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The 50 greatest matte paintings of all time
27 May 2012 5:35 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The art of the glass shot or matte painting is one which originated very much in the early ‘teens’ of the silent era. Pioneer film maker, director, cameraman and visual effects inventor Norman Dawn is generally acknowledged as the father of the painted matte composite, with other visionary film makers such as Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Walter Hall and Walter Percy Day being heralded as making vast contributions to the trick process in the early 1920’s.
Boiled down, the matte process is one whereby a limited film set may be extended to whatever, or wherever the director’s imagination dictates with the employment of a matte artist. In it’s most pure form, the artist would set up a large plate of clear glass in front of the motion picture camera upon which he would carefully paint in new scenery an ornate period ceiling, snow capped mountains, a Gothic castle or even an alien world. »
Seven great rebel portraits of the ’60s and ’70s
26 May 2012 9:57 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The French gave us the word “demimonde” – literally, half the world. But what it has come to mean in English, or so says Webster, is “a distinct circle or world that is often an isolated part of a larger world.”
Storytellers have always held a fascination with the dark side of human nature; that part of the psyche which is normally restrained and leashed, taught to be obedient, held in check – as Conrad wrote in Heart of Darkness – by the reproving looks of our neighbors. After all, what was Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but a probing of that other, id-driven half and the entrancing appeal of doing what one wants instead of what one should.
Film is no different than literature, and from its beginning the movies have produced a rich vein of stories about society’s fringe dwellers, those who operate by necessity, »
- Bill Mesce
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 2 of 5)
24 May 2012 12:12 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Oliver Reed as Athos in The Three Musketeers & The Four Musketeers (Richard Lester, 1973/1974, UK):
These films were actually shot all at once but ultimately released as two separate films telling one long story. As the musketeer with a dark past, Oliver Reed provides a lot of the heart and soul in these very entertaining and well-made films. Technically, since we have to isolate one film for our fantasy nomination, it would be The Four Musketeers as his role is more prominent in that film. Reed’s reunion scene with Faye Dunaway’s Milady is superb as is Reed’s intense swordplay with an array of opponents including Christopher Lee. An underrated actor whose career was damaged by well-documented alcohol problems and notorious off-screen behavior, Reed still logged in some truly incredible acting performances over the course of his career. His portrayal of Athos is definitely one of them.
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- Terek Puckett
100 Facts on Universal Pictures' 100th Birthday
30 April 2012 11:28 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today marks the 100th birthday of Universal Pictures and to celebrate the studio has released a list of 100 facts based on its first 100 years in existence. I have placed in bold some of the ones I found interesting as well as offered a selection of photo and video accompaniments here and there. 1. Universal Film Manufacturing Company was officially incorporated in New York on April 30, 1912. Company legend says Carl Laemmle was inspired to name his company Universal after seeing "Universal Pipe Fittings" written on a passing delivery wagon. 2. The only physical damage made during the filming of National Lampoon's Animal House was when John Belushi made a hole in the wall with a guitar. The actual Sigma Nu fraternity house (which subbed for the fictitious Delta House) never repaired it, and instead framed the hole in honor of the film. 3. The working title for Et: The Extra Terrestrial was "A Boy's Life. »
- Brad Brevet
The Very First Sundance London Film And Music Festival Kicks Off In The Capital
26 April 2012 4:23 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The Hollywood legend that is Robert Redford landed in London on Thursday to officially kick off the inaugral Sundance London Film And Music Festival, a four day event celebrating American independent cinema and music. I have had the opportunity of spending the past four days at The O2 arena in London catching a few of the films that are receiving their UK debuts at the festival, which runs from Thursday 26th until Sunday 29th April, 2012.
I will be sharing a few of my picks of the festival over the next few days, kicking off with the wonderful Liberal Arts (pictured below), a Josh Radnor scripted and directed fare that screened to audiences for the first time on Thursday evening. The film was a fave from this year’s Sundance in Park City, and this evening Radnor turned up to the fantastic Cineworld at The O2 to introduce his film, which also stars Zac Efron, »
- Paul Heath
Blu-ray Release: Jaws
10 April 2012 7:18 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 14, 2012
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $29.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
The scariest shark on celuloid got a full restoration for its high-definition debut. The Blu-ray release of Jaws is part of Universal Studios’ 100th Anniversary celebration.
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 Oscar-winning film is one of those classics we’ve been begging to be issued on Blu-ray. Who doesn’t want to see those pearly white shark teeth in high-def? And we’re thrilled to see that Universal isn’t going the Jurassic Park route, releasing all three films in the series in one set so that you have to buy the set even if you just want that first — and best — movie.
The PG action film stars Roy Scheider (The French Connection), Robert Shaw (The Sting) and Richard Dreyfuss (Red) as a ragtag team of a police chief, fisherman and marine scientist, respectively, who take on the »
- Sam
The Films Of Billy Wilder: A Retrospective
27 March 2012 1:44 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
"I want to thank three persons,” said Michel Hazanavicius, accepting the 2012 Best Picture Oscar for “The Artist.” “I want to thank Billy Wilder, I want to thank Billy Wilder and I want to thank Billy Wilder.” He wasn’t the first director to namecheck Wilder in an acceptance speech. In 1994, Fernando Trueba, accepting the Foreign Language Film Oscar for "Belle Epoque" quipped, "I would like to believe in God in order to thank him. But I just believe in Billy Wilder... so, thank you Mr. Wilder." Wilder reportedly called the next day "Fernando? It's God."
So just what exactly was it that inspired these men to expend some of the most valuable seconds of speechifying airtime they'll ever know, to tip their hats to Wilder? And can we bottle it?
Born in a region of Austria/Hungary that is now part of Poland, Wilder's story feels like an archetype of »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Blu-ray Release: The Sting
26 March 2012 9:36 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 5, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $39.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
The winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, 1973′s The Sting is a welcome addition to high-definition Blu-ray.
The comedy crime film, set in 1930s Chicago, stars Robert Redford (The Natural) and Paul Newman (The Hustler) as two con men who team up after a mutual friend is killed by a Mob boss. The con men, one experienced and the other new, take revenge by planning their biggest con on the boss, despite falling into unforeseen problems.
As well as Best Picture, The Sting, rated PG, won Oscars for director George Roy Hill (Funny Farm), David S. Ward’s (Sleepless in Seattle) screenplay, editing, music, art direction and costume design, and was nominated for sound, cinematography and leading actor Redford.
Part of Universal’s 100th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray discs, the Blu-ray/DVD combo has DTS-hd 5.1 audio and »
- Sam
Robert Redford Documentary Raises Awareness For 'A New Water Ethic'
26 March 2012 9:06 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
* "Watershed" documentary aims to stoke social awareness
* Colorado River exemplifies water issues worldwide
* Redford, son focus on people as solution to problem
By Robert Muir
Washington, March 26 (Reuters) - Actor and director Robert Redford, a longtime environmental activist, has teamed with his son to film a documentary about the Colorado River system, which conservationists believe is endangered by decades of development and global warming.
Redford, 76, who lives in Utah, traveled to Washington, D.C. along with Jamie Redford, a Northern California resident, to discuss the urgency of the message in their film, "Watershed," featured recently at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival.
Both father and son have been tireless vocal advocates for conservation, particularly in the western United States. Their documentary, produced by Jamie Redford and narrated by his father, draws attention to the enormous and, they say, unsustainable demands on the Colorado River system that provides much of the American west with water. »
- Reuters
9 Great Cop Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
21 March 2012 6:41 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
As happened for so many other genres, the 1960s/1970s saw a tremendous creative expansion in crime and cop thrillers. The old Hollywood moguls had died off or retired, most of the major studios were bleeding red ink, attendance had gone off a cliff since the end of Ww II, and a new breed of young, creatively adventurous production executives had been tasked with trying to save their business by coming up with movies which could hook a new, young, cinema-literate audience.
It also happened to be one of the most socially turbulent times in American history. Even before the American public grew restive over the growing disaster in Vietnam, the social fabric was unraveling with self-examination and doubt. The Cold War; a certain inner emptiness that went with a period of great material prosperity; once invisible fault lines on matters of race and gender discrimination beginning to crack – all »
- Bill Mesce
Episode Recap: Castle - 2.04: "Fool Me Once..."
20 March 2012 12:22 PM, PDT | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »
Children watch a man via videolink supposedly in the Arctic and he gets killed on camera. Alexis (Molly Quinn) is having violin lessons with Dylan;(Tyler Hoechlin) a hunk whom Castle (Nathan Fillion) strongly objects to since he could end up having designs on her. Castle: "You went male model." Martha (Susan Sullivan) likes Dylan too. Beckett (Stana Katic) tells Ryan (Seamus Dever) she'd have spoiled the surprise if she told Castle about the shooting and where the Db was. Castle: "Do we have jurisdiction in the North Pole?" Well they would have found some way to get there to assume jurisdiction, ha. He thought "it was awesome." Beckett notices a building in the glass which Castle states has classic Upper West Side architecture. Hey he's an exert on buildings too. Wheeler, (David Ramsey) the teacher, saw Steven Fletcher two weeks ago. Watch out for the nifty brochure, »
- mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
The 9 Best Irish Mafia Movies
17 March 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
When most people hear the word "Mafia," it conjures up images of "The Godfather," "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos." But Italian-Americans are hardly the only ethnic group to establish large organized crime rings.
Irish mobsters regularly challenged the Cosa Nostra for territory throughout American history -- and like their Italian counterparts, their conquests have made for some damn fine movies, dating all the way back to the James Cagney vehicles of the 1930s.
So this St. Patrick's Day, do your part as an educated movie fan and revisit the best Irish Mafia films of all time. We guarantee you'll feel better than your Irish Car Bomb-chugging friends the morning after.
9. 'Gangs of New York' (2002)
New York City was built upon organized crime. With millions of immigrants pouring into the city during 1800s, violence regularly broke out between gangs of different ethnicities. Martin Scorsese's Best Picture nominee begins with »
- Ryan McKee
Sleepless In Seattle writer to pen Rajiv Gandhi bio-pic
29 February 2012 3:33 AM, PST | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
Ashutosh Gowariker had signed one of America's most distinguished and popular screenplay writers and directors David S. Ward to write the now-shelved bio-pic on Gautam Buddha. Ward has now been roped in to write the bio-pic on Rajiv Gandhi to be directed by Bhavna Talwar at the end of this year. Ward has to his credit the screenplay of such Hollywood masterpieces as the Robert Redford gems The Sting and Milagro Beanfield War. In fact, Ward's association with Redford is long and hugely productive. Ward has also written such evergreen Hollywood flicks as Sleepless In Seattle and Major League. He has also directed the blockbusters King Ralph and Cannery Row. This brilliant screenplay writer will now be spending the next one year of his life in Delhi tracking down the life and times of one of our most charismatic politicians, Rajiv Gandhi for Bhavna Talwar's film. Says a source, »
- Subhash K. Jha
Was the 1970s the best decade for the Best Picture Oscar?
21 February 2012 3:58 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
With the Oscars nearly here, Glen looks back to the 70s, and argues that it was the decade when the Academy got its Best Picture decisions consistently right...
It’s widely acknowledged that the 1970s was one of the best periods in American cinema. It’s little surprise, then, that the Academy Awards gave the Best Picture award to some of the best films during its 84 years. But as is often the case with the Oscars, the 70s wasn’t without its controversies, as a number of great films missed out on the award or even failed to be nominated. Even so, the run of Best Picture winners from 1970 to 1979 was incredibly strong.
The decade started with Midnight Cowboy scooping the Best Picture award at the 42nd Academy Awards on 7th April 1970, but as the film was released in May 1969 it doesn’t really count as an example of the »
Robert Redford One-Man Movie: All Is Lost
10 February 2012 12:24 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Robert Redford, 75, has been slated to star in All Is Lost, the story of an old man fighting to survive in open sea. To be directed by J.C. Chandor, All Is Lost won't be exactly an ensemble piece along the lines of Chandor's Margin Call (which featured Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Penn Badgley, and Zachary Quinto, among others). After all, Redford will be the film's sole cast member. Shooting of the adventure drama should begin this summer at Mexico's Baja Studios in Rosarita Beach, where Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio loved and suffered while James Cameron's Titanic sank into the tank. Lionsgate will release All Is Lost in the U.S. Now, let's get Oscar 2014 (or whereabouts) buzz going: does All Is Lost mean a potential Oscar nomination for Redford? Well, why not? If you have fewer actors on screen, you can focus your attention on one single performance. »
- Anna Robinson
Actress Arliss Dies
1 February 2012 5:36 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
American actress Dimitra Arliss has died. She was 79.
The screen star, who appeared alongside Robert Redford and Paul Newman in 1973's The Sting, passed away in Los Angeles last week following complications from a stroke.
Arliss, who was of Greek descent, was born in Ohio and made a name for herself onstage in Chicago, Illinois and New York, where she appeared opposite John Malkovich in Arms and the Man.
As well as her role in The Sting, Arliss also starred in Xanadu, alongside Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John, and Firefox with Clint Eastwood.
Arliss also appeared in TV shows like Dallas and Rich Man, Poor Man. »
'Drive' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Lead This Week's New DVD and Blu-ray Releases
31 January 2012 8:16 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Drive Would you look at that, my #1 movie from 2011 is on DVD and Blu-ray and it is arriving just as quiet as a church mouse. Does anyone know this is hitting shelves today? Have you seen any marketing? FilmDistrict bungled this release in an impressive fashion, but then again, how do you sell a dark, anti-hero film to today's Add audiences? I guess one way would be to make an advertisement that said something to the effect of, "On over 100 year-end top ten lists" and then quote Rolling Stone or something like that. I mean, isn't that what the people supposedly pay attention to?
Nevertheless, this is a must buy if you ask me. I can't wait to own it myself.
To Kill a Mockingbird (50th Anniversary Edition) Now this one I have seen advertising for. Go figure. And I've also had the pleasure of watching it and it is stunning. »
- Brad Brevet
Daily Briefing. Godard: New Films, New Interview
30 January 2012 12:56 PM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Jean-Luc Godard and Marcel Ophüls evidently covered quite a lot of ground in two public discussions that took place in 2002 and 2009, now collected in Dialogues sur le cinéma, a book published in France last week. The New Yorker's Richard Brody posts a round of first impressions, noting that the two filmmakers discuss Ophüls's father, Max, the political implications of cinema and a project they considered collaborating on, either about what "Being Jewish" means (to hear Godard tell it) or about Israel and Palestine (Ophüls's understanding): "In a brief afterword, the book's editor, Vincent Lowy, explains that Godard wrote to Ophüls in January, 2010, proposing a specific three-part film: the first part directed by Ophüls; the second part, Godard's response; the third, Ophüls's response to Godard's response. 'Jean-Luc Godard even specified, in this letter, the title that he'd have given the film: Adieu au langage.' That is, of course, »
Universal Pictures Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Restoration of 13 Classic Films
10 January 2012 7:38 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio's rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal's extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed to engage fans of all ages in the art of moviemaking.
A significant element of the centennial includes the extensive restoration of 13 of the studio's most beloved titles such as To Kill a Mockingbird, All Quiet on the Western Front, Jaws, The Sting, Out of Africa, Frankenstein and Schindler's List.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will kick off the celebration in January with a special 50th anniversary release of To Kill a Mockingbird, debuting on Blu-ray for the first time ever. Throughout the year, Universal will pay tribute to other influential films in the Universal library with special events and Blu-ray »
- MovieWeb
DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards: Odd Men Out Bob Fosse, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman
10 January 2012 1:00 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Martin Balsam, Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express, directed by DGA (but not Oscar) nominee Sidney Lumet DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards 1960s: Odd Men Out Jules Dassin, Federico Fellini, Arthur Penn 1970 DGA David Lean, Ryan's Daughter Bob Rafelson, Five Easy Pieces AMPAS Federico Fellini, Satyricon Ken Russell, Women in Love DGA/AMPAS Franklin J. Schaffner, Patton Robert Altman, Mash Arthur Hiller, Love Story 1971 DGA Robert Mulligan, Summer of '42 AMPAS Norman Jewison, Fiddler on the Roof DGA/AMPAS William Friedkin, The French Connection Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange John Schlesinger, Sunday Bloody Sunday 1972 DGA George Roy Hill, Slaughterhouse-Five Martin Ritt, Sounder AMPAS Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sleuth Jan Troell, The Emigrants DGA/AMPAS Bob Fosse, Cabaret John Boorman, Deliverance Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather 1973 DGA Sidney Lumet, Serpico AMPAS Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers DGA/AMPAS George Roy Hill, The Sting Bernardo Bertolucci, »
- Andre Soares
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