A year after the murder of George Floyd, unrest is again roiling the streets of Minneapolis.
The killing of Winston Smith, a 32-year-old black man, on June 3rd by local officers under federal command has triggered a wave of new protests in the city’s Uptown district. A 31-year-old woman who joined in those protests has also been killed — after a white motorist slammed into her car at high speed. That driver has been charged with murder. Meantime, police have been clashing with protesters, seeking to clear an intersection where...
The killing of Winston Smith, a 32-year-old black man, on June 3rd by local officers under federal command has triggered a wave of new protests in the city’s Uptown district. A 31-year-old woman who joined in those protests has also been killed — after a white motorist slammed into her car at high speed. That driver has been charged with murder. Meantime, police have been clashing with protesters, seeking to clear an intersection where...
- 6/17/2021
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Jennifer Lawrence apparently had a very visceral response while watching the Broadway play 1984 -- but the show's star, Olivia Wilde, is totally Ok with that.
The play's website warns that the "production contains flashing lights, strobe effects, loud noises, gunshots, smoking, and graphic depictions of violence and torture," which can be too much for some people. The Monday night performance was a little overwhelming for Lawrence, who midway through the show, reportedly "bolted from her seat," and was "very sick," according to a Page Six source. "Several people saw her getting sick in the lobby," the source claimed. "The ushers were very helpful and courteous in helping her out.”
Watch: Tori Spelling Recalls the Time She 'Projectile Vomited' in Front of James Franco
While it was thought that Lawrence may have fallen ill due to the intense production, the website reports that a friend of the Oscar winner told them that she had actually "caught the stomach...
The play's website warns that the "production contains flashing lights, strobe effects, loud noises, gunshots, smoking, and graphic depictions of violence and torture," which can be too much for some people. The Monday night performance was a little overwhelming for Lawrence, who midway through the show, reportedly "bolted from her seat," and was "very sick," according to a Page Six source. "Several people saw her getting sick in the lobby," the source claimed. "The ushers were very helpful and courteous in helping her out.”
Watch: Tori Spelling Recalls the Time She 'Projectile Vomited' in Front of James Franco
While it was thought that Lawrence may have fallen ill due to the intense production, the website reports that a friend of the Oscar winner told them that she had actually "caught the stomach...
- 7/19/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Louisa Mellor Jun 18, 2017
Offred discovers solidarity in imprisonment in the latest captivating and unsettling episode of The Handmaid’s Tale…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Transformers: Age Of Extinction just shy of three hours long Transformers: the great toy massacre of 1986
1.4 Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum
“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum, bitches.” It’s an air-punch of a line, the sort of thing you might see on a t-shirt, or written in Sharpie on a school notebook, or laser-engraved on an Etsy pendant. As a slogan, it’s rebellious and cool and funny – sassy might be the word. When Offred delivers it at the end of episode four, it demonstrates likeable sass.
It’s also The Handmaid’s Tale least true-feeling moment so far. Until now, this adaptation’s portrayal of Gilead’s weighty, devastating oppression has been note-perfect. This place doesn’t just suppress freedom, it destroys it. Its rituals...
Offred discovers solidarity in imprisonment in the latest captivating and unsettling episode of The Handmaid’s Tale…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Transformers: Age Of Extinction just shy of three hours long Transformers: the great toy massacre of 1986
1.4 Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum
“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum, bitches.” It’s an air-punch of a line, the sort of thing you might see on a t-shirt, or written in Sharpie on a school notebook, or laser-engraved on an Etsy pendant. As a slogan, it’s rebellious and cool and funny – sassy might be the word. When Offred delivers it at the end of episode four, it demonstrates likeable sass.
It’s also The Handmaid’s Tale least true-feeling moment so far. Until now, this adaptation’s portrayal of Gilead’s weighty, devastating oppression has been note-perfect. This place doesn’t just suppress freedom, it destroys it. Its rituals...
- 6/18/2017
- Den of Geek
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Jun 3, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 episode 8: join as we dig deeper into The Lie Of The Land...
Everything’s wrapped up, and much later than usual… After three episodes, we’ve finally said goodbye to the Monks. Fortunately, we’ve not said goodbye to our weekly round-up of references, similarities and general observations, so here’s our guide to this week’s episode… If you’re more eagle-eyed than we are, let us know what you’ve seen in the comments below!
See related Gambit movie delay explained Gambit movie still on, Channing Tatum still attached Gambit: Simon Kinberg on why the film was delayed
The Memory Cheats
Though this is the first time the human race’s memories have been rewritten en masse (as opposed to time itself being rewritten, which has happened on multiple occasions, particularly since 2005), individuals’ memories have been played with from time to time,...
Doctor Who series 10 episode 8: join as we dig deeper into The Lie Of The Land...
Everything’s wrapped up, and much later than usual… After three episodes, we’ve finally said goodbye to the Monks. Fortunately, we’ve not said goodbye to our weekly round-up of references, similarities and general observations, so here’s our guide to this week’s episode… If you’re more eagle-eyed than we are, let us know what you’ve seen in the comments below!
See related Gambit movie delay explained Gambit movie still on, Channing Tatum still attached Gambit: Simon Kinberg on why the film was delayed
The Memory Cheats
Though this is the first time the human race’s memories have been rewritten en masse (as opposed to time itself being rewritten, which has happened on multiple occasions, particularly since 2005), individuals’ memories have been played with from time to time,...
- 6/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Pete Dillon-Trenchard May 15, 2017
Doctor Who graphic designer Matthew Clark helps us dig a little deeper into some of series 10's mysteries...
A few weeks ago, in the viewing notes for Doctor Who series 10's second episode, Smile, I mentioned that the craft used by the colonists was marked ‘Erewhon 190484’ and asked for your theories. Many of you correctly pointed out that Erewhon is the name of a Samuel Butler novel about a dystopian society whose inhabitants live in fear of machines (And not ‘nowhere’ backwards, as I’d rather rashly stated - sorry about that…).
See related Better Call Saul season 3 episode 1 review: Mabel Better Call Saul season 2 episode 10 review: Klick Better Call Saul season 2 episode 9 review: Nailed Better Call Saul season 2 episode 8 review: Fifi
But what of 190484? There were some fascinating suggestions, including a possible reference to Winston Smith’s diary in George Orwell’s 1984, the date of...
Doctor Who graphic designer Matthew Clark helps us dig a little deeper into some of series 10's mysteries...
A few weeks ago, in the viewing notes for Doctor Who series 10's second episode, Smile, I mentioned that the craft used by the colonists was marked ‘Erewhon 190484’ and asked for your theories. Many of you correctly pointed out that Erewhon is the name of a Samuel Butler novel about a dystopian society whose inhabitants live in fear of machines (And not ‘nowhere’ backwards, as I’d rather rashly stated - sorry about that…).
See related Better Call Saul season 3 episode 1 review: Mabel Better Call Saul season 2 episode 10 review: Klick Better Call Saul season 2 episode 9 review: Nailed Better Call Saul season 2 episode 8 review: Fifi
But what of 190484? There were some fascinating suggestions, including a possible reference to Winston Smith’s diary in George Orwell’s 1984, the date of...
- 5/14/2017
- Den of Geek
MaryAnn’s quick take… A gripping précis of what Edward Snowden learned at the CIA and Nsa, why he went public, and why it matters. Entertaining yet also deeply unsettling. I’m “biast” (pro): big fan of Oliver Stone, and of Edward Snowden; love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Snowden opens in June 2013, as journalists Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo: London Has Fallen, The Big Short) and Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto: Star Trek Beyond, Hitman: Agent 47) first meet and interview, over several days, Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt: The Night Before, The Walk), in a hotel in Hong Kong. My first thought upon my second viewing this weekend of Oliver Stone’s (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, W.) gripping docudrama about these shocking real-life events is...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Snowden opens in June 2013, as journalists Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo: London Has Fallen, The Big Short) and Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto: Star Trek Beyond, Hitman: Agent 47) first meet and interview, over several days, Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt: The Night Before, The Walk), in a hotel in Hong Kong. My first thought upon my second viewing this weekend of Oliver Stone’s (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, W.) gripping docudrama about these shocking real-life events is...
- 4/3/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
ProducersSonia FriedmanandScott Rudinannounced today that TonyAward nomineeTom Sturridge,Olivia Wildein her Broadway debut, and TonyAward winnerReed Birneywill lead the cast of the Broadway Premiere of the new stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian novel1984. The trio, who will portray the novel's classic characters Winston Smith, Julia and O'Brien, respectively, will be joined byWayne DuvallParsons,Carl Hendrick LouisMartin,Nick MillsSyme,Michael PottsCharrington, andCara SeymourMrs. Parsons.
- 4/3/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
“If you want a vision of the future, Winston, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.”
1984 (made in 1984) starring John Hurt and Richard Burton screens Tuesday April 4th at The St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) at 6:30pm. The post-screening discussion includes Sarah Kendzior, a St. Louis-based journalist, author of “The View from Flyover Country,” and an expert in authoritarian regimes; Gregory Magarian, professor of law at Washington University and expert in free speech and law in politics; and James Scott, emeritus professor of English at Saint Louis University, specialist in 19th and 20th-century British literature, and documentary filmmaker.This is a Free event.
Cinema St. Louis joins more than 90 art-house movie theaters and film organizations across the country in a National Screening Day of “1984” (Michael Radford, U.K., 1984, 111 min.). The screenings will occur in 81 cities, which are located in 35 states and one Canadian province.
1984 (made in 1984) starring John Hurt and Richard Burton screens Tuesday April 4th at The St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) at 6:30pm. The post-screening discussion includes Sarah Kendzior, a St. Louis-based journalist, author of “The View from Flyover Country,” and an expert in authoritarian regimes; Gregory Magarian, professor of law at Washington University and expert in free speech and law in politics; and James Scott, emeritus professor of English at Saint Louis University, specialist in 19th and 20th-century British literature, and documentary filmmaker.This is a Free event.
Cinema St. Louis joins more than 90 art-house movie theaters and film organizations across the country in a National Screening Day of “1984” (Michael Radford, U.K., 1984, 111 min.). The screenings will occur in 81 cities, which are located in 35 states and one Canadian province.
- 3/29/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Somewhere right now, Adam Sandler is very happy. His films have made a combined total of $3 billion, with his last, the execrable Pixels pulling in $230m on a scanty $70m budget. Adding to his bulging pile of happiness is the news that Netflix, obviously over the moon with the success of future classics The Ridiculous 6, The Do-Over and the upcoming Sandy Wexler are going to pay him to make a further four films for them.
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, said the following about the deal in a statement released earlier today:
“Adam Sandler is one of the leading comedians in the film world, and his movies have proven to be extremely successful with our subscribers around the world. We are thrilled at the opportunity to extend our partnership with Adam and his entire team at Happy Madison and keep the world laughing.”
Apparently, Sandler’s films...
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, said the following about the deal in a statement released earlier today:
“Adam Sandler is one of the leading comedians in the film world, and his movies have proven to be extremely successful with our subscribers around the world. We are thrilled at the opportunity to extend our partnership with Adam and his entire team at Happy Madison and keep the world laughing.”
Apparently, Sandler’s films...
- 3/24/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Movie theaters across the United States will screen Michael Radford's adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian classic, 1984, April 4th in protest of Donald Trump, The Guardian reports.
The event was organized by the United States of Cinema and will include nearly 90 theaters in 79 cities in 34 states (plus one in Toronto). Radford's adaptation was released, fittingly, in 1984, and stars John Hurt as Winston Smith, a man who begins detailing life under an oppressive regime in an illegal diary. The April 4th event date is a nod to the date Smith begins his journal.
The event was organized by the United States of Cinema and will include nearly 90 theaters in 79 cities in 34 states (plus one in Toronto). Radford's adaptation was released, fittingly, in 1984, and stars John Hurt as Winston Smith, a man who begins detailing life under an oppressive regime in an illegal diary. The April 4th event date is a nod to the date Smith begins his journal.
- 2/21/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Coordinated screenings across North America set for 4 April to highlight Orwell’s portrait of a government ‘that manufactures facts’
Nearly 90 cinemas in the Us and Canada are planning to show the film adaptation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring the late John Hurt, in protest at President Trump’s policies. The coordinated screenings will take place on 4 April, the date that the book’s central character Winston Smith writes on the first page of his illegal diary.
Related: Peter Bradshaw on John Hurt: 'A virtual folk memory of wisdom and style'
Continue reading...
Nearly 90 cinemas in the Us and Canada are planning to show the film adaptation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring the late John Hurt, in protest at President Trump’s policies. The coordinated screenings will take place on 4 April, the date that the book’s central character Winston Smith writes on the first page of his illegal diary.
Related: Peter Bradshaw on John Hurt: 'A virtual folk memory of wisdom and style'
Continue reading...
- 2/21/2017
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
A group of independent movie theaters, including Alamo Drafthouse, IFC Center and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, has come together to protest President Donald Trump, specifically taking aim at his alleged proposed cuts on cultural programs, including the entire elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Read More: ‘The House That Jack Built’ Director Lars von Trier Says His Serial Killer Thriller Parallels Donald Trump’s Rise
On April 4, 90 participating theaters throughout the United States and one in Canada will screen the film “1984,” based on the 1949 novel by George Orwell. The story centers around Winston Smith, a member of the Outer Party. Winston works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth; his job is to rewrite and distort history. As a way to rebel and escape Big Brother’s tyranny, at least in his own mind, he begins a diary, which is an act punishable by death.
Read More: ‘The House That Jack Built’ Director Lars von Trier Says His Serial Killer Thriller Parallels Donald Trump’s Rise
On April 4, 90 participating theaters throughout the United States and one in Canada will screen the film “1984,” based on the 1949 novel by George Orwell. The story centers around Winston Smith, a member of the Outer Party. Winston works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth; his job is to rewrite and distort history. As a way to rebel and escape Big Brother’s tyranny, at least in his own mind, he begins a diary, which is an act punishable by death.
- 2/17/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- 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
Den Of Geek Jan 28, 2017
We've lost the brilliant Sir John Hurt, at the age of 77.
Some very sad news this morning. The wonderful Sir John Hurt has died, at the age of 77. Hurt had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago, eventually being given the all clear. But his agent announced today that we’d lost him.
Sir John Hurt always felt like one of us. For geeks of various ages, he was Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man, he was Winston Smith in Michael Radford’s film of 1984. He was, of course, Kane in Alien, the heart of a genuinely iconic scene of cinema. And, more recently, he was, of course, The War Doctor in Doctor Who. Remember that cliffhanger? We certainly do.
He also brought his gravitas to projects such as V For Vendetta, Hellboy, and Snowpiercer. Heck, the list of what he’s given the world is not a short one.
We've lost the brilliant Sir John Hurt, at the age of 77.
Some very sad news this morning. The wonderful Sir John Hurt has died, at the age of 77. Hurt had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago, eventually being given the all clear. But his agent announced today that we’d lost him.
Sir John Hurt always felt like one of us. For geeks of various ages, he was Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man, he was Winston Smith in Michael Radford’s film of 1984. He was, of course, Kane in Alien, the heart of a genuinely iconic scene of cinema. And, more recently, he was, of course, The War Doctor in Doctor Who. Remember that cliffhanger? We certainly do.
He also brought his gravitas to projects such as V For Vendetta, Hellboy, and Snowpiercer. Heck, the list of what he’s given the world is not a short one.
- 1/28/2017
- Den of Geek
Update: The two-time Oscar-nominated British star of The Elephant Man and Midnight Express has died, his publicist confirmed to Screen on Friday night. He was 77.
Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and continued to work after it appeared he had overcome the disease. However last summer he withdrew from the stage revival of The Entertainer upon the advice of his doctors. According to his publicist Hurt had intestinal issues when he died.
He recently played a priest in the Natalie Portman starrer Jackie and was in the cast of Joe Wright’s upcoming Second World War drama Darkest Hour for Working Title and Focus Features.
His wife Anwen Rees-Myers issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that I have to confirm that my husband, John Vincent Hurt, died on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at home in Norfolk.
“John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts...
Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and continued to work after it appeared he had overcome the disease. However last summer he withdrew from the stage revival of The Entertainer upon the advice of his doctors. According to his publicist Hurt had intestinal issues when he died.
He recently played a priest in the Natalie Portman starrer Jackie and was in the cast of Joe Wright’s upcoming Second World War drama Darkest Hour for Working Title and Focus Features.
His wife Anwen Rees-Myers issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that I have to confirm that my husband, John Vincent Hurt, died on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at home in Norfolk.
“John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts...
- 1/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
John Hurt, the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred in films like The Elephant Man, Midnight Express, Alien and the Harry Potter series over a career that spanned more than 50 years, died Friday at the age of 77. Hurt's agent confirmed the actor's death to the BBC.
No cause of death was immediately known, but Hurt revealed in 2015 that he was battling pancreatic cancer. "I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it,” Hurt told the Radio Times after the diagnosis.
No cause of death was immediately known, but Hurt revealed in 2015 that he was battling pancreatic cancer. "I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it,” Hurt told the Radio Times after the diagnosis.
- 1/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Louisa Mellor Oct 21, 2016
Prepare to be unsettled, Black Mirror is back. Here are spoiler-filled capsule reviews of the six new episodes available now on Netflix…
Warning: contains spoilers for Black Mirror series 3
See related Michael Keaton headed to Kong: Skull Island Looking back at Peter Jackson's King Kong Godzilla Vs King Kong set for 2020
Authenticity is the core theme of Black Mirror’s third series. The question of what is and isn’t an authentic experience comes up several times in the six new stories. With sci-fi takes on different genres—comedic satire, survival horror, romance, military action and detective mystery—and one episode with no future tech at all, Black Mirror plays with perspective and examines what distinguishes the real from the virtual, the impossibility of authentic relationships when social interaction has become an economy, and what might cause us to knowingly opt for inauthenticity over reality.
With spoilers,...
Prepare to be unsettled, Black Mirror is back. Here are spoiler-filled capsule reviews of the six new episodes available now on Netflix…
Warning: contains spoilers for Black Mirror series 3
See related Michael Keaton headed to Kong: Skull Island Looking back at Peter Jackson's King Kong Godzilla Vs King Kong set for 2020
Authenticity is the core theme of Black Mirror’s third series. The question of what is and isn’t an authentic experience comes up several times in the six new stories. With sci-fi takes on different genres—comedic satire, survival horror, romance, military action and detective mystery—and one episode with no future tech at all, Black Mirror plays with perspective and examines what distinguishes the real from the virtual, the impossibility of authentic relationships when social interaction has become an economy, and what might cause us to knowingly opt for inauthenticity over reality.
With spoilers,...
- 10/20/2016
- Den of Geek
Nobody owns Oliver Stone. I’ve talked with this filmmaker for decades, and he’s consistent to a fault. The Oscar-winning writer-director (“Platoon,” “JFK,” “Wall Street”) has always gone his own way. If there’s an impediment, he’ll find a way around it. Hell, he’ll even con the El Salvador government to give him army soldiers for a movie critical of El Salvador.
Which is one reason why Stone met with Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, not once, or twice, but nine times. Stone will tell you: You can’t trust the United States government. You can’t trust the Nsa, CIA, or FBI. You can’t trust the Hollywood studios, because those are corporations run by lawyers. And you certainly can’t trust the media.
Related‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The Nsa
So who does he trust? His wife and kids.
Which is one reason why Stone met with Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, not once, or twice, but nine times. Stone will tell you: You can’t trust the United States government. You can’t trust the Nsa, CIA, or FBI. You can’t trust the Hollywood studios, because those are corporations run by lawyers. And you certainly can’t trust the media.
Related‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The Nsa
So who does he trust? His wife and kids.
- 9/9/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Nobody owns Oliver Stone. I’ve talked with this filmmaker for decades, and he’s consistent to a fault. The Oscar-winning writer-director (“Platoon,” “JFK,” “Wall Street”) has always gone his own way. If there’s an impediment, he’ll find a way around it. Hell, he’ll even con the El Salvador government to give him army soldiers for a movie critical of El Salvador.
Which is one reason why Stone met with Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, not once, or twice, but nine times. Stone will tell you: You can’t trust the United States government. You can’t trust the Nsa, CIA, or FBI. You can’t trust the Hollywood studios, because those are corporations run by lawyers. And you certainly can’t trust the media.
Related‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The Nsa
So who does he trust? His wife and kids.
Which is one reason why Stone met with Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, not once, or twice, but nine times. Stone will tell you: You can’t trust the United States government. You can’t trust the Nsa, CIA, or FBI. You can’t trust the Hollywood studios, because those are corporations run by lawyers. And you certainly can’t trust the media.
Related‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The Nsa
So who does he trust? His wife and kids.
- 9/9/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
If you weren’t buried in the midst of panel discussions featuring the latest superhero tentpoles and other costumed antics last week, you might have gotten a chance to see Edward Snowden. While on the surface, the arrival of an international fugitive responsible for the single largest data leak in U.S. history might seem out of place. But Oliver Stone’s upcoming feature film “Snowden” actually fit in well, especially given that an evening screening was followed by the opportunity to hear Snowden speak for himself.
For Snowden doesn’t think “Snowden,” the film, is all that fictionalized. Just after viewing Stone’s depiction of his life story to date, IndieWire asked Snowden — who appeared via a remote video feed — what changes he was happiest about in the process of adapting these events for the screen. His response: not much had been changed. While admitting that certain characters had been consolidated and details streamlined,...
For Snowden doesn’t think “Snowden,” the film, is all that fictionalized. Just after viewing Stone’s depiction of his life story to date, IndieWire asked Snowden — who appeared via a remote video feed — what changes he was happiest about in the process of adapting these events for the screen. His response: not much had been changed. While admitting that certain characters had been consolidated and details streamlined,...
- 7/25/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
facebook
twitter
google+
The Underwoods' single-minded pursuit of power is the story of House Of Cards season 4, which paves the way for a truly exciting season 5...
This review contains spoilers.
There was a very telling moment towards the end of this season of House Of Cards. It involved Claire Underwood and a question that, were this real life, would have dogged her campaign to join her husband’s presidential ticket. It came from Hannah Conway who, as the wife of Republican challenger William, might have been better prepared to withstand pointed comparisons with the First Lady. "Do you regret not having children?", asked the younger woman. Claire’s response was politely acid. "Do you regret having yours?". It was a line that was meant to shock, which it did, but only because it broke one of our society’s mild taboos, in which procreation is seen as a universal good and choosing not to,...
google+
The Underwoods' single-minded pursuit of power is the story of House Of Cards season 4, which paves the way for a truly exciting season 5...
This review contains spoilers.
There was a very telling moment towards the end of this season of House Of Cards. It involved Claire Underwood and a question that, were this real life, would have dogged her campaign to join her husband’s presidential ticket. It came from Hannah Conway who, as the wife of Republican challenger William, might have been better prepared to withstand pointed comparisons with the First Lady. "Do you regret not having children?", asked the younger woman. Claire’s response was politely acid. "Do you regret having yours?". It was a line that was meant to shock, which it did, but only because it broke one of our society’s mild taboos, in which procreation is seen as a universal good and choosing not to,...
- 3/16/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Where do I get my Big Brother campaign pin and yard poster? Michael Radford's elaborate Orwell adaptation sticks closely to the original book, even after decades of deriviative dystopias have stolen its fire. John Hurt is excellent as Winston Smith, and Richard Burton is his inquisitor. Nineteen Eighty-Four Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 111 min. / Ship Date December 8, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Phyllis Logan. Cinematography Roger Deakins Production Designer Allan Cameron Art Direction Martin Hebert, Grant Hicks Film Editor Tom Priestley Original Music (2) Dominick Muldowney / Eurythmics Written by Jonathan Gems, Michael Radford from the novel by George Orwell Produced by Al Clark, Robert Devereux, Simon Perry, Marvin J. Rosenblum Directed by Michael Radford
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
George Orwell's pessimistic 1948 novel 1984 is probably the most important political book of the last century.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
George Orwell's pessimistic 1948 novel 1984 is probably the most important political book of the last century.
- 1/16/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The year that gave us Gremlins, Ghostbusters and The Temple Of Doom also gave us these 20 underappreciated movies...
It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.
This was also the year where the Coen brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret! And we still haven't even mentioned Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and the unexpectedly successful romantic comedy, Splash. Then there was Milos Forman's sumptuous period drama Amadeus, which...
It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.
This was also the year where the Coen brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret! And we still haven't even mentioned Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and the unexpectedly successful romantic comedy, Splash. Then there was Milos Forman's sumptuous period drama Amadeus, which...
- 9/8/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
With Good Kill in UK cinemas this week, Ryan looks back at writer-director Andrew Niccol’s classic sci-fi debut, 1997's Gattaca...
It’s all there in that swooning opening music: Gattaca isn’t just another sleek film about the future. The feature debut of New Zealand-born director Andrew Niccol, the smart, elegant, intensely moving Gattaca may just be his finest film to date.
The film introduces us to Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke), who’s in the process of a carrying out a painstaking daily ritual: shaving every stray hair from his body, exfoliating his skin and burning the material left behind - it’s as though Vincent’s treating himself as a crime scene.
Vincent lives in a future where genetic profiling has divided society into Valids - those whose DNA has been fettled to perfection by scientists before birth - and In-valids - those conceived naturally, with all potential genetic flaws it involves.
It’s all there in that swooning opening music: Gattaca isn’t just another sleek film about the future. The feature debut of New Zealand-born director Andrew Niccol, the smart, elegant, intensely moving Gattaca may just be his finest film to date.
The film introduces us to Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke), who’s in the process of a carrying out a painstaking daily ritual: shaving every stray hair from his body, exfoliating his skin and burning the material left behind - it’s as though Vincent’s treating himself as a crime scene.
Vincent lives in a future where genetic profiling has divided society into Valids - those whose DNA has been fettled to perfection by scientists before birth - and In-valids - those conceived naturally, with all potential genetic flaws it involves.
- 4/8/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
We certainly aren.t hurting for dystopian book-to-movie adaptations, especially with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I releasing this weekend. However, I can.t help but get ridiculously excited whenever more news is released about the upcoming film adaptation of 1984, which now has a director. The Hollywood Reporter just confirmed that Paul Greengrass, who recently directed The Bourne Ultimatum and will most likely helm the next Bourne film , will be directing 1984. Appropriately, it's been since 1984 that we.ve had a big screen adaptation of Orwell.s classic book. The .84 production of Nineteen Eighty-Four had John Hurt playing the lead of Winston Smith. While there aren.t any casting announcements for this new book-to-screen adaptation quite yet, the team working to bring the book back to the screen is shaping up to be an awesome one. The script will be written by James Graham (he wrote the book to the...
- 11/20/2014
- cinemablend.com
“Big Brother is Watching You," wrote George Orwell in his eternal novel "1984." If only the author had lived to see "Citizenfour." As the age of Nsa snooping comes into the light, Orwell’s dystopian novel remains as pertinent as ever (this month, an Egyptian college student was arrested while carrying a copy of the novel, a move many reporters saw as a moment of life-imitating-art). Sony Pictures agrees: The studio has setup a new adaptation of the film with the project-hoarding Paul Greengrass attached to direct. Scott Rudin and Gina Rosenblum will produce the project, Deadline reports. "1984" follows the lead character Winston Smith as he rebels against the hellish bureaucracy of Airstrip One. Overpowering its citizens with surveillance, manipulation, propaganda, and legal action — any independent thinking is consider a "thoughtcrime" — the dream-prone Winston slips away from the oppressive government to encounter romance and freedom, paying the price when Big Brother catches him in the act.
- 11/20/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Paul Greengrass will direct a new film adaptation of George Orwell's 1984.
The Bourne Ultimatum director will take the lead on the Sony Pictures project, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
He will reunite with Scott Rudin for the film, after previously working with the producer on Captain Philips. They will also team up on Martin Luther King biopic Memphis.
Gina Rosenblum is set to produce, with Finding Neverland musical writer James Graham on board to pen the script.
Orwell's tale of state surveillance and war was previously brought to the big screen in 1956 and 1984, with John Hurt playing Winston Smith in the latter picture.
Meanwhile, Matt Damon recently confirmed that he and Greengrass will return to the Bourne franchise for a new film, due out in 2016.
Watch the trailer for John Hurt's 1984 below:...
The Bourne Ultimatum director will take the lead on the Sony Pictures project, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
He will reunite with Scott Rudin for the film, after previously working with the producer on Captain Philips. They will also team up on Martin Luther King biopic Memphis.
Gina Rosenblum is set to produce, with Finding Neverland musical writer James Graham on board to pen the script.
Orwell's tale of state surveillance and war was previously brought to the big screen in 1956 and 1984, with John Hurt playing Winston Smith in the latter picture.
Meanwhile, Matt Damon recently confirmed that he and Greengrass will return to the Bourne franchise for a new film, due out in 2016.
Watch the trailer for John Hurt's 1984 below:...
- 11/20/2014
- Digital Spy
Once he's done with Jason Bourne 5, director Paul Greengrass looks like he'll be tackling George Orwell's 1984...
The last adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 saw John Hurt taking on the role of Winston Smith, with Michael Radford directing. Fittingly, that was released in 1984. Fast forward 30 years, and another take on the classic novel is coming, but this time with Paul Greengrass at the helm.
Greengrass, whose next project is set to be his return to the world of Jason Bourne (having previously helmed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum), has been linked to the project by Deadline. Sony Pictures is funding the new 1984, and James Graham, who previously penned Finding Neverland, is currently on scripting duties.
Scott Rudin and Gina Rosenblum are attached as producers, The earliest we'd imagine the watchful eye of Big Brother could return to the screen would be 2017, assuming the next Bourne film takes priority for Greengrass.
The last adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 saw John Hurt taking on the role of Winston Smith, with Michael Radford directing. Fittingly, that was released in 1984. Fast forward 30 years, and another take on the classic novel is coming, but this time with Paul Greengrass at the helm.
Greengrass, whose next project is set to be his return to the world of Jason Bourne (having previously helmed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum), has been linked to the project by Deadline. Sony Pictures is funding the new 1984, and James Graham, who previously penned Finding Neverland, is currently on scripting duties.
Scott Rudin and Gina Rosenblum are attached as producers, The earliest we'd imagine the watchful eye of Big Brother could return to the screen would be 2017, assuming the next Bourne film takes priority for Greengrass.
- 11/20/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Living in the era of mass surveillance, CCTV, and more, some would argue we're already headed down the path to a grim, authoritarian future as outlined in George Orwell's "1984." Either way, there has been no better time for another cinematic take on the high school favorite book, and it looks like it's coming to the big screen. Deadline reports that Paul Greengrass is now attached to direct "1984," with James Graham to pen the script. If somehow you've managed to go through your adult life without the book ever having crossed your eyeballs, here's a synopsis: The story of Winston Smith presents the world in the year 1984, after a global atomic war, via his perception of life in Airstrip One (the former United Kingdom), a province of Oceania, one of the world's three superstates; his intellectual rebellion against the Party and illicit romance with Julia; and his consequent imprisonment, interrogation,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Given how paranoid we all feel now about government snooping, CCTV and drones, it seems like the perfect time for someone to mount a new, big-budget cinematic version of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984. Enter Paul Greengrass, who is attached to direct one for Sony.Orwell’s book, first published in 1949, posited a fever dream of a society in constant war that kept changing history and turned its citizens into mindless worker bees, has never seemed more prescient. It’s been adapted several times before, most notable in Michael Radford’s 1984 effort, where John Hurt played Winston Smith, the man who decides to take a stand and is cruelly oppressed for his efforts.Scott Rudin is producing the new version, and Finding Neverland stage show writer James Graham is aboard to work on the script. It’ll be sitting on Greengrass’ to-do list for a while, though, as he...
- 11/20/2014
- EmpireOnline
With Gone Girl out now, and Fight Club about to turn 15, we take a look back at David Fincher's controversial and bravura cult film...
What the hell is Fight Club anyway? A horror film about a Jekyll-and-Hyde office worker who becomes a terrorist? A drama about late 20th century masculinity in crisis? A warped romance about a man trying to change himself into someone as interesting as the woman he loves? A thriller about a decadent generation goading itself into extremism?
Executives at 20th Century Fox certainly struggled with Fight Club. Unsure how to market a film in which young men beat one another to a pulp and stole bags of fat from the bins of liposuction clinics, the studio placed ads for it during World Wrestling Federation matches. Meanwhile, Fight Club's posters, dreamed up by an expensive design firm, featured a pink bar of soap with the...
What the hell is Fight Club anyway? A horror film about a Jekyll-and-Hyde office worker who becomes a terrorist? A drama about late 20th century masculinity in crisis? A warped romance about a man trying to change himself into someone as interesting as the woman he loves? A thriller about a decadent generation goading itself into extremism?
Executives at 20th Century Fox certainly struggled with Fight Club. Unsure how to market a film in which young men beat one another to a pulp and stole bags of fat from the bins of liposuction clinics, the studio placed ads for it during World Wrestling Federation matches. Meanwhile, Fight Club's posters, dreamed up by an expensive design firm, featured a pink bar of soap with the...
- 10/3/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Speaking of Guy Pearce as we recently were, here's news of another new film in which he features. His is a supporting role in Equals, the sci-fi adventure romance starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult. There's no sign of him in this first image however, which features only the two star cross'd principals, silhouetted against a chilly blue background.The official Equals synposis gives us a future when emotions are a thing of the past and a new breed of humans (the Equals of the title) live in Spock-like harmony. When a disease starts activating emotions in some subjects, they find themselves disappeared by the ruling regime. And when Silas (Hoult) becomes infected and realizes Nia (Stewart) has emotions too, they join forces to go on the run.If that's all sounding vaguely familiar it's because, as revealed earlier this year, Equals is an updated Ya version of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- 9/29/2014
- EmpireOnline
Back in October when it was first announced, not much was known about Equals. We were aware that it was some sort of love story, directed by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy, Breath In) written by Nathan Parker (Moon), and it had been announced that Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult would be starring. But what was the film beyond its genre? Now we know: Stewart has revealed that it's an updated version of George Orwell's dystopian classic Nineteen Eighty-Four."I'm terrified of it," says the quivering Stewart. "I can't believe I agreed to do it. Though it's a movie with a really basic concept, it's overtly ambitious. Things go wrong because you can't deny the humanity in everyone. It's the most devastating story."If Hoult is playing some version of the novel's Winston Smith, we'd assume Stewart's is the Julia role: Winston's lover and thought-crime co-conspirator. Without getting into spoilers,...
- 1/16/2014
- EmpireOnline
This weekend, as you search for a movie to watch, you can either go see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (as many of you will) or stay home and pick one of approximately 14 billion options available on streaming over a variety of services, be it Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, On Demand, or other sites. Every Friday, Vulture tries to make life easier by narrowing it down to a handful of heartily recommended options. This week we explore the desolate futures of George Orwell, Franz Kafka, and other movie dystopias.1984George Orwell's 1949 novel is one of those books you don't expect anyone to ever nail onscreen — a text too pure, too subversive to ever survive a cinematic translation. Yet Michael Radford's 1984 — which actually came out in 1984, way to go team!! — taps into the Orwellian vibe with extreme confidence, constructing a desolate, rusty backdrop for Winston Smith (John...
- 11/22/2013
- by Matt Patches
- Vulture
Whatever happened to Clive Owen? Re-watching his stoic, quietly wounded turn in Children of Men, it becomes suddenly easy to remember a time when he was a very plausible frontrunner to lead the gritty reworking of the Bond franchise, before Daniel Craig and his flinty gaze made the role so irretrievably his own. The upshot is that Children of Men's Theo, a jaded everyman turned reluctant savior of humanity, might remain Owen's most iconic role.
But no single performance in this none-more-bleak adaptation of Pd James's novel stands out above that of director Alfonso Cuarón. It's the world he creates, a vivid and pitiless vision of a dystopian future Britain, that feels like the story's real protagonist; its backstory is compelling, its development surprising, and its fate is where the film's dramatic stakes lie.
London, 2027. A chillingly recognisable W1 street. The human race is limping along with one foot in the grave,...
But no single performance in this none-more-bleak adaptation of Pd James's novel stands out above that of director Alfonso Cuarón. It's the world he creates, a vivid and pitiless vision of a dystopian future Britain, that feels like the story's real protagonist; its backstory is compelling, its development surprising, and its fate is where the film's dramatic stakes lie.
London, 2027. A chillingly recognisable W1 street. The human race is limping along with one foot in the grave,...
- 11/10/2013
- Digital Spy
Neill Blomkamp's dystopian sci-fi has good intentions but suffers from too much brutality and a muddled plot
Made in 2009 by Neill Blomkamp, a South African based in Canada, District 9 is one of the best Sf-horror flicks of recent years, an imaginatively made, darkly humorous satire centring on the treatment of a horde of insect-like aliens confined to concentration camps in South Africa. His new film, Elysium, pursues similar themes of class, xenophobia, greed and totalitarianism, but it's altogether more conventional in conception and muddled in its narrative.
Like Pixar's animated masterwork, Wall-e, it posits what is now a familiar dystopian scenario: a future world so utterly polluted that a privileged part of mankind has moved on to a specially created space station called Elysium to live a sybaritic life while depressed proles remain behind. Matt Damon is the Winston Smith figure, a sad, decent, blue-collar ex-criminal who revolts...
Made in 2009 by Neill Blomkamp, a South African based in Canada, District 9 is one of the best Sf-horror flicks of recent years, an imaginatively made, darkly humorous satire centring on the treatment of a horde of insect-like aliens confined to concentration camps in South Africa. His new film, Elysium, pursues similar themes of class, xenophobia, greed and totalitarianism, but it's altogether more conventional in conception and muddled in its narrative.
Like Pixar's animated masterwork, Wall-e, it posits what is now a familiar dystopian scenario: a future world so utterly polluted that a privileged part of mankind has moved on to a specially created space station called Elysium to live a sybaritic life while depressed proles remain behind. Matt Damon is the Winston Smith figure, a sad, decent, blue-collar ex-criminal who revolts...
- 8/24/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
MOCAtv's YouTube homage to all things punk music continues with a third episode devoted entirely to the San Francisco hardcore band, Dead Kennedys.
The group quickly became underground icons after forming in 1978, combining garage rock, surf music, and a touch of rockabilly with biting critiques of capitalism and the Reagan era. In the most recent installation of "The Art of Punk," Moca explores not only the music and lyrics of frontman Jello Biafra and crew, but also the well-known Dead Kennedys logo -- the simple, red-and-black "Dk" design created by longtime collaborator Winston Smith.
"Anybody could make [punk art] if you had a demented enough brain," Biafra states in the video. "All it took was scissors and a razor blade and some glue."
MOCAtv managed to interview Biafra, Smith and a number of other Dk disciples, who reminisce about the period when "punk music was rearing its ugly head," as Smith says in the video.
The group quickly became underground icons after forming in 1978, combining garage rock, surf music, and a touch of rockabilly with biting critiques of capitalism and the Reagan era. In the most recent installation of "The Art of Punk," Moca explores not only the music and lyrics of frontman Jello Biafra and crew, but also the well-known Dead Kennedys logo -- the simple, red-and-black "Dk" design created by longtime collaborator Winston Smith.
"Anybody could make [punk art] if you had a demented enough brain," Biafra states in the video. "All it took was scissors and a razor blade and some glue."
MOCAtv managed to interview Biafra, Smith and a number of other Dk disciples, who reminisce about the period when "punk music was rearing its ugly head," as Smith says in the video.
- 6/25/2013
- by Katherine Brooks
- Huffington Post
For the fans of this wonderful man, which I proudly count myself as one; 26 May 2013 marks the centenary of horror legend Peter Cushing. One of the most versatile actors to grace the big screen, Cushing never gave a single bad performance throughout his 50-year career. A dedicated perfectionist, who believed in giving nothing less than his best effort, Cushing’s 100% commitment always lifted a bad film. The movie may fail him but he would never fail his public.
Cushing began his acting career in repertory theatre and with his legendary one-way ticket to Hollywood, made his film debut in 1939. After a couple of productive years in the States, he worked his way back to England following the outbreak of World War 2. Marrying actress Helen Beck, he worked on stage but struggled to find good roles until he became a member of the RSC under Laurence Oliver. As British TV’s first big star,...
Cushing began his acting career in repertory theatre and with his legendary one-way ticket to Hollywood, made his film debut in 1939. After a couple of productive years in the States, he worked his way back to England following the outbreak of World War 2. Marrying actress Helen Beck, he worked on stage but struggled to find good roles until he became a member of the RSC under Laurence Oliver. As British TV’s first big star,...
- 5/28/2013
- Shadowlocked
Tags: Pretty Little LiarsPretty Little Liars recapsShay MitchellLindsey ShawAshley BensonTroian BellisarioLucy HaleIMDb
Previously on Pretty Little Liars, you thought this was the craziest thing you were ever going to see on Toby's head:
(Spoiler alert: You were wrong.)
Spencer is groping shirtless Toby in the dark and he's kissing her neck and caressing her neck and wrapping his hands around her neck and choking the literal life out of her neck and wearing a hoodie and being A. She wakes up from her nightmare gasping for breath and staring at the A-key on her desk and wondering how everything went tits up so fast. Wasn't it just yesterday that Toby was crying alone in that abandoned alley because those adorable kids wouldn't share their ice creams with him? And now he's — what? Ordering chinese food with worms in it and sneaky-massaging Emily's naked back with his Risen Mittens? Carving Bratz...
Previously on Pretty Little Liars, you thought this was the craziest thing you were ever going to see on Toby's head:
(Spoiler alert: You were wrong.)
Spencer is groping shirtless Toby in the dark and he's kissing her neck and caressing her neck and wrapping his hands around her neck and choking the literal life out of her neck and wearing a hoodie and being A. She wakes up from her nightmare gasping for breath and staring at the A-key on her desk and wondering how everything went tits up so fast. Wasn't it just yesterday that Toby was crying alone in that abandoned alley because those adorable kids wouldn't share their ice creams with him? And now he's — what? Ordering chinese food with worms in it and sneaky-massaging Emily's naked back with his Risen Mittens? Carving Bratz...
- 1/31/2013
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh has a lot to say about literature. Most famous for his musical talents, both in Devo and as the composer responsible for the sounds of Rushmore, The Rugrats and The Sims 2, Mothersbaugh is also a visual artist who has ventured into painting, drawing and customized 'art rugs.' While his exploits in the world of letters have been less well-documented, Mothersbaugh's literary roots run deep. He spoke with Huffington about his obsessive writing habit, love of Pynchon and secret desire to accidentally run into Jonathan Safran Foer.
What was the first book you remember thinking was worth reading?
Gravity’s Rainbow. I grew up in the Televangelistic capital of America – Akron, Ohio. I became very curious about what was really happening in this world we lived in – what was real, what made sense and what didn’t. I loved Gravity’s Rainbow’s dealing with free...
What was the first book you remember thinking was worth reading?
Gravity’s Rainbow. I grew up in the Televangelistic capital of America – Akron, Ohio. I became very curious about what was really happening in this world we lived in – what was real, what made sense and what didn’t. I loved Gravity’s Rainbow’s dealing with free...
- 9/26/2012
- by Danielle Wiener-Bronner
- Huffington Post
It's no secret that Damon Packard is an undisputed genius. The trailer for his new feature-length sci-fi-fantasy film Foxfur is no less any geniusness than his previous geniusnesses.
Packard is best known for his surreal, 1970s-inspired, homage/mockery of Steven Spielberg, Reflections of Evil, which included the best thing I've ever seen: Schindler's List: The Ride (in the original version; the Netflix version is somewhat less fun).
Foxfur, on the other hand, looks shockingly more linear. It features a bevy of young and fragile-y goregous actresses playing the same character: Foxfur. She's caught up in some kind of alien cult involving women with Efquest names, dressed as fantasy warriors in an alternate world, I think. I'm fucking stoked. I love this kind of contemplative, energetic, editing-heavy filmmaking (see Doggie Woggiez, Poochie Woochiez). Speaking of Doggies and Poochies, I am a sucker in a big way for cute shit in movies,...
Packard is best known for his surreal, 1970s-inspired, homage/mockery of Steven Spielberg, Reflections of Evil, which included the best thing I've ever seen: Schindler's List: The Ride (in the original version; the Netflix version is somewhat less fun).
Foxfur, on the other hand, looks shockingly more linear. It features a bevy of young and fragile-y goregous actresses playing the same character: Foxfur. She's caught up in some kind of alien cult involving women with Efquest names, dressed as fantasy warriors in an alternate world, I think. I'm fucking stoked. I love this kind of contemplative, energetic, editing-heavy filmmaking (see Doggie Woggiez, Poochie Woochiez). Speaking of Doggies and Poochies, I am a sucker in a big way for cute shit in movies,...
- 7/3/2012
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
The 8th annual Portland Underground Film Festival is back with a vengeance and under new management! Superstar Portland filmmaker Bob Moricz has assumed total control of Puff and promises to keep the fest’s traditional raucous spirit, but covered with a more artful sheen. The shenanigans will once again take place at Puff’s beloved home, the Clinton Street Theater.
Things kick off on June 29 with a live Skype appearance by none other than sex guru Annie Sprinkle as part of the “Ecosex Symposium,” a frank celebration of sex in the natural world. This will be followed with the traditional “Bike Smut” program of short films celebrating the power and the glory of the bicycle.
Then, on June 30, there will be a selection of short films by some of the most notorious names in underground film today, including Carey Burtt, Neil Ira Needleman, Greg Hanson and Jim Haverkamp, plus filmmakers Jenn Keyser,...
Things kick off on June 29 with a live Skype appearance by none other than sex guru Annie Sprinkle as part of the “Ecosex Symposium,” a frank celebration of sex in the natural world. This will be followed with the traditional “Bike Smut” program of short films celebrating the power and the glory of the bicycle.
Then, on June 30, there will be a selection of short films by some of the most notorious names in underground film today, including Carey Burtt, Neil Ira Needleman, Greg Hanson and Jim Haverkamp, plus filmmakers Jenn Keyser,...
- 6/28/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Imagine Entertainment confirms it will develop a big screen remake of author George Orwell's classic science-fiction novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four", to be adapted by writer Noah Oppenheim.
.
First published June 1949, Orwell's 'dystopian' novel focuses on 'Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the 'Party'.
Life in the Oceanian province of 'Airstrip One' is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance and incessant public mind control, accomplished with a political system euphemistically named 'English Socialism' (aka 'Ingsoc'), administered by a privileged 'Inner Party' elite. Everyone is subordinate to the totalitarian cult of 'Big Brother', the deified Party leader who rules with a philosophy that decries individuality and reason as 'thoughtcrimes'.
Protagonist 'Winston Smith', is a member of the 'Outer Party, working for the 'Ministry of Truth' (aka 'Minitrue'), responsible for propaganda and historical revisionism, rewriting past newspaper articles so that the historical record is...
.
First published June 1949, Orwell's 'dystopian' novel focuses on 'Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the 'Party'.
Life in the Oceanian province of 'Airstrip One' is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance and incessant public mind control, accomplished with a political system euphemistically named 'English Socialism' (aka 'Ingsoc'), administered by a privileged 'Inner Party' elite. Everyone is subordinate to the totalitarian cult of 'Big Brother', the deified Party leader who rules with a philosophy that decries individuality and reason as 'thoughtcrimes'.
Protagonist 'Winston Smith', is a member of the 'Outer Party, working for the 'Ministry of Truth' (aka 'Minitrue'), responsible for propaganda and historical revisionism, rewriting past newspaper articles so that the historical record is...
- 6/19/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Back in March, we brought you the new when Ron Howard and Brian Grazer‘s production company Imagine Entertainment teamed up with Julie Yorn‘s Lbi Entertainment to develop a new take on George Orwell‘s classic dystopian novel, 1984.
Now, Deadline reports that Imagine Entertainment has hired Noah Oppenheim to pen the new big-screen adaptation. Oppenheim’s is also scripting The Secret Life of Houdini, and a remake of War Games.
Orwell’s 1984 is set in a dystopian society in a perpetual state of war, which in turn leads to a state of paranoia. Propaganda, surveillance, mind control and cult of personality. The story centers on Winston Smith, who works for a government branch called the Ministry of Truth, where he alters facts and histories but secretly harbors desires of rebellion (as well as desires of a forbidden love affair). The ideas in the novel became hugely influential in the worlds of politics and art,...
Now, Deadline reports that Imagine Entertainment has hired Noah Oppenheim to pen the new big-screen adaptation. Oppenheim’s is also scripting The Secret Life of Houdini, and a remake of War Games.
Orwell’s 1984 is set in a dystopian society in a perpetual state of war, which in turn leads to a state of paranoia. Propaganda, surveillance, mind control and cult of personality. The story centers on Winston Smith, who works for a government branch called the Ministry of Truth, where he alters facts and histories but secretly harbors desires of rebellion (as well as desires of a forbidden love affair). The ideas in the novel became hugely influential in the worlds of politics and art,...
- 6/19/2012
- by SciFiMafia
- ScifiMafia
Last we heard, Imagine Entertainment's new adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian classic Nineteen Eighty-Four was "out to writers". Imagine has now finished scouring the Ministry Of Screenplays and have found their man. It's Noah Oppenheim. Double plus good! The novel, as you know, was written in 1948, and is a satire of the totalitarian regimes of the mid-century. It centers on Winston Smith, a pen-pusher for the Ministry Of Truth, whose job is to rewrite news and history as propaganda for the all-seeing but never-seen political behemoth Big Brother. Smith secretly hates the system, keeping a diary which, if discovered by the Thought Police, would - and does - land him in immense trouble ("Thoughtcrime does not entail death; thoughtcrime is death"). And he embarks on an affair with the similarly rebellious Julia, until they are discovered and given life-changing appointments in the terrifying Room 101...Much-studied and massively...
- 6/18/2012
- EmpireOnline
Deadline is reporting that Noah Oppenheim will be adapting a new version of George Orwell‘s classic novel 1984, which will be brought to us from Imagine Entertainment.
For those of you who are not familiar with the novel, it is a “cautionary tale about a totalitarian future society, and a man whose job it is to rewrite history [who] tries a bit of rebellion by falling in love, a move that runs afoul of Big Brother.”
You may recall that the novel was turned into a big screen film that actually came out in 1984, which starred John Hurt and Richard Burton (his last film). As far as getting the plot down, it did an ok job, but those who have read the novel will remember it more as one of ideas and atmosphere rather than plot. In this sense, I felt the Hurt version did not do as well as it could have,...
For those of you who are not familiar with the novel, it is a “cautionary tale about a totalitarian future society, and a man whose job it is to rewrite history [who] tries a bit of rebellion by falling in love, a move that runs afoul of Big Brother.”
You may recall that the novel was turned into a big screen film that actually came out in 1984, which starred John Hurt and Richard Burton (his last film). As far as getting the plot down, it did an ok job, but those who have read the novel will remember it more as one of ideas and atmosphere rather than plot. In this sense, I felt the Hurt version did not do as well as it could have,...
- 6/17/2012
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
In the future, Big Brother won’t just be watching our every move, spying and totally cramping our fun, but it’ll also be remaking all of our movies. Oh wait, did I say in the future? I mean, it started 10 years ago. Run, kids, run!!!!! Anyhoo. Imagine Entertainment is remaking George Orwell’s “1984″, and has set Noah Oppenheim to bang out a script for them. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent even in the mind.
- 6/16/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Imagine Entertainment has set screenwriter Noah Oppenheim to adapt their big screen remake of George Orwell's dystopian sci-fi classic Nineteen Eighty-Four . Released in 1948, the novel tells of a future world called Oceania wherein individuality and privacy are outlawed and citizens live in service to an all-seeing entity called "Big Brother." Imagine teamed with street artist Shepard Fairey (best known for the now-iconic Barack Obama "Hope" campaign poster) and Fairey will serve as producer bringing the novel back to the screen. Nineteen Eighty-Four was previously made into a film, directed by Michael Radford in the year 1984 with John Hurt starring as the lead, Winston Smith. Oppenheim, a relative screenwriting newcomer, has also been working on...
- 6/16/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Back in March, it was reported that Imagine Entertainment, a production company ran by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer, was planning a remake of George Orwell's "1984." And now comes word that Noah Oppenheim has been hired to write the script. Oppenheim doesn't have much of a resume, except that he was a producer on "Today" and "Hardball with Chris Matthews." He somehow transitioned into writing feature films and is now providing the script for the upcoming "WarGames" remake. "1984" is set in a dystopian society in a perpetual state of war, which in turn leads to a state of paranoia. The story centers on a man named Winston Smith who works for a government branch named the Ministry of Truth, where he alters facts and histories but secretly harbors desires of rebellion, as well as desires of a forbidden love affair.
- 6/16/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Imagine Entertainment is bringing a new take on George Orwell's 1984 to the screen. Deadline reports that Noah Oppenheim, who is also currently scripting The Secret Life of Houdini for Gary Ross, as well as remakes of Snabba Cash and War Games, has been tapped to adapt the classic novel about a future Britain under a totalitarian regime overseen by an omniscient Big Brother. For those that didn't read the book in high school, 1984 is the story of Winston Smith, who works for the Ministry of Truth destroying evidence of anything that contradicts the government's current positions. The plot takes shape when Winston flouts the ruling party by falling in love with the elusive Julia.
1984 is pretty much the gold standard of both dystopian science-fiction and literary political fiction. It casts a huge shadow over popular culture and is the source of concepts including Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, and memory hole.
1984 is pretty much the gold standard of both dystopian science-fiction and literary political fiction. It casts a huge shadow over popular culture and is the source of concepts including Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, and memory hole.
- 6/15/2012
- by milykane
- GeekTyrant
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.