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2009 | 2008 | 1999 | 1998
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Checking in with Conrad Hilton: 'Mad Men' actor Chelcie Ross speaks
9 November 2009 7:21 PM, PST | The Watcher | See recent The Watcher news »
Chicago actor Chelcie Ross has his share of memorable moments in film and onstage. Last year, for example, the actor spent several months in London when he appeared in the National Theatre’s production of "August: Osage County,” a play by Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Tracy Letts. "Full houses every night. It was an actor’s dream come true — 'Ok, Lord, take me now,'" Ross said. Though he was a mainstay of Chicago stages for years and also has a thriving feature career ("Rudy," "Basic Instinct," "A Simple Plan"), television viewers may know Ross best for his role as Conrad Hilton... »
- Tempo
Peter Briggs Talks 'Mortis Rex' and Future Projects!
29 October 2009 9:54 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
We've got a pretty special interview for you this evening as in light of the recent announcement that Us producer Jim Jacks, whose track record includes the Mummy franchise and A Simple Plan, has signed on to produce Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs supernatural action thriller Mortis Rex, we sat down with Briggs to talk in-depth about this project, among numerous others. Beyond the break you'll find this massive interview, along with some concept art we've posted previously. "Bloody Disgusting" -- who have been covering "Mortis" since its announcement at the last American Film Market -- managed to grab Briggs this morning and score an exclusive from him. »
Mortis Rex Scores a Producer; Filming Starts Next Year
27 October 2009 5:18 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
The action horror subgenre will be getting itself some life soon as producer Jim Jacks (the Mummy franchise, A Simple Plan) has signed on to produce Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs' supernatural action thriller Mortis Rex.
According to Screen Daily, Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs makes his feature directorial debut on the story of a disgraced Roman soldier who is given the chance to redeem himself when he investigates a spate of brutal murders.
Jacks will produce through his Frelaine Productions alongside Stuart Pollok, Matthew Dench, and Marisa Kagan. Dominic Ianno played a key role in securing the financing and will serve as executive producer.
“I’ve always been interested in Roman history in general and the dark myths surrounding the building of Hadrian’s Wall in particular,” Jacks tells Sd. “Mortis Rex’s uniquely original, blood chilling telling of the legend of the Lost Legion with a monster movie twist »
- Uncle Creepy
Afm '09: 'Mummy' Producer Comes Onboard 'Mortis Rex'
27 October 2009 4:29 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Some pretty huge news this evening as Us producer Jim Jacks, whose track record includes the Mummy franchise and A Simple Plan, has signed on to produce Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs supernatural action thriller Mortis Rex, reports Screen Daily. You can get the full skinny on this massive period piece horror film below. Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs makes his feature directorial debut on the story of a disgraced Roman soldier who is given the chance to redeem himself when he investigates a spate of brutal murders. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in spring 2010 in the UK, Italy and Eastern Europe. More »
Pastor Brothers Signed to Strange but True
20 October 2009 3:59 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Author John Searles has only written two novels, but already his second, Strange but True, has been picked up for the big screen treatment. And, continuing our theme of "two", it will be the sophomore directorial project of Spanish brothers Alex and David Pastor, whose debut, Carriers, was somewhat mishandled by Paramount Vantage.
Let's hope they have better luck with Ross Katz and Fred Berger’s Civil Dawn Pictures and John Penotti and Tim Williams’ GreeneStreet Films, the production team behind Strange.
Per Variety, the screenplay is being co-written by Searles and novelist Eric Garcia. Strange centers on a young woman who, five years after the death of her boyfriend, tells his parents she is pregnant with his baby. "It’s a dramatic thriller with a big heart in the line of 'Fargo' and 'A Simple Plan'," Alex Pastor told the trade.
One line in a review of »
- Uncle Creepy
Pastors Join 'Strange' Project
20 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Nice to see that filmmaking brother duo David and Alex Pastor haven't been eradicated from business - their first feature film made less than 100 grand at the box office - Paramount Vantage pulled Carriers after one week in theaters. The Pastors are attached to direct the project mounted by GreeneStreet Films and Civil Dawn Pictures' Ross Katz and Fred Berger. Strange, but True is based on John Searles' offbeat mystery novel that begins when a teenager's girlfriend arrives at his family's home five years after his death insisting that she is pregnant with his child. Sort of sounds like Shana Feste' The Greatest put without the shrouded in mystery component. Eric Garcia penned the screenplay. David Pastor mentioned to Variety that the screenplay has elements of Fargo and A Simple Plan. Bring out the winter shoot I say. Coincidently shooting would begin in February/March. ... »
Carriers Directors Enter Strange Territory
20 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Undaunted by the fact that their U.S. feature debut Carriers was dumped by Paramount, the Pastor brothers, David and Alex, are moving forward on their next film Strange, But True . More thriller and less horror is what this one is sounding like. The film is based on John Searles' 2004 novel of the same name (his second) and was adapted by Searles and Eric Garcia. Melissa Moody is the character at the heart of the story. She seems to believe she's pregnant with the baby of her long dead boyfriend (like, five years "long dead"). Alex Pastor tells Variety the film is in the vein of Fargo and A Simple Plan . Civil Dawn Pictures and Greenestreet Films will produce. Strange, But True probably won't garner much more coverage here at Shock, but we thought you'd be... »
Top Ten Underrated Films (Of All Time)
2 September 2009 11:15 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Great movies sometimes do not hit it off with the audience upon first viewing. Not even the sublime Citizen Kane found much appreciation on its release in 1941, taking over twenty years and critical re-discovery in order for everybody to agree it was a pretty special movie.
Cult films are different (and this is not a list of cult movies) – those do tend to find an audience (usually people who become hardcore fans) allowing the film to become celebrated in alternative ways – as opposed to garnering a multitude of awards.
This is a list drawn up of films I consider under-rated; overlooked; not thought about; dismissed, and so forth. I am not suggesting they should be regaled as masterpieces anointed and placed in a cinematic pantheon of greatness.
Compiling lists is very tough and as this is limited to a mere ten films, some wonderful films did not make final cut. »
- Martyn Conterio
Lebowski Meets Truman: Rewinding 1998
19 August 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Every once in a while my brain returns to 1998, the first full year I worked as a film critic. What happens is that something will remind me of a movie that has aged particularly well, something like The Big Lebowski or A Simple Plan, and I'll notice that there were quite a lot of good movies that year, and that many of them didn't get much love at the time. But then I'll start thinking about all those movies that did get lots of love -- especially Oscar love -- and how they haven't aged well at all. By looking at the Oscars and the box office list, you'd think it was a terrible movie year, but in reality it was a great movie year. How does this happen? One of the things I ask myself is: why wasn't Jeff Bridges nominated for Best Actor for The Big Lebowski? And come to that, »
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
Super Shorts: Spider
20 July 2009 5:46 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Nash Edgerton: this guy is one to watch, for sure. Starting out as a stuntman for the Star Wars series (the double of Ewan McGregor, apparently), he's also been an actor, writer, editor. He's a noted music video director: his latest work, 'Beyond Here Lies Nothing,' for Bob Dylan, features a man and a woman stylishly fighting each other (er, to say the least). His feature, The Square, set for release this fall in America, is a twisty take on noir in the vein of A Simple Plan or Blood Simple, a route that isn't surprising considering the nasty little pleasures in this Australian short. It does Spider a disservice to write too much about it, so, start watching! We'll see whether you're surprised or horrified. Although, can we recommend, perhaps, not dating the guy? His artistic output so far may imply that he's not the greatest boyfriend. »
Super Shorts: Spider
20 July 2009 5:46 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Nash Edgerton: this guy is one to watch, for sure. Starting out as a stuntman for the Star Wars series (the double of Ewan McGregor, apparently), he's also been an actor, writer, editor. He's a noted music video director: his latest work, 'Beyond Here Lies Nothing,' for Bob Dylan, features a man and a woman stylishly fighting each other (er, to say the least). His feature, The Square, set for release this fall in America, is a twisty take on noir in the vein of A Simple Plan or Blood Simple, a route that isn't surprising considering the nasty little pleasures in this Australian short. It does Spider a disservice to write too much about it, so, start watching! We'll see whether you're surprised or horrified. Although, can we recommend, perhaps, not dating the guy? His artistic output so far may imply that he's not the greatest boyfriend. »
Review of Brian King's Hitchcockian thriller Night Train
6 July 2009 12:47 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Year: 2009
Directors: Brian King
Writers: Brian King
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Amazon: Link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 6 out of 10
Screenwriter Brian King makes a valiant effort to bring a classic noir flavor to his moody directorial debut, but ultimately Night Train fails to deliver a second coming of Sam Spade and The Maltese Falcon and comes off feeling like a by-the-numbers retread of A Simple Plan mixed with a not-so-memorable episode of The Twilight Zone.
That's not to say there isn't also a lot to like here. King's screenplay may not be terribly original, but it is at least a cinephile's wet dream - full of references to past characters and film noir flicks. The ensemble cast of Danny Glover, Leelee Sobieski, and Steve Zahn is also uniformly strong considering their paper-thin characters and I liked how the sets evoke a timeless feeling where you're never quite sure what era you're in. »
The Dark Knight Cleans Up at Key Art Awards
14 June 2009 9:28 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
The 38th annual Key Art Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in artwork and other promotional materials in film advertising, were recently handed out and last year’s mega blockbuster The Dark Knight was the star of the show. Awards were handed out in nearly 60 categories, from which the 11 best in show awards were chosen. Chris Nolan's second Batman movie, led the list of award winners, taking home eight prizes, including three best of show awards for its theatrical poster, theatrical TV spot and home entertainment print. Pixar’s Wall-e was a close runner-up, earning seven awards, including one best in show citation for home entertainment, new release packaging. Warners, which fielded Knight, and Disney, which released Wall-e, earned 10 awards each, as did Paramount, thanks to a mix of films that included Iron Man, Tropic Thunder and The Godfather: Coppola Restoration DVD. Ignition, which worked on films as varied as Pineapple Express, »
- James Cook
Drag Me To Hell
3 June 2009 11:50 PM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Release Date: May 29Director: Sam RaimiWriters: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi Cinematographer: Peter DemingStarring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna RaverStudio/Run Time: Universal, 99 mins.
Old Raimi is back, kind of
Sam Raimi has had a long and curious career, but his legacy as a filmmaker has never been in competition. Yes, after The Evil Dead, he quickly took on studio work, and even before the Spider-Man trilogy made billions worldwide, his name was already attached to a host of incongruous titles—The Quick and the Dead, A Simple Plan, For Love of the Game. But he will always known for his dourly imaginative Evil Dead movies, the bombastic, brutal, hilariously tasteless semi-trilogy that over time enshrined him as a godfather of modern horror.
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Brian King's Night Train available early (now) at Blockbuster
2 June 2009 10:36 AM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Even though we haven't reported on it, Night Train is a film I've been eying for while. Mostly because it's the feature film debut from Brian King, whose previous screenwriting credits include Vincenzo Natali's cyberpunk opus, Cypher, but also because I like the film's Shallow Grave meets A Simple Plan vibe featuring a dead man, a mysterious box full of diamonds and three characters who fight to keep hold of them.
The film is scheduled to hit DVD on July 14, 2009 but we just received word from the production that it's available early from Blockbuster. While I don't necessarily like plugging one particular video vendor, particularly ones who try to monopolize the distribution of films, I do like the idea of stores making certain film's available early.
Synopsis:
How far would you go to have everything you desire? Christmas Eve… when a veteran conductor (Glover), a young pre-med student (Sobieski »
Justin Long on Drag Me to Hell
1 June 2009 11:37 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »
Justin Long was a huge Sam Raimi fan. Growing up with the Evil Dead films, he matured along with the filmmaker watching A Simple Plan and The Gift. When Long finally got to costar in Drag Me to Hell, he met Raimi on a professional level.
Justin Long on Drag Me to Hell
.He.s very insightful and he communicates specifically when he needs to,. Long said. .For the most part I think he just kind of trusts. He puts a lot of trust in the actors which is not to say that he doesn.t give specific direction. He does when he feel he needs to, I think. He was an actor. He.s acted before, and while we were writing certainly we would act out certain things and he would slip into this very natural cadence, this very natural delivery that he had. I think »
15 most memorable characters in Sam Raimi’s movies.
30 May 2009 2:15 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
15- Donnie Barksdale in The Gift Actor: Keanu Reeves Memorable quote: Messing with the Devil is gonna get you burned. Everybody knows that. Say what you will about Keanu Reeves, but given the right project, proper casting and good direction and the man can do a decent job. He is far from outstanding in The Gift but I have to admit that I really liked the fresh take in having Reeves play a white trash hick. 14-Jacob Mitchell in A Simple Plan Actor: Billy Bob Thornton Memorable quote: I mean, hell, Hank, I've never even kissed a girl. You know, if me becoming rich is gonna change all that, you know I'm all for it. Billy Bob Thornton works best when playing the creep. This is best seen in movies like U-Turn and A Simple Plan. Here Sam Raimi uses his ugly mug placing him opposite to Bill Paxton has »
- Ricky
Justin Long Talks Drag Me to Hell
29 May 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
There is no doubt that Justin Long is a funny guy. After all, his resume is filled with hilarious performances in films like Dodgeball, Waiting, Accepted, and Idiocracy. So imagine his surprise when he got the call from director Sam Raimi to play the straight man in his new horror film, Drag Me to Hell.
Long said, "I kind of thought Sam was calling me because there was a clown in the film that comes into different scenes intermittently to throw up or juggle for comic relief. But it turns out he saw me in Live Free or Die Hard and liked my performance enough to want me in Drag Me to Hell."
"I guess it's a good thing Sam hadn't seen me in my other roles, or maybe I wouldn't have even gotten the call from him," Long joked.
In Drag Me to Hell Long plays Clay Dalton, the »
- thehorrorchick
Int: Sam Raimi!
29 May 2009 12:34 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Sam Raimi. Need I say more? Okay, sure the man did the Spider-man movies, and he also crafted some awesome little flicks like The Gift and A Simple Plan. But many a genre fan will never forget what he did to a mild mannered store clerk who finds himself battling demons and zeroing in on his cool factor. Yes, I am talking about Ash, and of course, The Evil Dead franchise. And while he hasn't returned to that series yet, he does offer up something that will certainly remind fans why he is... »
- JimmyO
[Movie Review] Drag Me To Hell
28 May 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
The worst thing that you could say about Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi’s latest film and his first horror film in over a decade, is that it’s stupid; or maybe that it’s a little racist, seeing as every non-white character is either conniving, possessing of mystical powers, or in league with Satan. But then again, the exact same thing could be said of all three Evil Dead films, and that does little to affect the entertainment value of those films. The point is, Raimi’s always done his most invigorating work when he’s operating outside the confines of a plot, character motivation, and even common sense - here he has pitched all of those so far to the wind that you’re almost wondering whether the man even understands what they mean. And it makes you want to forgive him for spending the last decade »
- Anders Nelson
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