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Hey Star Wars ! Happy 35th !
22 hours ago | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Where were you 35 years ago, fellow movie geeks ( if you even existed ) ? Well, it turns out that today, May 25, 2012, is the 35th anniversary of the day the original Star Wars ( it wouldn’t be given the episode IV subtitle for several years ) exploded on USA movie screens. This was the big one. Steven Spielberg had established the Summer as a prime time for escapist Hollywood blockbusters with Jaws in 1975 , but George Lucas solidified ” school’s out ” as the ” get out of the heat and lose yourself in a fantasy world ” season. It’s difficult to convey to you younger film fans what a game changer this was. Most sci-fi fantasy films were ultra-low budget saucers on the loose with guys in ill-fitting rubber suits B movies. We had the occasional big, stompin’ monster epics from Japan along with the James Bond series ( by then in the very tongue-in-cheek Roger Moore »
- Jim Batts
John Wayne's Eyepatch Up For Auction
24 May 2012 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
John Wayne's famous True Grit eyepatch is expected to fetch more than $35,000 (£21,000) at an upcoming auction.
The cowboy icon wore the iconic patch as Rooster Cogburn in the classic 1969 Western, and again in 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn.
He donated the patch to the Southern California Symphony Society in 1975 and wrote a letter to accompany the item, joking, "Now that my eye is better I'm happy to donate it to such a worthy cause... Wear it in good health!"
Wayne famously credited the eyepatch for the Oscar he won for True Grit, joking, "If I'd known, I'd have put the patch on 35 years earlier."
The patch will be auctioned online by Nate Sanders, who called the prop the "ultimate piece for fans of the western movie, a uniquely American genre".
The item will go under the hammer on 29 May. »
Close up: Cannes 2012 continues
24 May 2012 8:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
Cannes 2012 rumbles on this week, as you surely can't have failed to notice. Xan Brooks and Peter Bradshaw have been providing regular updates on the Guardian Film Show, with video reviews of On the Road and Holy Motors, Killing Them Softly and The Angels' Share, Amour and The Hunt, as well as interviews with Michel Gondry and Michael Haneke.
Meanwhile, news reaches us that some journalists at the festival are being charged to interview stars, that Ken Loach has some stern words for the BBFC, and that some folks have had a look at footage from Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming Django Unchained.
There's much more news besides - to stand any chance of keeping up with it all, and with the latest reviews from the festival, keep an eye on our daily live blog. Or, »
John Wayne's True Grit eyepatch for sale in online auction
24 May 2012 3:34 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Patch Wayne wore as Rooster Cogburn in classic western expected to sell for more than £20,000
An eyepatch that John Wayne wore when he played Rooster Cogburn in the classic western True Grit is expected to fetch more than £20,000 at auction.
Wayne wore the patch in the 1969 film and in the sequel, called simply Rooster Cogburn, six years later.
He won an Oscar for True Grit and acknowledged the significance of the patch in his acceptance speech, joking: "Wow! If I'd known I'd have put the patch on 35 years earlier."
In November 1975, Wayne donated this patch to the Southern California Symphony Society to be auctioned off to raise funds, together with a letter in which he certified that it was authentic.
He wrote: "Dear Friend: Please let this certify that the enclosed 'eyepatch' is one which I wore during the filming of True Grit and Rooster Cogburn. Now that my eye »
- Steven Morris
Giveaway: Win a DVD copy of This Means War, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine
23 May 2012 6:45 AM, PDT | GordonandtheWhale | See recent GordonandtheWhale news »
What’s better than June Carter, Bane and Captain Kirk all in the same movie? That’s exactly what you get thanks to This Means War, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine.
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Rumor: Chris Pine to star in Robocop? Giveaway: Win a copy of the ‘John Wayne Film Collection’ on DVD Tom Hardy to star in David Yates’ Al Capone flick? Director also looking at The Stand
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- Joshua Brunsting
U.S. Postal Service Honors Directors Capra, Ford, Huston and Wilder With ‘Forever Stamps’ Award
23 May 2012 5:51 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Four extraordinary film directors .Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston and Billy Wilder . received a stamping ovation today with the issuance of the Great Film Directors First-Class Forever stamps. The dedication took place at the American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center where some of their works were showcased. Available nationwide today, the stamps can be purchased online at usps.com/shop, by calling 1-800-stamp-24 (1-800-782-6724) or by visiting Post Offices.
“With these stamps, we’re bringing these filmmakers out from behind their cameras and putting them in the spotlight so that we can learn more about them,” said Samuel Pulcrano, U.S. Postal Service vice president, Corporate Communications in dedicating the stamps. “Movies offer a window into our history and heritage and tell the story of America. Similar to movies, stamps honor our past and celebrate our achievements while encouraging us to learn more about the people, »
- Michelle McCue
Giveaway Alert! Win one of two copies of MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf: Season 1′ on DVD
22 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | GordonandtheWhale | See recent GordonandtheWhale news »
As MTV continues its way through the world of scripted television, one of their most talked about series is now finally making its way to DVD for mass consumption.
Teen Wolf, is MTV’s award-winning (including six Teen Choice awards) re-imagining of the franchise. Already, the show has proven itself something of a stomping ground for some rather talented young actors, including stars Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin and Dylan O’Brien.
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Giveaway: Win a copy of the ‘John Wayne Film Collection’ on DVD Giveaway: Win a DVD copy of This Means War, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine
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- Joshua Brunsting
Dark Shadows – The Review
11 May 2012 12:11 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The history of cinema has had many long-running actor/director partnerships. What first springs to my mind is the long collaboration between actor John Wayne and director John Ford, which has inspired several film books and documentaries. More recently we’ve had the Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro team-ups ( although Leonardo DiCaprio may just catch up to Mr. D ). And now we have the eighth film that actor Johnny Depp has done with director Tim Burton since they first paired all the way back in 1990 for Edward Scissorhands ( Wow! ). After films based on children’s books, a low-budget filmmaker’s life, and a Broadway musical what have the duo decided to tackle now? Why, it’s a classic cult TV show from the late 1960′s : Dark Shadows. What’s their take on this supernatural soap opera?.
Time for a bit of disclosure here. During its original run on ABC television, »
- Jim Batts
Blood of the Vines: The Horse Soldiers
10 May 2012 9:48 AM, PDT | Trailers from Hell | See recent Trailers from Hell news »
Randy rides west.
Westerns – the Great American Movie Genre. Yes, the Italian cinema has its Spaghetti Western - Cameriere, more Sangiovese, please! But we’re talking real, honest-to-John-Wayne American westerns here. The kind with a big, wide-open-spaces theme by somebody like Elmer Bernstein, Alfred Newman, or Lerner and Loewe. Morricone magic is better served with the aforementioned grape of Chianti – and movies where the dubbed dialog doesn’t quite match up with the actors’ mouths.
The soundtrack of “The Horse Soldiers” rides in on the strains of “Dixie” and out to “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” You not only get a western, you get a Civil War movie, too. And John Wayne’s in both of them.
Heck, you even get John Ford directing at no extra charge, and a story that was ripped from the headlines of the Vicksburg Post, circa 1863. A western? In Mississippi? That’s right, pilgrim. »
- Danny
Mill Creek 50 Movie Packs Discount Code And Giveaway
10 May 2012 7:32 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
If you’ve hunted around for movie bargains, you’ve probably seen some of Mill Creek Entertainment’s 50-Movie Packs on DVD. Apart from other great releases by Mill Creek, these packs are phenomenal boons to cinephiles looking to collect older titles.
There are three new packs available, and I want to not only let you in on a discount code, but I have one of the packs available for you to win.
I know a lot of people may be quick to overlook these packs, and not every movie included stands out as a major value, but there are some great titles in each of them, and fans of the genres will be pleasantly surprised by what they get out of the deal. I have to admit that there is something about seeing a 50-movie pack, especially when it doesn’t cost a couple of hundred dollars, or more, »
- Marc Eastman
Video Vault: The Searchers
10 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
There are few more tragic losses in the history of Hollywood film than the disappearance of the western. Once one of the most popular genres in cinema, the myth of the west has been replaced with box-office focused action movies which dedicate more time to explosions than to character development or setting the scene. The true magnitude of this loss cannot be appreciated without seeing the John Ford 1956 classic The Searchers.
The Searchers is the story of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), who, along with his adopted nephew Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), goes on an arduous, years-long quest to find his kidnapped niece Debbie (played first by Lana Wood, then elder sister Natalie). Whilst this may sound like the standard cowboys and Indians fare (and much of the film is), there’s also a significant amount going on under the surface, not least in the sense that Ethan’s highly questionable »
- Matt Clough
'Underworld: Awakening' and 'The Vow' Hit DVD and Blu-ray This Week
8 May 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Before we get started here, I thought some of you may be interested in the fact you can buy the four film Coen Brothers' Blu-ray set from Fox for $24.99 right now, which includes Blood Simple, Fargo, Miller's Crossing and Raising Arizona. If you're interested, just click here to pick it up. There's also an interesting ten-film John Wayne DVD collection featured in the "Even More" section of today's post.
Underworld: Awakening I like this film and they sent me the Blu-ray, but I haven't yet had a chance to watch it. All the Underworld films starring Kate Beckinsale I find quite fun. It's big, loud and dumb fun as far as I'm concerned and I don't really know if I make a special exception for this franchise over others, but based on how this one ends I do hope they go forward with one more, but as Underworld: Rise of the Lycans proved, »
- Brad Brevet
DVD Playhouse--May 2012
7 May 2012 3:57 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse – May 2012
By Allen Gardner
Shame (20th Century Fox) Director Steve McQueen’s harrowing portrait of a Manhattan sex addict (Michael Fassbender, in the year’s most riveting performance) whose psyche goes into overload when his equally-troubled sister (Carey Mulligan) visits unexpectedly. Exquisitely-made on every level, save for the screenplay, which makes its point after about thirty minutes. While it tries hard to be a modern-day Last Tango in Paris, this fatal flaw makes it fall somewhat short. The much- ballyhooed sex scenes and frontal nudity are the least-interesting things about the film, incidentally, which is still a must-see for discriminating adults who seek out challenging material. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Being John Malkovich (Criterion) Spike Jonze’s madcap film of Charlie Kaufman’s script, regarding a socially-disenfranchised puppeteer (John Cusack) who finds a portal into the mind of actor »
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Article about film remakes that improve on the originals.
6 May 2012 3:49 PM, PDT | eyeforfilm.co.uk | See recent eyeforfilm.co.uk news »
Many of us groan when we hear about planned remakes of our favourite films, but the release this week of Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai serves as a reminder that on occasion they can outclass their source material. Sometimes a filmmaker comes along with a fresh voice that brings out new qualities in the story. Sometimes improvements in technology make it easier to attain impressive results. And sometimes great ideas that were mishandled the first time around can be made to shine. Here we take a look at ten of the best.
If film fans ever had cause to worry about a remake, it was when they heard that somebody else was daring to tamper with this 1969 John Wayne classic. Fortunately the filmmakers involved were the Coen Brothers and the result was a stunningly shot epic that garnered ten Oscar nominations. Jeff Bridges made the Wayne role. »
- Jennie Kermode
Article about film remakes that improve on the originals.
6 May 2012 3:49 PM, PDT | eyeforfilm.co.uk | See recent eyeforfilm.co.uk news »
Many of us groan when we hear about planned remakes of our favourite films, but the release this week of Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai serves as a reminder that on occasion they can outclass their source material. Sometimes a filmmaker comes along with a fresh voice that brings out new qualities in the story. Sometimes improvements in technology make it easier to attain impressive results. And sometimes great ideas that were mishandled the first time around can be made to shine. Here we take a look at ten of the best.
If film fans ever had cause to worry about a remake, it was when they heard that somebody else was daring to tamper with this 1969 John Wayne classic. Fortunately the filmmakers involved were the Coen Brothers and the result was a stunningly shot epic that garnered ten Oscar nominations. Jeff Bridges made the Wayne role. »
- Jennie Kermode
Remade in Heaven - Article about film remakes that improve on the originals. by Jennie Kermode
6 May 2012 3:49 PM, PDT | eyeforfilm.co.uk | See recent eyeforfilm.co.uk news »
Many of us groan when we hear about planned remakes of our favourite films, but the release this week of Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai serves as a reminder that on occasion they can outclass their source material. Sometimes a filmmaker comes along with a fresh voice that brings out new qualities in the story. Sometimes improvements in technology make it easier to attain impressive results. And sometimes great ideas that were mishandled the first time around can be made to shine. Here we take a look at ten of the best.
If film fans ever had cause to worry about a remake, it was when they heard that somebody else was daring to tamper with this 1969 John Wayne classic. Fortunately the filmmakers involved were the Coen Brothers and the result was a stunningly shot epic that garnered ten Oscar nominations. Jeff Bridges made the Wayne role. »
- Jennie Kermode
Jake Owen arrested on Cinco De Mayo: Singer slams police in Twitter rant
6 May 2012 11:45 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Don't drink and tweet, ladies and gentlemen.
Jake Owen, whose "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" hit No. 1 on the country charts next year, had a little too much fun in Vero Beach, Fla. on Cinco De Mayo. Early in the day, Owen tweeted a photo of himself drinking a Corona and wearing a sombrero, writing, "What's the big deal about Cinco de Mayo. I've been drinking my a** off Everydayo of Mayo."
Things turned south for him later in the evening. Instead of issuing a formal statement after being arrested like most public figures would do, Owen got right to the point, tweeting a photo of himself handcuffed.
"I just got arrested in my own hometown," he tweeted. "I was wearing an old man mask and the sheriff decided to rip me out of Steak And Shake and embarrass me in front of my family. Classic."
Later in the evening, he »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Giveaway: Win a copy of the ‘John Wayne Film Collection’ on DVD
4 May 2012 12:31 PM, PDT | GordonandtheWhale | See recent GordonandtheWhale news »
Looking for that special something to nab for your father this Father's Day? Well, look no further. We've teamed up with the good folks at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to give you the chance to win a copy of the distributor's new 10-disc collection, The John Wayne Film Collection.
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- Joshua Brunsting
Samuel L. Jackson Twitter: Avenging The Avengers
3 May 2012 1:23 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Samuel L. Jackson, The Avengers The Avengers actor Samuel L. Jackson, whose self-righteous Nick Fury looks like an amateur next to Tom Hiddleston’s brilliantly wicked Loki, has gone the James Cameron way. It’s "either you like my movie, or you have no job writing about movies." In response to an unenthusiastic The Avengers review by the New York Times‘ A.O. Scott, a couple of hours ago Jackson tweeted to his 823,000 followers: "#Avengers fans,NY Times critic Ao Scott needs a new job! Let’s help him find one! One he can Actually do!" In his review, Scott opines that The Avengers‘ "best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the Transformers franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker." Scott then goes on »
- Zac Gille
Contest: Win A Copy Of The John Wayne 10 Film Box Set Collection
3 May 2012 11:44 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
John Wayne needs no introduction. One of the most iconic actors of all time, he dominated westerns his list of classic films and great directors he worked with we could talk about all day. But how about watching some of those famed films instead? 20th Century Fox is releasing the John Wayne Film Collection featuring 10 movies on May 8th and we've got a copy for one lucky reader.
Spanning 39 years of John Wayne’s legendary career, the boxset contains some of his most memorable and critically-acclaimed films including: Raoul Walsh's "The Big Trail," Howard Hawks' "Red River," Henry Hathaway's "Legend Of The Lost" and "North To Alaska," John Ford's "The Horse Soldiers," "The Alamo" which Wayne directed himself, Michael Curtiz's "The Comancheros," the WWII epic "The Longest Day," the Civil War era flick "The Undefeated" and, for the time on DVD, John Huston's "The Barbarian And The Geisha. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
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