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Top of the class: the five best boarding-school movies
5 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
If… (15) Lindsay Anderson, 1968 Starring Malcolm McDowell
Made in the heady days of global unrest and protest, Anderson's boarding-school flick caught the mood of anti-establishment disaffection. Its exotic flourishes – making out with a libidinous waitress; gunning down the faculty with weapons stolen from the cadet force armoury – fuelled the fantasies of rebellious schoolboys everywhere.
Best scene
College House listens in uncomfortable silence as Travis (McDowell) is given a brutal caning by the head whip.
Flirting (15) John Duigan, 1991
Starring Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton
"One thing about boarding school, 24 hours a day, you're surrounded," begins misfit Taylor, stuck in a rural Australian boys' school in 1965. "Either you abandon yourself and become a herd animal, or dig deeper into your head and skulk inside." Taylor finds a different path when he discovers love with Newton from a nearby girls' school.
Best scene
Taylor defends his girlfriend's honour, in the boxing ring against the school's top pugilist. »
First Images and Synopses for All Good Things, Pirhana 3D, Shanghai, and The Fighter
10 November 2009 10:54 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Afm* fun continues with the first images and full synopses for All Good Things starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, Pirhana 3D starring Elisabeth Shue and Richard Dreyfuss, Shanghai starring John Cusack and Ken Watanbe, and The Fighter starring Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, and Amy Adams. These are all films that should be on your radar because there’s a good chance that these films will be getting some major marketing when they hit theaters.
I write and read about films every day and with the exception of The Fighter, these films weren’t really on my radar. After reading the synopses and seeing some shots from these movies, I’ll definitely be on the lookout for further news about them. Hit the jump to check out debut photos and what you need to know about these upcoming flicks.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Jarecki (Capturing the Friedmans »
- Matt Goldberg
Klaus Badelt: Shanghai
7 August 2009 3:25 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »
Klaus Badelt is the new composer signed to score Swedish director Mikael Håfström’s upcoming romantic thriller Shanghai. Badelt, who is best known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Poseidon, The Time Machine, is the third composer on this film. He is replacing UK composer Alex Heffes who, in his turn, had replaced Gabriel Yared, the composer who scored Håfström's 1408. Shanghai is a 1940s period piece starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse, Yun-Fat Chow and Li Gong. It tells the story about an American who travels to Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor, discovers that his friend has been murdered and unveals a big secret that his own government is hiding. Film is slated to premiere later this year. »
- noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
Cannes 2009 Producer's Patch: The Weinstein Company
16 May 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- A mix of genre specific fair and a couple of indie titles that automatically caught my attention, The Weinstein Company aren't flashing any cards in the festival comp portion, but they have a cool slate of market offerings in post production with noteworthy titles such as All Good Things from Andrew Jarecki, Youth in Revolt from Miguel Arteta and a 3D Piranha movie from horror helmer Alaxandre Aja. H2 by Rob Zombie – Post-Production Nerveracker by Robert Rodriguez - Pre-Production Nine by Rob Marshall – Post-Production All Good Things by Andrew Jarecki - Post-Production Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser by Pascal Laugier - Pre-Production Hoodwinked 2: Hood Vs. Evil by Mike Disa – Post-Production Piranha 3D by Alexandre Aja – Production Shanghai by Mikael Hafstrom – Post-Production Youth In Revolt by Miguel Arteta - Post-Production »
Mikael Hafstrom to direct 'The Rite'
3 April 2009 4:21 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Mikael Hafstrom has signed up to direct New Line Cinema's forthcoming adaptation of Matt Baglio's 'The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist .' The novel is a non-fiction account of Father Gary Thomas, a parish priest in California. He is asked by his bishop to travel to Rome for training in exorcism. The story reveals a world of angels and demons, satanic cults, black masses, curses, and the various theories that attempt to explain them. The movie will follow a young man who is recruited to the Vatican's Exorcism School and confronts demonic entities before finding his faith via an encounter with the devil. Variety reports Hafstrom will direct 'The Rite' from a script by Michael Petroni. You »
- James Wray
Mikael Håfström to direct 'The Rite'
1 April 2009 5:14 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Mikael Håfström is set to direct New Line Cinema's "The Rite," an upcoming fact-based thriller based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio.
According to Variety, the film follows a young man who joins the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School, where he soon finds himself facing the devil.
Michael Petroni, whose credits include "Queen of the Damned" and the upcoming "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," wrote the script.
Håfström also directed "Derailed" (a film I absolutely hated) and "1408" (one I mildly enjoyed). He's currently wrapping up "Shanghai," starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse and Franka Potente. »
- Franck Tabouring
1408 Director Takes On Exorcism Film
1 April 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Variety is reporting that director Mikael Hafstrom, the man behind the big screen adaptation of Stephen Kings "1408," has signed on to helm "Last Rite." The screenplay for the fact-based thriller is written by Michael Petroni (Queen of the Damned). Based on a non-fiction book by Matt Baglio, the "Rite" tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil. The film was original called "The Rite," just like the book it is based on, but the title has been recently changed. »
1408 Director Reads You Your Last Rite!
1 April 2009 7:49 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Variety is reporting that Mikael Hafstrom (the director of 1408 based on Stephen King's classic short story) will next helm Last Rite, based upon the book The Rite: The Making Of A Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio. Michael Petroni adapted the screenplay.
From the Variety article, "The film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil. Contrafilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce with Christy Fletcher."
We'll keep you posted on when production begins!
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1408 's Hafstrom to Direct Rite
1 April 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
The box office success of The Haunting in Connecticut , a supernatural tale rooted in reportedly real events, may have some studios dusting off similarly-themed scripts they have sitting on the shelf. One that we never thought we'd hear about again, Last Rite , is on the move at Contrafilm. Producers Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson and Christy Fletcher have secured Mikael Hafstrom to direct this fact-based flick scripted by Michael Petroni. Hafstrom last directed the Stephen King adaptation 1408 . When the rights were first picked up, the film was original called "The Rite" - the title of the nonfiction book by Matt Baglio upon which it is based. Rite will tell the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism »
Mikael Hafstrom To Direct Last Rite
1 April 2009 1:58 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Mikael Hafstrom sure does love those scary fillums, doesn’t he? The Swedish director of 1408 has turned his attention to all things demonic by signing on to direct Last Rite, a thriller about the Vatican’s Exorcism School.Yes, it may be April Fool’s Day, but according to Matt Baglio’s non-fiction book of the same name, the Exorcism School does exist – and that’s pretty damn… sorry, darn awesome.Sadly, Hafstrom’s new movie won’t be a knockabout comedy, a la Police Academy, as bumbling new recruits get bashed into shape under the watchful eye of Max Von Sydow’s stern commandant. Instead, it will be a horror thriller about a new recruit’s struggle to come to terms with his faith – which he does by, ultimately, facing the Devil. After that, you’d have to say, it’s gotta be all downhill from there.Michael Petroni »
1408's Hafstrom to Administer Last Rite
1 April 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Last Rite has been one of those on-again, off-again projects so it struck me as interesting that it looks like the film is officially "on" now and even has a director attached.
Variety reported that Mikael Hafstrom will be helming Last Rite, which is a supernatural thriller penned by Michael Petroni (Queen of the Damned, The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys).
Official synopsis:
"Last Rite tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil."
While I generally dislike PG-13 horror flicks, I rather enjoyed director Hafstrom’s last genre movie, the John Cusack vehicle 1408. I guess that’s why I am actually kind of interested to see what he has to offer with this flick.
It’s still pretty early in the process »
- thehorrorchick
1408 Director Takes on 'Last Rite'
31 March 2009 10:58 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Mikael Hafstrom - who I thought did a pretty solid job on 1408 for Dimension Films - is set to direct Last Rite, a fact-based thriller scripted by Michael Petroni. Based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio, the film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil. Exorcisms seem to be the new cool in Hollywood... someone call me when it's done right. Contrafilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce with Christy Fletcher. The Swedish director's last film was the ghost story hit "1408." He most recently completed the Phoenix Pictures-produced drama "Shanghai," which the Weinstein Co. releases on Sept. 4. »
1408 director exorcizes his Rite
31 March 2009 9:41 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Variety reports that Mikael Hafstrom (pictured below), who directed the Stephen King-based hit 1408, will next helm another supernatural thriller with a literary source. He’s been attached to Last Rite, a Contrafilm project to be produced by Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson and Christy Fletcher.
The movie is based on the non-fiction book The Rite: The Making Of A Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio, published this past month by Doubleday. It focuses on a seminary student who is selected to be part of a new exorcism course at a Vatican-affiliated university; in the process of confronting the devil’s influence, he realizes his true faith. The script is by Michael Petroni, whose credits include Queen Of The Damned and this May’s Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring DVD release Possession. »
Daily news dose: Focus Features sets release dates; Claude Berri dead at 74
12 January 2009 7:56 PM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Here's your dose of quick news bits for Jan. 12, 2009...
• Focus Features today announced a bunch of release dates for some of their 2009 films. For starters, Rob Marshall's musical "Nine" will open Nov. 25. Joel and Ethan Coen's "A Serious Man" will open in limited release Oct. 2, while Mikael Håfström's John Cusack vehicle "Shanghai" is set for Sept. 4. Sam Mendes' comedy "Away We Go" will start June 5.
• Legendary French filmmaker Claude Berri died Monday in Paris. He was 74. Some of Berri's notable directing efforts include "Germinal," "Jean de Florette" and "Lucie Aubrac." He also established a fabulous career as producer, developing successful films such as "Welcome to the Sticks" and "The Secret of the Grain." He will be greatly missed. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• The folks at Bloody-Disgusting today landed some "Scream 4" news. Although none of this has been confirmed yet, Kevin Williamson is apparently on board to write a draft. »
- Franck Tabouring
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