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Cinematical Seven: Sci-Fi Series That Need Movie Reboots
17 November 2009 7:20 PM, PST
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I haven't been a fan of Hollywood's "Let's Remake Everything That Was Ever Popular!" plan, but I was pleasantly surprised by the reboots and reincarnations of Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, and even J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek movie, which is out on Blu-ray and DVD today. I'd argue that maybe science fiction is immune to the remake syndrome, but then you have Michael Bay's two awful Transformers movies. So that sort of shoots my theory in the foot.
Whatever the case, it's been great to have so much quality science fiction to choose from lately. There's also a hell of a lot out there that deserves a second look. Forgotten series from the 60s and 70s that have classic storytelling, great characters, and a lot of elements that make up truly good sci-fi: robots, spaceships, and time travel. So while you're enjoying that slick new Trek Blu-ray (even the menus are amazing!
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- Kevin Kelly
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J.J. Abrams Discusses “Khannnnn!!!!” for Star Trek 2
5 November 2009 3:57 AM, PST
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After the outstanding success of his Star Trek reboot, director J.J. Abrams has found himself fielding questions about the film’s sequel on a near daily basis. Who will be the villain? Does Chris Pine have as hard a time with Tribbles as William Shatner? Etc, etc. Luckily, Abrams is one of Hollywood’s more nerd friendly directors, so you can always count on him giving you a decent answer.
Recently, MTV caught up with Abrams for an exclusive interview about Star Trek 2. In the interview, Abrams discusses some possibilities for the sequel and the relative leeway the screenwriters have in bringing old characters back to the big screen. Care to guess which name brought up the most excitement? You guessed it, Khannnnn!!!!, a.k.a Khan Noonien Singh, the genetically engineered superhuman played by Ricardo Montelban in Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan.
From the interview:
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- Rob Frappier
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New On DVD This Week
3 November 2009 3:35 PM, PST
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Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, North by Northwest, It’s a Wonderful Life and The Rockford Files. Plus, there’s some classic Dr. Who coming out this week as well.
Check them out.
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A Christmas Carol ~ Alastair Sim, Jack Warner (Blu-ray)
Aliens in the Attic ~ Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts (DVD and Blu-ray)
Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1 (The Big Heat / 5 Against the House / The Lineup / Murder by Contract / The Sniper) ~ (DVD)
The Claudette Colbert Collection (Three-Cornered Moon / Maid of Salem / I Met Him in ParisI Met
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- Joe Gillis
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Landau 'not interested' in 'M:i 4' cameo
30 October 2009 10:18 AM, PDT
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Martin Landau has admitted that he is not interested in a cameo role on the next Mission: Impossible instalment. The 78-year-old actor played elite secret agent Rollin Hand on the original TV series from 1966 to 1969. He said that he will not consider appearing in the film, following a bad experience that involved a rough draft script of the first movie. He told MTV: "Unless it was a great part, which it probably isn't, it would probably be a cameo, a little joke, that wouldn't interest me at all. "When they were working on an early incarnation of the first one - not the script they ultimately did - they wanted the entire team to be destroyed, done away (more)
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- By Tim Parks
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Peter Graves: The Movieline Interview
29 October 2009 2:40 PM, PDT
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As hard as this might be to believe, Peter Graves has no star on the Walk of Fame. That unforgivable transgression will at last be corrected tomorrow, however, when the Mission: Impossible mastermind and enduring standard bearer of gravitas and cool finally earns his rightful place on Hollywood Blvd. The following week, he receives an equally deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival. He'll be there, answering your questions following a special screening of Airplane! -- the disaster spoof that opened him up to a new generation of fans, who to this day still pester him to, "Ask me if I've ever been to a Turkish prison!" Movieline talked to Graves about some of his classic early roles, his badge as geek totem to sci-fi B-movie fans everywhere, and his response to J.J. Abrams' invitation to return to the spy franchise from which he long ago parted ways.
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Walk Of Fame Honour For Mission: Impossible Star
23 October 2009 6:26 PM, PDT
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TV and movie veteran Peter Graves is to be honoured with the 2,391st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The actor will unveil his star, a block away from where he once lived as a struggling actor, on 30 October.
As well as starring in the Mission: Impossible TV series, Graves also starred in the movies Stalag 17 and comedy Airplane.
Next year marks the 60th anniversary of his acting career. He'll also be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ojai Film Festival next month.
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J.J. Abrams Spills on Star Trek 2, Mission: Impossible 4, and Fringe
9 October 2009 11:43 PM, PDT
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At a recent press conference held to celebrate the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of Star Trek, J.J. Abrams was on hand to chat about his upcoming projects. There were the requisite Star Trek 2 questions (3-D anyone?), and he also talks a bit about Mission: Impossible 4 and Fringe. Several questions focused on Leonard Nimoy's involvement in these future projects, one of which seems particularly surprising.
Abrams was unsurprisingly coy about details on his Star Trek sequel. There wasn't anything concrete, but Abrams did mention that he's excited about working with his Trek universe's alternate timeline, and that he'll continue to aim at a storyline that has more mass appeal. The latter certainly worked out well for him the first time around, and I would argue that being a bit too focused on the die-hard Trek fans was one of the many elements that led to the franchise's staleness in
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- Devindra Hardawar
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J.J. Abrams Talks 'Mission: Impossible IV' And Missed 'M:i III' Cameos
9 October 2009 2:30 PM, PDT
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Your mileage may vary, but I myself was a fan of the J.J. Abrams-directed trilogy capper, "Mission: Impossible III." It's a very enjoyable action flick, well-paced with a shocker of an opening and some great twists to keep things interesting. Cool as it was though, fans learned today that it could have been just a little bit cooler.
Speaking to Collider, Abrams revealed that he had a very special appearance in mind for his last dance with the Imf. "I actually tried to get Martin Landau in 'Mission 3,' in a very small little moment just for fun, and was told that he had no interest in doing it," Abrams said. For those who aren't aware, Landau played Rollin Hand, master of disguise, on the original "Mission: Impossible" TV series. Abrams might not have gotten his wish there, but he did get a treat from the seasoned actor some months later.
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- Adam Rosenberg
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Abrams Discusses 'Star Trek' Accessibility
9 October 2009 10:25 AM, PDT
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J.J. Abrams, the director of this summer’s blockbuster Star Trek reboot, recently told reporters what could be heading the franchise’s way, including the chances of a 3-D sequel.
As audiences know by now, Abrams’ Star Trek introduced a new timeline for Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the Enterprise crew, making the show accessible to non-Trekkers. But he also made the brilliant decision to bring back Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in the original '60s television series, to serve as the link between this new Trek and what came before.
So, will the next installment continue the precarious balancing act of being fit for both wider audiences and old-school Trekkers? In speaking to IESB, Abrams hinted that would indeed be the case. "In going forward, the fun of this movie series is that we will have the opportunity, given its alternate timeline, to cross paths with any of the experiences,
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J. J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman Talk Mission: Impossible 4, Transformers 3, Cowboys and Aliens and More
9 October 2009 5:10 AM, PDT
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J. J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are three of the busiest men in show business. The director and writers of this summer's hugely successful re-imagining of Star Trek are also behind Fox's hit TV show, Fringe, and 2006's Mission: Impossible III. On top of that Kurtzman and Orci are also responsible for this summer's other huge box office hit, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen while Abrams is putting the finishing touches on the final season of his television phenomenon, Lost. So needles to say the men are constantly busy with multiple projects but they did have the time to stop by Santa Monica yesterday for a Paramount event honoring the release of Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, on DVD and Blue Ray later this fall. The talented creators shared some of their pending sequels and upcoming projects with the audience.
First, with Leonard Nimoy's
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Leonard Nimoy As Mission: Impossible 4's Master Of Disguise?
8 October 2009 11:21 PM, PDT
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Leonard Nimoy is almost certainly done with Star Trek. Jj Abrams. film gave him the perfect sendoff and it.s highly improbably that we.ll ever see him in Spock.s logical ears again. He said as much earlier this week to THR. But that doesn.t mean his career on film is over. It doesn.t even mean he.s done reprising famous television roles.
Abrams. recently told Collider that he.s considering giving Leonard Nimoy a part in the upcoming fourth Mission: Impossible. Star Trek wasn.t Nimoy.s only foray into iconic television franchises. He was actually a part of the original Mission: Impossible television series, and appeared on the show for three years from 1969 . 1971 as a master of disguise named .The Amazing Paris..
Nimoy wasn.t the only famous face on the original Mission: Impossible cast. Martin Landau and Sam Elliot also had significant roles. Abrams
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J.J. Abrams talks Star Trek 2, Fringe, Mission Impossible 4 and More!
8 October 2009 4:28 PM, PDT
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The phenomenally successful re-imagining of the legendary adventures captured in Star Trek will be coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on November 17th. Although it is too early to talk about the specifics of the special features and extras that will be included on the 2-disc DVD and 3-disc Blu-Ray, in speaking to members of the press this afternoon at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, writer/director/producer J.J. Abrams gave some insight into the plans for the forthcoming Star Trek sequel, the possibility of it being done in 3-D and what he sees his involvement with the franchise being, for the foreseeable future. And, with so many other projects on his schedule, the prolific storyteller also touched on Mission: Impossible 4, Fringe and his latest television pilot, just sold to NBC. Hit the jump to read what he said:
And in case you missed it, we posted a new interview
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- Sara Wayland
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Prison Break: The Final Break’ a Lackluster Epilogue
29 July 2009 7:24 PM, PDT
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Chicago – Very few shows have plummeted as far from their peak to their ignominious end as did Fox’s once-great “Prison Break”. For proof, look no further than the misguided “Prison Break: The Final Break,” what is essentially a straight-to-dvd epilogue at least here in the United States.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
“The Final Break” is a film of roughly two-episode length that actually aired overseas but was basically encapsulated in a coda here on the final episode of the show in May. The broadcast finale skipped from the downfall of The Company to reveal that Michael Scofield had died. How did that happen? Find out in “The Final Break,” which, believe it or not, involves one more character going to jail and trying to escape. They sure knew how to beat a dead horse the last few years.
The first season and most of the second were clever thrill rides, a
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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DVD Playhouse--May 2009
11 May 2009 11:22 PM, PDT
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DVD Playhouse—May 2009
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Allen Gardner
Paramount Centennial Collection Paramount Studios releases two more classic titles from its library on special edition DVD: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is John Ford’s last masterpiece (although he would go on to direct two more very good films) from 1962: about an Eastern lawyer (James Stewart) who travels west only to find primal brutality in the form of sadistic bandit Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin, great as always) and pragmatic brutality in local rancher Tom Doniphon (John Wayne), each two sides of a coin that represent a way of life slowly dying out as Stewart’s modern brand of civilization tames the West. A perfect film, period. Howard Hawks’ El Dorado is essentially a remake of his earlier classic Rio Bravo, with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and a young James Caan as lawmen joining forces against corrupt cattle barons. Great fun. Two disc sets.
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Review: 'Mission: Impossible' Season 6
26 April 2009 11:20 AM, PDT
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The concept behind Mission: Impossible had never been attempted on television before and the CBS series about a covert government operation taking on; well, impossible, cases became a smash hit. Guided by the steady Peter Graves, Greg Morris and Peter Lupis, the series received awards, acclaim and most importantly, ratings. Early on, the show was also headlined by Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, but they left after three seasons. In stepped Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, and Sam Elliot for the next two seasons but by spring 1971, the show was beginning to feel tired.
Season six, airing 1971-1972, was the season that should not have been. Paramount Pictures wanted the show canceled and placed into profitable reruns but CBS saw ratings upticks at the end of season five and wanted the series back. Nimoy wanted out, saying he was bored. It was time to change everything up.
The penultimate season,
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- Robert Greenberger
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