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Celebrate Veteran’s Day with a War Movie Overload

11 November 2009 2:33 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Instead of doing a cheesy list for Veteran's Day, we here at Fsr decided just to give a run down of all the war-type movies that we've covered over the years (the good, the bad, and the boots on the ground). Some of these you'll be able to pick up at the rental store on your way back home from work, but hopefully your employer was nice enough to give you the day off so you could sit back with a beer, some BBQ and a swelling fervor in remembrance of the monumental jobs done by the bravest members of our society. And since we're overloading here, we went ahead and included just about any flicks that involve soldiers and wartime. We even included some featuring those limey Brits! Look how far we've come since 1776. As an added challenge, why not watch all of them? The General (1927) Battleship Potemkin (1925) The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) To Hell and Back (1955) Operation Petticoat »

- Dr. Cole Abaius

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The Good, The Bad And The Wtf: Let's Exploit Dead People

25 October 2009 6:24 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Welcome to an oversized edition of "The Good, The Bad and the Wtf," to make up for last week's absence. This time, we take a look at X-Men updates, a Turtles buyout, David Spade's shamelessness, a Michael Jackson controversy and how Denzel Washington is allegedly the worst person on Earth.

The Good

• Talking to Empire mag, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner updates fans on the status of future X-Men projects. Good news for those of you who were pissed off by Wolverine's treatment of Deadpool, because this is what Donner said about the proposed Deadpool movie:

I want to ignore the version of Deadpool that we saw in Wolverine and just start over again. Reboot it. Because this guy talks, obviously, and to muzzle him would be insane.

Cue collective sighs of relief.

• Here's the first official photo of the new A-Team. I'm not holding my breath for this one, »

- Arya Ponto

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Harsh Times in Sun Valley

8 July 2009 11:17 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Sharon Waxman

 “Ultra-quiet” is the word coming out of Sun Valley and Herb Allen’s annual retreat, but I don’t believe it. (I never believe those big media guys.)

 

This morning everyone got up and listened to a panel about how new media is going to dominate the world, whatever’s left of it. Disney CEO Bob Iger, Iag’s Barry Diller and Liberty Media's John Malone educated the crowd of men in cashmere and shorts about the universe of technology that is threatening their dominance ever... »

- Sharon Waxman

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Christian Bale's Rollercoaster Career

4 July 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

From Pacman to Public Enemies, he's had more ups and downs than most other actors of his generation. Christian Bale has careened between extreme highs and deep lows, in the view of the folks at MovieFill, and they decided that a rollercoaster was the most apt visual metaphor for his career. A reduced-size version can be seen above.

They squeeze most of his films into the chart, though they left out a few. Before his sensational role in Mary Harron's American Psycho, he was very appealing in Metroland and got good notices in Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine; pre-Batman Begins / The Dark Knight, he was fun to watch as a frisky villain in John Singleton's Shaft and an uptight, would-be psychiatrist in Laurel Canyon. I don't agree with every notation in the chart. Harsh Times, for example, is cited as one of his "lows," but Bale was riveting. »

- Peter Martin

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Top 7 Ultimate Christian Bale Roles

22 May 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.

It seems that every role for Christian Bale is a type of event. He is famously known for lunging himself into his roles, usually playing a hero (Batman) or villain (Bateman), or an obtuse mix of the two (Jim from Harsh Times). Considering his work in the past ten years, he both portrayed iconic characters (Bruce Wayne, and now John Connor) and in turn has made some of his characters iconic (Patrick Bateman of American Psycho). With each role he seems to meet his standard of impressiveness, though this could be argued against his take on John Connor in Terminator Salvation (you can read Jeff Bayer’s review here), chugging ahead with even the most lackluster of roles and movies (Reign of Fire) and unearthing a certain type of quality not many other actors can provide. Whether we realize it or not, »

- Nick Allen

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Harsh Times director to helm futuristic combat flick Last Man

10 March 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Holla if you've seen David Ayer's Harsh Times with Christian Bale. It's got to be one of the best and most powerful movies of the last few years and, if you're a Bale skeptic, you should see it. He should have won an academy award for it.

That's why I'm pretty stoked to hear from Variety that Ayer has struck a deal with New Regency to write and direct Last Man, a futuristic combat film where "a hardened captain assigned to protect an outpost on a distant planet must lead a group of young, inexperienced American soldiers in battle against an alien race."

I don't know if the film is being fast tracked or not so it could be a while before we learn more about it but a Harsh Times in space with Aliens? Oh yeah baby! »

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Americans Battle Aliens in New David Ayers Film

10 March 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Variety is reporting that New Regency has closed a deal for "Last Man," a pitch for a futuristic action film that David Ayer will write and direct. In the drama, a hardened captain assigned to protect an outpost on a distant planet must lead a group of young, inexperienced American soldiers in battle against an alien race. Ayer's script work includes "Training Day" and "The Fast and the Furious." He made his directing debut on his script "Harsh Times" and last directed "Street Kings." Ayer will write the project after he finishes penning "Deep Sea Cowboys," a fact-based thriller about a salvage crew that tries to save a capsized Japanese cargo ship that sank while transporting cars to the Us. »

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Ayer's Last Man

10 March 2009 6:32 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

David Ayer (Harsh Times) has signed on to write and direct Last Man for 20th Century Fox. In the movie, a hardened captain assigned to protect an outpost on a distant planet, must rally a selection of young American solders against an alien race. Ayer will commence work on the project once he is finished working on Deep Sea Cowboys, a thriller about a salvage crew trying to save a sinking Japanese cargo ship. Maybe it's just me but this sounds a little like Avatar, which would be pretty much... »

- James Thoo

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David Ayer Helming Last Man

10 March 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

New Regency has closed a deal for Last Man , a pitch for a futuristic action film that David Ayer will write and direct, reports Variety . In the drama, a hardened captain assigned to protect an outpost on a distant planet must lead a group of young, inexperienced American soldiers in battle against an alien race. The film will be produced by Erwin Stoff and Scott Stuber, with Stuber Co.'s Pam Abdy also serving in a producing capacity. Ayer's script work includes Training Day and The Fast and the Furious . He made his directing debut on his script Harsh Times and last directed Street Kings . »

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David Ayer Directing Futuristic Action Movie Last Man

9 March 2009 11:34 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

New Regency has bought a pitch from David Ayer (seen above) for a futuristic action movie called Last Man. In the movie, a hardened captain assigned to protect an outpost on a distant planet must lead a group of young, inexperienced American soldiers in battle against an alien race. Ayer will write the script and eventually direct, with Erwin Stoff (A Scanner Darkly, The Day the Earth Stood Still) and Scott Stuber (The Kingdom, Role Models) producing. The concept in this reminds me a bit of Starship Troopers, although since we don't know anything else about the story, I've got a feeling it will be nothing like that in the end. I'm a sucker for all things sci-fi and war, so when I first heard about this, I was pretty excited. But then I remembered that I've still got a love/hate relationship with David Ayer. I absolutely hated Harsh Times, »

- Alex Billington

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David Ayer to Write and Direct Last Man

9 March 2009 10:26 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

According to the trades, New Regency has acquired Last Man, a pitch for a futuristic action film that David Ayer will write and direct. In the film, a hardened captain assigned to protect an outpost on a distant planet must lead a group of young, inexperienced American soldiers in battle against an alien race. Erwin Stoff (A Scanner Darkly) and Scott Stuber (The Kingdom) will produce. Ayer's script work includes Training Day, The Fast and the Furious, Dark Blue and S.W.A.T. He made his directing debut on his script Harsh Times, which starred Chrisitan Bale, and last directed the Keanu Reeves cop drama Street Kings. Ayer will write the project after he finishes penning Deep Sea Cowboys, a fact-based thriller for DreamWorks about a salvage crew that tries to save a capsized Japanese cargo ship that sank while transporting cars to the U.S. That film, based on a Wired magazine article, »

- James Cook

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David Ayer To Direct Last Man

9 March 2009 10:15 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

David Ayer has so far been known for gritty thrillers set in an urban milieu – he wrote Training Day, for example, and directed Harsh Times and Street Kings. So it’s a bit of a welcome surprise to see that he’s stretching a lot by signing on to write and direct sci-fi action thriller, Last Man.There’s just one small problem – the story, in which a hardened captain must lead an inexperienced band of American soldiers in a desperate last stand against an alien race on an outpost on a distant planet, seems a little familiar. We’re getting strong Starship Troopers meets Zulu vibes, for example.Then again, Ayer has made a career out of subverting expectations – after all, on paper Training Day just seemed like another cop movie. So we’re more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one.Mind you, »

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DreamWorks Developing Deep Sea Cowboys

12 February 2009 10:23 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

David Ayer has been hired to write the screenplay for the DreamWorks Studios film Deep Sea Cowboys, report the trades. The flick is being produced by fanboy-favorites Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers) through their K/O Productions. Ayer's script will be based on Joshua Davis' article in Wired last year about a salvage crew attempting to save a capsized Japanese cargo ship. The film, which will be presented in real-time, will explore how a tightknit crew races to beat the clock and potential drowning to save the ship's dangerous cargo and claim its reward. Ayer's writing credits include U-571, Training Day, The Fast and the Furious and S.W.A.T. He also directed 2006's Harsh Times with Christian Bale and more recently the Keanu Reeves Lapd film Street Kings. DreamWorks negotiated to take the project when the studio split from Paramount in September, but Paramount retains the option to co-finance and co-distribute Cowboys. »

- James Cook

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Oscar Nominee Becomes a Citizen

29 January 2009 11:23 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Viola Davis, who recently picked up an Oscar nomination for her work in Doubt, has joined the psychological thriller Law Abiding Citizen. The actress joins Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Michael Gambon, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney and Theresa Randle. F. Gary Gray is directing the film, which centers on a district attorney who orchestrates a plea bargain that sets free the killers of another man’s family. The aggrieved victim then seeks personal justice from the D.A. The Longest Yard screenwriter Sheldon Turner recently came on to do a polish on the script. Writers Kurt Wimmer (The Recruit), David Ayer (Harsh Times) and Frank Darabont (The Mist), who was once in line to direct Citizen, have also worked on the script. Butler is also producing the film along with Alan Siegel, Lucas Foster and Mark Gill. Gray’s previous directing credits include Friday, Set it Off, The Negotiator, The Italian Job remake and Be Cool. »

- James Cook

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Four More Join Law Abiding Citizen

5 January 2009 11:27 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

The cast for the upcoming thriller Law Abiding Citizen has grown by four. Michael Gambon, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney and Theresa Randle have joined Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx in the F. Gary Gray-directed vigilante movie, report the trades. Citizen centers on a district attorney who orchestrates a plea bargain that sets free the killers of another man's family. The aggrieved victim then seeks personal justice from the D.A. The Longest Yard screenwriter Sheldon Turner recently came on to do a polish on the script. Writers Kurt Wimmer (The Recruit), David Ayer (Harsh Times) and Frank Darabont (The Mist), who was once in line to direct Citizen, have also worked on the script. Butler is also producing the film along with Alan Siegel, Lucas Foster and Mark Gill. Gray’s previous directing credits include Friday, Set it Off, The Negotiator, The Italian Job remake and Be Cool. The »

- James Cook

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