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Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970′s
19 May 2013 4:43 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Recent hot cinema topics such as the portrayal of the Mandarin character in Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 and speculations about what classic Star Trek villain Benedict Cumberbatch’s character in J.J Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness was modeled after leading up to the film’s release, among others, underline the importance of great villains in genre cinema.
Creating a great cinematic villain is a difficult goal that makes for an incredibly rewarding and memorable viewer experience when it is achieved.
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains. Other writing on this subject tends to be a bit unfocused, as “greatest villain” articles tend to mix live-action human villains with animated characters and even animals. Many of these articles also lack a cohesive quality as they attempt to cover too much ground at once by spanning all of film history.
This article focuses on the 1970’s, »
- Terek Puckett
Hannibal, Ep.1.08: “Fromage” inches the series closer to becoming a small-screen masterpiece
17 May 2013 12:39 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Hannibal, Season 1, Episode 8: “Fromage”
Directed by Tim Hunter
Written by Jennifer Schuur and Bryan Fuller
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Est on NBC
Breaking Bad; Boardwalk Empire; Mad Men, Justified; Sons Of Anarchy; Louie; Girls; Shameless, The Americans; Game of Thrones; The number of new quality TV series keeps growing, and we can now add Hannibal to that list.
Over the past 30 years, television has undergone vast improvement. The wave of high-quality niche series may have started as early as the 1980s with Miami Vice, and later with the success of Twin Peaks in the 90′s, but it was only recently that several of these intelligent niche productions have been leading the pack with the highest ratings. Back in the days, a network’s goal was to equally please as many viewers as possible. Now the aim is to please relatively fewer viewers but keep them coming back each and every week. »
- Ricky
Amazon Lands Streaming Rights To NBCU Shows Including ‘Grimm’ And ‘Suits’
16 May 2013 6:35 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Seattle—May 16, 2013—(Nasdaq:amzn)—Amazon.com today announced an expanded content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution that will bring a variety of popular programs to Prime Instant Video. Prime Instant Video offers more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes for Prime members to stream on Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, among other connected TVs and devices – all at no additional cost. To sign up for Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.com/primeinstantvideo. Prime members will have exclusive unlimited subscription streaming access to prior seasons of the following NBCUniversal shows: · NBC’s dark fantasy drama Grimm, based on the collection of Grimm Fairy Tales, available today · USA Network’s legal drama Suits and serialized spy thriller Covert Affairs, available today · NBC’s new psychological thriller Hannibal, based on the novels by Thomas Harris and produced by Gaumont International Television, »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
Showrunner Bryan Fuller Talks Hannibal, the Show’s Inception, Gauging the Level of Violence, the Overall Series Plan, Using the Red Dragon Storyline, More
13 May 2013 4:19 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
One of the best written and best acted dramas currently on network (or any) television is Hannibal, from show creator Bryan Fuller. Based on the characters from Thomas Harris’ classic novels, the series follows the unsettling relationship between psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and gifted criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy). During this recent exclusive interview with Collider, executive producer/writer Bryan Fuller talked about how the series came about, how he gauges the level of violence on the show, how he ended up with Dancy, Mikkelsen and Laurence Fishburne as his lead actors, how fascinating the character relationships are, that knowing the eventual destination of these characters is a huge gift, when Hannibal Lecter’s famous face mask could appear, how the Red Dragon story would come into play in Season 4, adding some female characters to the mix, how they decide what meals Dr. Lecter will prepare and serve, »
- Christina Radish
Seitz: Snap Judgments on NBC’s New Shows
13 May 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Vulture's TV critic, Matt Zoller Seitz, will be watching and evaluating the early clips and concepts of each of the new shows unveiled at this year's upfronts. Here are his thoughts on NBC's shows — you can watch trailers for the dramas here and the comedies here. The BlacklistThe gist: James Spader plays Raymond "Red" Reddington, a.k.a. “The Concierge of Crime,” a former government agent turned wanted fugitive who comes out of exile to begin helping rookie profiler Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone) catch bad guys, starting with a terrorist who wants to kidnap a general’s daughter.Gut reaction: I’m so very, very, very tired of Thomas Harris–inspired Hannibal Lecter–plus-law-enforcement-dopplegänger story lines; howzabout you? (He turned himself in, and he still acts like he’s in control — oooo, scary.) But Spader is TV’s greatest A-list weirdo — so charismatic, imaginative, and flat-out fun to watch »
- Matt Zoller Seitz
Don't Forget: Star Trek isn't Star Wars
13 May 2013 12:43 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb:
Most UK film sites have released articles this week discussing Lucasfilm's decision to film Star Wars: Episode VII in the UK. Russ Fischer over at /Film decided to focus on a different part of the story...
"The news that Star Wars: Episode VII will shoot in the UK isn’t a big deal, as the series has always had a production home in Britain. But in announcing plans to film the new Episode at one of the UK’s major studios (which one is not specified), LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy has issued a statement that some fans might find promising. Specifically, she says that the origins of Star Wars have been a big inspiration on the new film."
Read the full article here.
Fischer assumes that this “origin” focus can only be good news for Star Wars fans as it means that »
- Flickering Myth
Rewind TV: Hannibal; The Apprentice; Life of Crime; Murder on the Home Front; Great Artists in Their Own Words – review
11 May 2013 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Sky's Hannibal might have been more interesting with a bit more psychology and a bit less blood and guts
Hannibal (Sky Living)
The Apprentice (BBC1) | iPlayer
Life of Crime (ITV1) | ITVplayer
Murder on the Home Front (ITV1) | ITVplayer
Great Artists In Their Own Words (BBC4) | iPlayer
There are two ways of looking at the kind of psychologically rich and physiologically brutal fiction written by Thomas Harris, author of The Silence of the Lambs. The first is that it's a sort of cultural safety valve, a secure and harmless realm in which to explore the dark thoughts that haunt our nightmares. The second is that it's gruesome porn for sickos.
The more sophisticated understanding is obviously the former, but there's some queasy part of me that can't quite shake off the suspicion that the latter contains a kernel of truth. Given the popularity and critical acclaim these books have enjoyed, I »
- Andrew Anthony
Hannibal just the appetiser for feast of Hollywood films being adapted for TV
10 May 2013 4:09 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
New versions of Barbarella, Lawrence of Arabia, Psycho, The Avengers and Zombieland are also coming to the small screen
His fondness for fava beans and a nice chianti is well documented, but when Hannibal Lecter returned in his latest incarnation it was in less charted territory.
After the series of books by Thomas Harris and a string of hit films, the world's most popular serial killer has moved to television for the first time.
Bryan Fuller's acclaimed adaptation, which launched in the UK on Sky Living last week, is part of a boom in big-screen properties being adapted for TV. After Psycho (adapted in the Us as Bates Motel) and the small-screen take on the Woody Harrelson movie Zombieland, (part of a move by Amazon into TV production), Joss Whedon is making a TV version of his Avengers film and there will be two competing mini-series of Lawrence of Arabia, »
- John Plunkett
Hannibal just the appetiser for feast of Hollywood films being adapted for TV
10 May 2013 4:09 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
New versions of Barbarella, Lawrence of Arabia, Psycho, The Avengers and Zombieland are also coming to the small screen
His fondness for fava beans and a nice chianti is well documented, but when Hannibal Lecter returned in his latest incarnation it was in less charted territory.
After the series of books by Thomas Harris and a string of hit films, the world's most popular serial killer has moved to television for the first time.
Bryan Fuller's acclaimed adaptation, which launched in the UK on Sky Living last week, is part of a boom in big-screen properties being adapted for TV. After Psycho (adapted in the Us as Bates Motel) and the small-screen take on the Woody Harrelson movie Zombieland, (part of a move by Amazon into TV production), Joss Whedon is making a TV version of his Avengers film and there will be two competing mini-series of Lawrence of Arabia, »
- John Plunkett
Hannibal Review: “Sorbet” (Season 1, Episode 7)
10 May 2013 11:29 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Okay, boys and girls, the day we’ve been waiting for (and dreading) is upon us: we’re starting to witness Hannibal Lecter in actual operation, and as one might expect, it’s truly chilling. Hannibal the series is officially a dream come true for Thomas Harris fans, and Mads Mikkelsen has officially staked his place as my favorite actor to portray the character.
Observing him from the outside and despite seeing evidence of his “work,” it’s hard to get one’s mind around his behavior (just ask Will). Hannibal is the picture (and indeed the fact) of refinement, exquisite taste, professional mastery, and, yes, likeability. As he tells his own psychiatrist (every good mental health professional maintains such a relationship), he has “friends, and the opportunity for friends.”
We get a chance to meet some of them this week, starting with friend Mrs. Komeda (Ellen Greene), who pinned »
- Lisa Elin
Hannibal Season One, Episode 8 'Fromage' Preview
10 May 2013 | The Daily BLAM! | See recent The Daily BLAM! news »
In this new drama from Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Heroes), based on the characters from Thomas Harris' classic novels, we see where psychiatrist-turned-serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter's incredible story began. Starring Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne and Scott Thompson, the next episode airs May 16th, on NBC. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone - even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he's pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), one of the premier psychiatric minds in the »
- Keven Skinner
Michael Mann's Heat: how research created a classic thriller
7 May 2013 9:32 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Feature Ryan Lambie 8 May 2013 - 06:50
Eighteen years on, Heat is still an important, influential film. We look at how Michael Mann's research made for a powerful crime drama...
"This is based on observations. This is based on people I have met, people I've known, people I've sat with and talked to. Thieves, cops, killers. It's not derived from other cinema, it's based on research." Michael Mann
Cool, measured, melancholy and stylish, Michael Mann's Heat was a box office hit in 1995, and 18 years on, its impact can still be felt. A story about two weary men on either side of the law - one a cop married to his profession, the other a career criminal with no intention of going straight - Heat is also a movie about Los Angeles, in all its sparkly opulence and grimy malaise. Other directors have attempted to bottle some of Heat's »
- ryanlambie
Hannibal: a bloody steak with the man who brought Lecter to the small screen
3 May 2013 10:00 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Thomas Harris's cannibal killer returns in a contemporary TV prequel. "He's uncategorisable," says showrunner Bryan Fuller
"There's an interview where he talks about meat and how the flavour is limited; blood is what actually makes it tasty. Once you chew the blood away, it's just tissue, it doesn't keep giving."
As soon as showrunner Bryan Fuller found out he was going to be bringing Hannibal Lecter to TV, he knew exactly who he wanted to talk to. Not author Thomas Harris or Anthony Hopkins, but José Andrés, a Spanish chef who trained with El Bulli's Ferran Adrià and popularised a similar strand of show-stopping molecular gastronomy on Us TV cooking shows. They met at a party, Fuller explained what he was working on, and Andrés immediately decided to jump on board.
"I asked him what can you eat on a human being," says Fuller, "and he said, 'Everything is edible. »
- Richard Vine
Hannibal, Ep.1.06: “Entrée” raises goose bumps and a few questions about the future of the series
3 May 2013 2:26 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Hannibal, Season 1, Episode 4: “Entrée”
Directed by Michael Rymer
Written by Kai Yu Wu and Bryan Fuller
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Est on NBC
The focus this week turns to the Chesapeake Ripper. Who exactly is the sociopath who continues to elude the F.B.I.? He hasn’t killed in over two years, and his last suspected victim, an agent-in-training named Miriam (played Anna Chlumsky), was never found. This is a fact that continues to haunt FBI special agent Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne), and this week we see Jack dig up memories of the rookie investigator, whom he’d taken a special interest in. Myriam was clearly talented and intelligent, a prime candidate to investigate the Chesapeake Ripper case and technically the only investigator who’s uncovered the truth so far. It isn’t a big mystery to anyone who’s read the book Red Dragon, much less anyone »
- Ricky da Conceição
Bryan Fuller 'Hannibal' Q&A: 'Lecter is like Satan at work'
3 May 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Hannibal is coming to the UK - Casino Royale's Mads Mikkelsen plays the inimitable Dr Lecter in showrunner Bryan Fuller's (Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls) new televisual take on Thomas Harris's horror novels.
Digital Spy met with Fuller to discuss Hannibals of the past, casting his own Lecter and the cannibal killer's "bromance" with Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) - the man who will one day become his greatest nemesis...
Given how iconic Hannibal Lecter's movie outings were, what made you want to tackle the character again for television?
"I felt that there was an opportunity to tell a chapter of his story that hadn't been told before. We've see him incarcerated, we've seen him post-incarceration having escaped, and we saw him as a young man, but we haven't seen him as a practicing psychiatrist and a practicing cannibal.
"That's the most interesting part of his life and for some reason, »
Lara Jean Chorostecki teases her return on 'Hannibal': 'Freddie isn't just a foil'
2 May 2013 11:37 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Freddie Lounds may be a tabloid journalist more interested in a story than morals, but make no mistake: She is also a sociopath, playing on the same field as Hannibal’s widening bench of crazies. “I think it’s a really interesting character to see on TV: a female sociopath. We don’t often see that,” says Lara Jean Chorostecki, who plays the fiery-haired reporter.
Thus far on the series, we’ve seen Freddie actively interfere with the FBI’s hunt for killers. We’ve also seen her confront other characters with hard truths. That ambiguous balance — who and what concerns her, »
- Adam Carlson
Hugh Dancy 'Hannibal' Q&A: 'Bryan Fuller has planned out five seasons'
1 May 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
One of the strongest Us drama imports to hit these shores in a long while, Hannibal makes its UK debut courtesy of Sky Living early next week.
This televisual take on Thomas Harris's cannibal killer Dr Hannibal Lecter is from Pushing Daises creator Bryan Fuller and stars Casino Royale's Mads Mikkelsen as the title character.
Digital Spy spoke to Hugh Dancy - who plays Lecter's friend, confidante and future nemesis Will Graham - about what to expect from the new horror series, the spectre of Anthony Hopkins and the path to Red Dragon...
How did you feel when you were first approached for Hannibal? Were you aware of the Lecter movies?
"I had actually seen Red Dragon - the Ed Norton version - but quite a long time ago, and because they were filmed out of order, I think I had lost a sense of where everything fell. »
Bryan Fuller interview: Hannibal, elegant horror, Gillian Anderson, & more…
30 April 2013 6:03 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Interview Louisa Mellor 1 May 2013 - 07:00
We chat to Bryan Fuller about Hannibal, emulsifying human eyeballs, Lucifer, and elegant vs. exploitation horror…
I have a confession to make. Not one that reflects well on me, but one that bears airing as proof that Hannibal’s Bryan Fuller is a gentleman, a scholar, and - why not - an acrobat.
In the window of Covent Garden’s The Hospital Club, the chic venue for our chat with Star Trek: Voyager, Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, and Pushing Daisies writer Bryan Fuller, is a sculpture called Gold Digga. A pair of gilded deer antlers atop a glittery Mondrian painting, it’s a piece about the commodification of art, but to someone – me – fresh from watching episode one of Hannibal, it’s an apt coincidence. Stag antlers play an arresting role in the Hannibal opener, and this flashy, glitzy pair seems quite Fuller-y (remind »
- louisamellor
Trailer For NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ Starting May 7th In The UK
22 April 2013 8:24 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Is it just me or has Us television schedules gone serial-killer crazy. If it’s not catching killers in procedural dramas like Criminal Minds, and spin-off series, Suspect Behaviour, we have Kevin Williamson’s surprise hit, The Following, and of course the loveable-but-lethal, Dexter. There’s also the contemporary rise of Psycho’s Norman Bates in Bates Motel and of course Thomas Harris’ iconic cannibal, Hannibal Lecter, in NBC’s naturally-titled, Hannibal, which is now due on Sky Living from May 7th.
Feast on the latest, bloody trailer from the latter which will chronicle to early relationship between FBI profiler, Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and his new colleague Dr. Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). The two come together to catch America’s most dangerous individuals, forming a special bond and respect for one another despite Dr. Lecter, as we all know, hiding a very dark secret.
The 13-part series is on Sky »
- Craig Hunter
'Hannibal' Episode Yanked From The Air
19 April 2013 6:56 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles — NBC said Friday that it's pulling an episode of its serial killer drama "Hannibal" out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings.
The episode that was to air next week features a character, played by guest star Molly Shannon, who brainwashes children to kill other children.
"Hannibal" executive producer Bryan Fuller asked NBC to pull the episode, citing the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December and this week's Boston Marathon attack, NBC spokesman Stuart Levine said.
Fuller said Friday that he began talking with NBC executives several weeks ago about keeping the episode off the air. His concern was prompted by Newtown and reinforced by Monday's violence, he said.
Although the "Hannibal" story is unrelated to real-world events, the intent was "to be sensitive to where we are as a nation," Fuller said.
The episode, the fourth for the freshman series, will be replaced by another "Hannibal" hour. »
- AP
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