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John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The Rt Interview

4 November 2009 12:35 AM, PST | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

John Hurt has been one of Britain's finest acting talents since his career began in the 60s, but it's his roles in films like Alien, Midnight Express and The Elephant Man -- to name a few -- which put him on the international map and for which he's best remembered. At the Dinard Festival of British Film last month to screen An Englishman in New York, a biopic of gay writer Quentin Crisp's time in the Big Apple, Hurt sat down with Rt to talk about the film and his wider career, including Alien, Indiana Jones and his upcoming turn... »

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Former MGM Chief Daniel Melnick Dead At 77; Many Classic Films To His Credit

16 October 2009 9:58 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Producer and former MGM chief Daniel Melnick died Tuesday at age 77. His credits are as diversified as they are impressive. Among the films and TV series he oversaw, produced or developed: Get Smart, Network, Straw Dogs, All That Jazz, That's Entertainment, Midnight Express, The Goodbye Girl, The Sunshine Boys, Kramer Vs. Kramer, Footloose and Altered States. For more click here »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Movie Maverick Melnick Dead At 77

15 October 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Emmy Award-winning movie maverick Daniel Melnick has died after battling lung cancer. He was 77.

The former head of production at MGM and Columbia studios made his name by signing off on bold and often controversial films like Straw Dogs, Network and Making Love.

Paying tribute to the mogul, his protege Sherry Lansing tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "He was an extraordinary producer and an extraordinary executive. He always thought out of the box and was never afraid to take a risk."

Melnick was also the brains behind cult TV show Get Smart.

He won Emmys in the mid 1960s for John Gielgud's Shakespearean TV special Ages of Man and Death of a Salesman.

Sam Peckinpah’s violent and controversial Straw Dogs was the first film Melnick produced.

He also helped to develop classic movies like Midnight Express, Kramer Vs. Kramer, All That Jazz and The China Syndrome at Columbia.

Melnick also produced 1984’s Footloose and Steve Martin's revamp of the Cyrano De Bergerac tale, Roxanne. »

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Updates on 'The Absinthe Drinkers'

16 September 2009 2:53 AM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

One of the next projects The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and "Nurse Jackie" star star Peter Facinelli will be working on is The Absinthe Drinkers by John Charles Jopson (which is also being produced by Robert Pattinson's Little Ashes producer Carlo Dusi). ... all-star cast members such as Facinelli, Keith Carradine, and Alicja Bachleda (who is expecting her first child with partner Colin Farrell)) is the addition of two new cast members: Tim Roth and John Hurt .. Pulp Fiction and Planet Of The Apes .. Rob Roy ... also currently featured on the popular series Lie To Me. ... including The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, both of which earned Hurt an Oscar nomination), Hurt is regarded as one of the most prolific actors of his time. Mr. Ollivander in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince: Part I and Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince: Part II. »

- thetwilightexaminer

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New on DVD This Week

21 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-Ray.

Movies:

• Watchmen (Director’s Cut) ~ Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Malin Ackerman, Jackie Earle Hailey (DVD and Blu-ray)

• Coraline ~ Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, and Jennifer Saunders (DVD and Blu-ray)

• 300: The Complete Experience ~ Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West (Blu-ray)

• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ~ Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, and Giovanni Ribisi (DVD and Blu-ray)

• Made in U.S.A. (Criterion Collection) ~ Anna Karina, Jean-Pierre Léaud, László Szabó, and Marianne Faithfull (DVD)

• The Great Buck Howard ~ John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, and Tom Hanks (DVD)

• Wolverine and the X-Men: Deadly Enemies ~ (DVD)

• Midnight Express ~ Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, and Paolo Bonacelli (Blu-ray)

• Echelon Conspiracy ~ Edward Burns, »

- Chris Ullrich

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: July 21, 2009

21 July 2009 1:41 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed There are a few titles that may interest you that are releasing this week, but I guarantee there are some titles that will catch your eye in the new release date section at the end of this post as I spent all afternoon yesterday updating the DVD and Blu-ray new release titles. Hope you find something you like... Watchmen Due to its box-office letdown, fanboy defense mechanisms and the high regard held for its source material, like it or not, Watchmen is the release of the week, but it won't be the last time. I reviewed the Blu-ray director's cut, which you can read right here, and inside of it I was sure to remind you there will be yet another release of Watchmen this December. So, it's up to you. Do you double-dip or endure the wait? Midnight Express »

- Brad Brevet

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DVD Playhouse--July 2009

14 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—July 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Do The Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Spike Lee’s groundbreaking fable about race relations in an ethnically mixed Brooklyn neighborhood during a sweltering New York summer remains as potent, timely and prescient as it was in 1989. Lee is among the cast, which also includes John Turturro, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Rosie Perez (to name a few), that provide the tableaux-like framework for this stunning work. Criminally ignored by Oscar (it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture, but did garner nods for Supporting Actor Danny Aiello and Lee’s screenplay), it endures as a timeless classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Lee, Ernest Dickerson, Wynn Thomas, Joie Lee; Documentary; Deleted and extended scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.

Coraline (Universal) A young girl moves into an old Victorian house with her parents »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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John Hurt Heads Back To Oz For New Feature Film

31 May 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | FilmInk.com.au | See recent FilmInk.com.au news »

Lou, the new Australian feature film from writer/director Belinda Chayko, is set to star one of the world's most acclaimed and loved thesps, John Hurt.   Hurt has won BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his performances in Elephant Man and Midnight Express. More recently, Hurt has starred in Indiana Jones And the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Hellboy, as well as the upcoming Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2. He is no stranger to working with Aussies either, having previously featured in the 2005 classic, The Proposition, an Australian western written by Nick Cave, and filmed in outback Queensland with director John Hillcoat. »

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Midnight Express Comes To BluRay

31 May 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the 1978 highly-charged thriller Midnight Express as a deluxe Blu-ray High-Def book package including a 32-page photo and essay booklet on July 21, 2009.  Based on a true story and winner of two Academy Awards®* and six Golden Globes® **, this gritty film follows the unsure fate of Billy Hayes (Brad Davis – A Small Circle of Friends, Heart), a young American caught at the Turkish border trying to smuggle hashish.  With his future in the hands of a foreign government, Hayes faces uncertainty and fear – papers from ... »

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Midnight Express Heads to Blu-ray on July 21st

11 May 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can go back with a 1978 classic film in high definition this July. Midnight Express will be released on Blu-ray on July 21. We don't have any cover art at this time, but the new Bd disc will be priced at $38.98 Srp and will also come with a new booklet. We'll be sure to update this story with the cover art as soon as it becomes available. The film stars Brad Davis, Randy Quaid and John Hurt.

Brad Davis and John Hurt star in this riveting truestory of a young American's nightmarish experiences in a Turkish prison and his unforgettable journey to freedom. Busted for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul, American college student Billy Hayes (Davis) is thrown into the city's most brutal jail. After suffering through four years of sadistic torture and inhuman conditions, Billy is about to be released when his parole is denied. Only his inner »

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April Showers, Midnight Express (1978)

28 April 2009 10:16 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

April Showers

I've always been a little bit a lot perplexed by the famous shower scene in Alan Parker's Midnight Express (1978). I'm not exactly sure why it's in the movie. Midnight Express has, at its best, an expressive physicality and a gritty tactile quality. You often feel like you're right there in the grotty hellish Turkish prison, sweating and suffering along with Billy Hayes (Brad Davis). But the sexual vibes coming off of Midnight Express are at times unfathomable. Is it gay? Is it bi? Is it straight? Is it just horny? Or is its ambiguous eroticism simply a by-product of casting Brad Davis in the lead role?

As warm up to the famous shower scene we get a montage detailing the friendship of Billy and Erich (Norbert Weisser) a fellow prisoner. They've been in this hellhole for years. They do yoga together. They bathe each other. They even »

- NATHANIEL R

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How Come There Are No Great Soccer Films?

26 March 2009 11:32 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

If soccer movies were as exciting as sportscaster Andrés Cantor makes scoring in real-life soccer matches sound ("Goooooooooooooool!!!'), we wouldn't be asking this question. But even die-hard fans of both cinema and soccer must ask, Why have there been no great movies about the most popular sport in the world?

You might easily dismiss my thinking since I'm an American and I live in a city where (American) football is considered a religion, so why not listen to more informed opinions? Simon Clifford, team owner and manager, trained players for soccer film The Damned United, which opens in the UK tomorrow. He told Glenn Moore of The Independent UK: "If the football doesn't look right the whole film can fall flat."

Director Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Fame, Angela's Ashes) observed: "It's an impossibly difficult sport to replicate because football is seen primarily in wide-shot. The excitement unfolds seeing at »

- Peter Martin

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DVD Round Up, Jan. 7, 2009: ‘Bangkok Dangerous,’ ‘Disaster Movie,’ ‘Friday Night Lights,’ ‘Towelhead’

7 January 2009 9:51 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The time has come for another round-up, a collection of DVD and Blu-Ray titles that may have missed the front page in the Best Buy circular but that might be worth your attention. The DVD Round-Up is back (check out the first edition here and a few Blu-Ray Round-Ups here and here) with drama, comedy, TV, action, and even Hitler.

Nicolas Cage plays a killer in “Bangkok Dangerous,” Derek Luke a football player in “Friday Night Lights,” Aaron Eckhart a suburbanite in “Towelhead,” and Carmen Electra essentially herself in “Disaster Movie”. There’s something for everyone in the DVD Round-Up.

All of these titles were released on January 6th, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

“Bangkok Dangerous”

“The Hitman Has Become the Target.” Nicolas Cage stars in the remake of The Pang Brothers’ “Bangkok Dangerous,” a messy action film about Joe, a hired assassin caught in the middle of a hitman’s nightmare. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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