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Slam Dunk Wales Review
31 May 2012 4:16 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The queue was as thick as the sun that was piling down, as long as the fringes that seemed to flop around every corner and as heavy as all those faces weighed down with sweat and piercings. Not soon enough, the beast started to chug forward and with every step that was taken up to the Solus Bar and CF10 the shade became more and more and then less and less until we (because I’m not that much of a loner, you know) were sectioned off into two queues. One queue: those with tickets. The other: those with box-office tickets and guestlist. I slotted into the latter category and after some confusion with my surname – Irish heritage does nothing for me – I was granted access to the Solus Bar, which looked bare. I could have sworn there were more people in the queue than that. But, after looking around »
- Rhys Milsom
How Inglourious Basterds Fits into Tarantino's Film Universe
31 May 2012 11:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Have you ever wondered why most characters in Quentin Tarantino's films have this amazingly heightened library of film knowledge and pop culture flowing out of their lips? It would be safe to assume that during one of his signature dialogue scenes, where everyone is throwing often obscure references around like confetti at a birthday party merely stems from Tarantino's own ability to do so manifesting itself in the characters he creates. Want a cooler/Genius explantation for this common gripe? Thanks to our friends at FirstShowing we have one. Our own cohort Ben P. directs us to a Reddit user's detailed explanation of how the finale of Inglourious Basterds and that film's connection to Tarantino's movie universe is the cause for everyone's obsession with movies and violence: (This is riddled with spoilers for Inglourious Basterds, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and True Romance so beware.) As it turns out, Donny Donowitz, »
- abefroman
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 5 of 5)
30 May 2012 10:08 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery in State Of Grace (Phil Joanou, 1990, USA):
Long considered one of the most talented actors in cinema, it’s very strange that his outstanding acting as the younger brother of Ed Harris’ local crime boss in this underrated film doesn’t get talked about nearly enough when discussing Oldman’s body of work. This is a must-see performance for all Oldman fans. For the record, State Of Grace is a far better Irish mob film than The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006, USA), primarily because it contains much better acting across the board. Oldman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/France).
Other notable Gary Oldman performances: Prick Up Your Ears (Stephen Frears, 1987, USA), Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992, USA), True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993, USA), Leon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994, France), Air Force One (Wolfgang Petersen, 1997, USA), The Contender (Rod Lurie, »
- Terek Puckett
Whoa! 'Inglourious Basterds' Also Fits into Tarantino's Film Universe?!
30 May 2012 3:43 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
It's common knowledge among film geeks that the films of Quentin Tarantino share certain elements and have connections between them. Harvey Keitel's Mr. White from Reservoir Dogs worked with Alabama from True Romance (which Tarantino wrote). Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, and Vic Vega, played by Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs, are brothers, and years ago there was even talk of a Vega Brothers prequel movie being made. Now a Reddit user (via Collider) has made a cool connection between Inglourious Basterds that proves almost all of Tarantino's films inhabit the same movie universe. Are you wearing a helmet? Because your mind is about to be blown. Spoilers for Inglourious Basterds, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and True Romance ahead: As it turns out, Donny Donowitz, ‘The Bear Jew’, is the father of movie producer Lee Donowitz from True Romance – which means that, in Tarantino’s universe, »
- Ben Pearson
Inglourious Basterds Fits Perfectly into Quentin Tarantino’s Movie Universe and Influences His Entire Filmography?
30 May 2012 1:16 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
By now, most Quentin Tarantino fans are aware of the connections interlaced throughout all of his films. John Travolta’s Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction is the brother of Michael Madsen’s Vic Vega in Reservoir Dogs, Harvey Keitel’s Mr. White worked with Alabama from True Romance, the plot basis for Kill Bill is described as the synopsis for a TV series in Pulp Fiction, etc. Now the epiphany that Eli Roth’s character of Donny Donowitz aka “The Bear Jew” in Inglourious Basterds is the father of the movie producer Lee Donowitz in True Romance has inspired a truly mind-blowing theory that the rest of the films (chronologically speaking) in Tarantino’s filmography take place in a world where [Inglorious Basterds spoiler] World War II came to an end when Adolf Hitler was brutally murdered in a movie theater by the Basterds. Hit the jump for more. This initial connection was »
- Adam Chitwood
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 4 of 5)
26 May 2012 7:49 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Tom Noonan as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986, USA):
Noonan is absolutely incredible as a serial murderer in this underrated adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon. With all respect to the talented but miscast actors involved in Brett Ratner’s 2002 adaptation Red Dragon (USA), with the exception of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, the acting in this earlier, superior version of the book exists on a much higher level. Most notably, there’s nothing resembling a comparison between Noonan’s Francis Dollarhyde and Ralph Fiennes’ interpretation. This role is by far Noonan’s finest film work to date and should not be missed.
Other notable Tom Noonan performances: Phoenix (Danny Cannon, 1998, USA).
Christopher Walken as Brad Whitewood Sr.in At Close Range (James Foley, 1986, USA):
Having once described his role in this film as “the hillbilly Lucifer”, Walken is incredible as a rural crime boss bringing his son, »
- Terek Puckett
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 3 of 5)
24 May 2012 8:28 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Nicol Williamson as Merlin in Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981, UK):
Turning in by far the best acting in Boorman’s epic, Williamson sets the bar for all other interpretations of the Merlin character. Best known as an acclaimed stage actor with a history of incredibly unprofessional behavior, this is Williamson’s most memorable film role and will have you chanting the “charm of making” in no time.
Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty in Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982, USA):
As an android seeking to prolong his short life, Hauer’s unique screen presence is perfectly utilized in director Scott’s atmospheric science fiction milestone. Hauer brings a sort of “alien” quality to the character Roy Batty and really makes this role a truly superior piece of casting.
Other notable Rutger Hauer performances: Nighthawks (Bruce Malmuth, 1981, USA), The Hitcher (Robert Harmon, 1986, USA).
Ricardo Montalban as Khan in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Nicholas Meyer, »
- Terek Puckett
Two Moes & A Twilight Vampire: Empire State Casting
24 May 2012 11:59 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Nikki Reed Joins Dwayne Johnson Heist Flick
The heist film Empire State has been racking up the star-studded names for itself lately. You’ve got Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in what I presume is the lead, and apparently that guy ain’t going anywhere. You’ve got Liam Hemsworth from The Hunger Games that the kids seem to like, and you’ve got Jerry “Turtle” Ferrara from Entourage. You’ve got Eric Roberts’ kid, Emma, who was in that not-very-good Scream 4 last year, and who also caused quite the kerfuffle because she publicly stated she did not prefer Robert Pattinson’s character in the Twilight films (horrors!). And speaking of Twilight, you’ve also got Kristen Stewart’s ex, Michael Angarano, and now just added, Nikki Reed who played one of those vampire chicks.
Of course, I didn’t give a crap about any of this until it was »
- Jimmy Callaway
The River Murders – DVD Review
24 May 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Jack Verdon (Ray Liotta) is a homicide detective in Washington, called to a murder scene that looks familiar. The victim is an old flame of his, murdered at a place where they had enjoyed a bit of loving many years back. This places him on the list of suspects, though he knows it is just a formality. However, more and more bodies start to turn up, all with the same grisly Mo, all with a sexual history with Jack and so the hunt is on for a serial killer who seems to know an impossible amount about Jack’s past.
*****
The River Murders boasts an intriguing premise and quasi-religious undertones, with the killer (whose identity but not his motives we discover relatively early on) quoting passages and characters from the Bible within the various notes he leaves for the police and FBI. This could draw comparisons with David Fincher’s Seven, »
- Dave Roper
Hanging Out At Cannes, Brad Pitt Talks 'The Counselor' & Chris Pine Chats Up Brewing Jack Ryan Reboot
24 May 2012 6:18 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
“The Counselor,” the first original screenplay by Cormac McCarthy, is set to begin shooting in just a few short weeks with Ridley Scott at the helm. The film follows the titular character (Michael Fassbender) who ventures into the world of drug dealing with deadly consequences, and it features a stellar cast including Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt. In a conversation with Empire at Cannes, Pitt dished on his excitement about the project, saying, “I’ve read every word [McCarthy’s] published and most of them more than once. So this was a chance to do something of his and also work with Ridley again.”
Pitt plays the role of Westray, who helps Fassbender get ahold of a $20 million stash of cocaine. While Pitt cautions that his turn in the film will only amount to “doing a few days,” he’s more than capable of stealing the show. You don’t »
- Cain Rodriguez
The 10 Best Dennis Hopper Performances, On What Would Have Been His 76th Birthday
17 May 2012 10:45 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It's almost two years since the passing of one of cinema's true wild men, Dennis Hopper. The actor, writer and director was a maverick titan of cinema, a man who starred in some of the most pictures of American cinema, from "Rebel Without A Cause" to "Blue Velvet," while also writing and directing a film that arguably changed the movies forever, "Easy Rider," while maintaining a personal life that was decidedly colorful (for full details, read Peter Biskind's modern classic "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls."
The actor was born 76 years ago today, and to pay tribute, we're republishing our look at the actor's ten greatest roles, which we originally ran shortly after his passing. Everyone has a favorite Hopper role, but some of his best performances came away from the beaten track: hopefully you'll find a little of both below. And let us know your own favorite turn from the actor in the comments section. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
‘Hit and Run’ Trailer Is Full of Action, Laughs, and News About Bradley Cooper’s Butt
15 May 2012 7:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The action-comedy is theoretically one of the best movie genres ever, because it lets you laugh and watch stuff explode at the same time. The danger with them is, if the comedy gets too silly, the action scenarios don’t hit with any weight, and if the action sequences get too intense, it’s hard to find any humor in the life and death stuff happening on the screen. You have to skirt the line just right and maintain the perfect tone in order to make an action-comedy successful, and I’ll be a monkey’s uncle, but the new trailer for Hit and Run makes it look like writer/co-director Dax Shepard has hit the nail on the head. Hit and Run is the story of an ex-wheelman in the witness protection program (played by Shepard) who has left his wicked ways behind him and found himself in the incredibly fortunate situation of shacking up with »
- Nathan Adams
Buzz Time Machine: Max Greenfield Is a Young Sandy Cohen on The O.C.
12 May 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
Ready to have your mind blown by two awesome things converging together into one amazing thing? We uncovered a clip of New Girl's Max Greenfield (aka Schmidt) playing a young Sandy Cohen on The O.C. in 2007. Watch him as he woos young Kirsten Cohen on the Uc Berkeley campus with a campaign pin. (True romance!) Not only do I see a shocking resemblance to Peter Gallagher, but I have to confess we wouldn't have been able to resist either. »
- Maggie Pehanick
‘God Bless America’ interview with writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait
10 May 2012 10:34 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait stepped out of his Police Academy shadow with his first directed film Shakes the Clown in 1991, in which he also starred as the title character. Since then, Goldthwait has put more of his focus on becoming a filmmaker, releasing absurd cult favorites like World’s Greatest Dad (starring Robin Williams), Windy City Heat, and now his raging dark comedy, God Bless America.
In his latest film, Joel Murray plays a divorced father named Frank who decides he has had enough of bratty reality TV stars, jackass political commentators, people who talk during movies, etc. With the help of a young girl named Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr), Frank decides to kill some people in hopes of making our world a nicer place.
I sat down with Goldthwait to discuss God Bless America, what he thinks of MTV, and the little anti-Semites extras he worked with on set.
- Nick Allen
Met Gala 2012: like the Oscars but with a dash of crazy
9 May 2012 3:01 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
It's the biggest challenge of the red-carpet world. So what was the thinking behind this year's frocks?
In pictures: this year's top 10 dresses
The Met Gala has become the fashion Oscars. It is also the opening night of the annual fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. After last year's emotionally charged blockbuster, a posthumous Alexander McQueen retrospective, the Impossible Conversations: Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada show is a move back into more cerebral, curatorial territory. The exhibition explores the connections between Schiaparelli and Prada, two Italian women whose design was motivated by a desire to challenge conventional notions of beauty and chic. As befits an exhibition celebrating fashion's awkward squad, the show was controversial before it even opened: Miuccia Prada was sceptical, and made it be known she didn't acknowledge similarities between herself and Schiaparelli. (More recently, however, her attitude has softened, and she has discussed »
- Jess Cartner-Morley, Imogen Fox
Scent of a man: Brad Pitt is Chanel No. 5's new face
8 May 2012 2:11 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Admit it: We’ve all wondered at some point what Brad Pitt smells like. A rugged, masculine melange of sandalwood, cinnamon, and freshly trimmed beard? An intoxicating cocktail of True Romance and 12 Monkeys? A faint whisper of whatever Angelina Jolie happens to be wearing? A weird old man baby?
Thankfully, this burning question has just been answered. E! revealed today that the Oscar nominee has signed on as the new face of Chanel No. 5 — a classic scent beloved by the world’s glitterati since the 1920s. (Marilyn Monroe allegedly claimed once that she wore only a few drops of Chanel No. »
- Hillary Busis
Clip joint: Imaginary friends
2 May 2012 9:56 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Who needs real friends when you've got a vivid imagination? Help us identify cinema's most memorable made-up mates
This week's Clip Joint is by Norman Walton from Warwickshire.
Think you can do better than Norman? If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, send a message to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
It's always good to have friends you can count on. However it's even better if you make them up. Whether it's to help you regain control in your life, cope with stress or just offer a well-rounded argument on why the local pimp/drug dealer should be put down like a dog, imaginary friends can be handy.
However, as they are conjured up from the recesses of (often) troubled minds, they do not need to adhere to the rules of the real world and the boundaries of what they can do are only restricted by the limits of their protagonist's imaginations. »
- Guardian readers
Our 9 Favorite Movie Stoners
20 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
The numbers 4-20 have tons of significance in both world history and American culture. It's Hitler's birthday and the date of the Columbine massacre, for starters.
But since those two are such buzzkills, we'll focus on what else the date means: high time for stoners everywhere.
Looking back at our favorite stoner films, we notice many actors portray potheads one-dimensionally: eyes glazed, dopey voice, etc. We love the following movie stoners because they're not only funny, but also multidimensional.
Okay, but mostly because they're funny.
9. Brad Pitt, 'True Romance' (1993)
Floyd is the ultimate slacker stoner. Pitt plays the character as being so high he barely forms words outside of mumbling, "Hey! Get some beer and some cleaning products." His scenes provide great comedic relief in an otherwise rough and violent movie.
We relate because we've had nightmarishly lazy roommates like Floyd. The scenes are twice as funny now in hindsight, »
- Ryan McKee
Open Road Films to Release Silent Hill: Revelation 3D In Time for Halloween
20 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Open Road Films has acquired the distribution rights to the Michael J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) directed follow-up to the 2006 big-screen adaptation of Silent Hill, starring Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, Deborah Kara Unger, Adelaide Clemens, Carrie-Anne Moss, Malcolm McDowell and Kit Harington.
Official Press Release:
Open Road Films Acquires Psychological Horror Film Silent Hill: Revelation 3D With Plans For Halloween 2012 Release Based On Iconic Video Game Franchise, Sequel To 2006′S Hit Film Silenthill Stars Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Sean Bean, Carrie-anne Moss And Malcolm McDowell
Los Angeles, CA, April 18, 2012 – Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, the highly anticipated sequel to 2006′s film Silent Hill, released by TriStar Pictures. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D will be released wide October 26, 2012 in time for Halloween. The announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films and producers Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody.
Based »
- Jason Moore
Jack White Recruits Gary Oldman To Direct NYC Concert That Will Stream Online
16 April 2012 8:41 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
By Zachary Swickey
Jack White has been rather busy lately preparing for the release of his first proper solo album, Blunderbuss, on April 24, and his newest endeavor will be streaming a concert live online, which will be directed by legendary actor Gary Oldman (of all people).
The program is going to be the first episode of the third season of the “Unstaged” series put on by American Express, which pairs top music artists with world renowned filmmakers. Oldman will be filming White’s much anticipated concert at Webster Hall in New York City on April 27 (9 p.m. Est), which will be broadcast on Vevo.
The concert will be an album release show of sorts since Blunderbuss will finally hit stores just a few days before the performance.
The “Unstaged” series from American Express has been a huge hit online. The live series has attracted more than 70 million streams with past performances from Coldplay, »
- MTV News
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