Rockstar is arguably the defining studio of the last 20+ years of gaming. During that time, Rockstar essentially reshaped our collective idea of what a game could be by introducing millions to phrases like “open-world” and “sandbox” while continuously pushing the envelope in terms of mature content. Even after other developers started to make more “Rockstar-like” games, Rockstar found ways to raise the bar and show why they are one of the great blockbuster developers in gaming history.
While Rockstar’s library is defined by those open-world masterpieces, the studio’s catalog is much deeper and more interesting than it always gets credit for. Dig a little deeper into Rockstar’s history, and you’ll find a variety of games that have largely been forgotten. Though some deserve to be lost to time, others are begging to be rediscovered (or discovered) as they are absolutely worthy of that logo that we...
While Rockstar’s library is defined by those open-world masterpieces, the studio’s catalog is much deeper and more interesting than it always gets credit for. Dig a little deeper into Rockstar’s history, and you’ll find a variety of games that have largely been forgotten. Though some deserve to be lost to time, others are begging to be rediscovered (or discovered) as they are absolutely worthy of that logo that we...
- 9/4/2023
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Sue Lyon, the actress who at age 14 starred as the title character in Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of “Lolita,” died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 73.
Lyon had been in failing health for some time, her friend Phil Syracopoulos told The New York Times.
Born Suellyn Lyon in 1946 in Iowa, Lyon’s family moved to Los Angeles when she was a small child. As a teenager, she began acting in small television roles, including an appearance on “The Loretta Young Show” that brought her to Kubrick’s attention. She was subsequently cast in “Lolita” at 14 in part because the filmmakers aged the character up from 12, as in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. Upon release, Lyon was catapulted to stardom, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer — Female for her performance, which had her acting alongside James Mason, Shelley Winters, and Peter Sellers, some of the era’s biggest stars.
Lyon had been in failing health for some time, her friend Phil Syracopoulos told The New York Times.
Born Suellyn Lyon in 1946 in Iowa, Lyon’s family moved to Los Angeles when she was a small child. As a teenager, she began acting in small television roles, including an appearance on “The Loretta Young Show” that brought her to Kubrick’s attention. She was subsequently cast in “Lolita” at 14 in part because the filmmakers aged the character up from 12, as in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. Upon release, Lyon was catapulted to stardom, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer — Female for her performance, which had her acting alongside James Mason, Shelley Winters, and Peter Sellers, some of the era’s biggest stars.
- 12/28/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Stephanie Quayle was working in the studio with her producers Julian King and Mark Wright, trying to get all the parts for the song “If I Was a Cowboy” figured out, when they decided to add a bit of rumbling baritone guitar to the mix. It was like something clicked.
“All the little hairs on our arms raised up,” says Quayle, whose new Ep — also titled If I Was a Cowboy — is officially out today. “That’s how you know, Ok, something’s about to happen.”
She had already been...
“All the little hairs on our arms raised up,” says Quayle, whose new Ep — also titled If I Was a Cowboy — is officially out today. “That’s how you know, Ok, something’s about to happen.”
She had already been...
- 10/4/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Full disclosure: I hate spiders. Like really, really despise them. God’s creatures blah blah blah – save it. They are absolutely, without a question, the most insidious, terrifying things on the planet. Now, horror films about arachnids? Well, that’s different. They have a built in creepiness factor that ensures, at the very least, it will hit the icky button with me – not my go to sensation for horror, but still creating a sensation while I watch – which promises a memorable experience.
But when you add in a level of fun, and in the case of Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), a ridiculously high quotient of it, I pivot from respect to awe in the space of 97 minutes. Not for the spiders – that will never happen as long as I’m gulping air. But the film? I’m in awe each and every viewing. It’s my favorite Animals Attack film,...
But when you add in a level of fun, and in the case of Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), a ridiculously high quotient of it, I pivot from respect to awe in the space of 97 minutes. Not for the spiders – that will never happen as long as I’m gulping air. But the film? I’m in awe each and every viewing. It’s my favorite Animals Attack film,...
- 11/12/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
By Don L. Stradley
I remember a kid in my old neighborhood who owned a Ken doll. Ken, you may remember, was the sexually ambiguous boyfriend of the infinitely more famous Barbie. If that wasn’t weird enough, this kid kept his Ken doll in a state of near nudity, stripping off his safari gear until poor Ken was down to a pair of bright red swimming trunks. The kid would walk around the neighborhood with his near naked Ken doll tucked under his arm, and occasionally visit my yard, where I and my Neanderthal pals were having fun with our far more manly “action figures,” which included the likes of GI Joe, and Stretch Armstrong. Ken wasn’t a natural fit – he was too small, his hair too perfect, and he was always smiling. The kid claimed that if you left Ken in the sun for a while, he’d actually get a tan.
I remember a kid in my old neighborhood who owned a Ken doll. Ken, you may remember, was the sexually ambiguous boyfriend of the infinitely more famous Barbie. If that wasn’t weird enough, this kid kept his Ken doll in a state of near nudity, stripping off his safari gear until poor Ken was down to a pair of bright red swimming trunks. The kid would walk around the neighborhood with his near naked Ken doll tucked under his arm, and occasionally visit my yard, where I and my Neanderthal pals were having fun with our far more manly “action figures,” which included the likes of GI Joe, and Stretch Armstrong. Ken wasn’t a natural fit – he was too small, his hair too perfect, and he was always smiling. The kid claimed that if you left Ken in the sun for a while, he’d actually get a tan.
- 7/7/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
More Movies You Never Heard Of! week concludes at Trailers from Hell with screenwriter Josh Olson introducing 1977's "Viva Knievel!," starring Evel Knievel himself taking on "the fictionalized role of his own life." Having been portrayed by George Hamilton in a 1971 biopic, motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel took on the fictionalized role of his own life in this surprisingly well made actioner, the last film directed by the prolific Gordon Douglas. Produced by an uncredited Irwin Allen, it boasts a surprisingly strong cast and production values. Knievel's life supplied grist for TV movies in 1974, 2004 and 2005.
- 11/16/2012
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
Stripper Turned Daredevil: Riding high this year on the basis of starring in The Vow, 21 Jump Street, and Magic Mike (above), Channing Tatum is planning to take his movie game to new heights. He will produce and star in a film based on the life of Evel Knievel, a motorcyle stunt driver who became famous in the 1970s for his televised attempts to jump cars, trucks, and the Snake River Canyon; Knievel held the world record for “most bones broken in a lifetime”: 433. George Hamilton starred in a previous bio-pic, and Knievel appeared as himself in Viva Knievel! [The Hollywood Reporter] New Bloodsucker: Recently we heard that Eli Roth would be returning to the director’s chair to make indie horror-thriller The Green Inferno this fall. Now comes word that Roth is...
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- 7/11/2012
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Hot off his hunky performance as a male stripper in Magic Mike, Channing Tatum is taking on another risky big-screen role. The fast-rising star has been tapped to play late daredevil Evel Knievel in a biopic that Columbia Pictures is revving up and that Tatum will also produce, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Of course, any flick about the real-life superhero (and there've been a few, right, George Hamilton?) wouldn't be authentic without those death-defying stunts Knievel was known for. So here are five of the deadliest we'd like to see Channing reenact as he chronicles the life story of the Guiness Book of World Records holder who never met a broken bone he didn't like. 1. Fountain of...
- 7/11/2012
- E! Online
After Haywire, 21 Jump Street, and Magic Mike, Channing Tatum has had quite a year so far, putting together a string of successes that have changed how people view the hunky actor. Now he is looking to leverage the success of those movies to get even farther outside of the box that Hollywood originally put him in. Tatum is in negotiations to star in and produce an Evel Knievel biopic, retelling the life story of the world's most famous daredevil and American icon from the 1970s. Between 1965 and 1980, Knievel attempted 75 motorcycle jumps, many of which were televised, and he still holds the Guinness World Record for most broken bones ever (433). If that's not a guy who deserves a big budget biopic, I don't know who does. Truth be told, Knievel's life has been told on screen a few times before. George Hamilton played him in the 1971 film Evel Knievel, and Knievel...
- 7/11/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Channing Tatum is in negotiations to produce and star in a film about daredevil Evel Knievel for Columbia Pictures. Tatum's producing partner Reid Carolin (Magic Mike) wrote the script, which is based on Stuart Barker's 2008 book "Life of Evel." Born Robert Craig Knievel, the stuntman became a household name in the 1970s for his nationally televised motorcycle jumps. Knievel was recognizable for his use of a Stars-and-Stripes getup and known for his 433 broken bones. At the height of his celebrity, he gained endorsements from Harley-Davidson and a toy line by the Ideal Toy Company. Knievel died in 2007 at the age of 69. George Hamilton starred in the 1971 film titled "Evel Knievel," while Knievel himself starred in the 1977 film "Viva Knievel!" "The Social Network" producers Mike DeLuca and Dana Brunetti are also on board. The duo were just chosen to help bring "Fifty Shades of Grey" to the big screen.
- 7/11/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Legendary stuntman Robert ‘Evel’ Knievel is one of those fascinating real-life figures that Hollywood just can’t get enough of. And neither, it would seem can Magic Mike’s Channing Tatum, as the prolific producer / Handsome McGee is lining up a movie about the man with Sony.Known to his family as Robert Craig Knievel, Evel became a household name in the 1970s for his ambitious motorcycle jumps. Leaping across buses and anything else he could round up, he was known for his flashy patriotic outfits and the 433 bones he broke when several stunts went wrong. But despite liver troubles, he survived to 69, dying in 2007.At least two movies have been made about him, one a 1971 effort called Evel Knievel that starred George Hamilton, the other 1977’s Viva Knievel! which featured Evel himself in the lead.Then in 2004, there was talk of McG making a biopic about Knievel called Pure Evel,...
- 7/10/2012
- EmpireOnline
All those who complain about the liberal domination of Hollywood have never come across John Milius. A film school pal of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Milius had tried to join the Marine Corp, but was turned away due to his asthma. Instead, he channeled his frustrations into both a life-long obsession with firearms (he was paid for "Jeremiah Johnson" in antique weaponry, and has served on the NRA Board of Directors) and making some of the most masculine, testosterone-filled movies of all time, both as an acclaimed writer and as a director. The basis for both Paul Le Mat's character in "American Graffiti" and Walter in "The Big Lebowski" -- the Coens are friends of Milius, and offered him the part of Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink" -- he's one of film history's most singular, colorful characters.
He might not have had the overwhelming success of Lucas or Spielberg,...
He might not have had the overwhelming success of Lucas or Spielberg,...
- 4/12/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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