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Film Review: 'Dead Man Down'
5 May 2013 11:38 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★☆☆☆ Whilst Danish director Niels Arden Oplev's original (and best) adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) possessed many notable merits, less can be said of his first foray into the American market, Dead Man Down (2013). This clumsily contrived thriller stars Colin Farrell as the strong and silent Victor, the muscle in a gang headed up by dapper don Alphonse (played by an unrestrained Terrence Howard). Victor has infiltrated the gang by carrying out whatever murderous tasks the job demands, gaining the trust of the mob boss with one sole purpose: revenge for the death of his wife and child years earlier.
Farrell's Victor anonymously taunts Alphonse through a series of unsubtle mind games, which includes leaving pieces of a photo of who his would-be-killer is. However, the plan goes awry when he is discovered knocking off a member of Alphonse's gang by his Danish neighbour, »
- CineVue UK
Dead Man Down proves not all Nordic noir is excellent
28 April 2013 10:14 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
From Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy to The Killing, everyone loves Nordic noir, right? Well, trust John Patterson to be the odd man out
Count yourselves lucky, British and European viewers, you're getting your full undiluted ration of subtitled Nordic noir, week in and week out, while we here in the Us must subsist on the thin gruel of remakes, with no real recourse to the originals. You got the original Danish The Killing, we got the drippy AMC remake whose first-season finale prompted a near-mutiny among outraged and cheated viewers. The Danish-Swedish cross-border procedural The Bridge – as mesmerising as Homeland to European viewers – gets a Tex-Mex workover here set on the Juárez-El Paso line, and judging by the grimness of its teaser promos, will not stint on those authentically Mexican sky-high bodycounts. We get the Branagh Wallander, not the Krister Henriksson original. Most notorious of all, perhaps, was the »
- John Patterson
Martin Scorsese Will Not Direct ‘The Snowman’
16 April 2013 10:23 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The success of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo paved the way for an influx of translations of Scandinavian mystery, crime, and suspense novels. Among the most successful of these were Jo Nesbø’s “Harry Hole” mystery-suspense novels – all rather dark tales centering on the titular, hard-drinking detective and the sordid cases tossed his way by the Oslo police.
Nesbø’s international acclaim assured a film adaptation, eventually lining up none other than legendary director Martin Scorsese to direct the adaptation of Nesbø’s book, The Snowman. Almost a year after Scorsese’s involvement with the adaptation was announced, it looks as if his extremely busy schedule has forced him to bow out.
Views and News From Norway has shared the scoop that Scorsese will not be directing The Snowman. The director has repeatedly placed other projects ...
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- Kyle Hembree
Why David Fincher Needs To Direct ‘Gone Girl’
8 April 2013 9:51 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
In 2012, Gillian Flynn struck gold with her third novel Gone Girl, another in a growing line of unique mysteries with Dark Places and Sharp Objects preceding. Why did Gone Girl really spike her name up to the top? The story is full of so many twists and questionable facades that it really acts as a successful revision on genre mystery novels. That, or does the cover look similar enough to Fifty Shades of Grey that people have just kind of mentally connected the two?
While I have to admit the latter is somewhat true, it is the book itself that strongly merits critical favor. Flynn’s sense of perspective is impeccable, shifting back and forth from different narrators with extreme tonal changes. Gone Girl picks up the day of Amy Elliott Dunne’s disappearance from her home in Carthage, Missouri. Her husband Nick is trying to piece together what may have happened, »
- Marshall Granger
Wallander's Krister Henriksson: 'I'd like to play King Lear'
8 April 2013 4:41 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
When Wallander actor Krister Henriksson memorised a downbeat Swedish novel, he didn't expect his efforts to produce a theatre smash hit. He tells Laura Barnett about playing the West End, his Shakespeare ambitions – and Scandi-mania
Eight years ago, actor Krister Henriksson was living in a hotel in the Swedish fishing village of Ystad, filming Wallander, when he came up with a novel way of spending the evenings. Not for him a nightly trip to the hotel bar or gorging on room service. Instead, he decided to dedicate his free time to memorising Doktor Glas, an experimental 1905 novel by the Swedish writer Hjalmar Söderberg.
"If you're living in a hotel for one and a half years," Henriksson tells me in his near-fluent, gruffly accented English, "you grow fatter. In Sweden, we call it 'the hotel death'. I got scared – I thought: 'I have to save my life. I have to do something. »
- Laura Barnett
Didion’s Demons: A Review of Blue Nights By Joan Didion
2 April 2013 1:40 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The first words of Joan Didion’s ‘Blue Nights’ are its dedication: “This book is for Quintana”, typed in italics, for emphasis. I approached the reading of this thin work with the previously acquired knowledge that Quintana was the author’s daughter, who died shortly after the publication of ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’, Didion’s memoir about the loss of her husband, the author John Gregory Dunne.
I also approached this book having never read any of Didion’s past work. What struck me most, aside from her brazen honesty is her prose, which very nearly acted as a red herring, drawing me from the words themselves into how they are written. She is a quintessential writer, one of our most gifted essayists, alongside the now deceased Gore Vidal and Christopher Hitchens. She hammers home her points with single sentences, which are not written side by side but instead line by line. »
- Quinn Steers
50 Upcoming Movie Sequels (Yep, 50)
25 March 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Sequels are awesome, plain and simple. Returning to familiar characters and worlds we love is like covering yourself with a warm blanket, although when a sequel is bad it can be like a blanket covered in potato bugs and lice. Studios love sequels because seven times out of ten they open huge, no matter how good they are.
With that in mind, here's 50 of your favorite titles all preparing to get new installments. Some of them are deep into pre-production while others have barely gotten out of the pitch stages, but you'll be salivating at the thought of some of these sweet babies finally making their way to the screen.
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Status: The law of diminishing returns seems to have caught up to Paramount's annual license to print money, and even though the last "Paranormal" grossed half its predecessor, producer Jason Blum is gonna »
- Max Evry
The AfterEllen.com Huddle: The Best Queer Character
22 March 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
Tags: AfterEllen.com HuddleMarch MadnessGrey's AnatomyGLEEPretty Little LiarsThe Girl With The Dragon TattooIMDb
We're officially into the second round of our March Madness Best Lesbian/Bi Character Ever poll, which means it's time for us to weigh in on our own favorites.
Bridget McManus: My pick is Dr. Arizona Robbins (Grey's Anatomy) because she represents a powerful lesbian, and actress Jessica Capshaw plays her like a real person. Robbins is incredibly intelligent, beautiful, quirky and her character is always consistent. I cherish consistency in a lady lovin' lady. The way Robbins dealt with the pregnancy of her girlfriend was spot on, and I think Hillary Clinton should consider her for her 2016 presidential running mate.
Ali Davis: Since Xena is not in the running (Heather Hogan, you and I are in a fight), I'm going to choose Bo from Lost Girl because she illustrates what bisexuality is like so well. »
- trishbendix
Shetland episode 1 review
10 March 2013 1:33 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Review James Stansfield 10 Mar 2013 - 22:00
Is new two-part BBC crime adaptation Shetland a friendlier version of The Killing? James checks out the first episode...
This review contains spoilers.
There’s more than a hint of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in the Beeb’s latest stab at crime drama. Set about as close to Scandinavia as a British drama can get, Shetland uses the remoteness of its setting to convey the sense of community shattering that the Swedish screen version of Stieg Larsson's debut novel did too. Ultimately Shetland isn’t as dark as anything that has filtered its way down from our friends in the North, this is primetime BBC One, not Four after all but its opening half made for an entertaining and likeable hour of television.
Things begin with an elderly Mima Wilson rummaging through her old photos when a strange noise draws her out of her middle-of-nowhere house, »
- louisamellor
Interview With Niels Arden Oplev On Dead Man Down
8 March 2013 11:17 AM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Writer/director Niels Arden Oplev made a name for himself in Denmark with such films as Portland and The Eagle, but it was his version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which really catapulted him to international success. The success of his adaptation of the infinitely popular Stieg Larsson novel has now led him to make his first English language movie in Dead Man Down.
The revenge thriller reunites him with his Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace and co-stars Colin Farrell and Terrence Howars. Niels was at the Dead Man Down press conference that was recently held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. While there he discussed the making of the movie, his take on violence in the media, why he chose Farrell and Rapace to star and much more.
Check it out below.
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- Ben Kenber
Side Effects review
4 March 2013 2:07 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Review James Peaty 5 Mar 2013 - 06:07
An on-form Steven Soderbergh serves up a cracking medical thriller. Here's James' review of the tense Side Effects...
Not without its undoubted highs, it’s fair to say that Steven Soderbergh’s directorial career has been something of a mixed bag. Despite a blistering start, with his Palme d’Or winning debut, Sex, Lies And Videotape (1989) effectively serving as the blueprint for American independent film in the 1990s, the outspoken ‘auteur’ then spent most of that decade sliding further and further into obscurity with a series of flawed, frustrating and ultimately unsuccessful features.
Regaining his creative compass with 1998’s Elmore Leonard adaptation, Out Of Sight, the relative critical and commercial success of that picture – coupled with his potent creative relationship with star George Clooney – found the director propelled back into the limelight.
Capitalising on that success, between 1999 and 2002 the prolific Soderbergh produced a golden »
- ryanlambie
Rooney Mara updates on Dragon Tattoo sequels
22 February 2013 12:10 PM, PST | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
In Total Film magazine issue 204, we catch up with the cast and crew of Steven Soderbergh’s cinematic swan song, Side Effects. You can read the full feature inside the issue (which is available for just £1.99 on your iPad), with contributions from Soderbergh, Jude Law and Rooney Mara. During our interview with Mara, we snuck in a question about the future of the The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo franchise. Having starred in the first installment of the Us version of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy to great (Oscar-nominated)...
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- Total Film
Rooney Mara Says Daniel Craig Won't Be Written Out Of The Girl Who Played With Fire
6 February 2013 4:44 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Those familiar with Stieg Larsson's dark Swedish thriller trilogy known as the Millennium series know that Lisbeth Salander is lynchpin that brings the story together and is the central focus, but they also can't deny the importance of investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Thus it was odd when a rumor popped up earlier this week saying that there was a possibility that the lead male character, played by Daniel Craig, would be getting written out of The Girl Who Played With Fire due to contract and money issues. But now Craig's co-star has ridden in to splash some cold water on those reports. MTV recently caught up with Rooney Mara, who earned an Oscar nomination for her turn as Salander in David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and when they asked her about the reports surrounding Craig she completely denied it. Talking about the developing sequel and the director, »
Ronney Mara Says Daniel Craig Won't Be Written Out Of The Girl Who Played With Fire
6 February 2013 4:44 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Those familiar with Stieg Larsson's dark Swedish thriller trilogy known as the Millennium series know that Lisbeth Salander is lynchpin that brings the story together and is the central focus, but they also can't deny the importance of investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Thus it was odd when a rumor popped up earlier this week saying that there was a possibility that the lead male character, played by Daniel Craig, would be getting written out of The Girl Who Played With Fire due to contract and money issues. But now Craig's co-star has ridden in to splash some cold water on those reports. MTV recently caught up with Rooney Mara, who earned an Oscar nomination for her turn as Salander in David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and when they asked her about the reports surrounding Craig she completely denied it. Talking about the developing sequel and the director, »
Rooney Mara: Daniel Craig would 'never' be written out of 'Girl Who Played With Fire'
6 February 2013 4:12 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Last week, it was reported that "The Girl Who Played With Fire" -- the long-awaited sequel to 2011's "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" -- may be going ahead without star Daniel Craig. Now the "Girl" herself, Rooney Mara, is saying otherwise. "Fire," based on the second of three book by Stieg Larsson, has been on the back burner at Sony for some time, with original director David Fincher still not locked down to return for the sequel. Likewise, it was reported earlier that Craig was holding out for a bigger payday, after starring in the $1 billion grosser "Skyfall." When asked about the rumors, Mara told MTV »
- HitFix Staff
‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel Still On Track, But…
1 February 2013 6:36 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
David Fincher’s big-screen remake of the late Stieg Larsson’s dark, controversial novel, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, was a solid piece of filmmaking and one which I loved. Already adapted in its Swedish homeland to critical acclaim, along with sequels The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest, it came no surprise Hollywood came calling and a huge money-spinning hit was expected on the back of both the cult trio of novels and films. One especially with Bond favourite Daniel Craig in the lead, alongside the stunning Oscar-nominated newcomer, Rooney Mara, as the tormented heroine of the title.
On a budget of around $90million, the film went on to gross just over $230 million worldwide which may seem impressive for an R rated film, but Sony expected so much more. It’s this reason why the studio have yet to officially commit »
- Craig Hunter
Daniel Craig holding up Dragon Tattoo follow-up?
31 January 2013 11:15 PM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
News Simon Brew Feb 1, 2013
Is the price of Daniel Craig holding up The Girl Who Played WIth Fire?
Seemingly stuck in limbo since David Fincher's movie of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was released at Christmas 2011, the Hollywood takes on the rest of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy appear some way from getting made.
So what's been the hold up? Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the growing star power of Daniel Craig may be one of the problems. A screenplay for The Girl Who Played With Fire is reportedly ready to go, having been penned by Steven Zaillian (who wrote the adaptation for the first film). But Sony is keen to bring the costs down on the second movie, and that may involve dropping Daniel Craig from the saga.
The studio has an option in place for Craig to appear in the next two films as Mikael Blomqvist, »
- simonbrew
Will Daniel Craig be written out of the 'Dragon Tattoo' sequel?
31 January 2013 5:02 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
If this "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" sequel ever ends up happening, Daniel Craig may find himself being left out in the cold. Sony is said to be haggling with the actor over his salary on proposed follow-up "The Girl Who Played with Fire," a state of affairs that's reported to be holding up the project's forward momentum. Though the studio has an option on the star for two sequels (both of which would be adaptations of the final two books in Stieg Larsson's "Millenium" trilogy), The Hollywood Reporter is claiming that "Skyfall"'s $1 billion gross has become a major sticking »
- HitFix Staff
‘Girl Who Played with Fire’ Could Move Forward Without Daniel Craig
31 January 2013 10:34 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
There are a handful of reasons why a followup to David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo adaptation, The Girl Who Played with Fire is not arriving this Fall, as was originally intended. On the creative side of development, both Fincher and screenwriter Steve Zaillian have been struggling to “make it [their] own thing,” as far as adapting Stieg Larsson’s source material goes.
However, financial issues are of greater concern for Sony, after Dragon Tattoo only proved to be a moderate box office success (a $233 million worldwide gross on a $90 million budget); not to mention, its profit margin is smaller when compared to director Niels Arden Oplev’s Swedish adaptation (which grossed $104 million on a $13 million budget). Hence, the sequel is shaping up leaner than its predecessor – which could mean ...
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- Sandy Schaefer
Could Daniel Craig Be Written Out Of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Sequel?
31 January 2013 9:55 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It.s a great question: Why haven.t we heard news about The Girl Who Played With Fire? David Fincher.s English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson.s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo seemed to kick-start a new trilogy, this one with Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig in the key lead roles. Tattoo banked $233 million worldwide, which is very good (but not enough to guarantee a sequel). And the director has expressed interest in coming back for at least the second chapter in this trilogy. So what.s the hold up? THR is gently pointing its finger at Craig, who the trade says .want(s) a pay raise, not a cut, in the wake of Skyfall grossing $1 billion worldwide.. Makes sense, only Sony seems to sense a ceiling to the amount of money these Larsson adaptation can make and is looking to reduce costs, not increase them. As a result, »
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