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Scott Waugh has a Need For Speed!
23 May 2012 5:17 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Director Scott Waugh is currently in negotiations to direct Need for Speed based on Electronic Arts' popular video game, reports Variety. The director of Navy SEALs action drama success Act of Valor would helm from the script by George and John Gatins, and DreamWorks us planning to develop this as a potential tentpole similar to Universal's Fast and Furious franchise. John Gatins scripted the excellent robo boxing action drama Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Evangeline Lily, and is set to also produce Need for Speed alongside EA. There have been 18 installments in the game thus far, he latest being Need for Speed: The Run »
‘Mad Men,’ A Conversation (Season 5, Episode 8)
6 May 2012 8:08 PM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
AMC Scene from “Mad Men.”
Editor’s note: Every Sunday after the newest episode of “Mad Men,” lawyer and Supreme Court advocate Walter Dellinger will host an online dialogue about the show. The participants include Columbia University history professor Alan Brinkley, Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan, and Columbia theater and television professor Evangeline Morphos. Dellinger will post his thoughts shortly after each episode ends at 11 p.m., and the others will add their commentary in the hours and days that follow. »
- Walter Dellinger
Peter Jackson responds to The Hobbit criticism
30 April 2012 2:38 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
One of the big surprises coming out of the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas this past week was the reaction towards 10 minutes of footage from director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - or more specifically, the look of the footage, which Jackson has chosen to shoot at 48fps (frames-per-second), as opposed to the industry norm of 24fps. While many, including James Cameron (Avatar), have touted this approach as the future of cinema, those in attendance were taken aback by the footage... and not in the way Jackson would have intended.
"The change from 24 frames per second to 48 frames per second is Huge. It completely changes what every image looks like, the movements, the tone, everything is different," wrote Peter Sciretta in his report over at /Film. "It looked like a made for television BBC movie... It looked uncompromisingly real — so much so that it looked fake. »
- flickeringmyth
Peter Jackson Debuts New 48Fps Format With Footage from The Hobbit at CinemaCon
26 April 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
At this year’s CinemaCon, attendees were treated to the debut of not only ten minutes of footage from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but also the innovative 48 frames-per-second format. This new format doubles the traditional 24 fps we are used to seeing in the theaters and provides a “heightened sense of reality” according to Jackson.
Though reaction to the new format seems mixed, it’s to be expected. As with the emergence of any new technology, there will be traditionalists who buck the emerging trend and skeptics who question how well this format pulls of a “heightened sense of reality.” Jackson believes that 48 fps will help the quality of 3D as well as function fully reverse-compatible:
“It’s terrific for 3D; I’ve looked at the 48 fps dailies for ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ in 3D for over a year now, and with the reduction in strobing and flicker, »
- Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
The Hobbit 48-Frame Problem
25 April 2012 9:19 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and its sister (brother?) movie The Hobbit: There and Back Again were shot in 3D for a reported $500 million, which is about half the gross domestic product of African nations such as The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Liberia. Jackson’s gamble goes further when you take into account that The Hobbit movies were shot in 48 frames per second — twice the normal speed rate. About ten minutes from The Hobbit were screened at the theater owners’ CinemaCon convention earlier this week. The results were at best mixed. Wide vistas received wide praise; indoor scenes were panned. "Indeed, the footage shown did seem hyper-realistic," wrote Amy Kaufman in the Los Angeles Times‘ "old school" (joke…) blog 24 Frames. "An opening aerial shot of dramatic rocky mountains appeared clearer than the images in most nature documentaries. But »
- Zac Gille
Warner Bros.Pictures Unveils Never-Before-Seen Footage Of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Showcasing Stunning High-Frame-Rate Results
25 April 2012 2:49 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Warner Bros. Pictures screened approximately 10 minutes of never-before-seen footage from New Line Cinema and MGM’s upcoming epic “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which showcased the filmmaking innovation of 48 frames-per-second (fps), doubling the typical frame rate of 24 fps. The footage was part of the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato).
The film, slated for worldwide release beginning December 14, 2012, is the first major motion picture to be made using this state-of-the art high-frame-rate technology.
The footage was introduced via a taped greeting from director Peter Jackson, who gave a bit of history as to how 24 fps became the industry standard and why today’s technology allows for higher frame rates. He also explained that 48 fps is actually closer to the way the human eye views the world. Jackson offered, “As a filmmaker, I always want to create a strong sense of reality, »
- Michelle McCue
DreamWorks Feels the Need For Speed! EA Game Goes to Movie Adaptation
16 April 2012 6:23 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Car racing game Need for Speed to get the bigscreen treatment via DreamWorks. DreamWorks is apparently in advanced negotiations to pick up Need for Speed, developing a feature adaptation of the Electronic Arts' property, and looks to develop into something like Universal's Fast & Furious franchise. A tricky shot. Fast & Furious has a massive fan base and, despite the game's immense popularity throughout the years, it's still risky business to pit yourself against a franchise with recognized, established characters. George Gatins and John Gatins developed the project with George scripting and John producing alongside EA. Gatins wrote DreamWorks' excellent Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Evangeline Lily starrer Real Steel, so there's great potential for the project to drive into theaters, looking quite decent. The latest installment (no 18 so far) in the Need for Speed series of Games called Need for Speed: The Run came out in November and made use of »
Lost's Yunjin Kim Cast in ABC's Mistresses
18 March 2012 10:15 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Life after Lost has been good for its cast. The beautiful Yunjin Kim, who played Sun on ABC's time-traveling drama, has been cast in the ABC series Mistresses set to debut in summer 2013. The British soap opera adaptation will follow four scandalous women make morally questionable decisions in their love lives. Variety notes that Kim joins three other Lost alums to join another ABC show: Terry O'Quinn on 666 Park Avenue, Emilie De Ravin on Americana and Alan Dale on Beauty and the Beast. Meanwhile Daniel Dae Kim's Hawaii Five-0 has been renewed by CBS for a third season and Evangeline Lilly scored a role in the upcoming Hobbit series. Best of all, Jorge Garcia managed to get cast as his Lost character, Hurley, on Fox's Alcatraz. »
- Brett Smiley
Real Steel's Robots: The Art of Legacy Effects Video from Stan Winston Studios
15 March 2012 | The Daily BLAM! | See recent The Daily BLAM! news »
The Stan Winston School of Character Arts has released a new production video showing a 'mini-lesson' on the real robots created by Legacy Effects for last year's hit sci-fi actioner starring Hugh Jackman The #1 movie in the country for two consecutive weeks during its theatrical run, Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy (Night At the Museum franchise, Date Night and What Happens in Vegas), produced by Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List), with a screenplay by John Gatins (Coach Carter, Summer Catch). Set in the not-so-distant future where boxing has gone high-tech and 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring, the film stars Hugh Jackman (X-Men franchise, Australia) as Charlie Kenton, Evangeline Lilly (TV’s Lost, The Hurt Locker) as Bailey Tallet »
- Pietro Filipponi
25 Potential 2013 Best Picture Oscar Contenders
5 March 2012 10:16 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Update: I've already realized I forgot to add Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly and John Hillcoat's The Wettest County to this list. That would make 27. I haven't yet gotten around to cleaning up "The Contenders" section of the site just yet and while some may argue it's too early to look toward the 2013 Oscars considering we just closed the book on the 2012 Oscar ceremony I have to kindly disagree. If for no other reason, looking at films that might be vying for Best Picture next year we get to sort through a bunch of films that may end up being considered the year's best. What's wrong with that? Granted, as is often the case when looking this far into the future, several of these films may end up being duds. Some may not actually hit theaters in 2012 (though most do have established release dates) and others just might »
- Brad Brevet
The Hobbit: Peter Jackson’s Sixth Behind the Scenes Video Blog from the Set
2 March 2012 10:00 AM, PST | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Back in December, before they went on Christmas break, we brought you director Peter Jackson‘s fifth video blog from the New Zealand set of The Hobbit. Now, Jackson has released his sixth video which includes some first and second unit shooting with Jackson and Andy Serkis, along with the rest of the cast and crew in some of the most beautiful locations on Earth. Check it out below!
The Hobbit: Peter Jackson’s Sixth Video Blog from the Set
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Synopsis:
“The Hobbit” follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their »
- Jason Moore
Peter Jackson/The Hobbit Behind-the-Scenes Video
1 March 2012 6:18 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Peter Jackson In his latest The Hobbit vlog/video blog, Peter Jackson explains that location shooting on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and its sequel The Hobbit: There and Back Again has been just about completed. When Jackson is asked why it took him and his crew 127 days to shoot two movies, while the three Lord of the Rings movies were shot in 133 days, Jackson came up with some sound reasoning: "We're all ten years older, so we're going a little slower." Looking at the behind-the-scenes preparations for the shoot, The Hobbit's filmmakers, actors, and crew deserve at least an "A" for effort. About ten years ago, Jackson had three consecutive blockbusters with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and Best Picture and Best Director Academy Award winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Since then, »
- Zac Gille
The Hobbit Production Video 6, On location With Peter Jackson
1 March 2012 5:24 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Watch director Peter Jackson’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Return to Middle-earth with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in theaters in December of 2012.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever . Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, »
- Michelle McCue
The Hobbit Production Video #6 - On Location II
1 March 2012 11:58 AM, PST | FlicksNews.net | See recent FlicksNews.net news »
Peter Jackson has just released a brand-new production video from the set of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' making it the first for 2012. Clocking in at just over 12 minutes and jam-packed with extensive behind-the-scenes footage.
'The Hobbit' follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.
Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever. »
- noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
Peter Jackson Debuts Video Blog #6 For ‘The Hobbit’
1 March 2012 11:44 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With five extensive video blogs for The Hobbit in the bag, Peter Jackson has delivered a follow-up to his last one, which ventured into the on-location aspect of shooting. The one below, via his Facebook page, hits on Andy Serkis‘ job as 2nd unit director as well as the commemoration of the half-way mark of 127 days, plus much more. The most harrowing part is the insane video village they’ve set up with 6 kilometers of cable they wrangled. Eek. Check it out below.
The cast includes Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood , Andy Serkis , Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, Aidan Turner, Luke Evans, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
DVD Playhouse--February 2012
25 February 2012 8:40 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—February 2012
By Allen Gardner
To Kill A Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Robert Mulligan’s film of Harper Lee’s landmark novel pits a liberal-minded lawyer (Gregory Peck) against a small Southern town’s racism when defending a black man (Brock Peters) on trumped-up rape charges. One of the 1960s’ first landmark films, a truly stirring human drama that hits all the right notes and isn’t dated a bit. Robert Duvall makes his screen debut (sans dialogue) as the enigmatic Boo Radley. DVD and Blu-ray double edition. Bonuses: Two feature-length documentaries: Fearful Symmetry and A Conversation with Gregory Peck; Featurettes; Excerpts and film clips from Gregory Peck’s Oscar acceptance speech and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Commentary by Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 2.0 mono.
Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza (Magnolia) After a brief hiatus from his signature oeuvre of Japanese gangster flicks, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Blu-ray Review: Real Steel
17 February 2012 11:35 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie | Written by John Gatins | Directed by Shawn Levy
A film about robots fighting each other that’s both vaguely tolerable and not in 3D? Not on your nelly! At least that’s what I would have said, posed with that question prior to seeing Real Steel. I am pleased to report that director Shawn Levy’s latest effort is a surprisingly decent little film that may well go some way in setting right the bad name CGI-robot-battle-fests have been given recently.
Set in a near future world where regular puny human boxing has been superseded by exciting, no-holds-barred robot rumbles, former pugilist Hugh Jackman tests his mettle – or ‘metal’, if you will – fighting (via remote control) in the non-league robot boxing circuit.
After a few mishaps, a lot of lost cash and whole pile of broken robot parts, »
- Jack Kirby
Win: Real Steel on Blu-ray, We Have 2 Copies To Give Away
10 February 2012 6:19 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Discover the heartwarming story that really packs a punch as DreamWorks Pictures’ Real Steel, muscles its way onto Blu-ray™ and DVD from 20 February. Full of bonus features, this must-own in-home experience delivers pulse pounding action filled with heart and soul, along with knockout bonus materials that dive deeper into the action.
The visually stunning Blu-ray™ edition, with pristine high-definition picture and sound enhancements, offers viewers a wide range of bonus features which take you ringside on the making of the film and the cutting edge technology used to create the look and much more.
Hugh Jackman (X-Men franchise, Australia) stars as irresponsible ex-boxer Charlie Kenton where boxing has gone high-tech and 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring. As the stakes are raised, Charlie and his estranged son Max get one last shot at a making a triumphant comeback.
Exclusive features include a bare-knuckled exposé of the life »
- Matt Holmes
'Hobbit' Gains Its Final Cast Member: Billy Connolly
9 February 2012 10:14 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Better late than never! Even though Peter Jackson and the rest of the cast of "The Hobbit" have been busy filming the upcoming two films in New Zealand, there were still apparently characters left to be cast. But no longer.
Deadline is reporting that Billy Connolly has come on board to play the role of Dain Ironfoot. The dwarf warrior is the second cousin of head dwarf Thorin Oakenshield. The reason that Connolly was able to sign on so late in the game is because the character of Dain only has a small role in "The Hobbit," and likely will only appear in the second "Hobbit" film, "There and Back Again," which comes out in 2013.
Though Dain has a larger role in the "Lord of the Rings" mythology, in "The Hobbit" he only appears after Thorin asks him to help the dwarves on their quest to reclaim Erebor. After he receives Thorin's request, »
- Terri Schwartz
Billy Connolly Joins the Cast of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit
9 February 2012 10:00 AM, PST | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Director Peter Jackson has announced that Scottish comedian, presenter and actor Billy Connolly (Fido, Brave) has joined the cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again as Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, being portrayed by Richard Armitage.
Press Release:
Billy Connolly Joins The Hobbit Cast
Los Angeles, CA—February 8, 2012—Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Hobbit.” The announcement was made today by Jackson, who directed all three “The Lord of the Rings” films and is currently in production on “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” with the films shooting back-to-back in New Zealand.
In the films, Connolly (“The Last Samurai,” “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield. »
- Jason Moore
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