The 1980 Robert Altman film Popeye, which gave Robin Williams his first starring role, is kind of a divisive film. It made an admirably grand attempt at adapting the cartoon into a live-action hyper-reality. Not unlike Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy. However, many find the Popeye film hard to swallow and the film was panned by critics. The 1920s cartoon tough guy who likes his spinach would remain somewhat relevant as a mascot here and there. In the 90s, the now-defunct regional theater chain, Dickinson Theaters, had featured the Sailor Man, his girlfriend Olive Oyl and even Bluto in some ads and some promotional merchandise. However, for the most part, Popeye is mostly known to the masses through reputation.
The character would celebrate his 95th anniversary this year and Variety now reports that there will now be a new live-action adaptation of the Popeye character set for release. According to Variety,...
The character would celebrate his 95th anniversary this year and Variety now reports that there will now be a new live-action adaptation of the Popeye character set for release. According to Variety,...
- 3/19/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Al Pacino starred in Sea of Love in 1989 after a four-year hiatus and gave a box office hit with his neo-noir crime thriller. Pacino’s last film before Sea of Love, Revolution, was a critical and commercial disaster. But it was Diane Keaton who put him back on the top of Hollywood by offering him Harold Becker’s movie. Before barging into his lawyer’s office and saving his career, she called him an idiot to his face in front of his lawyer.
Diane Keaton and Al Pacino shared a great friendship from working together in The Godfather films
Al Pacino played an NYPD detective in the film trying to catch a serial killer who targets and kills their victims through the singles column in a newspaper. The film, made on a budget of $19 million, grossed over $110 million at the box office.
Diane Keaton Called Al Pacino An Idiot Before...
Diane Keaton and Al Pacino shared a great friendship from working together in The Godfather films
Al Pacino played an NYPD detective in the film trying to catch a serial killer who targets and kills their victims through the singles column in a newspaper. The film, made on a budget of $19 million, grossed over $110 million at the box office.
Diane Keaton Called Al Pacino An Idiot Before...
- 3/3/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Alien by Ryan Button
The Creator by Azmat Munshi
Dick Tracy by Rick Forgus
Friday The 13th Part III by Carles Ganya
Halloween by 12sketches
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia by...
Alien by Ryan Button
The Creator by Azmat Munshi
Dick Tracy by Rick Forgus
Friday The 13th Part III by Carles Ganya
Halloween by 12sketches
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia by...
- 10/14/2023
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
“Poor Things” looks set to be a major Oscar contender this year. It just won the Golden Lion at Venice and Emma Stone just took over the top spot on our Best Actress Oscar odds chart. Supporting players Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo look set to match an Academy Award record.
“Poor Things” tell the tale of Stone as a young woman brought back to life by a scientist in the Victorian era. Dafoe plays the eccentric scientist, complete with a peculiar Scottish accent and killer prosthetic makeup design, while Ruffalo hams it up as the scientist’s lawyer, donning a hilarious English accent and turning up the camp to 10. Both performances are now being touted as strong Oscar contenders in the Best Supporting Actor category, which could see Dafoe and Ruffalo earn their fifth and fourth nominations respectively.
Dafoe was first nominated in 1987 for Best Supporting Actor for “Platoon.
“Poor Things” tell the tale of Stone as a young woman brought back to life by a scientist in the Victorian era. Dafoe plays the eccentric scientist, complete with a peculiar Scottish accent and killer prosthetic makeup design, while Ruffalo hams it up as the scientist’s lawyer, donning a hilarious English accent and turning up the camp to 10. Both performances are now being touted as strong Oscar contenders in the Best Supporting Actor category, which could see Dafoe and Ruffalo earn their fifth and fourth nominations respectively.
Dafoe was first nominated in 1987 for Best Supporting Actor for “Platoon.
- 9/13/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Film Forum
Michael Roemer’s great The Plot Against Harry and the Tarantino-presented Winter Kills both screen on 35mm; Contempt continues
Roxy Cinema
Madonna fans can flock to Dick Tracy and Evita on 35mm, while a print of Perdita Durango also plays.
Film at Lincoln Center
Kira Muratova’s The Long Farewell and Brief Encounters are both screening in new restorations.
Museum of Modern Art
The earliest color films screen in a new series.
Anthology Film Archives
Documentaries by the great Kazuo Hara are subject of a new retrospective.
Museum of the Moving Image
Nope, Starman, Airport, and 2001 play on 70mm in a new series; Baby Boy and Idlewild have screenings.
IFC Center
The Bling Ring, Event Horizon, and Fist of Fury have late showings, while Oldboy and The Others play in new restorations; The Age of Innocence and...
Film Forum
Michael Roemer’s great The Plot Against Harry and the Tarantino-presented Winter Kills both screen on 35mm; Contempt continues
Roxy Cinema
Madonna fans can flock to Dick Tracy and Evita on 35mm, while a print of Perdita Durango also plays.
Film at Lincoln Center
Kira Muratova’s The Long Farewell and Brief Encounters are both screening in new restorations.
Museum of Modern Art
The earliest color films screen in a new series.
Anthology Film Archives
Documentaries by the great Kazuo Hara are subject of a new retrospective.
Museum of the Moving Image
Nope, Starman, Airport, and 2001 play on 70mm in a new series; Baby Boy and Idlewild have screenings.
IFC Center
The Bling Ring, Event Horizon, and Fist of Fury have late showings, while Oldboy and The Others play in new restorations; The Age of Innocence and...
- 8/25/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Roxy Cinema
The Headless Woman and Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise screen on Friday; prints of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, I’m Still Here, Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie, Girl 6, and Dick Tracy play.
Anthology Film Archives
“Shopping Worlds” is a cinematic exploration of malls, offering the likes of Jackie Brown, Nocturama, and Akerman’s Golden Eighties; works by Michael Snow and von Stroheim play in Essential Cinema.
Museum of Modern Art
“Views from the Vault” closes with films by Sofia Coppola, Jia Zhangke, and more.
Museum of the Moving Image
Malcolm X, Nope, Inception, and 2001 play on 70mm in a new series; Barbershop screens on Saturday.
Film Forum
Contempt and Thelma & Louise continue screening, while the Tarantino-presented Winter Kills play on 35mm.
Bam
A restoration of the recently rediscovered Tokyo Pop continues.
IFC Center
Sucker Punch, Brüno,...
Roxy Cinema
The Headless Woman and Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise screen on Friday; prints of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, I’m Still Here, Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie, Girl 6, and Dick Tracy play.
Anthology Film Archives
“Shopping Worlds” is a cinematic exploration of malls, offering the likes of Jackie Brown, Nocturama, and Akerman’s Golden Eighties; works by Michael Snow and von Stroheim play in Essential Cinema.
Museum of Modern Art
“Views from the Vault” closes with films by Sofia Coppola, Jia Zhangke, and more.
Museum of the Moving Image
Malcolm X, Nope, Inception, and 2001 play on 70mm in a new series; Barbershop screens on Saturday.
Film Forum
Contempt and Thelma & Louise continue screening, while the Tarantino-presented Winter Kills play on 35mm.
Bam
A restoration of the recently rediscovered Tokyo Pop continues.
IFC Center
Sucker Punch, Brüno,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz is offering encouraging words amid reports of a flurry of layoffs that ignited concern in the film world and launched a #SaveTCM social media campaign.
On Saturday, Star Wars icon Mark Hamill tweeted his support for the channel, as one of many movie stars expressing worry over the fate of TCM, calling it “vital” and saying he “can’t imagine a world without my all-time favorite station.”
More from TVLineTCM Host 'Heartbroken' Over Layoffs as #SaveTCM Campaign Gains SteamWarren Beatty's Second (?!) Dick Tracy TV Special: Watch the Weirdness!TCM Sets Debbie Reynolds Marathon: Molly Brown,...
On Saturday, Star Wars icon Mark Hamill tweeted his support for the channel, as one of many movie stars expressing worry over the fate of TCM, calling it “vital” and saying he “can’t imagine a world without my all-time favorite station.”
More from TVLineTCM Host 'Heartbroken' Over Layoffs as #SaveTCM Campaign Gains SteamWarren Beatty's Second (?!) Dick Tracy TV Special: Watch the Weirdness!TCM Sets Debbie Reynolds Marathon: Molly Brown,...
- 6/25/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Al Pacino says he doesn’t remember much of the 1970s. So, The Godfather, Serpico, Scarecrow, Dog Day Afternoon, …And Justice For All are some of the greatest movies ever, let alone of the 1970s: all a blur. But unfortunately, he remembers Gigli and 88 Minutes, Revolution, Righteous Kill, and too many more all too well. He is a guy that always goes over the top, and sometimes it results in brilliance and other times, it causes Mr. Pacino to become a parody of himself. But is his legacy strong enough, and is Al in the middle of another comeback?
It’s a diverse career of ups and downs and whatever he was thinking with Jack and Jill. And so let’s find out: Wtf Happened to… Al Pacino?
But to truly understand what happened to Al Pacino, we go back to the beginning. And the beginning began when he was born on April 25th,...
It’s a diverse career of ups and downs and whatever he was thinking with Jack and Jill. And so let’s find out: Wtf Happened to… Al Pacino?
But to truly understand what happened to Al Pacino, we go back to the beginning. And the beginning began when he was born on April 25th,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The Anaconda episode of The Black Sheep was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Ryan Cultrera, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
I’ll be the first to admit my mistakes. When I made that Alligator 2 defense, and no, doing that video is not the mistake I’m referring to, I mentioned that the giant monster movie had become somewhat of a lost art, particularly in the ’90s. Then I ended up rewatching Anaconda (watch it Here) and realized I had totally forgotten about it. That’s because it got lost in the likes of Deep Blue Sea and Lake Placid. Both those movies seem to have longer lasting impacts. Deep Blue Sea has that great surprise kill and Lake Placid has, well, it has Betty White. There are others, too. The Relic is a gory fun time, Bats isn...
I’ll be the first to admit my mistakes. When I made that Alligator 2 defense, and no, doing that video is not the mistake I’m referring to, I mentioned that the giant monster movie had become somewhat of a lost art, particularly in the ’90s. Then I ended up rewatching Anaconda (watch it Here) and realized I had totally forgotten about it. That’s because it got lost in the likes of Deep Blue Sea and Lake Placid. Both those movies seem to have longer lasting impacts. Deep Blue Sea has that great surprise kill and Lake Placid has, well, it has Betty White. There are others, too. The Relic is a gory fun time, Bats isn...
- 6/15/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When you’ve managed to catch lightning in a bottle once, with one of the most revered, beloved, exciting, brutal and iconic movies as 1987’s Robocop, how on earth do you follow it up? Well, it appears from revisiting the much maligned sequel for this retrospective, you make it louder, flashier and, well, a Lot dumber. That’s not to say that Robocop 2 is necessarily a bad movie, it’s just that it had some very broad, metallic, shoulders to follow. So, yes folk, we’re traveling back to dystopian Detroit for the sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s classic original to see what the late, great The Empire Strikes Back director, Irvin Kerschner could pull out of the bag for the much anticipated sequel. When trying to replace a director as ‘edgy’ and formidable as Verhoeven it was certainly wise to pick somebody who had, arguably, delivered The greatest...
- 6/13/2023
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
As kids and adults alike, millions of people dream of becoming movie stars. For some actors who make it, though, success on the big screen isn’t everything it’s built up to be. And while most still choose to stay, some stars leave Hollywood to pursue other careers. One such example is Charlie Korsmo, who played the son of Robin Williams’ character in Hook.
Korsmo’s face may be familiar to those who grew up in the 90s. The child star also appeared in movies like Dick Tracy. However, the actor’s career in Hollywood was short-lived, retiring from acting at a young age. Instead, Korsmo pursued a career in academia and is now a successful law professor.
Charlie Korsmo was a child actor, known for playing the son of Robin Williams’ character in ‘Hook’ Actors Dante Basco and Robin Williams on the set of the film Hook, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Korsmo’s face may be familiar to those who grew up in the 90s. The child star also appeared in movies like Dick Tracy. However, the actor’s career in Hollywood was short-lived, retiring from acting at a young age. Instead, Korsmo pursued a career in academia and is now a successful law professor.
Charlie Korsmo was a child actor, known for playing the son of Robin Williams’ character in ‘Hook’ Actors Dante Basco and Robin Williams on the set of the film Hook, directed by Steven Spielberg.
- 4/11/2023
- by William Decker
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bill Zehme — the last person to interview Johnny Carson, a biographer of Frank Sinatra and Andy Kaufman, and author of many Rolling Stone celebrity cover stories — died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, Chicago Sun-Times reports. He was 64.
Zehme, who grew up in South Holland, Illinois and graduated from Chicago’s Loyola University in 1980, was known for his Midwestern charm, a trait that no doubt played a big part in him being granted interviews with the difficult-to-land celebrities whom he got to open up. While at Rolling Stone, he...
Zehme, who grew up in South Holland, Illinois and graduated from Chicago’s Loyola University in 1980, was known for his Midwestern charm, a trait that no doubt played a big part in him being granted interviews with the difficult-to-land celebrities whom he got to open up. While at Rolling Stone, he...
- 3/27/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
"Unbreakable," like most of M. Night Shyamalan's films, reveals itself slowly. The film is downbeat, depressive, and is presented as a mystery. David Dunn (Bruce Willis) is the only survivor or a massively destructive train accident, and he doesn't have a scratch on his body. Although he evaded death, David is too despondent over his flagging marriage to much notice how extraordinary it is. Once a football hero in high school, David now works as a mere security guard, resigned to a dull life.
Samuel L. Jackson plays Elijah Price, a dealer of rare comic book art who is afflicted with an in-born medical condition that leaves his bones incredibly brittle and prone to breakage. Following the train accident, Price appears to Dunn to present him with a wild theory. If there are people in the world who break easily, then there must be, for the sake of cosmic balance,...
Samuel L. Jackson plays Elijah Price, a dealer of rare comic book art who is afflicted with an in-born medical condition that leaves his bones incredibly brittle and prone to breakage. Following the train accident, Price appears to Dunn to present him with a wild theory. If there are people in the world who break easily, then there must be, for the sake of cosmic balance,...
- 12/30/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Mole is back, baby!
It's been nearly 14 years since the franchise aired its last episode in the U.S. The Mole is one of the Og's in reality TV, and it's criminally underrated as one of the best/most addictive competitions to get you hooked.
Now, The Mole Season 6 Episode 1 is back with a sleek new look and 12 new players competing for the chance to win money. But more importantly, it's bringing out that big burning question: Who is The Mole?
One thing you'll notice during "Are You The Mole?" is the slight aesthetic shift compared to previous seasons in the franchise.
The Mole is still playing with the themes of espionage and betrayal. The background music plays with a crime noir influence, which has been a positive for the franchise. It makes us feel like James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, or Dick Tracy trying to hunt down an evil spy.
It's been nearly 14 years since the franchise aired its last episode in the U.S. The Mole is one of the Og's in reality TV, and it's criminally underrated as one of the best/most addictive competitions to get you hooked.
Now, The Mole Season 6 Episode 1 is back with a sleek new look and 12 new players competing for the chance to win money. But more importantly, it's bringing out that big burning question: Who is The Mole?
One thing you'll notice during "Are You The Mole?" is the slight aesthetic shift compared to previous seasons in the franchise.
The Mole is still playing with the themes of espionage and betrayal. The background music plays with a crime noir influence, which has been a positive for the franchise. It makes us feel like James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, or Dick Tracy trying to hunt down an evil spy.
- 10/7/2022
- by Justin Carreiro
- TVfanatic
Harry Styles is having about as enviable a month as one could imagine in the entertainment world. He started September as Rolling Stone’s cover star. Then just last week, the singer wrapped a mini residency at Madison Square Garden, where he was bestowed a banner after selling out 15 consecutive shows at the legendary venue. Today, he’s among a select few who’ve managed to top the Billboard Hot 100 singles and box office charts at the same time.
As of Monday, “As it Was” — the best-selling song of the...
As of Monday, “As it Was” — the best-selling song of the...
- 9/27/2022
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Avatar: The Last Airbender by Lisa Rye
Dick Tracy by The Sharp Brothers
House of the Dragon by Rux Dardiror
James Bond by Mark Bleckley
Jean-Luc Picard by p1xer
Lone...
Avatar: The Last Airbender by Lisa Rye
Dick Tracy by The Sharp Brothers
House of the Dragon by Rux Dardiror
James Bond by Mark Bleckley
Jean-Luc Picard by p1xer
Lone...
- 9/17/2022
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
Henry Silva, who gave memorable turns over the course of a 40+-year career as a distinct presence on the big screen, has died. He was 95.
A genuinely commanding and terrifying presence, Henry Silva’s extensive career put him in numerous roles in action flicks, thrillers and exploitation movies. An early turn in The Tall T marked him as a face to watch–and be frightened of. A series of westerns and adventurers led to him being cast as one of Danny Ocean’s 11. In a fitting close to his career, Henry Silva made a cameo in Steven Soderbergh’s remake.
Other key roles in Henry Silva’s career include those in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Johnny Cool (1963), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Sharky’s Machine (1981), and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2000), which is easily one of his finest performances.
There, too, was the barrage of Italian crime movies that...
A genuinely commanding and terrifying presence, Henry Silva’s extensive career put him in numerous roles in action flicks, thrillers and exploitation movies. An early turn in The Tall T marked him as a face to watch–and be frightened of. A series of westerns and adventurers led to him being cast as one of Danny Ocean’s 11. In a fitting close to his career, Henry Silva made a cameo in Steven Soderbergh’s remake.
Other key roles in Henry Silva’s career include those in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Johnny Cool (1963), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Sharky’s Machine (1981), and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2000), which is easily one of his finest performances.
There, too, was the barrage of Italian crime movies that...
- 9/17/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
By the end of the 1980s, Madonna had established herself as the undisputed queen of the pop music scene. When it came to the big screen, though, she’d had considerably less success. Her two late-’80s star vehicles. Shanghai Surprise and Who’s That Girl, were both box-office bombs, and Madonna won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress twice. So, when she was cast as Breathless Mahoney in the movie Dick Tracy, it raised a lot of eyebrows, especially since she’d been dating Dick Tracy’s star, director and producer, Warren Beatty, at the time. However, speaking at the time of the movie’s release, Beatty told us Madonna had definitely earned the role, and he thought people would enjoy her performance. (Click on the media bar below to hear Madonna) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Warren_Beatty_Madonna_Dick_Tracy_M.mp3
Dick Tracy is available on DVD,...
Dick Tracy is available on DVD,...
- 9/17/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Henry Silva, a character actor known for playing bad guys and gangsters in movies like “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Ocean’s 11,” has died.
Silva died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, his son Scott Silva confirmed to Variety. He was 95.
The stage and screen actor, whose career spanned 50 years and 140 TV and film credits, was also an honorary member of The Rat Pack. He starred alongside Frank Sinatra in both “Ocean’s 11” (1960) and “The Manchurian Candidate,” (1962) in which he played one of the 11 casino robbers in the classic caper film. Also in 1962, they both appeared in “Sergeants 3” and would go on to collaborate on the TV movie “Contract on Cherry Street” (1977) and “Cannonball Run II” (1984) with Dean Martin.
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In the wake of the news,...
Silva died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, his son Scott Silva confirmed to Variety. He was 95.
The stage and screen actor, whose career spanned 50 years and 140 TV and film credits, was also an honorary member of The Rat Pack. He starred alongside Frank Sinatra in both “Ocean’s 11” (1960) and “The Manchurian Candidate,” (1962) in which he played one of the 11 casino robbers in the classic caper film. Also in 1962, they both appeared in “Sergeants 3” and would go on to collaborate on the TV movie “Contract on Cherry Street” (1977) and “Cannonball Run II” (1984) with Dean Martin.
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Henry Fuhrmann, Longtime LA Times Editor Who Championed Inclusive Writing in Journalism, Dies at 65
In the wake of the news,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Brian Welk and Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
This, and the realisation that not everyone obeys the rules, to their obvious benefit, leads to appreciation for the anti-hero, or protagonists with their own value systems.
That may help to explain why we have a sneaking admiration — or interest, at least — in fictional characters whose "heroic" credentials are quite vague as to morality, say James Bond, or his equally lethal but less glamorous American counterpart, Donald Hamilton’s Matt Helm.
Or for that matter, those compelled to take the law into their own hands, vigilante style — an entire host, spanning various genres and media, from Don Pendleton’s Mack Bolan, alias the Executioner, to V from "V for Vendetta", to Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) in the "Death Wish" series of films, to Bollywood’s Angry Young Man.
Then, there are those on the other "wrong side" of the law — ‘Godfathers’ Vito and Michael Corleone or other Mafia figures and a number of similar outlaws,...
That may help to explain why we have a sneaking admiration — or interest, at least — in fictional characters whose "heroic" credentials are quite vague as to morality, say James Bond, or his equally lethal but less glamorous American counterpart, Donald Hamilton’s Matt Helm.
Or for that matter, those compelled to take the law into their own hands, vigilante style — an entire host, spanning various genres and media, from Don Pendleton’s Mack Bolan, alias the Executioner, to V from "V for Vendetta", to Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) in the "Death Wish" series of films, to Bollywood’s Angry Young Man.
Then, there are those on the other "wrong side" of the law — ‘Godfathers’ Vito and Michael Corleone or other Mafia figures and a number of similar outlaws,...
- 8/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Actor Paul Sorvino passed away at the age of 83 on July 25, 2022. His outsize personality and "tough guy" features saw him playing many characters with nicknames in quotation marks: "Hips" in "The Gambler," "Big Joe" in "Angel and Big Joe," "Chubby" De Coco in "Bloodbrothers," "Jazz" Maffie in "The Brinks Job," "Lips" Manliss in "Dick Tracy." He played a "Fat Tony" and a "Big Mike." He's the type of actor that would inspire many a casting agent to bang on their desk and scream "get me a Paul Sorvino type!" He was an institution unto himself. His final roles were playing real-life...
The post Remembering Paul Sorvino's Guest Role on Star Trek: The Next Generation appeared first on /Film.
The post Remembering Paul Sorvino's Guest Role on Star Trek: The Next Generation appeared first on /Film.
- 7/25/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sad news out of Hollywood today.
Paul Sorvino, best known for his roles in Goodfellas and Law & Order, has died.
He was 83.
Sorvino's wife, Dee Dee, revealed the news of the star's passing on Monday.
“Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Sorvino had a wealth of TV and movie credits under his belt.
He played Paul Cicero in the 1990 gangster movie, Goodfellas.
The flick remains one of the most iconic movies, 32 years on.
New York Times spoke to Sorvino on the 25th anniversary of the movie in 2015.
The star said that it was the role of a lifetime, but he did have some reservations.
"I’d done a lot of comedies as well as dramas, but I...
Paul Sorvino, best known for his roles in Goodfellas and Law & Order, has died.
He was 83.
Sorvino's wife, Dee Dee, revealed the news of the star's passing on Monday.
“Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Sorvino had a wealth of TV and movie credits under his belt.
He played Paul Cicero in the 1990 gangster movie, Goodfellas.
The flick remains one of the most iconic movies, 32 years on.
New York Times spoke to Sorvino on the 25th anniversary of the movie in 2015.
The star said that it was the role of a lifetime, but he did have some reservations.
"I’d done a lot of comedies as well as dramas, but I...
- 7/25/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Paul Sorvino, the celebrated character actor who could play mob kingpins, cops, presidential cabinet members, and even do Shakespeare, died Monday, July 25, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 83.
Sorvino’s wife, Dee Dee, confirmed his death, saying Sorvino died of natural causes. “Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she said.
Sorvino’s daughter, Mira — who followed her father into acting and won a Best...
Sorvino’s wife, Dee Dee, confirmed his death, saying Sorvino died of natural causes. “Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she said.
Sorvino’s daughter, Mira — who followed her father into acting and won a Best...
- 7/25/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Scarface hadn’t been made when Pete Townshend’s 1974 song “The Punk and the Godfather” came out, but The Godfather certainly had. The Who’s anthem was a musical allegory about the rock scene, but the lyrics might as well be interpreted as a conversation between Michael Corleone and Tony Montana. Possibly right before they rumble.
Al Pacino played both men in both movies, and in each film, he begins the story as a punk. But in The Godfather, at least, he grows into the establishment. Michael becomes don. Tony was a shooting star on the other hand, one on a collision course with an unyielding atmosphere. Both roles are smorgasbords of possibilities to an actor, especially one who chased Richard III to every imaginable outcome. Each are also master criminals. But which is more masterful?
The obvious answer would seem to be Michael Corleone because he turned a criminal...
Al Pacino played both men in both movies, and in each film, he begins the story as a punk. But in The Godfather, at least, he grows into the establishment. Michael becomes don. Tony was a shooting star on the other hand, one on a collision course with an unyielding atmosphere. Both roles are smorgasbords of possibilities to an actor, especially one who chased Richard III to every imaginable outcome. Each are also master criminals. But which is more masterful?
The obvious answer would seem to be Michael Corleone because he turned a criminal...
- 5/7/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is reclaiming its roots, as evident in the debut trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which showcases a defining return by the shadowy syndicate that tangled with Tony Stark way back in 2008’s original Iron Man. Yet, while Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) is on a collision course with the long-awaited “real” Mandarin (Tony Leung), he will clearly have his hands full fighting a masked villain named Death Dealer, whose hitherto obscurity in the pages of Marvel Comics seems to belie the character’s importance in the film.
Death Dealer, as depicted in the upcoming Shang-Chi movie, appears to be an integral member of the Ten Rings organization led by the Mandarin, who is also known here as Wenwu, which makes him a hybrid of comic character Fu Manchu, Shang-Chi’s father, mentor and eventual adversary. Yet, it’s clear that Death Dealer also...
Death Dealer, as depicted in the upcoming Shang-Chi movie, appears to be an integral member of the Ten Rings organization led by the Mandarin, who is also known here as Wenwu, which makes him a hybrid of comic character Fu Manchu, Shang-Chi’s father, mentor and eventual adversary. Yet, it’s clear that Death Dealer also...
- 4/19/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
The character of Dick Tracy has been around since 1931, appearing daily in newspaper comic strips almost continuously since his debut, and achieving a level of popularity during his heyday that few other characters could aspire to. In just his first 20 years of existence, there were four Dick Tracy movie serials, four feature films, a TV series, and countless items of merchandise.
But many modern fans know the character best thanks to his portrayal by Warren Beatty in 1990’s big budget summer blockbuster movie. That film attempted to kick off a wave of Tracymania unseen since the 1940s. It never quite took hold.
Despite being one of the highest grossing movies of 1990, and garnering a slew of Oscar nominations, Dick Tracy was a victim of expectations. The film that had once been envisioned as a gritty ode to 1930s gangster movies became a giant blockbuster with a merchandising bonanza meant to...
But many modern fans know the character best thanks to his portrayal by Warren Beatty in 1990’s big budget summer blockbuster movie. That film attempted to kick off a wave of Tracymania unseen since the 1940s. It never quite took hold.
Despite being one of the highest grossing movies of 1990, and garnering a slew of Oscar nominations, Dick Tracy was a victim of expectations. The film that had once been envisioned as a gritty ode to 1930s gangster movies became a giant blockbuster with a merchandising bonanza meant to...
- 7/7/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Don’t call them Bad Movies — when something’s this enjoyable, other verbal put-downs are more appropriate. This low-grade German sexploitation horror pic spent its full budget on its roster of frisky Berlin showgirls. After years of study, experts have finally proven that it was filmed with a camera. Severin’s special edition does justice to a cult non-classic with an uncut original German version, plus a second American version and extra alternate scenes. Alexander D’Arcy’s scary horror-face is a childhood monster magazine memory. The creepy title critter looks like a land crab morphed with a really pissed-off Woody Woodpecker.
Horrors of Spider Island
Blu-ray
Severin Films
1960 / B&w / 1:665 widescreen / 84, 79 min. / Ein Toter hing im Netz, It’s Hot in Paradise / Street Date June 16, 2020 /
Starring: Harald Maresch (Temple Foster), Helga Franck, Alexander D’Arcy, Helga Neuner, Rainer Brandt, Dorothee Parker, Gerry Sammer, Eva Schauland, Helma Vandenberg (Helma van den...
Horrors of Spider Island
Blu-ray
Severin Films
1960 / B&w / 1:665 widescreen / 84, 79 min. / Ein Toter hing im Netz, It’s Hot in Paradise / Street Date June 16, 2020 /
Starring: Harald Maresch (Temple Foster), Helga Franck, Alexander D’Arcy, Helga Neuner, Rainer Brandt, Dorothee Parker, Gerry Sammer, Eva Schauland, Helma Vandenberg (Helma van den...
- 6/16/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
When Dick Tracy burst onto screens in June 1990, it was heralded as the heir to the previous summer’s comics-to-page blockbuster throne, Batman. While the Disney film boasted similar star power (Warren Beatty and Al Pacino), intricate production design that evoked both colorful Sunday comic strips and classic gangster films, and even a tie-in album by one of the biggest pop music stars of a generation (Madonna’s I’m Breathless), characters like Dick Tracy and Flattop were hardly the pop culture mainstays that Batman and the Joker were, even before that 1989 film revitalized their fortunes. Nevertheless, Dick Tracy made a box office splash (albeit not a Batman-sized one), and racked up three Oscars as well as nominations for Best Supporting Actor (for Al Pacino’s scenery-chewing turn as Big Boy Caprice), Cinematography, Costume Design, and Sound Design.
But Dick Tracy had a difficult journey. Bouncing around between studios and...
But Dick Tracy had a difficult journey. Bouncing around between studios and...
- 6/15/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Dick Tracy Where You Can Stream It: HBO Now/HBO Go The Pitch: Hard-boiled detective Dick Tracy, based on the comic strip by Chester Gould, is […]
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- 5/10/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
With the House calling witnesses for Donald Trump’s public impeachment hearings this week, John Oliver continued to dive deep into the events during Last Week Tonight in the ongoing “Stupid Watergate” saga. On Sunday night, he focused on a trio of players in the story: Lindsey Graham, Roger Stone and Randy Credico — with an emphasis on Stone, who Oliver refers to as a “steampunk Andy Warhol.”
Oliver continues to skewer the events surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry and has a neverending arsenal of quips for the situation. This week he compared the scandal to a “rubber chicken in your ass”. He said “It’s kind of funny but also serious because something needs to be done about it.
In response to the upcoming witnesses for the public impeachment hearings, Trump gave one of his speeches where he talks over a loud helicopter claiming he “caught the swamp” which Oliver...
Oliver continues to skewer the events surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry and has a neverending arsenal of quips for the situation. This week he compared the scandal to a “rubber chicken in your ass”. He said “It’s kind of funny but also serious because something needs to be done about it.
In response to the upcoming witnesses for the public impeachment hearings, Trump gave one of his speeches where he talks over a loud helicopter claiming he “caught the swamp” which Oliver...
- 11/11/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Barbara Ann Gutman, a longtime Hollywood production accountant whose résumé includes Dick Tracy, The Birdcage, Primary Colors and seven seasons of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, has died. She was 61.
Gutman died Oct. 8 in Santa Monica from complications after suffering a major health trauma and was surrounded by family and friends, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Born on April 27, 1958, Gutman's career spanned three decades in film and TV production, starting as an assistant accountant in 1986 on Vamp, a horror pic that starred Chris Makepeace and Sandy Baron. Other movie credits include ...
Gutman died Oct. 8 in Santa Monica from complications after suffering a major health trauma and was surrounded by family and friends, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Born on April 27, 1958, Gutman's career spanned three decades in film and TV production, starting as an assistant accountant in 1986 on Vamp, a horror pic that starred Chris Makepeace and Sandy Baron. Other movie credits include ...
- 10/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barbara Ann Gutman, a longtime Hollywood production accountant whose résumé includes Dick Tracy, The Birdcage, Primary Colors and seven seasons of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, has died. She was 61.
Gutman died Oct. 8 in Santa Monica from complications after suffering a major health trauma and was surrounded by family and friends, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Born on April 27, 1958, Gutman's career spanned three decades in film and TV production, starting as an assistant accountant in 1986 on Vamp, a horror pic that starred Chris Makepeace and Sandy Baron. Other movie credits include ...
Gutman died Oct. 8 in Santa Monica from complications after suffering a major health trauma and was surrounded by family and friends, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Born on April 27, 1958, Gutman's career spanned three decades in film and TV production, starting as an assistant accountant in 1986 on Vamp, a horror pic that starred Chris Makepeace and Sandy Baron. Other movie credits include ...
- 10/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Program Description
Two iconic action stars join forces when Universal Soldier arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K November 5 from Lionsgate. Just in time for Roland Emmerich’s World War II action epic Midway to hit theaters, Universal Soldier stars Jean-Claude Van and Dolph Lundgren, alongside Ally Walker, Ed O’Ross. Experience four times the resolution of full HD with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, bringing entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. Available for the very first time in this absolutely stunning format, the Universal Soldier 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack will include audio commentaries, an alternate ending, multiple featurettes, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99.
Official Synopsis
Soldiers Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Sgt. Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) killed each other in Vietnam. But their demise proves to be just the beginning for the U.
Two iconic action stars join forces when Universal Soldier arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K November 5 from Lionsgate. Just in time for Roland Emmerich’s World War II action epic Midway to hit theaters, Universal Soldier stars Jean-Claude Van and Dolph Lundgren, alongside Ally Walker, Ed O’Ross. Experience four times the resolution of full HD with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, bringing entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. Available for the very first time in this absolutely stunning format, the Universal Soldier 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack will include audio commentaries, an alternate ending, multiple featurettes, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99.
Official Synopsis
Soldiers Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Sgt. Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) killed each other in Vietnam. But their demise proves to be just the beginning for the U.
- 10/15/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
For those of you who have signed up or plan on signing up for Disney+, we now have a full list of TV shows and films that will be available to watch on the day the service launches. While there’s not as much here as the services like Netflix or Hulu, there’s still a lot here that I’m excited about watching!
This is the list of shows and films that were included in the trial run for the streaming service that’s currently available in The Netherlands. So, you’ll notice that that upcoming titles such as The Mandalorian, Lady and the Tramp, Noelle and The World According to Jeff Goldblum aren’t on this list. But, they will be available when the service launches on November 12th.
I’ve already signed up for Disney+. I’m locked in for three years and with all of the...
This is the list of shows and films that were included in the trial run for the streaming service that’s currently available in The Netherlands. So, you’ll notice that that upcoming titles such as The Mandalorian, Lady and the Tramp, Noelle and The World According to Jeff Goldblum aren’t on this list. But, they will be available when the service launches on November 12th.
I’ve already signed up for Disney+. I’m locked in for three years and with all of the...
- 9/18/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
A$AP Rocky and his cohorts shoot down some literal pigs in the new video for “Babushka Boi.” The Harlem rapper debuted the song live on his Injured Generation Tour earlier this year.
Directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and inspired by Dick Tracy, the “Babushka Boi” video sees Rocky, A$AP Ferg, ScHoolboy Q, A$AP Nast and Kamil Abbas cast as Depression-era gangsters, wearing stylized facial prosthetics that exaggerate the cartoonish quality of the clip. But that’s nothing compared to the video’s villains – the cops – dressed up as anthropomorphic pigs.
Directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and inspired by Dick Tracy, the “Babushka Boi” video sees Rocky, A$AP Ferg, ScHoolboy Q, A$AP Nast and Kamil Abbas cast as Depression-era gangsters, wearing stylized facial prosthetics that exaggerate the cartoonish quality of the clip. But that’s nothing compared to the video’s villains – the cops – dressed up as anthropomorphic pigs.
- 8/28/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
A mystery is afoot, and only two people can save the day: Nancy Drew and True Detective aka Betty and Jughead.
The identity of Hiram Lodge's shooter has been revealed on Riverdale Season 3 Episode 11, but it's not the big surprise you may be expecting. The pieces stared us right in the face; all that needed to be done was closing the case and taking down the enemy.
Though, in typical Riverdale fashion, our main characters avoided any severe punishments yet again.
"The Red Dahlia" felt like it got ripped from the pages of a 1930s noir crime drama. A proverbial week of Dick Tracy coming to town to solve the looming threads that hung over our heads.
Gritty, dark, and building with anticipation, instead of the typical teen drama, we were served up a glass of whiskey in a smoky jazz club. That glass overflowed with murder, intrigue, and a...
The identity of Hiram Lodge's shooter has been revealed on Riverdale Season 3 Episode 11, but it's not the big surprise you may be expecting. The pieces stared us right in the face; all that needed to be done was closing the case and taking down the enemy.
Though, in typical Riverdale fashion, our main characters avoided any severe punishments yet again.
"The Red Dahlia" felt like it got ripped from the pages of a 1930s noir crime drama. A proverbial week of Dick Tracy coming to town to solve the looming threads that hung over our heads.
Gritty, dark, and building with anticipation, instead of the typical teen drama, we were served up a glass of whiskey in a smoky jazz club. That glass overflowed with murder, intrigue, and a...
- 1/31/2019
- by Justin Carreiro
- TVfanatic
Nicholas Korda, an Emmy-winning sound editor who worked on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Dick Tracy for the big screen, has died. He was 73.
Korda died Oct. 8 at his Los Angeles home after a nine-year battle with brain cancer, his daughter, Sarah, announced.
Korda entered the industry as an assistant editor and went on to build a 40-year career as an Adr (automated dialogue replacement) editor on dozens of movies.
His father was Hungarian-born director Zoltan Korda (The Four Feathers, Humphrey Bogart's Sahara and Cry, the Beloved Country), and his mother was British ...
Korda died Oct. 8 at his Los Angeles home after a nine-year battle with brain cancer, his daughter, Sarah, announced.
Korda entered the industry as an assistant editor and went on to build a 40-year career as an Adr (automated dialogue replacement) editor on dozens of movies.
His father was Hungarian-born director Zoltan Korda (The Four Feathers, Humphrey Bogart's Sahara and Cry, the Beloved Country), and his mother was British ...
- 10/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nicholas Korda, an Emmy-winning sound editor who worked on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Dick Tracy for the big screen, has died. He was 73.
Korda died Oct. 8 at his Los Angeles home after a nine-year battle with brain cancer, his daughter, Sarah, announced.
Korda entered the industry as an assistant editor and went on to build a 40-year career as an Adr (automated dialogue replacement) editor on dozens of movies.
His father was Hungarian-born director Zoltan Korda (The Four Feathers, Humphrey Bogart's Sahara and Cry, the Beloved Country), and his mother was British ...
Korda died Oct. 8 at his Los Angeles home after a nine-year battle with brain cancer, his daughter, Sarah, announced.
Korda entered the industry as an assistant editor and went on to build a 40-year career as an Adr (automated dialogue replacement) editor on dozens of movies.
His father was Hungarian-born director Zoltan Korda (The Four Feathers, Humphrey Bogart's Sahara and Cry, the Beloved Country), and his mother was British ...
- 10/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on Wednesday, Seth Meyers trotted out a new “A Closer Look” segment to tackle the big news of the day — that Michael Cohen had been secretly taping Donald Trump, and that one of those tapes was leaked to and released by CNN.
“This week we learned that Michael Cohen, who handled some of Trump’s most sensitive personal matters, had secret recordings in his possession when the FBI raided his office and home. And it wasn’t just one or two recordings, federal prosecutors reportedly obtained 12 audio recordings. Twelve! They basically came away with an Eagles box set,” Meyers joked to kick off the segment.
“And look, you can’t be a lawyer in charge of shady business dealings and also record everything. He’s like a hitman who decides to wear fingerless gloves. ‘I like to leave a calling card on all my victims: my fingerprints.
“This week we learned that Michael Cohen, who handled some of Trump’s most sensitive personal matters, had secret recordings in his possession when the FBI raided his office and home. And it wasn’t just one or two recordings, federal prosecutors reportedly obtained 12 audio recordings. Twelve! They basically came away with an Eagles box set,” Meyers joked to kick off the segment.
“And look, you can’t be a lawyer in charge of shady business dealings and also record everything. He’s like a hitman who decides to wear fingerless gloves. ‘I like to leave a calling card on all my victims: my fingerprints.
- 7/26/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
For the longest time, Dick Tracy had one of the most iconic gadgets in pop culture. Whenever there was trouble, the yellow jacket-clad detective could be summoned on his radio watch. But for the longest time, even through modern times, this watch was just a pipe dream. Nowadays we have the likes of the Apple […]
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- 6/14/2018
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Every year, the studios take their best genre successes and try to push them beyond the technical ghetto. Oscar campaigners want to convince critics, guilds, and Oscar voters that their movie rises to the level of art. But it’s rare for fantasy, horror, thriller, action or comic-book movies to pass over to the Best Picture side.
When they do, it tends to be an exception like Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three films scored Best Picture nominations and technical wins: “Fellowship” scored 13 nominations and wins for Makeup, Visual Effects, and Cinematography; “The Two Towers” earned six and won Sound Editing and VFX; and then came the ultimate triumph for the finale “The Return of the King”: a grand sweep of all 11 nominations including Best Picture. But while “Lotr” fell into the fantasy genre, it was boosted by the literary pedigree of J.R.R. Tolkien.
When they do, it tends to be an exception like Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three films scored Best Picture nominations and technical wins: “Fellowship” scored 13 nominations and wins for Makeup, Visual Effects, and Cinematography; “The Two Towers” earned six and won Sound Editing and VFX; and then came the ultimate triumph for the finale “The Return of the King”: a grand sweep of all 11 nominations including Best Picture. But while “Lotr” fell into the fantasy genre, it was boosted by the literary pedigree of J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 12/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Written by Gordon Rennie | Art by Duke Mighten | Published by Titan Comics
Well this certainly caught my eye, and probably sits in the category of characters I never thought in a million years Titan Comics would get a crack at. Not that there’s anything wrong with Fighting American, far from it, it has a fine pedigree. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, legends both, this character was both inspired by their previous creation Captain America, and also a little pop at it, or rather at Marvel Comics. In 1954 Marvel had relaunched Captain America as a commie basher, without Simon and Kirby’s involvement, and Fighting American was their reply. While the book started as a serious one, the humour became a little more pronounced, the villains almost a Dick Tracy level of bizarreness, and fun was had by all.
Various companies have had a crack at the character,...
Well this certainly caught my eye, and probably sits in the category of characters I never thought in a million years Titan Comics would get a crack at. Not that there’s anything wrong with Fighting American, far from it, it has a fine pedigree. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, legends both, this character was both inspired by their previous creation Captain America, and also a little pop at it, or rather at Marvel Comics. In 1954 Marvel had relaunched Captain America as a commie basher, without Simon and Kirby’s involvement, and Fighting American was their reply. While the book started as a serious one, the humour became a little more pronounced, the villains almost a Dick Tracy level of bizarreness, and fun was had by all.
Various companies have had a crack at the character,...
- 10/10/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
By Hank Reineke
Collectors and enthusiasts of the serials produced by Republic Pictures Corporation (1936-1955) have reason to rejoice. Save for the too occasional and often spotty rare film release, proprietary rights to the Republic’s vast back catalog from that studio’s “Golden Age” have mostly languished in the vaults. Then, with little fanfare, Paramount Pictures, Inc. - the company who had obtained the rights through a dizzying history of corporate takeovers and mergers - began to quietly make some of these moribund but treasured troves of rare films digitally available to fans in late 2015. Though streaming through the Youtube channel via the company’s Paramount Vault portal was not the platform that many of us had hoped for, it was a welcome turn of events and certainly better than nothing.
If nothing else it was a long time coming. Devotees of these decidedly nostalgic vintage chapter plays have...
Collectors and enthusiasts of the serials produced by Republic Pictures Corporation (1936-1955) have reason to rejoice. Save for the too occasional and often spotty rare film release, proprietary rights to the Republic’s vast back catalog from that studio’s “Golden Age” have mostly languished in the vaults. Then, with little fanfare, Paramount Pictures, Inc. - the company who had obtained the rights through a dizzying history of corporate takeovers and mergers - began to quietly make some of these moribund but treasured troves of rare films digitally available to fans in late 2015. Though streaming through the Youtube channel via the company’s Paramount Vault portal was not the platform that many of us had hoped for, it was a welcome turn of events and certainly better than nothing.
If nothing else it was a long time coming. Devotees of these decidedly nostalgic vintage chapter plays have...
- 10/3/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
If Matt Reeves’ much-anticipated “War on the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century Fox) opens Friday to an expected $70 million or more, that would put it ahead (in domestic returns at least) of such recent high altitude-franchise stumbles as “Alien: Covenant,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and “Transformers.”
Several factors contribute to the elevated respect for the series, going back almost half a century to when the first film, never intended as anything other than a standalone, became a surprise success in 1968.
Let’s track some curious highlights on the unusual trajectory that brings us to the ninth entry in the longest running English-language film series other than James Bond:
The Genesis Was a Stand-Alone Novel
Pierre Boule was well-known for the World War II novel “The Bridge on the River Kwai” which became a David Lean Best Picture winner and massive worldwide hit in the late 1950s.
Several factors contribute to the elevated respect for the series, going back almost half a century to when the first film, never intended as anything other than a standalone, became a surprise success in 1968.
Let’s track some curious highlights on the unusual trajectory that brings us to the ninth entry in the longest running English-language film series other than James Bond:
The Genesis Was a Stand-Alone Novel
Pierre Boule was well-known for the World War II novel “The Bridge on the River Kwai” which became a David Lean Best Picture winner and massive worldwide hit in the late 1950s.
- 7/13/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Taking place in 1948, Curse of the Phantom Shadow is an homage to Dick Tracy, Batman, Radio Drama, Republic Movie Serials, and pulp magazines. Shot primarily in Las Vegas with two soundstage shoots in Las Vegas and one location shoot in Pahrump Nevada, This is a passion project six years in the making for writer/director and producer Mark Ross. The film has wrapped principle photography and is currently in post production, where Ross and co. are compiling the extensive visual FX work for what looks to be something of an indie gem…
The official synopsis:
The year is 1948 and the United States has a new enemy, The Phantom Shadow. This dark figure has diabolical plans for captured scientist, Dr. Hammond, and his War Department weapons of mass destruction. Upon the Phantom Shadow launching a treacherous missile attack on key locations in the United States, the government takes action. There is only one man to call,...
The official synopsis:
The year is 1948 and the United States has a new enemy, The Phantom Shadow. This dark figure has diabolical plans for captured scientist, Dr. Hammond, and his War Department weapons of mass destruction. Upon the Phantom Shadow launching a treacherous missile attack on key locations in the United States, the government takes action. There is only one man to call,...
- 6/30/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
When a movie hits the zeitgeist with the force of the “Wonder Woman” glass-ceiling-shattering $103-million opening, Oscar speculation is inevitable. But let’s get real. Comic-book superhero epics rarely yield major Oscar nominations, no matter how much audiences and critics rave about Patty Jenkins’ superb achievement. (More about how the movie broke DC’s losing streak here.)
There’s no question Academy voters will see the movie: Members were turned away at the packed Academy screening at the Goldwyn Theatre Saturday. (They book weekend screenings year round, but summer flicks are often less attended.) Warners did not supply anyone for a Q&A, because ahead of the anticipated opening, “Wonder Woman” was not considered an Oscar contender. Now it is, and Warners will certainly push for it. But what will they likely get?
Read More: Awards Race Disruption: Why ‘Get Out’ and Netflix Can Afford to Rewrite the Rules
Most often,...
There’s no question Academy voters will see the movie: Members were turned away at the packed Academy screening at the Goldwyn Theatre Saturday. (They book weekend screenings year round, but summer flicks are often less attended.) Warners did not supply anyone for a Q&A, because ahead of the anticipated opening, “Wonder Woman” was not considered an Oscar contender. Now it is, and Warners will certainly push for it. But what will they likely get?
Read More: Awards Race Disruption: Why ‘Get Out’ and Netflix Can Afford to Rewrite the Rules
Most often,...
- 6/6/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
When a movie hits the zeitgeist with the force of the “Wonder Woman” glass-ceiling-shattering $103-million opening, Oscar speculation is inevitable. But let’s get real. Comic-book superhero epics rarely yield major Oscar nominations, no matter how much audiences and critics rave about Patty Jenkins’ superb achievement. (More about how the movie broke DC’s losing streak here.)
There’s no question Academy voters will see the movie: Members were turned away at the packed Academy screening at the Goldwyn Theatre Saturday. (They book weekend screenings year round, but summer flicks are often less attended.) Warners did not supply anyone for a Q&A, because ahead of the anticipated opening, “Wonder Woman” was not considered an Oscar contender. Now it is, and Warners will certainly push for it. But what will they likely get?
Read More: Awards Race Disruption: Why ‘Get Out’ and Netflix Can Afford to Rewrite the Rules
Most often,...
There’s no question Academy voters will see the movie: Members were turned away at the packed Academy screening at the Goldwyn Theatre Saturday. (They book weekend screenings year round, but summer flicks are often less attended.) Warners did not supply anyone for a Q&A, because ahead of the anticipated opening, “Wonder Woman” was not considered an Oscar contender. Now it is, and Warners will certainly push for it. But what will they likely get?
Read More: Awards Race Disruption: Why ‘Get Out’ and Netflix Can Afford to Rewrite the Rules
Most often,...
- 6/6/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Before tackling the Spider-Man trilogy, Master of Horror Sam Raimi gave the world his own unique brand of superhero storytelling with his 1990 neo-noir/horror/romance mash-up, Darkman, which paid homage to the larger-than-life characters and worlds of comic properties like Dick Tracy and Batman, as well as the tortured titular character in The Phantom of the Opera. A wildly hyperkinetic tale of revenge and loss, Darkman may not be Raimi’s most polished work, but I truly feel that given where he was at that time in his career, and the budget he had to play with, Darkman is easily one of Raimi’s most ambitious efforts (certainly right up there with the first two Evil Dead films).
One of my favorite aspects to Darkman (besides Larry Drake as the absolutely despicable crime boss Durant) has always been the film’s incredible effects, which were designed and created by Tony Gardner of Alterian,...
One of my favorite aspects to Darkman (besides Larry Drake as the absolutely despicable crime boss Durant) has always been the film’s incredible effects, which were designed and created by Tony Gardner of Alterian,...
- 6/1/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Walter Hill directed Powers Boothe in just two films — “Extreme Prejudice” (1987) with Nick Nolte and “Southern Comfort” (1981) with Keith Carradine. However, the two were longtime friends, and Boothe’s death May 14 at the age of 68 hit Hill hard. He wrote this remembrance of the veteran actor for IndieWire.
The news of his passing, especially so soon after that of Bill Paxton, came very hard. My friendship with Powers covered many years, yet we somehow managed to do only two films. I wish it had been 20.
We worked in deserts, swamps, and on sound stages; in all circumstances, I came to admire his good humor, his courtly manners, his bemused reserve… I used to gently tease him as the ‘Hamlet of the Prairies’, and even though it was difficult to imagine anyone more American (a Texan; proud of it), there was something grand about the performances, as well as the man,...
The news of his passing, especially so soon after that of Bill Paxton, came very hard. My friendship with Powers covered many years, yet we somehow managed to do only two films. I wish it had been 20.
We worked in deserts, swamps, and on sound stages; in all circumstances, I came to admire his good humor, his courtly manners, his bemused reserve… I used to gently tease him as the ‘Hamlet of the Prairies’, and even though it was difficult to imagine anyone more American (a Texan; proud of it), there was something grand about the performances, as well as the man,...
- 5/17/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Simon Brew Jun 23, 2017
Harry Potter, Pirates Of The Caribbean, even The Exorcist: they're four-quadrant movies. But what does that even mean...?
The summer of 1990 was a good one for blockbuster cinema. Notwithstanding the fact that Dick Tracy and Gremlins 2 didn’t get the expected financial returns – and in the latter case, that’s a scandal – it saw the emergence, for one, of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a bona-fide movie star. He finally reached the top off the back of an 18-rated science fiction Philip K Dick adaptation, Total Recall. In a summer laden with hits, it was one of the biggest.
The film was one of the top ten of the year overall too, notable in particular now because it targeted adults, and was a hard science fiction blockbuster. Other films in that top 10? The tense Jack Ryan feature, The Hunt For Red October. There was Pretty Woman, an R-rated romantic comedy with sinister undertones.
Harry Potter, Pirates Of The Caribbean, even The Exorcist: they're four-quadrant movies. But what does that even mean...?
The summer of 1990 was a good one for blockbuster cinema. Notwithstanding the fact that Dick Tracy and Gremlins 2 didn’t get the expected financial returns – and in the latter case, that’s a scandal – it saw the emergence, for one, of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a bona-fide movie star. He finally reached the top off the back of an 18-rated science fiction Philip K Dick adaptation, Total Recall. In a summer laden with hits, it was one of the biggest.
The film was one of the top ten of the year overall too, notable in particular now because it targeted adults, and was a hard science fiction blockbuster. Other films in that top 10? The tense Jack Ryan feature, The Hunt For Red October. There was Pretty Woman, an R-rated romantic comedy with sinister undertones.
- 5/16/2017
- Den of Geek
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