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Close up: Prometheus Rising
16 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
Prometheus is now very nearly upon us. The 'most anticpated film of the year' (as the poster has it) hits UK cinemas tomorrow, and if you're already planning to see it you may wish to whet your appetite further with this video, in which director Ridley Scott and star Noomi Rapace discuss extra terrestrials, the danger in searching for answers to life's big questions, and how much Alien, Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic, has influenced his new film.
If that's not enough for you, read our in-depth interview with Prometheus screenwriter Damon Lindelof, take a look at our gallery of the 10 best screen aliens, or cut straight to the chase and find out what Peter Bradshaw made of Prometheus in his review – which, in some quarters, was nearly as eagerly anticipated as the film itself.
But »
Fast Girls: how the Olympics dream inspired 'the new Chariots of Fire'
26 May 2012 4:13 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Fast Girls, a film about a British women's sprint relay team, might just repeat the success of the 1981 Oscar winner
When the film director Hugh Hudson and producer David Puttnam sought the perfect cast to play the athletes in Chariots of Fire, they wanted relative unknowns in the lead roles. Their strategy worked: the film went on to win four Oscars in 1981, earning the status of a British classic.
The director and producer of Fast Girls, a new British film about the UK athletics team, started from the same principle and with hope for the same outcome. Regan Hall, a New Zealander directing his first feature film, was determined to find young actresses who could be credible as elite athletes.
After holding racing auditions in Regent's Park, London, he and his producer, Damian Jones, selected those who would become the stars of their Gb sprint relay team, training for six »
- Vanessa Thorpe
Zara Phillips carries Olympic Torch on horseback
24 May 2012 5:01 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Britain's Zara Phillips carried the Olympic torch on horseback in Cheltenham yesterday (23.05.12). The 31-year-old royal rode the entire length of the finishing straight at Cheltenham Racecourse on Toytown - the horse she retired last year after winning world and European eventing titles - on the fifth day of the Olympic torch relay in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. More than 16,500 people - including Zara's mother, Princess Anne, who received the flame in Greece last week - turned out to see the blonde equestrian ride down on the track, with the 'Chariots of Fire' theme playing in the background. After dismounting Toytown, Zara - who is married to England rugby player Mike »
'Ishtar': Seven Myths Regarding The Legendary Flop
21 May 2012 10:49 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
"If all of the people who hate 'Ishtar' had seen it, I would be a rich woman today." So said Elaine May in 2006, two decades after the Warren Beatty-Dustin Hoffman comedy she wrote and directed had become synonymous with "extravagant flop." (The film grossed $14.4 million on a $55 million budget.) Up until May 22, 1987 (the day it opened in theaters, 25 years ago), advance buzz on "Ishtar" was contentious; it was either a brilliant comic masterpiece or a textbook case of overreach on the part of two giant Hollywood egos to whom no one could say, "No." After the film's release... same thing. To this day, the movie is roundly mocked for its alleged awfulness (often by people who've never seen it), while a passionate cult of fans insists it's a lost work of misunderstood genius that never got its proper due from critics or moviegoers. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. »
- Gary Susman
More Suspiria Casting to Keep You on Your Toes
16 May 2012 1:09 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Earlier today Crime Scene Pictures announced that Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan, The Hunger Games) has landed the lead in David Gordon Green's retelling of the classic Dario Argento film Suspiria. Well, hold on tight, kids! The rest of the cast has been revealed.
The cast also includes Isabelle Huppert (Amour, The Piano Teacher), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs, The Woman in Black), Michael Nyqvist (Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and Antje Traue (Man of Steel).
Based on Dario Argento’s 1977 film of the same name, Suspiria is written by Green and Chris Gebert and centers on Suzie (Fuhrman), a bright and ambitious American student who travels to Europe to attend a world renowned school. After a fellow student is brutally murdered and several other cruel and strange homicides disrupt the once quiet life on campus, Suzie realizes that the academy may be a front for a more menacing organization. »
- Uncle Creepy
This week's cultural highlights: from Snow White to the Cribs
6 May 2012 5:58 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this week
Theatre
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
With the ever-inventive Rupert Goold both writing and directing, there should be no whiff of mothballs about this staged version of the Cs Lewis classic. Threesixtytheatre, Kensington Gardens, London W8 (0844 871 7693), Tuesday until 9 September.
Sprinting in before the rerelease of the 1981 movie and the Olympics, Mike Bartlett's version promises to be no mere screen-to-stage adaptation. A nifty young cast of rising stars alongside some established talent should make sure this is a show that runs and runs. Hampstead theatre, London NW3 (020-7722 9301), Wednesday until 16 June.
Film
Goodbye First Love (dir. Mia Hansen-Løve)
Two young people pick up the romance that first flowered between »
Hugh Hudson To Halt Retirement For Bear Film
2 May 2012 1:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Esteemed British filmmaker Hugh Hudson is coming out of retirement to direct a new family movie.
The man behind Chariots of Fire and the flop I Dreamed of Africa stepped back from the spotlight a decade ago, but he has been persuaded to return to the set for Midnight Sun, a film he co-wrote.
The feel-good movie revolves around a child who befriends a stranded polar bear cub, according to Variety. »
"Midnight Sun" Rises On Hugh Hudson
1 May 2012 8:49 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Hyde Park Entertainment and Image Nation Abu Dhabi are set to finance and co-produce Arctic family adventure feature "Midnight Sun" which begins shooting in Canadian Arctic and Manitoba in November.
Set amongst the ice fields of Northern Canada, the story follows a young boy who defies the dangerous elements of nature to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother.
At first he's aided by a half Inuit/half Canadian who knows the terrain, but they are soon separated on the floating ice of the high Arctic with the boy and cub braving bear attacks, giant icebergs, and vicious windstorms.
Hugh Hudson ("Chariots of Fire", "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan") helms from a script he co-wrote with Bart Gavigan. Jake Eberts, Brando Quilici and Ashok Amritraj will produce. »
- Garth Franklin
Hugh Hudson Set to Direct Midnight Sun
1 May 2012 11:55 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Image Nation Abu Dhabi will finance and co-produce the Arctic adventure Midnight Sun. Directed by Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes), the film is from a script by Hugh Hudson and Bart Gavigan. Jake Eberts (Dances with Wolves, Gandhi) and Brando Quilici (Iceman Autopsy) will produce alongside Hyde Park Entertainment's Ashok Amritraj (Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance).
Hyde Park International will introduce the project at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, and will represent worldwide rights. The project has already generated significant interest among buyers, including Medusa, which has purchased Italian rights, and Alliance Atlantis, which has purchased Canadian rights.
Midnight Sun is a four-quadrant family adventure film in the vein of Free Willy and Dolphin Tale, set amongst the ice fields of Northern Canada. The hero is a young boy, Luke, who defies the »
- MovieWeb
Hugh Hudson Set to Helm Arctic Adventure Midnight Sun; Hyde Park-Image Nation To Finance
1 May 2012 10:30 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Ashok Amritraj.s Hyde Park Entertainment and Image Nation Abu Dhabi will finance and co-produce the Arctic adventure Midnight Sun. Directed by Hugh Hudson (Chariots Of Fire, Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes), the film is from a script by Hudson and Bart Gavigan. Jake Eberts (Dances With Wolves, Gandhi) and Brando Quilici (Iceman Autopsy) will produce alongside Hyde Park Entertainment.s Ashok Amritraj (Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D).
Hyde Park International will introduce the project at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, and will represent worldwide rights. The project has already generated significant interest among buyers, including Medusa, which has purchased Italian rights, and Alliance Atlantis, which has purchased Canadian rights.
Midnight Sun is a four-quadrant family adventure film in the vein of Free Willy and Dolphin Tale, set amongst the ice fields of Northern Canada. The hero is a young boy, Luke, who defies the »
- Michelle McCue
Chariots Of Fire Helmer Comes Out Of Retirement For Midnight Sun
1 May 2012 9:38 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
English filmmaker Hugh Hudson started out as an editor of documentaries in the 1960s, and before long was making his own. Yet it is for his first narrative feature Chariots of Fire for which Hudson is best known. The biopic that followed the harrowing drama of two contentious track stars running in the 1924 Olympics won critical acclaim and four Oscars, including Best Picture. However despite this early success, Hudson's career as a film director sputtered, then came to a screeching halt in 2000, after the Kim Basinger-fronted biopic I Dreamed of Africa proved to be major flop critically and at the box office. Since then, his only screen effort has been a little-known documentary called Rupture: A Matter of Life Or Death, which he created for BBC4. So frankly, it's shocking to see Variety report that Hudson is set to return to the director's chair to helm a new narrative feature, »
Hugh Hudson to Helm Midnight Sun
1 May 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Ashok Amritraj.s Hyde Park Entertainment and Image Nation Abu Dhabi announced today that they will finance and co-produce the Arctic adventure Midnight Sun . Directed by Hugh Hudson ( Chariots of Fire , Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes ), the film is from a script by Hudson and Bart Gavigan. Jake Eberts ( Dances with Wolves , Gandhi ) and Brando Quilici ("Iceman Autopsy")will produce alongside Hyde Park Entertainment.s Ashok Amritraj ( Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ). Midnight Sun is a four-quadrant family adventure film in the vein of Free Willy and Dolphin Tale , set amongst the ice fields of Northern Canada. The hero is a young boy, Luke, who defies the dangerous elements of nature to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother. »
question of the day: What could Fox have possibly done to the remastered Chariots of Fire that would warrant a review embargo?
1 May 2012 4:02 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
Last night I attended a screening of a remastered edition of the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1982 and which will be rereleased in the U.K. on July 13 as part of the Olympic celebrations. Attendance at the screening came with this caveat: With your attendance you recognise that you must not publish any reports or reviews in print, TV, radio or online (including Blogging, Social Sites, Forums or Online Chats) [until the week of release] This is a fairly standard embargo... for a brand new film that is highly anticipated and is in a position to be spoiled (or that just might suck to high heavens). It makes sense, too, for Fox to embargo reviews even on a classic film until the week of rerelease: this maximizes publicity for the film at the point when readers will actually have access to it. But no tweeting? No posting brief »
- MaryAnn Johanson
30 ads where music made the difference – and why agencies should think of music first, not last
30 April 2012 4:14 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Music can make an average ad great. So why, Robin Hicks asks, is music the last thing a creative thinks about when writing an ad?
My favourite TV ad of the year so far is the Let Yourself Go spot for Kangaroo Island.
When it didn’t win Mumbrella’s Ad of the Month for March (it came third) I felt aggrieved for the agency that made it. But less so a week later when it emerged that the agency had paid celebrities to tweet nice things about its work.
Let Yourself Go is a stunning spot with lots of pretty images. But it would probably have had a similar effect on me if I’d watched a blank screen for 60 seconds.
John Baker of Adelaide ad agency Kwp!, which made the ad, told me that the music (Rise by Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder) “is 50% of the communication”. For me, »
- Robin Hicks
Tjff 2012 Trailer
29 April 2012 8:12 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Oy vey, has it really been 20 years?
From May 3rd to the 13th, The Toronto Jewish Film Festival with celebrate two decades of excellence by showcasing the best cinematic offerings that God’s chosen people have to offer. From Oscar winning directors to record breaking box office smashes, Tjff really does offer entertainment that goes beyond Jewish.
The following trailer can give you a small insight into what you will expect. A catholic mix (excuse the pun) of The Seven Year Itch, James Bond, Chariots of Fire, and Sunrise: A Tale of Two Humans, the festival is sure to satisfy the hunger of any cinematic foodie.
Visit the official website for the Tjff. Click here for reviews.
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- Justin Li
Fda’s Summer of Cinema Film Quiz – Report
29 April 2012 3:01 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Last Thursday saw the UK Film Distributor’s Association reveal the line-up for this summer’s film releases through the medium of a film quiz and what seemed suspiciously like a rather large piss-up. As everyone knows, the film industry historically does inversely well in times of recession; well, we must really be screwed financially if the statistics in the Fda’s press release are to be believed: the UK box office is at the time of writing 4% ahead of its takings from this time last year and has passed the £300m barrier faster than ever.
After finding myself the only representative from B3K at the event and being disinclined to go solo on the quiz, I was readying myself to make my apologies and do one, however, a kindly attendee sought out an equally accommodating team from the excellent Find Any Film website who were willing to take on a Billy-no-mates straggler. »
- Jack Kirby
Richard Jenkins Set For One Square Mile
23 April 2012 5:01 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
He can currently be seen scaring things up for Joss Whedon’s Cabin In The Woods, but Richard Jenkins plans to be a little nicer to the human race for his next trick. He’s signed on to star as a reclusive track coach in One Square Mile. The film finds Cameron Bright as a young man from the wrong side of the tracks who fears his life may forever be mired in poverty. But a spark of hope comes in the shape of his running talent, and he gets some encouragement and training when he somehow persuades a grouchy trainer (Jenkins) to help him out. Sounds a bit like Finding Forrester meets Chariots Of Fire, which we guess could be a good thing - especially with Jenkins aboard.Charles-Olivier Michaud is the director in charge of this one, which has been written by Josh Campbell and Jeff Van Wie. »
Clip And Trailer For Chariots Of Fire Re-Release; In UK Theaters July 13 And On Blu-ray July 10
19 April 2012 3:20 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
With the Olympics set to kickoff in less than 100 days, take a look at the new trailer for the forthcoming re-release of Chariots Of Fire – in UK cinemas July 13th. For the first time in a generation, audiences across the UK will have the opportunity to enjoy the Great British movie classic, Chariots Of Fire on the big screen as Twentieth Century Fox, in association with The Sun and BT and with the support of the BFI, release the internationally acclaimed, multi Oscar®-winning Olympic drama in a stunning digitally restored version.
An official part of the London 2012 Festival, Chariots Of Fire will help get this summer.s Olympic celebrations off to a flying start on July 10th, with the British Premiere for the film taking place simultaneously in London.s Leicester Square, at Edinburgh.s iconic Festival Theatre, and at selected locations across the country. The events will be »
- Michelle McCue
DVD Playhouse--April 2012
13 April 2012 3:07 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—April 2012
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
'Alien' (1979) - the movie 'Prometheus' must live up to
5 April 2012 3:36 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
Unless you've been hiding under a rock on Lv-426 for the last eighteen months it can't have escaped your notice that after more than three decades since first introducing the word 'xenomorph' into popular culture, and scaring a good few cinema-goers in the process, director Ridley Scott is returning to the universe of inaudible screaming that he fashioned with Alien (1979). Though not strictly a prequel to his celebrated classic, or so the director would have us believe, the upcoming Prometheus is definitely set in the same universe and, as Scott himself puts it, shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak."
As a massive fan of Scott's original film, I'm genuinely excited about a new Alien movie for the first time in years (having suffered through Alien Resurrection (1997), which even a screenplay by The Cabin In The Woods (2012) co-writer Joss Whedon couldn't save, and the duo of lame Avp »
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