Julien Mitelberg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Fabrice Sergent, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Bandsintown
Bandsintown is a global hub of live music that connects 60 million registered users with 540,000 artists from around the world. With live performance venues closing their doors in the wake of the pandemic, Bandisintown expanded its reach of online live-streams to connect potential concertgoers with their favorite musical acts.
The music discovery platform is intuitive and personal, allowing managers, labels, agencies and artists to access a dashboard to promote their tour dates. Artists can also directly message their followers to promote an album release or share their latest merchandise. Registered fans are able get an all-access pass to live, exclusive concerts, Q&As, live chats and artist interviews.
Last year, between March 25 and Dec. 9, 62,765 livestreams by 18,930 artists were marketed at no cost on Bandsintown to its audience of registered fans, marking an incredibly, and unexpectedly, successful 2020. During that time,...
Fabrice Sergent, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Bandsintown
Bandsintown is a global hub of live music that connects 60 million registered users with 540,000 artists from around the world. With live performance venues closing their doors in the wake of the pandemic, Bandisintown expanded its reach of online live-streams to connect potential concertgoers with their favorite musical acts.
The music discovery platform is intuitive and personal, allowing managers, labels, agencies and artists to access a dashboard to promote their tour dates. Artists can also directly message their followers to promote an album release or share their latest merchandise. Registered fans are able get an all-access pass to live, exclusive concerts, Q&As, live chats and artist interviews.
Last year, between March 25 and Dec. 9, 62,765 livestreams by 18,930 artists were marketed at no cost on Bandsintown to its audience of registered fans, marking an incredibly, and unexpectedly, successful 2020. During that time,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Todd Longwell and Daron James
- Variety Film + TV
Compared with other members of the below-the-line community affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the production shutdowns it spurred, post-production artists are uniquely positioned. Relying mostly on computers and an Internet connection to do their jobs, picture editors, sound editors and colorists are able to work remotely, while many other artisans are not.
Still, this reality is tempered by the fact that without new material to edit, their work, too, will dry out.
Tom Jarvis, the Emmy-nominated editor behind The Late Late Show with James Corden, has spoken with a number of his fellow craftsmen in recent days, gaining a sense of how the shutdowns have impacted them.
“There are quite...
Still, this reality is tempered by the fact that without new material to edit, their work, too, will dry out.
Tom Jarvis, the Emmy-nominated editor behind The Late Late Show with James Corden, has spoken with a number of his fellow craftsmen in recent days, gaining a sense of how the shutdowns have impacted them.
“There are quite...
- 3/23/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Who’s the only other actor to date to play Luke Skywalker in a Star Wars movie apart from Mark Hamill? That’s a fun trivia question that might challenge even the most ardent lovers of the franchise. The answer’s actually Aidan Barton though, the baby who played both Luke and Leia at the end of Revenge of the Sith. And if you want to feel really old, here’s what the kid looks like now.
Hamill shared some pics of Barton on his Twitter account recently, explaining that he’s the real life son of film editor Roger Barton. He’s also a high schooler, something which seems to have given the star – and many fans – an existential crisis.
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Hamill shared some pics of Barton on his Twitter account recently, explaining that he’s the real life son of film editor Roger Barton. He’s also a high schooler, something which seems to have given the star – and many fans – an existential crisis.
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- 11/18/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Burbank, CA, July 16 – Experience the epic monstrous action as legendary Titans collide when Godzilla: King of the Monsters arrives on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Edition and Digital. Directed by Michael Dougherty, the film stars Kyle Chandler, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) in her feature film debut.
From Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Toho Co. Ltd. and Huahua Media, the film’s acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Oscar nominee David Strathairn, Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe and Golden Globe nominee Ziyi Zhang.
Dougherty directed from a script he wrote with Zach Shields, story by Max Borenstein, Dougherty and Shields, based on the characters Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra and Rodan owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd. The film was produced by Mary Parent,...
From Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Toho Co. Ltd. and Huahua Media, the film’s acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Oscar nominee David Strathairn, Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe and Golden Globe nominee Ziyi Zhang.
Dougherty directed from a script he wrote with Zach Shields, story by Max Borenstein, Dougherty and Shields, based on the characters Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra and Rodan owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd. The film was produced by Mary Parent,...
- 7/19/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
After stomping onto the big screen in May, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is looking to reign supreme in your own home when the latest movie in Legendary and Warner Bros.' Monsterverse comes to Digital on August 6th, followed by a Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on August 27th:
From the Press Release: Experience the epic monstrous action as legendary Titans collide when “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” arrives on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Edition and Digital. Directed by Michael Dougherty, the film stars Kyle Chandler, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (TV’s “Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut.
From Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Toho Co. Ltd. and Huahua Media, the film’s acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr.
From the Press Release: Experience the epic monstrous action as legendary Titans collide when “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” arrives on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Edition and Digital. Directed by Michael Dougherty, the film stars Kyle Chandler, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (TV’s “Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut.
From Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Toho Co. Ltd. and Huahua Media, the film’s acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr.
- 7/16/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hollywood finally gets kaiju big battles right in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” a film whose approach is part 21st-century action franchise and part 1970s Irwin Allen disaster saga (fill the cast with prestigious actors and give them just enough to do so they can elevate the goofy material).
Whereas 2014’s “Godzilla” made us wait too long for the monster-movie money shots – vamping instead with uninteresting human characters – this one offers a family story made all the more heartfelt thanks to committed performances by Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga and Kyle Chandler, not to mention a constant stream of the kind of rock-em-sock-em action that makes you want to see a film like this in the first place. And that action, unlike in “Pacific Rim,” isn’t constantly hidden by murk and rain and night and fog.
Finally, here’s an American monster movie that understands that one positive effect...
Whereas 2014’s “Godzilla” made us wait too long for the monster-movie money shots – vamping instead with uninteresting human characters – this one offers a family story made all the more heartfelt thanks to committed performances by Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga and Kyle Chandler, not to mention a constant stream of the kind of rock-em-sock-em action that makes you want to see a film like this in the first place. And that action, unlike in “Pacific Rim,” isn’t constantly hidden by murk and rain and night and fog.
Finally, here’s an American monster movie that understands that one positive effect...
- 5/28/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Ahead of its May 31st theatrical release from Warner Bros., the final look at Legendary's Godzilla: King of the Monsters reminds us that the summer doesn't start until Godzilla lets out a radioactive roar on the big screen—something we won't have to wait much longer to see.
You can view colossal creatures engaging in a city-wide smackdown in the new teaser video below, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
"Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Kyle Chandler as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown...
You can view colossal creatures engaging in a city-wide smackdown in the new teaser video below, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
"Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Kyle Chandler as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown...
- 5/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We are so hyped to reveal that the final trailer for the upcoming Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures film Godzilla: King of the Monsters has just been unleashed. It can be viewed below:
Following the global success of Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse – Godzilla: King of the Monsters, an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus), and stars Kyle Chandler as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (TV’s Stranger Things) in her feature film debut. The acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s Silicon Valley), Aisha Hinds (Star Trek Into Darkness), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Oscar nominee David Strathairn, Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe...
Following the global success of Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse – Godzilla: King of the Monsters, an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus), and stars Kyle Chandler as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (TV’s Stranger Things) in her feature film debut. The acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s Silicon Valley), Aisha Hinds (Star Trek Into Darkness), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Oscar nominee David Strathairn, Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe...
- 4/24/2019
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Ahead of its May 31st theatrical release from Warner Bros., the final trailer for Legendary's Godzilla: King of the Monsters reminds us that there is "one king to rule them all" when it comes to colossal creatures capable of Earth-shattering carnage.
You can view the new trailer below, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
"Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Kyle Chandler as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (TV’s “Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut. The acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford...
You can view the new trailer below, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
"Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Kyle Chandler as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (TV’s “Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut. The acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Bradley Whitford...
- 4/23/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Check out the Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters new Titan Posters. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: “Godzilla II: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga, and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both...
Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: “Godzilla II: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga, and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both...
- 12/14/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: “Godzilla II: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga, and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler; Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut; Bradley Whitford (“Get Out”); Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”); Charles Dance (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”); O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”); Aisha Hinds (“Star Trek Into Darkness”); and Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi.
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla,...
The film was directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga, and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler; Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut; Bradley Whitford (“Get Out”); Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”); Charles Dance (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”); O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”); Aisha Hinds (“Star Trek Into Darkness”); and Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi.
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Following the global success of 2014’s “Godzilla” and this year’s “Kong: Skull Island,” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film, which began principal photography on June 19, is being directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring” films), and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Manchester by the Sea”); Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut; Bradley Whitford (“Get Out”); Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”); Charles Dance (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”); O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”); Aisha Hinds (“Star Trek Into Darkness”); and Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”).
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Dougherty directs from a script he wrote with Zach Shields. The film is being produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers and Thomas Tull, with Barry H. Waldman, Zach Shields, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira serving as executive producers and Alexandra Mendes co-producing for Legendary.
Behind the scenes, Dougherty’s creative team includes director of photography Lawrence Sher, whose past credits include “War Dogs” and “Godzilla,” for which he handled additional photography; production designer Scott Chambliss (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”); editor Roger Barton (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” the “Transformers” films); costume designer Louise Migenbach (the “X-Men” and “Hangover” films); and Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron (“Godzilla,” “Ghost in the Shell,” and part of the Oscar-winning team behind “Life of Pi ”).
Filming is taking place mainly in Atlanta, Georgia. A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the film is currently scheduled for release in March 2019, and will be distributed in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd.
Meanwhile, Tag! You’re It!
Production begins this week on location in Atlanta for the new comedy “Tag,” directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”) for New Line Cinema. The film’s starring ensemble cast is led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), and Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), with Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” TV’s “Mad Men”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker, “The Town”).
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry “You’re It!” This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready. Based on a true story, “Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
The film also stars Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy”), Rashida Jones (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me”) and Leslie Bibb (“Iron Man 2”).
Tomsic directs from a screenplay written by Mark Steilen (TV’s “Mozart in the Jungle”) and Rob McKittrick (“Waiting”), based on the Wall Street Journal article entitled “It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It.” The film is produced by Todd Garner, Mark Steilen and Sean Robins, with Hans Ritter serving as executive producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Larry Blanford, editor Josh Crockett, production designer David Sandefur, and costume designer Denise Wingate.
“Tag” is set for a June 29, 2018, release.
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The film, which began principal photography on June 19, is being directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring” films), and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Manchester by the Sea”); Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut; Bradley Whitford (“Get Out”); Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”); Charles Dance (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”); O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”); Aisha Hinds (“Star Trek Into Darkness”); and Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”).
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Dougherty directs from a script he wrote with Zach Shields. The film is being produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers and Thomas Tull, with Barry H. Waldman, Zach Shields, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira serving as executive producers and Alexandra Mendes co-producing for Legendary.
Behind the scenes, Dougherty’s creative team includes director of photography Lawrence Sher, whose past credits include “War Dogs” and “Godzilla,” for which he handled additional photography; production designer Scott Chambliss (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”); editor Roger Barton (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” the “Transformers” films); costume designer Louise Migenbach (the “X-Men” and “Hangover” films); and Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron (“Godzilla,” “Ghost in the Shell,” and part of the Oscar-winning team behind “Life of Pi ”).
Filming is taking place mainly in Atlanta, Georgia. A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the film is currently scheduled for release in March 2019, and will be distributed in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd.
Meanwhile, Tag! You’re It!
Production begins this week on location in Atlanta for the new comedy “Tag,” directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”) for New Line Cinema. The film’s starring ensemble cast is led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), and Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), with Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” TV’s “Mad Men”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker, “The Town”).
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry “You’re It!” This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready. Based on a true story, “Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
The film also stars Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy”), Rashida Jones (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me”) and Leslie Bibb (“Iron Man 2”).
Tomsic directs from a screenplay written by Mark Steilen (TV’s “Mozart in the Jungle”) and Rob McKittrick (“Waiting”), based on the Wall Street Journal article entitled “It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It.” The film is produced by Todd Garner, Mark Steilen and Sean Robins, with Hans Ritter serving as executive producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Larry Blanford, editor Josh Crockett, production designer David Sandefur, and costume designer Denise Wingate.
“Tag” is set for a June 29, 2018, release.
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- 6/23/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Over the past several months, the cast has gradually been revealed for the sequel to 2014's Godzilla, and today the next film in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse began filming, and official plot details confirm that Godzilla will be taking on Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah this time around.
Press Release: Burbank, CA, June 19, 2017 – Following the global success of 2014’s “Godzilla” and this year’s “Kong: Skull Island,” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film, which begins principal photography today, is being directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring” films), and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,...
Press Release: Burbank, CA, June 19, 2017 – Following the global success of 2014’s “Godzilla” and this year’s “Kong: Skull Island,” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film, which begins principal photography today, is being directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring” films), and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,...
- 6/19/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The machines took over Saturday night in St. Louis. Car machines, that is.
To get fans ready for the upcoming release of the Terminator Genisys, Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works hosted a watch party of the original 1984 film, The Terminator, with a drive-in movie night.
Saturday evening’s event was open to everyone and St. Louis area vintage car owners arrived in style to watch James Cameron’s sci-fi classic.
In 1984, a cyborg arrived from the future. He was called the Terminator.
Jump 30 plus years into the future to 2015 and a brand chapter of the Terminator franchise. Opening on July 1st with new cyborgs and bigger action sequences is Terminator Genisys.
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When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to...
To get fans ready for the upcoming release of the Terminator Genisys, Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works hosted a watch party of the original 1984 film, The Terminator, with a drive-in movie night.
Saturday evening’s event was open to everyone and St. Louis area vintage car owners arrived in style to watch James Cameron’s sci-fi classic.
In 1984, a cyborg arrived from the future. He was called the Terminator.
Jump 30 plus years into the future to 2015 and a brand chapter of the Terminator franchise. Opening on July 1st with new cyborgs and bigger action sequences is Terminator Genisys.
Check out Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Cccstl
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When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to...
- 6/8/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Transformers: Age of Extinction Review
Another installment of Michael Bay‘s critic-proof Transformers franchise comes to town, and this one is both more and less than some of its predecessors, but in new and quasi-interesting ways. Possibly the most notable feature of the film that clocks in at a whooping 165 minutes is that there is so much that is good in it, all of it wasted or destroyed by Bay. On the other hand, the most notable feature is probably that somehow it still just isn’t that bad. It’s bad, and irritating, but it’s not that bad.
Transformers: Age of Extinction kicks off with an overlong, laughably serious, establishment introduction, which is practically a separate movie unto itself. We get far more than we need about Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), his plight, his daughter, and his overly cliche, and simplistic “dreamer who doesn’t work well with real world issues.
Another installment of Michael Bay‘s critic-proof Transformers franchise comes to town, and this one is both more and less than some of its predecessors, but in new and quasi-interesting ways. Possibly the most notable feature of the film that clocks in at a whooping 165 minutes is that there is so much that is good in it, all of it wasted or destroyed by Bay. On the other hand, the most notable feature is probably that somehow it still just isn’t that bad. It’s bad, and irritating, but it’s not that bad.
Transformers: Age of Extinction kicks off with an overlong, laughably serious, establishment introduction, which is practically a separate movie unto itself. We get far more than we need about Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), his plight, his daughter, and his overly cliche, and simplistic “dreamer who doesn’t work well with real world issues.
- 7/1/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
World War Z is easily the best time I’ve had at the movies so far this summer. Yes, I’ve heard all the stories about the huge production going over budget and all the reshoots and multiple script doctors, but for me, none of that was evident in the finished product.
Not being a fan at all of the zombie genre that has become so popular of late, I saw this more as a “global disaster” movie that had huge portions of the population affected and infected by a worldwide pandemic.
Brad Pitt is Gerry Lane, a former Un field investigator that now enjoys life as a family man with his wife (Mireille Enos) and daughters. In a hot second he goes from that tranquility to having to save his family and basically the rest of the world from marauding zombies. The infected folks are quite frightening as they...
Not being a fan at all of the zombie genre that has become so popular of late, I saw this more as a “global disaster” movie that had huge portions of the population affected and infected by a worldwide pandemic.
Brad Pitt is Gerry Lane, a former Un field investigator that now enjoys life as a family man with his wife (Mireille Enos) and daughters. In a hot second he goes from that tranquility to having to save his family and basically the rest of the world from marauding zombies. The infected folks are quite frightening as they...
- 6/21/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Here is a list of things you probably know about World War Z:
A. Although based on the popular Max Brooks novel World War Z, virtually nothing (besides the title and a few random ideas) from the source material has made it into the movie version.
B. This production suffered through numerous snafus, delays, and hardships, some that were caused by short-sighted producers, and others that could be chalked up to plain old bad luck.
C. The third act was scrapped at the last minute and rewritten in a big hurry.
D. The budget ballooned into something over $200 million, making this (far and away) the most expensive zombie film ever made.
E. It's rated PG-13, and while that's not always the kiss of death for a horror film, it sure as hell does not bode well for an apocalyptic zombie movie.
Got all that? It's all pretty juicy and interesting stuff,...
A. Although based on the popular Max Brooks novel World War Z, virtually nothing (besides the title and a few random ideas) from the source material has made it into the movie version.
B. This production suffered through numerous snafus, delays, and hardships, some that were caused by short-sighted producers, and others that could be chalked up to plain old bad luck.
C. The third act was scrapped at the last minute and rewritten in a big hurry.
D. The budget ballooned into something over $200 million, making this (far and away) the most expensive zombie film ever made.
E. It's rated PG-13, and while that's not always the kiss of death for a horror film, it sure as hell does not bode well for an apocalyptic zombie movie.
Got all that? It's all pretty juicy and interesting stuff,...
- 6/21/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
In G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the G.I. Joe team is not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. G.I. Joe: Retaliation is directed by Jon M. Chu; produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner and written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe® characters.
Flying ninjas, fiery explosions and a new version of the iconic Cobra Hiss Tank… talk about your Wow factor!!
Paramount Pictures and Wamg invite you to enter to win a pass (good for 2) to the advance screening of G.I. Joe: Retaliation on March 26th at 7:00 Pm in St. Louis.
Answer the following questions: The G.I. Joe mythology runs deep and...
Flying ninjas, fiery explosions and a new version of the iconic Cobra Hiss Tank… talk about your Wow factor!!
Paramount Pictures and Wamg invite you to enter to win a pass (good for 2) to the advance screening of G.I. Joe: Retaliation on March 26th at 7:00 Pm in St. Louis.
Answer the following questions: The G.I. Joe mythology runs deep and...
- 3/19/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After having recently celebrated it’s 100th Anniversary, Paramount Pictures offers some exciting things for fans to look forward to. The upcoming slate of films has something for everyone – from families (Rise of The Guardians) to artistic types (Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D) and action junkies (G.I. Joe: Retaliation). And don’t forget the planned $700 million facelift for the only major studio actually located in Hollywood…stay tuned!!
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Paranormal Activity 4 . October 19, 2012
Fans of .Paranormal Activity. are being empowered to bring the movie to their city first. Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., will debut the fourth installment in the popular horror franchise exclusively in 25 cities around the world by encouraging fans to vote to see it first with a new .Want It. application on Facebook.
For all the latest on Paramount Pictures’ film:
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Paranormal Activity 4 . October 19, 2012
Fans of .Paranormal Activity. are being empowered to bring the movie to their city first. Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., will debut the fourth installment in the popular horror franchise exclusively in 25 cities around the world by encouraging fans to vote to see it first with a new .Want It. application on Facebook.
- 8/16/2012
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Being John Malkovich (Criterion Collection) I have seen this movie only once and I can't say I entirely warmed to it, but I'd also say it isn't necessarily a film that deserves too harsh a critique upon a one time viewing, there is a lot to swallow here and a Criterion edition may be exactly what it needs to help viewers explore the deeper corners of the film. Then again, has anything Charlie Kaufman written ever been a one-and-done kind of film?
This Criterion edition includes a featuring Michel Gondry, referred to in the Criterion supplements as director Spike Jonze's "friend and competitor", a new behind-the-scenes documentary, a conversation between actor John Malkovich and humorist John Hodgman, an interview with Jonze and more. Get all the details here.
The Grey The Grey led to a lot of conversation on this site and I'm sure with the new DVD and...
This Criterion edition includes a featuring Michel Gondry, referred to in the Criterion supplements as director Spike Jonze's "friend and competitor", a new behind-the-scenes documentary, a conversation between actor John Malkovich and humorist John Hodgman, an interview with Jonze and more. Get all the details here.
The Grey The Grey led to a lot of conversation on this site and I'm sure with the new DVD and...
- 5/15/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Grey puts home audiences through the ultimate test of man versus nature starting today on Blu-ray and DVD. I enjoyed watching this film when it was in theaters, and equally enjoyed watching it again on Blu-ray with my wife. From the opening of the film to the closing scene, The Grey transports audiences into a chilling world of extreme temperatures, men and drama.
Joe Carnahan (Smoking Aces and The A-Team) directs this intense dramatic thriller that stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale, Joe Anderson, Dallas Roberts, and Nonso Anozie. The film follows John Ottway (Neeson), a lone protector Alaskan oil workers. Ottway is charged with making sure that the men on his crew are not attacked by wolves, and is an expert sharpshooter. After a horrific airplane crash he becomes an unlikely hero, forced to lead a group of survivors on a death-defying backwoods trek through the Alaskan wilderness.
Joe Carnahan (Smoking Aces and The A-Team) directs this intense dramatic thriller that stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale, Joe Anderson, Dallas Roberts, and Nonso Anozie. The film follows John Ottway (Neeson), a lone protector Alaskan oil workers. Ottway is charged with making sure that the men on his crew are not attacked by wolves, and is an expert sharpshooter. After a horrific airplane crash he becomes an unlikely hero, forced to lead a group of survivors on a death-defying backwoods trek through the Alaskan wilderness.
- 5/15/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Chicago – Joe Carnahan’s “The Grey” is one of the first great surprises of 2012, a thriller more interested in the inner turmoil of its characters than gratuitous bloodletting. The cynical bait-and-switch of its marketing campaign is easier to forgive considering the superior nature of the actual film. It’s vastly more thoughtful and moving than one would expect.
Of course, moviegoers have every right to be disappointed if they saw “The Grey” solely on the basis of its underwhelming trailer, which showed Liam Neeson strapping broken bottles to his fists in preparation to fight a large wolf with digital features no more convincing than Taylor Lautner’s pack in “Twilight.” If you can get past the fact that no such brawl takes place (at least onscreen), then you will start to appreciate this film on its own merits. Nearly every person I know who had seen the film in theaters...
Of course, moviegoers have every right to be disappointed if they saw “The Grey” solely on the basis of its underwhelming trailer, which showed Liam Neeson strapping broken bottles to his fists in preparation to fight a large wolf with digital features no more convincing than Taylor Lautner’s pack in “Twilight.” If you can get past the fact that no such brawl takes place (at least onscreen), then you will start to appreciate this film on its own merits. Nearly every person I know who had seen the film in theaters...
- 5/15/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Notable New Releases The Grey (Universal) Release Date: Jan 27, 2012 Director: Joe Carnahan Cast: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson. Full cast + crew Verdict: Buy Me Avaialble On: Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Features: Commentary with Joe Carnahan and his two editors, Roger Barton and Jason Hellmann, Six Deleted Scenes spread across 22 minutes Additional Thoughts: For this writer's money, The Grey is the best wide release of 2012 so far. Joe Carnahan's film is not only a riveting survival story, but a deft tale of blue collar workers, modern manhood, and battling depression. That may sound heavy for a movie...
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- 5/15/2012
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
The Movie: From the very first moments of The Grey, there is a stark realization that the stark bleakness of the film’s setting is directly complimentary to the story being told. The cold, harsh, brutal weather of the northernmost wilderness sets the stage for a tragic journey of survival. Co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces, The A-team) and written by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, the film is adapted from Jeffers’ short story entitled “Ghost Walker.”
The Grey, at it’s most primal, is a story of man versus nature, but more specifically man versus beast, as a handful of oil workers who survive a place crash must battle the bitter cold and a relentless and hungry pack of wolves for survival. Led by Ottway, the group of men must comes to terms with each other and their own demons as they witness their own numbers gradually decline by...
The Grey, at it’s most primal, is a story of man versus nature, but more specifically man versus beast, as a handful of oil workers who survive a place crash must battle the bitter cold and a relentless and hungry pack of wolves for survival. Led by Ottway, the group of men must comes to terms with each other and their own demons as they witness their own numbers gradually decline by...
- 5/13/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Despite your feelings on existentialist thrillers, survival films, and gruesome winters, Liam Neeson is almost always fun to watch, and January.s The Grey proved this once more, pulling in a healthy $51 million domestically on what was a relatively inexpensive $25 million budget. It can.t be denied: some people have the Liam fever, and The Grey was a quick fix for those of us who can.t wait to see the Irish actor spring into action (well, hopefully) in this summer.s Taken 2. If you haven.t yet caught the flick, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is bringing the man vs. wolf flick to Blu-Ray and DVD on May 22nd. Despite costing $34.99 for the Blu-Ray and $29.98 for DVD copies, the R-rated film.s at-home release will be relatively free of extras. Director Joe Carnahan makes an appearance in a commentary segment that also features editors Roger Barton and Jason Hellman.
- 3/27/2012
- cinemablend.com
Joe Carnahan's The Grey is arriving on Blu-ray Combo Pack with Ultraviolet, DVD, and Digital Download from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The thriller stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale, Joe Anderson, Dallas Roberts, and Nonso Anozie. Read my theatrical review of the film here, and stay tuned for my Blu-ray review closer to release!
Here is the official press release:
Universal City, Calif. (March 20, 2012) – When a plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness, the survivors must battle extreme weather conditions, devastating injuries and a pack of rogue wolves in order to stay alive in the riveting action adventure The Grey,coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on May 22, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. StarringAcademy Award®-nominee Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken), The Grey pits man against nature in a non-stop, life-or-death battle that Jake Hamilton of Fox-tv calls “mesmerizing,...
Here is the official press release:
Universal City, Calif. (March 20, 2012) – When a plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness, the survivors must battle extreme weather conditions, devastating injuries and a pack of rogue wolves in order to stay alive in the riveting action adventure The Grey,coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on May 22, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. StarringAcademy Award®-nominee Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken), The Grey pits man against nature in a non-stop, life-or-death battle that Jake Hamilton of Fox-tv calls “mesmerizing,...
- 3/21/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 22, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Liam Neeson (Unknown) takes on a pack of wolves in The Grey, a film that Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers called “a true call of the wild.”
Based on a short story by co-screenwriter Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, the movie tells the story of John Ottway (Neeson), a sharp-shooting wolf hunter who must lead a group of oiling roughnecks on a dangerous trek through the Alaskan wilderness. The trip gets worse when their plane crashes on a remote mountaintop. With limited supplies, Ottway must get the eight survivors back to civilization while turning the tables on a pack of wolves that’s stalking the group.
Dermot Mulroney (J. Edgar), Frank Grillo (Warrior) and Dallas Roberts (TV’s The Good Wife) also star. The movie is the second teaming of Neeson with co-writer/director Joe Carnahan, who...
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Liam Neeson (Unknown) takes on a pack of wolves in The Grey, a film that Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers called “a true call of the wild.”
Based on a short story by co-screenwriter Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, the movie tells the story of John Ottway (Neeson), a sharp-shooting wolf hunter who must lead a group of oiling roughnecks on a dangerous trek through the Alaskan wilderness. The trip gets worse when their plane crashes on a remote mountaintop. With limited supplies, Ottway must get the eight survivors back to civilization while turning the tables on a pack of wolves that’s stalking the group.
Dermot Mulroney (J. Edgar), Frank Grillo (Warrior) and Dallas Roberts (TV’s The Good Wife) also star. The movie is the second teaming of Neeson with co-writer/director Joe Carnahan, who...
- 3/20/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Missed the harrowing new flick The Grey (review here) during its theatrical run? Shame on you! You missed out! Well, now you can fix that problem by digging into your pockets and nabbing a Blu-ray or DVD!
From the Press Release
When a plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness, the survivors must battle extreme weather conditions, devastating injuries and a pack of rogue wolves in order to stay alive in the riveting action adventure The Grey, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on May 22, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award®-nominee Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken), The Grey pits man against nature in a non-stop, life-or-death battle that Jake Hamilton of Fox-tv calls “mesmerizing, electrifying and terrifying,” adding, “The Grey is a viciously unnerving epic adventure that will hunt you with excitement, bury you in panic...
From the Press Release
When a plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness, the survivors must battle extreme weather conditions, devastating injuries and a pack of rogue wolves in order to stay alive in the riveting action adventure The Grey, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on May 22, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award®-nominee Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken), The Grey pits man against nature in a non-stop, life-or-death battle that Jake Hamilton of Fox-tv calls “mesmerizing, electrifying and terrifying,” adding, “The Grey is a viciously unnerving epic adventure that will hunt you with excitement, bury you in panic...
- 3/20/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When a plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness, the survivors must battle extreme weather conditions, devastating injuries and a pack of rogue wolves in order to stay alive in the riveting action adventure The Grey , coming to Blu-ray. Combo Pack with UltraViolet., as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on May 22, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award®-nominee Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List,Taken), The Grey pits man against nature in a non-stop, life-or-death battle that Jake Hamilton of Fox-tv calls “mesmerizing, electrifying and terrifying,” adding, “ The Grey is a viciously unnerving epic adventure that will hunt you with excitement, bury you in panic and outright scare the hell out of you.”
Directed by Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smokin Aces) and starring Dermot Mulroney (J. Edgar, Big Miracle), Frank Grillo (Warrior, Minority Report), James Badge Dale (Shame, The Departed), Joe Anderson (Across the Universe, Love Happens...
Directed by Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smokin Aces) and starring Dermot Mulroney (J. Edgar, Big Miracle), Frank Grillo (Warrior, Minority Report), James Badge Dale (Shame, The Departed), Joe Anderson (Across the Universe, Love Happens...
- 3/20/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The box office hit, The Grey, is coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack with UltraViolet, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on May 22, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Starring Liam Neeson, The Grey is directed by Joe Carnahan and also features Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale Joe Anderson, Dallas Roberts and Nonso Anozie.
The Grey Blu-ray Combo Pack delivers the film in perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound and features bonus content including deleted scenes and feature commentary by co-writer and director Joe Carnahan and editors Roger Barton (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and Jason Hellmann (G-Force).
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Starring Liam Neeson, The Grey is directed by Joe Carnahan and also features Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale Joe Anderson, Dallas Roberts and Nonso Anozie.
The Grey Blu-ray Combo Pack delivers the film in perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound and features bonus content including deleted scenes and feature commentary by co-writer and director Joe Carnahan and editors Roger Barton (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and Jason Hellmann (G-Force).
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- 3/20/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members. "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks." The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's...
- 7/1/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued invitations to 134 members of the film community to join the group. There were a maximum of 166 open slots to fill this year, but the various branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them.
Hugh Jackman, who hosted the most recent Oscar show, has been invited to join. So have Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, James Franco and Michelle Williams. The list even includes a number of comic performers like Michael Cera, Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd.
Voting membership in the organization has held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception at the Academy's Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills in September.
"These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," Academy president Sid Ganis. Said. "It's...
Hugh Jackman, who hosted the most recent Oscar show, has been invited to join. So have Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, James Franco and Michelle Williams. The list even includes a number of comic performers like Michael Cera, Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd.
Voting membership in the organization has held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception at the Academy's Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills in September.
"These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," Academy president Sid Ganis. Said. "It's...
- 6/30/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The final episode of George Lucas' cinematic epic Star Wars ends the six-movie series on such a high note that one feels like yelling out, "Rewind!" Yes, rewind through more than 13 hours of bravery, treachery, new worlds, odd creatures and human frailty. The first two episodes of Lucas' second trilogy -- The Phantom Menace (1999) and Attack of the Clones (2002) -- caused more than a few fans of the original trilogy to wonder whether this prequel was worth it. The answer is a qualified yes. It did take a lot of weighty exposition, stiffly played scenes and less-than-magical creatures to get to "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith." But what a ride Lucas and Company have in store!
Needless to say, international boxoffice will register in the hundreds of millions. The real question is how much money the entire series, now ready for packaging and repackaging for all sorts of formats and media, will eventually take in. Let's just say a lot.
What seems like the biggest drawback to Episode III turns out to be its strongest element. Even casual moviegoers know what is in store for the characters, who will wind up at the point where the original Star Wars -- now dubbed Episode IV -- A New Hope -- began the whole saga nearly 30 years ago. We know how Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker will turn to the dark side of the Force, how his twin children will be separated at birth and how his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi and the tiny Jedi Master Yoda will turn into his mortal enemies. Yet watching these fates unfold with such tragic inevitability, watching each piece fall into place, is genuinely thrilling. In fact, knowing that these strong characters cannot and will not escape their fate is what moves us.
The movie opens with a bang. Anakin (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor), swashbuckling Knights in jet planes, swoop into a Sith space armada, batting off various attack forces with seasoned aplomb. In the main battleship, Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and his coyote-faced, metal-skeletoned droid ally General Grievous -- one of many computerized characters -- hold the Republic's Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) prisoner.
Action goes nonstop for more than 20 minutes as the two Jedi Knights supply the jaunty, gravity-defying heroics, while the robot R2D2 (Kenny Baker) delivers brilliant comic action. This holds true throughout the new film as writer-director Lucas does a much better job of interweaving comedy with the dramatic and even tragic.
The seduction of the troubled Anakin to the dark side and the turn of the cool, cerebral Palpatine into the dictator of the Galactic Empire occur in an intelligent and persuasive way. The movie opens with the now traditional receding title crawl, which informs us that in the galactic warfare that has broken out, there are "heroes on both sides" and "evil is everywhere." Understandably, Anakin doesn't know whom to trust.
As it is, he leads a double life, having secretly married beauteous Sen. Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). Her pregnancy will now force that secret into the open and cause him to lose his knighthood. Even more pressing, the rescued Palpatine brings Anakin into his confidence and plants doubts in his mind about the Jedi council. Sure enough, Council head Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) signals that he has lost his trust in Anakin.
Palpatine gets Anakin appointed to the council, but Anakin is not allowed to assume to title of master. Even more troubling, each side -- Palpatine and Obi-Wan -- comes to Anakin to ask him to spy on the other side. Soon dreams suggest to Anakin that Padme will die in childbirth. Palpatine hints to the distraught husband that only by exploring the Force more fully can he save his wife.
Poor dialogue and wooden acting still inflict the second trilogy. The tragic dimension of Anakin's dilemma can only barely withstand lines like this from Padme: "You're a good person. Don't do this." Many dialogue scenes, brief as they are, feel awkward and unnatural. Such scenes start cold -- we can almost sense the clapboard moving out of camera frame -- and end with long, lingering shots of actors' blank faces. Yet in face of the epic grandeur of the film's design and action, these are mere quibbles.
Now completely at home with digital filmmaking, Lucas can blaze a pioneering path as no one else. Shooting on soundstages in Australia and Britain with additional photography in China, Thailand, Switzerland, Italy and Tunisia, Lucas thrusts viewers into pitched battles in looming caverns and giant space ships or a lightsaber duel on a river of Molten Lava. Combining choreographic action aesthetics that are American, Chinese and other worldly, Lucas has redefined fantasy filmmaking with Star Wars, while teaching a generation of filmmakers to accept no limitations.
Cinematographer David Tattersall makes everything match beautifully, while editors Roger Barton and Ben Burtt (the latter also credited with the ingenious sound design) propel the story ever forward. John Williams, Lucas' music collaborator through all six films, is content to rumble melodically in the background with only brief emotional swells at key moments. Trisha Biggar's costumes and all the props and makeup are delicious fun, genuinely integral parts of the storytelling. And the CG creatures are more lifelike than ever. A particular standout is a giant lizard McGregor gets to ride.
Yes, by all means, rewind!
STAR WARS: EPISODE III -- REVENGE OF THE SITH
20th Century Fox
A Lucasfilm Ltd. production
Credits:
Writer-director: George Lucas
Producer: Rick McCallum
Executive producer: George Lucas
Director of photography: David Tattersall
Production designer: Gavin Bocquet
Music: John Williams
Costumes: Trisha Biggar
Editors: Roger Barton, Ben Burtt
Cast:
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor
Padme: Natalie Portman
Anakin Skywalker: Hayden Christensen
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine: Ian McDiarmid
Mace Windu: Samuel L. Jackson
Sen. Organa: Jimmy Smits
Yoda (voice): Frank Oz
C-3PO: Anthony Daniels
R2D2: Kenny Baker
Count Dooku: Christopher Lee
Queen of Naboo: Keisha Castle-Hughes
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 140 minutes...
Needless to say, international boxoffice will register in the hundreds of millions. The real question is how much money the entire series, now ready for packaging and repackaging for all sorts of formats and media, will eventually take in. Let's just say a lot.
What seems like the biggest drawback to Episode III turns out to be its strongest element. Even casual moviegoers know what is in store for the characters, who will wind up at the point where the original Star Wars -- now dubbed Episode IV -- A New Hope -- began the whole saga nearly 30 years ago. We know how Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker will turn to the dark side of the Force, how his twin children will be separated at birth and how his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi and the tiny Jedi Master Yoda will turn into his mortal enemies. Yet watching these fates unfold with such tragic inevitability, watching each piece fall into place, is genuinely thrilling. In fact, knowing that these strong characters cannot and will not escape their fate is what moves us.
The movie opens with a bang. Anakin (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor), swashbuckling Knights in jet planes, swoop into a Sith space armada, batting off various attack forces with seasoned aplomb. In the main battleship, Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and his coyote-faced, metal-skeletoned droid ally General Grievous -- one of many computerized characters -- hold the Republic's Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) prisoner.
Action goes nonstop for more than 20 minutes as the two Jedi Knights supply the jaunty, gravity-defying heroics, while the robot R2D2 (Kenny Baker) delivers brilliant comic action. This holds true throughout the new film as writer-director Lucas does a much better job of interweaving comedy with the dramatic and even tragic.
The seduction of the troubled Anakin to the dark side and the turn of the cool, cerebral Palpatine into the dictator of the Galactic Empire occur in an intelligent and persuasive way. The movie opens with the now traditional receding title crawl, which informs us that in the galactic warfare that has broken out, there are "heroes on both sides" and "evil is everywhere." Understandably, Anakin doesn't know whom to trust.
As it is, he leads a double life, having secretly married beauteous Sen. Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). Her pregnancy will now force that secret into the open and cause him to lose his knighthood. Even more pressing, the rescued Palpatine brings Anakin into his confidence and plants doubts in his mind about the Jedi council. Sure enough, Council head Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) signals that he has lost his trust in Anakin.
Palpatine gets Anakin appointed to the council, but Anakin is not allowed to assume to title of master. Even more troubling, each side -- Palpatine and Obi-Wan -- comes to Anakin to ask him to spy on the other side. Soon dreams suggest to Anakin that Padme will die in childbirth. Palpatine hints to the distraught husband that only by exploring the Force more fully can he save his wife.
Poor dialogue and wooden acting still inflict the second trilogy. The tragic dimension of Anakin's dilemma can only barely withstand lines like this from Padme: "You're a good person. Don't do this." Many dialogue scenes, brief as they are, feel awkward and unnatural. Such scenes start cold -- we can almost sense the clapboard moving out of camera frame -- and end with long, lingering shots of actors' blank faces. Yet in face of the epic grandeur of the film's design and action, these are mere quibbles.
Now completely at home with digital filmmaking, Lucas can blaze a pioneering path as no one else. Shooting on soundstages in Australia and Britain with additional photography in China, Thailand, Switzerland, Italy and Tunisia, Lucas thrusts viewers into pitched battles in looming caverns and giant space ships or a lightsaber duel on a river of Molten Lava. Combining choreographic action aesthetics that are American, Chinese and other worldly, Lucas has redefined fantasy filmmaking with Star Wars, while teaching a generation of filmmakers to accept no limitations.
Cinematographer David Tattersall makes everything match beautifully, while editors Roger Barton and Ben Burtt (the latter also credited with the ingenious sound design) propel the story ever forward. John Williams, Lucas' music collaborator through all six films, is content to rumble melodically in the background with only brief emotional swells at key moments. Trisha Biggar's costumes and all the props and makeup are delicious fun, genuinely integral parts of the storytelling. And the CG creatures are more lifelike than ever. A particular standout is a giant lizard McGregor gets to ride.
Yes, by all means, rewind!
STAR WARS: EPISODE III -- REVENGE OF THE SITH
20th Century Fox
A Lucasfilm Ltd. production
Credits:
Writer-director: George Lucas
Producer: Rick McCallum
Executive producer: George Lucas
Director of photography: David Tattersall
Production designer: Gavin Bocquet
Music: John Williams
Costumes: Trisha Biggar
Editors: Roger Barton, Ben Burtt
Cast:
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor
Padme: Natalie Portman
Anakin Skywalker: Hayden Christensen
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine: Ian McDiarmid
Mace Windu: Samuel L. Jackson
Sen. Organa: Jimmy Smits
Yoda (voice): Frank Oz
C-3PO: Anthony Daniels
R2D2: Kenny Baker
Count Dooku: Christopher Lee
Queen of Naboo: Keisha Castle-Hughes
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 140 minutes...
- 6/16/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Opens Friday, July 18
Reprising the characters that launched their big-screen careers in 1995, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reteam with director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer for their entry in the Summer of Sequels, "Bad Boys II". The technically virtuosic actioner gives new meaning to the word overkill, ratcheting up body count and vehicle smash-ups to dizzying heights in a high-decibel demolition-fest set amid Miami drug wars.
A keener sense of proportion might have better served the material. Bay is so intent on crowd pleasing, in the biggest, broadest sense, and so in love with every explosive, metal-crunching frame that he inflates what should have been a lean, taut action comedy into a two and a half hour marathon.
However masterful, the first-rate stunt work, effects, action cinematography and cutting (by no less than three editors) lose impact through sheer repetition; perhaps in honor of the Roman numeral in the title, just about every gag in the film is played out, with minor variations, at least twice. The numbing effect likely will prevent "Bad Boys II" from duplicating its predecessor's performance as Columbia's highest-grossing film of the year. But considering the eight-year absence from theaters of Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, the Miami detectives and lifelong friends played by the charismatic leads, and the boxoffice clout they and Bay have accrued in the interim, a strong must-see factor will drive business, especially in the early going.
Working with different scripters this time -- Ron Shelton and Jerry Stahl, vets of the big and small screen, respectively -- Bay and Co. take the same buddy formula that clicked in '95, alternating adrenaline-rush action with the odd-couple sparring of family man Marcus Lawrence) and trust-fund-endowed playboy Mike (Smith). The first film's hook was the role reversal they were forced into by a case. This time the partners are harboring secrets from each other: Marcus has requested a transfer, while Mike has become involved with Marcus' younger sister Syd (Gabrielle Union), who's visiting from New York. These credible human touches never really pay off -- no surprise given the inordinate amount of time the boys must devote to death-defying shootouts and chases.
The second of these, a spectacular sequence that claims 22 cars and a boat -- as well as a few lives -- finds the duo chasing down Syd. She confesses that she's an undercover DEA agent, serving as money launderer for Russian mobster Alexei (Peter Stormare), whose Florida clubs traffic in souped-up, frequently lethal ecstasy. And there's a lot of money to launder, with Alexei in the midst of a $3 million drug deal with supplier Johnny Tapia (Jordi Molla). Spanish actor Molla ("Blow") is convincing as the menacing, borderline unhinged Cuban kingpin, who in a bizarre twist lives with his madre and motherless preteen daughter (one can only hope her mother got out alive). Besides the title characters, Molla's villain is the only one here with anything close to a third dimension.
Union, for one, has no opportunity to flex the comic chops she displayed earlier this year in "Deliver Us From Eva". In fact, she doesn't get to do much other than look good, shoot a gun and drive fast, the latter two hardly being novelties in this film. And Theresa Randle, who in the first installment provided appealing reality-check grounding as Marcus' wife, is reduced to a bit part. Also returning is Joe Pantoliano as the boys' harried captain, who along with Marcus struggles to embrace a 21st century serenity. The New Age altar in his office, complete with budding bamboo, smiling Buddha and incense, is a nice visual joke. But as it does with just about everything, the script pushes the anger-management psychobabble way past the point of profitable returns.
Even the fine comic interplay between Lawrence and Smith overstays its welcome, with initially funny sequences simply going on too long. Only Marcus' accidental E trip, complete with his partner's exasperated reaction, doesn't feel distended -- in large part because it's integrated into the plot, whereas the other comic bits feel like breathers between the pyrotechnics, shattered glass and slo-mo bullets.
The mayhem escalates as Mike and Marcus pursue the same criminals Syd is after, frustrated over her by-the-book refusal to collaborate with them as she closes in on the psychopathic Tapia. The case eventually involves not only the police and the DEA but the Coast Guard, FBI and something called the Tactical Narcotics Team, with Henry Rollins making an unlikely, if brief, appearance as its leader, providing a bit of post-9/11 context in the form of a passing reference. The Cuban-set denouement (with Puerto Rico subbing nicely) has a paramilitary fervor that underscores the film's vague sense of American might. When the cops' Hummer tears endlessly through a hillside shantytown, the astounding feat is meant to outweigh any concerns over the neighborhood's residents. By that point, viewers may be too worn out to care anyway.
The highly polished film bears a posthumous producing credit for Bruckheimer's former partner Don Simpson, who died in 1996.
BAD BOYS II
Columbia Pictures
A Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer production
Credits:
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriters: Ron Shelton, Jerry Stahl
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman
Director of photography: Amir Mokri
Production designer: Dominic Watkins
Music: Trevor Rabin
Additional music: Dr. Dre
Costume designers: Deborah L. Scott, Carol Ramsey
Editors: Mark Goldblatt, Thomas A. Muldoon, Roger Barton.
Cast:
Detective Marcus Burnett: Martin Lawrence
Detective Mike Lowrey: Will Smith
Johnny Tapia: Jordi Molla
Syd Burnett: Gabrielle Union
Alexei: Peter Stormare
Theresa Burnett: Theresa Randle
Capt. Howard: Joe Pantoliano
Floyd Poteet: Michael Shannon
Roberto: Jon Seda
Detective Mateo Reyes: Yul Vazquez
Detective Marco Vargas: Jason Manuel Olazabal
Carlos: Otto Sanchez
TNT Leader: Henry Rollins.
Running time -- 147 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Reprising the characters that launched their big-screen careers in 1995, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reteam with director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer for their entry in the Summer of Sequels, "Bad Boys II". The technically virtuosic actioner gives new meaning to the word overkill, ratcheting up body count and vehicle smash-ups to dizzying heights in a high-decibel demolition-fest set amid Miami drug wars.
A keener sense of proportion might have better served the material. Bay is so intent on crowd pleasing, in the biggest, broadest sense, and so in love with every explosive, metal-crunching frame that he inflates what should have been a lean, taut action comedy into a two and a half hour marathon.
However masterful, the first-rate stunt work, effects, action cinematography and cutting (by no less than three editors) lose impact through sheer repetition; perhaps in honor of the Roman numeral in the title, just about every gag in the film is played out, with minor variations, at least twice. The numbing effect likely will prevent "Bad Boys II" from duplicating its predecessor's performance as Columbia's highest-grossing film of the year. But considering the eight-year absence from theaters of Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, the Miami detectives and lifelong friends played by the charismatic leads, and the boxoffice clout they and Bay have accrued in the interim, a strong must-see factor will drive business, especially in the early going.
Working with different scripters this time -- Ron Shelton and Jerry Stahl, vets of the big and small screen, respectively -- Bay and Co. take the same buddy formula that clicked in '95, alternating adrenaline-rush action with the odd-couple sparring of family man Marcus Lawrence) and trust-fund-endowed playboy Mike (Smith). The first film's hook was the role reversal they were forced into by a case. This time the partners are harboring secrets from each other: Marcus has requested a transfer, while Mike has become involved with Marcus' younger sister Syd (Gabrielle Union), who's visiting from New York. These credible human touches never really pay off -- no surprise given the inordinate amount of time the boys must devote to death-defying shootouts and chases.
The second of these, a spectacular sequence that claims 22 cars and a boat -- as well as a few lives -- finds the duo chasing down Syd. She confesses that she's an undercover DEA agent, serving as money launderer for Russian mobster Alexei (Peter Stormare), whose Florida clubs traffic in souped-up, frequently lethal ecstasy. And there's a lot of money to launder, with Alexei in the midst of a $3 million drug deal with supplier Johnny Tapia (Jordi Molla). Spanish actor Molla ("Blow") is convincing as the menacing, borderline unhinged Cuban kingpin, who in a bizarre twist lives with his madre and motherless preteen daughter (one can only hope her mother got out alive). Besides the title characters, Molla's villain is the only one here with anything close to a third dimension.
Union, for one, has no opportunity to flex the comic chops she displayed earlier this year in "Deliver Us From Eva". In fact, she doesn't get to do much other than look good, shoot a gun and drive fast, the latter two hardly being novelties in this film. And Theresa Randle, who in the first installment provided appealing reality-check grounding as Marcus' wife, is reduced to a bit part. Also returning is Joe Pantoliano as the boys' harried captain, who along with Marcus struggles to embrace a 21st century serenity. The New Age altar in his office, complete with budding bamboo, smiling Buddha and incense, is a nice visual joke. But as it does with just about everything, the script pushes the anger-management psychobabble way past the point of profitable returns.
Even the fine comic interplay between Lawrence and Smith overstays its welcome, with initially funny sequences simply going on too long. Only Marcus' accidental E trip, complete with his partner's exasperated reaction, doesn't feel distended -- in large part because it's integrated into the plot, whereas the other comic bits feel like breathers between the pyrotechnics, shattered glass and slo-mo bullets.
The mayhem escalates as Mike and Marcus pursue the same criminals Syd is after, frustrated over her by-the-book refusal to collaborate with them as she closes in on the psychopathic Tapia. The case eventually involves not only the police and the DEA but the Coast Guard, FBI and something called the Tactical Narcotics Team, with Henry Rollins making an unlikely, if brief, appearance as its leader, providing a bit of post-9/11 context in the form of a passing reference. The Cuban-set denouement (with Puerto Rico subbing nicely) has a paramilitary fervor that underscores the film's vague sense of American might. When the cops' Hummer tears endlessly through a hillside shantytown, the astounding feat is meant to outweigh any concerns over the neighborhood's residents. By that point, viewers may be too worn out to care anyway.
The highly polished film bears a posthumous producing credit for Bruckheimer's former partner Don Simpson, who died in 1996.
BAD BOYS II
Columbia Pictures
A Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer production
Credits:
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriters: Ron Shelton, Jerry Stahl
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman
Director of photography: Amir Mokri
Production designer: Dominic Watkins
Music: Trevor Rabin
Additional music: Dr. Dre
Costume designers: Deborah L. Scott, Carol Ramsey
Editors: Mark Goldblatt, Thomas A. Muldoon, Roger Barton.
Cast:
Detective Marcus Burnett: Martin Lawrence
Detective Mike Lowrey: Will Smith
Johnny Tapia: Jordi Molla
Syd Burnett: Gabrielle Union
Alexei: Peter Stormare
Theresa Burnett: Theresa Randle
Capt. Howard: Joe Pantoliano
Floyd Poteet: Michael Shannon
Roberto: Jon Seda
Detective Mateo Reyes: Yul Vazquez
Detective Marco Vargas: Jason Manuel Olazabal
Carlos: Otto Sanchez
TNT Leader: Henry Rollins.
Running time -- 147 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 8/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Darn disappointing, Disney's lackluster remake of 1965's "That Darn Cat!" features Christina Ricci ("Casper") in the Hayley Mills role, while venerable Dean Jones ("The Shaggy D.A".) appears as a supporting character. Some basic elements of the story line have remained, but the new film's family-oriented humor is even more stilted and tame than the original.
British TV director Bob Spiers' feature debut has a few rewarding moments, but its target audience of kids and cat lovers will not be generating strong word-of-mouth. "That Darn Cat" is based on the novel "Undercover Cat" by the Gordons and their screenplay of the first film, co-written by Bill Walsh.
Besides veterans Jones and Estelle Parsons, the movie's eclectic cast includes Peter Boyle, Bess Armstrong, Dyan Cannon and Michael McKean in a very silly tale of a feline informant and nutty New Englanders on both sides of the law.
Alas, 1997's "That Darn Cat" is light years away from the original's drive-ins, muscle cars and mainstream mid-'60s comedy, not to mention the cast that included William Demarest, Elsa Lanchester, Frank Gorshin and Neville Brand.
No one performer is at fault, certainly not Doug E. Doug, who tries hard as a twitchy, manic FBI agent to make this cinematic fleabag come to life. But Ricci has little to do with her underwritten character, and a subplot involving a lonely butcher (Megan Cavanaugh) and two gung-ho security guards (Tom Wilson, Brian Haley) is mildly amusing at best.
Darn Cat, or "D.C". as his mistress Patti (Ricci) calls the gray beast, pussyfoots around the neighborhood one night and finds the kidnapped maid of the Flints (Jones, Cannon), obnoxious millionaires reluctant to pay the hefty ransom. The ridiculous scenario has the FBI becoming involved in a nocturnal tracking of D.C. by several agents.
George Dzundza plays the cranky boss of Doug's character, who goes through many humiliating experiences before making the cat angle payoff. Boyle and Rebecca Schull are unimpressive as an aging couple who play a major role in the overblown climax.
Just as in Robert Stevenson's version, which featured a Siamese, the lead feline is never quite made as endearing as one expects, with the attention focused on the humans and their mundane conflicts.
THAT DARN CAT
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures
Director Bob Spiers
Producer Robert Simonds
Writers S.M. Alexander, L.A. Karaszewski
Executive producer Andrew Gottlieb
Director of photography Jerzy Zielinski
Production designer Jonathan Carlson
Editor Roger Barton
Costume designer Marie France
Music Richard Kendall Gibbs
Casting Gary Zuckerbrod
Color/stereo
Cast:
Patti Christina Ricci
Zeke Doug E. Doug
Mr. Flint Dean Jones
Boetticher George Dzundza
Pa Peter Boyle
Peter Michael McKean
Judy Bess Armstrong
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
British TV director Bob Spiers' feature debut has a few rewarding moments, but its target audience of kids and cat lovers will not be generating strong word-of-mouth. "That Darn Cat" is based on the novel "Undercover Cat" by the Gordons and their screenplay of the first film, co-written by Bill Walsh.
Besides veterans Jones and Estelle Parsons, the movie's eclectic cast includes Peter Boyle, Bess Armstrong, Dyan Cannon and Michael McKean in a very silly tale of a feline informant and nutty New Englanders on both sides of the law.
Alas, 1997's "That Darn Cat" is light years away from the original's drive-ins, muscle cars and mainstream mid-'60s comedy, not to mention the cast that included William Demarest, Elsa Lanchester, Frank Gorshin and Neville Brand.
No one performer is at fault, certainly not Doug E. Doug, who tries hard as a twitchy, manic FBI agent to make this cinematic fleabag come to life. But Ricci has little to do with her underwritten character, and a subplot involving a lonely butcher (Megan Cavanaugh) and two gung-ho security guards (Tom Wilson, Brian Haley) is mildly amusing at best.
Darn Cat, or "D.C". as his mistress Patti (Ricci) calls the gray beast, pussyfoots around the neighborhood one night and finds the kidnapped maid of the Flints (Jones, Cannon), obnoxious millionaires reluctant to pay the hefty ransom. The ridiculous scenario has the FBI becoming involved in a nocturnal tracking of D.C. by several agents.
George Dzundza plays the cranky boss of Doug's character, who goes through many humiliating experiences before making the cat angle payoff. Boyle and Rebecca Schull are unimpressive as an aging couple who play a major role in the overblown climax.
Just as in Robert Stevenson's version, which featured a Siamese, the lead feline is never quite made as endearing as one expects, with the attention focused on the humans and their mundane conflicts.
THAT DARN CAT
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures
Director Bob Spiers
Producer Robert Simonds
Writers S.M. Alexander, L.A. Karaszewski
Executive producer Andrew Gottlieb
Director of photography Jerzy Zielinski
Production designer Jonathan Carlson
Editor Roger Barton
Costume designer Marie France
Music Richard Kendall Gibbs
Casting Gary Zuckerbrod
Color/stereo
Cast:
Patti Christina Ricci
Zeke Doug E. Doug
Mr. Flint Dean Jones
Boetticher George Dzundza
Pa Peter Boyle
Peter Michael McKean
Judy Bess Armstrong
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 2/14/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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