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Clip joint: the five best police chiefs on film
8 May 2013 5:59 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
They can be a help or a hindrance, but they're always at their best when shouty and officious. Here's some of the best examples of movie police chiefs
This week's Clip joint is my art director and designer Mark Evans. Follow him on Twitter here, and take a look at the 'zine he recently put together on the subject of police chiefs.
This is based on my love of the officious, aggressive and over-the-top police chief in movies. The one-liners, the put-downs and their very immoderate nature have always endeared me to this hilarious and iconic film character.
We start with the perfect, cliché-ridden sequel that precisely encapsulates this type of character, Inspector Todd from Beverly Hills Cop 2.
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Another sequel, another brilliant cliché-ridden cop movie – but this time Joe Pantoliano (Joey Pants to his friends) introduces »
What about Bob? Has the Age of Almost Great Villains Passed?
15 April 2013 11:20 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Ah, Bob. He left us too soon. Not Bill Murray’s Bob Wiley of What about Bob fame but Bob of Batman (1989). Or as the Joker put it: “my number one … guy!” Poor Bob. The world is worse off due to his absence. He’s someone none us should have forgotten but have. He’s got his hits on Youtube but no plans to resurrect him even though he’s leagues ahead of Darkseid, who isn’t even on the radar of most moviegoer.
Originally, I admit this article had been geared to giving the so-called second stringers their due. But that is a bit distortive of the actual record because not all second stringers get forgotten. Just ask old Henry Kissinger. Or need one be reminded of Boba Fett’s massive cult? Nevertheless, too many both second-order and first-order baddies get left behind. Mr. Glass did a good job »
- Christian Jimenez
Clip joint: films that feature yelling
28 March 2013 3:00 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Modern recording gear means movie actors don't have to shout to be heard. So those moments when actors roar from the bottom of their lungs are to be treasured
This week's Clip joint is by Guardian reader Brogan Morris. If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, drop an email to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Things have come a long way since fledgling recording technology meant film performances had to be big and bold. Movie actors were forced to give theatrical displays for the benefit of clunky, insensitive equipment, but today even the most basic camera and sound kit can pick up the subtlest actorly inflection. Screen thesps are thus not required to operate at a high volume – making a performer such as Nicolas Cage something of a rarity, and loud acting – beyond the stage or opera house – a dying art.
Of course, certain cinematic moments may »
- Guardian readers
10 Military Characters That Make National Service Look Terrifying
6 March 2013 4:39 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Imagine it: National Service has been reintroduced. You’re going to become part of the military, then probably go to war, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Unless, that is, you’re in line to the throne or rich enough to bribe government officials which, let’s face it, you probably aren’t. To make things much, much worse, you start to recollect all those damaged film soldiers, all those crackpot movie military men that always made the job seem utterly abominable.
According to the movies, being in the army is scary as hell. Movies, of course, show us an exaggerated version of the world. The war genre is not war as it is – film tends to portray life as a soldier in a hyper-real way, with what it’s like to be in a combat situation far removed from the truth. But if the nightmare scenario »
- Brogan Morris
'Wreck-it Ralph' Blu-ray: Jane Lynch on her curves, stealing the guys' roles, and working with Harrison Ford on 'The Fugitive' -- Exclusive Video
15 February 2013 6:00 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
After four seasons as Sue Sylvester on Glee, Jane Lynch has gone from sitcom guest-star extraordinaire and comic dynamite in films like Best in Show and The 40-Year-Old Virgin to one of television’s most recognizable and celebrated actors, hosting the Emmys and Saturday Night Live. But way back when, she paid the bills with her clipped Midwestern voice, in numerous commercials and animated cartoons. “I made my living doing voiceovers, and getting an animated film was always the brass ring of being a celebrity,” says Lynch. “So now I’m just really grateful that I’m a celebrity and I get to do it. »
- Jeff Labrecque
The Oscar for most criminally ignored performances by the Academy - Actor Nominations
10 February 2013 11:34 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Tom Jolliffe on the male acting performances criminally overlooked by the Academy for Oscar recognition...
With the Oscars around the corner and awards season in full swing, now is a perfect opportunity to tearfully remember those performances that were completely overlooked by the Academy. Reasons can differ. Sometimes a year is bloated with exceptional performances and competition is high. Sometimes a film's impact doesn’t strike instantly and takes years before it finally clicks with audiences. There are certain film subjects that are Oscar catnip, and others which rub against the grain of what is fashionable amongst the voters. There are almost always head-scratching inclusions and exclusions. It’s hard to know which films of a year, and which performances will live long in the memory and which will fade away.
Here are a few actors I humbly believe gave performances good enough to warrant nominations (lead or supporting) for »
- Flickering Myth
Thn’s Top Ten Horror Remakes Part 2
29 January 2013 1:42 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
January is fast becoming the month to rival the more appropriate October for the release of horror films. So we conclude our countdown, (which began Here yesterday), of our Top Ten Horror Remakes. We’ve also decided to mention a few titles that just missed the cut, but deserve a special mention for attempting to add something different to their respective source material.
At five…
5. The Crazies (2010)
Breck Eisner seemed another peculiar choice to helm the remake of cult Geroge R. Romero favourite, The Crazies. After all, his Matthew McConnaughey-led adventure Sahara, died on its arse in 2005, while his debut feature – the action-thriller Thoughtcrimes (2003) – was little seen to say the least. However, the son of former Disney chief Michael Eisner assembled a terrific cast, led by the ever-captivating Timothy Olyphant and Aussie beauty Radha Mitchell. They gave us a gripping chiller, which sees the band of survivors of Ogden Marsh, »
- Craig Hunter
Fan Cast: Mr.Clean The Movie
21 January 2013 8:17 PM, PST | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
When a woman's son is kidnapped by an army of germs, she must team up with Mr. Clean to stop the evil before it is too late. Terry O'Quinn as Mr. Clean A man, immortal by curse, who seeks only to cleanse the world of its germs. Evangeline Lilly as Julia Smith A loving, yet sometimes neglectful mother who seeks only to find her child. Chandler Riggs as Bobby Smith A normal 8 year old boy who gets kidnapped by an army of germs. Michael Emerson as The Germ King An evil king, who hopes to use Bobby to spread germs throughout the world. R. Lee Ermy as General Swifter Of The Germ Army After not selling enough products, Swifter decided to join the germs. Terry Crews as The Old Spice Guy Germ King's right hand man, he lacks the ability to wear a shirt and must hide behind germs for fear of rabid women. »
Texas Chainsaw 3D Review
5 January 2013 3:30 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: John Luessenhopp
Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Paul Rae, Thom Barry, Tania Raymonde, Trey Songz, Scott Eastwood, Shaun Sipos, Gunnar Hansen, Tobe Hooper, John Dugan, Marilyn Burns, Bill Moseley, Richard Riehle.
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 92 minutes
Synopsis: A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter the infamous chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.
Tobe Hooper unleashed his horrifically raw masterpiece The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on the world in 1974. It was very loosely based on the real-life crimes of Wisconsin native nutter Ed Gein, who was the inspiration for the limb-lopping loon: Leatherface. Unfairly thrown in amongst the ‘video nasty’ rag-tag bunch here in the UK, Hooper’s infamous low-budget effort was unavailable until 1998 (although in my youth it was known to cross hands in the schoolyard in bootleg video form).
While his original groundbreaking horror lingers in the memory, Hooper »
- Craig Hunter
Revisiting Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
3 January 2013 2:00 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
As I mentioned in yesterday’s wrap-up of Platinum Dunes’ remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it didn’t seem like the team behind that film were thinking in terms of “franchise” when they set about to re-introduce Leatherface to a brand new audience. If they had, then I doubt the ending of that movie would’ve had as many finalities with their core group as it had; something that earns that particular remake bonus points. So, after winning over the skeptical fans and in lieu of a slew of similar post-Chainsaw horror movies that followed like Saw and Hostel (which Chainsaw producer Mike Fleiss also was involved with), the Pd gang started seriously contemplating an appropriate follow-up. And for them, the only story that made sense to tell was the one that came before the remake.
Granted, considering this version of the family was completely different from previous incarnations, »
- Rob Galluzzo
Revisiting 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Remake
3 January 2013 | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
One of my favorite aspects of the old Fangoria Weekend of Horror shows was that they always kicked off the convention with a slew of upcoming horror movie trailers. In the days long before you could simply watch these previews on the Internet, you’d have to plan accordingly, make sure you take an early enough train into the city so that you wouldn’t miss the trailer reel show which was always first on the itinerary for Fango cons. And I’ll never forget when the very first teaser trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake played in front of a packed audience. It was the one dubbed “the Michael Bay teaser” on the eventual DVD release, which was primarily a black screen and the sound of a girl hiding in a closet before we hear a chainsaw erupt to life and tear a hole in the door & in turn the movie screen. »
- Rob Galluzzo
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