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Watch: Jon Favreau Directed Ad For Videogame ‘Destiny’
7 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The two sides of Jon Favreau can't be better exemplified than by two recent projects. The writer/director/producer/actor is currently gearing up his little "indie" flick "Chef" (starring A-list types Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara and more) but has found some space between "Iron Man 3" and his next feature effort, to shoot a little commercial for a videogame company. Dude knows how to multitask and keep his toes in the commercial and not-so-commercial worlds. Bungie and Activision are lauching "Destiny" this fall, a brand new buttonmasher that kind of looks like "Halo," but then again the last videogame I played was on the PlayStation 2. Anyway, he ropes in the always excellent Giancarlo Esposito (whom he directed in the pilot episode of "Revolution"), in a spot that someone links "The Jungle Book" with taking a last stand in the last city on Earth. It's live action intercut with gameplay scenes, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken Performing “The Disney Songbook” At D23 Expo 2013
9 hours ago | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
For one night only, two of the world’s most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10.
Together Sherman and Menken have won a combined 10 Academy Awards for their work with Disney, and have composed music and songs for more than three dozen Disney feature films, over two dozen Disney Park attractions and half a dozen Disney musicals on Broadway.
“I can’t express how excited I am that my esteemed friend Alan Menken and I will be sharing the same bill for the very first time,” said Sherman. “Alan is an incredible talent, and I know we’re both thrilled to be performing for Disney’s most ardent fans—they’re the best and »
- Michelle McCue
Disney 53: The Aristocats
19 May 2013 1:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
As we march bravely on through 2013, Thn will take a nostalgic yet critical look at the 53 Walt Disney Animated Classics, from Snow White to Wreck-it Ralph, through the obscurity of Fun And Fancy Free to the second Golden Age of Beauty And The Beast. These are the films the Walt Disney company are most proud of, the ones that hold a special place in our hearts, the ones that still cost a fortune to buy on DVD. And this week we’re thinking goose with The Aristocats.
1970/ 78 minutes
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
The Aristocats was the last film to be approved by Walt Disney himself, and was the last to end with “A Walt Disney Production” credit. The torch effectively passed to veteran animator and director Wolfgang Reitherman, who apart from animating characters for umpteen Disney films, had been entrusted with 101 Dalmatians, The Sword In The Stone and The Jungle Book. »
- Rob Burch
Mousterpiece Cinema Calendar
18 May 2013 2:00 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
This is the Mousterpiece Cinema schedule for the rest of 2013:
June 1st, 2013: Pinocchio (1940)
June 8th, 2013: James and the Giant Peach (1996)
June 15th, 2013: Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color
June 22nd, 2013: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
June 29th, 2013: Monsters University (2013)
July 6th, 2013: Meet the Robinsons (2007)
July 13th, 2013: The Lone Ranger (2013)
July 20th, 2013: Pixar Shorts Collection, Volume 1 (2007)
July 27th, 2013: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
August 3rd, 2013: The Straight Story (1999)
August 10th, 2013: Song of the South (1946)
August 17th, 2013: Planes (2013)
August 24th, 2013: Oliver & Company (1988)
August 31st, 2013: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
September 7th, 2013: The Muppet Movie (1979)
September 14th, 2013: The Three Musketeers (1993)
September 21st, 2013: Peter Pan (1951)
September 28th, 2013: Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
October 5th, 2013: The Sixth Sense (1999)
October 12th, 2013: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
October 19th, 2013: Hocus Pocus (1993)
October 26th, 2013: Up (2009)
November 2nd, »
- Josh Spiegel
8 More Myths About Classic Movies You’ll Be Shocked To Hear Are False
16 May 2013 9:47 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
If you’re surfing the Internet, odds are you love a good trivia list. I’ve yet to meet someone who won’t devour as much interesting, but ultimately useless information as possible, just for that surprisingly deep feeling of knowledge. The only thing more exciting than a fact, is the fact that the previous fact is false. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article with just such factoids, but in the research for it I found a lot more than the original eight I published. Some of these facts are truly riveting, so for your reading pleasure here’s eight more myths we’ve delightfully bust open for you.
If anything, some of these myths are more common than those in the first list, so you can delight in proving your seemingly film savvy friends wrong.
Warning: There are a couple of references to the ending and overall mythos of Blade Runner, »
- Alex Leadbeater
Disney Classics Double Feature Part II: The Jungle Book
12 May 2013 7:02 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Throughout the year, Thn will look at 53 Walt Disney Animated Classics, from Snow White to Wreck-it Ralph, through the obscurity of Fun And Fancy Free to the second Golden Age of Beauty And The Beast. These are the films the Walt Disney company are most proud of, the ones that hold a special place in our hearts, the ones that still cost a fortune to buy on DVD.
In the second part of this week’s double hitter, we look for some bear necessities with The Jungle Book.
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
1967/ 78 minutes
The Jungle Book marked a return of sorts for Walt Disney; after only being partially involved in One Hundred And One Dalmatians and The Sword In The Stone, the latter’s disappointing performance led Disney to take a more active role in the film’s story. He threw out storyman Bill Peet’s original script, which closely »
- Rob Burch
Disney Classics Double Feature Part I: The Sword in The Stone
12 May 2013 5:25 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Throughout the year, Thn will look at 53 Walt Disney Animated Classics, from Snow White to Wreck-it Ralph, through the obscurity of Fun And Fancy Free to the second Golden Age of Beauty And The Beast. These are the films the Walt Disney company are most proud of, the ones that hold a special place in our hearts, the ones that still cost a fortune to buy on DVD.
This week it’s a double hitter, starting with The Sword In The Stone.
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
1963/ 79 minutes
Budget: $12 million
Based on the novel by T.H. White, itself based loosely upon Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, The Sword In The Stone is not a strictly faithful adaptation of either version of Arthurian legend. However, it keeps to the basic outline of King Arthur’s formative years, and White’s conviction that people are for the most part basically good, »
- Rob Burch
Doctor Who, Neil Gaiman, and where Nightmare In Silver fits
10 May 2013 6:58 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Feature Louisa Mellor 11 May 2013 - 19:45
We trace Nightmare In Silver's similarities and overlaps with Neil Gaiman's previous work...
Warning: contains spoilers for Nightmare In Silver (our spoiler-filled review of the episode is here).
A singular joy of fandom, and a geeky one at that, is the administration. Not the tangible Post-It notes-and-whiteboards kind of admin, but the mental filing, cross-referencing and labelling involved when you follow and love someone’s work.
Imagine Joss Whedon brings out, say, a Shakespeare adaptation starring a clutch of recurring collaborators. Where do you file that? Under A for anomaly, W for Whedonverse, or – forgoing alphabetisation all together - cross-referenced between Stuff I Should Have Paid More Attention To In High School and Stuff I Paid All My Attention To In High School? Do you sort by theme, quality, popularity, or critical reception? Where, in the history of your relationship with this person’s work, »
- louisamellor
I wanna be like you, ooh, ooh, Motherf*#!@r! Baloo was my muse, says Quentin Tarantino
4 May 2013 4:00 PM, PDT | The Independent | See recent The Independent news »
Film director Quentin Tarantino is hailed as the master of the badass soundtrack. Fans claim even controversial scenes of graphic violence in films such as Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are made even more chilling by striking, unusual choices of background music. So, to what does the Us director owe this uncanny knack of wedding sound to vision? He says his original inspiration was the Disney children's classic The Jungle Book. »
How Kellan Lutz Made His Dream Comes True
2 May 2013 1:43 PM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
May is a big month for Kellan Lutz as it not only sees two of his films (Java Heat and Syrup) debut, but he's hard at work on Tarzan, a motion-capture retelling of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic story.
It's all part of Lutz's meticulously plotted career path, which will next see him slipping into the iconic role of Hercules.
ETonline caught up with Lutz to talk about each of those movies and trusting his gut, above all, when it comes to picking projects.
ETonline: What attracted you to Java Heat?
Kellan Lutz: The script. I really love action movies; I love being physical, I love being the hero. But there's not a lot of good ones that are well-written, so when I read Java Heat, it piqued my interest. I was excited to work with Conor Allyn [director/writer], who had such a great, clear vision. Plus we got to film in Indonesia, where I'd never »
Movie Review - Chimpanzee (2012)
1 May 2013 11:45 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Chimpanzee, 2012.
Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield.
Synopsis:
Disneynature’s new documentary follows the life of an energetic yet vulnerable young chimp, Oscar, living deep within the Taï rainforest.
Introducing children to the natural world may be a daunting prospect for a parent – it’s full of copious mating, fights to the death, and often nightmarish imagery. Whilst David Attenborough’s seminal series of wildlife documentaries are not to be missed, they are not always toddler-friendly. In response to this Disney have created a new independent film label – Disneynature – to show the twee aspects of animal life, as well as some of the perils.
Being a Disney product, Chimpanzee is decorated with many darling elements, such as bouncy music, funny recordings of animals falling or hitting one another, and scenes of tenderness. As well as this, they also introduce a narrative not-so-dissimilar to their animal-led classics such as The Lion King, »
- Flickering Myth
Kellan Lutz's 'Java Heat' trailer revealed
10 April 2013 9:05 AM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
Kellan Lutz's latest film, "Java Heat," hits Video On Demand on May 10, and a new trailer for the flick has been unveiled this week. Lutz, who recently nabbed the leading role in "Hercules 3D," did a lot of his own stunt work for the movie. On Friday, he appeared on "Good Morning Texas" in support of the film's upcoming release and talked about his excitement over all the throwback super hero work he's been scoring lately. "I love mythology, and when you're growing up in the mid-west, you just have the literature to read and you fantasize, and we had the animals to dress up, and you feel like Mowgli from 'The Jungle Book' or even Tarzan or Hercules," he said, calling the "Hercules" gig a "dream project." The interviewer asked Lutz whether it's a help or a hindrance to have been associated with the "Twilight Saga, »
- thetwilightexaminer
Annette Funicello: A life in film clips, from 'Mickey Mouse' to the beach to 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' -- Video
8 April 2013 3:17 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Today, the Magic Kingdom — and the nostalgic boomers who yearned to make her either their girlfriend or their best friend — are mourning the death of Annette Funicello, the teen idol whose sunny, perky screen presence defined the ’50s and ’60s. The boys in Stand By Me lusted after her; Grease’s Rizzo mocked her (“would you pull that crap with Annette?”); Paul Anka, whom she dated, wrote “Puppy Love” for her in 1960, thus setting the boyfriend bar impossibly high.
Funicello succumbed to complications of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease from which she’d suffered since 1987. Her Ms effectively removed her »
- Hillary Busis
Robin Hood (1973)
5 April 2013 2:03 AM, PDT | Sky Movies | See recent Sky Movies news »
A match for any of Disney's more widely proclaimed animated adventures, this take on the legend sees vulpine hero Robin Hood out to outfox thumb-sucking tyrant Prince John (voiced by Peter Ustinov) while winning the heart of Maid Marian and, naturally, ensuring the poor don't go away empty handed. With Phil Harris (The Jungle Book's Baloo) as Little John, musician Roger Miller providing narration as cockerel-cool minstrel Allan-a-Dale, and perennial British cad Terry-Thomas perfectly casssst as Prince John's hench-snake Sir Hiss, there's more colour to the denizens of this Sherwood Forest than mere Lincoln green. »
'Divergent' star Theo James reveals his American accent technique and more
30 March 2013 1:47 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
Now that the "Divergent" movie is mere days from its production start, fans are quickly familiarizing themselves with Theo James, the hunky Brit who'll portray Tobias "Four" Eaton in the film adaptation. Luckily for us, there are a lot of neat details to discover about the sure-to-be-a-sensation young actor, too. See also: Top 5 reasons to be happy Theo James will portray Four in 'Divergent' As discussed previously, James currently co-leads the hot new CBS cop drama "Golden Boy," has his degree in philosophy and sings for his band Shere Khan (Rudyard Kipling fans will recognize the name from "The Jungle Book"), which will release its first album in April. Theo James chosen as 'Four' for 'Divergent' Photo credit: Summit Ent. Adding to that, the guy's also a big environmentalist. Per Yahoo! Movies, he explained, "I try to use public transport, always. My obsession is plastic packaging. It makes me sick, »
- thetwilightexaminer
Stage Adaptation of ‘The Jungle Book’ Heads to Boston
5 March 2013 12:37 PM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Many a Disney film has been turned into a successful onstage musical, from “The Lion King” to “Beauty and the Beast.” Now Mary Zimmerman’s musical adaptation of “The Jungle Book” will make its East Coast debut this September at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston. The production, based on the 1967 film and the Rudyard Kipling story, previously had a run at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. “I love the [Huntington] theatre and its audience,” Tony winner Zimmerman said in a statement. “We’ve just finished our second, very intense, very joyful music workshop at the Goodman where six swing/jazz musicians and six Indian musicians brought their virtuosity to the project,” referring to the re-orchestration of the original Sherman Brothers music which will now include jazz and traditional Indian instruments. “The songs from the film are utterly recognizable, yet renewed and enriched by these new, beautiful sounds, and it was the »
Extended Thoughts on ‘The Rescuers Down Under’
26 January 2013 2:00 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel
Written by Jim Cox, Karey Kirkpatrick, Byron Simpson, Joe Ranft
Starring Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, George C. Scott
The level of faith the Walt Disney Company places in its own products never ceases to be amazing if inexplicable. Each era at this massive corporation is so categorically different from what came before, well back into when Disney was still a struggling film studio desperately trying to pay the bills with its shorts or, at the time, a handful of massively ambitious feature-length animated films. Thus, the faith placed in the product has always shifted. However, the Mouse House’s modern era, beginning in 1984, when Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and the late Frank Wells began their tenure in various high-level positions, has been concurrently maddening and glorious to behold. Whether we like it or not, Disney fans are something of »
- Josh Spiegel
Selick out, Ron Howard in as director of ‘Graveyard’; ‘Doctor Who’ to return in March
23 January 2013 12:59 PM, PST | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »
Back in April of 2012, Disney announced that Henry Selick would helm a stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Newbery Award winning intermediate kids novel The Graveyard Book. Selick, who helmed an adaptation of Gaiman’s Coraline in 2009 that earned an Oscar nomination, was working on another, secret project at the time for Disney, so no timeline for production was ever given. Then in August, Disney pulled the plug on that project, freeing Selick up –it was assumed- to work on Graveyard. But now word has come that Disney is potentially giving the adaptation to Ron Howard, who’ll try it as a live-action. While Howard is known for his more adult films, he did helm the horrible version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, thus ruining not only the great American book that became a great animated TV special, but also showing why the former child actor needs to stay »
- spaced-odyssey
Ron Howard may take over adapting Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, because life is sad and cruel
23 January 2013 7:30 AM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Maybe it’s thematically appropriate that attempted adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book keep dying on the vine. The 2008 children’s fantasy is preoccupied with death and the macabre; it’s a sweetly morbid take on The Jungle Book, centering on a baby who toddles away from the house where his entire family has been murdered, and winds up living in a graveyard, raised by ghosts and monsters. It’s an unlikely project for beloved Arrested Development narrator and less-beloved mainstream director Ron Howard to take on, but he’s reportedly in negotiations to take over the »
Ron Howard To Dig Up Graveyard Book
22 January 2013 11:32 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Like Nobody Owens, the orphan at the centre of Neil Gaiman’s charming The Graveyard Book, the book has had trouble finding a proper home on the screen. Neil Jordan adopted it back in 2009, but nothing happened. Then Henry Selick targeted it as his next stop-motion project for Disney, but it would appear that has now been scrapped. But fear not for the residents of the graveyard, because Ron Howard is now in negotiations to direct a live-action version.Though we must admit our hearts ache a little for what could have been under Selick’s precise, fantastical stop-motion direction (after all, he brought Gaiman’s Coraline to magical life), Howard is certainly no slacker when it comes to delivering the onscreen goods.He’ll now oversee the development of a fresh script about Nobody (or Bod, as he’s usually known), his adventures with the ghosts who care for »
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