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Blu-ray, DVD Release: Johnny Guitar
18 May 2012 2:41 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 7, 2012
Price: DVD $24.95, Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Olive Films
Joan Crawford stars in Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar.
Director Nicholas Ray’s (Bigger Than Life) one-of-a-kind 1954 western Johnny Guitar makes its official U.S. DVD and Blu-ray debut nearly 60 years after its theatrical premiere.
The classic film stars Joan Crawford (Humoresque) as a saloon owner battling the local townspeople headed by Emma (Mercedes McCambridge, Suddenly, Last Summer), the local sexually repressed, lynch-happy female rancher out to frame her for a string of robberies. The title cowboy, played by Sterling Hayden (1900), is a guitar-strumming drifter with a dark past who was once in love with Crawford and has been offered a job in her saloon. Sparks and bullets and lots more eventually begin to fly…
Also starring Scott Brady, Ward Bond (Rio Bravo), Ernest Borgnine (Red) and John Carradine (The Ten Commandments), Ray’s strikingly colorful, intricately constructed film »
- Laurence
'The Dictator' And Five Other Terrible Film Tyrants
17 May 2012 7:23 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
by Matt Adler
Sacha Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” has invaded theaters, featuring His Excellency, the incomparable Admiral General Aladeen, in his feature film debut.
But the beloved Admiral General is far from the only despot to reign over the big screen throughout the years, so as a celebration of this momentous occasion in his glorious reign, we thought it might be instructive (not to mention entertaining) to take a look a back at some of filmdom’s other most feared (or mocked) tyrants.
Pharaoh Rameses II
A heavyweight among our lineup of autocrats, Rameses II has roots that are not just historical, but biblical to boot. But it was the screen presence of Yul Brynner that brought him to life in modern times, as the vindictive and arrogant Pharaoh in 1956’s "The Ten Commandments," who just doesn’t know when to quit, even after Moses (Charlton Heston) tells him to “Let my people go! »
- MTV Movies Team
Ronan & Connelly Join Crowe On ‘Noah’
26 April 2012 9:25 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Growing up in our family – even though not religious at all – we all loved catching a good biblical classic on a Sunday afternoon. Earlier cinema give us epics like The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Quo Vadis. The genre made superstars of the likes of Cecil B. Demille, Charlton Heston and Max Von Sydow, before Scorsese’s The Last Temptation Of Christ controversy consigned the genre, as a sticky subject matter in modern movie making. Mel Gibson’s bloodbath The Passion Of The Christ made bucket loads of cash, yet also divided many.
This brings us to the recent announcement of Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, which for Paramount studios handling production, will be hoping for a hit and hopefully breathe new life into biblical genre. Last week we finally received confirmation that Russell Crowe, will be the man to build a boat when the floods come. Joining »
- Craig Hunter
Saoirse Ronan & Jennifer Connelly Set Sail with Aronofsky's 'Noah'?
25 April 2012 5:04 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
There had been rumors about Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly re-teaming with director Darren Aronofsky on Noah, his biblical epic with Russell Crowe in the lead role. But THR recently sat down with Paramount Film Group President Adam Goodman to talk about the studio's upcoming slate of films, and Goodman not only confirmed Connelly's involvement, but also said that Hanna star Saoirse Ronan has joined the cast as well. This project sounds like it has the potential to rival Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, another classic Bible story starring some of the best actors of its time. Read on! Here's what Goodman told THR: “It will be a big, robust production and will have tremendous scale. It’s the perfect combination of casting [Russell Crowe, Saoirse Ronan and Jennifer Connelly] and a remarkable adventure. This isn’t what you think of when you think of Darren, but it will be very true to »
- Ben Pearson
Moses Is Still A Ratings Draw
9 April 2012 12:26 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Perhaps it was simply a case of there not being anything else worth watching on a Saturday night — a night that the networks have all but abandoned — but ABC’s telecast of the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston, captured nearly 7 million viewers on Saturday, making it the most-watched show of the night. That’s the same number of viewers ABC usually lands every year when it carries the movie on the Saturday before Easter. The only exception came in 2010 when Easter arrived on April 4 and the movie aired opposite the semi-finals of the men’s Ncaa basketball tournament, which was watched by more than 15 million viewers. Meanwhile, an overrun of the Masters golf tournament on CBS Sunday was watched by 16.3 million viewers, putting the network far outfront in the ratings for the night. The golf telecast was watched by nearly twice the number of viewers who tuned in to ABC. »
- admin
What to TiVo: Saturday
6 April 2012 11:59 PM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
7:00 The Ten Commandments 8:00 How I Met Your Mother (repeat) 8:30 Mike & Molly (repeat) 9:00 NCIS (repeat) 10:00 48 Hours Mystery (new) 8:00 Cops (new) 8:30 Cops (repeat) 9:00 Bones (repeat) 8:00 Escape Routes (new) 9:00 Betty White's Off Their Rockers (repeat) 9:30 Best Friends Forever (repeat) 10:00 Law & Order (repeat) 11:29 Saturday Night Live (new, with guests Sofia Vergara and One Direction) More TV to watch when you read more. »
- BuzzSugar
Break Out The Matzah! Best Passover TV Episodes
6 April 2012 12:20 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Passover begins Friday at sundown and that means it's time to eat matzah, find the afikomen and avoid most of the other items of the seder plate (and possibly some relatives, as well).
But in celebration of the Jewish holiday -- commemorating the parting of the Red Sea and the ancient Israelite slaves' exodus from Egypt (watch Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film "The Ten Commandments" for more) -- HuffPost TV has compiled a list of the best TV episodes focusing on Passover ... and by best, we mean only.
From Larry inviting a sex offender to partake in his Passover meal on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to a very special episode of the Nickelodeon favorite "Rugrats" to Summer (Rachel Bilson) studying the four questions on "The O.C.," take a look at the shows that have acknowledged the Jewish holiday as you try not to think about leavened food.
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- Jaimie Etkin
Break Out The Matzah! Best Passover TV Episodes
6 April 2012 12:17 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Passover begins Friday at sundown and that means it's time to eat matzah, find the afikomen and avoid most of the other items of the seder plate (and possibly some relatives, as well).
But in celebration of the Jewish holiday -- commemorating the parting of the Red Sea and the ancient Israelite slaves' exodus from Egypt (watch Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film "The Ten Commandments" for more) -- HuffPost TV has compiled a list of the best TV episodes focusing on Passover ... and by best, we mean only.
From Larry inviting a sex offender to partake in his Passover meal on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to a very special episode of the Nickelodeon favorite "Rugrats" to Summer (Rachel Bilson) studying the four questions on "The O.C.," take a look at the shows that have acknowledged the Jewish holiday as you try not to think about leavened food.
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- Jaimie Etkin
Can 'Titanic' Unseat 'Avatar' As Cinema's #1?
4 April 2012 8:43 AM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
For more than a decade, Titanic reigned supreme as the all-time box office champ. No one could capsize Kate & Leo's romantic epic -- not green ogres, not dark knights, not even boy wizards. But in 2009, one man finally unseated James Cameron: James Cameron.
Titanic Tune Nauseates Kate
The director revolutionized special effects once more with Avatar -- the 2009 Oscar winner for Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects -- which officially sank Titanic's record on January 25, 2010 as its global tally sailed past the $1.86 billion mark set in 1998.
Now, a remastered Titanic is pulling into theaters and many have wondered if a 3D-rerelease might be able to push the ship of dreams back into the history books.
In short, it looks unlikely.
Another Titanic Movie Sailing Our Way?
When all was said and done, Avatar raked in $2.7 billion worldwide. That means, in order to leapfrog over his most recent film, Cameron's [link=tt »
PopWatch Planner: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Titanic,' and Tiger Woods
1 April 2012 8:25 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Spring is in the air. That sense of rebirth is especially alive and well in the world of entertainment, as many of our favorite shows are back and there’s suddenly optimism about buds of pop-cultural excellence ready to flower. Mad Men is already humming. The Hunger Games is a huge smash. Game of Thrones and The Killing kick off tonight, further complicating your Sunday-night DVR dilemma — especially if you’ve been banking Frozen Planet for the kids. Discovery’s cool-climate nature documentary doesn’t follow the birds or the bees, but perhaps Tuesday’s paperback release of Fifty Shades »
- EW staff
Plague Away Your Hunger This Passover With These Chocolate Frogs & Locusts!
30 March 2012 8:22 AM, PDT | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
Are you enslaved by your desire for chocolate, but your desperate prayers to the Marshmallow God keep going unanswered? This Passover, pick up some Zelda’s chocolate, marshmallow-filled plague candy, the first snacks with the courage to tell the Pharaoh “Let My Sweet Tooth Go”: Mmmmm…Sacrelicious… Also available: Flaming peanut-butter-cup hail, the Nile turning into a river of chocolate, and creamy nougat-filled dead first born sons! (ViaAdam; Cultural knowledge via definitely reading The Bible and not by seeing The Ten Commandments 60 times.) »
- Dan Hopper
3 Classic Tales Hollywood Should Adapt After Mirror Mirror And Wrath Of The Titans
29 March 2012 12:24 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
You know why movie studios are always adapting ancient fairy tales or Biblical stories or myths, right? No, it's not because these stories are the fabric of our culture, classic narratives handed down generation by generation, resonating with all ages of moviegoers and reminding us that these stories we tell ourselves are what it means to be human. It's because they're free. Sure, that's a cynical way to look at movies like The Ten Commandments or Cinderella or this week's double-duty of Mirror Mirror (based on Snow White) or Wrath of the Titans (based on the Greek myth of Perseus). But it's also a reason to expect much more where this came from, as Hollywood continually recycles stories we're familiar with, and even better when they're ancient stories that come without copyright. There's already another Snow White on its way and Darren Aronofsky is getting ready to tell the story »
Breaking: Donald Sutherland Now Moses
26 March 2012 11:04 AM, PDT | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
We don’t often post updates about People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2009 Donald Sutherland, but he just landed a huge role as President Snow in the box office juggernaut The Hunger Games, and unrelatedly (or possibly relatedly?), he is also now Moses: “Let My People Go…see The Hunger Games!” is what he’s saying there, while handing The Ten Commandments to the fan in the lower-right of the photo after autographing them. Just a heads up, if any casting agents out there are still looking for someone to star in that Ten Commandments reboot “Lucky Number Slev10 Commandments,” you’ve got your perfect choice right there, and he won’t require the beard-cgi you had planned for Channing Tatum. After the jump, two more photos of Donald ‘Now Moses’ Sutherland parting the Red Sea (not pictured): (pics via Splash News) »
- Dan Hopper
Hollywood Gods: Thn’s Best And Worst
22 March 2012 9:07 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Since the dawn of film classic stories have been told – and retold –many times. After Errol Flynn strapped on a pair of green tights for The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) that cheery little robber has been portrayed more times than you can shake Fryer Tucks alcohol filled goblet at; Pinocchio (1940) a story of a devious little wooden scamp who sees fit to run away from home, have a drink then almost kills his dad has been told an equal amount of times. It is therefore no surprise Hollywood has taken solace in the leviathan of tales based around Greek mythology.
To celebrate, or possibly commiserate, the release of Wrath Of The Titans this month, we at The Hollywood News have compiled a few of the best – and worst – screen gods, messiah,s and bible folk from the silver-screen
Thor (2011)
The hammer is a useful tool: I used one earlier to fix a shelf. »
- Sam Carey
Curious Fit at Number Two, but Otherwise Excellent
20 March 2012 10:53 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
This was created by Evan Seitz who last animated the ABCs of Cinema which you can watch right here. This time he tackles the metric system offering up "123Films" featuring 13 pieces of cinema represented by a short animation and sound bite. It's far easier than the ABCs edition, and I don't really why the choice for number two considering the title isn't strictly a two. Kill Bill: Volume Two or Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers probably would have worked a bit better. And you could argue the imagery for number seven doesn't exactly fit with the conclusion of the film, but visually I understand what he was going for. Otherwise it's a fun little video. Can you guess all 13? If not I have included the answers on the second page so as not to spoil anything... that is if I got them all right. The 123s of »
- Brad Brevet
Val Kilmer to play Mark Twain in one-man play 'Citizen Twain'
15 March 2012 8:23 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
If you ever wanted to spend a Saturday night watching Batman impersonate Mark Twain at a cemetery, here’s your chance. Val Kilmer will present his one-man play Citizen Twain, which he wrote, directed, and stars in as the legendary author, for a limited engagement at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Each performance will be followed by a Q&A session with Kilmer, whose previous theatrical experience includes an appearance as Moses in The Ten Commandments: The Spectacle Musical and a handful of Off-Broadway shows. There are eight performances scheduled over two weekends — March 23-25 and March »
- Marc Snetiker
Whitney Houston's Dress, Earrings Up For Auction
20 February 2012 4:56 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles — There had to be an auction, but so soon?
A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The Bodyguard" will be sold to the highest bidder next month.
Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien said Sunday the pieces and other Houston items became available after the singer's unexpected death on Feb. 11 and will be included among a long-planned sale of Hollywood memorabilia such as Charlie Chaplin's cane, Clark Gable's jacket from "Gone With the Wind" and Charlton Heston's staff from "The Ten Commandments."
Julien said celebrity collectibles often become available after their namesakes die.
"It proves a point that these items, they're an investment," Julien said. "You buy items just like a stock. Buy at the right time and sell at the right time, and they just increase in value."
But could it be too soon to profit from Houston's passing? »
- AP
Why Can’t An Oscar-Winner Look More Like A Hit?
8 February 2012 3:40 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards.
Whether one of the major studios takes the top prize at the Academy Awards or not, they have no squawk this year.
Several years ago, as you might recall, the Big Guys were getting fed up with having their clocks cleaned in the Best Picture category every year by releases from independent companies. The last time one of the majors walked home with the Best Picture gold was 2006 when Warners’ The Departed took the trophy. Before that, you have to go back almost a decade — to 1997 — to Titanic, split between 20th Century Fox and Paramount.
Over the last decade and a half or so, the indies have usually taken a fair share of the nomination slots and almost always the grand prize. The majors retaliated by pushing for an expansion of »
- Bill Mesce
The lure of the ghost town
3 February 2012 2:35 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
New film Bombay Beach is a startling portrait of the residents of a California ghost town. Just what is the attraction of these broken-down, deserted places?
There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, of amateur archeologists making an astonishing discovery in the dunes outside Guadalupe, California. There, beneath the sand, lay what appeared to be the ruins of an ancient Egyptian civilisation: the remnants of sphinxes, the skeletons of chariots. It turned out to be the rubble from a Hollywood film set.
The film in question was 1923's The Ten Commandments, a silent-screen epic by Cecil B DeMille. No expense had been spared. The director hired 1,600 builders to construct a 10-acre site on the Guadalupe dunes, complete with a towering temple, 21 plaster sphinxes and a quartet of Ramses statues weighing 20 tonnes each. But when shooting wrapped, DeMille ordered that the whole place be bulldozed into a 300ft trench. There it remains »
- Xan Brooks
Oscars Q&A: Steven Spielberg On ‘War Horse’s Four-Legged Actors, 3D And Lessons Learned
1 February 2012 8:18 AM, PST | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Steven Spielberg has been a prominent player in the feature film scene for close to 40 years, and scored the first of his 12 Oscar nominations (with two wins) 33 years ago. Yet in many ways the filmmaker maintains a perpetual boyish image in the public imagination. Maybe it’s his affinity for stories featuring children — like his Oscar contender War Horse – or his unquenchable excitement about movie-making. Whatever the reason, the director-writer-producer-mogul always seems to be in the center of the current conversations about film — he and producer/filmmaker Peter Jackson unleashed the 3D motion capture animated family film The Adventures Of Tintin just days before War Horse was released, made while both iconic directors were busy making huge live-action films of their own. While Spielberg surprisingly did not get nominated for Best Director on War Horse, he’s up for Best Picture as that film’s producer. That is one of »
- MIKE FLEMING
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