What a great sales hook — a feature film with a Bernard Herrmann music score that we hadn’t heard of. And one of the writers was Martin Scorsese, before Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets! But wait, it isn’t as simple as that. The new release is more than a little confusing. Its own ad copy first calls this Dutch production ‘obscure,’ and not four sentences later describes it as a ‘classic exploitation film.’
Obsessions
Blu-ray + DVD
Cult Epics
1969 / Color / 1:37 flat full frame (should be widescreen) / 91 min. / Bezeten – Het gat in de muur / Street Date May 9, 2017 / 34.95
Starring: Alexandra Stewart, Dieter Geissler, Tom van Beek, Donald Jones, Elisabeth Versluys, Marijke Boonstra, Vibeke, Michael Krebs, Hasmig Terveen, Fons Rademakers, Victoria Naelin, Adrian Brine, Sara Heyblom.
Cinematography: Frans Bromet, Hubertus Hagen
Film Editor: Henri Rust
Original Music: Bernard Herrmann
Written by Pim de la Parra, Wim Verstappen, Martin Scorsese
Produced by Pim de la Parra,...
Obsessions
Blu-ray + DVD
Cult Epics
1969 / Color / 1:37 flat full frame (should be widescreen) / 91 min. / Bezeten – Het gat in de muur / Street Date May 9, 2017 / 34.95
Starring: Alexandra Stewart, Dieter Geissler, Tom van Beek, Donald Jones, Elisabeth Versluys, Marijke Boonstra, Vibeke, Michael Krebs, Hasmig Terveen, Fons Rademakers, Victoria Naelin, Adrian Brine, Sara Heyblom.
Cinematography: Frans Bromet, Hubertus Hagen
Film Editor: Henri Rust
Original Music: Bernard Herrmann
Written by Pim de la Parra, Wim Verstappen, Martin Scorsese
Produced by Pim de la Parra,...
- 7/15/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Yet another classic 80’s flick is about to get a reboot. This time it’s The Neverending Story, with Warner Bros., The Kennedy/Marshall Co. (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Leonard DiCaprio's shingle Appian Way in the early stages of prepping a new take on the children’s fantasy tale. Born out of a German-language novel by Michael Ende, the film centers on a boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who discovers a parallel world in a book titled The NeverEnding Story. As the boy, a loner, delves deeper into the book, he increasingly finds his life intertwined with the plot of the novel, in which a hero in the land of Fantasia must save the universe on behalf of an empress. The new film -- which original producer Dieter Geissler also will produce and Sarah Schechter and Jesse Ehrman will oversee for Warners -- will examine the more...
- 2/26/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
"The NeverEnding Story" might keep going.
Warner Bros. and a pair of top-tier production banners are in the early stages of a reboot of the 1980s children's fantasy classic.
The Kennedy/Marshall Co. ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and Leonard DiCaprio's shingle Appian Way are in discussions with Warners about reviving the 25-year-old franchise with a modern spin. The studio recently acquired rights to the property, clearing the way for a potential remake.
Born out of a German-language novel by Michael Ende, the film centers on a boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who discovers a parallel world in a book titled "The NeverEnding Story." As the boy, a loner, delves deeper into the book, he increasingly finds his life intertwined with the plot of the novel, in which a hero in the land of Fantasia must save the universe on behalf of an empress.
The new pic -- which...
Warner Bros. and a pair of top-tier production banners are in the early stages of a reboot of the 1980s children's fantasy classic.
The Kennedy/Marshall Co. ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and Leonard DiCaprio's shingle Appian Way are in discussions with Warners about reviving the 25-year-old franchise with a modern spin. The studio recently acquired rights to the property, clearing the way for a potential remake.
Born out of a German-language novel by Michael Ende, the film centers on a boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who discovers a parallel world in a book titled "The NeverEnding Story." As the boy, a loner, delves deeper into the book, he increasingly finds his life intertwined with the plot of the novel, in which a hero in the land of Fantasia must save the universe on behalf of an empress.
The new pic -- which...
- 2/25/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
April is the time for spring cleaning for the major studios: They clear their vaults of the debris that's been lying around in preparation for the onslaught of the big guns of summer.
The latest example is this misbegotten Tarzan flick, the kind of B-programmer that used to appear with regularity from the likes of American International Pictures. Starring hunk du jour Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers") as the Edgar Rice Burroughs-penned character, this effort won't make anyone forget Miles O'Keeffe, let alone Johnny Weissmuller.
This adventure takes place after Tarzan, a k a Lord Greystoke, has settled in England and is preparing for his nuptials to the beautiful Jane (Jane March of "The Lover"). Suddenly seeing a vision of his childhood home consumed by flames, Tarzan immediately sets off for Africa, much to Jane's consternation. She gets over it quickly, though, and follows him there.
It isn't long before the two are engaged in a desperate struggle against the villainous Nigel Ravens (Steven Waddington), who wants to loot the legendary lost city of Opar. Along the way they find time to dance a waltz in the jungle and rescue trapped animals: "Sounds like an elephant in trouble!" Tarzan exclaims at one point.
Tired, formulaic, cheap looking, filled with men in monkey suits, and dialogue on the order of "Get out of this one, ape man!" this "Tarzan" is an unfortunate addition to the venerable series, and will absolutely fail to draw modern day audiences to this classic character.
This, despite the physical appeal of the sexy leads: Van Dien is the picture of toned perfection in his loincloth and Jane March, as a particularly physical Jane who drinks whisky, smokes cigars, shoots firearms and swings on vines with the best of them, is also quite ravishing.
TARZAN AND THE LOST CITY
Warner Bros.
Director: Carl Schenkel
Screenplay: Bayard Johnson, J. Anderson Black
Producers: Stanley Canter, Dieter Geissler, Michael Lake
Executive producers: Greg Coote, Peter Ziegler, Kurt: Silberschneider, Lawrence Mortorff
Director of photography: Paul Gilpin
Editor: Harry Hitner
Production designer: Herbert Pinter
Music: Christopher Franke
Color/stereo
Cast:
Tarzan: Casper Van Dien
Jane: Jane March
Nigel Ravens: Steve Waddington
Running time -- 83 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
The latest example is this misbegotten Tarzan flick, the kind of B-programmer that used to appear with regularity from the likes of American International Pictures. Starring hunk du jour Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers") as the Edgar Rice Burroughs-penned character, this effort won't make anyone forget Miles O'Keeffe, let alone Johnny Weissmuller.
This adventure takes place after Tarzan, a k a Lord Greystoke, has settled in England and is preparing for his nuptials to the beautiful Jane (Jane March of "The Lover"). Suddenly seeing a vision of his childhood home consumed by flames, Tarzan immediately sets off for Africa, much to Jane's consternation. She gets over it quickly, though, and follows him there.
It isn't long before the two are engaged in a desperate struggle against the villainous Nigel Ravens (Steven Waddington), who wants to loot the legendary lost city of Opar. Along the way they find time to dance a waltz in the jungle and rescue trapped animals: "Sounds like an elephant in trouble!" Tarzan exclaims at one point.
Tired, formulaic, cheap looking, filled with men in monkey suits, and dialogue on the order of "Get out of this one, ape man!" this "Tarzan" is an unfortunate addition to the venerable series, and will absolutely fail to draw modern day audiences to this classic character.
This, despite the physical appeal of the sexy leads: Van Dien is the picture of toned perfection in his loincloth and Jane March, as a particularly physical Jane who drinks whisky, smokes cigars, shoots firearms and swings on vines with the best of them, is also quite ravishing.
TARZAN AND THE LOST CITY
Warner Bros.
Director: Carl Schenkel
Screenplay: Bayard Johnson, J. Anderson Black
Producers: Stanley Canter, Dieter Geissler, Michael Lake
Executive producers: Greg Coote, Peter Ziegler, Kurt: Silberschneider, Lawrence Mortorff
Director of photography: Paul Gilpin
Editor: Harry Hitner
Production designer: Herbert Pinter
Music: Christopher Franke
Color/stereo
Cast:
Tarzan: Casper Van Dien
Jane: Jane March
Nigel Ravens: Steve Waddington
Running time -- 83 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 4/27/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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