The possibilities for visual storytelling expanded with “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” Ang Lee’s hyper-real experiment in 120fps/3D/4K cinema. The nightmarish Ptsd war drama not only fulfills the promise of Doug Trumbull’s Showscan experiment from the ’80s (60fps/65mm), but also takes it to another dimension with greater clarity, depth and volume.
As a viewer, it gives the sense of opening a window and stepping closer to the action for the most realistic, visceral, and immersive 3D experience. Huge closeups leave actors totally exposed, and far-reaching depth of field gives more freedom to explore.
See More‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’: Why Ang Lee Deserves Praise for Stepping Into the Future
For Lee, there’s greater truth in the primacy of the image. “It’s more mise-en-scene than montage,” he said at last week’s screening at the Dolby Cinema at Vine Theater (in 120/3D/2K).
The realistic,...
As a viewer, it gives the sense of opening a window and stepping closer to the action for the most realistic, visceral, and immersive 3D experience. Huge closeups leave actors totally exposed, and far-reaching depth of field gives more freedom to explore.
See More‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’: Why Ang Lee Deserves Praise for Stepping Into the Future
For Lee, there’s greater truth in the primacy of the image. “It’s more mise-en-scene than montage,” he said at last week’s screening at the Dolby Cinema at Vine Theater (in 120/3D/2K).
The realistic,...
- 11/4/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Fearing that the golden age of television will make the public overlook cinema’s charms, studios and their filmmakers are desperate to find ways to lure audiences into the theater. Much of their arsenal relies on technology, including immersive 3D, eye-popping visual effects, bone-shattering immersive sound — and now, 3D delivered at a super-high frame rate via Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.”
Read More: At CinemaCon, the Studios Look Out Theatrical Windows and Say It’s Sunny
In banking on Lee, new Sony chairman Tom Rothman believed lightning could strike twice. In 2012, as the chairman of 20th Century Fox, he introduced Lee’s 3D spectacle “Life of Pi” as a potential Oscar contender and game-changer. At CinemaCon 2016, Rothman launched Sony’s presentation with Lee’s true-life drama about an Iraq War vet (Joe Alwyn) who is celebrated as a hero. There was palpable excitement over the prospect...
Read More: At CinemaCon, the Studios Look Out Theatrical Windows and Say It’s Sunny
In banking on Lee, new Sony chairman Tom Rothman believed lightning could strike twice. In 2012, as the chairman of 20th Century Fox, he introduced Lee’s 3D spectacle “Life of Pi” as a potential Oscar contender and game-changer. At CinemaCon 2016, Rothman launched Sony’s presentation with Lee’s true-life drama about an Iraq War vet (Joe Alwyn) who is celebrated as a hero. There was palpable excitement over the prospect...
- 11/3/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Fearing that the golden age of television will make the public overlook cinema’s charms, studios and their filmmakers are desperate to find ways to lure audiences into the theater. Much of their arsenal relies on technology, including immersive 3D, eye-popping visual effects, bone-shattering immersive sound — and now, 3D delivered at a super-high frame rate via Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.”
Read More: At CinemaCon, the Studios Look Out Theatrical Windows and Say It’s Sunny
In banking on Lee, new Sony chairman Tom Rothman believed lightning could strike twice. In 2012, as the chairman of 20th Century Fox, he introduced Lee’s 3D spectacle “Life of Pi” as a potential Oscar contender and game-changer. At CinemaCon 2016, Rothman launched Sony’s presentation with Lee’s true-life drama about an Iraq War vet (Joe Alwyn) who is celebrated as a hero. There was palpable excitement over the prospect...
Read More: At CinemaCon, the Studios Look Out Theatrical Windows and Say It’s Sunny
In banking on Lee, new Sony chairman Tom Rothman believed lightning could strike twice. In 2012, as the chairman of 20th Century Fox, he introduced Lee’s 3D spectacle “Life of Pi” as a potential Oscar contender and game-changer. At CinemaCon 2016, Rothman launched Sony’s presentation with Lee’s true-life drama about an Iraq War vet (Joe Alwyn) who is celebrated as a hero. There was palpable excitement over the prospect...
- 11/3/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Perhaps not since the Thrilla in Manila has a televised clash between two human beings (not wearing football helmets) been so feverishly anticipated. Monday night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the first of three scheduled before the Nov. 8 election, is already being lauded as the TV event of the year. Some politicos and pundits, whose unchecked enthusiasm has the subtlety of a red-white-and-blue lobster bib, have speculated that north of 100 million viewers might tune into the showdown. Such a number would surge past all previous presidential debates and put the event
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- 9/26/2016
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Billy Lynn director reveals “painful” shoot but predicts that higher frame rates “will become the norm”.
Ang Lee’s anticipated war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is building a head of steam before its October 14 New York Film Festival debut.
Many insiders and awards prognosticators are calling it a likely awards front-runner, even before the film has been seen.
Two-time Oscar winner Lee is still working furiously on the ground-breaking feature in New York, but in an interview with Screen ahead of this week’s Ibc trade show in Amsterdam, the director has admitted that the demands of making the movie, which has generated 40 times more data than a conventional shoot, make it unlike anything he has taken on before.
In reference to the movie’s innovative and challenging 3D 4K and 120 frames per second [fps] tech spec, which will be presented this week at Ibc, Lee said:
“I shot 12 movies before this so I’m...
Ang Lee’s anticipated war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is building a head of steam before its October 14 New York Film Festival debut.
Many insiders and awards prognosticators are calling it a likely awards front-runner, even before the film has been seen.
Two-time Oscar winner Lee is still working furiously on the ground-breaking feature in New York, but in an interview with Screen ahead of this week’s Ibc trade show in Amsterdam, the director has admitted that the demands of making the movie, which has generated 40 times more data than a conventional shoot, make it unlike anything he has taken on before.
In reference to the movie’s innovative and challenging 3D 4K and 120 frames per second [fps] tech spec, which will be presented this week at Ibc, Lee said:
“I shot 12 movies before this so I’m...
- 9/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Billy Lynn director reveals “painful” shoot but predicts that higher frame rates “will become the norm”.
Ang Lee’s anticipated war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is building a head of steam before its October 14 New York Film Festival debut.
Many insiders and awards prognosticators are calling it a likely awards front-runner, even before the film has been seen.
Two-time Oscar winner Lee is still working furiously on the innovative feature in New York, but in an interview with Screen ahead of this week’s Ibc trade show in Amsterdam, the director has admitted that the demands of making the movie, which has generated 40 times more data than a conventional shoot, make it unlike anything he has taken on before.
In reference to the movie’s innovative and challenging 3D 4K and 120fps tech spec, which will be presented this week at Ibc, Lee said:
“I shot 12 movies before this so I’m a pretty...
Ang Lee’s anticipated war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is building a head of steam before its October 14 New York Film Festival debut.
Many insiders and awards prognosticators are calling it a likely awards front-runner, even before the film has been seen.
Two-time Oscar winner Lee is still working furiously on the innovative feature in New York, but in an interview with Screen ahead of this week’s Ibc trade show in Amsterdam, the director has admitted that the demands of making the movie, which has generated 40 times more data than a conventional shoot, make it unlike anything he has taken on before.
In reference to the movie’s innovative and challenging 3D 4K and 120fps tech spec, which will be presented this week at Ibc, Lee said:
“I shot 12 movies before this so I’m a pretty...
- 9/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
Suicide Squad comes at a weird time for the DC Movieverse. This spring’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice was viewed by its bankrollers as a total slam-dunk, a blockbuster that would bring two of the most famous and enduring superheroes in comic-book history together on screen for the nerd equivalent of the Thrilla in Manila. But then, audiences saw the film, and once solid ground for WB and DC started to feel a whole lot shakier. Simply put, Batman V Superman made money, but it wasn’t the killer springboard into a Justice League team-up pic that the studio was hoping for, and it wasn’t even the triumphant crowdpleaser execs had taken it for granted to be.
And so it is that all eyes have turned to Suicide Squad, once a somewhat peripheral, lightweight entry in this massive planned universe (after all, how many general moviegoers are...
And so it is that all eyes have turned to Suicide Squad, once a somewhat peripheral, lightweight entry in this massive planned universe (after all, how many general moviegoers are...
- 8/2/2016
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Former Focus Features CEO James Schamus also discussed the “bloodbath” of awards season at Sundance Film Festival London.
At a Sundance Film Festival London panel held in association with Screen International, writer, producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus said that Ang Lee’s film about the iconic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ 1975 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier will push cinematic imagery to new levels.
Speaking to moderator Wendy Mitchell, Schamus stated: “The film will be 3D, shot at 120 frames per second, in 4K. Our actors in the ring will be matched with digital avatars and single-set edited. It will be a whole leap in sensorial [experience].”
However, as is the case with Lee’s upcoming Billy Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk, cinemas will need to upgrade their venues to show the film as the director intends it to be seen.
“There is no theatre in the world except Ang’s editing room in which you can...
At a Sundance Film Festival London panel held in association with Screen International, writer, producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus said that Ang Lee’s film about the iconic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ 1975 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier will push cinematic imagery to new levels.
Speaking to moderator Wendy Mitchell, Schamus stated: “The film will be 3D, shot at 120 frames per second, in 4K. Our actors in the ring will be matched with digital avatars and single-set edited. It will be a whole leap in sensorial [experience].”
However, as is the case with Lee’s upcoming Billy Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk, cinemas will need to upgrade their venues to show the film as the director intends it to be seen.
“There is no theatre in the world except Ang’s editing room in which you can...
- 6/6/2016
- by matt.mueller@screendaily.com (Matt Mueller)
- ScreenDaily
Former Focus Features CEO James Schamus also discussed the “bloodbath” of awards season at Sundance Film Festival London.
At a Sundance Film Festival London panel held in association with Screen International, writer, producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus said that Ang Lee’s film about the iconic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ 1975 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier will push cinematic imagery to new levels.
Speaking to moderator Wendy Mitchell, Schamus stated: “The film will be 3D, shot at 120 frames per second, in 4K. Our actors in the ring will be matched with digital avatars and single-set edited. It will be a whole leap in sensorial [experience].”
However, as is the case with Lee’s upcoming Billy Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk, cinemas will need to upgrade their venues to show the film as the director intends it to be seen.
“There is no theatre in the world except Ang’s editing room in which you can...
At a Sundance Film Festival London panel held in association with Screen International, writer, producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus said that Ang Lee’s film about the iconic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ 1975 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier will push cinematic imagery to new levels.
Speaking to moderator Wendy Mitchell, Schamus stated: “The film will be 3D, shot at 120 frames per second, in 4K. Our actors in the ring will be matched with digital avatars and single-set edited. It will be a whole leap in sensorial [experience].”
However, as is the case with Lee’s upcoming Billy Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk, cinemas will need to upgrade their venues to show the film as the director intends it to be seen.
“There is no theatre in the world except Ang’s editing room in which you can...
- 6/6/2016
- by matt.mueller@screendaily.com (Matt Mueller)
- ScreenDaily
[Brightcove "4926743081001"] Muhammad Ali - the charismatic, self-proclaimed King of the World, who persevered to win the heavyweight boxing title three different times - has died at the age of 74. Ali's official website confirmed the news on Friday. A family spokesperson told People that Ali died Friday at the Phoenix-area hospital, that he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. "After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening," spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement. "The Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts,...
- 6/4/2016
- by Stephen M. Silverman and Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
[Brightcove "4926743081001"] Muhammad Ali - the charismatic, self-proclaimed King of the World, who persevered to win the heavyweight boxing title three different times - has died at the age of 74, according to reports. A family spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that Ali died Friday at the Phoenix-area hospital, that he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. The death comes just days after the boxing legend was hospitalized with a respiratory issue. His rep told People the that Ali was in "fair condition" and was expected to have a "brief" stay at the hospital. The outspoken boxing great...
- 6/4/2016
- by Stephen M. Silverman and Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Muhammad Ali has died in a Phoenix-area hospital where he was battling respiratory issues ... according to a family spokesman. The legendary boxer and humanitarian was 74 years old. He had checked into the hospital on Thursday and reps said he was in fair condition, but on Friday his health worsened throughout the day. The family says his funeral will be held in Ali's hometown of Louisville, although the spokesman didn't specify a date. NBC News first reported his death.
- 6/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Exclusive: Former Focus Features executive James Schamus is building a busy but bespoke slate at his new company Symbolic Exchange, including a TV project with European partners.
Writer/producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus, who recently directed his first short, That Film About Money, and his first feature, an adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation, told Screen that he plans to direct again.
While he figures out what his next directing project will be, Schamus is busy assembling a development and production slate at his New York-based company, Symbolic Exchange.
“I’ve stayed more or less under the radar since I left Focus [in October 2013]. I had the opportunity to build up my own little company, I have a lovely arrangement with a company called Meridian Entertainment in China,” Schamus told Screen while attending this week’s Qumra event in Doha.
“I’ve kept my staff extremely small. In the next few months we’ll have announcements...
Writer/producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus, who recently directed his first short, That Film About Money, and his first feature, an adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation, told Screen that he plans to direct again.
While he figures out what his next directing project will be, Schamus is busy assembling a development and production slate at his New York-based company, Symbolic Exchange.
“I’ve stayed more or less under the radar since I left Focus [in October 2013]. I had the opportunity to build up my own little company, I have a lovely arrangement with a company called Meridian Entertainment in China,” Schamus told Screen while attending this week’s Qumra event in Doha.
“I’ve kept my staff extremely small. In the next few months we’ll have announcements...
- 3/5/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Former Focus Features executive James Schamus is building a busy but bespoke slate at his new company Symbolic Exchange, including a TV project with European partners.
Writer/producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus, who recently directed his first short, That Film About Money, and his first feature, an adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation, told Screen that he plans to direct again.
While he figures out what his next directing project will be, Schamus is busy assembling a development and production slate at his New York-based company, Symbolic Exchange.
“I’ve stayed more or less under the radar since I left Focus [in October 2013]. I had the opportunity to build up my own little company, I have a lovely arrangement with a company called Meridian Entertainment in China,” Schamus told Screen while attending this week’s Qumra event in Doha.
“I’ve kept my staff extremely small. In the next few months we’ll have announcements...
Writer/producer and former Focus Features head James Schamus, who recently directed his first short, That Film About Money, and his first feature, an adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation, told Screen that he plans to direct again.
While he figures out what his next directing project will be, Schamus is busy assembling a development and production slate at his New York-based company, Symbolic Exchange.
“I’ve stayed more or less under the radar since I left Focus [in October 2013]. I had the opportunity to build up my own little company, I have a lovely arrangement with a company called Meridian Entertainment in China,” Schamus told Screen while attending this week’s Qumra event in Doha.
“I’ve kept my staff extremely small. In the next few months we’ll have announcements...
- 3/5/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: James Schamus today brings his feature directorial debut Indignation to Sundance. Here is the second part of the interview that Deadline began yesterday. Schamus discusses the fast-changing indie film business, the Oscar diversity controversy, the Ang Lee-helmed 3D Thrilla In Manila film about Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali’s classic brawl, and frustration over the mistaken confusion that there is a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel coming. Deadline: It’s…...
- 1/24/2016
- Deadline
The Australian International Documentary Conference has confirmed that John Smithson - producer of Touching the Void, 127 Hours and Sherpa - will attend Aidc 2016.
Smithson will participate in a Feature Documentary Masterclass before a screening of Sherpa, which he will attend alongside director Jennifer Peedom and producer Bridget Ikin.
He will also co-present Keynote in Conversation: The Rise of the Superdoc with Phil Craig (Head of ABC Factual, 2012-2015).
Smithson is the co-founder of the UK production company Arrow Media and has produced Deep Water, The Falling Man, The Beckoning Silence and Thrilla in Manila among numerous other projects.
Aidc 2016 takes place at Acmi in Melbourne from February 28-March 2.
Smithson will participate in a Feature Documentary Masterclass before a screening of Sherpa, which he will attend alongside director Jennifer Peedom and producer Bridget Ikin.
He will also co-present Keynote in Conversation: The Rise of the Superdoc with Phil Craig (Head of ABC Factual, 2012-2015).
Smithson is the co-founder of the UK production company Arrow Media and has produced Deep Water, The Falling Man, The Beckoning Silence and Thrilla in Manila among numerous other projects.
Aidc 2016 takes place at Acmi in Melbourne from February 28-March 2.
- 1/19/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
It's so tough to keep up with other movie stuffs during precursor week. So here are several news items, essays, montages to help up catch us all up. Ready. Set. Go...
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i09 One sorcerer supreme is not enough for Doctor Strange star Benedict Cumberbatch. He's also signed on to play Jasper Maskelyne, a Nazi-fighter War Magician
The Wrap Universal's Mummy reboot will swap the gender of the monster. Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: Secret Service) will star
Film Stage George Clooney's next directing job is the noir Suburbicon. He's lining up an all star cast and Julianne Moore just joined
Playbill Lee Daniels creating a girl band tv series for Queen Latifah (Empire was such a succcess that there are lot of music industry series about to hit or in development)
/Film Ang Lee's Thrilla in Manila, a boxing drama is said to be eyeing Ray Fisher as Muhammad Ali...
News
i09 One sorcerer supreme is not enough for Doctor Strange star Benedict Cumberbatch. He's also signed on to play Jasper Maskelyne, a Nazi-fighter War Magician
The Wrap Universal's Mummy reboot will swap the gender of the monster. Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: Secret Service) will star
Film Stage George Clooney's next directing job is the noir Suburbicon. He's lining up an all star cast and Julianne Moore just joined
Playbill Lee Daniels creating a girl band tv series for Queen Latifah (Empire was such a succcess that there are lot of music industry series about to hit or in development)
/Film Ang Lee's Thrilla in Manila, a boxing drama is said to be eyeing Ray Fisher as Muhammad Ali...
- 12/10/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
It’s been a couple of years since we heard about Ang Lee‘s 3D boxing drama that was said to focus on the boxing world in the 1960s and 1970s, when heavyweights like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier ruled the ring and grabbed people’s attention. The project was set up at Universal, but ended up taking […]
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- 12/10/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Ang Lee has been working on developing a 3D film based around the historic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier that is known as the Thrilla In Manila. The project was originally set up at Universal Pictures after he won the Best Director Oscar for his work on Life of Pi. The film's development ended up falling apart, but now it’s making a comeback!
The film will offer audiences an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights.” The film will also put the focus on other boxers from that era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
According to the Deadline, Lee is scouting locations and is looking for this film to be his next project. He just finished shooting the big screen adaptation...
The film will offer audiences an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights.” The film will also put the focus on other boxers from that era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
According to the Deadline, Lee is scouting locations and is looking for this film to be his next project. He just finished shooting the big screen adaptation...
- 12/9/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
Sundance Film Festival 2016 have announced its shorts line-up, featuring films from Bryce Dallas Howard, Jason Reitman, Sebastian Silva, and more.
Fandor reveals their top 20 of 2015, topped by Mad Max: Fury Road.
Watch a 30-minute talk with Marion Cotillard:
Thank you, Creed. Ang Lee‘s 3D boxing drama on Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier‘s famous fight is back on, Deadline reports:
Ang Lee is getting a rematch on his ambitious 3D film based on the classic Thrilla In Manila brawl between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The project, which originated at Universal Pictures after Lee won the Oscar for directing Life Of Pi, is fast coming back...
Sundance Film Festival 2016 have announced its shorts line-up, featuring films from Bryce Dallas Howard, Jason Reitman, Sebastian Silva, and more.
Fandor reveals their top 20 of 2015, topped by Mad Max: Fury Road.
Watch a 30-minute talk with Marion Cotillard:
Thank you, Creed. Ang Lee‘s 3D boxing drama on Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier‘s famous fight is back on, Deadline reports:
Ang Lee is getting a rematch on his ambitious 3D film based on the classic Thrilla In Manila brawl between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The project, which originated at Universal Pictures after Lee won the Oscar for directing Life Of Pi, is fast coming back...
- 12/8/2015
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Jeff Robinov‘s Studio 8 has picked up Ang Lee‘s untitled 3D movie that depicts the so-called Thrilla in Manila boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The film was in development at Universal as Lee's follow-up to his 3D hit Life of Pi (2012). But Lee then turned his attention to Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk for TriStar, reuniting with Tom Rothman, who championed Life of Pi at Fox. Rothman, who moved from the top spot of TriStar to Sony earlier this year, will still have a hand in the Ali-Frazier pic,
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- 12/8/2015
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ang Lee is getting a rematch on his ambitious 3D film based on the classic Thrilla In Manila brawl between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The project, which originated at Universal Pictures after Lee won the Oscar for directing Life Of Pi, is fast coming back together at Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8. Deadline first revealed back in 2013 Lee’s desire to make the film, an epic look at the boxing world when heavyweights like Ali and Frazier ruled the sporting landscape…...
- 12/8/2015
- Deadline
My Scientology Movie will screen in the festival’s Debate strand.
A new BBC-backed film focusing on the Church of Scientology, from seasoned TV documentarian Louis Theroux, is to receive its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct 14.
The news was announced at the programme launch for the festival’s 2015 edition, during which a short clip from the film was played, depicting Theroux having a disagreement with a representative of the Church regarding the production’s right to be shooting in a certain area.
The film, previously titled Stairway to Heaven: Louis Theroux and the Church of Scientology, is directed by John Dower (Thrilla in Manila) and produced by Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn (Searching For Sugar Man).
Lff festival director Clare Stewart told ScreenDaily: “Louis Theroux is such an interesting creative force in terms of British Culture. The line of enquiry that he takes on this subject is different again from various treatments that we...
A new BBC-backed film focusing on the Church of Scientology, from seasoned TV documentarian Louis Theroux, is to receive its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct 14.
The news was announced at the programme launch for the festival’s 2015 edition, during which a short clip from the film was played, depicting Theroux having a disagreement with a representative of the Church regarding the production’s right to be shooting in a certain area.
The film, previously titled Stairway to Heaven: Louis Theroux and the Church of Scientology, is directed by John Dower (Thrilla in Manila) and produced by Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn (Searching For Sugar Man).
Lff festival director Clare Stewart told ScreenDaily: “Louis Theroux is such an interesting creative force in terms of British Culture. The line of enquiry that he takes on this subject is different again from various treatments that we...
- 9/1/2015
- ScreenDaily
Who says you have to be a lover or a fighter?
As Empire star Terrence Howard tells it, he and costar Taraji P. Henson are a little bit of both.
In the new issue of emmy magazine (out June 9), Howard says he and Henson, 44, have been "battling" for 10 years now since they costarred in Hustle & Flow.
"I love Taraji," says Howard, 46, "but she's a 10-foot-tall man inside. ... She needs [to have] the last word, the last look, and I don't know how to give up any ground."
Even back then, Howard says, "I told her, 'You will never steal a frame from me.
As Empire star Terrence Howard tells it, he and costar Taraji P. Henson are a little bit of both.
In the new issue of emmy magazine (out June 9), Howard says he and Henson, 44, have been "battling" for 10 years now since they costarred in Hustle & Flow.
"I love Taraji," says Howard, 46, "but she's a 10-foot-tall man inside. ... She needs [to have] the last word, the last look, and I don't know how to give up any ground."
Even back then, Howard says, "I told her, 'You will never steal a frame from me.
- 6/3/2015
- by Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
- People.com - TV Watch
Muhammad Ali books, articles and films constitute a mini-genre in their own right. Heavyweight authors and journalists from George Plimpton and Norman Mailer to Gay Talese, David Remnick, Thomas Hauser and Hugh McIlvanney have written extensively about him. There have been several biopics (including 1977's The Greatest, in which the boxer played himself in very arch fashion, and Michael Mann's Ali from 2001, in which he was played by Will Smith) and documentaries about his most famous bouts. Most recently, Ang Lee has been developing a 3D movie about Ali's 1975 fight with Joe Frazier, the so-called "Thrilla in Manila".
- 11/27/2014
- The Independent - Film
Director Ang Lee and writer-producer James Schamus are one of industry's inspiring pairs. Over 22 years, they've worked on nine out of Lee's 12 feature films together, everything from the director's 1992 debut "Pushing Hands" to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to "Hulk" to the little seen "Taking Woodstock." But the relationship doesn't define them — they're two distinct voices approaching the film business from their personal experiences. Case in point: This week, Ang Lee signed on to helm a biting war drama for Sony while Schamus cut the artistic ambition of screenwriters off at the knees. Deadline reports that Lee is onboard to direct an adaptation of Ben Fountain’s novel "Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk" for Tom Rothman's TriStar Pictures and Film4. Described as "a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq," the book follows the title character during a media-friendly "Victory Tour" that takes him to a Dallas Cowboys halftime show.
- 9/19/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Ang Lee will next direct an adaptation of Ben Fountain’s novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. It is Lee’s first film since he won the Best Director Oscar for Life Of Pi, and he’s reuniting with Tom Rothman at TriStar. Rothman, who continues to put together filmmaker-centric projects at his Sony-based label, ran Fox and worked closely with Lee on that difficult, groundbreaking, Oscar-winning 3D film that grossed $600 million worldwide. TriStar is teamed with Film4 on the picture, which will begin production in the spring.
It was expected Lee’s next film would be the Peter Morgan-scripted boxing pic about the Thrilla In Manila bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, shot in 3D at Universal. They are still working on a budget and the visual effects and look of that picture, but clearly Lee was eager to get back behind the camera.
Billy Lynn...
It was expected Lee’s next film would be the Peter Morgan-scripted boxing pic about the Thrilla In Manila bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, shot in 3D at Universal. They are still working on a budget and the visual effects and look of that picture, but clearly Lee was eager to get back behind the camera.
Billy Lynn...
- 9/18/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Ir's official, Ang Lee's next directorial effort following "Life of Pi" will be an adaptation of Ben Fountain's novel "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" for TriStar and Film4. Production is set to kick off this Spring says Deadline.
'Lynn' follows a 19-year-old soldier whose squad survived an Iraq battle which was captured on embedded news cameras. They are brought home temporarily for a promo tour and will return to fight after a halftime show of a Thanksgiving Day football game in Texas. Set during that game, we get flashbacks of what the soldier and his platoon mates went through.
Lee's next film was to be a Peter Morgan-scripted boxing pic about the Thrilla In Manila, but that project has been pushed back due to budgetary and visual effects concerns.
In other director news, "Anchorman" helmer Adam McKay is attached to direct and Seth Rogen is attached to star...
'Lynn' follows a 19-year-old soldier whose squad survived an Iraq battle which was captured on embedded news cameras. They are brought home temporarily for a promo tour and will return to fight after a halftime show of a Thanksgiving Day football game in Texas. Set during that game, we get flashbacks of what the soldier and his platoon mates went through.
Lee's next film was to be a Peter Morgan-scripted boxing pic about the Thrilla In Manila, but that project has been pushed back due to budgetary and visual effects concerns.
In other director news, "Anchorman" helmer Adam McKay is attached to direct and Seth Rogen is attached to star...
- 9/18/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ang Lee is set to shuffle around his directorial work-load, which means that instead of overseeing a 3D take on Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.s infamous Thrilla in Manila bout, he will direct an adaptation of Billy Lynn.s Long Halftime Walk. It.s been close to 24 months since Lee wowed both audiences and critics alike with Life Of Pi, which was deemed so superb that he even landed himself the Best Director Oscar for his efforts. As you can imagine, his take on Yann Martel.s book meant that cinema-goers from around the globe soon began asking the filmmaker about his next project, and when he revealed that it would be another 3D film that revolved around the legendary 1975 boxing match, excitement over the movie immediately exploded. However, budget problems have started to disrupt pre-production, and Lee has become so incensed by the delays that he is now...
- 9/15/2014
- cinemablend.com
"Life of Pi" and "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang Lee is the frontrunner to helm "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," a film adaptation of Ben Fountain's acclaimed Iraq War novel for Film4 and The Ink Factory.
The dark satire follows a ninteen-year-old Texas-born infantryman and his fellow U.S. servicemen who survive a firefight in Iraq in 2005. The Bush administration brings them home for a victory lap that leads them to the Dallas Cowboys’ football stadium where they're honored during the team's Thanksgiving halftime show. Then they return to war.
Lee has been working on a 3D boxing film for Universal that will include the famed 'Thrilla in Manila' fight between Frazier and Ali, however that project is said to be on hold for now due to budgetary reasons.
Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire") has adapted the book while Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell and Rhodri Thomas are slated to produce.
The dark satire follows a ninteen-year-old Texas-born infantryman and his fellow U.S. servicemen who survive a firefight in Iraq in 2005. The Bush administration brings them home for a victory lap that leads them to the Dallas Cowboys’ football stadium where they're honored during the team's Thanksgiving halftime show. Then they return to war.
Lee has been working on a 3D boxing film for Universal that will include the famed 'Thrilla in Manila' fight between Frazier and Ali, however that project is said to be on hold for now due to budgetary reasons.
Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire") has adapted the book while Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell and Rhodri Thomas are slated to produce.
- 9/12/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
We're coming up on two years since Ang Lee swept away audiences and critics with this 3D adaptation the best-selling "Life Of Pi." He walked away with a Best Director Oscar for his efforts, and has fallen in love with the three-dimensional format, with his next picture supposed to be a 3D take on the Thrilla in Manila, the legendary match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. But apparently, that project might be on hold as the budget is worked out, potentially giving Lee time to sneak in a smaller movie first. And thus, The Wrap reports that the filmmaker is the frontrunner to direct the Iraq War satire, "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk." Written by Ben Fountain, the National Book Award Finalist was adapted by Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire," "127 Hours") and apparently has the stuff awards season trophies are made of. Here's a brief Amazon synopsis: A razor-sharp...
- 9/12/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
An Original Voice
“We didn’t get mad, we got smart,” HBO CEO Michael Fuchs said about hitting The Wall, looking back at HBO stalling in 1984 from the vantage of the early 1990s. Actually, a lot of the rank and file didn’t get mad or smart; we’d seen 125 of our friends and colleagues get shown the door when the company had suddenly flatlined after eight years of phenomenal growth, and what we got was scared.
But it’s to the credit of HBO’s execs that whatever anxieties they may have had, they showed no panic or even nervousness in public. Instead, they poured any concerns into energetically and immediately addressing the question of, “What do we do now?” The world we knew had changed and there was no going back to the Gold Rush days of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The company required a humongous...
“We didn’t get mad, we got smart,” HBO CEO Michael Fuchs said about hitting The Wall, looking back at HBO stalling in 1984 from the vantage of the early 1990s. Actually, a lot of the rank and file didn’t get mad or smart; we’d seen 125 of our friends and colleagues get shown the door when the company had suddenly flatlined after eight years of phenomenal growth, and what we got was scared.
But it’s to the credit of HBO’s execs that whatever anxieties they may have had, they showed no panic or even nervousness in public. Instead, they poured any concerns into energetically and immediately addressing the question of, “What do we do now?” The world we knew had changed and there was no going back to the Gold Rush days of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The company required a humongous...
- 10/11/2013
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
In a move that completely changes the personality of Focus Features, Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley announced yesterday that Peter Schlessel will take over for longtime CEO James Schamus. The 54-year-old Schamus co-founded the company in 2001 and built a reputation for Focus as a home for mature prestige pictures like Brokeback Mountain, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Moonrise Kingdom, and Lost in Translation. Schamus was a New Yorker who also taught film at Columbia University, and he was as much identified with his impeccable taste as his trademark bow-tie. Ted Hope, Schamus’ former colleague at Good Machine, tweeted, “To...
- 10/3/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
There may not be a better screenwriter working on biographical films today than Peter Morgan, the scribe behind The Queen, Frost/Nixon, The Last King of Scotland and The Other Boleyn Girl.
Currently, critics are giving the writer rave reviews for his latest script, Ron Howard’s racing film Rush, and he is also on tap to pen the highly anticipated Freddie Mercury biopic. As if he had not covered enough history, Morgan is now attached to write the screenplay for Ang Lee’s untitled boxing film, about the legendary bouts between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
Lee is coming off Life of Pi, a global blockbuster that boasted some of the most lush use of 3D in recent cinema history. His upcoming collaboration with Peter Morgan will also be 3D heavy and incorporate the technology to make the audience feel as if they are pouncing with the fighters inside the ring.
Currently, critics are giving the writer rave reviews for his latest script, Ron Howard’s racing film Rush, and he is also on tap to pen the highly anticipated Freddie Mercury biopic. As if he had not covered enough history, Morgan is now attached to write the screenplay for Ang Lee’s untitled boxing film, about the legendary bouts between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
Lee is coming off Life of Pi, a global blockbuster that boasted some of the most lush use of 3D in recent cinema history. His upcoming collaboration with Peter Morgan will also be 3D heavy and incorporate the technology to make the audience feel as if they are pouncing with the fighters inside the ring.
- 10/3/2013
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's Thrilla in Manila to be centre of movie, with screenplay by The Queen's Peter Morgan
Ang Lee is to follow up his Oscar-winning fantasy Life of Pi with a very different kind of 3D film, this time focusing on the legendary boxers of the 1960s and 70s, reports Deadline.
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's classic 1975 Thrilla in Manila fight will be one of the movie's centrepieces, with Lee hoping to advance stereoscopic special-effects techniques into new territory. Deadline says the film will feature a "narrative that connects the 3D depiction of some of boxing's great fights". There are few further details at this stage, but the screenplay is by another figure with serious awards-season pedigree, Britain's two-time Oscar-nominee Peter Morgan, of The Queen and Frost/Nixon fame.
The new project expands Lee's reputation for diverse material. The Taiwanese film-maker has directed movies...
Ang Lee is to follow up his Oscar-winning fantasy Life of Pi with a very different kind of 3D film, this time focusing on the legendary boxers of the 1960s and 70s, reports Deadline.
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's classic 1975 Thrilla in Manila fight will be one of the movie's centrepieces, with Lee hoping to advance stereoscopic special-effects techniques into new territory. Deadline says the film will feature a "narrative that connects the 3D depiction of some of boxing's great fights". There are few further details at this stage, but the screenplay is by another figure with serious awards-season pedigree, Britain's two-time Oscar-nominee Peter Morgan, of The Queen and Frost/Nixon fame.
The new project expands Lee's reputation for diverse material. The Taiwanese film-maker has directed movies...
- 8/9/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Life of Pi director Ang Lee has signed on to direct a new 3D boxing film. The movie is described as giving us an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights. That will include the showdown between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali that was called the Thrilla In Manila." The film will also focus on other boxers from the era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
This could be an amazing film! I enjoy watching Boxing, and I love the history of the sport. All of these boxers are badass legends, and I'm excited to see them brought to life in this movie.
Lee is a great director, and I'm curious to see how he ends up using the 3D in the film, because that could end up looking great,...
This could be an amazing film! I enjoy watching Boxing, and I love the history of the sport. All of these boxers are badass legends, and I'm excited to see them brought to life in this movie.
Lee is a great director, and I'm curious to see how he ends up using the 3D in the film, because that could end up looking great,...
- 8/9/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Have we lost another great director to 3D experimentation? James Cameron seems to really only be making Avatar sequels so he can play with the 3D cameras he invented, and now Ang Lee is riding his Life of Pi success to another 3D effort, which seems to be less about the storytelling than the effects. Deadline reports that Lee's follow-up to his recent Oscar winner will be a look at the world of boxing in the 1960s and 70s, the era that included the famous "Thrilla in Manila" bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, along with the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Ali and George Foreman. Before we get too concerned that the film will just be a bunch of disconnected boxing reenactments, Deadline says Peter Morgan is on board to write the script; the guy's credit like The Queen and the upcoming racing drama Rush prove he doesn't...
- 8/8/2013
- cinemablend.com
Ang Lee is next directing a 3D movie about the history of boxing, according to a new report.
Lee, best known for movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the recent Oscar-winning Life of Pi, has signed a deal with Universal Studios to develop the project.
According to Deadline, the film will be "an epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights".
The series of iconic fights, connected by a single narrative, will include Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's 'Thrilla in Manila'.
In May, Lee dropped out of the FX drama Tyrant, about a Us family embroiled in Middle Eastern conflict.
He said at the time: "After spending over four years making and promoting Life of Pi, I have recently realised that I need some rest."
Watch a clip from Life of Pi...
Lee, best known for movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the recent Oscar-winning Life of Pi, has signed a deal with Universal Studios to develop the project.
According to Deadline, the film will be "an epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights".
The series of iconic fights, connected by a single narrative, will include Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's 'Thrilla in Manila'.
In May, Lee dropped out of the FX drama Tyrant, about a Us family embroiled in Middle Eastern conflict.
He said at the time: "After spending over four years making and promoting Life of Pi, I have recently realised that I need some rest."
Watch a clip from Life of Pi...
- 8/8/2013
- Digital Spy
After winning the Oscar for Best Director earlier this year, Life of Pi and Brokeback Mountain helmer Ang Lee is sticking with 3D for an interesting new film set in the world of boxing. Deadline reports Universal Pictures is behind Lee's new film which is being described as an epic journey into the boxing arena, specifically some of the biggest rivalries and fights from the 60s and 70s, including the iconic Thrilla in Manila, where the legendary Muhammad Ali faced off against Joe Frazier. The fights themselves will be recreated and shot natively in 3D and connected by some kind of unknown narrative element. More below! Lee is also producing the film with his longtime producing partner James Schamus, who is now the CEO of Focus Features, which is under the Universal Pictures banner. They've worked together previously on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Sense and Sensibility and more.
- 8/8/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
For his first directorial effort since winning the Oscar earlier this year for "Life of Pi," filmmaker Ang Lee will next helm an untitled 3D boxing feature at Universal Pictures.
The project is described as "an epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights".
The movie will "have a narrative that connects the 3D depiction of some of boxing’s great fights" such as the Ali/Frazer 'Thrilla in Manila'. It's also expected to "take the exploration of 3D technology and cutting-edge visual effects further."
"Rush" and "Frost/Nixon" scribe Peter Morgan will pen the script, while Lee and James Schamus will produce.
Source: Deadline...
The project is described as "an epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights".
The movie will "have a narrative that connects the 3D depiction of some of boxing’s great fights" such as the Ali/Frazer 'Thrilla in Manila'. It's also expected to "take the exploration of 3D technology and cutting-edge visual effects further."
"Rush" and "Frost/Nixon" scribe Peter Morgan will pen the script, while Lee and James Schamus will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 8/8/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Ang Lee, who won the Oscar for directing Life Of Pi, will next take his 3D camera technology in a new intriguing direction. I’ve learned that Lee has set up his next project at Universal Pictures, and it’s described to me as an epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights. That will include the showdown between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali that was called the Thrilla In Manila. Peter Morgan will write the script. The movie will have a narrative that connects the 3D depiction of some of boxing’s great fights, and Lee will produce the film with his longtime producing partner James Schamus. Schamus, who is CEO of Universal-based Focus Features, has collaborated in a writing/producing capacity with Lee on films that range from Eat Drink Man Woman to Sense And Sensibility,...
- 8/8/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Ang Lee took on a tiger in his last feature, "Life of Pi," and now his next movie will have some "Eye of the Tiger" flavor.
Lee is set to direct a film that will focus on the legendary boxing rivalries of the 1960s and '70s, including a recreation of the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier throwdown known as the Thrilla in Manila.
Shot in 3D, the movie will focus on several key fights from that era, highlighting legends like Ali, Frazier, George Foreman, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Though there's no word on just how he plans to do it, Deadline reports that Lee wants to unite the different vignettes in some way so that they flow into one cohesive story. Considering Lee's talent -- he won this year's directing Oscar for "Pi," and also took home the prize for 2005's "Brokeback Mountain" -- we're sure he can deftly handle the complicated story line.
Lee is set to direct a film that will focus on the legendary boxing rivalries of the 1960s and '70s, including a recreation of the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier throwdown known as the Thrilla in Manila.
Shot in 3D, the movie will focus on several key fights from that era, highlighting legends like Ali, Frazier, George Foreman, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Though there's no word on just how he plans to do it, Deadline reports that Lee wants to unite the different vignettes in some way so that they flow into one cohesive story. Considering Lee's talent -- he won this year's directing Oscar for "Pi," and also took home the prize for 2005's "Brokeback Mountain" -- we're sure he can deftly handle the complicated story line.
- 8/8/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
"Titanic" is about to take its last voyage. Apparently.
One never can be entirely sure, since James Cameron is one of today's most innovative filmmakers ... but at least for now, his 1997 Oscar winner about the title ship's famously doomed maiden trip is getting its final debut. Monday (Sept. 10), Paramount Home Entertainment releases Cameron's 3D reconfiguration on Blu-ray (the movie's debut in that format), along with remastered 2D versions on both Blu-ray and DVD.
"Our goal at first was just to get a green light on the movie," Jon Landau -- who produced "Titanic" with Cameron -- tells Zap2it. "Our second goal was to survive the production period. And the third goal was for it to do well enough that maybe Jim and I could work together again one day."
There's no question "Titanic" did that, also cementing the stardom of its Jack and Rose, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
One never can be entirely sure, since James Cameron is one of today's most innovative filmmakers ... but at least for now, his 1997 Oscar winner about the title ship's famously doomed maiden trip is getting its final debut. Monday (Sept. 10), Paramount Home Entertainment releases Cameron's 3D reconfiguration on Blu-ray (the movie's debut in that format), along with remastered 2D versions on both Blu-ray and DVD.
"Our goal at first was just to get a green light on the movie," Jon Landau -- who produced "Titanic" with Cameron -- tells Zap2it. "Our second goal was to survive the production period. And the third goal was for it to do well enough that maybe Jim and I could work together again one day."
There's no question "Titanic" did that, also cementing the stardom of its Jack and Rose, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
- 9/10/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Pretentious. Hipster. Nepotistic. Ambitious. Fearless. Genius. What do all of these words have in common? They’ve all been used to describe Lena Dunham and her creative efforts on HBO’s Girls, which concludes its first season this Sunday.
Anyone who watches the show is familiar with Dunham’s autuerian efforts. She’s got a writing credit on every episode. She’s directed half of the first season’s episodes. And she stars as Hannah, the show’s frustrating main character. In an era where the show runner is everything to a television series, Dunham shoulders a boatload of the responsibility in relation to the show’s quality. In all likelihood, one’s opinions of Dunham go hand-in-hand with one’s opinion of Girls, because for all intents and purposes, Lena Dunham is Girls.
The reaction has been a fascinating roller coaster ride. Critics initially hailed the show with positive reviews.
Anyone who watches the show is familiar with Dunham’s autuerian efforts. She’s got a writing credit on every episode. She’s directed half of the first season’s episodes. And she stars as Hannah, the show’s frustrating main character. In an era where the show runner is everything to a television series, Dunham shoulders a boatload of the responsibility in relation to the show’s quality. In all likelihood, one’s opinions of Dunham go hand-in-hand with one’s opinion of Girls, because for all intents and purposes, Lena Dunham is Girls.
The reaction has been a fascinating roller coaster ride. Critics initially hailed the show with positive reviews.
- 6/15/2012
- by M. Patrick Heywood
- Obsessed with Film
If IMDb is to be believed, the star of Men in Black 1, 2 and 3 has plans to make Hancock 2, Bad Boys 3 and I, Robot 2. Which films do you want to see Smith revisit?
It's never the most reliable of indicators but, if IMDb is to be believed, Will Smith is going to spend the next few years dwelling exclusively on well-trodden ground. After the success of Men in Black 3 – although that's a relative term, based on whether or not you believe "slightly better than Men in Black 2" to be a valid definition of success – the site would have you believe that Will Smith is only interested in making sequels from now on.
Apparently, after starring in the next M Night Shyamalan movie and a film about a magical horse, Will Smith will make Hancock 2. And then Bad Boys 3. And then, in 2015, I, Robot 2. Add to...
It's never the most reliable of indicators but, if IMDb is to be believed, Will Smith is going to spend the next few years dwelling exclusively on well-trodden ground. After the success of Men in Black 3 – although that's a relative term, based on whether or not you believe "slightly better than Men in Black 2" to be a valid definition of success – the site would have you believe that Will Smith is only interested in making sequels from now on.
Apparently, after starring in the next M Night Shyamalan movie and a film about a magical horse, Will Smith will make Hancock 2. And then Bad Boys 3. And then, in 2015, I, Robot 2. Add to...
- 6/14/2012
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
From the sublime Fire in Babylon to Mario Balotelli's ridiculous hat, what to put in people's stockings this year
DVD & Blu-ray
An absolutely bumper year for sport on film was dominated by two disciplines. Cricket gave us Fire In Babylon (all titles available at amazon.co.uk), a rousing account of the 1970s West Indies side, of their brilliant cricket and, importantly, its part in their assertion of pride amid the racial and post-colonial politics of the time.
Politics also sets the scene for From The Ashes, the gloom of Britain in 1981 providing a backdrop for an historic series. It's a gripping story, entertainingly told, but the real treats are the Australian contributions – amusing and enlightening. It doubles up with the The Ashes Series 2010-2011 Box Set, a mammoth celebration of an Aussie defeat that simply never gets old. The included two-disc documentary is also excellent.
Motor sport also provides some compulsive viewing.
DVD & Blu-ray
An absolutely bumper year for sport on film was dominated by two disciplines. Cricket gave us Fire In Babylon (all titles available at amazon.co.uk), a rousing account of the 1970s West Indies side, of their brilliant cricket and, importantly, its part in their assertion of pride amid the racial and post-colonial politics of the time.
Politics also sets the scene for From The Ashes, the gloom of Britain in 1981 providing a backdrop for an historic series. It's a gripping story, entertainingly told, but the real treats are the Australian contributions – amusing and enlightening. It doubles up with the The Ashes Series 2010-2011 Box Set, a mammoth celebration of an Aussie defeat that simply never gets old. The included two-disc documentary is also excellent.
Motor sport also provides some compulsive viewing.
- 12/12/2011
- by Giles Richards
- The Guardian - Film News
U.S. Dramatic Competition
This year's 16 films were selected from 1,026 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.
Adam (Director-screenwriter: Max Mayer)
A strange and lyrical love story between a somewhat socially dysfunctional young man and the woman of his dreams. Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison.
Amreeka (Director-screenwriter: Cherien Dabis)
When a divorced Palestinian woman and her teenage son move to rural Illinois at the outset of the Iraq war, they find their new lives replete with challenges. Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat.
Big Fan (Director-screenwriter: Robert Siegel)
The world of a parking garage attendant who happens to be the New York Giants' biggest fan is turned upside down after an altercation with his favorite player. Cast: Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Matt Servitto.
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (Director-screenwriter: John Krasinski)
When her boyfriend leaves with little explanation,...
This year's 16 films were selected from 1,026 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.
Adam (Director-screenwriter: Max Mayer)
A strange and lyrical love story between a somewhat socially dysfunctional young man and the woman of his dreams. Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison.
Amreeka (Director-screenwriter: Cherien Dabis)
When a divorced Palestinian woman and her teenage son move to rural Illinois at the outset of the Iraq war, they find their new lives replete with challenges. Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat.
Big Fan (Director-screenwriter: Robert Siegel)
The world of a parking garage attendant who happens to be the New York Giants' biggest fan is turned upside down after an altercation with his favorite player. Cast: Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Matt Servitto.
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (Director-screenwriter: John Krasinski)
When her boyfriend leaves with little explanation,...
- 12/3/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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