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The 10 Best Dennis Hopper Performances, On What Would Have Been His 76th Birthday
17 May 2012 10:45 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It's almost two years since the passing of one of cinema's true wild men, Dennis Hopper. The actor, writer and director was a maverick titan of cinema, a man who starred in some of the most pictures of American cinema, from "Rebel Without A Cause" to "Blue Velvet," while also writing and directing a film that arguably changed the movies forever, "Easy Rider," while maintaining a personal life that was decidedly colorful (for full details, read Peter Biskind's modern classic "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls."
The actor was born 76 years ago today, and to pay tribute, we're republishing our look at the actor's ten greatest roles, which we originally ran shortly after his passing. Everyone has a favorite Hopper role, but some of his best performances came away from the beaten track: hopefully you'll find a little of both below. And let us know your own favorite turn from the actor in the comments section. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
The top 10 Keanu Reeves movies that aren’t The Matrix
2 May 2012 6:26 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Aside from Neo in The Matrix, what are Keanu Reeves’ finest roles? Here, Luke lists the ten other Reeves movies that deserve your attention...
Depending on your personal views on the man, Keanu Reeves is either the epitome of what can be achieved with determination, gumption and graft, or one lucky, lucky swine.
His detractors are always quick to pounce because, yes, he’s never boasted a particularly diverse dramatic range and, yes, he never really got his accents together, but he’s also managed to etch out a career whose breadth and length is the envy of hordes of actors with more ‘conventionally recognised’ acting chops. That’s not to say Reeves’ oeuvre (yes, oeuvre) doesn’t contain some profound old sod-plank – it most certainly does - yet said chunderguff has always been liberally counter-weighted by more than his fair share of cheeky little corkers.
So, before we examine »
Torture on the High Seas: Carnival Sets Sail With 'Saw' Cruise
19 April 2012 2:44 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Yes, you read that headline right and its not a joke: Carnival is teaming up with Twisted Pictures for 5-days of non-stop terror, buffets and miniature golf during their "Saw"-themed cruise.
Collider discovered this dream (nightmare?) vacation where you and the entire family can meet-and-greet stars from the seven-film horror franchise as you sail the beautiful Atlantic ocean en-route to Canada, where they actually filmed the "Saw" movies! Also, John Kramer/Jigsaw is the captain and Billy the puppet is his first mate (not really).
According to the "Saw At Sea" brochure you can secure "Level A" rooms ranging from $779 to $1,695-dollars-per-person, and with the privilege of staying there come perks like hanging with "Costas Mandylor ('Hoffman'), Ned Bellamy ('Jeff' the Drill Chair Man in the original 'Saw' movie), the very sexy Anne Greene (who played 'Dina' in the opening scene in 'Saw 3D') and »
- Max Evry
Die Hard Quadrilogy – Blu-ray Review
18 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
If this long-overdue Blu-ray reissue hadn’t come about, this franchise would have thoroughly deserved a HeyUGuys Video Vault special anyway. With recent news of a fifth instalment (A Good Day To Die Hard) going ahead, it is an ideal time to re-evaluate the existing entries in this genre-defining series and see what a Blu-ray brush-up has done to them.
Die Hard came towards the end of a decade that was characterised, at least within the action genre, by one-man-machine films. Rambo, Commando, Predator, Cobra, Dtv entries from Dolph Lundgren and the burgeoning attempts of Seagal and Van Damme, all vied for our attention. Then along came Die Hard.
Its director, John McTiernan, had already visited the genre to considerable success and acclaim with Arnie’s none-more-eighties Predator, but this was something else entirely. So familiar has the skyscraper-high concept become (one man, stuck with a load of terrorists, fighting »
- Dave Roper
The Top Ten ‘One Hit Wonder’ Directors
29 March 2012 5:05 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
In the world of film there are few accolades higher than being considered a venerable director; be it a ‘genre master’, like John Ford with his westerns, or a jack of all trades such as Stanley Kubrick or Ridley Scott. If there’s one thing film history shows us it is that some directors have that knack for making great film after great film.
However, there is also a rich vein of historical one hit wonder directors, those who hit one film out of the park and then never repeat that success, whether due to self-indulgence, directing only a very small number of films, or having fluked their one triumph.
Here’s our top ten masters of that brief shining moment.
10. Tony Kaye
A truly interesting one, you could debate whether Tony Kaye deserves to be on the list on the basis of never truly having a hit. Having just »
- Matt Clough
Review: Quick
20 March 2012 5:02 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Jo Beom-Gu's Quick is the kind of action film that needs a fairly steady hand on the throttle to stop it lurching into self-parody, and it's a continual source of frustration that the director never really manages this for as long as he ought to. What we've got here is very loosely Speed on a motorbike, and say what you will about Jan de Bont, before his career succumbed to sequelitis and middle-aged spread he was plainly aware how ridiculous his feature début was, yet how straight he needed to play Graham Yost's script to sell it.Quick is frequently thrilling stuff, genuinely, slyly funny and even surprisingly clever here and there, but Jo Beom-Gu seems far too self-conscious he's making a daft popcorn feature for »
Long Time Christopher Nolan Cinematographer Wally Pfister to Make Directorial Debut
7 March 2012 8:25 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Apparently it's not a bad thing for your professional career to be attached at the hip to Christopher Nolan. After getting his start as a cinematographer on a handful of Roger Corman films, Wally Pfister's big break came after meeting Christopher Nolan at Sundance and working with him on Memento. From there, he has served as Dp on every single one of Nolan's films, gathering more and more acclaim until he finally won an Oscar for his work on Inception just last year. Now it looks like the Pfister is finally about to take the next logical step and make the jump to director, as he has finalized a deal to helm an as-of-yet untitled movie for Alcon Entertainment. Alcon co-founders Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove had this to say about the project: "We have been talking to Wally about making his directorial debut with Alcon for over a »
- Sean
10 movie chemistries that fizzled out second time around
13 February 2012 8:27 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
To prove that lightning seldom strikes in the same place twice, we take a look at ten romantic and bromantic movie pairings that failed to work a second time...
We all know and recognise the thought process behind many studios’ decisions to re-cast actors opposite one another after a successful first film together. Whenever a lot is made of two actors’ supposed chemistry alongside one another, the standards are set unusually high for a repeat performance.
One of things that makes that elusive on-screen chemistry so hard to define is that it has often proven so difficult to replicate. Here are ten pairings that have fallen into the ever-expanding trap of diminishing returns. Oh, and if you care to celebrate it with much gusto, happy Valentine’s Day to you all. I shall be celebrating it with a bucket of KFC – not that I’m bitter or anything...
'Maniac' Remake Shot Entirely From Elijah Wood's Pov; Vinessa Shaw Stars In 'Who Can Kill A Child?' Remake 'Child's Play'
23 January 2012 8:44 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
More than a few were skeptical when the Alexandre Aja-directed remake of slasher-classic "Maniac" was announced, with Elijah Wood stepping into the gnarled, grotesquely-unattractive shoes of Joe Spinell. But they seem to have found a way around this, as Wood revealed to MTV at Sundance that the film was, "...entirely in P.O.V. You only ever see me in reflections and occasionally there are out-of-body experiences where you see more of me." While it's a dubious proposition to capture a film with a time and location so integral to its own identity, a fresh approach like this seems wise. Consider this: it could have easily become a found-footage movie. Dutch director Jan de Bont, best known for "Speed," hasn't been heard from since 2003's "Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life." It's charitable to say he washed out after becoming a big studio go-to guy, though »
Jan de Bont returns to directing with a remake of the 1961 Johnny Cash drama Five Minutes to Live
22 January 2012 9:29 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Director (Speed, Twister) and former cinematographer (Die Hard, Basic Instinct) Jan de Bont had been locked away in director jail for years now thanks to a string of very poopy films that included Speed 2: Cruise Control, The Haunting, and Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. He's about to be let out though, and Deadline reports that his first film in about a decade will be a remake of the Johnny Cash-starring 1961 drama Five Minutes To Live. The film, to be written by TV movie and Dtv scribe »
- George Merchan
De Bont Remaking Five Minutes To Live
22 January 2012 6:42 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Though Johnny Cash is usually more likely to be found on a film's soundtrack than up onscreen, he did notch up a few credits before deciding that music was the world that better suited him. One of his better-known roles was as crazed criminal Johnny Cabot in 1961's Five Minutes To Live, and now someone else will be taking it on as Jan de Bont has been hired to remake the movie.De Bont hasn’t stepped behind the camera since 2003’s less-than-successful action sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life, and while he’s had a few possible projects pop up here and there, we were starting to wonder whether he might be spending the rest of his career in director jail.But producers Joseph and Jack Nasser have now decided he’s the man to make the new version of Five Minutes, for which Transparency’s »
Jan De Bont Directing Remake of Johnny Cash's Five Minutes To Live
21 January 2012 12:00 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Sundance is not only the place to see some of the hottest movies; it's also a place where deals are made. Deadline reports that Joseph and Jack Nasser have teamed with Jan De Bont (Speed) to direct a remake of Five Minutes to Live, based on the 1961 Johnny Cash film. Casting is set to get underway immediately.
Raul Inglis (Transparency) penned the story that follows "two men as they execute a terrifying bank robbery. One guys holds the bank manager’s wife hostage and the other tells the manager she’ll be killed in five minutes unless he transfers money to an account of their choosing." Five Minutes will be financed by Nasser Entertainment/Nasser Group North. North American rights will be overseen by Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group.
The Nassers executive produced another film currently playing at Sundance, the Jamie Travis-directed phone sex comedy For A Good Time, »
- Tiberius
De Bont Helms "5 Minutes to Live" Remake
20 January 2012 7:25 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
"Speed" and "Twister" helmer Jan De Bont is set to direct "Five Minutes to Live", a remake of the 1961 Johnny Cash-led film for Nasser Entertainment/Nasser Group North says Deadline.
Raul Inglis ("The Killing Machine," "Transparency") penned the script which follows two men pulling off a bank robbery. One holds up the bank, the other takes the manager's wife hostage and explains that she’ll be killed in five minutes unless money is transfered to an account of their choosing.
Casting will begin shortly while Joseph and Jack Nasser will produce. »
- Garth Franklin
Sundance 2012: Jan Du Bont Becomes a Door-to-Door Maniac with Five Minutes to Live Remake
20 January 2012 5:39 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Man, what's happened to Jan Du Bont? Speed was great, Twister was fun (if only for the flying cow), and as for The Haunting ... well ... What Do You Think This Is?!?! Some Type Of Game?!? Hopefully with his latest flick he can rebound.
According to Deadline, as producers Joseph and Jack Nasser prepare to unveil the Sundance film For a Good Time, Call..., they’ve made a deal to team with Jan De Bont on Five Minutes to Live, also known as Door-to-Door Maniac, a film that De Bont will direct based on the 1961 Johnny Cash film.
Written by Raul Inglis (Transparency), the story follows two men as they execute a terrifying bank robbery. One guys holds the bank manager’s wife hostage, and the other tells the manager she’ll be killed in five minutes unless he transfers money to an account of their choosing.
Nasser Entertainment/Nasser Group North is financing the film. »
- Uncle Creepy
Jan de Bont to Direct Remake of Johnny Cash Film Five Minutes To Live; Plus Original Film Footage
20 January 2012 5:11 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
If Johnny Cash shows up at your door claiming to be a guitar instructor, don’t let him in! Apparently that’s how Cash, playing the role of low-life hood Johnny Cabot took a bank manager’s wife hostage in the 1961 flick, Five Minutes to Live. While Cash is, regrettably, no longer with us, producers Joseph and Jack Nasser plan to resurrect the fifty-year-old project. Teaming up with Speed director Jan de Bont in a story written by Raul Inglis (Transparency), the reboot will follow two men who run an extortion scheme by holding a bank manager’s wife hostage and forcing the manager to transfer money into an account. No word on if the hostage taker will pose as a guitar instructor. Hit the jump for more on Five Minutes to Live and to watch the original film in its entirety! Deadline broke the news on the reboot, which »
- Dave Trumbore
Jan de Bont to Remake 1961 Johnny Cash Film 'Five Minutes to Live'
20 January 2012 5:11 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Director Jan de Bont hasn't made a film since the 2001 video game sequel Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, but it sounds like the filmmaker is going to return to the adrenaline fueled action flicks like Speed and Twister that launched his career. Deadline has word that de Bont has just closed a deal to direct a remake of Five Minutes to Live, a 1961 heist film that originally starred Johnny Cash. The film follows two men robbing a bank as one holds the bank manager's wife hostage and the other tells the manager that she will be killed in five minutes unless he transfers money to an account of their choosing. Sounds pretty intense. It sounds like this has the potential to be pretty dark as the logline, at least on IMDb, says the film follows a gang of bank robbers terrorizing a small town by knocking on doors »
- Ethan Anderton
Jan de Bont to Helm Remake of Johnny Cash Crime Drama ‘Five Minutes to Live’
20 January 2012 4:55 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
If you didn’t know that the legendary Johnny Cash dabbled in acting while he was still alive, it’s okay — I wasn’t aware, either. All blatant ignorance aside, Deadline reports that Dutch filmmaker Jan de Bont will direct a remake of Cash‘s 1961 film Five Minutes to Live.
Both the original and this remake are based on a story by Palmer Thompson; the new film, written by Raul Inglis (Transparency), centers on “two men as they execute a terrifying bank robbery. One guys holds the bank manager’s wife hostage and the other tells the manager she’ll be killed in five minutes unless he transfers money to an account of their choosing.” The Cash-starrer was also director Bill Karn‘s final film. No one has yet been found to replace the beloved musician, but casting will soon begin, under financiers Nasser Entertainment and Nasser Group North. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Jan De Bont Returns as Director With Remake of Johnny Cash Film ‘Five Minutes to Live’
20 January 2012 4:30 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Jan De Bont had a moment in the sun in the mid '90s when he directed Speed and Twister, and it should never be forgotten that he was a kick-ass cinematographer. You might have seen his work in a minor film called Die Hard. But De Bont last directed Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, released in 2001. Though a few different projects have seemed like possible new films for the director in the years since, nothing has taken that final step of delivering a cake with a concealed metal file so that De Bont could break himself out of director jail. Now producers Joseph and Jack Nasser, who have a film named For a Good Time, Call... premiering at Sundance, are evidently ready to toss that big ring of cell keys to De Bont. They've signed him to direct Five Minutes to Live, which will be a remake »
- Russ Fischer
Jan de Bont to Direct Five Minutes to Live Remake
20 January 2012 4:10 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Jan de Bont has signed on to direct a remake of the 1961 crime thriller Five Minutes to Live for producers Joseph Nasser and Jack Nasser.
Raul Inglis is writing the screenplay, which follows two men who attempt to rob a bank through an unconventional method. One man holds the bank manager's wife hostage, while the other tells the manager his wife only has five minutes to live unless he transfers money to their account. Musician Johnny Cash starred in the original Five Minutes to Live, which also featured Ron Howard.
Nasser Entertainment Group is financing the drama, which will begin casting immediately. No production schedule was given for Five Minutes to Live.
Jan de Bont, who was a longtime cinematographer before making his directorial debut with Speed, has not directed a movie since 2003's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life.
Five Minutes to Live was released December 7th, »
- MovieWeb
Jan de Bont Will Remake Five Minutes to Live, Aka Door-to-Door Maniac
20 January 2012 3:53 PM, PST | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
One of the stranger turns in his entertainment career, Johnny Cash starred in the 1961 crime thriller Five Minutes to Live, playing a criminal named Johnny Cabot involved in a kidnapping and bank robbery. Deadline now reports that the project is planned for a remake with Jan De Bont directing.
Re-released in 1966 under the title Door-to-Door Maniac, the film still featured Cash's opening credits song, also called "Five Minutes to Live". The plot saw his character teaming with another criminal, Fred (played by Vic Tayback) to pull a two-sided heist. Fred will hold up a bank while Johnny takes the wife of the bank's vice president hostage in her own home, ensuring that the robbery goes smootly.
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- silas.lesnick@craveonline.com (Silas Lesnick)
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