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Confessions of an Indiana Jones Virgin: Allison Watches All 4 Indiana Jones Films for the First Time
2 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
So here it has happened again, another strange gap in my movie knowledge has been uncovered: I've never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies. Like with Star Wars, I'm not sure I have any explanation beyond that my parents aren't that into movies, and I was busy watching a lot of TV. And on the whole, based on my straw poll research, in my day [reaches for cane] girls weren't really steered towards those kinds of movies; at least, before they became such huge hits. In any case, I remedied some of this cinematic gap starting in high school, and ended up minoring in film in college. What you may not know about many film programs though is that they tend to end their discussion of cinema around 1968 (it took so long to get to talkies in my semesters of film history that when Al Jolson spoke actual words in The Jazz Singer »
- Allison Keene
Mad Men: ‘Flood’ Takes on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
29 April 2013 6:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
This week’s Mad Men, entitled “The Flood,” brings us to that pivotal point in history when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, viewing how the tragic event brought out the best and the worst in people. Some used the event to their gain or resented it for putting a stop to the normal routine. For others, it made them appreciate the important things in life, like family and friends. Written by showrunner Matthew Weiner and Tom Smuts and directed by Chris Manley, this week’s installment was hardly perfect – it had a few unusually cheesy moments – but it was thought-provoking and featured a powerhouse performance from Jon Hamm. The title of the episode comes from Ginsberg’s father saying, ”In the flood, the animals went two-by-two,” as he sets his son up on a surprise dinner date with a comely teacher, eventually passing off Mlk Jr.’s assassination as a good time to play matchmaker »
- Caitlin Hughes
Is A Director Really That Important?
26 April 2013 2:46 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
When young baby-faced producer Irving Thalberg fired legendary director Eric von Stroheim from his film Merry-Go-Round in 1923 it was apparent to all involved in the motion picture business that the age of director had ended. Prior to this and another event in 1927 – the release of the first all-sound picture, The Jazz Singer – the director had been king, ruler of the faces and guide to poor lost actors and actresses.
Following that he became a lesser being, although still wildly respected. I make note of course to a few directors such as Alfred Hitchcock who were kings; I would list Stanley Kubrick but I shan’t because Kubrick was also a screenwriter – and a good one. I mention that because as directors declined with the intrusion – or was it gift? – of sound, the screenwriters reigned supreme, a most dislikeable trait for a writer who must always be a narcissist regarding his work. »
- Quinn Steers
New Logo for the Thg/Twilight/Divergent Studio: Cloudy with a Chance of Box-Office Hits?
18 April 2013 4:22 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
New Logo for the The Hunger Games / Twilight / Divergent Studio: Cloudy with a Chance of Box-Office Hits? Earlier today, Lionsgate unveiled its new corporate logo at the CinemaCon theatrical convention which took place inside The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. According to the studio's press release, the new logo began the studio's intro "of its upcoming feature film slate to the theatrical exhibition community." The new logo was designed by Devastudios, under the direction of the studio's Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen. Among Devastudios' recent design projects are Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, which stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, and Russell Crowe; Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, and Joel Edgerton; DreamWorks Animation's The Croods, featuring the voices of Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, and Nicolas Cage; Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger, with Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer; Noam »
- Zac Gille
Jurassic Park 3D: revisiting the film that put machismo on the extinction list
1 April 2013 8:07 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Spielberg's blockbuster bent the laws of nature, ushering in an era of special effects that made dinosaurs out of action heroes
How fast does a T rex run? 20 years ago, the technicians at George Lucas's effects house, Industrial Light and Magic, laboring to finish Jurassic Park in time for its June 11 release date, made a decision whose effects would reverberate for decades to come. "We had a zillion arguments about it," said animator Steve Williams. Some argued, based on the animals' estimated mass, that it ran slower than a jeep, the only problem being that a jeep was precisely what it was required to chase in Spielberg's film. Others argued that it ran more like a lion: never unless it had to, and if it ran, only for a very short period of time, moving very fast. "Using that logic," said Williams, "I had to throw physics out the »
- Tom Shone
10 Awesome Innovations That Changed Cinema Forever
22 March 2013 2:16 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
As we sit down in our gigantic IMAX cinemas to watch the latest CGI-driven Hollywood blockbuster, it never ceases to amaze how far we’ve come since the early days of filmmaking.
In 120 years of development, it’s easy to lose sight of quite how the form has matured, and of course, whittling down the list of watershed innovations to a mere 10 is no easy feat. Nevertheless, watching films today compared to the very early film tests of, for example, people sneezing, it’s staggering what a combination of artistic and technical ambition has allowed the creation of.
We may take it for granted these days, but imagine what Edison and his contemporaries would think of modern cinema; it would literally blow their minds. With that in mind, let’s trace the journey of cinema from its inception to today – here are 10 innovations that changed cinema forever.
10. Sound
If we »
- Shaun Munro
Why The Artist Is The Greatest Film Of This Century So Far
12 March 2013 5:18 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
When The Artist was first released, many filmgoers were left bewildered and feeling cheated as they exited their movie theatres with the intention of acquiring full refunds because they were not informed that the film was a silent picture. Well, tough luck and it’s their own damn fault, I say. The critical reaction has been near-universal, as has the reviews from general fans who took the time to actually sit through the film without complaining. Few films have the power to elicit such emotions from its viewers, particularly a film that goes almost all of its playing time without vocal sound.
For those unaware – shame on you! – The Artist is the story of the decline of George Valentin, the rise of Peppy Miller and their undeclared love for each other. Set between 1927 and ’32, George Valentin, one of the great stars of silent cinema, slowly falls out of fashion and »
- Quinn Steers
A Look at ‘Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals’ By Someone Who Dislikes Most Musicals
26 February 2013 2:30 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
I don’t like movie musicals. It’s probably more accurate to say that I strongly dislike the vast majority of musicals. Too often I find that the songs and dance numbers take priority over the film’s story and characters, and that disparity leaves me disinterested in the whole shebang. And if I’m being honest, I really hate it when complete strangers suddenly bust out with the same songs and dance moves as if they’ve been secretly practicing them for weeks. (Unless the story is about the history of flash mobs of course, but who the hell would want to watch that?) There are exceptions, but they’re usually films that place as high a value on the story being told and the characters within as they do on the music and dancing and other gibberish. Ones I do like include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 8 Women, South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut and »
- Rob Hunter
Warner Brothers Compiles 20 Mostly Great Musicals
25 February 2013 10:36 AM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
To celebrate their 90th anniversary, Warner Bros has released a series of box sets purporting their “best” films. This collection is composed of 20 musicals (from 1927-1988) chosen to represent the best of Warner Bros. There certainly are some great films in this set—from The Wizard of Oz to Singin’ in the Rain to Cabaret—but there are also some duds (like Camelot). Fortunately, most of the films are ones worth seeing—and owning (if you don’t already)—making this a great box set.
The collection begins at the beginning with The Jazz Singer (1927). This was the first feature-length film to use synchronized singing and some dialogue, revolutionizing the world of film. This is also the first of many films in the collection to focus on show business. The story follows a young man’s struggle to make it on Broadway, the true American dream.
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- John Keith
DVD Review: The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals
17 February 2013 10:30 PM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
Cinelinx has received a copy of the Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals DVD boxset, and we're here to help you decide whether or not this historic collection is worth putting up on your shelf at home.
Synopsis
In honor of Warner Bros. studio celebrating its 90th anniversary, the powers that be have decided to give audiences a treat. The latest is sure to leave a song or two on your heart! Our contacts have graciously sent us a copy of the Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals DVD boxset, which is one of five different types of collector sets that will go on the market this year.
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Release Date: February 12, 2013
Also Available on Blu-Ray!
There are 20 Musicals in the set on 21 discs broken down into 3 sections. To further aid the viewer, in each boxset there is a 24 page booklet which provides pictures and synopsis of each film. »
- feeds@cinelinx.com (Carla Dobson)
20 Musicals From Warner Bros
17 February 2013 6:17 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
It would be incorrect to say that musicals were made to lift one's spirits since plenty of great musicals are as grim as any ruthless drama. But the genre lifts mine even through tears. So I was instantly in love with the new box set that Warner Bros sent. It's called Best of Warner Bros: 20 Film Collection Musicals (on sale now) and it will serve me well in March once I have time to settle in with some older movies again. I wish I had a copy to give away but I'm keeping this one all to myself - mine! mine! mine!
The collection consists of the following films, packaged in chronological order: The Jazz Singer (1927), The Broadway Melody (1929), 42nd Street (1933), The Great Ziegfeld (1936), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), An American in Paris (1951), Show Boat (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), A Star is Born »
- NATHANIEL R
DVD Review: ‘Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals’
13 February 2013 10:29 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Warner Brothers is using their 100th anniversary to release a series of special Blu-ray and DVD box sets that would make great gifts for the movie lover in your life. To be fair, a number of films in the latest box, “Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals” are available in stellar Blu-ray editions and that should be the way to go if you can but for the standard-only movie fan in your life or someone who doesn’t own any of these 20 (mostly) classics, it’s a stellar starter set for musical history.
DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0
What are the highlights? How about two of the most beloved films of all time in any genre — “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Wizard of Oz”? And that’s just the beginning. Personal favorites include “An American in Paris,” “A Star is Born,” “The Music Man,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals including ‘Hairspray’
12 February 2013 9:38 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals
Directed by: Bob Fosse, Victor Fleming
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Liza Minelli, Debbie Reynolds
Movies: 20
Due Out: February 13, 2012
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Synopsis (courtesy of Warner Bros.):
Warner Bros. continues to entertain the world with films passionately produced, selectively acquired, carefully preserved and impeccably curated for both the casual and ultimate movie lover to enjoy forever. Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals will be released February 12 and will include films such as Singin In The Rain, Wizard of Oz and many more.
Who’S It For? You like to sing and dance, well then this is a no-brainer. The list price for these 21 musicals is just under $100. Currently, Amazon.com has this set listed at $71, and Warner Bros has it for just $68.86. That’s an amazing deal. There are hits and misses within the group. The picture quality of Showboat is terrible, »
- Jeff Bayer
Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals including ‘The Jazz Singer’
12 February 2013 9:37 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals
Directed by: Bob Fosse, Victor Fleming
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Liza Minelli, Debbie Reynolds
Movies: 20
Due Out: February 13, 2012
WB Shop
Warner Bros. Facebook
Synopsis (courtesy of Warner Bros.):
Warner Bros. continues to entertain the world with films passionately produced, selectively acquired, carefully preserved and impeccably curated for both the casual and ultimate movie lover to enjoy forever. Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals will be released February 12 and will include films such as Singin In The Rain, Wizard of Oz and many more.
Who’S It For? You like to sing and dance, well then this is a no-brainer. The list price for these 21 musicals is just under $100. Currently, Amazon.com has this set listed at $71, and Warner Bros has it for just $68.86. That’s an amazing deal. There are hits and misses within the group. The picture quality of Showboat is terrible, »
- Jeff Bayer
Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals
12 February 2013 9:36 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Musicals
Directed by: Bob Fosse, Victor Fleming
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Liza Minelli, Debbie Reynolds
Movies: 20
Due Out: February 13, 2012
WB Shop
Warner Bros. Facebook
Synopsis (courtesy of Warner Bros.):
Warner Bros. continues to entertain the world with films passionately produced, selectively acquired, carefully preserved and impeccably curated for both the casual and ultimate movie lover to enjoy forever. Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals will be released February 12 and will include films such as Singin In The Rain, Wizard of Oz and many more.
Who’S It For? You like to sing and dance, well then this is a no-brainer. The list price for these 21 musicals is just under $100. Currently, Amazon.com has this set listed at $71, and Warner Bros has it for just $68.86. That’s an amazing deal. There are hits and misses within the group. The picture quality of Showboat is terrible, »
- Jeff Bayer
"Jazz Singer" More Than A Historical Footnote
29 January 2013 8:02 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Every part of me wants to review this film and talk solely about how important it was to the landscape of cinema. But movie geeks already know that story. It’s Movie Geek 101 with professor Ebert. Really, what I’ll do here is talk about the film’s relevance and importance to modern audiences and film nerds (who are, presumably, the target audience for this incredible set).
“In every living soul, a spirit cries for expression – perhaps this plaintive, wailing song of jazz is, after all, the misunderstood utterance of a prayer,” reads the opening title card. Eloquently stating the basic concepts behind The Jazz Singer, these words work to place the audience in Jackie (Al Jolson)’s shoes from the get-go. Legendary in its impact on cinema, The Jazz Singer features Al Jolson as the son of a Jewish cantor looking to break out from his father’s somewhat domineering shadow. »
- Robert Ottone
Warner Bros.' 90th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Fabled Hollywood Studio
28 January 2013 11:06 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Whether you think of Warner Bros. as the studio that gave you talking pictures, Bugs Bunny, Bogart, or Batman, you have to acknowledge the studio's place at the forefront of Hollywood history. Indeed, it'll be hard to avoid acknowledging it this year, as the studio will be spending 2013 celebrating its 90th birthday. The celebration kicks off with the release of two massive boxed sets of 50-plus discs each, both entitled the "Best of Warner Bros." -- a 100-film set of DVDs and a 50-film set of Blu-rays. Both sets encompass the studio's milestones of the entire sound film era, which Warners itself kicked off in 1927 with the release of "The Jazz Singer." (The sets go all the way up to the 2010 classic-to-be "Inception.") As familiar as these movies are, there's still plenty you may not know about the legendary movie studio, from who the actual Warner Brothers were, to the stars the studio minted, »
- Gary Susman
Blu-ray Review: Glorious Package For ‘The Jazz Singer’
25 January 2013 11:47 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “The Jazz Singer” has become something of a hot-button drama over the years due to its use of black face. The new, three-disc Warner Bros. Blu-ray release for the historic film doesn’t shy away from this aspect of the movie but does an amazing service to film fans by placing the work in the context of when it was released. With a stellar documentary about how sound came into the medium (“The Jazz Singer” was the first talky) along with 4 hours of shorts from the day, it’s much easier to appreciate this film for the important chapter it represents in the history of the form.
Television Rating: 5.0/5.0
Is “The Jazz Singer” a great movie? It’s certainly a better movie than I remembered and the perfectly balanced transfer from Warner Bros. certainly helps make the film feel less like a history lesson than you might expect. It »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Lady GaGa confirms new jazz album with Tony Bennett
24 January 2013 9:03 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Lady GaGa has confirmed plans to release a jazz album. The singer will collaborate with legendary crooner Tony Bennett on the project, which currently doesn't have a time frame for release. "And here's me and my handsome date, I simply cannot wait for our album together, he's my darling," GaGa tweeted, along with a picture of herself and Bennet. The jazz singer joined GaGa on stage at the White House Staff Ball earlier this week, which took place (more) »
- By Lewis Corner
What is the most trodden-upon place on earth?
23 January 2013 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
Where, on earth, have more people been than any other place? Throughout all of human history, which piece of land has seen more footprints than anywhere else?
Mecca, probably, and paradoxically, since the non-Muslim majority of humankind is debarred from visiting. The religious duty of pilgrimage has enjoined Muslims to visit Mecca at least once in their life since the foundation of Islam and has become a major annual migration in the last 50 years. Roger Crosskey, London W10
I would say probably the sangam, or confluence, of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers at Prayag (Allahabad) in India. Not only is it the site of the Kumbh Mela, which millions attend, but it is visited every day by many thousands of religious pilgrims and people scattering cremation ashes. Pilgrims have been visiting it for thousands of years. »
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