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BAFTA to Host Ethan Hawke Retrospective
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will fete Ethan Hawke with a career retrospective on Dec. 18.
The event is part of “BAFTA: A Life in Pictures,” a series of onstage interviews in which “some of the film world’s leading talent share insights into the experiences that helped them hone and develop their craft,” BAFTA said.
The series has previously hosted Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Meryl Streep, David Fincher and Cate Blanchett, among others. Recordings of previous events in the series are available at http://guru.bafta.org/features/a-life-in-pictures.
Hawke first came to prominence in 1989 in “Dead Poets Society,” since when he has starred in more than 40 films, including “Reality Bites,” “Gattaca,” “Great Expectations,” “Assault on Precinct 13,” “The Purge” and “Woman in the Fifth.” In 2002, his role in “Training Day,” opposite Denzel Washington, earned him an Oscar nomination for supporting actor.
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- Leo Barraclough
Peter Capaldi And Mark Gatiss Have Interesting Ideas for Future Doctor Who Encounters
17 November 2014 1:46 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
In a special charity event run to raise money for the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (Llgs), Mark Gatiss (of Doctor Who, Sherlock and League of Gentlemen) invited a few of his friends along for a pretty informal but entirely hilarious Q&A.
On the panel were Sue Perkins, Andrew Scott, Amanda Abbington, Miranda Richardson (who Gatiss often called ‘Randy’), Derren Brown and Peter Capaldi (who appeared after Brown prepared the audience for a transforming trick and walked off stage).
Taking the afternoon off from flying the Tardis, Capaldi was only too happy to speculate about future adventures for the Timelord, saying that he’d love to have the Doctor meet Martin Luther King Jr. At this revelation, Gatiss jokingly started taking down notes.
When asked later in the Q&A about what was on his bucket list, Capaldi answered: ‘Not to regenerate for a while.’ He also told an »
- Amanda Keats
‘Selma’ Could Become the Fifteenth Race-Related Film to Land a Best Picture Oscar Nom
14 November 2014 11:24 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Originally planned to screen as a 30-minute preview at AFI Fest, Ava DuVernay’s Selma, centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, premiered in its entirety and stirred up more Oscar buzz ahead of its Christmas Day release.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Farber says the film is “intelligently written, vividly shot, tightly edited and sharply acted,” and that it “represents a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece of history.” Meanwhile, Paul Webb’s screenplay and David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Dr. King have been praised. The Wrap’s James Rocchi says, “Oyelowo’s performance would be impressive enough if it merely recreated the icon we now revere as perfectly as he does through a variety of methods… But Oyelowo, and Webb’s screenplay, also give us a rich, rewarding portrait of King as a man, »
- Anjelica Oswald
Lucasfilm Announces Animation Strange Magic For This January
11 November 2014 3:10 PM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Well, that was unexpected. Today, Lucasfilm announced that it will be bringing us an animated film titled Strange Magic in just three short months. Touchstone Pictures will be releasing the project, inspired by William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” into theaters on January 23rd, 2015.
Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Alfred Molina, Peter Stormare and Elijah Kelley all lend their voices to the film, playing magical creatures such as goblins, elves, fairies and imps who come to blows over a magic potion. Musical interludes help to tell the story, with Strange Magic incorporating “popular songs from the past six decades.”
Gary Rydstrom, a seven-time Oscar winner for his work as a sound designer on films as diverse as Saving Private Ryan, Titanic and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, will direct from an original idea by George Lucas. Rydstrom’s experience isn’t limited to sound work – he also helmed Oscar-nominated, »
- Isaac Feldberg
Disney, Lucasfilm announce 'Strange Magic,' an animated musical from 'Star Wars 7' sound mixer
11 November 2014 10:00 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
A year after the industry-rattling announcement that Walt Disney Pictures had acquired LucasFilm and planned on moving forward with hew "Star Wars" movies, there were vague reports that George Lucas and prequel trilogy sound mixer Gary Rydstrom were collaborating on an untitled animated film. Further digging revealed that the project may have been in the works since 2010. Without Disney or LucasFilm confirmations, the project was filed under rumors and left alone. Now, the joint companies have unearthed the long-gestating project on their own. "Strange Magic" will suddenly arrive in January 2015. In an official press release, Disney describes the feature cartoon as "a madcap fairy tale musical" inspired by William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Pop songs plucked from "the last six decades" will tell the tale of "a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion." Which »
- Matt Patches
Lucasfilm’s Animated Movie Strange Magic Gets January 2015 Release; Story by George Lucas Inspired by A Midsummer Night’S Dream
11 November 2014 9:39 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Last week, we reported that Disney had registered the domain name "Strange Magic". There was speculation that the name could relate to Frozen since the phrase is used twice in the hit film. However, it turns out that Strange Magic has nothing to do with Frozen, is coming very soon, and has a surprising author. Disney has announced that Strange Magic is set to open on January 23, 2015. The animated fairy tale musical comes from a story by George Lucas and is inspired by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. The movie will use "popular songs from the past six decades" and features animation by Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic, the latter having worked on Rango. Hit the jump for more including the first Strange Magic image. The movie features the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredeth Anne Bull, »
- Matt Goldberg
Finding Inspiration and Motivation from Within: Kickstarter Sci-Fi Shakespeare Project, Ambition’s Debt
8 November 2014 10:50 AM, PST | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
Writer/director Devin E. Haqq is currently on Kickstarter raising funds for his ambitious indie Shakespeare adaptation, Ambition’s Debt. Read his essay below on deciding to crowdfund, and consider supporting his project. Night after night, I lose sleep, wracking my brain over this mad dash to reach an unbelievable goal on Kickstarter. With everything involved in this crowdfunding campaign for my feature project, Ambition’s Debt, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, I find myself asking the same question; “What the hell was I thinking?” People say it’s a full-time job and it’s so intense, but you can never really know […] »
- Scott Macaulay
42 upcoming comic book movies - and when to expect them
5 November 2014 9:30 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
When’s that comic book movie coming out, with the ant-sized man? This and all similar questions answered in our comic book movie calendar.
Comic book fans of the world - were you planning on spending your spare cash on anything other than cinema visits and DVD box-sets for the next six years? Well tough, because Hollywood has other ideas.
Ever since Bryan Singer’s X-Men movie jump-started the comic book movie trend in 2000 (building on the stellar work of Richard Donner and Tim Burton in the decades prior), Fox, Sony, Warner Bros., Disney and Marvel Studios have all been repeatedly cashing-in on the resurgent popularity of capes, cowls and anything ending in ‘Man’.
Now, the sheer size of the comic book movie-making world has reached a critical mass. There are now seven such films (at least) slated for every year between 2016 and 2019. There’s also a few confirmed for 2020 already, »
- rleane
Watch: All The World’s A Stage For Benedict Cumberbatch In New BBC TV Ad
29 October 2014 7:05 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
As Americans continuously extoll the virtues of HBO, it’d be easy to come to the misunderstanding that the famed cable network invented the prestige drama and miniseries. But as a new commercial-cum-tribute makes clear, the BBC has had a long and storied tradition of long-form dramatic storytelling. Benedict Cumberbatch may be lining up franchise role after franchise role but the “Sherlock” actor still found time to star in a new spot for the network that has been home to some of his great performances —his superb turn as Stephen Hawking in the 2004 biopic “Hawking” familiarized Cumberbatch’s very posh-sounding name a full six years before his more buzzy showing on the popular Steven Moffat-run show. Anchored by Cumberbatch’s game recitation of the iconic “All the World’s a Stage” monologue from William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” the two-minute-long spot cuts together clips from a decades-spanning swath of programs like. »
- Cain Rodriguez
Benedict Cumberbatch fronts new BBC Drama trailer - watch
28 October 2014 2:02 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Benedict Cumberbatch features in a new trailer promoting BBC Drama.
The Sherlock actor has recorded William Shakespeare's 'All the World's a Stage' monologue from As You Like It for the promo, which aired before new drama The Missing on BBC One at 8.58pm tonight (October 28).
The promo features moments from BBC dramas of the past, present and future.
Upcoming dramas featured in the trailer include the adaptation of Jk Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, Esio Trot starring Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman, James Nesbitt's The Missing, Damian Lewis drama Wolf Hall, Jimmy McGovern's new series Banished, the new version of Poldark, Susanna Clarke's Strange and Norrell, One Child and The Interceptor.
Past dramas include the likes of The Singing Detective, House of Cards, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, This Life, Pride and Prejudice, Criminal Justice, Small Island, Spooks and Life on Mars.
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Benedict Cumberbatch to front new BBC Drama trailer tonight
28 October 2014 6:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Benedict Cumberbatch will feature in a new trailer promoting BBC Drama tonight (October 28).
The Sherlock actor has recorded William Shakespeare's 'All the World's a Stage' monologue from As You Like It for the promo, which will air before new drama The Missing on BBC One at 8.58pm.
The promo will feature moments from BBC dramas of the past, present and future.
Upcoming dramas featured in the trailer will include the adaptation of Jk Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, Esio Trot starring Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman, James Nesbitt's The Missing, Damian Lewis drama Wolf Hall, Jimmy McGovern's new series Banished, the new version of Poldark, Susanna Clarke's Strange and Norrell, One Child and The Interceptor.
Past dramas will include the likes of The Singing Detective, House of Cards, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, This Life, Pride and Prejudice, Criminal Justice, Small Island, Spooks and Life on Mars. »
'SNL' will let Prince play uninterrupted for 8 minutes
27 October 2014 9:53 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
“SNL” will let Prince play uninterrupted for 8 minutes Instead of two performances on Saturday, Prince will play "eight full minutes of unadulterated, commercial-free Purple glory," Billboard reports. Bob Odenkirk on “Better Call Saul”: “It’s 85 percent drama, 15 percent comedy” “It’s total drama, man,” says Odenkirk, who admits “I haven’t seen a frame of it.” Odenkirk also admits to not watching much of “Breaking Bad." Listen to Amy Poehler chat with Howard Stern for an hour and a half The “Parks and Rec” star, a Stern superfan, joked about "that bitch" Julia Louis-Dreyfus always stealing her Emmys. She also talked about boyfriend Nick Kroll and once going out to dinner with John Stamos and not being sure if it was a date or not. Click Read Full Post For More “The Bachelor” Juan Pablo Galavais and Nikki Ferrell may have split She unfollowed him on both Instagram and Twitter last night, »
- Norman Weiss
Mark Harmon Developing Young William Shakespeare Drama for CW (Exclusive)
27 October 2014 9:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
The CW may be looking for a young William Shakespeare. The youth-skewing network is teaming with NCIS star Mark Harmon to develop Shakespeare's Sisters, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Described as a tale of black magic, romance and revenge, the drama is set in 1590s London and chronicles a young Will Shakespeare's rise to prominence as he finds himself caught in a deadly conflict among three witches and the most powerful woman in the world, Queen Elizabeth. The project is described as having the grit of HBO's hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones with the wit and heart of
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- Lesley Goldberg
Shahid Kapoor on Haider Winning at Rome Film Festival: “It’s a moment of immense pride.”
26 October 2014 6:42 AM, PDT | Bollyspice | See recent Bollyspice news »
We earlier told you that Haider produced by Utv Motion Pictures and Vb Pictures won the ‘People’s Choice Award’ in the Mondo Genre
(World Genre) at the Rome Film Festival. Now we have more about win and quotes from Shahid and director Vishal Bhardwaj.
The Mondo Genre had a selection of feature films of young or already successful directors this year and the festival gave priority to films that are world premieres. The movies selected were from countries like Italy, USA, Brazil and France. Out of the seven films that featured under this genre, Haider was the only Asian film selected across the globe.
“Haider is a classic Shakespearean tale retold with Kashmir in India as its backdrop, it’s a story that we would like to take to the world and to get this award now is a proud moment for the entire team of Haider,” says Director Vishal Bhardwaj. »
- Stacey Yount
“Haider” wins People’s Choice Award at Rome Film Festival
25 October 2014 8:47 PM, PDT | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider won the People’s Choice Award at Rome Film Festival 2014. The film was screened on Friday in the “Mondo Genere” section.
Director Vishal Bhardwaj and actor Shahid Kapoor walked the red carpet with the dance troupe “BollyMasala Dance Company”. The troupe is directed by Ambili Abraham, a choreographer and Bollywood dance icon in Italy since 2000.
Vishal Bhardwaj also attended a conversation with the Festival audience on “Shakespeare and Cinema”.
Bhardwaj’s modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, set in Kashmir; Haider was released in India on October 2. The film was also screened at the recently concluded Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.
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Haider wins the People’s Choice Award Mondo Genre at prestigious Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma
25 October 2014 7:26 PM, PDT | Bollyspice | See recent Bollyspice news »
Haider is continuing its amazing run raking in the accolades. The critically acclaimed film was recently screened at the prestigious Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma! Even more impressive is that the film won the People’s Choice Award Mondo Genre.
Starring Shahid Kapoor in the title role, Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, is the story of Haider – a young man who returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father’s disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with news of his father’s death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder, what follows is his journey to avenge his father’s death. »
- Stacey Yount
Criterion Collection: My Darling Clementine | Blu-ray Review
14 October 2014 9:35 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
John Ford’s My Darling Clementine is a prime example of the Great American Western, embodying all that is good and right and just about this once dominant cinematic genre. Now available in a beautiful new hi-def burn by Criterion, this 70 year old horse opera gleams with new life and luster, preserving in minute detail the sweep and grandeur of Ford’s bedrock moralist visions. My Darling Clementine stands as a testament to Ford’s unique ability to balance the mundane with the monumental in perfectly proportioned tension; his laconic cowpokes equally imperiled by a parched, unforgiving wilderness and the dark designs of its human intruders.
While most scripts strive for reduction, My Darling Clementine is a case study in art of narrative inflation. The film takes a relatively minor incident in American history – a violent misunderstanding between two shady factions popularly known as The Shoot Out at Ok Corral »
- David Anderson
Doctor Who complete reviews: The Caretaker
11 October 2014 5:58 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
Viewers of a certain age may remember a quirky kids TV show called Grandad in which Clive Dunn played Charlie Quick, an absent-minded old caretaker who would almost certainly end each episode by drowning his spluttering boss in a tidal wave of fizzy drinks spurting from a malfunctioning dispenser unit.
Good times. And refreshingly free of the moronic TV programming that viewers have to endure these days. This ratings-driven disease has conveniently eaten its way into good old Doctor Who, which has been pushed back to 8.30 in order to make way for two tacky hours worth of Z-list celebs moving around a big floor. Considering that Doctor Who is supposed to be a family programme, pushing it back to make way for the lowest-common-denominator trash of Strictly Come Dancing makes about as much sense as a man trying to give directions with 100 gobstoppers in his mouth. That's the whole junior audience left out for starters. »
Book Review: The Beauty Of Puck
9 October 2014 8:00 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
What Fools These Mortals Be: The Story of Puck, America’s First and Most Influential Magazine of Color Political Cartoons • 328 pages, Idw Publishing, $59.99 (Amazon, $40.64)
Once upon a time, mere mortal cartoonists held rockstar sway over American electoral politics via a wildly popular periodical that, early in its more than 40 year run. actually got their guy into the White House.
Let us now return to those halcyon days when men were men and cartoonists were gods.
These are your great-great grandfather’s political cartoons: dense, colorful and full of coded graphic allusions, mini-masterpieces as indecipherable to most modern day minds as The Daily Show’s Photoshopped on-screen graphics – arguably Puck’s progeny — would have been to our ancestors. But fret not, because all you really need to know to take a deep dive into this inky pool of polychromous political effulgence is that the message is always basically the same, most »
- Amanda Hass
'Gremlins' Director Does Romeo & Juliet with Vampires & Werewolves
8 October 2014 9:09 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
In recent years, director Joe Dante has really managed to produce films of the same quality as his greats like Gremlins, The 'Burbs, The Howling and more. He's been busy with episodes of TV shows like the new "Hawaii Five-0" and "Witches of East End" lately, not to mention directing Burying the Ex for this year, but now he's poised to get back into genre films again. THR has word that Dante is bringing a project called Ombra Amore to the New Cinema Network co-production market at The Rome Film Festival as part of a special section called "Great Beauties" that promote Italy as a production partner. So what's the film about? Well, it takes a cue from William Shakespeare's classic romantic tragedy Romeo & Juliet, but brings werewolves and vampires into the equation. No, this isn't a Pride & Prejudice & Zombies situation, but rather just a romance between Pete, a »
- Ethan Anderton
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