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Video Game Review: ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10’ Delivers Par Performance
8 July 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – Just as John Madden has become synonymous with video game football, when a gamer thinks of playing a round of golf without a 5 iron, he thinks of EA Sports’ beloved “Tiger Woods PGA Tour” franchise. For the 2010 incarnation of the hit series, EA hasn’t changed the rules drastically but have produced yet another solid sports title that should satisfy fans, maybe even bring in a few new ones, and turn around many rainy days for golfers jonesing to get on the green.
Video Game Rating: 3.5/5.0 “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10” is intended to give players a chance to be a part of their favorite professional action. It’s not just a golf game. It is very closely tied to real courses, PGA players, and even real weather conditions. Players will find themselves playing through “greatest hits” of golfing history or even encountering the same rainy conditions that could be
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BrianTT
Cobra Commander Pops Up in a 'G.I. Joe' Trailer
6 July 2009 7:25 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
Before we get to the good stuff, I have to say I've watched, I dunno, six or seven clips/trailers/commercials for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and am seriously unimpressed. At first it looked Ok, but how damn long is the Eiffel Tower scene going to last? It's in everything, so I gather it's a good 60% of the movie.
Now on to the highlight: We finally get to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who I never would have imagined as Cobra Commander. That might be a great bit of casting, although he was b-a-d playing evil for a good director in John Madden's Killshot, so maybe this goes the other way. Now, I say we get to see him, but that old saying about a picture lasting longer is true, which is why I've trapped Cobra Commander in his natural habitat for that image above.
Oh, the trailer is also in Japanese,
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Colin Boyd
DVD Review: ‘Killshot’ With Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane Finally Gets Released
1 June 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – How does a movie with Oscar-nominated leads, a prominent director, beloved source material, and an excellent supporting cast get delayed for so long that it inevitably gets quietly shuffled off to DVD? Well, if history tells us anything, having a complicated and troubled project in the Weinstein Company archives doesn’t help a movie like “Killshot,” an action thriller that has its flaws but none so big that it deserved such an unusual and lackluster fate.
DVD Rating: 1.0/5.0 Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Rosario Dawson started shooting “Killshot” with director John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love”) in 2005. Then the dreaded Weinstein test audience process began. Entire characters (including one played by Johnny Knoxville) were excised from the film and “Killshot” had more release date delays than nearly any movie in history.
Of course, everyone moved on and Mickey Rourke became a star again with “The Wrestler”. So,
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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Thomas Newman: The Debt
27 May 2009 6:44 AM, PDT | From Upcoming Film Scores | See recent Upcoming Film Scores news
British director John Madden's upcoming film, The Debt, will get an original score by Thomas Newman. The dark drama, which stars Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson, tells the story about a Nazi war criminal who is pursued by a group of agents. Just like another film Newman has been in involved in recently, Brothers, The Debt is a Us remake of an award-winning foreign film. Brothers, remade by Jim Sheridan, was originally a Danish film by Susanne Bier, and The Debt a film from Israel directed by Assaf Bernstein in 2007. Miramax should release The Debt some time next year. Thomas Newman is also doing the music for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 5/26
26 May 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Sometimes a film comes with big names and notable filmmakers, but just can't get more than a barely-there release on the big screen. This is one of those films. An adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel about a couple embroiled in a mess with some sketchy types, this puppy comes from Shakespeare in Love director John Madden, and stars the likes of Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Johnny Knoxville, and Rosario Dawson. EFilmCritic calls it "messy and unfocused." Skip it.
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Now Jessica Biel might be lamenting her beauty and how that affects her career, but not so long ago she was taking it off for her work. This is that Christmas drama with the stripper (Biel), an ex-priest, an ex-con, and a mortician. It is, however, also (slightly) notable for being the film where Patrick Swayze plays
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Monika Bartyzel
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: May 26, 2009
26 May 2009 2:01 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Falling Down I just posted my review of the Blu-ray edition of the new Warner Bros. release of Falling Down, which you can read here. It was the first time I had seen the 1993 release and while I liked it I can't immediately recommend it as a blind buy for anyone that hasn't seen it in the past. It's a film that depends on the audience's acceptance of the storyline, since it slowly unravels and can be considered quite scattered when the ending is still yet unknown. However, it's definitely a film to check out and one I would bet many will truly love if you don't already. Universal Blu-ray
Children of Men / Seabiscuit / Field of Dreams / Cinderella Man / Spy Game Father's Day isn't until June 21, but if you dad has a soft spot for Blu-ray films Universal has
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Brad Brevet
[DVD Review] Killshot
25 May 2009 3:47 PM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news
Stirred up by his admittedly impressive performance in Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke has been enjoying a deserved career revival, rising up from the pits of direct-to-video refuse to take his rightful place as a noteworthy, if not iconic actor. John Madden’s troubled Killshot does Rourke no favors, an Elmore Leonard adaptation edited down to a generic thriller with few redeeming elements, among them Rourke’s performance, which is solid enough to satisfy fans but not to keep the film afloat.
Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas (Mickey Rourke) is a hired killer with a price on his head over a botched assassination. As he hides out, shuffling from place to place aimlessly pondering giving up the assassin life, he is confronted by Richie Nix (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a hair-trigger adolescent Max Cady. Nix plans to intimidate a real estate agent out of $20,000 and Degas (or Bird, as he prefers to
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Mark Zhuravsky
Jermaine Dupri Accepts The Game's Video Game Challenge
20 May 2009 12:16 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
'You can meet me online,' Jd says to Game.
By Shaheem Reid
Photo: Arnold Turner/ WireImage
We love Bow Wow, but we gotta be real: The Game utterly destroyed him last September when the two ended weeks of back-and-forth of Internet trash-talking and faced off in a game of "John Madden" — in front of a live crowd. The Game's team of the Patriots destroyed B-Dub's squad of choice 55-23.
During the matchup, Jermaine Dupri came to the showdown to help cheer and coach Bow, but to no avail.
"I'm the sh--, man!" Game declared after the game. "I don't know what else to say. Shout-out to Jermaine Dupri for coming to pick up his little pup. ... John Madden, I love you, man."
Well it looks like Jd may soon have the chance to avenge his fallen homie: The Game says he wants to get Dupri on the
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Shelved! Why ‘Killshot’ Deserved Better
15 May 2009 9:57 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news
Movies are made and then released. It's film making, not rocket science, and most producers and studios have mastered the process by this point. Once in a rare while though a finished film will fall through the cracks between step one and step two and disappear from release schedules for a year or two or more. It's called being "weinsteined" as in "Hey Fanboys, you've been weinsteined!" The origin of the term is unknown. Shelved! will be a very infrequent feature here at Fsr where we take a look at these movies from finished product to the silver screen (or TV screen). We'll briefly examine possible reasons as to why the film was buried then review the movie to see if it was shelved with good cause or if it deserves a space on your shelf. What was Shelved? Killshot, directed by John Madden, starring Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Rob Hunter
Seven Songs as Confusing as John Madden's Telestrated Instant-Replay Diagrams
17 April 2009 1:20 AM, PDT | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news
Football legend John Madden, finally, at age 73—after three decades as an NFL television analyst—announced his retirement from broadcasting yesterday.
Sure, we admit that Madden is a charming and lovable—if mildly insane—Grandpa Bear, and that he knows a whole lot about the game to which he's devoted most of his life as a player, coach and commentator. But, really, did anyone ever understand what the hell he was getting at with all those little hastily scrawled telestrator arrows?
Every year, at some point during one of the Thanksgiving-day NFL games, Madden would take a time out to diagram a turducken—which would've been a brilliant, Andy Kaufman-esque gag if Madden had actually been in on the joke. But I guess he also gets points for thinking it's cool to annually diagram a stuffed, roasted bird for a major television audience.
As everybody who's spent any time
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John Madden retires from broadcasting
17 April 2009 1:19 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
John Madden has announced his retirement from his long-time role as television analyst of National Football League games. The former Super Bowl-winning coach was a part of NFL broadcasts for 30 years and won 16 Emmy Awards. Madden had been on air for NBC's Sunday Night Football since 2006. "It's time, I'm 73 years old," Madden said in a written statement released by NBC. "My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I'm home and more importantly, when I'm (more)
By Chris Homer
John Madden Retires from Broadcasting
16 April 2009 12:53 PM, PDT | From TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide.com - Breaking News news
Boom! Legendary NFL commentator John Madden is walking away from the broadcast booth after nearly 30 years.
"It's time," Madden said in a statement issued by NBC Sports, where he has worked since 2006 as an analyst on Sunday Night Football, and for whom he called the most recent Super Bowl. "I'm 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I'm home and, more importantly, when I'm not.
"I still love every part of it — the travel, the practices, the game film, the games, seeing old friends and meeting new people... but I know this is the right time," Madden said.
The former Oakland Raiders coach has called games for all four of the major broadcast networks. He joined ...
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Adam Bryant
John Madden retires from broadcasting
16 April 2009 10:06 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news
Hall of Fame coach, video game icon and broadcasting legend Jon Madden announced on Thursday (April 16) that he's decided to retire from the booth. In a statement, Madden declares: "It's time. I'm 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I'm home and, more importantly, when I'm not... It's been such a great ride... the NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion – it still is. I appreciate all...
Daniel Fienberg
First Look at Cyborg Sam Worthington in 'Terminator Salvation'
3 March 2009 2:21 AM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
Photo: Warner Bros via Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Times has posted the above image of Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright from Terminator Salvation, which saw a brand new trailer debut yesterday. The picture depicts a scene during his intense riverbank confrontation with John Connor (Christian Bale). Wright's last memory is being taken to a prison's death row but years later, with the murderous machines of SkyNet wiping out the human race, he awakens alive but not sure how or why ... or what exactly he has become. Worthington is poised to have a big year and also a big 2010 with a starring role in Terminator Salvation on May 21, Avatar on December 18, a role as Perseus in Clash of the Titans on March 26, 2010 and a role in John Madden's The Debt which sounds great. Oh, and here is that new trailer for yah.
Brad Brevet
Ciaran Hinds Joins Helen Mirren in 'The Debt'
19 February 2009 7:13 AM, PST | From IFTN | See recent IFTN news
Belfast actor Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood, Stop-Loss) has joined actors Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) for the thriller 'The Debt,' directed by John Madden (Captain Corelli's Mandolin). Written by 'Stardust' scriptwriters Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People), the film is a fictional story centering on three young Israeli secret agents who in the 1960s kill a wanted Nazi war criminal. Years later, a man is uncovered who claims to be the murdered Nazi and one of the agents must try to uncover the truth. Mirren, Hinds and Wilkinson will play the three agents. The thriller which recently began shooting in London and will see the cast will travel to Budapest and Tel Aviv for filming.
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Movie Production Update: February 13, 2009
13 February 2009 12:19 AM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
Once again I bring you the best round-up of all the movie updates announced in this past week's trade reports. Why read a Ton of articles when you can read just one? This week you have a lot to get excited about with new films from Woody Allen, Werner Herzog, Michael Winterbottom, John Madden, James Mangold and even Ralph Fiennes taking a stab at a directorial debut and that's only the first ten new productions listed. Check out the full list and links are available if the film is in the database already, and remember you can keep up with all new films added and updated on the site right here all week long. Title: Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Zack Snyder
Screenwriter: John Orloff, John Collee
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, David Wenham
Storyline: An animated feature film based
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Brad Brevet
Wilkinson And Hinds Have A Debt
6 February 2009 12:10 AM, PST | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news
Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Chastain are in John Madden’s Debt. Well, The Debt, to be precise, given that the trio have signed on to join Madden’s thriller, which stars Helen Mirren as an ex-Mossad agent who is forced to hunt down a Nazi target thirty years after he was supposedly killed.Chastain, a relative newcomer who recently completed a role in Terrence Malick’s Tree Of Life, will play the younger version of Mirren’s character, Rachel Singer, who is one of three Mossad agents who hunt down the Nazi in the 1960s.Hinds and Wilkinson, those excellent character actors, will play Mossad agents, joining a fine cast that already includes so-hot-right-now Sam Worthington, Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen (Mr. White in the new Bond films), and Romi Aboulafia.The film – written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan; and produced by Vaughn, Kris Thykier and
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Tom Wilkinson Joins Madden’s Debt
5 February 2009 10:11 PM, PST | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news
Tom Wilkinson has joined the cast of John Madden’s Mossad-Nazi thriller The Debt, which recently began shooting in London and also will film in Budapest and Tel Aviv. The cast includes Hellen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Ciaran Hinds, Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen and Romi Aboulafia. The script, written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, tells the fictional story of how three young Israeli Mossad agents on a secret mission to capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1965. Thirty years later, a man claiming to be the Nazi surfaces in Ukraine, and one of the former agents must go back undercover to seek out the truth. Mirren and Chastain are playing Mossad agent Rachel Singer in both eras. Irish-born Hinds and U.K. actor Wilkinson also play Mossad agents. Debt is being produced by Vaughan and Kris Thykier of Marv Films and Eduardo Rossoff. Eitan Evan
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James Cook
The Best, Worst 2009 Super Bowl Movie Commercials
2 February 2009 9:36 AM, PST | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago ??? While Al Michaels and John Madden may have been talking about the incredible play of Santonio Holmes and Larry Fitzgerald in the 2009 Super Bowl, audiences around the world were bombarded with previews for big movies for the summer of 2009 by studios hoping that their films would be the real subject of post-game conversation.
A total of 11 major spots aired during the annual festivities including “Land of the Lost,” “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra,” “Angels & Demons,” “Fast & Furious,” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Up,” “Year One,” “Star Trek,” “Duplicity,” “Monsters vs. Aliens" and "Race to Witch Mountain".
What did we learn from the movie commercials during last night's game? Besides the fact that nothing from your childhood is safe any more? (From "Land of the Lost" to "G.I. Joe," it's only a matter of time before the Hollywood machine works its way through every toy and TV show of your youth.
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BrianTT
Critics Cheer From Sidelines
2 February 2009 1:36 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
Television critics for the most part cheered NBC's coverage of Sunday's Super Bowl XLIII. "Some of the show inevitably felt forced and foolish. But, overall, NBC delivered solid coverage," commented the AP's Douglas J. Rowe. Several writers observed that NBC did not try to roll out the latest technical contrivances to wow audiences. "NBC successfully went old school," wrote Michael Hiestand in USA Today. "It focused on plenty of replays, clear explanations, close-ups of players in a game where, as Al Michaels noted, the emotions 'were over the moon.'" The games' announcers, John Madden and Al Michaels, received much praise. William Houston wrote in the Toronto Globe & Mail: "For the most part, Michaels's play calling was crisp and precise. Madden kept his analysis brief and to the point. The two veterans brought plenty of passion and energy to their commentary." Ray Frager wrote in the Baltimore Sun that Madden "was definitely on his game. ... The same can always be said of his play-by-play partner, Al Michaels. ... No matter how many years the two of them have been at this, you don't ever detect any loss of enthusiasm." Newsday's Neil Best, observing that Michaels is 64 and Madden, 72, wrote, "If this was their last Big Game together, they proved again what they have for years -- that they are the comfortable pair of slippers among network football announcers. Michaels demonstrated why he is as good as it gets in play-by-play -- conveying both information and excitement in just the right balance. And Madden came through with prescient analysis." As for the 3-D ads that aired during the game, Tom Shales of the Washington Post wrote that they represented "effective, eye-popping (and eye-poking) uses of the special effect, although the glasses also lowered light coming from the screen, no matter how big the screen, by what seemed like at least 40 percent. And ow, how they hurt the bridge of the nose."
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