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The Best Films of the Decade (aka "The Naughties")
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Best Films Of The Decade (aka The Naughties) From Alex & Terry
List # 1
By Alex Simon
When Terry and I initially discussed writing these lists, I had a tough time thinking back on 20 films over the past decade which I was really taken with, thinking that movies have sunk so low over the past ten years, that even choosing a dozen would be a short-order job. Thirty minutes into it, my list had nearly 60 titles on it! After much cutting, pasting, and re-cutting and pasting, here are my top 20 films (in no particular order) of the first decade of the 21st century, dubbed by many as “the naughties.” --A.S.
1. No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007) An elegiac blend of stark beauty and full-throttle despair from two of our finest filmmakers, set in the contemporary American West. Every frame is damn near flawless, and would have been an even more »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
'Nutcracker' to be adapted as action film?
15 hours ago | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The Nutcracker may be coming to cinemas as an action film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line Cinema has picked up a script from writer Darren Lemke, who previously wrote Bryan Singer project Jack the Giant Killer, that sees the classic Christmas ballet retooled for the action-adventure genre. The original story centres on a 12-year-old girl who, along with her siblings, receives gifts from their inventor godfather (more) »
- By Aaron Broverman
Weekend international awards round up
16 hours ago | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
In a busy pre-Christmas period, this weekend saw a series of ceremonies celebrating the film industry take place all over the world.
In the United Kingdom, Duncan Jones was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards. David Bowie’s son, the erstwhile Zowie Bowie, picked up prizes including Best Debut Director and Best Film for his own space oddity Moon, the minimalist sci-fi starring Sam Rockwell. At the same ceremony Andrea Arnold’s fantastic Fish Tank won her the Best Director award and In The Loop’s writing staff got the nod for Best Screenplay.
Meanwhile in Korea the Blue Dragon Awards coincided with news of a new resurgence in the South Korean film market. The event, hosted in Seoul, saw Park Chan-Wook unable to add to his two previous Best Director awards with Kim Yong-hwa pipping him to the post for Take Off. Mother, helmed by Bong Joon-ho, »
- Kieron
New Line takes a crack at 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'
6 December 2009 5:09 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
New Line Cinema has picked up a pitch called "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" from Darren Lemke. Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment are producing. The story re-imagines the classic as an action adventure and setting it up with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment. This is the second collaboration of Lemke with New Line after his "Jack the Giant Killer" has been set with Bryan Singer to direct. The original "Nutcracker" of 1816 by E.T.W. Hoffman tells of the Nutcracker, a 12-year old girl who's favorite Christmas toy who comes to life and defeats the Mouse King before taking her to a kingdom of dolls. The story's been adapted numerous times. Lemke's other credits include DreamWorks' "Shrek Forever After," "The Mechanic" and "Gemini Man." »
Below the Fold: Our Weekend Wrap-Up Has No Harvey for Spielberg, Moneyball Gets Director, New Line Nutcracker!
6 December 2009 3:04 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Harvey Project Dumped by Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has withdrawn from his remake of the classic film, Harvey. He spent the past half year developing the pic, his first directing vehicle for the reconstituted DreamWorks. The film was going to be a re-adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Mary Chase and was to be written for the screen by popular novelist Jonathan Tropper.
Spielberg delivered earlier this week to 20th Century Fox, which had agreed to have DreamWorks finance 50% of production through its new funding relationship with Reliance and distribute domestically or internationally through its arrangement with Disney.
Variety reports it “has been a challenge to pull together since Spielberg committed last August. One of the biggest challenges has been setting a star to play Elwood P. Dowd, the character played by James Stewart in the 1950 film.”
Bennett Miller Grabs the Moneyball from Columbia
The Capote helmer is now »
- Kevin Coll
New Line, in Holiday Mood, Will Film 'Nutcracker'
4 December 2009 4:40 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Variety
New Line will film the fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," snapping up a pitch from Darren Lemke and setting it up with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment.
Lemke's take reimagines as an action-adventure saga the classic story published in 1816 by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Lemke is the orginal writer on New Line's "Jack the Giant Killer," to which director Bryan Singer is attached.
Read more in Variety. »
- Lisa Horowitz
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels Blu-ray Review
2 December 2009 8:01 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We’re ten years on in Guy Ritchie’s career, and from all evidence he’s about to turn the corner into pure commercial filmmaking. For most people there’s only one answer to what derailed him, and that is: Madonna. The pre-Madonna years featured Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch, the Madonna years featured Swept Away and Revolver, and the post-Madonna’s are now Rocknrolla and Sherlock Holmes, which should be one of the big pictures of 2009. My review of Guy’s Ritchie’s first film after this jump.
Lock, Stock is one of the numerous 90’s crime films to come in the wake of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. It’s a genre that burnt itself out rapidly, with only people like Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie proving themselves above the fray. The majority of the genre was overheated pabulum like Things to Do »
- Andre Dellamorte
John Madden Set to Direct My Fair Lady Remake
1 December 2009 7:18 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
John Madden, no not the animated and legendary football commentator, rather the Academy Award winning British director behind Shakespeare In Love is set to direct the remake of the classic Lerner and Lowe musical, My Fair Lady, a 1964 Academy Award nominated film.
Madden is currently completing production on the Helen Mirren film The Debt for Miramax and Marv Films, will ramp up the search for his leading lady and man in the new year. It was recently reported that Keira Knightley was still attached to the project after circling the project for some time, however there is no formal agreement for her to play Eliza.
Joe Wright was also attached to direct previous to Madden’s now involvement. The pic is being produced by Duncan Kenworthy and Cameron Mackintosh, who have been attached to the project since its start. Variety who broke the news says that this remake will draw »
- Kevin Coll
The Geek Beat: Man of (Impossible) Steel
1 December 2009 7:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
If you've been following the trials and tribulations of Warner Bros and Superman, then you know the Last Son of Krypton has been shelved for the time being. Anne Thompson reiterated that last week, noting that the studio is using the legal woes as an excuse to stave off development, though the truth is that no one really knows what to do with the character. Do they reboot, as they breathlessly announced they would last summer? Do they invite Bryan Singer back? Or do they just avoid looking at the property for another five or ten years before reinventing it all over again?
It really is a dilemma, and one we've discussed quite often on Cinematical. No matter where you stand on superheroes and their adaptations, I think we all agree there seems to be something criminal in keeping him shelved when all his compatriots are flying free on the silver screen. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
What Should Warner Bros. Do About Superman?
30 November 2009 2:26 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Anne Thompson over at Thompson on Hollywood ran a Superman post the other day that basically reiterates a lot of the things we’ve been reporting here at Screen Rant all throughout the Summer/Fall of 2009:
The rights to the character are still being fought over by DC Comics/Warner Bros. and the heirs of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Dce/WB has No plans to rush a Superman movie into production before a 2013 legal deadline. The franchise is effectively in limbo at the moment. As far as we can tell, ain’t nobody doin’ nuthin’ about it.
Comic book movie fans, right now one of our biggest icons is being benched because of some legal hangups, a loss of purpose and direction and a general sense of greed run amok. So what’s to be done about it? I have some suggestions and I know you do too… »
- Kofi Outlaw
'Superman' Franchise on Hold
30 November 2009 6:50 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Anne Thompson
For those of you wondering what’s happening with the next iteration of "Superman," which has been stalled for years now since the Bryan Singer 2006 revamp "Superman Returns" was deemed not entirely worthy, I have the answer.
Nothing. The project is on hold as the studio waits to emerge from legal limbo over the fate of the "Superman" heirs. It’s about who controls what divided rights going forward and who owes what to whom when. Warners may be trying to settle with the Siegel and Shuster families, who in 2013 will retrieve the copyright of th... »
- Dylan Stableford
‘Superman’ Continues to Face Legal Kryptonite
27 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
The Superman franchise continues to struggle as more details emerge from Warner Brothers. In short, Warner Brothers still isn’t doing anything with the project. According to Warner Brothers insiders:
“The studio is still seeking the right direction. No writers are working on a Superman script. ‘We’re working on a strategy for DC,’ says one Warners exec. ‘Superman is the trickiest one to figure out.’ “
Still “seeking the right direction”? No writers? Tricky to figure out? How “tricky” can this be? You only have several movies and hundreds of comics to draw inspiration from. Get it together Warner Brothers.
Now, there is the legal matter to deal with which is rather tricky. I can appreciate the fact WB wants these legalities with the Siegel Estate put to rest but seriously, get moving. Providing some indication that you’re actively developing a new movie could certainly help your case instead of simply squandering time. »
- Bob Starr
Week in Geek: Kenneth Branagh's Thor is coming together
26 November 2009 7:45 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
From Anthony Hopkins to Natalie Portman, Thor is picking up steam with a raft of castings, but how closely will the film stick to Stan Lee's 1962 comic?
Kenneth Branagh is a lucky man. Unlike the unfortunate director who will, eventually, be tasked with reviving the fortunes of Superman, Branagh is bringing to the big screen a superhero (Thor) with no movie precedent. The closest thing to the son of Odin who's popped up on film so far has been the hunky car mechanic who slightly resembled him in Chris Columbus's trashy 1987 comedy Adventures in Babysitting.
And Branagh seems to be making all the right moves. He's avoided reported studio pressure to cast a famous face – Josh Hartnett was said to be in the running – and instead plumped for the little-known Chris Hemsworth, who was Captain Kirk's dad in Star Trek for about five minutes. As everyone who saw Daredevil knows, »
- Ben Child
Superman Franchise on Hold
25 November 2009 3:20 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Needed: A good Superman idea. For those of you wondering what’s happening with the next iteration of Superman, which has been stalled for years now since the Bryan Singer 2006 revamp Superman Returns was deemed not entirely worthy, I have the answer. Nothing. The project is on hold as the studio waits to emerge from legal limbo over the fate of the Superman heirs. It’s about who controls what divided rights going forward and who owes what to whom when. Warners may be trying to settle with the Siegel and Shuster families, who in 2013 will retrieve the copyright of the Superman material published in Detective … »
Kevin Spacey Would Be "Delighted" to Play Lex Luthor Again
24 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Even though Bryan Singer's Superman Returns grossed $390 million worldwide, it is still considered a failure by many. Critics often compare it to Warner's other top superhero property, The Dark Knight, which grossed more than $1 billion and had a smaller production budget.
Still, Superman topped the list of a recent MTV poll that asked which DC Comics character should be fast-tracked to the big screen next. In a recent interview with MTV, Kevin Spacey said that he would be "delighted" to reprise the role of Lex Luthor in a sequel to Superman Returns.
If I ran Warner Brothers I could tell you definitively we'd be making that movie. But I don't, and they haven't called me to tell me. Literally, all I know is what I've heard from press reports. I can't even confirm whether those are true or not because I haven't spoken to Bryan.
Recently, director James McTeigue »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Kevin Spacey Says He'd Make 'Superman Returns' Sequel If He Ran Warner Bros.
24 November 2009 5:31 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
"Superman Returns" raised a lot of questions about what kind of sequel might follow the 2006 film and who would come back, as well as whether Warner Brothers would simply start from scratch with the next film about the Man of Steel. "Ninja Assassin" director James McTeigue was once rumored to replace Bryan Singer, but DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson recently said the company doesn't "have any current plans for Superman."
Well, Kevin Spacey doesn't have any Superman plans either, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't return to the role of Lex Luthor.
"If I ran Warner Brothers I could tell you definitively we’d be making that movie," Spacey told MTV News. "But I don’t, and they haven’t called me to tell me."
The "Men Who Stare at Goats" star sounds like he's in the same boat Superman fans are, waiting to read a headline with some good news. »
- Brian Warmoth
Kevin Spacey Wants 'Superman Returns' Sequel
23 November 2009 9:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Kevin Spacey wants another crack at killing the Man of Steel.
Now if only Warner Brothers would bite. Recently, the star of The Usual Suspects and American Beauty stated that if he had his way, he’d be reprising the role of Lex Luthor for a Superman Returns follow-up.
"If I ran Warner Brothers I could tell you definitively we’d be making that movie," Spacey said. "But I don’t, and they haven’t called me to tell me."
The 2006 superhero adaptation was heavily-hyped, but not a big money-maker. For a while, Ninja Assassin director James McTeigue had expressed an interest in replacing director Bryan Singer, and subsequently rebooting the franchise.
But DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson recently said the company does not have "any current plans for Superman," and McTeigue has moved on, claiming executives are unsure what direction to take the franchise.
Unfortunately for fans of the character, »
‘The Howling’ Remake Looms Over the Horizon
23 November 2009 6:26 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Joe Dante’s The Howling is a fun and really flawed film. It has a boatload of fans, but I think they’d be hard pressed to say it’s not really weak in some areas, limited by budget and ultimately overshadowed by its big brother, An American Werewolf in London.
This sort of film — the one that has a lot of potential that wasn’t fully realized — is the variety that I’m okay with Hollywood remaking. According to Variety, that’s exactly what producers Joel Kastelberg and Moonstone Entertainment’s Etchie Stroh are doing with The Howling: Reborn. The film is scheduled to begin shooting in February, with a release in Halloween of next year.
Details about the plot are being kept under wraps, so it’s currently unknown whether the remake will follow the reporter-being-stalked-by-serial-killer-werewolf track of the original film or one of its six sequels. »
- John Cooper
House Season 6 Episode 8 Sneak Preview
20 November 2009 11:35 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Fox Broadcasting just released the season 6 episode 8 sneak preview for “House” airing 11/23/2009. “House” stars Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer and Jennifer Morrison. Show Description: House (aka House MD), from executive producers Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, and Bryan Singer is a new take on mystery, where the villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients. Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn’t even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane [...] »
- Brian Corder
Sam Worthington To Star In ‘American Crime’
19 November 2009 9:56 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Rising star Sam Worthington continues to build quite a career for himself: he’s already starred in Terminator Salvation, and has both James Cameron’s Avatar and the remake of Clash of the Titans on deck, two huge properties I think you’ll agree. Now, adding to that ever-growing list of Worthington movies is The Last Days of American Crime, an adaptation of an upcoming comic book/graphic novel of the same name from Radical Publishing.
Comic creator Rick Remender created and wrote The Last Days of American Crime, and Mania reports that he will also pen the script for the big-screen adaptation. The comic is described as, “a heist thriller told against a sci-fi backdrop.” From Radical’s website, here’s the synopsis:
In the not-too-distant future as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible »
- Ross Miller
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