Stephen Colbert is known for hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2015. Taking over from legendary talk show host David Letterman, Colbert has brought his particular brand of humor to the table and has been successful at it. Colbert has also been nominated for the Emmys multiple times as the host of The Late Show.
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
Stephen...
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
Stephen...
- 4/22/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
In 2009, Sally Menke, the splicer extraordinaire who cut her way to film industry prominence as Quentin Tarantino's most trusted collaborator, wrote, "Editors are the quiet heroes of movies and I like it that way." I emphatically agree and disagree with this observation. On one hand, the best film editing is seamless; watching a movie should be an entrancing experience, and it's the editor's job to not break the spell. Yes, there are singular, medium-altering cuts (the entire Odessa Steps sequence in Sergei Eisenstein's silent classic "Potemkin;" the blowing out of a match whisking us off to the desert in David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia;" the bone-to-spaceship transition in Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Opera"), but they're grand gestures deftly woven into the fabric of the movie. They pull you deeper into their worlds, not take you out of them.
Watch enough movies, however, and you become attuned to certain editorial rhythms.
Watch enough movies, however, and you become attuned to certain editorial rhythms.
- 1/9/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Tony Kushner has worked with Steven Spielberg a whopping four times on four completely different movies: 2005’s thorny political thriller “Munich;” 2012’s historical biography “Lincoln;” 2021’s epic musical “West Side Story;” and most recently, 2022’s autobiographical “The Fabelmans,” the story of how Steven Spielberg became Steven Spielberg. Only one other screenwriter, David Koepp, has collaborated with the filmmaker as often (and they had a fifth project in pre-production that fell apart at the eleventh hour). Kushner and Spielberg’s ongoing collaboration is perhaps the most important of either artist’s career.
So sitting down with Kushner to talk about “The Fabelmans” and his journey with Spielberg, it was easy to feel intimidated. (One rarely gets to talk to a Pulitzer Prize winner.) But Kushner was warm and open about their collaboration and its difficulties – including where they might be headed next.
When you did “Munich,” did you think this is...
So sitting down with Kushner to talk about “The Fabelmans” and his journey with Spielberg, it was easy to feel intimidated. (One rarely gets to talk to a Pulitzer Prize winner.) But Kushner was warm and open about their collaboration and its difficulties – including where they might be headed next.
When you did “Munich,” did you think this is...
- 1/19/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
It’s hard to believe that six decades has passed since David Lean’s breathtaking epic “Lawrence of Arabia” was released. Nominated for ten Oscars, the landmark classic revolves about the enigmatic T.E. Lawrence, the British intelligence officer stationed in Cairo who helped the Arabs crush the Ottoman Empire. Lean, who had won his first Oscar five years earlier for the World War II drama “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” was the peak of his powers as a filmmaker. And he elicited dazzling performances from his uber-handsome stars, Peter O’Toole as Lawrence and Omar Sharif as Sherif Ali. The later is memorably introduced in the film with a long, slow shot of him travelling on a camel in the desert.
It was no surprise that “Lawrence” conquered the 35th Academy Awards which took place April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium earning seven statuettes including film, director, cinematography, editing,...
It was no surprise that “Lawrence” conquered the 35th Academy Awards which took place April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium earning seven statuettes including film, director, cinematography, editing,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Directors interested in important, ambitious subject matter didn’t all go extinct with the rise of the Star Wars Generation. Roland Joffé’s first four features are powerful pictures that tell truths that we ought not to forget, with a couple of Award-winning gems right up front. The star power is here as well — Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Patrick Swayze. The deluxe collector’s box caps a presentation with new extras for each title: The Killing Fields, The Mission, Fat Man and Little Boy and City of Joy.
Directed by Roland Joffé
Region-Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator 194, 185, 186, 187
1984 – 1992 / Color / Street Date December 7, 2022 / 525 minutes cumulative / Available from / au 179.95
Starring: Sam Waterston, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich; Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons; Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack; Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins.
Cinematography: Chris Menges (2); Vilmos Zsigmond, Peter Biziou
Original Music: Mike Oldfield, Ennio Morricone (3)
Written by Bruce Robinson; Robert Bolt; Bruce Robinson,...
Directed by Roland Joffé
Region-Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator 194, 185, 186, 187
1984 – 1992 / Color / Street Date December 7, 2022 / 525 minutes cumulative / Available from / au 179.95
Starring: Sam Waterston, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich; Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons; Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack; Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins.
Cinematography: Chris Menges (2); Vilmos Zsigmond, Peter Biziou
Original Music: Mike Oldfield, Ennio Morricone (3)
Written by Bruce Robinson; Robert Bolt; Bruce Robinson,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar and Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. The eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and is subject to change.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Updated: March 24, 2022
Awards Prediction Commentary:
For the majority of the awards season, no...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Updated: March 24, 2022
Awards Prediction Commentary:
For the majority of the awards season, no...
- 3/25/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“No Arab loves the desert. We love water and green trees. There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing.”
Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s Iconic Classic Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) will be available on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook June 7th
Celebrating its 60th anniversary. Winner of 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture of 1962, Lawrence Of Arabia stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar®-winning director, David Lean, the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 1962, Lawrence Of Arabia won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography [Color], Best Art Direction-Set Decoration [Color], Best Film Editing, Best Music [Score] and Best Sound.
Bonus Materials...
Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s Iconic Classic Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) will be available on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook June 7th
Celebrating its 60th anniversary. Winner of 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture of 1962, Lawrence Of Arabia stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar®-winning director, David Lean, the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 1962, Lawrence Of Arabia won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography [Color], Best Art Direction-Set Decoration [Color], Best Film Editing, Best Music [Score] and Best Sound.
Bonus Materials...
- 2/28/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Veteran actor and frequent scene stealer Bruce Davison joins Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss a few of his favorite films.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Extra School (2017)
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Willard (1971) – Joe Dante’s review, Lee Broughton’s Blu-ray review
Fortune And Men’s Eyes (1971)
Short Cuts (1993) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Longtime Companion (1989)
Last Summer (1969) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Short Eyes (1977)
The Manor (2021)
Ulzana’s Raid (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and All-Region Blu-ray review
King Solomon’s Mines (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
Them! (1954) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Tarantula (1955) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Spartacus (1960) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Ben-Hur (1959) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Extra School (2017)
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Willard (1971) – Joe Dante’s review, Lee Broughton’s Blu-ray review
Fortune And Men’s Eyes (1971)
Short Cuts (1993) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Longtime Companion (1989)
Last Summer (1969) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Short Eyes (1977)
The Manor (2021)
Ulzana’s Raid (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and All-Region Blu-ray review
King Solomon’s Mines (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
Them! (1954) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Tarantula (1955) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Spartacus (1960) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Ben-Hur (1959) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Slaughter House Rules: Franco Continues with Cinema of Distress
The English playwright Robert Bolt wrote “Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes.” Such seems to be the recurring theme of Michel Franco’s filmography, at least threaded through his seventh feature, Sundown, an exercise in keeping with the director’s penchant for shock value. The punishment of the aristocracy, or at least the pillaging of the privileged, remains paramount in this deliberation which at least suggests we question how we invest our sympathies.
Although a low-key arthouse affair, at least in comparison to some of Franco’s increasingly elaborate productions, such as last year’s grueling New Order (read review), top notch lead performances from Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg assist in keeping this discomforting elegy on a constant simmer.…...
The English playwright Robert Bolt wrote “Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes.” Such seems to be the recurring theme of Michel Franco’s filmography, at least threaded through his seventh feature, Sundown, an exercise in keeping with the director’s penchant for shock value. The punishment of the aristocracy, or at least the pillaging of the privileged, remains paramount in this deliberation which at least suggests we question how we invest our sympathies.
Although a low-key arthouse affair, at least in comparison to some of Franco’s increasingly elaborate productions, such as last year’s grueling New Order (read review), top notch lead performances from Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg assist in keeping this discomforting elegy on a constant simmer.…...
- 2/2/2022
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Even though Aaron Sorkin has a great love for politics, he admits that he didn’t know who the Chicago 7 were at first. It all started when he met with Steven Spielberg at his house and the director said he wanted to make a movie about the Chicago 7. “I said, ‘The Chicago 7? Count me in! That sounds great.’ I left his house, called my father and asked him who the Chicago 7 were,’ Sorkin reveals to us in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above). He was familiar with several of the figures, but he had to do a lot of research on the subject. “Most critically, I got to spend time with Tom Hayden and that’s what gave me a look into the tension between Tom and Abbie Hoffman.”
SEEWill Aaron Sorkin join an elite group with Oscar wins for writing and directing ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7...
SEEWill Aaron Sorkin join an elite group with Oscar wins for writing and directing ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7...
- 3/5/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Aaron Sorkin probably needs to consider clearing another shelf in his house. The prolific writer added yet another award to his already lengthy résumé during Sunday’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards when he took home the Globe for Best Screenplay for Netflix’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” which he also directed.
With this win, Sorkin tied the record for most victories in the screenplay category at three. Only two others have that many to their name: Quentin Tarantino, who took home the Golden Globe for “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Django Unchained” (2012) and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” last year, and Robert Bolt, who went 3-for-3 for “Doctor Zhivago” (1965), “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) and “The Mission” (1986).
Sorkin previously took home the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for writing both “The Social Network” (2010) and “Steve Jobs” (2015) but he has been nominated in the category a total of eight times.
With this win, Sorkin tied the record for most victories in the screenplay category at three. Only two others have that many to their name: Quentin Tarantino, who took home the Golden Globe for “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Django Unchained” (2012) and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” last year, and Robert Bolt, who went 3-for-3 for “Doctor Zhivago” (1965), “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) and “The Mission” (1986).
Sorkin previously took home the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for writing both “The Social Network” (2010) and “Steve Jobs” (2015) but he has been nominated in the category a total of eight times.
- 3/1/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Believe it or not, the Golden Globes will wield even more influence than usual this year. With Oscar voting for nominees set to take place March 5-10, the Feb. 28 Globes ceremony falls just five days before Academy members receive their ballots.
The Globes are going to carry more weight because the normal all-telling industry groups — such as the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, the American Society of Cinematographers and BAFTA — will announce their nominations in the middle of the Oscar voting window. And American Cinema Editors, always a strong indicator for the best picture nominees and winners, will announce its noms after the voting period has closed on March 11.
Whichever films and performances the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. selects will have an impact on Academy voters, since they won’t have ballots in their possession, and the Globes will be the last televised industry event to take place before they receive them.
The Globes are going to carry more weight because the normal all-telling industry groups — such as the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, the American Society of Cinematographers and BAFTA — will announce their nominations in the middle of the Oscar voting window. And American Cinema Editors, always a strong indicator for the best picture nominees and winners, will announce its noms after the voting period has closed on March 11.
Whichever films and performances the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. selects will have an impact on Academy voters, since they won’t have ballots in their possession, and the Globes will be the last televised industry event to take place before they receive them.
- 2/25/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Aaron Sorkin could walk away with multiple awards this season for his work on Netflix’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” but a win for Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes on Feb. 28 would put him in an elite group. If he wins, he’ll tie the record for most victories in the category at three. Only two others have that many to their name: Quentin Tarantino, who took home the award for “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Django Unchained” (2012) and last year for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and Robert Bolt, who went 3-for-3 for “Doctor Zhivago” (1965), “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) and “The Mission” (1986).
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” which debuted on Netflix in October and tells the story of the real-life Chicago 7, who were anti-Vietnam War protesters charged with several crimes, is currently in first place in Gold Derby’s combined odds for Best Screenplay, with 10 Experts...
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” which debuted on Netflix in October and tells the story of the real-life Chicago 7, who were anti-Vietnam War protesters charged with several crimes, is currently in first place in Gold Derby’s combined odds for Best Screenplay, with 10 Experts...
- 2/11/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Tory ex-attorney general is an odd bedfellow for communist playwright Robert Bolt. Yet both believe in the value of the law
It is fascinating to find Sir Geoffrey Cox, the former attorney general, posting on Twitter a scene from Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons to affirm his belief in the sanctity of the law. Since Bolt was a one-time communist, an active supporter of Cnd and a dramatist who wrote a hagiographic portrait of Lenin in State of Revolution, he and Cox make strange bedfellows. Yet, although Bolt was ready to defy the law in pursuit of a cause like nuclear disarmament, he still saw it, in his own words, as “the essence of organised society”.
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It is fascinating to find Sir Geoffrey Cox, the former attorney general, posting on Twitter a scene from Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons to affirm his belief in the sanctity of the law. Since Bolt was a one-time communist, an active supporter of Cnd and a dramatist who wrote a hagiographic portrait of Lenin in State of Revolution, he and Cox make strange bedfellows. Yet, although Bolt was ready to defy the law in pursuit of a cause like nuclear disarmament, he still saw it, in his own words, as “the essence of organised society”.
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- 9/18/2020
- by Michael Billington
- The Guardian - Film News
Audie Murphy Collection
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1952, 1958, 1959 / 242 min.
Starring Audie Murphy, Stephen McNally, Walter Matthau, Charles Drake
Cinematography by Irving Glassberg, Harold Lipstein
Directed by Don Siegel, Jesse Hibbs, Jack Arnold
“My temper was explosive… perhaps I was trying to level with my fists what I assumed fate had put above me.” – To Hell and Back, Audie Murphy, 1949
A remarkably self-aware assessment for such an angry young man. To hear him tell it, Audie Murphy came out of the cradle itching for a fight—when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he got one. He was only 16 at the time so he marched down to the recruiting center and lied about his age. In 1945 Murphy left the Army as the most-decorated soldier of World War II. In 1971 his twin-engine plane crashed into a mountainside in Virginia’s Roanoke County killing everyone on board. In the 26 years between the end of the war...
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1952, 1958, 1959 / 242 min.
Starring Audie Murphy, Stephen McNally, Walter Matthau, Charles Drake
Cinematography by Irving Glassberg, Harold Lipstein
Directed by Don Siegel, Jesse Hibbs, Jack Arnold
“My temper was explosive… perhaps I was trying to level with my fists what I assumed fate had put above me.” – To Hell and Back, Audie Murphy, 1949
A remarkably self-aware assessment for such an angry young man. To hear him tell it, Audie Murphy came out of the cradle itching for a fight—when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he got one. He was only 16 at the time so he marched down to the recruiting center and lied about his age. In 1945 Murphy left the Army as the most-decorated soldier of World War II. In 1971 his twin-engine plane crashed into a mountainside in Virginia’s Roanoke County killing everyone on board. In the 26 years between the end of the war...
- 8/15/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Newly formed literary management company International Literary Properties – which represents the works of authors such as “Maigret’s” Georges Simenon – has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, allowing both BBC Studios Production and its team of independent producers the chance to adapt for television the intellectual property owned and managed by Ilp.
The London- and New York-based company, which was set up last year, holds the rights for authors including Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and Michael Innes, as well as 20% of Evelyn Waugh’s estate.
This deal is the first major production partnership deal announced by Ilp and demonstrates its willingness to “pro-actively manage its estates, providing new opportunities for exploitation across all media platforms,” according to a statement.
The company is helmed in the U.K. by CEO Hilary Strong, formerly CEO of the Agatha Christie estate,...
The London- and New York-based company, which was set up last year, holds the rights for authors including Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and Michael Innes, as well as 20% of Evelyn Waugh’s estate.
This deal is the first major production partnership deal announced by Ilp and demonstrates its willingness to “pro-actively manage its estates, providing new opportunities for exploitation across all media platforms,” according to a statement.
The company is helmed in the U.K. by CEO Hilary Strong, formerly CEO of the Agatha Christie estate,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
A few weeks after it acquired rights to 12 notable author estates, London/New York management outfit International Literary Properties has set a first-look deal with BBC Studios. Under the pact, both BBC Studios Production and its portfolio of independent producers will have the opportunity to explore the intellectual property owned and managed by Ilp for screen adaptation.
Formed in November 2019, Ilp was set up to acquire rights in literary estates from authors and their heirs and to exploit those rights through all media platforms including TV, film and theater. The BBC Studios deal is the first major production partnership announced by Ilp.
Ilp currently holds the rights for authors including Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and Michael Innes as well as 20% of Evelyn Waugh’s estate.
Chaired in the UK by CEO Hilary Strong (formerly...
Formed in November 2019, Ilp was set up to acquire rights in literary estates from authors and their heirs and to exploit those rights through all media platforms including TV, film and theater. The BBC Studios deal is the first major production partnership announced by Ilp.
Ilp currently holds the rights for authors including Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and Michael Innes as well as 20% of Evelyn Waugh’s estate.
Chaired in the UK by CEO Hilary Strong (formerly...
- 6/30/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
International Literary Properties, the newly former London- and New York-based company that this month acquired the estates of 12 late authors, has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, marking its first major production partnership.
Under the deal, announced Tuesday, BBC Studios Production, the production arm of BBC Studios, and its portfolio of independent producers can explore the intellectual property owned and managed by Ilp.
Set up last year, the company holds the rights for authors including Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and ...
Under the deal, announced Tuesday, BBC Studios Production, the production arm of BBC Studios, and its portfolio of independent producers can explore the intellectual property owned and managed by Ilp.
Set up last year, the company holds the rights for authors including Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and ...
- 6/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Launched in November, London/New York book rights outfit International Literary Properties has acquired 12 literary estates from the UK’s Peters, Fraser + Dunlop. The eight figure deal sees Ilp acquire the rights formerly held by the agency for the estates of Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn Waugh.
Ilp was set up to acquire the rights in literary estates from those who have inherited them, or from living authors, and will work to exploit those rights through all media platforms including TV, film and theater. Many of the estates acquired under the current deal include the detective, spy and crime genres. Simenon is best known as the creator of French Detective Jules Maigret, for example. Bolt, however, was a playwright who also penned the scripts for Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Man For All Seasons.
Ilp was set up to acquire the rights in literary estates from those who have inherited them, or from living authors, and will work to exploit those rights through all media platforms including TV, film and theater. Many of the estates acquired under the current deal include the detective, spy and crime genres. Simenon is best known as the creator of French Detective Jules Maigret, for example. Bolt, however, was a playwright who also penned the scripts for Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Man For All Seasons.
- 6/2/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Recently formed rights business International Literary Properties (Ilp) has acquired the literary estates of 12 writers, including Evelyn Waugh and Georges Simenon, from U.K. agency Peters, Fraser + Dunlop.
The eight-figure multi-estates deal sees London and New York-based Ilp acquire the rights for the literary estates of writers Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn Waugh.
Their works spans books including Waugh’s “Brideshead Revisited,” Simenon’s Inspector Maigret novels, and Wheatley’s thrillers such as “The Devil Rides Out,” and Creasey’s “The Battle for Inspector West.”
Bolt, meanwhile, wrote the screenplays for “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago,” and “A Man for All Seasons,” “Ryan’s Daughter” and “The Mission.”
Peters, Fraser + Dunlop will continue to act as literary agent for the twelve estates.
Ilp launched last year to acquire the rights and manage IP from literary estates,...
The eight-figure multi-estates deal sees London and New York-based Ilp acquire the rights for the literary estates of writers Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn Waugh.
Their works spans books including Waugh’s “Brideshead Revisited,” Simenon’s Inspector Maigret novels, and Wheatley’s thrillers such as “The Devil Rides Out,” and Creasey’s “The Battle for Inspector West.”
Bolt, meanwhile, wrote the screenplays for “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago,” and “A Man for All Seasons,” “Ryan’s Daughter” and “The Mission.”
Peters, Fraser + Dunlop will continue to act as literary agent for the twelve estates.
Ilp launched last year to acquire the rights and manage IP from literary estates,...
- 6/2/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
The literary estates of 12 late authors have been acquired by the newly formed London- and New York-based company International Literary Properties, with the hope that the properties can be adapted for film and TV.
The eight-figure deal was made with one of the longest-established literary and talent agencies in the U.K. — Peters, Fraser + Dunlop — and sees Ilp acquire the rights formerly held by the agency for the literary estates of Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn ...
The eight-figure deal was made with one of the longest-established literary and talent agencies in the U.K. — Peters, Fraser + Dunlop — and sees Ilp acquire the rights formerly held by the agency for the literary estates of Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn ...
The literary estates of 12 late authors have been acquired by the newly formed London- and New York-based company International Literary Properties, with the hope that the properties can be adapted for film and TV.
The eight-figure deal was made with one of the longest-established literary and talent agencies in the U.K. — Peters, Fraser + Dunlop — and sees Ilp acquire the rights formerly held by the agency for the literary estates of Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn ...
The eight-figure deal was made with one of the longest-established literary and talent agencies in the U.K. — Peters, Fraser + Dunlop — and sees Ilp acquire the rights formerly held by the agency for the literary estates of Georges Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey, Michael Innes and Evelyn ...
Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" was named as the Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy at the 77th Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
The film beat out "Dolemite Is My Name", "Jojo Rabbit", "Knives Out" and "Rocketman" for the honour.
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Producer David Heyman accepted the prize on the stage, after being put in front by director-writer Tarantino, Margot Robbie and other team members. The film's leading stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt remained seated.
"Quentin is nothing if unpredictable," Heyman said, adding: "A few seconds ago he told me I was going to speak."
Heyman thanked everyone who contributed to the film on-screen and off.
"Also a big thanks to maestro, Mr. Quentin Tarantino. Quentin said before we started filming, 'I want you to have such a good time on this film that the next will be miserable'.
The film beat out "Dolemite Is My Name", "Jojo Rabbit", "Knives Out" and "Rocketman" for the honour.
Also Read:?Tom Hanks gets teary eyed at Golden Globes Awards
Producer David Heyman accepted the prize on the stage, after being put in front by director-writer Tarantino, Margot Robbie and other team members. The film's leading stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt remained seated.
"Quentin is nothing if unpredictable," Heyman said, adding: "A few seconds ago he told me I was going to speak."
Heyman thanked everyone who contributed to the film on-screen and off.
"Also a big thanks to maestro, Mr. Quentin Tarantino. Quentin said before we started filming, 'I want you to have such a good time on this film that the next will be miserable'.
- 1/6/2020
- GlamSham
The Golden Globes were the first major televised awards show of 2020, aired on Sunday night, January 5, and hosted by Ricky Gervais. That made this a significant stop on the campaign trail for film contenders looking to increase their visibility on their way to the Oscars. But just how important are these prizes? Scroll down for our complete analysis of the winners, updating live as they’re announced throughout the night.
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The influence of the Golden Globes this year is unknown, since there’s not a whole lot of time to influence the Oscars, at least not the nominations. Since the Oscars moved up their awards by multiple weeks — they’ll be handed out on February 9, instead of at the end of the month as usual — the entire awards season has been drastically compressed. Voting for Oscar nominations started om January...
See Golden Globes: Complete list of winners in all 25 races [Updating Live]
The influence of the Golden Globes this year is unknown, since there’s not a whole lot of time to influence the Oscars, at least not the nominations. Since the Oscars moved up their awards by multiple weeks — they’ll be handed out on February 9, instead of at the end of the month as usual — the entire awards season has been drastically compressed. Voting for Oscar nominations started om January...
- 1/6/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Quentin Tarantino gave a shout-out to the “dean” of screenwriting, Robert Bolt, in his Best Screenplay speech at Sunday’s Golden Globes, but there was one thing he didn’t mention: He’s now tied Bolt for the most wins in the category at three.
Tarantino, who was in second place in our odds behind Noah Baumbach‘s “Marriage Story,” nabbed the prize for his “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” script, which was also co-presented by his “Once” star Margot Robbie. He previously won for “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Django Unchained” (2012), and was nominated for “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “The Hateful Eight” (2015). He lost for the former to “Up in the Air” and the latter to “Steve Jobs.”
Tarantino was previously one of 10 people with two wins, a group that includes Paddy Chayefsky and Aaron Sorkin, who denied Tarantino a third Globe the last time by winning for “Steve Jobs” (2015) to...
Tarantino, who was in second place in our odds behind Noah Baumbach‘s “Marriage Story,” nabbed the prize for his “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” script, which was also co-presented by his “Once” star Margot Robbie. He previously won for “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Django Unchained” (2012), and was nominated for “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “The Hateful Eight” (2015). He lost for the former to “Up in the Air” and the latter to “Steve Jobs.”
Tarantino was previously one of 10 people with two wins, a group that includes Paddy Chayefsky and Aaron Sorkin, who denied Tarantino a third Globe the last time by winning for “Steve Jobs” (2015) to...
- 1/6/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Updated with video from speech: Quentin Tarantino took home his third career Golden Globe on Sunday night, for writing the screenplay for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
After walking on stage to accept the Best Screenplay – Motion Picture honor, Tarantino told the audience he expected The Irishman writer Steven Zaillian to win the category.
The director and writer then dedicated his Globe to legendary Conan the Barbarian writer John Milius, and Doctor Zhivago writer Robert Bolt.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood centers on a faded television actor and his stunt double as they strive to achieve fame in the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, won the Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy and a Supporting nod for Pitt later in the evening.
Tarantino said the cast brought his words to life.
“I had a fantastic cast,...
After walking on stage to accept the Best Screenplay – Motion Picture honor, Tarantino told the audience he expected The Irishman writer Steven Zaillian to win the category.
The director and writer then dedicated his Globe to legendary Conan the Barbarian writer John Milius, and Doctor Zhivago writer Robert Bolt.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood centers on a faded television actor and his stunt double as they strive to achieve fame in the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, won the Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy and a Supporting nod for Pitt later in the evening.
Tarantino said the cast brought his words to life.
“I had a fantastic cast,...
- 1/6/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won best screenplay honors at the 77th annual Golden Globes on Sunday, with Quentin Tarantino accepting the award.
The film beat out Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han's Parasite, Anthony McCarten's The Two Popes and Steven Zaillian's The Irishman.
During his acceptance speech, Tarantino dedicated his win to Robert Bolt, "the dean of screenwriters," while also congratulating himself for solely writing the script of Once Upon a Time. "I did it," he told the audience.
Tarantino also thanked the film's "fantastic" cast, noting they ...
The film beat out Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han's Parasite, Anthony McCarten's The Two Popes and Steven Zaillian's The Irishman.
During his acceptance speech, Tarantino dedicated his win to Robert Bolt, "the dean of screenwriters," while also congratulating himself for solely writing the script of Once Upon a Time. "I did it," he told the audience.
Tarantino also thanked the film's "fantastic" cast, noting they ...
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won best screenplay honors at the 77th annual Golden Globes on Sunday, with Quentin Tarantino accepting the award.
The film beat out Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han's Parasite, Anthony McCarten's The Two Popes and Steven Zaillian's The Irishman.
During his acceptance speech, Tarantino dedicated his win to Robert Bolt, "the dean of screenwriters," while also congratulating himself for solely writing the script of Once Upon a Time. "I did it," he told the audience.
Tarantino also thanked the film's "fantastic" cast, noting they ...
The film beat out Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han's Parasite, Anthony McCarten's The Two Popes and Steven Zaillian's The Irishman.
During his acceptance speech, Tarantino dedicated his win to Robert Bolt, "the dean of screenwriters," while also congratulating himself for solely writing the script of Once Upon a Time. "I did it," he told the audience.
Tarantino also thanked the film's "fantastic" cast, noting they ...
Quentin Tarantino is second place in our Best Screenplay Golden Globe odds for his “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” script, behind Noah Baumbach‘s “Marriage Story,” but if he pulls out the victory, he’ll accomplish what only one person has done before: win three screenplay awards.
Robert Bolt hold the record with three statuettes, for “Doctor Zhivago” (1965), “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) and “The Mission” (1986). He later won Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the first two, but the academy snubbed him for “The Mission.” Bolt has a leg up on Tarantino, though, because he has a perfect 3-for-3 record; “Once” marks Tarantino’s fifth screenplay nomination.
The auteur triumphed for “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Django Unchained” (2012), and was nominated for “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “The Hateful Eight” (2015). He’s one of 10 people with two wins, a group that includes Paddy Chayefsky, Woody Allen and Aaron Sorkin, who denied Tarantino a...
Robert Bolt hold the record with three statuettes, for “Doctor Zhivago” (1965), “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) and “The Mission” (1986). He later won Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the first two, but the academy snubbed him for “The Mission.” Bolt has a leg up on Tarantino, though, because he has a perfect 3-for-3 record; “Once” marks Tarantino’s fifth screenplay nomination.
The auteur triumphed for “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Django Unchained” (2012), and was nominated for “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “The Hateful Eight” (2015). He’s one of 10 people with two wins, a group that includes Paddy Chayefsky, Woody Allen and Aaron Sorkin, who denied Tarantino a...
- 12/24/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
One of cinema’s most magnificent and visually stunning achievements, Lawrence of Arabia will return to movie theaters nationwide for two days only – a film made to be seen on the big screen will be presented by Fathom Events as part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series. Lawrence of Arabia will be presented digitally in 4K from a meticulous restoration that utilized 8K scans of the original 65mm negative; the picture was painstakingly restored to remove the damage, deterioration and fading the negative had experienced over 50 years.
Movie lovers can experience Lawrence of Arabia in its original 2.20:1 aspect ratio and in remastered 5.1 audio, along with the film’s sweeping original overture and intermission music by Maurice Jarre.
At once sophisticated and adventurous, literary and epic – and always strikingly visual – Lawrence of Arabia stars Peter O’Toole as T.E. Lawrence, the British soldier who unites the Arabic Empire to fight against the Turks.
Movie lovers can experience Lawrence of Arabia in its original 2.20:1 aspect ratio and in remastered 5.1 audio, along with the film’s sweeping original overture and intermission music by Maurice Jarre.
At once sophisticated and adventurous, literary and epic – and always strikingly visual – Lawrence of Arabia stars Peter O’Toole as T.E. Lawrence, the British soldier who unites the Arabic Empire to fight against the Turks.
- 8/13/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With this year marking the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's Alien and the 25th anniversary of Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shawshank Redemption, Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies are teaming up to celebrate in style and bring both films back to theaters:
Press Release: Denver – July 23, 2019 – After a spectacular first six months of 2019, Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will bring seven more classic films to movie theaters in the second half of the year, beginning with Barbra Streisand starring in Gene Kelly’s lavish adaptation of Hello, Dolly!, and ending with a newly announced presentation of the MGM musical classic Meet Me in St. Louis.
For its 50th anniversary, Hello, Dolly! is back where she belongs: on the big screen, playing Sunday, August 11, and Wednesday, August 14. Winner of three Academy Awards®, Hello, Dolly! kicks off the second half of 2019’s TCM Big Screen Classics series,...
Press Release: Denver – July 23, 2019 – After a spectacular first six months of 2019, Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will bring seven more classic films to movie theaters in the second half of the year, beginning with Barbra Streisand starring in Gene Kelly’s lavish adaptation of Hello, Dolly!, and ending with a newly announced presentation of the MGM musical classic Meet Me in St. Louis.
For its 50th anniversary, Hello, Dolly! is back where she belongs: on the big screen, playing Sunday, August 11, and Wednesday, August 14. Winner of three Academy Awards®, Hello, Dolly! kicks off the second half of 2019’s TCM Big Screen Classics series,...
- 7/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A Bigger Splash director Jack Hazan on the 'master' Michelangelo Antonioni, David Hockney and Peter Schlesinger: "The scene in the park when David photographs Peter, it's a reference to Blow-Up." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The morning before the theatrical release at Metrograph of the 4K restoration of A Bigger Splash, director/cinematographer Jack Hazan met with me for a conversation at the Ludlow Hotel. We discussed the initial influence of Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango In Paris and where Marlon Brando is for him, Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Eclisse, L'Avventura and Blow-Up, Robert Bolt, Joe Strummer of The Clash in Rude Boy, David Hockney and synaesthesia, and a surprising shower scene that Jack Hazan calls an antidote to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
David Hockney illuminates his Patrick Procktor portrait
A Bigger Splash, co-written with editor David Mingay, captures a version of David Hockney's life in the early Seventies through the appearances of Celia Birtwell,...
The morning before the theatrical release at Metrograph of the 4K restoration of A Bigger Splash, director/cinematographer Jack Hazan met with me for a conversation at the Ludlow Hotel. We discussed the initial influence of Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango In Paris and where Marlon Brando is for him, Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Eclisse, L'Avventura and Blow-Up, Robert Bolt, Joe Strummer of The Clash in Rude Boy, David Hockney and synaesthesia, and a surprising shower scene that Jack Hazan calls an antidote to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
David Hockney illuminates his Patrick Procktor portrait
A Bigger Splash, co-written with editor David Mingay, captures a version of David Hockney's life in the early Seventies through the appearances of Celia Birtwell,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Barry Jenkins and Spike Lee made history this year as the first black writers to earn multiple nominations at the Oscars. They’re both up for Best Adapted Screenplay, Jenkins for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Lee for “BlacKkKlansman.” But Jenkins previously won this category for “Moonlight” (2016), so if he prevails again he will become the first black writer to claim multiple awards, and he would join an elite group of scribes with multiple Best Adapted Screenplay trophies on their mantels.
The auspicious list of multiple champs already includes Joseph L. Mankiewicz (“A Letter to Three Wives” and “All About Eve”), George Seaton (“Miracle on 34th Street” and “The Country Girl”), Robert Bolt (“Doctor Zhivago” and “A Man for All Seasons”), Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo (together for both “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II”), Alvin Sargent (“Julia” and “Ordinary People”), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (“A Room with a View...
The auspicious list of multiple champs already includes Joseph L. Mankiewicz (“A Letter to Three Wives” and “All About Eve”), George Seaton (“Miracle on 34th Street” and “The Country Girl”), Robert Bolt (“Doctor Zhivago” and “A Man for All Seasons”), Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo (together for both “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II”), Alvin Sargent (“Julia” and “Ordinary People”), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (“A Room with a View...
- 2/14/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Douglas Rain, the Canadian actor and narrator best known for voicing the role of Hal 9000 in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” has died at age 90. The Stratford Festival, which Rain co-founded in 1952, confirmed his passing. Rain died from natural causes in Stratford, Ontario.
“Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in its development,” the Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino said in a press release. “Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors.”
Rain voiced Hal 9000 in Kubrick’s “2001” and the sequel, “2010: The Year We Make Contact,” directed by Peter Hyams. The actor also received a Tony nomination in 1972 for his role in Robert Bolt’s production of “Vivat! Vivat! Regina!” Rain recorded his voice work on “2001” in post-production. The actor was not cast as the intelligent robot until late in production. Radio broadcaster Alistair Cooke...
“Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in its development,” the Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino said in a press release. “Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors.”
Rain voiced Hal 9000 in Kubrick’s “2001” and the sequel, “2010: The Year We Make Contact,” directed by Peter Hyams. The actor also received a Tony nomination in 1972 for his role in Robert Bolt’s production of “Vivat! Vivat! Regina!” Rain recorded his voice work on “2001” in post-production. The actor was not cast as the intelligent robot until late in production. Radio broadcaster Alistair Cooke...
- 11/12/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Actor of stage and screen Douglas Rain died Sunday morning from natural causes in St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital outside Stratford, Ontario. He was 90.
If you don’t recognize Rain’s from his numerous roles on stage, you may recognize his voice as the sentient computer Hal 9000 from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Born on March 13, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Rain began his career as a radio actor and then trained at Old Vic Theatre in London. He went on to become one of the trailblazing members of the Stratford Festival, a renowned repertory theatre festival based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. In the 1953 inaugural season of the company, he played Marquis of Dorset and Tyrrell in William Shakespeare’s Richard III. He was the understudy for the title role of the play which was portrayed by Alec lec Guinness, who is best known for his role as...
If you don’t recognize Rain’s from his numerous roles on stage, you may recognize his voice as the sentient computer Hal 9000 from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Born on March 13, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Rain began his career as a radio actor and then trained at Old Vic Theatre in London. He went on to become one of the trailblazing members of the Stratford Festival, a renowned repertory theatre festival based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. In the 1953 inaugural season of the company, he played Marquis of Dorset and Tyrrell in William Shakespeare’s Richard III. He was the understudy for the title role of the play which was portrayed by Alec lec Guinness, who is best known for his role as...
- 11/12/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Douglas Rain, who voiced the soft-spoken Hal 9000 robot that went rogue in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” has died. He was 90.
The Stratford Festival, which Rain, who was a dedicated Shakespearean actor, co-founded in 1952, said that Rain had died of natural causes in Stratford, Ont. in Canada.
The festival said Rain performed at the festival for more than 45 years.
“Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in its development,” the festival’s artistic director, Antoni Cimolino, said in a press release Sunday, according to CTV.
“Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors.”
Rain was born in Winnipeg, Man. in 1928, studied at the Old Vic in London, and performed at theaters and festival across Canada. He received a Tony nomination in 1972 for his role in Robert Bolt’s production of “Vivat! Vivat! Regina!”
All of Rain’s...
The Stratford Festival, which Rain, who was a dedicated Shakespearean actor, co-founded in 1952, said that Rain had died of natural causes in Stratford, Ont. in Canada.
The festival said Rain performed at the festival for more than 45 years.
“Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in its development,” the festival’s artistic director, Antoni Cimolino, said in a press release Sunday, according to CTV.
“Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors.”
Rain was born in Winnipeg, Man. in 1928, studied at the Old Vic in London, and performed at theaters and festival across Canada. He received a Tony nomination in 1972 for his role in Robert Bolt’s production of “Vivat! Vivat! Regina!”
All of Rain’s...
- 11/12/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Douglas Rain, the veteran Canadian stage actor who provided the soft and gentle voice of the rogue Hal 9000 computer for Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel, has died. He was 90.
Rain died Sunday morning at St. Mary's Memorial Hospital outside Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival announced.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Rain trained at the Old Vic Theatre in London, performed in a host of Shakespearean plays at the Stratford Festival and received a Tony Award nomination in 1972 for his turn opposite Claire Bloom in Robert Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina!.
The ...
Rain died Sunday morning at St. Mary's Memorial Hospital outside Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival announced.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Rain trained at the Old Vic Theatre in London, performed in a host of Shakespearean plays at the Stratford Festival and received a Tony Award nomination in 1972 for his turn opposite Claire Bloom in Robert Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina!.
The ...
- 11/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Douglas Rain, the veteran Canadian stage actor who provided the soft and gentle voice of the rogue Hal 9000 computer for Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel, has died. He was 90.
Rain died Sunday morning at St. Mary's Memorial Hospital outside Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival announced.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Rain trained at the Old Vic Theatre in London, performed in a host of Shakespearean plays at the Stratford Festival and received a Tony Award nomination in 1972 for his turn opposite Claire Bloom in Robert Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina!.
The ...
Rain died Sunday morning at St. Mary's Memorial Hospital outside Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival announced.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Rain trained at the Old Vic Theatre in London, performed in a host of Shakespearean plays at the Stratford Festival and received a Tony Award nomination in 1972 for his turn opposite Claire Bloom in Robert Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina!.
The ...
- 11/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Peter O’Toole’s impossibly charismatic debut performance remains a mesmeric marvel in this digitally restored version of the exhilarating historical drama
David Lean’s magnificent and sensual 1962 epic is back at London’s BFI Southbank in a 70mm print. Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson’s terrifically bold adaptation of Te Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a movie with all the sweep and antique confidence of a cavalry charge.
Lean demonstrated a mastery of storytelling structure, scale, perspective-shifting, the intense closeup moment, the colossal widescreen panorama – epitomised by the film’s most famous coup de cinéma: having accepted his commission to go out to the Middle East with the Arab bureau in the first world war, and allowed audiences to savour his marvellous profile, Peter O’Toole’s Lawrence blows out a match and the scene changes to the burning desert at sunrise. The screen is ablaze. The dunes undulate in the heat,...
David Lean’s magnificent and sensual 1962 epic is back at London’s BFI Southbank in a 70mm print. Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson’s terrifically bold adaptation of Te Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a movie with all the sweep and antique confidence of a cavalry charge.
Lean demonstrated a mastery of storytelling structure, scale, perspective-shifting, the intense closeup moment, the colossal widescreen panorama – epitomised by the film’s most famous coup de cinéma: having accepted his commission to go out to the Middle East with the Arab bureau in the first world war, and allowed audiences to savour his marvellous profile, Peter O’Toole’s Lawrence blows out a match and the scene changes to the burning desert at sunrise. The screen is ablaze. The dunes undulate in the heat,...
- 9/20/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Turner Classic Movies' 2017 Gay Pride film series comes to a close this evening and tomorrow morning, Thursday–Friday, June 29–30, with the presentation of seven movies, hosted by TV interviewer Dave Karger and author William J. Mann, whose books include Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines and Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969. Among tonight's movies' Lgbt connections: Edward Albee, Tony Richardson, Evelyn Waugh, Tab Hunter, John Gielgud, Roddy McDowall, Linda Hunt, Harvey Fierstein, Rudolf Nureyev, Christopher Isherwood, Joel Grey, and Tommy Kirk. Update: Coincidentally, TCM's final 2017 Gay Pride celebration turned out to be held the evening before a couple of international events – and one non-event – demonstrated that despite noticeable progress in the last three decades, gay rights, even in the so-called “West,” still have a long way to go. In Texas, the state's – all-Republican – Supreme Court decided that married gays should be treated as separate and unequal. In...
- 6/30/2017
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
“I spent a lot of time reviewing the silent films for crowd scenes –the way extras move, evolve, how the space is staged and how the cameras capture it, the views used,” Nolan said earlier this year when it came to the creation of his WWII epic Dunkirk, referencing films such as Intolerance, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, and Greed, as well as the films of Robert Bresson.
Throughout the entire month of July, if you’re in the U.K., you are lucky enough to witness a selection of these influences in a program at BFI Southbank. Featuring all screenings in 35mm or 70mm — including a preview of Dunkirk over a week before it hits theaters — there’s classics such as Greed, Sunrise, and The Wages of Fear, as well as Alien, Speed, and even Tony Scott’s final film.
Check out Nolan’s introduction below, followed by...
Throughout the entire month of July, if you’re in the U.K., you are lucky enough to witness a selection of these influences in a program at BFI Southbank. Featuring all screenings in 35mm or 70mm — including a preview of Dunkirk over a week before it hits theaters — there’s classics such as Greed, Sunrise, and The Wages of Fear, as well as Alien, Speed, and even Tony Scott’s final film.
Check out Nolan’s introduction below, followed by...
- 5/25/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Running from 1-31 July, BFI Southbank are delighted to present a season of films which have inspired director Christopher Nolan’s new feature Dunkirk (2017), released in cinemas across the UK on Friday 21 July.
Christopher Nolan Presents has been personally curated by the award-winning director and will offer audiences unique insight into the films which influenced his hotly anticipated take on one of the key moments of WWII.
The season will include a special preview screening of Dunkirk on Thursday 13 July, which will be presented in 70mm and include an introduction from the director himself.
Christopher Nolan is a passionate advocate for the importance of seeing films projected on film, and as one of the few cinemas in the UK that still shows a vast amount of celluloid film, BFI Southbank will screen all the films in the season on 35mm or 70mm.
In 2015 Nolan appeared on stage alongside visual artist...
Christopher Nolan Presents has been personally curated by the award-winning director and will offer audiences unique insight into the films which influenced his hotly anticipated take on one of the key moments of WWII.
The season will include a special preview screening of Dunkirk on Thursday 13 July, which will be presented in 70mm and include an introduction from the director himself.
Christopher Nolan is a passionate advocate for the importance of seeing films projected on film, and as one of the few cinemas in the UK that still shows a vast amount of celluloid film, BFI Southbank will screen all the films in the season on 35mm or 70mm.
In 2015 Nolan appeared on stage alongside visual artist...
- 5/24/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When you think about the Writers Guild of America, which hosted two award ceremonies on Sunday night in two Blue cities, New York and Los Angeles, it’s no surprise that the writers spoke out. (Check out videos of some of the best bits below.)
For example, while accepting his life achievement award, filmmaker Oliver Stone got two standing ovations. After conservative James Woods was targeted at the top of the evening by WGA West Awards show host Patton Oswalt, retaliating by going onstage to steal his shoe, Woods presented the WGA award to the ultra liberal Stone, who starred him in “Salvador,” won three Oscars for “Midnight Express,” “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Platoon,” and penned “greed is good.”
Stone thanked mentors Robert Bolt and Ernest Lehman as well as Wma agent Ron Mardigian. He reminded that when he told Billy Wilder about his “Nixon” running time of 3 hours 10 minutes,...
For example, while accepting his life achievement award, filmmaker Oliver Stone got two standing ovations. After conservative James Woods was targeted at the top of the evening by WGA West Awards show host Patton Oswalt, retaliating by going onstage to steal his shoe, Woods presented the WGA award to the ultra liberal Stone, who starred him in “Salvador,” won three Oscars for “Midnight Express,” “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Platoon,” and penned “greed is good.”
Stone thanked mentors Robert Bolt and Ernest Lehman as well as Wma agent Ron Mardigian. He reminded that when he told Billy Wilder about his “Nixon” running time of 3 hours 10 minutes,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson and Kate Erbland
- Thompson on Hollywood
When you think about the Writers Guild of America, which hosted two award ceremonies on Sunday night in two Blue cities, New York and Los Angeles, it’s no surprise that the writers spoke out. (Check out videos of some of the best bits below.)
For example, while accepting his life achievement award, filmmaker Oliver Stone got two standing ovations. After conservative James Woods was targeted at the top of the evening by WGA West Awards show host Patton Oswalt, retaliating by going onstage to steal his shoe, Woods presented the WGA award to the ultra liberal Stone, who starred him in “Salvador,” won three Oscars for “Midnight Express,” “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Platoon,” and penned “greed is good.”
Stone thanked mentors Robert Bolt and Ernest Lehman as well as Wma agent Ron Mardigian. He reminded that when he told Billy Wilder about his “Nixon” running time of 3 hours 10 minutes,...
For example, while accepting his life achievement award, filmmaker Oliver Stone got two standing ovations. After conservative James Woods was targeted at the top of the evening by WGA West Awards show host Patton Oswalt, retaliating by going onstage to steal his shoe, Woods presented the WGA award to the ultra liberal Stone, who starred him in “Salvador,” won three Oscars for “Midnight Express,” “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Platoon,” and penned “greed is good.”
Stone thanked mentors Robert Bolt and Ernest Lehman as well as Wma agent Ron Mardigian. He reminded that when he told Billy Wilder about his “Nixon” running time of 3 hours 10 minutes,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Sir John Hurt died a few days ago. One of Great Britain’s finest actors, his rise started with his turn as Robert Rich, a courtier and lawyer in Henry VIII’s court, in Fred Zimmerman’s A Man for All Seasons. The movie, based upon Robert Bolt’s play about the fall of, British Lord Chancellor Thomas More, could be considered a science fiction story as it deals with a perfectly harmonious island society that was nowhere to be found in More’s 16th century – or in the 21st, for that matter.
Sir John, in his long and brilliant career, was no stranger to our brand of cultural pop geekdom. Besides his outstanding turn as the War Doctor on the 50th anniversary special Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor – he recreated the War Doctor on four sets of audio plays for Big Finish; three are already out,...
Sir John, in his long and brilliant career, was no stranger to our brand of cultural pop geekdom. Besides his outstanding turn as the War Doctor on the 50th anniversary special Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor – he recreated the War Doctor on four sets of audio plays for Big Finish; three are already out,...
- 1/30/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
‘Fences’ (Courtesy: Paramount)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
We already know what track record musicals have at the Oscars, but how well do works deriving from straight-up plays perform when the Academy is handing out the coveted trophy? With Fences being a frontrunner in the best picture category this year, does history indicate that a win could be in the work’s future? Let’s take a look back at how well this genre has performed at the awards show and see.
Fences, which is based on the August Wilson play of the same name and stars Denzel Washington (who also directed) and Viola Davis in the main roles, has landed on the prediction lists for most critics — including this site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — when it comes to best picture. Elsewhere, Washington is considered a frontrunner for best director and best actor, Davis is a...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
We already know what track record musicals have at the Oscars, but how well do works deriving from straight-up plays perform when the Academy is handing out the coveted trophy? With Fences being a frontrunner in the best picture category this year, does history indicate that a win could be in the work’s future? Let’s take a look back at how well this genre has performed at the awards show and see.
Fences, which is based on the August Wilson play of the same name and stars Denzel Washington (who also directed) and Viola Davis in the main roles, has landed on the prediction lists for most critics — including this site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — when it comes to best picture. Elsewhere, Washington is considered a frontrunner for best director and best actor, Davis is a...
- 11/25/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
“No Arab loves the desert. We love water and green trees. There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing.”
Lawrence Of Arabia screens Wednesday September 21st at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in ‘The Loop’) as part of their new ‘Classics in the Loop’ film series. The movie starts at 7pm and admission is $7. It will be on The Tivoli’s big screen.
“Greatest biopic ever”…”Genius in 70mm”…”A Miracle of a Movie”…
All these statements were said somewhere about director David Lean’s Lawrence Of Arabia and it’s understandable. It was some kind of madness to make a movie like this in 1962. Working in the middle of desert for such a long time, those extraordinary ways of cinematographer Freddie Young, and working with that huge number of actors (and camels).
But it all worked. Lawrence Of Arabia is more than a glorious, expensive, old biopic movie.
Lawrence Of Arabia screens Wednesday September 21st at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in ‘The Loop’) as part of their new ‘Classics in the Loop’ film series. The movie starts at 7pm and admission is $7. It will be on The Tivoli’s big screen.
“Greatest biopic ever”…”Genius in 70mm”…”A Miracle of a Movie”…
All these statements were said somewhere about director David Lean’s Lawrence Of Arabia and it’s understandable. It was some kind of madness to make a movie like this in 1962. Working in the middle of desert for such a long time, those extraordinary ways of cinematographer Freddie Young, and working with that huge number of actors (and camels).
But it all worked. Lawrence Of Arabia is more than a glorious, expensive, old biopic movie.
- 9/19/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fifty years ago this week, on December 22, 1965, David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago had its world premiere at the Capitol Theatre in New York. Contrary to current practices, it was reviewed in The New York Times the following day. (In his first paragraph the redoubtable Bosley Crowther notably refers to it as “Robert Bolt’s dramatization of Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago” rather than Lean’s, though he later mentions the “skillful direction of David Lean.” No auteurist, he.)The Capitol, which had stood on Broadway just north of Times Square since 1919, was one of New York’s first movie palaces, and was a flagship theater for MGM. It was the theater in which the Wizard of Oz had its first New York run and in 1964 it was converted for the presentation of Cinerama films. (It closed in 1968 not long after the premiere of 2001: A Space Odyssey.) All of which...
- 12/25/2015
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
With real contemporary relevance, this 50th anniversary rerelease reminds us it’s impossible not be swept along by David Lean’s epic film
David Lean’s epic and yet daintily detailed movie version of Boris Pasternak’s forbidden novel, adapted by Robert Bolt, is now on rerelease for the 50th anniversary. Zhivago conjures grand romance and a gigantic, almost panoptic vision of the Russian landscape; Lean and Bolt pay tribute to a Tolstoyan ambition in Pasternak’s samizdat novel, and also to a real contemporary relevance: the story of a suppressed writer.
Related: Loved but not lost: David Lean’s Brief Encounter and Dr Zhivago
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David Lean’s epic and yet daintily detailed movie version of Boris Pasternak’s forbidden novel, adapted by Robert Bolt, is now on rerelease for the 50th anniversary. Zhivago conjures grand romance and a gigantic, almost panoptic vision of the Russian landscape; Lean and Bolt pay tribute to a Tolstoyan ambition in Pasternak’s samizdat novel, and also to a real contemporary relevance: the story of a suppressed writer.
Related: Loved but not lost: David Lean’s Brief Encounter and Dr Zhivago
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- 11/26/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The 59Th BFI London Film Festival Announces Full 2015 Programme
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
- 9/1/2015
- by John
- SoundOnSight
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