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Emmy Award-winning Composer Richard Bellis on "The Creative Process"
27 November 2009 6:30 AM, PST
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Evolution
There are few if any “constants” in our world. The only one Iʼm sure about is evolution. Change. This, then, may be the epitome of an oxymoronic phrase: “The only constant is change.”
This personal wisdom (if indeed it is either personal or wisdom) comes to me at sixty-three years of age. Many things are falling away at this age, but retrospect and derivative knowledge are the offsets. No young person, unless he or she is clairvoyant, can claim this perspective.
Evolution moves at a glacial pace. It moves like the growth of a tree, like the appearance of facial hair on a prepubescent male. It seems to move slower as our attention spans shorten. Often evolution is imperceptible due to this slow pace until it reaches critical mass. When it hits critical mass, mankind clusters in an effort to speed up evolution. Global warming will be solved, but
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Hey, Paulington: New Moon, Ninja Assassin, and Thanksgiving DVDs!
20 November 2009 11:16 AM, PST
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Hey, Paulington! Is a Cinephile advice column that looks at life, love, and the movies. Anyone can send in a question, and Paulington will answer it. Sure, it's a really cryptic, cliched concept that has been around since the dawn of time. But we're spicing it up a little bit. Topics can range from anything: Sex, violence, haints and taints, your favorite movie! Paulington doesn't care. He's basically doing it for a paycheck. He's not really an expert on anything. But he sure does know a lot about movies and human nature. You can send your questions to (as in, click on the giant red letters and you will automatically be sent to his email):
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And he will be sure to answer all of you letters in a (somewhat) timely manner. Here are this week's letters. Enjoy!
Hey, Paulington!
I'm about to do it. I'm about to
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Halloween List-Making Invades The MTV Newsroom
30 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT
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For this week's final Halloween movies list, I decided to turn hit up the real superstars: my co-workers here in the MTV Newsroom who keep this great ship moving every damn day. After the jump you'll find recommendations and reminiscences from around the office. If you're game for some heavy reading, make sure to check out the last write-up, detailing Joel Hanek's pick: "Ernest Scared Stupid." Oh yes, he went there.
As for myself (MTV Movies Blog editor Adam Rosenberg), it's a toss-up. To this day I still have occasional nightmares relating to "Candyman," the Bernard Rose-directed, Virginia Madsen-starring horror flick based on a tale by novelist Clive Barker. There's something uniquely terrifying about the Candyman's ability to attack at any time, day or night. When horror can touch you even in the relative safety of sunlight, that's something to fear.
The other one that still gets me,
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The Fear 10: FEARnet's Favorite Fear Eaters Part 2
9 October 2009 10:30 AM, PDT
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Phobia Friday: Formidophobia -- Fear of scarecrows
Last week we started counting down The Fear 10: FEARnet's favorite Fear Eaters, starting with Pennywise, the clown from Stephen King's It, and the somewhat less scary Redjac (a.k.a. Jack the Ripper) from the original Star Trek series.
Let's see who's here to haunt your dreams this week...
Name: Dr. Jonathan Crane, aka The Scarecrow
First Appearance: World's Finest Comics #3, Fall 1941. He has been scattered throughout a variety of Batman cartoons, comics, and films, as well as a number of crossover comic books.
Bio: Part of Batman's "rogue's gallery," The Scarecrow is
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Blood Creek Theatrical One-Sheet Poster
23 September 2009
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This past weekend, Joel Schumacher's latest genre offering Blood Creek was quietly released into a handful of second run theaters by Lionsgate, similar to their treatment of last year's The Midnight Meat Train . (Which is a shame, because Blood Creek is actually pretty good!)
Although it'll be tough to catch, at the very least, below you'll find this pretty bad-ass theatrical one-sheet poster for the flick.
The chiller (formally known as Creek ), stars Dominic Purcell ( The Gravedancers ), Henry Cavill and Michael Fassbender and was scripted by Dave Kajganich ( The Invasion , the upcoming theatrical version of Stephen King's It ).
Synopsis: In 1936, the Wollners - a German family living in rural Town Creek, Maryland - are contacted by the Third Reich to host a
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Stephen King's It Adaptation to be Rated R
6 April 2009 8:00 AM, PDT
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It was recently announced that Warner Bros has started work on a big screen adaptation of Stephen King's popular novel "It," about a group of kids who encounter a creature dressed as a clown that preys on children. DreadCentral now caught up with writer David Kajganich (The Invasion), who is tasked with putting together the script for the new film, which might end up being R-rated. "The remake will be set in the mid-1980s and in the present almost equally -- mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book -- and with a *great* deal of care and attention paid to the backstories of all the characters," said Kajganich. "I think the real twist here is that my pitch to WB -- which they've assured me they're on board for -- is that this will not be PG-13. This will be R. Which means we can really
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Writer Promises Stephen King's It Remake Will Be R-Rated
6 April 2009 12:15 AM, PDT
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A few weeks ago we reported that Warner Brothers was going to remake Stephen King's It, or better put, re-adapt it for the big screen. The news garnered quite a response in the comments, most of which supported the idea, some of which didn't. Although the original 1990 version of It was creepy as hell, it was still a made-for-tv film, and therefore edited for content. But if one thing is for certain, this time around, It will be as R-rated as "it" can get (pun intended). The horror site Dread Central got a note from screenwriter David Kajganich, briefly explaining his plans to adapt the 1104-page novel into one feature film.
"The remake will be set in the mid-1980s and in the present almost equally -- mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book -- and with a *great* deal of care and attention paid to the backstories
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Exclusive: More on the It Remake! Rated R?
5 April 2009 2:43 PM, PDT
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Heard from Dave Kajganich, the writer of the upcoming theatrical remake of Stephen King's It, recently, and he was kind enough to give us an update on how this massive story is being streamlined into one film.
"The remake will be set in the mid-1980s and in the present almost equally -- mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book -- and with a *great* deal of care and attention paid to the backstories of all the characters," says Kajganich. "I think the real twist here is that my pitch to WB -- which they've assured me they're on board for -- is that this will not be PG-13. This will be R. Which means we can really honor the book and engage with the traumas (both the paranormal ones and those they deal with at home and school) that these character endure."
"I plan to be very protective of the book,
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The Film Feed: Episode 06 - This is Optimus Prime Speaking
17 March 2009 2:23 AM, PDT
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In this episode of The Film Feed, Will and Clark take on the latest slew of Marvel movie news despite Clark's obvious crush on Scarlett Johansson, while Sean rants about his animosity towards a remake of Stephen King's It. The guys also try to digest the latest trailers for The Boat that Rocked and Terminator Salvation while special guest Ben Milton joins Will for a review of The Last House on the Left. Also in this episode, Will's cynicism continues to shine while Sean's phone call resembles an Autobot distress signal.
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Stephen King's It will hit our screens
13 March 2009 7:00 PM, PDT
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Warners has decided that what we all really need is a dose of pure clown evil. So the studio is bringing Stephen King’s It to the big screen. Originally a miniseries in 1990, the story follows a group of kids banded together in the Losers Club who encounter a creature of pure evil called, simply It. But the beast’s favourite form is a sadistic clown called Pennywise, who returns to the town every 30 years to prey on the kids. It strikes again when the kids are grown up, and they have to stop it – even though they...
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Multiple Personality Disorder Report
13 March 2009 9:46 AM, PDT
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[Editor's Note: Multiple Personality Disorder Reports are news blasts to let you know about the stuff that didn't make it to the news page but still had us talking behind the scenes]
#1: Gotham buys a Minotaur
Steven Sherrill's 2000 novel, "The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break," has been optioned bt Gotham Group with the hopes of turning it into a live action film. The book, which "centers on the mythical half-man, half-bull minotaur who was supposedly slain by Theseus 3,000 years ago and now lives a lonely life in a Wichita trailer park, making ends meet as a short-order cook in a rundown diner," has been adapted by Mike Jones. No director is attached yet
Sounds like it could be the makings of an American riff on Executive Koala or something. [Via: Variety]
#2: A World Without Women?
Louis Palma will be shooting an indie film starting around April 10th which should interest Quiet Earth readers as it's called World Without Women. Logline: "Looie and Jer, mid 30's children, discover along with the rest of the male population that all the women in the world
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Stephen King's 'It' In Theaters!
13 March 2009 9:15 AM, PDT
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Everybody loves a clown! So why wouldn't Warner Bros. bring sadistic child-killing clown, Pennywise to the bring screen in the film adaptation of Stephen King's It? According to HollywoodReporter.com, they couldn't think of a valid reason either and plan to give the It adaptation, scripted by Dave Kajgenich (The Invasion), a theatrical release!
While details on the director have not been confirmed, the report indicates that the story will be set in present day, surrounding a group of adults— as children they gathered as the Losers Club and ran into It, a vicious creature who's favorite manifestation is the sadistic evil child-killing clown, Pennywise-- who must fight It for the second time.
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Stephen King's It on the Big Screen
13 March 2009 9:00 AM, PDT
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Warner Bros is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel "It" to the big screen. The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day. Dave Kajganich (The Invasion) has been hired to pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle. "It" was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise.
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Stephen King's It Gets Theatrical Remake!
13 March 2009 7:59 AM, PDT
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For most of us, Tim Curry's portrayal of Pennywise The Dancing Clown in the TV mini-series of Stephen King's It scarred us for life! Well, looks like a new version of King's epic tale will be remade, this time for the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter says, "Dave Kajganich has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle."
Of note from the article - "The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day." (For this reader, the 50's and 80's settings were part of the stories appeal.
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Stephen King’s It Remake Gets a Writer
13 March 2009 7:41 AM, PDT
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Out of all the news stories I've posted on Film Junk over the years, one of the most commented articles ever is this post about a potential remake of Stephen King's It. It still continues to generate responses almost three years later -- clearly there are a lot of fans of killer clowns out there. At the time, it was being reported that The Sci-Fi Channel would be redoing It as a 4-hour mini-series (the original was made for TV as well). This week, however, the tide has changed somewhat, with Warner Brothers announcing a feature film adaptation instead.
Variety reports that they have hired Dave Kajganich to write the screenplay based on Stephen King's original novel. Kajganich previously wrote the
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Stephen King's 'It' Coming to a Theater Near You
12 March 2009 10:00 PM, PDT
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Stephen King's It will be adapted into a feature film by Dave Kajganich, says
The Hollywood Reporter. The story received the TV miniseries
treatment back in 1990, starring Tim Curry as the sadistic clown, Pennywise. The cast also included Tim Reid, John Ritter, Annette
O'Toole, and Richard Thomas.
This isn't Kajganich's first run at King; he's also adapting Pet Semetary for its upcoming remake. He also
is the writer of record on the Escape from New York remake and the 2007 flop, The Invasion.
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Stephen King's It Remake Going Theatrical
12 March 2009 5:19 PM, PDT
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Warner Bros. isn't clowning around on the remake front as it is sending everyone's favorite clown Pennywise back into the spotlight for a theatrical redux of Stephen King's novel It to be produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Dave Kajganich (The Invasion) has been brought on to pen the script, "which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle."
In a twist (because oh, how Hollywood loves a twist) even though the book and the TV mini-series were set in 1958 and 1985, this feature version will take place predominantly in the present day. Hell, who needs backstory and character development?
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Holy Sh*t, Warner Brothers is Remaking Stephen King's It!
12 March 2009 5:13 PM, PDT
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Inspired by the success of the Friday the 13th reboot, Warner Brothers has decided to remake Stephen King's It for the big screen. The 1990 version of It (that was actually made for TV) has often been referred to as one of the scariest movie of all-time. Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment are developing this new version as a fresh adaptation from Stephen King's original novel. Dave Kajganich, of The Invasion and Creek as well as the upcoming Pet Sematary remake, will write the script. These rights have been floating around Hollywood for a while, but it was Warner Brothers who decided to finally give it another chance.
First published in 1986, Stephen King's It follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise (played by Tim Curry in
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