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Inside track: Golden Globes' race for best comedy/musical actress

8 December 2009 9:23 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Oscar rules prohibit stars from being nominated twice in one category, but Meryl Streep will probably compete against herself at the Globes. Don't assume she'll split her votes and lose. When Tim Robbins reaped rival bids for best comedy/musical actor of 1992 for "The Player" and "Bob Roberts," he won for "The Player." Best Comedy/Musical Actress Front-runners Sandra Bullock, "The Proposal" Marion Cotillard, "Nine" Zoey Deschanel, "(500) Days of Summer" Katherine Heigl, “The Ugly Truth” Meryl Streep, "It's Complicated" Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia" Possible Julia Roberts, "Duplicity" Ellen Page, "Whip It" Related Posts Inside track: Golden Globes' race for best musical-comedy actor Inside track: Golden Globes' race for best drama actress Inside track: Golden »

- tomoneil

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Entourage, the movie?

4 December 2009 6:31 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Mark Wahlberg has stated in an interview that he believes that Entourage, the HBO show in which he serves as executive producer, has two more years left in its television life before making the jump to the theatrical screen. The show has just been renewed for a sixth season.

It's not a bad idea, although the concept of a Hollywood insider movie has been done in Hollywood movies before, most notably with Robert Altman's The Player. However, it's been 17 years since that movie was released, so its ripe for recycling (It's surprising it hasn't been redone yet).

HBO has seen tremendous success with one of its franchises moving to the big screen, Sex and the City (which has a sequel on the way). On the other hand, The Sopranos hasn't made it to the big screen yet for some reason. Perhaps David Chase didn't want to ruin a perfect ending to the series. »

- Brad Trechak

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The Girlfriend Experience

27 November 2009 9:12 AM, PST | Pure Movies | See recent Pure Movies news »

The Girlfriend Experience is one of the more courageous and challenging films to come out this year, and the fact that it Soderbergh’s can give us all hope. An odd beast, Steven Soderbergh; an odd, Janus-faced movie beast.  An Oscar-winning director (nominated twice in the same year—a feat only equalled once before, in 1938, by Michael Curtiz, who didn’t win) who pumps out the mall-pleasers like Ocean’s 11, 12, and 13 (though the mall was, apparently, less pleased with 12), Out of Sight, and—let’s face it—Erin Brockovich.  He also has a doppelganger, his Imp of the Perverse, that turns out uncompromising, indie fare like Schizopolis, the brilliant Full Frontal, and the even more brilliant Bubble.  But it isn’t a case of Robert Altman Syndrome (a director, God rest his soul, seemingly bent on immolating his career and repeatedly swallowing a grenade—like Prêt-à-Porter after The Player and »

- Garth Twa

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The significance of Nine for Anthony Minghella's legacy

26 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Two years after his sudden death, what may turn out be Anthony Minghella's final work, Nine – an all-star musical about a director in dilemma – is about to appear. David Thomson hymns his friend 'Ant'

Nine will open wide in America on Christmas Day, and it is certain to be a major contender in the Oscar race. It is the movie version of the musical (book by Arthur Kopit, music by Maury Yeston) that opened on Broadway in 1982, with Raul Julia in the lead role of Guido Contini. In a New York revival, Antonio Banderas played Guido, and when it was given in a concert performance in London Jonathan Pryce played the lead. This is the movie, from the Weinstein Company, and everything has been upscaled. Beyond the astonishing female cast (more anon), it has Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido. There is a hint that in this version, Guido has been upgraded just a little, »

- David Thomson

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Warner Bros. Remaking ‘Captain Blood’…In Space

3 August 2009 1:37 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

I’m going to throw out the name of a movie that most of our readers have never heard of, much less seen - Captain Blood. It isn’t some indie flick or a PETA documentary on the killing of whales. No, the reason you probably haven’t heard of it is because unless you were a teenager in the 1930’s (which would put you in the late 80’s or early 90’s age range), went to film school or just really love old black and white movies, in all likelihood you’ve never come across the Warner Bros. classic film.

It looks like all that might change soon though as Warner Bros. studios have chosen brothers Michael and Peter Spierig to direct a remake of Captain Blood based on a  John Brownlow script. After producer Bill Gerber (Gran Torino) and Warner Bros hired Brownlow to do a first draft of Captain Blood, »

- Paul Young

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Captain Blood Remake Will Be Set In Space

31 July 2009 10:09 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

As of last December Catch a Fire director Philip Noyce was on board to remake Captain Blood, the 1935 Errol Flynn swashbuckling epic. But six months later, it seems a lot of things have changed. Michael and Peter Spierig will be directing, according to Variety, and as a result, the whole thing will be set in space. Yes, space. And even producer Bill Gerber admits that the idea is kind of insane. "At first, I felt like I was in that scene in 'The Player,' where Buck Henry pitches the sequel to 'The Graduate,'" he said in Variety. "But when I took a look at their animatic depiction of a pirate battle in space, it had such a distinctive visual look to it that I said, 'Great, I get it.'" Apparently the story will stay relatively similar, regardless of the location shift-- a doctor escapes prison »

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Captain Blood Remake to be Set in Space

31 July 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Warner Bros has signed Michael and Peter Spierig (Daybreakers) to direct and John Brownlow to write a new version of "Captain Blood," the 1935 swashbuckler pirate classic about a wrongly imprisoned British doctor who escapes to become a pirate in the Caribbean. To separate their movie from all the other pirate films, Warner Bros has decided to set the remake in space. "At first, I felt like I was in that scene in 'The Player,' where Buck Henry pitches the sequel to 'The Graduate,'" said producer Bill Gerber. "But when I took a look at their animatic depiction of a pirate battle in space, it had such a distinctive visual look to it that, that I said, 'Great, I get it.'" Gerber said that despite the radical period and venue switch, the film will be fairly faithful to a plot in which the doctor, Peter Blood, »

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Warners to remake 'Captain Blood' in space

31 July 2009 6:58 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Warner Bros has announced plans to remake classic pirate movie Captain Blood in space. The studio has hired brothers Michael and Peter Spierig (forthcoming vampire film Daybreakers) to direct and John Brownlow to write the script for the sci-fi swashbuckler. Producer Bill Gerber told Variety that he was won over by the Spierig brothers' presentation pitch, saying: "At first, I felt like I was in that scene in The Player, where Buck Henry pitches the sequel to The Graduate. "But when I took a look at their animatic depiction of a pirate battle (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Captain Blood Remake Blasts Off

31 July 2009 5:43 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Warner Bros. Pictures has plucked the 1935 classic Captain Blood starring Errol Flynn from their vault to prime a remake with an unexpected twist. Per Variety, Rather than Captain Blood pirating and rescuing his love in the Caribbean Sea, he'll be cruising the deep dark reaches of outer space. Sort of like Ice Pirates, only without the ice, sped up time, and nasty Space Herpes. Michael and Peter Spierig, fresh off writing and directing the upcoming vampire flick Daybreakers, are set to direct based on a script by relative writing newcomer John Brownlow. It was Brownlow's first draft set in space combined with the Spierig's visually unique animatics that sealed the deal with Warner. "At first, I felt like I was in that scene in The Player, where Buck Henry pitches the sequel to The Graduate," noted Warner producer Bill Gerber. "But when I took a look at their animatic depiction »

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The Spierig Brothers Want ‘Blood’ in Space

31 July 2009 5:18 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

Michael and Peter Spierig, the Australian brothers behind ‘Undead’ and the upcoming ‘Daybreak,’ have set themseves up to next direct ‘Captain Blood’ for Warner Brothers.  They have been hired by WB to direct as well as write a new version of the 1935 classic starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The Spierigs were chosen, because of their idea to have the new version of the film set in space.

At first, I felt like I was in that scene in ‘The Player,’ where Buck Henry pitches the sequel to ‘The Graduate.’  But when I took a look at their animatic depiction of a pirate battle in space, it had such a distinctive visual look to it that I said, ‘Great, I get it.’

That comes from producer Bill Gerber who is backing the project for WB.  The film will tell roughly the same story as the original, that of a »

- Kirk

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Captain Blood gets spaced

31 July 2009 2:08 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

In 1935 Errol Flynn was about to become the man. With chiseled good looks and an athletic build he charmed ladies and men at the theaters in the role of Captain Blood, a pirate on the high seas in the Caribbean. Flynn went on to become the king of swashbucklers in a string of adventure films (including 1938's classic The Adventures of Robin Hood) and also a legend in the growing gossip-mongering industry for his lothario ways. In any case, Flynn's role as the swarthy pirate captain still remains fondly remembered by film buffs today.

With the stunning success of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy of films Warner Bros. has toyed around with the idea of remaking Captain Blood and cashing in on the yo-ho-ho and a bottle of grog craze. Up 'til now the idea was doing a new Captain Blood film on wet terra firma but now the »

- Patrick Sauriol

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The Flickcast - Episode 7: The Search for Spock

13 May 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Last week on The Flickcast, the team discussed all sorts of topics including the box office success, and relative merits, of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the latest G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra trailer, the upcoming District 9, produced by Peter Jackson and renewals of shows like Southland and Heroes. They also made some great picks including TV’s Party Down, Hot Fuzz, Garth Ennis’ Preacher and Robert Altman’s The Player.

This week, Chris, Matt and Christina talk all-things Star Trek, take on Terminator: Salvation, toss around various casting news and take it home with some great picks for the week. Speaking of great picks, this time around the team’s include another of Matt’s “shows you’re not watching but should be” called Smallville, Christina’s top MTV/Internet show Five Dollar Cover and Chris’ favorite Jake Gyllenhall movie that also features a six foot tall time traveling rabbit and Patrick Swayze. »

- Joe Gillis

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DVD release inspirations including Australia

27 April 2009 2:08 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Good morning and welcome to the week Boxwishers and what a week it promises to be. The summer season of blockbuster movies starts here with this Wednesday’s cinematic release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Why on a Wednesday you ask and it’s a jolly good question. But frankly, we just don’t care. We’re so psyched about this mutated beast of a movie that we’re going to be brandishing our claws in celebration with some Wolverine-inspired features later this week. However, before we check out Hugh Jackman on action man form, let’s see him as a romantic lead in today’s big new DVD release Australia. And if you don’t fancy that, then it’s a good job we’ve also got some family comedy and cutting satire. Click over for more…

If you see… Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in the sweeping epic romance directed by Baz Luhrmann, »

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Life imitates death at Scarycon

30 March 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Indie writer/director Jeff C. Smith gave Fango the first word about his upcoming feature Everybody Dies At Scarycon, which is currently in the process of casting and raising its finances. The project reunites Smith with producer Sara Parrell and many of the cast from his previous horror satire, Stupid Teenagers Must Die!

In Everybody Dies At Scarycon, a low-budget filmmaking team attend the titular horror convention in a remote location to premiere their fright feature Everybody Dies. “And, of course, something goes terribly wrong and people start getting hacked to pieces,” says Smith, who admits that “some” of the storyline is based on his own experiences. “The exciting part of Scarycon for me is the cameos we’re lining up. This is a horror convention, after all, so we’re gonna fill the place with icons of the genre. If you’ve seen Robert Altman’s The Player, this is the horror movie version. »

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Blu-Ray Review: Barry Levinson Wastes Great Ensemble in ‘What Just Happened’

2 March 2009 11:02 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0 Chicago – They made a movie about Bruce Willis’ beard. “What Just Happened” is yet another head-scratcher from one of the more acclaimed directors of the ’80s and ’90s, Barry Levinson. Like “Envy” and “Man of the Year” before it, Levinson has spit out yet another inert comedy with a great ensemble but no passion, creativity or life to it. A mediocre Blu-Ray presentation does nothing to enhance the film.

Art Linson is one of the most successful and notorious producers in Hollywood. His name is on “Into the Wild,” “Spartan,” “Fight Club,” “Heat,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” and more. He wrote a memoir about his complicated times in Hollywood and adapted his own book into the screenplay for “What Just Happened”.

What Just Happened was released on Blu-Ray on February 24th, 2009.

Photo credit: Magnolia

Linson has been turned into Ben (Robert De Niro), a producer trying to »

- BrianTT

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Watch out, Mickey Rourke: Indie Spirit is Oscar's consolation prize

21 February 2009 1:43 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

The Independent Spirit award is supposed to salute what past ceremony host Samuel L. Jackson once called "the strange, the weird, the eclectic, the visionary, the new blood." Ideally, its purpose is to help those low-profile quality films that could use a boost so that someday, maybe, the filmmakers and performers could compete in the big league of the Oscars.

And back when the Spirits took flight, they tried hard to keep to that mission. Indeed, its first best-picture winner in 1985, "After Hours," wasn't nominated for a single Oscar. But then "Platoon" won best pic at both the Spirits and the Oscars the next year. From then on, the Spirits focused more and more on seemingly academy-friendly films, with a corresponding increase in its own profile. While 1987 best-pic winner "River's Edge" was snubbed at the Oscars, other early champs made it into Oscar categories like screenplay ("sex, lies and videotape, »

- tomoneil

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2009 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004 | 2002 | 1997

16 articles from 2009

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