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15 November 2009 8:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Emil Jannings, Warner Baxter, George Arliss and Lionel Barrymore. Wallace Beery and Fredric March simultaneously. Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Victor McLaglen. Paul Muni and Spencer Tracy². Robert Donat, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper and James Cagney. Paul Lukas, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland and Fredric March, who was worth returning to. Ronald Colman, Laurence Olivier, Broderick Crawford, José Ferrer and Bogie. 'Coop' again. William Holden and Marlon Brando a few years late. Ernest Borgnine, Yul Brynner and Alec Guiness. David Niven, Charlton Heston and Burt Lancaster. Maximillian Schell, Gregory Peck and Sidney Poitier who made history. Rex Harrison, Lee Marvin, Paul Scofield, Rod Steiger, Cliff Robertson and 'The Duke'. George C Scott though he refused. Gene Hackman. Marlon Brando by way of Sacheen Littlefeather. Jack Lemmon, Art Carney, Jack Nicholson and (posthumously) Peter Finch. Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Henry Fonda. Ben Kingsley, Robert Duvall, F Murray Abraham, »
- NATHANIEL R
Watchmen's Jackie Earle Haley excited by talk of role in Green Lantern
20 October 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Jackie Earle Haley received his passport to geekdom when he played the masked anti-hero Rorschach in Zack Snyder's adaption of the Watchmen graphic novel.
Since then he has been cast as the new Freddie Krueger in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, following lobbying by fans.
And in the latest rumour, Ain't It Cool News recently reported that the 48-year-old actor was playing supervillain Sinestro in the Warner Bros superhero flick Green Lantern, which will star Ryan Reynolds.
It's surprising because this time Haley has not suggested for the role by the fan community. Most have named Hugo Weaving and Jason Isaacs as their preferred choices for the character, whose comic book look was modelled on the late British actor David Niven.
So what does Haley make of this? Has he been cast? If not, would he play the part?
He says it's the first he's heard about being cast as Sinestro, »
- David Bentley
Watchmen actors up for roles in Green Lantern and Lobo
18 October 2009 4:07 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman may be on hold at Warner Bros for the moment, but other DC Comics characters are making their way to the screen.
As well as films on such titles as Green Lantern and Jonah Hex, a movie is planned on Lobo, with Guy Ritchie in the director's chair.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played The Comedian in Watchmen, had earlier expressed an interest in the role of Lobo, who is a superhuman bounty hunter from planet Czarnia.
But he's now a little more hesitant, perhaps because the character's co-creator has gone on record to say he wants a totally unknown actor in the role.
Morgan told MTV: "I said that in passing. I don't t know that I'm a big blue guy." (Note that the character actually has chalk-white skin although shading/colouring may sometimes make him look blue-ish)
He added: "Lobo happens to be a »
- David Bentley
Jackie Earle Haley Rumored as Sinestro in ‘Green Lantern’
16 October 2009 11:06 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Just as we report that Martin Campbell's production of Green Lantern is being pulled out of Australia by big daddy Warner Bros. due to the rising Aussie dollar, some more (and decidedly more interesting) news appears to be coming out of the production. According to Harry Knowles at AICN, someone "working on the film" has tipped him off that Campbell is currently finalizing the cast around Ryan Reynolds, who will play Green Lantern. And at the top of the list is the film's villain, Sinestro. And according to the scooper, Campbell has Jackie Earle Haley at the top of his list. Also according to the AICN source (potential spoiler alert, assuming this is real): Superman "will be making a cameo, but that all depends upon how... other DC things go." Lets take these one at a time. First of all, Jackie Earle Haley is a potentially great choice for Sinestro. Why »
- Neil Miller
'Green Lantern' Cast News
21 September 2009 1:15 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Most superhero movies are only as good as their villains. That was certainly the case with the two recent Batman films, and a reason why, in my opinion, that last 'Spider-Man' flick was a total bore.
As someone looking forward to the upcoming Green Lantern movie, I had been chomping at the bit to find out which Gl rogues would be appearing. Luckily, Spoiler TV recently posted casting requirements for several of the film’s supporting characters, including one whose name should strike into the hearts of comic book movie fans everywhere.
Here’s the call as it went out:
[Dr. Hector Hammond] 27-35, Character actor who is austere and impersonal, he is real "scummy." He is a pathologist and also the son of a Senator.
[Sinestro] Mid-30s to Mid-40s, he is smart, tough, intimidating and in great physical shape.
[Abin Sur] Mid-30s to mid-40s, he is a great warrior.
[Carol Ferris] 26-32, a »
Green Lantern: Casting details for supporting roles revealed
18 September 2009 7:20 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Since Ryan Reynolds was revealed to have landed the role of superhero Green Lantern in July, all has been quiet on the casting front.
There are many more characters in the screenplay for the Warner Bros superhero film, as I detailed earlier.
A casting call being sent out to agencies is now seeking actors and actresses to fill four other roles in the story.
Taking this a little further than the official casting call, revealed on Spoiler TV, let's see exactly who these characters are and who might be a suitable choice.
But first, a reminder of the main character. Reynolds will play hotshot pilot Hal Jordan, who is chosen to wear a powerful ring when a dying alien crashes on Earth. With the ring and its lantern-like battery, he becomes the next Green Lantern who is part of an intergalactic corps who are each assigned to protect different sectors of the universe. »
- David Bentley
The Cast of Characters to Be Cast in 'The Green Lantern'
18 September 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The pre-production world of The Green Lantern went rather quiet after Ryan Reynolds landed the titular role. No one else has been cast, and the biggest news to follow Reynolds was that the filming had moved from Australia to New Orleans, thanks to the rising Australian currency. But SpoilerTV has landed the open casting sheet which reveals just who we can expect to see alongside the Emerald Knight.
The lead female character will be Carol Ferris, who is described as "26-32, a smart and attractive woman with an Mba. She started as a pilot and now runs Ferris Aircraft. She is a work-a-holic." That's not straying too far from the comics, as Ferris was the Vice President of her father's company, and was responsible for hiring the handsome Hal Jordan. Naturally, they fell in love but things became rather problematic when she became the villainous Star Sapphire. You might just »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Journalism 101: Keep clothes on
9 September 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
As a journalist, I have a personal checklist of professional etiquette when interviewing a subject. However, after watching George Clooney's press conference for The Men Who Stare at Goats at the Venice Film Festival yesterday, I realized my guidelines were incomplete. I'd never thought to include, "Keep clothes on." Clooney behaved as if this type of behavior was not altogether foreign to him. Hey, he's George Clooney! But I was more amused by the response in the room. A man strips himself naked in public, and the authorities respond by...taking away his microphone. Next question? You, sir, in the back. The room behaved as calmly as if the man's cell phone had merely rung at an inopportune time. Can you imagine if this press conference had taken place in America? Would the naked man have been Tasered and escorted from the building by his short-hairs? Or would Clooney's »
- Jeff Labrecque
Moore Never Discussed Bond With Niven
2 September 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Sir Roger Moore never talked about James Bond with his close pal David Niven - even though both actors played 007.
Moore enjoyed a 12-year run as the superspy between 1973 and 1985, but his late friend also played the coveted role - starring in 1967 Bond spin-off Casino Royale.
Moore says, "I first really got to know him when we made The King's Thief together in Hollywood in the 1950s. As the years went by we became much closer friends in the seventies, but we never really spoke about him playing 007. I'm sure he would have jested about it at some point but actors generally don't discuss parts they've each played. You don't see Mel Gibson sitting around talking to Kenneth Branagh about how they both played Hamlet." »
Can 'Machete' And Its Ridiculous Cast Stack Up To These Five Ensemble Films?
6 August 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Buckets of blood, violence, foul language and mother-lovin' Danny Trejo aside, "Machete" boasts some serious assets in the form of its impressive ensemble cast. Some of the actors lining up for the Robert Rodriguez-produced "Grindhouse" spin-off include Robert De Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal. Seriously -- Steven Seagal! The same martial arts genius that brought you "Above the Law," "Hard to Kill" and my personal favorite, "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory"! Not to mention this little gem...
Assuming that all goes as it should, "Machete" is in a position to become one of the most enjoyable ensemble films of all time. The giddier I get about the news, the more and more I think about other classic ensemble movies that "Machete" will one day measure up to. For your reading pleasure, here are five slices from the never-ending ensemble movie pie.
Clue: Based on the »
- Josh Wigler
Underrating Rita.
27 July 2009 3:55 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Hello, Jose from "Movies Kick Ass" here with something that's been bugging me since I watched "Separate Tables" last week. The film features an altogether impressive cast with the likes of David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Gladys Cooper, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller among others. But the one who made the greatest impression on me was the incredible Rita Hayworth. She plays Ann Shankland, an American social climber/seductress who comes to the hotel where the film takes place, looking for her ex-husband John (Lancaster).
In a few scenes, most of which feature long silences, Hayworth creates a character with a fascinating backstory. One that's more interesting because it's only suggested (her backstory might vary from viewer to viewer). Most of the time Hayworth slips quietly in the back, partly because her character's "questionable morals" force her to and partly because she's overshadowed by bigger "actors" who shout, acquire funny accents »
- Jose
DVD Release List: June 30, 2009: Scream for the Second Coming of Kaidan and Monster X
29 June 2009 12:21 PM, PDT | 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.
- Debi Moore
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Scenes We Love: Murder By Death
22 June 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | Cinematical | 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 »
- Monika Bartyzel
Going ‘Up’ With Hollywood’s Greatest Balloons
29 May 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | 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, »
- Elisabeth Rappe
May 29: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
28 May 2009 10:28 AM, PDT | 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: »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Acting Legend Niven Attempted Suicide
27 May 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | WENN | 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 | 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 »
- Jay C.
Five Movies That Are Just As Blasphemous As ‘Angels & Demons’
15 May 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | 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. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Comedy Edition
5 April 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | 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. »
- Matt Medlock
DVD Playhouse--March 2009
10 March 2009 11:25 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—March 2009
By
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, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
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