Steven Spielberg may be longtime regarded as one of the world's greatest living filmmakers, but even he admits his opus 'Lincoln' is of particular significance to him.
Strong words from the talent behind behind Schindler’s List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993).
So why was a film about the 16th president's bid to pass the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery and ending the Civil War, so special and worth a whopping 11 years of preparation? With the release of 'Lincoln' on DVD and Blu-Ray, we'll let him explain...
Lincoln loomed large in your childhood but what was the era of history that first excited you?
My first interest in history was war — the European war, WWII, and that would be because my father fought in that war and those were the first stories that he told me.
Your father fought in the China-Burma-India theatre, right?
Yes, Cbi.
Strong words from the talent behind behind Schindler’s List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993).
So why was a film about the 16th president's bid to pass the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery and ending the Civil War, so special and worth a whopping 11 years of preparation? With the release of 'Lincoln' on DVD and Blu-Ray, we'll let him explain...
Lincoln loomed large in your childhood but what was the era of history that first excited you?
My first interest in history was war — the European war, WWII, and that would be because my father fought in that war and those were the first stories that he told me.
Your father fought in the China-Burma-India theatre, right?
Yes, Cbi.
- 6/17/2013
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
The Syfy series Warehouse 13 likes to play with death, so much so that cheating death has become a central theme of the show. But in a surprise twist before the long hiatus, Warehouse 13 changed the rules and finally delivered a death that was not reversible. Killing off fan-favorite Leena (Genelle Williams), fans were as devastated as the characters left standing on the show. In addition, discovering that Artie was responsible for her was even more shocking. Artie was the one man who we could never conceive of doing such a thing and the result was haunting. In a recent press conference call, executive producer Jack Kenny and stars Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly talked about the ripple-effects of Leena’s death, how she came to draw the short-stick, as well as previewing all the fun guest-stars upcoming over the next 10 episodes of Season 4.5.
Can you share what originally...
Can you share what originally...
- 4/29/2013
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Yes, Warehouse 13 is Finally back tonight, after an excruciatingly long break. We’ve been posting reminders of where we left off as well as some hints of what’s to come, and here’s one more reminder, just in case you’ve missed all the others:
TV Spot: Warehouse 13 – Launch: Season 4.5 | Good + Evil
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I spoke with showrunner Jack Kenny last week about tonight’s midseason premiere, and about what’s to come for the second half of the season.
Jack Kenny: Premieres are always so heavily involved with cleaning up the mess we made in the finale of the season before that it’s a lot of – it’s oftentimes a lot of exposition but it’s really fun. They’re always my favorites because of the amount of work that goes into just cleaning things up and starting an entirely new arc.
TV Spot: Warehouse 13 – Launch: Season 4.5 | Good + Evil
Click here to view the embedded video.
I spoke with showrunner Jack Kenny last week about tonight’s midseason premiere, and about what’s to come for the second half of the season.
Jack Kenny: Premieres are always so heavily involved with cleaning up the mess we made in the finale of the season before that it’s a lot of – it’s oftentimes a lot of exposition but it’s really fun. They’re always my favorites because of the amount of work that goes into just cleaning things up and starting an entirely new arc.
- 4/29/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
DVD Playhouse—April 2012
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan,...
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan,...
- 4/13/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Another Lincoln news -- this time, it's an update on a Lincoln story we brought you last month -- "Robert Redford Beats Steven Spielberg to the Punch! Actor-Director to Make "Lincoln" Movie!" (August 18).
James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn are set to star in "The Conspirator" for Redford. James Solomon wrote the script.
Wright Penn will play Mary Surratt, the only woman charged with conspiring to kill president Abraham Lincoln. McAwoy will play Frederick Aiken, a young Union hero who defended Surratt, and eventually realized that the widow might have been innocent.
Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson and Lincoln assassination experts Thomas Turner and U.S. Army regimental historian Col. Fred Borch have been hired as advisers.
James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn are set to star in "The Conspirator" for Redford. James Solomon wrote the script.
Wright Penn will play Mary Surratt, the only woman charged with conspiring to kill president Abraham Lincoln. McAwoy will play Frederick Aiken, a young Union hero who defended Surratt, and eventually realized that the widow might have been innocent.
Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson and Lincoln assassination experts Thomas Turner and U.S. Army regimental historian Col. Fred Borch have been hired as advisers.
- 9/15/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn will star in the Robert Redford-directed "The Conspirator," the period drama based on true events following the assassination of President Lincoln.According to Variety, Redford will produce with Wildwood Enterprises' Greg Shapiro and Bill Holderman and American Film Company executives Robert Stone, Webster Stone and Brian Falk.James Solomon wrote the script. Redford last directed "Lions for Lambs."Wright Penn will play Mary Surratt, the only woman among a group charged with conspiring to kill the president. McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, a Civil War hero who reluctantly defends Surratt and in the process comes to believe she is innocent.The American Film Company has hired Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson, Lincoln assassination expert Thomas Turner and U.S.
- 9/14/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Back when the first mention of Robert Redford's The Conspirator movie was mentioned, casting James McAvoy was just an idea that the director had in his mind. Today Variety is reporting that the Wanted star is signed in the drama where he'll play a Civil War hero who comes to defend the woman accused of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Redford has also cast Robin Wright Penn in the part of Mary Surratt, the defendant in the trial. Shooting is slated to begin next month from a screenplay by James Solomon.
The film is being bankrolled by American Film Company, a company that was founded by stock market biz man Joe Ricketts to finance movies that tell lesser known events from American history. "Stories from our history are often more compelling than fiction," Ricketts said. "Mary Surratt's trial is a powerful, relevant story."
Serving as advisors on...
Redford has also cast Robin Wright Penn in the part of Mary Surratt, the defendant in the trial. Shooting is slated to begin next month from a screenplay by James Solomon.
The film is being bankrolled by American Film Company, a company that was founded by stock market biz man Joe Ricketts to finance movies that tell lesser known events from American history. "Stories from our history are often more compelling than fiction," Ricketts said. "Mary Surratt's trial is a powerful, relevant story."
Serving as advisors on...
- 9/14/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
James McAvoy has signed on for The Conspirator; Robert Redford's true-life historical drama about the events following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Robin Wright Penn will be co-starring.The script is by James Solomon, who also wrote Redford's Lions For Lambs. McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, the lawyer defending Penn's Mary Surratt in the wake of the assassination. Surratt was the only woman charged among the conspirators, and was the first woman to be executed by the United States Federal Government, in 1865. Her trial was somewhat irregular as she was a civilian convicted by miltary tribunal. There's a school of thought that her major "crime" was to be the mother of the conspirator John Surratt, and that her arrest was designed to flush him out of hiding.Variety reports that this is the first film to come under the banner of entrepreneur Joe Ricketts' American Film Co: formed...
- 9/14/2009
- EmpireOnline
Robert Redford’s period drama The Conspirator, based on events following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, has found its leading man and lady.
Wanted star James McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, the attorney for Mary Surratt, the only woman among a group charged with conspiring to kill the president, Variety reports. Aiken is an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends Surratt, and in the process comes to believe her innocence.
Robin Wright Penn has been cast as Surratt, who was also the mother of one of the alleged conspirators. Production on the film, based on a script by James Solomon, is scheduled to begin in October.
The Conspirator will mark the film picture financed by the American Film Co., which has engaged Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson and several Lincoln assassination experts for help with accuracy.
"Stories from our history are often more compelling than fiction," said Joe Ricketts,...
Wanted star James McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, the attorney for Mary Surratt, the only woman among a group charged with conspiring to kill the president, Variety reports. Aiken is an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends Surratt, and in the process comes to believe her innocence.
Robin Wright Penn has been cast as Surratt, who was also the mother of one of the alleged conspirators. Production on the film, based on a script by James Solomon, is scheduled to begin in October.
The Conspirator will mark the film picture financed by the American Film Co., which has engaged Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson and several Lincoln assassination experts for help with accuracy.
"Stories from our history are often more compelling than fiction," said Joe Ricketts,...
- 9/14/2009
- CinemaSpy
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