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12 April 2009 5:36 PM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

Sin City and Batman Begins in 2005 saw the mighty Rutger Hauer return to roles in high profile genre films. He has been working solidly of course, but these day's one might forget just what a genre film powerhouse the Dutchman was, during a period spanning about 15 years, from the early 80's to the mid nineties. Of course Hauer’s quintessential role is that of Roy Batty, the replicant on the run who races against time to find his creator. While avoiding the Blade Runner Rick Deckard played by Harrison Ford. Probably his second most recognizable role is the powerhouse performance as the uber menacing Hitch Hiker John Ryder in the 1986 movie The Hitcher. "John Ryder" as played by Hauer is probably my favorite on screen psycho, as Hauer relies almost entirely on performance to menace both the viewer and his onscreen victim Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) in a movie »

- Leigh

26 March 2009 9:54 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

ABC is bringing Ben Hur to the small screen. The network will air a new four hour mini-series based on Lew Wallace’s famous novel. Steve Shill, whose directed episodes of Rome, The Sopranos, Dexter and The Tudors, is on board to direct. Alan Sharp (Rob Roy, The Osterman Weekend) penned the screenplay. Hur centers on a Jewish prince who is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend. He regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. It was previously adapted to the big screen by director William Wyler, a film that starred Charlton Heston and won 11 Oscars, including best picture. Wallace’s novel was published on November 12, 1880 and became the best-selling American novel until the 1936 publication of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. The book was also the first work of fiction to be blessed by a Pope. William Wyler’s son, David Wyler, will executive produce the miniseries. »

- James Cook

2 articles from 2009