism to a towering pile of hamfisted concept albums – and yet there's a downside to this. In a world of Big Brother and Room 101 and doublespeak, there's a danger that new generations will just see the book as a bundle of oblique references and not a complete work of literature in itself.
Or at least they would, but for the benevolent geniuses that are Howard Gordon and James Wong, the men behind 24 and the first and third Final Destination movies respectively. Between them, Howard and Wong have devised a film – and an inevitable young-adult fiction franchise – titled 2084. It sounds brilliant. Not only...
It's redundant to point out the impact that George Orwell's 1984 has had on popular culture over the years – inspiring everything from cinema to television to journalism to a towering pile of hamfisted concept albums – and yet there's a downside to this. In a world of Big Brother and Room 101 and doublespeak, there's a danger that new generations will just see the book as a bundle of oblique references and not a complete work of literature in itself.
Or at least they would, but for the benevolent geniuses that are Howard Gordon and James Wong, the men behind 24 and the first and third Final Destination movies respectively. Between them, Howard and Wong have devised a film – and an inevitable young-adult fiction franchise – titled 2084. It sounds brilliant. Not only...
- 7/21/2011
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
A new clip came out today previewing some extended scenes from Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Andy Serkis, who plays Caesar, introduced the extended footage, which signals a landmark in motion-capture technology.
See the full clip for the Rupert Wyatt film, in theaters Aug. 5, here.
In the film, Charles Rodman (John Lithgow) and his son Will (James Franco) raise Caesar from a baby and view him as a family member. The technology behind the movie is impressive: In the four-minute clip, you see the human emotion in Caesar’s eyes that ranges from sympathy to rage to remorse...
See the full clip for the Rupert Wyatt film, in theaters Aug. 5, here.
In the film, Charles Rodman (John Lithgow) and his son Will (James Franco) raise Caesar from a baby and view him as a family member. The technology behind the movie is impressive: In the four-minute clip, you see the human emotion in Caesar’s eyes that ranges from sympathy to rage to remorse...
- 7/19/2011
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside Movies
In over a century of cinema, we have seen a wide variety of artistic and technical innovations which have changed the shape (and size) of the silver screen, from the invention of Technicolour and recorded sound to the advent of widescreen and the steadicam. But in terms of the narrative and thematic conventions of the films themselves, several aspects have persisted long after technology has brought them into question. And one of the most persistent of these conventions is the ninety-minute running time.
Ninety minutes is a figure which crops up over and over again in the history of cinema. As silent cinema became a mass medium through the 1910s and 1920s, American distributors selected 90 minutes at the cut-off point for any film being shown in cinemas. If a film were any longer, they reasoned, people would either lose interest and leave, or be put off and not bother to pay in the first place.
Ninety minutes is a figure which crops up over and over again in the history of cinema. As silent cinema became a mass medium through the 1910s and 1920s, American distributors selected 90 minutes at the cut-off point for any film being shown in cinemas. If a film were any longer, they reasoned, people would either lose interest and leave, or be put off and not bother to pay in the first place.
- 7/8/2011
- by Matt French
- Obsessed with Film
If a good combination works, why change it? That's the mentality we're guessing is going behind the reteaming of Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jonathan Levine and Will Reiser for the flick "Jamaica."
The foursome worked together on "50/50," and now The Hollywood Reporter has the news that they will be working together on a second film drawn from director Levine's past. The script, according to THR, will be based on a vacation Levine took to Jamaica with his grandmother when he was 14, and is being described as "something of a passion project."
In the news after the jump, a new actor heads to "Gangster Squad," "Animal Farm" might get remade and J.B. Smoove joins "The Dictator."
Giovanni Ribisi Becomes A "Gangster"
The casting is certainly coming together for director Ruben Fleisher's period crime drama "Gangster Squad." The latest actor to come to the film is Giovanni Ribisi, according to Deadline.
The foursome worked together on "50/50," and now The Hollywood Reporter has the news that they will be working together on a second film drawn from director Levine's past. The script, according to THR, will be based on a vacation Levine took to Jamaica with his grandmother when he was 14, and is being described as "something of a passion project."
In the news after the jump, a new actor heads to "Gangster Squad," "Animal Farm" might get remade and J.B. Smoove joins "The Dictator."
Giovanni Ribisi Becomes A "Gangster"
The casting is certainly coming together for director Ruben Fleisher's period crime drama "Gangster Squad." The latest actor to come to the film is Giovanni Ribisi, according to Deadline.
- 7/7/2011
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
You may know Andy Serkis from his portrayal as Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogies. He was also in 13 Going on 30, which is a movie I am ashamed to say I've seen more than zero times (it's probably somewhere around 5). Apparently Serkis is a fan of George Orwell, because he plans on working on an adaptation of Animal Farm.
More adaptation news here
Serkis is teaming up wtih Rupert Wyatt- the director of the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes- to make a performance captured Animal Farm. This means that it's going to be almost as creepy as that other Animal Farm movie. Lest you forget...
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More adaptation news here
Serkis is teaming up wtih Rupert Wyatt- the director of the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes- to make a performance captured Animal Farm. This means that it's going to be almost as creepy as that other Animal Farm movie. Lest you forget...
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- 7/7/2011
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
It's like everyone is adapting a selection from your high school reading list for the big screen this week! First, David Schwimmer announced that he was commissioning a project based on Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and now Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt and star Andy Serkis are working on a performance-capture adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm.
- 7/7/2011
- Movieline
Here’s some (Old) Major news for you: Rupert Wyatt, the director of Aug. 5′s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, confirmed to EW that he and Apes star Andy Serkis are working on a big-screen performance-capture adaptation of George Orwell’s Stalin-inspired Animal Farm. Though the project is in its early stages, the duo will collaborate on the script, and use Serkis’ motion-capture studio, The Imaginarium, for the project. Seeing as how blown away we were by Wyatt’s use of the technology in clips for Apes, it’s easy to get excited about the prospect of Farm,...
- 7/6/2011
- by Kate Ward
- EW - Inside Movies
Do you remember reading Animal Farm in school? You know, the book about the talking animals who revolt against their farmer. It was meant as a social commentary for the rise of Joseph Stalin. It was a critically acclaimed novella written by George Orwell that has been adapted in films twice before: once as an animated feature in 1954 and the second, a made for television live-action movie released in 1999.
Not the best photoshop but it'll do; I hope
Now, rumors have been circulating that a CGI version of the allegorical story is now in the works.
Not the best photoshop but it'll do; I hope
Now, rumors have been circulating that a CGI version of the allegorical story is now in the works.
- 7/6/2011
- by Jonathan Silva
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Filed under: Movie News
Andy Serkis is no stranger to classic novels. The actor starred as Smeagol in the 'Lord of the Rings' franchise and will reprise the role in the upcoming 'Hobbit' films. But now he may be taking on another historic book: 'Animal Farm.'
Written by George Orwell, the 1945 novel tells the story of Joseph Stalin and the rise of the Soviet Union as told through a group of farm animals. Although there have been two 'Animal Farm' films already, this version would use motion-capture technology.
Serkis is said to be working with Robert Wyatt on the project, who directed him in the upcoming 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes.'
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Andy Serkis is no stranger to classic novels. The actor starred as Smeagol in the 'Lord of the Rings' franchise and will reprise the role in the upcoming 'Hobbit' films. But now he may be taking on another historic book: 'Animal Farm.'
Written by George Orwell, the 1945 novel tells the story of Joseph Stalin and the rise of the Soviet Union as told through a group of farm animals. Although there have been two 'Animal Farm' films already, this version would use motion-capture technology.
Serkis is said to be working with Robert Wyatt on the project, who directed him in the upcoming 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes.'
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- 7/6/2011
- by Alex Suskind
- Moviefone
Apparently they're making yet another version of Animal Farm, which makes it the second attempt in twelve years to try to top the original animated film that broke my soul as a wee lad. The dogs that kept everyone in line? Terrifying. The grotesque pigs? Made me love bacon even more. Poor idiotic Boxer, working himself to death? If any creature ever should have gone Galt it was Boxer. So now we're getting another animated version, this time all CGI, and this time with Andy Serkis providing motion capture!
But ... there are only humans in the story for bits and pieces, so what exactly is he going to motion capture? Will they make him pretend to be different animals? Poor guy just can't get work without motion capture. They've probably surgically implanted the little motion tracking devices, and one day when he can't handle not being considered for actual roles,...
But ... there are only humans in the story for bits and pieces, so what exactly is he going to motion capture? Will they make him pretend to be different animals? Poor guy just can't get work without motion capture. They've probably surgically implanted the little motion tracking devices, and one day when he can't handle not being considered for actual roles,...
- 7/6/2011
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
It looks like Andy Serkis doesn't plan on hanging up that mo-cap suit anytime soon.
The once and future Gollum may be reuniting with his "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" director, Rupert Wyatt, for a new take on George Orwell's required-reading classic, "Animal Farm," according to The Playlist.
In case you've forgotten the days of high school English, "Animal Farm" is Orwell's harsh and uncompromising critique of WWII-era Stalinism, featuring a British farm turning into a corrupt centralized state run by a totalitarian pig dictator after the animals drive out the humans. "Four legs good, two legs bad!"
It's unknown which of the many animal characters Serkis would be playing, though our guess would be either Snowball (the "good pig") or Napoleon (the "bad pig"). Or all of them.
Serkis is currently Hollywood's most well-known motion capture performer, having worked his magic in the "Lord of the Rings" movies,...
The once and future Gollum may be reuniting with his "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" director, Rupert Wyatt, for a new take on George Orwell's required-reading classic, "Animal Farm," according to The Playlist.
In case you've forgotten the days of high school English, "Animal Farm" is Orwell's harsh and uncompromising critique of WWII-era Stalinism, featuring a British farm turning into a corrupt centralized state run by a totalitarian pig dictator after the animals drive out the humans. "Four legs good, two legs bad!"
It's unknown which of the many animal characters Serkis would be playing, though our guess would be either Snowball (the "good pig") or Napoleon (the "bad pig"). Or all of them.
Serkis is currently Hollywood's most well-known motion capture performer, having worked his magic in the "Lord of the Rings" movies,...
- 7/6/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
It looks as though Rupert Wyatt may be reteaming with Andy Serkis for a new take on George Orwell's Animal Farm. Wyatt recently spoke to Empire Magazine and revealed his possible future projects. Up next he will be directing a three-part miniseries for U.K. TV titled The Echo Chamber, which is about British spies infiltrating the Ira. If Rise of the Planet of the Apes does well he could be involved in future installments. Serkis is an advocate of the performance capture medium and has starred in films like Lord of the Rings, King Kong and The Adventures of Tintin.
The classic 1945 novel is "set amongst the revolutionary animals on an English farm, serving as an allegory to the rise of Joseph Stalin, detailing the socialist’s writer’s heartbreak at the totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union." This will be the third time that it's been adapted into a feature film.
The classic 1945 novel is "set amongst the revolutionary animals on an English farm, serving as an allegory to the rise of Joseph Stalin, detailing the socialist’s writer’s heartbreak at the totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union." This will be the third time that it's been adapted into a feature film.
- 7/6/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
After Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis completed their work together on the Lord of the Rings movies, it came as a surprise to nobody when they decided to reteam for the director's remake of King Kong. The combination of Weta's digital abilities and Serkis' acting skills has twice resulted in some of the best CGI the world has ever seen. Later this summer, we will witness the third movie that the company and actor have worked together on in the form of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and now director Rupert Wyatt seems to be hooked on the possibilities as well. The print version of Empire (as spotted by The Playlist) has revealed that Serkis and Wyatt may soon be working on a motion-capture adaptation of the George Orwell classic Animal Farm. The novel, which serves as an allegory for the rise of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet...
- 7/6/2011
- cinemablend.com
Here are two projects that might happen, but at this point the safest approach seems to be an emphasis on 'might.' One is a Jimi Hendrix biopic that has been gestating for some time with André Benjamin (aka André 3000 of OutKast) playing the iconic rocker. The other is a new version of George Orwell's classic novel Animal Farm, which could be a reunion of Rise of the Planet of the Apes talents Andy Serkis and Rupert Wyatt. Details on both are after the break. The Jimi Hendrix estate is notoriously closed when it comes to licensing the late musician's story and music. Several producers have attempted to launch films [1], and most have failed. (Which makes some of the versions of Hendrix that have made it to screens all the more perplexing. But I guess the estate doesn't want another Hendrix TV movie.) One film that has been...
- 7/6/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
We May Get A Performance Capture Take on Animal Farm From Andy Serkis
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a big unknown at this point. It could really go either way as we're still not certain whether anybody actually cares about that the film is even being created. There hasn't been a lot of hype surrounding it and I'm interested to see if the current generation will even care to see the latest film in this saga of apes and world domination.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a big unknown at this point. It could really go either way as we're still not certain whether anybody actually cares about that the film is even being created. There hasn't been a lot of hype surrounding it and I'm interested to see if the current generation will even care to see the latest film in this saga of apes and world domination.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
- 7/1/2011
- by Richard Huang
- We Got This Covered
Talking about his upcoming sci-fi feature "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", filmmaker Rupert Wyatt spoke with Empire Magazine (via The Playlist) about his possible next projects.
Aside from the three-part UK miniseries “The Echo Chamber" about British moles in the Ira, Wyatt revealed that he and actor Andy Serkis have discussed the prospect of a motion capture feature film take on George Orwell‘s classic 1945 novella “Animal Farm”.
The story of revolutionary animals on an English farm is a thinly veiled allegory about how the rise of Stalinism in the Soviet Union over the preceding two decades. Its most famous adaptation so far has been a 1954 animated movie.
Serkis is an advocate of mo-cap and setup a studio for the technique through his production company Caveman Films.
Aside from the three-part UK miniseries “The Echo Chamber" about British moles in the Ira, Wyatt revealed that he and actor Andy Serkis have discussed the prospect of a motion capture feature film take on George Orwell‘s classic 1945 novella “Animal Farm”.
The story of revolutionary animals on an English farm is a thinly veiled allegory about how the rise of Stalinism in the Soviet Union over the preceding two decades. Its most famous adaptation so far has been a 1954 animated movie.
Serkis is an advocate of mo-cap and setup a studio for the technique through his production company Caveman Films.
- 7/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Did Scrooge McDuck cause the financial crisis? The answer to that question depends on how you choose to read the subtext of DuckTales, a frothy Reagan-era cartoon based loosely on the work of comics maestro Carl Barks. You could argue that Scrooge McDuck is the very image of insatiable capitalism unbound. He owns every company in Duckburg, an unthinkable monopoly that could only exist in a world with a financial system managed by Ayn Rand zealots. (There is something of Fountainhead protagonist Howard Roarke in Scrooge’s recurrent mantra: “I made my money by being tougher than the toughies, and smarter than the smarties!
- 6/23/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
‘Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig! He looks you in the eye and treats you as an equal.’ – Winston Churchill
I was a little alarmed when I was reminded that 1995’s classic kids’ movie Babe was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. It is a testament to the reception of this story about a quixotic piglet who aspires to the national sheepdog championships. In a sense it shouldn’t have surprised me; the movie, very popular when it came out, was one of those movies parents dutifully took their kids to only to love it as much as, if not more than, their children.
Part of the success no doubt comes down to the relative cuteness of the pig. There were, in fact, 48 of the little blighters because they grow up so quickly. There was also an animatronic double and CGI...
I was a little alarmed when I was reminded that 1995’s classic kids’ movie Babe was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. It is a testament to the reception of this story about a quixotic piglet who aspires to the national sheepdog championships. In a sense it shouldn’t have surprised me; the movie, very popular when it came out, was one of those movies parents dutifully took their kids to only to love it as much as, if not more than, their children.
Part of the success no doubt comes down to the relative cuteness of the pig. There were, in fact, 48 of the little blighters because they grow up so quickly. There was also an animatronic double and CGI...
- 4/13/2011
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
Palestinian-Israeli actor, activist and theatre director with a global reputation
The Palestinian-Israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, who has been shot dead at the age of 52, was a successful stage and screen performer, film-maker and activist, widely known for his work as the artistic director of the Freedom theatre in the refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin. Dedicated to equipping young Palestinians with the potent powers of art and self-expression, Juliano carved out a stage on which children could find their feet – and voice. The theatre's achievements have resonated around the world as a focal point of creativity against the odds.
In Israel, Juliano was a stage and television star. He was known abroad as a film actor, making his debut in the 1984 adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, starring Diane Keaton, and his last role was in Julian Schnabel's Miral (2010), based on Rula Jebreal...
The Palestinian-Israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, who has been shot dead at the age of 52, was a successful stage and screen performer, film-maker and activist, widely known for his work as the artistic director of the Freedom theatre in the refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin. Dedicated to equipping young Palestinians with the potent powers of art and self-expression, Juliano carved out a stage on which children could find their feet – and voice. The theatre's achievements have resonated around the world as a focal point of creativity against the odds.
In Israel, Juliano was a stage and television star. He was known abroad as a film actor, making his debut in the 1984 adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, starring Diane Keaton, and his last role was in Julian Schnabel's Miral (2010), based on Rula Jebreal...
- 4/11/2011
- by Rachel Shabi
- The Guardian - Film News
Tonight! Furry hats and herd immunity; thunder snow apocalypse yet bullish on snowballs futures in hell, veggihard and buying rage in bulk; dazzling with bulls*&t, hiybbprqag (that’ll help the tongue) and that ain’t no pile of jack squat – that’s fair and balanced reporting.
Questions of the week: You say Anderson Cooper is a work of art but would he get $19.95 on ebay? and who wouldn’t be willing to stand in for Demi Moore?
And true, “in the real world there are different rules” but how wonderful it is that 40% of gamers are girls because Stephen knows after he has gamed for a bit, he has a thunder cannon with ‘femmmmale’ written all over it.
Let us rejoice in our God-King, Stephen Colbert and his Majestic Writers to celebrate their Writer’s Guild Award. Here you go, straight off the walls of The Ramses Report:
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Questions of the week: You say Anderson Cooper is a work of art but would he get $19.95 on ebay? and who wouldn’t be willing to stand in for Demi Moore?
And true, “in the real world there are different rules” but how wonderful it is that 40% of gamers are girls because Stephen knows after he has gamed for a bit, he has a thunder cannon with ‘femmmmale’ written all over it.
Let us rejoice in our God-King, Stephen Colbert and his Majestic Writers to celebrate their Writer’s Guild Award. Here you go, straight off the walls of The Ramses Report:
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- 2/11/2011
- by Gratefull
- No Fact Zone
Sir Elton John is working on a movie of his "crazy" life. The 'Crocodile Rock' hitmaker and partner David Furnish - who became fathers to son Zachary, who was born through a surrogate mother, on Christmas Day (25.12.10) - are teaming up with British screenwriter Lee Hall for the project, which the legendary entertainer promises will be "surreal". He said: "I'd just like to make a really great film about my life story. We have a great script already by Lee Hall who wrote 'Billy Elliot'. "Obviously, it's not going to be your normal, run of the mill film because my life has kind of been crazy. And I think it's important to do a kind of surrealistic take on my life." Last summer, Lee revealed he was working with Elton on a different project - a new stage musical based on George Orwell's book 'Animal Farm',...
- 1/24/2011
- by Jeanie Hamil
- Bloginity
Jared Lee Loughner -- the 22-year-old man who allegedly shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 17 other people -- posted a series of videos to YouTube within the past month ... and it's both shocking and crazy. The videos are a series of written slides -- topics include the Constitution, dreams, currency and mind control. Loughner's profile page on YouTube lists his school history, interests, and favorite books (including "Animal Farm," "Brave New World" and "Mein Kampf") --...
- 1/9/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The 22 year old accused of shooting Rep. Giffords left digital fingerprints that point to a young man obsessed with government control, radical politics, and sleep deprivation.
Jared Lee Loughner left a long Internet trail. The 22 year old accused of the murder of at least six people in Tucson and the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords posted rambling missives on YouTube and MySpace about the U.S. government and mind control, creating one's own currency, grammar, and sleepwalking.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Suddenly Quiet McCain
Loughner has been described as a white male with short, dark hair. In a YouTube video set against electronic music, he rails against government control of currency, and at one point seems to indicate he may suffer from insomnia. In a Socratic style he uses throughout his writing, Loughner states:
Watch Loughner's alleged YouTube video.
"All humans are in need of sleep.
Jared Lee Loughner left a long Internet trail. The 22 year old accused of the murder of at least six people in Tucson and the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords posted rambling missives on YouTube and MySpace about the U.S. government and mind control, creating one's own currency, grammar, and sleepwalking.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Suddenly Quiet McCain
Loughner has been described as a white male with short, dark hair. In a YouTube video set against electronic music, he rails against government control of currency, and at one point seems to indicate he may suffer from insomnia. In a Socratic style he uses throughout his writing, Loughner states:
Watch Loughner's alleged YouTube video.
"All humans are in need of sleep.
- 1/9/2011
- by Eve Conant
- The Daily Beast
Slavomir Rawicz never actually made the epic trek described in his classic book The Long Walk, but Peter Weir's movie version is utterly convincing
My generation growing up during second world war and the early years of the cold war first learnt to hate the Germans and Japanese, then to discover that our believed wartime allies from the Soviet Union were just as bad and the benevolent, paternal Stalin was as monstrous as Hitler.
There was a literature at our disposal during the postwar decade to help us understand that change, significantly Koestler's Darkness at Noon, Orwell's Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty- Four, and the symposium The God That Failed written by former communists. To these were added in the mid-1950s an international bestseller, The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz, a Polish army officer captured by Russians in September 1939 when Germany and the Soviet Union carved up his country,...
My generation growing up during second world war and the early years of the cold war first learnt to hate the Germans and Japanese, then to discover that our believed wartime allies from the Soviet Union were just as bad and the benevolent, paternal Stalin was as monstrous as Hitler.
There was a literature at our disposal during the postwar decade to help us understand that change, significantly Koestler's Darkness at Noon, Orwell's Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty- Four, and the symposium The God That Failed written by former communists. To these were added in the mid-1950s an international bestseller, The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz, a Polish army officer captured by Russians in September 1939 when Germany and the Soviet Union carved up his country,...
- 12/26/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Three entertaining novels: an epic, wry account of Brits in the Balkans during WWII, a gripping murder mystery in a Southern town, and what Marilyn Monroe's dog, Maf, saw.
The Balkan TrilogyBy Olivia Manning
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
No young man dreams of growing up to be a lecturer for the British Council. But when I first stumbled across Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy in graduate school, I was ready to be signed up. At nearly a thousand pages, Manning's three novels are a sweeping story of marital love, English manners, and Balkan intrigues, set against Europe's descent into the Second World War. Harriet Pringle, bright and self-confident, joins her husband, Guy, in Bucharest, Romania, where he teaches English at the local university as part of a British cultural program. "Anything can happen now," Harriet thinks as her train chugs eastward, somewhere beyond Venice.
The Balkan TrilogyBy Olivia Manning
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No young man dreams of growing up to be a lecturer for the British Council. But when I first stumbled across Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy in graduate school, I was ready to be signed up. At nearly a thousand pages, Manning's three novels are a sweeping story of marital love, English manners, and Balkan intrigues, set against Europe's descent into the Second World War. Harriet Pringle, bright and self-confident, joins her husband, Guy, in Bucharest, Romania, where he teaches English at the local university as part of a British cultural program. "Anything can happen now," Harriet thinks as her train chugs eastward, somewhere beyond Venice.
- 12/19/2010
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
A cops v criminals v zombies bloodfest. Sample dialogue: 'Urrgh!', 'Arrgh!'. By Xan Brooks
How many writers does it take to make a B-movie about a band of cops and criminals getting eaten by zombies? The Horde credits five: an impressive tally for a film that offers little more than a conveyor-belt of fights and bites, gunfire and gouging. But hey-ho and away we go, from penthouse to pavement, as our trigger-happy escapees come barreling through a derelict French tower block, emptying round after round into the shadows, where the monsters wait to grab them. The descent is hard, fast and cacophonous, and it drives the characters senseless. Before long they are bug-eyed and blood-spattered, confined to saying "Urrgh!" and "Arrgh!", all reason gone. In the meantime we sit in the dark, like the hapless creatures in Animal Farm, looking from man to zombie and struggling to tell just which one is which.
How many writers does it take to make a B-movie about a band of cops and criminals getting eaten by zombies? The Horde credits five: an impressive tally for a film that offers little more than a conveyor-belt of fights and bites, gunfire and gouging. But hey-ho and away we go, from penthouse to pavement, as our trigger-happy escapees come barreling through a derelict French tower block, emptying round after round into the shadows, where the monsters wait to grab them. The descent is hard, fast and cacophonous, and it drives the characters senseless. Before long they are bug-eyed and blood-spattered, confined to saying "Urrgh!" and "Arrgh!", all reason gone. In the meantime we sit in the dark, like the hapless creatures in Animal Farm, looking from man to zombie and struggling to tell just which one is which.
- 9/16/2010
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
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