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Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: An overwhelming study of life and illusion

21 August 2009 8:26 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

There are many things in this world that I find truly baffling. Why are we destroying our marine habitats so that rich Japanese restaurants can sell expensive soup? Why do we demand that politicians solve all our problems for us, while secretly willing them to fail? Why do we keep expecting Guy Ritchie to make another good film? But perhaps the most baffling of all is the fact that Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has never been released on DVD in Britain. It is perhaps the finest filmic adaptation of a stage play ever rendered on celluloid. But only American audiences are able to enjoy it in the comfort of their own homes. Adaptations of plays can often be morbidly dull. They rely on the same visceral energy and tension that works so well in a theatre but is almost impossible to transfer onto a video recording that will be »

- Nicholas Deigman

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Oldboy Remake Faces Legal Hullabaloo

30 June 2009 10:27 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

It seems that lawyers are teaming with movie fans in an attempt to derail the proposed Oldboy remake. Put simply, the publishers of the original manga are suing the producers of the 2003 film, claiming that they had no right to pimp out the rights to whomever they pleased. Adding to the drama, producers Kim Dong-Ju and Big Egg (best name ever?), have disappeared. I think we should probably check the local hotels for men trapped in suitcases. Even with this legal hullabaloo, Reuters is reporting that the remake is moving forward. Of course they stress that this won’t be a remake of the film, but an adaptation of the manga, which appears to be very similar sans a couple of extreme detours. You would think this would help the manga creators in the court case though. Nonetheless, move ahead it will, with Will Smith still attached and Steven Spielberg still set to direct. This »

- David Baxter

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Spielberg, Cameron Put On Their Game Faces

1 June 2009 4:57 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Microsoft unveils controller-free gaming; Cameron unleashes "Avatar" game.

By Carolyn Giardina

As if the Beatles were not enough, E3 got rolling on Monday with James Cameron and Steven Spielberg providing some marquee Hollywood star power.

 

Microsoft showcased its growing Xbox 360 features, which will soon come complete with social networking, a new way to watch TV and the ability to control a game with one’s body movement.

 

The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo officially opens Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, but the computer technology giant revealed that it is developing a controller-free system that would enable players... »

- Michael Speier

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DVD Review: Two John Cassavetes Classics Are Inducted Into Criterion Collection

26 February 2009 1:16 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Entries number 251 and number 252 in the most important and impressive series of DVDs in the history of the format, The Criterion Collection, come from the same influential writer/director, one of the godfathers of the independent film industry, John Cassavetes. Both are worthwhile additions to any serious film collector’s shelf.

DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0 The first of the pair is the half-century old “Shadows,” Cassavetes’ directorial debut. As the credit so perfectly says “Improvised/Directed by John Cassavetes”. These visionary films were the forerunner of the American independent film movement - creative people getting together with a camera to create art.

Shadows was released on DVD on February 17th, 2009.

Photo credit: Courtesy of the Criterion Collection Those creative people in “Shadows” were headed by Lelia Goldoni and Anthony Ray. Goldoni plays a character of the same name, a light-skinned black woman living in New York City with her two brothers. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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