Before “All in the Family” debuted, there was a profound gap between real life and what was being depicted on TV series.
In his autobiography “Even This I Get to Experience,” Norman Lear wrote, “Until ‘All in the Family’ came along, TV comedy was telling us there was no hunger in America, we had no racial discrimination, there was no unemployment or inflation, no war, no drugs, and the citizenry was happy with whomever happened to be in the White House.”
When Lear and Bud Yorkin pitched “All in the Family” to CBS, that network’s executives were looking for something different — but maybe not That different.
A week before the un-publicized sitcom debuted on Jan. 12, 1971, Variety’s Les Brown summed up the first four months of the new season for the three networks. Brown wrote that CBS had a lock on “the rural middle-American viewership” with its “rustic sitcoms,...
In his autobiography “Even This I Get to Experience,” Norman Lear wrote, “Until ‘All in the Family’ came along, TV comedy was telling us there was no hunger in America, we had no racial discrimination, there was no unemployment or inflation, no war, no drugs, and the citizenry was happy with whomever happened to be in the White House.”
When Lear and Bud Yorkin pitched “All in the Family” to CBS, that network’s executives were looking for something different — but maybe not That different.
A week before the un-publicized sitcom debuted on Jan. 12, 1971, Variety’s Les Brown summed up the first four months of the new season for the three networks. Brown wrote that CBS had a lock on “the rural middle-American viewership” with its “rustic sitcoms,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Dillon will portray Warner Bros. Studios founder Jack Warner in Dennis Quaid’s upcoming “Reagan” biopic, Variety has learned.
Production on “Reagan” in Oklahoma was halted for two weeks in late October and early November due to a Covid-19 outbreak among crew members. Shooting resumed on Nov. 5 and will be moving to California, according to producer Mark Joseph.
“Reagan” is directed by Sean McNamara, produced by Joseph and written by Howard Klausner. Penelope Ann Miller plays Nancy Reagan, Jon Voight portrays a Kgb agent who tracked Reagan for 40 years and Mena Suvari plays Reagan’s first wife Jane Wyman.
Reagan signed a seven-year contract with Warner Bros. in 1937 and made most of his movies there. He starred in “Dark Victory,” “Knute Rockne, All American” and “Kings Row,” which was nominated for the Academy Award for best picture in 1943. Reagan portrayed a double amputee in “Kings Row” and gained renown for the line,...
Production on “Reagan” in Oklahoma was halted for two weeks in late October and early November due to a Covid-19 outbreak among crew members. Shooting resumed on Nov. 5 and will be moving to California, according to producer Mark Joseph.
“Reagan” is directed by Sean McNamara, produced by Joseph and written by Howard Klausner. Penelope Ann Miller plays Nancy Reagan, Jon Voight portrays a Kgb agent who tracked Reagan for 40 years and Mena Suvari plays Reagan’s first wife Jane Wyman.
Reagan signed a seven-year contract with Warner Bros. in 1937 and made most of his movies there. He starred in “Dark Victory,” “Knute Rockne, All American” and “Kings Row,” which was nominated for the Academy Award for best picture in 1943. Reagan portrayed a double amputee in “Kings Row” and gained renown for the line,...
- 11/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Doors drummer John Densmore discusses his musical and personal relationship with the band’s keys maestro Ray Manzarek in this new excerpt from the drummer’s upcoming book, The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (And Other Artists), out November 17th.
The book, as its title suggests, is less a straight memoir or autobiography than an exploration of the creative life and process. Inspired by Greek-Armenian mystic G.I. Gurdjieff’s 1927 book, Meetings With Remarkable Men, Densmore says in the intro to The Seekers that his goal was to assemble “my own...
The book, as its title suggests, is less a straight memoir or autobiography than an exploration of the creative life and process. Inspired by Greek-Armenian mystic G.I. Gurdjieff’s 1927 book, Meetings With Remarkable Men, Densmore says in the intro to The Seekers that his goal was to assemble “my own...
- 11/13/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
You have to hand it to Andrew Garfield. in “Mainstream,” a vapid social-media satire co-written and directed by Gia Coppola. Garfield, also one of the film’s producers, throws all of his loose-limbed “Amazing Spider-Man” physicality and “Under the Silver Lake” slacker slobbiness into the role of Link, a preening, pseudo-poetic stoner philosopher who could be the grotesque lovechild of Val Kilmer’s Jim Morrison in “The Doors” and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in “Joker.” What’s scary is the degree to which this excruciating film endorses his obnoxiousness. Surely we’re not supposed to like this poser, are we?
To be fair on Garfield, “Mainstream” is already close to unbearable before he appears. Its heroine is Frankie (Maya Hawke), a lonely 20-something who hates her job as a bartender in a scuzzy, magic-themed Los Angeles lounge bar, and who hopes that the videos she shoots around the city will get some likes on YouTube.
To be fair on Garfield, “Mainstream” is already close to unbearable before he appears. Its heroine is Frankie (Maya Hawke), a lonely 20-something who hates her job as a bartender in a scuzzy, magic-themed Los Angeles lounge bar, and who hopes that the videos she shoots around the city will get some likes on YouTube.
- 9/5/2020
- by Nicholas Barber
- Indiewire
Francis Coppola has long wanted another crack at The Godfather Part III, looking to shorten it in places, and strengthen it in others, and change the title. He has been tinkering with that for awhile, as he re-cut versions of other films including Cotton Club. But he always said he needed Paramount Pictures’ blessing. Today, the studio announced it will release his new edit and restoration under the title Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. The picture will be given a limited theatrical release in December, marking the 30th anniversary of the film’s release. It will then find its way to digital home entertainment platforms.
This means Coppola has now restored the films of his he believed could be improved, and his fervent desire is to get the chance to make the epic Megalopolis, which was close to a production start before it was...
This means Coppola has now restored the films of his he believed could be improved, and his fervent desire is to get the chance to make the epic Megalopolis, which was close to a production start before it was...
- 9/3/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The longtime owner of Chateau Marmont wants to turn the L.A. landmark into a private club as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the status quo.
In an interview published Tuesday in Wall Street Journal, André Balazs said he wants out of the traditional hotel biz and is looking to convert the nearly 90-year-old Marmont into a private residential space by the end of 2020. He told the paper he has been considering the idea for some three years, and the Covid-19 era has sped up his timeframe.
Balazs, who also owns the posh Mercer in Manhattan and London’s Chiltern Firehouse, also is mulling the idea of selling ownership stakes in his properties to guests who become club members and who would own part of multiple residences in his hotels. He noted that guests would be cool with staying where they knew many of the other people staying at the properties.
In an interview published Tuesday in Wall Street Journal, André Balazs said he wants out of the traditional hotel biz and is looking to convert the nearly 90-year-old Marmont into a private residential space by the end of 2020. He told the paper he has been considering the idea for some three years, and the Covid-19 era has sped up his timeframe.
Balazs, who also owns the posh Mercer in Manhattan and London’s Chiltern Firehouse, also is mulling the idea of selling ownership stakes in his properties to guests who become club members and who would own part of multiple residences in his hotels. He noted that guests would be cool with staying where they knew many of the other people staying at the properties.
- 7/29/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
In an upcoming hour-long interview with the BBC World Service’s radio program “The Arts Hour,” always-outspoken filmmaker Oliver Stone opens up about a variety of hot button issues. The Oscar-winning director, producer, and writer joined host Nikki Bedi for a wide-ranging chat that, given Stone’s predilection for unfiltered opinions, includes plenty of discussion about questions regarding so-called cancel culture.
When asked about how older, potentially offensive films should be treated in the current climate, including “Gone with the Wind,” which was temporarily pulled from new streaming service HBO Max last month, before returning with an informative disclaimer, Stone said he does not support the wholesale removal of such work.
“It’s very true that ‘Gone with the Wind’ is a very colored treatment of the South, but I think it’s a classic, it was my mother’s film of her generation,” Stone said. “She loved it and it defined so many people,...
When asked about how older, potentially offensive films should be treated in the current climate, including “Gone with the Wind,” which was temporarily pulled from new streaming service HBO Max last month, before returning with an informative disclaimer, Stone said he does not support the wholesale removal of such work.
“It’s very true that ‘Gone with the Wind’ is a very colored treatment of the South, but I think it’s a classic, it was my mother’s film of her generation,” Stone said. “She loved it and it defined so many people,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
From the people that brought you Pandemic Parade chapters 1-8, comes yet another thrilling episode featuring Jesse V. Johnson, Casper Kelly, Fred Dekker, Don Coscarelli, Daniel Noah, Elijah Wood and Blaire Bercy.
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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wondrous Story of Birth a.k.a. The Birth of Triplets (1950)
Contagion (2011)
The Omega Man (1971)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
The Last Man On Earth (1964)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Innerspace (1987)
The Howling (1981)
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Where Eagles Dare (1969)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Bellman and True (1987)
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
Richard III (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Catch 22 (1970)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
1941 (1979)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Jaws (1975)
The Fortune (1975)
Carnal Knowledge (1970)
Manhattan...
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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wondrous Story of Birth a.k.a. The Birth of Triplets (1950)
Contagion (2011)
The Omega Man (1971)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
The Last Man On Earth (1964)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Innerspace (1987)
The Howling (1981)
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Where Eagles Dare (1969)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Bellman and True (1987)
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
Richard III (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Catch 22 (1970)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
1941 (1979)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Jaws (1975)
The Fortune (1975)
Carnal Knowledge (1970)
Manhattan...
- 5/29/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Val Kilmer is having a moment, thanks to Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s whatever-happened-to…? portrait of him in The New York Times Magazine, which was pegged to the release of his memoir “I’m Your Huckleberry.” It’s one of those buzzy voyeuristic profiles that takes the measure of a movie star who slipped between the cracks and became a gonzo ghost/parody of himself, propelled at times by an engine of self-destructive behavior. Yet the Kilmer saga is singular. In his heyday, he looked like a brainy sun god and was a hard-to-cast, flaked-out talent who fell away from Hollywood without ever having entirely fit into it. The Times profile captures Kilmer the high-flying eccentric and the Christian Scientist. The acting prima donna and the has-been. The throat-cancer victim who lost his voice and now speaks in a whisper. The cockeyed optimist and the survivor. And the legend?
The weirdest thing...
The weirdest thing...
- 5/12/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Val Kilmer’s turn as Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever ranks somewhere near the bottom of live-action takes on the character. It’s not that Kilmer isn’t a great actor, as his work in films like The Doors, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Heat proves that. It’s more that Joel Schumacher’s direction simply doesn’t have the inclination to treat Batman as a character, preferring him to be a po-faced straight man for the villains to play off of.
A combination of this lack of complexity, Kilmer’s reported bad behavior on set and a breakdown in relations with Schumacher meant that he wasn’t asked back for Batman and Robin. Though, let’s face it, he certainly dodged a bullet there.
Now, 25 years on from Batman Forever, Kilmer has talked about his experiences getting the role, making the film and his take on the Dark Knight.
A combination of this lack of complexity, Kilmer’s reported bad behavior on set and a breakdown in relations with Schumacher meant that he wasn’t asked back for Batman and Robin. Though, let’s face it, he certainly dodged a bullet there.
Now, 25 years on from Batman Forever, Kilmer has talked about his experiences getting the role, making the film and his take on the Dark Knight.
- 5/7/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Val Kilmer crafted the persona of a serious, brooding (often labeled “difficult”) actor in such films as “Heat” and “Tombstone,” so it’s interesting to remember that his film debut was in the goofy spy spoof “Top Secret!” in 1984, followed by the comedy “Real Genius” in 1985. Kilmer would go on to show his comedy chops in films including “MacGruber” and “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” but there has long been an air of mystery around him, perhaps because he hasn’t been giving big interviews lately. That makes the publication of his memoir, “I’m Your Huckleberry,” all the more cause for celebration. In his autobiography, from Simon & Schuster, Kilmer is brutally frank about his career, his loves and battle with throat cancer.
Early Years, Famous Faces
Kilmer spent his formative years in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, which feels much further from Hollywood than distance would suggest. “We...
Early Years, Famous Faces
Kilmer spent his formative years in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, which feels much further from Hollywood than distance would suggest. “We...
- 4/30/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Val Kilmer is an actor that is known for a variety of roles. He’s been Madmartigan in “Willow,” Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” and my personal favorite, Chris Knight in “Real Genius” (one of the most underrated ‘80s comedies ever, with a magnetic performance from Kilmer.
Continue reading ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Val Kilmer Admits That He Was Forced To Beg His Way Into The Action Sequel at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Val Kilmer Admits That He Was Forced To Beg His Way Into The Action Sequel at The Playlist.
- 4/23/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Quentin Tarantino’s earliest memory of Los Angeles was as a young boy visiting Grauman’s Chinese Theater, standing in the courtyard and looking at the handprints of John Wayne and Roy Rogers. He recollects the Mold-a-Rama machine outside that dispensed a souvenir wax pagoda if you inserted a quarter.
The director had toyed with re-creating that memory as the opening to his Oscar-nominated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” He went so far as to have Barbara Ling, his production designer, track down the makers of the machine, but the idea never materialized. Instead, the film opens with black-and-white newsreel footage of Rick Dalton (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), setting the scene for their coming exploits. But Tarantino has the machine: “It sits in my garage,” he chuckles as he lounges across the table from Ling and the film’s costume designer, Arianne Phillips...
The director had toyed with re-creating that memory as the opening to his Oscar-nominated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” He went so far as to have Barbara Ling, his production designer, track down the makers of the machine, but the idea never materialized. Instead, the film opens with black-and-white newsreel footage of Rick Dalton (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), setting the scene for their coming exploits. But Tarantino has the machine: “It sits in my garage,” he chuckles as he lounges across the table from Ling and the film’s costume designer, Arianne Phillips...
- 1/29/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
When Quentin Tarantino embarked on the ambitious feat to re-create 1969 Los Angeles for Sony's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he turned to veteran production designer Barbara Ling, whose credits include Batman Forever, Fried Green Tomatoes and another '60s-set drama, The Doors. A Los Angeles native and a teenager at the time of the events depicted in the film, Ling cared less about making an exact replica of the city's locations, focusing more on creating a nostalgic world that represented the vibe of the era. "Quentin always said, 'We're not making a documentary,' " Ling says. "...
When Quentin Tarantino embarked on the ambitious feat to re-create 1969 Los Angeles for Sony's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he turned to veteran production designer Barbara Ling, whose credits include Batman Forever, Fried Green Tomatoes and another '60s-set drama, The Doors. A Los Angeles native and a teenager at the time of the events depicted in the film, Ling cared less about making an exact replica of the city's locations, focusing more on creating a nostalgic world that represented the vibe of the era. "Quentin always said, 'We're not making a documentary,' " Ling says. "...
Three teaser photos have been released for Staci Layne Wilson's The Second Age of Aquarius. Continue reading for news on the cast and crew as well as production details for the film. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a new poster for Marfa (starring Tony Todd) and an excerpt from Camilla Bruce's upcoming novel You Let Me In.
The Second Age of Aquarius Photos and Details: From Staci Layne Wilson - "Just dropping in to let your readers have a first look at my newest film, The Second Age of Aquarius. We did a test shoot for a teaser and the pics are just too much fun to keep to myself.
I co-wrote The Second Age of Aquarius with Darren Gordon Smith of Repo! The Genetic Opera fame and we have John Gulager as our Dp. Richard Trejo (Holidays of Horror) is our sound guy.
Imagine, if you will, Weird Science...
The Second Age of Aquarius Photos and Details: From Staci Layne Wilson - "Just dropping in to let your readers have a first look at my newest film, The Second Age of Aquarius. We did a test shoot for a teaser and the pics are just too much fun to keep to myself.
I co-wrote The Second Age of Aquarius with Darren Gordon Smith of Repo! The Genetic Opera fame and we have John Gulager as our Dp. Richard Trejo (Holidays of Horror) is our sound guy.
Imagine, if you will, Weird Science...
- 11/27/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Michael Madsen will forever be associated with his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, starting with the director’s 1992 feature directorial debut “Reservoir Dogs” and continuing through “Kill Bill,” “The Hateful Eight,” and a cameo appearance in this summer’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” In the new Quentin Tarantino documentary “QT8: The First Eight,” Madsen reveals that their partnership almost never happened because the actor originally did not want the role of Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega in “Reservoir Dogs.” As for his reasoning, it had nothing to do with Tarantino or the script and everything to do with the actor’s feelings about one of his fellow cast members.
“I don’t know why he had me stuck in his head to play Mr. Blonde,” Madsen says. “I didn’t want to play Mr Blonde. I didn’t want to get shot by Tim Roth. I didn’t want to be killed by Tim Roth.
“I don’t know why he had me stuck in his head to play Mr. Blonde,” Madsen says. “I didn’t want to play Mr Blonde. I didn’t want to get shot by Tim Roth. I didn’t want to be killed by Tim Roth.
- 11/1/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Hey, it's Halloween! That means for most of us, it's a spooky or scary day to watch a creepy movie and enjoy the holiday. Some of watch films of this ilk all October or even season. And for a smaller segment of us, everyday is Halloween. Today we're reviewing the 1988 version of The Blob, directed by Chuck Russell. Kevin Dillion and Shawnee Smith (the Saw franchise) take center stage as two teenagers caught in the middle of a very strange night. A meteor crash lands on earth and unleashes some killer goo. Said goo eats and kills lots of things, and gets bigger, eventually menacing the entire small town. This version of The Blob is a ton...
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- 10/31/2019
- Screen Anarchy
As Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton return to the Terminator franchise in the new movie Terminator: Dark Fate, Billy Idol looked back at his own near-miss with the saga in a recent episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now. In 1990, at the peak of his fame, Idol nearly lost his leg in a nasty motorcycle accident, and he suffered through months of agonizing rehabilitation. While he was still recovering, he got a call from James Cameron about auditioning to play the morphing, cop-impersonating T-1000 in Terminator 2. Cameron took Idol on...
- 10/31/2019
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
When a rock and roll poet is brought back to life by one of his biggest fans, it leads to a trippy adventure in Staci Layne Wilson's The Second Age of Aquarius. With filming slated to begin this November on The Second Age of Aquarius, we're excited to exclusively report the cast for the sci-fi film:
Los Angeles, CA, October 25, 2019 -- Weird Science meets The Odd Couple meets Oliver Stone’s The Doors in “The Second Age of Aquarius.” When Alberta magically brings her favorite departed rock n roll poet back to life, he’s everything she dreamed… at first. Turns out Russell Aquarius thinks he’s having the ultimate bad trip and he wants to bring Alberta along for the magic carpet ride!
“The Second Age of Aquarius” will star Christina Jacqueline Calph (Arthur) as Alberta Stevens, and Michael Ursu (Wildness) as Russell Aquarius. “The Second Age of...
Los Angeles, CA, October 25, 2019 -- Weird Science meets The Odd Couple meets Oliver Stone’s The Doors in “The Second Age of Aquarius.” When Alberta magically brings her favorite departed rock n roll poet back to life, he’s everything she dreamed… at first. Turns out Russell Aquarius thinks he’s having the ultimate bad trip and he wants to bring Alberta along for the magic carpet ride!
“The Second Age of Aquarius” will star Christina Jacqueline Calph (Arthur) as Alberta Stevens, and Michael Ursu (Wildness) as Russell Aquarius. “The Second Age of...
- 10/28/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
When we talk about classic vampire movies, 1987’s The Lost Boys is bound to be in most film nuts’ top ten lists (maybe even top five). It beats out the likes of True Blood or Twilight any day as it had everything we love about horror movies: it was cool, it was punk, it had Alex Winter and Corey Feldman in it, not to mention it also starred a young Kiefer Sutherland. But did you know that there was a scene that had to be cut because it was considered too “violent and gross?”
That’s according to Sutherland himself. Apparently, in the scene in question, his character – David – attacks a bald guy on the beach, chomping into his head in a grisly and gory fashion.
“I ate the whole back of his head off and blood just went everywhere,” said the actor. “I had been directed to just smile like a child having cake,...
That’s according to Sutherland himself. Apparently, in the scene in question, his character – David – attacks a bald guy on the beach, chomping into his head in a grisly and gory fashion.
“I ate the whole back of his head off and blood just went everywhere,” said the actor. “I had been directed to just smile like a child having cake,...
- 10/24/2019
- by Andrew Heaton
- We Got This Covered
For production designer Barbara Ling, reading one of Quentin Tarantino‘s scripts is like sifting through “a long novel,” and starting on page one “you realize you are about to go into a massive, epic adventure with him.” In the case of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” a period showbiz saga starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, she was amazed by “all the pieces that Quentin wanted to bring together” in recreating Tinseltown circa 1969. Watch our exclusive video interview with Ling above.
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The veteran designer knew she had a massive amount of work ahead of her, so she hired researcher Lance Malbon to assist. After exhausting the usual assets — libraries, magazines, newspapers, etc. — they “went deeper into private photographers, because we wanted to get more color of that time” into the sets. But finding the right colors wasn’t that easy.
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The veteran designer knew she had a massive amount of work ahead of her, so she hired researcher Lance Malbon to assist. After exhausting the usual assets — libraries, magazines, newspapers, etc. — they “went deeper into private photographers, because we wanted to get more color of that time” into the sets. But finding the right colors wasn’t that easy.
- 10/17/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Oliver Stone celebrates his 73rd birthday on September 15, 2019. The three-time Oscar winner has courted controversy with a series of technically ambitious, rabble rousing political dramas, chronicling the highs and lows of American history. But how many of his titles remain classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at all 20 of his films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1946, Stone served in the Vietnam War before enrolling in NYU film school. He first came to prominence as a screenwriter, winning an Oscar for penning “Midnight Express” (Best Original Screenplay in 1978) before writing “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Scarface” (1983) and “Year of the Dragon” (1985). During this same period, he directed the low-budget horror films “Seizure” (1974) and “The Hand” (1981).
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He emerged as a an A-list director when he was 40 years old with a pair of acclaimed war dramas released in 1986: “Salvador” and “Platoon.
Born in 1946, Stone served in the Vietnam War before enrolling in NYU film school. He first came to prominence as a screenwriter, winning an Oscar for penning “Midnight Express” (Best Original Screenplay in 1978) before writing “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Scarface” (1983) and “Year of the Dragon” (1985). During this same period, he directed the low-budget horror films “Seizure” (1974) and “The Hand” (1981).
SEEOscar Best Director Gallery: Every Winner In Academy Award History
He emerged as a an A-list director when he was 40 years old with a pair of acclaimed war dramas released in 1986: “Salvador” and “Platoon.
- 9/15/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
American director returns to festival for fifth time.
American director Oliver Stone will attend this year’s Zurich Film Festival (September 26 – October 6) as president of the jury.
He will be joined on the International Competition jury by Colombian director Ciro Guerra, Italian director Laura Bispuri, German actor Sebastian Koch, and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani.
Zurich’s International Documentary Film Competition will this year be chaired by British producer Simon Chinn. He will be joined by American producer Stephen Nemeth, Swiss director Anja Kofmel, French director Maryam Goormaghtigh, and Swiss documentary filmmaker Christian Frei.
The Focus Competition, which selects first, second or third features from Switzerland,...
American director Oliver Stone will attend this year’s Zurich Film Festival (September 26 – October 6) as president of the jury.
He will be joined on the International Competition jury by Colombian director Ciro Guerra, Italian director Laura Bispuri, German actor Sebastian Koch, and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani.
Zurich’s International Documentary Film Competition will this year be chaired by British producer Simon Chinn. He will be joined by American producer Stephen Nemeth, Swiss director Anja Kofmel, French director Maryam Goormaghtigh, and Swiss documentary filmmaker Christian Frei.
The Focus Competition, which selects first, second or third features from Switzerland,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Oliver Stone will serve as the jury president of the international competition at this year’s Zurich Film Festival, it was announced Thursday. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will also present his Showtime documentary series “The Putin Interviews” and the restored version of his 1991 film “The Doors” at the festival.
“Oliver Stone is an edgy Hollywood auteur who continues to create epoch-making masterpieces and manages to broach explosive issues with brilliance,” said festival co-directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri. “We are delighted that [he] has accepted our invitation.”
The international competition jury also comprises Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra, Italian director Laura Bispuri, German actor Sebastian Koch, and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani.
Double Oscar-winning documentary producer Simon Chinn has been tapped to chair the festival’s documentary film competition. German producer Thomas Kufus heads the Focus Competition, which is for Swiss, German or Austrian productions from a director making his or her first, second or third feature.
“Oliver Stone is an edgy Hollywood auteur who continues to create epoch-making masterpieces and manages to broach explosive issues with brilliance,” said festival co-directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri. “We are delighted that [he] has accepted our invitation.”
The international competition jury also comprises Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra, Italian director Laura Bispuri, German actor Sebastian Koch, and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani.
Double Oscar-winning documentary producer Simon Chinn has been tapped to chair the festival’s documentary film competition. German producer Thomas Kufus heads the Focus Competition, which is for Swiss, German or Austrian productions from a director making his or her first, second or third feature.
- 8/29/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will lead the jury of the upcoming Zurich Film Festival's international competition.
Stone will also present a restored version of his 1991 biopic The Doors and his documentary series The Putin Interviews at the 15th edition of the Swiss film fest.
He will preside over a jury that includes Colombian director Ciro Guerra (Waiting for the Barbarians), Italian director Laura Bispuri (Figlia Mia), German actor Sebastian Koch (Werk Ohne Autor) and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani (Lazzaro Felice).
"Stone has been a friend of our festival for 12 years now. He was recipient of ...
Stone will also present a restored version of his 1991 biopic The Doors and his documentary series The Putin Interviews at the 15th edition of the Swiss film fest.
He will preside over a jury that includes Colombian director Ciro Guerra (Waiting for the Barbarians), Italian director Laura Bispuri (Figlia Mia), German actor Sebastian Koch (Werk Ohne Autor) and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani (Lazzaro Felice).
"Stone has been a friend of our festival for 12 years now. He was recipient of ...
- 8/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will lead the jury of the upcoming Zurich Film Festival's international competition.
Stone will also present a restored version of his 1991 biopic The Doors and his documentary series The Putin Interviews at the 15th edition of the Swiss film fest.
He will preside over a jury that includes Colombian director Ciro Guerra (Waiting for the Barbarians), Italian director Laura Bispuri (Figlia Mia), German actor Sebastian Koch (Werk Ohne Autor) and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani (Lazzaro Felice).
"Stone has been a friend of our festival for 12 years now. He was recipient of ...
Stone will also present a restored version of his 1991 biopic The Doors and his documentary series The Putin Interviews at the 15th edition of the Swiss film fest.
He will preside over a jury that includes Colombian director Ciro Guerra (Waiting for the Barbarians), Italian director Laura Bispuri (Figlia Mia), German actor Sebastian Koch (Werk Ohne Autor) and Swiss producer Tiziana Soudani (Lazzaro Felice).
"Stone has been a friend of our festival for 12 years now. He was recipient of ...
- 8/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Crosby (center), jamming with Neil Young (l), Stephen Stills (r) and Tim Drummond (bass), during a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young concert at Texas Stadium, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, August 31, 1974. Photo by Joel Bernstein. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
David Crosby has a golden voice and has had a storied career as part of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the Byrds, having sung or written songs that were the soundtrack of the Woodstock generation. Even if you don’t know his name, you recognize some of his songs. You have to admire his talent but as a person, David Crosby is less admirable and more complicated, as interviewer Cameron Crowe reveals in the first-rate documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name.
The title is apt, as one of the first thing that comes up when others talk about the singer/songwriter is his ego. Cameron Crowe is the producer,...
David Crosby has a golden voice and has had a storied career as part of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the Byrds, having sung or written songs that were the soundtrack of the Woodstock generation. Even if you don’t know his name, you recognize some of his songs. You have to admire his talent but as a person, David Crosby is less admirable and more complicated, as interviewer Cameron Crowe reveals in the first-rate documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name.
The title is apt, as one of the first thing that comes up when others talk about the singer/songwriter is his ego. Cameron Crowe is the producer,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Alessia Cara stopped by The Tonight Show to challenge Jimmy Fallon to a rematch of the show’s segment “Wheel of Musical Impressions.” The singer, who previously took on the challenge back in 2017, was game to recreate the sounds of musicians like Billie Eilish and Amy Winehouse.
During the clip, the “Musical Impressions Generator” first pops up with Eilish and “Pop Goes the Weasel,” which Cara nails immediately. Fallon’s first turn involves The Doors and “Rubber Duckie, You’re the One,” which has slightly less on-the-mark (but very passionate) results.
During the clip, the “Musical Impressions Generator” first pops up with Eilish and “Pop Goes the Weasel,” which Cara nails immediately. Fallon’s first turn involves The Doors and “Rubber Duckie, You’re the One,” which has slightly less on-the-mark (but very passionate) results.
- 8/15/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Don McLean, Mick Jones, Kevin Cronin and Robby Krieger are among the rock legends who will share their personal mixtape playlists of music that shaped their lives and influenced their careers in a new Axs TV series.
Mixtape premieres Thursday, Sept. 12 at 8:30 Et/5:30 Pt, spotlighting a different rock icon for each week of the eight-episode series. The show will feature unplugged performances of songs the interviewees love, and some additional guest starring appearances. The show was filmed at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Hollywood.
In addition to TV, the show will be available as a Spotify podcast that will provide additional commentary and the guest’s complete music playlist. Both Axs TV and Spotlify will promote the series, podcast and playlists.
The first episode features Foreigner founder, songwriter and guitarist Mick Jones, who shares anecdotes about spending time with The Beatles in France just before the band...
Mixtape premieres Thursday, Sept. 12 at 8:30 Et/5:30 Pt, spotlighting a different rock icon for each week of the eight-episode series. The show will feature unplugged performances of songs the interviewees love, and some additional guest starring appearances. The show was filmed at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Hollywood.
In addition to TV, the show will be available as a Spotify podcast that will provide additional commentary and the guest’s complete music playlist. Both Axs TV and Spotlify will promote the series, podcast and playlists.
The first episode features Foreigner founder, songwriter and guitarist Mick Jones, who shares anecdotes about spending time with The Beatles in France just before the band...
- 8/9/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Oliver Stone’s cult music biopic The Doors (1991) is coming to Special Edition (Uhd + 2 Blu-ray and “When You’re Strange” Blu-ray) on 22nd July 2019. To celebrate the release, we are giving away a Special Edition copy!
In 1991, Oliver Stone crafted a psychedelic and powerful musical portrait that brilliantly captured the furious energy of the 60s and the myth of The Doors’ iconic front man, Jim Morrison – the man whose music shaped an era.
Two decades later, Studiocanal presents a stunning new 4K restoration – The Doors: The Final Cut– supervised by Oliver Stone and brought to life with Dolby Atmos®, that will take audiences back in time, into the world and sound of the psychedelic 60s.
Remastered from the original negative that was scanned in 4K 16-bit on Arriscan at Efilm Us, the restoration was managed by Imagine Ritrovata in Italy with the close support of Oliver Stone who oversaw the colour grading.
In 1991, Oliver Stone crafted a psychedelic and powerful musical portrait that brilliantly captured the furious energy of the 60s and the myth of The Doors’ iconic front man, Jim Morrison – the man whose music shaped an era.
Two decades later, Studiocanal presents a stunning new 4K restoration – The Doors: The Final Cut– supervised by Oliver Stone and brought to life with Dolby Atmos®, that will take audiences back in time, into the world and sound of the psychedelic 60s.
Remastered from the original negative that was scanned in 4K 16-bit on Arriscan at Efilm Us, the restoration was managed by Imagine Ritrovata in Italy with the close support of Oliver Stone who oversaw the colour grading.
- 7/26/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Thanks to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” we return to Tinseltown in a loving, nostalgic, 50-year time capsule. Looking back on the landscape of 1969 definitely offers retro eye candy. But the facelifts to both Hollywood Blvd. and Westwood Village were not easy to pull off for production designer Barbara Ling.
“It’s getting harder to shoot period in La because of what they tear down,” said Ling, who previously did a ’60s La makeover for Oliver Stone’s “The Doors.” “La was never a preservation city, and they keep tearing down these glass towers. But La has always been about rebuilding itself. They say it’s even tougher to find little corners to build facades on top of.”
The biggest challenge was getting permission to restore parts of Hollywood Blvd., which bringing in director Tarantino to convince the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. “We had to submit a plan,...
“It’s getting harder to shoot period in La because of what they tear down,” said Ling, who previously did a ’60s La makeover for Oliver Stone’s “The Doors.” “La was never a preservation city, and they keep tearing down these glass towers. But La has always been about rebuilding itself. They say it’s even tougher to find little corners to build facades on top of.”
The biggest challenge was getting permission to restore parts of Hollywood Blvd., which bringing in director Tarantino to convince the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. “We had to submit a plan,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” production designer Barbara Ling shared gorgeous behind-the-scenes photos, and revealed how Quentin Tarantino’s personal collections inspired the look of the film. In an interview with Architectural Digest, the designer said she took a lot of material from the filmmaker’s wealth of posters, 1960s cinema, and old-school Los Angeles restaurant connections. Loosely based around the Charles Manson/Sharon Tate murders, the movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Al Pacino, among others, and is set in 1960s Los Angeles.
“It’s Quentin’s love letter to the city he grew up in,” said Ling, a fellow L.A.-native and longtime production designer, whose credits include 1991’s “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “The Doors”, as well as both Joel Shumacher Batman films from the mid-’90s; “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.”
Ling visited Tarantino’s personal cinema once a week, where...
“It’s Quentin’s love letter to the city he grew up in,” said Ling, a fellow L.A.-native and longtime production designer, whose credits include 1991’s “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “The Doors”, as well as both Joel Shumacher Batman films from the mid-’90s; “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.”
Ling visited Tarantino’s personal cinema once a week, where...
- 7/21/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
According to a new report, musician Marilyn Manson has joined the cast of the series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. On top of that, Manson told Revolver he has also recorded a musical track for the series, which is a cover of The Doors’ “The End.”
There’s no information on who exactly Manson will be playing in the series, but I imagine it won’t be a big role. Manson will join the previously cast James Marsden, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg, Greg Kinnear, and more. Here is the list of actors and who they are playing:
James Marsden (Westworld) is in “advanced negotiations to play Stu Redman, a Texan who is the first man discovered to be immune to the Captain Trips virus that has ravaged the planet. He eventually becomes a leader in a community known as the Free Zone, and is tasked with confronting the evil Randall Flagg.
There’s no information on who exactly Manson will be playing in the series, but I imagine it won’t be a big role. Manson will join the previously cast James Marsden, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg, Greg Kinnear, and more. Here is the list of actors and who they are playing:
James Marsden (Westworld) is in “advanced negotiations to play Stu Redman, a Texan who is the first man discovered to be immune to the Captain Trips virus that has ravaged the planet. He eventually becomes a leader in a community known as the Free Zone, and is tasked with confronting the evil Randall Flagg.
- 7/9/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In 1991, Oliver Stone crafted a psychedelic and powerful musical portrait that brilliantly captured the furious energy of the ‘60s and the myth of The Doors’ iconic front man, Jim Morrison – the man whose music shaped an era. Two decades later, Lionsgate presents a stunning new 4K restoration — The Doors: The Final Cut […]
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- 6/28/2019
- by Victor Medina
- Cinelinx
“Rocketman” made $25.7 million in its opening weekend, upending all estimates. It’s on track for perhaps $200 million in worldwide theatrical which, with ancillary revenue, is more than enough to turn a profit with a production cost of around $40 million. However, it’s nowhere near the $900 million global take for “Bohemian Rhapsody” just seven months ago — and with studios suddenly excited about replicating that success, it makes sense to examine what determined the difference.
Career-spanning sales might suggest Elton John was as big a draw as Queen; rough estimates have John at around 300 million units sold, while Freddie Mercury and company sold around 250 million. But translating music stardom into movies is far trickier than that.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ had first-mover advantage
As a music biopic, it stood alone; nothing similar had a wide release since “Straight Outta Compton” in 2015. It came a few weeks after “A Star Is Born,” which exposed its audience to the trailer,...
Career-spanning sales might suggest Elton John was as big a draw as Queen; rough estimates have John at around 300 million units sold, while Freddie Mercury and company sold around 250 million. But translating music stardom into movies is far trickier than that.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ had first-mover advantage
As a music biopic, it stood alone; nothing similar had a wide release since “Straight Outta Compton” in 2015. It came a few weeks after “A Star Is Born,” which exposed its audience to the trailer,...
- 6/5/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
"I'm the poet, and you're my muse." Studiocanal UK has debuted a new trailer for the 4K restored re-release of the rock biopic classic The Doors, made by Oliver Stone and first released in 1991. The movie follows Jim Morrison from his days as a film student to his death in Paris. With a tour-de-force performance by Val Kilmer, who did his own singing. Stone crafted a "psychedelic and powerful musical portrait that brilliantly captured the furious energy of the 60s" and the myth of The Doors' iconic front man, Jim Morrison - whose music shaped an era. This new release, titled The Doors: The Final Cut, was supervised by Oliver Stone and remastered in Dolby Atmos. It will "take audiences back in time, into the world and sound of the psychedelic 60s." Also starring Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon, Michael Wincott, and Michael Madsen. There's no...
- 5/20/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Hulu has released its list of content arriving at the streaming service this June, as well as everything that will no longer be available to watch there after June 30.
At the top of the must-watch list is season three of Hulu Original “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which was notably pushed back to a June premiere date in order to ensure it would “maintain the quality it has,” Craig Erwich, Hulu’s Senior Vice President of Originals, said at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in February. The first three episodes of the new season premiere on Hulu June 5, after which new episodes will be released every Wednesday.
Another Hulu Original of note is “The Weekly” series from The New York Times, coming June 3. Each half-hour episode will feature a Times journalist investigating one of today’s most pressing issues, with new issues being explored each week.
Also Read: Elisabeth Moss...
At the top of the must-watch list is season three of Hulu Original “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which was notably pushed back to a June premiere date in order to ensure it would “maintain the quality it has,” Craig Erwich, Hulu’s Senior Vice President of Originals, said at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in February. The first three episodes of the new season premiere on Hulu June 5, after which new episodes will be released every Wednesday.
Another Hulu Original of note is “The Weekly” series from The New York Times, coming June 3. Each half-hour episode will feature a Times journalist investigating one of today’s most pressing issues, with new issues being explored each week.
Also Read: Elisabeth Moss...
- 5/15/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Zhang Ziyi to attend screening of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Cannes’s Cinema de la Plage free beach screening series will include Boyz N The Hood as a tribute to the late John Singleton.
The Los Angeles-set crime drama will screen on May 23 and has history with the festival. It screened in Un Certain Regard in 1991, and went on to earn best directing and best screenwriting Oscar nominations for Singleton.
The filmmaker became the first African American to receive an Academy Award directing nod and remains the youngest director to do so. Singleton died on April 29 aged 51.
Zhang Ziyi will...
Cannes’s Cinema de la Plage free beach screening series will include Boyz N The Hood as a tribute to the late John Singleton.
The Los Angeles-set crime drama will screen on May 23 and has history with the festival. It screened in Un Certain Regard in 1991, and went on to earn best directing and best screenwriting Oscar nominations for Singleton.
The filmmaker became the first African American to receive an Academy Award directing nod and remains the youngest director to do so. Singleton died on April 29 aged 51.
Zhang Ziyi will...
- 5/13/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Programme will also pay tribute to Milos Forman.
A screening of Easy Rider attended by lead actor Peter Fonda and a midnight screening of The Shining presented by Alfonso Cuarón lead the programme of the 16th edition of Cannes Classics, the heritage cinema section of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
Fonda, who co-wrote and co-produced the American independent classic as well as starred in it, will be present to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The film had its world premiere in Competition on the Croisette in 1969.
Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón will present a midnight screening of Stanley Kubrick’s...
A screening of Easy Rider attended by lead actor Peter Fonda and a midnight screening of The Shining presented by Alfonso Cuarón lead the programme of the 16th edition of Cannes Classics, the heritage cinema section of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
Fonda, who co-wrote and co-produced the American independent classic as well as starred in it, will be present to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The film had its world premiere in Competition on the Croisette in 1969.
Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón will present a midnight screening of Stanley Kubrick’s...
- 4/26/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – What can be said for a man who has portrayed Jesus close to 5,000 times, and starred in the definitive Broadway and film versions of the most famous rock opera about Christ? Ted Neeley is as virtuous as his famous title role in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” During this Easter weekend, HollywoodChicago.com reprints this comprehensive overview of Ted Neeley, Superstar.
Ted Neeley had the perfect show business start when coming of age in the 1960s. After venturing out of his native Texas to find a music career in Los Angeles, Neeley landed the role of Claude in both the Los Angeles and New York versions of “Hair” in 1969. The director of that show remembered Neeley when he was casting for the Broadway stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera, “Jesus Christ Superstar.” He understudied in New York, and played the role on Broadway and in Los Angeles.
Ted Neeley had the perfect show business start when coming of age in the 1960s. After venturing out of his native Texas to find a music career in Los Angeles, Neeley landed the role of Claude in both the Los Angeles and New York versions of “Hair” in 1969. The director of that show remembered Neeley when he was casting for the Broadway stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera, “Jesus Christ Superstar.” He understudied in New York, and played the role on Broadway and in Los Angeles.
- 4/19/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled everything coming to the streaming service in May, and highlights include new series “Good Omens” on May 31 and the second and final season of “Fleabag” coming May 17.
“Sneaky Pete,” a Prime original series about a con man who pretends to be a family’s long-lost grandson, arrives for its third season on May 10. Prime subscribers can also watch the horrors of 2018’s “Suspiria” unfold in their own home. The Prime original film starring Dakota Johnson comes to the streaming service May 3.
Other highlights include existing films like “Reservoir Dogs,” seven installments of the “Friday the 13th” franchise, and the first “Mission: Impossible” movie. Licensed TV series coming to the streamer include Season 3 of ITV’s British comedy “The Durrells,” and Season 4 of the BBC’s drama “Poldark.”
Also Read: 'Fleabag' Season 2: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Goes to Battle With God in New Trailer (Video...
“Sneaky Pete,” a Prime original series about a con man who pretends to be a family’s long-lost grandson, arrives for its third season on May 10. Prime subscribers can also watch the horrors of 2018’s “Suspiria” unfold in their own home. The Prime original film starring Dakota Johnson comes to the streaming service May 3.
Other highlights include existing films like “Reservoir Dogs,” seven installments of the “Friday the 13th” franchise, and the first “Mission: Impossible” movie. Licensed TV series coming to the streamer include Season 3 of ITV’s British comedy “The Durrells,” and Season 4 of the BBC’s drama “Poldark.”
Also Read: 'Fleabag' Season 2: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Goes to Battle With God in New Trailer (Video...
- 4/16/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
By Fred Blosser
Oliver Stone’s “Talk Radio” (1988) has been released by Twilight Time in a Blu-ray limited edition of 3,000 copies. In a short supplemental feature ported over to the Blu-ray from a previous Universal Home Video DVD edition, Stone comments that he was intrigued by the “new phenomenon” of confrontational call-in programming that began to dominate commercial radio in the late 1980s. Stone’s protagonist, Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian), hosts a popular late-night talk show in Dallas. From his perch, Barry relentlessly provokes, cajoles, and insults the lonely misfits, troubled neurotics, and dangerous neo-Nazis who compulsively phone in to his telephone feed. When an executive from a big radio network turns up at the station one night, Champlain learns that his manager Dan has brokered a deal for national syndication without his knowledge. (Dan is played by Alec Baldwin. See if your kids or your younger siblings realize...
Oliver Stone’s “Talk Radio” (1988) has been released by Twilight Time in a Blu-ray limited edition of 3,000 copies. In a short supplemental feature ported over to the Blu-ray from a previous Universal Home Video DVD edition, Stone comments that he was intrigued by the “new phenomenon” of confrontational call-in programming that began to dominate commercial radio in the late 1980s. Stone’s protagonist, Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian), hosts a popular late-night talk show in Dallas. From his perch, Barry relentlessly provokes, cajoles, and insults the lonely misfits, troubled neurotics, and dangerous neo-Nazis who compulsively phone in to his telephone feed. When an executive from a big radio network turns up at the station one night, Champlain learns that his manager Dan has brokered a deal for national syndication without his knowledge. (Dan is played by Alec Baldwin. See if your kids or your younger siblings realize...
- 4/15/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The Cannes Film Festival is saluting director Agnès Varda with its official poster, which depicts the filmmaker, then in her mid-20s, shooting her first feature, 1955’s “La Pointe Courte.”
The announcement reflects the enormous respect the director-cum-visual-artist had earned from Cannes and the film community worldwide as a pioneering director — the woman whose independent debut paved the way for the French New Wave. Later, Varda went on to make “Cléo from 5 to 7,” which premiered in competition at Cannes in 1962 and featured a cameo from “Breathless” director Jean-Luc Godard, whose own film career was catalyzed in part by her example. Varda died at 90 last month.
Varda was a regular at Cannes, whether or not she had a film to screen there — and she presented many, including “Jacquot de Nantes,” “The Gleaners and I,” and, most recently, “Faces Places” — and served on the jury in 2005, the year Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne...
The announcement reflects the enormous respect the director-cum-visual-artist had earned from Cannes and the film community worldwide as a pioneering director — the woman whose independent debut paved the way for the French New Wave. Later, Varda went on to make “Cléo from 5 to 7,” which premiered in competition at Cannes in 1962 and featured a cameo from “Breathless” director Jean-Luc Godard, whose own film career was catalyzed in part by her example. Varda died at 90 last month.
Varda was a regular at Cannes, whether or not she had a film to screen there — and she presented many, including “Jacquot de Nantes,” “The Gleaners and I,” and, most recently, “Faces Places” — and served on the jury in 2005, the year Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne...
- 4/15/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Varda passed away following a short battle with cancer.
Agnès Varda, the Belgian-born director whose work played a pivotal part in the French New Wave, has died aged 90.
She died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, according to a statement from her family given to French news agency Afp. It said: ”The director and artist Agnès Varda died at home on Thursday night due to cancer, with her family and loved ones surrounding her.”
Her death comes just weeks after Varda put in a fitting final appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival with the documentary Varda By Agnès.
An extended filmed masterclass of sorts,...
Agnès Varda, the Belgian-born director whose work played a pivotal part in the French New Wave, has died aged 90.
She died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, according to a statement from her family given to French news agency Afp. It said: ”The director and artist Agnès Varda died at home on Thursday night due to cancer, with her family and loved ones surrounding her.”
Her death comes just weeks after Varda put in a fitting final appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival with the documentary Varda By Agnès.
An extended filmed masterclass of sorts,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Hollywood endured a big setback this month, and it had nothing to do with the Oscars. A major studio, 20th Century Fox, officially disappeared into the mist, instantly transforming a once robustly competitive industry into a Disney oligopoly. The ultimate cost in jobs could range as high as 10,000, but the real cost will be in opportunity and competitive zeal.
I took the demise of Fox personally because it was the second studio loss I had witnessed. Years ago I had been a production chief at MGM when Kirk Kerkorian decided to pull the plug. Ironically, he and Rupert Murdoch had been trading offers for years for Fox and MGM, with Kerkorian foolishly snubbing him (MGM continued to stagger along for some years without serious funding commitments).
Fox’s history, like MGM’s, has wallowed in melodramatic triumphs and scandals –the corporate intrigues of Warner Bros and its corporate parents (At&T...
I took the demise of Fox personally because it was the second studio loss I had witnessed. Years ago I had been a production chief at MGM when Kirk Kerkorian decided to pull the plug. Ironically, he and Rupert Murdoch had been trading offers for years for Fox and MGM, with Kerkorian foolishly snubbing him (MGM continued to stagger along for some years without serious funding commitments).
Fox’s history, like MGM’s, has wallowed in melodramatic triumphs and scandals –the corporate intrigues of Warner Bros and its corporate parents (At&T...
- 2/22/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Once inside, the band ran through a ton of their hits, including "Lick It Up" and others, and it's safe to say the packed house of about 500 was loving it. Kiss cofounder Ace Frehley isn't with his former bandmates for this farewell tour ... something Gene Simmons was tight-lipped about prior to the show. As we reported, Gene claimed Ace got the boot for being unprofessional, but Ace fired back ... accusing Gene of groping his wife and being a sex addict.
- 2/12/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
“In all the movies I’ve done, I’ve never quite seen this confluence of people’s belief in the project they’re working on,” says “Bohemian Rhapsody” cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel. The film has generated a lot of press for its behind-the-scenes drama (director Bryan Singer was fired before shooting was completed), so the veteran cameraman admits he was “concerned that all this unbelievable effort and love that people were putting into it would be for naught.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Sigel above.
See Aaron Haye Interview: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Sigel’s fears were finally put to rest when this biopic about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) opened so well at the box office. As of this writing it has grossed $750 million worldwide. “To see the movie received by the public so phenomenally,” combined with its recent Golden Globe victories for Best Film Drama and Best Film...
See Aaron Haye Interview: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Sigel’s fears were finally put to rest when this biopic about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) opened so well at the box office. As of this writing it has grossed $750 million worldwide. “To see the movie received by the public so phenomenally,” combined with its recent Golden Globe victories for Best Film Drama and Best Film...
- 1/11/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“A Star Is Born” and “Black Panther” were supposed to be the year’s two mass-audience Oscar contenders. Now two more have joined the race — and could surpass them. Golden Globes wins for “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book” made Rami Malek’s portrayal of Freddie Mercury a real contender for Best Actor, with Peter Farrelly’s 1960s road trip film now seeing a real chance for Best Picture.
Despite lesser critical support for both films, these wins didn’t come out of nowhere. They stemmed from a remarkable amount of public support. Neither has the totals for “Black Panther” (over $700 million domestic), or “A Star Is Born” ($202 million), but they’re looking vital at the box office just as Academy members make their nomination selections.
At $194 million and rising, “Bohemian” hovers close to the Top 10 (it was #11 last weekend) 10 weeks into its release. It’s consistently outstripped expectations, leapfrogging past...
Despite lesser critical support for both films, these wins didn’t come out of nowhere. They stemmed from a remarkable amount of public support. Neither has the totals for “Black Panther” (over $700 million domestic), or “A Star Is Born” ($202 million), but they’re looking vital at the box office just as Academy members make their nomination selections.
At $194 million and rising, “Bohemian” hovers close to the Top 10 (it was #11 last weekend) 10 weeks into its release. It’s consistently outstripped expectations, leapfrogging past...
- 1/10/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Whenever you think you’re alone, just remember that he’s always watching when The Super arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital December 18 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Starring Grammy® Award nominee Val Kilmer, this taut, suspenseful thriller will have you looking over your shoulder…even when you’re home. Produced by the creator of TV’s “Law & Order” and “Chicago P.D.,” written by John J. McLaughlin (Black Swan), and directed by Stephan Rick, The Super Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Official Synopsis
Former cop Phil takes a job as a superintendent in a Manhattan apartment building. When a teen goes missing, along with several other tenants, Phil suspects a sadistic murderer may be roaming the eerie corridors and that his daughters’ lives are in danger. But whom can he trust when everybody around him has something to hide?...
Official Synopsis
Former cop Phil takes a job as a superintendent in a Manhattan apartment building. When a teen goes missing, along with several other tenants, Phil suspects a sadistic murderer may be roaming the eerie corridors and that his daughters’ lives are in danger. But whom can he trust when everybody around him has something to hide?...
- 12/7/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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