MGM and Paramount Pictures are moving to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a guild that claims musicians who recorded the score for the 2016 film remake of Ben Hur have been denied rightful wages, benefits and residual compensation. In a motion filed Wednesday, the studios argue that these musicians are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement.
The lawsuit comes from The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, who assert that the studios are violating Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act. In the complaint, the guild noted that Ben Hur was shot in Italy, but that producers...
The lawsuit comes from The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, who assert that the studios are violating Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act. In the complaint, the guild noted that Ben Hur was shot in Italy, but that producers...
- 9/28/2017
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Featuring: John Saxon, Franco Nero, Henry Silva, Ottaviano Dell’Acqua, Leonard Mann, Richard Harrison | Written and Directed by Mike Malloy
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s, to give the film it’s full title, is a welcome and affectionate look at the Italian poliziotteschi films of the 1970s, films such as High Crime, Milano Calibro 9, Street Law and Napoli Violenta which, whilst heavily influenced by 70s Us cop and gangster films like Dirty Harry and The Godfather, also touched upon real Italian issues – the Sicilian Mafia and the Red Brigade – and amped up the sex and violence to often ridiculous levels.
Those film fans familiar with Italian genre cinema will know that Italian cinema has a reputation of hitching itself to the nearest bandwagon and bleeding it dry. If Italian filmmakers could find a fad that people liked they’d stick with it. From...
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s, to give the film it’s full title, is a welcome and affectionate look at the Italian poliziotteschi films of the 1970s, films such as High Crime, Milano Calibro 9, Street Law and Napoli Violenta which, whilst heavily influenced by 70s Us cop and gangster films like Dirty Harry and The Godfather, also touched upon real Italian issues – the Sicilian Mafia and the Red Brigade – and amped up the sex and violence to often ridiculous levels.
Those film fans familiar with Italian genre cinema will know that Italian cinema has a reputation of hitching itself to the nearest bandwagon and bleeding it dry. If Italian filmmakers could find a fad that people liked they’d stick with it. From...
- 7/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Have any of you ever wondered what crossing Death Race, Ben Hur and Night of the Living Dead would be like? Yeah, me neither. But zombie mastermind George A. Romero seems to. His next project, Road of the Dead, is a movie all about zombies racing cars to entertain rich people. Romero, who is known for the iconic zombie flicks like Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, will not direct Road of the Dead, but he will, however, co-write (with Matt Birman) and produce.
Indiewire.com describes more about the project:
'...the story is set on an island where zombie prisoners race cars in a modern-day coliseum for the entertainment of wealthy humans. Birman describes the project as Road Warrior meets Rollerball at a Nascar race, with significant inspiration from Ben-Hur."
The premise sounds pretty ridiculous, and I know we can...
Indiewire.com describes more about the project:
'...the story is set on an island where zombie prisoners race cars in a modern-day coliseum for the entertainment of wealthy humans. Birman describes the project as Road Warrior meets Rollerball at a Nascar race, with significant inspiration from Ben-Hur."
The premise sounds pretty ridiculous, and I know we can...
- 5/23/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada has filed a new lawsuit claiming that MGM and Paramount Pictures has failed to pay wages, benefits and residual compensation to musicians who recorded the score for the 2016 film remake of Ben Hur.
The musicians guild has been legally aggressive in recent years. This time, in California federal court, AFM asserts a violation of the collective bargaining agreement not only over payments, but also for an alleged failure to "fulfill reporting and studio access obligations."
Ben Hur was shot in Italy, states the guild, but the film retained the...
The musicians guild has been legally aggressive in recent years. This time, in California federal court, AFM asserts a violation of the collective bargaining agreement not only over payments, but also for an alleged failure to "fulfill reporting and studio access obligations."
Ben Hur was shot in Italy, states the guild, but the film retained the...
- 4/10/2017
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Feuds are never about hate. Feuds are about pain. They're about pain." – Olivia de Havilland
"Dateline Los Angeles: Stars of the night sky tend to keep to fixed orbits and never interfere with one another. Seems things sometimes operate that way in Hollywood, too.
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, stars of equal magnitude who ruled in motion pictures in the fabulous '30s, never got to know one another. Now, in the Indian Summer of their careers, they're about to." – Hedda Hopper
Those lines from Feud: Bette and Joan Season 1 Episode 1 perfectly summarize the pilot of what is sure to be a magnificent series about the legendary animosity between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
My love/hate relationship with Ryan Murphy continues with Feud. After viewing only one hour of the five made available to critics, I got the sense we're in for an experience much like that of The People vs.
"Dateline Los Angeles: Stars of the night sky tend to keep to fixed orbits and never interfere with one another. Seems things sometimes operate that way in Hollywood, too.
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, stars of equal magnitude who ruled in motion pictures in the fabulous '30s, never got to know one another. Now, in the Indian Summer of their careers, they're about to." – Hedda Hopper
Those lines from Feud: Bette and Joan Season 1 Episode 1 perfectly summarize the pilot of what is sure to be a magnificent series about the legendary animosity between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
My love/hate relationship with Ryan Murphy continues with Feud. After viewing only one hour of the five made available to critics, I got the sense we're in for an experience much like that of The People vs.
- 3/6/2017
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Henry Dunham's Black List script from 2015, Militia, is moving forward according to a report over at Deadline. Jack Huston, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Ralph Ineson are attached to the project. Described as an intense character study mixed with suspense and violence, Militia is said to be in the vein of Heat, The Usual Suspects and Glengarry Glen Ross. The story picks up after a shooting at a police funeral by a suspected militia member. A recluse ex-cop and fellow militia man must then interrogate the suspected gunman in his own militia, before copycat attacks start a nationwide war. Huston (Ben Hur, Boardwalk Empire) is attached as “Gannon,” Morgan (The Walking Dead, Watchmen) as “Olsen” and Ineson (The Witch) as “Morris.” (Henry...
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- 2/7/2017
- Screen Anarchy
When Kubo and the Two Strings premiered in August 2016, it pulled in just over $12 million dollars in its first 3 days. It was the second-highest opener that weekend after War Dogs,...
- 2/3/2017
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Sean Wilson Jan 16, 2017
From the BBC's Sherlock, through Disney, Hans Zimmer and Young Sherlock Holmes: we salute the music of Mr Holmes...
Few characters have enjoyed as much reinvention as Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth Sherlock Holmes, an enduring icon who is as much bound up with the history of cinema (and indeed stage, TV and radio) as he is with literature. Indeed, adaptations of Holmes stories stretch right the way back to the earliest days of film at the start of the 20th century. Fittingly enough given Holmes' penchant for a violin serenade, the musical scores to his adventures are as richly varied as the outcomes to his mysteries are unexpected. Here are Holmes' musical highlights, from Buster Keaton through to Benedict Cumberbatch.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Not, strictly speaking, a Sherlock movie but as the title implies, the legacy of the character casts a long shadow over Buster Keaton's silent classic.
From the BBC's Sherlock, through Disney, Hans Zimmer and Young Sherlock Holmes: we salute the music of Mr Holmes...
Few characters have enjoyed as much reinvention as Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth Sherlock Holmes, an enduring icon who is as much bound up with the history of cinema (and indeed stage, TV and radio) as he is with literature. Indeed, adaptations of Holmes stories stretch right the way back to the earliest days of film at the start of the 20th century. Fittingly enough given Holmes' penchant for a violin serenade, the musical scores to his adventures are as richly varied as the outcomes to his mysteries are unexpected. Here are Holmes' musical highlights, from Buster Keaton through to Benedict Cumberbatch.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Not, strictly speaking, a Sherlock movie but as the title implies, the legacy of the character casts a long shadow over Buster Keaton's silent classic.
- 1/15/2017
- Den of Geek
“Moonlight” continues its award-winning spree, topping the 10th annual Alliance of Women Film Journalists Eda Awards and winning Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay, among others.
The Awfj awards, named Eda after Awjf founder Jennifer Merin’s mother, actress Eda Reiss Merin, are divided into three sections: the standard “Best Of” section, the Female Focus awards and the irreverent Eda Special Mention awards.
Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed drama garnered a total of seven EDAs, with Ava Duvernay also awarded three trophies for Best Documentary, Best Female Director and Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry for “13th.” Oscar favorite “Manchester by the Sea” won two EDAs for Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Original Screenplay.
Read More: Oscars 2017: 336 Films Eligible For Best Picture
Other categories included in the list are Actress Defying Age and Ageism Award, which went to Annette Bening and Isabelle Huppert, Actress Most in...
The Awfj awards, named Eda after Awjf founder Jennifer Merin’s mother, actress Eda Reiss Merin, are divided into three sections: the standard “Best Of” section, the Female Focus awards and the irreverent Eda Special Mention awards.
Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed drama garnered a total of seven EDAs, with Ava Duvernay also awarded three trophies for Best Documentary, Best Female Director and Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry for “13th.” Oscar favorite “Manchester by the Sea” won two EDAs for Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Original Screenplay.
Read More: Oscars 2017: 336 Films Eligible For Best Picture
Other categories included in the list are Actress Defying Age and Ageism Award, which went to Annette Bening and Isabelle Huppert, Actress Most in...
- 12/21/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists have announced the nominees for the 2016 Awfj Eda Awards.
In their 10th annual awards season, the 25 categories are divided into three sections, the Best Of Awards, Female Focus Awards and Eda Special Mention Awards.
Andrea Arnold, Ava DuVernay, Rebecca Miller, Mira Nair and Lorene Scafaria were among the filmmakers nominated in this year’s awards.
Nominees in each category are determined by Awfj members who submit nominating ballots. There are currently 76 voting Awfj members.
The winners will be announced on December 21.
2016 Awfj Eda Awards Nominees
Awfj Best Of Awards
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Best Screenplay, Original...
In their 10th annual awards season, the 25 categories are divided into three sections, the Best Of Awards, Female Focus Awards and Eda Special Mention Awards.
Andrea Arnold, Ava DuVernay, Rebecca Miller, Mira Nair and Lorene Scafaria were among the filmmakers nominated in this year’s awards.
Nominees in each category are determined by Awfj members who submit nominating ballots. There are currently 76 voting Awfj members.
The winners will be announced on December 21.
2016 Awfj Eda Awards Nominees
Awfj Best Of Awards
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Best Screenplay, Original...
- 12/16/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Guy Buckland Dec 15, 2016
Widescreen televisions showing 4:3 TV shows? Why Christmas is the season of family aspect ratio arguments...
It’s well into December, so we can finally talk about Christmas.
Granted, many people – most notably those with commercial interests – have been talking about Christmas for quite some time already. However, I’m one of those crazy types that prefer to condense ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ into an adequately concentrated period of time, that it maintains its joy-giving potency up to and including Jesus’ birthday.
But as far as I’m concerned, once you’ve opened that first door on your advent calendar and retrieved the first indistinguishably-shaped chocolate from its plastic mould (or simply appreciated the hand drawn illustration if you’ve got a classy one) then we can talk about something festive.
And I would very much like to talk about aspect ratios.
You see,...
Widescreen televisions showing 4:3 TV shows? Why Christmas is the season of family aspect ratio arguments...
It’s well into December, so we can finally talk about Christmas.
Granted, many people – most notably those with commercial interests – have been talking about Christmas for quite some time already. However, I’m one of those crazy types that prefer to condense ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ into an adequately concentrated period of time, that it maintains its joy-giving potency up to and including Jesus’ birthday.
But as far as I’m concerned, once you’ve opened that first door on your advent calendar and retrieved the first indistinguishably-shaped chocolate from its plastic mould (or simply appreciated the hand drawn illustration if you’ve got a classy one) then we can talk about something festive.
And I would very much like to talk about aspect ratios.
You see,...
- 12/11/2016
- Den of Geek
Dominic Cuthbert Nov 9, 2016
Spoilers, as Dominic argues it's worth looking at the character of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels again...
This article continues spoilers for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith.
“Our meeting was not a coincidence; nothing happens by accident," says Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn to the slave child whom he has just freed. His actions, he later explains, are guided through the Force, an enigmatic energy that flows through and guides all living things.
The boy, we know, is Anakin Skywalker, a child of immaculate conception, created of the Force and born into a life of servitude with the weight of destiny upon him. But despite his tragic trajectory, fans have lampooned George Lucas’ maligned prequel trilogy for demystifying Anakin. I'd argue, though, if you dig a little deeper, the three films actually illuminate and enrich his character.
Spoilers, as Dominic argues it's worth looking at the character of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels again...
This article continues spoilers for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith.
“Our meeting was not a coincidence; nothing happens by accident," says Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn to the slave child whom he has just freed. His actions, he later explains, are guided through the Force, an enigmatic energy that flows through and guides all living things.
The boy, we know, is Anakin Skywalker, a child of immaculate conception, created of the Force and born into a life of servitude with the weight of destiny upon him. But despite his tragic trajectory, fans have lampooned George Lucas’ maligned prequel trilogy for demystifying Anakin. I'd argue, though, if you dig a little deeper, the three films actually illuminate and enrich his character.
- 10/12/2016
- Den of Geek
John Ridley, executive producer, writer and director of the award-winning series “American Crime,” has left CAA, TheWrap has learned. A source close to the filmmaker told TheWrap that Ridley is focusing on making television rather than movies, and wanted to take a break from representation. Ridley most recently wrote the screenplay for “Ben Hur.” His script for “12 Years a Slave” won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, making Ridley the second African-American to win the award after Geoffrey S. Fletcher. Also Read: John Ridley Extends ABC Deal for 3 More Years He is also developing a new series with Marvel at ABC.
- 9/21/2016
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
It was, as you’ll have noticed from everybody talking about it constantly, and from all the lousy movies you saw, a bad summer creatively and commercially for Hollywood. Aside from “Captain America: Civil War” and “Finding Dory,” everything either sucked, or underperformed financially, or both. But in a summer of flops, what flopped hardest? Read […]
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- 9/9/2016
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
We all know that this summer movie season hasn’t exactly been stellar. To figure out exactly how bad it was, we’re comparing it to last year’s summer movie season as well as some of the best in the past.
Back a few years ago when the studios started announcing the films that would be releasing summer 2015 and summer 2016, it seemed too good to be true. We were licking our lips over an unusually large number of big-budget exciting-sounding titles that were going to be duking it out over two of the biggest summer movie seasons ever. Between long-awaited sequels in the Jurassic Park, Terminator, Independence Day, Jason Bourne, and Star Trek franchises, we were getting more superhero movies, more Pixar films, and more reboots of classic hits than we knew what to do with. It simply seemed like a very good time to be a theater attendee...
Back a few years ago when the studios started announcing the films that would be releasing summer 2015 and summer 2016, it seemed too good to be true. We were licking our lips over an unusually large number of big-budget exciting-sounding titles that were going to be duking it out over two of the biggest summer movie seasons ever. Between long-awaited sequels in the Jurassic Park, Terminator, Independence Day, Jason Bourne, and Star Trek franchises, we were getting more superhero movies, more Pixar films, and more reboots of classic hits than we knew what to do with. It simply seemed like a very good time to be a theater attendee...
- 9/7/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Stephen Lang in Don't Breathe.
Horror film Don't Breathe has pipped Bad Moms and Suicide Squad to come in at the top of the Australian box office.
Debuting on 153 screens, the Sony film rang up close to $1.3 million, with a screen average of $8,568..
Last week's champ, Bad Moms, dropped thirty-five percent in its fourth week to take a fraction less over the weekend off 283 screens. The Roadshow comedy has now made $12.5 million overall.
WB's Suicide Squad is on 275 screens and dropped forty-three percent in its fifth week to bring its cume to over $32 million, while Roadshow's Nerve, starring Dave Franco and Emma Roberts, debuted on 196 screens and racked up just shy of $1 million ($996,037).
Uni's Jason Bourne dropped a mere sixteen percent in week six, earning $759,322 off 190 screens to bring its pot to $20.6 million, while Sony's Sausage Party crossed the $8 million mark after four weeks in release.
Dropping forty-five percent in...
Horror film Don't Breathe has pipped Bad Moms and Suicide Squad to come in at the top of the Australian box office.
Debuting on 153 screens, the Sony film rang up close to $1.3 million, with a screen average of $8,568..
Last week's champ, Bad Moms, dropped thirty-five percent in its fourth week to take a fraction less over the weekend off 283 screens. The Roadshow comedy has now made $12.5 million overall.
WB's Suicide Squad is on 275 screens and dropped forty-three percent in its fifth week to bring its cume to over $32 million, while Roadshow's Nerve, starring Dave Franco and Emma Roberts, debuted on 196 screens and racked up just shy of $1 million ($996,037).
Uni's Jason Bourne dropped a mere sixteen percent in week six, earning $759,322 off 190 screens to bring its pot to $20.6 million, while Sony's Sausage Party crossed the $8 million mark after four weeks in release.
Dropping forty-five percent in...
- 9/4/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Ben-hur – a stunning new film – is released in cinemas on 7 September. To celebrate we’re offering you the chance to win Kitvision Escape HD5 Action Camera! Ben-hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped […]
The post Win a Kitvision Escape HD5 Action Camera with Ben Hur 3D appeared first on HeyUGuys.
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- 9/1/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
While the last few months have been pretty dire for moviegoers seeking the large-scale satisfactions that blockbusters can provide, my seven-year-old has had a nearly perfect summer at the movies. From “The Jungle Book” to “Kubo and the Two Strings,” it’s been a great summer to be a kid — or a chaperone.
The summer hasn’t been a total wasteland. As Vulture’s Mark Harris pointed out, movies aimed at older audiences, particularly older women, have been reliable arthouse hits, and audiences who see past the glare of studio marketing campaigns have had plenty to choose from: “Swiss Army Man,” “The Fits,” Don’t Think Twice,” “Love & Friendship” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” to name a few. But there’s a particular itch that only a sweeping spectacle can scratch, and movies like “Suicide Squad,” “X-Men: Apocalypse” and “Ghostbusters” went after that itch with steel wool and a blowtorch.
The summer hasn’t been a total wasteland. As Vulture’s Mark Harris pointed out, movies aimed at older audiences, particularly older women, have been reliable arthouse hits, and audiences who see past the glare of studio marketing campaigns have had plenty to choose from: “Swiss Army Man,” “The Fits,” Don’t Think Twice,” “Love & Friendship” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” to name a few. But there’s a particular itch that only a sweeping spectacle can scratch, and movies like “Suicide Squad,” “X-Men: Apocalypse” and “Ghostbusters” went after that itch with steel wool and a blowtorch.
- 8/29/2016
- by Sam Adams
- Indiewire
Bad Moms.
After three weeks in release, Bad Moms has edged ahead of Suicide Squad to win the weekend at the local box office.
The Roadshow release dropped a mere 19 percent to ring up close to $2 million on 272 screens, bringing its cume to over $10.5 million.
Suicide Squad dropped 38 percent after four weeks, taking $1.9 million off 281 screens to bring its total gross to $30.4 million.
Sony's adults-only animation Sausage Party was next best, dropping 30 percent to jot up $1.2 million from 214 locations and brings its grand total to around $7 million.
Paramount's Ben Hur debuted in fourth, pulling in $961,938 off 231 screens, narrowly beating out second-week holdover The Shallows, which dropped 43 percent over the weekend to bring in $893,213. The Blake Lively shark thriller is now sitting on $2.9 million overall..
Universal's Jason Bourne is still on 216 screens and dropped 29 percent in its fifth week to bring its cume close to $19.6 million. Just below it is WB's War Dogs,...
After three weeks in release, Bad Moms has edged ahead of Suicide Squad to win the weekend at the local box office.
The Roadshow release dropped a mere 19 percent to ring up close to $2 million on 272 screens, bringing its cume to over $10.5 million.
Suicide Squad dropped 38 percent after four weeks, taking $1.9 million off 281 screens to bring its total gross to $30.4 million.
Sony's adults-only animation Sausage Party was next best, dropping 30 percent to jot up $1.2 million from 214 locations and brings its grand total to around $7 million.
Paramount's Ben Hur debuted in fourth, pulling in $961,938 off 231 screens, narrowly beating out second-week holdover The Shallows, which dropped 43 percent over the weekend to bring in $893,213. The Blake Lively shark thriller is now sitting on $2.9 million overall..
Universal's Jason Bourne is still on 216 screens and dropped 29 percent in its fifth week to bring its cume close to $19.6 million. Just below it is WB's War Dogs,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
In 2011, “Con Air” director Simon West directed the Jason Statham action vehicle “The Mechanic,” a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film, about professional assassin Arthur Bishop who makes his hits look like accidents. The film garnered mixed reviews and grossed over $60 million worldwide. Now, Statham returns as Bishop in the sequel “Mechanic: Resurrection” and critics are still mixed on the latest high-octane action fare.
Read More: ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ Trailer: Jason Statham Kicks Ass & Takes Names in Action-Packed Sequel
Los Angeles Times‘ Noel Murray says that when the film clicks “it becomes action cinema in its purest visual form: just one buff, taciturn dude doing major damage to his enemies,” but that only constitutes about half the movie. He suggests to “fast-forward to the stunts” when it comes out on home video, arguing that you “won’t miss a thing.”
The Hollywood Reporter‘s Frank Scheck claims that “Resurrection” is “certainly...
Read More: ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ Trailer: Jason Statham Kicks Ass & Takes Names in Action-Packed Sequel
Los Angeles Times‘ Noel Murray says that when the film clicks “it becomes action cinema in its purest visual form: just one buff, taciturn dude doing major damage to his enemies,” but that only constitutes about half the movie. He suggests to “fast-forward to the stunts” when it comes out on home video, arguing that you “won’t miss a thing.”
The Hollywood Reporter‘s Frank Scheck claims that “Resurrection” is “certainly...
- 8/26/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The name "Ben-Hur" wasn't enough of a brand on its own to lure moviegoers to theaters this weekend for the remake. My guess: Those who know of Ben-Hur love the 1959 version too much to care about a 2016 version. I have zero desire to see it so if you dared the movie theater this weekend to do so, tell me this: did any of the 1925 sensuality or the 1959 homoeroticism survive in the 2016 version. Or is this just all antiseptic generic blockbuster action mode?
Ben Hur in 1959, 2016, and 1925If you didn't see Ben-Hur, what did you see? Did you like it? More after the jump including the fate of Kubo and the Two Strings and the best thing I saw this weekend...
Ben Hur in 1959, 2016, and 1925If you didn't see Ben-Hur, what did you see? Did you like it? More after the jump including the fate of Kubo and the Two Strings and the best thing I saw this weekend...
- 8/21/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
4th Update, Sunday Am: Chart to come. If you thought the late August box office was anemic this weekend, just wait until next when theater crowds really slow down before Labor Day weekend. Even though Warner Bros.’ DC villain holdover The Suicide Squad continued to rule No. 1 with an estimated $20.7M, the most intriguing newbie simply because of its $100M size and ambition was MGM/Paramount’s Ben Hur remake. Judging based on audience’s voting with their wallets, the…...
- 8/21/2016
- Deadline
War Dogs, Ben Hur and Kubo and the Two Strings top Tanner's What to Watch weekend preview!War Dogs, Ben Hur and Kubo and the Two Strings top Tanner's What to Watch weekend preview!Scott Goodyer8/19/2016 11:52:00 Am
This weekend we have 3 great movies to check out - War Dogs, Ben Hur and Kubo and the Two Strings!
Watch the video below as Tanner sits down with a few magical Cineplex employees, as they let you know who they will be taking to the theatre this weekend!
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This weekend we have 3 great movies to check out - War Dogs, Ben Hur and Kubo and the Two Strings!
Watch the video below as Tanner sits down with a few magical Cineplex employees, as they let you know who they will be taking to the theatre this weekend!
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- 8/19/2016
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
The late August weekends prior to Labor Day can offer opportunities for box office breakthroughs because the studios historically save these dog days for their weakest entries. Three years ago Weinstein took “The Butler” to $116 million domestic after a robust $24.6 million opening. None of this weekend’s three new wide releases will reach that level.
“Ben-Hur” (Paramount), “Kubo and the Two Strings” (Focus) and “War Dogs” (Warner Bros.) as well as three holdovers should all score more than $10-million for the weekend. That would set a record for the last half of August, and so would any Top Ten total above $114 million (unadjusted at least). This weekend in 2015 scored only $85 million.
Two pictures are contesting for different contests weekend bests. One will ends up at #1, in a close race between the third weekend of Warner Bros.’/ D.C. Comics’ fast-falling “Suicide Club” and Sony’s sleeper animated success “Sausage Party.
“Ben-Hur” (Paramount), “Kubo and the Two Strings” (Focus) and “War Dogs” (Warner Bros.) as well as three holdovers should all score more than $10-million for the weekend. That would set a record for the last half of August, and so would any Top Ten total above $114 million (unadjusted at least). This weekend in 2015 scored only $85 million.
Two pictures are contesting for different contests weekend bests. One will ends up at #1, in a close race between the third weekend of Warner Bros.’/ D.C. Comics’ fast-falling “Suicide Club” and Sony’s sleeper animated success “Sausage Party.
- 8/18/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Todd Phillips’ dramedy “War Dogs,” starring Miles Teller and Jonah Hill arrives in theaters this Friday, August 19. For those unfamiliar with the picture, it’s based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz (Teller) and Efraim Diveroli (Hill), who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan. If you’re deciding if you want to go see it, here’s what the critics thought.
IndieWire’s David Ehrlich wrote in his review that the gunrunner comedy “shoots blanks,” but he does praise Hill for his performance: “Teller gets the job done, but this isn’t his movie. Hill, on the other hand, is extraordinary…Hill embodies everything that’s best about the film around him: He’s funny, daft and broken in a way that’s more fun to gawk at than it is to fix. In a story that’s...
IndieWire’s David Ehrlich wrote in his review that the gunrunner comedy “shoots blanks,” but he does praise Hill for his performance: “Teller gets the job done, but this isn’t his movie. Hill, on the other hand, is extraordinary…Hill embodies everything that’s best about the film around him: He’s funny, daft and broken in a way that’s more fun to gawk at than it is to fix. In a story that’s...
- 8/18/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Mark Harrison Aug 1, 2016
Fed up of big blockbusters right now? Here are some smaller movie treats to be found in August in UK cinemas...
Around this time of the year, we like to shine a spotlight on the slightly smaller films coming out after most of the box office juggernauts have been and gone. But with each annual feature, we've noticed that the year is filling up with blockbusters more and more. The year's first comic book movie was February's Deadpool, a surprise box office smash and Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice got 2016's blockbuster season started much earlier than usual.
We're late enough in this elongated season that August will find the blockbuster schedule repeating itself - Ben Affleck's Batman will be back on screen for a cameo in DC Movies' Suicide Squad, Disney follows The Jungle Book with a live-action remake of Pete's Dragon, and Ricky Gervais...
Fed up of big blockbusters right now? Here are some smaller movie treats to be found in August in UK cinemas...
Around this time of the year, we like to shine a spotlight on the slightly smaller films coming out after most of the box office juggernauts have been and gone. But with each annual feature, we've noticed that the year is filling up with blockbusters more and more. The year's first comic book movie was February's Deadpool, a surprise box office smash and Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice got 2016's blockbuster season started much earlier than usual.
We're late enough in this elongated season that August will find the blockbuster schedule repeating itself - Ben Affleck's Batman will be back on screen for a cameo in DC Movies' Suicide Squad, Disney follows The Jungle Book with a live-action remake of Pete's Dragon, and Ricky Gervais...
- 7/28/2016
- Den of Geek
New La La Land, Loving trailers and Rogue One featurette top our weekly news roundup!New La La Land, Loving trailers and Rogue One featurette top our weekly news roundup!Scott Goodyer7/15/2016 10:47:00 Am
This week we got insight into at least two of our most anticipated films of this year. Damien Chazelle's first trailer for La La Land looks incredible, and is currently in the running for the best trailer we've seen all year, and this morning we got some new footage from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! Not to mention the first trailer for Jeff Nichols' Loving, which will surely be a big player at the Oscars.
Check out our round-up of this weeks movie news below! La La Land
After seeing (and loving) Whiplash, we knew we would follow director Damien Chazelle wherever he went. And it seems he’s gone to the...
This week we got insight into at least two of our most anticipated films of this year. Damien Chazelle's first trailer for La La Land looks incredible, and is currently in the running for the best trailer we've seen all year, and this morning we got some new footage from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! Not to mention the first trailer for Jeff Nichols' Loving, which will surely be a big player at the Oscars.
Check out our round-up of this weeks movie news below! La La Land
After seeing (and loving) Whiplash, we knew we would follow director Damien Chazelle wherever he went. And it seems he’s gone to the...
- 7/15/2016
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
Anne Marie is tracking Judy Garland's career through musical numbers...
Easter Parade has becomea perrenial holiday favorite. Inevitably, the lighthearted musical appears on TCM Easter Sunday marathons, sandwiched between Ben Hur (1959) and King of Kings (1961). However, despite the annual dominance of this Judy Garland/Irving Berlin musical, the movie nearly stopped before it began. A combination of bad luck, souring relationships, and weak ankles nearly prevented the production from getting off the ground. Fans of the film have one person to thank for its resurrection: Fred Astaire.
The Movie: Easter Parade (1948)
The Songwriter: Irving Berlin (music & lyrics)
The Players: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford, directed by Charles Walters
The Story: The production of Easter Parade was plagued from the start. Though Irving Berlin enthusiastically agreed to expand upon his hit Holiday Inn for a new Judy Garland vehicle, the rest of the cast and crew was harder to secure.
Easter Parade has becomea perrenial holiday favorite. Inevitably, the lighthearted musical appears on TCM Easter Sunday marathons, sandwiched between Ben Hur (1959) and King of Kings (1961). However, despite the annual dominance of this Judy Garland/Irving Berlin musical, the movie nearly stopped before it began. A combination of bad luck, souring relationships, and weak ankles nearly prevented the production from getting off the ground. Fans of the film have one person to thank for its resurrection: Fred Astaire.
The Movie: Easter Parade (1948)
The Songwriter: Irving Berlin (music & lyrics)
The Players: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford, directed by Charles Walters
The Story: The production of Easter Parade was plagued from the start. Though Irving Berlin enthusiastically agreed to expand upon his hit Holiday Inn for a new Judy Garland vehicle, the rest of the cast and crew was harder to secure.
- 6/29/2016
- by Anne Marie
- FilmExperience
The Coen Brothers’ lyrical homage to Classic Hollywood, Hail, Caesar! hits Blu-ray next week. A more optimistic companion piece to the darker, seamier Hollywood of Barton Fink, Hail, Caesar! succeeds more than it fails, delivering an enjoyable and diverting, if somewhat unfocused, paean to a bygone world.
Hail, Caesar! chronicles a day in the life of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), the head of physical production at Capitol Pictures and a Hollywood fixer who manages everything behind the scenes of a Hollywood dream factory. We follow Eddie as he juggles recalcitrant directors, pregnant starlets, Communist writers and invasive gossip columnists, all while trying to hold onto his love of Hollywood in the midst of a growing studio crisis.
At the center of the loose narrative is the disappearance of Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), leading man and star of Capitol’s latest prestige picture Hail, Caesar!, a thinly veiled Biblical epic that references Ben Hur,...
Hail, Caesar! chronicles a day in the life of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), the head of physical production at Capitol Pictures and a Hollywood fixer who manages everything behind the scenes of a Hollywood dream factory. We follow Eddie as he juggles recalcitrant directors, pregnant starlets, Communist writers and invasive gossip columnists, all while trying to hold onto his love of Hollywood in the midst of a growing studio crisis.
At the center of the loose narrative is the disappearance of Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), leading man and star of Capitol’s latest prestige picture Hail, Caesar!, a thinly veiled Biblical epic that references Ben Hur,...
- 6/4/2016
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
CinemaCon 2016 kicked off last night at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Paramount Pictures took the stage to show off their upcoming slate of films. Those films included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Ben-Hur, Star Trek: Beyond, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Rings, Story of Your Life, XXX 3, and Baywatch.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows:
Will Arnett and Megan Fox came out on stage to introduce some footage from the upcoming Ninja Turtles sequel. What they showed was basically the most recent trailer for the film, which you can watch here. However, they did include an extended scene at the end with the turtles crash landing a giant plane. It was extremely over-the-top, and if you were a fan of the first film, chances are you're going to love this movie. If you didn't like the first film, I'm not sure if...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows:
Will Arnett and Megan Fox came out on stage to introduce some footage from the upcoming Ninja Turtles sequel. What they showed was basically the most recent trailer for the film, which you can watch here. However, they did include an extended scene at the end with the turtles crash landing a giant plane. It was extremely over-the-top, and if you were a fan of the first film, chances are you're going to love this movie. If you didn't like the first film, I'm not sure if...
- 4/12/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
It’s been a while since we saw a massive Biblical epic on the big screen. Aronofsky’s Noah was an assault on the sense and sensibilities but what we have coming our way this summer looks to be something far more conventional. Hoping to avoid being the latest historical epic to falter (Exodus: Gods and Kings
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- 4/6/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan might have claimed Cannes most coveted prize, but the Palme d’Or moment belongs to Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes. Truly a groundbreaking masterpiece that takes the audience into the heart of the darkness of the Holocaust, his Grand Jury Prize winning feature debut immerses the viewer into a visceral, hellish nightmare. Nominated for and tipped as the heavy favorite in the Academy Award’s Best Foreign film category, sturdy and stellar sound and camerawork aided by Géza Röhrig’s praiseworthy performance, Nemes’ Son of Saul is a wallop of a sensorial experience. Here is my brief sit down with the helmer and lead.
Yama Rahimi: How did this project came about?
László Nemes: I read these writings by the Sonderkommando members that were put in the ground before the rebellion that triggered the project. These writings were giving incredible insight into the here and now of the extermination.
Yama Rahimi: How did this project came about?
László Nemes: I read these writings by the Sonderkommando members that were put in the ground before the rebellion that triggered the project. These writings were giving incredible insight into the here and now of the extermination.
- 2/28/2016
- by Yama Rahimi
- IONCINEMA.com
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
Mad Max: Fury Road is earned 10 nominations from the Academy, the second most this year trailing only The Revenant, which has 11. While Mad Max is up for a number of the night’s bigger awards, including best picture and best director for George Miller, its nominations in may below-the-line categories is where the film is likely to score most of its Oscar wins.
Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Miller’s stylistic action-adventure flick is the likely frontrunner for best costume design, production design, and film editing this year. While the film may be a darkhorse for best picture, a win in all three of those categories could help sway the vote in its favor, as history has shown.
Since the introduction of the best costume design category in 1948, which was originally split into two categories, black and white or color films, only 13 films have won...
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Mad Max: Fury Road is earned 10 nominations from the Academy, the second most this year trailing only The Revenant, which has 11. While Mad Max is up for a number of the night’s bigger awards, including best picture and best director for George Miller, its nominations in may below-the-line categories is where the film is likely to score most of its Oscar wins.
Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Miller’s stylistic action-adventure flick is the likely frontrunner for best costume design, production design, and film editing this year. While the film may be a darkhorse for best picture, a win in all three of those categories could help sway the vote in its favor, as history has shown.
Since the introduction of the best costume design category in 1948, which was originally split into two categories, black and white or color films, only 13 films have won...
- 2/25/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
Companies look to build on growing number of Us and international shoots in Italy.
Cinecittà Studios and The Hateful Eight co-distributor Leone Film Group are teaming up with the ambition to attract international productions to the country.
The union is aimed at growing ties with Us and international producers and promoting Rome’s Cinecittà as a shoot facility for incoming productions.
Cinecittà will offer its facilities (20 sound stages and outdoor locations), set building workshops shooting equipment and post-production services to producers, while Leone, the production and distribution outfit founded by Sergio Leone, and which has strong distribution ties with Lionsgate, Dreamworks and The Weinstein Company, will offer expertise about the territory, including knowledge of the local tax credit.
In recent years, Italy has welcomed a string of major international productions including Ben Hur, Nine, Zoolander 2, Everest and Spectre.
Cinecittà served as executive producer on MGM and Paramount’s Ben Hur remake.
“This joint venture...
Cinecittà Studios and The Hateful Eight co-distributor Leone Film Group are teaming up with the ambition to attract international productions to the country.
The union is aimed at growing ties with Us and international producers and promoting Rome’s Cinecittà as a shoot facility for incoming productions.
Cinecittà will offer its facilities (20 sound stages and outdoor locations), set building workshops shooting equipment and post-production services to producers, while Leone, the production and distribution outfit founded by Sergio Leone, and which has strong distribution ties with Lionsgate, Dreamworks and The Weinstein Company, will offer expertise about the territory, including knowledge of the local tax credit.
In recent years, Italy has welcomed a string of major international productions including Ben Hur, Nine, Zoolander 2, Everest and Spectre.
Cinecittà served as executive producer on MGM and Paramount’s Ben Hur remake.
“This joint venture...
- 2/22/2016
- ScreenDaily
Photo Courtesy of Lionsgate
Wamg has your passes to the advance screening of the upcoming film, Gods Of Egypt.
Varèse Sarabande will release the Gods Of Egypt – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally on February 26 and on CD March 25, 2016. The album features the original music composed by Marco Beltrami (the upcoming Ben Hur, The Hurt Locker, The Homesman, Snowpiercer and World War Z).
“The magnitude of score is beyond anything I have done before,” said Beltrami. “This two and half hour score is the biggest film score project I have ever undertaken, after all these years that it saying something. Just mixing it took over a month but it was all worth it as it is really fun to stretch my wings a bit.”
In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek [Brenton Thwaites] undertakes a...
Wamg has your passes to the advance screening of the upcoming film, Gods Of Egypt.
Varèse Sarabande will release the Gods Of Egypt – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally on February 26 and on CD March 25, 2016. The album features the original music composed by Marco Beltrami (the upcoming Ben Hur, The Hurt Locker, The Homesman, Snowpiercer and World War Z).
“The magnitude of score is beyond anything I have done before,” said Beltrami. “This two and half hour score is the biggest film score project I have ever undertaken, after all these years that it saying something. Just mixing it took over a month but it was all worth it as it is really fun to stretch my wings a bit.”
In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek [Brenton Thwaites] undertakes a...
- 2/17/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the Oscars quickly approaching, here are some fun facts about the Academy Awards throughout the years.
Oscar Facts:
Q) Which films have won the most academy awards?
A) It was a three-way draw between Ben Hur, Titanic and Lord of Rings: Return of the King at 11 each.
Q) Which films have the most Oscar nominations?
A) All About Eve and Titanic are tied for the most nominations, with 14 each.
Q) What was the longest film to ever win the Best Picture Oscar?
A) Gone With the Wind at 3 hours and 56 minutes.
Q) Which was the shortest Best Picture winner?
A) Marty at 90 minutes.
Q) Which sequels have won Best Picture?
A) The Godfather Part 2, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Q) Which movies won best picture but were not nominated for Best Director?
A) Wings (1928), Grand Hotel (1931), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Argo (2012)
Q) What was the...
Oscar Facts:
Q) Which films have won the most academy awards?
A) It was a three-way draw between Ben Hur, Titanic and Lord of Rings: Return of the King at 11 each.
Q) Which films have the most Oscar nominations?
A) All About Eve and Titanic are tied for the most nominations, with 14 each.
Q) What was the longest film to ever win the Best Picture Oscar?
A) Gone With the Wind at 3 hours and 56 minutes.
Q) Which was the shortest Best Picture winner?
A) Marty at 90 minutes.
Q) Which sequels have won Best Picture?
A) The Godfather Part 2, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Q) Which movies won best picture but were not nominated for Best Director?
A) Wings (1928), Grand Hotel (1931), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Argo (2012)
Q) What was the...
- 2/8/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road lead this year’s Oscar contenders with the most total nominations at 12 and 10, respectively.
Of those nominations, both films are nominated in each of the seven technical categories, that is, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing, best production design, best sound editing, best sound mixing, and best visual effects.
To be nominated in every technical category is a major achievement accomplished by only a handful of other films in Academy history. However, it does not necessarily mean that a film is guaranteed the best picture Oscar or even can be considered the strongest shot at the Oscar, though every other film nominated in each category has at least scored a best picture nomination.
This year The Revenant and Mad Max have become the fourth and fifth films in history to earn every technical art nomination. Here...
Managing Editor
The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road lead this year’s Oscar contenders with the most total nominations at 12 and 10, respectively.
Of those nominations, both films are nominated in each of the seven technical categories, that is, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing, best production design, best sound editing, best sound mixing, and best visual effects.
To be nominated in every technical category is a major achievement accomplished by only a handful of other films in Academy history. However, it does not necessarily mean that a film is guaranteed the best picture Oscar or even can be considered the strongest shot at the Oscar, though every other film nominated in each category has at least scored a best picture nomination.
This year The Revenant and Mad Max have become the fourth and fifth films in history to earn every technical art nomination. Here...
- 1/20/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
In order for The Hateful Eight to make its debut in a special 70mm roadshow engagement — it begins in 100 theaters on Dec. 25 before the film goes wide in digital projection on Dec. 31 — a massive effort is required by director Quentin Tarantino and The Weinstein Company. A coordinated approach is needed from production, distribution and exhibition. The roadshow presentations — a format that was generally used from the early 1950s through the early 1970s for movies ranging from Ben Hur to Lawrence of Arabia — displayed movies in two “acts” with an intermission. This presentation of Hateful Eight will be shown in a slightly longer version
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- 12/17/2015
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While every Quentin Tarantino film to date has been something of a love letter to cinema and filmmaking--with his familiar music cues, twist on storytelling tropes, and homages galore--the filmmaker really seems to have outdone himself with his latest film, "Hateful Eight."
Tarantino has been one of the few big filmmakers out there lamenting the inevitable death of the film medium--not just the use of film in shooting the project, but in presentation as well. Rather than experience, the crisp, clean digital prints available at most theaters nowadays, he'd rather indulge in the flickering film projector, clarity be damned.
"To me [watching on a digital projection is] just HBO in public. We're just watching television in public," Tarantino has said on multiple occasions. To clarify, what he means is that if the projectionist in the theater just has to click a button to throw up the projector, that's little different than Little Timmy throwing up an...
Tarantino has been one of the few big filmmakers out there lamenting the inevitable death of the film medium--not just the use of film in shooting the project, but in presentation as well. Rather than experience, the crisp, clean digital prints available at most theaters nowadays, he'd rather indulge in the flickering film projector, clarity be damned.
"To me [watching on a digital projection is] just HBO in public. We're just watching television in public," Tarantino has said on multiple occasions. To clarify, what he means is that if the projectionist in the theater just has to click a button to throw up the projector, that's little different than Little Timmy throwing up an...
- 11/25/2015
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
It would appear that Danish actor Pilou Asbaek - a long time favorite around these parts thanks to his parts in television series Borgen as well as feature films A Hijacking, The Absent One and more - is well and thoroughly following the path of countryman Mads Mikkelsen into a big time Hollywood career. Following a key role in Lucy, Asbaek has landed a role in the upcoming series of Game Of Thrones, a key role in big budget Ben Hur, and now has joined the cast of the upcoming live action Ghost In The Shell where Variety reports he will take on the part of Batou, the cybernetically enhanced ex-soldier and second in command of cyber crime unit Section Nine.What's perhaps more interesting is...
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- 11/11/2015
- Screen Anarchy
A new actor has joined the cast for the "Ghost in The Shell" movie being provided by Paramount and directed by Rupert Sanders. This comes in the form of Pilou Asbaek as Batou, one of the best fighters/soldiers in Section 9, an agency/black ops group that exists in the Gts universe.
The film is based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, “Ghost in the Shell,” which follows a female special ops cyborg who leads an elite task force called Section 9 for Hanka Robotics. Section 9 is devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, led by The Laughing Man whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka’s advancements in cyber technology.
The actor is set to star in several big name projects in the coming year, with the first one being "Ben Hur" where he will play Pontius Pilate, and the other being the critically acclaimed "Game of Thrones.
The film is based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, “Ghost in the Shell,” which follows a female special ops cyborg who leads an elite task force called Section 9 for Hanka Robotics. Section 9 is devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, led by The Laughing Man whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka’s advancements in cyber technology.
The actor is set to star in several big name projects in the coming year, with the first one being "Ben Hur" where he will play Pontius Pilate, and the other being the critically acclaimed "Game of Thrones.
- 11/10/2015
- by Nicholas Williams
- LRMonline.com
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The Witcher videogames are the latest to make the leap to the big screen...
One of the finest videogames of the year is the latest to try and do the jump to the movies. The Witcher 3 has been signed up for the film treatment by The Sean Daniel Company (the firm that’s behind the upcoming Ben Hur remake) and Platige Films. Or more to the point, The Witcher series as a whole is to make the transfer.
What’s more, the first movie of The Witcher already has a director attached. Tomasz Baginski, who helmed The Cathedral, and more crucially directed the opening cinematic scenes for the first games in the series, is taking charge. The idea is that this will springboard a movie series too.
The Witcher is set to land in cinemas in 2017, although casting at this stage hasn’t been announced.
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The Witcher videogames are the latest to make the leap to the big screen...
One of the finest videogames of the year is the latest to try and do the jump to the movies. The Witcher 3 has been signed up for the film treatment by The Sean Daniel Company (the firm that’s behind the upcoming Ben Hur remake) and Platige Films. Or more to the point, The Witcher series as a whole is to make the transfer.
What’s more, the first movie of The Witcher already has a director attached. Tomasz Baginski, who helmed The Cathedral, and more crucially directed the opening cinematic scenes for the first games in the series, is taking charge. The idea is that this will springboard a movie series too.
The Witcher is set to land in cinemas in 2017, although casting at this stage hasn’t been announced.
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- 11/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Cinecitta Studios in Rome is reaping the benefits of the generous new Italian tax credit, which has recently been extended to all audiovisual activity, including high-end TV drama.
Speaking at the Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12), Cristina Giubetti, Cinecitta sales manager for international productions, has revealed the full extent of the support that major international films coming to Cinecitta can receive.
According to Giuebetti, on the recent Paramount MGM remake of Ben Hur, the tax credit was worth around €14m to the producers - 25% of the €56m spent in Italy.
Timur Bekmambetov’s remake of the Roman epic, starring Jack Huston as the falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on the best friend who betrayed him, will also receive substantial Vat returns.
Giubetti explained: “[Cinecitta Studios] directly manage the executive production in Italy for major productions that shoot on our stages.
“We grant them 25% of the Italian expenditure and Vat re-imbursement within 12 months of end...
Speaking at the Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12), Cristina Giubetti, Cinecitta sales manager for international productions, has revealed the full extent of the support that major international films coming to Cinecitta can receive.
According to Giuebetti, on the recent Paramount MGM remake of Ben Hur, the tax credit was worth around €14m to the producers - 25% of the €56m spent in Italy.
Timur Bekmambetov’s remake of the Roman epic, starring Jack Huston as the falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on the best friend who betrayed him, will also receive substantial Vat returns.
Giubetti explained: “[Cinecitta Studios] directly manage the executive production in Italy for major productions that shoot on our stages.
“We grant them 25% of the Italian expenditure and Vat re-imbursement within 12 months of end...
- 9/7/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Wonder Woman is just about all set to go in front of cameras. It has a star (Gal Gadot), a director (Patty Jenkins), a screenplay (by Jason Fuchs), and now it looks like it has an exotic location. A new report has hit the web suggesting the highly anticipated DC superhero film will be shot in Italy's Basilicata. The report comes from Yahoo Italy, which states that Wonder Woman will be setting up shop in this region, aka Lucania, of Southern Italy. Basilicata encompasses a slew of territories, including the ancient city of Mattera, where films like the Biblical epics Ben Hur and Pasolini were filmed. While plot details on the film are unknown at this time, the exotic locale, which also includes lush seaside locations, are perfect for Themyscira, the home island of Wonder Woman. Again, it's unknown if audiences will see this island in the film,...
- 9/1/2015
- cinemablend.com
Legendary composer Ennio Morricone is set to do the score for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight," marking his return to the genre after four decades away from a sound he made iconic in Sergio Leone's "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "A Fistful of Dollars"
Morricone has worked on such famous films as "The Untouchables," "The Thing," "The Mission," "In the Line of Fire," "Cinema Paradiso," "Days of Heaven," "Bugsy" "Disclosure" and "Casualties of War". He previously worked with Tarantino on "Inglorious Basterds" and "Django Unchained".
The revelation was just one of a number of reveals during the Hall H panel at Comic Con for the new Tarantino film. Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern and Jennifer Jason Leigh were all on hand to show off seven minutes of footage from the film and talk about the new film's presentation.
Morricone has worked on such famous films as "The Untouchables," "The Thing," "The Mission," "In the Line of Fire," "Cinema Paradiso," "Days of Heaven," "Bugsy" "Disclosure" and "Casualties of War". He previously worked with Tarantino on "Inglorious Basterds" and "Django Unchained".
The revelation was just one of a number of reveals during the Hall H panel at Comic Con for the new Tarantino film. Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern and Jennifer Jason Leigh were all on hand to show off seven minutes of footage from the film and talk about the new film's presentation.
- 7/12/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
San Diego - Quentin Tarantino returned to Comic-Con Saturday after a triumphant "debut" for "Django Unchained" in 2012. Actually, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has been to the convention many times, but usually just as an attendee.* Today Tarantino was on hand to talk about his upcoming thriller "The Hateful Eight" and begin what will clearly be a significant publicity push to inform moviegoers of its roadshow release (more on that later). *Tarantino revealed he was at Comic-Con two years ago, but wore a mask to disguise himself. He spent his time filling out the holes in his comic book collection on the convention floor. Along with Tarantino the Hall H panel featured a majority of "The Hateful Eight" cast including Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern. Longtime Tarantino collaborator Samuel L. Jackson couldn't make it in person, but was a part of...
- 7/11/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Contributed by Melissa Howland and Michelle McCue
Director Quentin Tarantino brought the cast and new footage of his highly anticipated The Hateful Eight to Hall H at Comic-Con 2015.
Quentin Tarantino & #TheHatefulEight are on their way to @Comic_Con! #Sdcc pic.twitter.com/kWONj5CCBT
— The Hateful Eight (@thehatefuleight) July 11, 2015
Kurt Russell, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen, & Tim Roth getting ready for one damn fine trip to @Comic_Con #Sdcc pic.twitter.com/1rKnrsYtb5 — The Hateful Eight (@thehatefuleight) July 11, 2015
Tarantino told the audience the film was shot in Ultra Panavision with the same 70Mm cameras used on 1959’s Ben Hur. 7 minutes of special edited footage was shown that introduced the characters.
“F$@! the page!” Quentin Tarantino on Demian Bichir Killing It and making the character his own. pic.twitter.com/opES7V9360
— The Hateful Eight (@thehatefuleight) July 11, 2015
“I fit into the story b/c the kid who made it grew up watching...
Director Quentin Tarantino brought the cast and new footage of his highly anticipated The Hateful Eight to Hall H at Comic-Con 2015.
Quentin Tarantino & #TheHatefulEight are on their way to @Comic_Con! #Sdcc pic.twitter.com/kWONj5CCBT
— The Hateful Eight (@thehatefuleight) July 11, 2015
Kurt Russell, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen, & Tim Roth getting ready for one damn fine trip to @Comic_Con #Sdcc pic.twitter.com/1rKnrsYtb5 — The Hateful Eight (@thehatefuleight) July 11, 2015
Tarantino told the audience the film was shot in Ultra Panavision with the same 70Mm cameras used on 1959’s Ben Hur. 7 minutes of special edited footage was shown that introduced the characters.
“F$@! the page!” Quentin Tarantino on Demian Bichir Killing It and making the character his own. pic.twitter.com/opES7V9360
— The Hateful Eight (@thehatefuleight) July 11, 2015
“I fit into the story b/c the kid who made it grew up watching...
- 7/11/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This story first appeared in the June 19 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Reality uber-producer Mark Burnett had the Twittersphere buzzing May 31 when he appeared at the Critics' Choice TV Awards without his Duck Dynasty-style beard. Turns out the brains behind The Voice, The Apprentice and Survivor had shaved off what his wife, Roma Downey, affectionately had dubbed "a human Chia Pet" on a flight back from the Rome set of Ben Hur in April. As Burnett tells it, he was in the bathroom with 9½ hours left
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- 6/13/2015
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On today’s episode of the Movie Lovers Podcast, Chris discusses action movies with fellow SoundonSight contributor Shane Ramirez in part of the monthly project, 100 Essential Action Scenes. This week we discuss the best foot and car chase scenes selected by our S.O.S. contributors along with those that did not make the cut. From Bourne Identity to Ben Hur, we talk everything action, along with our thoughts on Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, and films that are on our list of shame. Put us in your ear, and enjoy! And don’t forget to Watch More Film! Check us out on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to us on iTunes under the Movie Lovers Podcast. Reviews and comments are much appreciated.
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- 5/21/2015
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Ben Latham-Jones launches slate after buying out Barnaby Thompson.
In a multi-million dollar deal producer Ben Latham-Jones (Nina) has bought Ealing Studios Entertainment - the production arm of the iconic studio - from Barnaby Thompson and will take over the role of head of studio.
Thompson, who is set to focus on directing, will retain his shares in Ealing Studios Operations, which runs the stages and facilities business side of the business, alongside partners, Harry Handelsman and Uri Fruchtmann.
Included in the deal is part of the studio’s catalogue, comprising 26 films while further library and company acquisitions are understood to be in the works for former Fox Searchlight creative director Latham-Jones, who raised a multi-million dollar fund to support Ealing Entertainment, which he has worked at since 2013.
New projects on the outfit’s development slate include Swedish director Jesper Granslandt’s (Blondie) drama Vacation, set to star woman of the hour Noomi Rapace (The Drop) and Marwan Kenzari...
In a multi-million dollar deal producer Ben Latham-Jones (Nina) has bought Ealing Studios Entertainment - the production arm of the iconic studio - from Barnaby Thompson and will take over the role of head of studio.
Thompson, who is set to focus on directing, will retain his shares in Ealing Studios Operations, which runs the stages and facilities business side of the business, alongside partners, Harry Handelsman and Uri Fruchtmann.
Included in the deal is part of the studio’s catalogue, comprising 26 films while further library and company acquisitions are understood to be in the works for former Fox Searchlight creative director Latham-Jones, who raised a multi-million dollar fund to support Ealing Entertainment, which he has worked at since 2013.
New projects on the outfit’s development slate include Swedish director Jesper Granslandt’s (Blondie) drama Vacation, set to star woman of the hour Noomi Rapace (The Drop) and Marwan Kenzari...
- 5/17/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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