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In the maternity ward no one can hear you scream
28 November 2009 3:43 PM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
In the original Alien film the tagline was "In space no one can hear you scream." But what if you're in the doctor's office? Can the people in the waiting room hear you scream?
If only Kane, the ill-fated astronaut aboard the Nostromo in Ridley Scott's Alien, had a sonogram then maybe he wouldn't have had to break his dinner plans. This t-shirt design shows us what waits to be born. What makes the image rock is the details to the sonogram's data. Check out the date of the sonogram: it's May 25, 1979, the release date of the first Alien movie. The doctor's name is E. Ripley. The place that conducted the sonogram is the Nostromo Maternity Department. I haven't a clue why the patient's name is "Ruby, R." but maybe one of you can shed some light on that mystery.
The Alien baby t-shirt will set you back $26. Pick »
- Patrick Sauriol
James Cameron talks Terminator Salvation and the Alien prequel
25 November 2009 2:05 PM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
In the latest issue of Total Film magazine there is a 36 page special on James Cameron’s Avatar, and while the film is the main topic of discussion they threw in a few questions on Terminator Salvation and the upcoming Alien prequel which Ridley Scott will be directing. What did you think of Terminator Salvation? It [...] »
- Liam
See The Secret Cinema Christmas Special
25 November 2009 4:46 AM, PST | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Secret Cinema is back with their Christmas event, and lucky ticket holders will get the choice of three screenings to attend, instead of the usual solitary show. The only clues they are giving away involve the word 'Christmas', but after our experience at the fantastic Halloween event last month, where a screening of Alien was shown in spaceship-styled warehouse vand introduced via video by Ridley Scott himself, we know that whatever the film, the show is sure to be breathtaking! For those who do not already know about Secret...
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- Dan Goodswen
Galaxy Quest Blu-ray Review
24 November 2009 9:30 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
When you talk about the year of cinema that was 1999, there are the films that come immediately. Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, Eyes Wide Shut. I love The Insider, have a soft spot for eXistenZ and Three Kings and then it starts getting complicated, as films like American Beauty, Girls Don’t Cry, and The Green Mile haven’t exactly weathered as well, while films like Office Space have only grown in estimation. At the time, most wouldn’t have listed Galaxy Quest as one of the great films of 1999, and yet ten years later, someone like David Mamet can call it a perfect movie. And it is. By Grabthar’s Hammer, my review of Galaxy Quest after the jump.
The premise is simple: what if aliens watched Star Trek and thought it was real? Tim Allen plays Jason Nesmith who plays Peter Quincy Taggart, the Kirk character »
- Andre Dellamorte
The second outing of John Hurt
20 November 2009 4:11 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it again
There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself out. It was once compared to a komodo dragon – even his lines seemed to have lines – but today he looks peachy as a schoolboy. You've been on the Botox, haven't you? He roars with how-dare-you laughter. "Nah! Hahahaha! No. Don't say that. That would be awful. Not in a million years would I do that." He's got a point: take away the cracks and creases, and his job prospects would diminish no end. His face is one of the most distinctive in the movies. Almost as distinctive as his voice, dripping with honey and acid, often at the same time. Look, he admits, there might well be a reason for his »
The second outing of John Hurt
20 November 2009 4:11 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it again
There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself out. It was once compared to a komodo dragon – even his lines seemed to have lines – but today he looks peachy as a schoolboy. You've been on the Botox, haven't you? He roars with how-dare-you laughter. "Nah! Hahahaha! No. Don't say that. That would be awful. Not in a million years would I do that." He's got a point: take away the cracks and creases, and his job prospects would diminish no end. His face is one of the most distinctive in the movies. Almost as distinctive as his voice, dripping with honey and acid, often at the same time. Look, he admits, there might well be a reason for his »
Darwin at the movies: A festival of apes, aliens and troglodytes
20 November 2009 12:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Would we have had Alien, Planet of the Apes and The Time Machine if it weren't for a certain bearded Victorian?
Darwin, Evolution and the Movies is a one-off festival of film and live comedy to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species on 24 November 1859.
Over this weekend the festival is running at three separate venues across London. Classic films you rarely get a chance to see on the big screen, such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and brand new shorts commissioned as part of Darwin200 make up this small but perfectly formed festival.
If Darwin had chickened out in 1859 and decided to put his dusty manuscript back in the drawer, allowing Alfred Russel Wallace to take the fame, and the flack, the genre of science fiction that we take for granted probably would not have evolved to become the seductive, cultural force that it is. »
Sigourney Weaver on the mind-blowing, knicker-wetting experience of Avatar
20 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Sigourney Weaver says James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi film Avatar is so amazing that viewers will need several changes of underwear.
The film, opening on December 18, is a 3D sci-fi epic set about 100 years in the future. It cost a reported $220million to make and is director James Cameron's first feature film since Titanic.
When Sigourney saw a screening of the finished film, she says she and castmate Stephen Lang "were nervous as two kittens."
She added: "About a third of the way in he turned to me and said, 'People are going to piss themselves when they see this movie.' I thought to myself, they're going to piss themselves again and again and again. Because it's just one amazing scene after the other."
Weaver plays botanist Grace Augustine, who's studying the beautiful jungle moon Pandora, home to a species of 10ft tall blue humanoid creatures called Na'vi. »
- David Bentley
Keanu Reeves Gets a Director for His Samurai Movie, 47 Ronin
19 November 2009 1:12 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Take the movie 300, mix in samurais and Keanu Reeves, and that's basically 47 Ronin, Universal's actioner about the fact-based story of a band of samurais that join together to avenge their master's death in 18th-century Japan.
Variety reports that Universal is close to bringing newcomer Carl Eric Rinsch on board to direct. Before Hollywood came knocking, Rinsch directed commercials, and was once set to direct the prequel to Alien — until Ridley Scott decided to return. Clearly Universal thinks highly of Rinsch to give him such an effects-heavy, high-budget movie for his debut.
Chris Morgan (Wanted) wrote the 47 Ronin script, and especially tailored it so that Reeves, who is half-Asian, could play one of the samurai swordsman. Does that mean that after Reeves wins a fight, he does a celebratory air-guitar jam?
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- Ryan Gowland
'47 Ronin' Lands a Director
18 November 2009 11:00 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
47 Ronin’s no prequel to Alien, but it doesn’t sound so bad, either.
Apparently, Hollywood is gearing up for a samurai picture that stars Keanu Reeves and is written by Chris Morgan, whose other writing credits include Fast & Furious and Wanted. For the director’s chair, the production has already zeroed in on Carl Rinsch, an established commercial director who was once attached to the 'Alien' franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rinsch’s spots for Mercedes and Heineken frequently had futuristic themes, and he was hand-picked by Ridley Scott, who was set to produce the next 'Alien' film, to make his feature directorial debut. Those plans were waylaid, however, when Fox informed Scott they would prefer he helm it.
Now it looks like Rinsch’s first feature will be 47 Ronin instead. Universal is setting up the film with Scott Stuber and Pamela Abdy producing, »
Rinsch in talks for '47 Ronin'
18 November 2009 5:22 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Universal Pictures is close to a deal with Carl Erik Rinsch to make his feature directing debut on "47 Ronin," the epic samurai tale that will star Keanu Reeves.According to Variety, Scott Stuber is producing through his Stuber Pictures production company.Rinsch made his name shooting commercials for Ridley and Tony Scott.s Rsa production company. He had been considered to direct the upcoming prequel to "Alien" until Ridley Scott decided to direct the film himself.The film tells the fact-based story of a band of samurai swordsmen who avenge the death of their master in 18th century Japan. Chris Morgan wrote the script. Walter Hamada, Chris Fenton and Erwin Stoff will executive produce. »
- Adnan Tezer
Carl Rinsch to Direct Keanu in the Samurai Film '47 Ronin'
18 November 2009 3:33 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Carl Rinsch is a name perhaps best known to those in the advertisement world, but the commercial director has been poised to break into the feature film world for some time now. His name had been attached to direct Fox's reboot/prequel to Ridley Scott's Alien, until it became apparent that Scott wanted to direct as well as produce. All is not lost, however, as now Rinsch has been tapped to turn Keanu Reeves into a Samurai in 47 Ronin.
The project is being set up at Universal with a script from Chris Morgan, who has been earning the studio hand over fist lately with his scripts for the last two Fast & Furious movies as well as Wanted. Currently the immortal Keanu Reeves is the only actor attached to the project, meaning he's most likely to command the presumably effects-heavy film, something Reeves hasn't really done since 2005's Constantine. It's »
- Peter Hall
Carl Rinsch To Direct ‘47 Ronin’
18 November 2009 12:51 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
If you don’t know Carl Rinsch’s name, he is the young protegé (and potential son-in-law) of acclaimed directors Ridley and Tony Scott. Rinsch’s name first surfaced on the movie blog radar when Sir Ridley tapped him on the shoulder to direct the upcoming Alien prequel that 20th Century Fox is developing. The studio has since nixed that arrangement, insisting that Ridley himself direct the new Alien.
Well, it seems as though Carl Rinsch has managed to land on his feet: He’ll be helming 47 Ronin, a samurai historical epic being developed by Universal and producers Scott Stuber and Pamela Abdy, starring Keanu “Whoa” Reeves in the lead.
Rinsch’s filmography consists mainly of “futuristic” TV commercial work (Heineken, BMW), but if the Scott brothers took him under wing (and into their household) then there has got to be some potential there. Remember, District 9 director Neil Blomkamp »
- Kofi Outlaw
Carl Rinsch Circling 47 Ronin
18 November 2009 12:41 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
The latest samurai project to hit Hollywood, 47 Ronin, finally has a director in Carl Rinsch. We first heard about this film last year and that Keanu Reeves was attached. Rinsch, who shoots commercials for Rsa, has been on Hollywood’s radar for awhile. Rsa owners Ridley and Tony Scott has even previously had discussions with Rinsch to direct the prequel to Aliens, until Ridley Scott decided to return to the franchise he launched.
The film is based on famous fact-based story of a band of samurai swordsmen who avenge the death of their master in 18th century Japan. The script is being written by Chris Morgan who is even going to address Keanu Reeves’ half Asian, half American nationality.
In 47 Ronin, Reeves will play one of the swordsmen; the group and their master are revered in Japan for their revenge attack on Dec. 14, 1702. The film will tell a stylized version of the story, »
- Kevin Coll
Carl Rinsch Is Directing '47 Ronin' Instead Of The 'Alien' Prequel
18 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Filmmaker Carl Rinsch isn't the last samurai, but the once rumored "Alien 5" director could well be one of many ronin.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rinsch will assume the role of lord and master — and, of course, director — over "47 Ronin," Universal's samurai film that Keanu Reeves has been attached to star in for some time. Chris Morgan, who previously described the film as borrowing elements of "Gladiator" and "300," wrote the most recent draft of "47 Ronin."
The movie is based on a Japanese legend of 47 samurai who are left leaderless after the death of their master, who is forced to commit seppuku after a disgraceful incident. The masterless samurai warriors embark upon a year-long vengeance quest against the man most responsible for their lord's death. Reeves would play one of the ronin, with the actor's half-Asian heritage a reported focal point of the movie.
Rinsch's name was most recently thrown around »
- Josh Wigler
Ridley Scott's Son-In-Law Will Make Keanu Reeves A Samurai
18 November 2009 9:32 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Carl Erik Rinisch is a name you'll only recognize if you were following the ridiculous back-and-forth that occurred when Fox wanted to make a new Alien movie only if Ridley Scott directed it, and Scott wanted to hand it off to his son-in-law Rinisch. Eventually they threw enough money at Sir Ridley to get him to come back anyway, and Rinisch was left as an experienced commercials director with sweet connections but no project to call his own. No longer! Variety reports that Universal Pictures has picked Rinisch to direct 47 Ronin, a samurai epic that will star Keanu Reeves, because his dad was part-Chinese and therefore, somehow, that makes him qualified to play a Japanese warrior? They're apparently retooling the script so that it makes sense for a not-Japanese guy to be leading a samurai team, which is pretty much exactly what happened in The Last Samurai. At least it's »
Carl Rinsch to Direct Samurai Flick 47 Ronin Starring Keanu Reeves
18 November 2009 6:31 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
If the name Carl Erik Rinsch sounds familiar to you, that's because this up and coming filmmaker was once being touted as the director of the Alien prequel [1], before Ridley Scott decided to take over the reins himself. Now, however, Rinsch is in talks to make his feature film debut with another fairly high profile studio flick. According to The Hollywood Reporter [2], he has been hired to helm a movie called 47 Ronin for Universal. It's a period action drama starring Keanu Reeves as the leader of a group of 18th century samurai hellbent on avenging the death of their master. The script was written by Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast & Furious), and apparently has no relation to Frank Miller's Ronin, which is also in development [3]. Rinsch has an impressive body of work in TV commercials, and it will be interesting to see how he puts these skills to use in 47 Ronin. »
- Sean
Carl Erik Rinsch Will Deliver ‘47 Ronin’
18 November 2009 6:05 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
You might remember hearing up-and-coming (actually unproven) director Carl Erik Rinsch’s name being tossed about in discussions of Ridley Scott’s planned Alien prequel or reboot. However, Scott took Rinsch off the project to see over it himself, leading the man to head in another direction: that of 47 Ronin.
In a logline that reads like someone didn’t quite understand why The Last Samurai didn’t work, 47 Ronin will be an “epic period samurai swordsmen tale that will star Keanu Reeves” which will tell “the famous fact-based story of a band of samurai swordsmen who avenge the death of their master in 18th century Japan.”
You heard me right. Keanu Reeves. Samurai. I know the guy’s half Asian — that doesn’t stop him from having the acting chops of a bump on a log. Rinsch, who cut his teeth on car commercials, will direct the film from a script by Chris Morgan, »
- John Cooper
47 Ronin Gets A Director
18 November 2009 5:59 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Being a massive Kurosawa nut and a fan of samurai films in general my ears always prick up at the slightest mention of anything remotely samurai-esque. 47 Ronin has been skulking around Hollywood for awhile now and it seems finally a director is attached to the project.
The surprising thing is that we aren’t talking a big name director here. 47 Ronin has always been pitched as a huge future release with a big budget and high production values.
So more than a few eyebrows were raised when the name mentioned for the project was Carl Erik Rinsch.
Rinsch has been on Hollywood’s radar for some time now having impressed with his work on commercials. His distinct visual style had impressed many important people in the industry and it looks like he has been rewarded with a shot at the big time.
He had impressed Ridley Scott so much initially »
- Alex Wagner
47 Ronin Finds Director
18 November 2009 3:57 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch is in advanced talks with Universal to direct 47 Ronin, a samurai saga starring Keanu Reeves set in pre-industrial Japan. Variety stated that the film is a "priority...large budget" project for Universal. It's an unusual move for them considering that they are entrusting the film to a first time feature director who's commercials tend to be on the technically intricate, technology themed side.
Wanted screenwriter Chris Morgan is scripting the project. He elucidated in blockbuster terminology saying "it's a great, Gladiator-esque, 300-like big action movie with samurai and ninja."
Morgan elaborated with MTV saying "It's a time in Japanese culture when it was all about [the] bushido [code] and honor, and putting internal things over external things . swords that were made to be functional instead of ornamental, that kind of stuff," Morgan had previously told MTV. "this turning point in the culture when that started to shift. »
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