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John Ostrander: Making Apples Into Oranges
5 May 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Well, this weekend Iron Man 3 opens here in the States after having conquered the world. (Btw, when did this become the norm? It used to be a film opened here in the Us of A and then around the globe. Is the American market now the secondary market?) What started in one medium – comics – has become big in another.
There certainly are lots of reasons behind it, a principle one being less risk. Comics make great fodder for movies because they are relatively a cheap way of testing and ironing out concepts and stories compared to movies. The risk is lessened and if the product (as with John Carter) bombs, at least the executive who approved it can show it was not an unreasonable risk – in theory. Something new? From scratch? Not with our hundred million, buddy! So having a proven commodity in some form makes it a safer, »
- John Ostrander
Les Miserables - Blu-ray Review
1 April 2013 7:45 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Les Miserables is based on the long running musical from Victor Hugo.s 1862 novel. Other theatrical musicals have not made a smooth transition to the big screen and it may have been thought the same of Les Mis - since many of the actors weren.t known for their singing, but the resulting film is certainly not a misery. Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) has spent the last 19 years in prison for the crime of stealing a loaf of bread for his starving nephew. Officer Javert (Russell Crowe) makes no judgments as to guilt or innocence of his prisons, he just knows that they.re all bad and the freed Valjean will probably quickly reoffend and be back in his »
- Jeff Swindoll
Blu-ray Review: Nice, Deep Release For Beloved ‘Les Miserablés’
30 March 2013 6:02 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – I stand by my swooning praise for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” when I reviewed it in theaters. Mostly. I must admit that its flaws are easier to see on the small screen as the grand, epic scope suits itself better to the movie theater (although I think people who claim to hate this movie simply don’t like musicals). It doesn’t hold up quite as well as that first, glorious experience with it in theaters. Even if the Blu-ray is one that will appeal greatly to fans of this beloved, Oscar-winning flick.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
How beloved? “Les Miserables” has made more than $400 million worldwide and is the 3rd-highest grossing musical domestically in movie history after “Chicago” and “Grease” (which took multiple release to get so high). People adore “Les Miserables”. And Universal has treated those fans right, giving them a multi-disc release with a fantastic HD transfer and interesting, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Exclusive: Les Miserables Interview with Colm Wilkinson and Producer Cameron Mackintosh
29 March 2013 4:55 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Colm Wilkinson and Producer Cameron Mackintosh Talk Les Miserables, available now on Blu-ray and DVD
Heading into Easter Weekend, the Oscar-winning film Les Miserables is available on Blu-ray and DVD, the perfect musical to get you in the mood for this upcoming Holiday. We recently caught up with one of the producers on the film Cameron Mackintosh, and the man who perfected Jean Valjean on stage before taking the role of the Bishop on screen, Colm Wilkinson. Both have a long and storied history with the production, from its stage roots to its place as one of cinema's great musicals. Here's our exclusive conversation.
Actor Colm Wilkinson
Les Mis was originally supposed to be turned into a film musical nearly twenty-five years ago. It didn't happen. Were you involved with the first incarnations of this project's life as a movie?
Colm Wilkinson: No. We never talked. It never got that far, »
- MovieWeb
Jameson Empire Awards 2013 – Tales From A Red Carpet First Timer
25 March 2013 3:57 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Have you ever watched celebrities being interviewed and thought ‘I could do that, and I wouldn’t be as rude as Joan Rivers?’ Well, I put my interviewing skills, experience, research and natural curiosity to the test on Sunday at the prestigious Grosvenor House hotel in London’s Park Lane for the Jameson Empire Awards 2013. In a nice frock (black of course; it is media, can’t go wrong), thermal socks and several layers, I scurried along Park Avenue to locate the illustrious venue. It’s as you’d imagine it, like the lobby in Pretty Woman, except without a Richard Gere – but there was a pianist playing a bit of Bach, and lots of high tea going on.
Right, refocus I thought, no time to waste as the arrivals were going to start turning up from 4pm. No one seemed overly clear on what was going on, and they »
- Jeanine Jones
Samantha Barks and Cameron Mackintosh talk 'Les Miserables' -- Exclusive Video
22 March 2013 10:14 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
People who enjoy a good cry, today is your lucky day: The film version of Les Misérables is now out on Blu-ray and DVD. The epic musical has been running all over the world for over 26 years, and according to movie producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh, who also produced the original show, an idea to make a movie version has been kicking around for nearly as long, but only recently – despite an occasional exception — have movie musicals been seen as a commercially successful idea. “Musicals 25 years ago were very few and far between,” Mackintosh explained to EW. “I think in the »
- Erin Strecker
Blu Review: Les Miserables (2012)
21 March 2013 5:27 AM, PDT | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
Cinelinx sings the song of angry men with the fantastic new Les Miserables Blu-ray!
The Set-up
In 19th century France, an ex-prisoner named Valjean (Hugh Jackman) finds his purpose in life when he agrees to care for the daughter of a factory worker (Anne Hathaway). Also stars Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and the musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
Directed by Tom Hooper
The Delivery
This phenomenal adaptation of the beloved musical manages to surpass expectations on every level. From the incredible set design, to the outstanding performances, to the stirring renditions of the songs fans have come to love, Les Miserables is everything you could ask for in a movie musical.
I do not consider myself a fan of musicals in general; I find most are unable to deliver both acting and musical performances worth noting. I do admit to »
- feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' and More
18 March 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
This week: Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first of three movies based on the classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, which features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen reprising his role as the wizard Gandalf from "The Lord of the Rings."
Also new this week is Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the musical "Les Miserables," the Judd Apatow dramedy "This Is 40" and the pitch-black comedy "Bachelorette."
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'
Box Office: $302 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Fresh
Storyline: "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth for this first of three movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." The first installment follows Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he embarks on an adventure with Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves to reclaim the lost dwarf kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug. Along the way, »
- Robert DeSalvo
Enter Now for A Chance to Win the Oscar-Winning Musical Les Miserables on DVD
18 March 2013 7:55 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
So far, the critically acclaimed musical drama Les Miserables has earned over $400 million worldwide, and it took home three awards during last month's Oscars. The movie, based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray at the end of the week, and Reelz.com readers have a chance to enter to win a copy of the movie starting now.
Don't just dream a dream of seeing Anne Hathaway's Oscar-winning performance again; head over to the sweepstakes page now and enter for a chance to win.
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Les Miserables Blu-ray Review
15 March 2013 7:53 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Les Miserables is a movie that transcends genre. It's more than a drama; it's more than a musical.
It is, quite simply, an experience.
The plot, as anyone acquainted with either the long-running stage musical or the Victor Hugo classic on which it is based can attest, is spread out across a long canvas. In 1816, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is paroled after serving a 19-year sentence for stealing a loaf of bread.
Despite warnings from prison guard Javert (Russell Crowe), Valjean breaks his lifelong parole in search of a higher redemption, eventually becoming mayor of a small town in France where he runs a textiles factory.
One of his employees, Fantine (Anne Hathaway) is fired from the factory when it is discovered she is supporting a daughter, Cosette, who was born out of wedlock. Valjean is ignorant of due to the arrival of his town's new chief of police, Javert. »
Contest: Win Les Miserables on Blu-ray
13 March 2013 8:16 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Following a highly-successful theatrical run, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing Les Miserables on Blu-ray and DVD March 22. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway star in director Tom Hooper musical, based on the beloved novel by Victor Hugo that follows the journey of ex-convict Jean Valjean. We have a contest lined up where our readers can win a copy of the Blu-ray, so they can enjoy this critically-acclaimed film with the utmost best picture and sound quality available. Take a look at how you can win below.
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Hugh Jackman, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star »
- MovieWeb
40 Potential 2014 Oscar Contenders: The Complete List
8 March 2013 9:00 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Here is my complete 2014 Oscar Preview in one complete list, with all 40 Oscar Contenders and my thoughts on each over the course of a massive 13-page spread and over 8,500 words. Trust me, I don't blame you if you take your time, but I think it may serve as a helpful list to look back at throughout the year. And, if you missed Parts 1-4 in which I featured each of these films, ten per installment, and just because it's fun to see them all in one place, here's a list of all 40 films included in this preview: The Great Gatsby, 12 Years a Slave, A Most Wanted Man, The Place Beyond the Pines, August: Osage County, Before Midnight, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Diana, Elysium, The Fifth Estate, Foxcatcher, Frozen, Fruitvale, Grace of Monaco, Gravity, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, Inside Llewyn Davis, Labor Day, Lowlife, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, »
- Brad Brevet
Oscars 2013: 'Argo' Takes Home Best Picture at 85th Academy Awards
24 February 2013 9:37 PM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Los Angeles — Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. From the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Jack Nicholson to help present the final prize. "There are eight great films that have every right, as much a right to be up here as we do," Affleck said of the other best-picture nominees. In share-the-wealth mode, Oscar voters spread Sunday's honors among a range of films, with "Argo" winning three trophies but "Life of Pi" leading with four. Daniel Day-Lewis joined a select group of recipients with his third Oscar, taking the best-actor trophy for his monumental performance as Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War saga "Lincoln." "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence triumphed in Hollywood's big games, winning the best actress as a damaged soul in "Silver Linings Playbook," while Ang Lee pulled off a »
- Alex Suskind
Hathaway bags best supporting actress Oscar
24 February 2013 7:52 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Los Angeles, Feb 25: Actress Anne Hathaway walked away with best actress in a supporting role Oscar for "Les Miserables" at the gala ceremony here.
In the film directed by Tom Hooper, Hathaway plays a young mother, Fantine, who loses her job in a factory and struggles to find money to support her daughter. The film is based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, which in turn based on Les Miserables, the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo.
Along with Hathaway, other actresses vying for the golden statuette were Amy Adams ("The Master"), Sally Field ("Lincoln"), Helen Hunt ("The Sessions"). »
- Anita Agarwal
2013 Saturn Awards Nominations Announced
20 February 2013 1:00 PM, PST | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Today the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films announced its nominees for the 2013 Saturn Awards, one of the few awards programs in which a lot of us will recognize nearly every production. The awards have been expanded over recent years, so if you are unclear about just what type of productions are honored by the Academy, an explanation is included in the press release below, although it can really be summarized as “we know it when we see it.”
A few head-scratchers, however, just beg to be called out:
Anna Karenina? Les Miserables? Leverage? Elementary? Really? That is some broad definition. No subgenre categories for television. The Academy proofreader should know by now that it’s “Syfy” and not “SyFy” (don’t worry, I fixed it, and sorry, it’s a pet peeve). Adding in historical fiction somewhere somehow without actually mentioning it. The entire category “Best Youth-Oriented »
- Erin Willard
The 39th Saturn Award Nominations Announced
20 February 2013 8:45 AM, PST | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
The 39th Annual Saturn Award Nominations have been officially announced and we have the full list of nominees. The Saturn Awards recognizing outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror releases in the last 12 months, and will announce the winners in June. Included on the list are multiple nominations for American Horror Story and The Walking Dead.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the leading film with nominations for the prestigious Saturn Awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Peter Jackson’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth received 9 nominations. Other films receiving major nominations include Ang Lee’s Life of Pi (8 nominations), and the 23nd entry in the James Bond franchise, Skyfall (7 nominations).
Comic book icons-turned-cinematic spectacles, Marvel’s The Avengers and Christopher Nolan’s triumphant conclusion to his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, followed closely behind with 6 nominations each, along with the epic »
- Jonathan James
Oscars 2013: Best Picture Preview: Django, Les Miserables, Life Of Pi...
20 February 2013 6:34 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Part 2 of our Oscars Best Picture preview ahead of Sunday evening's ceremony when this year's Academy Awards get handed out... Vote at the bottom for your favourite to win the top prize...
Quentin Tarantino loves an homage - whether it's to 1970s gangster flicks, wartime blockbusters or, in this case, the good old western. As with all his projects, he's managed to court controversy with this one, fielding questions about American history with his tale of a black slave taken under the wing of a bounty hunter. Nobody's got any problem, though, with the scene-stealing antics of Tarantino's favourite actor, German Christoph Waltz, hoping to repeat his Oscar success for 'Inglourious'... And I haven't met a single person to have come out of a 'Django' screening with anything bad to say!
Tom Hooper, overlooked in the Best Director shortlist, has obviously put his all »
- The Huffington Post UK
Outguess Ebert? I may have them all right
19 February 2013 4:41 PM, PST | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
This year's Outguess Ebert contest seems a little like shooting fish in a barrel. For the first time in many a year, maybe ever, I think I've guessed every one correctly.
A few years ago, I came across an article about the newly identified psychological concept of Elevation. Scientists claim it is as real as love or fear. It describes a state in which we feel unreasonable joy; you know, like when you sit quiet and still and tingles run up and down your back, and you think things can never get any better.
I tried applying it to that year's Oscar nominees. Did it work any better than any other approach? You need Elevating nominees. An example of Elevation would be when the bone morphs into a space station in "2001." Did I feel Elevation in making any of my Guesses this year. That doesn't mean it was a bad year at the movies. »
- Roger Ebert
'Les Mis' returning to Broadway in 2014 as re-imagined adaptation
19 February 2013 1:53 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Cameron Mackintosh has re-imagined the beloved musical again – this time for its original home on the stage. Mackintosh produced the original stage version of Les Misérables and served as co-producer of this year’s Oscar-nominated film version.
The new vision of the show is based on paintings by Victor Hugo, said Mackintosh in a release. Photos show a use of light and drama that will give the familiar show a new flavor. The new stage version will open on Broadway in March 2014. A specific theater has not yet been determined, but producers said it will be at a Shubert-owned venue. »
- Amanda Taylor
'Les Mis' Is Back!
19 February 2013 12:39 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York -- Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said Tuesday that the national tour of the epic musical about life in 19th-century France will make a stop on Broadway in March 2014 at a Shubert theater.
The move comes on the heels of the Oscar-nominated big screen adaptation directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
It will mark the third time the show has made it to Broadway. The original landed in 1987 and played 6,680 performances, ranking as the third-longest-running musical in Broadway history. A revival was mounted in 2006 but closed in 2008.
Mackintosh, who has also been involved in producing "The Phantom of the Opera," "Mary Poppins," "Miss Saigon" and "Cats," is betting that the appetite for "Les Miserables" will only be increased by the movie. History has shown he might be right: Film version of »
- AP
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