It took a few years, but actor Peter Facinelli (“Twilight” series) will finally see his Whitey Bulger project get off the ground. Facinelli was originally on board to produce a film adaptation of “Street Soldier: My Life as an Enforcer For Whitey Bulger and the Boston Irish Mob,” which was written by Edward MacKenzie and Phyllis Karas, but now Fox is looking to turn the project into a TV series. Facinelli will play the lead and has signed on as an executive producer. The book’s about the life of boxer and drug dealer Eddie MacKenzie who used to be an enforcer for Whitey Bulger, the project is to be penned by Larry Golin (“Rocky Marciano”). [Deadline] If you’re a fan of the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” and you’re sad the series is finally coming to an end after nine seasons, get ready to wipe away your tears.
- 10/31/2013
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
DVD Playhouse—November 2010
By Allen Gardner
Paths Of Glory (Criterion) Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 antiwar classic put him on the map as a major filmmaker. Kirk Douglas stars in a true story about a French officer in Ww I who locks horns with the military’s top brass after his men are court-martialed for failing to carry out an obvious suicide mission. A perfect film, across the board, with fine support from George Macready as one of the most despicable martinet’s ever captured on film, Ralph Meeker, and Adolphe Menjou, all oily charm as a conniving General. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Audio commentary by critic Gary Giddins; Excerpt from 1966 audio interview with Kubrick; 1979 interview with Douglas; New interviews with Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, and producer James B. Harris; French television documentary on real-life case which inspired the film; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Winter’S Bone (Lionsgate) After her deadbeat father disappears,...
By Allen Gardner
Paths Of Glory (Criterion) Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 antiwar classic put him on the map as a major filmmaker. Kirk Douglas stars in a true story about a French officer in Ww I who locks horns with the military’s top brass after his men are court-martialed for failing to carry out an obvious suicide mission. A perfect film, across the board, with fine support from George Macready as one of the most despicable martinet’s ever captured on film, Ralph Meeker, and Adolphe Menjou, all oily charm as a conniving General. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Audio commentary by critic Gary Giddins; Excerpt from 1966 audio interview with Kubrick; 1979 interview with Douglas; New interviews with Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, and producer James B. Harris; French television documentary on real-life case which inspired the film; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Winter’S Bone (Lionsgate) After her deadbeat father disappears,...
- 11/6/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
NEW YORK -- Boxing legend Rocky Marciano is coming to the big screen in his first authorized biopic.
Morris S. Levy's M.E.G.A Films has acquired rights to Marciano's story from his family and will produce a feature from a script by first-time writer Terri Apple.
The film will follow Marciano from childhood in blue-collar Brockton, Mass., to his 1969 death in a plane crash. He was the only champion boxer to retire from his professional career undefeated, ringing up six heavyweight championships and 49 straight wins, 43 by way of knockout.
The fighter's younger brother, Lou, gave Levy and Apple never-before-revealed details about the athlete's life, including his relationship with his wife and father, for an original draft written before the writers strike. Marciano's family said they hope the film will erase memories of the unauthorized 1979 ABC telefilm Marciano starring Tony Lo Bianco and the 1999 Showtime telefilm Rocky Marciano starring Jon Favreau.
"They didn't have any similarities to my brother," Marciano said.
Morris S. Levy's M.E.G.A Films has acquired rights to Marciano's story from his family and will produce a feature from a script by first-time writer Terri Apple.
The film will follow Marciano from childhood in blue-collar Brockton, Mass., to his 1969 death in a plane crash. He was the only champion boxer to retire from his professional career undefeated, ringing up six heavyweight championships and 49 straight wins, 43 by way of knockout.
The fighter's younger brother, Lou, gave Levy and Apple never-before-revealed details about the athlete's life, including his relationship with his wife and father, for an original draft written before the writers strike. Marciano's family said they hope the film will erase memories of the unauthorized 1979 ABC telefilm Marciano starring Tony Lo Bianco and the 1999 Showtime telefilm Rocky Marciano starring Jon Favreau.
"They didn't have any similarities to my brother," Marciano said.
- 12/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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