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James Franco To Star In Wenders’ Every Thing Will Be Fine
7 May 2013 2:19 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Pina’s director Wim Wenders continues to push the artistic and technical boundaries of 3D with his new 3D project, Every Thing Will Be Fine. The ever-busy, ever-Franco-centric James Franco has taken on the lead role in the upcoming drama. The celebrated German filmmaker’s (best known for the movies Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas) return to form on the narrative front always bubbles just below the surface. Every Thing Will Be Fine will mark his first dramatic feature since Palermo Shooting in 2008. Franco will portray Tomas, a writer, who accidentally finds himself implicated in the death of a child. Over the next twelve years, he...
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- Nick Martin
James Franco To Star In Wim Wenders' Every Thing Will Be Fine
7 May 2013 11:20 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The peculiar career path of James Franco takes another interesting turn with word that the star has taken on the lead role in Wim Wenders' 3D drama Every Thing Will Be Fine and while it's been quite some time since Wenders has one much love for a narrative project - the days of Wings Of Desire and Paris, Texas seem well behind him - Wenders' documentary work remains so strong and vital that hope of a return to form on the narrative front always bubbles just below the surface.According to Variety, Franco will play Tomas, a writer, who accidentally causes the death of a child. The story follows Tomas through the next 12 years as he examines the effect of the accident on his life...
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James Franco to star in Wim Wenders' 3D drama 'Every Thing Will Be Fine'
7 May 2013 9:51 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The busy James Franco seems to have too many projects on his upcoming schedule, but the Oscar nominee wants you to know that it will all work out. Franco has signed on to star in "Every Thing Will Be Fine," a family drama to be shot in 3D and directed by Wim Wenders ("Wings of Desire," "Paris, Texas"). In the film, Franco will play a writer named Thomas who is responsible for the accidental death of a child. "Fine" explores the impact of the incident on Thomas and the child's mother over twelve years, according to Deadline. Wenders said the movie is "a story of »
- HitFix Staff
How Many of the Movies from Roger Ebert's List of Great Movies Have You Seen?
10 April 2013 4:28 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I've mentioned before how several years ago I created a list using Roger Ebert's Great Movies, Oscar Best Picture winners, IMDb's Top 250, etc. and began going through them doing my best to see as many of the films on these lists that I had not seen as I possibly could to up my film I.Q. Well, someone has gone through the exhaustive effort to take all of the films Roger Ebert wrote about in his three "Great Movies" books, all of which are compiled on his website and added them to a Letterbxd list and I've added that list below. I'm not positive every movie on his list is here, but by my count there are 363 different titles listed (more if you count the trilogies, the Up docs and Decalogue) and of those 363, I have personally seen 229 and have added an * next to those I've seen. Clearly I have some work to do, »
- Brad Brevet
How Many of the Movies from Roger Ebert's List of Great Movies Have You Seen?
10 April 2013 4:28 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I've mentioned before how several years ago I created a list using Roger Ebert's Great Movies, Oscar Best Picture winners, IMDb's Top 250, etc. and began going through them doing my best to see as many of the films on these lists that I had not seen as I possibly could to up my film I.Q. Well, someone has gone through the exhaustive effort to take all of the films Roger Ebert wrote about in his three "Great Movies" books, all of which are compiled on his website and added them to a Letterbxd list and I've added that list below. I'm not positive every movie on his list is here, but by my count there are 362 different titles listed (more if you count the trilogies and Decalogue) and of those 362, I have personally seen 229 and have added an * next to those I've seen. Clearly I have some work to do, »
- Brad Brevet
'Wings Of Desire' & 'Downfall' Star Bruno Ganz Is The Pope...In Ridley Scott's Pilot 'The Vatican'
18 March 2013 1:33 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Over a storied and celebrated career, actor Bruno Ganz has logged time with a handful of famed filmmakers including Eric Rohmer, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders and more, and is perhaps best known for his roles in international hits like "Wings Of Desire" (directed by the latter) and "Downfall." And now, it looks like he's found another role that could gain him all kinds of attention thanks to nothing more than some good timing. Ridley Scott has cast the actor in "The Vatican," the pilot he's directing for Showtime (he's also producing the series). Tackling the current hot button, headline grabbing topic of the Catholic Church, the show will center on Kyle Chandler's Cardinal Thomas Duffy, a charismatic and progessive Archbishop of New York, and the various political maneuverings within the halls of power. And it seems it will go all the way to Rome with Ganz to play the fictional Pope Sixtus, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
'Wings Of Desire' & 'Downfall' Star Bruno Ganz Is The Pope...In Ridley Scott's Pilot 'The Vatican'
18 March 2013 1:33 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Over a storied and celebrated career, actor Bruno Ganz has logged time with a handful of famed filmmakers including Eric Rohmer, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders and more, and is perhaps best known for his roles in international hits like "Wings Of Desire" (directed by the latter) and "Downfall." And now, it looks like he's found another role that could gain him all kinds of attention thanks to nothing more than some good timing. Ridley Scott has cast the actor in "The Vatican," the pilot he's directing for Showtime (he's also producing the series). Tackling the current hot button, headline grabbing topic of the Catholic Church, the show will center on Kyle Chandler's Cardinal Thomas Duffy, a charismatic and progessive Archbishop of New York, and the various political maneuverings within the halls of power. And it seems it will go all the way to Rome with Ganz to play the fictional Pope Sixtus, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Pilot News: The Vatican Chooses Its Pope
15 March 2013 4:17 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Just a few days after the Vatican named a new Pope, The Vatican has done the same.
The Showtime drama pilot has cast Bruno Ganz as the fictional head of the Catholic Church, our sister site Deadline reports.
Related | Pilot Season 2013: All the Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) Newcomers
The project, directed by Ridley Scott and penned by Paul Attanasio (House), is a provocative contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics – set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic Church.
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) stars as the progressive Archbishop of New York, who causes a »
- Kimberly Roots
Showtime's 'Vatican' casts Bruno Ganz as the pope
15 March 2013 2:12 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Actor Bruno Ganz, who's probably best known for playing Hitler in the movie "Downfall" and its many Internet parodies, is taking on another world leader -- the pope -- in his next role.
Ganz has joined the cast of Showtime's pilot "The Vatican," a drama pilot starring Kyle Chandler as the archbishop of New York and focusing on the politics in the upper reaches of the Catholic Church. Ganz plays the fictional Pope Sixtus VI in the pilot, a pontiff who is worried about how his legacy will be portrayed.
The cast also includes Anna Friel ("Pushing Daisies") as Chandler's sister, Matthew Goode ("Watchmen") as the papal secretary, Sebastian Koch as a cardinal and Ewen Bremner as a priest who investigates claims of miracles.
Ganz earned wide acclaim for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in "Downfall." His credits also include "Unknown," "The Reader" and "Wings of Desire"; "The Vatican" will »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Showtime’s ‘The Vatican’ Pilot Appoints Bruno Ganz Its Pope
15 March 2013 12:32 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
He played a fallen Angel in Wim Wenders’ Wings Of Desire and now Bruno Ganz will play the Pope in Showtime’s drama pilot The Vatican. The Swiss-born actor, who also played Adolf Hitler in 2004′s Downfall, will take on the Holy garments as the soft-spoken, fictional Sixtus VI in the pilot, from Paul Attanasio and Ridley Scott. Ganz takes on his Papal role just two days after the real new Pope Francis I was elected and joins Pushing Daisies‘ Anna Friel and Kyle Chandler in the thriller about spirituality, power and politics set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic Church. Chandler plays the progressive New York Cardinal Thomas Duffy, and Friel plays his very secular, hard-living younger sister. Matthew Goode as Papal Secretary Bernd Koch and Sebastian Koch as Cardinal Marco Malerba also star in the drama, which begins production in April. Sony Pictures TV is producing with Scott Free and Showtime. »
- DOMINIC PATTEN
When black became beautiful, glamorous
13 March 2013 9:40 PM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
New Delhi, March 14: Designer Namrata Joshipura's collection at the ongoing edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (Wifw) had a high glamour quotient, with the colour black dominating.
Sequined dresses and sheer fabrics added to the sensuous look.
The five-day fashion extravaganza started here Wednesday and the designer wrapped up the first day with her collection titled "Wings of Desire".
"The silhouettes are the amalgamation of contemporary and modern outlook with outfits that are inspired by the luxe-street look," said Joshipura.
Some of the outfits that were defined in the collection were sweatshirt. »
- Meeta Kabra
Wim Wenders on Pina: Capturing the Spirit of a Dance Legend Via 3D
15 February 2013 1:22 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Wim Wenders, Photo by Nora Schaefer
by Terry Keefe
Photography by Nora Schaefer
As more filmmakers of note test the waters of 3D non-fiction features, the technology may prove to be even more of a revolution for documentaries than it has been for the studio blockbuster, as the ability of digital 3D to immerse the viewer's senses in a non-fiction subject is astounding in the hands of a top director. Wim Wenders, the legendary German director behind Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas, hoped to make a documentary about famed choreographer Pina Bausch for years, but never felt that he could capture Bausch’s groundbreaking dance pieces properly on film or video… until he saw U2’s concert documentary U2-3D at the Cannes Film Festival and seized upon 3D as the key to translating the spatially complex work of Bausch and her Ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal to the movie screen. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Blu-ray Review: Wim Wenders’ ‘Pina’ Captures Vitality of Dance on Disc
7 February 2013 10:17 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost.” Wim Wenders’ “Pina” is mesmerizing. It’s really the best word for it. Mesmerizing. It is the blend of two master craftsman — a director with an eye for composition like the man who made “Wings of Desire” & “Paris, Texas” and a choreographer who knows how to fill that composition with fascinating works of art in the form of dance. Some of the more modern inclusions in The Criterion Collection in recent years have been questionable. Not this one.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Wim Wenders’ friend Pina Bausch, a spectacularly talented interpretative dance choreographer, died during the filming of “Pina.” Wenders worked with her dancers to finish the film after first considering shelving it altogether. It is, consequently, a stunning eulogy, a work that affirms her creative life as much as it mourns the loss of a true talent. And it is visually captivating. Many of the »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
When A Good Actor Goes Bad, Forever
24 January 2013 7:34 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
It's official: Al Pacino will star in Brian De Palma's "Happy Valley" as the late Joe Paterno, one of the most divisive figures in recent American history. Of course, Pacino is no stranger to morally knotty roles, and De Palma's direction gives "Happy Valley" an instant "Scarface" reunion boost. But the grandmother in us wonders: is this really such a good idea, Al?
Because messy characters, as Anthony "I Am Norman Bates" Perkins can attest, have a tendency to stick. From this occupational hazard, even established performers aren't safe. Take the great Swiss actor Bruno Ganz. He won raves for his work as the angel Damiel in Wim Wenders' dreamy masterpiece "Wings Of Desire," but that is likely not how he will be remembered. Thanks to an infinite number of YouTube parodies, today Ganz is best known as the guy who played Adolf Hitler in "Downfall."
Paterno isn't Hitler, »
- The Huffington Post
New DVD Blu-Ray: 'End of Watch,' 'The Paperboy'
22 January 2013 1:12 PM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "Pina" (Criterion Collection) What's It About? Director Wim Wenders ("Paris, Texas," "Wings of Desire") tells the story of Pina Bausch, an acclaimed German dance choreographer and instructor who passed away just days before the start of the planned documentary; Wenders films her most celebrated works on the streets of Germany and on a stage filled with waterfalls, sand and the wild elements of earth. And he shot it all in 3D. See It Because: "Pina" eschews the characteristics of a regular documentary and being able to witness her creativity in action -- with genuinely hypnotic 3D technology -- is the best tribute possible to a unique artistic identity. Lastly, It's a German 3D dance film. If you're not at least enticed on a visual level, we're not sure what to tell you. New on DVD & Blu-ray "Death Race 3: Inferno" What's It About? »
- Eric Larnick
Hugh Jackman strips off and bares his claws for a showdown in new image from The Wolverine
15 January 2013 7:35 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Metal claws, muscles... and a Japanese water garden. It must be Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.
Twentieth Century Fox has sent over the latest picture from The Wolverine, which sees the adamantium-enhanced antihero travel to Japan.
Part of the image can be seen above, while the full image is included below - click on it to open up a larger version.
In director James Mangold's tale, released in cinemas on July 26, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed.
Also in the cast are Will Yun Lee as armoured warrior Silver Samurai, Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper and Rila Fukushima as Yukio, while Famke Janssen is rumoured to have a cameo as Jean Grey.
At the end of December, Jackman told Parade: "The movie takes place after X-Men: The Last Stand. My character is at his lowest. »
- David Bentley
The 300 Greatest Films Ever Made (Part 13)
14 January 2013 11:45 AM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
Our daily countdown continues with the 13th out of 30 in our list of the 300 Greatest Films Ever Made. These are numbers 180-171.
180) Pan’S Labyrinth (2006) Guillermo Del Toro Spain/Mexico
179) Them (1954) Gordon Douglas USA
178) Hannah & Her Sisters (1986) Woody Allen USA
177) Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Alfonso Cuaron USA/British
176) Wings Of Desire (1988) Wim Wenders Germany/ France
175) The Sting (1973) George Roy Hill USA
174) Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Michael Curtiz USA
173) Wild Strawberries (1969) Ingmar Bergman Sweden
172) Top Hat (1935) Mark Sandrich USA
171) The Wild Bunch (1969) Sam Peckinpah USA
Numbers 170-161 coming next.
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- feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
This Mutant Life #22: 'Wolverine' Director Says All The Right Things
10 January 2013 8:03 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Expectations are a terrible thing to have, because they inevitably end up disappointing the person idealistic enough to imagine that anything might be good, ever. I'm being a little sardonic, but it's triply true for the foolish of us paying attention to comic book movies before they come out, when the primordial soup of possibility allows our inner fanboy to foresee wild, desperate highs of creative adaptation and post-Nolan brilliance.
Obviously, this never happens. Expect Terry Gilliam's "Watchmen," and end up with Zack Snyder scoring slo-mo sex with "Hallelujah"; expect Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, and end up with a mute, fleshy surgery victim in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Expect Darren Aronofsky's take on Logan's lonely sojourn to Japan, and end up with the director of "Kate and Leopold."
But there's tangible proof for optimism to rear its head, rather than remaining a dreamy projection of what could be. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, »
- Jeremy Gordon
An Update On the RopeofSilicon Movie Club for January 2013
4 January 2013 2:00 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Back in mid-December I updated the upcoming schedule for the RopeofSilicon Movie Club due to the holidays, award season and an attempt to find a way to rejuvenate the club. Well, considering I'm trying to put together a list of my Top 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2013 to begin posting next week there is no chance I can prepare a Movie Club article for Monday. On top of that, I was getting a sense of general disinterest in discussing Wings of Desire anyway. Suffice to say, there will not be a Movie Club discussion this Monday and I have actually removed Wings of Desire from the calendar altogether, though if you're interested in discussing that film you can always click here for my review of the Blu-ray from 2009 and we can discuss. I'm game if you are. This brings me to the idea of the Movie Club overall. First off, I »
- Brad Brevet
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s 15 Best Interviews of 2012
4 January 2013 8:27 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The significant HollywoodChicago.com show business interviews of 2012 – eclectic, independent and varied – flowed throughout the year from the perspectives of Matt Fagerholm, Brian Tallerico and Patrick McDonald. All three contribute to this year-end survey of the 15 Best Interviews of 2012.
With so many promotional tours, conventions and shows coming through Chicago, the opportunity to get a wide range of celebrities, filmmakers and up-and-comers is one of the privileges of covering TV and film here. The following interviews – often enhanced with the photography of Joe Arce – were memorable for the timing or circumstance, and the shared give-and-take between HollywoodChicago.com and the representatives of the entertainment world.
Emily Hagins (center) directs the cast and crew of her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance.
Photo credit: Cheesy Nuggets Productions
Interviewer: Matt Fagerholm
Background and Behind-the-Scenes: Some 18-year-olds only dream of becoming a filmmaker. By that age, Austin wunderkind Emily Hagins »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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