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Peter Jackson Announces, Hints At Elaborate Blu-Ray Shenanigans

15 December 2009 4:23 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

It has been announced that the Lord of the Rings Trilogy is finally arriving on Blu-Ray April 6th.  Currently, Peter Jackson’s only film available in the format is 2005’s King Kong.  While the Kong Blu-Ray contains both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film, these Lord of the Rings Blu-Rays will contain only the theatrical versions.

In a recent radio interview, however, Jackson mentioned additional plans to release some of his ‘earlier films’ on Blu-Ray as well in the near future — a list we can only hope covers everything up to 1996’s The Frighteners.

The Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray set will span 9 discs, with the extra features on Standard-Definition DVDs and Digital Copies thrown into the mix as well.  Retail price:  $99.98.

Updated — Enjoy the trailer for the Blu-Ray

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- Andrew Ford

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A Single Man Gets Degayified Posters

24 November 2009 1:43 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Colin Firth, Julianne Moore in A Single Man, directed by Tom Ford What’s a "gay movie"? Brokeback Mountain? Midnight Cowboy? What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Milk? Top Gun? Lukas Licks Lodz? Something directed by a gay man, say, The Philadelphia Story or Midnight or a couple of the biggest action blockbusters made in the last decade or so? Something written for the screen by a gay man, say, A Streetcar Named Desire or The Innocents? Something based on a book or play or short story or poem written by a gay man, say, Brief Encounter or In Cold Blood? Something starring a gay man, say, the 1925 Ben-Hur or Giant? If you think about it, the label "gay movie" is pretty meaningless. [...] »

- Andre Soares

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Culture Warrior: Good and Bad Biopics

26 October 2009 10:42 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

The successful biopic is something that takes a truly masterful hand to accomplish. A lifetime, like history itself, contains no inherent narrative—no arc or three-act structure—yet, like in studying history, we narratavize the exceptional human life in order to better understand it. In biopics this involves a lot of condensing, creative liberties, and difficult executive decision, requiring delicate filmmakers to execute properly and convincingly. Biopic is also sometimes an elusive definition, as not every movie based on a true story should be considered a biopic of its lead character, and it’s often difficult to distinguish the two. Capote, for instance, despite the title, is hardly a biopic of Truman Capote, but specifically portrays the writing of In Cold Blood. Yet one could argue that it is a biopic because it covers one of the most significant, or at least the most notorious, event in that author’s life, and »

- Landon Palmer

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AFI Fest 2009: Something’S Gonna Live, North By Northwest

26 October 2009 12:41 AM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Cary Grant in North by Northwest Among the highlights of AFI Fest 2009 is the Nov. 2 screening of AFI Conservatory Alumnus Daniel Raim’s documentary Something’s Gonna Live, which profiles several behind-the-scenes Hollywood veterans — most of whom have already passed away — including production designers Robert Boyle (who turned 100 this past Oct. 10), Henry Bumstead (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sting), Harold Michelson (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Mommie Dearest, Dick Tracy), and Albert Nozaki (When Worlds Collide, The War of the Worlds, The Ten Commandments), in addition to cinematographers Conrad L. Hall (In Cold Blood, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Road to Perdition) and Haskell Wexler (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, In the Heat of [...] »

- Andre Soares

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Five things you should know about Truman Capote.

30 September 2009 12:26 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

He died in 1984, but had he lived the elfin author would be 85 years old today. Any self-respecting gay guy probably already knows the basics: He wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's, he wrote In Cold Blood, he was lifelong friends with Harper Lee. He conducted a lifelong public feud with Gore Vidal, he hosted the infamous Black & White Ball. Oh, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar playing him in the 2004 film, Capote.

After the break, 5 things you might not know about Truman Capote.

1. The author's photo that appeared on the back oh his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms (1947), arguably got more attention than the book. Many felt it was too suggestive (i.e. gay) and the controversy actually launched Capote as a public figure, rather than simply an author.

Truman Capote portrait by Harold Halma

2. He claimed to have had an affair with Errol Flynn (but then he often claimed »

- dennis

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In Cold Blood (Blu-Ray Review)

11 September 2009 5:44 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

In Cold Blood on Blu-Ray

Main Feature (2H 14M 29S)

This film is based on the Truman Capote novel of the same name. I have not read that novel so for any of you out there who may have read the novel but have yet to see this film, I am unable to provide a comparison. I also believe that the novel was based on real-life events, so this should certainly interest those who enjoy watching true stories.

The editing is fantastic and the film seamlessly cuts from one conversation or action to another. One phone conversation cuts to a very different phone conversation. One man leans over a basin and this cuts to a different man pulling his head back after splashing his face with water. I have rarely witnessed such smart editing and it’s a shame that most contemporary editors and directors appear to have lost – or »

- Tigervamp

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Horror anthologies on the march

9 September 2009 3:55 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

With our favorite time of year just around the corner, Fango’s got news of a trio of literary terrors to keep you occupied throughout the fall. And if you’re partial to anthologies and short-story collections, get ready to rejoice.

First up, Running Press has just put out the third volume in its Dark Delicacies series, subtitled Haunted, and it looks to be their biggest yet. Edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb, Dark Delicacies III features 20 new works by the likes of genre legend Clive Barker, Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, Masters Of Horror creator Mick Garris, Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva, 100 Feet’s Eric Red, veteran horror scribe Richard Christian Matheson, Fango contributor Axelle Carolyn, First Blood author David Morrell and many more, with a foreword by The Shining actor Steven Weber.

Also arriving this month is Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories On The 50th Anniversary, a »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)

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Would the Real Truman Capote Please Stand Up?

7 September 2009 4:05 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener in Capote

Photo: Sony Pictures Classics As I said in my What I Watched column on Sunday, I finally got around to watching the 2005 and 2006 Truman Capote films, Capote and Infamous. The first earned five Oscar nominations and one win for Phillip Seymour Hoffman who played the eccentric author to the delight of many. The second was released just over a year later to absolutely no attention whatsoever. This isn't a surprise. Technically Capote is a better film and was deserving of its nomination of Hoffman in the lead role, but to say it is a quality Best Picture candidate, Director or Adapted Screenplay is pushing it, but also comes in large part due to what I perceive to be a poor year in quality film. I mean, Munich was a Best Picture contender and Crash came out on top. Yikes. However, my commentary »

- Brad Brevet

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #7

6 September 2009 3:48 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I didn't watch a whole lot this week outside of the films I saw at the theater, thanks in large part due to the start of the U.S. Open. Speaking of which, anyone else watch that match between Maria Sharapova and Melanie Oudin (or who I like to call the American Justine Henin)? And then Isner beats Roddick in five. Good stuff so far, but let's get to the movies since that's what you guys came here for. As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies... Bowling for Columbine (2002) Quick Thoughts: I have a screening of Michael Moore's new film Capitalism: A Love Story (9/23) coming up and on top of that Moore is coming to Seattle for interviews. So, I felt I should probably finally see Bowling for Columbine. I also have to check out Roger and Me, »

- Brad Brevet

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #4

16 August 2009 2:46 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Back again with my weekly wrap-up of what I watched that wasn't an upcoming theatrical release, although I will admit this isn't the complete list. There is one old school film I am prepping a review of and there are six others that have something in common with the final title on this list that will be part of a feature article on Monday so I decided not to mention them here. However, I do have four titles for you to chew on. The first two are definite must-sees and the third one I am assuming many of you have already seen, but may have something to say about my comments. As always, after checking out what I watched, add your thoughts in the comments as well as share some of the films you watched recently and suggest future titles for myself and others to add to our Netflix queues, »

- Brad Brevet

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Sam Mendes--The Hollywood Interview

14 June 2009 9:44 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Director Sam Mendes.

Sam Mendes Hits The Road With Away We Go

By

Alex Simon

Sam Mendes is one of the rare hyphenates who remains active directing on the stage and in film, in a time when the two worlds have become largely segregated from one another. Having been lauded with virtually every prestigious award for stage and screen by time he was in his mid-30s, Sam Medes was a wunderkind almost from the start.

Born August 1, 1965 in Reading, Berkshire, England to a university lecturer father and a mother who authored children’s books, Mendes’ parents divorced when he was five. Upon reaching Cambridge University, he quickly fell in love with theater and film, joining the Chichester Festival Theater after graduation in 1987. Soon, he was directing Dame Judi Dench in Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, winning the Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer. Following work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Getting in the Act: 11 Novelists Who Found Their Way Into the Script

26 February 2009 3:30 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

Rock stars want to be movie stars and movie stars want to be rock stars; models want to be designers and designers want to tooth-tug Keira Knightley's ear on the cover of Vanity Fair. These are known facts, demonstrable often to a shudder-inducing degree. What to make, though, of the latent career ambitions suggested by the humble novelist's propensity for cameos? Do they all want to be comedians? Professional winkers? Or just slightly richer?

From Saul Bellow playing the "Man in Hallway" in an adaptation of his novel "Seize the Day" 30 years after it had been first published to Michael Chabon taking abuse in a bookstore in the upcoming adaptation of his 1988 novel, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," many authors can't resist the idea of essentially walking into their own novel when put to celluloid. Below are a few of those, and a few more whose motivations are more elusive. »

- Michelle Orange

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In Cold Blood / Capote Blu-ray Reviews -- The Story and the behind the Story

19 February 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Perry Smith and Richard Hickcock were two ex-cons who hear about a score. A farmer with a couple thousand in his personal safe. The two head out to the Clutter home, killed the entire family and their crime horrified the neighborhood. Later the two were caught, and after a lengthy appeal process were executed. But if the story wasn’t picked up on by Truman Capote, it’d be the sort of thing that would remain a part of Holcomb, Kansas history, but not be world famous. But Truman Capote took an interest, and in doing so created a new form of the novel, the True Crime non-fiction novel. In his way, we wouldn’t have shows like Unsolved Mysteries, or the entire section of book stores. Such is the impact of the book, which was a huge success. Richard Brooks filmed the book in 1967, and it’s a fairly straightforward, »

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