Here's the latest on upcoming movies about famous and historical figures: Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese re-team for Roosevelt Baby-faced actor Leonardo DiCaprio is currently the same age as Theodore Roosevelt when he became President of the United States following the McKinley assassination. Now the Oscar-winning actor is set to finally play the early 20th century leader in a movie helmed by Martin Scorsese, according to Deadline. DiCaprio has played famous people for the director before, most notably portraying Howard Hughes in The Aviator. More recently, he embodied another U.S. political figure as the lead in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar. He also has tried to get a Teddy Roosevelt biopic going before, as he's reportedly very...
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- 9/27/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Peanut butter and jelly. Fish and chips. Scorsese and DiCaprio. These things just go well together. Now, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are getting ready to team-up again for a new film, one tackling the life of Theodore Roosevelt. And somewhere in there, Scorsese is also planning a new documentary about Bob Dylan. Read more about that, and […]
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- 9/27/2017
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Every week, the CriticWire Survey asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday morning. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?” can be found at the end of this post.)
In a recent piece for The Talkhouse, Shannon Plumb — wife of “The Light Between Oceans” director Derek Cianfrance, as well as a filmmaker in her own right — wrote a candid piece about her reaction to the reviews of Cianfrance’s latest movie, and how it informed her opinion about critics in general. Some of her more pointed comments included:
“Critics can be like horseflies sucking blood from thoroughbreds.
People are losing their ability to be romantic… And the critics, like lemmings, are jumping off the cliff with all the other unsentimental rodents.
Anthony Lane, like so many other critics, seem to be watching movies with his head,...
In a recent piece for The Talkhouse, Shannon Plumb — wife of “The Light Between Oceans” director Derek Cianfrance, as well as a filmmaker in her own right — wrote a candid piece about her reaction to the reviews of Cianfrance’s latest movie, and how it informed her opinion about critics in general. Some of her more pointed comments included:
“Critics can be like horseflies sucking blood from thoroughbreds.
People are losing their ability to be romantic… And the critics, like lemmings, are jumping off the cliff with all the other unsentimental rodents.
Anthony Lane, like so many other critics, seem to be watching movies with his head,...
- 9/26/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Having missed it in the theater, I finally caught this year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, Spotlight, on Blu-Ray. I thought it was mighty impressive, deserving of all the kudos and awards it has gotten.
Directed and co-written by Tom McCarthy and starring Michael Keaton (having a brilliant career renaissance), Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and a whole slew of really good actors, it tells the account of the breaking of the pederast priests story in the Boston Archdiocese by the Spotlight investigative team of the Boston Globe. The four journalists working for Spotlight are long form investigators who can work on a story over a long period of time, sometimes years.
The movie is both riveting and appalling, making clear how the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Boston – and elsewhere – covered up the sexual abuse of children. It’s a scandal that continues to...
Directed and co-written by Tom McCarthy and starring Michael Keaton (having a brilliant career renaissance), Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and a whole slew of really good actors, it tells the account of the breaking of the pederast priests story in the Boston Archdiocese by the Spotlight investigative team of the Boston Globe. The four journalists working for Spotlight are long form investigators who can work on a story over a long period of time, sometimes years.
The movie is both riveting and appalling, making clear how the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Boston – and elsewhere – covered up the sexual abuse of children. It’s a scandal that continues to...
- 3/6/2016
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Ken Burns’ latest historical documentary (and certainly not the last; he said at a recent press conference that he is working on seven other films right now) is, according to Burns and collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward, the first project to intertwine the stories of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt into one family history. The 14-hour film spans the years from 1858 (Teddy Roosevelt’s birth) to 1962 (Eleanor Roosevelt’s death), and airs seven consecutive nights. “Half [our] films have touched upon the Roosevelts, and for as long as we’ve worked together,” Burns told reporters, about how he and … Continue reading →
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- 9/11/2014
- by Jeff Pfeiffer
- ChannelGuideMag
"Theodore Roosevelt" was trending on Google Monday morning - no, not because of a renewed wave of interest in America's most epically masculine president, but because of this guy: Today is the day. We salute you, Teddy Goalsevelt. pic.twitter.com/xss0zAFByl— Jacques Pantano (@Jaye_Pea) June 22, 2014 That's Mike D'Amico, an American soccer fan who's been dressing up as Teddy Roosevelt (or, as people have been referring to him, "Teddy Gooooooaaaal-sevelt") for World Cup games, making himself into a rallying figure for American soccer fans everywhere. In honor of D'Amico and the rest of the World Cup's most, uh,...
- 6/23/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
"Theodore Roosevelt" was trending on Google Monday morning - no, not because of a renewed wave of interest in America's most epically masculine president, but because of this guy: Today is the day. We salute you, Teddy Goalsevelt. pic.twitter.com/xss0zAFByl— Jacques Pantano (@Jaye_Pea) June 22, 2014 That's Mike D'Amico, an American soccer fan who's been dressing up as Teddy Roosevelt (or, as people have been referring to him, "Teddy Gooooooaaaal-sevelt") for World Cup games, making himself into a rallying figure for American soccer fans everywhere. In honor of D'Amico and the rest of the World Cup's most, uh,...
- 6/23/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
by Ryan Rigley
Election coverage is finally dying down, but this week is staying political with the release of Steven Spielberg's newest film "Lincoln." Starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Honest Abe, "Lincoln" takes place over the course of the last few month's of the 16th president's life as he struggles to overcome the prejudice of an entire nation. Colliding with members of his own cabinet, President Lincoln must do everything within his power to abolish slavery and end the Civil War.
In honor of Spielberg's "Lincoln," we thought it a good idea to come up with our own list of presidents. Comic book presidents, that is! These commanders in chief have all been either presidents in real life or well-known comic book characters before being elected, yet the one thing that they all have in common is the responsibility of leading an entire nation.
Click past the jump for our...
Election coverage is finally dying down, but this week is staying political with the release of Steven Spielberg's newest film "Lincoln." Starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Honest Abe, "Lincoln" takes place over the course of the last few month's of the 16th president's life as he struggles to overcome the prejudice of an entire nation. Colliding with members of his own cabinet, President Lincoln must do everything within his power to abolish slavery and end the Civil War.
In honor of Spielberg's "Lincoln," we thought it a good idea to come up with our own list of presidents. Comic book presidents, that is! These commanders in chief have all been either presidents in real life or well-known comic book characters before being elected, yet the one thing that they all have in common is the responsibility of leading an entire nation.
Click past the jump for our...
- 11/9/2012
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
It was last September when we got the first word on Jon Keeyes' The Mechanical Grave, and now the project is complete and ready for viewing at film festivals and conventions as well as on DVD. Check out the flick's artwork, a photo gallery, and more info on Highland Myst Entertainment and Wolfclan Productions' steampunk-horror extravaganza.
From the Press Release:
The 15-minute short film The Mechanical Grave is already playing at steampunk and comic conventions around the country, and audiences are heralding it as “the best realization of steampunk yet seen in movie format.” DVDs of The Mechanical Grave are now available exclusively through Highland Myst online.
The year is 1895. Steam-powered ships fly through the air. Clockwork robots have replaced servants. And a grisly murder has taken place in the dark night of New York City. Called to the scene of the ritualistic murder, newly appointed police commissioner...
From the Press Release:
The 15-minute short film The Mechanical Grave is already playing at steampunk and comic conventions around the country, and audiences are heralding it as “the best realization of steampunk yet seen in movie format.” DVDs of The Mechanical Grave are now available exclusively through Highland Myst online.
The year is 1895. Steam-powered ships fly through the air. Clockwork robots have replaced servants. And a grisly murder has taken place in the dark night of New York City. Called to the scene of the ritualistic murder, newly appointed police commissioner...
- 6/2/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
American Presidents From Past U.S. History 1. President John F. Kennedy -- Famous for being the youngest president elected at that time and first Catholic president. He said the famous quote, "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." He was the 4th president to be assassinated in office, shot in the head during a parade in Dallas, Texas. John F. Kennedy was a Democrat. 2. President Dwight D. Eisenhower --- Famous for concentrated on maintaining world peace. He watched with pleasure the development of his "atoms for peace" program -- the loan of American uranium to "have not" nations for peaceful purposes. 3. President Teddy Roosevelt -- Famous for: With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and...
- 2/21/2011
- by Green Celebrity News
- Green Celebrity
With apologies to John Muir.In June, nine presidential historians were invited to dinner at the White House to discuss past presidential deeds, misdeeds, and legacies with the current occupant of the office, Barack Obama. Among the group, which included Doris Kearns Goodwin, H. W. Brands, Robert Dallek, and Michael Beschloss, was Vanity Fair contributing editor Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University whose new book on Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Warrior, broke onto the New York Times Best-Seller List last week at No. 7. Each historian was asked to offer remarks about a particular president in his area of expertise. Brinkley, naturally, discussed the incomparable environmental legacy of the outsize T.R., who used sweeping presidential decrees, Congressional cajoling, and sheer executive muscle to set aside 234 million acres of American wilderness for preservation—a subject the author had explored in the May issue of Vanity Fair. In that article,...
- 8/13/2009
- Vanity Fair
Chicago – This 29-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, and Christopher Guest. The film, written by Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant and directed by Shawn Levy, opens on May 22nd, 2009.
Synopsis:
“Night has fallen upon the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The guides have gone home, the lights are out, the school kids are tucked in their beds … yet something incredible is stirring as former night guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) finds himself lured into his biggest, most imagination-boggling adventure yet in which history truly comes alive. In this second installment of the Night at the Museum saga, Larry faces a battle so epic it could only unfold in the corridors of the world’s largest museum. Now, Larry must try to save his...
Synopsis:
“Night has fallen upon the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The guides have gone home, the lights are out, the school kids are tucked in their beds … yet something incredible is stirring as former night guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) finds himself lured into his biggest, most imagination-boggling adventure yet in which history truly comes alive. In this second installment of the Night at the Museum saga, Larry faces a battle so epic it could only unfold in the corridors of the world’s largest museum. Now, Larry must try to save his...
- 5/20/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
James Whitmore, the many-faceted character actor who delivered strong performances in movies, television and especially the theater with his popular one-man shows about Harry Truman, Will Rogers and Theodore Roosevelt, died Friday, his son said. He was 87. The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor was diagnosed with lung cancer the week before Thanksgiving and died Friday afternoon at his Malibu home, Steve Whitmore said. His long-running "Give 'em Hell, Harry," tracing the life of the 33rd president, was released as a theatrical movie in 1975. Whitmore was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor, marking the only time in Oscar history that an actor has been nominated for a film in which he was the only cast member. His Teddy Roosevelt portrait, "Bully," was also...
- 2/6/2009
- Comingsoon.net
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