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Birthday Suits, Well Directed
3 hours ago | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Lights. Cameras. Birthday Action (for this, the 30th of November). Only one month left to go and it's 2010. How crazy is that?
Ridley, Terrence (in the 70s) and Marc
1835 Mark Twain's books have been adapted into movies ever since the movies began. Most notably The Prince and the Pauper and any tale of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer
1920 Virginia Mayo 40s and 50s star, frequent Danny Kaye foil
1926 Richard Crenna, character actor
1927 Robert Guillaume, "Benson"
1929 Dick Clark, seemingly immortal creature who may finally be destroyed by the rise of his spiritual offspring Ryan Seacrest. It's all very Cronos vs. Zeus, only without the thunderbolts
1937 Ridley Scott, manly director whose movies are usually way better when they're shot through with a strong female presence. Consider the three classics: Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Alien. The rest of the filmography surely has its moments but that's the trinity right there.
1943 Terence Malick, »
- NATHANIEL R
'Red Cliff' Just the Latest Film Re-Edited for American Consumption
26 November 2009 9:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Last Friday marked the arrival of Red Cliff (read our review here) the new war epic by Chinese action-meister John Woo. But this wasn’t the same version that graced Asian theaters prior to its international release: In its home country, Red Cliff was released as two films, the first in mid-2008; the second in early 2009.
Rather than unleash a nearly six-hour magnum opus on audiences worldwide, Woo pared both films down into a single two-and-a-half hour cut. In interviews, he said the deleted scenes mostly placed the film’s events in historical context, which might not have appealed to Westerners unfamiliar with Chinese history. Woo’s movie depicts the famous Battle of Red Cliffs, which was fought around early 200 A.D. between warlords from the northern and southern regions of China.
It’s too early to tell how successful Red Cliff will be with North American viewers (In mainland China, »
Gm Volt's Alert System: It Won't Sound Like Blade Runner
25 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »
Electric vehicles may be efficient, but they can be dangerous, too. Without a conventional gasoline-powered engine, EVs run almost silently--and that's bad news for the blind and anyone else who happens to be distracted when a car comes barreling at them. Nissan decided to solve the problem by giving its upcoming Leaf Ev a Blade Runner-like sound, and now Gm and Chevrolet are teaming up with the National Federation for the Blind (Nfb) to identify appropriate noises for EVs.
Most recently, members of the Nfb were given a demonstration of the pre-production Chevy Volt's pedestrian alert system. It's not too annoying and seems to do the job, but it's no Blade Runner buzzing noise, either. Even if the Volt's beeping noise becomes standard for a while, car owners might one day have the chance to choose their own Ev alert noises.
We should be careful, though--if cars use too many different noises, »
- Ariel Schwartz
Exclusive: Director James McTeigue on the Wachowskis, Superman, Edgar Allen Poe, Ninja Assassin, Magneto, and a Lot More!
24 November 2009 9:56 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A few days ago I attended the Los Angeles press junket for director James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin. While I already posted my four minute video interview with McTeigue and Rain (the lead in Ninja Assassin), I was able to get some extra time with McTeigue the following day. Since I’m a huge fan of V for Vendetta and his work with the Wachowskis on Speed Racer, I decided to use my extended interview to ask about his other projects and home video questions.
So after the jump I try and get James McTeigue to tell me what the Wachowskis are working on, his next project on Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven), the Superman and Magneto rumors, what’s on the Ninja Assassin DVD/Blu-ray, could Hugo Weaving be in his Edgar Allen Poe movie, his thoughts on Star Wars (he was second unit director on Episode Two), extended edition DVDs, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Advert. Subvert. Gonzo (Fake) Commercials within Films
24 November 2009 7:50 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
"Can't get enough, of the Stuff!" From the mid-1920s whereupon the eventual Oscar winning film Wings featured a Hershey Chocolate Bar prominently in the story right on up to the use of M&Ms in Steven Spielberg's E.T. and beyond to the modern James Bond films or Castaway (FedEx) or The Great Yokai War (Kirin Beer) or perhaps the worst offender ever: I, Robot, product placement is simply a large part of big expensive movies. And many filmmakers have either parodied product placement (ahem, sorry: Brand Integration) or even invented their own fictional consumer goods that only appear in their movies. Unlike television, which (in large part) relies on advertising to fund the creation of shows, there are rarely full commercials used explicitly in a film (before the screening of the film is another story, unfortunately!). But filmmakers love to offer ads for fake products or services or »
Sam Rockwell Remembers His Year Of Space Travel And 'Iron Man 2'
24 November 2009 12:00 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
With Oscar buzz for his performance in 'Moon' and 'Iron Man 2' on the way, Rockwell has a lot to be thankful for.
By Josh Horowitz
Photo: Justin Sullivan/ Getty/ Sony/ MTV News
Was there a more inventive performance in 2009 than Sam Rockwell's in "Moon"? Or, we should say, the performances of the many, many Sam Rockwells who show up in this sci-fi mind-bender about outer space, isolation and technology? The actor took a risk with first-time director Duncan Jones and the gamble paid off big time: The movie was one of the coolest of the year and Rockwell has rightly been mentioned as a potential Oscar candidate.
So MTV News must express our gratitude during this week in which we are giving thanks to the best films and brightest performances of the year. But when it comes to Rockwell, we're also thankful for a movie we haven't seen yet: "Iron Man 2, »
Exclusive: El Mayimbe Watches Hunter Prey Plus Brand New Pics
23 November 2009 2:05 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Remember Sandy Collora? The guy who made that really hot short fan film called Batman: Dead End, where Batman fights the Alien then the Predator that was all the rage during Comicon 2003? The film that even Kevin Smith said was "An amazing piece of work, possibly the truest, best Batman movie ever made."If not then check it out the short by clicking Here to refresh your memory. The short was an excellent calling card and made so much noise it that got Sandy signed to Icm and soon he was being set up around town on the meeting circuit to meet with some pretty big folks at studios and production companies to pitch his other ideas. I always run into filmmakers who want to make a short film as a calling card and I always tell them that if their stuff isn't cool, high concept, or the execution isn't »
Karl Urban Promises Post-Apocalyptic Action Galore, No Sparkly Vampires in Priest
23 November 2009 9:08 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Karl Urban would like you to know that there are no sparkling vampires in his new movie “Priest”, based on the comic book from Tokyo! Pop. In a recent interview, Urban promises that Scott Stewart’s “Priest”, set in a post-apocalyptic world where survivors have fought a war between vampires and humans for generations, will feature some “dark moments” and hard-core action. Or as the actor, who plays the vampire villain Black Hat in the movie puts it, “one-third of the movie is action-based stuff.” So, no dreamy vampires sitting next to you in biology class, then? Sounds great, right? Yes, but then Karl goes and makes an absurd statement: “He shot this scene on the old Warner Brothers lot where they shot Blade Runner, and he really out-Ridleyed Ridley. It looked amazing. Crowd scenes, people speaking different languages: It was literally just jumping off of the screen. Literally, the [assistant director] said, »
- Nix
Birthday Suit (With Bright Yellow Trench)
20 November 2009 7:08 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Today is the 109th anniversary of one Chester Gould the creator of Dick Tracy. Every time Dick Tracy (1990) comes up, I think "you should watch that movie again!" but I never do. I think I'm still mad that Warren Beatty kept cutting away from Madonna's "More" performance... which should've easily been one of the best movie musical numbers of the 90s (sigh). Otherwise I quite like the movie
Trivia Alert! Dick Tracy is one of Oscar's two favorite comic book movies along with The Dark Knight (2008). Their Oscar track was very similar. Dick Tracy had 7 nominations and 3 wins. The Dark Knight had 8 nominations and 2 wins and in mostly the same categories, too.
Supporting Actor (both, and the only two comic book performances ever nominated*: Al Pacino and Heath Ledger, winner)
Cinematography (both)
Art Direction (both)
Costume Design (Dick Tracy only)
Sound (both)Sound Editing (The Dark Knight only, »
- NATHANIEL R
The Most (and Least) Inventive Inventions on Time's '50 Best Inventions' List
17 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »
If someone decided to do a list of innovative magazine lists, it probably wouldn't include Time magazine's "50 Best Innovations" list. The new one's out, and we've sub-selected some of the good items for you. But a broad swath of the selections are either too intentionally odd, fumbled, or just wrong. We're just, saying... you know?
Philips Led Light Bulb
This should really have been number one on Time's list, as it has possibly the greatest potential for immediate impact (and we'd already covered it's importance): Philips' Led lamp. The first contender for the Department of Energy's $10 million L-Prize, Philip's unit emits the same light as a standard 60-watt bulb, but does so by gulping less than 10-watts down and it lasts 25 times as long. Instant capacity for global change.
Tank-Born Tuna Fish
The world's booming appetite for sushi is a looming cloud over the wild tuna fish's future, which »
- Kit Eaton
Ridley Scott Buys Into Monopoly
16 November 2009 6:14 AM, PST | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
Director Ridley "Blade Runner" Scott and producer Frank "There's Something About Mary" Beddor continue developing with toys/games manufacturer Hasbro, a feature adaptation of the board game Monopoly. "I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he.s not very good at his job but he.s great at playing Monopoly," said Beddor about the screenplay. "The world record for playing is 70 straight days, over 1,600 hours, and he wanted to try to convince his friends to help him break that world record. They think he's crazy. They kid him about this girl and they.re playing the game and there.s this big fight. And he.s holding a 'Chance' card and after they.ve left he says, 'Damn, I wanted to use that Chance card' and he throws it down. "He falls asleep and then he wakes up in »
A Japanese superhero whose backside fires bullets. Cool
16 November 2009 1:43 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Are we ready for Astro Boy? He's a cute little robot with rocket boots, spiky black hair and – winningly – the ability to shoot bullets out of his backside. January sees the UK release of the animated Hollywood film Astro Boy, an all-star production, with voices coming from Donald Sutherland, Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron and Bill Nighy. Their names are all over the movie's website. But where's the name of Astro Boy's creator, Osamu Tezuka? You'd need a magnifying glass to find any mention.
In her lavish new book The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga, Helen McCarthy acknowledges that her subject is not exactly well known in the west. The first chapter is titled: "Osamu Who?" The fact that the question needs to be asked is indicative of the enduring bafflement with which we regard Japanese pop culture. And the Japanese are not nearly as insular as »
- Sam Leith
Monopoly Movie Plot Details Revealed
15 November 2009 9:32 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
In a recent interview with The L.A. Times, producer and author Frank Beddor (There’s Something about Mary), the man behind the concept of a movie based on the board game “Monopoly,” revealed the basic story of the film.
Here is his full explanation of the plot.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good at his job but he’s great at playing Monopoly. And the world record for playing is 70 straight days – over 1,600 hours – and he wanted to try to convince his friends to help him break that world record. They think he is crazy. They kid him about this girl and they’re playing the game and there’s this big fight. And he’s holding a Chance card and after they’ve left he says, ‘Damn, I wanted to use that Chance card, »
- Allan Ford
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
14 November 2009 6:25 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
By
Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Monopoly Movie Is a "Metaphor for Life"
13 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
When first announced way back in February 2008 that Universal had signed a six-year deal with Hasbro to produce film adaptations of many of the company's classic board games, more than a few people began scratching their heads and rolling their eyes. Even more surprising was the news that Academy Award-nominted filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott, currently at work on his update of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe, was attached to direct the Monopoly adaptation.
If you're wondering what attracted the acclaimed director of Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and Body of Lies to a movie about "Uncle Pennybags" and his quest to control the real estate market, just ask Frank Beddor, the man whose plot concept for Monopoly was what won Scott over. Beddor said that after his pitch, Scott shook his hand and said, "What do I have [to do] to be part of this movie?" So, what was the pitch? »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Plot Revealed! We Now Know What "Monopoly" the Movie is Going to be About!
12 November 2009 7:45 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Last year, we laughed out loud at the news that Universal Pictures was set to make a movie version of the famous board game "Monopoly!"
And yes, director Ridley Scott, the guy who gave us "Gladiator," "Alien," and "Blade Runner" among others, was interested to helm!
Another lol right? Well, back in March, Scott said, .I have to direct it. We.re in progress right now. We.re having it written. We have identified a pretty good story and it is fundamentally a movie, not a game, probably describing in a way the characters in the film, the passion of the game, and how the game came about..
Now, the Los Angeles Times cornered producer Frank Beddor, and he revealed the majority of the plot! It'll be like "Jumanji" of some kind, where the board game becomes reality! Ooooh...Uncle Pennybags will haunt our dreams!
Beddor said:
"I created a comedic, »
- Manny
The Monopoly Movie is Worse Than We Thought
12 November 2009 10:46 AM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Can we get one thing out of the way? Monopoly is boring. The entire game is rolling the dice, passing money around the table and occasionally, when the excitement is at its riveting peak, drawing a card.
It’s an educational game for kids learning to count money or a welcome diversion when a severe thunderstorm sends you back to the stone age, but in this modern, fast-paced world of instant entertainment, sitting down for a 12-hour traditional board game just becomes tedious.
Sure, everyone has played it before, but how recently and how many times have you truly finished a game? Monopoly games usually end when everyone gets bored and surrenders, or a player flips the board in a fit of rage, sending tiny green houses flying.
Universal purchased the movie rights to Monopoly from Hasbro in early 2008 as part of a six-year partnership to bring more toy properties to the big screen. »
- Jeff Leins
Ridley Scott’s ‘Monopoly’ Gets A Plot
12 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
There have been plenty of optioned films over the past few months that don’t make a lot of sense. Peter Berg will be directing a film based on Battleship, Michael Bay is producing Ouija, and Kevin Lima (Enchanted) is directing Candy Land. One other that has struck a “huh?” chord more than others is Ridley Scott’s directing of a movie based on the game Monopoly.
Scott, who is best known for directing such epic (and not family-oriented) films as Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, was supposedly sold on the film during a pitch meeting with Universal and producer Frank Beddor (There’s Something About Mary). In an interview with the La Times, Beddor goes into detail on the pitch that got Ridley Scott so interested.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good »
- Matt Raub
Monopoly Movie Goes Straight To Go... And Collects A Concept!
12 November 2009 3:30 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Frank Beddor, the producer behind There's Something about Mary, has revealed the concept for Ridley Scott's Monopoly movie. When a loveable loser who works at a real estate company in Manhattan tries to convince his friends to help him break the world record for playing Monopoly - 70 days, fact fans - they get in a fight and end up leaving him alone in the apartment holding up a chance card. Out of frustration, he throws the card down and ends up falling asleep. When he awakes, he's holding the chance card and thinks "That's odd..."
Beddor elaborates "He's all groggy and he goes down to buy some coffee and he reaches into his pocket and all he has is Monopoly money. All this Monopoly money pours out. He's confused and embarrassed and the girl reaches across the counter and says, 'That's Ok.' And she gives him change in Monopoly money. »
The Story Behind Ridley's Monopoly
11 November 2009 11:19 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The idea that Sir Ridley Scott is attached to a film based on the venerable boardgame Monopoly has been mystifying everybody for a couple of years now. There have been mad hints of family comedies and Blade Runner futuristic cities, but now, finally, the guy behind the initial pitch, producer Frank Beddor, has shed some light on the subject to the La Times. And it's really not what we imagined. (Actually, we're not sure what we imagined, but it wasn't this.) Beddor is the author of the Lewis Carroll-inpired Looking Glass Wars, and likens his Monopoly pitch to Alice in Wonderland."I took the approach of thinking of the main character falling down the rabbit hole into a place called Monopoly City," he says. The main character is envisaged as a dorky Manhattan real-estate agent who's also an obsessive Monopoly player. A magic chance card transports him to the »
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