Despite retiring from filmmaking in 2016, “BloodRayne” director Uwe Boll has managed to keep quite busy. First, he revealed that he briefly stayed in Jennifer Lawrence’s childhood home, where he read her diaries in her one-time bedroom. Just before this year’s Oscars, he accused “Phantom Thread” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson of ripping off the poster for his “BloodRayne” after Boll publicly criticized Anderson’s Best Picture nominee. Not yet satiated with legal brouhaha, Boll recently threatened to sue Warner Bros. for “using his brand” and “helping the military industrial complex” by making the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-starring “Rampage,” an adaptation of the video game of the same name.
And it doesn’t end there. Boll has now taken to Twitter to publicly challenge InfoWars founder and professional conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a “boxing match, if he can accept my challenge.”
Boll’s affection for boxing willing participants in...
And it doesn’t end there. Boll has now taken to Twitter to publicly challenge InfoWars founder and professional conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a “boxing match, if he can accept my challenge.”
Boll’s affection for boxing willing participants in...
- 4/10/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Uwe Boll, the controversial director responsible for Postal, Blubberella, BloodRayne, and Tara Reid playing a scientist, is one of the most prolific living directors of this century, having directed and self-produced 30 films in his short career. Still, he’ll always be remembered, according to this Vanity Fair profile, as “the Donald Trump of directors, a brutish bully inclined to lash out against his detractors.” Boll is notorious for having gone after his critics, the culmination of which was the event “Raging Boll,” during which the beefy auteur literally beat the shit out of his attackers in a boxing ring (a 17-year-old victim apparently pissed blood afterward).
It’s hard to feel anything but scorn for someone such as Boll, but Vanity Fair’s profile effectively peels back the layers, depicting a man who’s driven by intense artistic impulses despite not quite having the patience or tact to make ...
It’s hard to feel anything but scorn for someone such as Boll, but Vanity Fair’s profile effectively peels back the layers, depicting a man who’s driven by intense artistic impulses despite not quite having the patience or tact to make ...
- 3/28/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
Love him or hate him, German filmmaker Uwe Boll is not going away any time soon. August 9, 2011 sees the DVD release of the documentary on the controversial director who can take punches with the best of them.
Widely recognized as the planet’s worst film director, Uwe Boll embarks on a quest to conquer Hollywood and take vengeance upon the film fanatics striving to destroy him. Filmed over three years on and off the set, ‘Raging Boll’ is a walk in the shoes of a man people love to hate.
Widely recognized as the planet’s worst film director, Uwe Boll embarks on a quest to conquer Hollywood and take vengeance upon the film fanatics striving to destroy him. Filmed over three years on and off the set, ‘Raging Boll’ is a walk in the shoes of a man people love to hate.
- 8/13/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Am I losing my tiny little mind, or does this thing actually look fairly interesting? I’ll be the first admit that I haven’t been nice to director Uwe Boll during my tenure as an online “writer”, but I’ve never gone as far as to send the poor bastard death threats. Apparently people have, and that’s just one of the areas filmmaker Dan Lee West’s upcoming documentary “Raging Boll” explores when it arrives on DVD this August. I’m intrigued to hear Boll’s side of the story. Here’s what you can expect from the flick: Widely recognized as the planet’s worst film director, Uwe Boll embarks on a quest to conquer Hollywood and take vengeance upon the film fanatics striving to destroy him. Filmed over three years on and off the set, ‘Raging Boll’ is a walk in the shoes of a man people love to hate.
- 7/28/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical, Festivals
One day -- maybe in a decade, maybe in a hundred years from now -- someone is going to make the Uwe Boll biopic ... and it will be glorious.
Think of the character arc: German independent filmmaker struggles through hardships and dreams of making movies before stumbling into a career making abysmal low-budget films via a German tax loophole which somehow turns into a pseudo-Hollywood career, adapting video games into slightly more expensive disasters, raising fanboy ire to an unprecedented level and becoming the most hated filmmaker on the internet. And that's before he literally takes on some of his critics in a boxing ring. Oh, and he's a doctor.
His films may be terrible, but Uwe Boll may be one of the most fascinating figures working in film today; a man who's embraced his image as a madman director who funds his films with long-lost Nazi gold.
One day -- maybe in a decade, maybe in a hundred years from now -- someone is going to make the Uwe Boll biopic ... and it will be glorious.
Think of the character arc: German independent filmmaker struggles through hardships and dreams of making movies before stumbling into a career making abysmal low-budget films via a German tax loophole which somehow turns into a pseudo-Hollywood career, adapting video games into slightly more expensive disasters, raising fanboy ire to an unprecedented level and becoming the most hated filmmaker on the internet. And that's before he literally takes on some of his critics in a boxing ring. Oh, and he's a doctor.
His films may be terrible, but Uwe Boll may be one of the most fascinating figures working in film today; a man who's embraced his image as a madman director who funds his films with long-lost Nazi gold.
- 10/18/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical, Festivals
One day -- maybe in a decade, maybe in a hundred years from now -- someone is going to make the Uwe Boll biopic ... and it will be glorious.
Think of the character arc: German independent filmmaker struggles through hardships and dreams of making movies before stumbling into a career making abysmal low-budget films via a German tax loophole which somehow turns into a pseudo-Hollywood career, adapting video games into slightly more expensive disasters, raising fanboy ire to an unprecedented level and becoming the most hated filmmaker on the internet. And that's before he literally takes on some of his critics in a boxing ring. Oh, and he's a doctor.
His films may be terrible, but Uwe Boll may be one of the most fascinating figures working in film today; a man who's embraced his image as a madman director who funds his films with long-lost Nazi gold.
One day -- maybe in a decade, maybe in a hundred years from now -- someone is going to make the Uwe Boll biopic ... and it will be glorious.
Think of the character arc: German independent filmmaker struggles through hardships and dreams of making movies before stumbling into a career making abysmal low-budget films via a German tax loophole which somehow turns into a pseudo-Hollywood career, adapting video games into slightly more expensive disasters, raising fanboy ire to an unprecedented level and becoming the most hated filmmaker on the internet. And that's before he literally takes on some of his critics in a boxing ring. Oh, and he's a doctor.
His films may be terrible, but Uwe Boll may be one of the most fascinating figures working in film today; a man who's embraced his image as a madman director who funds his films with long-lost Nazi gold.
- 10/18/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Cinematical
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
-- Two days in a row we're highlighting a neat little fanboy toy on ThinkGeek, but c'mon -- who wouldn't want to use the USS Enterprise to slice up their pizza? And it's only $24.99!
-- Though Warner Bros. and DC have not announced which DC superheroes they plan to tackle next (that won't come till the end of the year at the earliest), they are moving DC Entertainment from New York to La in order to "fully integrate and expand the DC brand in feature films as well as across multiple distribution platforms", according to Warner president Jeff Robinov.
-- Those who keep hearing the name Uwe Boll come up in coversations about moronic filmmakers can learn a little bit more about the controversial artist in a new documentary called Raging Boll from director Dan Lee West, who followed the filmmaker for the past three years.
-- Two days in a row we're highlighting a neat little fanboy toy on ThinkGeek, but c'mon -- who wouldn't want to use the USS Enterprise to slice up their pizza? And it's only $24.99!
-- Though Warner Bros. and DC have not announced which DC superheroes they plan to tackle next (that won't come till the end of the year at the earliest), they are moving DC Entertainment from New York to La in order to "fully integrate and expand the DC brand in feature films as well as across multiple distribution platforms", according to Warner president Jeff Robinov.
-- Those who keep hearing the name Uwe Boll come up in coversations about moronic filmmakers can learn a little bit more about the controversial artist in a new documentary called Raging Boll from director Dan Lee West, who followed the filmmaker for the past three years.
- 9/22/2010
- by Erik Davis
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
-- Two days in a row we're highlighting a neat little fanboy toy on ThinkGeek, but c'mon -- who wouldn't want to use the USS Enterprise to slice up their pizza? And it's only $24.99!
-- Though Warner Bros. and DC have not announced which DC superheroes they plan to tackle next (that won't come till the end of the year at the earliest), they are moving DC Entertainment from New York to La in order to "fully integrate and expand the DC brand in feature films as well as across multiple distribution platforms", according to Warner president Jeff Robinov.
-- Those who keep hearing the name Uwe Boll come up in coversations about moronic filmmakers can learn a little bit more about the controversial artist in a new documentary called Raging Boll from director Dan Lee West, who followed the filmmaker for the past three years.
-- Two days in a row we're highlighting a neat little fanboy toy on ThinkGeek, but c'mon -- who wouldn't want to use the USS Enterprise to slice up their pizza? And it's only $24.99!
-- Though Warner Bros. and DC have not announced which DC superheroes they plan to tackle next (that won't come till the end of the year at the earliest), they are moving DC Entertainment from New York to La in order to "fully integrate and expand the DC brand in feature films as well as across multiple distribution platforms", according to Warner president Jeff Robinov.
-- Those who keep hearing the name Uwe Boll come up in coversations about moronic filmmakers can learn a little bit more about the controversial artist in a new documentary called Raging Boll from director Dan Lee West, who followed the filmmaker for the past three years.
- 9/22/2010
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Always one of the most enjoyable events of the year, the 17th Austin Film Festival is gearing up to kick-off next month.
The annual event takes place from October 21-28 in Austin, Texas with movies such as Natalie Portman's "Black Swan" on the docket.
With other films set to screen including "Meek's Cutoff," "127 Hours," and "Fair Game," the full lineup is as follows:
Marquee Screenings
"127 Hours" – Danny Boyle (Writer/Director), Simon Beaufoy (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Black Swan" – Darren Aronofsky (Director), Andres Heinz (Writer), John McLaughlin (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Peep World" – Barry W. Blaustein (Director), Peter Himmelstein (Writer) – (U.S. Premiere)
"Bloodworth" – Shane Dax Taylor (Director), W. Earl Brown (Writer) – (World Premiere)
"Blue Valentine" – Derek Cianfrance (Writer/Director), Joey Curtis (Writer), Camille DeLavigne (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Exporting Raymond" – Phil Rosenthal (Director) – (World Premiere)
"Fair Game" – Doug Liman (Director), Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Writers) – (Regional Premiere)
"High School" – John Stalberg (Writer/Director...
The annual event takes place from October 21-28 in Austin, Texas with movies such as Natalie Portman's "Black Swan" on the docket.
With other films set to screen including "Meek's Cutoff," "127 Hours," and "Fair Game," the full lineup is as follows:
Marquee Screenings
"127 Hours" – Danny Boyle (Writer/Director), Simon Beaufoy (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Black Swan" – Darren Aronofsky (Director), Andres Heinz (Writer), John McLaughlin (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Peep World" – Barry W. Blaustein (Director), Peter Himmelstein (Writer) – (U.S. Premiere)
"Bloodworth" – Shane Dax Taylor (Director), W. Earl Brown (Writer) – (World Premiere)
"Blue Valentine" – Derek Cianfrance (Writer/Director), Joey Curtis (Writer), Camille DeLavigne (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Exporting Raymond" – Phil Rosenthal (Director) – (World Premiere)
"Fair Game" – Doug Liman (Director), Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Writers) – (Regional Premiere)
"High School" – John Stalberg (Writer/Director...
- 9/21/2010
- GossipCenter
Oscar winner Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky and Doug Liman are all bringing their latest projects to next month's Austin Film Festival, but the spotlight may find its way to another, very different director -- Uwe Boll.
The infamous German filmmaker is the subject of Dan Lee West's documentary "Raging Boll," which was filmed over a three-year period both on set and off.
The infamous German filmmaker is the subject of Dan Lee West's documentary "Raging Boll," which was filmed over a three-year period both on set and off.
- 9/21/2010
- The Wrap
The Austin Film Festival has unveiled the program for its 17th edition, which runs October 21-28.
"Black Swan," "127 Hours," "Peep World," "Meek's Cutoff," "Conviction," "Brother's Justice," "Fair Game," and many more, including 23 U.S. and world premieres and a handful of locally-made projects, will screen at the fest. The opening, centerpiece and closing night films have not yet been announced.
Festival line-up is below:
Marquee Screenings
"127 Hours" – Danny Boyle (Writer/Director), Simon Beaufoy (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Black Swan" – Darren Aronofsky (Director), Andres Heinz (Writer), John McLaughlin (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Peep World" – Barry W. Blaustein (Director), Peter Himmelstein (Writer) – (U.S. Premiere)
"Bloodworth" – Shane Dax Taylor (Director), W. Earl Brown (Writer) – (World Premiere)
"Blue Valentine" – Derek Cianfrance (Writer/Director), Joey Curtis (Writer), Camille DeLavigne (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Exporting Raymond" – Phil Rosenthal (Director) – (World Premiere)
"Fair Game" – Doug Liman (Director), Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Writers) – (Regional Premiere)
"High School" – John Stalberg (Writer/Director...
"Black Swan," "127 Hours," "Peep World," "Meek's Cutoff," "Conviction," "Brother's Justice," "Fair Game," and many more, including 23 U.S. and world premieres and a handful of locally-made projects, will screen at the fest. The opening, centerpiece and closing night films have not yet been announced.
Festival line-up is below:
Marquee Screenings
"127 Hours" – Danny Boyle (Writer/Director), Simon Beaufoy (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Black Swan" – Darren Aronofsky (Director), Andres Heinz (Writer), John McLaughlin (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Peep World" – Barry W. Blaustein (Director), Peter Himmelstein (Writer) – (U.S. Premiere)
"Bloodworth" – Shane Dax Taylor (Director), W. Earl Brown (Writer) – (World Premiere)
"Blue Valentine" – Derek Cianfrance (Writer/Director), Joey Curtis (Writer), Camille DeLavigne (Writer) – (Regional Premiere)
"Exporting Raymond" – Phil Rosenthal (Director) – (World Premiere)
"Fair Game" – Doug Liman (Director), Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Writers) – (Regional Premiere)
"High School" – John Stalberg (Writer/Director...
- 9/21/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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