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Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 4 of 5)
10 hours ago | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Tom Noonan as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986, USA):
Noonan is absolutely incredible as a serial murderer in this underrated adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon. With all respect to the talented but miscast actors involved in Brett Ratner’s 2002 adaptation Red Dragon (USA), with the exception of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, the acting in this earlier, superior version of the book exists on a much higher level. Most notably, there’s nothing resembling a comparison between Noonan’s Francis Dollarhyde and Ralph Fiennes’ interpretation. This role is by far Noonan’s finest film work to date and should not be missed.
Other notable Tom Noonan performances: Phoenix (Danny Cannon, 1998, USA).
Christopher Walken as Brad Whitewood Sr.in At Close Range (James Foley, 1986, USA):
Having once described his role in this film as “the hillbilly Lucifer”, Walken is incredible as a rural crime boss bringing his son, »
- Terek Puckett
Pablo Larrain's 'No' Picked Up For U.S. By Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Nabs Ben Wheatley's 'Sightseers'
23 May 2012 8:41 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
When movies aren’t being watched at the Cannes Film Festival, they’re being purchased, and we’ve got news of a couple that have been picked up for North American distribution.
First up is Pablo Larrain’s “No,” which has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Larrain’s most notable feature to date was probably his “Saturday Night Fever”-inspired serial killer flick “Tony Manero,” but thanks to having Gael Garcia Bernal in the lead role (and a strong Cannes reception) “No” may be about to eclipse his previous efforts. The film, which has been screening in Director’s Fortnight, is based on the true story of a brash, young advertising exec (Bernal) who in 1988 launched an audacious plan to win over Chilean voters in a referendum on the presidency of their military dictator, General Augusto Pinochet. That immediately sounds like a fascinating premise to us, our reviewer on the Croisette loved it, »
- Joe Cunningham
Guillermo Steps Up to Pinnochio!
22 May 2012 4:30 PM, PDT | Trailers from Hell | See recent Trailers from Hell news »
He’ll co-direct what sounds to be a gleefully del Toro-ized adaptation!
Big news on the homefront of one of our favorite directors*:
Guillermo del Toro’s production of Pinnochio is moving forward and he’s been tapped as a co-director. The project is a collaboration with Mark Gustafson and will be produced by the The Jim Henson Company, which means puppets! Stop motion puppets!
Guillermo said sometime last year:
The Blue Fairy is really a dead girl’s spirit. Pinocchio has strange moments of lucid dreaming bordering on hallucinations, with black rabbits. The sperm whale that swallows Pinocchio was actually a giant dogfish, which allows for more classical scale and design. The many mishaps Pinocchio goes through include several near-death close calls, a lot more harrowing moments. The key with this is not making any of it feel gratuitous, because the story is integrated with moments of comedy and beauty. »
- Danny
Wes Anderson’s Next Feature Will Reunite the Director with Owen Wilson
22 May 2012 7:54 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Until Wes Anderson's upcoming flick Moonrise Kingdom, Owen Wilson had played a part in all of the director's feature-length films. While the streak has been broken, their relationship will carry on with Anderson's next untitled feature. Anderson has now told the Dallas News' Pop Culture Blog [via The Film Stage] that the movie will be an ensemble piece, he's written a part for Wilson, and the actor has signed on. The script is halfway finished, but few details are known about the picture. However, Anderson, who's currently spending some time in Paris, did tell Harper's Bazaar [via The Playlist] that "it’s a film I want to make in Europe, a Euro movie." Hit the jump for a list of other projects on Wilson's slate. Moonrise Kingdom stars Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward. The film opens in limited release this Friday, and will expand wide in the following weeks. »
- Matt Goldberg
Will Daniel Radcliffe Be Involved in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio?
21 May 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Last week, we told you of the announcement that the ever hands-on Guillermo del Toro would co-direct a darker version of the Pinocchio tale with Mark Gustafson (The Fantastic Mr. Fox). We have an interesting tidbit from the Cannes Film Festival about this 3D stop-motion project with the Jim Henson Company to share with you.
According to THR, del Toro confirmed at Cannes that he is indeed going to be executive producing and co-directing this “gothic, dark adaptation of the famous Carlo Collodi fairy tale about a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy” and that the 3D of the film will make the film “seemed like it bleeds out into the audience at the edges.” But the interesting tidbit is that del Toro added that a certain boy wizard has approached him about this adventure about the puppet “proving himself to be as indestructible as his love for his father. »
- Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
As 'Battleship' Flops: Ten Other Memorable Box-Office Bombs
21 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
To have one giant money-losing tentpole is unfortunate. To have two starts to look careless, and that's what's happened to Taylor Kitsch. The actor, who broke out on TV's "Friday Night Lights," was seen as Hollywood's next great hope, picked out to star in two great big blockbusters with a combined cost of half-a-billion dollars. But when "John Carter" arrived in March, the film wildly underperformed, with Disney taking a hit of at least $100 million on the project. And after this weekend, it looks that his other film, "Battleship," is going to lose similar amounts.
The film, Universal & Hasbro's adaptation of the board game, directed by "Hancock" helmer Peter Berg, had taken the unusual step of opening everywhere else in the world six weeks ahead of the U.S, in the hope of bagging lucrative foreign coin and building buzz for the U.S. release. But while the film did ok abroad, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Cannes 2012: Hamish McAlpine Returns to Producing, Ready for a Riot (Exclusive)
20 May 2012 11:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Seasoned veteran Hamish McAlpine, one of the movie industry's most flamboyant characters, is back four years after he personally lost £5 million ($8 million) when his vertically-integrated company Metro Tartan went into administration. A familiar face on the international scene for more than 20 years, McAlpine took a year out of the business after his beloved company went into administration to recover and take stock, before "operating under the radar for the last two years or so," McAlpine said. His producer resume boasts Wild Side, starring Christopher Walken and Anne Heche and Michael Haneke's U.S. remake of
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- Stuart Kemp
Movie News Wrap Up: May 19th, 2012
19 May 2012 10:38 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
This week:
Morgan Freeman kicks-back and joins Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro in Last Vegas; Amy Adams goes to Dark Places; John Cusack and Elijah Wood live in perfect harmony in Grand Piano; Alex Proyas walks like an Egyptian with Gods of Egypt and Anthony Mackie goes the distance with Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake in Runner, Runner.
1. Morgan Freeman is set to join Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro in Last Vegas.
The Jon Turteltaub directed film follows four ageing gents as they hit Las(t) Vegas for one final hurrah. It’s believed that Christopher Walken will be the final member of the gang in what is being described as a “Hangover-style comedy.”
Forget The Hangover 3, this is what I’m looking forward to!
Source: Slash Film
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- Niall Browne
Daniel Radcliffe and Christopher Walken in Del Toro’s “Pinocchio”?
18 May 2012 6:15 PM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
While nothing is in ink, plenty of interesting names have been linked with Guillermo Del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s (Fantastic Mr. Fox) upcoming 3-D stop motion animated take on the classic Pinocchio. As Slashfilm reports, Daniel Radcliffe (blimey, it’s Harry Potter) has approached Del Toro about lending his voice to the film, presumably as the wooden child who yearns to be a real boy. Del Toro has also listed Tom Waits, Christopher Walken and Donald Sutherland on his wish list. Tom Waits would voice Gepetto, and Walken or Sutherland would voice the fox. Honestly, it all sounds great to me. Get them all, Guillermo.
The Pan’S Labyrinth director is aiming for a 2014 release and a “more surreal and slightly darker” take than other adaptations of the 19th century book. This is already evident by Nick Cave’s involvement on the music front, and the fact that we »
- Andy Greene
Daniel Radcliffe Wants To Be A Part Of Guillermo Del Toro’s Extremely Weird Pinocchio Remake
18 May 2012 2:45 PM, PDT | TheFabLife - Movies | See recent TheFabLife - Movies news »
When the man behind Pan’s Labyrinth and The Orphanage decides to make a 3-D stop-motion Pinocchio remake, you just know it’s going to be a lot more odd and unsettling than the classic Disney kids movie. So why not add a dash of Daniel Radcliffe and make it downright bizarre? Director Guillermo Del Toro bragged to an audience at the Cannes Film Festival this week that the Harry Potter star expressed an interest in “getting involved” in the film, presumably as the voice of the wooden boy himself. Did we mention singer Tom Waits is probably going to be Geppetto? Sure, why wouldn’t he be? Makes those creepy, donkey-riddled Pleasure Island scenes in the Disney Pinocchio seem downright normal! Just kidding, of course! That island will haunt us forever. Why were those boys all smoking cigars? That ain’t right!
Del Toro is also hoping to snag »
- Halle Kiefer
Casting: Daniel Radcliffe May Voice Del Toro's 'Pinocchio' and Juno Temple Joins 'Maleficent'
18 May 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
We're ridiculously excited to see Guillermo Del Toro's stop-motion animated version of Pinocchio, which is set to feature the sonorous sounds of Nick Cave. Swoon city! Del Toro is co-directing the fairy tale remake with Fantastic Mr. Fox's Mark Gustafson, and the classic is being eyed up by another interesting name — Harry Potter himself. Daniel Radcliffe apparently approached Del Toro about voicing the boy carved from wood. He joins a list of names that the director is hoping to sign on, including Tom Waits and Christopher Walken (for the part of the fox). While no deals have been made at this time, according to Bleeding Cool, we hope the director can get these great voices together in one movie — expected to hit theaters sometime in 2014. Eargasms...
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- Alison Nastasi
Daniel Radcliffe, Christopher Walken, and Tom Waits Eyed for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; 2014 Release Possible
18 May 2012 11:06 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
It seems like director Guillermo del Toro adds another project to his “to-do” list every month, but welcome news came last week when it was announced that del Toro is planning to co-direct his first stop-motion animated feature. The filmmaker is spearheading an adaptation of Pinocchio alongside co-director Mark Gustafson, based off of author Gris Grimly’s dark interpretation of the story that takes place in Italy between World War I and World War II. Though the year-long filming process on the 3D feature doesn’t begin until next summer, del Toro recently revealed a few names that may or may not end up as part of the voice cast. Hit the jump for more. Speaking at Cannes (via THR), del Toro confirmed that Daniel Radcliffe has approached him “to get involved in the project” and said that Tom Waits is on his wish list. He also said he instantly »
- Adam Chitwood
Guillermo del Toro Speaks About His Pinocchio Movie
18 May 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
If you're reading this site, chances are you're a fan of Guillermo del Toro, one of the geek-friendliest filmmakers working in Hollywood today. So you probably already know that del Toro is co-directing a stop-motion version of Pinocchio with Mark Gustafson, and that the project is set to be released in 3D.
The Hollywood Reporter was at the Cannes Film Festival when del Toro spoke about the film, saying he wants the 3D to "seemed [sic] like it bleeds out into the audience at the edges." He's targeting 2014 as a release date, citing the complicated and prolonged shooting process for stop-motion as reason for the delay.
But the most exciting news is actually not confirmed at all: del Toro spoke about cast members he'd like to secure for the film, but went to painstaking lengths to make sure everyone knows that no one has signed on yet. He says that Harry Potter himself, »
- benp
The Comedy Critic - Even the Rain has its bad days
17 May 2012 11:37 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Adam Hollingworth with the latest edition of the Comedy Critic...
Here’s a lesson straight out of the filmmaking 101 textbook for all you budding directors out there who value your own sanity…
Never film in wild, unspoilt landscapes.
Yes they look especially stunning on the cinema screen, and yes they add a special geographical aura and authenticity to a film, but for Christ’s sake think of something else to do, or somewhere else to film. This isn’t a matter of impracticalities and logistics. It may well be difficult to spend most of the day waiting on the weather, or getting an entire crew over a mountain with heavy and expensive equipment slung across their backs, but that isn’t the point of my advice to you now.
Quite simply, if film history has taught us one thing, it’s that directors who attempt to film in such inhospitable »
- flickeringmyth
Morgan Freeman Will Also Head to Last Vegas
17 May 2012 9:48 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Morgan Freeman will star alongside Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro in Last Vegas (also known as The Hangover, But With Old Dudes.) The script calls for "a quartet" of not-dead-yet gentleman, which means there's still another casting decision to be made. The most obvious choice, Jack Nicholson, seems to have passed on the project; Christopher Walken is rumored to be interested, but we're still holding out for Gene Hackman. »
- Caroline Bankoff
Morgan Freeman Gambles On Last Vegas
17 May 2012 8:53 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Morgan Freeman Gambles On Last Vegas
Soon to reprise his role of Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight Rises this July, Morgan Freeman has lined up another project for 2013 with ensemble comedy, Last Vegas. Essentially branded as a geriatric version of The Hangover, Deadline reports Freeman is in talks to join the ranks of Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro who have already signed on, as well as Christopher Walken who is still rumoured.
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- Simon Brookfield
Seven Psychopaths Images Of Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson And Christopher Walken
17 May 2012 7:37 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Photo Credit: Chuck Zlotnick
Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken star in these new images in CBS Films’ Seven Psychopaths.
A screenwriter (Colin Farrell) struggling for inspiration for his script, .Seven Psychopaths. gets drawn into the dog-kidnapping scam of his oddball friends Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken). When a psychopathic gangster.s (Mickey Rourke) Shih Tzu goes missing, Marty finds he has all the inspiration he needs, as long as he can live to tell the tale.
From Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh, writer-director of the acclaimed hitman comedy .In Bruges,. the film will be in theaters November 2, 2012.
Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken. Photo Credit: Chuck Zlotnick
Colin Farrell and Sam Rockwell. Photo Credit: Chuck Zlotnick
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- Michelle McCue
Guillermo del Toro Updates ‘Pinocchio’; Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Waits, and Christopher Walken Rumored
17 May 2012 5:57 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
In my humble view, one of the May’s more intriguing news items would have to be the announcement that, by 2014, Guillermo del Toro would take the plunge into animation with Pinocchio, a Jim Henson Company-based, stop-motion version of the classic tale co-helmed by Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox).
del Toro, via video conference, spoke to a group of buyers at Cannes, telling the curious parties about his ambitious plans. This, despite the fact that Pinocchio is currently in what can best be described as “pre-pre-production,” a period that only has the more basic points laid out — for instance, 3D. The use is not a big surprise — and something a good deal of people will be hesitant about — but del Toro at least wants his film to appear as though “it bleeds out into the audience at the edges.” Here, my rule stands: If a great filmmaker wants to use 3D, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Daily Recap: First Look Liam Neeson in 'Taken 2,' Daniel Radcliffe Might Voice Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pinocchio' & More
17 May 2012 5:55 PM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
The first three images from Taken 2 starring Liam Neeson have arrived, courtesy of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. Click on them for larger versions. For those who didn't know, Guillermo del Toro is piecing together a stop-motion animated version of Pinocchio. The filmmaker says he was approached by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe who is interested in the project. Christopher Walken has also been mentioned as a potential cast member. Del Toro wants Walken to play the fox. Might Radcliffe become the voice behind the little wooden boy? [ThePlaylist] Gwyneth Paltrow is circling a role in the Pablo Picasso movie Guernica 33 Days, which is being made by a handful of Spanish filmmakers. Paltrow would play lover Dora Maar. [Variety] Emma Stone and...
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Daniel Radcliffe Might Voice Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pinocchio,' While Juno Temple Joins 'Maleficent'
17 May 2012 2:21 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Right now, it's still unclear if the fairy tale movie is really going to end up being a potent force. While "Once Upon A Time" and "Grimm" have found fans on the small screen, in the cinema, "Alice in Wonderland" aside (and that's a film that's only really a fairy tale by the loosest definition of the word), none of the live-action reboots of classic folklore material, from "Red Riding Hood" to "Mirror Mirror," have gotten much traction with audiences. That could (and we suspect will) change in a couple of weeks when "Snow White And The Huntsman" opens, but the uncertainty hasn't stopped studios moving forward with a myriad of fairy tale projects: everything from "Beauty & The Beast" to "Cinderella" is in various stages of development.
And two projects that are close to happening look like they might have found some young British talent to add to their casts: Firstly, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
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