Happy September, guys! This month’s home entertainment releases are wasting no time, as Tuesday looks to be another stellar day of horror and sci-fi titles coming our way. For those of you excited for Blade Runner 2049, Warner Bros. is putting out The Final Cut version of Ridley Scott’s original masterpiece in 4K Ultra HD, and Criterion is giving Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca their trademarked HD treatment with a stunning new release.
As far as new indie horror movies go, both A Dark Song and Raw come home this Tuesday and are well worth your time, and for those of you Winchester brothers fans out there, the 12th season of Supernatural is being released this week, too.
Other notable titles for September 5th include The Spell, The Atoning, The Basement, I Saw What You Did, and a 4K Ultra HD release of The Cabin in the Woods.
Blade Runner...
As far as new indie horror movies go, both A Dark Song and Raw come home this Tuesday and are well worth your time, and for those of you Winchester brothers fans out there, the 12th season of Supernatural is being released this week, too.
Other notable titles for September 5th include The Spell, The Atoning, The Basement, I Saw What You Did, and a 4K Ultra HD release of The Cabin in the Woods.
Blade Runner...
- 9/5/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
We celebrate the imminent DVD and Blu-ray release of Duncan Jones’ Source Code, a recent example of a film that marries intelligent sci-fi with big-screen spectacle...
Science fiction has been an important genre in filmmaking since its earliest days. Georges Méliès' A Trip To The Moon was one of the earliest and most pioneering, and marked the beginning of a long relationship between the genre of possibility and the moving image.
The way science fiction has been used in movies, however, varies widely, just as it has taken many forms in literature. Some sci-fi movies are merely horror stories draped in a futuristic cloak (see It! The Terror From Beyond Space, or its ancestor, Alien), or Arthurian fantasies with space stations instead of castles (Buck Rogers, Star Wars).
Although common in literature, the subgenre of hard science fiction, that is more interested in ideas than laser battles, is comparatively rare in cinema.
Science fiction has been an important genre in filmmaking since its earliest days. Georges Méliès' A Trip To The Moon was one of the earliest and most pioneering, and marked the beginning of a long relationship between the genre of possibility and the moving image.
The way science fiction has been used in movies, however, varies widely, just as it has taken many forms in literature. Some sci-fi movies are merely horror stories draped in a futuristic cloak (see It! The Terror From Beyond Space, or its ancestor, Alien), or Arthurian fantasies with space stations instead of castles (Buck Rogers, Star Wars).
Although common in literature, the subgenre of hard science fiction, that is more interested in ideas than laser battles, is comparatively rare in cinema.
- 8/2/2011
- Den of Geek
In an unsurprising announcement, Ron Howard will not return to the director’s chair for the next Robert Langdon film The Lost Symbol.
Deadline reported today that Howard who helmed the first two box office smashes The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, will retain his producer’s position but Sony will search for a new helmer to continue the adventures of the Havard symbologist and crazy haired Robert Langdon as he cracks another case of conspiracy whilst teaching us a religious/history lesson. Langdon is of course played by movie star Tom Hanks who it’s said will likely return but I imagine he’ll play the wait and see game on what kind of directors are interested in the gig.
The movie will be based on Dan Brown’s novel which sold 1 million on it’s first day of release making it the fastest selling adult book in the U.
Deadline reported today that Howard who helmed the first two box office smashes The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, will retain his producer’s position but Sony will search for a new helmer to continue the adventures of the Havard symbologist and crazy haired Robert Langdon as he cracks another case of conspiracy whilst teaching us a religious/history lesson. Langdon is of course played by movie star Tom Hanks who it’s said will likely return but I imagine he’ll play the wait and see game on what kind of directors are interested in the gig.
The movie will be based on Dan Brown’s novel which sold 1 million on it’s first day of release making it the fastest selling adult book in the U.
- 7/27/2011
- by Tim Shustoff
- Obsessed with Film
Hollywood’s next dalliance with pirates will be a very different beast to that of those light-hearted Caribbean escapades.
Deadline is reporting that Paul Greengrass (who seems to have spent the last year or so toying with a number of diverse projects) may have finally settled on his next directorial venture. The ‘Bourne’ filmmaker has been offered the Sony Pictures’ Somali pirate drama, which is based on the real-life exploits of the skipper of a cargo ship, who offered himself up as a hostage to the aforementioned pirates, only to be rescued by Navy SEALs three days after his abduction.
Based on the captain’s book which recounts the incident (A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea), Tom Hanks is down to play the lead, with scripting duties by Billy Ray (Flightplan, State of Play).
Deadline is reporting that Paul Greengrass (who seems to have spent the last year or so toying with a number of diverse projects) may have finally settled on his next directorial venture. The ‘Bourne’ filmmaker has been offered the Sony Pictures’ Somali pirate drama, which is based on the real-life exploits of the skipper of a cargo ship, who offered himself up as a hostage to the aforementioned pirates, only to be rescued by Navy SEALs three days after his abduction.
Based on the captain’s book which recounts the incident (A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea), Tom Hanks is down to play the lead, with scripting duties by Billy Ray (Flightplan, State of Play).
- 6/9/2011
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Filed under: Movie News
Back in March we reported that Tom Hanks was poised to make a big splash by signing on to play Capt. Richard Phillips in Sony's adaptation of 'A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea,' Phillips' memoir of his harrowing experience with Somali pirates in 2009. Well, looks like the production is in shipshape, with Hanks now on board and Sony offering Paul Greengrass the director's chair, according to Deadline.
Phillips was the leader of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama and gave himself up as a hostage to the pirates to save his crew. He was rescued three days later when Navy SEALs staged a raid that left three captors dead and another in custody.
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Back in March we reported that Tom Hanks was poised to make a big splash by signing on to play Capt. Richard Phillips in Sony's adaptation of 'A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea,' Phillips' memoir of his harrowing experience with Somali pirates in 2009. Well, looks like the production is in shipshape, with Hanks now on board and Sony offering Paul Greengrass the director's chair, according to Deadline.
Phillips was the leader of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama and gave himself up as a hostage to the pirates to save his crew. He was rescued three days later when Navy SEALs staged a raid that left three captors dead and another in custody.
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- 6/9/2011
- by Harley W. Lond
- Moviefone
Somali drama to be directed by Paul Greengrass, starring Tom Hanks. Paul Greengrass is making his next film Sony's untitled Somali Pirate drama, being offered directing duties. Tom Hanks attached to star as Captain Richard Phillips, the leader of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama who offered himself as a hostage to Somali pirates, in exchange for allowing his crew to remain onboard the ship. He then spent three days lone with the Somalis in a small lifeboat prior to his rescue by Navy Seals. Variety reports that Greengrass was chosen over several A-list directors. Sony previously optioned the memoir by Phillips called "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea."...
- 6/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Here are some casting updates we have missed over the last few days.
Colin Firth for Stoker
Colin Firth has officially signed on to the cast of the Chan Wook-Park directed thriller Stoker. This film marks the first big Hollywood film for the Korean director, who has brought us Oldboy and the Vengeance series. Park’s films are known to be very dark and very twisted, but those films have been filmed in South Korea and are released overseas; Americans only get to see the DVD release. Stoker will follow the story of a mother (Kidman) and her daughter India (Mia Wasikowska) who are visited by the girl’s mysterious uncle after her father passes away. Follow all of our Stoker coverage right here. [The Daily Mail]
Logan Marshall-Green in Prometheus
20th Century Fox and Ridley Scott have signed on Logan Marshall-Green to play a lead role in Prometheus. Marshall-Green will play the role of Holloway,...
Colin Firth for Stoker
Colin Firth has officially signed on to the cast of the Chan Wook-Park directed thriller Stoker. This film marks the first big Hollywood film for the Korean director, who has brought us Oldboy and the Vengeance series. Park’s films are known to be very dark and very twisted, but those films have been filmed in South Korea and are released overseas; Americans only get to see the DVD release. Stoker will follow the story of a mother (Kidman) and her daughter India (Mia Wasikowska) who are visited by the girl’s mysterious uncle after her father passes away. Follow all of our Stoker coverage right here. [The Daily Mail]
Logan Marshall-Green in Prometheus
20th Century Fox and Ridley Scott have signed on Logan Marshall-Green to play a lead role in Prometheus. Marshall-Green will play the role of Holloway,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ryan Laster
- If It's Movies
I've spent a lot of time ranting about negative things over the last few weeks, so I thought I'd change it up a bit and focus on the sunny side of life. In the previous Dangerous Days column, I talked briefly about supporting genre filmmaking outside the mainstream Hollywood system, including independent and foreign features. Today, I'm going to do an overview of some of the amazing looking films coming out in those categories. First stop, Mexico. Believe it or not, my geekdar is telling me that Mexico is going to be the new hotbed of sci-fi filmmaking for the next few years. With directors like Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu already representing Mexican film incredibly well in Hollywood, it's no surprise that a new generation of Mexicans are being inspired ...
- 2/23/2009
- GeekNation.com
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