At the beginning of Bryan Singer's 2003 superhero film "X2: X-Men United," the title teens are enjoying a school field trip to the local Natural History museum. The kids don't get out too often, as they attend a special school for superpowered mutants, a class of people hated by the populace at large. While they are sitting in the museum cafeteria, a pair of bullies approach Pyro (Aaron Stanford), Iceman (Shawn Shamore), and Rogue (Anna Paquin) asking Pyro for the use of his cigarette lighter. Pyro denies them, and they snatch his Zippo out of his hands, lighting up immediately. Pyro, possessing the superpower to expand fires, winks his eye and causes the bully's lit cigarette to explode, setting his jacket on fire. Iceman, who can fire ice blasts from his hands, extinguishes the fire. Showing off their powers in public is verboten, as they run the risk of being...
- 11/20/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
STXfilms has acquired the rights to “Universe’s Most Wanted,” a sci-fi adventure starring Dave Bautista and directed by “Rampage” filmmaker Brad Peyton.
The film comes from AGC Studios and CAA Media Finance and is currently in pre-production. Filming hopes to begin in Melbourne, Australia in July. STX will release “Universe’s Most Wanted” in the U.S., the UK and India.
In “Universe’s Most Wanted,” a small town gets a big surprise when a spaceship carrying the universe’s most wanted and dangerous criminals crash lands in their backyard. Soon the sheriff and his son become heroes when they find themselves helping an intergalactic peacekeeper (Bautista) to keep the ragtag group of alien prisoners from escaping and taking over the world. F. Scott Frazier and Jimmy Loweree wrote the screenplay.
Peyton is directing and producing the film through his Asap Entertainment alongside Jeff Fierson, and Bautista will also produce through his...
The film comes from AGC Studios and CAA Media Finance and is currently in pre-production. Filming hopes to begin in Melbourne, Australia in July. STX will release “Universe’s Most Wanted” in the U.S., the UK and India.
In “Universe’s Most Wanted,” a small town gets a big surprise when a spaceship carrying the universe’s most wanted and dangerous criminals crash lands in their backyard. Soon the sheriff and his son become heroes when they find themselves helping an intergalactic peacekeeper (Bautista) to keep the ragtag group of alien prisoners from escaping and taking over the world. F. Scott Frazier and Jimmy Loweree wrote the screenplay.
Peyton is directing and producing the film through his Asap Entertainment alongside Jeff Fierson, and Bautista will also produce through his...
- 4/14/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Based on the tepid reception to “A Dog’s Journey” (the sequel to 2017 hit “A Dog’s Purpose”) earlier this summer, the trend of interior-voice canine flicks isn’t necessarily a case of unconditional love with moviegoers. But hopes are now being pinned on “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” the latest adaptation of a “first-person” animal story (this one a 2011 bestseller by Garth Stein), that dog-loving audiences — receptive to the notion that their four-legged companions contain hidden depths of English-language acquisition and philosophical awareness – will be ready once more to fill theaters when presented with family-friendly pet-centric fare.
Don’t let that “Art” in the title fool you, though: This sentimental slog about the relationship between a friendly golden retriever and the growing family of a race car driver is, under director Simon Curtis’ no-nonsense stewardship, about as box-checked and rubber-stamped as mainstream entertainment gets.
For that matter,...
Don’t let that “Art” in the title fool you, though: This sentimental slog about the relationship between a friendly golden retriever and the growing family of a race car driver is, under director Simon Curtis’ no-nonsense stewardship, about as box-checked and rubber-stamped as mainstream entertainment gets.
For that matter,...
- 8/6/2019
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
In The Art of Racing in the Rain, directed by Simon Curtis, Kevin Costner voices the internal monologue of Enzo, a beautiful canine and the hero of this story. Adapted by screenwriter Mark Bomback from the novel by Garth Stein, here we have the jerkiest of tearjerkers. It’s a film so determined to wring out emotion from the audience that it offers up a cancer storyline and a beloved-animal-reflecting-on-those-he-loves storyline.
Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia) is a handsome racecar driver who spontaneously buys a puppy, feeling called to do so. Not too long after, he falls in love with schoolteacher Eve (a lovely Amanda Seyfried). As the milestone moments of their life come fast and furious, Enzo takes us along for the ride, voraciously voicing his opinion of every character and plot twist to which we are introduced. As Enzo mentions, he considers himself more human than dog in many ways.
Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia) is a handsome racecar driver who spontaneously buys a puppy, feeling called to do so. Not too long after, he falls in love with schoolteacher Eve (a lovely Amanda Seyfried). As the milestone moments of their life come fast and furious, Enzo takes us along for the ride, voraciously voicing his opinion of every character and plot twist to which we are introduced. As Enzo mentions, he considers himself more human than dog in many ways.
- 8/6/2019
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
The Aftrs Open Summer School — now in its third year — has expanded to 17 intensive courses, including a new six-week doco school and a six-week film school.
These introductory and intermediate film courses running between November and January are designed for intensive learning and the chance to upskill in the rapidly changing media landscape.
Amongs the screen industry speakers and lecturers are writer/director David Caesar (Nowhere Boys, Underbelly, Dirty Deeds, Mullet), cinematographer Ross Emery (The Wolverine, Woman In Gold, I Frankenstein), TV writer Vicki Madden (The Bill, Water Rats, Blood Brothers, McLeod.s Daughters and Foxtel drama The Kettering Incident), feature film director Elissa Down (The Black Balloon, Offspring) and documentary director/producer Madeleine Heatherton (Call Me Dad, Bondi Rescue, The Nest,. Last Chance Surgery, Outback Truckies).
Also screenwriter Ian David ( Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy, Police State, Joh's Jury, Blue Murder, Killing Time, 3 Acts of Murder, The Shark Net,...
These introductory and intermediate film courses running between November and January are designed for intensive learning and the chance to upskill in the rapidly changing media landscape.
Amongs the screen industry speakers and lecturers are writer/director David Caesar (Nowhere Boys, Underbelly, Dirty Deeds, Mullet), cinematographer Ross Emery (The Wolverine, Woman In Gold, I Frankenstein), TV writer Vicki Madden (The Bill, Water Rats, Blood Brothers, McLeod.s Daughters and Foxtel drama The Kettering Incident), feature film director Elissa Down (The Black Balloon, Offspring) and documentary director/producer Madeleine Heatherton (Call Me Dad, Bondi Rescue, The Nest,. Last Chance Surgery, Outback Truckies).
Also screenwriter Ian David ( Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy, Police State, Joh's Jury, Blue Murder, Killing Time, 3 Acts of Murder, The Shark Net,...
- 11/17/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
John Seale (Mad Max: Fury Road), the late Andrew Lesnie (The Water Diviner) and Benjamin Shirley (The Pack) shared the prize for best cinema feature at the 2015 Nsw/Act annual awards for cinematography.
Seale also collected the Ross Wood senior judges award for 2015 best entry.
The prize for drama or comedy series and telefeature went to Jules O'Loughlin for Black Sails episode 16 and Bruce Young for The Code episode 4.
Steve Arnold ( JFK - Smoking Gun) and Dave Cameron (The Monster of Mangatiti) shared the dramatised documentaries gong.
The awards were presented on Saturday at the Sydney Masonic Centre hosted by Ray Martin, with Gillian Armstrong as guest of honour. The winners from each of the Acs branch awards will compete for national awards in Adelaide next year, where there is a gold tripod award for each category. From those, the Milli Award for Australian cinematographer of the year is selected...
Seale also collected the Ross Wood senior judges award for 2015 best entry.
The prize for drama or comedy series and telefeature went to Jules O'Loughlin for Black Sails episode 16 and Bruce Young for The Code episode 4.
Steve Arnold ( JFK - Smoking Gun) and Dave Cameron (The Monster of Mangatiti) shared the dramatised documentaries gong.
The awards were presented on Saturday at the Sydney Masonic Centre hosted by Ray Martin, with Gillian Armstrong as guest of honour. The winners from each of the Acs branch awards will compete for national awards in Adelaide next year, where there is a gold tripod award for each category. From those, the Milli Award for Australian cinematographer of the year is selected...
- 11/8/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Plus… Apocalypse Now cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and director Majid Majidi to receive special award for their work on Muhammad: The Messenger of God.Scoll down for full list
Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea and Thomas McCarthy’s Spotlight are among the line-up of special screenings out-of-competition at the 23rd Camerimage (Nov 14-21), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.
The line-up will also include a look back at the 1999 Anthony Minghella film The Talented Mr. Ripley, featuring a Q&A with the film’s editor, Walter Murch.
Camerimage has also announced a special award for this year, to be presented to cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and director Majid Majidi for their film Muhammad: The Messenger of God, which will have its European premiere at the festival.
The film is the first part of a planned trilogy that tells the story of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, presenting...
Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea and Thomas McCarthy’s Spotlight are among the line-up of special screenings out-of-competition at the 23rd Camerimage (Nov 14-21), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.
The line-up will also include a look back at the 1999 Anthony Minghella film The Talented Mr. Ripley, featuring a Q&A with the film’s editor, Walter Murch.
Camerimage has also announced a special award for this year, to be presented to cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and director Majid Majidi for their film Muhammad: The Messenger of God, which will have its European premiere at the festival.
The film is the first part of a planned trilogy that tells the story of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, presenting...
- 10/30/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
After having robust box office numbers this past weekend and being praised by both audiences and critics, Woman In Gold opens in wide release this Friday, April 10. In his review, Jim Batts says, “Woman In Gold concerns a celebrated work of art, but it’s also about two inspiring lives also worthy of celebration.” Read his review here.
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of...
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of...
- 4/10/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Tis Better to Give: Noyce’s Adaptation Too Little Too Late in Ya Dystopic Cinema
In today’s onslaught of dystopic film franchises dominated by adaptations of young adult novels, the announcement that Philip Noyce would be resurrecting Lois Lowry’s Newberry Medal winning 1993 title The Giver seemed to make perfect sense. But in today’s cluttered market of similar scenarios, the powerful allegory that initially made Lowry’s text such a lasting achievement seems cheapened by the glossy, over baked screen version that seems more medicated than the anesthetized minds of its characters.
After some kind of unexplained happening that nearly resulted in the end of civilization, a band of elders of the surviving peoples have managed to erase all memory and start from scratch, creating a rather rigid yet positively inclined utopia. All citizens live in units, are assigned to jobs and families based on talents and needs,...
In today’s onslaught of dystopic film franchises dominated by adaptations of young adult novels, the announcement that Philip Noyce would be resurrecting Lois Lowry’s Newberry Medal winning 1993 title The Giver seemed to make perfect sense. But in today’s cluttered market of similar scenarios, the powerful allegory that initially made Lowry’s text such a lasting achievement seems cheapened by the glossy, over baked screen version that seems more medicated than the anesthetized minds of its characters.
After some kind of unexplained happening that nearly resulted in the end of civilization, a band of elders of the surviving peoples have managed to erase all memory and start from scratch, creating a rather rigid yet positively inclined utopia. All citizens live in units, are assigned to jobs and families based on talents and needs,...
- 8/15/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In the long history of horror fiction, few characters are as iconic and well-known as the Frankenstein monster. Mary Shelley’s creation has appeared hundreds of times across different media, and his name and image are instantly recognizable the world over. While the most famous cinematic depiction of the creature is, of course, Boris Karloff in James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931), many other actors have played the role over the years, including Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Christopher Lee, David Prowse, Clancy Brown, Chris Sarandon, and Robert De Niro. Now we have I, Frankenstein, a fantasy-action film based on the graphic novel of the same name by Kevin Grevioux and starring Aaron Eckhart as the titular monster. Despite some nice visuals and a good cast, I, Frankenstein is pretty mediocre overall, and largely squanders what potential it did have.
Shortly after the death of his creator in 1795, the Frankenstein...
Shortly after the death of his creator in 1795, the Frankenstein...
- 2/5/2014
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
So The Wolverine has to be better than Origins right? With the bad taste of that and The Last Stand still lingering, I went into this film with an open mind, being hopeful that I wouldn't be let down. The film opens up with Logan hiding out in 1945 Nagasaki, beautiful cinematography from Ross Emery to give this film a grounded look. Continuing to have nightmares of Jean Grey, giving off good back story as to why Logan is evidently in this emotional state. Moving forward, I really found myself invested into this story in particular, where there was no underwhelming moments, per say not over cluttered with other mutants. The effective notion of the film, is the writing from Mark Bomback and Scott Frank (Along with Christopher McQuarrie who was uncredited), giving sense to who The Wolverine character is, bringing out the sorrow, and rage. With this, we have engaging...
- 7/28/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
The line where art meets commerce has always been a grey one . even when it is reliant on the public purse. The issue flared in 2011 when government proposals took aim at the regulations which limit foreign actors working on local productions. And it flared again last year when, for the first time, a number of local films employed foreign cinematographers.
The appointments created a ripple of unease among local cinematographers who are regularly lauded as being amongst the world.s best. Of the seven Australians who have won Academy Awards for their work behind the camera, five are still active in the industry: Dean Semler, John Seale, Andrew Lesnie, Russell Boyd and Dion Beebe. A new breed are also making the leap into high-end features such as Ross Emery (The Wolverine), Simon Duggan (The Great Gatsby) and Jules O.Loughlin (Sanctum), just to name a few.
So it came as...
The appointments created a ripple of unease among local cinematographers who are regularly lauded as being amongst the world.s best. Of the seven Australians who have won Academy Awards for their work behind the camera, five are still active in the industry: Dean Semler, John Seale, Andrew Lesnie, Russell Boyd and Dion Beebe. A new breed are also making the leap into high-end features such as Ross Emery (The Wolverine), Simon Duggan (The Great Gatsby) and Jules O.Loughlin (Sanctum), just to name a few.
So it came as...
- 5/28/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Previous interviews with James Mangold and Hugh Jackman revealed a director and actor excited to adapt the classic 1982 limited series from comic book writer Chris Claremont and artist Frank Miller. Last week, 20th Century Fox released the first trailer for The Wolverine and there were quite a few moments shown that proved Mangold and his cinematographer Ross Emery are definitely respecting the source material. The 1982 Wolverine comic book from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller opens with Wolverine in the Canadian Rockies after the bounty on a feral bear that’s killed some campers. The international trailer confirms that the movie opens in Faro, a small town in Yukon, Canada. From the ragged condition of Logan, don't be surprised if Mangold opens with Wolverine vs man-eating bear; even self-healing, neigh-immortal mutants need money for food. As it turns out, the bear went feral due to a poisoned arrow from...
- 4/2/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Directed by: Kimble Rendall
Written by: John Kim, Russell Mulcahy
Featuring: Phoebe Tonkin, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson
The fun, preposterous disaster/shark hybrid Bait floats above similar Dtv fair, but the déjà vu is deep.
Tragedy strikes the waters of a small Australian beach community when a great white shark attacks and kills two people, including lifeguard Rory (Richard Brancatisano). His death tears apart the relationship of his sister Tina (Sharni Vinson) and best friend/fellow lifeguard Josh (The Loved Ones’ Xavier Samuel). One year later, Josh is still haunted by the death of his friend (whom he was seconds away from saving) and laboring at a mindless job as a grocery store employee. Before leaving for work, he catches a news story (Foreshadowing at Five) warning locals about a group of great white sharks in the area who are following the southern migration of humpback whales.
Josh's place of employment,...
Written by: John Kim, Russell Mulcahy
Featuring: Phoebe Tonkin, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson
The fun, preposterous disaster/shark hybrid Bait floats above similar Dtv fair, but the déjà vu is deep.
Tragedy strikes the waters of a small Australian beach community when a great white shark attacks and kills two people, including lifeguard Rory (Richard Brancatisano). His death tears apart the relationship of his sister Tina (Sharni Vinson) and best friend/fellow lifeguard Josh (The Loved Ones’ Xavier Samuel). One year later, Josh is still haunted by the death of his friend (whom he was seconds away from saving) and laboring at a mindless job as a grocery store employee. Before leaving for work, he catches a news story (Foreshadowing at Five) warning locals about a group of great white sharks in the area who are following the southern migration of humpback whales.
Josh's place of employment,...
- 9/17/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
Release Date: Jan. 23
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
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Cinematographer: Ross Emery
Starring: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
Studio/Run Time: Screen Gems, 92 mins.
There’s a stolid integrity to the Underworld movies, the goth-action series about a blood war between werewolves and vampires. Inspired as much by video games as by vampire-werewolf lore, the movies, starting in 2003, are in many ways the opposite of their contemporaries—solemn, serious-minded and insistently plot driven, to the point that it’s often difficult to sort through the rambling excess.
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Writer: Danny McBride, Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
Cinematographer: Ross Emery
Starring: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
Studio/Run Time: Screen Gems, 92 mins.
There’s a stolid integrity to the Underworld movies, the goth-action series about a blood war between werewolves and vampires. Inspired as much by video games as by vampire-werewolf lore, the movies, starting in 2003, are in many ways the opposite of their contemporaries—solemn, serious-minded and insistently plot driven, to the point that it’s often difficult to sort through the rambling excess.
- 1/26/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
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