Intro: It’s a story we’ve all heard before. A group of friends stray off the beaten path and end up having to fight for their lives. This has served as the set-up for many classic horror films and thrillers. Back in the early ‘90s, director Stephen Hopkins used it as the set-up for an action movie that has an awesome cast. Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven, and Stephen Dorff play the friends fighting to survive. Denis Leary is the leader of the criminal gang out for their blood. Unfortunately, not a lot of people went to see the movie when it was released… but they did make the soundtrack a hit. The movie is called Judgment Night, and it’s time for it to be Revisited.
Set-up: Judgment Night started out as a spec script written by Kevin Jarre, whose other credits include Rambo: First Blood Part 2,...
Set-up: Judgment Night started out as a spec script written by Kevin Jarre, whose other credits include Rambo: First Blood Part 2,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lasted under one minute and took place over 140 years ago. Tombstone, which dramatizes said gunfight, was made just over 30 years ago and already has more mystery to it. We may know who killed who that October day in Arizona, but there’s still some discrepancies over who truly directed 1993’s Tombstone. One thing’s for sure: Michael Biehn knows it wasn’t Kurt Russell…despite what Kurt Russell may say.
Speaking on Michael Rosenbaum on Inside of You, Biehn – who played outlaw Johnny Ringo – tried to once again shut down the rumors that Russell was the true director of Tombstone. “I get so f’in’ tired of people asking me if Kurt Russell directed the movie…Kurt Russell did not direct the movie. Kurt Russell was responsible for getting the movie off the ground. I never would have played Johnny Ringo if it wasn’t for Kurt Russell.
Speaking on Michael Rosenbaum on Inside of You, Biehn – who played outlaw Johnny Ringo – tried to once again shut down the rumors that Russell was the true director of Tombstone. “I get so f’in’ tired of people asking me if Kurt Russell directed the movie…Kurt Russell did not direct the movie. Kurt Russell was responsible for getting the movie off the ground. I never would have played Johnny Ringo if it wasn’t for Kurt Russell.
- 3/10/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Synopsis
Commemorate the 35th anniversary of Glory: the heart-stopping story of the first Black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington, in an Academy Award®-winning performance, is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.
Disc Details & Bonus Materials
4K Ultra HD Disc
Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
English Dolby Atmos + 5.1 + 2-channel surround
Special Features:
Visual Feature-Length Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
Blu-ray Disc™
Feature presented in high definition
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio
Special Features:
Director’s Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Virtual Civil War Battlefield Interactive Map
“The True Story Continues” Documentary
“The Voices of Glory” Featurette
“The Making...
Commemorate the 35th anniversary of Glory: the heart-stopping story of the first Black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington, in an Academy Award®-winning performance, is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.
Disc Details & Bonus Materials
4K Ultra HD Disc
Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
English Dolby Atmos + 5.1 + 2-channel surround
Special Features:
Visual Feature-Length Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
Blu-ray Disc™
Feature presented in high definition
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio
Special Features:
Director’s Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Virtual Civil War Battlefield Interactive Map
“The True Story Continues” Documentary
“The Voices of Glory” Featurette
“The Making...
- 3/8/2024
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
In February 1994, Roger Ebert felt like he was the last one to get to the party when it came to celebrating a new movie. This would usually be a strange thing for a film critic to admit, particularly when he has a Pulitzer Prize. But despite—or perhaps because—he and fellow critic Gene Siskel hosted the nationally syndicated At the Movies TV series, Disney and its film production label Hollywood Pictures went out of their way to keep the men with the thumbs from seeing Tombstone. Even though the new Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer-starring Western enjoyed a vaunted Christmas Day release, the studio was not so much putting out the movie as they were abandoning what seemed like a Yuletide turkey.
Thus the “End of Year” season came and went, along with all the critics groups accolades and awards lists that go with it, and in that...
Thus the “End of Year” season came and went, along with all the critics groups accolades and awards lists that go with it, and in that...
- 12/29/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Harrison Ford has opened up about an on-set conflict he had with Brad Pitt.
The two Hollywood powerhouses clashed on the set of 1997’s “The Devil’s Own” while developing the screenplay and exploring their respective character development.
Ford, 80, delved into the complicated situation in a new profile published by Esquire on Wednesday, where he described Pitt, 59, as a “really decent guy.”
Read More: Harrison Ford Reveals Why He Told ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Stunt Guys To ‘Leave Me The F**k Alone’
“Brad developed the script. Then they offered me the part. I saved my comments about the character and the construction of the thing — I admired Brad. First of all, I admire Brad. I think he’s a wonderful actor. He’s a really decent guy,” recounted the “Star Wars” actor.
“But we couldn’t agree on a director until we came to Alan Pakula, who I had worked with...
The two Hollywood powerhouses clashed on the set of 1997’s “The Devil’s Own” while developing the screenplay and exploring their respective character development.
Ford, 80, delved into the complicated situation in a new profile published by Esquire on Wednesday, where he described Pitt, 59, as a “really decent guy.”
Read More: Harrison Ford Reveals Why He Told ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Stunt Guys To ‘Leave Me The F**k Alone’
“Brad developed the script. Then they offered me the part. I saved my comments about the character and the construction of the thing — I admired Brad. First of all, I admire Brad. I think he’s a wonderful actor. He’s a really decent guy,” recounted the “Star Wars” actor.
“But we couldn’t agree on a director until we came to Alan Pakula, who I had worked with...
- 6/1/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Harrison Ford has had feuds with several big-name actors throughout the course of his career, from Alec Baldwin over the Jack Ryan role to Josh Hartnett on the set of Hollywood Homicide. And you can add Brad Pitt to that list, who Harrison Ford butted heads with while making the 1997 thriller The Devil’s Own.
While Harrison Ford does praise Brad Pitt overall, he says in a new Esquire profile that their issues stemmed from exploring their characters and developing the screenplay. “Brad developed the script. Then they offered me the part. I saved my comments about the character and the construction of the thing—I admired Brad. First of all, I admire Brad. I think he’s a wonderful actor. He’s a really decent guy. But we couldn’t agree on a director until we came to Alan Pakula, who I had worked with before [on 1990’s Presumed Innocent] but Brad had not.
While Harrison Ford does praise Brad Pitt overall, he says in a new Esquire profile that their issues stemmed from exploring their characters and developing the screenplay. “Brad developed the script. Then they offered me the part. I saved my comments about the character and the construction of the thing—I admired Brad. First of all, I admire Brad. I think he’s a wonderful actor. He’s a really decent guy. But we couldn’t agree on a director until we came to Alan Pakula, who I had worked with before [on 1990’s Presumed Innocent] but Brad had not.
- 6/1/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
As a Western based on real events, "Tombstone" was made with an eye toward historical accuracy, with all but one actor, for instance, growing out a real mustache, to be waxed and curled up in accordance with period photos. Not everything that transpires in "Tombstone" is in line with what really happened, however. The movie documents the feud that erupted between the family of "legendary lawman" Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and a gang of local cowboys in Tombstone, Arizona, in the late 1800s, with tensions spilling over into the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the ensuing Earp Vendetta Ride. Unsurprisingly, though, in compressing a multi-year story down to 130 minutes, "Tombstone" takes some liberties with the timeline of events.
According to MovieWeb, much of the colorful dialogue in "Tombstone" — such as the line from Val Kilmer's tuberculosis-ridden Doc Holliday, "You're a daisy if you do" — is pulled from real newspaper reports.
According to MovieWeb, much of the colorful dialogue in "Tombstone" — such as the line from Val Kilmer's tuberculosis-ridden Doc Holliday, "You're a daisy if you do" — is pulled from real newspaper reports.
- 5/20/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
In 1993, "Tombstone" assembled a cast for the ages to tell the story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The throwback Western, led by Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer -- in what is perhaps Kilmer's best performance -- showcases a lot of tough guys in cowboy hats as it dramatizes real events that took place before and after the gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona, circa 1881. Special effects make the gunfight seem real, but thirty years later, in the age of "Ted Lasso," perhaps the most impressive effect on display in "Tombstone" is the mustaches, not the machismo.
As Earp, his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot) and Morgan (Bill Paxton), and Holliday come walking over the hill on their way to the Corral, they all sport period-appropriate mustaches. So, too, do their enemies, the red-sashed Cowboys, led by "Curly Bill" Brocius (Powers Boothe) and Holliday's rival,...
As Earp, his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot) and Morgan (Bill Paxton), and Holliday come walking over the hill on their way to the Corral, they all sport period-appropriate mustaches. So, too, do their enemies, the red-sashed Cowboys, led by "Curly Bill" Brocius (Powers Boothe) and Holliday's rival,...
- 5/13/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The origins of Lawrence Kasdan's "Wyatt Earp" rest within the troubled production of Kurt Russell's "Tombstone". In the early 1990s, Kevin Costner, who was busily branding himself as an all-American hybrid of Gary Cooper and James Stewart, hooked up with "Glory" screenwriter Kevin Jarre to make "Tombstone," an epic film about the legendary, real-life lawman. This would've afforded the ambitious Costner a connection to another red-white-and-blue big-screen icon, Henry Fonda, who'd turned in what was then considered the definitive performance of Earp in John Ford's 1946 classic, "My Darling Clementine."
But Costner, who'd just won Oscars for Best Picture and Director with "Dances with Wolves," disapproved of Jarre's ensemble vision. He wanted his warts-and-all take on Earp to be the film's sole focus. When Jarre resisted, Costner bolted the project and pursued his own telling of Earp's tale.
Costner wisely took his Earp film to Kasdan, who had...
But Costner, who'd just won Oscars for Best Picture and Director with "Dances with Wolves," disapproved of Jarre's ensemble vision. He wanted his warts-and-all take on Earp to be the film's sole focus. When Jarre resisted, Costner bolted the project and pursued his own telling of Earp's tale.
Costner wisely took his Earp film to Kasdan, who had...
- 4/1/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Kurt Russell is the preeminent example of gruff, masculine swagger, injecting his performances with a vigorous presence no matter the role. Considering all of his muscly, mustachioed charms, it's a wonder that he hasn't been in more Westerns. That could be simply because films about the frontier aren't quite as common now as they used to be, but the actor takes his choice of roles in the genre seriously. Both "Tombstone" and 2015's "Bone Tomahawk" appealed to Russell, not because of their brutal action, but because of their dialogue, both refreshing to him in their own unique ways.
To be fair, Westerns have inspired Russell's roles, even if the films themselves weren't strictly in the Western genre. There's no mistaking that Snake Plissken in "Escape from New York" is at least partly an impression of Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name, and Russell's role as Jack Burton in...
To be fair, Westerns have inspired Russell's roles, even if the films themselves weren't strictly in the Western genre. There's no mistaking that Snake Plissken in "Escape from New York" is at least partly an impression of Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name, and Russell's role as Jack Burton in...
- 2/5/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
The 1990s saw the rebirth of westerns. "Dances with Wolves" won Best Picture at the 63rd Academy Awards, as did "Unforgiven" at the 65th. The genre has never returned to the dominant ubiquity it had in Hollywood's Golden Age. However, the 1990s put Westerns on the track to enjoy a healthy presence in 21st-century cinema. One of the most fondly remembered westerns of this decade is 1993's "Tombstone." It's not as meditative as "Unforgiven," or as politically concerned as "Dances With Wolves." No, it's just a good bloody shoot-em-up.
"Tombstone" retells the story of the Earp brothers and the gunfight at O.K. Corral. The story had been told on film before, such as in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine," and transcended into a silver screen myth. "Tombstone," starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp, was just the latest version of it. Screenwriter Kevin Jarre was originally set to direct...
"Tombstone" retells the story of the Earp brothers and the gunfight at O.K. Corral. The story had been told on film before, such as in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine," and transcended into a silver screen myth. "Tombstone," starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp, was just the latest version of it. Screenwriter Kevin Jarre was originally set to direct...
- 1/15/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
When "Tombstone" trotted into theaters just before Christmas day in 1993, families all over the country flocking to see the action Western were probably completely unaware of just how much of a struggle it was to get the film made. The original screenwriter Kevin Jarre ("Glory") had a highly quotable script that he had every attention of directing himself. After Jarre's own screenplay for "Dracula" was nixed by Universal in reaction to Francis Ford Coppola's intention to direct his own version, there was a risk that "Tombstone" would suffer the same fate after Kevin Costner announced that he and Warner Bros. were moving forward with the sprawling epic "Wyatt Earp."
"Tombstone" had the advantage and about six months of lead time, but Costner was sucking up all the oxygen by securing top-tier actors Dennis Quaid and Gene Hackman. Fortunately, Kurt Russell got hold of Jarre's script and quickly signed on...
"Tombstone" had the advantage and about six months of lead time, but Costner was sucking up all the oxygen by securing top-tier actors Dennis Quaid and Gene Hackman. Fortunately, Kurt Russell got hold of Jarre's script and quickly signed on...
- 1/12/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
In 1997, Alan J. Pakula's "The Devil's Own" came and went with minimal fanfare. Although coming from the director of "All the President's Men," and the recent John Grisham hit "The Pelican Brief," no one much paid attention. Even the presence of Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt couldn't pull in audiences or dazzle critics. "The Devil's Own" was a modest hit, earning 140 million worldwide, and earned tepid reviews from critics; it currently holds a 35 approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It's one of those major studio releases that seems to exist only to provide the writers of movie-related Trivia Pursuit cards an opportunity to stump players. It awaits on basic cable, filling time between dinner and the late shows. It was Pakula's final film before his death, and cinematographer Gordon Willis' final film before his retirement.
"The Devil's Own" is about an Irish operative named Frankie (Pitt) who comes to...
"The Devil's Own" is about an Irish operative named Frankie (Pitt) who comes to...
- 1/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
John Ford may forever be considered the king of the Western genre. However, mimicking his style in the 1990s proved to be costly for writer and first-time director Kevin Jarre. After penning the screenplay for "Tombstone" Jarre was also hired to direct the 1993 Western. But soon after production started, trouble rode into town.
At the time, Entertainment Weekly noted several issues plaguing the film, including a bloated script that didn't match the production time allotted by the studio. Producer James Jacks opined that the novice director was shooting the film like a John Ford Western, outdated for the era. Actor Sam Elliot, who played Virgil Earp, had harsher words for Jarre. "I knew from the third day Kevin couldn't direct," Elliott said. "He wasn't getting the shots he needed."
The film about Western anti-heroes needed a hero, and Kurt Russell stepped up. Val Kilmer might have uttered the iconic line...
At the time, Entertainment Weekly noted several issues plaguing the film, including a bloated script that didn't match the production time allotted by the studio. Producer James Jacks opined that the novice director was shooting the film like a John Ford Western, outdated for the era. Actor Sam Elliot, who played Virgil Earp, had harsher words for Jarre. "I knew from the third day Kevin couldn't direct," Elliott said. "He wasn't getting the shots he needed."
The film about Western anti-heroes needed a hero, and Kurt Russell stepped up. Val Kilmer might have uttered the iconic line...
- 1/4/2023
- by Travis Yates
- Slash Film
Multiple movies coming out in quick succession, dealing with similar subject matter, is nothing new in Hollywood. It's a phenomenon called Twin Films, and we're not referring to the shared filmography of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.
In 1964, both "Dr. Strangelove" and "Fail Safe" were released, dealing with the threat of nuclear war -- though, obviously, one is a satire and the other is a straight drama. More than 30 years later, late '90s movies like "Volcano" and "Dante's Peak," "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," and "Antz" and "A Bug's Life" carried on this tradition. But in the early '90s, there was a sudden rush to produce movies about legendary American lawman Wyatt Earp with the 1993 film "Tombstone" and, well, "Wyatt Earp," which came out the following year.
These days, the one most people tend to remember is "Tombstone," thanks largely to a scenery-chewing performance from Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
In 1964, both "Dr. Strangelove" and "Fail Safe" were released, dealing with the threat of nuclear war -- though, obviously, one is a satire and the other is a straight drama. More than 30 years later, late '90s movies like "Volcano" and "Dante's Peak," "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," and "Antz" and "A Bug's Life" carried on this tradition. But in the early '90s, there was a sudden rush to produce movies about legendary American lawman Wyatt Earp with the 1993 film "Tombstone" and, well, "Wyatt Earp," which came out the following year.
These days, the one most people tend to remember is "Tombstone," thanks largely to a scenery-chewing performance from Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
- 12/30/2022
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
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[This story contains one spoiler question and answer for Avatar: The Way of Water.]
Whether it’s the courage of Avatar: The Way of Water’s Colonel Quaritch or the cowardice of Tombstone’s Ike Clanton, Stephen Lang knows how to craft an unforgettable villain.
Despite Quaritch meeting his end in 2009’s Avatar, director James Cameron informed Lang on the set of the original film that his baddie would indeed be back for the eventual sequel. Lang certainly didn’t expect to wait 13 years for the return of his Rda commander, but he never lost hope despite numerous delays and a global pandemic. Quaritch is now a “recom,” which is short for recombinant. The human Quaritch’s DNA and memory bank were basically used to create a clone in avatar form, and all of human Quaritch’s memories were preserved except for those created during his final mission.
Years ago, upon learning...
[This story contains one spoiler question and answer for Avatar: The Way of Water.]
Whether it’s the courage of Avatar: The Way of Water’s Colonel Quaritch or the cowardice of Tombstone’s Ike Clanton, Stephen Lang knows how to craft an unforgettable villain.
Despite Quaritch meeting his end in 2009’s Avatar, director James Cameron informed Lang on the set of the original film that his baddie would indeed be back for the eventual sequel. Lang certainly didn’t expect to wait 13 years for the return of his Rda commander, but he never lost hope despite numerous delays and a global pandemic. Quaritch is now a “recom,” which is short for recombinant. The human Quaritch’s DNA and memory bank were basically used to create a clone in avatar form, and all of human Quaritch’s memories were preserved except for those created during his final mission.
Years ago, upon learning...
- 12/19/2022
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Culturally speaking, Edward Zwick's Civil War drama "Glory" did not hit theaters at the most opportune moment. An ambitious account of the then little-known 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the Union Army's second African-American regiment, critics approached it with dread. Here, in the wake of Richard Attenborough's "Cry Freedom" and Alan Parker's "Mississippi Burning," was yet another vital chapter of Black history being told not only by a white filmmaker and a white screenwriter (Kevin Jarre), but from the perspective of a white character. Arriving six months after the release of Spike Lee's incendiary "Do...
The post Glory Didn't Cut Any Corners When It Came to Authenticity appeared first on /Film.
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- 6/2/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The illustrious Sam Elliott has had so many incredible roles, but we've always associated him with the great American cowboy.
It should come as no surprise, then, that Sam's presence in 1883 works like a charm, offering him a profoundly nuanced character in Shea Brennan, scoring him one of his best performances.
Please enjoy segments of reporters' conversations with Sam during 1883 press day, and tune in to the new series on Paramount+ tomorrow, Sunday, December 19.
***Please note that reporters' questions are in italics, and Sam's answers follow.***
What was it like working with Tim and Faith, who've never acted together before?
Yeah. You know, I think there was a certain contingent of people that thought, hmm, these country-western singers, now they're going to be actors. Well, they pulled it off; that's how I feel about it. And I think they're both incredible in it. And I think they've gotten more incredible with every episode.
It should come as no surprise, then, that Sam's presence in 1883 works like a charm, offering him a profoundly nuanced character in Shea Brennan, scoring him one of his best performances.
Please enjoy segments of reporters' conversations with Sam during 1883 press day, and tune in to the new series on Paramount+ tomorrow, Sunday, December 19.
***Please note that reporters' questions are in italics, and Sam's answers follow.***
What was it like working with Tim and Faith, who've never acted together before?
Yeah. You know, I think there was a certain contingent of people that thought, hmm, these country-western singers, now they're going to be actors. Well, they pulled it off; that's how I feel about it. And I think they're both incredible in it. And I think they've gotten more incredible with every episode.
- 12/18/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The Civil War masterpiece Glory return to theaters today through Fathom to mark the film’s 30th anniversary. Directed by Edward Zwick off a screenplay by Kevin Jarre, the Tristar Pictures release presented in soaring fashion the true story of the 54th Massachusetts, the first all-black volunteer regiment to fight as Union soldiers. A white officer, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), lead the outsider band that included Pvt. Trip (Denzel Washington), Sgt. Major John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman), Pvt. Jupiter Sharts (Jihmi Kennedy), and Cpl. Thomas Searles.
The film won three Oscars, including a best supporting actor trophy for Washington that instantly elevated him to a whole new strata in Hollywood. Deadline sat down recently with Zwick to reflect on the cinematic and cultural legacy of the landmark Civil War epic.
The film won three Oscars, including a best supporting actor trophy for Washington that instantly elevated him to a whole new strata in Hollywood. Deadline sat down recently with Zwick to reflect on the cinematic and cultural legacy of the landmark Civil War epic.
- 7/24/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
David Crow Jul 23, 2019
Cary Elwes shares his fondest memories of making Glory 30 years later, as well as what the movie's legacy has meant to him.
Cary Elwes has always been an eager student of history. He credits that lifelong passion for why he was drawn toward making many a historical epic over the years. But perhaps none of those efforts have shined brighter than Glory, the still haunting cinematic monument built in tribute of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the American Civil War. As the first unit of African American soldiers allowed to fight in the conflict that determined the future of slavery, the 54th had become an obscured detail in the war for America’s soul. Thirty years after Glory’s release, however, the movie is taught in high schools across the U.S. and is getting a special Fathom Events and TCM anniversary screening on July 24. All of...
Cary Elwes shares his fondest memories of making Glory 30 years later, as well as what the movie's legacy has meant to him.
Cary Elwes has always been an eager student of history. He credits that lifelong passion for why he was drawn toward making many a historical epic over the years. But perhaps none of those efforts have shined brighter than Glory, the still haunting cinematic monument built in tribute of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the American Civil War. As the first unit of African American soldiers allowed to fight in the conflict that determined the future of slavery, the 54th had become an obscured detail in the war for America’s soul. Thirty years after Glory’s release, however, the movie is taught in high schools across the U.S. and is getting a special Fathom Events and TCM anniversary screening on July 24. All of...
- 7/24/2019
- Den of Geek
David Crow Jul 16, 2019
Edward Zwick reflects on the legacy of Glory 30 years later, and how the film's meaning evolved even while making it.
A single tear fleeing from the cheek of Denzel Washington proved to be among the most powerful weapons on a set filled with them during Glory’s production. It was a spontaneous improvisation that Washington has long admitted was unplanned—a natural reaction to living the moment where his character, Pvt. Trip, is being whipped for an unfair charge of desertion—yet it’s perfectly apiece with the natural agony and virtue inherent in that Civil War movie. And 30 years later, it is still an unforgettable experience for director Edward Zwick as well.
“I think it’s a very interesting thing that you’re seeing there: you’re seeing his rage, but you’re also seeing his humiliation,” Zwick says during a phone interview while looking back...
Edward Zwick reflects on the legacy of Glory 30 years later, and how the film's meaning evolved even while making it.
A single tear fleeing from the cheek of Denzel Washington proved to be among the most powerful weapons on a set filled with them during Glory’s production. It was a spontaneous improvisation that Washington has long admitted was unplanned—a natural reaction to living the moment where his character, Pvt. Trip, is being whipped for an unfair charge of desertion—yet it’s perfectly apiece with the natural agony and virtue inherent in that Civil War movie. And 30 years later, it is still an unforgettable experience for director Edward Zwick as well.
“I think it’s a very interesting thing that you’re seeing there: you’re seeing his rage, but you’re also seeing his humiliation,” Zwick says during a phone interview while looking back...
- 7/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Denzel Washington received his first Academy Award – as Best Supporting Actor – for his intense and compassionate performance as Pvt. Trip, a former slave who volunteers to be part of the 54th Massachusetts, a Union regiment comprised of black soldiers. Director Edward Zwick’s visually stunning, meticulously crafted epic stars Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Gould Shaw, who assumes command of the regiment – which by law could only be led by a white man. Starring Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher and Jihmi Kennedy (from a screenplay by Kevin Jarre), Glory remains one of the most intelligent and gripping movies ever made about the American Civil War, and is a testament to enormous courage and bravery.
This cinematic presentation of Glory commemorates the film’s 30th anniversary – and also the 156th anniversary of the Second Battle Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, which is the awesome and fearful backdrop for the film’s climax.
This cinematic presentation of Glory commemorates the film’s 30th anniversary – and also the 156th anniversary of the Second Battle Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, which is the awesome and fearful backdrop for the film’s climax.
- 6/25/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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Just in time for the holidays, McFarland publications has released John Farkis’s latest book The Making of Tombstone: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Modern Western. Which is only appropriate as Disney/Buena Vista premiered this film on December 25, 1993, 25 years ago this month. While other books have been written about Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the O.K. Corral, this is the only book written solely about the making of that iconic film. With numerous behind-the-scene photos and interviews from over 140 cast and crew members, stuntmen, extras, wranglers and Buckaroos, this book is a virtual day-by-day summarization of how the film was made. Starring Kurt Russell, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Sam Elliott, Dana Delany, Bill Paxton, and Val Kilmer in his Oscar-deserved role of Doc Holliday, Tombstone is the story of Wyatt Earp, his brothers,...
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Just in time for the holidays, McFarland publications has released John Farkis’s latest book The Making of Tombstone: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Modern Western. Which is only appropriate as Disney/Buena Vista premiered this film on December 25, 1993, 25 years ago this month. While other books have been written about Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the O.K. Corral, this is the only book written solely about the making of that iconic film. With numerous behind-the-scene photos and interviews from over 140 cast and crew members, stuntmen, extras, wranglers and Buckaroos, this book is a virtual day-by-day summarization of how the film was made. Starring Kurt Russell, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Sam Elliott, Dana Delany, Bill Paxton, and Val Kilmer in his Oscar-deserved role of Doc Holliday, Tombstone is the story of Wyatt Earp, his brothers,...
- 12/6/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
One of the legends that revolve around the production of the classic 1993 film Tombstone was that it was really directed by Kurt Russell, even though he was given no official credit. Well, in a recent interview with Val Kilmer, who awesomely played Doc Holliday in the film, he opened up about the film's production and says that "Kurt is solely responsible for Tombstone’s success, no question."
If you don't already know, the film was originally supposed to be directed by late screenwriter Kevin Jarre. He ended up being replaced a month into production because it was an overwhelming task that he just couldn't keep up with and the production fell behind schedule. Jarre was replaced by the late George P. Cosmatos, who was thrust into the middle of a difficult situation and film shoot, and that's where Russell stepped up to the plate and completely took over production.
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If you don't already know, the film was originally supposed to be directed by late screenwriter Kevin Jarre. He ended up being replaced a month into production because it was an overwhelming task that he just couldn't keep up with and the production fell behind schedule. Jarre was replaced by the late George P. Cosmatos, who was thrust into the middle of a difficult situation and film shoot, and that's where Russell stepped up to the plate and completely took over production.
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- 8/14/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
David Crow Aug 14, 2017
Val Kilmer stops just short of saying Kurt Russell should be credited as the real director of their Western classic Tombstone.
It’s long been debated who deserves credit for directing Tombstone, the 1993 Western hit that surprised everyone, including its studio, with its quality. Starring Kurt Russell as the rugged and slightly amoral Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as the scene-stealing and violent gun fighter, Doc Holliday, the movie opened at the end of 1993, and sucked all the attention from the following year’s much more expensive Kevin Costner-headlined Wyatt Earp. In fact, many speculate that Kilmer could have competed (and maybe even won) an Oscar for Best Supporting actor if the studio had known what they had on their hands.
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Val Kilmer stops just short of saying Kurt Russell should be credited as the real director of their Western classic Tombstone.
It’s long been debated who deserves credit for directing Tombstone, the 1993 Western hit that surprised everyone, including its studio, with its quality. Starring Kurt Russell as the rugged and slightly amoral Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as the scene-stealing and violent gun fighter, Doc Holliday, the movie opened at the end of 1993, and sucked all the attention from the following year’s much more expensive Kevin Costner-headlined Wyatt Earp. In fact, many speculate that Kilmer could have competed (and maybe even won) an Oscar for Best Supporting actor if the studio had known what they had on their hands.
See: 11 films that were apparently ghost-directed
But that is a pretty hard thing to predict considering that about after a month of production, the film’s initial director,...
- 8/11/2017
- Den of Geek
Not unlike “Poltergeist,” 1993’s “Tombstone” has long provoked discussion about who truly deserves to be credited as director. Kevin Jarre, who wrote the screenplay to the classic Western, was initially set to pull double duty; he was replaced by George Cosmatos after falling behind schedule.
According to Val Kilmer — who, if you haven’t seen the movie, is your huckleberry — it’s star Kurt Russell who most helped bring “Tombstone” into the world.
“Kurt is solely responsible for Tombstone’s success, no question,” wrote Kilmer on his blog yesterday; the unequivocal statement was in response to a question about Russell’s behind-the-scenes role. “I watched Kurt sacrifice his own role and energy to devote himself as a storyteller, even going so far as to draw up shot lists to help our replacement director, George Cosmatos, who came in with only two days prep.
According to Val Kilmer — who, if you haven’t seen the movie, is your huckleberry — it’s star Kurt Russell who most helped bring “Tombstone” into the world.
“Kurt is solely responsible for Tombstone’s success, no question,” wrote Kilmer on his blog yesterday; the unequivocal statement was in response to a question about Russell’s behind-the-scenes role. “I watched Kurt sacrifice his own role and energy to devote himself as a storyteller, even going so far as to draw up shot lists to help our replacement director, George Cosmatos, who came in with only two days prep.
- 8/11/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
There's been much speculation over the years as to just how much work Kurt Russell did behind the scenes of Tombstone after the first director was fired.
Having been questioned countless times about the circumstances behind the 1993 Western, John Henry "Doc" Holliday actor Val Kilmer decided it was time to lay all his cards on the table about his close friend — both on- and offscreen — who played Wyatt Earp.
In a lengthy blog entry Thursday, Kilmer made it plain and clear: "Kurt is solely responsible for Tombstone’s success, no question."
Initially, the late screenwriter Kevin Jarre...
Having been questioned countless times about the circumstances behind the 1993 Western, John Henry "Doc" Holliday actor Val Kilmer decided it was time to lay all his cards on the table about his close friend — both on- and offscreen — who played Wyatt Earp.
In a lengthy blog entry Thursday, Kilmer made it plain and clear: "Kurt is solely responsible for Tombstone’s success, no question."
Initially, the late screenwriter Kevin Jarre...
- 8/11/2017
- by Ryan Parker
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Deep Impact Vs Armageddon is not the only time similar movies have landed around the same time...
Usually, a competing project is poison for a studio. Especially in the era now where a blockbuster costs the national budget of a small country to get out into the world, you don't want to be up against a film with similar subject matter.
Yet this keeps happening, time and time again. Even now, there are two live action Jungle Book movies in various stages of production, for example. And let us not forget when K-9 and Turner And Hooch once did battle...
But how have the movie showdowns of old turned out? And are there any instances where everyone's a winner?
Er, not many as it happens...
The Haunting Vs The House On Haunted Hill
Let's start with two reasonably budgeted horror films, that both got wide releases. Jan De Bont...
- 10/14/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew May 30, 2019
Is the named director of a film the one who's actually been calling the shots? Here are 11 where a 'ghost director' may have been involved.
It's not that uncommon for a director to take their name off a film, and to leave the moniker Alan Smithee or whatever the current equivalent is behind. However, what's considerably rarer is when a film is released under the name of one director, but it's later revealed or rumored that, actually, other hands were at work, either for a solid chunk or even the entirety of a production. That a film was, for want of a better phrase, "ghost directed."
Granted, some of these stories that we're about to tell have little chance of ever being fully confirmed, but here are some examples of where the helmer of a film has been called into question. They range from instances of the...
Is the named director of a film the one who's actually been calling the shots? Here are 11 where a 'ghost director' may have been involved.
It's not that uncommon for a director to take their name off a film, and to leave the moniker Alan Smithee or whatever the current equivalent is behind. However, what's considerably rarer is when a film is released under the name of one director, but it's later revealed or rumored that, actually, other hands were at work, either for a solid chunk or even the entirety of a production. That a film was, for want of a better phrase, "ghost directed."
Granted, some of these stories that we're about to tell have little chance of ever being fully confirmed, but here are some examples of where the helmer of a film has been called into question. They range from instances of the...
- 3/1/2015
- Den of Geek
The legendary shoot-out at the Ok Corral is revisited for the umpteenth time on the big screen in this enjoyable, all-star western starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. His plans to retire anonymously to Tombstone, Arizona, have to go on hold when Earp hooks up with Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) to root out a band of outlaws called The Cowboys. Trivia: Apparently screenwriter Kevin Jarre insisted the cast wore authentic woollen costumes in 134F heat.
- 1/6/2014
- Sky Movies
Tombstone
Directed by Kevin Jarre, George P Cosmatos and Kurt Russell (uncredited)
Written by Kevin Jarre
Us, 1993
It’s a strange phenomenon, considering just how much of Hollywood takes Western sensibilities and lends them to very different settings, but 1993’s cult movie Tombstone has the classic Western scenario, story and set up but without the same style and sensibility. Such has been the impact of the Spaghetti era inspired by Sergio Leone and, before then, the imprint of Glenn Ford and John Wayne, that very few incarnations since have taken a fresh perspective and approach to a timeless genre flick. Competing with the same story in a different take in the same, the Kevin Costner led Wyatt Earp, and troubled from the start by behind the scenes wrangles, it’s miraculous that this slice of pulp ever worked out.
The plot, despite at times appearing highly cinematic and over-the-top, is...
Directed by Kevin Jarre, George P Cosmatos and Kurt Russell (uncredited)
Written by Kevin Jarre
Us, 1993
It’s a strange phenomenon, considering just how much of Hollywood takes Western sensibilities and lends them to very different settings, but 1993’s cult movie Tombstone has the classic Western scenario, story and set up but without the same style and sensibility. Such has been the impact of the Spaghetti era inspired by Sergio Leone and, before then, the imprint of Glenn Ford and John Wayne, that very few incarnations since have taken a fresh perspective and approach to a timeless genre flick. Competing with the same story in a different take in the same, the Kevin Costner led Wyatt Earp, and troubled from the start by behind the scenes wrangles, it’s miraculous that this slice of pulp ever worked out.
The plot, despite at times appearing highly cinematic and over-the-top, is...
- 1/6/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
As the last week of Movember draws near, the moustaches are reaching their zenith while spouses and significant others are nearing their breaking point. Over the next week Film Junk will be featuring a series of posts dedicated to this manly adornment and the actors who have made it their trademark. With the help of cult movie connoisseur Wintle and our good friend Doug Nagy, we will delve into a slew of cinematic staches, both obvious and obscure. Today I thought it was only appropriate to start with a film that some have called the ultimate moustache movie, George P. Cosmatos' Tombstone. It may not be the most critically acclaimed or historically accurate Western, but it does have perhaps the finest assortment of facial hair ever committed to celluloid. Also, unlike a lot of period pieces, Tombstone is unique in that almost all of the moustaches are real. Tombstone was written by Kevin Jarre,...
- 11/23/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Few genres have been as seminal a part of American and world cinema as the Western. Before the talkies, good guys in white punched and shot bad guys in black. While the genre has faded in recent years, several Western gems have stepped to the forefront. In 1993, Tombstone was such a gem.
Texas Frightmare Weekend held a reunion for the movie with Austin actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as well as Michael Biehn, Joanna Pacula, Michael Rooker and Buck Taylor. The men in the cast chatted about working with gunfight experts and living with their weapons for weeks to get the feel for it. The women were proud of their authentic costumes, with this drive for authenticity made more important to them when they learned of the competing film Wyatt Earp being shot at the same time. Tombstone was the underdog going up against the Kevin Costner Western.
It didn't take long...
Texas Frightmare Weekend held a reunion for the movie with Austin actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as well as Michael Biehn, Joanna Pacula, Michael Rooker and Buck Taylor. The men in the cast chatted about working with gunfight experts and living with their weapons for weeks to get the feel for it. The women were proud of their authentic costumes, with this drive for authenticity made more important to them when they learned of the competing film Wyatt Earp being shot at the same time. Tombstone was the underdog going up against the Kevin Costner Western.
It didn't take long...
- 5/10/2012
- by James Christopher
- Slackerwood
"TCM Remembers 2011" is out. Remembered by Turner Classic Movies are many of those in the film world who left us this past year. As always, this latest "TCM Remembers" entry is a classy, immensely moving compilation. The haunting background song is "Before You Go," by Ok Sweetheart.
Among those featured in "TCM Remembers 2011" are Farley Granger, the star of Luchino Visconti's Senso and Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Strangers on a Train; Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento (Tom Jones, Hombre), formerly married to Sean Connery; and two-time Oscar nominee Peter Falk (Murder, Inc., Pocketful of Miracles, The Great Race), best remembered as television's Columbo. Or, for those into arthouse fare, for playing an angel in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire.
Also, Jane Russell, whose cleavage and sensuous lips in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw left the puritans of the Production Code Association apoplectic; another Australian performer, Googie Withers, among...
Among those featured in "TCM Remembers 2011" are Farley Granger, the star of Luchino Visconti's Senso and Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Strangers on a Train; Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento (Tom Jones, Hombre), formerly married to Sean Connery; and two-time Oscar nominee Peter Falk (Murder, Inc., Pocketful of Miracles, The Great Race), best remembered as television's Columbo. Or, for those into arthouse fare, for playing an angel in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire.
Also, Jane Russell, whose cleavage and sensuous lips in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw left the puritans of the Production Code Association apoplectic; another Australian performer, Googie Withers, among...
- 12/14/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
In Episode 78 of the CriterionCast, Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, Travis George, and Moises Chiullan discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s Cronos. They also discuss the week’s Criterion Collection related news, and new releases.
What do you think of the show? Please send your feedback to criterioncast@gmail.com, call their voice mail line @ 209.877.7335, follow them on twitter @CriterionCast, or comment on their blog, CriterionCast.com.
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Next week on the podcast we’ll be covering Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs.
Shownotes:
00:00 – 00:30 – Sneak Previews, Fatboy Roberts
00:30 – 01:36 – Introductions
News:
01:38 – 05:35 – Tim Hetherington
05:07 – 06:42 – Kevin Jarre
06:43 – 09:42 – The Phantom Carriage
09:43 – 12:09 – BAMCinematek / Kaneto Shindo
Criterion Collection New Release Discussion:
12:10 – 21:50 – Criterion Collection New Releases – Blow Out, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Main Discussion:
21:50 – 22:...
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Next week on the podcast we’ll be covering Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs.
Shownotes:
00:00 – 00:30 – Sneak Previews, Fatboy Roberts
00:30 – 01:36 – Introductions
News:
01:38 – 05:35 – Tim Hetherington
05:07 – 06:42 – Kevin Jarre
06:43 – 09:42 – The Phantom Carriage
09:43 – 12:09 – BAMCinematek / Kaneto Shindo
Criterion Collection New Release Discussion:
12:10 – 21:50 – Criterion Collection New Releases – Blow Out, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Main Discussion:
21:50 – 22:...
- 4/27/2011
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
This evening at 92Y Tribeca, J Hoberman will be introducing a screening of Anthony Mann's Reign of Terror (1949, also known as The Black Book) and signing copies of his new book, An Army of Phantoms: American Movies and the Making of the Cold War. For Not Coming to a Theater Near You, Leo Goldsmith writes that "Hoberman's particular interest here is the cinema that captured and often prodded the pathologies of the day: reactionary exposés of the lurking Red Menace, crypto-socialist satires and sympathetic docudramas, and those scads of B-grade Cold War allegories presented in the genre guise of science fiction, the biblical epic, the western. With a cast of characters including G-men, fact-finders, space invaders, coonskin kids, Christian soldiers, and 'white negroes,' and with cameos from the likes of Ronald Reagan, Nick Ray, Orson Welles, and Joe McCarthy, it's a densely detailed, near-hallucinatory history, irradiated with Hoberman's inimitable,...
- 4/25/2011
- MUBI
Famed screenwriter Kevin Jarre has died at the age of 56. The scribe behind Tombstone and installments of the Rambo and Mummy franchises passed away unexpectedly after suffering heart failure on April 3, his family told The Los Angeles Times. The self-confessed "Civil War freak" also wrote the critically-acclaimed Glory, a drama about the historic conflict's first all-black volunteer company, which collected three Oscars in 1989 - including a 'Best Actor' (more)...
- 4/23/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
The man who helped earn Denzel Washington an Oscar, made Rambo an international icon of badassery and (for better or worse) launched Brendan Fraser's Mummy franchise has died. Famed screenwriter Kevin Jarre 's life was unexpectedly cut short after suffering heart failure on April 3 in Santa Monica, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 56. He leaves behind a legacy of major motion pictures. Jarre was born Aug. 6, 1954, in Detroit, but not too long after, made the move to Los Angeles with his actress mother, Laura Devon. His love of of American history, particularly the Civil War, helped inform one of his most acclaimed screenplays, Glory. "I never thought I could interest...
- 4/23/2011
- E! Online
Screenwriter Kevin Jarre has passed away at the age of 56. His aunt Patty Briley Bean tells the La Times that he died unexpectedly of heart failure on April 3 at his home in Santa Monica, CA. He was a history buff and it was his research on the first black Civil War regiment that inspired him to write the 1989 Oscar-winning movie "Glory."
He went on to write the screenplay for the 1993 movie "Tombstone." Other credits include "Rambo: First Blood Part II," "The Devil's Own" and "The Mummy." It turns out he also began as director for "Tombstone," but was replaced by George P. Cosmatos, but Jarre's Charlton Heston scenes are included in the film.
He is preceded in death by his adopted father, Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre and his mother, actress Laura Devon. He is survived by his half-siblings, brother Jean-Michel Jarre, who is also a composer for movies, and sister Stefanie Jarre,...
He went on to write the screenplay for the 1993 movie "Tombstone." Other credits include "Rambo: First Blood Part II," "The Devil's Own" and "The Mummy." It turns out he also began as director for "Tombstone," but was replaced by George P. Cosmatos, but Jarre's Charlton Heston scenes are included in the film.
He is preceded in death by his adopted father, Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre and his mother, actress Laura Devon. He is survived by his half-siblings, brother Jean-Michel Jarre, who is also a composer for movies, and sister Stefanie Jarre,...
- 4/22/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Kevin Jarre -- the Genius who wrote " Glory " and " Tombstone " ... two of the Greatest movies of all time -- has died. The screenwriter died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Santa Monica ... says his aunt. Jarre was a known history buff whose interest in the Civil War lead him to write 'Glory' in 1989. The movie won three Oscars. His 1993 hit 'Tombstone' depicts the shootout at the O.K. Corral and includes a scene-stealing...
- 4/22/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ahead of Saw 3D’s Halloween release, Duncan caught up with Cary Elwes to talk about the success of the Saw franchise and his roles in such films as Glory and The Princess Bride…
Getting to interview Cary Elwes was another chance to meet another of my long standing cinematic heroes, who, for my money, was never embraced by Hollywood as eagerly as he deserved.
Known to most of us for his part in the fantastic The Princess Bride ("As you wish"), he's appeared in films such as Days Of Thunder, Hot Shots, Dracula, Robin Hood: Men In Tights (shame on you, film industry, for never casting him as a 'proper' Robin Hood), Kiss The Girls, Shadow Of The Vampire and, of course, the original Saw.
However, just last year I picked up a copy of Glory on DVD for a few pounds, which I'd wanted to see or ages,...
Getting to interview Cary Elwes was another chance to meet another of my long standing cinematic heroes, who, for my money, was never embraced by Hollywood as eagerly as he deserved.
Known to most of us for his part in the fantastic The Princess Bride ("As you wish"), he's appeared in films such as Days Of Thunder, Hot Shots, Dracula, Robin Hood: Men In Tights (shame on you, film industry, for never casting him as a 'proper' Robin Hood), Kiss The Girls, Shadow Of The Vampire and, of course, the original Saw.
However, just last year I picked up a copy of Glory on DVD for a few pounds, which I'd wanted to see or ages,...
- 10/25/2010
- Den of Geek
Look at Val Kilmer. He looks bewildered, no? Perhaps that’s because, as we learned yesterday, the actor will be appearing in front of a board of county commissioners to talk about derogatory comments made towards New Mexico during a Rolling Stone interview. Craziness! (Some people take issue to his comment claiming 80 percent of “the people in my county are drunk,” meaning Kilmer lives in the Most Fun County Ever.) But this is hardly the first time the actor has had a run-in with the bizarre. After the jump, check out some of the most, er, interesting moments in Kilmer’s professional life.
- 6/3/2010
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
The early ’90s saw the release of two films revisiting the story of Wyatt Earp, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp, with the latter looking far more likely to win crowds, draw plaudits, and withstand the test of time. Where Wyatt Earp had Kevin Costner, still at the height of his stardom, and respected writer-director Lawrence Kasdan behind the camera, Tombstone had a troubled production that saw Glory screenwriter Kevin Jarre fired four weeks into what would have been his directorial debut; he was replaced by George P. Cosmatos, the auteur behind Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra. Yet Tombstone became ...
- 5/12/2010
- avclub.com
By Todd Gilchrist
On April 27, Tombstone arrives on Blu-ray. The film, one of two competing efforts to chronicle the life of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, encountered almost historic problems when the film’s original writer-director, Kevin Jarre, was fired from the production, and replced by George P. Cosmatos. Thankfully, all of that behind-the-scenes drama ultimately had little impact on the film’s commercial success, not only beating Lawrence Kasdan’s Wyatt Earp to screens nationwide, but raking in a tidy $60 million at the box office.
Last week, in conjunction with its upcoming Blu-ray release, Hollywood News caught up with one of the film’s co-stars, Michael Biehn, to discuss the drama that swirled around the production. In addition to talking about the tone and atmosphere of that tumultuous set, Biehn explained how he approached playing the film’s most formidable villain, Johnny Ringo, and offered a few suggestions for which...
On April 27, Tombstone arrives on Blu-ray. The film, one of two competing efforts to chronicle the life of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, encountered almost historic problems when the film’s original writer-director, Kevin Jarre, was fired from the production, and replced by George P. Cosmatos. Thankfully, all of that behind-the-scenes drama ultimately had little impact on the film’s commercial success, not only beating Lawrence Kasdan’s Wyatt Earp to screens nationwide, but raking in a tidy $60 million at the box office.
Last week, in conjunction with its upcoming Blu-ray release, Hollywood News caught up with one of the film’s co-stars, Michael Biehn, to discuss the drama that swirled around the production. In addition to talking about the tone and atmosphere of that tumultuous set, Biehn explained how he approached playing the film’s most formidable villain, Johnny Ringo, and offered a few suggestions for which...
- 4/23/2010
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Hollywoodnews.com
Simon Brew Aug 14, 2017
Is the named director of a film the one who's actually been calling the shots? Here are 11 where a 'ghost director' may have been involved.
It's not that uncommon for a director to take their name off a film, and to leave the moniker Alan Smithee or whatever the current equivalent is behind. However, what's considerably rarer is when a film is released under the name of one director, but it's later revealed or rumoured that, actually, other hands were at work, either for a solid chunk or even the entirety of a production. That a film was, for want of a better phrase, 'ghost directed'.
See related Gotham season 4: Barbara is set to form an all-female "power base"
Granted, some of these stories that we're about to tell have little chance of ever being fully confirmed, but here are some examples of where the helmer...
Is the named director of a film the one who's actually been calling the shots? Here are 11 where a 'ghost director' may have been involved.
It's not that uncommon for a director to take their name off a film, and to leave the moniker Alan Smithee or whatever the current equivalent is behind. However, what's considerably rarer is when a film is released under the name of one director, but it's later revealed or rumoured that, actually, other hands were at work, either for a solid chunk or even the entirety of a production. That a film was, for want of a better phrase, 'ghost directed'.
See related Gotham season 4: Barbara is set to form an all-female "power base"
Granted, some of these stories that we're about to tell have little chance of ever being fully confirmed, but here are some examples of where the helmer...
- 4/21/2010
- Den of Geek
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