Amazon Studios’ Will Ferrell & Reese Witherspoon Wedding Comedy ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Adds Four
Exclusive: The invitation list to Amazon’s Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon wedding comedy, You’re Cordially Invited, continues to expand with Celia Weston, Jimmy Tatro, Leanne Morgan, and Keyla Monterroso Mejia joining the Nick Stoller directed and written feature.
In the pic, a woman (Witherspoon) who is planning her sister’s (Meredith Hagner) perfect wedding and the father (Ferrell) of a young bride-to-be (Geraldine Viswanathan) discover that they are double-booked for their destination wedding at a remote resort on an island off the Georgia coast. When both parties decide to share the small venue, chaos ensues and disaster awaits.
Weston, who cut her teeth early in her career on CBS’ hit comedy series, Alice, has appeared in more than 40 films, notably In the Bedroom which received a SAG Ensemble Cast nomination, Dead Man Walking for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and Snow Falling on Cedars. Her...
In the pic, a woman (Witherspoon) who is planning her sister’s (Meredith Hagner) perfect wedding and the father (Ferrell) of a young bride-to-be (Geraldine Viswanathan) discover that they are double-booked for their destination wedding at a remote resort on an island off the Georgia coast. When both parties decide to share the small venue, chaos ensues and disaster awaits.
Weston, who cut her teeth early in her career on CBS’ hit comedy series, Alice, has appeared in more than 40 films, notably In the Bedroom which received a SAG Ensemble Cast nomination, Dead Man Walking for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and Snow Falling on Cedars. Her...
- 5/1/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between.
And today we talk about Handsome Hawke himself – Ethan Hawke! The multi-hyphenate has made a career out of B-Sides, and today we choose four: Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars, Tape, and Predestination. Conor and I are lucky to have the great Luke Hicks along for the ride.
We discuss the early films of Hawke, the hotness of “Shark Hunter Hawke” in Great Expectations, his movie star run in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, and his diverse pivot into character work up to and including the present.
There’s also talk of Hawke’s directorial career, some debate over is the deliberate pace of Snow Falling on Cedars actually works, and this in-depth piece on Predestination.
For more from The B-Side,...
And today we talk about Handsome Hawke himself – Ethan Hawke! The multi-hyphenate has made a career out of B-Sides, and today we choose four: Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars, Tape, and Predestination. Conor and I are lucky to have the great Luke Hicks along for the ride.
We discuss the early films of Hawke, the hotness of “Shark Hunter Hawke” in Great Expectations, his movie star run in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, and his diverse pivot into character work up to and including the present.
There’s also talk of Hawke’s directorial career, some debate over is the deliberate pace of Snow Falling on Cedars actually works, and this in-depth piece on Predestination.
For more from The B-Side,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
The FX series adaptation of the James Clavell novel “Shōgun” has rounded out its main cast.
Anna Sawai has been cast in the lead role of Lady Mariko, joining previously announced leads Cosmo Jarvis and Hiroyuki Sanada. In addition, the ensemble cast will now also include: Tadanobu Asano, Fumi Nikaido, Tokuma Nishioka, Takehiro Hira, Ako, Shinnosuke Abe, Yasunari Takeshima, Hiroto Kanai, Toshi Toda, Hiro Kanagawa, Nestor Carbonell, Yuki Kura, Tommy Bastow, Moeka Hoshi, Yoriko Doguchi and Yuka Kouri.
Furthermore, Jonathan van Tulleken has come aboard to direct the first two episodes with production now underway in Vancouver. The show has received a 10-episode order at FX.
“Shōgun” is set in feudal Japan. It charts the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai. John Blackthorne (Jarvis), a risk-taking English pilot major ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him.
Anna Sawai has been cast in the lead role of Lady Mariko, joining previously announced leads Cosmo Jarvis and Hiroyuki Sanada. In addition, the ensemble cast will now also include: Tadanobu Asano, Fumi Nikaido, Tokuma Nishioka, Takehiro Hira, Ako, Shinnosuke Abe, Yasunari Takeshima, Hiroto Kanai, Toshi Toda, Hiro Kanagawa, Nestor Carbonell, Yuki Kura, Tommy Bastow, Moeka Hoshi, Yoriko Doguchi and Yuka Kouri.
Furthermore, Jonathan van Tulleken has come aboard to direct the first two episodes with production now underway in Vancouver. The show has received a 10-episode order at FX.
“Shōgun” is set in feudal Japan. It charts the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai. John Blackthorne (Jarvis), a risk-taking English pilot major ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him.
- 9/30/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
For the last sixty years, few actors have been as reliable an onscreen presence as Tom Skerritt. Bearded-yet-buttoned-up, handsome-yet-approachable, the 88-year-old has built an accomplished career playing sturdy, steadfast leaders. For decades, Skerritt has been the ideal supporting actor—highlights including M*A*S*H, Alien, Top Gun, and A River Runs Through It. His new film, East of the Mountains, provides a plum leading role of which he makes the most.
Skerritt plays Ben Givens, a retired surgeon still mourning the death of his wife. Against the wishes of his only daughter (Mira Sorvino), Ben chooses to go on a days-long hunting trip with his trusty dog Rex as his sole companion. What his daughter doesn’t know (and what nobody else knows) is that Ben has terminal cancer. In the opening scene he produces his father’s old rifle and considers killing himself. This hunting trip is meant to be the final thing.
Skerritt plays Ben Givens, a retired surgeon still mourning the death of his wife. Against the wishes of his only daughter (Mira Sorvino), Ben chooses to go on a days-long hunting trip with his trusty dog Rex as his sole companion. What his daughter doesn’t know (and what nobody else knows) is that Ben has terminal cancer. In the opening scene he produces his father’s old rifle and considers killing himself. This hunting trip is meant to be the final thing.
- 9/22/2021
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Drama based on novel from Snow Falling On Cedars author David Guterson.
Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) will launch Cannes Marché virtual talks at the Cannes Marché next week on drama East Of The Mountains starring Tom Skerritt and Mira Sorvino.
The star of Alien and Top Gun plays a retired heart surgeon with terminal cancer who gets involved in an adventure when he takes his dog back to his boyhood home in eastern Washington to end life on his own terms.
Sorvino, whse credits include Mighty Aphrodite and The Replacement Killers, plays the daughter who isn’t told of her father’s cancer.
Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) will launch Cannes Marché virtual talks at the Cannes Marché next week on drama East Of The Mountains starring Tom Skerritt and Mira Sorvino.
The star of Alien and Top Gun plays a retired heart surgeon with terminal cancer who gets involved in an adventure when he takes his dog back to his boyhood home in eastern Washington to end life on his own terms.
Sorvino, whse credits include Mighty Aphrodite and The Replacement Killers, plays the daughter who isn’t told of her father’s cancer.
- 7/2/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Quiver Distribution has acquired “East of the Mountains,” starring beloved veteran secondary actor Tom Skerritt, seen in “Alien,” “Top Gun,” and “Mash,” in his first lead role where he plays opposite Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”) and Annie González (“Gentefied”).
Directed by S.J. Chiro (“Lane 1974”), produced by Jane Charles (“Sold”), and written by Thane Swigart (“Furious Angel”), “East of the Mountains” is based on a best-selling novel by David Guterson, author of “Snow Falling on Cedars.”
Quiver distributes to worldwide audiences via VOD retailers like iTunes, Google Play, and Netflix. It has scored some success from theatrical distribution in the U.S. – such as on the summer drive-in release of Kevin James genre movie “Becky,” and “Crisis,” starring Gary Oldman and Evangeline, which it opened in theaters on Feb. 26 nursing to the No. 1 spot in independent box office charts.
For “East of the Mountains,” Quiver plans a Sept.
Directed by S.J. Chiro (“Lane 1974”), produced by Jane Charles (“Sold”), and written by Thane Swigart (“Furious Angel”), “East of the Mountains” is based on a best-selling novel by David Guterson, author of “Snow Falling on Cedars.”
Quiver distributes to worldwide audiences via VOD retailers like iTunes, Google Play, and Netflix. It has scored some success from theatrical distribution in the U.S. – such as on the summer drive-in release of Kevin James genre movie “Becky,” and “Crisis,” starring Gary Oldman and Evangeline, which it opened in theaters on Feb. 26 nursing to the No. 1 spot in independent box office charts.
For “East of the Mountains,” Quiver plans a Sept.
- 6/24/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
This week, in advance of the Oscars, Nick Davis is looking back at the Academy races of 20 years ago, spotlighting movies he’d never seen and what they teach us about those categories, then and now...
Spotlight Movie: Snow Falling on Cedars
Today's case study from the 72nd Academy Awards is a less auspicious instance than yesterday's of a movie sneaking onto Oscar's ballot with just one nomination. I'd also call it an example of good filmmaking that, in context, arguably constitutes bad filmmaking, or at least disappointing and misguided filmmaking. Cinematographer Robert Richardson is not the exclusive or even the primary defendant in the case I’m going to make. He was probably executing to the best of his ability the mandates of a director and a producing team intent on the picturesque. Still, I’m not sure we needed to reward him for following such dubious orders. And now,...
Spotlight Movie: Snow Falling on Cedars
Today's case study from the 72nd Academy Awards is a less auspicious instance than yesterday's of a movie sneaking onto Oscar's ballot with just one nomination. I'd also call it an example of good filmmaking that, in context, arguably constitutes bad filmmaking, or at least disappointing and misguided filmmaking. Cinematographer Robert Richardson is not the exclusive or even the primary defendant in the case I’m going to make. He was probably executing to the best of his ability the mandates of a director and a producing team intent on the picturesque. Still, I’m not sure we needed to reward him for following such dubious orders. And now,...
- 2/4/2020
- by NicksFlickPicks
- FilmExperience
Max Wright, the actor who portrayed the father on the Eighties sitcom Alf, has died. He was 75. On Wednesday, Wright’s son Ben confirmed his death to the Hollywood Reporter. TMZ first reported the death, adding that Wright died at his home in Hermosa Beach, California following a long battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 1995, but was reportedly in remission for several years.
As the news broke of Wright’s death, those in the industry paid tribute to the veteran star on social media. “Rip Max Wright – A hilarious and talented actor,...
As the news broke of Wright’s death, those in the industry paid tribute to the veteran star on social media. “Rip Max Wright – A hilarious and talented actor,...
- 6/27/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Max Wright, best known for playing patriarch Willie Tanner on the sitcom “Alf,” died Wednesday. He was 75.
Wright’s family confirmed his death to TMZ. The actor died in his home in Hermosa Beach, Calif., after years of battling cancer. Wright was diagnosed with Lymphona in 1995.
Wright is most famous for his role as the adoptive father to Alf, a back-talking alien puppet who crash-landed on Earth. The series ran from 1986 to 1990 on NBC and featured Wright in every season. His other television credits include episodes of shows such as “Norm,” “Murphy Brown,” “Friends,” “Quantum Leap,” “Misfits of Science,” “Cheers,” “Buffalo Bill,” “Taxi” and “The Drew Carey Show.”
He also played the manager of the iconic “Friends” coffee shop Central Perk in the early episodes of the series, in addition to Norm MacDonald’s boss in the ABC sitcom “Norm.” His film credits include “All That Jazz,” “Snow Falling on Cedars,...
Wright’s family confirmed his death to TMZ. The actor died in his home in Hermosa Beach, Calif., after years of battling cancer. Wright was diagnosed with Lymphona in 1995.
Wright is most famous for his role as the adoptive father to Alf, a back-talking alien puppet who crash-landed on Earth. The series ran from 1986 to 1990 on NBC and featured Wright in every season. His other television credits include episodes of shows such as “Norm,” “Murphy Brown,” “Friends,” “Quantum Leap,” “Misfits of Science,” “Cheers,” “Buffalo Bill,” “Taxi” and “The Drew Carey Show.”
He also played the manager of the iconic “Friends” coffee shop Central Perk in the early episodes of the series, in addition to Norm MacDonald’s boss in the ABC sitcom “Norm.” His film credits include “All That Jazz,” “Snow Falling on Cedars,...
- 6/27/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Seann William Scott’s “Already Gone” and “High Strung: Free Dance” get releases, and Tom Skerritt, Mira Sorvino and Chloe Coleman get cast.
Acquisition
Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the Seann William Scott road drama “Already Gone,” executive produced by Keanu Reeves, Variety has learned exclusively.
Christopher Kenneally directed from his own script with Rainmaker Films producing. The film, which also stars Shiloh Fernandez, Justine Skye and Tyler Dean Flores, will be released in theaters and on demand on Aug. 16.
Flores plays a lonely teenager in Coney Island who uses his graffiti to escape from his abusive stepfather, portrayed by Scott. The teenager is in love with his stepfather’s girlfriend and they flee together to Colorado after the stepfather tries to pimp her out.
The film is produced by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions, Russell Geyser of RainMaker Films,...
Acquisition
Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the Seann William Scott road drama “Already Gone,” executive produced by Keanu Reeves, Variety has learned exclusively.
Christopher Kenneally directed from his own script with Rainmaker Films producing. The film, which also stars Shiloh Fernandez, Justine Skye and Tyler Dean Flores, will be released in theaters and on demand on Aug. 16.
Flores plays a lonely teenager in Coney Island who uses his graffiti to escape from his abusive stepfather, portrayed by Scott. The teenager is in love with his stepfather’s girlfriend and they flee together to Colorado after the stepfather tries to pimp her out.
The film is produced by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions, Russell Geyser of RainMaker Films,...
- 6/13/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar and Golden Globe winner Mira Sorvino and Emmy winning actor Tom Skerritt have been tapped to star in a film adaption of the East of the Mountains novel by David Guterson, who wrote the screenplay with Thane Swigart. Sj Chiro (Lane 1974) is directing the piece, which is slated to go before cameras in Seattle and Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington this month.
The story follows a retired heart surgeon and recent widower Ben Givens (Skerritt), who has recently learned he has terminal cancer. Determined to end his life on his own terms, Ben leaves his daughter (Sorvino) behind and sets off on a journey into Washington State’s Columbia Basin, where the people he meets, and the events that unfold, compel him further into life even in the face of death.
Guterson, Jane Charles, Mischa Jakupcak, and Jennessa West are producing East of the Mountains with Stephen G. Hall...
The story follows a retired heart surgeon and recent widower Ben Givens (Skerritt), who has recently learned he has terminal cancer. Determined to end his life on his own terms, Ben leaves his daughter (Sorvino) behind and sets off on a journey into Washington State’s Columbia Basin, where the people he meets, and the events that unfold, compel him further into life even in the face of death.
Guterson, Jane Charles, Mischa Jakupcak, and Jennessa West are producing East of the Mountains with Stephen G. Hall...
- 6/12/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The American Society of Cinematographers said today that Robert Richardson will receive its Asc Lifetime Achievement Award and Jeff Jur is set for the Career Achievement in Television Award. They will pick up their prizes February 9 during the 33rd Asc Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
Asc also noted that it also will marks the guild’s 100 anniversary during the 2019 trophy show.
In a career spanning nearly four decades and counting. Richardson has won three Cinematography Oscars — for Hugo (2012), The Aviator (2005), and JFK (1992) — and been nominated six other times for The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, Snow Falling on Cedars, Born on the Fourth of July and Platoon. His most recent film is A Private War, in is in theaters, and his latest of several Quentin Tarantino films, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is slated for release next year.
Jur has a pair of Emmy...
Asc also noted that it also will marks the guild’s 100 anniversary during the 2019 trophy show.
In a career spanning nearly four decades and counting. Richardson has won three Cinematography Oscars — for Hugo (2012), The Aviator (2005), and JFK (1992) — and been nominated six other times for The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, Snow Falling on Cedars, Born on the Fourth of July and Platoon. His most recent film is A Private War, in is in theaters, and his latest of several Quentin Tarantino films, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is slated for release next year.
Jur has a pair of Emmy...
- 12/4/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Don’t miss our upcoming special Q&A panel as Gold Derby welcomes four of the top cinematographers in the world on November 29. Join us at the Landmark Theater on Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles for the event at 7:00 Pt. It’s free to anyone who wants to attend, but top priority in getting one of the limited seats is to be a guild member or Oscar voter.
Click the following link to register: https://meettheexpertscinematography.splashthat.com
Our senior editor Joyce Eng will moderate the Q&A with the following contenders for 2019 awards consideration:
Charlotte Bruus Christensen represents Paramount for “A Quiet Place”
Christensen is also known for her work on such films as “The Girl on the Train,” “Fences” and “Molly’s Game.”
Caleb Deschanel represents Sony Pictures Classics for “Never Look Away”
Deschanel is a five-time Oscar nominee for “The Right Stuff” (1983), “The Natural” (1984), “Fly Away Home...
Click the following link to register: https://meettheexpertscinematography.splashthat.com
Our senior editor Joyce Eng will moderate the Q&A with the following contenders for 2019 awards consideration:
Charlotte Bruus Christensen represents Paramount for “A Quiet Place”
Christensen is also known for her work on such films as “The Girl on the Train,” “Fences” and “Molly’s Game.”
Caleb Deschanel represents Sony Pictures Classics for “Never Look Away”
Deschanel is a five-time Oscar nominee for “The Right Stuff” (1983), “The Natural” (1984), “Fly Away Home...
- 11/15/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Harry J. Ufland, a veteran agent turned producer who collaborated with director Martin Scorsese on The Last Temptation of Christ and the music video for Michael Jackson's "Bad," has died. He was 81.
Ufland died of brain cancer at his Playa Vista home in Los Angeles, his son, Tommy Ufland, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Ufland also produced films including Irwin Winkler's Night and the City (1992), starring Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange; Carl Franklin's One True Thing (1998), with Meryl Streep nominated for best actress; Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), starring Ethan Hawke; and Crazy/Beautiful (2001), featuring Kirsten Dunst.
Ufland ...
Ufland died of brain cancer at his Playa Vista home in Los Angeles, his son, Tommy Ufland, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Ufland also produced films including Irwin Winkler's Night and the City (1992), starring Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange; Carl Franklin's One True Thing (1998), with Meryl Streep nominated for best actress; Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), starring Ethan Hawke; and Crazy/Beautiful (2001), featuring Kirsten Dunst.
Ufland ...
Harry J. Ufland, a veteran agent turned producer who collaborated with director Martin Scorsese on The Last Temptation of Christ and the music video for Michael Jackson's "Bad," has died. He was 81.
Ufland died of brain cancer at his Playa Vista home in Los Angeles, his son, Tommy Ufland, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Ufland also produced films including Irwin Winkler's Night and the City (1992), starring Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange; Carl Franklin's One True Thing (1998), with Meryl Streep nominated for best actress; Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), starring Ethan Hawke; and Crazy/Beautiful (2001), featuring Kirsten Dunst.
Ufland ...
Ufland died of brain cancer at his Playa Vista home in Los Angeles, his son, Tommy Ufland, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Ufland also produced films including Irwin Winkler's Night and the City (1992), starring Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange; Carl Franklin's One True Thing (1998), with Meryl Streep nominated for best actress; Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), starring Ethan Hawke; and Crazy/Beautiful (2001), featuring Kirsten Dunst.
Ufland ...
With credits include Shine, Snow Falling on Cedars, and The Lucky One, Scott Hicks is a filmmaker who knows how to deliver with an immersive narrative. His latest work Fallen hits DVD October 10 via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The feature is based on the bestselling young adult book of the same name. Addison [...]...
- 8/2/2017
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Director, playwright, and actor Sam Shepard has passed away at the age of 73. BroadwayWorld first reported the news this morning.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in “The Right Stuff.” He was also the author of forty-four plays, as well as several books, including short stories, essays, and memoirs. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play “Buried Child.”
As BroadwayWorld notes, “Shepard’s plays are chiefly known for their bleak, poetic, often surrealist elements, black humor and rootless characters living on the outskirts of American society.”
In 2009, he received the Pen/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a master American dramatist. Shepard was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1986. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986. Shepard was also a dedicated teacher of the arts,...
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in “The Right Stuff.” He was also the author of forty-four plays, as well as several books, including short stories, essays, and memoirs. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play “Buried Child.”
As BroadwayWorld notes, “Shepard’s plays are chiefly known for their bleak, poetic, often surrealist elements, black humor and rootless characters living on the outskirts of American society.”
In 2009, he received the Pen/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a master American dramatist. Shepard was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1986. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986. Shepard was also a dedicated teacher of the arts,...
- 7/31/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The way a film starts and the way it ends can tell a lot about a movie, as well as the particular style of the director behind the project. Numerous films throughout history have had memorable opening and closing shots that have elevated the feature in question, while also taking on a life of their own as iconic moments in cinema.
Following his first exploration of first and final frames in film, vimeo user Jacob T. Swinney has revisited the topic in a new video, looking at 70 new films and how their opening and closing mirror each other. Swinney had this to say in the episode description.
After numerous requests, I finally decided to create a sequel to “First and Final Frames”. Part II plays the opening and closing shots of 70 films side-by-side. Like the first video, some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while...
Following his first exploration of first and final frames in film, vimeo user Jacob T. Swinney has revisited the topic in a new video, looking at 70 new films and how their opening and closing mirror each other. Swinney had this to say in the episode description.
After numerous requests, I finally decided to create a sequel to “First and Final Frames”. Part II plays the opening and closing shots of 70 films side-by-side. Like the first video, some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while...
- 9/30/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Jeremy Irvine ("War Horse") and Addison Timlin ("Californication") have been set as the leads in the film adaptation of Lauren Kate's best selling young adult novel series "Fallen" at Lotus Entertainment and Mayhem Pictures.
This "Southern gothic supernatural romance" is based on the first of four novels about an shy girl sent to a reform school after being the suspect in a teen's death.
She is soon torn between two charismatic young men, unaware that they are fallen angels who have battled over her for centuries.
Scott Hicks ("Shine," "Snow Falling on Cedars") directs, while Michael Ross, Kathryn Price and Nicole Millard adapted the script. Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel are producing.
Source: Deadline...
This "Southern gothic supernatural romance" is based on the first of four novels about an shy girl sent to a reform school after being the suspect in a teen's death.
She is soon torn between two charismatic young men, unaware that they are fallen angels who have battled over her for centuries.
Scott Hicks ("Shine," "Snow Falling on Cedars") directs, while Michael Ross, Kathryn Price and Nicole Millard adapted the script. Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel are producing.
Source: Deadline...
- 8/16/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It seems almost every actor has a burning desire to direct at some point, and for Chris Evans, it's a gig he's been itching to get for a while now. "I’ve seen movies with the best scripts and the best actors on the planet, and they make shitty movies because they’ve got shitty directors. Something about having the responsibility to tie all of these pieces together, and being able to speak coherently to all of your different artistic people and all of these different departments… I just want to do it so badly." he told AICN in 2011 about his desire to get behind the camera. And now he's going to. Deadline reports that Evans will star in and direct "1:30 Train," a movie he had been slated to appear in with another helmer previously, before it fell apart. Produced by McG's Wonderland Sound And Vision and penned...
- 8/2/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Chris Evans' schedule is rather packed nowadays thanks to his commitments to Marvel Studios and his role as the star-spangled hero Captain America, but in between the upcoming Captain America sequel The Winter Soldier and Joss Whedon's The Avengers: Age of Ultron Evans is taking a break to do something rather surprising: make his directorial debut. Deadline is reporting that the Boston-born actor is prepping to step behind the lens to make 1:30 Train, a romance in the vein of Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise movies. Based on a script by Ron Bass, who wrote the Oscar winning screenplay for Rain Man as well as Snow Falling on Cedars, Stepmom, My Best Friend's Wedding and many others, the film tells the story of two strangers with extreme conflict in their lives who are drawn together one night in Manhattan. In addition to directing, Evans will also be starring...
- 8/2/2013
- cinemablend.com
In 'Top of the Lake', a young girl takes her fate into her own hands by walking into a beautiful lake among the mists of New Zealand's most stunning landscape. Brutish, unreconstructed men come into contact with wounded but defiant women. There is currently no happiness, only mystery. Jane Campion's back in business.
'Top of the Lake' marks Jane Campion's return to form for the small screen
The good news is the distinctive filmmaker has joined the merry throng of big names who've realised that the most creative, satisfying work is to be found in the world of television, and brought us a drama set among the swirling mists of her native New Zealand's South Island. Of course, 't'hey're' already asking if this will do for Queenstown what The Killing's done for Denmark...
Elisabeth Moss ('Mad Men', 'West Wing') is a detective...
'Top of the Lake' marks Jane Campion's return to form for the small screen
The good news is the distinctive filmmaker has joined the merry throng of big names who've realised that the most creative, satisfying work is to be found in the world of television, and brought us a drama set among the swirling mists of her native New Zealand's South Island. Of course, 't'hey're' already asking if this will do for Queenstown what The Killing's done for Denmark...
Elisabeth Moss ('Mad Men', 'West Wing') is a detective...
- 7/15/2013
- by Caroline Frost
- Huffington Post
"Americans ... still believe in an America where anything's possible — they just don't think their leaders do." – Barack Obama
Greetings from the apocalypse! This week some Texas Republicans tried to implement a dastardly plan but were narrowly defeated by plucky State Senator Wendy Davis. Hopefully direct-to-video kings The Asylum can make a "White House Down" knockoff called "Texas State Capitol Down" for DVD shelves two weeks from now, starring Debbie Gibson as Wendy Davis. Yay!
Friday, June 28
Pow! In Theaters
Ah Roland Emmerich, only you have the antidote to the summer blues. The German who's cinematically blitzkrieged more than one of our national landmarks several times over is taking down 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue once again in "White House Down." He's enlisted Channing Tatum as an Aryan super soldier to rescue President Ray Charles (Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx) from terrorists intent on burning Washington D.C. to the ground. I visited the set...
Greetings from the apocalypse! This week some Texas Republicans tried to implement a dastardly plan but were narrowly defeated by plucky State Senator Wendy Davis. Hopefully direct-to-video kings The Asylum can make a "White House Down" knockoff called "Texas State Capitol Down" for DVD shelves two weeks from now, starring Debbie Gibson as Wendy Davis. Yay!
Friday, June 28
Pow! In Theaters
Ah Roland Emmerich, only you have the antidote to the summer blues. The German who's cinematically blitzkrieged more than one of our national landmarks several times over is taking down 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue once again in "White House Down." He's enlisted Channing Tatum as an Aryan super soldier to rescue President Ray Charles (Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx) from terrorists intent on burning Washington D.C. to the ground. I visited the set...
- 6/28/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Name: Django Unchained
Release date: December 25 2012
DVD release date: Unknown
Run time: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Box office: $154.5 million
Rotten tomatoes score: 86 percent
Movie Math: (Django x Shaft) + (Glory/Mandingo)
Tweetable description: In the antebellum South, a bounty hunter and a freed slave named Django join forces to kill evil white people and rescue Django’s wife.
What Lisa Schwarzbaum said: “It is one thing to take on a mix of genres and say he’s going to mush up the western and the slave stuff and the spaghetti western…but I’m finding there are fewer and fewer ideas behind it…...
Release date: December 25 2012
DVD release date: Unknown
Run time: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Box office: $154.5 million
Rotten tomatoes score: 86 percent
Movie Math: (Django x Shaft) + (Glory/Mandingo)
Tweetable description: In the antebellum South, a bounty hunter and a freed slave named Django join forces to kill evil white people and rescue Django’s wife.
What Lisa Schwarzbaum said: “It is one thing to take on a mix of genres and say he’s going to mush up the western and the slave stuff and the spaghetti western…but I’m finding there are fewer and fewer ideas behind it…...
- 2/12/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Despite what your thoughts may be on his filmography, director Scott Hicks‘ next move is always a difficult one to predict. After breaking out with prestige dramas like Snow Falling on Cedars and Shine, he moved to the general rom-com territory with No Reservations before taking a more mature stab at drama with The Boys Are Back and then dropping [...]...
- 2/5/2013
- by Jack Cunliffe
- The Film Stage
I am half-excited for this film. There is a tone to it that I am really digging, but parts of the trailer seem a bit trope-ish to me. I like me some Ethan Hawke (Snow Falling on Cedars is My Jam!), so I hope he can carry the emotion necessary to maintain the storyline. I like the detective element of it and it looks to be doing something right as a film. The mysterious force haunting the family looks like a lost member of a Norwegian Black Metal band, doesn’t he? I’m digging it, though.
- 6/14/2012
- by Jesse Bartel
- The Liberal Dead
People crave romantic movies, be they dramatic or funny—the box-office numbers prove it—and novelist Nicholas Sparks has provided the raw material for a number of such films including Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, and most successfully, The Notebook. I think it’s fair to say that moviegoers know what to expect when they see one of these adaptations: attractive people in stories that bring them together, draw them apart, and offer some form of happy ending after necessary tears are shed. That’s all true of The Lucky One, directed by Scott Hicks (Shine, Snow Falling on Cedars) from a screenplay by Will Fetters. Zac Efron plays a Marine who, while serving in Iraq,...
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- 4/20/2012
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Oh boy, Zac Efron's "The Lucky One" is coming, and in case you couldn't tell, this was his "serious" movie. Director Scott Hicks ("Shine," "Snow Falling On Cedars," "No Reservations") is going to make sure you feel it in every frame.
A handful of clips from the film have emerged, totaling over five minutes, and they find Efron playing an Iraq war veteran (snicker), who credits the photo of a woman named Beth, whom never met, for saving his life. Instead of going to therapy like most people would, he tracks her down and a romance begins. Oh yeah, this is based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. So, how can we tell little Zac is damaged? Well, they've got him wearing a scruffy half-beard (giggle) and in order to amp up the drama this thing is bathed drowned in Thomas Kinkade-style Golden Lighting emerging from every cinematic orifice.
A handful of clips from the film have emerged, totaling over five minutes, and they find Efron playing an Iraq war veteran (snicker), who credits the photo of a woman named Beth, whom never met, for saving his life. Instead of going to therapy like most people would, he tracks her down and a romance begins. Oh yeah, this is based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. So, how can we tell little Zac is damaged? Well, they've got him wearing a scruffy half-beard (giggle) and in order to amp up the drama this thing is bathed drowned in Thomas Kinkade-style Golden Lighting emerging from every cinematic orifice.
- 4/4/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Yay, love! If you’re not in it... well, that’s too bad for you! I realize Valentine’s Day isn’t really a movie marathon type of holiday, compounded by the fact that it’s not usually celebrated in groups, but let’s pretend that doesn’t matter and enjoy this article for what it is - an excuse for me to get some writing done!
Did I say that out loud?
On with the show!
8:00 Am - Romeo and Juliet (1968) 138 min
This is the definitive version, not that music video by Baz Luhrmann. It’s got more of the original text, young Michael York, it’s actually shot in Italy and let’s not forget boobs. That’ll wake up your loved one.
10:15 Am - Snow Falling on Cedars 127 min
Golly, do I hate Ethan Hawke. I really hate how he winds up in excellent movies,...
Did I say that out loud?
On with the show!
8:00 Am - Romeo and Juliet (1968) 138 min
This is the definitive version, not that music video by Baz Luhrmann. It’s got more of the original text, young Michael York, it’s actually shot in Italy and let’s not forget boobs. That’ll wake up your loved one.
10:15 Am - Snow Falling on Cedars 127 min
Golly, do I hate Ethan Hawke. I really hate how he winds up in excellent movies,...
- 2/15/2012
- Shadowlocked
Asa Butterfield, Chloë Moretz, Hugo Guillaume Schiffman, Afc (The Artist), Jeff Cronenweth, Asc (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Robert Richardson, Asc (Hugo), Hoyte van Hoytema, Fsf, Nsc (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Emmanuel Lubezki, Asc, AMC (The Tree of Life) are the five nominees for the 2012 American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Awards, now in their 26th year. The winner will be announced at the Asc Awards ceremony at the Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom on February 12. Glaringly absent from the shortlist is Janusz Kaminski's work on War Horse, the Steven Spielberg World War I drama that has been performing well enough at the domestic box office, but that has been — surprisingly — generally bypassed by the various guilds. Kaminski's absence from the Asc Awards' roster is particularly surprising because his work on War Horse has been widely praised, and he has already been nominated four times in the past.
- 1/11/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
HollywoodNews.com: Guillaume Schiffman, Afc (The Artist), Jeff Cronenweth, Asc (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Robert Richardson, Asc (Hugo), Hoyte van Hoytema, Fsf, Nsc (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Emmanuel Lubezki, Asc, AMC (The Tree of Life) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Outstanding Achievement Awards. The winner will be announced at the Asc Awards celebration at the Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom on February 12.
“These five cinematographers have created works of art that serve the story and director’s vision in unique and engaging ways,” says Asc Awards Committee Chairman Richard Crudo. “Their talent for translating the script and performances to the screen demonstrates the phenomenal power of the visual image.”
This is the second consecutive Asc Award nomination for Cronenweth who was recognized last year for The Social Network.
Richardson earns his 10th nomination. He was...
“These five cinematographers have created works of art that serve the story and director’s vision in unique and engaging ways,” says Asc Awards Committee Chairman Richard Crudo. “Their talent for translating the script and performances to the screen demonstrates the phenomenal power of the visual image.”
This is the second consecutive Asc Award nomination for Cronenweth who was recognized last year for The Social Network.
Richardson earns his 10th nomination. He was...
- 1/11/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the nominees for the 26th Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards. The nominees are: Guillaume Schiffman, Afc (The Artist) Jeff Cronenweth, Asc (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Robert Richardson, Asc (Hugo) Hoyte van Hoytema, Fsf, Nsc (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) Emmanuel Lubezki, Asc, AMC (The Tree of Life) Most notably sitting out of the race was Janusz Kaminski's work from "War Horse." That's another blow to Steven Spielberg's quickly fading Oscar chances. As for the nominees... This is the second consecutive Asc Award nomination for Cronenweth who was recognized last year for The Social Network. Richardson earns his 10th nomination. He was previously acknowledged for Inglourious Basterds (2010), The Good Shepherd (2007), The Aviator (2005), Snow Falling on Cedars (2000), The Horse Whisperer (1999), Heaven & Earth (1994), A Few Good Men (1993), JFK (1992),...
- 1/11/2012
- Indiewire
Patricia Arquette will play the mother of Jeff Buckley in Jake Scott's biopic, "Mystery White Boy," TheWrap has confirmed. Arquette will play Mary Guibert, the widow of singer/songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley's father. The size of her role has not been made known. Also read: "Spider-Man" on Broadway Actor Reeve Carney Lands Jeff Buckley Role The film is currently in preproduction in Memphis, where Jeff Buckley accidentally drowned in May 1997. He was 30. Jeff Buckley will be played by Reeve Carney, star of "Snow Falling on Cedars" and the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn...
- 1/4/2012
- by Kurt Orzeck
- The Wrap
Chicago – The summer of the R-rated comedy, which was So clearly inspired by the success of “The Hangover” and its sequel, was an interesting case of the law of diminishing returns. If you over-saturate a market, critics and viewers will turn away. By the time that “The Change-Up” and “30 Minutes or Less” thudded into theaters, we all remembered why they don’t make that many R-rated comedies in a year any more — most of them are dumb. Looking back on the trend, two films stand out as the R-rated comedies of Summer 2011 — the widely-beloved (and a bit overrated) “Bridesmaids” and Seth Gordon’s very-funny and consistently-entertaining “Horrible Bosses,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
As is cleverly referenced within the film, “Horrible Bosses” is basically a riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (or “Throw Momma From the Train” for younger viewers) in the world of modern workplace nightmares.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
As is cleverly referenced within the film, “Horrible Bosses” is basically a riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (or “Throw Momma From the Train” for younger viewers) in the world of modern workplace nightmares.
- 10/24/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Nathan Barr has been hired to score the upcoming ensemble comedy The Wedding. The movie is written and directed by Justin Zackham (Lights Out, The Bucket List) and stars Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams, Ben Barnes and Topher Grace. The film centers on a long-divorced couple being forced to pretend that they are still happily married at their son’s marriage. Zackham is producing the project with Clay Pecorin, Richard Salvatore, Harry Ufland (Snow Falling on Cedars) and Anthony Katagas (Two Lovers). The Wedding is produced by NuImage/Millennium Films and is set to be released on October 19, 2012 by Lionsgate.
Barr has recently finished scoring the fourth season of the HBO hit show True Blood and is expected to come back for the next season in 2012.
Barr has recently finished scoring the fourth season of the HBO hit show True Blood and is expected to come back for the next season in 2012.
- 10/3/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
[1] Like so many young bookworms, I counted Roald Dahl among my very favorite authors growing up. Dahl's books were childlike without being childish, thanks to Dahl's ability to whip up the perfect combination of humor, drama, and just the tiniest bit of terror. Hollywood apparently agrees with me, as Dahl's works have been adapted for the silver screen several times over -- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The Witches are just some of his novels that have been turned into feature films. The next Dahl book to get the Hollywood treatment will be is 1982 classic The Bfg, which is being developed as a feature over at DreamWorks with E.T. scribe Melissa Mathison tapped to write the script. More details after the jump. The Bfg tells the story of a girl named Sophie, who encounters and befriends the Big Friendly Giant (i.
- 9/26/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Written by: Ronald Bass & Scott Hicks
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh
Genre: Drama
Year: 1999
Some films cannot be contained by a script. And some filmmakers cannot just trust in their material. They must believe in the themes of their story and in the facets of filmmaking that enrich a viewing experience. Simply put, a filmmaker must know when to indulge. Snow Falling on Cedars is a film that indulges–in its visual splendor, the potency of its dramatic arc, and even in the talent associated with it.
In the sleepy coastal town of San Piedro, a fisherman has been found dead. It is 1950, only nine years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and in a community with a heavy Japanese population, tensions have never ceased. Kazuo Miyamoto is charged with the murder of the fisherman. Reporter Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), a local man whose compassionate father...
Written by: Ronald Bass & Scott Hicks
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh
Genre: Drama
Year: 1999
Some films cannot be contained by a script. And some filmmakers cannot just trust in their material. They must believe in the themes of their story and in the facets of filmmaking that enrich a viewing experience. Simply put, a filmmaker must know when to indulge. Snow Falling on Cedars is a film that indulges–in its visual splendor, the potency of its dramatic arc, and even in the talent associated with it.
In the sleepy coastal town of San Piedro, a fisherman has been found dead. It is 1950, only nine years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and in a community with a heavy Japanese population, tensions have never ceased. Kazuo Miyamoto is charged with the murder of the fisherman. Reporter Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), a local man whose compassionate father...
- 9/12/2011
- by Shane Ramirez
- SoundOnSight
A couple of updates to your calendar for next year, so get out your pencils. First up, break out the hankies because Zac Efron is going to Iraq and will probably make you cry or something in "The Lucky One," yet another adaptation of a soppy Nicholas Sparks book. Directed by Scott Hicks, who is best known for helming "Shine" with Geoffrey Rush (he also directed "Snow Falling on Cedars" and the terrible restaurant rom-com, "No Reservations"), the story follows a Marine (Efron) who survives three tours of duty in Iraq and attributes his good luck to a photograph he…...
- 8/26/2011
- The Playlist
There seems to be countless movie Snow Whites in the works (Kristen Stewart's, Lily Collins', China's, etc.). But there are only two movie projects about singer Jeff Buckley, who drowned at the age of 30 while swimming in Tennessee's Wolf River in 1997. One, Greetings from Tim Buckley, is set to star Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley. The other, it has been announced, will star Broadway actor-singer Reeve Carney as Buckley. Carney, who played Prince Ferdinand in Helen Mirren's The Tempest and the young Ethan Hawke in Snow Falling on Cedars, is best known for his Broadway incarnation of Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. To be directed by Jake Scott, son of Ridley Scott and best known for the Kristen Stewart-James Gandolfini drama Welcome to the Rileys, this as-yet untitled Jeff Buckley project is being executive produced by Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert.
- 8/15/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
It’s been the summer of the sequel, and no we don’t mean just because of The Hangover 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, Cars 2 or No Strings Attached 2 (okay, fine, Friends with Benefits). Actually, to be more precise, it’s been the summer of talking about the possibility of the sequel.
We’ve already gotten word that Thor will return to theaters in 2013, but elsewhere there’s been chatter about bringing the ladies of Bridesmaids back for more and a debate on whether or not Something Borrowed will — or should — be continued.
Now it seems Horrible Bosses, which in...
We’ve already gotten word that Thor will return to theaters in 2013, but elsewhere there’s been chatter about bringing the ladies of Bridesmaids back for more and a debate on whether or not Something Borrowed will — or should — be continued.
Now it seems Horrible Bosses, which in...
- 7/28/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
Director Seth Gordon chats to us about Horrible Bosses, the King Of Kong, and his work on the planned remake of War Games...
In 2007, Seth Gordon made King Of Kong, a documentary following one man's attempt to etch his name in the record books by scoring big on the videogame Donkey Kong. It remains one of the most entertaining and heartfelt documentaries around, and for that reason, anything Gordon lends his talent to is worth a look, especially when it's got Jason Bateman in it.
His latest, Horrible Bosses, has Bateman and a whole roster of comedic and acting chops lined up behind him, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx. The film's so spoiled by talent it can afford to kill off Donald Sutherland after five minutes. It's also brought him to England to do the promotional thing, which is how I ended up sitting in...
In 2007, Seth Gordon made King Of Kong, a documentary following one man's attempt to etch his name in the record books by scoring big on the videogame Donkey Kong. It remains one of the most entertaining and heartfelt documentaries around, and for that reason, anything Gordon lends his talent to is worth a look, especially when it's got Jason Bateman in it.
His latest, Horrible Bosses, has Bateman and a whole roster of comedic and acting chops lined up behind him, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx. The film's so spoiled by talent it can afford to kill off Donald Sutherland after five minutes. It's also brought him to England to do the promotional thing, which is how I ended up sitting in...
- 7/24/2011
- Den of Geek
HBO is getting behind Game of Thrones in a big way, and the company seems to think that fantasy could be the way to go into the future. So the channel is now negotiating a deal for the rights to Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods, and the current plan is for Robert Richardson (yes, the cinematographer) and Neil Gaiman to jointly script the pilot. American Gods would actually make quite good source material for an HBO series, as it is just expansive enough to fill a season or two, with many avenues to explore character backstories and even introduce new characters. The story tells of Shadow, a man just released from prison, who encounters an old con man named Mr. Wednesday, who hires shadow to be his bodyguard. Eventually the tale describes a sort of power struggle between gods old and new, with both very major and relatively minor deities playing a part.
- 4/15/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Michael Dennison, who designed costumes for such films as "Eat Pray Love," "The Book of Eli" and "The Spirit," died Sept. 2 from a brain aneurysm during a film shoot in Pittsburgh. He was 58.
Dennison was working in the costume department at the production office of the Lakeshore-Sidney Kimmel Entertainment film "One for the Money" when paramedics were called Aug. 31. He was admitted into Upmc Mercy hospital and died two days later.
Dennison's death stunned the cast and crew of the film, which was preparing to wrap principal photography.
"It was an honor and a privilege to work with Michael," "Money" star Katherine Heigl said. "I am heartbroken by his sudden passing as is everyone here on the film. My love and prayers go out to his family and friends. I pray they are surrounded by much love, grace and compassion during this time of grief and loss. I will...
Dennison was working in the costume department at the production office of the Lakeshore-Sidney Kimmel Entertainment film "One for the Money" when paramedics were called Aug. 31. He was admitted into Upmc Mercy hospital and died two days later.
Dennison's death stunned the cast and crew of the film, which was preparing to wrap principal photography.
"It was an honor and a privilege to work with Michael," "Money" star Katherine Heigl said. "I am heartbroken by his sudden passing as is everyone here on the film. My love and prayers go out to his family and friends. I pray they are surrounded by much love, grace and compassion during this time of grief and loss. I will...
- 9/8/2010
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cinematography and its significance is an aspect of film that is usually overlooked by your average movie goer. Often times when a director is know for consistently maintaining a certain style it is due in part to the cinematographers contribution. Like film editors, cinematographers take a back seat to directors when it comes to the public’s perception of each of their significances. Although it is ultimately the directors medium, the cinematographer guides the tone and feel of the film by controlling the aesthetics. This is of course excluding art direction, wardrobe and set design. A beautifully constructed sequence arrests your attention with such command and power, while still displaying a subtle eloquence. This display of the mastery of film is often referred to as something “cinematic”. In that moment it is film declaring “I am what I am.” The cinematographer plays an instrumental role is deciding what that declaration is going to convey.
- 6/30/2010
- by Jordan Collins
- The Film Stage
If you're going to put a list of the 50 best shot movies over the last decade together, the members of the American Society of Cinematographers are probably the most qualified bunch to do it. They've done that, nominating the top 50 films, which were then put out to voters, some 17,000 of which voted to rank the list.
My first thought when I saw the headline for the list was Children of Men, which was appropriately placed at number two, right behind Amélie. I have no complaints there. The second movie that popped into my head was Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight, which somehow made Detroit look like the most gorgeous city in the world, which is quite a feat. Out of Sight, however, didn't make the cut.
Are there any others that didn't make the cut you feel should be included? The only other film that immediately occurred to me was Rules for Attraction,...
My first thought when I saw the headline for the list was Children of Men, which was appropriately placed at number two, right behind Amélie. I have no complaints there. The second movie that popped into my head was Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight, which somehow made Detroit look like the most gorgeous city in the world, which is quite a feat. Out of Sight, however, didn't make the cut.
Are there any others that didn't make the cut you feel should be included? The only other film that immediately occurred to me was Rules for Attraction,...
- 6/29/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
American Cinematographer – the official magazine of the American Society of Cinematographers – just published a ranking of the best shot films for the 1998 to 2008 decade, and Amélie tops the list.
I initially thought the selections were chosen specifically by members of the Asc, but I learned that it was actually an open process; in short, the magazine asked its subscribers all over the world to nominate 10 films released between 1998 and 2008, that they believed had the best cinematography; the 50 most popular choices were then posted on the Asc website, with the rest of the public free to vote/rank the 50 finalists. Reportedly, more than 17,000 people around the world participated.
And, as already stated, Amélie was ranked in the top spot most consistently. I haven’t watched Amélie in years, but I’d certainly throw it up there on my list of one of the best shot films from 1998 to 2008. Will it be my #1? I don’t know.
I initially thought the selections were chosen specifically by members of the Asc, but I learned that it was actually an open process; in short, the magazine asked its subscribers all over the world to nominate 10 films released between 1998 and 2008, that they believed had the best cinematography; the 50 most popular choices were then posted on the Asc website, with the rest of the public free to vote/rank the 50 finalists. Reportedly, more than 17,000 people around the world participated.
And, as already stated, Amélie was ranked in the top spot most consistently. I haven’t watched Amélie in years, but I’d certainly throw it up there on my list of one of the best shot films from 1998 to 2008. Will it be my #1? I don’t know.
- 6/29/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Australian director Scott Hicks ("Snow Falling on Cedars," "Shine") is in negotiations to direct "The Lucky One" for Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety.
The project is yet another adaptation of a novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks ("Dear John," "A Walk to Remember," "The Notebook").
Will Fetters will adapt the novel which follows a Marine who returns to North Carolina having survived three tours of duty in Iraq.
He attributes his good luck to a photo he has always carried with him, a photo of a woman he's never met. Now that he's returned, he sets out to meet her.
Denise Di Novi and Kevin McCormick are producing.
The project is yet another adaptation of a novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks ("Dear John," "A Walk to Remember," "The Notebook").
Will Fetters will adapt the novel which follows a Marine who returns to North Carolina having survived three tours of duty in Iraq.
He attributes his good luck to a photo he has always carried with him, a photo of a woman he's never met. Now that he's returned, he sets out to meet her.
Denise Di Novi and Kevin McCormick are producing.
- 2/23/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
I’m so disappointed and quite miffed to see that Greig Fraser’s exquisite work on Bright Star is missing from the list. Truly, his lush cinematography was the best of 2009.
Earlier today, the finalists in the feature film category of the 24th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition were announced:
The Hurt Locker: Barry Ackroyd, Bsc Nine: Dion Beebe, Asc, Acs The White Ribbon: Christian Berger, Aac Avatar: Mauro Fiore, Asc Inglourious Basterds: Robert Richardson, Asc
“It is a daunting challenge for our members to narrow a very competitive field down to five films that represent the most artful cinematography we have seen during the past year,” says Asc President Michael Goi. “We believe these very different films have set the contemporary standard for compelling visual storytelling.”
Beebe previously won the Asc Award for Memoirs of a Geisha in 2006, and earned another nomination for Collateral.
Earlier today, the finalists in the feature film category of the 24th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition were announced:
The Hurt Locker: Barry Ackroyd, Bsc Nine: Dion Beebe, Asc, Acs The White Ribbon: Christian Berger, Aac Avatar: Mauro Fiore, Asc Inglourious Basterds: Robert Richardson, Asc
“It is a daunting challenge for our members to narrow a very competitive field down to five films that represent the most artful cinematography we have seen during the past year,” says Asc President Michael Goi. “We believe these very different films have set the contemporary standard for compelling visual storytelling.”
Beebe previously won the Asc Award for Memoirs of a Geisha in 2006, and earned another nomination for Collateral.
- 1/12/2010
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Despite the past reported troubles with the upcoming Broadway tuner Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the production is full steam ahead and last week cast its leading man, Reeve Carney, who'll play the role of Peter Parker, who's also Spider-Man. Carney joins previously cast Evan Rachel Wood, who'll portray Parker's girlfriend Mary Jane Watson, and Alan Cumming, who's set to play Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green Goblin. Since you're likely unfamiliar with Carney, we here at EW thought a little primer was in order. Here's what we know: • Carney (pictured) is a dead-ringer for Vincent Kartheiser, who plays...
- 11/14/2009
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
After months of speculation, delays due to financial constraints and good old-fashioned suspense, the identity of the guy playing your friendly neighbourhood wotsit in the Broadway musical, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark can be revealed. And it’s… Reeve Carney.Now, your first instinct may be to ask, ‘who the Hell is Reeve Carney?!?’ You may even want to throw in a few more exclamation and question marks, just to underline your bafflement, ie ‘who the Hell is Reeve Carney?!?!?!!!???’ And, dear readers, you wouldn’t be alone in that. Handily, Empire looked him up on this here internets machine.He is, apparently, the lead singer in an up-and-coming rock band called, well, Carney. He is 26 years old. He has, if the 30-second clip we listened to of his new single, Love Me Chase Me, is anything to go by (hey, we said we looked him up, but we’re...
- 11/9/2009
- EmpireOnline
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