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Buy 'Before Sunrise' and 'Before Sunset' for Only $7.99 Right Now
14 June 2013 12:29 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I am going to mention this little deal again on Tuesday's DVD and Blu-ray column, but considering it's a rather slow news day I thought I would alert you a little early. On June 18, Warner Home Video is releasing a Double Feature deal including Before Sunrise and Before Sunset for only $7.99 at Amazon, you can click here to buy it now. Granted, this is only a DVD copy and it won't be of the highest quality, but for $7.99 how can you go wrongc I can only assume they timed this with the expansion of Before Midnight this weekend, hoping people would see the third film and want to be reminded and/or introduced to the original two. At least, that's my hope. Just as much as I hope Criterion will get their hands on this franchise and issue an immaculate Blu-ray trilogy collection... but are there more films in the »
- Brad Brevet
Buy 'Before Sunrise' and 'Before Midnight' for Only $7.99 Right Now
14 June 2013 12:29 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I am going to mention this little deal again on Tuesday's DVD and Blu-ray column, but considering it's a rather slow news day I thought I would alert you a little early. On June 18, Warner Home Video is releasing a Double Feature deal including Before Sunrise and Before Sunset for only $7.99 at Amazon, you can click here to buy it now. Granted, this is only a DVD copy and it won't be of the highest quality, but for $7.99 how can you go wrongc I can only assume they timed this with the expansion of Before Midnight this weekend, hoping people would see the third film and want to be reminded and/or introduced to the original two. At least, that's my hope. Just as much as I hope Criterion will get their hands on this franchise and issue an immaculate Blu-ray trilogy collection... but are there more films in the »
- Brad Brevet
Monty Python’S The Meaning Of Life On Blu-ray October 8
30 May 2013 7:48 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
To celebrate the 30th anniversary, re-live every side-splitting comedic moment, every outrageous vignette and every tasteless joke, as Monty Python’S The Meaning Of Life commands your attention once again. The classic Python film will debut on Blu-ray™ on October 8, 2013 with Digital Copy & UltraViolet™, and is packed with extra features including a nostalgic cast reunion featurette The Meaning of Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Reunion, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
The Meaning of Life brought all the loyal Pythonites back together, sharing writing responsibilities as they returned to their much loved sketch show format, with Terry Jones directing and John Goldstone producing. Bringing to life roles ranging from The Grim Reaper to the legendary Mr. Creosote are John Cleese (Faulty Towers; A Fish Called Wanda) Terry Gilliam (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Brazil), Eric Idle (What About Dick?, Shrek the Third), Terry Jones (Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail »
- Michelle McCue
Terry Gilliam Will Be In Jupiter Ascending
16 May 2013 12:12 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
He may be best known as the anarchic animator, writer and director responsible for such movies as Monty Python And The Holy Grail, The Fisher King, Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, but Terry Gilliam is not above gracing the screen with his acting presence when the moment (and, more usually, friends) call for it. He’s hit Facebook to announce that he’ll be part of the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending.Gilliam offered no details on what he might be doing in the film, beyond remarking that he’ll be in a “small but vital part”.Jupiter Ascending finds the Wachowskis back in big-scale sci-fi territory, set in a universe where humans are near the bottom of the evolutionary ladder. But destitute young woman Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is destined for something greater – and that brings an assassin hired by the Queen of the Universe, none too happy that her reign is under threat. »
You're Old: 'Monty Python's The Meaning of Life' Came Out 30 Years Ago
1 April 2013 6:00 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
The movie ends with a visit from the Grim Reaper and a trip to heaven (where it's always Christmas), so it's fitting that Monty Python's The Meaning of Life should be this week's reminder of your own mortality. It opened on April 1, 1983 -- 30 years ago. Which means that if you remember it, You're Old™. As a group Monty Python had been popular since the days of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-'74), and especially since 1974, when episodes of that show had started airing in the U.S. The first two "real" Python movies (not counting 1971's And Now for Something Completely Different, which was just a collection of reshot TV sketches), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979), were hits. The group's albums...
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- Eric D. Snider
Watch: Terry Gilliam's Debut 1968 Short Film 'Storytime'
13 March 2013 9:49 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Terry Gilliam went on to direct such great films as “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “Brazil” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (to name just a few), but he began his career primarily as an animator. Before moving to England he was a strip cartoonist on Help! magazine, and then after making his trip across the pond one of his first gigs was as an animator for sequences on the children’s TV show “Do Not Adjust Your Set” which starred future Pythons Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, as well as other future comedy icons like David Jason. It was during the same period that Gilliam directed the first of his two pre-'Holy Grail' animated shorts, “Storytime.” The film contains three loosely connected animated segments – “Don the Cockroach,” “The Albert Einstein Story” and “The Christmas Card” – with the latter actually originally created specially for the "Do »
- Joe Cunningham
John Ostrander: Getting Old in the Comic Industry
10 March 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
On his blog last week, Jerry Ordway wrote bravely and feelingly about being a pro in comics when your age is over 50. Here’s a man who has been a comic book star of long standing and now finds it hard to get any work. His skill, ability, and desire haven’t diminished; he’s just older (and more experienced) than he was back then. He had an exclusive contract with DC and, in its final year, the company treated him deplorably, not giving him any work but not letting him get any work elsewhere. I completely sympathize with him and can echo many of his statements. Is there ageism in comics? Demonstrably, at least for talent. On The Other Hand… some of the top editors at both Marvel and DC are around our ages. If the theory is that the talent needs to be younger in order to “get »
- John Ostrander
Eli Roth answers your questions
22 February 2013 4:48 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Hostel director came below the line to answer readers' questions about horror, comedy, Christoph Waltz and his favourite films
Eli Roth is responsible for some memorably nasty moments in recent horror cinema – the leg-shaving scene in his directorial debut Cabin Fever, the gruesome eyeball bit in Hostel, genital mutilation in Hostel : Part II (and if you've not seen those films and you're squeamish, we recommend you think hard before clicking those links).
He gave a memorable performance as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, and is visiting the UK this week to promote The Last Exorcism 2, which he produced. Last week saw the release of the first still from his forthcoming cannibal horror The Green Inferno, which puts paid to any suggestion that he might be moving in a more family-friendly direction.
Here are the answers he gave to readers questions posted »
- Adam Boult
5 Types Of Hangovers (And The Films To Get You Through Them)
16 February 2013 5:42 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
As a wise man once said, ‘Oh God, my head. Seriously. I mean, what- I just- oh God.’ Because nothing comes for free, children, and the price you pay for that Jack Daniels-fuelled rampage through the downtown streets of Boston wearing nothing but a feather boa and two countries’ worth of confidence is the feeling the next morning that all that is good and holy about the world has been taken away.
Everyone has their own cures (bacon, two cans of Coke and staring at a wall for an hour being mine) but often the application of a good film to the affected cranium can work wonders. So here is a list of different hangovers one may experience and the films that (if you’re lucky) will take some of the edge off.
5. The Giddy Special Symptoms
Hey, it’s not all bad. Sometimes you get lucky, and your night »
- Dave Rudden
Bunnies attacking cars at the Denver airport, seriously
15 February 2013 1:15 PM, PST | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Bunny rabbits. You thought they were cute and cuddly didn't you?
Obviously this is not the case. Bunnies are apparently responsible for thousands of dollars worth of damage to cars parked at the Denver International Airport. A local station, CBS 4, reports that the Usda Wildlife Service has to remove hundreds of the destructive critters from the airport every month.
Why?
Apparently, the rabbits like to huddle under the cars to keep warm. Once there, these ferocious bundles of fuzziness chew on ignition cables. This damage can affect the entire car, costing a driver as much as thousands of dollars. And your insurance probably does not cover Acts of Bunny.
What is a driver to do? Mechanics suggest coyote urine spray for the underside of the car, since rabbits will avoid an area that smells of predator. You should not, however, go all Elmer Fudd and take a shotgun to these precious hooligans. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
15 Great Movie Cameos Brought to Us By Nepotism
14 February 2013 11:00 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Being on a movie set can be a blast – especially when you don’t have to do anything. It’s not hard to imagine that with every great actor or director there’s probably a nagging cousin or sibling who wants to be part of that sweet sitting around action. And how the hell are they going to say no? Giving mom a line is a small price to pay for 18 years of guaranteed food and shelter, right? How can an actor resist sticking their kid in a shot or two? It happens a lot – so much so that the following 15 are only the tip of the iceberg. 15. Michael Palin’s Baby Son A.K.A “Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film” Michael Palin rocks, so it stands to reason that his son William Palin must also rock. Hell – it’s like a hundred points for being involved with Monty Python And The Holy Grail to any degree. The »
- David Christopher Bell
The Terry Gilliam Retrospective Part 2: Escaping the Shadow
11 February 2013 11:29 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective...
Jabberwocky sits as an important entry in Gilliam’s canon, representing the realisation of his directorial aspirations. It afforded him a solo directing credit, as well as the opportunity to pursue what he considered to be the aesthetic vision of a professional director he found difficult to pursue previously.
From the animator who dreamt of directing, to the co-director who aspired to achieve a solo directorial credit, Jabberwocky was a comedy whose narrative compromised of sketches, and starred three Pythons: Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. If that was not detrimental enough the more than noticeable Pythonesque humour would cost Gilliam the earlier opportunity to break free from his identity as the sixth Python, to finally assert: I am Terry Gilliam.
Though perhaps I have interpreted this wrong, and perhaps I am not alone. Jabberwocky should be defined not as an exit »
- Flickering Myth
Monty Python Reteams for Sci-Fi Comedy Absolutely Anything
6 February 2013 1:20 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
I've always enjoyed the comedic entertainment that Monty Python has brought us over the years. I'm excited to report that the classic comedy group is coming back together to bring us a sci-fi comedy called Absolutely Anything!
The movie will be a combination of CGI and live action. Terry Jones (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian) is set to direct the movie, and Mike Medavoy (Life of Brian, Black Swan) will produce. It's set to go into production in the UK this spring!
According to Variety, "the Pythons [will be] voicing key roles as a a group of aliens who endow an earthling with the power to do "absolutely anything" to see what a mess he'll make of things -- which is precisely what happens. There's also a talking dog named Dennis who seems to understand more about the mayhem that ensues than anyone else does. Robin Williams will voice the character. »
- Joey Paur
Smash Season 2 Premiere Recap: 'Someone's Always Waiting to Take You Down'
5 February 2013 7:59 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Good news for folks who loved Season 1 of Smash — and for those who loved to hate-watch it.
The show’s Season 2 premiere (as previously reported) flushes away the unholy troika of Ellis-Michael-Dev (and sometimes Leo), but gives us a young composer so full of Brooklyn-hipster loathesomeness that he thinks he can woo a gal by telling her she “could actually be cute” if she weren’t so dang clenched.
It’s got several dazzling new ditties — Prediction: You’ll still be humming “They Just Keep Moving the Line” come Thursday afternoon — but yet indulges in a baffling musical fantasy sequence »
- Michael Slezak
The Terry Gilliam Retrospective Part 1: Ironic Origins
5 February 2013 2:23 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Paul Risker begins a retrospective on the films of Terry Gilliam...
Before we begin I’d like to take the opportunity to briefly talk a little about the history of this ‘Retrospective’ feature series.
I originally started out intending only to re-evaluate the career of ‘Master of Horror’ John Carpenter, an idea that was first implanted into my mind by a close friend who exclaimed in our local watering hole one summer night, “John Carpenter’s career deserves a re-evaluation.”
So many years later with the support of EatSleepLiveFilm’s editor-in-chief and managing editor, I was afforded the opportunity to rant across seven weeks, composing what was my love letter to the cinema of John Carpenter. Sadly, Eslf closed its doors in November, though the site remains live, functioning as an archive for the expansive work of the Eslf editorial staff and contributors.
Approaching the end of the Carpenter feature series, »
- flickeringmyth
'Monty Python' Memorabilia Will Fund $$$ Divorce
22 January 2013 3:11 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Monty Python" actor John Cleese is doing everything he can to fund his pricey 2008 divorce from Alyce Faye Eichelberger.
First, the British funnyman launched a stand-up comedy "Alimony Tour," then he moved to Monaco to skirt high tax rates and now he is selling his TV and film memorabilia to pay for his multi-million dollar split, according to the Daily Mail.
The items will be sold on the Original Memorabilia Company website and include props such as a fiberglass helmet from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," as well as signed photographs from famous "Monty Python" and "Fawlty Towers" sketches.
Cleese and Eichelberger -- an American psychotherapist -- divorced in 2008 after 16 years of marriage. Their 2009 divorce settlement stipulated that he pay his ex-wife $13 million in cash and assets, and nearly $1 million a year until 2016. The former couple has no children.
Cleese married his fourth wife, Jennifer Wade, who is 31 years his junior, »
- Kelsey Borresen
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