The terror in "The Twilight Zone" always comes from "What if?" What if there was a little boy with way too much power for anyone to tell him "no"? What if what you thought of as Heaven turned out to be more like Hell? What if man-eating aliens arrived and made humans as docile as lambs to the slaughter?
These questions may be outrageous fantasy, but the terror of them is timeless. We still watch "The Twilight Zone" decades later, and the best episodes can still leave you chilled -- all thanks to the imagination of series creator Rod Serling.
Serling is synonymous with "The Twilight Zone" even for casual viewers; one could call him TV's first auteur. His reputation was as much thanks to his on-camera work as his writing. Serling was the narrator of "The Twilight Zone," introducing and closing out each episode. (He got the job after...
These questions may be outrageous fantasy, but the terror of them is timeless. We still watch "The Twilight Zone" decades later, and the best episodes can still leave you chilled -- all thanks to the imagination of series creator Rod Serling.
Serling is synonymous with "The Twilight Zone" even for casual viewers; one could call him TV's first auteur. His reputation was as much thanks to his on-camera work as his writing. Serling was the narrator of "The Twilight Zone," introducing and closing out each episode. (He got the job after...
- 5/12/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
On October 23, 1941, "Dumbo" soared into audience members' hearts. With his wide, bright blue eyes and floppy ears as big as his whole body, he quickly stood out as one of the cutest Disney characters ever. Sadly, the playful baby elephant is mocked by others, referred to as "Dumbo" instead of Jumbo Jr., and ridiculed for his oversized ears which give him the ability to fly. In the book "The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney," author Michael Barrier notes that the Walt Disney movies "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" failed at the box office because World War II disrupted the European markets. A successful film was crucial for the studio's continued survival.
Working with a small budget, the filmmakers came up with what Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called "the most genial, the most endearing, the most completely precious cartoon feature film ever to emerge from the magical brushes of Walt Disney's wonder-working artists.
Working with a small budget, the filmmakers came up with what Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called "the most genial, the most endearing, the most completely precious cartoon feature film ever to emerge from the magical brushes of Walt Disney's wonder-working artists.
- 2/13/2024
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
Over 50 years ago, the war dramedy series "M*A*S*H" broke new ground by transforming Robert Altman's film of the same name into what would become one of the most important television shows in history. Given the series' wartime background, for as funny as the show was, it was also deeply emotional and tackled some seriously harrowing subject matter. But what episode impacted the cast the most? In the new TV special "M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television," actor Mike Farrell (Captain B.J. Hunnicutt) talked about filming "Old Soldiers," getting choked up thinking about the gravity of the episode's meaning.
For those who have seen the episode, it's definitely one that packs an emotional wallop. Directed by Charles S. Durbin and written by Dennis Koenig, season 8, episode 18, "Old Soldiers," centered on Colonel Potter after he discovered that he was the last surviving member of his WWI veteran friend group. The...
For those who have seen the episode, it's definitely one that packs an emotional wallop. Directed by Charles S. Durbin and written by Dennis Koenig, season 8, episode 18, "Old Soldiers," centered on Colonel Potter after he discovered that he was the last surviving member of his WWI veteran friend group. The...
- 1/4/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Takashi Yamazaki's latest feature, “Godzilla Minus One,” is a terrific new entry to the title monster's extensive franchise. Prior, the director had depicted the character in various media, most notably a cameo in the opening of “Always: Sunset on Third Street 2.” For “Minus One,” Yamazaki sets the story in postwar Japan and draws influence from the original “Godzilla” directed by Ishiro Honda, Shusuke Kaneko's “Gmk: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack,” and Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's “Shin Godzilla.” After closing out the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival, the film opened strong for its theatrical release, becoming a financial and critical success.
Word War II closes, and traumatized kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima returns to a devastated Japan under American occupation and is further met with tragedy. Koichi is plagued with survivor's guilt while suffering Ptsd from a horrific encounter he experienced on Odo Island. Yet he finds comfort in...
Word War II closes, and traumatized kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima returns to a devastated Japan under American occupation and is further met with tragedy. Koichi is plagued with survivor's guilt while suffering Ptsd from a horrific encounter he experienced on Odo Island. Yet he finds comfort in...
- 11/15/2023
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
Richard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped open the door to a generation of Black filmmakers and performers with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft, “the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about,” died Tuesday. He was 81.
Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer, his manager, Patrick McMinn, told The Hollywood Reporter.
He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and had a double mastectomy. “Breast cancer is not gender specific,” he said four years later. “And men have this cavalier attitude about health issues. I got such positive feedback because I spoke out about it, and it’s been quite a number of years now. I’m a survivor.”
Roundtree also portrayed the title character opposite Peter O’Toole as Robinson Crusoe in Man Friday, was featured as an army sergeant opposite Laurence Olivier as Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Korean...
Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer, his manager, Patrick McMinn, told The Hollywood Reporter.
He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and had a double mastectomy. “Breast cancer is not gender specific,” he said four years later. “And men have this cavalier attitude about health issues. I got such positive feedback because I spoke out about it, and it’s been quite a number of years now. I’m a survivor.”
Roundtree also portrayed the title character opposite Peter O’Toole as Robinson Crusoe in Man Friday, was featured as an army sergeant opposite Laurence Olivier as Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Korean...
- 10/25/2023
- by Chris Koseluk
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York, June 23 (Ians) OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, one of the five passengers killed after an “instantaneous implosion” of the Titan submersible tour to the Titanic, once said that he has “broken some rules” to make the deep-sea submarine.
In comments to Mexican travel vlogger Alan Estrada in 2021, Rush evoked US General Douglas MacArthur as saying, “You’re remembered for the rules you break.”
“I’ve broken some rules to make this (Titan). I think I’ve broken them with logic and good engineering behind me,” Rush was quoted as saying in the video that has now surfaced on social media after the tragedy.
Rush said that deep-sea submersibles “as a rule” should not be made with carbon fibre and titanium but he did anyway, reports Fox Business.
“It’s picking the rules that you break that are the ones that will add value to others and add value to society,...
In comments to Mexican travel vlogger Alan Estrada in 2021, Rush evoked US General Douglas MacArthur as saying, “You’re remembered for the rules you break.”
“I’ve broken some rules to make this (Titan). I think I’ve broken them with logic and good engineering behind me,” Rush was quoted as saying in the video that has now surfaced on social media after the tragedy.
Rush said that deep-sea submersibles “as a rule” should not be made with carbon fibre and titanium but he did anyway, reports Fox Business.
“It’s picking the rules that you break that are the ones that will add value to others and add value to society,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actor John Wayne was passionate about the morals that he instilled in his movies. However, his real-life ones were closely examined and scrutinized because he himself didn’t serve in the U.S. military during the World War II draft. Meanwhile, his fellow male Hollywood leads went off to serve America, while he boosted his career. Nevertheless, Wayne earned a great amount of respect thanks to his films that emphasized nationalist themes and messages.
John Wayne movies represented his American nationalism John Wayne as Sgt. John M. Stryker | Republic Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
Wayne was primarily known for Western and war movies over the course of his career. He occasionally dipped his toes into other genres, such as dramas with 1952’s The Quiet Man, but it wasn’t the typical project for him. Wayne didn’t serve in the military, but he found a way to bring...
John Wayne movies represented his American nationalism John Wayne as Sgt. John M. Stryker | Republic Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
Wayne was primarily known for Western and war movies over the course of his career. He occasionally dipped his toes into other genres, such as dramas with 1952’s The Quiet Man, but it wasn’t the typical project for him. Wayne didn’t serve in the military, but he found a way to bring...
- 3/7/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jamie Farr hosts “M*A*S*H: The Best by Farr” A Weeklong Presentation of His Favorite Episodes’ to help celebrate the MeTV Network commemorate M*A*S*H’s 50th anniversary.
The special weeklong presentation includes Jamie Farr’s favorite episodes, hosted commentary, memories, and stories from his time as co-star of one of television’s greatest all-time favorites.
“M*A*S*H: The Best by Farr” airs September 12-16, 2022, from 7-8 pm Et/Pt on MeTV, with two of Farr’s hand-picked “best of” episodes airing nightly.
M*A*S*H is part of MeTV’s memorable and entertaining weeknight lineup, airing two back-to-back episodes starting at 7 pm Et/Pt every Monday-Friday and Sunday night.
“M*A*S*H has been a staple of the MeTV weeknight schedule since the network began, and it’s a show with lasting relevancy and audience appeal,” said Neal Sabin, Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co....
The special weeklong presentation includes Jamie Farr’s favorite episodes, hosted commentary, memories, and stories from his time as co-star of one of television’s greatest all-time favorites.
“M*A*S*H: The Best by Farr” airs September 12-16, 2022, from 7-8 pm Et/Pt on MeTV, with two of Farr’s hand-picked “best of” episodes airing nightly.
M*A*S*H is part of MeTV’s memorable and entertaining weeknight lineup, airing two back-to-back episodes starting at 7 pm Et/Pt every Monday-Friday and Sunday night.
“M*A*S*H has been a staple of the MeTV weeknight schedule since the network began, and it’s a show with lasting relevancy and audience appeal,” said Neal Sabin, Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co....
- 7/29/2022
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
Los Angeles – We can’t rebuild him, but we can honor him. Richard Anderson, best known for portraying Oscar Goldman, the aide de camp of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) in “The Six Million Man,” died on August 31st, 2017 at age 91. The versatile character actor was one of the few remaining performers that came up through the old studio system, in this case the dream factory known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Richard Anderson in Chicago, 2010
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Richard Anderson was born in New Jersey, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He started out in the mailroom at MGM shortly after the end of the war, and became a contract player for the studio after Cary Grant took an interest in his career. His major film debut was “The Magnificent Yankee” (1950), followed by “Scaramouche” (1952) and “Forbidden Planet” (1956). He made 24 films for MGM. His...
Richard Anderson in Chicago, 2010
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Richard Anderson was born in New Jersey, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He started out in the mailroom at MGM shortly after the end of the war, and became a contract player for the studio after Cary Grant took an interest in his career. His major film debut was “The Magnificent Yankee” (1950), followed by “Scaramouche” (1952) and “Forbidden Planet” (1956). He made 24 films for MGM. His...
- 9/2/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Liam Neeson’s silly performance is a low point in a spy movie that mars a fascinating real-life story
Here’s a really old-fashioned war film, a recent hit at the South Korean box office, but creaky and clunky, weirdly reminiscent of big-budget prestige movies of years gone by such as The Longest Day, which used to always crop up on bank holiday TV. Yet this has the faintly sepia-digital tint of a modern period blockbuster. It’s set during the Korean war in 1950 and is all about the secret spy mission that preceded General Douglas MacArthur’s high-risk plan to attack North Korean-held territory at the Port of Incheon. CIA-backed South Korean partisans risked (and lost) their lives behind enemy lines posing as military officials, gathering intelligence about mine placements and other fortifications. Lee Jung-jae plays Jang, the undercover operative working for the west; Lee Beom-su is the brutal North Korean colonel Kim,...
Here’s a really old-fashioned war film, a recent hit at the South Korean box office, but creaky and clunky, weirdly reminiscent of big-budget prestige movies of years gone by such as The Longest Day, which used to always crop up on bank holiday TV. Yet this has the faintly sepia-digital tint of a modern period blockbuster. It’s set during the Korean war in 1950 and is all about the secret spy mission that preceded General Douglas MacArthur’s high-risk plan to attack North Korean-held territory at the Port of Incheon. CIA-backed South Korean partisans risked (and lost) their lives behind enemy lines posing as military officials, gathering intelligence about mine placements and other fortifications. Lee Jung-jae plays Jang, the undercover operative working for the west; Lee Beom-su is the brutal North Korean colonel Kim,...
- 12/22/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Stefan Pape
Vying tirelessly to appease an international market, Operation Chromite compromises its own integrity in the process, making for a generic, overtly cinematic war movie that is so cliched in parts it feels akin to a spoof. A shame, for the opening act makes for suspenseful viewing, deriving from the protagonist being an undercover spy and having somebody fervently on his back and he seeks to avoid exposure. Though once the cat is out of the bag this film loses its way in emphatic fashion.
Based on real events, the aforementioned spy is a South Korean Navy Lieutenant named Jang Hak-soo (Lee Jung-jae), who is deep within enemy territory, undertaking the covert operation ‘X-Ray’ in a bid to provide the Un, and in particular, Douglas MacArthur (Liam Neeson) with vital information about the North Koreans, to ensure that Operation Chromite can be pulled off, and give a...
Vying tirelessly to appease an international market, Operation Chromite compromises its own integrity in the process, making for a generic, overtly cinematic war movie that is so cliched in parts it feels akin to a spoof. A shame, for the opening act makes for suspenseful viewing, deriving from the protagonist being an undercover spy and having somebody fervently on his back and he seeks to avoid exposure. Though once the cat is out of the bag this film loses its way in emphatic fashion.
Based on real events, the aforementioned spy is a South Korean Navy Lieutenant named Jang Hak-soo (Lee Jung-jae), who is deep within enemy territory, undertaking the covert operation ‘X-Ray’ in a bid to provide the Un, and in particular, Douglas MacArthur (Liam Neeson) with vital information about the North Koreans, to ensure that Operation Chromite can be pulled off, and give a...
- 12/19/2016
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
2nd Annual Asian World Film Festival Opens in Culver City October 24: Best of Asian World CinemaExecutive Director, Georges N. Chamchoum
This is the first festival of its kind to play in the United States, giving audiences the unique opportunity to see films from Japan and Turkey and everywhere in-between. The festival is held at the height of the awards season to give these Asian filmmakers maximum exposure. The festival’s Executive Director, Georges N. Chamchoum is announcing films from 51 countries which are eligible. Greater recognition to the region’s wealth of filmmakers will strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries.
All films selected by their countries as Oscar® or Golden Globes® contenders are automatically invited. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes these showings as the required official screenings for their members who vote on the Golden Globes®. At last year’s inaugural event some 30 films from 27 countries participated.
This is the first festival of its kind to play in the United States, giving audiences the unique opportunity to see films from Japan and Turkey and everywhere in-between. The festival is held at the height of the awards season to give these Asian filmmakers maximum exposure. The festival’s Executive Director, Georges N. Chamchoum is announcing films from 51 countries which are eligible. Greater recognition to the region’s wealth of filmmakers will strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries.
All films selected by their countries as Oscar® or Golden Globes® contenders are automatically invited. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes these showings as the required official screenings for their members who vote on the Golden Globes®. At last year’s inaugural event some 30 films from 27 countries participated.
- 10/18/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Summer in Korea guarantees a few things, hot humid days, the loud whir of cicadas and the guaranteed release of a jingoistic cashgrab. The last few years have gifted us with Roaring Currents and Northern Limit Line and this season follows suit by treating us to Operation Chromite. Featuring a tacked on performance by global star Liam Neeson, this new Korean War offering might have been more egregious had its clearly venal nature not been so readily apparent the moment the project was announced. Neeson appears, here and there, mostly in the same boardroom, as General Douglas MacArthur, who puts together a crack team of eight Korean soldiers to disguise themselves as an North Korean inspection unit in what was dubbed as Operation Chromite, a...
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- 8/15/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Handsomely crafted and executed with skillful action sequences, Operation Chromite tells the parallel stories of General Douglas MacArthur’s titular mission, designed to cut off North Korea’s supply line to the South and the formation of South Korean’s X-Ray intelligence unit. Condensing what could have made for a mini-series into a 110 minutes, the film hints at what could have been: further relationships between the X-Ray unit and their estranged families torn apart by an enemy within. Emotional beats, although present (and occasionally on-the-nose), largely take a backseat to the strategy of winning and some longing for a unified home.
Being a Korean production, director John H. Lee provides homegrown stars more screen time than Liam Neeson’s MacArthur, who gives tactical support, directing Un forces to the high seas to take back Incheon in September 1950. Faced with a choice of doubling down on what he views as a...
Being a Korean production, director John H. Lee provides homegrown stars more screen time than Liam Neeson’s MacArthur, who gives tactical support, directing Un forces to the high seas to take back Incheon in September 1950. Faced with a choice of doubling down on what he views as a...
- 8/12/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
"I am Douglas MacArthur – I win wars." Cj Entertainment has debuted an official Us trailer for the epic Korean war film Operation Chromite, telling the story of the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War in the 1950s. Liam Neeson stars as Douglas MacArthur, the Us military General who lead the campaign to land in the city of Inchon and drive the invading North Korean forces out of South Korea. The full cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Jin Se-yun and Lee Beom-su. We featured a trailer for this earlier in the month, but it was a Korean trailer and showed a bit too much of the big battle scenes. This trailer is edited together much better and actually makes me want to see this film, even if there is only a tiny amount of Neeson in it. Here's the new official Us trailer (+ poster) for John H. Lee's Operation Chromite,...
- 7/22/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
To say that Liam Neeson, the Northern Irish actor who has starred in everything from Schindler’s List to Taken, has enjoyed an interesting career may read as something of an understatement.
Before reinventing himself as a bona fide action hero in the Pierre Morel’s Parisian thriller, Neeson was synonymous with the industry’s more awards-friendly features, and there are signs that the actor is poised to return to that niche (read: Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-tipped Silence). Then comes something entirely out of left-field, such as Korean war thriller Operation Chromite.
Helmed by Lee Jae-han, the white-knuckle ride sees Neeson barking orders as General Douglas MacArthur, who spearheads a Us-endorsed mission to infiltrate a North Korean commander center. That’s a tactic that involves sending Lee Jung-jae out onto the front lines, who fights for the South Korean forces and, perhaps more importantly, to protect his mother.
Cj...
Before reinventing himself as a bona fide action hero in the Pierre Morel’s Parisian thriller, Neeson was synonymous with the industry’s more awards-friendly features, and there are signs that the actor is poised to return to that niche (read: Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-tipped Silence). Then comes something entirely out of left-field, such as Korean war thriller Operation Chromite.
Helmed by Lee Jae-han, the white-knuckle ride sees Neeson barking orders as General Douglas MacArthur, who spearheads a Us-endorsed mission to infiltrate a North Korean commander center. That’s a tactic that involves sending Lee Jung-jae out onto the front lines, who fights for the South Korean forces and, perhaps more importantly, to protect his mother.
Cj...
- 7/21/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Liam Neeson is back in another action-packed film, this time based on the real-life events of the heroes who sacrificed their lives during the Korean War. Coming Soon released the exclusive trailer and new poster for “Operation Chromite,” where Neeson portrays General Douglas MacArthur, who led the attack against the North Koreans in the Battle of Incheon.
Directed by John H. Lee, the movie follows a team of South Korean Navy Special Forces who, with the help of their U.S. ally General MacArthur, infiltrate a North Korean command center by disguising themselves as North Korean.
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The trailer features striking cinematography, violence, blood, sweat and tears. Jung-jae Lee also stars as South Korean Captain Jang Hak-soo who risks it all to protect his mother, Bum-soo Lee portrays North...
Directed by John H. Lee, the movie follows a team of South Korean Navy Special Forces who, with the help of their U.S. ally General MacArthur, infiltrate a North Korean command center by disguising themselves as North Korean.
Read More: ‘A Tale of Love And Darkness’ Trailer: The Terrors Of War Take A Toll In Natalie Portman’s Directorial Debut
The trailer features striking cinematography, violence, blood, sweat and tears. Jung-jae Lee also stars as South Korean Captain Jang Hak-soo who risks it all to protect his mother, Bum-soo Lee portrays North...
- 7/21/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
If there’s one thing Liam Neeson can always do it’s grimace. The new trailer for Lee Jae-han‘s Korean War epic Operation Chromite features Neeson’s slicked-back-hair Douglas MacArthur snarling orders as Lee Jung-jae risks his own neck on the front lines to protect his mother. It’s an action-filled, explosion-heavy bombardment packed into a minute and a half, with teases of some potentially rousing sequences amidst some questionable green screen and CGI.
The titular mission centers on a group of South Korean Navy Special Forces team (including Jung-jae) who had to infiltrate a North Korean commander center with the help of a U.S. ally (Neeson). Ahead of a release next month, see the trailer and poster below, with a nod to Coming Soon.
South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak-soo and 7 members of the Klo (Korean Liasion Office) unit disguise themselves as a North...
The titular mission centers on a group of South Korean Navy Special Forces team (including Jung-jae) who had to infiltrate a North Korean commander center with the help of a U.S. ally (Neeson). Ahead of a release next month, see the trailer and poster below, with a nod to Coming Soon.
South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak-soo and 7 members of the Klo (Korean Liasion Office) unit disguise themselves as a North...
- 7/21/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Skiptrace
The first trailer is out for the action thriller "Skiptrace" starring Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, and Bingbing Fan. The Renny Harlin-directed film follows a detective from Hong Kong who teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
Operation Chromite
Cj Entertainment has premiered the U.S. trailer for "Operation Chromite," the Korean War story tale in which Liam Neeson stars as General Douglas MacArthur, who led the attack against the North Koreans in the Battle of Incheon. The film will open in North America on August 12th.
Before I Wake
Relativity Studios has released the new trailer for the supernatural thriller "Before I Wake" which, though shot several years ago, is finally arriving on September 9th.
Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) are parents who adopt an eight-year-old boy, Cody (Jacob Tremblay), who is terrified of falling asleep because his dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps.
The first trailer is out for the action thriller "Skiptrace" starring Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, and Bingbing Fan. The Renny Harlin-directed film follows a detective from Hong Kong who teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
Operation Chromite
Cj Entertainment has premiered the U.S. trailer for "Operation Chromite," the Korean War story tale in which Liam Neeson stars as General Douglas MacArthur, who led the attack against the North Koreans in the Battle of Incheon. The film will open in North America on August 12th.
Before I Wake
Relativity Studios has released the new trailer for the supernatural thriller "Before I Wake" which, though shot several years ago, is finally arriving on September 9th.
Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) are parents who adopt an eight-year-old boy, Cody (Jacob Tremblay), who is terrified of falling asleep because his dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps.
- 7/21/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Liam Neeson is back in Battleship mode in the international trailer for Operation Chromite, a Korean action film in which he plays General Douglas MacArthur. The film centers on the surprise attack in the Battle of Inchon, a key maneuver that drove the North Koreans out of the South and is viewed as a major milestone in South Korean military history.
It looks like there are plenty of war movie cliches on display here, but sometimes it doesn't matter: we often forgive cliches as long as the execution is good, and this one at least looks like it has some solid action for fans of the genre. The movie hits Korean theaters this month and comes to the U.S. in limited release on August 12th.
"Operation Chromite" is the codename for the Battle of Inchon that took place on Sept. 15, 1950, shortly after the Korean War (1950-53) broke out on...
It looks like there are plenty of war movie cliches on display here, but sometimes it doesn't matter: we often forgive cliches as long as the execution is good, and this one at least looks like it has some solid action for fans of the genre. The movie hits Korean theaters this month and comes to the U.S. in limited release on August 12th.
"Operation Chromite" is the codename for the Battle of Inchon that took place on Sept. 15, 1950, shortly after the Korean War (1950-53) broke out on...
- 7/5/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
"This is the riskiest military operation that I've ever encountered! Why the fixation on Inchon?" An official Korean trailer has debuted for the film Operation Chromite, an epic action thriller about the Korean War, specifically the Battle of Inchon. The film stars Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur, the Us military general who lead the campaign to land in the city of Inchon and drive the invading North Korean forces out of South Korea. There is some epic action in this involving giant battleships as well as explosions on the streets, plus hand-to-hand battles and more. The full cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Jin Se-yun and Lee Beom-su. The Koreans love making epic movies, but I'm not sure if this will be any good. Take a look. Here's the first international trailer (+ poster) for John H. Lee's Operation Chromite, found on YouTube: "Operation Chromite" is the codename for the...
- 7/5/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Liam Neeson's latest role involves him taking time out from punching east European thugs in the face. Instead, the actor takes on the very real life part of General Douglas MacArthur in John H. Lee's South Korean feature "Operation Chromite".
The project details the Battle of Incheon which took place a few months into the Korean war. U.N. forces landed in the South Korean harbor city to drive out the North Koreans, and is recognized as a turning point for U.N.-backed South Korea against the communist North.
The film will focus on eight Korean war heroes involved in the story which was shot late last year and is slated to open in South Korea later this year. No U.S. distributor has yet been set.
The project details the Battle of Incheon which took place a few months into the Korean war. U.N. forces landed in the South Korean harbor city to drive out the North Koreans, and is recognized as a turning point for U.N.-backed South Korea against the communist North.
The film will focus on eight Korean war heroes involved in the story which was shot late last year and is slated to open in South Korea later this year. No U.S. distributor has yet been set.
- 6/30/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With Liam Neeson spending most of his days lately growling and punching his way through a variety of B-grade flicks, when he does something that doesn’t involve revenge killing, it can be a refreshing surprise. We’ll be seeing him soon in Martin Scorsese‘s “Silence,” the kind of role we didn’t think he’d ever do again, and […]
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- 6/30/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Telling the story of the decisive Battle of Incheon in the Korean War, John H Lee's Operation Chromite sports a hefty budget and at least one major international star in the form of Liam Neeson starring as General Douglas MacArthur. This one has been brewing for a while - we first commented on the casting of Neeson back in August of last year - but witht he film now moving towards a July release in Korea the full trailer has arrived so we can get a proper look. The verdict? Gorgeous production values, large scale action and a fairly steep decline on the English language side of things as soon as you get past Neeson. Lee Beom-su and Lee Jung-jae anchor the Korean side of...
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- 6/28/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Directed by Lee Jae-Han of A Moment to Remember (2004), Korean war action film Operation Chromite rounds out its cast with Hollywood star Liam Neeson, who plays the role of U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur.
Set during the 1950s Korean War, the plot concentrates on heroic Korean troopers who, commanded by General MacArthur, carry out a covert mission X-ray that leads the code-named Operation Chromite, and contribute to wrest control of the Korean War and liberate South Korea from the North Korean invaders.
The film also features Korean-Japanese Mma fighter Choo Sung-Hoon as a North Korean soldier, Korean heart-throb Lee Jung-Jae (Assassination, 2015 and New World, 2013) as a South Korean navy lieutenant and Lee Beom-Soo (The Divine Move, 2014) as an elite Soviet-trained North Korean officer.
Lee Jung-Jae and Lee Beom-Soo previously worked together on Oh! Brothers (2003) and City of the Rising Sun (1999).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has notched...
Set during the 1950s Korean War, the plot concentrates on heroic Korean troopers who, commanded by General MacArthur, carry out a covert mission X-ray that leads the code-named Operation Chromite, and contribute to wrest control of the Korean War and liberate South Korea from the North Korean invaders.
The film also features Korean-Japanese Mma fighter Choo Sung-Hoon as a North Korean soldier, Korean heart-throb Lee Jung-Jae (Assassination, 2015 and New World, 2013) as a South Korean navy lieutenant and Lee Beom-Soo (The Divine Move, 2014) as an elite Soviet-trained North Korean officer.
Lee Jung-Jae and Lee Beom-Soo previously worked together on Oh! Brothers (2003) and City of the Rising Sun (1999).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has notched...
- 2/17/2016
- by Lady Jane
- AsianMoviePulse
Big-budget South Korean war film Operation Chromite, in which Liam Neeson stars as General Douglas MacArthur, has notched a few quick sales at the start of the European Film Market in Berlin. Seoul-based sales company Finecut closed deals for Germany, Austria, Benelux, Yugoslavia and Taiwan for the title. “Liam Neeson looks great in Operation Chromite in this Korean film … We are happy to have acquired a quality movie with quality actors,” said Marko Mollers, acquisition executive of Germany's Splendid Film. Directed by John H. Lee (The Third Way of Love), Operation Chromite is produced by Chung
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- 2/13/2016
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Benedict Cumberbatch is currently shooting Doctor Strange, but he just landed the lead role in a World War II drama called The War Magician. The project has been in development since 2003, and it looks like it’s finally going to get made. In the film, Cumberbatch will fight the Nazis with illusions and magic.
The film is based on a fact-based novel by David Fisher, and the script for the film itself is being adapted by Gary Whita, who recently wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This film could be incredible, and with Cumberbatch on board, there’s no doubt we’ll get a great performance. Variety offers the following details on the story:
Cumberbatch will play the titular British hero Jasper Maskelyne, the magician whose illusions helped the allied forces fight against the Nazis during World War II. Maskelyne put together a “dirty dozen” of accomplices known as “The Magic Gang,...
The film is based on a fact-based novel by David Fisher, and the script for the film itself is being adapted by Gary Whita, who recently wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This film could be incredible, and with Cumberbatch on board, there’s no doubt we’ll get a great performance. Variety offers the following details on the story:
Cumberbatch will play the titular British hero Jasper Maskelyne, the magician whose illusions helped the allied forces fight against the Nazis during World War II. Maskelyne put together a “dirty dozen” of accomplices known as “The Magic Gang,...
- 12/9/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Studiocanal to finance and distribute in their territories.
Benedict Cumberbatch, star of The Imitation Game and upcoming Marvel feature Doctor Strange, is attached to star in Second World Two drama The War Magician.
The film will be a co-production between Bob Cooper and Richard Saperstein’s Storyscape Entertainment, Tony Eldridge’s Lonetree Entertainment (The Equalizer) and Cumberbatch’s own production company SunnyMarch (Little Favour), with SunnyMarch partners Adam Ackland and Adam Selves producing.
Studiocanal will finance and distribute in their territories.
The project is based on David Fisher’s fact-based book and will be adapted by Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli).
Cumberbatch will take on the role of the title character, British hero Jasper Maskelyne, a world famous magician whose illusions helped the Allied forces fight against the Nazis during the Second World War.
Maskelyne put together a rag-tag “dirty dozen” of accomplices dubbed “The Magic Gang” – who went from making tanks, troops and buildings...
Benedict Cumberbatch, star of The Imitation Game and upcoming Marvel feature Doctor Strange, is attached to star in Second World Two drama The War Magician.
The film will be a co-production between Bob Cooper and Richard Saperstein’s Storyscape Entertainment, Tony Eldridge’s Lonetree Entertainment (The Equalizer) and Cumberbatch’s own production company SunnyMarch (Little Favour), with SunnyMarch partners Adam Ackland and Adam Selves producing.
Studiocanal will finance and distribute in their territories.
The project is based on David Fisher’s fact-based book and will be adapted by Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli).
Cumberbatch will take on the role of the title character, British hero Jasper Maskelyne, a world famous magician whose illusions helped the Allied forces fight against the Nazis during the Second World War.
Maskelyne put together a rag-tag “dirty dozen” of accomplices dubbed “The Magic Gang” – who went from making tanks, troops and buildings...
- 12/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Korea’s Finecut has picked up John H Lee’s upcoming war movie Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
- 11/4/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Korea’s Finecut has picked up John H Lee’s upcoming war movie Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
- 11/4/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Before he got caught up successfully retrieving people that had been Taken from him, Liam Neeson was a pretty credible actor. In fact, thanks to a string of sterling performances in the early and middle part of his career, he earned a number of award nominations. Now it looks as though he's going to return to more serious dramatic material, as it was revealed that he is in talks to star as U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur. According to Deadline, Neeson is currently in negotiations to play the beloved officer in Taewon Entertainment’s Operation Chromite. This film will be set during the Korean War and mainly focus on the 1950 Battle Of Incheon, which is regarded as a huge turning point in the conflict. Liam Neeson hasn’t signed on the dotted line just yet, however, it’s thought that he’s ...
- 8/12/2015
- cinemablend.com
Star of the Taken franchise, Liam Neeson, could be about to sign on to portray another man with a very particular skill-set – this time as U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur, in the upcoming movie, Operation Chromite. Set in 1950 during the Korean War, the film will centre on a group of Korean soldiers participating in MacArthur’s planned military operation, which represented a significant turning point in the conflict.
The Korean War was fought from 1950-1953, though the consequences of the clash are still playing out today. The United Nations stepped in with military force when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, and General MacArthur was tasked with leading the United Nations Command in the country, in addition to the job he was already doing – overseeing the occupation of Japan. The five-star General planned the amphibious attack – which would become known as the Battle Of Incheon, but was codenamed Operation...
The Korean War was fought from 1950-1953, though the consequences of the clash are still playing out today. The United Nations stepped in with military force when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, and General MacArthur was tasked with leading the United Nations Command in the country, in addition to the job he was already doing – overseeing the occupation of Japan. The five-star General planned the amphibious attack – which would become known as the Battle Of Incheon, but was codenamed Operation...
- 8/12/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
He’s spent a lot of time recently playing characters in the middle of the action, usually rescuing members of their family, or stopping terrorists on planes. Liam Neeson is looking to take a break from actual fighting to play a famous military type in South Korean war film Operation Chromite.Neeson is in talks to star as World War II hero and five-star general Douglas MacArthur, who led the United Nations forces during part of the Korean War. He was seen as a great commander, but removed from his position when he made statements that ran counter to the American administration’s policies. The film’s focus, however, will be the 1950 Battle of Incheon, a big turning point in the war between North and South Korea, with Un forces launching a surprise attack against the North. The war, which spanned three years in the 1950s, ended with a stalemate that persists to this day.
- 8/12/2015
- EmpireOnline
Liam Neeson is in talks to star as U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in John H. Lee's South Korean war film "Operation Chromite" at Taewon Entertainment.
The story will deal with the Battle of Incheon, a key battle of the Korean War in 1950 in which United Nations forces launched a surprise attack against communist North Korean forces.
The film will deal with the exploits of a group of Korean soldiers taking part in the battle, but no other cast has been announced yet. Lee Man-Hee ("71: Into The Fire") penned the script and filming begins at the end of the year ahead of a mid-2016 release.
Source: Deadline...
The story will deal with the Battle of Incheon, a key battle of the Korean War in 1950 in which United Nations forces launched a surprise attack against communist North Korean forces.
The film will deal with the exploits of a group of Korean soldiers taking part in the battle, but no other cast has been announced yet. Lee Man-Hee ("71: Into The Fire") penned the script and filming begins at the end of the year ahead of a mid-2016 release.
Source: Deadline...
- 8/12/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Taken star Liam Neeson is set to play Us Army General Douglas MacArthur in John H. Lee’s upcoming Korean War film about the Incheon Landing Operation.
Operation Chromite will centre on eight Korean war heroes who carry out a covert operation preceding the Incheon landing which changed the tide of the Korean War, allowing South Korean and Un allied forces to retake the capital of Seoul from the invading North Korean army.
Taewon Entertainment head Jeong Tae-won told Yonhap news agency it plans to start production in late September with a budget of $12.7m (KW15bn). Neeson will travel to Korea for the shoot.
Lee is known for directing the hit tearjerker A Moment to Remember (2004) and 71 - Into the Fire (2010), a film about South Korean student soldiers during the same war, which Taewon Entertainment also produced.
The Seoul-based company has also produced films such as Return Of The Mafia, Three Kingdoms – Resurrection...
Operation Chromite will centre on eight Korean war heroes who carry out a covert operation preceding the Incheon landing which changed the tide of the Korean War, allowing South Korean and Un allied forces to retake the capital of Seoul from the invading North Korean army.
Taewon Entertainment head Jeong Tae-won told Yonhap news agency it plans to start production in late September with a budget of $12.7m (KW15bn). Neeson will travel to Korea for the shoot.
Lee is known for directing the hit tearjerker A Moment to Remember (2004) and 71 - Into the Fire (2010), a film about South Korean student soldiers during the same war, which Taewon Entertainment also produced.
The Seoul-based company has also produced films such as Return Of The Mafia, Three Kingdoms – Resurrection...
- 8/12/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
As yet it is unclear whether actor will speak Korean as General MacArthur in Korean production about 1950 battle of Inchon, to begin shooting later this year
Liam Neeson is to play the famed American military leader General Douglas MacArthur in the South Korean war epic Operation Chromite, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Named after the codename for the Battle of Inchon, one of the Korean war’s earliest skirmishes, John H Lee’s film will focus on eight South Korean troopers who helped turn the tide against the communist northern forces during a covert operation that preceded the battle’s opening surprise amphibious attack on the city of Inchon. Lee will work from a screenplay by Lee Man-hee, with both film-makers best known for another war film, 2010’s well-reviewed 71: Into the Fire.
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Liam Neeson is to play the famed American military leader General Douglas MacArthur in the South Korean war epic Operation Chromite, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Named after the codename for the Battle of Inchon, one of the Korean war’s earliest skirmishes, John H Lee’s film will focus on eight South Korean troopers who helped turn the tide against the communist northern forces during a covert operation that preceded the battle’s opening surprise amphibious attack on the city of Inchon. Lee will work from a screenplay by Lee Man-hee, with both film-makers best known for another war film, 2010’s well-reviewed 71: Into the Fire.
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- 8/12/2015
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
A Moment to Remember (2004) and 71: Into the Fire (2010) director John H. Lee is set to helm Korean War pic Operation Chromite and the first cast member to join the project is none other than Liam Neeson, who will play General MacArthur.The film, which has been greenlit with a 15 billion won ($12.73 million) budget, will focus on the Battle of Incheon, a turning point in the war. On September 15th, 1950, Un forces launched a surprise attack, landing in Incheon and driving out the North Korean forces.Taewon Entertainment, which has produced modern Korean classics such as Lee Myung-se's Nowhere to Hide (1999), confirmed the casting earlier today and revealed that the film would go into production later this year with a planned...
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- 8/12/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Liam Neeson is in talks to star as U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in South Korean war pic Operation Chromite from Taewon Entertainment. A Taewon rep confirmed the news Wednesday to Deadline. John H. Lee is on-board to direct the project, which looks at the Battle of Incheon, a major turning point in 1950 in the Korean War in which United Nations forces launched a surprise attack against communist North Korean forces. Operation Chromite was the codename for the…...
- 8/12/2015
- Deadline
After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers (Lost's Matthew Fox) - an American officer with contacts behind the bamboo curtain - is tasked by General Douglas MacArthur (an impressive Tommy Lee Jones) with establishing whether Emperor Hirohito should face a war crimes trial. As a polished “who decided it”, this is an intriguing entry point into a fascinating period of Japanese/American history.
- 9/12/2014
- Sky Movies
As far as most people can tell, though the actual chronology tends to get confusing, it all started with the late Andrew Brietbart.
In between the right wing of American politics stomping up and down about Hollywood liberals like George Clooney and Angelina Jolie, occasionally they take a break and instead summarily hijack a beloved film for their own political means. As opposed to successfully producing content that is undoubtedly in line with their politics, guys like Rush Limbaugh and Brietbart are quicker to repurpose an already well-packaged product.
That’s exactly what Brietbart.com did with Christopher Nolan’s second foray into Gotham, praising The Dark Knight for its clear anti-terrorism pro-Patriot Act stance. This became a major talking point throughout the news and blogosphere as the film’s popularity grew. And for folks as far right as Limbaugh, it must have felt like Christmas.
I mean, here we have a film,...
In between the right wing of American politics stomping up and down about Hollywood liberals like George Clooney and Angelina Jolie, occasionally they take a break and instead summarily hijack a beloved film for their own political means. As opposed to successfully producing content that is undoubtedly in line with their politics, guys like Rush Limbaugh and Brietbart are quicker to repurpose an already well-packaged product.
That’s exactly what Brietbart.com did with Christopher Nolan’s second foray into Gotham, praising The Dark Knight for its clear anti-terrorism pro-Patriot Act stance. This became a major talking point throughout the news and blogosphere as the film’s popularity grew. And for folks as far right as Limbaugh, it must have felt like Christmas.
I mean, here we have a film,...
- 8/24/2014
- by Kenny Hedges
- SoundOnSight
"The World Wars" is the new History Channel documentary about World War I and World War II. It details how these two global conflicts were connected and profiles the various leaders involved. Executive producer Stephen David joins us for a live chat this Thursday, May 22, at 1:00 p.m. Pt/ 4:00 p.m. Et on Gold Derby's home page. -Break- The three-part program debuts on Memorial Day and is narrated by two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner. It features gripping dramatic scenes with actors, stunning CGI visuals, and interviews with contemporaries such as Sen. John McCain, Gen. Colin Powell, and former British Prime Minister John Major. Follow Gold Derby on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr! Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin are names that will live in infamy. This documentary shows how they rose to power throug...'...
- 5/21/2014
- Gold Derby
Lost star Matthew Fox heads back to World War II for his latest film, the historical drama Emperor.
Fox plays Bonner Fellers, a general who's sent to Japan to decide if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged for war crimes.
Starring alongside him is Eriko Hatsune as Aya Shimada, a woman Fellers romanced years earlier, and Tommy Lee Jones as legendary Us military figure General Douglas MacArthur.
Fox said that he was "really moved" by the script for Peter Webber's film, and found that the true life story was one worthy of big-screen treatment.
On working with Jones, the actor told Digital Spy: "Tommy came on at the very end of the shoot for the last two weeks.
"I think it served the film really well.
"I was the brigadier general up until the point the real general came along - MacArthur showed up.
"Tommy has a presence on his...
Fox plays Bonner Fellers, a general who's sent to Japan to decide if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged for war crimes.
Starring alongside him is Eriko Hatsune as Aya Shimada, a woman Fellers romanced years earlier, and Tommy Lee Jones as legendary Us military figure General Douglas MacArthur.
Fox said that he was "really moved" by the script for Peter Webber's film, and found that the true life story was one worthy of big-screen treatment.
On working with Jones, the actor told Digital Spy: "Tommy came on at the very end of the shoot for the last two weeks.
"I think it served the film really well.
"I was the brigadier general up until the point the real general came along - MacArthur showed up.
"Tommy has a presence on his...
- 2/22/2014
- Digital Spy
Danielle Steel, the San Francisco and Paris-based "Queen of Romance" novelist who has sold 600 million books in 70 countries and 45 languages, has been awarded France's highest honor, the Legion d'honneur, say news reports. Steel joins such other non-French culture figures as Walt Disney, Julia Child, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Alan Greenspan, Bob Dylan, Bono and novelist Philip Roth in being recognized for what the Agence France-Presse calls "service to France or work that is deemed to uphold its ideals." Britain's The Telegraph quotes the author, 66, as saying: "I love French literature. Colette is a special favorite of mine." Born Danielle-Fernande Dominique Schulein-Steel in New York,...
- 1/2/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Tommy Lee Jones enlivens a postwar drama about the fate of Japan's Emperor Hirohito, but little else does
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Tommy Lee Jones's pipe-chewing scowl may dominate the publicity posters for this stodgy post-second-world-war drama, but his salty General MacArthur plays second fiddle to Matthew Fox's altogether more boring beefcake General Fellers, brought in to decide whether Emperor Hirohito should be convicted for war crimes after the Japanese surrender in 1945.
At best, this functions as a by-the-numbers primer for the lead-up to Pearl Harbor, and raises important questions about rebuilding rather than destroying defeated nations – a timely subject. At worst, it drifts into sub-Michael Bay territory, with the complexity of Us-Japanese relations reduced to a boggy romance between two-dimensional characters whose fate becomes an unavoidable casualty of war.
Hokey monologues about the finger of historical blame are interspersed with perfume-ad flashbacks to...
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Tommy Lee Jones's pipe-chewing scowl may dominate the publicity posters for this stodgy post-second-world-war drama, but his salty General MacArthur plays second fiddle to Matthew Fox's altogether more boring beefcake General Fellers, brought in to decide whether Emperor Hirohito should be convicted for war crimes after the Japanese surrender in 1945.
At best, this functions as a by-the-numbers primer for the lead-up to Pearl Harbor, and raises important questions about rebuilding rather than destroying defeated nations – a timely subject. At worst, it drifts into sub-Michael Bay territory, with the complexity of Us-Japanese relations reduced to a boggy romance between two-dimensional characters whose fate becomes an unavoidable casualty of war.
Hokey monologues about the finger of historical blame are interspersed with perfume-ad flashbacks to...
- 10/5/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
★★☆☆☆ World wars and their subsequent fallout are topics cinema loves revisiting. Directed by Peter Webber and set in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, Emperor (2012) centres on the efforts of military intelligence head Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) - under orders from General MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) - to investigate Emperor Hirohito's (Takatarô Kataoka) culpability for Japan's war crimes. Although he has a strict ten-day deadline to adhere to, Fellers' focus is distracted by memories of his past romance with Japanese exchange student Aya Shimada (Eriko Hatsune), whose whereabouts are unknown.
It's a beautifully shot picture; post-war, Tokyo has been reduced to a barren wasteland, the emperor's palace the only building of opulence that remains. Contrastingly, when we glimpse Japan through Fellers' flashbacks, Webber showcases the country's beauty. This, as well as the strict adherence to the native language and culture (the differing ideas of honour theme is prevalent...
It's a beautifully shot picture; post-war, Tokyo has been reduced to a barren wasteland, the emperor's palace the only building of opulence that remains. Contrastingly, when we glimpse Japan through Fellers' flashbacks, Webber showcases the country's beauty. This, as well as the strict adherence to the native language and culture (the differing ideas of honour theme is prevalent...
- 10/4/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers (Lost's Matthew Fox) - an American officer with contacts behind the bamboo curtain - is tasked by General Douglas MacArthur (an impressive Tommy Lee Jones) with establishing whether Emperor Hirohito should face a war crimes trial. As a polished “who decided it", this is an intriguing entry point into a fascinating period of Japanese/American history.
- 10/4/2013
- Sky Movies
Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones just about pull this flair-free film about Hirohito through
At the close of the second world war, General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox, looking like a peeved Luke Wilson) arrives in Japan at the behest of General MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) to settle a vexing question: should Emperor Hirohito be put to death as a war criminal, thereby condemning the nation which reveres him to a chaotic future, or would it be more expedient to let him live exonerated? "If you understand devotion, you will understand Japan," mutters Fellers. He knows whereof he speaks: whenever he recalls the Japanese schoolteacher (Eriko Hatsune) he met prior to the war, he experiences that medicated look that heralds another idyllic flashback. Emperor is dutiful, patient and almost entirely without flair. The leads just about pull it through. Fox is suitably grave, while Jones waltzes off with a handful of juicy scenes,...
At the close of the second world war, General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox, looking like a peeved Luke Wilson) arrives in Japan at the behest of General MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) to settle a vexing question: should Emperor Hirohito be put to death as a war criminal, thereby condemning the nation which reveres him to a chaotic future, or would it be more expedient to let him live exonerated? "If you understand devotion, you will understand Japan," mutters Fellers. He knows whereof he speaks: whenever he recalls the Japanese schoolteacher (Eriko Hatsune) he met prior to the war, he experiences that medicated look that heralds another idyllic flashback. Emperor is dutiful, patient and almost entirely without flair. The leads just about pull it through. Fox is suitably grave, while Jones waltzes off with a handful of juicy scenes,...
- 10/4/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s always fascinating to find a certain facet to World War 2 and delve into it, as although the War has been covered so extensively in film, Peter Webber’s Emperor proves there are always areas left untouched and inspiring stories not yet told. The forthcoming Colin Firth title The Railway Man proves a similar point, as two films that look into the conflicting politics concerning the Japanese army during such a time.
Taking place in the final stages of the Second World War, there’s an intense and ambivalent atmosphere as the Japanese surrender, as the future of Emperor Hirohito (Takatarô Kataoka) lies in the balance, as he potentially faces the death penalty for war crimes. Supreme Commander of the occupying forces, General Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones), leaves the decision of whether the Emperor will be trialled with General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox), a Japanese expert, who sets off to undertake his research,...
Taking place in the final stages of the Second World War, there’s an intense and ambivalent atmosphere as the Japanese surrender, as the future of Emperor Hirohito (Takatarô Kataoka) lies in the balance, as he potentially faces the death penalty for war crimes. Supreme Commander of the occupying forces, General Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones), leaves the decision of whether the Emperor will be trialled with General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox), a Japanese expert, who sets off to undertake his research,...
- 10/2/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It's the ultimate Nsfw fantasy for anyone who's ever experienced, um, creative differences with a boss (or, you know, watched Office Space). But how do you quit your job? As a video of a woman dancing her way to fun-employment goes viral, here are eight ways to clock out of that 9-5 for good. 1. Create a viral video Any doubt that Marina Shifrin learned a thing or two at her job was shattered when, well, she quit said job. After clocking in long hours for Taiwanese animator Next Media Animation, she put one of her late shifts to use by...
- 10/1/2013
- by Alison Schwartz and Cara Lynn Shultz
- PEOPLE.com
He's only in six scenes, but his turn as General MacArthur in Emperor steals the show - again
• Interview: Matthew Fox on Emperor
With a face that belongs either on Mount Rushmore or one of the higher-denomination Us Treasury banknotes, Tommy Lee Jones has for 40 years been the saviour of more movies than I can count. That includes this week's listless, though occasionally diverting, historical drama Emperor, in which he essays the role of General Douglas MacArthur with far greater conviction and aplomb than pretty-boy Gregory Peck managed for Us TV back in 1977, or Henry Fonda the year before, or Lawrence Olivier in the Moonie-backed megaflop Inchon in 1981.
Although his is a supporting role – the lead is whey-faced, pasteurised Matthew Fox as his protege, General Bonner Fellers – and Jones is only in about six scenes, it's his work that sticks with the viewer. The movie, which is about the process...
• Interview: Matthew Fox on Emperor
With a face that belongs either on Mount Rushmore or one of the higher-denomination Us Treasury banknotes, Tommy Lee Jones has for 40 years been the saviour of more movies than I can count. That includes this week's listless, though occasionally diverting, historical drama Emperor, in which he essays the role of General Douglas MacArthur with far greater conviction and aplomb than pretty-boy Gregory Peck managed for Us TV back in 1977, or Henry Fonda the year before, or Lawrence Olivier in the Moonie-backed megaflop Inchon in 1981.
Although his is a supporting role – the lead is whey-faced, pasteurised Matthew Fox as his protege, General Bonner Fellers – and Jones is only in about six scenes, it's his work that sticks with the viewer. The movie, which is about the process...
- 9/30/2013
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
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