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Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970′s
19 May 2013 4:43 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Recent hot cinema topics such as the portrayal of the Mandarin character in Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 and speculations about what classic Star Trek villain Benedict Cumberbatch’s character in J.J Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness was modeled after leading up to the film’s release, among others, underline the importance of great villains in genre cinema.
Creating a great cinematic villain is a difficult goal that makes for an incredibly rewarding and memorable viewer experience when it is achieved.
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains. Other writing on this subject tends to be a bit unfocused, as “greatest villain” articles tend to mix live-action human villains with animated characters and even animals. Many of these articles also lack a cohesive quality as they attempt to cover too much ground at once by spanning all of film history.
This article focuses on the 1970’s, »
- Terek Puckett
Cannes festival chief talks sex and Spielberg
14 May 2013 1:33 PM, PDT | Cineplex | See recent Cineplex news »
It's the big Cannes question - what will catch Steven Spielberg's eye?
The king of Hollywood heads the jury that will decide who wins the Palme d'Or and other prizes at the French Riviera film fest, and artistic director Thierry Fremaux can't wait to find out what takes his fancy.
"We know (Spielberg) the director, but we don't know who he will be as a spectator," Fremaux said Tuesday.
"Take the two Japanese films" in competition. Will the director of Jaws, E.T. and Saving Private Ryan root for Takashi Miike's action-packed crime drama Shield of Straw or for Kore-Eda Hirokazu's intimate family story Like Father, Like Son. »
- Cineplex.com and contributors
Steven Spielberg Heads Up Cannes Jury
14 May 2013 10:55 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Cannes, France — It's the big Cannes question – what will catch Steven Spielberg's eye?
The king of Hollywood heads the jury that will decide who wins the Palme d'Or and other prizes at the French Riviera film fest, and artistic director Thierry Fremaux can't wait to find out what takes his fancy.
"We know (Spielberg) the director, but we don't know who he will be as a spectator," Fremaux said Tuesday.
"Take the two Japanese films" in competition. Will the director of "Jaws," "E.T." and "Saving Private Ryan" root for Takashi Miike's action-packed crime drama "Shield of Straw" or for Kore-Eda Hirokazu's intimate family story "Like Father, Like Son."
"I still don't know what he will prefer: the action film, which is more similar to his own cinema, or the auteur film that is completely different," said Fremaux, who has overseen the festival since 2001.
Spielberg did drop a hint, »
- AP
IMDb founder Col Needham
12 May 2013 10:07 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
This man has seen 8,524 movies. How does he know? Because he invented the Internet Movie Database – the indispensable cinema encyclopaedia – and put Bristol on Hollywood's map
Col Needham is 46 and lives in Frampton Cotterell, a small village eight miles outside Bristol. He is bright-eyed, wears glasses and has the face of a beaming baby. Despite nearly three decades of living in the West Country, he still sounds Mancs. Every Tuesday lunchtime, he and his wife Karen go on a date to their local Odeon. At the pub, he has a small glass of white and goes easy on the nuts. He laughs a little more than average – every fourth or fifth statement is broken by a big giggle – but other than that, he is not an obvious headturner.
Needham is also the most powerful Brit in Hollywood – by miles, by millions. He is our Harvey Weinstein. More than that, he's our Mark Zuckerberg, »
- Catherine Shoard
'Don't Say No Until I Finish': Richard D. Zanuck's Hollywood career celebrated by TCM
8 May 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Richard D. Zanuck's life is the tale of one man, but it's also a story of fathers and sons, of personal and professional ups and downs, and most certainly of Hollywood then and now.
Ten months after his death, the one-time 20th Century Fox president (who worked there for his father, legendary movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck) and Oscar-winning producer of such classics as "Jaws" and "Driving Miss Daisy" is recalled in the new Turner Classic Movies special "Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck" Wednesday, May 8.
Many of its remarks come from Zanuck himself, via an interview conducted for the program by producer-director Laurent Bouzereau, maker of many "making-of" documentaries featured on home video releases ... including, very recently, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln." Spielberg, whose career effectively was launched by Zanuck and longtime producing partner David Brown when they hired him to direct »
- editorial@zap2it.com
C'mon Hollywood: Are you afraid to get back in the water with Jaws?
7 May 2013 3:24 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Steven Spielberg and Peter Benchley have pretty much ruined the experience of swimming in the ocean for me, a fear which is perpetuated every year with Shark Week and/or Googling shark attack. Jaws is widely regarded as the “father of the summer blockbuster” and is firmly embedded in popular culture, especially the haunting theme by John Williams and iconic movie poster. It launched Spielberg’s career (after a very troubled production), sold millions of books, »
- Paul Shirey
Remembering One of the Top Players of the Studio Era: Deanna Durbin
4 May 2013 4:04 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Deanna Durbin dies at 91: One of the top stars of Hollywood’s studio era (photo: Deanna Durbin in I’ll Be Yours) According to Hollywood lore, teen star Deanna Durbin saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy in the mid-’30s, when her movies earned the Great Depression-hit studio some much-needed millions. The story may seem like an exaggeration, but in fact future Universal players such as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Maria Montez, Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and even Jaws‘ Bruce the Shark and the assorted dinosaurs found in Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park partly owe their film careers to the pretty, bubbly, full-faced, soprano-voiced Deanna Durbin, the star of immensely successful Universal releases such as Three Smart Girls, One Hundred Men and a Girl, and That Certain Age. Universal should be in mourning this week. Late this past Tuesday, April 30, it was announced that Deanna Durbin had died a »
- Andre Soares
Spielberg’s Next Directorial Project About Navy Seal Sniper
2 May 2013 7:12 PM, PDT | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »
Bradley Cooper will star and Steven Spielberg will return to his darker pathways (Munich, Jaws) with the story of Navy Seal Chris Kyle — based on his book American Sniper. Kyle »
- Sasha Stone
Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2 May 2013 12:36 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The best part about “Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck” comes at the very end, when viewers are informed the producer/executive got to see the finished film three days before his death last July. It certainly would have been a shame if Zanuck had missed Laurent Bouzereau’s tribute, which hails him as the “consummate movie guy.” Produced by Steven Spielberg — whose career took off after making “Jaws” with Zanuck — the Turner Classic Movies production is warm and heartfelt, although to fully do Zanuck’s career justice, you’re going to need a bigger doc.
Zanuck — who died at the age of 77 — is interviewed discussing at length his complicated relationship with his famous father, studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck, who told him he would have to “overcome the circumstances of your birth” in terms of perceptions of nepotism. Their interaction took »
- Brian Lowry
Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2 May 2013 12:36 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The best part about “Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck” comes at the very end, when viewers are informed the producer/executive got to see the finished film three days before his death last July. It certainly would have been a shame if Zanuck had missed Laurent Bouzereau’s tribute, which hails him as the “consummate movie guy.” Produced by Steven Spielberg — whose career took off after making “Jaws” with Zanuck — the Turner Classic Movies production is warm and heartfelt, although to fully do Zanuck’s career justice, you’re going to need a bigger doc.
Zanuck — who died at the age of 77 — is interviewed discussing at length his complicated relationship with his famous father, studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck, who told him he would have to “overcome the circumstances of your birth” in terms of perceptions of nepotism. Their interaction took »
- Brian Lowry
John Williams To Strike Back In 'Episode VII'
30 April 2013 5:30 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
When it comes to movie scores, there is only one man: John Williams. Well, maybe Danny Elfman is in second. But John Williams' contributions to the art form are unquestionable and innumerable. Jaws, Indiana Jones, and, of course, the Star Wars saga. The galaxy far, far away is nothing without the classic tunes that guide us along the story. Screw George Lucas, he's the one that we really want back. Luckily, that's a dream that will come true. »
- David Hoffman
Ingmar and Bruce
30 April 2013 12:45 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I came across the above photo of Ingmar Bergman visiting the shark ("Bruce") from Steven Spielberg's Jaws and couldn't resist posting it. The photo was apparently taken by celebrity photographer John Bryson in 1975. I wasn't able to find any additional information as to the reason for Bergman's visit or even if it was during the film's shooting, but there it is. You can get a larger look at the picture by giving it a click. »
- Brad Brevet
DVD Review: 'Bait'
29 April 2013 2:05 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★☆☆☆☆ It was perhaps foolish to think that Bait (2012) might recall the raw menace of Stephen Spielberg's Jaws (1975) or Joe Dante's B-movie classic Piranha (1978). But Kimble Rendall's toothless horror is nothing of anything really: an underwater travesty which takes itself far too seriously and comes nowhere close to making the slightest contribution to the genre. Rendall has presumably lured the cast from 90210 to star in his film as a group of air-headed teens and shoppers, from Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga) to Julian McMahon, find themselves trapped inside a supermarket following a devastating tsunami.
While the clean-up on aisle five gets underway, the hapless Ozzies soon realise they aren't alone - a great white shark isn't satisfied with the reduced-to-clear items and is on the prowl for some flesh. If the team behind the Scary Movie franchise made a Jaws spoof, this is what it would look like. »
- CineVue UK
Exclusive: Author Dana Fredsti Discusses Plague Nation, Zombies and Surviving The Apocalypse
9 April 2013 3:17 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Titan Books has just released Plague Nation where fans will be immersed into an action-packed adventure through hordes of undead with our zombie hunter Ashley Parker. We recently set down with author Dana Fredsti to discuss the undead chaos ahead in her latest novel.
Amanda Dyar: Tell us a little bit about Plague Nation (the thrilling sequel to Plague Town) and what were your inspirations for it. Why did you choose to write from the zombie standpoint?
Dana Fredsti: First off, I like the use of the word "thrilling" there. Thank you!
Plague Nation picks up where Plague Town left off. Allow me to cheat and use the copy written by the lovely folks at Titan:
The undead have been defeated in Redwood Grove, CA, but reports of similar outbreaks are coming in. What seemed to be an isolated event is turning into a pandemic. The last thing »
- Amanda Dyar
Top 11 TV and Movie Horror Theme Songs
9 April 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Nothing puts you in the mood for your favorite movie or television show better than a great theme song. And nobody, and we mean nobody, does theme songs like the horror genre does. We've got 11 of the best here to prove that point.
"The Sopranos" had a great intro with "Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3, and there have been some pretty great cartoon theme songs like "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons". Hell, even the old "Batman" theme song was a damn catchy tune, but honestly, horror dominates memorable theme songs. Just take a look at the list below, and we didn't even include some great ones like "Pet Sematary" by The Ramones, Dokken's "Dream Warriors" (written for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors) or "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" by Alice Cooper, written for Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives. (Consider those the honorable mentions! »
- Scott Hallam
Director Profile: Steven Spielberg
6 April 2013 7:52 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
In what will hopefully be the first in a series on my favorite directors, this profile of Steven Spielberg will attempt to give a brief introduction into his career, memorable films, filmmaking technique, themes, critical reception, and his impact on the film industry, as well as look at his upcoming films.
Regardless of your opinion of him, Steven Spielberg is undoubtedly one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation, influencing many modern directors and changing the way Hollywood makes movies. Spielberg’s films remain very distinctive, as few filmmakers possess both his technical abilities and his flair for engaging storytelling and a number of unique characteristics run through his films.
Spielberg has enjoyed one of the most prolific careers of any major filmmaker, directing 27 feature films, most of which have received considerable critical and commercial acclaim. Spielberg has been praised for his natural directorial ability, having displayed considerable skill »
- Paul Sorrells
15 Great Directors Under The Age Of 45
6 April 2013 6:01 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Film directing, on first glance, would appear to be an old man’s game. Pick nearly any noted director, from heavyweights such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott to the likes of Ang Lee, Peter Jackson and J.J Abrams, and you’ll find that they all have one thing in common – a degree of seniority, with almost every established director or recent winner of the Academy Award for Best Director ranging from their late forties to late sixties in age.
Some might argue that this is because high quality filmmaking requires both maturity and significant experience in the field, which can only come through time, evidenced by how individuals such as David Fincher, Danny Boyle and Tony Scott respectively honed their skills with music videos, theatre and adverts for many years before moving into films. Others may argue, however, that a good director is shaped by dedication to their craft, »
- Alex Antliff
Jurassic Park 3D: Critic's Notebook
5 April 2013 3:43 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
“I hate computers.” Those first words spoken by Sam Neill’s rigorously old-school archeological dinosaur expert in Jurassic Park doubled as a sly nod from Steven Spielberg to his audience as he played in the sandbox of the latest digital technology. That new bag of filmmaking tricks was light years ahead of anything available when the director had first reinvigorated the monster movie 18 years earlier with Jaws. The winking acknowledgement seems even more pronounced now on the 1993 blockbuster’s 20th anniversary, with a deluxe 3D conversion providing an enhanced visual and audio experience. While 3D makeovers have a
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- David Rooney
Zimmer Discusses Scoring “Man of Steel”
5 April 2013 10:19 AM, PDT | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
It is the music of a film that enhances cinematic pleasure and as it is often said, it cannot be the bandage which holds together a film that will likely break apart. With “Man of Steel” on the verge of completion fans have seen the visual, but have yet to hear the audio counterpart.
With famed composer Hans Zimmer at the helm of the music, how will he differentiate his work from legend John Williams? “Look, that was daunting,” he said. “Seriously. He’s the greatest film composer out there, without a doubt, and it happens to be one of his iconic pieces of music, so I spent three months just procrastinating and not even getting a start on the thing, because I was so intimidated: ‘Oh my God, I’m following in John Williams’ footsteps.” The most famous of Williams’ pieces are not just restricted to the first Superman movie, »
- Ruben Gonzalez
Film Review: Jurassic Park 3D
5 April 2013 6:42 AM, PDT | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
I think the only thing to be said about Jurassic Park now, 20 years after its release, is that it is as good as it was back then and that it still works on every possible level. It still scares you, it still thrills you, and it still makes you look on in awe. It’s the definition of a modern classic gradually turning into one of the all-time untouchables – those movies so good that we take for granted all that they have contributed to the spectacle of popular cinema and our lives as movie watchers.
Its ability to illicit simultaneous childlike fear and wonder is perhaps matched only by Steven Spielberg’s similarly classic 1975 film, Jaws. It’s no wonder then that Spielberg admitted to Richard Schickel in his book, “Spielberg: A Retrospective,” that he “had no embarrassment in saying that with Jurassic Park I was really trying to make a good sequel to Jaws. »
- Sean Hutchinson
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