Filmmakers enjoyed their heydays in the 1970s.
The world of cinema has lost two luminaries in Rocky director John G. Avildsen and A Clockwork Orange editor Bill Butler.
Avildsen died on June 16 from pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 81.
After starting out as a cinematographer he ventured into directing, eventually guiding Jack Lemmon to an Academy Award-winning performance in Save The Tiger in 1974.
Three years later he won the directing Oscar for Rocky – a film he later professed to having had no initial interest in until he became enchanted by the first pages of Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-nominated script.
Avildsen’s other credits included the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise in the 1980s and Rocky V in 1990.
Briton Bill Butler, who earned an editing Oscar nomination for Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 avante-garde A Clockwork Orange, died in hospital in Sherman Oaks, California, on June 4. He was 83.
Butler start out as...
The world of cinema has lost two luminaries in Rocky director John G. Avildsen and A Clockwork Orange editor Bill Butler.
Avildsen died on June 16 from pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 81.
After starting out as a cinematographer he ventured into directing, eventually guiding Jack Lemmon to an Academy Award-winning performance in Save The Tiger in 1974.
Three years later he won the directing Oscar for Rocky – a film he later professed to having had no initial interest in until he became enchanted by the first pages of Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-nominated script.
Avildsen’s other credits included the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise in the 1980s and Rocky V in 1990.
Briton Bill Butler, who earned an editing Oscar nomination for Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 avante-garde A Clockwork Orange, died in hospital in Sherman Oaks, California, on June 4. He was 83.
Butler start out as...
- 6/16/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It has taken a few years but Alexander Nevsky's action thriller Black Rose will find its way onto American shores thanks to ITN Distribution. ITN picked up North American rights for Nevsky's pic and will release it in cinemas on the 28th. Black Rose was released in Nevsky's mother Russia three years ago. It was written by Brent Huff and George Saunders who wrote another film Nevsky appeared in, Magic Man. There is a trailer below the press release. ITN Distribution, Inc. has acquired North American rights to the action/thriller Black Rose, starring international action star Alexander Nevsky (Showdown in Manila). Written by Brent Huff (Chasing Beauty) and George Saunders (The Hunt for Red October), the film was also directed by Nevsky. The...
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- 4/6/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Considering it's where most of us (bar the weird home-schooled kids) spend our crucial formative years, where we have our first fights, our first loves, our first tentative steps into adulthood, it's no surprise that high school has long been a popular setting for movies. A range of genres (though generally leaning towards comedy) have taken place in those hallways, particularly from the 1980s onwards, when John Hughes, among others, made an entire career out of the lives and loves of 15-18 year olds.
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall,...
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall,...
- 3/15/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Release Date: Jan. 17, 2012
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.99
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Victor Webster checks out the team in Scorpion King 3.
A DVD premiere, the action-adventure film The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption is an entry in the ever-popular and seemingly immortal franchise that spawned The Mummy and The Scorpion King movies.
The film revolves around ancient Egypt’s Mathayus (Victor Webster, Burning Palms), who was last seen celebrating a triumphant rise to power in 2008’s The Scorpion King: Rise of the Warrior. Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse: Mathayus’ kingdom has fallen and he has lost his queen to plague. Now an assassin for hire, he must defend a kingdom from an evil tyrant (Billy Zane, Magic Man) and his ghost warriors to win back the power and glory he once knew, along with the hand of a slinky princess (Krystal Vee,...
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.99
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Victor Webster checks out the team in Scorpion King 3.
A DVD premiere, the action-adventure film The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption is an entry in the ever-popular and seemingly immortal franchise that spawned The Mummy and The Scorpion King movies.
The film revolves around ancient Egypt’s Mathayus (Victor Webster, Burning Palms), who was last seen celebrating a triumphant rise to power in 2008’s The Scorpion King: Rise of the Warrior. Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse: Mathayus’ kingdom has fallen and he has lost his queen to plague. Now an assassin for hire, he must defend a kingdom from an evil tyrant (Billy Zane, Magic Man) and his ghost warriors to win back the power and glory he once knew, along with the hand of a slinky princess (Krystal Vee,...
- 10/19/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Direct from the American Film Market, here's your look at the sales art for American World Pictures' Magic Man , starring Billy Zane, Richard Tyson and Armand Assante. It appears Roscoe Lever is taking directing credit instead of Stuart Cooper, the first man attached to the film when it was announced. The project has been on the block for some time awaiting distribution. Watch a trailer here . Below you'll find a reprint of the full synopsis to refresh your memory as to what this thriller's about. Tatiana (Estelle Raskin) and her beautiful girlfriends are on holiday in Las Vegas, City of Illusion. The daughter of a magician's assistant killed tragically during an illusion gone wrong, Tatiana is drawn to Krell Darius' (Billy Zane) extremely popular magic show....
- 11/4/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
A new one-sheet poster has arrived for the magical new thriller 'Magic Man'. Billy Zane, hopefully giving us some of that dark and unhinged acting we like, stars as magic idol Krell Darius. Darius performs his world-famous magic act along with a beautiful aspiring young-magician, Tatiana (played by Estelle Raskin). You can check out the poster below! She travels from New York to Las Vegas with her closest friends, BFFs, Elena and Vera. As the layers ...
- 4/28/2009
- Horror Asylum
From the amount of genre news that's filtered through the site these past seven days, it's tempting to ask, "What recession?" But except for a very few high profile films, the majority of the projects currently in various stages of production are quite modest, whether they are indies or studio funded. And lucky for us, some sound quite promising. Which are the five that stood out during the week of March 29-April 4, 2009?
First up is Section 8. Paramount, Gaumont, and MySpace are teaming up for this new web series, which will debut exclusively on MySpace in the fall. Do we need another supernatural thriller with a Ten Little Indians premise? Isn't that what "Harper's Island" is? But Section 8 is additionally part social experiment as "it will have elements designed to allow viewers to use various functions of the [MySpace] networking service while watching the segments. Viewers will also be able to vote...
First up is Section 8. Paramount, Gaumont, and MySpace are teaming up for this new web series, which will debut exclusively on MySpace in the fall. Do we need another supernatural thriller with a Ten Little Indians premise? Isn't that what "Harper's Island" is? But Section 8 is additionally part social experiment as "it will have elements designed to allow viewers to use various functions of the [MySpace] networking service while watching the segments. Viewers will also be able to vote...
- 4/4/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Horror has seen its share of killer magicians. The latest is Billy Zane's Krell Darius in Magic Man , director Stuart Cooper's feature which resides at distributor American World Pictures. Lensed last year, the film stars Zane, Richard Tyson, Andrew Divoff and Armand Assante. Testosterone city right there. Below you'll find an official synopsis and trailer (find some sales art here ). We'll update you when release news comes down the pipe. Tatiana (Estelle Raskin) and her beautiful girlfriends are on holiday in Las Vegas, City of Illusion. The daughter of a magician's assistant killed tragically during an illusion gone wrong, Tatiana is drawn to Krell Darius' (Billy Zane) extremely popular magic show. Entrancing audience members with the help of his beautiful assistant...
- 4/2/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Ever notice whenever there's a non-comedy made about magicians they're almost always either using their powers of magic and illusions to fight evil or commit it? The pattern continues with the serial killer thriller Magic Man. The real magic might well be its cast: Billy Zane, Robert Davi, Armand Assante, Bai Ling, Andrew Divoff, and Richard Tyson.
Billy Zane stars as popular Las Vegas magician Krell Darius. Tourist Tatiana (Estelle Raskin, not familiar with her) just happens to be the daughter of a magician's assistant killed on stage during an illusion gone wrong. Of course she falls under Krell's spell, and, of course, it turns out her mother's death may not have been an accident after all, and, of course, Krell may have been in some way responsible. Could Krell be a master magician whose greatest trick is getting away with murder? And could Tatiana be next?
As Tatiana's beautiful...
Billy Zane stars as popular Las Vegas magician Krell Darius. Tourist Tatiana (Estelle Raskin, not familiar with her) just happens to be the daughter of a magician's assistant killed on stage during an illusion gone wrong. Of course she falls under Krell's spell, and, of course, it turns out her mother's death may not have been an accident after all, and, of course, Krell may have been in some way responsible. Could Krell be a master magician whose greatest trick is getting away with murder? And could Tatiana be next?
As Tatiana's beautiful...
- 4/2/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Filmz.ru got their hands on this brand new behind the scenes movie still from the upcoming action film “Hercules: The Beginning” starring Alexander Nevsky (Magic Man). The photo features Nevsky and actor Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk). Synopsis: Russian action star-producer Alexander Nevsky is developing “Hercules: The Beginning.” In a move reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role as mythical strongman Conan the Barbarian, Nevsky will play the classic Roman hero adopted from Greek legend (where he’s called Heracles). Hercules also will star in a competing feature project that Millennium Films is developing. Nevsky is a bodybuilder, author and movie star in his native Russia. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie [...]...
- 12/24/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
A few weeks back it was announced that Alexander Nevsky would be topling his first Us project, Magic Man, which will focus on a magician who may also be a serial killer. We caught up with the Russian superstar to chat about the film, which can be read clicking here. In addition, inside you'll find the first behind-the-scenes still from the film, which also stars Billy Zane, Richard Tyson, Estelle Raskin, Jed Allan, Andrew Divoff, Bai Ling, Robert Davi, Armand Assante and Christina Vidal. It was recently announced that Nevsky will play Hercules in the new movie, which will make him a household name here in the States.
- 8/11/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
Skeptical is the best word I could use to describe my reaction to the news that a new Hercules movie was on the way. Clearly a reaction to 300 - and not wanting to get lost in a resurgence that already includes a new franchise for Conan the Barbarian - Hercules: The Thracian Wars will be based on a new comic books series and will be directed by Peter Berg, who many not be the first name on my list when I think "gladiator movie."
And if I was skeptical of that venture, imagine how I feel about another Hercules movie, this one produced by and starring the dude in this picture.
That's Russian bodybuilder-actor Alexander Nevsky, who should not in any way be confused with Russia's Grand Prince of Novgorod during the 13th Century. This guy has entirely different aspirations and qualifications. The 6'7", 285 pound Nevsky will "play the classic...
And if I was skeptical of that venture, imagine how I feel about another Hercules movie, this one produced by and starring the dude in this picture.
That's Russian bodybuilder-actor Alexander Nevsky, who should not in any way be confused with Russia's Grand Prince of Novgorod during the 13th Century. This guy has entirely different aspirations and qualifications. The 6'7", 285 pound Nevsky will "play the classic...
- 8/9/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Russian action star-producer Alexander Nevsky is laboring to launch "Hercules: The Beginning." Nevsky's Hollywood Storm will produce the feature on a $12 million budget.
In a move reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger's role as mythical strongman Conan the Barbarian, Nevsky will play the classic Roman hero adopted from Greek legend (where he's called Heracles).
An oft-used hero of film and TV, Hercules also will star in a competing feature project that Millennium Films is developing.
Tate Donovan voiced the hero in the animated 1997 Disney feature, and Lou Ferrigno and Steve Reeves played Hercules in live-action film versions over the decades. Universal TV also produced a popular series in the '90s starring Kevin Sorbo.
Nevsky is a bodybuilder, author and movie star in his native Russia and has spent the past decade making his way in Los Angeles as a writer, producer and actor. Hollywood Storm just wrapped the thriller "Magic Man." "Treasure Raiders," his previous film, will get a stateside release through Maverick Entertainment.
In a move reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger's role as mythical strongman Conan the Barbarian, Nevsky will play the classic Roman hero adopted from Greek legend (where he's called Heracles).
An oft-used hero of film and TV, Hercules also will star in a competing feature project that Millennium Films is developing.
Tate Donovan voiced the hero in the animated 1997 Disney feature, and Lou Ferrigno and Steve Reeves played Hercules in live-action film versions over the decades. Universal TV also produced a popular series in the '90s starring Kevin Sorbo.
Nevsky is a bodybuilder, author and movie star in his native Russia and has spent the past decade making his way in Los Angeles as a writer, producer and actor. Hollywood Storm just wrapped the thriller "Magic Man." "Treasure Raiders," his previous film, will get a stateside release through Maverick Entertainment.
- 8/8/2008
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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