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DS Icon: Christopher Lloyd
5 hours ago | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Great Scott!! Very few actors are blessed enough to earn the status of cult icon for just one thing, which makes the career of Christopher Lloyd all the more amazing. As well as starring alongside Jack Nicholson in the movie adaptation of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Lloyd also appeared in Danny DeVito sitcom Taxi, as Uncle Fester in both Addams Family movies and as the terrifying Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. What he's best known for is, of course, his three Back To The Future movies as the irrepressible Doctor Emmett Lathrop Brown. We caught up with The Doc (and newly-crowned Digital Spy Icon) ahead of the release of new kids' movie Santa Buddies. You've been in a lot of really well-loved work - do you consider yourself something of a cult icon?
"I've never really given it much thought, but (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Top Ten Overrated Films
17 hours ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Overrated films are an interesting breed. They are essentially the type that everybody goes crazy for until consideration, time, thought and retrospect force us to reassess the situation. They are, by and large, the product of Hollywood: though by no means exclusive. However, Hollywood films are the most hyped; the most seen; the most heard. They are garnered with awards and flattery and the cycle begins again. Is it genius of deception or commerce?
Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is often labelled as “the greatest film ever made”. It will not appear in this list. It is not an overrated film. Even now, in the sixty-plus years since its release, Welles’ masterpiece remains inimitable. Searching for something to dislike in it is pointless. Yes, critics go ga-ga for Orson, and so they should. He was a true maverick.
If one looks at the history of the Best Film award at the Oscars, »
- Martyn Conterio
Film Stars Recreate Their Iconic Roles for Empire
2 December 2009 8:39 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Mel Gibson recreating his role from Braveheart
Photo: Empire Magazine Empire has debuted a 30 image gallery featuring the likes of Christian Bale, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Gerard Butler, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Laurence Fishburne and so on and so on, recreating some of their iconic film roles.
I have included a select few in this post, but to check all of them out click here. Too bad they didn't get Ewan McGregor in there to recreate his Trainspotting toilet scene.
Arnold Schwarzenegger recreating his role from The Terminator
Photo: Empire Magazine Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster recreating their roles from The Silence of he Lambs
Photo: Empire Magazine Tom Cruise recreating his role from Minority Report
Photo: Empire Magazine Christian Bale, Gerard Butler and Laurence Fishburne recreating their roles from American Psycho, 300 and The Matrix
Photo: Empire Magazine »
- Brad Brevet
Reviews From A Parallel Universe: Stanley Kubrick’s Ghostbusters
2 December 2009 1:43 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Regular readers will know that Hug is a one stop nexus for all your movie wants but we’re also conscious of the fact that other sites can only provide you with information about the film culture of This universe. We strive to do better. Utlilising transdimensional bandwidth, we’ve linked to our sister site in a parallel sphere in order to bring you the first in a series on counterfactual movies from the other side.
We’re going further than your imagination would dare in order to give you the exclusive lowdown on the celluloid that’s inspired a tranche of film fanatics very different to ourselves.
The first in this series takes a look at Stanley Kubrick’s Ghostbusters.
Introduction:
We know Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis’ supernatural comedy as one of the defining blockbusters of the Eighties. A seemingly effortless fugue of Thirties style screwball patter and Saturday Night Live wit, »
- Ed Whitfield
Golden Globes hike Woody Harrelson, snub 'Astro Boy,' trumpet Miley Cyrus and Adam Lambert songs
2 December 2009 12:21 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Bad news for "The Messenger" star Ben Foster. Yes, he's made it onto the Golden Globe eligibility list for best lead drama actor, but so did costar Woody Harrelson. Woody was upped to lead status by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. qualification committee after being submitted for the supporting race. A press rep for the film insists that Woody will continue to aim for the supporting slot at the Oscars and Screen Actors Guild Awards, but such category confusion can cause a problem. Ask Jack Nicholson, who certainly would've been nominated for best supporting actor in 2006 best picture champ "The Departed" if he focused specifically on one race instead of straddling lead and supporting.... »
- tomoneil
Alec Baldwin: don't be a closer
2 December 2009 4:36 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Last month, The Guardian launched a campaign to rescue Nicolas Cage. Today, we're coming to the aid of Alec Baldwin
Yesterday's news that Alec Baldwin plans to quit acting wasn't particularly surprising (it's a promise he's made several times before). But it was, still, saddening. When other actors threaten to leave the profession - invariably because their egos have convinced them that they'd make brilliant politicians - you know that the giant salary and global adoration will always pull them back in.
But Baldwin's announcement was depressing not just because he seems convinced of his intentions this time, but because he's arguably one of the best actors around. To lose him purely because he can, sometimes, be a bit of a sourpuss borders on the tragic.
Fortunately he's not threatening to retire until 2012, so we've got plenty of time to change his mind. By hook or by crook, we need »
- Stuart Heritage
Remote View: Farewell To 'Eastwick's' Lovelies
1 December 2009 1:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
It was probably the right decision to cancel Eastwick.
I feel bad about saying that, because the acting in the series is downright incredible, but there's just something lame about the show. I don't know what it is — the plot? or the lack thereof? — but despite the laugh-out-loud moments, I found myself cringing too.
But don't ignore the show just because it's finished. In fact, with all the other programs going into winter hiatus, and ABC burning off episodes, now is a great time to catch an episode or two.
The series is based on the John Updike novel The Witches of Eastwick, which was previously adapted into a film starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Cher, and Susan Sarandon.
Eastwick, the series, is much different from that film. Plot and character were taking too long to evolve, I suspect.
I'm not joking when I say that some of the best »
Clooney is Next of Kin in Payne's 'Descendants'
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
George Clooney might be joining the ranks of Paul Giamatti, Jack Nicholson and Reese Witherspoon as he is currently looking to topline The Descendants for Alexander Payne. - George Clooney might be joining the ranks of Paul Giamatti, Jack Nicholson and Reese Witherspoon as he is currently looking to topline The Descendants for Alexander Payne. If production does indeed begin in February, we could see Clooney in a Payne-branded comedy by year's end. The project was set into motion by Fox Searchlight in 2007. Scripted by Blacklist regulars Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, this is based on the Kaui Hart Hemmings novel, set in Hawaii, the unconventional family drama tells the story of a newly widowed father -- the descendant of landowners and one of the richest men on Oahu -- who takes off with his two rebellious daughters to track down his wife's lover on the island of Kauai. »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
The Guidelines: Random notes from pop culture
27 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
This week: Stuart Heritage's top five moral dilemmas on film
The moral conundrum at the heart of new Cameron Diaz film The Box isn't whether or not you should see it – because reviewers seem pretty adamant that you absolutely shouldn't – it's this: would you push a button that gave you a million dollars, even if you knew it meant that a stranger would die? Fiendish. You would, obviously, but it's still quite fiendish. Here are five other cinematic moral dilemmas, along with their solutions …
Two boats filled with explosives – should passengers save themselves by blowing up the other vessel? Yes! They live in Gotham City, so it's not like they have anything to live for. Best-case scenario is that they survive and then a fat bloke dressed as a penguin comes along and kills them after a fortnight. They'd be doing the other boat a favour, »
- Stuart Heritage
Roman Polanski could be released from Swiss jail
26 November 2009 11:44 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Roman Polanski, Polish filmmaker, could very well be released from Swiss jail after more than a thirty yearlong court battle. In 1977 Polanski was accused of having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl he was doing a photo shoot with. The shoot took place in Jack Nicholson’s house, and was Polanski’s second with the girl. He has been back and forth from France, where he holds citizenship, to the Us who had an arrest warrant out for him in 1978, after the claims were made. He plead guilty with a plea bargain and a recent announcement of $4.5 million for him to reside at his mountain side chalet in Gstaad, according to the La Times. "It is very rare to get bail in an extradition case and especially in cases where the person's fled," said Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor and Loyola law professor, to the La times. Polanski has »
- Lindsay
Stephen King Writing “The Shining” Sequel
26 November 2009 12:55 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Stephen King is writing a sequel to his cult classic “The Shining.”
“The Shining” was released in 1977 and was adapted into a Stanley Kubrick film in 1980, starring Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, and Shelley Duvall.
According to the Torontoist, the 62-year-old novelist was at the Canon Theater in Toronto last week, treating fans to a 15-minute reading from his new book, “Under the Dome.” While there, King casually remarked about an idea that he began working on.
The second novel would center on Danny Torrance, the young boy from the original story with the gift of being able to communicate clairvoyantly with ghosts, and who is now an appropriately aged 40-year-old. All these years after being tormented by the spiritual inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel and his father’s alcoholism/homicidal rage, Danny is now working at a hospice using his supernatural powers for palliative purposes. King even offered a tentative »
- Allan Ford
Stephen King Writing 'Shining' Sequel
25 November 2009 9:12 PM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »
Best selling author, Stephen King, has shocked fans with the announcement that he is writing a sequel to his famous book "The Shining". The 1977 novel was adapted for the big screen three years after it hit retailer shelves and the film directed by Stanley Kubrick (Full Metal Jacket) and starring Jack Nicholson became a cult classic, considered one of the scariest motion pictures of all time. King confirmed he is writing a follow-up during an appearance in Toronto, Canada this week and revealed the story will be set 40 years later and revolve around the lead character Jack Torrance's son. The sequel is currently titled "Doctor Sleep". However, King admits he's nervous about writing a follow-up to his best story, joking to the crowd, "Maybe if I keep talking about it I won't have to write it."
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- Michelle Thorton
Stephen King confirms 'Shining' sequel
25 November 2009 12:19 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Stephen King has revealed that he has started work on a sequel to his book The Shining. The 1977 novel was adapted for the big screen three years later, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson. According to Contactmusic, King confirmed that he is writing the follow-up during an appearance in Toronto this week. The story will apparently be set 40 years later and (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
King Writing The Shining Sequel
25 November 2009 8:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Stephen King has thrilled horror fans with the news he has started work on a sequel to his most famous book - The Shining.
The 1977 novel was adapted for the big screen three years later and the film, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson, became a cult classic.
King confirmed he is writing a follow-up during an appearance in Toronto, Canada this week (beg23Nov09) and revealed the story will be set 40 years later and focus on the lead character Jack Torrance's son Danny.
The sequel is tentatively titled Doctor Sleep.
But King admits he's nervous about writing a follow-up to his best known story, joking to the crowd, "Maybe if I keep talking about it I won't have to write it." »
Stephen King plots The Shining sequel
25 November 2009 7:43 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Horror writer Stephen King has revealed that a sequel to The Shining would focus on a 40-year-old Danny Torrance
Jack Torrance's little boy Danny was last seen recuperating in Maine after escaping the insane evil of the Overlook Hotel, but Stephen King is now plotting a sequel to The Shining which would age the clairvoyant boy to 40 and transport him to a New York hospice.
Speaking to an audience of fans in Toronto about his new novel Under the Dome, King divulged that he'd begun working on a tentative idea for a follow-up to The Shining – first published in 1977 – last summer.
Danny, he said, was certain to have been left "with a lifetime's worth of emotional scars" after his experiences at the Overlook, where his father was possessed by the hotel, tried to kill him and his mother and eventually died.
How Danny deals with both his nightmarish experiences and the clairvoyance, »
- Alison Flood
Revenge of the shlockmeister: Roger Corman gets his due
25 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Roger Corman's output through the years may not be immediately familiar, but he's been a wide conduit for emerging talent and raw creativity. That's why he's finally been given an Oscar
"Ok, so, November 14th 2009, Roger Corman receives an Oscar. People … what took you so long?" The words of Jonathan Demme in his speech before handing over the statuette to Corman on that fateful evening.
Don't worry, you've not missed the Oscar ceremony (something surprisingly easy to do since Sky swiped the TV rights). This was the inaugural Governors awards, part of the new-look Academy that will see the number of nominees greatly expanded come March, where the board issue honorary Oscars to deserving talents who they missed out or ignored over the years. It's a shame this was such a sidelined event as we were denied the opportunity to see Hollywood's brightest and best politely clapping at a »
- Phelim O'Neill
MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Black Friday is approaching, fellow readers. No, I'm not talking about some sort of economic free-fall or any apocalyptic event that we might see in 2012. I'm talking about the shopper's paradise/nightmare that is the day after Thanksgiving, where all the hot holiday items are paraded about with slashed prices galore. While this day does wonders for your pocketbook, it takes a toll on your sanity with malls full of shoppers packed in like sardines, scurrying to complete their lists. We all know how trying these times are, so we here at MovieWeb are trying to make it a little easier on our readers. No, we won't be selling Blu-ray players for under $100, but we are compiling a tidy little list of our own complete with our top DVD buys of the season. Below you'll find a comprehensive guide to all of the hot titles that will be on the shelves this season, »
Eastwick | Cable Girl
23 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Find Desperate Housewives a bit too highbrow? Try Eastwick – it's very simple, rather sweet, and the mountie from Due South plays the Devil
For the days when a walk down Wisteria Lane seems far too much like hard work, there is now the delightful New England town of Eastwick. This new comedy-drama from ABC (showing on the Sci Fi channel from tonight) makes Desperate Housewives look like the German epic Heimat. But as the pulverising madness that is Christmas, end-of-year tax returns, and more Christmas descends, I find myself grateful rather than dismayed that something of such sweet simplicity is to be found anywhere.
Doubtless you know the story, from either John Irving's original book or the 1987 film The Witches of Eastwick. Three bored, frustrated and/or lonely women (in the small-screen version, they're nurse and mother-of-five Kat; artist Roxie; and pathologically shy reporter Joanna) befriend each other. Then, »
- Lucy Mangan
Set Visit: Nimrod Antal Takes Us Behind-the-Scenes of Armored!
23 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The acclaimed director discusses his upcoming heist thriller and its exciting ensemble cast
Best known for his 2003 directorial debut Kontroll, director Nimrod Antal returns to theater screens just in time for the holidays this year with his star-studded heist thriller Armored. The film, which stars Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne, Skeet Ulrich, Amaury Nolasco, Andre Jamal Kinney, Milo Ventimiglia, Fred Ward, and Columbus Short, revolves around a crew of armored transport security officers that risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly foolproof plan, the men hope to make off with a fortune. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all hell breaks loose. All bets are off and each man must fight to survive on a dog-eat-dog battleground made of steel. We met up with Antal on the set of his film, and here »
Sheen's Unusual Family Tree
23 November 2009 8:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Michael Sheen isn't surprised he's found fame playing well-known public figures - because his dad is a Jack Nicholson lookalike.
The Welsh actor has been transformed into Tony Blair to play the former U.K. prime minister in three films, as well as portraying journalist David Frost and football manager Brian Clough onscreen.
And Sheen admits he may have inherited his chameleon-like skills from dad Meyrick, who is regularly booked as Academy Award-winning actor Nicholson.
He says, "In America, people think that I'm a Tony Blair lookalike. I don't do work as a Tony Blair lookalike although I do have a lookalike in my family - my dad is a Jack Nicholson lookalike. He's a lookalike - not impersonator, there is a difference. He's a genetic freak, not a talented actor!"
Sheen's dad isn't the only relative in the star's family tree with an unusual occupation - his late great-grandmother worked in the circus and his great-grandfather was a miner-turned-street preacher.
He explains, "She was the first elephant and lion tamer in Barnum & Bailey's circus. God bless her - she was talented but she wasn't a looker! She had her left breast mauled off by a lion and the claw of that lion is on a chain somewhere in our family. My great-grandfather was a bit of a waster (drunk) in the town, in Port Talbot (Wales), and the story goes that he was lying in the gutter one night and God spoke to him and said you must mend your ways, save up money and buy the disused tin mine in the mountain. From that moment on, he never touched another drink and he saved up his money - everyone thought he was mad because there was no tin left in the mine. But they discovered a new vein of tin and he became the richest man in Port Talbot and became a street preacher from then on." »
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