Leonardo DiCaprio and Nina Agdal have split after a year together, and a source tells People that the breakup is “amicable” and that the two “remain friends.”
The split caps a blissful year during which the two captured headlines — and photographers’ lenses — with their glamorous, globe-trotting romance, which spanned posh locales like Ibiza, St. Bart’s and the Bahamas.
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, 25, and Oscar-winning actor, 42, had mostly kept their relationship – which kicked off last summer – out of the spotlight. Here’s a look back at everything we know that’s happened since they first linked up.
May 2016
DiCaprio...
The split caps a blissful year during which the two captured headlines — and photographers’ lenses — with their glamorous, globe-trotting romance, which spanned posh locales like Ibiza, St. Bart’s and the Bahamas.
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, 25, and Oscar-winning actor, 42, had mostly kept their relationship – which kicked off last summer – out of the spotlight. Here’s a look back at everything we know that’s happened since they first linked up.
May 2016
DiCaprio...
- 5/18/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Leonardo DiCaprio can’t resist a night out on the town with his friends.
DiCaprio, 42, stepped out with girlfriend Nina Agdal to attend an intimate showcase for an Australian band making its New York City debut on Wednesday night. Once inside, the couple were joined by the actor’s longtime friend, rapper Q-Tip, sources confirm to People.
The trio were among a small audience at the Ludlow House to watch the band Chase Atlantic perform.
“He was low-key but sweet. They hugged around the bar,” a second source tells People of DiCaprio and Agdal. “He made sure she had a seat.
DiCaprio, 42, stepped out with girlfriend Nina Agdal to attend an intimate showcase for an Australian band making its New York City debut on Wednesday night. Once inside, the couple were joined by the actor’s longtime friend, rapper Q-Tip, sources confirm to People.
The trio were among a small audience at the Ludlow House to watch the band Chase Atlantic perform.
“He was low-key but sweet. They hugged around the bar,” a second source tells People of DiCaprio and Agdal. “He made sure she had a seat.
- 3/30/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Nina Agdal is ringing in her 25th birthday in style — with a little help from her famous boyfriend and friends.
The model jetted off to the warm waters of St. Bart’s with Leonardo DiCaprio, where they met up with Orlando Bloom and a group of friends including tech mogul Jim Clark’s model wife, Kristy Hinze-Clark.
The group spent time together on the billionaire’s yacht.
“They were on vacation for her birthday in St. Bart’s on the yacht of a friend who invited them on board,” a source tells People. “They are having fun. “
They were also...
The model jetted off to the warm waters of St. Bart’s with Leonardo DiCaprio, where they met up with Orlando Bloom and a group of friends including tech mogul Jim Clark’s model wife, Kristy Hinze-Clark.
The group spent time together on the billionaire’s yacht.
“They were on vacation for her birthday in St. Bart’s on the yacht of a friend who invited them on board,” a source tells People. “They are having fun. “
They were also...
- 3/28/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
The fastest way to move on from a breakup? A tropical getaway with friends, of course.
Coming off his yearlong romance with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom headed to the warm waters of St. Barts for some fun in the sun. The 40-year-old actor spent time on billionaire tech mogul Jim Clark’s yacht before splashing around in the sea with Clark’s wife, model Kristy Hinze-Clark, and a mystery brunette.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star was all smiles as he sampled an array of activities, including paddleboarding and snorkeling, even snapping some photos on his phone to document the good times.
Coming off his yearlong romance with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom headed to the warm waters of St. Barts for some fun in the sun. The 40-year-old actor spent time on billionaire tech mogul Jim Clark’s yacht before splashing around in the sea with Clark’s wife, model Kristy Hinze-Clark, and a mystery brunette.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star was all smiles as he sampled an array of activities, including paddleboarding and snorkeling, even snapping some photos on his phone to document the good times.
- 3/21/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
He completely recut Midnight Cowboy, won an Oscar for The Killing Fields and worked on James Bond. William Boyd remembers the film editor they called Dr Clark, because he could make sick movies well again
One of the many adages that circulate in the movie business is that every film is made three times: once when it is written, once when it is shot and once, finally, when it is edited. Like many an old saw it is true, but I believe that it is a truth that can only really be recognised by people who have been physically involved in the making of a film. I don’t think audiences, or film critics or film theorists, for that matter, have any real idea of how a film can be totally reshaped and reinvented in the cutting room. As a film-maker, you hope that the editing process is merely an...
One of the many adages that circulate in the movie business is that every film is made three times: once when it is written, once when it is shot and once, finally, when it is edited. Like many an old saw it is true, but I believe that it is a truth that can only really be recognised by people who have been physically involved in the making of a film. I don’t think audiences, or film critics or film theorists, for that matter, have any real idea of how a film can be totally reshaped and reinvented in the cutting room. As a film-maker, you hope that the editing process is merely an...
- 3/18/2016
- by William Boyd
- The Guardian - Film News
Film editor who won an Oscar for his work on The Killing Fields
The film editor Jim Clark, who has died aged 84, was justly celebrated among British and American film-makers. Normally it is the fate of a film editor – someone who plays an essential aesthetic and technical part in the creation of a film – to be ignored by the general public and even critics. But in 2011 Clark blew his anonymous cover by publishing Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing, a lively and revelatory memoir of his days in the cutting room working on movies by, notably, John Schlesinger, Stanley Donen, Mike Leigh and Roland Joffé. It was his editing of two films by the latter – The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986) – that gained him an Oscar and an Oscar nomination respectively. He also won Baftas for the same two movies. In 2005, Clark received a lifetime career achievement award from the American Cinema Editors organisation.
The film editor Jim Clark, who has died aged 84, was justly celebrated among British and American film-makers. Normally it is the fate of a film editor – someone who plays an essential aesthetic and technical part in the creation of a film – to be ignored by the general public and even critics. But in 2011 Clark blew his anonymous cover by publishing Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing, a lively and revelatory memoir of his days in the cutting room working on movies by, notably, John Schlesinger, Stanley Donen, Mike Leigh and Roland Joffé. It was his editing of two films by the latter – The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986) – that gained him an Oscar and an Oscar nomination respectively. He also won Baftas for the same two movies. In 2005, Clark received a lifetime career achievement award from the American Cinema Editors organisation.
- 3/13/2016
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Jim Clark, who won both an Oscar and BAFTA for his film editing work on Roland Joffe's The Killing Fields, has died. He was 85. The news was announced by The Guild of British Film and TV Editors, which said Clark had been ill for some time. "He was a likeable and respected man and will be missed especially by Laurence his wife," said John Grover, the Guild's vice chairman, who had known Jim for many years. Born in 1931, Clark cut his teeth as an assistant editor at the famed Ealing Studios in London, where he found himself
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- 3/1/2016
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The British film editor’s credits included The Killing Fields, The Mission and Vera Drake.
Jim Clark, the Oscar-winning film editor, has died aged 85 following an illness.
The Guild of British Film and Television Editors (Gbfte), of which Clark was a founding editor, released a statement describing Clark as a “likeable and respected man” who “will be missed especially by Laurence his wife.”
Clark’s glittering career encompassed more than 40 films, including his Oscar and BAFTA-winning work on Roland Joffé’s 1984 war drama The Killing Fields and his BAFTA-winning work on the same director’s historical drama The Mission.
Additional credits included John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy, on which he was a creative consultant, and more recently as editor for James Bond film The World Is Not Enough and Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake.
Clark detailed some of his colourful experiences in the well-received 2011 memoir Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing.
Douglas Slocombe
Clark...
Jim Clark, the Oscar-winning film editor, has died aged 85 following an illness.
The Guild of British Film and Television Editors (Gbfte), of which Clark was a founding editor, released a statement describing Clark as a “likeable and respected man” who “will be missed especially by Laurence his wife.”
Clark’s glittering career encompassed more than 40 films, including his Oscar and BAFTA-winning work on Roland Joffé’s 1984 war drama The Killing Fields and his BAFTA-winning work on the same director’s historical drama The Mission.
Additional credits included John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy, on which he was a creative consultant, and more recently as editor for James Bond film The World Is Not Enough and Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake.
Clark detailed some of his colourful experiences in the well-received 2011 memoir Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing.
Douglas Slocombe
Clark...
- 3/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
For the third week of July, genre fans have quite a few Blu-ray and DVD titles to look forward to as we’ve got a great selection of horror and sci-fi films making their home entertainment bow on the 21st. Kino Lorber is keeping themselves busy this Tuesday with a pair of cult classics—Black Sabbath and Madhouse—that are getting an HD overhaul and the fine folks over at Scream Factory are releasing Tibor Takács' I, Madman on Blu as well. The critically-acclaimed horror comedy What We Do in the Shadows also arrives on both formats this week and for those of you kids at heart out there, Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery, is also coming home on DVD and Blu-ray.
What We Do in the Shadows (Paramount, Blu-ray & DVD)
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane—like paying rent,...
What We Do in the Shadows (Paramount, Blu-ray & DVD)
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane—like paying rent,...
- 7/21/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor conclude their two-part discussion of Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder.
About the films:
From the very beginning of his incandescent career, the New German Cinema enfant terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder refused to play by the rules. His politically charged, experimental first films, made at an astonishingly rapid rate between 1969 and 1970, were influenced by the work of the Antiteater, an avant-garde stage troupe that he had helped found in Munich. Collected here are five of those fascinating and confrontational works. Whether a self- conscious meditation on American crime movies, a scathing indictment of xenophobia in contemporary Germany, or an off-the-wall look at the dysfunctional relationships on film sets, each is a startling...
About the films:
From the very beginning of his incandescent career, the New German Cinema enfant terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder refused to play by the rules. His politically charged, experimental first films, made at an astonishingly rapid rate between 1969 and 1970, were influenced by the work of the Antiteater, an avant-garde stage troupe that he had helped found in Munich. Collected here are five of those fascinating and confrontational works. Whether a self- conscious meditation on American crime movies, a scathing indictment of xenophobia in contemporary Germany, or an off-the-wall look at the dysfunctional relationships on film sets, each is a startling...
- 6/30/2015
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
Paul Toombes has played a horror movie antagonist for years, but the wicked ways of his onscreen persona are now trickling into his real life world in 1974’s Madhouse. In 1975’s The Land That Time Forgot, World War I-era castaways wash ashore on Caprona, a place where dinosaurs still stomp the scenery. And in similar fashion to Psycho‘s Norman Bates, Ezra Cobb kills people with his mother in mind in 1974’s Deranged. Kino Lorber recently announced that they are bringing these three diverse films out on Blu-ray in the near future, and we have the trio’s release details for those interested in making them new additions to their collections.
Madhouse: Featuring a fresh HD master, Madhouse will hit Blu-ray in July. Bonus features and the cover art have not been revealed yet. Directed by Jim Clark, Madhouse stars Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, and Adrienne Corri.
Synopsis: “Masters of macabre Vincent Price,...
Madhouse: Featuring a fresh HD master, Madhouse will hit Blu-ray in July. Bonus features and the cover art have not been revealed yet. Directed by Jim Clark, Madhouse stars Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, and Adrienne Corri.
Synopsis: “Masters of macabre Vincent Price,...
- 2/9/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Vanity Fair Melissa McCarthy and other funny ladies in talks for Ghostbusters reboot. I'm rooting for Jillian Bell myself who is mentioned. Yay.
Buzzfeed a definitive ranking of Disney Prince butts - as great as it sounds though I'd place Prince Phillip higher because my imagination works (I love that former Prince Bd Wong even replied to his ranking on Twitter)
Vulture let us all worship Charlize Theron who has demanded (and been given) equal pay to her male co-star for The Huntsman. It's not like people went to the first movie for Hemsworth...Insane. Sexism by the numbers.
The Film Grapevine Birdman and the unexpected virtue of Contrivance
A Socialite Life Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone photobomb someone actually trying to take a photo of them
Slate on why Wes Anderson movies have never been popular with the Academy Awards before (presumably) now. Fairly good reasoning
Mnpp Wet Hot American Summer...
Buzzfeed a definitive ranking of Disney Prince butts - as great as it sounds though I'd place Prince Phillip higher because my imagination works (I love that former Prince Bd Wong even replied to his ranking on Twitter)
Vulture let us all worship Charlize Theron who has demanded (and been given) equal pay to her male co-star for The Huntsman. It's not like people went to the first movie for Hemsworth...Insane. Sexism by the numbers.
The Film Grapevine Birdman and the unexpected virtue of Contrivance
A Socialite Life Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone photobomb someone actually trying to take a photo of them
Slate on why Wes Anderson movies have never been popular with the Academy Awards before (presumably) now. Fairly good reasoning
Mnpp Wet Hot American Summer...
- 1/11/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Selma
Written by Paul Webb
Directed by Ava DuVernay
UK / USA, 2014
Selma is a shining example of how to create an informative biographical drama that still packs an emotional wallop. Rather than trying to portray the entire life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, director Ava DuVernay captures the essence of King by wisely focusing on three tumultuous months in his life. David Oyelowo delivers a mesmerizing performance as the civil rights icon, showing us a man whose passion is rivaled only by his intellect and political cunning. Selma takes an unflinching snapshot of American history that, sadly, feels more relevant today than ever before.
Nestled between the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a perilous 13 month period that would forever define America’s cultural identity. Racial segregation was legally dead, but Jim Crow was still alive and well in the American South.
Written by Paul Webb
Directed by Ava DuVernay
UK / USA, 2014
Selma is a shining example of how to create an informative biographical drama that still packs an emotional wallop. Rather than trying to portray the entire life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, director Ava DuVernay captures the essence of King by wisely focusing on three tumultuous months in his life. David Oyelowo delivers a mesmerizing performance as the civil rights icon, showing us a man whose passion is rivaled only by his intellect and political cunning. Selma takes an unflinching snapshot of American history that, sadly, feels more relevant today than ever before.
Nestled between the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a perilous 13 month period that would forever define America’s cultural identity. Racial segregation was legally dead, but Jim Crow was still alive and well in the American South.
- 1/8/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
'Selma' movie review: Politically salient in the early 21st century and 'beautiful in all the ways of cinema' (photo: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. in 'Selma') The title of director Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma tells us what the film is about, while implying what it isn't about. In other words, Selma is not about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- wonderfully played by British actor David Oyelowo -- even though the reverend is the film's gravitational center and its emotional weight accrues to him. Just like what took place in Selma, Alabama, back in 1965. In fact, Oyelowo's presence is as transfixing as that of the young Ben Kingsley in his transformative interpretation of Gandhi in Sir Richard Attenborough's 1982 titular classic about one of Dr. King's inspirational figures. Unlike Gandhi, however, Selma is a single canvas on which a few months in Dr.
- 1/3/2015
- by Tim Cogshell
- Alt Film Guide
Ava DuVernay's "Selma" is a wonderful film, a moving and powerful tribute to the American civil rights pioneers who helped bring about tremendous changes to their nation. Along with the likes of Nobel Laureate Martin Luther King Jr., a large number of equally committed individuals fought for the rights of their community against injustice.
One of the key participants of that Bloody Sunday that occurred on the Edmund Pettus Bridge was the Reverend Hosea Williams, member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and close associate with Dr. King. In the film he is played by Wendell Pierce, himself a vocal champion for justice and a tremendous talent to boot. As one of the backbone players on shows such as "The Wire" and "Treme," with "Selma" Pierce brings out some of his trademark wit and that exquisite baritone voice.
Moviefone Canada spoke with Pierce about his involvement in the film,...
One of the key participants of that Bloody Sunday that occurred on the Edmund Pettus Bridge was the Reverend Hosea Williams, member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and close associate with Dr. King. In the film he is played by Wendell Pierce, himself a vocal champion for justice and a tremendous talent to boot. As one of the backbone players on shows such as "The Wire" and "Treme," with "Selma" Pierce brings out some of his trademark wit and that exquisite baritone voice.
Moviefone Canada spoke with Pierce about his involvement in the film,...
- 12/31/2014
- by Jason Gorber
- Moviefone
It took more than just pleas from “Selma” director Ava DuVernay to convince Oprah Winfrey to join the film’s cast. In fact, the TV mogul and actress said it was a story about the real-life Civil Rights activist she portrays that finally persuaded her to change her mind.
In a previous interview with TheWrap, DuVernay revealed Winfrey “did not want to do it” and had to be asked several times.
Winfrey explained in an E! video why she finally came around: “The reason I said yes to this role is because of the magnificence of Annie Lee Cooper,” she said.
In a previous interview with TheWrap, DuVernay revealed Winfrey “did not want to do it” and had to be asked several times.
Winfrey explained in an E! video why she finally came around: “The reason I said yes to this role is because of the magnificence of Annie Lee Cooper,” she said.
- 12/30/2014
- by Alicia Banks
- The Wrap
Oprah Winfrey pulls no punches in Selma—literally. The Oscar-nominated media mogul plays Annie Lee Cooper, a real life civil rights activist most known for punching Selma sheriff Jim Clark. "The reason I said yes to this role is because of the magnificence of Annie Lee Cooper and what her courage meant to an entire movement," Winfrey says in an exclusive video featurette made for the Ava DuVernay-directed film. "Having people look at you and not see you as a human being—she just got tired of it." In the harrowing scene, Winfrey screams in agony as she is grabbed and thrown to the ground by police officers after she slams the sheriff in the head. "You cannot know where...
- 12/30/2014
- E! Online
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Few Americans have been remembered and venerated as greatly as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but Ava DuVernay’s excellent Selma isn’t interested in simply tipping its hat to the legend. Instead, Selma looks closer, to find the real man behind the icon and elegantly put his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement into perspective.
Though King (masterfully portrayed by David Oyelowo) was the face of the nonviolent protests throughout the ’50s and ’60s, he was not the only one to devote (and indeed eventually give) his life to the cause of racial equality, a distinction DuVernay’s film takes great care to make. There were others too, like John Lewis (Stephan James), the young chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Sncc) who led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on Bloody Sunday; Annie Lee Cooper...
Selma Review 1 of 5
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Few Americans have been remembered and venerated as greatly as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but Ava DuVernay’s excellent Selma isn’t interested in simply tipping its hat to the legend. Instead, Selma looks closer, to find the real man behind the icon and elegantly put his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement into perspective.
Though King (masterfully portrayed by David Oyelowo) was the face of the nonviolent protests throughout the ’50s and ’60s, he was not the only one to devote (and indeed eventually give) his life to the cause of racial equality, a distinction DuVernay’s film takes great care to make. There were others too, like John Lewis (Stephan James), the young chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Sncc) who led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on Bloody Sunday; Annie Lee Cooper...
- 12/17/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Oprah Winfrey's first day filming Selma was pretty intense. And it's not just because of the Civil Rights drama's heavy material. Her longtime friend and mentor Dr. Maya Angelou died on that day. "It was actually filming when all the marches got down on their knees and put their hands behind their heads and we were watching Jim Clark and actually the time she got into a tussle with [Selma sheriff] Jim Clark," Common, who plays activist James Bevel in the movie, told me the other day while promoting the film at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. "So it was a tough day and we knew that we wanted to pay homage to Dr. Angelou through the work that were doing." In the Ava...
- 11/15/2014
- E! Online
Oprah Winfrey can do anything. Just ask the cast and crew of Selma. As I told you yesterday, it took work (and some tuna fish) to convince the media mogul to not only produce but also appear in the civil rights drama. She plays Annie Lee Cooper, a real life Alabama woman who became best known for punching Selma sheriff Jim Clark. "You know what she's proud of, she did her own stunts!" director Ava DuVernary said. David Oyelowo, who stars in the film as Martin Luther King Jr., cracked, "She's going to be in Salt 2." Pretty impressive considering Winfrey was hesitant to play another woman who clocks someone as she had done in The Color Purple and Lee Daniels' The...
- 11/14/2014
- E! Online
Often we put our heroes on pedestals. Yet, even the greatest men in history have made mistakes, suffered because of their personal vices and doubted themselves at the most critical junctures of their lives. Ava DuVernay's powerful new drama "Selma" tells the tale of the Selma to Montgomery marches that spearheaded the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but at its center is one historically prominent hero who finds himself at a crossroads, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After leading the nonviolent movement that brought about the passage of the civil rights act in 1964, "Selma" finds Dr. King (David Oyelowo) and his organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Council (Sclc), focusing their efforts on removing the discriminatory practices that are effectively blocking African Americans from registering to vote across a majority of the South. Following a year of trying to register voters in Selma, Alabama with little success, the Sclc decides to...
- 11/12/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Being that director Jack Clayton grew up with the misfortune of having no father figure, he grew up with a deep affinity for the Henry James novella he had read as a child called “The Turn of the Screw,” which features a pair of parentless siblings who endure not only the void left by their parents and their neglectful uncle, but the deaths of those most close to them in their governess Miss Jessel and their uncle’s valet, Peter Quint. Following the Academy attention getting success of his 1959 film Room at the Top, Clayton pursued the rights to “The Turn of the Screw” only to find that 20th Century Fox held them through the acquisition of William Archibald’s stage adaptation of the book, “The Innocents,” which he was happy to have his acquaintance Truman Capote adapt into a proper throwback southern gothic ghost story that subverted genre expectations...
- 9/23/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
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A Ghost Story For Adults
By Raymond Benson
Under appreciated upon its original release in 1961, The Innocents is today considered one of the great film ghost stories. After all, it’s based on Henry James’ creepy The Turn of the Screw, a truly scary masterwork published in 1898. In the capable hands of Jack Clayton (fresh off his success with Room at the Top, which had been nominated for Best Picture and Best Director in 1959), the picture delivers a classic Gothic punch that is strange, beautiful, and, ultimately, powerfully disturbing. Faithful to the source material, the story is set in the Victorian era. The gorgeous and inimitable Deborah Kerr stars as a naive and, as it turns out, sexually repressed governess who is hired by an eccentric and secretive man (“The Uncle,” played by Michael Redgrave). She is to be a governess to his...
A Ghost Story For Adults
By Raymond Benson
Under appreciated upon its original release in 1961, The Innocents is today considered one of the great film ghost stories. After all, it’s based on Henry James’ creepy The Turn of the Screw, a truly scary masterwork published in 1898. In the capable hands of Jack Clayton (fresh off his success with Room at the Top, which had been nominated for Best Picture and Best Director in 1959), the picture delivers a classic Gothic punch that is strange, beautiful, and, ultimately, powerfully disturbing. Faithful to the source material, the story is set in the Victorian era. The gorgeous and inimitable Deborah Kerr stars as a naive and, as it turns out, sexually repressed governess who is hired by an eccentric and secretive man (“The Uncle,” played by Michael Redgrave). She is to be a governess to his...
- 9/22/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The civil rights drama Selma is already shooting down in Georgia, and Oprah Winfrey is producing the film that follows the historic 1965 voting rights campaign sparked by Martin Luther King Jr. The cast was just expanded with Tim Roth taking the role of Governor George Wallace, and now The Wrap reports Winfrey herself also has a role in the film. The television giant and Oscar nominee will be playing Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman who tried to register to vote and was unfairly denied by Sheriff Jim Clark (played by Stan Houston). Cooper became one of the more prominent leaders amongst the civil rights protesters. The rest of the cast includes David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., Carem Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, Tom Wilkinson as Lyndon B. Johnson, Cuba Gooding Jr. as Fred Gray, Common as James Bevel, Wendell Pierce as Reverend Hosea Williams, Stephen James as John Lewis,...
- 6/11/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
As the undisputed king of American gothic, Vincent Price holds a unique position regarding his association with British horror. From the mid sixties, nearly all his films were made in the UK, and while not as distinguished as The House of Usher (1960), Tales of Terror (1962) and The Raven (1963), they are not without interest. As an actor perfectly suited to English gothic, Price’s output includes two career-defining performances. In a nutshell, he had the best of both worlds.
Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The British phase of his career began with a bang. After directing all of Price’s Poe chillers for American International Pictures, Roger Corman wanted to give the formula a fresh approach by making his next film in England. Aip’s Samuel Z Arkoff and James H Nicholson had already produced several European films, so the next step was to establish a London base with Louis M Heyward in charge.
Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The British phase of his career began with a bang. After directing all of Price’s Poe chillers for American International Pictures, Roger Corman wanted to give the formula a fresh approach by making his next film in England. Aip’s Samuel Z Arkoff and James H Nicholson had already produced several European films, so the next step was to establish a London base with Louis M Heyward in charge.
- 4/11/2014
- Shadowlocked
Director: Paul Crowder; Writer: Mark Monroe; Narrator: Michael Fassbender; Running time: 112 mins; Certificate: 12A
1: Life on the Limit may be a veritable who's who of Formula 1 - featuring contributions from world drivers' champions such as John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jody Scheckter, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel to name but a few - but it's really the story of two men, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley.
It's easy to be cynical about both Bernie and Max - particularly when you think about some of the things they've hit headlines for away from the track. But 1 - which uses the tension between speed and safety as its angle - sheds light on their determination to improve safety that some younger followers of motorsport - this writer included - may not have fully appreciated. Both Ecclestone and especially Mosley are...
1: Life on the Limit may be a veritable who's who of Formula 1 - featuring contributions from world drivers' champions such as John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jody Scheckter, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel to name but a few - but it's really the story of two men, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley.
It's easy to be cynical about both Bernie and Max - particularly when you think about some of the things they've hit headlines for away from the track. But 1 - which uses the tension between speed and safety as its angle - sheds light on their determination to improve safety that some younger followers of motorsport - this writer included - may not have fully appreciated. Both Ecclestone and especially Mosley are...
- 1/7/2014
- Digital Spy
With Lee Daniels tackling a large swath of American history and racial politics in one fell swoop with his upcoming "The Butler"-or-insert-new-title-here, perhaps he already scratched his Civil Rights itch. In fact, back in 2010, he had already said he wasn't keen on doing two movies about the same subject back-to-back. If you remember, he was once slated to direct the Martin Luther King drama "Selma," and it was oh so promising. Had it come together, the historical drama would've looked something like this: David Oyelowo playing Martin Luther King, Hugh Jackman signed up as Sheriff Jim Clark, Liam Neeson portraying Lyndon Johnson; Robert De Niro attached to star as racist governor George Wallace; Cedric The Entertainer was set to play minister and activist Ralph Abernathy while Lenny Kravitz was also on board as activist Andrew Young. Well, financing didn't arrive and it all fell apart but...
- 7/11/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Try as they might, so far, Lee Daniels and Hugh Jackman just haven't been able to make a movie together. Over two years ago, the actor was lining up to play segregation enforcer Sheriff Jim Clark in the director's civil rights tale "Selma," which never was able to get in front of cameras. And then, earlier this year, Jackman was sought out for a role in Daniels' currently shooting "The Butler" but it never worked out due to "The Wolverine" schedule, which is also rolling in front of cameras at the moment. But by golly, they're hoping the third time's the charm. The La Times reports both are now attached to "Orders To Kill," a movie that will center on the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Now before you think this is gonna be some kind of Oliver Stone, "JFK"-style kettle of ideas, guess again.
- 8/1/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Two years ago, Precious director Lee Daniels and Hugh Jackman were gearing up to make the civil rights film Selma. That came unraveled, but apparently the two remained pen pals as they're now planning to make Orders to Kill, an alternate take on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jackman, who was set to play violent Alabama sheriff Jim Clark in Selma, will star as William Pepper, "a controversial attorney and activist who for decades has argued that convicted killer James Earl Ray, who recanted his confession and died arguing his innocence, didn't shoot Mlk," the L.A. Times writes. The plot will follow Pepper through the years, with a script based one of Pepper's books (there are two — An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King and Orders to Kill: The Truth Behind the Murder of Martin Luther King, the latter featuring a foreword...
- 8/1/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
Sebastian Vettel has taken everyone’s breath away with a sublime one-lap stint at the end of Qualifying to start tomorrow’s race at the front. His nearest challenger was Lewis Hamilton but he was 0.3 of a second away from what could only be described as a perfect lap of Valencia. This put Vettel alongside the likes of Alain Prost and Jim Clark, and only at 24 this is shaping to be a career to match or even eclipse that of the greats.
In Q1, Red Bull’s Mark Webber struggled with a broken Drs rear wing so lost out on over a second a lap with it’s use. This left him in the clutches of the mid-pack teams but, suprisingly, Heikki Kovalainen also took advantage of it and pipped Webber and Vergne to steal 17th place on his final lap as the Chequered flag came down.
Timo Glock hasn...
In Q1, Red Bull’s Mark Webber struggled with a broken Drs rear wing so lost out on over a second a lap with it’s use. This left him in the clutches of the mid-pack teams but, suprisingly, Heikki Kovalainen also took advantage of it and pipped Webber and Vergne to steal 17th place on his final lap as the Chequered flag came down.
Timo Glock hasn...
- 6/23/2012
- by Jon Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Indycar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have announced a first-of-its-kind movie-themed collaboration with DreamWorks Animation for the Company’s upcoming animated feature film Turbo, which is scheduled to be released on July 19, 2013.
DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo is the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to win the Indy 500. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make his impossible dream come true. Ryan Reynolds will lead an all-star cast including Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson.
“The Indianapolis 500 is a one-of-a-kind live event that has fascinated people of all ages for many, many years and Turbo is a character whose biggest ambition is to add his name to its list of international champions,” commented Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chief Executive Officer of DreamWorks Animation.
DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo is the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to win the Indy 500. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make his impossible dream come true. Ryan Reynolds will lead an all-star cast including Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson.
“The Indianapolis 500 is a one-of-a-kind live event that has fascinated people of all ages for many, many years and Turbo is a character whose biggest ambition is to add his name to its list of international champions,” commented Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chief Executive Officer of DreamWorks Animation.
- 3/16/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The best and worst racing to grace the silver screen
Grand Prix 1966
As if Eva Marie Saint were not enough of a draw, there are cameos from Graham Hill and Jim Clark in this John Frankenheimer epic, whose fictional racers are utterly believable.
Le Mans 1971
Steve McQueen's labour of love, co-starring a host of European actors, gave cinema its best-ever footage of racing cars in action and a great opening sequence of the circuit coming to life on race morning.
Senna 2010
The movie that even Formula One-phobes raved about, a Bafta winner, inexplicably failing to be shortlisted for best documentary at this year's Oscars.
TT3D 2011
Forget kids' films about bugs, this is the subject that 3D cinema was made for. As if the legendary Isle of Man race were not scary enough.
Days of Thunder 1990
With its cheesy love story, the only thing Tony Scott's turkey got...
Grand Prix 1966
As if Eva Marie Saint were not enough of a draw, there are cameos from Graham Hill and Jim Clark in this John Frankenheimer epic, whose fictional racers are utterly believable.
Le Mans 1971
Steve McQueen's labour of love, co-starring a host of European actors, gave cinema its best-ever footage of racing cars in action and a great opening sequence of the circuit coming to life on race morning.
Senna 2010
The movie that even Formula One-phobes raved about, a Bafta winner, inexplicably failing to be shortlisted for best documentary at this year's Oscars.
TT3D 2011
Forget kids' films about bugs, this is the subject that 3D cinema was made for. As if the legendary Isle of Man race were not scary enough.
Days of Thunder 1990
With its cheesy love story, the only thing Tony Scott's turkey got...
- 3/13/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Dreamworks Animation have just announced a collaboration with Indycar for a feature length animation set for release next year called Turbo.
Following their great success with the Shrek films, and its recent spin-off Puss in Boots, the Kung-Fu Panda films and the sublime How to Train Your Dragon the studio are looking to the racetrack for their next film which is summed up neatly as thus,
[T]he story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to win the Indy 500. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make his impossible dream come true.
Comparisons to Pixar’s Cars will no doubt follow from this announcement but Dwa have a decent line in original content and there’s sure to be a whole host of talent eager to lend voices to this production, not to mention a ton of merchandise. The film already...
Following their great success with the Shrek films, and its recent spin-off Puss in Boots, the Kung-Fu Panda films and the sublime How to Train Your Dragon the studio are looking to the racetrack for their next film which is summed up neatly as thus,
[T]he story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to win the Indy 500. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make his impossible dream come true.
Comparisons to Pixar’s Cars will no doubt follow from this announcement but Dwa have a decent line in original content and there’s sure to be a whole host of talent eager to lend voices to this production, not to mention a ton of merchandise. The film already...
- 3/12/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
-- Andy Griffith always saved room for Aunt Bee's rhubarb pie. The Brady bunch couldn't wait for Alice's meatloaf. It's not Sunday in Tony Soprano's house without gravy. And everyone knows that Don Draper enjoys an old fashioned now and then.
What you probably didn't know is just how robust an industry has been cooked up around helping fans eat like their favorite TV characters.
Because for about as long as viewers have been sucked into the lives of the Bradys, the Sopranos and the will-they-won't-they ups and downs of Rachel and Ross, a surprising number of them also have hankered for the characters' on-screen eats. And cookbook publishers have been happy to oblige.
Fans have responded. Ken Beck's 1991 "Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook" has sold 900,000 copies. Michele Scicolone says her 2002 book, "The Sopranos Family Cookbook," has sold 10 times as many copies as her other cookbooks. Publisher John Wiley and...
What you probably didn't know is just how robust an industry has been cooked up around helping fans eat like their favorite TV characters.
Because for about as long as viewers have been sucked into the lives of the Bradys, the Sopranos and the will-they-won't-they ups and downs of Rachel and Ross, a surprising number of them also have hankered for the characters' on-screen eats. And cookbook publishers have been happy to oblige.
Fans have responded. Ken Beck's 1991 "Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook" has sold 900,000 copies. Michele Scicolone says her 2002 book, "The Sopranos Family Cookbook," has sold 10 times as many copies as her other cookbooks. Publisher John Wiley and...
- 3/6/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
-- Andy Griffith always saved room for Aunt Bee's rhubarb pie. The Brady bunch couldn't wait for Alice's meatloaf. It's not Sunday in Tony Soprano's house without gravy. And everyone knows that Don Draper enjoys an old fashioned now and then.
What you probably didn't know is just how robust an industry has been cooked up around helping fans eat like their favorite TV characters.
Because for about as long as viewers have been sucked into the lives of the Bradys, the Sopranos and the will-they-won't-they ups and downs of Rachel and Ross, a surprising number of them also have hankered for the characters' on-screen eats. And cookbook publishers have been happy to oblige.
Fans have responded. Ken Beck's 1991 "Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook" has sold 900,000 copies. Michele Scicolone says her 2002 book, "The Sopranos Family Cookbook," has sold 10 times as many copies as her other cookbooks. Publisher John Wiley and...
What you probably didn't know is just how robust an industry has been cooked up around helping fans eat like their favorite TV characters.
Because for about as long as viewers have been sucked into the lives of the Bradys, the Sopranos and the will-they-won't-they ups and downs of Rachel and Ross, a surprising number of them also have hankered for the characters' on-screen eats. And cookbook publishers have been happy to oblige.
Fans have responded. Ken Beck's 1991 "Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook" has sold 900,000 copies. Michele Scicolone says her 2002 book, "The Sopranos Family Cookbook," has sold 10 times as many copies as her other cookbooks. Publisher John Wiley and...
- 3/6/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Kristy Hinze has revealed that she feels "blessed" to have her baby daughter. The Australian model and television presenter, who gave birth to Dylan Vivienne last September, said that she and her husband Jim Clark feel "over the moon" to be parents. Hinze told Woman's Day magazine: "Jim and I are over the moon [that] we get to wake up every morning to our gorgeous little girl. We really are blessed. Becoming a mum for the first time has been magical. "Every day, Dylan becomes more beautiful, healthy, happy and so full of life. Dylan is a sweet little girl. We are very lucky that she is a really good baby." She also defended her relationship with 67-year-old (more)...
- 1/18/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.
Justine Smith (9 viewings) Total of 40 viewings
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Directed by Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the best horror films ever made, in competition with Possession, The Exorcist, The Birds and Suspiria.
Justine Smith (9 viewings) Total of 40 viewings
Purchase
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Directed by Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the best horror films ever made, in competition with Possession, The Exorcist, The Birds and Suspiria.
- 10/26/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
My favourite moment in Charade is during the scene in the hotel lift where Audrey Hepburn places a finger in the dimple on Cary Grant’s chin. As he tries to impress upon her the seriousness of her situation, she asks, ‘How do you shave in there?’ She makes the line so offhand and natural that, though I am sure credit should go to Peter Stone’s script, it sounds like she just made it up on the spot. Some critics on the film’s release were harsh on it, feeling the comedy and the darker thriller elements of the plot didn’t sit together well, but watching it now the coupling of these two elements is exactly what keeps it entertaining; its main ambition is to show the audience a really good time.
Released in 1963, the film was already something of a throwback, particularly to thrillers of the 1940s,...
Released in 1963, the film was already something of a throwback, particularly to thrillers of the 1940s,...
- 10/23/2011
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
Kristy Hinze has given birth to a baby girl. The 31-year-old Australian supermodel and former Project Runway presenter, who is married to 67-year-old billionaire Jim Clark, welcomed her new daughter in New York with her husband by her side. According to The Daily Telegraph, Hinze's close friend Jo Ferguson is rumoured to be the baby's godmother. Hinze held a baby shower in Sydney in June which was attended by celebrities including model Jodhi Meares and designer Terry Biviano. During her visit to Australia, she stocked up on baby products in her (more)...
- 9/19/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Oscar-winning editor Jim Clark's hilarious memoir offers valuable insights into an often overlooked aspect of cinema
Numerous directors and a fair number of cinematographers have written autobiographies, but although there are useful books on the art and craft and editing, the only memoir I've come across by a film editor is the eye-opening When the Shooting Stops... the Cutting Begins by Ralph Rosenblum, the New York editor who saved Mel Brooks's The Producers and Woody Allen's Annie Hall from catastrophe. It appeared in 1979, and towards the end of it Rosenblum says of his trade: "The profession selects in favour of caution, timidity, self-abnegation, tact, 'a diplomacy', says British editor James Clark, 'which would normally put us straight into parliament'." Now in retirement, Jim Clark has put aside his diplomacy to write a revealing, funny, devastatingly frank account of a lifetime spent editing film.
Unlike many people in films,...
Numerous directors and a fair number of cinematographers have written autobiographies, but although there are useful books on the art and craft and editing, the only memoir I've come across by a film editor is the eye-opening When the Shooting Stops... the Cutting Begins by Ralph Rosenblum, the New York editor who saved Mel Brooks's The Producers and Woody Allen's Annie Hall from catastrophe. It appeared in 1979, and towards the end of it Rosenblum says of his trade: "The profession selects in favour of caution, timidity, self-abnegation, tact, 'a diplomacy', says British editor James Clark, 'which would normally put us straight into parliament'." Now in retirement, Jim Clark has put aside his diplomacy to write a revealing, funny, devastatingly frank account of a lifetime spent editing film.
Unlike many people in films,...
- 7/28/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Kristy Hinze enjoyed her baby shower yesterday. The Australian supermodel, who is expecting her first child with husband Jim Clark, invited celebrities including model Jodhi Meares, Wag Nation star Terry Biviano and fashion icon Gail Elliott to her Sydney waterfront apartment to celebrate the impending birth of her daughter. According to the Herald Sun, guests were seen getting out of luxury cars carrying pink parcels as gifts for the mother-to-be. Hinze recently revealed that her husband wants (more)...
- 5/16/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Kristy Hinze has revealed that she will be a "monster" of a mother. The Australian supermodel and former Project Runway host, who is currently pregnant with her first child, said that her billionaire husband Jim Clark wants her to be the disciplinarian when the baby grows up. Hinze told the Kyle and Jackie O Show: "[Jim is] really excited. He said, 'You're going to be the monster and she's going to be daddy's little girl', so I'm going to be (more)...
- 5/12/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Kristy Hinze has revealed that she is very "happy" with her husband. The 36-year-old Australian supermodel, who married 67-year-old Jim Clark two years ago, said that she doesn't care about what people say about the age gap between them. Hinze told the Herald Sun that she kept her relationship with Clark a secret initially because she didn't want to upset her parents but said that they decided to "just get on and deal with it" when they realised they were in love. She said: "People can say what they want. As long as those closest to me know that I'm (more)...
- 4/5/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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