**Editor’s Note: This episode of Scene 2 Seen was taped before the July 14th start of the actor’s strike.
Hello and Welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast I am your host Valerie Complex, Associate Editor at Deadline Hollywood. In this episode, I chat with French actor and screenwriter Salif Cissé.
Cissé began his acting and screenwriting career while still in high school, where he discovered his passion for the stage. He attended local conservatories before being admitted to the prestigious Conservatoire Nationale Supérieure d’Art Dramatique de Paris (National Academy of Dramatic Arts) in 2017.
During that time, he staged his first project, High Sign (Lewis John Carlino) at the Cartes Blanches Festival. From there he went on to be cast in 2019 by Guillaume Brac in his film, All Hands on Deck. Salif starred in his own original mini-series, Couronnes (Crowns), directed by Julien Carpentier and produced by Golden Network.
Hello and Welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast I am your host Valerie Complex, Associate Editor at Deadline Hollywood. In this episode, I chat with French actor and screenwriter Salif Cissé.
Cissé began his acting and screenwriting career while still in high school, where he discovered his passion for the stage. He attended local conservatories before being admitted to the prestigious Conservatoire Nationale Supérieure d’Art Dramatique de Paris (National Academy of Dramatic Arts) in 2017.
During that time, he staged his first project, High Sign (Lewis John Carlino) at the Cartes Blanches Festival. From there he went on to be cast in 2019 by Guillaume Brac in his film, All Hands on Deck. Salif starred in his own original mini-series, Couronnes (Crowns), directed by Julien Carpentier and produced by Golden Network.
- 7/29/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
One of independent film’s key players, Ray Price, died July 16 at the age of 75 from heart failure after a long battle with cancer, his long-term partner Meg Madison confirmed.
Talking to Price about movies, past and present, was an exhilarating sport that could take a while. He knew his stuff — no one loved movies more — but more than anyone during the great indie decades of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, he was a respected innovator who thought outside the box. He began as an exhibitor in San Francisco and moved on to marketing, releasing, and distributing movies, leaning toward the outrageous in how he lured audiences to sample challenging fare.
“Ray, while being a defiantly singular individual, was also emblematic of a bygone age of independent film,” Magnolia Pictures co-ceo Eamonn Bowles wrote me in an email. “From theatre chain owner to distributor, exquisite marketer, and production exec, he...
Talking to Price about movies, past and present, was an exhilarating sport that could take a while. He knew his stuff — no one loved movies more — but more than anyone during the great indie decades of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, he was a respected innovator who thought outside the box. He began as an exhibitor in San Francisco and moved on to marketing, releasing, and distributing movies, leaning toward the outrageous in how he lured audiences to sample challenging fare.
“Ray, while being a defiantly singular individual, was also emblematic of a bygone age of independent film,” Magnolia Pictures co-ceo Eamonn Bowles wrote me in an email. “From theatre chain owner to distributor, exquisite marketer, and production exec, he...
- 7/21/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Ray Price, a respected producer of indie filmmaking, died July 16 from heart failure after a long battle with cancer. The news was confirmed by his long-term partner Meg Madison. He was 75 years old.
Price launched his film career in 1972, managing the Berkeley storefront theater the Rialto, and went on to build with Allen Michaan Renaissance Theaters, an independent art film chain that became one of the largest (33 at its peak) in the Bay Area and was later sold to the Landmark Theatre circuit.
A tough negotiator and exacting exhibitor, under Price’s stewardship, Renaissance Theaters were renowned for redesigning marketing materials, from posters to press books — designs that fledgling distributors often adopted when the films hadn’t found success in other markets.
At a time when most top arthouse distributors focused on established auteurs from Europe and Asia, Renaissance Theaters exploded those norms by programming new American directors like Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes.
Price launched his film career in 1972, managing the Berkeley storefront theater the Rialto, and went on to build with Allen Michaan Renaissance Theaters, an independent art film chain that became one of the largest (33 at its peak) in the Bay Area and was later sold to the Landmark Theatre circuit.
A tough negotiator and exacting exhibitor, under Price’s stewardship, Renaissance Theaters were renowned for redesigning marketing materials, from posters to press books — designs that fledgling distributors often adopted when the films hadn’t found success in other markets.
At a time when most top arthouse distributors focused on established auteurs from Europe and Asia, Renaissance Theaters exploded those norms by programming new American directors like Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes.
- 7/21/2023
- The Wrap
Ray Price, an indie film producer and marketing veteran, died on July 16 of heart failure after battling cancer, his longterm partner Meg Madison confirmed. He was 75.
During his career in film, Price was president of Francis Ford Coppola’s production company American Zoetrope and First Look Pictures and a marketing and distribution exec for Landmark Theatres, Trimark Pictures and 2929 Entertainment. He also supported up-and-coming filmmakers like Tran Anh Hung (“The Scent of Green Papaya”), Gurinder Chadha (“Bhaji on The Beach”), Carl Franklin (“One False Move”), Allison Anders (“Gas Food Lodging”) and John Sayles (“The Secret of Roan Inish”).
“Ray, while being a defiantly singular individual, was also emblematic of a bygone age of independent film,” said Magnolia Pictures co-ceo Eamonn Bowles in a statement. “From theatre chain owner to distributor, exquisite marketer, and production exec, he always sought out novel ways of approaching things. He truly was a rebel...
During his career in film, Price was president of Francis Ford Coppola’s production company American Zoetrope and First Look Pictures and a marketing and distribution exec for Landmark Theatres, Trimark Pictures and 2929 Entertainment. He also supported up-and-coming filmmakers like Tran Anh Hung (“The Scent of Green Papaya”), Gurinder Chadha (“Bhaji on The Beach”), Carl Franklin (“One False Move”), Allison Anders (“Gas Food Lodging”) and John Sayles (“The Secret of Roan Inish”).
“Ray, while being a defiantly singular individual, was also emblematic of a bygone age of independent film,” said Magnolia Pictures co-ceo Eamonn Bowles in a statement. “From theatre chain owner to distributor, exquisite marketer, and production exec, he always sought out novel ways of approaching things. He truly was a rebel...
- 7/21/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Ray Price, the respected indie film innovator who served as president of American Zoetrope and First Look Pictures and as a marketing and distribution executive for companies including Landmark Theatres and Trimark Pictures, has died. He was 75.
Price died Sunday at Whittier Hospital Medical Center from heart failure after a long battle with cancer, his longtime partner, Meg Madison, said.
Throughout his career, Price displayed an encyclopedic knowledge of film, mentored generations of executives and leaned toward the outrageous in the ways he lured audiences to sample challenging movies.
Along the way, he championed filmmakers including Carl Franklin (1992’s One False Move), Allison Anders (1992’s Gas Food Lodging), Tran Anh Hung (1993’s The Scent of Green Papaya), Gurinder Chadha (1993’s Bhaji on the Beach) and John Sayles (1994’s The Secret of Roan Inish).
“Ray, while being a defiantly singular individual, was also emblematic of a bygone age of independent film,...
Price died Sunday at Whittier Hospital Medical Center from heart failure after a long battle with cancer, his longtime partner, Meg Madison, said.
Throughout his career, Price displayed an encyclopedic knowledge of film, mentored generations of executives and leaned toward the outrageous in the ways he lured audiences to sample challenging movies.
Along the way, he championed filmmakers including Carl Franklin (1992’s One False Move), Allison Anders (1992’s Gas Food Lodging), Tran Anh Hung (1993’s The Scent of Green Papaya), Gurinder Chadha (1993’s Bhaji on the Beach) and John Sayles (1994’s The Secret of Roan Inish).
“Ray, while being a defiantly singular individual, was also emblematic of a bygone age of independent film,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lewis John Carlino’s family-oriented Mafia tale was filmed four years before The Godfather: Kirk Douglas is a loose-cannon capo who bosses his own brother Alex Cord and won’t listen when his fellow kingpins talk about modernization. Irene Papas and Susan Strasberg are married to the mob, while veteran hoods Luther Adler and Eduardo Ciannelli provide the menacing atmosphere. Director Martin Ritt was supposedly not thrilled with the project yet it’s a polished, involving crime-time drama set both in New York City and Palermo, Sicily.
The Brotherhood
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] #119
1968 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date April 27, 2022 / Available from / £34.95
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joe De Santis, Connie Scott, Val Avery, Val Bisoglio, Alan Hewitt, Barry Primus, Michele Cimarosa, Louis Badolati.
Cinematography: Boris Kaufman
Art Director: Tambi Larsen
Film Editor: Frank Bracht
Original Music: Lalo Schifrin
Written...
The Brotherhood
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] #119
1968 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date April 27, 2022 / Available from / £34.95
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joe De Santis, Connie Scott, Val Avery, Val Bisoglio, Alan Hewitt, Barry Primus, Michele Cimarosa, Louis Badolati.
Cinematography: Boris Kaufman
Art Director: Tambi Larsen
Film Editor: Frank Bracht
Original Music: Lalo Schifrin
Written...
- 6/25/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: Network Entertainment has optioned Andrew McCarthy’s bestselling memoir Brat: An ’80s Story and will produce a documentary adaptation, the company said Monday.
McCarthy, who rose to fame in the 1980s with roles in such classics as St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink and Weekend at Bernie’s, long has pondered what it has meant to him to be an integral member of the iconic group of movie stars known as the Brat Pack. Writing the book, released earlier this year, answered many questions that he’s wrestled with throughout his life. But it also brought up more. Was being identified as a Brat Packer the worst thing that ever happened to him, or was it actually the best?
Brat will follow McCarthy across the country as he goes directly to the source, seeking out other Brat Pack members to find out what it has meant to each of them...
McCarthy, who rose to fame in the 1980s with roles in such classics as St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink and Weekend at Bernie’s, long has pondered what it has meant to him to be an integral member of the iconic group of movie stars known as the Brat Pack. Writing the book, released earlier this year, answered many questions that he’s wrestled with throughout his life. But it also brought up more. Was being identified as a Brat Packer the worst thing that ever happened to him, or was it actually the best?
Brat will follow McCarthy across the country as he goes directly to the source, seeking out other Brat Pack members to find out what it has meant to each of them...
- 11/1/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer and director whose screenplays included The Fox, The Mechanic and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
After early success, the writer Lewis John Carlino, who has died aged 88, attracted some criticism for abandoning experimental theatre and moving into mainstream cinema, as both writer and director. Broadway’s loss was cinema’s gain.
His screenplays were intriguingly diverse, and included The Fox (1967), adapted from Dh Lawrence’s novella, an uncharacteristically taut Michael Winner thriller, The Mechanic (1972), and several films dealing with organised crime. His sparse output as a director ranged from his adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea (1976) to a glossy sex comedy, Class (1983), in which Jacqueline Bisset played a woman who has sex in a glass-sided lift with her son’s schoolfriend.
After early success, the writer Lewis John Carlino, who has died aged 88, attracted some criticism for abandoning experimental theatre and moving into mainstream cinema, as both writer and director. Broadway’s loss was cinema’s gain.
His screenplays were intriguingly diverse, and included The Fox (1967), adapted from Dh Lawrence’s novella, an uncharacteristically taut Michael Winner thriller, The Mechanic (1972), and several films dealing with organised crime. His sparse output as a director ranged from his adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea (1976) to a glossy sex comedy, Class (1983), in which Jacqueline Bisset played a woman who has sex in a glass-sided lift with her son’s schoolfriend.
- 7/14/2020
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
Charles Webb, the author of the book “The Graduate” that was adapted into the iconic Mike Nichols comedy, has died. He was 81.
Webb died June 16 in Eastborne, England, of a blood condition, according to reporter Jack Malvern, who spoke with The Associated Press. Malvern was close friends with Webb, and Webb dedicated his final novel to the journalist.
“The Graduate” was Webb’s debut novel published in 1963, and the deadpan writing was a satire of his wealthy upbringing in Pasadena, California, and college education from Williams College in Massachusetts. In the book, his protagonist, Benjamin Braddock, scorns his parents and his schooling and starts an affair with an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, who is the mother of the young woman with whom he’d eventually fall in love and run away with.
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Webb died June 16 in Eastborne, England, of a blood condition, according to reporter Jack Malvern, who spoke with The Associated Press. Malvern was close friends with Webb, and Webb dedicated his final novel to the journalist.
“The Graduate” was Webb’s debut novel published in 1963, and the deadpan writing was a satire of his wealthy upbringing in Pasadena, California, and college education from Williams College in Massachusetts. In the book, his protagonist, Benjamin Braddock, scorns his parents and his schooling and starts an affair with an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, who is the mother of the young woman with whom he’d eventually fall in love and run away with.
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- 6/27/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Kelly Asbury, an animation director known for directing “Shrek 2,” “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” and most recently “Uglydolls,” has died. He was 60.
Asbury died peacefully Friday in Encino, California, following a long battle with cancer, a representative for Asbury, Nancy Newhouse Porter, told TheWrap.
Asbury has a story credit on Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and additionally wrote the screenplay and story for “Gnomeo & Juliet,” which he also directed in 2011. Asbury got his start at Disney between 1983 and 1995, contributing storyboards for Golden Age Disney films such as “The Little Mermaid,” “The Black Cauldron,” “The Rescuers Down Under” and more.
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Upon shifting to DreamWorks in 1995, his directorial debut was for the 2002 animated film “Spirit,” which was nominated for an Oscar. He would even provide additional voices for “Shrek 2” and in “Shrek the Third.
Asbury died peacefully Friday in Encino, California, following a long battle with cancer, a representative for Asbury, Nancy Newhouse Porter, told TheWrap.
Asbury has a story credit on Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and additionally wrote the screenplay and story for “Gnomeo & Juliet,” which he also directed in 2011. Asbury got his start at Disney between 1983 and 1995, contributing storyboards for Golden Age Disney films such as “The Little Mermaid,” “The Black Cauldron,” “The Rescuers Down Under” and more.
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Upon shifting to DreamWorks in 1995, his directorial debut was for the 2002 animated film “Spirit,” which was nominated for an Oscar. He would even provide additional voices for “Shrek 2” and in “Shrek the Third.
- 6/26/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Lewis John Carlino, who scripted and directed The Great Santini and earned an Oscar nom for penning I Never Promised You a Rose Garden among many other credits, has died. He was 88.
Carlino died June 17 on Whidbey Island off Washington. Michael O’Keefe, who starred opposite Robert Duvall in 1979’s Great Santini, confirmed the news and posted a video in tribute on June 18:
Lewis John Carlino Died yesterday. I owe him in incalculable debt. It was he who cast me opposite Robert Duvall in The Great Santini. This interview with him makes evident his humanity, insight, humor, and grace. I love him immeasurably. https://t.co/8Q1XK97B25
— Michael O'Keefe (@mokeefeman) June 18, 2020
Carlino was a three-time WGA Award nominee for penning the adapted screenplays for Great Santini and Rose Garden (1977) and his original script for The Brotherhood (1968). He also scored a Golden Globe nom for co-scripting 1967’s The Fox with Howard Koch.
Carlino died June 17 on Whidbey Island off Washington. Michael O’Keefe, who starred opposite Robert Duvall in 1979’s Great Santini, confirmed the news and posted a video in tribute on June 18:
Lewis John Carlino Died yesterday. I owe him in incalculable debt. It was he who cast me opposite Robert Duvall in The Great Santini. This interview with him makes evident his humanity, insight, humor, and grace. I love him immeasurably. https://t.co/8Q1XK97B25
— Michael O'Keefe (@mokeefeman) June 18, 2020
Carlino was a three-time WGA Award nominee for penning the adapted screenplays for Great Santini and Rose Garden (1977) and his original script for The Brotherhood (1968). He also scored a Golden Globe nom for co-scripting 1967’s The Fox with Howard Koch.
- 6/24/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Lewis John Carlino, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and playwright known for writing and directing “The Great Santini,” died on June 17 on Whidbey Island in Washington state, his family has announced. He was 88.
Carlino received an Oscar nomination with Gavin Lambert for best adapted screenplay for the 1978 drama “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg. In 1979, he wrote and directed the screenplay for “The Great Santini,” from the novel by Pat Conroy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Robert Duvall for his portrayal of a Marine pilot and for Michael O’Keefe as the son of Duvall’s character.
His screenwriting credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds,” “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea,” which he also directed and co-produced; “The Brotherhood,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson; and “Resurrection,” starring Ellen Burstyn. During production of “The Brotherhood,” he met Jilly Chadwick,...
Carlino received an Oscar nomination with Gavin Lambert for best adapted screenplay for the 1978 drama “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg. In 1979, he wrote and directed the screenplay for “The Great Santini,” from the novel by Pat Conroy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Robert Duvall for his portrayal of a Marine pilot and for Michael O’Keefe as the son of Duvall’s character.
His screenwriting credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds,” “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea,” which he also directed and co-produced; “The Brotherhood,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson; and “Resurrection,” starring Ellen Burstyn. During production of “The Brotherhood,” he met Jilly Chadwick,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lewis John Carlino, who wrote and directed the Robert Duvall-led 1979 drama “The Great Santini,” died last week at the age of 88.
Carlino died at his home in Washington state after suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, which is considered a type of cancer that impacts blood cells in bone marrow.
His career spanned some 50-plus years, writing for both film and television. Carlino racked up some early TV writing credits in the early 1960s, including an episode of the adventure crime drama “Route 66,” which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis — and later Glenn Corbett — as two young men who drove across the country in a Corvette in search of adventure.
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Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who...
Carlino died at his home in Washington state after suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, which is considered a type of cancer that impacts blood cells in bone marrow.
His career spanned some 50-plus years, writing for both film and television. Carlino racked up some early TV writing credits in the early 1960s, including an episode of the adventure crime drama “Route 66,” which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis — and later Glenn Corbett — as two young men who drove across the country in a Corvette in search of adventure.
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Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who...
- 6/24/2020
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Lewis John Carlino, who wrote and directed The Great Santini, the film adaptation of Pat Conroy's autobiographical novel that starred Robert Duvall as a bullying U.S. Marine Corps pilot, has died. He was 88.
Carlino died Wednesday at his home on Whidbey Island in Washington state of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disease, his daughter, Alessa, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carlino also adapted David Ely's novel for John Frankenheimer's paranoid sci-fi drama Seconds (1966), starring Rock Hudson; reworked Yukio Mishima's book for the intense The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976) — he also directed the ...
Carlino died Wednesday at his home on Whidbey Island in Washington state of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disease, his daughter, Alessa, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carlino also adapted David Ely's novel for John Frankenheimer's paranoid sci-fi drama Seconds (1966), starring Rock Hudson; reworked Yukio Mishima's book for the intense The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976) — he also directed the ...
- 6/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lewis John Carlino, who wrote and directed The Great Santini, the film adaptation of Pat Conroy's autobiographical novel that starred Robert Duvall as a bullying U.S. Marine Corps pilot, has died. He was 88.
Carlino died Wednesday at his home on Whidbey Island in Washington state of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disease, his daughter, Alessa, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carlino also adapted David Ely's novel for John Frankenheimer's paranoid sci-fi drama Seconds (1966), starring Rock Hudson; reworked Yukio Mishima's book for the intense The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976) — he also directed the ...
Carlino died Wednesday at his home on Whidbey Island in Washington state of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disease, his daughter, Alessa, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carlino also adapted David Ely's novel for John Frankenheimer's paranoid sci-fi drama Seconds (1966), starring Rock Hudson; reworked Yukio Mishima's book for the intense The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976) — he also directed the ...
- 6/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The producer of Narcos takes us on a walk through some of the movies that made him.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Contagion (2011)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
Rififi (1955)
Night And The City (1950)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Never on Sunday (1960)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Game (1997)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Great Escape (1963)
Children of Men (2006)
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Godfather (1972)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Animal House (1978)
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
Trading Places (1983)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Fellini Satyricon (1969)
The Beastmaster (1982)
Sheena (1984)
High Risk (1981)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Piranha (1978)
Gallipoli (1981)
Witness (1985)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Mad Max (1980)
Max Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
The Last Wave (1978)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Hobbit (1977)
The Return of the King (1980)
Class (1983)
The Great Santini (1979)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Contagion (2011)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
Rififi (1955)
Night And The City (1950)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Never on Sunday (1960)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Game (1997)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Great Escape (1963)
Children of Men (2006)
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Godfather (1972)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Animal House (1978)
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
Trading Places (1983)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Fellini Satyricon (1969)
The Beastmaster (1982)
Sheena (1984)
High Risk (1981)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Piranha (1978)
Gallipoli (1981)
Witness (1985)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Mad Max (1980)
Max Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
The Last Wave (1978)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Hobbit (1977)
The Return of the King (1980)
Class (1983)
The Great Santini (1979)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High...
- 6/16/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Bertrand Mandico's The Wild Boys (2017), which is receiving an exclusive global online premiere on Mubi, is showing September 14 – October 14, 2018 as a Special Discovery.French director Bertrand Mandico shared with us the films he thought about before, during, and after making his feature debut, The Wild Boys:ISLANDSThe Saga of AnatahanMatango: Attack of the Mushroom People: The island and its fauna and flora, the mushroom-men, the sinking. A sublime film.Lord Jim: The tempest sequence in the opening and the cowardice of Lord Jim—an amazing film.A High Wind in Jamaica: For the confusion of the captain played by Antony Quinn, the phlegm of James Coburn and the beauty of his young crew.The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (Lewis John Carlino, 1976): For the erotic figure of the Captain (Kris Kristofferson) and its clique of violent boys.Remorques: A romantic and captivating film with sequences...
- 9/13/2018
- MUBI
I pity anyone who saw Jason Statham's The Mechanic without having first seen Charles Bronson's The Mechanic. Because you didn't even get half the story. And the story's not even the point! In my review of the 2011 version, I noted: "The 1972 original, written by Lewis John Carlino and directed by Michael Winner, set up Bishop, played by Charles Bronson, as an aging assassin, with Jan-Michael Vincent as the cocky young guy he takes under his wing. The action scenes were modest but precisely filmed; the characterizations provided understandable motivations without angst. It wasn't a deathless classic, but an efficient, well-crafted machine that got where it was going with a fair degree of style. The remake borrows the basic plot outline and characters, but...
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- 7/4/2018
- Screen Anarchy
A prolific screenwriter who emerged from the late 1970s as a promising American film director, Lewis John Carlino wouldn’t get behind the camera following his third, and least successfully received feature, Class (1983), an item which, in passing, looks to have the stamp of John Hughes and the Brat Pack all over it. Aggravating in its considerable inconsistencies, this was the director’s first attempt to film a treatment he didn’t write or adapt himself, scripted by Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt (both writers who would move into mainstream film and television). The result is a rather wishy-washy prep school version of The Graduate, but the comparison is merely a pale echo, trapped inside a banal resolution with troubling misogynist tendencies.
Immediately upon meeting his new roommate Skip (Rob Lowe) at prep-school, Johnathan (Andrew McCarthy) is thrust into a rigorous new environment. Initial misgivings are set aside for a...
Immediately upon meeting his new roommate Skip (Rob Lowe) at prep-school, Johnathan (Andrew McCarthy) is thrust into a rigorous new environment. Initial misgivings are set aside for a...
- 3/8/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Special Mention: Werckmeister Harmonies
Directed by Bela Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky
Written by László Krasznahorkai and Bela Tarr
2000, Hungary / Italy / Germany
Genre: Emotional Horror
Bela Tarr is a filmmaker whose work is a highly acquired taste, but as a metaphysical horror story, Werckmeister Harmonies is an utter masterpiece that should appeal to most cinephiles. The film title refers to the 17th-century German organist-composer Andreas Werckmeister, esteemed for his influential structure and harmony of music. Harmonies is strung together like a magnificent symphony working on the viewer’s emotions over long stretches of time even when the viewer is unaware of what’s going on. Attempting to make sense of Tarr’s movies in strict narrative terms is not the best way to go about watching his films; but regardless if you come away understanding Harmonies or not, you won’t soon forget the film. Harmonies is a technical triumph, shot...
Directed by Bela Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky
Written by László Krasznahorkai and Bela Tarr
2000, Hungary / Italy / Germany
Genre: Emotional Horror
Bela Tarr is a filmmaker whose work is a highly acquired taste, but as a metaphysical horror story, Werckmeister Harmonies is an utter masterpiece that should appeal to most cinephiles. The film title refers to the 17th-century German organist-composer Andreas Werckmeister, esteemed for his influential structure and harmony of music. Harmonies is strung together like a magnificent symphony working on the viewer’s emotions over long stretches of time even when the viewer is unaware of what’s going on. Attempting to make sense of Tarr’s movies in strict narrative terms is not the best way to go about watching his films; but regardless if you come away understanding Harmonies or not, you won’t soon forget the film. Harmonies is a technical triumph, shot...
- 10/30/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
By Todd Garbarini
Lewis John Carlino’s 1979 film The Great Santini, which stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O’Keefe, will be screened at the The Royale Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles. Based upon the novel by Pat Conroy (The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, and The Prince of Tides), the 115-minute film will be screened on Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 7:00 pm.
Actresses Blythe Danner and Lisa Jane Persky and director Lewis John Carlino are scheduled to appear at the screening and are due to partake in a post-screening Q & A for a discussion on the making of the film. Please be sure the check back with the website in regards to personal appearances/changing schedules.
From the press release:
Ben Meechum (Michael O’Keefe) struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father (Robert Duvall), an aggressively competitive marine pilot.
The Great Santini...
Lewis John Carlino’s 1979 film The Great Santini, which stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O’Keefe, will be screened at the The Royale Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles. Based upon the novel by Pat Conroy (The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, and The Prince of Tides), the 115-minute film will be screened on Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 7:00 pm.
Actresses Blythe Danner and Lisa Jane Persky and director Lewis John Carlino are scheduled to appear at the screening and are due to partake in a post-screening Q & A for a discussion on the making of the film. Please be sure the check back with the website in regards to personal appearances/changing schedules.
From the press release:
Ben Meechum (Michael O’Keefe) struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father (Robert Duvall), an aggressively competitive marine pilot.
The Great Santini...
- 10/14/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
In 1966, John Frankenheimer directed one of his most audacious movies, Seconds, with a script by Lewis John Carlino from a novel by David Ely. It told the story of an older banker who solicits the help of a shadowy organization that will fake his death and reconstruct him with a brand new identity, as well as a new face and body. The movie was a box-office flop, but has developed a cult following over the years and clearly had an influence on the makers of Self/less, director Tarsem Singh and screenwriters Alex Pastor and David Pastor. The new
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- 7/4/2015
- by Stephen Farber
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In celebration of Sound on Sight’s 7th anniversary, writers were asked to come up with articles that present their childhood favorites in the realm of films, TV shows, books or games.
I chose films and anyone who has any familiarity with my writing knows I am virtually incapable of writing an article about a single film so I’m going to focus on a number of movies I saw in my youth.
Growing up in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio, I was fortunate enough to have my own room and my own TV set.
My family didn’t go out to the cinema very often so my introduction to movies was primarily through television.
The household cable television was limited to the family room and the parental restrictions that went with that so a far as movie watching went, it was mostly just me in my room where there were no...
I chose films and anyone who has any familiarity with my writing knows I am virtually incapable of writing an article about a single film so I’m going to focus on a number of movies I saw in my youth.
Growing up in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio, I was fortunate enough to have my own room and my own TV set.
My family didn’t go out to the cinema very often so my introduction to movies was primarily through television.
The household cable television was limited to the family room and the parental restrictions that went with that so a far as movie watching went, it was mostly just me in my room where there were no...
- 11/29/2014
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Every year, we here at Sound On Sight celebrate the month of October with 31 Days of Horror; and every year, I update the list of my favourite horror films ever made. Last year, I released a list that included 150 picks. This year, I’ll be upgrading the list, making minor alterations, changing the rankings, adding new entries, and possibly removing a few titles. I’ve also decided to publish each post backwards this time for one reason: the new additions appear lower on my list, whereas my top 50 haven’t changed much, except for maybe in ranking. I am including documentaries, short films and mini series, only as special mentions – along with a few features that can qualify as horror, but barely do.
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Special Mention:
Häxan
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Denmark / Sweden, 1922
Häxan (a.k.a The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 silent documentary about the history of witchcraft,...
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Special Mention:
Häxan
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Denmark / Sweden, 1922
Häxan (a.k.a The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 silent documentary about the history of witchcraft,...
- 10/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
By David King
The Warner Archive has released the 1979 film The Great Santini on DVD. In many ways, the film helped break Hollywood’s long-standing glorification of war -- to a point. But it would seem old habits die hard, and when they do, we’re left with an uneven picture that goes to verge of making a powerful statement on war before backing off to familiar and safe settings.
Right off the bat, we’re introduced to a Marine dogfighter, Lt. Col. “Bull” Meechem (Robert Duvall in an Oscar-nominated performance), as he simulates air-to-air combat with his fellow pilots. Here is clearly a man in his element, trash-talking and verbally harassing his fellow pilots as he makes quick work of them.
The grainy stock footage of fighter planes is followed shortly by a group of carousing Marines making trouble in a bar full of stuffed shirts and officers, a...
The Warner Archive has released the 1979 film The Great Santini on DVD. In many ways, the film helped break Hollywood’s long-standing glorification of war -- to a point. But it would seem old habits die hard, and when they do, we’re left with an uneven picture that goes to verge of making a powerful statement on war before backing off to familiar and safe settings.
Right off the bat, we’re introduced to a Marine dogfighter, Lt. Col. “Bull” Meechem (Robert Duvall in an Oscar-nominated performance), as he simulates air-to-air combat with his fellow pilots. Here is clearly a man in his element, trash-talking and verbally harassing his fellow pilots as he makes quick work of them.
The grainy stock footage of fighter planes is followed shortly by a group of carousing Marines making trouble in a bar full of stuffed shirts and officers, a...
- 8/12/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Following are some supplemental sections featuring notable director & actor teams that did not meet the criteria for the main body of the article. Some will argue that a number of these should have been included in the primary section but keep in mind that film writing on any level, from the casual to the academic, is a game of knowledge and perception filtered through personal taste.
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Other Notable Director & Actor Teams
This section is devoted to pairings where the duo worked together at least 3 times with the actor in a major role in each feature film, resulting in 1 must-see film.
Terence Young & Sean Connery
Must-See Collaboration: From Russia with Love (1962).
Other Collaborations: Action of the Tiger (1957), Dr. No (1962), Thunderball (1965).
Director Young and actor Connery teamed up to create one of the very best Connery-era James Bond films with From Russia with Love which features a great villainous performance by Robert Shaw...
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Other Notable Director & Actor Teams
This section is devoted to pairings where the duo worked together at least 3 times with the actor in a major role in each feature film, resulting in 1 must-see film.
Terence Young & Sean Connery
Must-See Collaboration: From Russia with Love (1962).
Other Collaborations: Action of the Tiger (1957), Dr. No (1962), Thunderball (1965).
Director Young and actor Connery teamed up to create one of the very best Connery-era James Bond films with From Russia with Love which features a great villainous performance by Robert Shaw...
- 7/14/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Throughout the month of October, Editor-in-Chief and resident Horror expert Ricky D, will be posting a list of his favorite Horror films of all time. The list will be posted in six parts. Click here to see every entry.
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
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Special Mention: Gremlins
Directed by Joe Dante
Written by Chris Columbus
1984, USA
Gremlins gets a special mention because I’ve always considered it more of a comedy and a wholesome Christmas flick than an actual horror film. This tribute the 1950s matinee genre stands the test of time from a time when parents would take their children to family films that pushed the boundaries of the MPAA. Joe Dante is...
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
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Special Mention: Gremlins
Directed by Joe Dante
Written by Chris Columbus
1984, USA
Gremlins gets a special mention because I’ve always considered it more of a comedy and a wholesome Christmas flick than an actual horror film. This tribute the 1950s matinee genre stands the test of time from a time when parents would take their children to family films that pushed the boundaries of the MPAA. Joe Dante is...
- 10/15/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Seconds
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by David Ely and Lewis John Carlino
1966, USA
Not for weak sisters! May not even be for strong stomachs!
John Frankenheimer’s ultimately terrifying Twilight Zone-like, futuristic thriller Seconds, received mixed reviews, and was critically panned at the Cannes Film Festival. But what do they know? Seconds is a chilling character study and a distressing examination of happiness, loneliness, consumerism, and the American dream. This paranoid take on the legend of Faust remains widely unseen. Thankfully repeated showings on late night television helped the film find a much deserved cult following.
A New York businessman Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) is recruited by the services of an secret organization which provides unhappily married middle-aged businessmen with new lives. Arthur is told that with some highly evolved plastic surgery, physical reconditioning and a promise of a new career, he can become a young man again and begin a new life.
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by David Ely and Lewis John Carlino
1966, USA
Not for weak sisters! May not even be for strong stomachs!
John Frankenheimer’s ultimately terrifying Twilight Zone-like, futuristic thriller Seconds, received mixed reviews, and was critically panned at the Cannes Film Festival. But what do they know? Seconds is a chilling character study and a distressing examination of happiness, loneliness, consumerism, and the American dream. This paranoid take on the legend of Faust remains widely unseen. Thankfully repeated showings on late night television helped the film find a much deserved cult following.
A New York businessman Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) is recruited by the services of an secret organization which provides unhappily married middle-aged businessmen with new lives. Arthur is told that with some highly evolved plastic surgery, physical reconditioning and a promise of a new career, he can become a young man again and begin a new life.
- 10/11/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter Martin Poll, best known for producing Anthony Harvey's 1968 Best Picture Oscar nominee The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II, died of "natural causes" on April 14 according to various online sources. Poll was 89. An Avco Embassy release, The Lion in Winter was considered the favorite for the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars. The film had won the Best Film Award from the New York Film Critics Circle, while Harvey was the year's Directors Guild Award winner. However, Carol Reed's Columbia-distributed musical Oliver! turned out to be the winner in both categories. (Curiously, the previous year another Embassy release, Mike Nichols' The Graduate, unexpectedly lost the Best Picture Oscar to Norman Jewison's United Artists-distributed In the Heat of the Night. But at least Nichols came out victorious.
- 4/17/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
It's alive! The Movie Pool freaks out with Haunted Summer on DVD!
This DVD is offered as part of MGM's "Limited Edition Collection," which is available from select online retailers and manufactured only when the DVD is ordered. The DVD features a simple menu with no menu for chapters or scenes. Manufacture-On-Demand (Mod) DVDs are made to play in DVD playback units only and may not play in DVD recorders or PC drives. This DVD did not play in our laptop DVD drive but did play in our Toshiba DVD recorder.
DVD Specs
Aspect Ratio: Full screen
Running Time: 106 minutes
Rating: R
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: None
Special Features: None
The Set-up
The true story of the summer that inspired Mary Shelley to write the novel Frankenstein. Alice Krige plays Mary Shelley, Laura Dern plays her stepsister Claire, Eric Stolz plays Percy Shelley, and Phillip Anglim plays Lord Byron.
Screenplay...
This DVD is offered as part of MGM's "Limited Edition Collection," which is available from select online retailers and manufactured only when the DVD is ordered. The DVD features a simple menu with no menu for chapters or scenes. Manufacture-On-Demand (Mod) DVDs are made to play in DVD playback units only and may not play in DVD recorders or PC drives. This DVD did not play in our laptop DVD drive but did play in our Toshiba DVD recorder.
DVD Specs
Aspect Ratio: Full screen
Running Time: 106 minutes
Rating: R
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: None
Special Features: None
The Set-up
The true story of the summer that inspired Mary Shelley to write the novel Frankenstein. Alice Krige plays Mary Shelley, Laura Dern plays her stepsister Claire, Eric Stolz plays Percy Shelley, and Phillip Anglim plays Lord Byron.
Screenplay...
- 7/14/2011
- Cinelinx
The Mechanic
Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Christa Campbell | Written by Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino | Directed by Simon West
Jason Statham is, as we all know, the go-to-guy for violence, stunts and stubble that entirely covers his head. Sylvester Stallone considered his action credentials well established enough to cast him in last year’s The Expendables, alongside such luminaries of the action genre as Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. Lately, Statham’ stock in trade has been knock-about, tongue in cheek actioners such as Death Race and the Crank and Transporter movies. But every action idol needs to clock in a semi-serious, half decent film every once in a while to keep credibility in check and to avoid tumbling into embarrassing, straight to DVD self parody, like Steven Seagal. Is The Mechanic another Statham by numbers or a cut above?
Statham plays Arthur Bishop a hitman working for mysterious company,...
Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Christa Campbell | Written by Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino | Directed by Simon West
Jason Statham is, as we all know, the go-to-guy for violence, stunts and stubble that entirely covers his head. Sylvester Stallone considered his action credentials well established enough to cast him in last year’s The Expendables, alongside such luminaries of the action genre as Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. Lately, Statham’ stock in trade has been knock-about, tongue in cheek actioners such as Death Race and the Crank and Transporter movies. But every action idol needs to clock in a semi-serious, half decent film every once in a while to keep credibility in check and to avoid tumbling into embarrassing, straight to DVD self parody, like Steven Seagal. Is The Mechanic another Statham by numbers or a cut above?
Statham plays Arthur Bishop a hitman working for mysterious company,...
- 6/4/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Directed by: Simon West
Written by: Lewis John Carlino, Richard Wenk
Cast: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a manly sort of man.
He never eats and refuses every meal offered, unless it is coffee. He never shows any emotion whatsoever, even when murdering his best friend of many years. He sleeps with beautiful women without knowing their names. He knows roads and routes so well that Google maps queries him. He kills people for a living. He loves music, but has perfected his love for music to such a level of heightened purity that he only has to listen to one song over and over, and that song is the Piano Trio in E-Flat by Franz Schubert. He has a speedboat to zip him around the rivers near his secluded home, and this boat doesn’t even have a seat and is driven while standing straight up.
Written by: Lewis John Carlino, Richard Wenk
Cast: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a manly sort of man.
He never eats and refuses every meal offered, unless it is coffee. He never shows any emotion whatsoever, even when murdering his best friend of many years. He sleeps with beautiful women without knowing their names. He knows roads and routes so well that Google maps queries him. He kills people for a living. He loves music, but has perfected his love for music to such a level of heightened purity that he only has to listen to one song over and over, and that song is the Piano Trio in E-Flat by Franz Schubert. He has a speedboat to zip him around the rivers near his secluded home, and this boat doesn’t even have a seat and is driven while standing straight up.
- 1/30/2011
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Simon West, the British director of Hollywood blockbusters, was 11 years old in 1972 when Michael Winner made The Mechanic, an efficient thriller with certain intellectual pretensions. Scripted by Lewis John Carlino, it starred Charles Bronson as a professional assassin who returns after each contract to gaze at his old masters in his Beverly Hills mansion. In this ultra-violent remake, Jason Statham, who makes Bronson look like the president of Mensa, lives in the Louisiana bayou and listens to a Schubert trio when he gets home from his latest round of murder and mayhem.
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- 1/30/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – It wouldn’t be a Jason Statham film if in it he was just fixing cars. In “The Mechanic,” his profession is fixing people. And by fixing, like “The Transporter” he’s again cracking skulls.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
But if you’re going to ask audiences to buy into a remake of the 1972 film by the same name with Charles Bronson originating Jason Statham’s role as Arthur Bishop, a film needs to make it less obvious that it’s just modernizing a 1970s flick for the purposes of making new money on a preexisting script.
While “The Mechanic” takes a page from all other hitman movies and employs every trick in the contract killer book we’ve already seen, the one redeeming difference is Statham’s inner dialogue and his cool, calculated demeanor. Sure, this Jason Statham is again a killer with no back story, but this time he’s also a master of restraint,...
Rating: 2.5/5.0
But if you’re going to ask audiences to buy into a remake of the 1972 film by the same name with Charles Bronson originating Jason Statham’s role as Arthur Bishop, a film needs to make it less obvious that it’s just modernizing a 1970s flick for the purposes of making new money on a preexisting script.
While “The Mechanic” takes a page from all other hitman movies and employs every trick in the contract killer book we’ve already seen, the one redeeming difference is Statham’s inner dialogue and his cool, calculated demeanor. Sure, this Jason Statham is again a killer with no back story, but this time he’s also a master of restraint,...
- 1/28/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Oscar season is finally here. And now you can see, or see again -- some of the nominated films. And Lemmy is doing well enough that it's moving from Lamar over to the Village through Feb. 3, so catch it while you can.
Movies We've Seen:
Biutiful -- Deliberately slow, Alejandro González Iñárritu's "road to redemption" tale features the always watchable Javier Bardem. And yes, it's nominated for Outstanding Foreign Language Film (Mexico -- even though the story takes place in Spain). Read my review for more.
Inside Job (pictured above) -- When Oscar nods, films that have already left the cineplexes suddenly find themselves back in theaters, and Inside Job is no exception. This is the type of documentary that just may change your attitude about the shell game companies and governments play with money. So if you have been ostriching over the apparently rather avoidable $20,000,000,000,000 global disaster that no natural disaster can top,...
Movies We've Seen:
Biutiful -- Deliberately slow, Alejandro González Iñárritu's "road to redemption" tale features the always watchable Javier Bardem. And yes, it's nominated for Outstanding Foreign Language Film (Mexico -- even though the story takes place in Spain). Read my review for more.
Inside Job (pictured above) -- When Oscar nods, films that have already left the cineplexes suddenly find themselves back in theaters, and Inside Job is no exception. This is the type of documentary that just may change your attitude about the shell game companies and governments play with money. So if you have been ostriching over the apparently rather avoidable $20,000,000,000,000 global disaster that no natural disaster can top,...
- 1/28/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Rating: 3.5/5
Writers: Richard Wenk (screenplay), Lewis John Carlino (screenplay & story)
Director: Simon West
Cast: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland
Studio: CBS Films
Movie remakes for years have seemed to follow the same trend of low quality film making. By rehashing a familiar named franchise or single film, it’s almost been as if simply putting together a film is enough to get people in seats and be a vehicle for whatever actor is the lead to launch a career on. The most solid remakes of the last few years have either brought something new to the table, or have been able to improve upon their predecessor. Thankfully, we don’t have this problem with this film. 2010′s The Mechanic is a more than solid enough remake that manages to remain pretty faithful to the original Charles Bronson classic while allowing Jason Statham to bring his own flair...
Writers: Richard Wenk (screenplay), Lewis John Carlino (screenplay & story)
Director: Simon West
Cast: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland
Studio: CBS Films
Movie remakes for years have seemed to follow the same trend of low quality film making. By rehashing a familiar named franchise or single film, it’s almost been as if simply putting together a film is enough to get people in seats and be a vehicle for whatever actor is the lead to launch a career on. The most solid remakes of the last few years have either brought something new to the table, or have been able to improve upon their predecessor. Thankfully, we don’t have this problem with this film. 2010′s The Mechanic is a more than solid enough remake that manages to remain pretty faithful to the original Charles Bronson classic while allowing Jason Statham to bring his own flair...
- 1/28/2011
- by J.C. De Leon
- GordonandtheWhale
Reviewed by Rick Klaw
(January 2011)
Directed by: Simon West
Written by: Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland
The recent incarnations of “True Grit” and “The Mechanic” showcase radically different attempts at remakes of classic American films. The former, under the skilled guidance of the Coen brothers and the superior acting of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, stays true to its source, often matching or exceeding the original by almost every artistic and aesthetic measure, propelling the movie into the pantheon of great Westerns. With the updated “The Mechanic,” director Simon West and star Jason Statham create a forgettable film that bears little resemblance to the 1972 Charles Bronson thriller, managing to mire the potentially exciting picture in 92 minutes of boredom and stupidity.
Arthur Bishop (Statham), a “mechanic” — i.e., an elite assassin with a talent for cleanly eliminating targets — maintains an aloof detachment from those around him.
(January 2011)
Directed by: Simon West
Written by: Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland
The recent incarnations of “True Grit” and “The Mechanic” showcase radically different attempts at remakes of classic American films. The former, under the skilled guidance of the Coen brothers and the superior acting of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, stays true to its source, often matching or exceeding the original by almost every artistic and aesthetic measure, propelling the movie into the pantheon of great Westerns. With the updated “The Mechanic,” director Simon West and star Jason Statham create a forgettable film that bears little resemblance to the 1972 Charles Bronson thriller, managing to mire the potentially exciting picture in 92 minutes of boredom and stupidity.
Arthur Bishop (Statham), a “mechanic” — i.e., an elite assassin with a talent for cleanly eliminating targets — maintains an aloof detachment from those around him.
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Rick Klaw
(January 2011)
Directed by: Simon West
Written by: Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland
The recent incarnations of “True Grit” and “The Mechanic” showcase radically different attempts at remakes of classic American films. The former, under the skilled guidance of the Coen brothers and the superior acting of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, stays true to its source, often matching or exceeding the original by almost every artistic and aesthetic measure, propelling the movie into the pantheon of great Westerns. With the updated “The Mechanic,” director Simon West and star Jason Statham create a forgettable film that bears little resemblance to the 1972 Charles Bronson thriller, managing to mire the potentially exciting picture in 92 minutes of boredom and stupidity.
Arthur Bishop (Statham), a “mechanic” — i.e., an elite assassin with a talent for cleanly eliminating targets — maintains an aloof detachment from those around him.
(January 2011)
Directed by: Simon West
Written by: Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland
The recent incarnations of “True Grit” and “The Mechanic” showcase radically different attempts at remakes of classic American films. The former, under the skilled guidance of the Coen brothers and the superior acting of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, stays true to its source, often matching or exceeding the original by almost every artistic and aesthetic measure, propelling the movie into the pantheon of great Westerns. With the updated “The Mechanic,” director Simon West and star Jason Statham create a forgettable film that bears little resemblance to the 1972 Charles Bronson thriller, managing to mire the potentially exciting picture in 92 minutes of boredom and stupidity.
Arthur Bishop (Statham), a “mechanic” — i.e., an elite assassin with a talent for cleanly eliminating targets — maintains an aloof detachment from those around him.
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The Mechanic
Directed by Simon West
Written by Lewis John Carlino and Richard Wenk
USA, 2011
Jason Statham is the closest thing Hollywood has to an undiluted action star. Stallone’s grown too old, The Rock is struggling to leave Disney-flick purgatory, Gerard Butler seems to fare better in romantic comedies, and Vin Diesel is nowhere to be found. Beyond his early appearance in Mean Machine, Statham has never branched out into full-on comedic or dramatic territory, preferring to stick to what he does best: largely-stoic asskicking turns in largely-mediocre action films. As such, Simon West’s The Mechanic, a remake of the Charles Bronson vehicle of the same name, is an ideal property for Statham: it’s a no-frills, no-bullshit, ultraviolent affair with little in the way of comic relief, love interests, supporting turns or elaborate CGI to distract from its primary objective – blowing shit up.
Statham stars as Arthur Bishop,...
Directed by Simon West
Written by Lewis John Carlino and Richard Wenk
USA, 2011
Jason Statham is the closest thing Hollywood has to an undiluted action star. Stallone’s grown too old, The Rock is struggling to leave Disney-flick purgatory, Gerard Butler seems to fare better in romantic comedies, and Vin Diesel is nowhere to be found. Beyond his early appearance in Mean Machine, Statham has never branched out into full-on comedic or dramatic territory, preferring to stick to what he does best: largely-stoic asskicking turns in largely-mediocre action films. As such, Simon West’s The Mechanic, a remake of the Charles Bronson vehicle of the same name, is an ideal property for Statham: it’s a no-frills, no-bullshit, ultraviolent affair with little in the way of comic relief, love interests, supporting turns or elaborate CGI to distract from its primary objective – blowing shit up.
Statham stars as Arthur Bishop,...
- 1/26/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Director Simon West's last move was 2006's When a Stranger Calls, a remake of the 1979 horror classic. West is dipping into the 1970's again with his latest movie, The Mechanic, which is a remake of a 1972 action movie that starred Charles Bronson as a hitman who takes on an apprentice (Jan-Michael Vincent).
Fans of the original movie probably find a remake to be sacrosanct, but West told CraveOnline that his version was based entirely on the original's screenplay after producer Irwin Winkler brought West on board the project.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 1/26/2011 by Ryan
Nicolas Cage | Richard Wenk | Simon West | Lewis John Carlino | Irwin Winkler | Con Air | Medallion | The Mechanic | The Mechanic...
Fans of the original movie probably find a remake to be sacrosanct, but West told CraveOnline that his version was based entirely on the original's screenplay after producer Irwin Winkler brought West on board the project.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 1/26/2011 by Ryan
Nicolas Cage | Richard Wenk | Simon West | Lewis John Carlino | Irwin Winkler | Con Air | Medallion | The Mechanic | The Mechanic...
- 1/26/2011
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
The Mechanic
Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Christa Campbell | Written by Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino | Directed by Simon West
Jason Statham is, as we all know, the go-to-guy for violence, stunts and stubble that entirely covers his head. Sylvester Stallone considered his action credentials well established enough to cast him in last year’s The Expendables, alongside such luminaries of the action genre as Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. Lately, Statham’ stock in trade has been knock-about, tongue in cheek actioners such as Death Race and the Crank and Transporter movies. But every action idol needs to clock in a semi-serious, half decent film every once in a while to keep credibility in check and to avoid tumbling into embarrassing, straight to DVD self parody, like Steven Seagal. Is The Mechanic another Statham by numbers or a cut above?
Statham plays Arthur Bishop a hitman working for mysterious company,...
Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Christa Campbell | Written by Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino | Directed by Simon West
Jason Statham is, as we all know, the go-to-guy for violence, stunts and stubble that entirely covers his head. Sylvester Stallone considered his action credentials well established enough to cast him in last year’s The Expendables, alongside such luminaries of the action genre as Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. Lately, Statham’ stock in trade has been knock-about, tongue in cheek actioners such as Death Race and the Crank and Transporter movies. But every action idol needs to clock in a semi-serious, half decent film every once in a while to keep credibility in check and to avoid tumbling into embarrassing, straight to DVD self parody, like Steven Seagal. Is The Mechanic another Statham by numbers or a cut above?
Statham plays Arthur Bishop a hitman working for mysterious company,...
- 1/21/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Jason Statham and Ben Foster cause some heat in The Mechanic. There's a new clip from CBS Films' high-action movie The Mechanic, starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Chase and Mini Anden. Simon West directs from the writing by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino. The story follows Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham), a 'mechanic' or elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection...
- 1/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jason Statham and Ben Foster cause some heat in The Mechanic. There's a new clip from CBS Films' high-action movie The Mechanic, starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Chase and Mini Anden. Simon West directs from the writing by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino. The story follows Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham), a 'mechanic' or elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection...
- 1/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jason Statham stars in CBS Films' "The Mechanic" actioner, which opens on January 28th. Solid cast includes the multi-talented Ben Foster as well as veteran Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Chase, Mini Anden and Christa Campbell. Simon West directs from the writing by Richard Wenk, and Lewis John Carlino. In this intense, action-packed 98 second clip, Statham's Arthur Bishop character moves Dean Sanderson (Goldwyn) out into the open and launches his attack...
- 12/23/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jason Statham stars in CBS Films' "The Mechanic" actioner, which opens on January 28th. Solid cast includes the multi-talented Ben Foster as well as veteran Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Chase, Mini Anden and Christa Campbell. Simon West directs from the writing by Richard Wenk, and Lewis John Carlino. In this intense, action-packed 98 second clip, Statham's Arthur Bishop character moves Dean Sanderson (Goldwyn) out into the open and launches his attack...
- 12/23/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Hot on the heels of the debut poster, MSN have unveiled the official trailer for CBS Films’ remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson action thriller The Mechanic.
Directed by Simon West, from a screenplay by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino, The Mechanic stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Nick Jones, Amber Fleck Gaiennie and Jeff Chase.
Arthur Bishop (Statham) is a ‘mechanic’ – an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed – he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry’s son Steve (Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop’s trade. Bishop...
Directed by Simon West, from a screenplay by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino, The Mechanic stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Nick Jones, Amber Fleck Gaiennie and Jeff Chase.
Arthur Bishop (Statham) is a ‘mechanic’ – an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed – he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry’s son Steve (Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop’s trade. Bishop...
- 11/16/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
CBS Films has just announced that they have acquired The Mechanic from Millennium Films, a remake of the 1972 film of the same name. This is the first movie in their film lineup that actually could be decent and entertaining to watch.
The remake stars Jason Statham as Arthur Bishop, who was once played by the legendary Charles Bronson, and also stars Ben Foster, Christa Campbell and Donald Sutherland. The film is directed by Simon West (Tomb Raider, Con Air) and was written by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino. The Mechanic was produced by Irwin and David Winkler as well as Robert and William Chartoff.
Speaking with Hollywood.com the Producers stated that:
“We look forward to working with the CBS Films team on releasing this movie,” stated the elder Winkler and Chartoff, who also produced the original film. “CBS Films possesses a refreshing, constructive energy and we are excited...
The remake stars Jason Statham as Arthur Bishop, who was once played by the legendary Charles Bronson, and also stars Ben Foster, Christa Campbell and Donald Sutherland. The film is directed by Simon West (Tomb Raider, Con Air) and was written by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino. The Mechanic was produced by Irwin and David Winkler as well as Robert and William Chartoff.
Speaking with Hollywood.com the Producers stated that:
“We look forward to working with the CBS Films team on releasing this movie,” stated the elder Winkler and Chartoff, who also produced the original film. “CBS Films possesses a refreshing, constructive energy and we are excited...
- 8/10/2010
- by Alex DiGiovanna
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Adding testosterone to its upcoming line-up, CBS Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Jason Statham actioner The Mechanic from Avi Lerner's Millenium Films (The Expendables). CBS plans a spring opening after the George Tillman, Jr. revenge thriller Faster, starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton and Carla Gugino (November), and writer-director Daniel Barnz's Beastly, based on Alex Flinn's Beauty and the Beast-inspired novel, starring Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer annd Mary-Kate Olsen (March 2011). Produced by Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff and their sons David Winkler and William Chartoff, this update of the 1972 Charles Bronson actioner was directed by Simon West (Con Air) and adapted by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino. Statham plays a hit man who trains Ben Foster as his apprentice. Donald Sutherland co-stars. ...
- 8/9/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sometime early this year we saw a promo trailer for the remake of The Mechanic, starring Jason Statham, well now we finally my see the film as CBS films has picked up the Us distribution rights for the movie. The studio already has a similar project hitting theaters this fall in Faster, starring the Rock. CBS Films President and Chief Executive Office Amy Baer commented, “The right acquisitions have always been a part of our plan and in The Mechanic we have a strong intelligent action thriller.
CBS Films today announced the acquisition from Millennium Films (The Expendables, Trespass) of The Mechanic, by director Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). The Company has acquired the Us distribution rights for the film-which is produced by Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff (Oscar©-winners for Rocky, Goodfellas), David Winkler and William Chartoff-for a planned Spring 2011 release. The film stars Jason Statham (The Expendables,...
CBS Films today announced the acquisition from Millennium Films (The Expendables, Trespass) of The Mechanic, by director Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). The Company has acquired the Us distribution rights for the film-which is produced by Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff (Oscar©-winners for Rocky, Goodfellas), David Winkler and William Chartoff-for a planned Spring 2011 release. The film stars Jason Statham (The Expendables,...
- 8/9/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
CBS Films today announced the acquisition from Millennium Films of The Mechanic, by director Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). The Company has acquired the Us distribution rights for the film—which is produced by Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff (Oscar©-winners for Rocky, Goodfellas), David Winkler and William Chartoff—for a planned Spring 2011 release. The film stars Jason Statham (The Expendables, The Bank Job), Ben Foster (3:10 To Yuma) and Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job), Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino wrote the screenplay. A remake of the 1972 action thriller starring Charles Bronson, The Mechanic follows an elite hit man (Statham) as he teaches his trade to an apprentice (Foster) who has a connection to one of his previous victims. "We look forward to working with the CBS Films team on releasing this movie," stated Winkler and Chartoff who also produced the original film. "CBS Films possesses a refreshing,...
- 8/9/2010
- LRMonline.com
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