"John Wick: Chapter 4" is set to debut in theaters next week, and in his review, /Film's Jacob Hall has already praised the film for adding to the franchise in a major way, with "more world-building, bigger action, and a deeper embrace of what its leading man does well." While the latest film reportedly tops the rest of the Keanu Reeves-led franchise in terms of creative and mind-boggling action sequences, it's also a project that has now become heartbreaking in the wake of today's news about the passing of franchise actor Lance Reddick. This afternoon, Reeves and director Chad Stahelski released a statement in which they confirmed that the new movie will be dedicated to Reddick's memory.
While it's surreal to think about in light of the sad news, /Film's Vanessa Armstrong actually spoke with Reddick recently about his turn in the new film, where he reprised his...
While it's surreal to think about in light of the sad news, /Film's Vanessa Armstrong actually spoke with Reddick recently about his turn in the new film, where he reprised his...
- 3/18/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Conservationist Kuki Gallmann was ambushed by a group of gunmen in a Kenya conservation park. The 73-year-old author of the memoir I Dreamed of Africa was shot in the stomach on Sunday. The incident was the latest of a string of attacks during land invasions in drought-stricken northern Kenya. Gallmann was flown to a hospital in the nearby […]
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- 4/23/2017
- by Aleks Simeonova
- Uinterview
Robert Redford: 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Way We Were' tonight on Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies' Star of the Month Robert Redford returns this evening with three more films: two Sydney Pollack-directed efforts, Out of Africa and The Way We Were, and Jack Clayton's film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. (See TCM's Robert Redford film schedule below. See also: "On TCM: Robert Redford Movies.") 'The Great Gatsby': Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby Released by Paramount Pictures, the 1974 film version of The Great Gatsby had prestige oozing from just about every cinematic pore. The film was based on what some consider the greatest American novel ever written. Francis Ford Coppola, whose directing credits included the blockbuster The Godfather, and who, that same year, was responsible for both The Godfather Part II and The Conversation, penned the adaptation. Multiple Tony winner David Merrick (Becket,...
- 1/21/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Robert Redford: 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Way We Were' tonight on Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies' Star of the Month Robert Redford returns this evening with three more films: two Sydney Pollack-directed efforts, Out of Africa and The Way We Were, and Jack Clayton's film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. (See TCM's Robert Redford film schedule below. See also: "On TCM: Robert Redford Movies.") 'Out of Africa' Out of Africa (1985) is an unusual Robert Redford star vehicle in that the film's actual lead isn't Redford, but Meryl Streep -- at the time seen as sort of a Bette Davis-Alec Guinness mix: like Davis, Streep received a whole bunch of Academy Award nominations within the span of a few years: from 1978-1985, she was shortlisted for no less than six movies.* Like Guinness, Streep could transform...
- 1/21/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Kuki Gallmann’s tale of her turbulent years in Africa was an international bestseller. As the film of her life is released, she tells Hadley Freeman how Hollywood - and Kim Basinger - got it wrong
Film Unlimited
"I myself would have been curious to meet the person I was to interpret," says the heavily accented, slightly indignant voice at the end of the telephone line. "Kim Basinger has given her own interpretation of me, and it's definitely not me. I was never afraid when Paolo went off hunting. I've certainly never been afraid of the elephants in my garden."
Kuki Gallmann, widow, mother, internationally acclaimed author and conservationist, is not very happy. I Dreamed of Africa, the film adaptation of her autobiography, opens today in the Us and she is quickly discovering the pitfalls of handing over your life to Hollywood.
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Film Unlimited
"I myself would have been curious to meet the person I was to interpret," says the heavily accented, slightly indignant voice at the end of the telephone line. "Kim Basinger has given her own interpretation of me, and it's definitely not me. I was never afraid when Paolo went off hunting. I've certainly never been afraid of the elephants in my garden."
Kuki Gallmann, widow, mother, internationally acclaimed author and conservationist, is not very happy. I Dreamed of Africa, the film adaptation of her autobiography, opens today in the Us and she is quickly discovering the pitfalls of handing over your life to Hollywood.
Continue reading...
- 5/5/2000
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
Kim Basinger ignored husband Alec Baldwin's criticisms of her latest movie - because the wildlife-loving actress believes it is her destiny to play an animal rights activist. Basinger's role in I Dreamed of Africa (2000) has her playing Kuki Gallmann - a pampered Italian who survived the deaths of her husband and son by fighting for conservation on a troubled continent. Basinger says, "In a way, I'm part of Kuki Gallmann's journey and she has become a part of mine. It's eerie but it's sort of wonderful." And the blonde star, 46, insists her belief in animal rights helps her shrug off criticism from husband Baldwin. Basinger adds, "He said, 'For crying out loud do a comedy next time. This is too hard to sit through.'... I just ignored it and told him, 'Maybe I'll take you up on that idea.'"...
- 5/2/2000
- WENN
"I Dreamed of Africa", directed by Hugh Hudson, tells the story of newcomers to the continent who come to carve out a new life and fall in love with the mysteries and wonders of its countryside. Any adventure in such a fascinating and photogenic setting can't help but intrigue. The film suffers, however, from an annoying vagueness about the motives and inner lives of its personalities.
At times reminiscent of "Out of Africa" and the more recent "To Walk With Lions", "I Dreamed of Africa" starring Oscar winner Kim Basinger traffics in enough wild animals, rugged scenery and emotional trauma to give Columbia Pictures plenty of promotional hooks. Yet the episodic tale lacks a clear theme and sense of purpose, which may limit its boxoffice potential. The film is the closing-night screening in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
Paula Milne and Susan Shilliday's screenplay is based on a memoir by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian woman who moved to Kenya with her young son (Liam Aiken) and new husband (Vincent Perez) to run a large cattle ranch. Life in Africa -- which, we are told ad infinitum, moves at "a different rhythm" -- creates a magnetic hold on these three tenderfeet, who come to love its magnificent grandeur and painful challenges.
Ever on guard against marauding wildlife, destructive storms and ruthless poachers, Kuki discovers that she must battle a more surprising adversary -- loneliness. Her husband disappears for long stretches of time to hunt big game or pal around with other men in the small European community.
Tragedies strike, too, from the deaths of animals to the devastating loss of family members. As the years roll by, Kuki learns that Africa claims a very high price from those who wish to dwell on her untamed land.
As staggering as this true story is -- with the kind of setbacks no one would dream of inflicting on fictional characters -- the filmmakers seem reticent to probe the private life of a living person and respected author. This results in more than a little ambiguity in its characterizations.
The relationship between Kuki and her husband, Paolo, is the chief puzzler. They are introduced at a moment of crisis, a mysterious nighttime auto accident in Italy. Both are badly injured, and others in the car are killed. Out of this tragedy is forged a friendship that quickly -- all too quickly to have any emotional impact -- turns to love. Swiftly, they are married and abandon Italy for Africa with less discussion than most couples would devote to the question of where to dine for the evening.
Then, within moments of their purchase of a ranch and with seemingly enough chores for a lifetime, Paolo is off with other white men who are suddenly his best buddies, leaving his bride and her small child to fend for themselves. What gives?
This pattern continues until his death, which stirs resentment but is never quite explored. His whole background and finances also go unexplained. Nor does the film ever probe the relations between whites and blacks in Kenya or other intimacies within the European community. Even the time period is vague, though the costumes and makeup hint that the story begins during the 1960s.
The film also develops the bad habit of lurching from crisis to crisis. Nearly all of the highlights the writers choose to dramatize from Gallmann's book concern emotional or physical traumas. Consequently, the film tips off its punches. An audience can see every tragedy coming from miles off, making the characters look foolish for stumbling so blindly into seemingly avoidable disaster.
Why, one wonders, after years in Africa, does Kuki never carry a gun? And why, if her 17-year-old son (Garrett Strommen) is going to play with poisonous snakes, does he not have an antidote for the venom near at hand? And why, if the family insists on chasing poachers off their ranch, does Paolo politely stop on a deserted road for a suspicious-looking hitchhiker?
The international cast also causes confusion, with Americans including Eva Marie Saint as Kuki's mother and Perez, an actor of German and Spanish origin, all playing Italians.
Hudson is most successful at establishing the lure of the African landscape, the awesome sunsets and sunrises and the ferocity of its ecosystems. Maurice Jarre's music successfully mixes African motifs with full-throated orchestral music. If nothing else, "I Dreamed of Africa" should contribute greatly to Kenyan tourism.
I DREAMED OF AFRICA
Columbia Pictures
Jaffilms
Producers: Stanley R. Jaffe, Allyn Stewart
Director: Hugh Hudson
Screenwriters: Paula Milne, Susan Shilliday
Based on the book by: Kuki Gallmann
Director of photography: Bernard Lutic
Production designer: Andrew Sanders
Music: Maurice Jarre
Co-producer: John D. Schofield
Costume designer: Shirley Russell
Editor: Scott Thomas
Color/stereo
Cast:
Kuki Gallmann: Kim Basinger
Paolo: Vincent Perez
Franca: Eva Marie Saint
Emanuele (7-year-old): Liam Aiken
Simon: Lance Reddick
Emanuele (teenage): Garrett Strommen
Running time -- 112 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
At times reminiscent of "Out of Africa" and the more recent "To Walk With Lions", "I Dreamed of Africa" starring Oscar winner Kim Basinger traffics in enough wild animals, rugged scenery and emotional trauma to give Columbia Pictures plenty of promotional hooks. Yet the episodic tale lacks a clear theme and sense of purpose, which may limit its boxoffice potential. The film is the closing-night screening in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
Paula Milne and Susan Shilliday's screenplay is based on a memoir by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian woman who moved to Kenya with her young son (Liam Aiken) and new husband (Vincent Perez) to run a large cattle ranch. Life in Africa -- which, we are told ad infinitum, moves at "a different rhythm" -- creates a magnetic hold on these three tenderfeet, who come to love its magnificent grandeur and painful challenges.
Ever on guard against marauding wildlife, destructive storms and ruthless poachers, Kuki discovers that she must battle a more surprising adversary -- loneliness. Her husband disappears for long stretches of time to hunt big game or pal around with other men in the small European community.
Tragedies strike, too, from the deaths of animals to the devastating loss of family members. As the years roll by, Kuki learns that Africa claims a very high price from those who wish to dwell on her untamed land.
As staggering as this true story is -- with the kind of setbacks no one would dream of inflicting on fictional characters -- the filmmakers seem reticent to probe the private life of a living person and respected author. This results in more than a little ambiguity in its characterizations.
The relationship between Kuki and her husband, Paolo, is the chief puzzler. They are introduced at a moment of crisis, a mysterious nighttime auto accident in Italy. Both are badly injured, and others in the car are killed. Out of this tragedy is forged a friendship that quickly -- all too quickly to have any emotional impact -- turns to love. Swiftly, they are married and abandon Italy for Africa with less discussion than most couples would devote to the question of where to dine for the evening.
Then, within moments of their purchase of a ranch and with seemingly enough chores for a lifetime, Paolo is off with other white men who are suddenly his best buddies, leaving his bride and her small child to fend for themselves. What gives?
This pattern continues until his death, which stirs resentment but is never quite explored. His whole background and finances also go unexplained. Nor does the film ever probe the relations between whites and blacks in Kenya or other intimacies within the European community. Even the time period is vague, though the costumes and makeup hint that the story begins during the 1960s.
The film also develops the bad habit of lurching from crisis to crisis. Nearly all of the highlights the writers choose to dramatize from Gallmann's book concern emotional or physical traumas. Consequently, the film tips off its punches. An audience can see every tragedy coming from miles off, making the characters look foolish for stumbling so blindly into seemingly avoidable disaster.
Why, one wonders, after years in Africa, does Kuki never carry a gun? And why, if her 17-year-old son (Garrett Strommen) is going to play with poisonous snakes, does he not have an antidote for the venom near at hand? And why, if the family insists on chasing poachers off their ranch, does Paolo politely stop on a deserted road for a suspicious-looking hitchhiker?
The international cast also causes confusion, with Americans including Eva Marie Saint as Kuki's mother and Perez, an actor of German and Spanish origin, all playing Italians.
Hudson is most successful at establishing the lure of the African landscape, the awesome sunsets and sunrises and the ferocity of its ecosystems. Maurice Jarre's music successfully mixes African motifs with full-throated orchestral music. If nothing else, "I Dreamed of Africa" should contribute greatly to Kenyan tourism.
I DREAMED OF AFRICA
Columbia Pictures
Jaffilms
Producers: Stanley R. Jaffe, Allyn Stewart
Director: Hugh Hudson
Screenwriters: Paula Milne, Susan Shilliday
Based on the book by: Kuki Gallmann
Director of photography: Bernard Lutic
Production designer: Andrew Sanders
Music: Maurice Jarre
Co-producer: John D. Schofield
Costume designer: Shirley Russell
Editor: Scott Thomas
Color/stereo
Cast:
Kuki Gallmann: Kim Basinger
Paolo: Vincent Perez
Franca: Eva Marie Saint
Emanuele (7-year-old): Liam Aiken
Simon: Lance Reddick
Emanuele (teenage): Garrett Strommen
Running time -- 112 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 4/27/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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