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The HeyUGuys UK DVD/Blu-Ray Release Round-Up – 28th May
28 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Last week saw the release of Alexander Payne’s Oscar-winning The Descendants and Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire, and this week brings to our shelves the other big winner at the Academy Awards three months ago, Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist, alongside (as ever) a slew of other brilliant films.
In tandem with the Universal 100th Anniversary Editions that have already started rolling out, Play begin releasing their exclusive Blu-ray Steelbooks of some of the films this week, and if you’re a fan of Universal’s recent and classic catalogue, you’ll definitely want to invest in more than a few of these, priced at a very reasonable £9.99. There’ll be more of these in the weeks and months to come, as well as non-100th Anniversary Steelbook re-releases, so keep your eyes peeled.
My personal picks of the week:
Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy & Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene »
- Kenji Lloyd
What to Buy This Week: DVD and Blu-ray releases for May 28th
28 May 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, May 28th 2012.
Pick Of The Week
Chronicle (DVD, Blu-ray)
Chronicle is an unconventional and slightly darker take on the superhero genre where three ordinary teenagers suddenly gain super powers and are able to do things they never imagined possible. Initially they have fun, but their pranks become ever more dangerous and they must face the inevitable question of whether they can handle the responsibility that comes with extraordinary powers. Chronicle Review
And the rest…
Iron Sky (DVD/Blu-ray)
In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space programme evaded destruction by »
- Phil
Iron Sky Review
23 May 2012 2:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Timo Vuorensola
Cast: Götz Otto, Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Peta Sergeant, Udo Kier
Running time: 93 minutes
Certificate: 15
Synopsis: When Us astronauts discover a Nazi base of the Dark Side of the Moon, the Fourth Reich send Adler (Otto) and idealistic Renate (Dietze) back to Earth with hostage Washington (Kirby), a black astronaut sent into space as a PR stunt. As Adler plans the invasion, Renate learns the truth about her Aryan race…
The most surprising thing about Iron Sky is not the high concept goofiness, but the fact that it’s really good, and for the right reasons. Myself and my esteemed man-date for the evening, Sir Tom Fordy, didn’t know what tone to expect. But the opening sequence laid our fears to rest, as it features the least convincing space-suits since Marty McFly scared the bejesus out of his dad. Iron Sky is a knockabout yarn and revels in being so. »
- John Sharp
The Dictator: are we right to laugh?
15 May 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Sacha Baron Cohen's film joins Team America and The Producers in depicting despots as one-dimensional buffoons. But why are we obsessed with satirising tyrants – and is it right to find them funny?
Ever since His Excellency Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen, self-styled beloved oppressor and chief ophthalmologist of the People's Republic of Wadiya, inadvertently spilled Kim Jong-il's ashes over Ryan Seacrest's tux outside the Oscars, the world has had to deal with some pretty awkward questions.
What is it with our obsession with satirising dictators? Was Aristotle correct when he suggested that the right genre for dramatising bad men is comedy not tragedy, or should it be beneath us to find power-crazed nutjobs funny? Why can't Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays Aladeen (slogan: "Death To The West!") in the upcoming movie The Dictator, find some tougher targets? If it was wrong of the Sun to mock Roy Hodgson for his inability to pronounce rs, »
- Stuart Jeffries
Becker picks up Naomi Watts film for Australia
3 May 2012 8:54 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
The Becker Film Group has just acquired Australian and New Zealand rights to Caught in Flight, the film in which Naomi Watts is to play Princess Diana.
The UK film is scheduled to go into production in July and is the first to be represented internationally by sales and financing company Embankment Films, which has already made sales to more than 40 territories.
.From my perspective, Princess Diana is one of the great stories of our time, and Naomi Watts has a great profile in Australia and I hope she will come out and support the release,. said Richard Becker.
The film is a love story between Princess Diana and heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan to be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, who made Downfall. The producers are Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae of Ecosse Films, and the script has been written by Stephen Jeffreys.
Becker said Caught in Flight and his »
- Sandy George
Natascha Kampusch kidnap ordeal to be made into feature film
17 April 2012 7:57 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The film's working title, 3096, is taken from the number of days Natascha Kampusch was held captive by Wolfgang Priklopil
The ordeal of an Austrian woman who was kept locked in a cellar for eight years is to be turned into a feature film involving members of the team who produced a hit biopic about Hitler's last days in his bunker.
The €6m (£4.9m) film about Natascha Kampusch has the working title 3096 after the number of days she was held hostage by her kidnapper, Wolfgang Priklopil, before escaping in 2006. The production crew aim to capture her claustrophobic nightmare by recreating in the studio an exact replica of her 2m x 3m cell.
The screenplay was drafted by Bernd Eichinger, the main force behind the 2007 hit film Downfall about Hitler's last days. Eichinger based his screenplay on several intense discussions with Kampusch in the months before his death in January 2011.
Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, »
- Kate Connolly
Princess Diana wanted to star in Bodyguard 2, says Kevin Costner
12 April 2012 6:05 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Princess expressed interest in playing the lead role in a proposed sequel to the 1992 blockbuster, according to Costner
Princess Diana was in line to take the Whitney Houston role in a sequel to 1992 romantic blockbuster The Bodyguard shortly before her death, Kevin Costner has revealed.
Speaking on the Us talk show Anderson, in a recording due to be broadcast in May, Costner said he received the screenplay for the proposed project on 31 August 1997, the day before the princess was killed in a car accident in a Paris tunnel at the age of 36 while trying to escape chasing photographers. The film, tentatively titled The Bodyguard 2, would have seen Diana take a familiar role, that of a princess who requires protection from paparazzi and stalkers. Costner would have reprised his role as former special agent turned bodyguard Frank Farmer, who is charged with keeping her safe.
"Diana and I had been talking about doing Bodyguard 2," said Costner, »
- Ben Child
20 of the biggest sci-fi cinema disappointments of the last 20 years
10 April 2012 9:59 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
They appeared to promise so much, but sadly delivered so little. We take a look back at a few of the last 20 years’ biggest sci-fi disappointments...
Every year sees its fair share of good and bad sci-fi movies. But every so often, a movie comes along that, either because of its premise, its cast, its filmmaking pedigree or a mixture of all three, sounds so promising that we eagerly anticipate its arrival. Inevitably, there’s also a small percentage of such films which fail to live up to their early promise.
This list is devoted to this peculiar category of sci-fi movie: the ones that could have been so much better than they turned out. And to prevent the list from getting too long and rambling, we’ve restricted our selection to 20, and restricted the time frame to the last two decades. Your opinions will almost certainly vary, so feel »
Tarsem Sets Sights on Eye in the Sky
21 March 2012 1:59 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
With director Tarsem's Mirror Mirror debuting later this month, it's a good time to take a look at some of his other upcoming projects. It's already known that Killing on Carnival Row will be his next movie, but now he may have a follow-up with Eye in the Sky, a contemporary war film. Described as "a sprawling, Steven Soderbergh-like hyperlink film" such as Traffic or Contagion, Eye in the Sky concerns a drone attack in East Africa and how the event effects everyone associated with it - from the people on the ground to politicians miles away. The film would feature a large ensemble cast with a whopping 62 parts to fill. Tarsem sees the project as an opportunity to step away from his typical visual-oriented films, although it should retain some level of spectacle. Tarsem has admitted that making this type of mid-budget movie would be a difficult task, »
- Aaron
Tarsem Talks Possible New Film, Hyperlink Story ‘Eye in the Sky’
20 March 2012 10:58 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
It was a little surprising to hear Tarsem express a seemingly legitimate desire to go small — as in, My Dinner with André small — but (already low) expectations of this effort even coming together were essentially squandered when another fantasy project, Killing on Carnival Row, came his way. He can talk up a Louis Malle riff all he wants, but when the contracts get signed…
Now, he’s looking for that middle ground. As was revealed in an interview with ThePlaylist, Tarsem is close to something that’s already been compared to Traffic, Contagion, and Syriana: Eye in the Sky, a contemporary war story that tells things on the large and small scales. Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) was originally lining up the project with his Five Minutes of Heaven screenwriter, Guy Hibbert, as of last fall, but, with him being out of contention, Tarsem hopes to be the new voice of this story. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Tarsem Singh Hopes To Execute a Drone Attack on Event Film ‘Eye in the Sky’
20 March 2012 7:15 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The use of drones in military exercises is becoming a more and more popular topic of debate and discussion. It’s a glimpse into the possible future of war where avatars can do the recon and, to some extent, the fighting in place of human soldiers and airmen. FilmNation is keen to explore the issue with a thriller from Five Minutes of Heaven writer Guy Hibbert. Until recently, Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel was on deck for the project – titled Eye in the Sky – but The Playlist is reporting that with him out, visual dynamo Tarsem Singh is actively pursuing the gig. “It’s about a drone attack, and what it means to the people playing with their thumbs in Nevada, what it means to the people saying, ‘Go ahead and strike,’ what it means to other politicians at war in Europe, and what it means to the people on the ground where it happens [in East Africa]. There are people »
- Cole Abaius
Tarsem Singh Hopes to Direct 62-Part “Event Film” Eye In The Sky
19 March 2012 9:42 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We first heard about Eye in the Sky in September, when FilmNation acquired the script by Guy Hibbert and hired Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) to direct. Flash forward a few months, and director Tarsem Singh is describing what he would do with the movie if he convinces the studio to choose him instead. Tarsem estimates that the following story requires 62 parts: "It's about a drone attack, and what it means to the people playing with their thumbs in Nevada, what it means to the people saying, 'Go ahead and strike,' what it means to other politicians at war in Europe, and what it means to the people on the ground where it happens [in East Africa]. There are people who become collateral damage around the globe in a lot of ways. It's a really contemporary, emotional piece." Hit the jump for more from Tarsem. Tarsem told The Playlist that he hopes to know »
- Brendan Bettinger
'Easy A' Director Will Gluck To Remake Swiss Drama 'Vitus' As 'How To Disappear Completely'
17 March 2012 8:56 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Well, this is something of a left turn. Comedy director Will Gluck, who's had two straight big hits in "Easy A" ($75 million worldwide) and "Friends With Benefits" ($150 million), is set to take on slightly heavier material with "How To Disappear Completely". The drama focuses on a young prodigy in the musical and academic worlds who slowly finds his skill level dropping as he ages, creating conflict with his overbearing parents. The script is from Ed Solomon ("Men In Black") though Gluck is expected to take a pass as well as direct for Sony.
The source material in this case is "Vitus", a 2007 film that represented Switzerland's official entry for the Best Foreign Film Oscar (it was not nominated). We're not necessarily familiar with the film, which stars the prolific Bruno Ganz ("Downfall") as the father, though critics seem to have been mixed, if Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes are anything to go by. »
- Gabe Toro
Trailer trash
11 February 2012 4:12 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Naomi Watts risks public backlash by playing Diana, Princess of Wales, while Danny Boyle's biggest headache concerns the pronunciation of his latest movie
Stage or screen?
Trash made one of its infrequent visits to the theatre last week as a panellist for Nt Live, the National Theatre's whizz idea of transmitting live stage performances into cinemas around the world. The play in question was Travelling Light, written by Nicholas Wright and directed by the Nt's artistic director, Nicholas Hytner, both of whom joined me on the panel, hosted by Emma Freud. So while we and the audience at the Lyttelton watched a play starring Antony Sher, about the invention of silent film in a Jewish shtetl as recounted in flashback by a Hollywood mogul, audiences around the world watched too via a live broadcast.
"Was the character based on any real-life Hollywood mogul?" I asked Wright. I couldn't tell »
- Jason Solomons
Naomi Watts: it's an honour to play Princess Diana
10 February 2012 6:29 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
British-born film star says she looks forward to her 'iconic role' in Caught in Flight, based on final years of Princess Diana
Oliver Hirschbiegel, the German director of the planned biopic of the final years of Princess Diana, spoke of the warmth, humanity and empathy that Naomi Watts will bring to the role.
The movie, Caught in Flight, with a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys, will be filmed in Britain this year by Hirschbiegel who directed Downfall, a film about Adolf Hitler's last days.
Watts, who most recently starred in J. Edgar, said: "It is such an honour to be able to play this iconic role – Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen."
Watts was born in England and moved to Australia aged of when she was 14. She has starred in films including The Ring, Mulholland Drive, »
- Stephen Bates
Princess Diana biopic to capture final two years of life
10 February 2012 5:13 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Naomi Watts takes leading role in Caught In Flight, the first serious feature biopic about the princess
There have been many films about 9/11, but surprisingly few about 8/31, Britain's own day of trauma – when Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed.
The announcement of a new film, Caught in Flight, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (who made Downfall) and starring Naomi Watts in the leading role, is the first serious feature biopic about the princess. It reportedly focuses on the last two years of her life.
Cinema has not been entirely silent on this subject. Stephen Frears' The Queen (2006) was all about the media-constitutional crisis in that frantic week between the princess's death and the funeral, but the focus was not on Diana: it was on Helen Mirren's shrewd yet troubled monarch and Michael Sheen's callow prime minister Tony Blair, the heroic survivors of this trauma. »
- Peter Bradshaw
question of the day: Is Naomi Watts the right choice to play Princess Diana?
10 February 2012 2:38 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
We learn today that Naomi Watts has signed on to the upcoming film Caught in Flight, about Princess Diana’s last years, from German director Oliver Hirschbiegel, best known for the last-days-of-Hitler flick Downfall. (That’s the source of all those Hitler-is-angry viral videos.) Is Naomi Watts the right choice to play Princess Diana? Apparently Jessica Chastain was rumored to have been attached to the project for a long time; at 31, she’s slightly closer in age to the years in Diana’s life the film will cover than Watts, who is 43. Is it better in general if an actor is slightly older or slightly younger than the subject? Does the nationality of an actor matter? Chastain is American; Watts is Australian but was born in the U.K. and lived in England until she was a teenager, and so she would certainly remember the public excitement surrounding Diana’s »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana - Realbollywood.com News
10 February 2012 1:06 AM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, Feb 10: Actress Naomi Watts has been roped in to play the role of Princess Diana in "Caught In Flight" and she says that it is an honour to play the iconic role in the biopic.
"It is such an honour to be able to play this iconic role - Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen," telegraph.co.uk quoted Watts as saying.
The film titled "Caught In Flight" will focus on Diana's relationship with Hasnat Khan, the man she described as "Mr Wonderful". It will be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, whose 2004 film, "Downfall", charted the last days of. »
- Diksha Singh
Naomi Watts set to play Princess Diana in new flick - Realbollywood.com News
9 February 2012 11:27 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, Feb 10: Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a new film that will centre around the final two years of her life and her love affair with a heart surgeon.
'Caught In Flight' will focus on Diana's relationship with Hasnat Khan, the man she described as "Mr Wonderful".
It will be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, whose 2004 film, 'Downfall', charted the last days of Adolf Hitler.
Watts, 43, replaces Jessica Chastain, who was attached to the project last year but pulled out.
"It is such an honour to be able to play this iconic role - Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen," the Telegraph quoted Watts as saying.
The film. »
- Ketali Mehta
Casting News: Flight, Mitty, Warren, Supremacy
9 February 2012 9:13 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Caught in Flight
Naomi Watts is in talks to play Princess Diana in "Caught in Flight ", a feature about the late royal's final two years which Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Downfall") is directing later this year.
The story will focus on a period when Diana found "true personal happiness" shortly before her death in a 1997 car crash in Paris. It's not confirmed whether the film will feature Diana's relationship with Dodi Fayed, the princess's boyfriend who died with her in the crash. [Source: Afp]
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Comedian Patton Oswalt is in negotiations to join Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in the long-gestating remake of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” at 20th Century Fox which begins shooting in April.
Stiller plays a timid daydreamer who develops photos of other people’s adventures rather than living his own. Oswalt will play a friendly eHarmony counselor who helps Stiller's character create an online dating profile. »
- Garth Franklin
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