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14 items from 2012
Curzon On Demand – Review
11 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
A month or so ago, we brought you word of the new On Demand service being introduced by the Curzon Cinemas chain, which finds itself in a very crowded and competitive market place alongside LoveFilm and NetFlix, who also offer a similar streaming service. Potentially, the difference with Curzon is that they are focussing on much less mainstream fare and also offering much more recent cinema releases (such as Le Havre, which was offered to me for viewing, having been released in cinemas only a few weeks ago.
As Jon Lyus says quite rightly here, this service will suit those who don’t have an independent cinema nearby and don’t want to wait until DVD releases for non-mainstream films that they are keen to see. I won’t review Le Havre itself, as it has been covered amply by Lewis Bazley right here. What I will offer some views on is the service itself. »
- Dave Roper
Top 10 Actors Turned Film Directors
2 May 2012 2:58 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
It’s surprising just how many actors have tried their hands at directing. Most make one or two pet projects and than slink back to the day job (Ahem, Tom Hanks’ Larry Crowne… I say no more!), whilst others carve out an interesting second career behind the camera.
Below is what I feel are the top 10 actors turned directors….
10. Paddy Considine
Films: Tyrannosaur.
It might be risky starting this list with a director with only one feature film under his belt, but when that film is 2011’s Tyrannosaur, it is entirely justified. Building on his superb Bafta award winning short film Dog Altogether, Tyrannosaur is an incredibly emotional watch. Considine lets his camera stand back and devotes the film to his cast, which includes Peter Mullen in a career best turn and revelation Olivia Coleman.
What’s next: Nothing on the radar just yet, but hopefully we wont have to wait to long! »
- Will Pond
Yahoo! Lists the 100 Funniest Movies to See Before You Die
10 April 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
It's not easy to put together a top 100 of just about anything, but the folks over at Yahoo! Movies have really thrown down the gauntlet this time with a list of the 100 Funniest Movies to See Before You Die. In describing the list, they maintain that their goal was to choose the "funniest" movies out there, not necessarily the "best" comedies. With that in mind, you might think they'd stay away from critically acclaimed classics and lean more toward low brow, quick and easy laughfests. But you'd be wrong. There are a lot of classics on this list, everything from The Apartment to Dr. Strangelove to Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times and Buster Keaton's The General. There are also movies on here that aren't really "comedies" per se, such as Pulp Fiction and Martin Scorsese's After Hours. More than anything, this serves as a reminder that what is »
- Sean
Essential Viewing for fans of ‘The Raid: Redemption’ – 15 Classic Martial Arts Films
5 April 2012 10:42 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The release of The Raid: Redemption has made us revisit our favourite martial arts flicks and pick five favourite films to suggest for Sound on Sight readers.
Before I give my five picks though, I would like to turn the floor over to a man who has been a friend of mine since grade seven at Oxford Street Junior High School in Halifax. As the line editor for Steve Jackson Games’ “Generic Universal RolePlaying System”, Sean Punch aka Dr. Kromm has been directly or indirectly responsible for a number of source-books on the Martial Arts including writing and editing Gurps Martial Arts.
I asked him earlier this week what films he would put on his list. He named three.
You’re not looking for goofy, cinematic Asian martial arts are you? Because I tend to like stuff that is more realistic, more like what commandos would use. You mentioned Steven Seagal »
- Michael Ryan
Miptv Briefs: ‘Anger Management’ To Scandinavia, Jersey Shore’ To France, More
2 April 2012 10:30 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Anger Management, Lionsgate TV’s upcoming sitcom starring former Two And A Hale Men leading man Charlie Sheen as an irascible anger management therapist, has been picked up by Modern Times Group (Mtg) to air on its Viasat Broadcasting free-tv channels in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Viasat’s channels also carry Two And A Half Men. Lionsgate International has already sold Anger Management, loosely based on the 2003 feature starring Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler, in Canada, Latin America and Germany. In the U.S., it launches on FX in June. Parlez-vous ‘Jersey Shore’? France’s leading pubcaster TF1 has acquired rights to Jersey Shore for air on its Dtt channel NT1. NT1 also picked up a format option to adapt the MTV series for local audiences. On the news, Viacom International Media Networks’ Svp of international sales, Caroline Beaton, said in part: “I’m extremely excited that a localized version »
- NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
Blu-ray, DVD Release: The Gold Rush
30 March 2012 2:14 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 12, 2012
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
The classic 1925 film The Gold Rush—the first feature-length comedy by Charlie Chaplin (Modern Times)—forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character.
Charting a hapless prospector’s (Chaplin) search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale), The Gold Rush was shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featured such timeless gags as Chaplin’s dance of the dinner rolls and a meal of boiled shoe leather. And, damn, it’s all still hilarious.
This Criterion special edition features both Chaplin’s definitive 1942 version, for which the director added new music and narration, and a new restoration of the original silent 1925 film.
The Blu-ray and two-disc DVD contain the following features:
• New high-definition digital restoration of the 1942 sound version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray »
- Laurence
What to Buy this Week: Game releases 19th March – 25th March
19 March 2012 3:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Each week we bring you news on what is being released into the gaming world…. So lets get it started! Kicking off this list of games which will be released 19th March – 25th March 2012 is:
Kid Icarus: Uprising (3Ds / DS):
One of the most beloved franchises in Nintendo’s long history makes its glorious return in spectacular 3D! Pit of Kid Icarus fame is back in a new game designed specifically for the Nintendo 3Ds system. Kid Icarus: Uprising is a fast paced and actionpacked blend of aerial and ground-based shooting built on elegantly intuitive and streamlined play control. This follow-up to the original Kid Icarus – released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987 – has been at the top of gamers’ wish lists for years. Kid Icarus: Uprising is compatible with the Circle Pad Pro accessory, offering an alternate control scheme for left-handed players. With the Circle Pad Pro, the »
- Kat
Ten silent super-stars facing the advent of 'talkies'
7 March 2012 7:02 AM, PST | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The great movie pioneer D.W. Griffiths once said “we do not want now and we shall never want the human voice with our films.” Shame he failed to realise that film-making is a technical medium that will always develop. In the last 100 years we have had the introduction of colour, trick photography, 3D and CGI, among other numerous innovations such as CinemaScope - and even Smellovision. But none of these compare to the most revolutionary of cinematic changes: sound.
The silent era of the twenties holds little more than curiosity-value for many modern film fans. Other than a few notable exceptions such as Nosferatu (1922) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925), it’s become a long-forgotten part of cinema history. But back then we had the Brad Pitts and Angelina Jolies of their day! Big stars and talented actors who sadly failed to survive the test of time.
The coming of sound was controversial, »
Top 10 silent films to watch after The Artist
1 March 2012 3:51 AM, PST | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
With The Artist (2012) having completed its triumphant awards season run, culminating in its five Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards, now seems the ideal time to take a look back at the silent era. Although to many it may seem outdated and redundant today, silent cinema can still offer a unique form of entertainment and spectacle. Additionally, its influence on the world of contemporary cinema goes beyond The Artist to encompass a number of iconic films. However, if you enjoyed Michael Hazanavicius’ ode to silent film then you will surely find plenty here to cherish.
10. Wings (1927)
The only other silent film to have won a Best Picture Oscar, William A. Wellman’s Wings is a melodrama of epic proportions. The story concerns a love triangle between two World War One fighter pilots and a female ambulance driver. Although at times the pace of the film seems long-winded, it is »
Oscar's big miss: 'Singin' in the Rain'
25 February 2012 9:58 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It seemed an easy task when I told Guy and Gerard to follow Roth's lead and help me turn the idea of "Oscar's big miss" into a quick mini-series at the end of the season. Roth's pick was undeniable. Gerard's was inspired. Guy's was well-spotted. What would I spring for? Look, the truth is there are a lot of movies the Academy hasn't properly recognized over the last 84 years, and they go all the way to near the beginning. "Metropolis," "The Passion of Joan of Arc," "City Lights," "King Kong," "Modern Times," "Sullivan's Travels," "Paths of Glory," "The Last Temptation »
- Kristopher Tapley
MI5 spied on Charlie Chaplin after FBI asked for help to banish him from Us
16 February 2012 4:27 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
British agency concluded that actor – described by Us counterparts as 'parlour Bolshevik' – was no security risk
MI5 opened a file on Charlie Chaplin while he was being hounded by J Edgar Hoover's FBI for alleged communist sympathies.
The FBI, which described the star of Modern Times and The Great Dictator as one of "Hollywood's parlour Bolsheviks", asked MI5 for information to help get him banned from the Us. The results, including information gathered through eavesdropping, are contained in an extensive personal MI5 file released on Friday at the National Archives.
"Chaplin has given funds to communist front organisations … He has been involved in paternity and abortion cases," an MI5 liaison officer in Washington warned in October 1952.
MI5 noted that a decade earlier Chaplin had told the Los Angeles branch of the National Council of American Soviet Friendship: "There is a great deal of good in communism. We can use the good and segregate the bad. »
- Richard Norton-Taylor
MI5 spied on Charlie Chaplin after FBI asked for help to banish him from Us
16 February 2012 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
British agency concluded that actor – described by Us counterparts as 'parlour Bolshevik' – was no security risk
MI5 opened a file on Charlie Chaplin while he was being hounded by J Edgar Hoover's FBI for alleged communist sympathies.
The FBI, which described the star of Modern Times and The Great Dictator as one of "Hollywood's parlour Bolsheviks", asked MI5 for information to help get him banned from the Us. The results, including information gathered through eavesdropping, are contained in an extensive personal MI5 file released on Friday at the National Archives.
"Chaplin has given funds to communist front organisations … He has been involved in paternity and abortion cases," an MI5 liaison officer in Washington warned in October 1952.
MI5 noted that a decade earlier Chaplin had told the Los Angeles branch of the National Council of American Soviet Friendship: "There is a great deal of good in communism. We can use the good and segregate the bad. »
- Richard Norton-Taylor
Top Ten Silent Films Anyone Who Liked 'The Artist' Should See
25 January 2012 10:16 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Ten Silent Films Anyone Who Liked The Artist Should See
This year's Oscar race got serious when the Golden Globes picked their winners for Best Picture. The Globes haven't always been a good barometer for which film will actually take Best Picture but they do help films garner recognition and additional box office at a critical time of the year. This year's two winners, The Artist for Best Musical or Comedy and The Descendants for Best Drama, were already considered front-runners and although neither is considered a lock at this point, the wins at last weekend's Globes ceremony certainly didn't hurt their chances. Which brings me to a question for the audience. Is The Artist getting attention simply because it is a curiosity or is it really that good? I tend to agree with Brad's review when he suggested that "... 80 or so years ago I don't think it would have »
- Bill Cody
The Muppets: 'You never call them puppets!'
6 January 2012 12:39 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Will children reared on CGI fall for felt-and-foam animals and bad puns? Ellen E Jones on the lasting genius of the Muppets
The Jim Henson Company studio lot on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles is one of the few remaining original lots in Hollywood. As if to acknowledge its history – it was built in 1917 and was originally the home of Charlie Chaplin's production company – a 12-foot statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as Chaplin's Tramp stands atop the gatehouse, tipping his bowler hat towards the Sunset Strip. Behind Kermit, in the Tudor-style bungalows where Modern Times was filmed, something even more exciting is happening; the unveiling of the first theatrically released Muppets film for more than a decade, since 1999's Muppets from Space.
The new Muppets movie is all about reclaiming past glories. In depicts the titular puppets disbanded and their studio in a state of bad repair, »
- Ellen E Jones
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