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Good Will Hunting 15th Anniversary Blu-ray Trailer
4 hours ago | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Lionsgate has announced it will re-release the 1997 classic Good Will Hunting in a 15th Anniversary Blu-ray edition on August 21. The studio has debuted a Blu-ray trailer for this upcoming high-def title, priced at $14.99. Take a look at the trailer, cover art, and read more official details in the press release.
Good Will Hunting 15th Anniversary Blu-ray Trailer
One of the most unforgettable films of the 1990s celebrates its 15th anniversary with the Lionsgate Home Entertainment release of Good Will Hunting: 15th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray Disc and Digital Download on August 21st. The inspirational story of a headstrong, working-class genius and his psychologist took home two Academy Awards in 1997 - Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Robin Williams; Best Original Screenplay for co-stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - and was nominated for seven others, including a Best Actor nod for Damon and a Best Supporting Actress nod for Minnie Driver. »
- MovieWeb
Grosse Pointe Blank Writer to Pen The Night Stalker For Edgar Wright and Johnny Depp
22 May 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Back in February, we brought you the news when Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil and Walt Disney Pictures hired writer-director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) on board to direct their feature film adaptation of the 1970’s television movie and subsequent TV series, The Night Stalker.
Now, THR reports that D.V. DeVincentis (Grosse Pointe Blank, Lay the Favorite) has been hired to pen the script, based on the original story which followed tabloid reporter Carl Kolchak in his investigations into vampires, zombies, werewolves, and aliens.
No production or release dates have been announced for The Night Stalker. »
- Jason Moore
D.V. DeVincentis Writing Night Stalker
20 May 2012 9:29 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Interest in Johnny Depp’s attempt to bring cult supernatural TV series / movies The Night Stalker to the big screen surged in February, when it was announced that one Edgar Wright would be lending his directorial vision to the project. We wondered when things would get moving on the development front, and now comes word that High Fidelity co-writer D.V. DeVincentis has been hired to work on the script.While the original Darren McGavin-starring TV movies spawned a show that only ran for one season, the compelling concept quickly gained a fevered following when the series hit syndication across the pond.Stalker follows Carl Kolchak, a Chicago-based reporter who investigates weird crimes and usually ends up tangling with otherworldly creatures. Depp would be stepping into Kolchak’s shoes, though we don’t know what threat he’ll yet be facing. Perhaps the more supernatural elements shed from The Lone Ranger »
The Night Stalker Gets Writer D.V. DeVincentis
19 May 2012 1:42 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
D.V. DeVincentis, known for his screenplays Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity, has been hired to write The Night Stalker for director Edgar Wright and star Johnny Depp.
From Walt Disney Pictures, the movie is based on the cult ABC TV series of the same name that ran from 1974 to 1975. Johnny Depp will assume the role of Carl Kolchak, a character originally played by A Christmas Story's Old Man Darren McGavin. Kolchak works as a reporter for the Chicago-based independent News Service Stories, and deals mostly with supernatural subjects.
Johnny Depp will produce alongside Christi Dembrowski through their joint production banner. The film is slated to be Edgar Wright's next after The World's End, but there are rumors, perpetuated by the director himself, that his Marvel adventure Ant-Man might squeeze in front of The Night Stalker.
The Night Stalker comes to theaters in 2014 and stars Johnny Depp. The »
- MovieWeb
DeVincentis Pens "Night Stalker" Reboot
19 May 2012 6:49 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
D.V. DeVincentis ("Grosse Pointe Blank," "High Fidelity") has been set to write Disney’s big-screen adaptation of "The Night Stalker" reports Heat Vision.
Johnny Depp remains attached to star and Edgar Wright is attached to direct the project based on the 70's ABC cult television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker".
The show followed Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin), a reporter who investigated bizarre crimes committed by supernatural agents. Stuart Townsend starred in a short-lived TV revival a few years ago.
Depp is producing with Christi Dembrowski. »
- Garth Franklin
The Night Stalker: Depp to Star, D.V. DeVincentis to Write
19 May 2012 4:12 AM, PDT | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
DeVincentis' previous writing credits include 1997's Grosse Pointe Blank, 2000's High Fidelity, 2012's Lay the Favorite and the currently in development King Dork. The Night Stalker originally starred Darren McGavin as reporter Carl Kolchak, who continually finds himself in the position of uncovering supernatural threats that he desperately tries to expose via his writing - though he's inevitably thwarted from doing so. The concept began in the imagination of writer Jeff Rice, and was adapted to television by Dark Shadows' Dan Curtis as a 1972 TV movie in which Kolchak discovers a vampire in Las Vegas. For 1973's The Night Strangler, Kolchak relocates to Seattle where he battles a seemingly immortal killer. This was followed by a 20-episode TV series in 1974 titled Kolchak: The Night Stalker and a 2005 reboot starring Stuart Townsend and produced by The X-Files' Frank Spotnitz. »
Grosse Point Blank And High Fidelity Writer Joins Edgar Wright And Johnny Depp On The Night Stalker
19 May 2012 3:17 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Will Johnny Depp's other revival of a classic, horror themed television series turn out better than Dark Shadows did? Given the talent package assembling around The Night Stalker, it would appear to have a fighting chance.Word broke back in February that Shaun Of The Dead director Edgar Wright had signed on to helm the picture and now The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis has been attached to write the script. And while this is certainly a very different world than those presented in his previous work, DeVincentis has proven himself to be a pretty great writer.Depp will be taking on the title role of Kolchak in the adaptation of the cult hit television series that »
'Night Stalker' Starring Johnny Depp Finds Its Scribe
18 May 2012 8:00 PM, PDT | Horrorbid | See recent Horrorbid news »
Ever since it was first announced that Disney was bringing an adaption of short-lived 70's TV series The Night Stalker to the big-screen we've been pretty pumped up ever since it's been announced. With Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) helming the project, and Johnny Depp set to star we knew that it was only a matter of time before a scribe would be announced. According to THR, D.V. DeVincentis (Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity) will… »
Writer Hired for The Night Stalker
18 May 2012 6:57 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Disney continues to move ahead with a big screen adaptation of The Night Stalker and has selected a writer to tackle the screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that D.V. DeVincentis (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank) was hired to adapt the 1972 movie and TV series into a big-budget feature film. Darren McGavin played the original Carl Kolchak, a reporter who frequently investigated crimes involving the supernatural.
As previously reported, Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) is attached to direct and Johnny Depp is set to star. This film moving forward is far from a done deal, though. The project is still in the early stages and has not been officially given the green light. Johnny Depp has a number of projects in development and Edgar Wright has Ant-Man and The World’s End on his plate.
Edgar Wright hasn’t announced what his next project will be, although it’s looking »
- Jonathan James
Blu-ray Release: High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank
18 May 2012 1:10 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray Release Date: Aug. 7, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $20.00 each
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Two of our favorite John Cusack (2012) movies are High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank, and we’re thrilled to finally have them on high-definition Blu-ray.
2000′s High Fidelity and 1997′s Grosse Pointe Blank and both smart, fast-talking and very funny films.
Based on the book by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity tells the story of Rob (Cusack) a record store owner and compulsive list maker who’s having relationship issues. After his girlfriend (Iben Hjejle) leaves him for their older and very strange neighbor (Tim Robbins, Bull Durham), Rob recounts his top five breakups, visiting his exes (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Rebound) to find out where he went wrong.
Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels) and Todd Louiso (The Switch) are great as Cusack’s record store sidekicks in the film, which was directed by Stephen Frears (Tamara Drewe »
- Sam
How To Make A Classic Romantic Comedy
27 April 2012 7:35 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
John Cusack made his name as an actor in romantic comedies like "Say Anything," "High Fidelity" and "Grosse Pointe Blank," but that doesn't mean he's onboard with the current state of big-screen romances.
"I don’t know what they make in Hollywood, but they don’t really make good romantic comedies anymore," Cusack said during a Q&A at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last week.
Perhaps he just needs to check out "The Five-Year Engagement," the new film from producer Judd Apatow. Out now after almost four years in development, the romantic comedy is a shaggy-dog throwback to the classics of yore: "When Harry Met Sally," "Broadcast News" and, of course, "Annie Hall."
Co-written by star Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller and directed by Stoller -- the pair previously worked together on another great modern-day romance, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" -- "The Five-Year Engagement" follows Tom (Segel) and »
- The Huffington Post
‘The Raven’ interview with actor John Cusack
26 April 2012 12:09 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
John Cusack in "The Raven"
In the newest film from Ninja Assassin and V for Vendetta director James McTeigue, actor John Cusack plays the famous American author Edgar Allan Poe in a horror story that mixes biographical fact with Poe’s own fiction. The end result is something like your great-great grandfather’s version of the Saw saga, with people using fancier language and the power of newspaper criticism still being a thing.
I sat down with John Cusack in a roundtable interview to discuss the author, what it was like embodying the literary figure, and why fanboy culture is now more effective than the New York Times.
The Raven opens Friday in theaters.
You have your own screenplay writing experience, and you’ve co-written some special movies (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank) in your career. How would you describe your own relationship with writing?
The writing I do, I never have to finish it. »
- Nick Allen
Indie Kid Comes Home To Hollywood
25 April 2012 3:53 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
John Cusack has been given a special star by Hollywood for his 30-plus years in the business.
The star, who has somehow managed to combine indie credibility with teen heartthrob popularity during his long career, was flanked by acting peers Billy Bob Thornton, Jack Black, Dan Ackroyd and his actress sister Joan at the ceremony on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.
Cusack has been a worldwide star since his success in teen rom-coms The Sure Thing and Say Anything, but always managed to find a very un-Brat-Pack-esque edge to even mainstream fare, something he continued with roles in High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank and Being John Malkovich.
Cusack, whose most recent film was The Raven, his own interpretation of the story of Edgar Allen Poe, revealed he'd be up for a sequel to Say Anything, but he wasn't holding his breath.
He told HuffPostUK on a recent visit to London that »
- The Huffington Post UK
Disney to Release 30 Classic Movies on Blu-ray including Ed Wood, Dick Tracy, Newsies and More
18 April 2012 1:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Yesterday Disney announced that they will be releasing 30 of their classic live-action and animated movies on Blu-ray by the end of 2012! There's a ton of great films on the list that many of you might be looking forward to. Personally, I'm excited to see Ed Wood, Dick Tracy, High Fidelity, Pete's Dragon, Newsies and Adventures in Babysitting. Out of these 30 films, which are you most excited to see coming to Blu-ray?
Here's the part of the press release that give you all of the full list of movie titles:
Beginning in May, the Studio will start to celebrate a number of film anniversaries, introducing multiple great films to Blu-ray including Father of the Bride and Bringing Down the House releasing on May 15th; The Color of Money,Cocktail and Ransom releasing on June 5th; Sister Act and Evita releasing on June 19th; and The Horse Whisperer, Under the Tuscan Sun, »
- Venkman
The Walt Disney Studios To Release 30 Iconic Films On Blu-ray In 2012
17 April 2012 3:43 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
To satisfy consumer demand and serve the growing base of Blu-ray. households, The Walt Disney Studios today announced plans to add more than 30 popular and iconic films to its ever-expanding Blu-ray. library. Each film selected for release has been fully digitally remastered, with dirt and anomalies cleaned to a pristine level, offering viewers optimum high definition picture and sound quality of some of their favorite films.
The films selected for release appeal to families, film-lovers and collectors with a wide-breadth of Live-Action, Animated, Romance titles that range from Beaches to While You Were Sleeping and Pocahontas to The Santa Clause. Many are celebrating special 10th, 15th and 20th Anniversary Edition releases, many are Academy Award®-Winning Films like Dead Poets Society, Evita, Dick Tracy, and many are back by popular demand including Hocus Pocus, Adventures in Babysitting, and The Color of Money.
.We receive many requests and comments from consumers »
- Michelle McCue
Mouse House: Upcoming Blu-ray Titles from Disney To Be Released
2 April 2012 7:53 AM, PDT | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
It seems like these days the possibilities are endless in how film fans can enjoy their favorites at home, from renting through Netflix to downloading online via Amazon. But perhaps the most rewarding format – well, for this old-fashioned guy, at least – is to purchase the movie on Blu-ray. While many major studios – including Disney – have generally decreased the amount of bonus features and other special content offered on home video, this company consistently delivers an overall strong value to their Blu-ray releases. In this edition of the Mouse House, I’ll as share some thoughts on yet-to-be-released Blu-ray offerings.
Coming Soon (Announced)
Recently Disney announced over 30 titles from their library – some of them classics, others surprisingly forgettable – to be released on Blu-ray for the first time this year. Many also hold the title of “anniversary” editions, celebrating 10, 15, 20 years or more since their original debuts.
On the Disney side, get ready »
- Brett Nachman
'Project X' Star Thomas Mann Is Crowned 'King Dork'
23 March 2012 7:36 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Thomas Mann isn't going to escape from high school any time soon.
One of the hearty partiers of "Project X" will continue his quest to survive his teen years as he joins the cast of "King Dork," according to Variety.
"King Dork," based on Frank Portman's 2006 novel, follows best friends Tom and Sam, two outsiders who bond over their shared love of classic rock n' roll as they cope with the agony of getting through high school in 1987.
Mann will be playing the role of Tom, while his "It's Kind of a Funny Story" co-star Keir Gilchrist is being eyed for the role of Sam. "Parks and Recreation" star (and "21 Jump Street" cameo master) Nick Offerman is circling the part of Tom's stepdad (who will hopefully have a moustache and silently stare a lot).
The film is being set up as a co-production of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay »
- Bryan Enk
John Cusack: 'I'm not a scenester'
19 March 2012 2:58 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Thirty years after making his debut, John Cusack is still a Hollywood outsider. Now 45, the star of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven talks about mortality, his Brat Pack past – and why he wishes he could work a room
John Cusack is puffing on a fat cigar. It's incongruous, seeing him dressed all in cool, casual black, sucking on a Cohiba, like a goth who has crashed a Hollywood mogul's house party. "Yeah, maybe we shouldn't mention the cigar," he says. "I don't want people to think I'm this movie cliche. I'm certainly not a mogul – in fact, nothing could be further from the truth."
I don't think there's any danger of Cusack being mistaken for a movie mogul. But the cigar begins to feel somehow appropriate. The more he smokes it, the more at ease he becomes with it, until he owns that damn cigar and waggles it like a spare, »
- Jason Solomons
News: Disney Plans Big Blu-ray Year
16 March 2012 11:29 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Beaches, The Horse Whisperer, The Rescuers and Father of the Bride are among a string of catalog movies that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will debut on high-definition Blu-ray in 2012.
The studio plans to add more than 30 films to its Blu-ray library, each fully digitally remastered and cleaned from dirt. Many will be anniversary editions.
Here’s the list of what’s coming and when:
May 15
June 5
Cocktail
Ransom
June 19
Sister Act
Evita
July 3
Phenomenon
The Rescuers
Fall
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The Rescuers
Ghost of the Abyss 3D
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp’s Adventure
Pocahontas
The Aristocats
Pete »
- Sam
Casa De Mi Padre Director To Helm King Dork
8 March 2012 10:03 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Director Matt Piedmont isn.t wasting any time before jumping in and making another movie for Gary Sanchez Productions, the film company owned by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy. Though his feature directorial debut, Casa De Mi Padre isn.t set to bow until next weekend, he has already lined up his next movie. According to Deadline is reporting that Piedmont has been tapped to direct King Dork, an adaptation of Frank Portman.s 2006 novel. The adaptation was written by D.V. DeVincentis, whose previous credits include Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity and the upcoming Lay The Favorite, which premiered at this year.s Sundance Film Festival. Set in 1987, the film is about a pair of friends named Tom and Sam, whose mutual love of rock and roll is the only thing getting them through high school. According to McKay, King Dork was the first project put into »
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