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The Third Man Is Criterion’s First Blu-ray To Go Out of Print
6 November 2009 11:54 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Part of what makes Criterion Collection films so valuable, aside from the company’s commitment to the best transfers and special features, is that some times a title will go out of print which makes the film more valuable, both in price and in lording your copy over people that didn’t get one.
“The Third Man” was one of the first Blu-ray titles released when Criterion began their foray into the format on December 18, 2008. Now “The Third Man” is the first title of the Blu-ray line to go out of print which means the only ones left are those that have already been shipped to retailers. If you want to get one, now’s the time as the price will most likely rise among eBay and Amazon sellers in the coming months. I just picked up my copy online from Barnes & Noble for $34.55 (including shipping) which, after searching online, »
- Matt Goldberg
La Roux Don Huge Glasses, Melting Plastic In New Video
28 October 2009 11:36 PM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
'I nearly burnt my back!' frontwoman Elly Jackson says of melting jacket from 'In for the Kill' clip.
By Adam Murphy
La Roux's Elly Jackson
Photo: MTV News
If you've been keeping up with the female-driven wave of emerging Brit-pop acts over the past two years, you've probably heard the synthy, upbeat stylings of La Roux. From the retro-futuristic surrealist beachscapes of "Bulletproof" to the ultra-chic irony of "I'm Not Your Toy," the band's music videos thus far have cultivated an enigmatic image for Elly Jackson. The frontwoman recently sat down with MTV News to discuss their "In for the Kill" clip.
Principally consisting of Jackson behind the wheel of a Delorean-looking, quite possibly flux-capacitor-equipped vehicle, the video shows a highly determined woman on a mission. "The actual song is about me going to Paris and telling someone something," Jackson said. "I literally just jumped on the Eurostar [train] and I went, »
DiCaprio & Maguire In Third Man Remake?
27 October 2009 1:58 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Let me stress before I go any further that this is just a rumour at this point. The rumour goes like this…
It seems Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire could be up for collaboration with screenwriter Steven Knight to bring to the screen a remake of the seminal film noir classic The Third Man starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton.
The 1949 original is a bonafide classic and if you haven’t seen it, Shame On You!
It is the story of a man that arrives in Vienna with the promise of a job. When he gets there he discovers his friend has been killed, or has he? He realises that not everything in post war Vienna is as it seems.
Orson Welles is fantastic in it and if indeed they are planning to remake it I hope that DiCaprio doesn’t think he can match the performance by any length. »
- Alex Wagner
Rep: Leonardo DiCaprio "Not Involved" in Third Man Remake
26 October 2009 5:14 AM, PDT | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
Leonardo DiCaprio certainly has his plate full right now. He hasn't even started promoting Shutter Island yet and is already busy on another movie set. But it's not The Third Man like other media outlets have been reporting. "He isn't involved with that project," DiCaprio's rep tells Hollyscoop exclusively in regards to reports that he's set to star in The Third Man alongside good pal Tobey Maguire. The 1949 Carol Reed remake centers on novelist Holly Martins as he arrives in Vienna to discover that the friend that invited him, Harry Lime, has died in... »
DiCaprio remaking The Third Man?
26 October 2009 3:39 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Could Leonardo Dicaprio and Tobey Maguire really be working on a remake of Carol Reed's classic The Third Man? Before you scream heresy (and if you screamed "what's that?", get thee to a rental store and find out now), we'd gently point out that's it's only a rumour at this point. Still, Chud thought it possible enough to fun a story on the idea that DiCaprio and Maguire might be planning a collaboration with Eastern Promises writer Steven Knight, with the trio part of a package that Canal Plus is apparently shipping out to...
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- James White
DiCaprio, Maguire for 'Third Man' Remake?
25 October 2009 9:45 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Why remake one of the greatest films (and that’s not just my opinion) ever made? If you can get Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire to star in it, the better question for any studio might be: Why not?
According to Chud, the two box office mega-stars may sign on for a remake of The Third Man. The original 1949 film-noir, directed by Carol Reed, starred Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, a pulp author who visits post-World War II Vienna for his friend’s funeral. The dead pal is Harry Lime, a mysterious figure whose grin from out of the shadows was immortalized by the great Orson Welles.
Eastern Promises screenwriter Steven Knight is penning the remake for Canal Plus, which will put the package out for bidding. The outstanding questions regarding Knight’s screenplay are: Will it be updated for a modern setting? Will the action be transposed from Vienna to somewhere else, »
The Truth May be Stranger Than Fiction: Classic Film Rumored For Remake
24 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
A few days ago there was an inconceivable rumor that had Steven Spielberg directing a new Star Wars trilogy. That seemed about as likely as The Third Man remake. Well, now there’s a rumor of The Third Man remake, straight from Chud. It is usual of me that I have no desire to report on rumors (it is an active thought on my part to be incredulous), but this one is interesting precisely because some films are considered untouchable – the films that are so great you might as well not even try. Amongst these, perhaps The Third Man is low hanging fruit. There wouldn’t be the sheer outcry of a Casablanca remake, for instance, and it’s not impossible to imagine the film in a totally new reincarnation (though no one does noir like Joseph Cotton, and Orson Welles casts a long shadow). Chud says: Leonardo DiCaprio and »
- Jacob
DiCaprio, Maguire to Remake 'The Third Man'
24 October 2009 10:40 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
There's a rumor floating around, one Chud says is pretty strong, that Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire may team up to remake Carol Reed's The Third Man, one of the best movies of the 1940s, and that's saying something. The film is primarily known for Orson Welles' Harry Lime, mentioned in nearly every scene in the movie for about an hour without ever being seen, and then making one of the most memorable appearances in cinema.
Steven Knight (Eastern Promises) is apparently working on a screenplay, and the project is real; it's happening. THe rumor is whether or not Leo and Tobey will actually be involved, and if they are, who would play Lime and who would play the everyman Holly Martins (originally portrayed by Joseph Cotten).
My instinct is that Leo would play Lime. It's a showcase role, it's the one that moves the chains. My instinct »
- Colin Boyd
Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio Remaking 'The Third Man'?
24 October 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
An intriguing remake rumor has popped up on Chud. Devin Faraci is reporting that longtime friends Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio might star in a remake of Carol Reed's classic thriller The Third Man. Canal Plus is said to be shopping around the project, which includes a screenplay penned by Steven Knight.
The details are scarce (and it may not happen at all), so it's not known whether this would be a straight up-remake or a rewrite, or who Maguire or DiCaprio would be playing. But the idea is enough to undoubtedly cause reactions of anger and panic around film fans, but think about this calmly. It's not as though Maguire, DiCaprio, or Knight are untalented slouches, and it's the kind of story that could be given a modern rewrite and stand on its own feet. I would actually love to see this rewritten, and set in Iraq or Afghanistan. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
The Third Man Remake Rumor - Are Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio Planning a Trip to Vienna?
23 October 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Well, you’ve been waiting for a big remake bombshell. One of those major “Don’t you Dare you touch that!!” kinds of licenses. There have been some “relatively” big pictures to receive the remake treatment in recent memory, such as “The Day the Earth Stood Still” but nothing to really stand in disbelief at. Not a “Citizen Kane”-esque level of audacity, but a recent rumor of there being a potential “The Third Man” remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire does tread dangerously close. Luckily, if proven to be true, there may be some talent to pull this off. Click on the jump, and let’s hop on this ferris wheel together.
First and foremost, this is still just a rumor, and as being reported by Chud it’s “still early enough in the game that it could all fall apart, but it’s also late enough in »
- Adam Charles
Rumor: DiCaprio & Maguire Are Remaking The Third Man?
23 October 2009 2:35 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Another rumor to chew over this fine Friday afternoon. Chud is reporting that Canal+ from France is gearing up to remake Carol Reed's 1949 classic The Third Man that starred Orson Welles and Bernard Lee. Apparently none other than Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire are already cast and helping develop the project. While they say it doesn't have a director yet, the screenplay is being written by Steven Knight, of Dirty Pretty Things and Eastern Promises. Sounds like a lot of great talent, but of course, is a remake of The Third Man even necessary or desired? It's a true noir classic that really can't be topped. The Third Man is a noir mystery set in Austria's capital city Vienna, devastated and recovering from the World War II. An American pulp writer arrives in Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. »
- Alex Billington
Are Leonardo DiCaprio And Tobey Maguire Remaking The Third Man?
23 October 2009 1:43 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire regularly make lists of "most promising young actors," or at least they have at various points in the decade, when they weren't getting stuck in stuff not up to their talents. But there's one way to at least try to guarantee making a movie that's worthy of you, and that's remaking a classic. Are DiCaprio and Maguire crazy enough to try and remake The Third Man? Chud.com thinks so. Reporting the news as nothing more than a rumor, based on not a whole lot of evidence, they're reporting that DiCaprio and Maguire will star in the film, with Eastern Promises writer Steven Knight writing the screenplay. No director is on board, possibly because no one has the balls to try it. I mean, people flip when you try and redo The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Remember when Michael Bay was trying to produce a remake »
Dicaprio third man?
23 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Is it time for a Leonardo Dicaprio/ Tobey Maguire team up? Well, besides that time they were on the television show, Parenthood. Maybe. It's being said that the two leading men will star in a remake of the 1949 classic The Third Man. For those not familiar with the movie, here's a plot summary: After arriving in post-wwii Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who invited him, was involved in a strange car accident. Martin starts to investigate his friend's death by... »
- Niki Stephens
What's On Tonight: Old Christine, Glee, Cougar Town, Top Chef
21 October 2009 10:19 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
At 8, ABC has a new Hank, followed by new episodes of The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick. CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, then new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY. NBC has new episodes of Mercy, Law and Order: Svu, and The Jay Leno Show. Fox has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee. The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8. PBS has a new Great Performances at 8. G4 has a new 2 Months $2 Million at 8. At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters at 9, then a new Time Warp. IFC has a new Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) at 9. History Channel has a new Nostradamus Effect at 9, followed by a new MysteryQuest. Showtime has a new Inside The NFL at 9. At 10, Comedy Central has a new South Park, then a new Secret Girlfriend. »
- Bob Sassone
Film School 101
19 October 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
We’ve all gone to the movies and said “I can make a better film then that.” Personally, I’ve said that more than most, being a part-time film critic and part-time filmmaker. But how easy is it really to make the Next Great American Film? Truth is, not all that simple. To say that the stars and the planets have to align in order to make a great film is not that far from the truth. There are many, many things that can derail a film. You could hire the wrong actors, the wrong cinematographer, the equipment could fail – heck, the Kraft service table could have non-refrigerated mayo and give everyone food poisoning. However, I am of the belief that we make our own luck and that having the proper knowledge will increase our chances at success. Therefore, over the next few weeks I will be dissecting many movies »
- Marco Duran
Great Sound Design in Cinema
17 October 2009 3:15 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
It is not uncommon for a movie to harbor great music, but perhaps it is even rarer for a film to use music in such an innovative way that it enhances the story beyond what mere sound can suggest. This list is not the best integrated sound – otherwise musicals would dominate – but the best cohesion of sound and filmmaking as conjugal storytelling, in the way that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button uses CG to show a regression of age, a technique that was pivotal to the entire experience, as opposed to Transformers simply using CG to build a realistic robot. The latter may be fantastic looking, but it doesn’t enhance the experience beyond the carnal-visual necessity. This is, of course, my opinion, and probably not a very informed one. I hope to foster some debate, so feel free to post your own thoughts in the comments section. Everything »
- Jacob
The 26th Olympia Film Festival
16 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
The curtains part yet again as Olympia Film Festival host several concert-worthy guests including Dame Darcy and Death By Doll and a very special visit from Steven Severin of the famed Siouxsie and the Banshees in his Only Northwest performance with his original score for the classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. With generous support, in the form of a $5,000 grant from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, we have been able to increase our capacity to create stronger relationships between filmmakers and the Olympia community, bringing many exciting guests.
Several Northwest premieres are spotlit on the Capitol’s mighty big screen, including the adorable story of Etienne!, as a man takes his terminally ill pet hamster on a bicycle trip up the California coast; the British crime comedy Down Terrace featuring cast members from the original The Office; and the ‘lost’ feature Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth »
Irish Participants at Équinoxe Screenwriting Workshop
14 October 2009 7:27 AM, PDT | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
Irish screenwriters Brian Ó Tiomáin and Shane Grealy Perez have been chosen as part of a group of nine European writers to attend the latest Equinoxe screenwriting workshop currently being held in Elmau, Bavaria in Germany. The residential workshop sees experienced industry advisors work intensively with screenwriters on selected scripts. Advisors include James V Hart, writer of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula,' and renowned script supervisor Angela Allen, who started her career on 'The Third Man' and went on to work with countless luminaries, including 13 of John Huston's films. »
Terrific Trailers: The Third Man
6 October 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
It's time for a little more The Third Man love. Elisabeth already shared one of the best scenes from the film, and now I've got to give love to the trailer. See, I hadn't seen the trailer until tonight, and once I did, it quickly became one of my favorite examples of cinematic spazziness ever. Yes, it's like a lot of other mid-20th century trailers in layout and execution, but this perspective on Carol Reed's film takes the cake.
As we all know (or should -- if you haven't seen the movie rent it now), The Third Man follows an American pulp novelist named Holly Martins who moves to Vienna at the behest of old friend Harry Lime. But when he arrives, he discovers that his old friend has died under mysterious circumstances. Being a popular pen behind mystery fare, Holly decides to crack the secrets himself. Jazzed »
- Monika Bartyzel
Number One Third Man
3 October 2009 11:07 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Today I was asked a question I can never answer -- "what's your favorite movie?" When pressed to choose, the same picture always rises to the surface -- "The Third Man." It haunts me. No matter how many films I have seen and will see in the future, I'm fairly certain "The Third Man" will remain my eternal, instinctual favorite. In 1948, British novelist Graham Greene wrote this bit of character description for a movie treatment on which he was working: "Don't picture Harry Lime as a smooth scoundrel. He wasn't that. The picture I have of him...is an excellent one: he is caught by a street photographer with his stocky legs apart, big shoulders a little hunched, a belly that has known too much good food for too long, on his face a look of cheerful rascality, a geniality, a recognition that his happiness will make... »
- Kim Morgan
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