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Machan is streets ahead of any Hollywood product
19 November 2009 9:23 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
There is more ingenuity, guts and brilliance in the developing world as depicted in Uberto Pasolini's film than anything Hollywood can cobble together
Tomorrow sees the release of Machan, one of the most important films to come out of the developing world in recent years – and the best film about illegal immigration I've ever seen.
It's a topic that's been addressed by prominent western directors in recent times, with mixed results. In 2002, Michael Winterbottom's docudrama, In This World, concentrated on the dangerous journey of Afghan immigrants to London, portraying the exploitation and hardship they face without revealing their individuality and motivations.
That same year also saw the release of Dirty Pretty Things, Stephen Frears's earnest white liberal's attempt to unveil London's murky underbelly, depicting it as a melting pot of the marginalised and dispossessed. But it was driven by an implausible plot about illegal organ transplants in »
- Nirpal Dhaliwal
Poor start for Pamela Anderson series
3 November 2009 2:41 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Pamela Anderson: At Home With Joe made a poor start for Living, overnight viewing figures show. The 10pm show, which saw former EastEnders star Joe Swash follow Anderson as she went about her daily routines in Paris and La, managed a lowly 254k (1.57%). Elsewhere, ITV1's Murderland bowed out to 5.54m (22%) at 9pm, once again denting Five's FlashForward, which took 2.73m (10.8%). BBC One's Life had 4.56m (18.1%) and The Great Escape: The Reckoning took 1.32m (5.2%) for Channel 4. Over on BBC Two, University Challenge logged 3.46m (13.8%) at 8pm, then (more) »
- By Dan French
How Iron Man & Thor Can Play Together In The Avengers
27 October 2009 7:47 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Over the last several months, we’ve heard many industry folk chime in the Marvel Studio’s plan of bringing together their superstar superheroes into one shared project, the most ambitious project in comic book movie history: The Avengers.
From Matthew Vaughn (the original director attached to Thor) admitting his desire to helm The Avengers, Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier’s idea of a four-part series of Avengers films to writer Zak Penn’s fear that the epic team-up project is so complicated that it may “suck.” There’s been plenty of talk from the folks behind the cameras about Marvel’s on-screen future, but what about the characters?
One question for the filmmakers has been to figure out how Jon Favreau’s tech-based Iron Man can work together with the mystical Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor? It’s easy in the comic books, but how will they adapt it »
- Rob Keyes
Writer on challenge of blending technology and mythology in The Avengers
24 October 2009 12:04 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Could you imagine seeing Superman or Wonder Woman in Christopher Nolan's hyper-real Batman film series; or the movie versions of the X-Men tackling magic or aliens? Probably not.
Well, there's a similar worry with Marvel's superhero team-up movie The Avengers, which will unite Iron Man and Captain America - both products of advanced human science - with Thor, a thunder god right out of Norse mythology, and possibly other characters too.
Iron Man director Jon Favreau has previously said integrating Thor into the Avengers would be a massive challenge.
It all blends well in the more fantastical medium of the comics, but films are another matter, especially if they are built on a realistic foundation.
So will it work in The Avengers movie to bring together beings of technology and mythology?
Avengers comic book writer Brian Bendis is confident it will. He told MTV: "My advice is, has been, »
- David Bentley
The Mixing of Thor and Iron Man in 'The Avengers' Discussed
22 October 2009 9:59 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Director Jon Favreau has pointed out earlier that it would be hard to mix Thor and Iron Man for "The Avengers", but comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis recently expressed his belief that it could be done. To MTV, the man who launched "New Avengers" series shared the advice he's giving the Marvel movie team for the matter.
"My advice is, has been, and will be, that much like the comics, you look at movies like the 'Oceans' movies that have all these different flavors, you put the flavors together and you cook 'em," the 42-year-old artist responded when asked about the mixing of Thor's supernatural world and Iron Man's reality-based universe. "It absolutely can be done."
"Look at 'The Great Escape' or other movies that have all these big elements to them, and even elements that don't seem that they would fit can rub up »
- AceShowbiz.com
Exclusive: Brian Bendis Explains How Thor And Iron Man Can Mix In The 'Avengers' Movie
22 October 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Sure, we're all looking forward to Marvel's superhero team-up extravaganza "The Avengers" in 2012, but seeing Iron Man, Captain America and Thor on the screen together isn't the only reason it has fans excited.
"Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau recently wondered how the supernatural world of Thor would blend on the big screen with the reality-based universe Iron Man, and he's not alone in questioning how "Avengers" will handle this mix. So, when I had the chance to pose the question to "Avengers" comic book writer and one of the chief architects of the current Marvel Universe, Brian Bendis, I had to ask what advice he's giving the Marvel movie team when it comes to mixing Thor and Iron Man.
"My advice is, has been, and will be, that much like the comics, you look at movies like the 'Oceans' movies that have all these different flavors, you put the »
- Rick Marshall
October A.M.P.A.S. Events In Los Angeles
30 September 2009 8:48 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from A.M.P.A.S
2009–2010 Contemporary Documentaries Series
Wednesdays at 7 p.m., through December 9
The latest installment of the free Contemporary Documentary series showcases 2008 feature-length and short documentaries. In October: “The Garden,” “Encounters at the End of the World,” “Flow” and more.
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
Wednesday evenings, through December 9, at 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Admission is free; tickets are not required.
(310) 247-3600
www.oscars.org
Academy Seminar Series: Perspectives on Editing
October 6 and 14 at 7-10 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater
The final two sessions in the seminar series on film editing focus on editing for documentary films (Tuesday, Oct. 6) and the accomplishments of Oscar winner Anne Coates (Wednesday, Oct. 14).
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
Doors open at 6 p.m.
General Admission – $10 per evening
Academy members and students with a valid ID – $7.50 per evening
(310) 247-3600
www. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Bootlegged Trailer for Stallone's 'Expendables'
14 September 2009 3:32 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
I guess the good news for a lot of people is that there's finally a trailer for The Expendables, the Sly Stallone ensemble action picture that will combine the star-driven impulses of The Great Escape with guys not nearly as cool as Steve McQueen.
The bad news is, the trailer's a bootleg, and not a particularly good one at that. But we shouldn't have to wait too long to get the full thing in a much better format, and really, you can make out what you need to make out. Kind of.
The movie co-stars Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Randy Couture, Eric Roberts, and Brittany Murphy, and features cameos by Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. But the real stars here appear to be explosions and yelling. Good n' plenty: »
- Colin Boyd
Old Ass Movies: Escape ‘Stalag 17′
13 September 2009 11:17 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Every Sunday, Film School Rejects presents a movie that was made before you were born and tells you why you should like it. This week, Old Ass Movies presents: Stalag 17 (1953) Stalag 17 begins with an escape from the tightly controlled Luftwaffe prison camp during the last year of WWII. As the two men snake their way through a tunnel, it's a little too easy for the Germans to find them and fill them full of bullets. The meaning is clear. There's a rat amongst our heroes. The members of Barracks 17 live out a day-to-day life in the Nazi prisoner camp while attempting to discover an informant in their midst and plan for their next escape attempt. There's Price (Peter Graves), the dashing security officer; Sefton (William Holden), the standoffish asshole who openly barters with the enemy for goods; Shapiro (Harvey Lembeck) and Animal (Robert Strauss), the comedic pair that plot entrance to the women's camp and »
- Dr. Cole Abaius
"Art of the Movie Poster: Illustrated One-Sheets and Design Concepts from the Paul Crifo Archive'" Held 9/17 In The Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery
9 September 2009 10:59 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Posters for "Dr. No," "The Great Escape," "In the Heat of the Night," "Ragtime" and dozens of other films will be on display in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' new exhibition, "Art of the Movie Poster: Illustrated One-Sheets and Design Concepts from the Paul Crifo Archive," opening on Thursday, September 17, in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free. »
Film poster auction in UK to fetch £170,000
1 September 2009 4:32 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Here at Boxwish we recently brought you the news of movie-memorabilia-mad Luke Kay and his £1 million film-prop sale in Wiltshire. Well, now it’s Berkshire’s turn, as an anonymous collector has finally (and pretty reluctantly we expect) decided to part ways with his beloved 50-year accumulation of original cinema artworks at a Reading auction house. And the auction, taking place this very day, is supposed to raise a pretty impressive sum for the film-poster-hoarder – between £120,000 and £170,000!
Of the 312 posters that are up for sale, a great many depict the iconic big guns of the 20th Century. These include the most valuable item, a rare 1941 original promo of High Sierra featuring the eternally smooth Humphrey Bogart and touted at a whopping £10,000, as well as one of Audrey Hepburn striking her charmingly winsome pose as Holly Golightly for Breakfast at Tiffany’s (expected to fetch £4,000), and a largely unseen The Great Escape »
A Remake of 'The Blob' -- Say It Ain't So
30 August 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Naomi Serviss
Say it isn’t so, Rob Zombie! You’re not really going to remake that creaky classic, “The Blob,” that catapulted McQueen’s star legacy. Are you?
Before “The Great Escape,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair,” McQueen dipped his talent into whatever came along, just as most of us do in real life.
Call it cheesy, campy and old-fashioned, but who cares? It’s Steve McQueen, one of Hollywood’s hunks, in the golden age of celluloid.
“The Blob” is no classic, compared to “Attack of the... »
- Michael Speier
Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan named best war flick ever
21 August 2009 3:31 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
War, what is it good for? Movies apparently. Since the early days of cinema, war films have proved popular, the heat of the battle irresistible whether fought centuries ago or on the other side of the world. And today another one joins the ranks, as Quentin Tarantino’s much-hyped return, the World War II epic Inglourious Basterds hits theatres. And to celebrate this new addition to the genre, film rental giant LOVEFiLM has quizzed their subscribers on what they consider to be the best war film with Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan demolishing all contenders to score the coveted top spot. Read on to see the full top ten.
The 1998 Oscar-winner starring Tom Hanks as an American Army Captain that leads a team to find the last surviving brother of three fallen soldiers, the titular Private Ryan (played by Matt Damon) earned 21 per cent of votes, beating Bank Holiday »
Circle of Iron Blu-ray Review
15 July 2009 3:33 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Circle of Iron (1978) was initially conceived as a "dream project" by famed martial artist/actor Bruce Lee in conjunction with two of his students James Coburn (The Great Escape, Our Man Flint) and Sterling Silliphant (Oscar winner for screenplay on In The Heat of the Night) in the late 1960's. Due to disagreements over shooting choices and prejudices in the industry against Asians (especially with no leading man experience) helming a movie, the script was shelved. Once Bruce made a name for himself with titles such as Fists of Fury (1971) and Enter the Dragon (1973), Hollywood was much more accommodating. Ironically Lee was scheduled to meet for discussions about finally bringing the Silent Flute (as the script was titled) to fruition only one day after his untimely death in 1973. David Carradine, of the TV series Kung Fu (1972-75) in a role that Lee coincidentally was in contention for (according to Lee's wife, »
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
26 May 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Who knew that the Nazis -- one of the most brutal regimes in the history of brutal regimes -- would be responsible for such fun, mind-blowingly awesome entertainment? The second I see a dude in a grey German uniform and an eye patch enter the frame, I’m like ‘Whoa. That Nazi is going to provide me a great amount of entertainment this evening’. So, with Inglorious Bastards having recently premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, I figured I'd put together a list of some awesome WW2 films as a resource for anyone wanting to beef up their WW2 film knowledge before checking out Tarantino's self-proclaimed 'masterpiece'. It's worth noting that I focused on older films -- pre-1980 for the most part -- and only the stories featuring Nazi's. It was tough to cut this down to 15 films, but I'm sure you all will be able to come up with »
- Jay C.
Steve McQueen Tribute At Lincoln Center- Family And Colleagues Host Screenings
16 May 2009 2:58 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will host a major tribute to Steve McQueen commencing on May 20. Throughout the week, there will be many screenings of McQueen films, some hosted by his family and colleagues. Norman Jewison will introduce The Cincinnati Kid; Candice Bergen will introduce a restored print of The Sand Pebbles, producer David Foster will introduce The Getaway, director Peter Yates will introduce Bullitt, and Robert Vaughn will introduce The Magnificent Seven. Many other McQueen films will be screened including Nevada Smith, The Towering Inferno, The Great Escape, Papillon and a rare big screen showing of An Enemy of the People, McQueen's little-seen adapation of the Ibsen classic. For details click here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Schindler's List wins war movie poll voted for by veterans
28 April 2009 3:52 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
When it comes to movies we’ve all got our own opinions. One person’s masterpiece is another’s waste of time. We all come at film from a different direction, everything from our religious beliefs to what we’re having for dinner tonight colouring how we feel about a particular movie at a particular moment in time. But there are times when we happily defer to someone else’s perspective, acknowledging that they possess more insight into a given subject matter and as such it’s interesting to see how war veterans voted in a poll of their favourite war films.
Conducted by veterans’ charity Erskine, which runs the Erskine Edinburgh Home in Glimerton, Scotland, this poll of 3,000 movie fans placed 1993 holocaust drama Schindler’s List as top dog. The Steven Spielberg film follows German factory owner Oskar Schindler (brought to life by an amazing Liam Neeson and whose »
"The Great Escape" On The Big Screen This Weekend - Redford Theatre, Detroit
16 April 2009 1:53 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
The old-time movie palace The Redford Theatre in Detroit will present a big screen showing of The Great Escape this weekend, April 17-18. Not only will you get to revel in seeing one of the great screen casts, but the admission is only $4. The film stars Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and David McCallum - and composer Elmer Bernstein should get equal billing for his magnificent score. For details click here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Steve McQueen Biopic Announced For Zzzzzzzzzz
23 March 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news »
You know who was a cool guy 600 years ago? Steve McQueen. He was in a bunch of movies. Most stunk, but a few were good (The Cincinnati Kid, The Great Escape and Papillon comes to mind, and The Towering Inferno for a laugh, I guess, sure.) The Hollywood Reporter reports that there are two separate biopics in the works. I say, “ugh.” »
Robert E. Relyea- The Man Behind The Legends Part II
8 March 2009 6:59 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
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Welcome back to my visit with producer Robert E. Relyea, who continues to share with us some more anecdotes from his remarkable career. If you remember from part one, the principal wooded exterior location for the Elvis Presley picture Kid Galahad (1962), was the small mountain community of Idyllwild, California, near Palm Springs. Relyea had kept the location in mind for his next film, The Great Escape (1963). As hard as it is to believe, director John Sturges and United Artists were all set to shoot right there in sunny southern California, building the Pow camp in the California hills with only some second unit shots done on location in Germany. This strategy would have obviously ensured that the movie was shot on a relatively low budget. Relyea told Sturges “It’s not exactly the Black Forest, but it does have »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
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