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The Gatekeeper: Production Blog #4 - Mr. Miyagi and the guy who wrote Midnight Run

20 August 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

I'd like to spend this blog talking about mentors. I grew up watching movies like The Karate Kid and always dreamed of having a Mr. Miyagi to help me guide me through the trials of life. I'm sure a lot of people in my generation, a generation of working parents and television babysitters, yearned for this as well. It was through the coming of age stories like Stand By Me that we learned important lessons about life and friendship. It was through The Karate Kid that we learned the value of discipline. I never had a Mr. Miyagi in my turbulent teen years. And I never went on a journey with my friends that left us with a better understanding of life. Instead, I grew up in the suburbs. The impenetrable boredom of little boxes lined up on a series of dead end streets and cul-de-sacs.

It wouldn't be til my mid twenties, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Isaac Meisenheimer)

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Brian Tyler: Law Abiding Citizen

16 July 2009 5:34 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

According to the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, Brian Tyler is attached to F. Gary Gray's thriller Law Abiding Citizen, starring Gerard Butler, Michael Gambon, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb and Christian Stolte. Gray previously worked with composers Anne Dudley (American History X, A Man Apart) and John Powell (The Italian Job, Be Cool); Law Abiding Citizen is his first with Brian Tyler. The script is by Kurt Wimmer, telling the story about a man who takes justice into his own hands targeting the district attorney who is reponsible for setting the killer of his family free. Brian Tyler has also done the music for George Gallo's Middle Men, starring Giovanni Ribisi, Luke Wilson and James Caan. His other recent scores include Dragonball: Evolution and Fast & Furious, and coming soon is The Final Destination. »

- noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)

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Beau Bridges jumps in to 'Columbus Circle'

7 July 2009 3:02 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Beau Bridges has been cast in "Columbus Circle," an indie thriller directed and co-written by George Gallo. "Circle" centers on a reclusive heiress Abigail (Selma Blair), who hasn't left her upscale Manhattan apartment building in nearly two decades. She's in contact with only two people: her building's concierge, Klandermann (Kevin Pollak), with whom she communicates via notes, and Dr. Raymond Fontaine (Bridges), a longtime family friend and her sole confidant for most of her life. Abigail is brought face-to-face with her fears when a detective (Giovanni Ribisi) shows up to investigate a homicide next door and a new couple (Amy Smart and Jason Lee) moves in to that apartment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, principal photography on »

- Adnan Tezer

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Daily news dose: Virginia Madsen joins 'Invention;' Beau Bridges boards 'Columbus Circle'

7 July 2009 12:58 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Here is your dose of film news for July 7, 2009:

• Virginia Madsen is the latest to join Kevin Spacey, Craig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville and Camilla Belle in Trent Cooper's upcoming comedy "Father of Invention." The film follows a stinking rich inventor (Spacey) who goes to jail after one of his creations goes wrong. Once he's released, he runs into several struggles making up time with his family. (Variety)

• Beau Bridges has signed on to star in George Gallo's upcoming thriller "Columbus Circle," which is already shooting. Selma Blair plays an heiress who hasn't left her Manhattan apartment in nearly 20 years. The only people she speaks to are her concierge (Kevin Pollak) and a family friend (Bridges). Things start to change for her when a detective investigates a homicide next door. (THR)

• Peter Krause has boarded Daniel Barnz's "Beastly," a reimagining of "Beauty and the Beast" from CBS Films. »

- Franck Tabouring

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Beau Bridges joins "Columbus Circle"

7 July 2009 1:19 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Beau Bridges has joined "Columbus Circle," an independent thriller which George Gallo is directing and co-writing. The story focuses on a reclusive heiress Abigail (played by Selma Blair), who has not left her Manhattan apartment in almost twenty years. She only contacts two people - Dr. Raymond Fontaine (Bridges) and the building's concierge (Kevin Pollak). When a homicide occurs next door, a detective (Giovanni Ribisi) arrives to investigate and a new couple (played by Jason Lee and Amy Smart) move into the appartment. Pollak co-wrote the script and principal photography has started in Los Angeles. »

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Beau Bridges Heads to Columbus Circle

6 July 2009 6:40 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

In a story from The Hollywood Reporter Beau Bridges has joined the cast of Columbus Circle. The film is being written and directed by George Gallo.

Columbus Circle follows an heiress (Selma Blair), who hasn't moved from her upscale Manhattan apartment building in two decades. The only people she talks to are her building's concierge, Klandermann (Kevin Pollak) and Dr. Raymond Fontaine (Bridges). Fontaine is the only person she really knows and trusts.

The film, which was written by both Gallo and Pollak, has already begun shooting in Los Angeles.

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Gallo readies for 'Columbus Circle'

1 July 2009 5:40 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

George Gallo is set for "Columbus Circle."According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran writer behind such action comedies as "Bad Boys" and "Midnight Run" will direct the indie thriller from a script he co-wrote with Kevin Pollak, who has a role in the film as well.Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Jason Lee and Giovanni Ribisi also star in "Circle." Oxymoron Entertainment's Christopher Mallick and Blue Star Entertainment's William Sherak and Jason Shuman will produce. "Circle" centers on a reclusive heiress (Blair) in an upscale Manhattan apartment building who is brought face-to-face with her fears when a detective (Ribisi) shows up to investigate a homicide next door and a new couple (Smart and Lee) moves in to that apartment. Pollak plays the »

- Adnan Tezer

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Gallo 'Circle's Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Jason Lee and Ribisi for Indie Thriller

1 July 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Low budget filmmaker George Gallo has gathered some former players in Giovanni Ribisi (from the just completed Middle Men) and Selma Blair (My Mom's New Boyfriend) and added Amy Smart and Jason Lee to the fold in an indie thriller that was co-written with Kevin Pollak (the actor also has a role in the film - he wrote himself a concierge part). To be filmed in Los Angeles, Columbus Circle is actually a Manhattan apt. set project which focuses on a reclusive heiress (Blair) in an upscale Manhattan apartment building who is brought face-to-face with her fears when a detective (Ribisi) shows up to investigate a homicide next door and a new couple (Smart and Lee) moves in to that apartment. Oxymoron Entertainment's Christopher Mallick and Blue Star Entertainment's William Sherak and Jason Shuman produce. Gallo has failed to make a spark for himself in the previous projects »

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Cast Lined Up for Columbus Circle

30 June 2009 10:23 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi and Kevin Pollak are set to star in Columbus Circle, an indie thriller that George Gallo is directing from a script he co-wrote with Pollack. Principal photography is slated to start this month in Los Angeles. The film centers on a reclusive heiress (Blair) in an upscale Manhattan apartment building who is brought face-to-face with her fears when a detective (Ribisi) shows up to investigate a homicide next door and a new couple (Smart and Lee) moves in to that apartment. Pollak plays the building's concierge and one of the heiress' few friends. On a recent episode of his internet talk show, Pollak revealed that the idea for the film came on a plane ride back from the Cannes Film Festival after producer Christopher Mallick had lost the rights to a remake of a Korean film. Two loft sets were already built and ready to go, »

- James Cook

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George Gallo Ventures to Columbus Circle

30 June 2009 6:03 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

According to The Hollywood Reporter George Gallo (writer of Bad Boys) will be directing Columbus Circle.

Gallo co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Pollak who will also be in the film. He has a role in the film as well.

Also starring in the film are Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Jason Lee and Giovanni Ribisi.

The film looks at a reclusive heiress (Blair) who lives in a posh Manhattan apartment building. She is made very uneasy when a detective (Ribisi) investigates a homicide next door. After this a young couple (Smart and Lee) takes up residence in that apartment. Pollak is set to play the concierge of the building.

Principal photography will start this month in Los Angeles.

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Int: George Gallo

6 May 2009 3:54 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

One of the main motivations to visit the set of Middle Men, for me, was the chance to chat with writer/director George Gallo. I am a huge fan of Midnight Run. The script he wrote provided some of the best material Robert De Niro has had to work with in the past twenty-five years. When I arrived at the Las Vegas Country Club they were setting up for a busy day, that would include two locations and several set ups and the production had allotted for just this one day to get it all. So I was... »

- Rusty Eltringham

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11 articles from 2009

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