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5 Things You Might Not Know About John Milius' 'Conan The Barbarian'
14 May 2012 8:20 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
These days, after "Lord of the Rings" and "Game Of Thrones," fantasy isn't just big business, but a genre that's spawned critically acclaimed awards favorites, and picked up Oscars and Emmys by the handful. As such, it's easy to forget that prior to the 1980s, the genre barely existed on screen, with animated takes on Tolkein's works the only really significant blip on the radar. But in 1977, "Star Wars," a film that owed as much to high fantasy as to science-fiction, became the biggest hit in history, and that opened the door to all kinds of new fantasy worlds.
The 1980s would see many, many examples of the genre, from "Labyrinth" and "Legend" to "Krull" and "Ladyhawke," but the film that started it all -- and was probably the finest of that decade's wave in the genre, was 1982's "Conan The Barbarian." Written and directed by gonzo, gun-loving genius John Milius »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Giada De Laurentiis recalls fave of her grandfather's movies: From 'Orca' to 'King Kong'
4 May 2012 1:25 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Giada De Laurentiis is a celebrity in her own right, and she feels she owes it in large part to her ancestors in the entertainment world.
The Food Network and Cooking Channel personality is the granddaughter of the late film producer Dino De Laurentiis, whom she says "made something like over 600 movies in 60 years" including "Serpico," "Death Wish" and the Jessica Lange-introducing 1976 remake of "King Kong." And actress Silvana Mangano, who starred in such epics as "Ulysses" and "Barabbas," was her maternal grandmother.
"Honestly, when the show 'Everyday Italian' started, I wanted to shoot it like Grandfather shot movies," De Laurentiis explains to Zap2it, "and really tell a story from beginning to end. The cinematography, the lighting and everything else in that show really set me up for what I have today, and I don't think I would have had that knowledge had I not come »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Cool Concept Art For David Cronenberg's Total Recall That Never Was
3 May 2012 5:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
David Cronenberg had written numerous drafts for a version of Total Recall for Dino De Laurentiis before he directed The Fly, and here is some of the concept art, from i09 (via SlashFilm).
The art below is from Ron and Judith Miller, husband and wife artists who worked to develop Cronenberg’s version of the film. Ron apparently produced "scores of drawings and paintings while Judith created models of sets and spacecraft, mostly of paper and balsa wood.”
There are a number of differences between the Cronenberg version, and the one that Paul Verhoeven eventually made with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Here are some of the differences:
What eventually became Pyramid Mountain in the Verhoeven version was originally a prehistoric Martian sphinx excavated from the Martian desert, and a good deal more screen time was have been allotted to Kuato, including an elaborate dream sequence where he morphed first into the sphinx »
- Tiberius
What David Cronenberg's Version of 'Total Recall' Would Have Looked Like
3 May 2012 12:10 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
As many nerds know, David Cronenberg — who is currently set to premiere his Don DeLillo adaptation Cosmopolis at Cannes later this month — almost directed sci-fi actioner Total Recall, which was eventually released by Paul Verhoeven. And lucky for us, website io9 shared some fascinating goodies this morning, relating to the project that never was. When producer Dino De Laurentiis was assigned to the film, he hired Cronenberg — who after creating dozens of drafts never found a version that De Laurentiis and writer Ronald Shusett (who co-wrote with the legendary Dan O'Bannon) felt comfortable with. The duo apparently wanted "Raiders of the Lost Ark Go to Mars" and Cronenberg's version was more faithful to the Philip K. Dick source material, the...
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- Alison Nastasi
Concept Art for David Croneneberg’s Unsuccessful Attempt to Make Total Recall
3 May 2012 9:35 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Before Paul Verhoeven cranked out Total Recall in 1990, producer Dino De Laurentiis approached David Cronenberg to direct the feature. The project never came to fruition because Cronenberg's vision never coincided with De Laurentiis'. The two parted ways, Cronenberg went on to make The Fly, and Verhoeven made a movie where a woman has three boobs. Wins all around. But the question of "What If?" is always fascinating, and we've never had a chance to see what Cronenberg was planning until now. Artist Ron Miller and his wife Judith Miller worked at De Laurentiis' studio outside Rome, and the duo produced concept art and sculptures under the direction of production designer Pierluigi Basile (1982's Conan the Barbarian). Ron Miller has now released some of the designs he and his wife created along with some details on how Cronenberg planned to adapt the source material, Philip K. Dick's short story "We »
- Matt Goldberg
Concept Art From David Cronenberg’s Abandoned ‘Total Recall’ Unearthed
3 May 2012 8:11 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Despite Len Wiseman providing his take this summer, there is another version of Total Recall that was out in the ether. Before Paul Verhoeven took over, David Cronenberg worked for about a year on an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember it For You Wholesale. Having written twelve different drafts before failing out with producers Dino De Laurentiis and Ronald Shusett, concept art was even developed. Today, we have our first look at some of these pieces thanks to i09.
Artist Ron Miller and his wife Judith worked on the film in Dilaurentiis’ Rome studio with production designer Pierluigi Basile and now we can see a batch of these images. They mention that Cronenberg’s version would have been less of an “over-the-top adventure” and more like the original source. See some pictures below, along with a blurb about some of Cronenberg’s intentions.
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- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
5 Unmade Movies From Spaghetti Western Maestro Sergio Leone
30 April 2012 9:58 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
For someone who's considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, Sergio Leone was not especially prolific. While he worked extensively as an assistant director (with credits including "Bicycle Thieves," "Quo Vadis" and "Ben Hur"), he was only credited on seven films across his thirty-year career (with uncredited direction work on three others -- "The Last Days Of Pompeii," "My Name Is Nobody" and "A Genius, Two Partners and A Dupe").
But given that those films include some of the greatest Westerns -- the Man With No Name trilogy, and "Once Upon A Time In The West" -- and a wonderful crime epic, "Once Upon A Time In America," it's hard not to mourn that we didn't get more films from the director, who passed away 23 years ago today, on April 30th, 1989. But it wasn't for a lack of trying, as there were a number of other projects that Leone considered, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
When Did Opening Credits Turn Into Closing Credits at the Movies?
16 April 2012 6:26 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
I was watching a movie on TV the other day here in my wireless cave in Taiwan: "If All the Women in the World," a 1966 James Bond spoof produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by Henry Levin. It starred Mike Connors, Dorothy Provine and Terry-Thomas. I enjoyed every minute of the film, from beginning to end, and it was interesting to me that in the movie, the bad guys were not the Soviets but the Communist Chinese, who wanted to take over America. This was made in 1966, remember. How things have changed! Not. I noticed that the movie had »
- Dan Bloom
Unobtanium – The Battle for Dune
21 March 2012 8:41 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
March, 2011: After their rights to the source material elapse after a failed four year venture, Paramount officially drop their in-development film Dune, ending a frustrating and ultimately fruitless effort that served better as a topic of heated discussion than an actually feasible movie.
Such an announcement had been on the cards, and the prospect rightly feared for months. Aside from the consensus that Frank Herbert’s epic, 1965 science fiction chef-d’oeuvre will never again make it to the big screen, the proposed project was in a state of flux from the moment it appeared on the radar, with each change of personnel seeing the release date pushed further and further back.
The ‘film’ still has its own page on IMDb, albeit a rather scarce one. There is a name, the year 2014, but no director, no writer, no other entries. Aside from providing a portal to forum conversation about casting and narrative focus, »
- Scott Patterson
Attention NYC: Win The Rialto DVD Box Set & Tickets To 15th Anniversary Screenings At Film Society Of Lincoln Center
19 March 2012 1:23 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
While New Yorkers have plenty of opportunity to see classic films on the big screen, you'll be hard pressed to find a lineup as front to back awesome as the Film Society Of Lincoln Center's "15 For 15: Celebrating Rialto Pictures."
The series honors the reknowned arthouse distribution shingle founded in 1997 that has brought some of the best known (and previously unknown) classics of cinema to American audiences. And the selection here by programmers Scott Foundas, Eric Di Bernardo and Adrienne Halpern represents the breadth and scope of the films Rialto has put their stamp on, ranging from the French New Wave ("Breathless") to film noir ("Rififi") to comedy ("Billy Liar") and more. There is something here for everybody and with the series kicking off tonight, we've got a special prize for some lucky readers.
Courtesy of Film Society Of Lincoln Center, we've got a copy of the excellent Rialto DVD »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Glasgow Frightfest 2012 Review: Tape 407
24 February 2012 10:21 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Abigail Schrader, Samantha Lester, James Lyons, Melanie Lyons | Written and Directed by Dale Fabrigar, Everette Wallin
Happy to return to Los Angeles after a Christmas break in New York, Trish and Jessie settle down aboard Optima Flight 37A. In the row behind them is a word-weary photojournalist and next to him a Us Marshall. In the adjoining row a caring guy is clearly trying to settle his girlfriend’s pre-flight nerves, while the capable stewardess is dealing with a loud and demanding passenger. But before you can say Snakes On A Plane, just as they are about to celebrate a sky high New Year’s Eve at midnight, the plane hits extreme turbulence and turns upside down. The relentless bad weather attack causes utter panic and terror amongst the passengers until the plane ultimately crashes in a mysteriously remote and unknown area. But as the handful of survivors emerges from the crash, »
- Phil
King Kong Versus 'Super 8'
1 February 2012 8:00 AM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
For my money, the very best part of J.J. Abrams' Super 8 was the film's closing credits sequence, where we actually got to see the zombie movie the kids were making. That's why I'm thrilled to learn of a real super-8 film made by kids in 1978 that someone's put online, especially since it's a remake of one of the '70s' biggest cheesefests -- the 1976 Dino De Laurentiis King Kong. Check it out after the jump. It's worth noting that someone has recently added an audio track to this King Kong remake. But the Diy spirit that only twelve-year-olds can muster shines through. Here's how it's described on Youtube: "The classic tale of Kong, retold by kids in Hyannis, Ma & Riverside, »
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