A Man in Full is highly entertaining, which should be no surprise. The series is an adaptation from David E. Kelley, the brilliant mind behind Ally McBeal, Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, and HBO’s Big Little Lies. Kelley has been in the thick of television since the days of Doogie Howser, M.D.
Kelley brings his signature brand of strong characters, a blend of genres, and sharp dialogue that you need to figure out just how deep the cut goes. The bench of actors is deep (and the likes of directors Regina King and Thomas Schlamme) with stars Jeff Daniels and Bill Camp, who turn the whip-smart and clever wordplay into instantly memorable lines that stay with the viewer long after the episode is over.
You wish A Man in Full had taken the time to develop the highly ambitious source material into something that better reflects modern societal dilemmas.
Kelley brings his signature brand of strong characters, a blend of genres, and sharp dialogue that you need to figure out just how deep the cut goes. The bench of actors is deep (and the likes of directors Regina King and Thomas Schlamme) with stars Jeff Daniels and Bill Camp, who turn the whip-smart and clever wordplay into instantly memorable lines that stay with the viewer long after the episode is over.
You wish A Man in Full had taken the time to develop the highly ambitious source material into something that better reflects modern societal dilemmas.
- 5/2/2024
- by M.N. Miller
- FandomWire
5 Extremely Controversial X-Men Villains That Marvel Will Never Even Dare to Bring to the Big Screen
In the diverse and wide Marvel Universe, X-Men stand out not only for their unique powers but also for the diverse array of villains that have challenged the mutant heroes over the years. With their long-awaited debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans are now anticipating seeing the superheroes along with their adversaries gracing the silver screen.
However, despite the optimism, certain characters may unlikely make the transition to the big screen, primarily due to their controversial nature.
X-Men: The Animated Series
From characters with problematic real-world associations to those whose stories demand substantial alteration for mainstream appeal, certain X-Men villains seem destined to remain confined to the pages of comic books. Following are some of these villains that Marvel may hesitate to bring to the big screen due to the complexities that surround these characters.
Ahab
Dr. Roderick Campbell, aka Captain Ahab, was not truly introduced as a villain in the comics.
However, despite the optimism, certain characters may unlikely make the transition to the big screen, primarily due to their controversial nature.
X-Men: The Animated Series
From characters with problematic real-world associations to those whose stories demand substantial alteration for mainstream appeal, certain X-Men villains seem destined to remain confined to the pages of comic books. Following are some of these villains that Marvel may hesitate to bring to the big screen due to the complexities that surround these characters.
Ahab
Dr. Roderick Campbell, aka Captain Ahab, was not truly introduced as a villain in the comics.
- 2/17/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Benedict Fitzgerald, the co-writer of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, has died. He was 74.
Fitzgerald died Jan. 17 after a long illness at his home in Marsala, Sicily, his cousin Nancy Morgan Ritter told The Hollywood Reporter.
Best known for his work on Gibson’s 2004 Biblical epic, the highest-grossing Christian film, as well as the highest-grossing independent film of all time, Fitzgerald’s other credits include co-writing the screenplay for John Huston’s Wise Blood (1979), the adaptation of Flannery O’Connor’s novel.
Born on March 9, 1949, in New York, Fitzgerald was born into a literary household. His deeply Catholic mother, Sally, was a writer and editor and his father, Robert, was a poet, United States Poet Laureate (1984-1985), critic, and famed translator of classic ancient Greek and Latin texts, who was responsible for perhaps the most well-known translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
In the late 1950s, Fitzgerald’s family...
Fitzgerald died Jan. 17 after a long illness at his home in Marsala, Sicily, his cousin Nancy Morgan Ritter told The Hollywood Reporter.
Best known for his work on Gibson’s 2004 Biblical epic, the highest-grossing Christian film, as well as the highest-grossing independent film of all time, Fitzgerald’s other credits include co-writing the screenplay for John Huston’s Wise Blood (1979), the adaptation of Flannery O’Connor’s novel.
Born on March 9, 1949, in New York, Fitzgerald was born into a literary household. His deeply Catholic mother, Sally, was a writer and editor and his father, Robert, was a poet, United States Poet Laureate (1984-1985), critic, and famed translator of classic ancient Greek and Latin texts, who was responsible for perhaps the most well-known translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
In the late 1950s, Fitzgerald’s family...
- 1/22/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Benedict Fitzgerald, co-screenwriter of “The Passion of the Christ,” died Jan. 17 in Marsala, Sicily, after a long illness, his cousin Nancy Ritter told Variety. He was 74.
Fitzgerald co-wrote 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ” with director and producer Mel Gibson. The biblical epic remains the highest-grossing independent film of all time.
Fitzgerald first received acclaim for his screenplay adaptation of the Flannery O’Connor novel “Wise Blood,” which he co-wrote with his brother Michael. Michael and Kathy Fitzgerald produced the John Huston-directed film, which starred Brad Dourif, Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty.
“Wise Blood” marked the beginning of Fitzgerald’s many literary adaptations, including 1993’s “Zelda” with Natasha Richardson and Timothy Hutton, and Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” (1993), starring John Malkovich. He wrote the miniseries adaptations of Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” (1996) and Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” (1998), starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Ahab. Both series were nominated for several Emmy Awards.
Fitzgerald co-wrote 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ” with director and producer Mel Gibson. The biblical epic remains the highest-grossing independent film of all time.
Fitzgerald first received acclaim for his screenplay adaptation of the Flannery O’Connor novel “Wise Blood,” which he co-wrote with his brother Michael. Michael and Kathy Fitzgerald produced the John Huston-directed film, which starred Brad Dourif, Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty.
“Wise Blood” marked the beginning of Fitzgerald’s many literary adaptations, including 1993’s “Zelda” with Natasha Richardson and Timothy Hutton, and Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” (1993), starring John Malkovich. He wrote the miniseries adaptations of Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” (1996) and Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” (1998), starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Ahab. Both series were nominated for several Emmy Awards.
- 1/21/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
1986 was an important year for DC Comics. "Crisis on Infinite Earths" rebooted the decades-old continuity, and Frank Miller reinvigorated Batman with "The Dark Knight Returns." Miller's tale depicted an aged Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement to fight the evils of the 1980s, from street gangs to the Cold War to Ronald Reagan. If you've ever wondered what the beginning of dark and gritty Batman was, it was this book.
The next year, DC was relaunching the main "Batman" title for the "Post-Crisis" era, and Miller was the obvious choice to kick it off. The result was "Year One," running four issues from "Batman" #404-407. The book follows Bruce Wayne's early days as a crime fighter when Gotham City was menaced by the mob, not super-villains. Batman refines his tactics through trial and error and slowly wins the trust of James Gordon — not yet a commissioner, but a rare...
The next year, DC was relaunching the main "Batman" title for the "Post-Crisis" era, and Miller was the obvious choice to kick it off. The result was "Year One," running four issues from "Batman" #404-407. The book follows Bruce Wayne's early days as a crime fighter when Gotham City was menaced by the mob, not super-villains. Batman refines his tactics through trial and error and slowly wins the trust of James Gordon — not yet a commissioner, but a rare...
- 1/16/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
It’s been a bit more than a year since “Butcher’s Crossing” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, but the timing of its theatrical release could hardly be more propitious. Director Gabe Polsky’s grimly fatalistic Western has finally arrived at the megaplexes just days after the PBS airing of “The American Buffalo,” Ken Burns’ fascinating (and often infuriating) documentary about how bison were very nearly hunted into extinction in this country before an unlikely group of preservations saved the shaggy beasts. As Burns emphasizes in his two-part film, and Polsky’s drama duly notes during its end credits, an estimated 60 million bison roamed the American West as late as 1860. Two decades later, however, the bison population plunged to less than 300.
Working from a script he and Liam Satre Meloy adapted from the novel by John Edward Williams, Polsky suggests that this staggering decrease was caused largely by men like Miller,...
Working from a script he and Liam Satre Meloy adapted from the novel by John Edward Williams, Polsky suggests that this staggering decrease was caused largely by men like Miller,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
This post contains spoilers for "The Last of Us" episode 5.
On HBO's "The Last of Us," if a character's name isn't Joel or Ellie, chances are they're going to die a horrible death. That includes Kathleen, the ruthless Kansas City resistance leader played by "Yellowjackets" star Melanie Lynskey. When Kathleen makes her entrance in episode 4, she's obsessed with finding Henry (Lamar Johnson), but it's not until episode 5 that we learn the reason for that. By then, Kathleen's two-episode arc has come to a close in a standoff with a child clicker that doesn't end well for her.
As /Film's Shania Russell recently observed, Kathleen and Henry are "mirror images of one another." Henry betrayed Kathleen's resistance-leader brother, handing him over to Fedra to obtain leukemia medicine for his own deaf younger brother, Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard). He's willing to do anything to save his sibling, while Kathleen is willing to do anything to avenge hers.
On HBO's "The Last of Us," if a character's name isn't Joel or Ellie, chances are they're going to die a horrible death. That includes Kathleen, the ruthless Kansas City resistance leader played by "Yellowjackets" star Melanie Lynskey. When Kathleen makes her entrance in episode 4, she's obsessed with finding Henry (Lamar Johnson), but it's not until episode 5 that we learn the reason for that. By then, Kathleen's two-episode arc has come to a close in a standoff with a child clicker that doesn't end well for her.
As /Film's Shania Russell recently observed, Kathleen and Henry are "mirror images of one another." Henry betrayed Kathleen's resistance-leader brother, handing him over to Fedra to obtain leukemia medicine for his own deaf younger brother, Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard). He's willing to do anything to save his sibling, while Kathleen is willing to do anything to avenge hers.
- 2/13/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2022, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.
2022 was a year where lists were discussed a lot. Sight and Sound released their once-in-a-decade poll, which I unexpectedly and luckily got to participate in. Is the act of list-making frivolous? Some might think so. Others may consider it is absolutely necessary to canon-forming and an indispensable part of the discovery of new cinema. One thing is certain however: the idea of lists to the general public seem to be seen as valuable only in their ability to justify or reinforce already-held opinions. In the internet age of exposure to unsolicited opinions about the arts, the culture has retracted back to needing opinions validated over and over again rather than open to being challenged in the aim of discovering something new. In my lists of recent, very purposefully,...
2022 was a year where lists were discussed a lot. Sight and Sound released their once-in-a-decade poll, which I unexpectedly and luckily got to participate in. Is the act of list-making frivolous? Some might think so. Others may consider it is absolutely necessary to canon-forming and an indispensable part of the discovery of new cinema. One thing is certain however: the idea of lists to the general public seem to be seen as valuable only in their ability to justify or reinforce already-held opinions. In the internet age of exposure to unsolicited opinions about the arts, the culture has retracted back to needing opinions validated over and over again rather than open to being challenged in the aim of discovering something new. In my lists of recent, very purposefully,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Soham Gadre
- The Film Stage
By 1948, Howard Hawks had made just about every type of film over his then 22-year career when he decided to take on the most American of movie genres: the Western. Though he'd made plenty of films about rough and/or ruthless men, the closest he'd come to making a true oater was with 1934's "Barbary Coast," which plays like more of a period crime film set in mid-1850s San Francisco. "Red River," written by Borden Chase and Charles Schnee (based on Chase's serialized novel "The Chisholm Trail"), would be the real deal.
And it almost fell apart before Hawks shot a frame of film.
While the story about Tom Dunson, a determined rancher who turns into a horse-riding Captain Ahab during a harrowing cattle drive from Texas to Missouri, was crammed with action and intrigue, it proved tonally problematic for Hawks' star. Gary Cooper had made several films with...
And it almost fell apart before Hawks shot a frame of film.
While the story about Tom Dunson, a determined rancher who turns into a horse-riding Captain Ahab during a harrowing cattle drive from Texas to Missouri, was crammed with action and intrigue, it proved tonally problematic for Hawks' star. Gary Cooper had made several films with...
- 1/3/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
This post contains light spoilers for Werewolf by Night.
If you’ve been watching She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, you know that the MCU likes to dig deep into the decades-long backlog of Marvel Comics to find weird and obscure characters, including Mr. Immortal, El Aguila, and Porcupine. The upcoming Halloween special Werewolf by Night seems like a continuation of that approach, pushing lesser-known wolfman character Jack Russell to the forefront. But while Russell is certainly a C-list Marvel hero, at least he headlined his own comic for a while in the 1970s. The same cannot be said for the character who provides the emotional spine for the Werewolf by Night special, Elsa Bloodstone.
The scion of the Bloodstone monster hunters, Elsa has made a name for herself in cult comics such as Nextwave: Agents of Hate and Monsters Unleashed. But those comics only scratch the surface of the character’s depth,...
If you’ve been watching She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, you know that the MCU likes to dig deep into the decades-long backlog of Marvel Comics to find weird and obscure characters, including Mr. Immortal, El Aguila, and Porcupine. The upcoming Halloween special Werewolf by Night seems like a continuation of that approach, pushing lesser-known wolfman character Jack Russell to the forefront. But while Russell is certainly a C-list Marvel hero, at least he headlined his own comic for a while in the 1970s. The same cannot be said for the character who provides the emotional spine for the Werewolf by Night special, Elsa Bloodstone.
The scion of the Bloodstone monster hunters, Elsa has made a name for herself in cult comics such as Nextwave: Agents of Hate and Monsters Unleashed. But those comics only scratch the surface of the character’s depth,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Take it easy, sweetheart! The Collin Farrell-led Penguin show and spinoff of The Batman is finally a go at HBO Max.
“It seems as if The Batman director Matt Reeves and company can’t get enough of Colin Farrell’s hot Penguin, and we’re now getting our very own series on the owner of the Iceberg Lounge.”
Read more at The Mary Sue
Despite coming off a smash-hit TV series in Peacemaker and one of their most successful films in years with The Batman, DC can’t stay on the good side of luck too long with a massive shuffling of all their release dates.
“Last year Disney took the plunge and made some big changes to its upcoming movie schedule, pushing back many Marvel movies and Indiana Jones 5 by months to offset the delays faced during the Covid pandemic. Now it looks like Warner Bros. is doing...
“It seems as if The Batman director Matt Reeves and company can’t get enough of Colin Farrell’s hot Penguin, and we’re now getting our very own series on the owner of the Iceberg Lounge.”
Read more at The Mary Sue
Despite coming off a smash-hit TV series in Peacemaker and one of their most successful films in years with The Batman, DC can’t stay on the good side of luck too long with a massive shuffling of all their release dates.
“Last year Disney took the plunge and made some big changes to its upcoming movie schedule, pushing back many Marvel movies and Indiana Jones 5 by months to offset the delays faced during the Covid pandemic. Now it looks like Warner Bros. is doing...
- 3/10/2022
- by Lee Parham
- Den of Geek
On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 from Portland to Seattle (a trip known as a “milk run” due to the short distance involved). A few minutes into the voyage, he got the attention of a flight attendant and made it known that he had a bomb that he intended to use unless his demands were met. What did he want? $200,000 in unmarked bills and four parachutes.
After the plane was on the ground in Seattle, the passengers were let go, the plane was refueled, and Cooper was granted his money and chutes. He instructed the pilot to head towards Mexico City, making it clear that the wing flaps were to remain at 15 degrees and landing gear to stay deployed, the cabin remain depressurized, and that the craft was not to exceed an altitude of 10,000 feet.
Some time after the trip to Mexico City began,...
After the plane was on the ground in Seattle, the passengers were let go, the plane was refueled, and Cooper was granted his money and chutes. He instructed the pilot to head towards Mexico City, making it clear that the wing flaps were to remain at 15 degrees and landing gear to stay deployed, the cabin remain depressurized, and that the craft was not to exceed an altitude of 10,000 feet.
Some time after the trip to Mexico City began,...
- 11/25/2020
- by Chris Cummins
- Den of Geek
The past coming back has been a major theme of Star Trek: Picard, and the most recent two episodes forced the former captain to face the biggest of his unresolved issues, his attitude towards the Borg.
Picard’s hatred of the Borg came about after the events of the 1990 two-part Next Generation episode “The Best of Both Worlds,” the first half of which was a season finale and ended with the cliffhanger of Picard’s assimilation into the Collective as Locutus of Borg. It was not resolved until the next season premiere three months later with his reclamation, which he believed to be a miraculous achievement near impossible to replicate.
This traumatic experience informed his actions in the movie First Contact, where the calm, measured and philosophical captain was transformed into an action hero hellbent on the destruction of what he perceived as a blight on the universe. The monomaniacal...
Picard’s hatred of the Borg came about after the events of the 1990 two-part Next Generation episode “The Best of Both Worlds,” the first half of which was a season finale and ended with the cliffhanger of Picard’s assimilation into the Collective as Locutus of Borg. It was not resolved until the next season premiere three months later with his reclamation, which he believed to be a miraculous achievement near impossible to replicate.
This traumatic experience informed his actions in the movie First Contact, where the calm, measured and philosophical captain was transformed into an action hero hellbent on the destruction of what he perceived as a blight on the universe. The monomaniacal...
- 2/28/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
To mark the release of Moby Dick on 11th November, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
Based on Herman Melville’s Great American Novel, and adapted for the screen by Sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury and John Huston, Peck stars as Captain Ahab, a man who pits himself against the awesome power of the sea in his obsessive quest to destroy the Great White Whale known as ‘Moby Dick’.
In 1841 a young Ishmael (Richard Basehart) signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaling ship under the command of Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck). On a previous voyage Ahab lost his leg during an attack by ‘Moby Dick’ and is desperate for revenge. The Pequod sets out on its treacherous sea voyage to hunt down the elusive beast with Ishmael onboard alongside Starbuck (Leo Genn), James Robertson Justice (Captain Boomer) and Father Mapple (Orson Welles). Ahab is so...
Based on Herman Melville’s Great American Novel, and adapted for the screen by Sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury and John Huston, Peck stars as Captain Ahab, a man who pits himself against the awesome power of the sea in his obsessive quest to destroy the Great White Whale known as ‘Moby Dick’.
In 1841 a young Ishmael (Richard Basehart) signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaling ship under the command of Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck). On a previous voyage Ahab lost his leg during an attack by ‘Moby Dick’ and is desperate for revenge. The Pequod sets out on its treacherous sea voyage to hunt down the elusive beast with Ishmael onboard alongside Starbuck (Leo Genn), James Robertson Justice (Captain Boomer) and Father Mapple (Orson Welles). Ahab is so...
- 11/4/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A promising episode swerves into a goofier, generic one, as Star Wars Resistance embarks on a pet rescue.
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Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Episode 4
For a little while, “Hunt On Celsor 3” begins to finally showcase the growing frustrations and desperations of the regular citizens on the Colossus. The food (and drinks) are all but depleted, and people are shouting angrily in the streets, with Aunt Z more or less leading the would-be mob. Captain Doza is doing his best to quell the hostility, but threats of leaving the base/ship begin to rise.
The people protest in simplistic terms, but while they have an idea of their pursuit by their First Order, they don’t seem to be aware of their full danger. Aunt Z says she’ll take her chances “out there,” and Captain Doza can’t really blame them,...
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This Star Wars Resistance review contains spoilers.
Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Episode 4
For a little while, “Hunt On Celsor 3” begins to finally showcase the growing frustrations and desperations of the regular citizens on the Colossus. The food (and drinks) are all but depleted, and people are shouting angrily in the streets, with Aunt Z more or less leading the would-be mob. Captain Doza is doing his best to quell the hostility, but threats of leaving the base/ship begin to rise.
The people protest in simplistic terms, but while they have an idea of their pursuit by their First Order, they don’t seem to be aware of their full danger. Aunt Z says she’ll take her chances “out there,” and Captain Doza can’t really blame them,...
- 10/26/2019
- Den of Geek
It’s the 1890s. The world is a sea of mist, and a boat punches through it, foghorns blasting and engine chugging. Were it not for the waves breaking under the bow you couldn’t quite tell where the ocean ends and the sky begins: it hangs like some cerebral and color-scrubbed obstacle in a rainy haze. Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse opens with this oneiric, perturbing vision, and hangs in that same nebulous universe all throughout, straddling dreams and nightmares. A follow-up to his fulminating 2015 folk horror debut The Witch, this is an entrancing and feverish descent into hell, peppered with a dark, alcohol-fueled, wry comic edge. Aboard the steamboat are Willem Dafoe’s Thomas Wake and Robert Pattinson’s Ephraim Winslow. Wake is spirited-eyed, spiky-haired and rotten-toothed ex-sailor with a penchant for liquor, flatulence, and sea-dog stories. Winslow is his right hand—a bookish, taciturn, and cash-strapped former logger...
- 10/20/2019
- MUBI
Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse builds off the contradictory nature of its vocational beacon. Designed to steer sea voyagers away from the cusps of danger, it’s a heralded symbol of security, marking the end of a journey. But sailors who use the light as a guide do so with the knowledge that the threat only grows the nearer the light gets. With his highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s The Witch, Eggers confirms that this tenet applies beyond the rocky barriers of sea travel all the way to the source, where insanity boils into practice.
Much like his 2015 debut, the thrill comes in observing unseen menaces take their toll on an intimate cast of characters. The acute descent into madness is propelled once again by isolation, unforgiving elements, and twirling suspicions. But set against the backdrop of late 19th century New England, the addition of booze barrels leaves plenty of room...
Much like his 2015 debut, the thrill comes in observing unseen menaces take their toll on an intimate cast of characters. The acute descent into madness is propelled once again by isolation, unforgiving elements, and twirling suspicions. But set against the backdrop of late 19th century New England, the addition of booze barrels leaves plenty of room...
- 9/6/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
“The Lighthouse,” the second feature directed by Robert Eggers (“The Witch”), is a gripping and turbulent drama that draws on a number of influences, though it merges them into its own fluky gothic historical ominoso art-thriller thing. Set in the 1890s, and suffused with foghorns and epic gusts of wind, as well as a powerfully antiquated sense of myth and legend, the movie is shot in shimmeringly austere black-and-white, with a radically old-fashioned 1.19:1 aspect ratio. That lends everything that happens a weird immersive clarity. The entire film is set on a desolate island of jagged black rock, where a gnarly old sea dog, played by Willem Dafoe, declaiming his lines like Captain Ahab on a bender, is tending the lighthouse there for four weeks along with his new assistant, played with surly reticence — and then an aggression that bursts out of him like a demon — by Robert Pattinson.
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- 5/19/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
“The Lighthouse,” Robert Eggers’ gripping black-and-white nautical psychodrama, draws from a sea of potent references. The filmmaker’s hypnotic follow-up to “The Witch” conjures the ghosts of Herman Melville and Andrei Tarkovsky, with ample doses of Stanley Kubrick and Bela Tarr for good measure. It’s a stunning showcase for Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe to unleash their wildest extremes, by positioning them at the center of a two-hander about a descent into madness in the middle of nowhere. It’s the best movie about bad roommates ever made.
As with “The Witch,” Eggers’ sophomore feature once again centers on a small group of characters surrounded by the elements and consumed by invisible forces, driving each other mad in the process. And once again, the title says it all: Set sometime in the 1890’s, “The Lighthouse” finds Thomas Wake (Dafoe) and Efraim Winslow (Pattinson) arriving at that remote post, where...
As with “The Witch,” Eggers’ sophomore feature once again centers on a small group of characters surrounded by the elements and consumed by invisible forces, driving each other mad in the process. And once again, the title says it all: Set sometime in the 1890’s, “The Lighthouse” finds Thomas Wake (Dafoe) and Efraim Winslow (Pattinson) arriving at that remote post, where...
- 5/19/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Maddie and company found a new court in which to attempt to free a wrongfully convicted prisoner.
This time out, they veered into Jag territory on Proven Innocent Season 1 Episode 10.
Not surprisingly, in the still male-dominated military, a confrontational female such as Maddie wasn't well received.
Then again, that made her the perfect person to take on the case of Rachel Clarke.
Rachel was in line to become the first female Seal team member, until she got convicted of killing a fellow Seal candidate who unfortunately was the base commander's son-in-law.
Related: Proven Innocent Season 1 Episode 9 Review: Acceptable Losses
At first, it seemed like the Navy, an old boys' network, didn't want a woman infiltrating its premiere team.
A woman getting rejected by the man she loved was motive enough to convict her. After all, women are emotional and could snap, as every male interview made sure to mention.
As...
This time out, they veered into Jag territory on Proven Innocent Season 1 Episode 10.
Not surprisingly, in the still male-dominated military, a confrontational female such as Maddie wasn't well received.
Then again, that made her the perfect person to take on the case of Rachel Clarke.
Rachel was in line to become the first female Seal team member, until she got convicted of killing a fellow Seal candidate who unfortunately was the base commander's son-in-law.
Related: Proven Innocent Season 1 Episode 9 Review: Acceptable Losses
At first, it seemed like the Navy, an old boys' network, didn't want a woman infiltrating its premiere team.
A woman getting rejected by the man she loved was motive enough to convict her. After all, women are emotional and could snap, as every male interview made sure to mention.
As...
- 4/20/2019
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Howard A. Rodman’s upcoming book will be getting the big-screen treatment.
“The Great Eastern,” set to be published in early June by Melville House Books, has been acquired by Great Point Media — a London-based content and media company. Rodman, the former Writers Guild of America West president, will also write the screenplay for the film.
“Howard Rodman is a literary master whose long list of screenwriting credits speak for themselves. Great Point Media is thrilled to be bringing his vision onto the big screen,” said Great Point director Jim Reeve.
The adventure story follows two of literature’s iconic anti-heroes, Captain Nemo and Captain Ahab, as they battle through the latter half of the 19th century. After Nemo kidnaps real-life civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel to build a submarine — one that would link the U.S. and England, two opposing colonial forces — the three men find themselves at battle with each other.
“The Great Eastern,” set to be published in early June by Melville House Books, has been acquired by Great Point Media — a London-based content and media company. Rodman, the former Writers Guild of America West president, will also write the screenplay for the film.
“Howard Rodman is a literary master whose long list of screenwriting credits speak for themselves. Great Point Media is thrilled to be bringing his vision onto the big screen,” said Great Point director Jim Reeve.
The adventure story follows two of literature’s iconic anti-heroes, Captain Nemo and Captain Ahab, as they battle through the latter half of the 19th century. After Nemo kidnaps real-life civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel to build a submarine — one that would link the U.S. and England, two opposing colonial forces — the three men find themselves at battle with each other.
- 3/14/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Danielle Harris, Donald Pleasance, George P. Wilbur, Don Shanks | Directed by Dwight H. Little (4), Dominique Othenin-Girard (5)
If there is one thing that horror fans love it’s Michael Myers, that’s probably why when he never even bothered to turn up to Halloween 3: Season of the Witch they took it so badly (I jest of course). Halloween 3: Season of the Witch for me is one of the underrated in the series but of course thi is not a look at that film but a review of Halloween 4 & 5 – out now on budget DVD just in time to cash in on the forthcoming home entertainment release of Blumhouse’s new Halloween next week!
Halloween 4 saw the return of the masked bogeyman when he discovered that he had a niece, Jamie Straude which strangely enough comes at just the right time as he’s once again given the chance to escape.
If there is one thing that horror fans love it’s Michael Myers, that’s probably why when he never even bothered to turn up to Halloween 3: Season of the Witch they took it so badly (I jest of course). Halloween 3: Season of the Witch for me is one of the underrated in the series but of course thi is not a look at that film but a review of Halloween 4 & 5 – out now on budget DVD just in time to cash in on the forthcoming home entertainment release of Blumhouse’s new Halloween next week!
Halloween 4 saw the return of the masked bogeyman when he discovered that he had a niece, Jamie Straude which strangely enough comes at just the right time as he’s once again given the chance to escape.
- 2/20/2019
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Don Kaye Jan 24, 2019
Writer and director Steven Knight delves into the origins and production of his tricky crime drama Serenity.
Serenity is the kind of movie that you can’t talk too much about without getting into heavy spoiler territory, so suffice to say that the movie starts out as a sort of sun-bleached noir set on a beautiful, remote rock known as Plymouth Island. It is there that we meet Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey), a charter fisherman obsessed with catching one fish -- even at the expense of driving away customers -- and just as haunted by the past that always seems to hang around the necks of guys like this.
Enter his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway), who arrives on the island with her brutish current spouse Frank and asks Baker -- of course -- to kill him, dangling millions of dollars and a somewhat more intimate reward in...
Writer and director Steven Knight delves into the origins and production of his tricky crime drama Serenity.
Serenity is the kind of movie that you can’t talk too much about without getting into heavy spoiler territory, so suffice to say that the movie starts out as a sort of sun-bleached noir set on a beautiful, remote rock known as Plymouth Island. It is there that we meet Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey), a charter fisherman obsessed with catching one fish -- even at the expense of driving away customers -- and just as haunted by the past that always seems to hang around the necks of guys like this.
Enter his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway), who arrives on the island with her brutish current spouse Frank and asks Baker -- of course -- to kill him, dangling millions of dollars and a somewhat more intimate reward in...
- 1/24/2019
- Den of Geek
Shortly after the publication of his short story “The Vane Sisters” – in which a plot twist is revealed through a hidden acrostic message in the final paragraph – Vladimir Nabokov quipped that the narrative trick he employed was something that “can only be tried once in a thousand years of fiction.” Perhaps we’ll need to call for a similar moratorium, albeit for entirely different reasons, on the type of twist that powers Steven Knight’s soggy, island-bound noir “Serenity.” Distinguished only by its starry cast and cinematographer Jess Hall’s beautiful lensing of some idyllic Mauritius locations, “Serenity” sees a usually reliable screenwriter-turned-director take a bold swing and miss the mark completely, so intent on pulling the rug out from under you that he never notices you weren’t even standing on it.
Though its trailer telegraphs a deeper mystery at play, the film’s ostensible plot couldn’t be simpler,...
Though its trailer telegraphs a deeper mystery at play, the film’s ostensible plot couldn’t be simpler,...
- 1/24/2019
- by Andrew Barker
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Knight is a busy man. An incredibly accomplished screenwriter and director, he’s got several projects in, or about go into, production. There’s also Peaky Blinders, a show he created, and his new thriller Serenity, starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, which The Film Stage was lucky enough to speak with him about. We talked through the risky twist in the movie (some spoilers ahead!), the motivations that come with challenging yourself as a director, and the unfortunate underperformance of Allied.
The Film Stage: This movie is framed as an old-fashioned film noir at the start, which is very refreshing because you don’t get a lot of those anymore, at least on the big screen. And then, without jumping into huge spoilers, you make a crucial narrative decision that’s pretty radical. It’s hinted at throughout but when it happens it’s surprising and fairly fascinating.
The Film Stage: This movie is framed as an old-fashioned film noir at the start, which is very refreshing because you don’t get a lot of those anymore, at least on the big screen. And then, without jumping into huge spoilers, you make a crucial narrative decision that’s pretty radical. It’s hinted at throughout but when it happens it’s surprising and fairly fascinating.
- 1/23/2019
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Actor Patrick Stewart made a surprise appearance at the “Star Trek” convention in Las Vegas on August 4. He was there to reveal important news to fans about the next “Trek” series being developed for CBS All Access, the streaming service that currently airs “Star Trek: Discovery” as well as “The Good Fight.” He revealed to eager audiences, “Jean-Luc Picard is back.” But would you believe he never won an Emmy for that iconic role? Worse, he was never even nominated.
“I have spent a lot of time recently watching ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ including episodes I had never seen before,” Stewart told the convention crowd, “and gradually it became clearer and clearer to me that the power of that show, the success of that show, the benefits that it gave — I have never grown tired of hearing from people who stop me in the street … who say to me,...
“I have spent a lot of time recently watching ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ including episodes I had never seen before,” Stewart told the convention crowd, “and gradually it became clearer and clearer to me that the power of that show, the success of that show, the benefits that it gave — I have never grown tired of hearing from people who stop me in the street … who say to me,...
- 8/6/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Justin Theroux has won the latest court battle against one of his neighbors.
The 46-year-old actor has been granted a temporary restraining order against Norman Resnicow, after two of Theroux’s other neighbors claimed in court that Resnicow had threatened them, according to court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Two of Theroux’s neighbors — Bradley Calcaterra and David McCorkle — claimed that on April 29, Resnicow verbally assaulted them inside the lobby of their Greenwich Village building while holding what appeared to be 2 harpoons, but were actually a pair of log rollers with metal hooks, according to TMZ.
“These were gardening tools,...
The 46-year-old actor has been granted a temporary restraining order against Norman Resnicow, after two of Theroux’s other neighbors claimed in court that Resnicow had threatened them, according to court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Two of Theroux’s neighbors — Bradley Calcaterra and David McCorkle — claimed that on April 29, Resnicow verbally assaulted them inside the lobby of their Greenwich Village building while holding what appeared to be 2 harpoons, but were actually a pair of log rollers with metal hooks, according to TMZ.
“These were gardening tools,...
- 5/12/2018
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
What was Eloise really up to?
That was revealed on Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 13 when Rogers accepted a deal with the villain, much to the chagrin of Tilly.
Watch Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 13 Online
Meanwhile, Ivy struggled to move on with her life following Victoria's death and debated whether moving on from Hyperion Heights was the best course of action.
Also, Hook confronted Captain Ahab in his quest to save Alice from a certain death.
Use the video above to watch Once Upon a Time online right here via TV Fanatic.
View Slideshow: Once Upon a Time: Who's Returning?!
Get caught up with all the action right now. ...
That was revealed on Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 13 when Rogers accepted a deal with the villain, much to the chagrin of Tilly.
Watch Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 13 Online
Meanwhile, Ivy struggled to move on with her life following Victoria's death and debated whether moving on from Hyperion Heights was the best course of action.
Also, Hook confronted Captain Ahab in his quest to save Alice from a certain death.
Use the video above to watch Once Upon a Time online right here via TV Fanatic.
View Slideshow: Once Upon a Time: Who's Returning?!
Get caught up with all the action right now. ...
- 3/17/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Michael Shannon, who recently starred in The Shape of Water, is one of my favorite actors working today. He just landed another great gig. This time it's for a spy miniseries from AMC and BBC called The Little Drummer Girl. He will join the previously cast Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgard. Oh yeah, this is the series being directed by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy).
The series is based on the book written by John Le Carre and the story centers on a "brilliant young actress, Charlie (Pugh), strike up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic. The man is Becker (Skarsgard), an Israeli intelligence officer who entangles her in a complex and high stakes plot orchestrated by Israeli Spymaster Kurtz (Shannon). Set in the late 1970s, yet sharply contemporary, Little Drummer Girl weaves a dynamic...
The series is based on the book written by John Le Carre and the story centers on a "brilliant young actress, Charlie (Pugh), strike up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic. The man is Becker (Skarsgard), an Israeli intelligence officer who entangles her in a complex and high stakes plot orchestrated by Israeli Spymaster Kurtz (Shannon). Set in the late 1970s, yet sharply contemporary, Little Drummer Girl weaves a dynamic...
- 1/26/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Series comes from The Ink Factory, BBC One, and AMC.
Michael Shannon has signed up for The Little Drummer Girl, the forthcoming series from The Ink Factory, BBC One and AMC.
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Michael Shannon
He will star alongside Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård in the project, which is the television debut of director Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel of the same name by John le Carre.
Set in the late 1970s, the six-part series follows Charlie (Pugh), a young actress who strikes up a relationship with a stranger (Skarsgard), who entangles her in a complex and high-stakes plot orchestrated by an Israeli spymaster (Shannon).
Simon and Stephen Cornwell, co-CEOs and founders of The Ink Factory said: “Michael is an actor of the highest calibre, and we are excited to welcome him to the stellar group of talent this project is amassing. Under the direction of a consummate auteur and opposite two equally...
Michael Shannon has signed up for The Little Drummer Girl, the forthcoming series from The Ink Factory, BBC One and AMC.
Source: Enter source
Michael Shannon
He will star alongside Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård in the project, which is the television debut of director Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel of the same name by John le Carre.
Set in the late 1970s, the six-part series follows Charlie (Pugh), a young actress who strikes up a relationship with a stranger (Skarsgard), who entangles her in a complex and high-stakes plot orchestrated by an Israeli spymaster (Shannon).
Simon and Stephen Cornwell, co-CEOs and founders of The Ink Factory said: “Michael is an actor of the highest calibre, and we are excited to welcome him to the stellar group of talent this project is amassing. Under the direction of a consummate auteur and opposite two equally...
- 1/25/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The 32nd theatrically released Godzilla movie, Godzilla: Monster Planet or Godzilla: Planet of Monsters, which came out last November in Japan, has become available this week via Netflix. What makes this one unique is that it’s the first-ever animated cinematic adventure starring the king of monsters. This is a good start to a planned trilogy of anime movies, although not without its flaws. There are some minor spoilers in here, so if you’re enraged by spoilers, consider yourself forewarned.
Originally titled “Gojira: Kaiju Wakusei” in Japan, Godzilla: Monster Planet was first intended to be an anime TV series but plans were changed. Due to the deal with Legendary Pictures, (Who made the 2014 American film Godzilla), Toho Studios decided not to make a sequel to the award-wining Shin Godzilla (Aka Godzilla Resurgence) but still wanted Godzilla to have original cinematic material in Japan since the 65th anniversary of Gojira is coming up.
Originally titled “Gojira: Kaiju Wakusei” in Japan, Godzilla: Monster Planet was first intended to be an anime TV series but plans were changed. Due to the deal with Legendary Pictures, (Who made the 2014 American film Godzilla), Toho Studios decided not to make a sequel to the award-wining Shin Godzilla (Aka Godzilla Resurgence) but still wanted Godzilla to have original cinematic material in Japan since the 65th anniversary of Gojira is coming up.
- 1/19/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Louisa Mellor Sep 11, 2017
New BBC serial killer drama has a gimmick and isn’t afraid to use it. Spoilers ahead in our episode one review…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Taskmaster: Alex Horne on series 5, casting, remakes, the future Taskmaster: one of TV's funniest, most unexpected comedies Taskmaster: 2-part champion of champions special on its way
As a child writing homework stories for year six English, I had a power move: I’d make the last line of a story the same as its title. My gripping home invasion thriller ‘A Hard Night’ thus ended with the main character remarking with some accuracy “It was a hard night.”
You’re right to be impressed.
Year-six-me would, I think, have smiled a special smile had she landed upon the idea of titling a murder tale the word ‘killer’ backwards and then telling the story backwards. She’d...
New BBC serial killer drama has a gimmick and isn’t afraid to use it. Spoilers ahead in our episode one review…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Taskmaster: Alex Horne on series 5, casting, remakes, the future Taskmaster: one of TV's funniest, most unexpected comedies Taskmaster: 2-part champion of champions special on its way
As a child writing homework stories for year six English, I had a power move: I’d make the last line of a story the same as its title. My gripping home invasion thriller ‘A Hard Night’ thus ended with the main character remarking with some accuracy “It was a hard night.”
You’re right to be impressed.
Year-six-me would, I think, have smiled a special smile had she landed upon the idea of titling a murder tale the word ‘killer’ backwards and then telling the story backwards. She’d...
- 9/11/2017
- Den of Geek
With news that ABC may be Frankenstein'ing American Idol back to life a mere two years about it left Fox's airwaves after a bidding war with rivals Fox and NBC, it appears that the network is ready to make one last-ditch effort at having a musical competition series viewers actually tune in and watch. While the Alphabet net has certainly been no slouch in the reality TV department, with Dancing With the Stars and the mega-successful Bachelor franchise propping ABC up just fine over the years, a singing competition with success on par with Idol or The Voice has remained elusive. The Moby Dick to ABC's Captain Ahab, if you will. But it certainly hasn't been for lack of trying. When American Idol...
- 5/8/2017
- E! Online
It’s probably a good thing that I’m not in charge of which movies get made and which ones don’t. While we would certainly get fewer third-rate horror movies and lazy animated movies (and like three more Crank movies, what happened to that franchise?) there’s just so many movies that must sound terrible at the log line phrase that end up being good movies. For example, if I had been in charge when someone came and said, “Hey, we want to make a new King Kong movie but it’s going to be what if King Kong met Apocalypse Now!” I probably would have passed. But someone at Legendary Pictures said yes, and we got Kong: Skull Island—a delightful, odd, horrific monster movie. It’s a better movie than I expected, a better movie than it probably should be, and a worthy opening salvo in the 2017 action movie wars.
- 3/14/2017
- by Arthur Tebbel
- Comicmix.com
In theaters this weekend from Legendary and Warner Bros. is Kong: Skull Island, and during the recent press day for the film, Daily Dead had the opportunity to join several other journalists in speaking with two of the movie’s co-stars, John Goodman and Brie Larson, about their experiences working on the adventurous project, the parallels between the story of Skull Island and the Vietnam War, and the allure of working within the realm of a cinematic universe, both in this film and others.
Brie, what was it about Kong: Skull Island where you knew you really wanted to be a part of this project? Was the message something that resonated with you?
Brie Larson: Well, I have always been really picky about the films that I make, because I think that there's such an incredible opportunity to bring up questions when you’re making movies, and some of...
Brie, what was it about Kong: Skull Island where you knew you really wanted to be a part of this project? Was the message something that resonated with you?
Brie Larson: Well, I have always been really picky about the films that I make, because I think that there's such an incredible opportunity to bring up questions when you’re making movies, and some of...
- 3/9/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Though it may not feel fully inspired so much as competently pre-visualized, Kong: Skull Island fits snugly into the growing canon of reboots that exist within ever-expanding movie universes. That’s a first sentence to a positive review that perhaps reads a bit more cynically than intended. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by a bunch of dudes (Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly with a story credited to John Gatins), this umpteenth version of the King Kong story pulls from every available pop-culture source in building a fun creature feature. Much of the credit goes to the breathtaking effects and brisk pace, which distract from some lofty line readings and silly plot devices.
In 1973, Bill Randa (John Goodman), with the help of the much-smarter Brooks (Corey Hawkins), rounds up a team of soldiers and specialized civilians to explore a newly discovered island for scientific reasons. Or so he says.
In 1973, Bill Randa (John Goodman), with the help of the much-smarter Brooks (Corey Hawkins), rounds up a team of soldiers and specialized civilians to explore a newly discovered island for scientific reasons. Or so he says.
- 3/8/2017
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
With Kong: Skull Island stomping its way into theaters this weekend from Legendary and Warner Bros., Daily Dead had the opportunity to join several other journalists on the movie’s press day to catch up with one of the film’s co-stars, Samuel L. Jackson, who chatted about what drives his character, Lt. Colonel Packard. Jackson also discussed how excited he was to get a chance to square off against one of his favorite movie monsters, as well as his experiences working alongside his fellow co-stars.
Packard’s an interesting character, because he's a guy that can't let go of the war. How far did you dig into the perspective of this guy, who still wants to fight, but the government's now sending you guys home? Can you talk about how that continues to drive him once you guys get to the island?
Samuel L. Jackson: Well, it’s...
Packard’s an interesting character, because he's a guy that can't let go of the war. How far did you dig into the perspective of this guy, who still wants to fight, but the government's now sending you guys home? Can you talk about how that continues to drive him once you guys get to the island?
Samuel L. Jackson: Well, it’s...
- 3/7/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Chicago – The success of a local Chicago filmmaker is always cause for notoriety, and writer/director Jose Carlos Gomez will present his film “Day 1” as part of the programming for the 2017 Beloit (Wisconsin) International Film Festival on Saturday, February 25th (for more information, click here). “Day 1” is a post-apocalyptic thriller, and features Chicago actors Walt Sloan and Harold Dennis.
In the vague aftermath of a societal breakdown after a world-destroying event, a lone man (Sloan) must keep walking a pre-determined path, ordered through an unseen shadow authority. With rumors of disease that causes individuals to immediately attack each other, human contact is to be avoided. The man comes upon a military checkpoint, which is controlled by the autocratic Captain Reynolds (Dennis). The fate of all will be determined through this encounter in a redefined new world.
Walt Sloan is Outside the Fence in ‘Day 1,’ Written & Directed by...
In the vague aftermath of a societal breakdown after a world-destroying event, a lone man (Sloan) must keep walking a pre-determined path, ordered through an unseen shadow authority. With rumors of disease that causes individuals to immediately attack each other, human contact is to be avoided. The man comes upon a military checkpoint, which is controlled by the autocratic Captain Reynolds (Dennis). The fate of all will be determined through this encounter in a redefined new world.
Walt Sloan is Outside the Fence in ‘Day 1,’ Written & Directed by...
- 2/24/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Image via Warner Bros.
For those who don’t know what a working title for a film is, it is a name given to a film in pre-production and sometimes even into the stages of the final cut. The reasons for them are usually for either accounting or managerial purposes, and more often than not, they have little to do with the actual film. In the past, there have been a few of these titles that have accidentally or intentionally mislead the viewer. Some of the best ones are Group Hug (The Avengers), Spaceman from Pluto (Back to the Future), and my favorite, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner).
Arthur Curry, or Aquaman, has fallen prey to the lack of imagination with working movie titles and according to Production Weekly (via Comicbook.com), the film is called Ahab.
As stated above, not every film has a working title indicative of the actual movie,...
For those who don’t know what a working title for a film is, it is a name given to a film in pre-production and sometimes even into the stages of the final cut. The reasons for them are usually for either accounting or managerial purposes, and more often than not, they have little to do with the actual film. In the past, there have been a few of these titles that have accidentally or intentionally mislead the viewer. Some of the best ones are Group Hug (The Avengers), Spaceman from Pluto (Back to the Future), and my favorite, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner).
Arthur Curry, or Aquaman, has fallen prey to the lack of imagination with working movie titles and according to Production Weekly (via Comicbook.com), the film is called Ahab.
As stated above, not every film has a working title indicative of the actual movie,...
- 12/2/2016
- by Drew Carlton
- LRMonline.com
I have a back file of reader notes asking for a Blu-ray for John Huston’s Moby Dick, and more pointedly, wondering what will be done with its strange color scheme. I wasn’t expecting miracles, but this new Twilight Time disc should make the purists happy – it has approximated the film’s original, heavily muted color scheme.
Moby Dick
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1956 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 116 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice,
Harry Andrews, Orson Welles, Bernard Miles, Mervyn Johns, Noel Purcell, Frederick Ledebur
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Art Direction Ralph W. Brinton
Film Editor Russell Lloyd
Original Music Philip Sainton
Writing credits Ray Bradbury and John Huston
Produced and Directed by John Huston
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Talk about a picture with a renewed reputation… in its day John Huston’s Moby Dick was not considered a success,...
Moby Dick
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1956 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 116 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice,
Harry Andrews, Orson Welles, Bernard Miles, Mervyn Johns, Noel Purcell, Frederick Ledebur
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Art Direction Ralph W. Brinton
Film Editor Russell Lloyd
Original Music Philip Sainton
Writing credits Ray Bradbury and John Huston
Produced and Directed by John Huston
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Talk about a picture with a renewed reputation… in its day John Huston’s Moby Dick was not considered a success,...
- 11/26/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ant-man Hits The Heist
Sometimes I wonder why I bother getting out of bed.
So Scott Lang, former thief and current Astonishing Ant-Man, has a daughter, Cassie. Cassie is a teenager, meaning she’s in that rebellious stage. We’re not talking tattoos, emo outbreaks, and staying out after curfew to be with that boy. We’re talking the Boxer Rebellion of teenage acting out. Cassie decided that to get what she wanted, she should become a super villain.
What did she want? Revenge on industrialist inventor Darren Cross for one. Kind of a non-standard goal for an angst-ridden teenager, but Cassie had a kind of non-standard childhood, what with her having super powers, losing those powers, dying, and being brought back to life. Then there was the time, Cross’s son kidnapped her and stole her heart because he needed a transplant for his father. So I can see...
Sometimes I wonder why I bother getting out of bed.
So Scott Lang, former thief and current Astonishing Ant-Man, has a daughter, Cassie. Cassie is a teenager, meaning she’s in that rebellious stage. We’re not talking tattoos, emo outbreaks, and staying out after curfew to be with that boy. We’re talking the Boxer Rebellion of teenage acting out. Cassie decided that to get what she wanted, she should become a super villain.
What did she want? Revenge on industrialist inventor Darren Cross for one. Kind of a non-standard goal for an angst-ridden teenager, but Cassie had a kind of non-standard childhood, what with her having super powers, losing those powers, dying, and being brought back to life. Then there was the time, Cross’s son kidnapped her and stole her heart because he needed a transplant for his father. So I can see...
- 8/5/2016
- by Bob Ingersoll
- Comicmix.com
One of the 8 million Academy Awards (rough approximation) that Mad Max: Fury Road is nominated for this year is for sound editing. While the sound, along with pretty much the rest of Fury Road was top notch, it turns out that part of what made it so great are the things you probably didn.t notice. In addition to the sounds of rumbling engines and exploding trucks, sound designer Mark Mangini added animal sounds to the mix, in order to give specifically the famous War Rig a life of its own. Mangini tells The Frame that he envisioned Immortan Joe.s chase of the War Rig as analogous to Captain Ahab chasing the White Whale in Moby Dick. With that idea as inspiration, he went to work giving the Rig a sound all its own. Eventually this led to the idea of the War Rig as White Whale becoming no...
- 2/3/2016
- cinemablend.com
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: ★★★
What do you do when you want to make an adaptation Moby Dick, but don’t want to deal with all the pressures and pitfalls of actually adapting Moby Dick? You dramatise the story it’s based on, of course.
Ron Howard’s film about the real life event that inspired Herman Melville to write his epic piece of American literature is quite obsessed with that novel, framed by the author learning the story from its last living survivor and pivoting on the true life moments that obliquely parallel or diverge with the text. It makes for a nice companion piece for sure, but I just couldn’t stop asking myself why Howard just didn’t bite the harpoon and do Moby Dick fully (all you lose, really, is one dark but literally undernourished subplot).
It certainly would have cleared up the film’s biggest problem...
Rating: ★★★
What do you do when you want to make an adaptation Moby Dick, but don’t want to deal with all the pressures and pitfalls of actually adapting Moby Dick? You dramatise the story it’s based on, of course.
Ron Howard’s film about the real life event that inspired Herman Melville to write his epic piece of American literature is quite obsessed with that novel, framed by the author learning the story from its last living survivor and pivoting on the true life moments that obliquely parallel or diverge with the text. It makes for a nice companion piece for sure, but I just couldn’t stop asking myself why Howard just didn’t bite the harpoon and do Moby Dick fully (all you lose, really, is one dark but literally undernourished subplot).
It certainly would have cleared up the film’s biggest problem...
- 12/11/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
As Captain Ahab and Hollywood animal handlers well know, it’s just about impossible to wrangle a sperm whale. So for the upcoming In the Heart of the Sea, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s nonfictional account of the harrowing real-life events that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, director Ron Howard and his team had to digitally build their own beast. Howard and visual-effects supervisor Jody Johnson talked through the creation of a key shot — the white whale’s tail rising ominously above the doomed sailors.The Setting “We needed the actors in a tank so we could get the water hitting their bodies,” says Johnson. “Then to create the sea going to the horizon, we used computer-generated water combined with live-action footage of water filmed off the coast of Morocco. The clouds are photography and digital painting — so is the lighting, to help get the dramatic hero shot of the tail.
- 12/8/2015
- by David Marchese
- Vulture
Written and Drawn by Jay Gunn | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Surface Tension is now approaching the conclusion of its 5 issue story, and Jay Gunn has left himself plenty of plot strands to tie up. We have seen some hints and clues here and there, and a measure of back story for the main characters, (especially the hybrids) but issue 4 seems to be where we learn exactly what is going on.
Last issue saw a creature emerge from the sea and attack the island, looking to reclaim the hybrids, the strange human/sea creature amalgamations, and the islanders fought to defend their homes. Gunn pushes the plot forward this issue by sketching out 3 separate, though connected in the larger picture, storylines. The most important sees Meg, and the reader, finally get some answers about the sea sickness that started all this. Having plowed through 4 issues, it is nice to finally get some answers,...
Surface Tension is now approaching the conclusion of its 5 issue story, and Jay Gunn has left himself plenty of plot strands to tie up. We have seen some hints and clues here and there, and a measure of back story for the main characters, (especially the hybrids) but issue 4 seems to be where we learn exactly what is going on.
Last issue saw a creature emerge from the sea and attack the island, looking to reclaim the hybrids, the strange human/sea creature amalgamations, and the islanders fought to defend their homes. Gunn pushes the plot forward this issue by sketching out 3 separate, though connected in the larger picture, storylines. The most important sees Meg, and the reader, finally get some answers about the sea sickness that started all this. Having plowed through 4 issues, it is nice to finally get some answers,...
- 9/11/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
“It just… popped in there.” says Ray Stantz, as played by Dan Aykroyd in the climax of the ’80s classic movie Ghostbusters. An inter-dimensional super-villain named Zuul has started to breach the worldly barriers, and ghosts are appearing in 1980s New York City. These ghosts aren’t friendly. They’re decidedly unfriendly. In fact, they’re generally causing a scene. Cue the Ghostbusters, a rag-tag bunch of college layabouts who discover the secret to catching said spirits, and more importantly, a way to monetize their capture. That’s capitalism, folks.
Zuul, as it happens, is just a minion for a millennia old God named Gozer the Destructor, and (s)he instructs the ‘Busters to choose a form for Gozer to take when he arrives to lay waste to their city. Whatever they think of, that’s what will come to destroy them. And so, our heroes attempt to clear their minds of all thoughts.
Zuul, as it happens, is just a minion for a millennia old God named Gozer the Destructor, and (s)he instructs the ‘Busters to choose a form for Gozer to take when he arrives to lay waste to their city. Whatever they think of, that’s what will come to destroy them. And so, our heroes attempt to clear their minds of all thoughts.
- 3/30/2015
- by John Cal McCormick
- SoundOnSight
The human condition. It is a tricky and complicated concept for us mortals to grasp in terms of our ugly, unpredictable behaviors. However, when one applies a revealing spotlight on the animal kingdom and takes a look at their on-screen aggression against humans it becomes a whole new ballgame. Occasionally, the source of frustration embedded in these wayward creatures is often times triggered by the psychological prompting of the bad seed humans responsible for their behavioral tirade against nature and man.
In Creature Feature: Top Ten Animals Gone Bad in the Movies we will look at the bombastic beasts gone ballistic in cinematic society. Maybe you have your own selections of haywire critters out to cause random havoc? If so then they probably would suffice within the theme of this movie column when detailing the animals that run amok on land, by sea or in the air.
The selections for...
In Creature Feature: Top Ten Animals Gone Bad in the Movies we will look at the bombastic beasts gone ballistic in cinematic society. Maybe you have your own selections of haywire critters out to cause random havoc? If so then they probably would suffice within the theme of this movie column when detailing the animals that run amok on land, by sea or in the air.
The selections for...
- 2/24/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Chicago – Having explored the farthest fields of space in films like “Gravity” and “Interstellar,” we may have forgotten the danger that awaits down below. “Black Sea” is a lean, often thrilling submarine tale that takes viewers on a journey of timeless terror and sacrificial pursuits.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Black Sea” is a working class treasure hunt, set in the world of blue collar men who have devoted their lives to working in submarines, but aren’t appreciated by their fat cat employees. A recently fired sub captain named Robinson (Jude Law) makes a deal with his former employer to help the company retrieve a sub with Nazi gold inside of it. On board are men like Ben Mendelsohn’s out-of-control Fraser, corporate stooge Daniels (Scoot McNairy), and young first-timer Tobin (Bobby Schofield).
The cause for Jude Law to earn some respect continues, as he works with diverse characters without a golden showboating,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Black Sea” is a working class treasure hunt, set in the world of blue collar men who have devoted their lives to working in submarines, but aren’t appreciated by their fat cat employees. A recently fired sub captain named Robinson (Jude Law) makes a deal with his former employer to help the company retrieve a sub with Nazi gold inside of it. On board are men like Ben Mendelsohn’s out-of-control Fraser, corporate stooge Daniels (Scoot McNairy), and young first-timer Tobin (Bobby Schofield).
The cause for Jude Law to earn some respect continues, as he works with diverse characters without a golden showboating,...
- 1/31/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chris Cummins Nov 24, 2019
D.B. Cooper leapt into history one Thanksgiving weekend in 1971. Here's a look at the mysterious skyjacker's pop culture impact.
“You hijack the flight and disappear into the night. Captain’s voice sounds tight: “be calm and it’ll be all right.” The passengers all eyes, a growing fear inside them. Vapor trails and light, all we see tonight but it’s all right.”– Everything is Fine, “Vapor Trails and Light”
On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 from Portland to Seattle (a trip known as a “milk run” due to the short distance involved). A few minutes into the voyage, he got the attention of a flight attendant and made it known that he had a bomb that he intended to use unless his demands were met. What did he want? $200,000 in unmarked bills and four parachutes.
After the plane...
D.B. Cooper leapt into history one Thanksgiving weekend in 1971. Here's a look at the mysterious skyjacker's pop culture impact.
“You hijack the flight and disappear into the night. Captain’s voice sounds tight: “be calm and it’ll be all right.” The passengers all eyes, a growing fear inside them. Vapor trails and light, all we see tonight but it’s all right.”– Everything is Fine, “Vapor Trails and Light”
On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 from Portland to Seattle (a trip known as a “milk run” due to the short distance involved). A few minutes into the voyage, he got the attention of a flight attendant and made it known that he had a bomb that he intended to use unless his demands were met. What did he want? $200,000 in unmarked bills and four parachutes.
After the plane...
- 11/23/2014
- Den of Geek
There exists and interesting similarity in the relationships between the comic book movie fans and the Deadpool movie, and Captain Ahab and Moby Dick. Lovers of the Merc With The Mouth have spent years and exhumed quite a bit of energy begging and waiting for the feature to actually happen, but it has long felt like a fruitless venture with no positive outcome in sight. But now everything is different. In fact, now everything is great. People: the Deadpool movie is actually happening! Reports of the project.s long-awaited emergence from development hell were reported all over this past week, as 20th Century Fox officially put Deadpool on their release calendar . the finished product now set to come out on February 12, 2016. Because we.ve been following the movie so closely over the last few years, it feels like we already know a ton about it: Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and...
- 9/25/2014
- cinemablend.com
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