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5 hours ago | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
After seeing such memorable pimps on screen as Taxi Driver‘s Harvey Keitel, True Romance‘s Gary Oldman and even The Other Guys‘ Will Ferrell (if we’re getting into reformed territory), a new documentary dives into the life of one of the world’s most influential real-life figures and we’ve got the first trailer today. Coming from director Jorge [...] »
- Jack Cunliffe
17 June 2013 3:58 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The trailer for Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill among others, sent a shock wave last night when it finally dropped. Set to the pulse of Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" (releasing tomorrow as part of the rapper's already-leaked sixth studio album, "Yeezus"), it announced a whole new shade for the filmmaker that has brought us delicious bite in a wide array of films, from "Taxi Driver" to "Goodfellas" to "The Departed." Will this take on capitalism's great shame, coming at just the right time, stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those classics? Time will tell. Will »
- Gregory Ellwood, Guy Lodge, Kristopher Tapley
17 June 2013 4:23 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Director Martin Scorsese is considered a legend by many, with his debut feature Taxi Driver being hailed as a classic alongside numerous other features such as Goodfellas and Raging Bull, with other features such as The Departed and Gangs of New York being held in high regard. Many fans of the director were excited to hear that Scorsese would be taking on the film adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s book next, excitement which was heightened by news that longtime collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio would be joining Scorsese in the lead role. Terence Winter takes the reins on the screenplay of the film, titled The Wolf of Wall Street, and the cast includes Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, and Kyle Chandler. The first trailer for the film has now been released, and can be seen below.
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- Deepayan Sengupta
16 June 2013 11:25 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
One of the keys to Martin Scorsese's longevity as a filmmaker - beyond the fact that he is an absolute, unquestionable genius - is the fact that he's always been able to surprise us. Over the course of his 40 year-plus career he's told the stories of both gangsters and Jesus Christ. He's made us laugh with movies like The King of Comedy and thoroughly shocked us with movies like Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. He is the filmmaker who made both Hugo and The Departed. We'll always be in line when a new Scorsese movie comes out, but after watching the first trailer for The Wolf of Wall Street I'm ready to start standing in line now...and the movie doesn't come out until November. I'm not entirely sure what I expected from Scorsese with this project, but it looks as though he's created something ridiculously explosive and stylish. »
15 June 2013 7:23 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
To celebrate the release of Sophia Copolla’s The Bling Ring starring Emma Watson, we at Thn bring you the Top Ten Former Child Stars That You Now Totally Would. Before you accuse us of being ‘Acolytes of Savile,’ this is a celebration of the actors that Used To Be child stars and have grown up to be bang tidy. There are no historic cases here, we are ogling them As They Are Now.
Having said that (Yewtree speed-dial at the ready…), we shall discuss that odd and unique feeling of fancying someone (now) who was famous when they were just a kid. Sometimes they vanish after their cuteness/bankability disappears, then reappear as fully formed hunks and honies (Have you Seen the kid from Jerry Maguire now? Quickly, Google ‘Jonathan Lipnicki’ and remember; that’s Stuart Little’s specky mate). Sometimes we watch them grow older before our eyes »
- John Sharp
14 June 2013 10:05 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode star in this “darkly wicked, beautifully executed mystery” (Los Angeles Times) by critically acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy).
Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker (Wasikowska) meets Charlie (Goode), her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother (Kidman), both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie’s arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could affect India’s future…or shatter it completely.
To gear up for the upcoming release of Stoker on Blu-ray and DVD on June 18th – we’ve compiled some of the most iconic Lolita- esque characters in recent cinematic history. Who’d be your top pick?
The Virgin Suicides – Kirsten Dunst
Part innocent teen, part mysterious seductress, »
- Robert Greenberger
13 June 2013 11:49 PM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
Belgian giant Matthias Schoenaerts is perhaps best known to UK audiences for his starring role in Jacques Audiard's hard-hitting melodrama Rust and Bone, where he shared the screen with Academy Award-winning French actress Marion Cotillard. However, before Rust and Bone, Schoenaerts drew acclaim for his central performance in Michaël R. Roskam's European thriller Bullhead. To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of Bullhead, we have Three DVD copies of the film to give away to our loyal readership. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
Bullhead is an emotionally-driven tale of revenge, redemption and fate set against the backdrop of the Belgian bovine hormone mafia. Young cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille (Schoenaerts) is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader. »
- CineVue UK
11 June 2013 1:19 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
There are two keywords in the title of this article, that of “incredibly talented.” All of the actors included here were, at one point, making great movies. But, for some reason or another, they have lost their touch. So, you will not see any actors that have had a lifetime of mediocre work (cough cough Adam Sandler).
In some ways, it’s difficult to tell these guys to stop acting, because we know they still have the potential. They could start making good stuff again, if they only applied themselves differently. And it’s not just old age that has done this. Look at Christopher Plummer, who just recently won an Oscar at the age of 82. What distinguishes the people in this list, then, is the choices they have made. They were once good, but lately have been stuck in a rut.
So, this is my plea. Come back to us, »
- David Fontana
11 June 2013 10:27 AM, PDT | The Moving Arts Journal | See recent The Moving Arts Journal news »
By the time he brought Revelation upon Los Angeles in the form of frog rain, Paul Thomas Anderson had already achieved a level of formal and thematic completeness in his body of work which is rare for any director, let alone one with only three films and thirty years of life behind him. Comparisons to prior masters were abundant: Anderson applied the restless dynamism of Scorsese’s roving camera and propulsive editing to Altman-esque ensemble narratives. He enfolded Jean Renoir’s empathetic view of human nature in playful, flamboyant set-pieces worthy of Orson Welles. And indeed Anderson’s earliest work, particularly “Boogie Nights” (1997), is arguably marred at times by a too-obvious impulse to both flaunt these influences and to do them one better. The development of his varied style, assembled at a young age from diverse antecedents, toward an apex in the divisive go-for-broke epic “Magnolia” (1999), reflected his own version »
- Jack Welch
7 June 2013 1:31 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Drafthouse Films announced today that they have acquired distribution rights to The Congress, a live-action/animation hybrid from director Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir). The studio has released the first two photos, featuring both live-action and animated versions of star Robin Wright. Take a look at these photos, then read the official press release for more details.
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and Films We Like announced today the co-acquisition of North American rights to sci-fi epic The Congress from this year's Cannes Film Festival in the "Directors' Fortnight" section. From Oscar-nominated director Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir), the film stars Robin Wright (House of Cards, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Jon Hamm (AMC's Mad Men), Paul Giamatti (Sideways, John Dies at the End) and Harvey Keitel (Taxi Driver, Bad Lieutenant). A Us theatrical and VOD/digital release is planned for 2014 and Films »
- MovieWeb
7 June 2013 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and Films We Like announced today the co-acquisition of North American rights to sci-fi epic The Congress from this year's Cannes Film Festival in the "Directors' Fortnight" section. From Oscar-nominated director Ari Folman ( Waltz With Bashir ), the film stars Robin Wright ("House Of Cards"; The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Paul Giamatti ( Sideways ; John Dies At The End ) and Harvey Keitel ( Taxi Driver , Bad Lieutenant ). A Us theatrical and VOD/digital release is planned for 2014 and Films We Like in Toronto will handle Canadian distribution. Based on legendary science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem's 1971 novel "The Futurological »
6 June 2013 6:58 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Lindsay Lohan's new movie The Canyons is set to debut at this year's Venice Film Festival.
Written by American Psycho novelist Bret Easton Ellis and directed by American Gigolo director Paul Schrader, the erotic thriller also features adult film star James Deen and Milk director Gus Van Sant, who plays a psychotherapist.
Schrader, who is perhaps best known for writing Taxi Driver, will serve on the Venice Film Festival's jury, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Canyons is screening out of competition at the festival.
The film is also set to have a limited run in select markets in August.
The Canyons was barred from several film festivals last year, with the Texas festival South By Southwest rejecting the movie due to "quality issues".
The Venice Film Festival is scheduled to begin on August 27, and will run until September 7.
Watch a clip from The Canyons below: »
6 June 2013 4:00 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
From Being John Malkovich to Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Trip, actors increasingly find it liberating, even therapeutic, to play a version of themselves. This is the End is the latest film to mess around with movie star personas
The new comedy This is the End is less notable for its vision of Hollywood hit by the apocalypse than for the conceit of having its entire cast play themselves. It turns out that Jonah Hill is a prissy buffoon given to harping on about his Oscar nomination. Sweet, gentle Michael Cera is in fact a leering, cocaine-snorting lout who has toilet-stall threesomes with anyone who will oblige. Seth Rogen likes weed. And who on earth would have suspected that James Franco is gay?
Only the most credulous audience members will believe that the cast of This is the End are doing anything except performing, but there is still the tantalising »
- Ryan Gilbey
6 June 2013 4:00 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
From Being John Malkovich to Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Trip, actors increasingly find it liberating, even therapeutic, to play a version of themselves. This is the End is the latest film to mess around with movie star personas
The new comedy This is the End is less notable for its vision of Hollywood hit by the apocalypse than for the conceit of having its entire cast play themselves. It turns out that Jonah Hill is a prissy buffoon given to harping on about his Oscar nomination. Sweet, gentle Michael Cera is in fact a leering, cocaine-snorting lout who has toilet-stall threesomes with anyone who will oblige. Seth Rogen likes weed. And who on earth would have suspected that James Franco is gay?
Only the most credulous audience members will believe that the cast of This is the End are doing anything except performing, but there is still the tantalising »
- Ryan Gilbey
5 June 2013 1:00 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
American auteur Paul Schrader will be back at the Venice Film Festival (28 August - September 7) as Head of Jury of the sidebar section Orizzonti. The movie brat guru, director of critical hits such as American Gigolo and loyal writer of Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The last temptation of Christ), will also present his latest work The Canyons, written by controversial novelist Bret Easton Ellis and starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen, an erotic thriller focusing on glamour and sex that will surely delight the Lido cinephiles. Schrader is the third name announced for the renowned international festival after Bernardo Bertolucci as Jury President for the official section and Kim Ki-duk, who will present his new film Moebius in competition....
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5 June 2013 5:46 AM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Director’s The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan, to screen out of competition.
Us director and screenwriter Paul Schrader has been named president of the International Jury for the Orizzonti section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival (Aug 28-Sep 7).
The director’s controversial feature The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan and scripted by Bret Easton Ellis, will screen out of competition at the festival.
“Schrader has continuously exercised his intelligence at the service of cinema and of his constant need for renewal,” stated Venice festival director Alberto Barbera.
“In virtue of his recognized interest in personal forms of film expression, he can contribute significantly to highlighting the specific function of a section such as Orizzonti”.
The section comprises a maximum of 20 films representing “the latest aesthetic and expressive trends in international cinema”, with special attention to debut films.
Schrader, acclaimed screenwriter of Yakuza, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, has directed features including American Gigolo, Mishima and [link »
- andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
4 June 2013 3:32 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The Hunter was one of this writer’s favourite films of last year- at once thrilling and heartbreaking, mysterious and involving, it tells the tale of Willem Dafoe’s silent hunter, hired by a shady corporation to attempt to track down the legendary Tasmanian Tiger, thought to be extinct for years. But once he starts to get involved with the family whose house he is living in, and gets on the wrong side of the aggressive townspeople, things start to go terribly wrong. It is a well-acted, well-paced, poetic and original film of which we see little these days. I suggest you seek it out. Another factor to praise it for is its direction, and that is entirely down to Daniel Nettheim.
Having previously directed the likes of romantic comedy Angst and family dramas like K9 and Dance Academy, Daniel was able to realise what had been a long-brewing passion »
- Oscar Harding
28 May 2013 9:38 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Since The Rock's in everything these days, we imagined a world where he's in some of our favorite classic movies. And yes, that does include "The Rock." Edited by Avaryl Halley.
Movies Used (Click to Buy)
Fast Five | Spaceballs | The Mummy Returns | Be Cool | Bring It On | The Game Plan | Horse Feathers | Taxi Driver | Race To Witch Mountain | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | The Jerk | Casablanca | Et | The Rock | Faster »
- flasterc
28 May 2013 6:27 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Fancy another film about four guys in Sin City? This one offers Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman – but a disappointing shortage of both tigers and Mike Tyson
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The Hangover might just be the most influential movie of the modern age. It's spawned two sequels, made box-office stars out of almost everyone in it and – crucially – got other films lining up to compare themselves to it. Google "The Hangover meets" if you don't believe me: Hot Tub Time Machine was "The Hangover meets Back to the Future", Project X was "The Hangover meets Cloverfield", Aftershock is "The Hangover meets The Impossible" and 21 and Over is "The Hangover meets Superbad". It's endless.
Which makes the upcoming Last Vegas The Hangover meets … what, exactly? It's definitely The Hangover meets something, because it's about a gang of men on the loose in Las Vegas, »
- Stuart Heritage
28 May 2013 3:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
An actor or filmmaker’s career is sure to have its ups and downs throughout. However, this can magnified when the talent is known for ground-breaking performances, in some of cinema’s most unforgettable masterpieces. Today, we’re celebrating the UK release of all-star romantic comedy, The Big Wedding, with a look back at some of the offerings of, arguably, the greatest living actor (although, Pacino will undoubtedly have something to say about that); two-time Academy Award-winner, Robert De Niro.
With an acting credit list of close to 100 films, we can’t look at them all, but we’ve focused on what we believe are Bob’s best, along with a few of his worst…
First coming to prevalence in Brian DePalma’s late 1960s cult trio Greetings, Hi Mom and The Wedding Party, before stand-out roles in gangster comedy, The Gang That Couldn’T Shoot Straight, and baseball drama, »
- Craig Hunter
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