Is this a genuine classic? I think so. Sure, it’s the old story of the blind girl in jeopardy, but it’s been worked out so well. Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna and Jack Weston shine in a keen adaptation of Frederick Knott’s play, which could be titled, Dial C for Can’t See Nuthin’.
Wait Until Dark
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1967 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 108 min. / Street Date January 24, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, Julie Herrod, Samantha Jones.
Cinematography Charles Lang
Art Direction George Jenkins
Film Editor Gene Milford
Original Music Henry Mancini
Written by Robert Howard-Carrington & Jane Howard-Carrington
from the play by Frederick Knott
Produced by Mel Ferrer
Directed by Terence Young
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
This old-fashioned, semi- stage bound thriller is a real keeper: I must have seen it six times...
Wait Until Dark
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1967 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 108 min. / Street Date January 24, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, Julie Herrod, Samantha Jones.
Cinematography Charles Lang
Art Direction George Jenkins
Film Editor Gene Milford
Original Music Henry Mancini
Written by Robert Howard-Carrington & Jane Howard-Carrington
from the play by Frederick Knott
Produced by Mel Ferrer
Directed by Terence Young
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
This old-fashioned, semi- stage bound thriller is a real keeper: I must have seen it six times...
- 12/30/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It has been a long time coming for Michael J Bassett's Solomon Kane. When the big screen adaptation of the classic Robert Howard character arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009 it was with a great deal of anticipation. Unfortunately it also happened to arrive when the industry was in the midst of a major financial squeeze and distributors simply weren't buying. And so, much like Sean Byrne's The Loved Ones - which also premiered in the Tiff Midnight Madness lineup that year and won the Audience Award - Solomon Kane was left to simply sit on a shelf. Which is a shame because it's rather a lot of fun.James Purefoy plays the title role, a former mercenary who has turned to...
- 7/16/2012
- Screen Anarchy
MTV News has been with the reboot throughout its rocky road to release.
By Eric Ditzian
Jason Momoa in "Conan the Barbarian"
Photo: Simon Varsano/ Lionsgate Entertainment
"Conan the Barbarian" star Jason Momoa hasn't actually seen the previous versions of his sword-swinging adventure — or, as he once put it to MTV News, "the Arnold stuff" — but we have clear-enough memories to know Schwarzenegger's franchise became straight-up silly after the 1982 original and was in desperate need of contemporary reinvention.
Robert E. Howard's barbaric creation deserved better than a faceoff with Wilt Chamberlain in "Conan the Destroyer." Conan finally got it, with Momoa's new film hitting theaters on Friday (August 19). But there was a long and rocky path toward that theatrical release, with filmmakers joining then quickly departing the project and various Hollywood players being unable to kick things into production. Come with us on a journey called the MTV News cheat sheet,...
By Eric Ditzian
Jason Momoa in "Conan the Barbarian"
Photo: Simon Varsano/ Lionsgate Entertainment
"Conan the Barbarian" star Jason Momoa hasn't actually seen the previous versions of his sword-swinging adventure — or, as he once put it to MTV News, "the Arnold stuff" — but we have clear-enough memories to know Schwarzenegger's franchise became straight-up silly after the 1982 original and was in desperate need of contemporary reinvention.
Robert E. Howard's barbaric creation deserved better than a faceoff with Wilt Chamberlain in "Conan the Destroyer." Conan finally got it, with Momoa's new film hitting theaters on Friday (August 19). But there was a long and rocky path toward that theatrical release, with filmmakers joining then quickly departing the project and various Hollywood players being unable to kick things into production. Come with us on a journey called the MTV News cheat sheet,...
- 8/19/2011
- MTV Music News
MTV News has been with the reboot throughout its rocky road to release.
By Eric Ditzian
Jason Momoa in "Conan the Barbarian"
Photo: Simon Varsano/ Lionsgate Entertainment
"Conan the Barbarian" star Jason Momoa hasn't actually seen the previous versions of his sword-swinging adventure — or, as he once put it to MTV News, "the Arnold stuff" — but we have clear-enough memories to know Schwarzenegger's franchise became straight-up silly after the 1982 original and was in desperate need of contemporary reinvention.
Robert E. Howard's barbaric creation deserved better than a faceoff with Wilt Chamberlain in "Conan the Destroyer." Conan finally got it, with Momoa's new film hitting theaters on Friday (August 19). But there was a long and rocky path toward that theatrical release, with filmmakers joining then quickly departing the project and various Hollywood players being unable to kick things into production. Come with us on a journey called the MTV News cheat sheet,...
By Eric Ditzian
Jason Momoa in "Conan the Barbarian"
Photo: Simon Varsano/ Lionsgate Entertainment
"Conan the Barbarian" star Jason Momoa hasn't actually seen the previous versions of his sword-swinging adventure — or, as he once put it to MTV News, "the Arnold stuff" — but we have clear-enough memories to know Schwarzenegger's franchise became straight-up silly after the 1982 original and was in desperate need of contemporary reinvention.
Robert E. Howard's barbaric creation deserved better than a faceoff with Wilt Chamberlain in "Conan the Destroyer." Conan finally got it, with Momoa's new film hitting theaters on Friday (August 19). But there was a long and rocky path toward that theatrical release, with filmmakers joining then quickly departing the project and various Hollywood players being unable to kick things into production. Come with us on a journey called the MTV News cheat sheet,...
- 8/19/2011
- MTV Movie News
Filed under: Trailers and Clips
Actor Jason Momoa is quickly establishing himself as a man among men -- at least when it comes to shirtless, otherworldly sword-fighting. Currently impressing critics and audiences in HBO's big-budget fantasy epic 'Game of Thrones,' Momoa is making a play at movie stardom in 'Conan the Barbarian' opposite 'Avatar''s Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Ron Perlman.
The latest trailer for the special-effects-heavy film just dropped and finds the warrior exactly where you'd expect him: oiled up and battling witches, mysterious creatures and blade-throwing sandmen amid a sea of beautiful women. In short, it's pretty much exactly what fans of the famed Robert Howard-created hero (or the 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film) are looking for.
'Conan the Barbarian' opens nationwide Aug. 19. Check out the new trailer after the jump.
Continue Reading...
Actor Jason Momoa is quickly establishing himself as a man among men -- at least when it comes to shirtless, otherworldly sword-fighting. Currently impressing critics and audiences in HBO's big-budget fantasy epic 'Game of Thrones,' Momoa is making a play at movie stardom in 'Conan the Barbarian' opposite 'Avatar''s Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Ron Perlman.
The latest trailer for the special-effects-heavy film just dropped and finds the warrior exactly where you'd expect him: oiled up and battling witches, mysterious creatures and blade-throwing sandmen amid a sea of beautiful women. In short, it's pretty much exactly what fans of the famed Robert Howard-created hero (or the 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film) are looking for.
'Conan the Barbarian' opens nationwide Aug. 19. Check out the new trailer after the jump.
Continue Reading...
- 5/5/2011
- by John Mitchell
- Moviefone
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