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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 »
The Howling Do-Over Coming Soon
22 November 2009 11:45 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
You may well remember Joe Dante's werewolf movie The Howling, wherein Dee Wallace-Stone (the mum in E.T.!) played a woman being stalked by a terrifying killer who turns out to secretly be a werewolf. You probably don't remember its six sequels, but that's Ok because it's being rebooted with The Howling: Reborn, due out next Halloween.Joe Nimziki has written and will direct this new wolf story, making his directorial debut after a career as a marketing executive at studios including Sony and New Line. There's no word on the plot yet, but we're going to go out on a limb and guess that it involves people growing fur and fangs when the moon is full.Werewolves are, of course, so hot right now, and with another Twilight movie and The Wolf Man also due out this year, this is an idea whose time has arguably come. That, »
Lucy Dahl Says Screenwriter Melissa Mathison Trying to Adapt Bfg (Big Friendly Giant) For Producer Kathleen Kennedy
4 November 2009 4:11 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Earlier today I participated in a roundtable interview with Roald Dahl’s daughter, Lucy Dahl, for the movie “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. Since so many of Dahl’s books have not been made into movies, we asked his daughter if she’s heard about any progress in bringing them to life. The main thing she told us was…many people ask the Dahl estate to make movies, but they are very selective in what they will allow.
But while many of his books have never been optioned by Hollywood, she told us the hot book right now is “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”. She then told us that producer Kathleen Kennedy has the rights to “Bfg” (Big Friendly Giant) and screenwriter Melissa Mathison (”E.T.”, “The Black Stallion”) has recently written a draft that has gone over well. Of course writing a draft that people like doesn’t mean it’s a go project, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
Drew Barrymore learnt the directing ropes from Steven Spielberg
2 November 2009 2:56 PM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Drew Barrymore learnt everything she knows from Steven Spielberg.
The actress was just five years old when she starred in the iconic director's 1982 hit 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial', and the pair have been firm friends ever since.
The 34-year-old star said: "I've spent my whole life working with more than 60 directors, so I've picked up all kinds of tips. Steven Spielberg has been a big help.
"He gave me great notes. He's a wonderful mentor."
Drew's relationship with Steven is so strong, she even pays tribute to him in her latest film 'Whip It', a film about a roller derby which she directed and also stars in.
She explained to Empire magazine: "My favourite scene in 'Whip It' is actually the food fight, which is an homage to 'E. T.', when we had that big food fight in the lunch room."
But the quirky star »
- Paul
Alien Encounters – Television's Memorable Extra-Terrestrials
30 October 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Anna, the face of the Visitors - V
With the upcoming launch of "V", it makes it the perfect time to reminisce about our favorite aliens of yore. The extra-terrestrials who land on earth seem to come in three varieties: aggressors, refugees, and observers. But whether they have come to Earth with world domination on their minds, or they simply want to study the local ugly giant bags of mostly water, they almost always seem to stick around for a while.
So click-through and check out some of TVOvermind's favorite, and not so favorite aliens on television.
Aggressors
We've got a pretty nice planet here. And they want it. They want our resources; they consider us to be lower life forms and want us to supplement their food supply; they just want us dead. No matter how you slice it, we are going to have a fight on our hands. »
- Featherlite
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 ‘The House of the Devil’ Passes to Advance Chicago Screening
29 October 2009 11:28 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In our latest horror edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “The House of the Devil”!
“The House of the Devil” from writer and director Ti West (read our interview with him here) stars Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, Aj Bowen, Dee Wallace, Heather Robb, Mary B. McCann and John Speredakos. The 1980s-set satanic thriller opens in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2009 and was part of the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “The House of the Devil” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'E.T.' Phones Home In Today's Sick Day Stash
28 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Call them "cult classics." "Guilty pleasures." "Comfort movies." We all have a mental rolodex of flicks that may not be terribly popular but, for one reason or another, they resonate in a very special way. Maybe you saw it at the right moment. Maybe you just see gold where everyone else sees feces. Whatever the case, these are the special favorites that you keep stashed away for sick days. Here are some of ours.
I've been racking my brain all week for a good Halloween-themed Sick Day Stash pick. My focus had been on horror movies of course, since this is the time of year when we all dress up like someone or something else and attempt to scare the crap out of one another. Then, on Monday, I got an invite to check out a free, outdoor screening of a childhood classic (thanks to the 45th Street Block Association, »
- Adam Rosenberg
Fun For Everyone Halloween Films – Part III!
28 October 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The belfry has struck twice in the land of Fun For Everyone Halloween Films here at Screen Rant, and the third, final chime is preparing to strike!
Join the Screen Rant team as we detail this last entry for our 2009 Fun For Everyone Halloween Films listing and “chime in” with your own!
5. Edward Scissorhands (1990): I would love to see how something like Edward Scissorhands would go over in today’s society. Clearly, if the school he’d be attending observed any of today’s weapon policies, he’d be expelled instantly and have at least 4 interviews on news programs and talk shows before the week was over about how the institution is “denying his fundamental right to express himself.” Edward Scissorhands reminds me a lot of many of the movies that came out in the late 80s, up until 1990. Lots of teen angst with a dash of fantasy – lots »
- Mike Wilkerson
Dee Wallace Talks Horror -- Exclusive Video Interview
22 October 2009 1:31 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Know who we love? Dee Wallace that's who. So much so that we couldn't resist hanging with her for a bit and getting her view on her long and amazing career. Get ready to spend a few minutes with one very classy horror-loving lady!
In this exclusive interview actress and author Dee Wallace talks about working with many of the giants of modern genre cinema -- including Peter Jackson (The Frighteners), Steven Spielberg (E.T.), and Joe Dante (The Howling) -- as well as up-and-comer Rob Zombie (Halloween) and reliable craftsman Lewis Teague (Cujo).
That truly is an incredible resume of directors and films. Dee's got a lot to say about how she went from being cast as psychos to supermoms, the kinds of roles available for actresses over a certain age in Hollywood, and why the genre needs to respect itself in order to be worthy of our attention. In addition, »
- Uncle Creepy
A Conversation with Danielle Harris
17 October 2009 2:29 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Danielle Harris, star of four films in the Halloween franchise, as well as pictures like The Last Boyscout, City Slickers, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, and the television series Roseanne was kind enough to sit down with me at the 2009 Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida to talk about her career. The interview was filmed live, but due to surrounding noise I have transcribed the conversation below.
Ja/Fangoria: First of all, can I say how nervous I am that we are making a film with John Landis sitting right over there?
Danielle Harris: (laughs)
Ja: We're here at the Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida, and how has it been going for you so far?
Dh: It's been good! It's been really busy.
Ja: Have you met any creeps so far?
Dh: Not really at this show, only a handful. (laughs)
Ja: You actually lived here in Florida, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Jason Anders)
Open Question: Your 5 Favorite Modern Film Scores
14 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | Movie Cultists | See recent Movie Cultists news »
When you can recognize a movie from the score, chances are it's a great movie. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Back to the Future. Lord of the Rings. Psycho. The Godfather. Pretty much all John Williams: Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., and the rest. A lot of scores are phoned in nowadays, but then, they always were -- just like how back in the golden age of filmmaking, somebody was making The Hideous Sun Demon. There's still a lot of good stuff, and each of us have our own particular favorites. I'm not talking about "best" -- I'm talking about ... »
- Michael Dance
E.T. named greatest alien movie in new poll
12 October 2009 5:02 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
We’ve seen them as friend and foe; cute little green men and terrifying, acid-spewing villains; and even taking human form in a bid to go undetected, yes, aliens have truly put their extraterrestrial stamp on cinema over the years. But which is the greatest alien movie ever? Well, that was the head-scratcher proposed by phone recycling website www.PhonePiggyBank.com, which collected 7,675 responses from their poll and coming out on top was Steven Spielberg’s enchanting E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. The 1982 tear-jerker beat out Will Smith actioners, the acclaimed Alien franchise and even Arnie smoking a stoogie. Definitely a result to “phone home” about (come on – you knew it was coming!) »
E.T. named greatest alien movie in new poll
12 October 2009 5:02 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
We’ve seen them as friend and foe; cute little green men and terrifying, acid-spewing villains; and even taking human form in a bid to go undetected, yes, aliens have truly put their extraterrestrial stamp on cinema over the years. But which is the greatest alien movie ever? Well, that was the head-scratcher proposed by phone recycling website www.PhonePiggyBank.com, which collected 7,675 responses from their poll and coming out on top was Steven Spielberg’s enchanting E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. The 1982 tear-jerker beat out Will Smith actioners, the acclaimed Alien franchise and even Arnie smoking a stoogie. Definitely a result to “phone home” about (come on – you knew it was coming!) »
Drew Barrymore shines again on SNL, best of videos roundup
11 October 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Drew Barrymore is an actress whose range of abilities is hugely underrated. Since we fell in love with her in "E.T.," she has appeared in so many different genres of film, from a deadly vamp in "Poison Ivy" to holding her own for laughs against Adam Sandler in "50 First Dates." Her recent "Grey Gardens" effort on HBO earned her an Emmy nomination, and showed how well she can deliver a dramatic role to the screen. Barrymore's elastic acting chops served her well last night on "Saturday Night Live", appearing on the long-running "live from New York" comedy skit show for nine episodes now. NBC fired us the highlights from last night.s show hosted by Barrymore. The clips »
- April MacIntyre
'Toy Story 3' Trailer Details And Sam Raimi's For-Kids Horror Flick 'Burst 3D' In Today's Dailies -- 10/9/09
9 October 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
--The folks from ComingSoon got a chance to chat with "2012" director Roland Emmerich, who had some things to say about what's next. He's got two projects on his plate: one having something to do with William Shakespeare (details in the article) and the other, an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" trilogy. (ComingSoon)
--Writers, producers and all-around cool guys Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who pretty much have an equity stake in Hollywood at this point, have some things to say about their upcoming View-Master movie. Apparently the idea for the story was born before the classic 3-D viewing toy came into the picture as a peg for a movie, from the mind of "Fringe" writer Brad Kane. Orci then references back to story relayed to the duo by "Transformers" producer Steven Spielberg, whose original idea for "E.T." had nothing to do with aliens. (Sci Fi Wire)
--Here's your chance »
- Adam Rosenberg
Orci, Kurtzman Discuss 'View-Master' Movie
9 October 2009 10:10 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
As we previously reported in early July, writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Transformers, Fringe) — along with Fringe writer/producer Brad Kane — are developing a movie based on the classic Fisher-Price 'View-Master' toy.
Meanwhile, during a recent press conference for the release of the Star Trek DVD, Orci and Kurtzman answered a few questions about the progress of the 'View-Master' project.
"The movies that work, work when there's a story there that you could take the toy out of, but then, when you put the toy in, it becomes an even more amazing experience," said Kurtzman. "Brad Kane, who was a writer for us on 'Fringe,' came to us with an amazing idea, that had absolutely nothing to do with View-Master. We loved it and thought it was fantastic."
"[Then] along came View-Master, and it sounded like the perfect marriage of ideas," Kurtzman added. "But, it's »
Happy Birthday, Gandhi: Wake-Up Video
2 October 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
Today marks the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi, the worldwide father of civil disobedience and peaceful revolution. It's a national holiday in India, as well as a day where the world is meant to reflect on non-violent alternatives. Gandhi began his professional life as a lawyer who fought for civil rights in South Africa, then returned home to his native India for a spiritual and political career that saw him fight for the rights of women and religious freedom. The centerpiece of his work were the peaceful protests he organized, many of which were to stand against the tyranny of outside influences and taxes from the British. Through the power of fasts, sit-ins and other forms of non-violent protest, Gandhi laid the ground work for a number of other peaceful movements worldwide — including the civil rights movement in the United States. Tragically, the man who made his life setting aside violence »
- Kyle Anderson
Drew Whips It up with Spielberg at the premiere of her directorial debut
30 September 2009 10:06 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Drew Barrymore stepped out on the red carpet last night for the Hollywood premiere of her directorial effort Whip It. Yep, Barrymore joined her god-daddy and E.T. director Steven Spielberg for the shin-dig, along with Ellen Page and a whole host of other celebs. Here are a few of the pics, courtesy of phun.org. More at the end of that link.
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- Paul
Barrymore 'scared to show Spielberg 'Whip It'
25 September 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Drew Barrymore has revealed that she was "terrified" about screening her film Whip It for Steven Spielberg. The roller derby movie, which stars Ellen Page, is the actress's directorial debut. It was distributed through Fox Searchlight and her Flower Films production company. The 34-year-old, who played Gertie in Spielberg's blockbuster 1982 hit E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, said that she was filled with trepidation at the prospect of (more) »
- By Tim Parks
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