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Ray Bradbury To Pitch Miniseries
15 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST
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Ray Bradbury has signed on with White Oak Films with the idea of creating a miniseries. The miniseries is structured as a 6-hour project broken down into six 1-hour episodes, all based on different short stories of Bradbury’s.
The plan is for each episode to be directed by a different person, none of whom have been officially signed yet. Who they pick to direct each episode will be very important, as they’re letting the director select their own favorite short story of Bradbury’s.
Ray Bradbury has authored many a short story and they’ve all become stories that have inspired generations of readers. Some notables that he’s authored “Fahrenheit 451″, “The Martian Chronicles”, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and many others.
His famous books aren’t short stories obviously, but the directors have a list of over 400 short stories or novelettes to choose from.
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- Bruce Simmons
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Blu-Ray Review: Stunning ‘The Prisoner’ Still Holds Viewer Interest Captive
13 November 2009 10:09 AM, PST
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Chicago – Patrick McGoohan was ready to quit. After playing secret agent John Drake in over eighty episodes of the British TV show “Danger Man” (known in the Us as “Secret Agent”), McGoohan was clearly in need of a change. Luckily, his script editor George Markstein had a great idea up his sleeve. What if Drake suddenly resigned, and his employers wouldn’t let him go? What if they kidnapped Drake and sent him to a secret location where he couldn’t escape? Markstein was clearly inspired by the actual incidents during WWII where people were incarcerated and under constant surveillance in resort-like prisons. McGoohan loved the idea, and together they created one of the most astoundingly original and richly entertaining programs in television history in “The Prisoner,” recently released on Blu-Ray to coincide with the AMC remake starring Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen.
Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
“The Prisoner” debuted in
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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Amazon Apologizes for Destroying '1984' Copies, Offers New '1984' Copies (or $30)
4 September 2009 7:51 AM, PDT
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After suffering multiple black eyes in the blogosphere and plenty of ire from Kindle users, Amazon has finally decided to make good on its ill-advised decision to delete illegally distributed copies of George Orwell's 1984 from users' Kindle e-reader devices.
Those who purchased the book only to find it remotely deleted from their devices without warning will receive a digital copy of the book–with all their annotations still intact--or a $30 credit for Amazon products. Or they can just opt for a $30 check. Considering they paid just 99 cents for the book, it's not such a bad deal for customers. It has, however, been quite the ordeal for Amazon.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos offered the following apology to customers in an email sent to those affected by the mass deletion:
"This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle.
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- Clay Dillow
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No More Zombies, Give Darabont Money for 'Fahrenheit 451'
11 August 2009 11:04 PM, PDT
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Even though I didn't like Frank Darabont's The Mist much at all I would definitely rather see him tackle his long-gestating take on Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" rather than see him write and direct a series adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel series "The Walking Dead" for AMC. When will audiences get enough of the zombie genre?
Variety reports the deal is close to being finalized and will be one of the richest developments AMC has ever put together. Joel Stillerman, AMC's senior VP of programming, production and original content, told Variety the project appealed to the cabler because of "the quality of the storytelling" in Kirkman's work. The series will stay faithful to the tone of the original novels, he said.
The story of "The Walking Dead" is set among a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who are led by a police officer,
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Clock Ticking On Fahrenheit 451
25 June 2009 10:29 PM, PDT
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He's been distracted lately with Indiana Jones and Stephen King, but director Frank Darabont is still keen as mustard to adapt Ray Bradbury's classic sci-fi parable Fahrenheit 451. As long as the author stays alive.Sci-Fi Wire reports Darabont speaking at this year's Saturn Awards, where he picked up a gong for the DVD of The Mist. "Boy, do I want to make Fahrenheit 451," he gushes, but concedes that whether the movie goes ahead is down to the casting. "It's not vastly expensive, but it requires somebody that will justify that investment," he says, hinting that the project has been offered to someone of reasonable stature who is currently umm-ing and ahh-ing.So a bigger prospect than The Mist then (not to disparage Thomas Jane). But Darabont has one more stipulation before he starts shooting: "I promised myself that I would at least go into production while Ray Bradbury was still with us.
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Frank Darabont Talks Fahrenheit 451
25 June 2009 10:02 PM, PDT
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Frank Darabont has wanted to film Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 for quite a long time. He's talked about it a lot more recently as the project he wants to do next. Now he tells SciFiWire that it's basically at the make or break point, and it all comes down to one thing: casting.
"Fahrenheit is the thing I'm trying to get up next, which is casting-dependent, so it's one of those," Darabont said. "I'm out to somebody at the moment, fingers crossed, because, boy, do I want to make that movie. I'm not giving up. I'll die in the traces [ed: trenches?] before I don't make that movie." What's the hurry? Darabont wants to start the film while Ray Bradbury (88 years old) is alive to see it. Without an actor big enough to justify the budget, it might not happen.
Yeah, it's not one of those movies that are vastly
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- Russ Fischer
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Frank Darabont's Last Attempt at Fahrenheit 451
25 June 2009 10:00 AM, PDT
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Director Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist) has been trying to get Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" to the big screen for almost a decade. And now during the Saturn Awards, he told Sci Fi Wire that he'll attempt to get the film made one last time. "Fahrenheit is the thing I'm trying to get up next, which is casting-dependent, so it's one of those," Darabont explained "I'm out to somebody at the moment, fingers crossed, because, boy, do I want to make that movie." While the director won't reveal which actor he's currently in-talks with, Darabont said that losing him could mean doom for the project. "It's not one of those movies that are vastly expensive by any contemporary standard, but money is still money, and it's of a price that requires somebody that will justify that investment." He continued: "I promised myself that it would
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It's Now or Never for Frank Darabont's Fahrenheit 451 Movie
25 June 2009 2:54 AM, PDT
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Screenwriter Frank Darabont has been trying to get his Fahrenheit 451 movie made for years now. Its suffered numerous setbacks, including Tom Hanks dropping out last year, but he's determined to still get his vision of Ray Bradbury's novel to the big screen sooner than later. "I'm out to somebody at the moment, fingers crossed, because, boy, do I want to make that movie. I'm not giving up. I'll die in the traces before I don't make that movie," Darabont told SciFi Wire last night. While he wouldn't reveal the name of the actor he's pursuing to play Guy Montag, Darabont did say he's hoping it works out or all hope will be lost.
Darabont also added that the actor "is of a clout that could get a medium-budget sci-fi film made," but if he doesn't get him, it could be the end of this project. "It's not one
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- Alex Billington
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Joe Moe: Horrorwood Babbles On: The Forrest J. Ackerman Tribute
16 March 2009 12:40 AM, PDT
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It was a Blood-Red-letter day for fandom as pros and fans alike gathered to bid a reluctant “Forry-well” to the late great genre-icon Forrest J. Ackerman! Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre served as a temple for the filled-to-capacity ritual sponsored by the American Cinematheque, Profiles in History auction house and the Ackerman estate.
Guests began waiting on line at around 1:00Pm for the scheduled 3:00Pm reception. By 2:30 over 200 bodies had congregated at the doors of the theater. Inside, staff was scrambling. Pieces of Forry’s collection were being displayed (A first edition of Dracula signed by Bram Stoker and almost everyone who ever played the famous Vampire on screen, Bela Lugosi’s Dracula cape and Forry’s fave prop: the “Robotrix” from
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- Uncle Creepy
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