Actor and longtime SAG activist Yale Summers died Sunday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 78. Summers served more than 27 years on the SAG National Board of Directors, 18 years on the National Executive Committee, was national recording secretary and past national treasurer for the guild, and was an emeritus director and a past member of the SAG Foundation board and a trustee of the SAG Pension & Health Funds. He also served 24 years on both the Los Angeles Local Board and National Board of Directors of AFTRA. He also helped found and produce the SAG Awards. Summers made his acting debut with a small part in the 1961 film Mad Dog Coll but did most of his acting on television, playing Dr. Bob Ayres on General Hospital, Jack Dayne on Daktari and Rodney Harrington on Return To Peyton Place.
- 5/7/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The Cabin In The Woods (15)
(Drew Goddard, 2011, Us) Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz. 95 mins
It's clear from the outset this Jj Abrams-produced genre offering isn't your standard slasher movie, as a traditional teen country break set-up is monitored by wisecracking officials in some mysterious bunker. But exactly what the twist is, it's better to discover for yourself. Let's just say it gives the horror formula an exhilarating jolt without destroying it, in a Lost-meets-Scooby-Doo sort of way – a meta-mystery tour signposted with spoiler alerts.
Battleship (12A)
(Peter Berg, 2012, Us) Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna. 131 mins
After the triumph of Transformers, Hasbro spin off another of their products, resulting in an effects-driven alien invasion that looks a lot like, er, Transformers. Expect Michael Bay-scale destruction, lots of CG explosions and military heroism, with extra cheese.
A Night To Remember (PG)
(Roy Ward Baker,...
(Drew Goddard, 2011, Us) Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz. 95 mins
It's clear from the outset this Jj Abrams-produced genre offering isn't your standard slasher movie, as a traditional teen country break set-up is monitored by wisecracking officials in some mysterious bunker. But exactly what the twist is, it's better to discover for yourself. Let's just say it gives the horror formula an exhilarating jolt without destroying it, in a Lost-meets-Scooby-Doo sort of way – a meta-mystery tour signposted with spoiler alerts.
Battleship (12A)
(Peter Berg, 2012, Us) Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna. 131 mins
After the triumph of Transformers, Hasbro spin off another of their products, resulting in an effects-driven alien invasion that looks a lot like, er, Transformers. Expect Michael Bay-scale destruction, lots of CG explosions and military heroism, with extra cheese.
A Night To Remember (PG)
(Roy Ward Baker,...
- 4/13/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
A Night to Remember Directed by Roy Ward Baker Written by Eric Ambler Starring: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman With the 100 year anniversary of the Titanic disaster coming up on April 15th, one can expect an onslaught of television specials, films, and books looking back at one of the world's worst nautical disasters. Criterion's blu ray release of Roy Ward Baker's 1958 docudrama A Night to Remember is a strategically timed reminder that before James Cameron's 'Romeo and Juliet on a boat', there was this detailed, cinematic account of the sinking of an otherwise unsinkable ship. I think synopsizing the events that took place during the Titanic's maiden voyage is pretty much pointless at this point. After James Cameron's romantic take on the story became one of the top grossing films of all time, everybody seems to be familiar with the basic chain of events.
- 4/9/2012
- by Jay C.
- FilmJunk
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 27, 2012
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
British director Roy Ward’s unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember is arguably the finest dramatization of the sinking of the great ship ‘Titanic’ ever put on film. Yes, there are even many who feel that it’s more effective and memorable than James Cameron’s Titanic from 1997.
Starring such familiar British actors as Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres and Honor Blackman, the classic 1958 action-drama A Night to Remember offers a sensitive and subtle but nonetheless grand depiction of the ship’s final hours.
Criterion released a DVD edition of A Night to Remember back in 1998. This latest DVD version, released alongside the film’s Blu-ray debut to acknowledge the 100-year memorial of the sinking , will include a bunch of bonus features not seen on the original DVD.
Here’s a list of features...
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
British director Roy Ward’s unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember is arguably the finest dramatization of the sinking of the great ship ‘Titanic’ ever put on film. Yes, there are even many who feel that it’s more effective and memorable than James Cameron’s Titanic from 1997.
Starring such familiar British actors as Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres and Honor Blackman, the classic 1958 action-drama A Night to Remember offers a sensitive and subtle but nonetheless grand depiction of the ship’s final hours.
Criterion released a DVD edition of A Night to Remember back in 1998. This latest DVD version, released alongside the film’s Blu-ray debut to acknowledge the 100-year memorial of the sinking , will include a bunch of bonus features not seen on the original DVD.
Here’s a list of features...
- 12/27/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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