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15 articles from 2009
DVD Release List: June 30, 2009: Scream for the Second Coming of Kaidan and Monster X
29 June 2009 12:21 PM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news
Lots of monsters in this week's DVD round-up, but for my money, the pick of the litter has to be Golden Age Ghost Tales with the likes of Boris Karloff, David Niven, and Ronald Reagan starring in seven spine-tingling half-hour ghost stories selected from several top anthology TV series from 1951-1962.
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Scenes We Love: Murder By Death
22 June 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) has invited the five greatest detectives to a "dinner and murder." How can they resist? Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities, and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.
When you see a plot summary like that, how can you resist? It's pure ridiculousness. Nine years before Clue, there was Neil Simon's Murder By Death -- a most excellent spoof on the classic literary detectives: Peter Falk as Sam Diamond (Spade), Elsa Lanchester as Jessica Marbles (Marple), David Niven and Maggie Smith as Dick and Dora Charleston (Charles), James Coco as Milo Perrier (Poirot), and Peter Sellers as Sidney Wang (Chan). Rounding out the cast, there's James Cromwell as a ridiculous French chauffeur, Eileen Brennan (of later Clue fame) as Spade's dame, Alec Guinness as the butler Bensonmum, Nancy Walker as the deaf-mute maid
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Monika Bartyzel
Going ‘Up’ With Hollywood’s Greatest Balloons
29 May 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
Forgive me for being rather corny, but is there anything as sweet and simple as a balloon? No matter how old you are, if someone hands you a balloon your day gets just a little bit brighter. Who out there hasn’t taken hold of one and hoped, just this once, that it would take off with you attached? Who hasn’t wondered how many it would take to send you flying into the air? Few of us have ever dreamed as ambitiously as Carl (Ed Asner), the elderly hero of Disney/Pixar’s “Up,” which floats into theaters this Friday. Carl painstakingly figures out just how many balloons it would take to carry his whole house into the sky, and he flies away on the adventure of a lifetime.
In the spirit of Carl, I’ve decided to list five of Hollywood’s greatest balloons. It was tough work,
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Elisabeth Rappe
May 29: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
28 May 2009 10:28 AM, PDT | From www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news
We all know how it is. You'd like to get out to see a new movie this weekend, but you’ve been dragged through hell all week at work, and vegging out on the sofa sounds a whole lot more appealing than getting your sneaks stuck to a multiplex floor sticky with Golden Topping(Tm) residue. But you can have something close to that new-movie smell at home with the proper application of rental DVDs. In fact, you might even be able to one-up everyone else at the watercooler come Monday, because while they're saying, "Hey, did you see that new Sam Raimi flick?" you can respond, "No, I saw the cult movie that was the clear inspiration for it instead." Instead Of: Up, the latest collaboration between Disney and Pixar, about an old man, a little boy, and a talking dog who travel the world by balloon-powered house... Rent:
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MaryAnn Johanson
Acting Legend Niven Attempted Suicide
27 May 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Late movie icon David Niven would have killed himself in his prime if it wasn't for a misfiring gun.
The actor, who played superspy James Bond in the original Casino Royale, attempted to take his life back in 1946 after the tragic death of his wife Primmie.
In new biography David Niven: The Man Behind The Balloon, writer Michael Munn recalls one interview he had with Niven, who died in Switzerland in 1983, during which the Brit recalled the moment he dabbled with suicide.
He told Munn he lost all "sense of reason", adding, "I decided to blow my brains out."
But in an extract from the book, obtained by U.S. tabloid the Globe, Niven states, "I took a gun and put the barrel in my mouth and with barely a thought for my children, which was unforgivable, I pulled the trigger. And the bloody thing didn't fire."
The shock jolted Niven out of his suicidal madness and the gun expert went to his grave without knowing why the pistol didn't fire.
He told Munn, "I think I may have actually thought that this might be God telling me to carry on living for the sake of my children."
Munn's tome also details Niven's many romances with starlets like the young Marilyn Monroe.
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
26 May 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news
Who knew that the Nazis -- one of the most brutal regimes in the history of brutal regimes -- would be responsible for such fun, mind-blowingly awesome entertainment? The second I see a dude in a grey German uniform and an eye patch enter the frame, I’m like ‘Whoa. That Nazi is going to provide me a great amount of entertainment this evening’. So, with Inglorious Bastards having recently premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, I figured I'd put together a list of some awesome WW2 films as a resource for anyone wanting to beef up their WW2 film knowledge before checking out Tarantino's self-proclaimed 'masterpiece'. It's worth noting that I focused on older films -- pre-1980 for the most part -- and only the stories featuring Nazi's. It was tough to cut this down to 15 films, but I'm sure you all will be able to come up with
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Jay C.
Five Movies That Are Just As Blasphemous As ‘Angels & Demons’
15 May 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
by John Constantine
Dan Brown’s “Angels & Demons” is a gripping tale in which a Harvard professor works to derail an Illuminati plot to blow up the Vatican. No problems with that, right Pope? Not blowing up is a good thing, even if Professor Langdon (Tom Hanks) wants to fling open some of your more skeleton-filled closets in the process!
Well… no. That’s actually sort of a big problem, the whole hidden secrets being brought to light angle. Enough of a problem to have earned the film adaptation of “Angels” an official ban from the highest church. Which isn’t to say that this is the only example out there of blasphemous filmmaking. Check out these Hell-bound gems of the silver screen.
“Bruce Almighty”/”Evan Almighty”
If there’s one thing the Vatican hates, it’s imitators. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” and all that jazz.
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Adam Rosenberg
Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Comedy Edition
5 April 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news
Welcome to another edition of Movies That Deserve a Second Life. If you need a refresher on what I’m referring to by “second life,” check out the Action/Adventure Edition. If you’re caught up, read on to see what funny flics I felt were unfairly ignored/disliked upon its release or have been forgotten in the years since its release.
Comedy is almost certainly the most subjective of all genres. What makes one person laugh is guaranteed to make another yawn or wrinkle his/her brow. Some find juvenilia in poor taste while others bust a gut. Everyone claims to have a sense of humor, but almost no one enjoys every type of humor there is, from dry wit and pungent satire to bodily fluid gags and intentionally groan-worthy puns. Therefore, I think it’s safe to say that no one (besides myself) will be satisfied with every choice.
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Matt Medlock
DVD Playhouse--March 2009
10 March 2009 11:25 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news
DVD Playhouse—March 2009
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Allen Gardner
Let The Right One In (Magnolia) An awkward 12 year-old boy, ignored by his mother and the target of bullies, finds himself drawn to his new neighbor: a girl his own age who only appears at night, and seems herself to be as lonely an outcast as he. Haunting film from Sweden is best described as The 400 Blows meets Nosferatu, and contains some of the most haunting imagery of any film in recent memory. Truly a unique and memorable work. Bonuses: Deleted scenes; Featurette; Photo and poster gallery. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
Paramount Centennial Collection Paramount offers two more classic titles, restored, remastered and loaded with extras. Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief stars Cary Grant as a retired jewel thief trying to enjoy his sunset years on the French Riviera with a minimum of drama, until he catches the eye of a high-maintenance heiress (Grace Kelly,
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Jackman to be 'drunk and nude' at Oscars
21 February 2009 1:24 PM, PST | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Hugh Jackman has reportedly said that he will host the 81st Academy Awards while drunk and naked. The Australia actor, who recently beat George Clooney to the title of sexiest man alive, said that his approach would be "the Australian way". He told CNN: "Ultimately, the way I see it is if I'm not going to have a good time, then how can anyone else have a good time? "One of my favourite moments at the Oscars was when the streaker came across David Niven. And we're upping (more)
By Sarah Rollo
Hugh Jackman to Do Oscars Drunk and Nude
20 February 2009 3:00 PM, PST | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
Sunday night's Oscars host, Hugh Jackman, is sure to shake things up. For one thing, he's not a professional comedian like most previous hosts. For another, he tells CNN that he plans to do the entire show naked and inebriated. It turns out the Sexiest Man Alive may also be one of the sassiest: "One of my favorite moments at the Oscars was when the streaker came across [past] David Niven. And we're upping it a level and we're just going to do most of the show naked. Um, well, there hopefully will be YouTube moments….Drunk and nude, yes. So that's our new fresh approach. It's the Australian way." Not content to merely needle his countrymen's legendary drinking...
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Blu-Ray Round Up, Feb. 8, 2009: ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ ‘Office Space,’ ‘Sideways,’ ‘Napoleon Dynamite’
8 February 2009 2:19 PM, PST | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – Welcome back to the world of the Blu-Ray Round Up, a safety net for all the Blu-Ray titles hitting store shelves that might otherwise slip through the cracks. Every week seems to see more and more catalog releases and new titles hitting the next-gen format and it’s shockingly easy to miss a title that you’d like to add to your collection. That’s why we’re here.
This edition of the Blu-Ray Round-Up presents an amazingly diverse wave of titles from Fox/MGM that includes comedy classics, two best picture nominees, and a couple of new flicks that barely made a dent at the box office.
“Igor” and “The Pink Panther” were released by MGM on January 20th, 2009.
“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Office Space,” “The Secret Life of Bees,” and “Sideways” were released by Fox on February 3rd, 2009.
“Igor”
Photo credit: MGM “Igor” is one of
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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Daily Diversion: The Original 1963 Pink Panther Trailer
6 February 2009 5:00 AM, PST | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news
If I had to describe the trailer for Blake Edwards' original Pink Panther, I'd either call it "ridiculously hokey" or "surprisingly sexist." The first is obvious, especially if you've already seen the movie which is a triumph of slapstick foolishness delivered expertly by David Niven and Peter Sellers. The second ...
Cole Abaius
On DVD: "The Wedding Director," Michael Powell
6 January 2009 7:53 AM, PST | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news
By Michael Atkinson
Turning 70 this year, Marco Bellocchio has finally attained old-guard respectability, in light of the ironic, seasoned, historically quizzical mastery of "My Mother's Smile" (2002), "Good Morning, Night" (2003) and now "The Wedding Director" (2006). Notorious here as a mere provocateur (largely thanks to Maruschka Detmers' half-hearted blowjob in "Devil in the Flesh"), Bellocchio has always seemed young and ready to rumble ever since his 1965 debut "Fists in the Pocket," fashioned, when he was 26, as a sneak attack on all things Old World Catholic, provincial, late-baroque, aristocratic and traditional. Now, after many darkling family tales and adaptations of Pirandello, Bellocchio has mellowed into a ruminative, absurdist autumnal mood, and "The Wedding Director" is his most sheerly enjoyable film in years. The movie has a pleasantly Rivette-like dimension to it -- however much we see, we're always aware of something unmentioned and mysterious going on at the fringes of the story.
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Michael Atkinson
DVD Set Restores Heavenly Drama
6 January 2009 12:16 AM, PST | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news
Besides being a legendary Led Zeppelin recording, "Stairway to Heaven" is the more upbeat Us release title of a 1946 romantic fantasy known in Britain as "A Matter of Life and Death."
The singular writing-directing-producing team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger - who called themselves The Archers and are best known for "The Red Shoes" (1948) - cast David Niven as an Raf squadron leader who bails out of his burning plane without a functioning parachute.
Miraculously, the
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