Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditsAwards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guidemessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsmemorable quotesDid You Know?
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
box office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsNews for
Marathon Man (1976) More at IMDbPro »
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003
1-20 of 30 items from 2012 « Prev | Next »
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 5 of 5)
30 May 2012 10:08 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery in State Of Grace (Phil Joanou, 1990, USA):
Long considered one of the most talented actors in cinema, it’s very strange that his outstanding acting as the younger brother of Ed Harris’ local crime boss in this underrated film doesn’t get talked about nearly enough when discussing Oldman’s body of work. This is a must-see performance for all Oldman fans. For the record, State Of Grace is a far better Irish mob film than The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006, USA), primarily because it contains much better acting across the board. Oldman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/France).
Other notable Gary Oldman performances: Prick Up Your Ears (Stephen Frears, 1987, USA), Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992, USA), True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993, USA), Leon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994, France), Air Force One (Wolfgang Petersen, 1997, USA), The Contender (Rod Lurie, »
- Terek Puckett
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.
Other »
- Terek Puckett
In praise of ... Dustin Hoffman | Editorial
8 May 2012 4:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The star saved a jogger in Hyde Park who had collapsed with heart problems
Here is the paradox: Dustin Hoffman makes his name playing anti-heroes (think Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, or David Sumner in Straw Dogs), yet this week's reports that he saved a jogger's life are immediately convincing. The story goes that the Marathon Man star was walking in Hyde Park last month when a jogger collapsed with heart problems. Hoffman called an ambulance and waited with the stricken 27-year-old until paramedics came and he was out of immediate danger. All this chimes with the way Hoffman plays his parts: they're generally a bit scrappy and more accustomed to losing than winning. But it's also the actor himself: a Democrat activist, and willing to slog it out on stage as well as appear in front of the camera. Yet despite his credentials as a Serious Actor, he is not naturally pompous: again, »
Celebrity Avengers, assemble! Dustin Hoffman and Mila Kunis join the ranks of Hollywood's real-life heroes
8 May 2012 12:22 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Is there something in the water in Hollywood… and also New Jersey? Because in the past five weeks, saving a civilian’s life has become the new Kabbalah — everyone who’s famous is doing it. In April, Ryan Gosling grabbed a woman who was this close to being flattened by a taxi. Newark mayor Cory Booker one-upped the Blue Valentine star by pulling a woman out of a burning building later that month. And Patrick Dempsey proved his own life-saving bona fides two weeks ago by prying a 17-year-old boy out of a wrecked car. (When the kid came to, »
- Hillary Busis
Movie News in 60 Seconds: New 'Riddick' Pic; Dustin Hoffman Rescues Jogger, Jessica Chastain Turns Down ‘Iron Man 3,’ and More
8 May 2012 8:55 AM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Real-Life Hero: While walking in London’s Hyde Park, Dustin Hoffman saw a jogger frothing at the mouth and staggering before finally collapsing, unconscious. Hoffman (above, in 1976’s Marathon Man) rushed to his assistance, called emergency services and waited with the 24-year-old man until paramedics arrived. The young man suffered a heart attack but is expected to make a full recovery; Hoffman, who has a home nearby, made sure to thank the paramedics for their life-saving work. [The Sun via Vulture] Uncasting News: Via her Facebook page, Jessica Chastain revealed that she will not be appearing in Iron Man 3 due to scheduling conflicts. “The press announced my possible attachment far too soon,” she wrote. “I know many of you wanted me to be...
Read More
»
- Peter Martin
Looking back at Blue Thunder
8 May 2012 6:53 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
John Badham’s high-tech helicopter thriller Blue Thunder rode the crest of a decade obsessed with cool cars and aircraft. Ryan takes a look back…
Back in the 1980s, a company called Sega perfected what it referred to as the Full Body Experience. Less kinky than it sounds, this fusion of Crt television, videogame technology and hydraulic pistons aimed to give amusement arcade visitors a taste of what it might be like to drive a Ferrari Testarossa or motorcycle at breakneck speed or fly a fighter jet through a valley full of enemy aircraft.
For a generation of youths, these machines, with their chunky graphics and even chunkier controls, are the stuff of legend, and the mere mention of their names – Hang On, Out Run, After Burner, Space Harrier, Thunder Blade – is enough to evoke involuntary memories of Proustian proportions.
These half-remembered machines sum up the 80s era of mechanical wish fulfilment. »
Hoffman the hero
8 May 2012 3:42 AM, PDT | eyeforfilm.co.uk | See recent eyeforfilm.co.uk news »
Marathon Man star saves jogger's life
Dustin Hoffman is being hailed as a hero today after saving the life of a London jogger who suffered a cardiac arrest. The 74 year old star was out for a stroll in Hyde Park when he saw 27 year old Sam Dempster slump to the ground. Rushing to the man's aid, he called the emergency services and stayed to provide support until they were ready to take Mr Dempster to hospital.
Dempster, a lawyer who suffers from the same heart condition as footballer Fabrice Muamba, had his heart successfully restarted by paramedics before being taken to »
- Jennie Kermode
Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012)
30 April 2012 1:24 PM, PDT | Planet Fury | See recent Planet Fury news »
Directed by: Joseph J. Lawson
Written by: Paul Bales
Featuring: Dominique Swain, Jake Busey, Josh Allen, Christopher K. Johnson
“Wouldn’t it be hard to make a movie about a huge Nazi army in an underground world in Antarctica on a next-to-nothing budget?” you might ask. The answer is “yes.”
A crack team of scientists stationed in Antarctica accidentally discover a piece of aluminum sheeting with a swastika painted on it buried one whole inch below the surface of the snow where it has been since 1945 when Nazis fled to the snowy continent to continue their mad plans to rule the world. Sensing their aluminum sheeting has been discovered, Nazis race to the surface and abduct the two scientists away to their enormous underground Nazi lair.
The rest of the scientists, led by Jake Busey, go looking for their co-workers and come upon a hole in the ground that leads to this crazy world. »
- Superheidi
The Countdown: Torture Scenes
21 April 2012 4:00 PM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Sometimes it's what you see and sometimes it's what's implied. The Countdown: Torture Scenes is drilling, slicing, and pulling out the worst torture scenes in movies. Here's the list of movies we're featuring. Tune in to The Countdown: On Reelz Saturdays at 6p Et/3p Pt to watch the whole episode.
2006: Casino Royale
1987: Lethal Weapon
1990: Misery
2006: Hostel
1976: Marathon Man
1971: A Clockwork Orange
2004: The Passion of the Christ
1995: Braveheart
2006: The Last King of Scotland
1994: Pulp Fiction
1992: Reservoir Dogs
2005: Syriana
What are your thoughts? Tell us about the torture scenes in movies that make you cringe in the comments below.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 4/21/2012 by reelz »
- reelz gustafson
’21 Jump Street’ interview with actors Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum
20 March 2012 1:40 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Considering their past roles and the “types” they have previously played, Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill and four-time “Teen Choice Awards” winner Channing Tatum make for an unlikely duo both on-screen and off. In their latest film 21 Jump Street, in which a former geek (Hill) and former jock (Tatum) go back to high school as undercover cops only to learn that the cliques have changed, they celebrate this unique chemistry. Co-written by Project X scribe Michael Bacall and Hill, 21 Jump Street is one of the freshest buddy cop comedies, and TV adaptations, in years.
I sat down with Hill and Tatum (who were dressed in their bike police uniforms) in a roundtable interview to discuss the story behind their real camaraderie, what they like about each other, and more.
21 Jump Street is now in theaters.
One of the things that makes this movie really work is the “bro-mance” going on between you two. »
- Nick Allen
Interview: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum Revisit ‘21 Jump Street’
13 March 2012 1:03 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Combining comedy and action is always a delicate balance, and Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum do it right in the upcoming movie remake of “21 Jump Street.” Goofing on the concept of two police officers undercover in high school, the story has fun with its two back-to-school characters.
“21 Jump Street” first aired as a TV show in 1987, and is notable both as a starring vehicle for a young Johnny Depp and as the first regular series (premiering Sunday night) on the fledgling Fox network. The movie remake is loosely based on the show, with new police recruits Tatum and Hill posing as high school students to infiltrate a drug ring. The film also features Ice Cube, Rob Riggle, Ellie Kemper (”Bridesmaids”) and Chris Parnell.
Back to School: Ice Cube Guides Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in ‘21 Jump Street’
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures
HollywoodChicago.com attended a press roundtable with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
[Now Streaming] Your ‘John Carter,’ ‘Friends With Kids’ and ‘Footnote’ Alternatives
8 March 2012 6:00 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to John Carter, Friends With Kids and Footnote.
Friday theaters will determine the fate of Disney’s big budget epic John Carter, which faces off against the closest thing to a Bridesmaids sequel your likely to see and an Oscar contender that transcends the language barrier. But if these offerings pique your desire for adventure, rated-r romance and heralded Hebrew features, then we’ve got you covered with some of the best titles Now Streaming.
Director Andrew Stanton makes his live-action debut with this this Mars-set adventure about a Civil War veteran (Taylor Kitsch) who finds he has extraordinary powers on this extraterrestrial terrain that enables him to be a hero to a beautiful alien princess (Lynn Collins). Willem Dafoe co-stars.
More »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Michael Mann Linked With 2 New Films But Not Certain What Is Next
14 February 2012 10:18 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Michael Mann has been linked with about a dozen film projects since he released his gangster period piece Public Enemies in 2009, and now we can add two more to the pile.
The first was announced yesterday by Deadline, who said Mann had entered talks to potentially direct the cop thriller “The Big Stone Grid” at Sony Pictures.
Based on a spec script by S. Craig Zahler, the movie has been described as a cross between Se7en and Marathon Man, and it is the tale of two New York City cops who uncover an extortion ring. It is certainly a film in Mann’s usual crime thriller wheelhouse and it was reported that Mann wanted some time with the screenplay to re-write it himself to mould his vision before he decides whether he wants to direct it or not.
The news of a second potential project comes from the mouth of the veteran helmer himself. »
- Matt Holmes
Michael Mann Interested In Underground Crime Thriller The Big Stone Grid
14 February 2012 8:18 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Michael Mann has stayed busy lately producing episodes of the TV series Luck (which he also directs, from time to time), though he appears ready to get back behind the camera for the first time since 2009.s Public Enemies and helm a feature-length drama. Deadline says Mann is in talks to direct The Big Stone Grid, a crime thriller based on a spec script by S. Craig Zahler that was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics and will be produced by Moneyball producer Michael De Luca. The site compares the Grid storyline to David Fincher.s Seven or John Schlesinger.s classic Marathon Man, involving two veteran police officers who uncover a vast extortion ring that operates in the catacombs beneath New York City. Attaching Mann to a project of that magnitude sounds wonderful, but dial back that enthusiasm for a moment. Deadline says that the Heat helmer likely will take »
Michael Mann May Take On Big Stone Grid
14 February 2012 6:30 AM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Michael Mann may helm a new cop thriller for Sony Pictures. Deadline reports that Mann is in talks to direct The Big Stone Grid based on a spec script by S. Craig Zahler. The project will be produced by Michael De Luca (Moneyball).
The script is "a hard-edged thriller in the vein of Seven and Marathon Man." The story follows "two decorated detectives who uncover a terrifying extortion ring that operates within the secret underbelly of New York City." Mann is planned to work on the script with Zahler. It would not surprise me to see Mann change locales from NYC to L.A., where he set such crime sagas as Heat and Collateral. His next project will be Go Like Hell, which chronicles the "duel between Ford vs. Ferrari for sports car supremacy in the 60s" that he is developing at Fox. Mann is also serving as executive producer »
- Tiberius
Michael Mann Negotiating for ‘The Big Stone Grid’ Director Gig
13 February 2012 4:12 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Once upon a time, Michael Mann was on my list of directors whose work I always anticipate. His status in my eyes has been diminished a bit over the course of the last decade, but every once in a while he still comes out with an interesting project, like 2004’s Collateral, so rumblings of Mann directing a new movie are always newsworthy to me. Especially since he’s only been doing about one every three years recently. With that in mind, Deadline Lake Forest has some news today that made my ears perk up a bit. Apparently Mann is currently negotiating to direct a spec script called The Big Stone Grid. It’s a police thriller by S. Craig Zahler that’s said to be in the same vein as Se7en and Marathon Man, and that tells the story of two detectives who uncover an extortion ring operating in New York City. This »
- Nathan Adams
Michael Mann Building The Big Stone Grid
13 February 2012 4:06 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
After spending few months playing the ponies (well, executive producing and directing the pilot of HBO’s new horse racing drama Luck), Michael Mann is switching his attention back to likely film projects, entering talks to develop The Big Stone Grid for Sony. S. Craig Zahler wrote the script, which the studio picked up as a spec last year. The story follows two hardened detectives who uncover a wide-ranging extortion ring that stretches across the underbelly of New York.According to Deadline, it’s in the vein of Seven and Marathon Man and Mann will apparently work with Zahler to tweak the story to his liking. Given his history with crime thrillers such as Heat and Collateral, this is one we’ll be watching closely, a keeping our fingers crossed it makes it through to the screen.But Grid won’t be Mann’s next film, as he’s got »
Michael Mann Is Part of The Big Stone Grid
13 February 2012 4:02 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Not sure just how Dread-worthy this one's gonna be, but we have the first details on Michael Mann's new project, The Big Stone Grid, for you right here! Dig it!
According to Deadline, Michael Mann is in talks to direct The Big Stone Grid, a cop thriller that Sony Pictures bought as a spec script last year by S. Craig Zahler.
Michael De Luca, who’s on the Oscar circuit for Moneyball, is producing this one. The script is a hard-edged thriller in the vein of Seven and Marathon Man about two decorated detectives who uncover a terrifying extortion ring that operates within the secret underbelly of New York City.
The plan is for Mann to do a pass with the scribe, but don’t be surprised if he relocates the action to L.A., where he made such crime sagas as Heat and Collateral.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon! »
- Uncle Creepy
Michael Mann In Talks To Direct Thriller ‘The Big Stone Grid’
13 February 2012 3:56 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With the exception of the pilot for HBO’s Luck, Michael Mann has been all but absent from the director’s chair since 2009′s Public Enemies. But now it’s looking like he’s gearing up to get back to work. Deadline reports that Mann is in talks with Sony to direct The Big Stone Grid, a hard edged thriller written by S. Craig Zahler. The movie, which is being compared to thrillers like Marathon Man and Se7en, follows two New York City detectives who undercover an extortion ring deep in the underbelly of the city. Michael De Luca (Moneyball) is on board to produce.
Even if Mann does sign on, it’s not likely that this will be the first movie he directs. He’s also got another project in development at Fox called Go Like Hell which documents the 60′s sports car war between Ford and Ferrari. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Michael Mann In Talks For Hard-Edged Thriller 'The Big Stone Grid'
13 February 2012 3:09 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Described as Seven meets Marathon Man, we thought it was appropriate to report on Michael Mann's potential new project. From the mind of crime dramas such as Heat and Collateral, Mann is in talks to develop to direct The Big Stone Grid, a cop thriller that Sony Pictures bought as a spec script last year by S. Craig Zahler. "The script is a hard-edged thriller about two decorated detectives who uncover a terrifying extortion ring that operates within the secret underbelly of New York City." The plan is for Mann to do a pass with the Zahler. We'll make tis the last report on the film until we know for sure just what direction it goes in. »
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003
1-20 of 30 items from 2012 « Prev | Next »
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.
See our NewsDesk partners
Copyright © 1990-2012
IMDb.com, Inc.
Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.
An 
company.