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Reviewing The Oldies: Donnie Brasco

7 July 2009 4:56 AM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news

Some 12 years before Johnny Depp would portray the legendary bank robber John Dillinger on the big screen, he was given the opportunity to portray another legendary figure within the mafia – Donnie Brasco.

“Donnie” himself was a relatively low level enforcer, sent on errands by Capos of the Bonnano crime family, so why was he such a legend? Simple, “Donnie Brasco”, mafia soldier of 6 years was in fact Joseph D. Pistone, agent for the FBI and one of only a handful of people who have ever managed to infiltrate the secretive crime syndicate known as La Cosa Nostra – The Mafia.

Loosely based on Pistone’s true story, Donnie Brasco stars Johnny Depp, Al Pacino and Michael Madsen and was nominated for an Academy Award in the “Best Adapted Screenplay” category. The film has had mostly positive reviews since its release and currently holds an 87% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Put simply,

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Johnny Depp on Public Enemies

2 July 2009 12:22 PM, PDT | From www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news

Johnny Depp earned a reputation for playing quirky characters, or weirdos to the less tactful. However he also showed he could play a normal guy, in films like Donnie Brasco. A .30s gangster like John Dillinger could certainly fit in with the quirky, but he.s also a real person, so which way did Depp feel he was going with this one?

Christian Bale Hunts Down Public Enemies

.I think they're all normal,. Depp said. .I mean, to me, they're all normal. I think that most people are the same. We're all a bit weird when you get down to it. Yeah, I would say he's one of the more normal guys, normal just in the sense that he was nothing much more than an Indiana farm boy who stepped in a pile of something unpleasant and ended up in prison, in criminal school for 10 years

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Bruckheimer’s Lone Ranger May Have A Director

2 May 2009 9:15 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as The Lone Ranger and Tonto

I remember watching The Lone Ranger on TV, the classic show that was adapted from George W. Trendle’s classic old-time radio show. I still listen to the replays of the old 1930’s radio show today on Sirius Satellite Radio.

“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty ‘Hi-yo, Silver!’, The Lone Ranger!“

Oh yea. Those are good memories. Listening to the radio show has its own merits. If you’re a regular long time reader of Screen Rant, then you also know that there are efforts afoot to get a modern day version of The Lone Ranger on the silver screen.

In February of 2008, we told you about Jerry Bruckheimer looking to redo The Lone Ranger. Like we said then, with a Disney backed Bruckheimer behind the lens, The Lone Ranger

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Bruce Simmons

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Mike Newell in Talks to Direct The Long Ranger

1 May 2009 11:16 AM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

Twitter is just now becoming the “next big thing” and I’m already bored of it.  It’s essentially text messaging on a website.  But just like MySpace, the PR people and marketing majors are already plugging away before it disappears in a few months.  Unfortunately this means news comes in 140 words or less for a while.

The latest “tweetscoop” is from Production Weekly, which reveals that Mike Newell is in talks to direct Disney’s The Lone Ranger.  Already attached to the project are producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp playing the character Tonto.

Newell is best known for directing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but he’s made some other pretty good movies like Donnie Brasco, which starred Depp.  He’s currently in post-production on Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

It’s still early in the process, so no story details have

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Jeff Leins

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'Iron Man 2' First Look Revealed & More Movie News

1 May 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | From Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news

Downey debuts in 'Iron Man 2,' 'Wolverine' too violent for Swedes and more ...

Pump your metal fists in the air, Tony Stark fans. The first official look at Robert Downey Jr. in 'Iron Man 2' has turned up online, courtesy of USA Today, and it's sure to have fanboys in a tizzy.

In other news, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' has been slapped with the Swedish equivalent of an Nc-17 rating, Jim Carrey may have found his soul mate in a beaver puppet, and 'Donnie Brasco' director Mike Newell is in talks to reteam with Johnny Depp for 'The Lone Ranger.'

Get the latest scoop on blockbuster deals, casting coups, hot scripts and news from the set of Hollywood's biggest projects.

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'Prince of Persia' Director Up For 'Lone Ranger'

1 May 2009 12:54 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

If it stands up, there's a lot of sense in hiring Mike Newell to direct The Lone Ranger. He's directed a Harry Potter movie and recently shot next summer's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for Jerry Bruckheimer, and Bruckheimer is also leading the charge for Lone Ranger. In short, he's got experience as a do-what-the-producer-wants filmmaker on massive movies.

That's not to say he's in any way deficient as a director, just that he works very well for producers with big aims. That's not an easy trait to find, because directors so often want to do things their own ways. Newell's also really versatile - Donnie Brasco, Four Weddings and a Funeral - so I think he can be relied upon to give us the most crowd-pleasing Lone Ranger that the script allows.

Production Weekly (via Worst Previews) broke the news, saying Newell is in talks for

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Colin Boyd

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'Prince of Persia' Helmer Circles Around 'The Lone Ranger'

1 May 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

After helming "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", Mike Newell could tackle yet another Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie, "The Lone Ranger". The possibility was suggested by Production Weekly, which mentioned that the director "is in talks" to direct the big screen adaptation of the popular masked Texas ranger.

Of the report posted on its Twitter page Thursday, April 30, Production Weekly wrote, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" at Disney." If Newell is indeed joining the production team of the action adventure movie, the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" director will once again team up with his "Donnie Brasco" star Johnny Depp, who is set to star as Tonto.

Adapted from George W. Trendle's classic old-time radio and early television show of the same name, "The Lone Ranger" resolves around a masked Texas Ranger who

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Mike Newell is In Talks to Direct 'The Lone Ranger'

30 April 2009 4:58 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

I have done my best to avoid reporting on Production Weekly's 140-characters-or-less Twitters announcing new project updates but their latest seemed interesting enough as they report, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger at Disney." The project gained steam back in September 2008 when it was announced Johnny Depp would be playing Tonto in the filmed adaptation of the late '40s and into the '50s television show and a lone surviving Texas Ranger who was nursed back to health by the Native American Tonto who rides with him, on Silver and Scout, throughout the West, doing good while living off a silver mine which supplies him with income and bullets. At one point George Clooney's name was being bandied about as the title character, but those were only rumors. The writing team of Rossio and Elliott

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Will Mike Newell Ride with The Lone Ranger? -- In talks to direct the upcoming film

30 April 2009 | From Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news

Written by Matt Goldberg According the fast, brief, and usually reliable Twitter feed of Production Weekly, director Mike Newell ("Donnie Brasco", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") is in talks to direct Jerry Bruckheimer's adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" with the script by Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott (who I really like as screenwriters because I think they write fun movies and have succeeded with unlikely franchises like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "National Treasure"). Johnny Depp is also on board to star as the Ranger's sidekick, Tonto. While Depp and Newell previously collaborated on "Brasco", I'm indifferent to Newell. I think he's a good, capable director, but he's a journeyman and doesn't really leave his mark anywhere and that's somewhat disheartening because I'd prefer the big budgets to land in the ...

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The process behind the casting of Vivek Oberoi as Paritala Ravi

30 April 2009 3:30 AM, PDT | From BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news

Show Ram Gopal Varma a character whose life arouses a curiosity in him, and his flesh begins crawling towards the figure, so fast and precise that by the end of his research, Ramu would not be living his own life, but the life of that character. Recalling an incident from an interview with one of the Bollywood celebrities a month back, the actor quoted, "If the casting of your film is right, you've won half your battle". Ok, now hold your thought on the above quote. Right then, it was those coal-black eyes, glistening with absolute conviction and probably malicious intent. It was his first impression that gave us his last. At one point it gave us the shivers, not because he looked horrifying, but because he looked fearless and unstoppable in his quest for revenge. He perpetrated terror in his debut film and there on became a household name.

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Devansh Patel

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The process behind the casting of Vivek Oberoi as Paritala Ravi

30 April 2009 3:30 AM, PDT | From BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news

Show Ram Gopal Varma a character whose life arouses a curiosity in him, and his flesh begins crawling towards the figure, so fast and precise that by the end of his research, Ramu would not be living his own life, but the life of that character. Recalling an incident from an interview with one of the Bollywood celebrities a month back, the actor quoted, "If the casting of your film is right, you've won half your battle". Ok, now hold your thought on the above quote. Right then, it was those coal-black eyes, glistening with absolute conviction and probably malicious intent. It was his first impression that gave us his last. At one point it gave us the shivers, not because he looked horrifying, but because he looked fearless and unstoppable in his quest for revenge. He perpetrated terror in his debut film and there on became a household name.

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Devansh Patel

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Newell Opening A Box Of Delights

7 April 2009 4:25 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Director Mike Newell has had a pretty varied career, with films that include Donnie Brasco, Mona Lisa Smile, and the underappreciated Amazing Grace and Chuck. More recently, Newell got the attention of the young adult lit crowd when he took on the fourth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the first in the series to garner a PG-13 rating. Working on a popular youth story must have really appealed to Newell, because he's signed on for another one. No, Newell isn't returning to the world of Harry Potter. Instead he's taking on the classic story, The Box of Delights by John Masefield, reports Variety. The 1930s story tells the tale of a boy who receives a magical box that allows him to travel in time. The story has already been adapted into a BBC television series, as well as a radio drama that Newell has fond

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Newell's Next to be a 'Box of Delights'

7 April 2009 1:31 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Mike Newell has been directing films since the 1960s yet his name is primarily known by today's movie going audience as the director of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Then again, maybe it is films that live on in the memories of most more than the name considering he directed the likes of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco and the Oscar-nominated Enchanted April which is seeing a special edition release in May. Up next for the helmer is the sword and sandal epic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time based on the video game starring Jake Gyllenhaal and due in theaters on May 28, 2010, but Variety brings word of his follow-up feature based on a 1930s children's novel. Newell is set to direct The Box of Delights based on John Masefield's novel about a boy entrusted with a magic box that allows him to travel through time.

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Mike Newell set to direct 'The Box of Delights'

6 April 2009 5:39 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Mike Newell will direct "The Box of Delights," the big-screen adaptation of John Masefield's 1930s children's novel.

According to Variety, Frank Cottrel Boyce, whose credits include "Millions," "Code 46" and "The Claim," is adapting the book, which follows a boy who recieves a magic box allowing him to travel through time.

Newell's credits include "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Donnie Brasco" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

He's currently working on the post-production for his upcoming action flick "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," based on the popular video game.

Final word: By the way, here are two of Newell's films I saw and didn't like: "Mona Lisa Smile" and "Love in the Time of Cholera."

Franck Tabouring

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Scarface named the public's top gangster movie

26 March 2009 5:56 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Famous for its swearing, violence and Al Pacino’s invitation to “say hello to my little friend”, Brian De Palma’s 1983 gangster epic Scarface has been voted the public’s favourite gangster film in a poll by entertainment website IGN. It’s not surprising that the flick proved popular in the survey as 26 years after Al’s Tony Montana climbed to the top of Miami’s underworld drug hierarchy, hygienically-challenged boys still emulate him, quoting his famous phrase, plastering his image on their walls and wishing they had a chance with Michelle Pfeiffer. But being named more popular than The Godfather, really? The masterpiece that always sits smugly at the top of best film ever lists? That’s a shock. Click over to find out where the Oscar-winning mafia classic did chart in the poll.

Missing out on the top spot, the Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino (him again!

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Top Ten: After Kate Winslet, Who?

4 March 2009 10:48 AM, PST | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Kate Winslet finally won her Oscar, delighting the bulk of fans who have been rooting for her since she dreamt of Hollywood in '94 -- 'they're desperately keen to sign me up!' -- or nearly drowned in '97. She never let go. So, who is next?

Or rather... who is most overdue?

Contrary to popular belief, it ain't easy to win an Oscar. It certainly wasn't easy for Kate the Great. You need more than an accent, a disability, a good or popular movie, old age makeup or mimicry skills. You also need star charisma, a role that compliments or complicates that charisma and media support. Above all else you need luck combined with surgically precise good timing. History is full of performers who never won the movie's top prize despite plentiful contributions to the art of acting.

For the following list I'm ignoring outstanding performers who have never

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NATHANIEL R

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50 Dead Men Walking

26 February 2009 8:35 AM, PST | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

You might think that this is a far-down-the-line sequel to Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking and that you've missed the last 48, but not so. 50 Dead Men Walking is a Donnie Brasco-esque drama about an Ira informant - and we've got the trailer right here.The film stars Jim Sturgess (21, Across the Universe) as Martin McGartland, a real-life Ira informant who saved 50 lives by informing on the paramilitary organisation. Ben Kingsley plays his contact and handler, with support from Nathalie Press and Rose McGowan.The film's due out here on April 10, and word of mouth in the Empire office is already pretty strong.

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Producer Joel Silver Goes After Heist Film

10 February 2009 8:17 AM, PST | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

"The Matrix" producer Joel Silver is set to produce a new heist film for Warner Bros. "Conviction" is based on a script by first time scribe Jonathan Herman.

The film will revolve around a mastermind chief who goes to prison for five years following a failed heist. He is forced by an FBI agent to entrap his criminal protégé who is planning another multi-million dollar robbery.

Silver will produce along with Andre Rona, while Alex Heineman will exec produce with Tephen Crawfor and Matt Luber of Luber Roklin Entertainment, as per Variety.

The project is being compared to a "Heat" and "Donnie Brasco" merger.

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Righteous Kill DVD Review -- Ben says you should watch Heat instead

9 February 2009 | From Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news

When “Righteous Kill” was first announced and I found out that Robert Deniro and Al Pacino were going to be in a movie together again and this time actually share more than one scene, I was incredibly stoked. These guys are both legends, although both have faltered here and there over the last decade; Deniro with such flops as “Rocky and Bullwinkle” and “15 Minutes,” while Al Pacino’s “88 Minutes” was panned and I don’t think anyone saw “Two for the Money.” Any misstep along the way for me cannot counterbalance the greatness of these two stars. Movies like “Raging Bull,” “Heat,” “Taxi Driver,” “Donnie Brasco,” and “The Godfather” will never be tainted, they are all some of the best movies of all time with some of the best performances of all time. Now that these two acting powerhouses have teamed up again, I was hoping for great ...

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Paul McGuigan on Push

4 February 2009 8:28 AM, PST | From www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news

Like all the modern day action movies, Push adopted a handheld style of shooting. It still appears steadier than other handheld movies, though some of the crew was the same.

Paul McGuigan Directs Push

"Actually, Stuart [Howell] who was our operator, he operated on the Bourne movies," said director Paul McGuigan. "We had Peter Sova who's my Dp, who shot all my movies for me, did Donnie Brasco as well and Good Morning, Vietnam. We were very conscious of not making it all like this [shaking]. I want you to still see Hong Kong. I want you to still enjoy where I was and let the audience see."

Perhaps McGuigan's style comes from a different point on the handheld spectrum than other filmmakers.

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