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Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 4 of 5)
6 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
Exclusive: Blake Anderson Talks Ninja Turtles and Workaholics Season 3
25 May 2012 4:58 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Blake Anderson Talks Ninja Turtles and the Workaholics Season 3 Premiere, debuting May 29th
It's about to get Weird! Workaholics returns for all-new episodes this Tuesday, May 29th, when the TeleAmeriCorp guys go on The Business Trip, which finds Blake Anderson, Anders Holm, and Adam DeVine acid tripping during a mandatory work function. Also arriving this Tuesday is the Workaholics: Seasons 1 & 2 Combo Doggy Blu-ray, which offers the past twenty episodes uncut and ready to party.
To celebrate the return of Blake, Adam, and The Ders, we caught up with Mr. Blake Anderson himself to discuss partying on the roof, Ninja Turtles, E-40, and Hedonism.
Here's our conversation.
I'm going to hit you with the tough questions first. Corey Feldman. Should he or should he not return as the voice of Donatello in Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles?
Blake Anderson: Oh, yes, of course he should. He nailed that voice. »
- MovieWeb
Cannes: Shia Labeouf Talks The "Messy, Dirty, Realistic" Violence Of 'Lawless' & John Hillcoat Explains How Guy Pearce Scared Nick Cave's Kids
25 May 2012 11:24 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
For fans of Australian helmer John Hillcoat, it’s been a long wait since his last film, the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel “The Road” in 2009. However, it looks like patience has paid off with his latest film, “Lawless,” which tells the tale of the Depression-era Bondurant brothers whose successful bootlegging operation in Franklin County, Virginia is soon threatened by authorities who are looking to cut their profits. Based on the novel “The Wettest County In the World” (which the film was originally titled), written by Matt Bondurant—grandson of one of the main characters in the novel—"Lawless," penned by famed musician and screenwriter Nick Cave, had its world premiere at Cannes last weekend. The film was received with a significant amount of praise, with our own writer saying “as far as top-tier storytelling goes, it doesn't get much better than this.”
The cast and crew—including John Hillcoat, »
- Benjamin Wright
Transformers: The Ride 3D Grand Opening Video and Pictures
25 May 2012 11:05 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Love the “Transformers” movie franchise? Then you’ll probably love “Transformers: The Ride 3D”. At least, if you find yourself at Universal Studios Hollywood. The ride opens to the public today, and in anticipation of that opening, Universal Studios Hollywood will be extending its park hours on Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28, opening at 7:30 a.m. for early access to the ride. As Universal Studios Hollywood’s most ambitious ride ever, “Transformers: The Ride-3D” fuses original 3D-hd media, elaborate flight simulation technology and cutting edge special effects with spectacular action sequences and an inventive storyline to immerse guests in the action-packed world of Transformers. A technological achievement, this pulse-pounding breakthrough thrill-ride propels guests along 2,000 feet of ride track, where they are surrounded by 14 gigantic screens, many fully engulfing them at heights of 60 feet. Helmed by a roster of Hollywood heavyweights, this monumental tour de force was a collaboration between, »
- Nix
Bol Bachchan Trailer and Posters
25 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Flying Cars, Wire Fu, Iris scorching colors, punny one liners! It’s time for another Rohit Shetty picture but even with all his usual tropes after last year’s very enjoyable (although completely forgettable) Singham, we might slowly be beaten into submission and actually look forward to his movies!
Allegedly an adaptation of 1979′s Golmaal and not his own box office record breaking Golmaal series. The title is confusing and the success of which has been astounding, his movies are hated by critics but loved by family audiences. (think Michael Bay)
The trailer starts the legacy of movies he has created we see the movie posters of all his movies and pretty much tells the audience to shut up and just watch the movie. We quickly get introductory shots of long time collaborator, friend of director Rohit Shetty and producer Ajay Devgn who plays a village wrestler/goonda and Abhishek Bachchan »
- Asim Burney
Screenwriter David Koepp Pens Sci-Fi Film The Wind for Warner Bros and Debut Director Nic Mathieu
24 May 2012 8:35 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
With Men in Black 3 opening in theaters this weekend, screenwriter David Koepp can set his sights on other pursuits. It's being reported that one of those pursuits is the top-secret, sci-fi film The Wind, which Koepp wrote and will produce. The plot details are locked down at the moment, but Wind is known to take place in a space colony. The studio has taken a somewhat uncharacteristic route in tapping commercials helmer, Nic Mathieu, to make his directorial debut on The Wind. Mathieu's track record in the industry boasts a long line of execs that were impressed with his work, notably his reported mastery over CG. Hit the jump to see what else is on Koepp's plate and for some examples of Mathieu's work. Heat Vision reports that Mathieu made a strong impression with the studio during his "impressive and confident" presentation for The Wind. Anonymous Content has a »
- Dave Trumbore
Will Smith Wants Bad Boys 3
24 May 2012 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are keen to reunite for a third Bad Boys movie - as soon as they find the perfect script.
The Hollywood star is currently busy promoting the third installment of his Men In Black film series, and it appears he has trilogies on his mind - he'd like to revisit the action comedy.
He says, "I talked to Martin about that a couple of weeks ago. Martin is into it. (We've) got a couple of screenplays, the story's gotta (sic) be right."
Smith and Lawrence first teamed up to portray Miami, Florida police detectives for the original Bad Boys in 1995; a sequel was released in 2003.
Both films were directed by Transformers moviemaker Michael Bay. »
'Transformers the Ride 3-D' at Universal Studios Hollywood: Just like the movies, but better -- Video
24 May 2012 5:21 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Whether you love the Transformers movies or you spend hours online composing detailed take-downs of its many perceived flaws, you’ve likely said the following words regarding them: “It was just like a theme park ride!” Well, starting Friday, you can experience first hand what a Transformers theme park ride is actually like, when the imaginatively titled Transformers the Ride 3-D officially opens to the public at Universal Studios Hollywood. I got a chance to preview the ride already, though, let me just spoil things for you right now (Unnecessary Spoiler Alert): In every way that matters, riding the »
- Adam B. Vary
Universal Studios Hollywood “Transformers: The Ride – 3D” Red Carpet Grand Opening
24 May 2012 10:37 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Optimus Prime and Bumblebee were on hand as Transfomers: The Ride – 3D had its red carpet grand opening today at Universal Studios Hollywood. You can follow today’s red carpet event on Twitter: @UniStudios
“Transformers: The Ride.3D” opens Friday, May 25, 2012, with early park entrance for Memorial Day Weekend beginning Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28. Gates will open at 7:30am for early access to “Transformers: The Ride.3D” and the world-famous Studio Tour. Visit Universal Studios Hollywood for additional information.
“Transformers: The Ride.3D” is based on the iconic brand from Hasbro and electrifying film franchise, directed by Michael Bay, and celebrated for its multi-generational appeal, inventive storyline, spectacular action sequences and amazing special effects. The most recent movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon has become the fourth largest grossing movie of all time at the global box office.
The thrill ride will tell a new “Transformers” story using original, »
- Michelle McCue
Transformers actor wins $18.5m after botched stunt causes brain damage
24 May 2012 3:40 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Lawyers claim extra on Transformers: Dark of the Moon was hit by snapped cable during previously aborted action sequence
An extra on the latest Transformers film who suffered significant brain damage when a stunt went badly wrong has been rewarded $18.5m in compensation by a Chicago judge as part of a settlement.
Gabriella Cedillo, then 24, was one of 80 extras brought in to appear in the background of an action sequence shooting in the city of Hammond, near Chicago, on 1 September 2010 for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third film in Michael Bay's series. At the time of the accident, she was driving her own car, a 2006 Toyota.
In their suit, Cedillo's lawyers claimed the aspiring actor was hit by a snapped cable which had been pulling another vehicle involved in the stunt. It crashed through her windscreen and struck her in the head. Neither Paramount Pictures nor DreamWorks Studios, »
- Ben Child
Kanye's 'Cruel Summer': Cannes Reviews Are In!
23 May 2012 11:21 PM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Critics agree the film's seven-screen display is a unique experience that hooks audiences.
By Fallon Prinzivalli
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the "Cruel Summer" premiere at Cannes
Photo: Getty Images
Kanye West's latest project comes in the form of his short film "Cruel Summer," which the rapper produced, wrote and directed. He premiered the experimental 30-minute flick in Cannes during the city's famous film festival, providing the audience with a unique experience. Instead of watching the film on one large screen, viewers watched it on seven separate displays, which sometimes showed different angles of each shot at once.
The movie centers on Kid Cudi, who plays a car thief who falls head over heels for a blind Arabian princess. And while the story entertained those in attendance, critics agree that the film's spectacle and music are what hooked audiences.
The Story
"Cudi stars as a thief of high-end »
The Machine: Director Signs On To Helm Horrible Vin Diesel Flick
23 May 2012 9:41 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
And no, it isn’t Michael Bay.
I look at Vin Diesel as being somewhat akin to Sylvester Stallone, in that he started out his career with well-regarded work in a few (in terms relative to his later work) “serious projects,” only to make a severe and conscious decision to assemble a dossier littered with meathead machine-gun flicks, with the occasional half-baked family comedy thrown in as chump bait.
Like Stallone, Terrell Owens, and the latter-day Orson Welles, Vin Diesel is quite strictly a paycheck player: a highly visible, somewhat bankable figure who will sell a baseline number of tickets (or DVDs) no matter how shitty the project, but who, at best, pays only lip service to the notion of a quality finished product. And it’s the baseline, not necessarily the bottom line, that keeps the lights in the Redbox lit.
At first blush, Diesel’s latest announced project, »
- Josh Converse
Universal Tackling Lego Franchise ‘Hero Factory’
23 May 2012 5:51 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Competing Lego films? Not necessarily, but we can, nevertheless, expect two features that find root in the popular children’s toys — we’ve told you about the first, which will be co-directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street). Now, THR has learned that Universal and Film 360 are looking to purchase Hero Factory, a toy robot line that everyone promises will actually have a story behind it.
In a set of circumstances that sound an awful lot like Michael Bay‘s recent ventures, Hero Factory will center on cyborgs who “hail from a planet where a factory churns out robotic machines whose goal is to fight intergalactic evil.” Michael Finch and Alex Litvak (Predators, The Three Musketeers) are being sought to scribe the story, something about which is said to be both “distinct” and “dense” — but it all sounds like marketing gibberish to myself. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Injured Transformers Stuntwoman Wins $18.5 Million Settlement
23 May 2012 3:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
A stuntwoman left brain damaged and partially paralysed following an accident on the set of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon has reached an $18.5 million (GBP11.5 million) settlement with the film's producers.
Gabriela Cedillo filed a lawsuit against bosses at Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Studios after a cable holding a car on the set of the franchise's third film snapped and sliced open her skull in September, 2010.
The 26-year-old stuntwoman was airlifted to an Indiana hospital for emergency surgery and film chiefs promised to cover all Cedillo's medical costs, but the accident has left them more than $18 million out of pocket after they agreed to settle the case, according to TMZ.com.
The on-set accident prompted an investigation by the Indiana Occupation Safety and Health Administration (Iosha) to determine whether director Michael Bay's set was in violation of any safety codes. Officials concluded producers were not to blame for the "unfortunate and unforeseeable accident." »
Battleship Movie Review
23 May 2012 1:58 PM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
“Why so serious?”
This iconic question, delivered by the late Heath Ledger in his astonishing inhabitation of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s smash super-hero epic, The Dark Knight, could aptly be posed to the new breed of “Summer Movies”.
There was once a time, before the days of Ipads, Twitter, and the Dorito-shelled taco, that films released in the summer were synonymous with terms like, “fun”, “cheesy”, and “light-hearted”. They didn’t reinvent the wheel, but they didn’t need to. Yeah sure, the dialogue was pretty corny, and the plot was more often than not ridiculous, and there was also no denying the whole formulaic, rote nature of the affair, but all this was acknowledged at the outset.
In films such as Top Gun, Speed, and Air Force One (just to cite a few examples), you knew you weren’t going to see the boundaries of cinema being pushed, »
- Christopher Lominac
Injured 'Transformers 3' Extra Receives $18.5 Million Settlement
23 May 2012 1:26 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
An Illinois judge has approved an $18.5 million settlement for woman who was critically injured during production of Paramount's Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Gabriella Cedillo, 26, was among a group of extras driving in an uninhabited portion of Hammond, Ind. in September 2010 during production of the Michael Bay-directed blockbuster, which went on to gross more than $1 billion in 2011. A cable pulling a stunt car apparently snapped and crashed through the windshield of her car. She was airlifted to a nearby hospital and underwent surgery for a head injury, but despite the medical attention, the
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- THR Staff
Alf Creator Dreams The Impossible Dream Of An Alf Movie In Theaters
23 May 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
The idea is so crazy…it just might fail miserably! Apparently Alf creator and modern day Don Quixote Paul Fusco told The Hollywood Reporter this week that he is “pitching” an Alf movie to “a major studio.” Says Fusco: “Alf could be more outspoken now than ever, because the world is a whole different place than the ’80s. And I think the character still stands up and certainly has more to say now than ever,” he says. “I think we would approach it in a fresh way. I don’t think we would duplicate the TV show, but I think we would maybe put it in a storyline where we would explain how Alf got here and put him with a new family and let the character speak for himself.” The only flaw in this plan? There already is an Alf movie! It’s called Project: Alf and it stars »
- Halle Kiefer
Must Watch: Transformers Honest Trailer
22 May 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
ScreenJunkies has debuted their latest Honest Trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers. I love the narration and the straightforward nature that this trailer is presented in. Watch the trailer above and let us know what you think. If I could get back the time wasted watching Transformers, I think that I might try. What about you, would you watch this movie knowing what you know now?
Here is a description:
Based on the cartoon shamelessly designed to sell toys, Michael Bay's Transformers is an incomprehensible mess that doesn't make any sense. But at least there's a lot of porny shots of Megan Fox! #HonestTrailers
Thanks Everybody!! More Honest Trailers are coming!! Tell us in the comments below what movie you'd like to see covered next!!!
Voiceover Narration by: Gannon Nickell http://www.twitter.com/gannonnickell
Written by: Jack Allison, Christian Lynch, Andy Signore & Brett Weiner
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- Tiberius
Review: Iron Sky
22 May 2012 4:23 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Review by LondonFilmFan
Stars: Christopher Kirby, Stephanie Paul, Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Peta Sergeant, Udo Kier | Written by Michael Kalesniko | Directed by Timo Vuorensola
Moon Nazis are coming. Yes, that’s right; Nazis from the moon will be invading select UK cinemas from Wednesday 23rd May. That is the premise, at least, of Iron Sky, a partially fan-funded space-war b-movie that is every bit as absurd as it sounds. When the initial directorial choice, Terrence Malick, dropped out of the project over “creative differences” Finnish black metal singer Timo Vuorensola stepped in to take the reins. The outcome is a film as daft and factually questionable as the previous sentence, but enjoyable enough in its own silly way.
Though last summer Michael Bay theorised that the dark side of the moon concealed a gigantic transforming robot, Iron Sky reveals the far more obvious, logical truth: with their plans »
- Guest
Cruiser For Magnificent Remake?
22 May 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The Magnificent Seven is the latest classic to be dragged ungraciously through the remake rumour mill, with MGM reportedly set to give the 1960 film a 21st Century makeover. Whilst cinemagoers may grumble – it seems as if Hollywood is unable to come up with original ways to scratch its own arse, let alone make a movie – let’s not count this one out just yet.
MGM have a few big-nae remakes currently on the slate, some of which could prove very interesting: with talented director José Padilha and breakout-star-of-the-moment Chloe Moretz attached to Robocop and Carrie respectively, the studio has at least the decency to try and make something of these projects (unlike a certain director/producer who seems intent of defecating over every horror property available, then using a few dollar bills from his millions to wipe his arse with – mentioning no names, Michael Bay, you rotten shit).
This time around, »
- Tom Fordy
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