Need For Speed director Scott Waugh became a stuntman in 1982 and retired in 2005. Waugh was the president of Stunts Unlimited for three years, the most prestigious stunt organization in the world. During his tenure, Stunts Unlimited was involved in such box office hits as Spider-Man, Talladega Nights, 24 and Bad Boys II. Under Waugh’s leadership, Stunts Unlimited received three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Stunt Coordinator. He has been involved in more than 150 film and television productions in various capacities and gained his first-hand filmmaking knowledge from directors Michael Mann, Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone while on their sets.
His feature film directorial debut, Act of Valor, which Relativity Media released in February 2012, opened #1 at the U.S. box office and went on to gross more than $80 million worldwide. He followed that up with this years high-octane racing action flick Need For Speed, which sees Breaking Bad‘s Aaron Paul star as Tobey Marshall,...
His feature film directorial debut, Act of Valor, which Relativity Media released in February 2012, opened #1 at the U.S. box office and went on to gross more than $80 million worldwide. He followed that up with this years high-octane racing action flick Need For Speed, which sees Breaking Bad‘s Aaron Paul star as Tobey Marshall,...
- 7/21/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Sweeney
Written by Nick Love and John Hodge
Directed by Nick Love
UK, 2012
Consisting of four series and two feature film spin-offs during the 1970s, police drama The Sweeney was significantly influential in British media, popularising elements of gritty realism and morally dubious protagonists that television hadn’t been quite so prone to including before. Since then, its place in pop culture has most notably been deconstructed in the BBC series Life on Mars, particularly with its caricature Gene Hunt character, a cocky, outspoken, hard-drinking, politically incorrect hurricane of a law enforcer.
Nick Love’s 2012 film opts out of Life on Mars’ period setting, transplanting The Sweeney’s lead characters to contemporary London; it also avoids any of that show’s knowing commentary. The film certainly maintains tough enforcement methods inherent in its source material and the various works it inspired, but there’s not so much moral dubiousness...
Written by Nick Love and John Hodge
Directed by Nick Love
UK, 2012
Consisting of four series and two feature film spin-offs during the 1970s, police drama The Sweeney was significantly influential in British media, popularising elements of gritty realism and morally dubious protagonists that television hadn’t been quite so prone to including before. Since then, its place in pop culture has most notably been deconstructed in the BBC series Life on Mars, particularly with its caricature Gene Hunt character, a cocky, outspoken, hard-drinking, politically incorrect hurricane of a law enforcer.
Nick Love’s 2012 film opts out of Life on Mars’ period setting, transplanting The Sweeney’s lead characters to contemporary London; it also avoids any of that show’s knowing commentary. The film certainly maintains tough enforcement methods inherent in its source material and the various works it inspired, but there’s not so much moral dubiousness...
- 9/15/2012
- by Josh Slater-Williams
- SoundOnSight
Vampires are invading the theaters once again, but these fangsters don’t sparkle and any girl who tries to find true love with one of them is probably in for a nasty surprise.
The latest from THR reveals that screenwriter Jason Keller has signed on with director Matt Reeves to bring the adaptation of Justin Cronin’s The Passage to the big screen. John Logan wrote the original draft when Ridley Scott was set to direct the film.
Cronin’s novel, which is planned to be the first of a trilogy, revolves around a girl that has the uncomfortable destiny of being mankind’s only hope. The story takes place 100 years in the future, when the government once again messes with things they shouldn’t and unwittingly unleashes a vampire plague that wipes out most of the population.
Before The Passage came his way, Keller kept himself busy with the...
The latest from THR reveals that screenwriter Jason Keller has signed on with director Matt Reeves to bring the adaptation of Justin Cronin’s The Passage to the big screen. John Logan wrote the original draft when Ridley Scott was set to direct the film.
Cronin’s novel, which is planned to be the first of a trilogy, revolves around a girl that has the uncomfortable destiny of being mankind’s only hope. The story takes place 100 years in the future, when the government once again messes with things they shouldn’t and unwittingly unleashes a vampire plague that wipes out most of the population.
Before The Passage came his way, Keller kept himself busy with the...
- 6/21/2011
- by Marty Shaw
- Boomtron
[Ed: This marks the debut of our new weekly web series reviews column Pass The Mustard. No sugar coating, no doublespeak, no hand holding. Just brutally honest reactions from one guy: Ned Hepburn. We'll throw a handful of web series at him each week. Agree, disagree, love him, hate him, but please don't punch him. Got something clever to say in retort? Leave a comment below. He'll probably read it and embarrass you later.] Hey good lookin’. Thanks for showing up. I’m glad someone answered the craigslist ad. Do you want a glass of water? No? Ok, a little about myself. My name's Ned. I write here and there and there. And you, quiet guy? Nothing? Alright, then let’s begin. The Lake Oh, boy. Maybe I just don’t like teen dramas. Maybe I just don’t like the WB. Maybe this whole thing feels like a WB teen drama that I can’t turn off. Man, when is there going to be a decent drama on the internet? This was a one way ticket to Yawnsville despite the actors best efforts. Ever run into an ex girlfriend at a coffee shop? That’s how they talk in this thing. There’s this one girl that talks only in mumbles. All these corporate web shows seem to think you can get by...
- 12/10/2009
- by Ned Hepburn
- Tubefilter.com
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