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Terry Gilliam talks apps, iPad and interactivity
2 May 2012 1:54 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Film director and Monty Python star on why 'there's no way of being a Luddite any more' when it comes to technology
"We're in this position of having survived, with people interested in any new iteration of Python, and if we can squeeze any money out of our fans, we're quite rapacious..."
Tongue firmly in cheek, Terry Gilliam is referring to the two Monty Python apps released in 2012.
The Holy Book of Days is an iPad app collecting video, audio, animations, 360-degree spinnable props and memories from the 28-day shoot for Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Meanwhile, iPhone app Python Bytes gathers 22 sketches from the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
"iPads are here, apps are here: there's no way of being a Luddite any more! You have to go with the flow," says Gilliam.
"I'm impressed by both apps: the Holy Grail is very nicely done, with »
- Stuart Dredge
Five Best Movie Summers Ever—Where Will The Avengers' Rank?
2 May 2012 6:15 AM, PDT | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
Come midnight Friday, The Avengers opens, the movie summer starts—and The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man and more get ready to roll. Will the summer class of 2012 be a winner? Here's the storied competition it has to live up to, in chronological order: 1. 1975: The first modern movie summer there ever was, as the lines around the block for Steven Spielberg's Jaws attested. As added bonuses, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Dog Day Afternoon debuted. 2. 1978: Yes, the summer before saw the arrival of Star Wars, but '77 mostly offered up disasters, chiefly, Exorcist II: The Heretic, which was laughed off screens. The summer of '78, however, was jam-packed, with Grease, »
Five Best Movie Summers Ever—Where Will The Avengers' Rank?
2 May 2012 6:15 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Come midnight Friday, The Avengers opens, the movie summer starts—and The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man and more get ready to roll. Will the summer class of 2012 be a winner? Here's the storied competition it has to live up to, in chronological order: 1. 1975: The first modern movie summer there ever was, as the lines around the block for Steven Spielberg's Jaws attested. As added bonuses, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Dog Day Afternoon debuted. 2. 1978: Yes, the summer before saw the arrival of Star Wars, but '77 mostly offered up disasters, chiefly, Exorcist II: The Heretic, which was laughed off screens. The summer of '78, however, was jam-packed, with Grease, »
Yahoo! Lists the 100 Funniest Movies to See Before You Die
10 April 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
It's not easy to put together a top 100 of just about anything, but the folks over at Yahoo! Movies have really thrown down the gauntlet this time with a list of the 100 Funniest Movies to See Before You Die. In describing the list, they maintain that their goal was to choose the "funniest" movies out there, not necessarily the "best" comedies. With that in mind, you might think they'd stay away from critically acclaimed classics and lean more toward low brow, quick and easy laughfests. But you'd be wrong. There are a lot of classics on this list, everything from The Apartment to Dr. Strangelove to Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times and Buster Keaton's The General. There are also movies on here that aren't really "comedies" per se, such as Pulp Fiction and Martin Scorsese's After Hours. More than anything, this serves as a reminder that what is »
- Sean
'Dumb & Dumber' Sequel: Oh, It's Happening!
3 April 2012 2:50 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Things are about to get even dumberer with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
Director Peter Farrelly confirmed to ComingSoon.net he and brother Bobby will be shooting a sequel to their 1994 comedy "Dumb & Dumber," with Carrey and Daniels reprising their roles.
At the junket for their latest comedy, "The Three Stooges," Peter Farrelly said, "We're getting set to shoot 'Dumb & Dumber 2' in September. It's the first sequel we've ever done and we've got Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels back. »
Five great films with bad endings
29 March 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Ok, it's the most difficult part of a film to get right but there's nothing worse than letting your audience down at the last minute
A good ending can perfectly cap your experience of a film, be it brain-tweaking twist (Planet of the Apes, The Others) or an emotionally satisfying yet arresting resolution (Casablanca, The Godfather). But a terrible ending leaves you wanting less, not more. It can destroy in two minutes the film you've been loving for two hours. It's like sitting down to a delicious five-course meal with the man/woman of your dreams, only to discover at the end of the evening that dessert is e.coli pie and your friend has buggered off, leaving you with the bill.
But I can't be too annoyed with film-makers who make good films with terrible endings. First, because they have made nine-tenths of a good film in the first place, »
- Sam Bain
DVD Review: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' (Blu-ray re-release)
27 March 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★★★ The American writer Chuck Klosterman once wrote how that are things which were over-rated (e.g. Adele), things that were under-rated (e.g. Cat Power) and things that were rated correctly (e.g. The Beatles) - and so it is with Monty Python. The comedy troupe, which began its TV series in the late 1960s and went on to make three masterpieces of comic cinema - including the re-released Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - are widely considered the most influential British (plus one American) comedy group of all time.
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- CineVue
Monty Python And The Holy Grail Returns To The Big Screen In New York City
25 March 2012 5:44 PM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Assuming The Hunger Games madness continues, you might need another option at the theater this weekend. Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror not your thing? How about reliving a classic instead? On Friday, March 30th, Monty Python and the Holy Grail returns to the big screen at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in New York City, fully re-mastered in high definition. Thanks to Rainbow Releasing, you’ll have a number of opportunities to enjoy the show as Monty Python is set to run from the 30th to Thursday, April 5th. So, how about it? Head on over to the Landmark Sunshine’s website for tickets. By Perri Nemiroff »
- Perri Nemiroff
This week's new DVD & Blu-ray
23 March 2012 5:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel
In 2009, producer-director Roger Corman was given an Honorary Academy Award. He'd been making movies since the mid-1950s, starting with titles such as Monster From The Ocean Floor right up to modern schlock like Sharktopus.
Obviously, the Oscar wasn't for these contributions to the art of cinema, rather for what Corman achieved away from the camera. Corman's studios provided a crash course in film-making for hundreds of young hopefuls. His films were made fast and cheap, and if he took you under his wing you wouldn't get rich but you'd soon know how to make a movie – one that played to the enthusiastic drive-in and grindhouse circuits. His companies were officially studios, unofficially they were film schools, and the list of graduates is stunning: Jack Nicholson, James Cameron, Peter Fonda, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Ron Howard, Robert De Niro and hundreds of others. »
- Phelim O'Neill
The Tivoli in St. Louis Announces its Midnight Series Line-Up!
21 March 2012 9:33 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Forget Hunger Games, the real teen slaughter Olympics is Battle Royale and it is finally making its big-screen debut in St. Louis! And so is Tobe Hooper’s 2004 remake of The Toolbox Murders with star (and St. Louis native) Brent Roam in person no less! And who can forget The Room (you know you can’t – no matter how hard you try!). These movies and more are on the new schedule for St. Louis’ Tivoli Theater’s Reel Late Midnight series! Some ’80s cult midnight standards comprise much of the schedule but the Tivoli is reaching all the way back to 1954 to present Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (look for our Top Ten Tuesday – The Best of Alfred Hitchcock article next week and see where Rear Window places – it’s up there!) All films are shown in the Tivoli’s large auditorium. We Are Movie Geek’s own Tom Stockman »
- Tom Stockman
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Blu-ray Review
12 March 2012 7:57 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Camelot (it.s only a model) gets a Blu-ray upgrade as the comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail comes to Blu-ray loaded with bonus material and still bringing the laughs. On the format, the film has considerable grain, but you are too busy laughing to notice any problems with the picture. Released in 1974 and directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, the film stars Monty Python.s Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Gilliam, Jones, and Michael Palin. It also features Connie Booth (who looks like a witch), Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes, Bee Duffell, John Young, and Rita Davies. The film is easily one of the most quotable comedies ever released and stays funny no matter how many »
- Patrick Luce
Blu-ray Review: Extras-Packed Edition of ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’
8 March 2012 12:12 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Is “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” still as popular as it was when I was in college? For years there, “Holy Grail” and “Meaning of Life” were on constant rotation in dorm rooms around the country. Now you’ll have to pester the guy on your floor who has a Blu-ray player since the Monty Python gang have finally hit HD in all their hysterical glory. Packed with bonus features, this is one of the best comedy Blu-rays of the year to date.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Want to know why “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” has been on constant rotation for nearly four decades? Just watch five minutes of it. The movie would be one of the funniest of 2012 if it were released today. It’s nearly perfect, featuring the super-talented comedians who called themselves Monty Python at or at least near their creative peak. There are so many timeless, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Game of Thrones,' 'Immortals,' 'To Catch a Thief' and Much More Hit DVD and Blu-ray This Week
6 March 2012 3:30 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Game of Thrones - The Complete First Season I just started watching this series a couple of days ago and knocked out four episodes in one quick clip and the show itself is great and I imagine those that haven't read the books are loving it. However, I wanted to be sure to read the first book before watching this season and having done so I must admit, for as good as they have done in condensing a ton of material it just doesn't compare. I know it's cliche and obvious to say "the books are better" but in this case there is a massive difference even though so much of what they have done works so well.
All that said, HBO has put together an impressive package for fans and those looking for more detail about the characters and world "Game of Thrones" explores. This includes in-episode guides that »
- Brad Brevet
New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'Immortals,' 'Footloose' and More
5 March 2012 12:00 PM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
This week: Mickey Rourke attempts to unleash the Titans in "Immortals," a remake of "Footloose" cuts loose, Adam Sandler is doubly unfunny in "Jack and Jill," a young couple goes crazy being apart in "Like Crazy," and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" makes a noble Blu-ray debut.
Box Office: $84 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 36% Rotten
Storyline: Eons after the immortal Titans were imprisoned by the gods, power-mad King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war on humanity and searches for the magical Epirus Bow that can release the revenge-thirsty Titans and destroy the gods, including Zeus (Luke Evans) and Poseidon (Kellan Lutz). One peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth with his allies to take on Hyperion and prevent another all-out war between the immortals.
Extras! An alternate opening featuring a young Theseus and two alternate endings are included on the Blu-ray. This immortal smackdown is also available on Blu-ray »
- Robert DeSalvo
Terry Gilliam's 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' Back in the Saddle
27 February 2012 8:41 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
It seems like a crime that the same director who gave us classics like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, and Twelve Monkeys, would have trouble getting a passion project made. But that just happens to be the case with Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a textbook example of "troubled production history". Despite the films well-documented failures, however, the screenwriter says that the production for the film might be back in the loop. »
- David Hoffman
Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Supposedly Still Happening
27 February 2012 7:15 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Love him or hate him, Terry Gilliam certainly adds a unique voice to the cinematic landscape. The director of Brazil, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Twelve Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Gilliam has a career that spans decades; as such, it's only natural that a few projects would slip through the cracks.
One of the best documented of these elusive films-to-be is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a whimsical story that has had multiple incarnations throughout the years. The film's rise and fall is wonderfully captured in a great documentary called Lost in La Mancha, which I'd highly recommend seeking out if you haven't seen it and are at all interested in the way movies come together (and crumble apart, in this case) behind the scenes. But that attempt was years ago, and according to the film's co-writer Toni Grisoni, »
- benp
6 animators turned filmmakers
26 February 2012 5:56 PM, PST | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The recent success of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) has seen Brad Bird make the successful jump from animation to live-action filmmaking. Bird is best known for his work on Pixar productions The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007), and for his cult classic animation The Iron Giant (1999).
Alongside Bird, this year a number of prominent animators are set to follow the same course. The upcoming buddy cop comedy 21 Jump Street (2012) – based on the popular eighties TV show of the same name – is being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the duo behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2011). March will also see Bird’s colleague from Pixar Andrew Stanton, director of Finding Nemo (2003) and Wall-e (2008), enter the live-action arena with the big-budget blockbuster John Carter (2012).
Whereas it may seem a somewhat risky prospect to hire an animator to helm a major production, the likes of Bird and his cohorts are not the »
Kids Re-Enact The Monty Python “Black Knight” Scene And It Is Violently Adorable
21 February 2012 11:56 AM, PST | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
Here’s a video of two tykes re-creating the Black Knight scene from Monty Python And The Holy Grail, complete with childish taunting, swordfighting, and adorably brutal limb-chopping. The acting, fight choreography, and limb special effects on this video are all absolutely stunning. Fyi, if anyone out there’s thinking “Are we kind of exploiting these kids for our own entertainment?”, I ask you, what good Are kids if we can’t have them adorably re-create Monty Python scenes for our own entertainment? They Are The Best: (via Rebecca E.) »
- Dan Hopper
42 Things We Learned From the ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Commentary
17 February 2012 7:21 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
A lot of thought went into what quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail would be used for this intro. In the end, though, it was decided that you all probably know this film by heart, anyway. If you don’t, what are you doing right now? Get to memorizing. When you’re done, though, be sure to come back for this special, little treat we have in store for you on this week’s Commentary Commentary. Monty Python and the Holy Grail had not one, but two directors to it, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. The rest of Monty Python did their own commentary track, but it’s separate. Something about a death threat or something. Anyway, this week we’re listening to Gilliam and Jones, the directing team behind this comedy classic, some would even consider it among the greatest comedies of all time. What could they possibly have to say that this film »
- Jeremy Kirk
Video Game Review: Bad Mechanics Leave ‘NeverDead’ Clinging to Life
7 February 2012 3:48 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – I was annoyed more often than entertained by “NeverDead,” Konami’s admirable attempt at undead humor action that misses its mark by virtue of repetitive action and poor mechanics. I was hoping for a clever, fun ride with a zombie hero, a relative of the surprisingly-fun “Shadows of the Damned” perhaps. Instead I got a game closer to “Duke Nukem Forever” with bad gameplay, awful writing, and uninteresting storytelling. This is a major disappointment.
Video Game Rating: 1.5/5.0
It’s difficult to describe “NeverDead” without making it sound pretty damn cool. You play an undead hero, a guy who not only can regenerate and carries a wicked arsenal of weapons but uses his zombie-like abilities to his fighting advantage. Not only can you survive attacks as your body flies into pieces that you try to roll back together into one or hop around like the knight in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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