In the "Futurama" episode "Amazon Women in the Mood", the blustering misogynist Zapp Brannigan (Billy West) takes control of a space-bound restaurant and pilots it through dangerous areas of space, merely because it's more adventurous that way. Naturally, the restaurant is damaged during its voyage and crash lands on a distant, uncharted planet with the Planet Express crew. They discover on the uncharted planet a race of nine-foot-tall Amazon women clad in animal skin bikinis and carrying clubs. The Amazonians rarely see men on their planet and are not exactly sure what men are supposed to be good for.
This premise, of course, is cribbed from any number of pornographic male fantasies stretching back at least to the publication of H. Rider Haggard's "She" in 1886. There is a streak of colonialist fiction that dramatized faraway places (that is: far away from Western Europe) as Edenic locales where women wear...
This premise, of course, is cribbed from any number of pornographic male fantasies stretching back at least to the publication of H. Rider Haggard's "She" in 1886. There is a streak of colonialist fiction that dramatized faraway places (that is: far away from Western Europe) as Edenic locales where women wear...
- 4/21/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
For more than a hundred years, the face of the ancient Egyptian mummy has been synonymous with horror, dread, and the ever reliable go-to Halloween costume. This can probably be traced to almost exactly a century ago when Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, and the latter’s daughter, Lady Evelyn, crossed the hitherto unbroken seal of King Tutankhamun’s tomb on Nov. 26, 1922.
Until that moment, the boy pharaoh had largely been forgotten by history. Yet as fate would have it, he left behind the only pharaonic tomb ever discovered mostly intact in the modern age. It was the greatest archaeological find of all time and should have been cause for lifelong celebration… but less than six months later Lord Carnarvon was dead. Technically, he died of blood poisoning, but as far as the British press (and soon the whole world) was concerned, the Curse of the Pharaohs got him! As other...
Until that moment, the boy pharaoh had largely been forgotten by history. Yet as fate would have it, he left behind the only pharaonic tomb ever discovered mostly intact in the modern age. It was the greatest archaeological find of all time and should have been cause for lifelong celebration… but less than six months later Lord Carnarvon was dead. Technically, he died of blood poisoning, but as far as the British press (and soon the whole world) was concerned, the Curse of the Pharaohs got him! As other...
- 10/9/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
60 years ago, Doctor Who was created with a strong educational element, mixing science and history facts with adventure. Initially some stories featured no science-fiction elements outside of the Tardis and its crew. This story format petered out by the fourth season, and ′The Highlanders′ was the last example until ′Black Orchid′ in 1982.
The final story of the second season created the ′Pseudo-historical′ format – a story set in Earth′s history but with an additional science-fiction element to the Tardis crew. This format persists to the present day. By ′Best Historical Episodes′ here, we don’t mean the dozen or so purely historical stories, but are including pseudo-historical stories too.
Some of these stories have a historical setting based around a historical celebrity. Others are more intertwined with historical events and use that setting as a springboard for their stories, but they all represent the best the show has delivered so far.
The final story of the second season created the ′Pseudo-historical′ format – a story set in Earth′s history but with an additional science-fiction element to the Tardis crew. This format persists to the present day. By ′Best Historical Episodes′ here, we don’t mean the dozen or so purely historical stories, but are including pseudo-historical stories too.
Some of these stories have a historical setting based around a historical celebrity. Others are more intertwined with historical events and use that setting as a springboard for their stories, but they all represent the best the show has delivered so far.
- 8/14/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Few movie stars ever reach the global icon status that Sean Connery enjoyed. In his youth he was the face of arguably the first modern film franchise, James Bond. The experience took him around the globe and laid the groundwork for a career where even into his 60s, no less than Steven Spielberg would say Connery remained one of “only seven genuine movie stars in the world today.” His roles are the stuff of legend: Bond, Jimmy Malone, Professor Henry Jones, Major General Urquhart, Robin Hood, and many more.
Yet few folks ever talk about the last cinematic role of his career, the classic literary character Allan Quartermain, nor do they mention the misbegotten comic book movie it was attached to, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. An adaptation of a respected Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill comic book series, and a film that leaned into Connery’s history as a...
Yet few folks ever talk about the last cinematic role of his career, the classic literary character Allan Quartermain, nor do they mention the misbegotten comic book movie it was attached to, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. An adaptation of a respected Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill comic book series, and a film that leaned into Connery’s history as a...
- 7/10/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
James Cameron got his start in the film industry doing visual-effects work for low-budget sci-fi movies like “Galaxy of Terror” and “Battle Beyond the Stars,” but it didn’t take long for his wizardry to land him behind the camera. Within just a few films, Cameron put his stamp on the whole industry, crafting oft-imitated sci-fi hits on reasonable budgets before throwing huge loads of money into epic and sometimes troubled productions which, fortunately for everyone, pretty much always found an appreciative audience.
Watching Cameron’s films, from his original low-budget short to his trilogy of underwater documentaries, is a trip through his lifelong passions. You can see seeds of future blockbusters in early schlock like “Piranha II: The Spawning,” and you don’t even have to look that hard.
13. “Expedition: Bismarck” (2002)
The second film in James Cameron’s deep-sea-diving documentary trilogy is the dreariest. Cameron once again travels to the bottom of the ocean,...
Watching Cameron’s films, from his original low-budget short to his trilogy of underwater documentaries, is a trip through his lifelong passions. You can see seeds of future blockbusters in early schlock like “Piranha II: The Spawning,” and you don’t even have to look that hard.
13. “Expedition: Bismarck” (2002)
The second film in James Cameron’s deep-sea-diving documentary trilogy is the dreariest. Cameron once again travels to the bottom of the ocean,...
- 6/22/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Writer/Director Joe Cornish discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Attack The Block (2011)
Rocks (2019)
Poltergeist (1982)
Gremlins (1984)
Avanti! (1972)
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
The Last Wave (1977)
Witness (1985)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Fearless (1993)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
Gallipoli (1981)
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
The Rescuers (1977)
Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)
Bambi (1942)
Dumbo (1941)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
This Island Earth (1955)
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Matinee (1993)
The Lord Of The Rings (1978)
The Omen (1976)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exterminator (1980)
Friday The 13th...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Attack The Block (2011)
Rocks (2019)
Poltergeist (1982)
Gremlins (1984)
Avanti! (1972)
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
The Last Wave (1977)
Witness (1985)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Fearless (1993)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
Gallipoli (1981)
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
The Rescuers (1977)
Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)
Bambi (1942)
Dumbo (1941)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
This Island Earth (1955)
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Matinee (1993)
The Lord Of The Rings (1978)
The Omen (1976)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exterminator (1980)
Friday The 13th...
- 1/24/2023
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
British director Piers Haggard OBE has died aged 83.
The film, TV and theatre director is perhaps best known for his 1978 BBC drama series Pennies From Heaven, for which he received a Bafta, and for establishing the directors guild Directors UK.
Haggard’s agents Casarotto Ramsay & Associates announced the news on Twitter, writing: “Our beloved client, Piers Haggard was a truly remarkable filmmaker, campaigner for directors’ rights, and wonderful human being. He will be deeply missed by us and all who knew him.”
“He is deeply missed by his family, friends, colleagues, and the industry at large,” the agents added in a further statement to Variety.
“[He was] a warm-hearted and generous man, full of energy, whose family was a large part of his life as both a husband, father and grandfather.
“Piers’ other great passion was as a campaigner of the rights of his fellow directors. He was instrumental in helping...
The film, TV and theatre director is perhaps best known for his 1978 BBC drama series Pennies From Heaven, for which he received a Bafta, and for establishing the directors guild Directors UK.
Haggard’s agents Casarotto Ramsay & Associates announced the news on Twitter, writing: “Our beloved client, Piers Haggard was a truly remarkable filmmaker, campaigner for directors’ rights, and wonderful human being. He will be deeply missed by us and all who knew him.”
“He is deeply missed by his family, friends, colleagues, and the industry at large,” the agents added in a further statement to Variety.
“[He was] a warm-hearted and generous man, full of energy, whose family was a large part of his life as both a husband, father and grandfather.
“Piers’ other great passion was as a campaigner of the rights of his fellow directors. He was instrumental in helping...
- 1/17/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
There are lots and lots of movies that have made lots and lots of money over the years of cinema's history. Heck, as of writing this (December 2022), there are 51 different movies that have made at least 1 billion at the box office, with "Jurassic World: Dominion" serving as the most recent addition to that coveted list. But only one movie gets to claim the top spot as the highest-grossing movie of all time: James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar." In a list dominated by reboots, sequels, and adaptations, an original sci-fi film from the most commercially successful director of all time reigns supreme.
Frankly, for many years, it wasn't even all that close. Only five movies have ever crossed 2 billion in ticket sales...
There are lots and lots of movies that have made lots and lots of money over the years of cinema's history. Heck, as of writing this (December 2022), there are 51 different movies that have made at least 1 billion at the box office, with "Jurassic World: Dominion" serving as the most recent addition to that coveted list. But only one movie gets to claim the top spot as the highest-grossing movie of all time: James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar." In a list dominated by reboots, sequels, and adaptations, an original sci-fi film from the most commercially successful director of all time reigns supreme.
Frankly, for many years, it wasn't even all that close. Only five movies have ever crossed 2 billion in ticket sales...
- 12/10/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
After director Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" took the world by storm in 1993, studios did what they always do when a film captures lightning in a bottle: Try and replicate its success while changing the original formula as little as possible. The only problem? "Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton didn't have a bunch of extra dinosaur novels lying around, waiting to be adapted, and had only just begun to write his sequel book, "The Lost World." What he did have was "Congo," a 1980 novel he had written as a throwback to Victorian-era stories about adventurers uncovering the remnants of long-lost civilizations (with H. Rider Haggard's 1885 Allan...
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- 6/9/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
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“Frightened Of Making The Movie”
By Raymond Benson
Of all the filmmakers throughout the years in which we’ve had cinema, two have had more books written about them than any other director. The first would be Alfred Hitchcock. The second is Stanley Kubrick. The number of tomes that exist for both is overwhelming. For Hitchcock, one can understand the depth of material that can be mined, seeing that Hitchcock made over fifty films. Kubrick, on the other hand, made only thirteen. One would think that no more could be said about the genius Jewish kid from the Bronx who made good… but that would be wrong.
Most of the books about Kubrick deal exclusively with his work, because that’s pretty much all we know about him. Stanley Kubrick was an intensely private person, a family man who carved out a unique...
“Frightened Of Making The Movie”
By Raymond Benson
Of all the filmmakers throughout the years in which we’ve had cinema, two have had more books written about them than any other director. The first would be Alfred Hitchcock. The second is Stanley Kubrick. The number of tomes that exist for both is overwhelming. For Hitchcock, one can understand the depth of material that can be mined, seeing that Hitchcock made over fifty films. Kubrick, on the other hand, made only thirteen. One would think that no more could be said about the genius Jewish kid from the Bronx who made good… but that would be wrong.
Most of the books about Kubrick deal exclusively with his work, because that’s pretty much all we know about him. Stanley Kubrick was an intensely private person, a family man who carved out a unique...
- 9/7/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Stars: Sandahl Bergman, Gordon Mitchell, David Goss, Quin Kessler, Elena Wiedermann, Harrison Muller | Written and Directed by Avi Nesher
Written and directed by Avi Nesher (Doppelganger), She is loosely, and I do mean loosely, based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard. Fresh off her appearance in films like Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja, Sandahl Bergman stars as the titular the beautiful warrior-queen who rules by the sword in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Women battle, men are used for ritual sex and sacrifice, but the arrival of three strangers plunges She into a nightmare quest for survival.
Together, She and her ill-matched companions cross the Forest of Yellow Death to encounter a tribe of innocents by day and man-eating werewolves by night, and an invisible sailor who literally multiplies when attacked. They make a last stand on Blood Bridge against The Norks, a master warrior tribe that lives only by war and pillage.
Written and directed by Avi Nesher (Doppelganger), She is loosely, and I do mean loosely, based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard. Fresh off her appearance in films like Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja, Sandahl Bergman stars as the titular the beautiful warrior-queen who rules by the sword in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Women battle, men are used for ritual sex and sacrifice, but the arrival of three strangers plunges She into a nightmare quest for survival.
Together, She and her ill-matched companions cross the Forest of Yellow Death to encounter a tribe of innocents by day and man-eating werewolves by night, and an invisible sailor who literally multiplies when attacked. They make a last stand on Blood Bridge against The Norks, a master warrior tribe that lives only by war and pillage.
- 4/8/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Titan Comics has announced Adler, a five-issue miniseries starting in February 2020 starring the only woman to ever best Sherlock Holmes, teaming her up with “famous Victorian heroines from science, history, and literature… such as Jane Eyre, Lady Havisham, Marie Curie, Carmilla, and Ayesha” to defeat Moriarty.
Comics Worth Reading has a preview and a recap of who’s who:
Irene Adler, the only woman to outwit Sherlock Holmes, appeared in one 1891 story, “A Scandal in Bohemia”. She’s been a favorite ever since, particularly with people who want to pair Holmes up romantically in a traditional fashion.
Lady Havisham is from Great Expectations, the crazy spinster in her wedding dress in a ruined mansion. Carmilla is a vampire who appeared 26 years before Dracula. Ayesha is the She written by H. Rider Haggard.
If you need me to explain Jane Eyre or Marie Curie to you, you are clearly not the audience for this story.
Comics Worth Reading has a preview and a recap of who’s who:
Irene Adler, the only woman to outwit Sherlock Holmes, appeared in one 1891 story, “A Scandal in Bohemia”. She’s been a favorite ever since, particularly with people who want to pair Holmes up romantically in a traditional fashion.
Lady Havisham is from Great Expectations, the crazy spinster in her wedding dress in a ruined mansion. Carmilla is a vampire who appeared 26 years before Dracula. Ayesha is the She written by H. Rider Haggard.
If you need me to explain Jane Eyre or Marie Curie to you, you are clearly not the audience for this story.
- 12/2/2019
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Olinka Berova is as sexy as Ursula Andress, but even with a new woman producer Hammer’s She sequel doesn’t give her new She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed much of a chance — the story just sits there and the kingdom of Kuma is woefully under-produced. Good photography and acting help, but one doesn’t earn high marks for the Boys from Bray.
The Vengeance of She
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1968 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 101 min. / Street Date February 26, 2019 / 29.99
Starring: Olinka Berova (Olga Schoberová), John Richardson, Edward Judd, Colin Blakely, Jill Melford, George Sewell, André Morell, Noel Willman, Derek Godfrey, Danièle Noël, Gerald Lawson, Zohra Sehgal, Christine Pockett, Dervis Ward.
Cinematography: Wolfgang Suschitzky
Film Editor: Raymond Poulton
Original Music: Mario Nascimbene
Written by Peter O’Donnell based on characters created by H. Rider Haggard
Produced by Aida Young
Directed by Cliff Owen
Aida Young took her first full producing credit for Hammer on 1968’s The Vengeance of She...
The Vengeance of She
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1968 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 101 min. / Street Date February 26, 2019 / 29.99
Starring: Olinka Berova (Olga Schoberová), John Richardson, Edward Judd, Colin Blakely, Jill Melford, George Sewell, André Morell, Noel Willman, Derek Godfrey, Danièle Noël, Gerald Lawson, Zohra Sehgal, Christine Pockett, Dervis Ward.
Cinematography: Wolfgang Suschitzky
Film Editor: Raymond Poulton
Original Music: Mario Nascimbene
Written by Peter O’Donnell based on characters created by H. Rider Haggard
Produced by Aida Young
Directed by Cliff Owen
Aida Young took her first full producing credit for Hammer on 1968’s The Vengeance of She...
- 2/19/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Queen Ayesha returns as a potentially deadly reincarnation in The Vengeance of She, and with the Hammer film coming to Blu-ray on February 26th from Scream Factory, we've been provided with the full list of bonus features, including new interviews and a new audio commentary.
From the Press Release: She used her beauty to bring kingdoms to their downfall and men to their knees! On February 26, 2019, Scream Factory is excited present the highly sought-after Hammer Film cult classic The Vengeance Of She on Blu-ray. Directed by Cliff Owen and based on characters created by H. Rider Haggard, this high camp fantasy film classic stars John Richardson, Olinka Berova (Lucrezia) and Edward Judd (Island of Terror). Noel Willman (Doctor Zhivago) and Colin Blakely (Murder on the Orient Express) also co-star in the movie. A must-have for movie collectors, this definitive Blu-ray release contains special bonus content including new 2K scan of the original film elements,...
From the Press Release: She used her beauty to bring kingdoms to their downfall and men to their knees! On February 26, 2019, Scream Factory is excited present the highly sought-after Hammer Film cult classic The Vengeance Of She on Blu-ray. Directed by Cliff Owen and based on characters created by H. Rider Haggard, this high camp fantasy film classic stars John Richardson, Olinka Berova (Lucrezia) and Edward Judd (Island of Terror). Noel Willman (Doctor Zhivago) and Colin Blakely (Murder on the Orient Express) also co-star in the movie. A must-have for movie collectors, this definitive Blu-ray release contains special bonus content including new 2K scan of the original film elements,...
- 1/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Deborah Kerr would’ve celebrated her 97th birthday on September 30, 2018. With six Oscar bids to her name, the Scottish-born thespian is one of the most celebrated performers of all time. However, she never actually won one of those little gold statuettes, giving her the dubious distinction of tying Thelma Ritter and Glenn Close as the most nominated actress without a victory. Still, she must’ve done something right to rack up all that Academy recognition. In honor of her birthday, let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1921, Kerr got her start on the London stage before appearing in her first film when she was just 20-years-old: “Major Barbara” (1941). She had her big break two years later in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger‘s epic “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” (1943). Kerr reunited with the filmmaking duo for “Black Narcissus...
Born in 1921, Kerr got her start on the London stage before appearing in her first film when she was just 20-years-old: “Major Barbara” (1941). She had her big break two years later in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger‘s epic “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” (1943). Kerr reunited with the filmmaking duo for “Black Narcissus...
- 9/30/2018
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
One of the core joys of comic books for the past fifty years has been playing with other people’s toys. I’m not hugely in sympathy with that impulse myself, but I can recognize that a lot of people want to do it, either directly (by writing comics) or indirectly (by reading those comics and arguing about how it should have been done).
Alan Moore, I’m coming to think, became a famous and respected comics writer because he has that urge on a level previously unknown to man: he wants to play with everyone’s toys, all at once, together, making some massive Lego set that takes over his living room and forcing his family to quietly leave and go live with relatives. (My metaphor may be breaking down slightly.)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen stories are clearly the strongest expression of that love: they take as many...
Alan Moore, I’m coming to think, became a famous and respected comics writer because he has that urge on a level previously unknown to man: he wants to play with everyone’s toys, all at once, together, making some massive Lego set that takes over his living room and forcing his family to quietly leave and go live with relatives. (My metaphor may be breaking down slightly.)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen stories are clearly the strongest expression of that love: they take as many...
- 4/1/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
They don’t make ’em like this any more, and the original TV spots for James Gray’s accurate retelling of history almost didn’t know how to sell it. Charlie Hunnam spends his life trying to solve a riddle of the Peruvian rainforest, in between fighting in WW1 and dealing with class prejudice. Yup, one could say the picture was filmed in a ‘classic’ style . . . can a show like that find an audience these days?
The Lost City of Z
Blu-ray
Broadgreen / Amazon Studios
2016 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 141 min. / Street Date July 11, 2017 / 34.99
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Edward Ashley, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDiarmid, Clive Francis, Murray Melvin.
Cinematography: Darious Khondji
Film Editor:John Axelrad, Lee Haugen
Original Music: Christopher Spelman
From the book by David Grann
Produced by Dede Gardner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner
Written for the Screen and Directed by James Gray
More...
The Lost City of Z
Blu-ray
Broadgreen / Amazon Studios
2016 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 141 min. / Street Date July 11, 2017 / 34.99
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Edward Ashley, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDiarmid, Clive Francis, Murray Melvin.
Cinematography: Darious Khondji
Film Editor:John Axelrad, Lee Haugen
Original Music: Christopher Spelman
From the book by David Grann
Produced by Dede Gardner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner
Written for the Screen and Directed by James Gray
More...
- 7/11/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ryan Lambie Jul 7, 2017
To tie in with the Into The Unknown exhibition, on now at London's Barbican, we look at how sci-fi has become a major cultural force...
It's not always easy being geeky. The celebrated genre writer Ray Bradbury knew this all too well; as a kid growing up in the 1920s and 30s, he was intoxicated by all things otherworldly and imaginative: classic horror movies, pulp sci-fi stories about Mars, comic strips detailing the exploits of Buck Rogers. Eventually, Bradbury's peers teased him mercilessly, until, in a bid to fit in, he ripped his Buck Rogers comics to shreds. But far from helping the young Bradbury draw a line under his obsessions, the destruction of his beloved comics left him feeling unhappy and soulless.
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To tie in with the Into The Unknown exhibition, on now at London's Barbican, we look at how sci-fi has become a major cultural force...
It's not always easy being geeky. The celebrated genre writer Ray Bradbury knew this all too well; as a kid growing up in the 1920s and 30s, he was intoxicated by all things otherworldly and imaginative: classic horror movies, pulp sci-fi stories about Mars, comic strips detailing the exploits of Buck Rogers. Eventually, Bradbury's peers teased him mercilessly, until, in a bid to fit in, he ripped his Buck Rogers comics to shreds. But far from helping the young Bradbury draw a line under his obsessions, the destruction of his beloved comics left him feeling unhappy and soulless.
See related Twin Peaks season 3 episode 8 review: Gotta Light? Twin Peaks season 3 episode 7 review: There’s A Body All Right Twin Peaks season 3 episode...
- 7/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie May 31, 2017
A major exhibition at the Barbican explores the history of the sci-fi genre. We catch up with curator Patrick Gyger to tell us more...
Science fiction is now part of the mainstream. No longer confined to the pages of niche pulp magazines or cheap mass-market novels, no longer the preserve of low-budget B-movies, the genre is just about ubiquitous in modern pop culture. From hit films like Interstellar and Guardians Of The Galaxy to such TV shows as Black Mirror and best-selling novels like The Hunger Games, sci-fi has become a vital means of exploring and making sense of the world around us.
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For proof, look no further than Into The Unknown: A Journey Through Science Fiction, a major new exhibition which starts at the Barbican Centre on the 3rd June.
A major exhibition at the Barbican explores the history of the sci-fi genre. We catch up with curator Patrick Gyger to tell us more...
Science fiction is now part of the mainstream. No longer confined to the pages of niche pulp magazines or cheap mass-market novels, no longer the preserve of low-budget B-movies, the genre is just about ubiquitous in modern pop culture. From hit films like Interstellar and Guardians Of The Galaxy to such TV shows as Black Mirror and best-selling novels like The Hunger Games, sci-fi has become a vital means of exploring and making sense of the world around us.
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For proof, look no further than Into The Unknown: A Journey Through Science Fiction, a major new exhibition which starts at the Barbican Centre on the 3rd June.
- 5/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Mar 16, 2017
BBC Radio 4 is celebrating the likes of Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard in its new To The Ends Of The Earth season...
Fans of BBC Radio 4's Dangerous Visions sci-fi strand might like to know that a new season of dramas celebrating nineteenth century adventure fiction is poised for take off. The station will be venturing into the unknown with a half-hour documentary on the cultural legacy of the adventure novel airing at 10.30am this Saturday.
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That's followed by the first instalment of a two-part Jules Verne dramatisation, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, airing at 3pm on Sunday. The story of an eccentric professor's obsessive and dangerous voyage miles below the Earth's surface, it sounds like just the thing to transport us...
BBC Radio 4 is celebrating the likes of Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard in its new To The Ends Of The Earth season...
Fans of BBC Radio 4's Dangerous Visions sci-fi strand might like to know that a new season of dramas celebrating nineteenth century adventure fiction is poised for take off. The station will be venturing into the unknown with a half-hour documentary on the cultural legacy of the adventure novel airing at 10.30am this Saturday.
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That's followed by the first instalment of a two-part Jules Verne dramatisation, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, airing at 3pm on Sunday. The story of an eccentric professor's obsessive and dangerous voyage miles below the Earth's surface, it sounds like just the thing to transport us...
- 3/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Sep 12, 2016
It was a camp classic in 1995, but did you know Congo was once going to be made in the early 80s with a real gorilla and Sean Connery?
"Congo is a dead project that will never be made" - Michael Crichton, 1983
Just about everywhere you looked in the summer of 1995, a pair of simian eyes stared back at you from the poster of Congo. Based on the best-selling Michael Crichton novel, Congo was billed as that year’s equivalent of Jurassic Park - another exciting creature feature with cutting-edge special effects and maybe just a tiny dash of horror.
“It’s a little like Alien at the beginning,” enthused director Frank Marshall, “in that it’s based in science fact, and like Indiana Jones at the end, with the lost city of Zinj.”
Determined to push Congo as a must-see summer film capable of competing with such...
It was a camp classic in 1995, but did you know Congo was once going to be made in the early 80s with a real gorilla and Sean Connery?
"Congo is a dead project that will never be made" - Michael Crichton, 1983
Just about everywhere you looked in the summer of 1995, a pair of simian eyes stared back at you from the poster of Congo. Based on the best-selling Michael Crichton novel, Congo was billed as that year’s equivalent of Jurassic Park - another exciting creature feature with cutting-edge special effects and maybe just a tiny dash of horror.
“It’s a little like Alien at the beginning,” enthused director Frank Marshall, “in that it’s based in science fact, and like Indiana Jones at the end, with the lost city of Zinj.”
Determined to push Congo as a must-see summer film capable of competing with such...
- 9/9/2016
- Den of Geek
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Some brilliant scores accompany movies that don't always deserve them. Here are 25 examples...
Can a film soundtrack rescue a movie that is otherwise a lost cause? One thing’s for sure: throughout the history of cinema, music has often been the redeeming feature of many an underwhelming movie. Here are 25 amazing film scores composed for films that, frankly, didn’t deserve them.
25) Meet Joe Black (Thomas Newman, 1998)
This somnambulistic three hour romantic drama should really feature an extra screen credit for star Brad Pitt’s fetishised blonde locks. Rising way above the torpid melodrama of the plot is one of Thomas Newman’s most hauntingly melodic and attractive scores, one that leaves his characteristic quirkiness at the door to paint a portrait of death that is both melancholy and hopeful. The spectacular 10-minute finale That Next Place remains one of Newman’s towering musical achievements.
24) Timeline (Brian Tyler,...
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Some brilliant scores accompany movies that don't always deserve them. Here are 25 examples...
Can a film soundtrack rescue a movie that is otherwise a lost cause? One thing’s for sure: throughout the history of cinema, music has often been the redeeming feature of many an underwhelming movie. Here are 25 amazing film scores composed for films that, frankly, didn’t deserve them.
25) Meet Joe Black (Thomas Newman, 1998)
This somnambulistic three hour romantic drama should really feature an extra screen credit for star Brad Pitt’s fetishised blonde locks. Rising way above the torpid melodrama of the plot is one of Thomas Newman’s most hauntingly melodic and attractive scores, one that leaves his characteristic quirkiness at the door to paint a portrait of death that is both melancholy and hopeful. The spectacular 10-minute finale That Next Place remains one of Newman’s towering musical achievements.
24) Timeline (Brian Tyler,...
- 3/29/2016
- Den of Geek
"Thor" star Chris Hemsworth is looking to add another iconic character to his resume as the Australian actor is reportedly circling a new adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's pulp adventure character Allan Quatermain.
The news comes from The Tracking Board which says Barnett Brettler ("20 Mississippi") has penned a new spec script which is drumming up interest in the iconic character who first appeared in the 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and went on to star in fourteen novels through 1927.
The character is a British big game hunter and marksman who spent most of his years in South Africa during the colonial era. He was a chief inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones and has been played by several different actors over the years - most notably in two 1980s Cannon Films starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. Stewart Granger, Patrick Swayze and Sean Connery have also played him on screen.
The news comes from The Tracking Board which says Barnett Brettler ("20 Mississippi") has penned a new spec script which is drumming up interest in the iconic character who first appeared in the 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and went on to star in fourteen novels through 1927.
The character is a British big game hunter and marksman who spent most of his years in South Africa during the colonial era. He was a chief inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones and has been played by several different actors over the years - most notably in two 1980s Cannon Films starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. Stewart Granger, Patrick Swayze and Sean Connery have also played him on screen.
- 11/19/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Fox has recently announced a reboot for the ailing League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen franchise. We take a look at its options...
It's probably fair to say that with news breaking recently to the effect that Fox are planning to reboot The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, their Alan Moore-created literary super-team franchise, reactions were a trifle mixed. For ardent fans of the original graphic novels, the response was polarised between excitement and disgust; to those whose only exposure to the League was the much maligned 2003 film adaptation starring Sean Connery, the announcement was most probably met with an iceberg of apathy floating amidst a sea of indifference.
In case you're unaware of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it was created by Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill in the late 90s. The original incarnation of The League are a disparate group of Victorian-era public domain literary characters, brought together by...
It's probably fair to say that with news breaking recently to the effect that Fox are planning to reboot The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, their Alan Moore-created literary super-team franchise, reactions were a trifle mixed. For ardent fans of the original graphic novels, the response was polarised between excitement and disgust; to those whose only exposure to the League was the much maligned 2003 film adaptation starring Sean Connery, the announcement was most probably met with an iceberg of apathy floating amidst a sea of indifference.
In case you're unaware of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it was created by Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill in the late 90s. The original incarnation of The League are a disparate group of Victorian-era public domain literary characters, brought together by...
- 9/22/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The month of March is quietly coming to a close in terms of home entertainment choices as there are only just a handful of genre-related titles making their way to Blu-ray and DVD this week. Paramount is releasing Christopher Nolan’s latest sci-fi epic, Interstellar, onto all formats, Blue Underground is bringing two separate collections of cult classics from both Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci to high definition, and Olive Films has dug up a few overlooked gems to release on March 31st as well.
Allan Quatermain & The Lost City of Gold (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone are back for more exciting adventures in the action packed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. Allan (Richard Chamberlain, Shogun) and Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct) are newly engaged and preparing to leave for America where they’ll be married. Or so they think.
Allan Quatermain & The Lost City of Gold (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone are back for more exciting adventures in the action packed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. Allan (Richard Chamberlain, Shogun) and Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct) are newly engaged and preparing to leave for America where they’ll be married. Or so they think.
- 3/31/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Matt Cimber, the director of cult favorites Hundra (1983) and Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984) which both starred actress Laurene Landon as the titular heroines, is set to direct an updated remake of King Solomon’s Mines. First published as a novel in 1885 by author Sir Henry Rider Haggard, the story has been made into films on at least six occasions. The new film will be written by longtime Cimber … Continue reading →
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- 2/23/2014
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
What The Farm 51 attempts to do with Deadfall Adventures is recreate the action-adventure archetype of the 1980s, complete with the grizzled disenchanted hero, James Quatermain, exotic faraway lands, supernatural events and of course, the “damsel in distress.” The problem with this is that instead of empowering the player or creating a unique exciting experience, Deadfall Adventures turns out to be a poor, hand-holding attempt at an Indiana Jones parody.
When I say that Deadfall Adventures seems to copy Indiana Jones, I don’t mean that there are a couple of similar elements, as it literally uses some of the most iconic things about the movie series; there are Nazis, mine-cart rides, mysterious ancient artifacts, giant falling boulders and one of the main characters just happens to be an archaeologist. Apparently the game is actually based off of the H. Rider Haggard Quatermain novels, which were the basis for the Indiana Jones series,...
When I say that Deadfall Adventures seems to copy Indiana Jones, I don’t mean that there are a couple of similar elements, as it literally uses some of the most iconic things about the movie series; there are Nazis, mine-cart rides, mysterious ancient artifacts, giant falling boulders and one of the main characters just happens to be an archaeologist. Apparently the game is actually based off of the H. Rider Haggard Quatermain novels, which were the basis for the Indiana Jones series,...
- 11/13/2013
- by Nick Shively
- We Got This Covered
News Louisa Mellor 10 Jul 2013 - 07:45
Fox is developing a TV adaptation of Alan Moore's The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen...
Alan Moore's 'Justice League of Victorian England' comic book series is being given another outing on screen, a decade after Stephen Norrington's er, less-than well-received 2003 feature adaptation.
Fox, it's been announced, has ordered a pilot for a new version of Moore and Kevin O'Neill's concept, which sees fictional Victorian characters from the worlds of Jules Verne, H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.G. Wells and Bram Stoker, team up to fight bad guys.
As a 'put pilot' commitment, Fox will incur a penalty should the pilot not be aired, so according to those in the know, that makes it a very good bet we'll eventually see some League action on screen.
The official bumpf describes the show as "A drama series based on Alan Moore’s...
Fox is developing a TV adaptation of Alan Moore's The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen...
Alan Moore's 'Justice League of Victorian England' comic book series is being given another outing on screen, a decade after Stephen Norrington's er, less-than well-received 2003 feature adaptation.
Fox, it's been announced, has ordered a pilot for a new version of Moore and Kevin O'Neill's concept, which sees fictional Victorian characters from the worlds of Jules Verne, H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.G. Wells and Bram Stoker, team up to fight bad guys.
As a 'put pilot' commitment, Fox will incur a penalty should the pilot not be aired, so according to those in the know, that makes it a very good bet we'll eventually see some League action on screen.
The official bumpf describes the show as "A drama series based on Alan Moore’s...
- 7/10/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It's the upcoming project from Polish developer The Farm 51 ("Necrovision," "Painkiller: Hell and Damnation"), and it's got spies, ancient artifacts, Atlantis, and--obviously--dual-wielding.
The shooter, formerly known as "Project Adventurer," is headed to the Xbox 360 and PC sometime in the second quarter through publisher Nordic Games. The hook here is that the main character is the descendant of explorer and H. Rider Haggard creation Allan Quatermain, and The Farm 51 have found a handy excuse to get out of the Space Marine/Mideast conflict box that most shooters are trapped in these days.
t's the year 1938. James Lee Quatermain is a man of many talents, yet holding on to money isn't one of them. James is an adventurer by trade, just like his legendary great-grandfather Allan Quatermain. And he knows how to squeeze money out of this famous name of his, while at the same time despising it. Despising those who believe...
The shooter, formerly known as "Project Adventurer," is headed to the Xbox 360 and PC sometime in the second quarter through publisher Nordic Games. The hook here is that the main character is the descendant of explorer and H. Rider Haggard creation Allan Quatermain, and The Farm 51 have found a handy excuse to get out of the Space Marine/Mideast conflict box that most shooters are trapped in these days.
t's the year 1938. James Lee Quatermain is a man of many talents, yet holding on to money isn't one of them. James is an adventurer by trade, just like his legendary great-grandfather Allan Quatermain. And he knows how to squeeze money out of this famous name of his, while at the same time despising it. Despising those who believe...
- 2/28/2013
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
Clint Eastwood is in my opinion the only living (and working for that matter) Hollywood icon left of his generation. I’m sorry, but today’s A-listers just aren’t the same. Eastwood has the star quality that only the greats had.
Once upon a time the western was the big action genre, filling young boys hearts with a burning passion to pick up a toy gun and shoot their friends. Nowadays the place in the hearts and minds of our children has been taken up by superheroes. We are experiencing a superhero boom at the moment and while we may well be heading towards a superhero recession, it has yet to hit. So what if Clint was still in his prime? Where would the hero of yesteryear fit into today’s spandex clad, muscle suit wearing geek fests?
Here are 5 characters that Clint Eastwood would not only be amazing as,...
Once upon a time the western was the big action genre, filling young boys hearts with a burning passion to pick up a toy gun and shoot their friends. Nowadays the place in the hearts and minds of our children has been taken up by superheroes. We are experiencing a superhero boom at the moment and while we may well be heading towards a superhero recession, it has yet to hit. So what if Clint was still in his prime? Where would the hero of yesteryear fit into today’s spandex clad, muscle suit wearing geek fests?
Here are 5 characters that Clint Eastwood would not only be amazing as,...
- 6/16/2012
- by Ed Moorhouse
- Obsessed with Film
The recently renamed Sonar Entertainment (formerly Rhi)—like the revitalized MGM and Miramax before it—has decided that the best way to stake its claim on the future is to dig out the past, a metaphorical groping under the couch cushions that has already turned up a franchise dust bunny in a Hellraiser TV show and now, a perfectly good public domain property that no one was using: Allan Quatermain. The Hollywood Reporter says that Sonar has teamed with Ecosse Films—makers of the Starz drama Camelot—to create a new 10-part series starring the H. Rider Haggard-created adventurer who ...
- 4/3/2012
- avclub.com
Two long thought dead and past it properties are looking to be revived - on the small screen.
Sonar Entertainment (a rebranded Rhi Entertainment) has announced it is developing weekly dramas based on both Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" films and H. Rider Haggard's pulp adventure hero Allan Quatermain.
Panacea Entertainment is co-producing the new take on "Hellraiser" which will see the return of Pinhead and the Cenobites, however there's no word on what form the show will take.
In regards to "Quatermain", Sonar and Ecosse Films are developing ten hour-long episodes with a combined budget of $30 million says The Hollywood Reporter.
Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle ("Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal") will pen the series with this season serving as an adaptation of the most famous story featuring the character - "King Solomon's Mines". The scripts are expected to be completed by mid-year and shooting will take place in Africa.
Sonar Entertainment (a rebranded Rhi Entertainment) has announced it is developing weekly dramas based on both Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" films and H. Rider Haggard's pulp adventure hero Allan Quatermain.
Panacea Entertainment is co-producing the new take on "Hellraiser" which will see the return of Pinhead and the Cenobites, however there's no word on what form the show will take.
In regards to "Quatermain", Sonar and Ecosse Films are developing ten hour-long episodes with a combined budget of $30 million says The Hollywood Reporter.
Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle ("Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal") will pen the series with this season serving as an adaptation of the most famous story featuring the character - "King Solomon's Mines". The scripts are expected to be completed by mid-year and shooting will take place in Africa.
- 4/3/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sonar Entertainment and Ecosse Films have teamed up for a $30 million, 10-part action-adventure series based on H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain books, says The Hollywood Reporter . The project is a joint venture between Sonar Entertainment and Ecosse Films ("Camelot," "Monarch of the Glen"). Writers Richard Kurti and Bez Doyle ("Going Postal") are on board to pen the script. "It.s an incredible character from a range of best selling books," Stewart Till, CEO of Sonar Entertainment said. "I read all the books as a child and it is something that many Brits have grown up with. It's also the kind of high-concept adventure that broadcasters are looking for." The show is expected to shoot in Africa.
- 4/3/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Sonar Entertainment and Ecosse Films ("Camelot") will team up for a $30 million, 10-part action-adventure TV series based on author H. Rider Haggard's 'Allan Quatermain' novels.
The adaptations will be scripted by Richard Kurti and Bez Doyle.
Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and its various prequels and sequels, characterized as an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa, who supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the 'Dark Continent', though he also favours native Africans' having a say in their affairs.
Quatermain is an imperial outdoorsman who finds English cities and climate unbearable. He prefers to spend most of his life in Africa, where he grew up under the care of his widower father, a Christian missionary. Native Africans refer to Quatermain as 'Macumazahn' ("Watcher-by-Night") a reference to his nocturnal habits and 'keen instincts'.
Quatermain is...
The adaptations will be scripted by Richard Kurti and Bez Doyle.
Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and its various prequels and sequels, characterized as an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa, who supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the 'Dark Continent', though he also favours native Africans' having a say in their affairs.
Quatermain is an imperial outdoorsman who finds English cities and climate unbearable. He prefers to spend most of his life in Africa, where he grew up under the care of his widower father, a Christian missionary. Native Africans refer to Quatermain as 'Macumazahn' ("Watcher-by-Night") a reference to his nocturnal habits and 'keen instincts'.
Quatermain is...
- 4/3/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Even though Arthur Conan Doyle wrote only four novels and 56 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, his sleuthing never stops.
Robert Downey Jr solves more mysteries in December with sequel A Game of Shadows, while Benedict Cumberbatch brings his own hit version of the Baker Street legend back to the BBC later this year.
And if that's not enough deductive derring-do, the fictional detective is also getting a new comic book.
New adventures from Sherlock Holmes and fellow Victorian-era hero Allan Quatermain are set to unfold in the pages of American publisher Bluewater Comics.
It has announced two four-issue limited series featuring the iconic characters, starting in December.
Sherlock 1, written by Ken Janssens with pencils and cover by Matt Marting, finds Arthur Conan Doyle's hero trying to solve a murder while dealing with a haunted hoarding house.
"Throughout my life, I have been creating characters that have been influenced by Sherlock Holmes,...
Robert Downey Jr solves more mysteries in December with sequel A Game of Shadows, while Benedict Cumberbatch brings his own hit version of the Baker Street legend back to the BBC later this year.
And if that's not enough deductive derring-do, the fictional detective is also getting a new comic book.
New adventures from Sherlock Holmes and fellow Victorian-era hero Allan Quatermain are set to unfold in the pages of American publisher Bluewater Comics.
It has announced two four-issue limited series featuring the iconic characters, starting in December.
Sherlock 1, written by Ken Janssens with pencils and cover by Matt Marting, finds Arthur Conan Doyle's hero trying to solve a murder while dealing with a haunted hoarding house.
"Throughout my life, I have been creating characters that have been influenced by Sherlock Holmes,...
- 10/11/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
Synopsis: Four legendary filmmakers direct some of Europe’s biggest stars in Boccaccio ’70, a landmark anthology film. Mario Monicelli (Big Deal on Madonna Street), Federico Fellini (8½), Luchino Visconti (The Leopard) and Vittorio De Sica (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) direct Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider and more through four stories of unashamed eros. Modeled on Boccaccio’s Decameron, they are comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy. Monicelli’s “Renzo e Luciana” (cut out of the original American release) is a frothy tale of young love and office politics in the big city. Fellini’s notorious “Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio” features Ekberg as a busty model in a milk advertisement whose image begins to haunt an aging prude. Visconti’s “Il Lavoro” stars Romy Schneider as a trophy wife enduring her husband’s very public affairs,...
Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
Synopsis: Four legendary filmmakers direct some of Europe’s biggest stars in Boccaccio ’70, a landmark anthology film. Mario Monicelli (Big Deal on Madonna Street), Federico Fellini (8½), Luchino Visconti (The Leopard) and Vittorio De Sica (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) direct Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider and more through four stories of unashamed eros. Modeled on Boccaccio’s Decameron, they are comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy. Monicelli’s “Renzo e Luciana” (cut out of the original American release) is a frothy tale of young love and office politics in the big city. Fellini’s notorious “Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio” features Ekberg as a busty model in a milk advertisement whose image begins to haunt an aging prude. Visconti’s “Il Lavoro” stars Romy Schneider as a trophy wife enduring her husband’s very public affairs,...
- 9/19/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Above: If you ever wondered what a pharaoh's nursery would look like...
He was born Manó Kertész Kaminer in Hungary in 1886, began directing as Kertész Mihály, switched to Mihály Kertész in 1917, and was known in Hollywood as Michael Curtiz. The film that got him there, Moon of Israel (1924), sees him credited in English as Michael Courtice. But despite the dancing letters of his name, he was remarkably consistent in his approach.
Warner Brothers imported him from Austria, and Jack Warner would soon come to bemoan the prolific and successful emigré's tendencies to indulge in frequent tracking shots that seemed to have little to do with the plot, and to focus on set design and visuals over actors and story. Yet somehow, perhaps due to that elusive and phantasmal "genius of the system", Curtiz's approach meshed with the Warners house style to create movies where incessant gliding across glossy obsidians and...
He was born Manó Kertész Kaminer in Hungary in 1886, began directing as Kertész Mihály, switched to Mihály Kertész in 1917, and was known in Hollywood as Michael Curtiz. The film that got him there, Moon of Israel (1924), sees him credited in English as Michael Courtice. But despite the dancing letters of his name, he was remarkably consistent in his approach.
Warner Brothers imported him from Austria, and Jack Warner would soon come to bemoan the prolific and successful emigré's tendencies to indulge in frequent tracking shots that seemed to have little to do with the plot, and to focus on set design and visuals over actors and story. Yet somehow, perhaps due to that elusive and phantasmal "genius of the system", Curtiz's approach meshed with the Warners house style to create movies where incessant gliding across glossy obsidians and...
- 7/21/2011
- MUBI
Following his 10-year stint as DC Comic's Clark Kent/Superman on the CW series Smallville, Tom Welling is looking for new roles, and one of them might have him jumping to a rival company. Marvel Studios reportedly has Welling on its radar for an upcoming adaptation of one of their comic books. But which one remains a mystery. Currently, Marvel has adaptations for Doctor Strange, Runaways and Deathlok on the horizon. It is also possible that Welling may re-team with Smallville producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for Quartermain, an adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's novel, King Solomon's Mines, which has Sam Worthington featured as the lead. There are, of course, a seemingly endless list of characters in the Marvel Comics universe, so with that in mind, we turn the comments section...
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- 5/11/2011
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Avatar star Sam Worthington has decided to produce an upcoming sci-fi film Quatermain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Aussie actor is all set to act and produce a re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain. It was made famous in the hit novel King Solomon's Mines, reports the Daily Express. Unlike Quatermain novels' original setting in Africa, Worthington's edition will see the protagonist return to Earth after a space trip-only to find there are no humans left on the planet. ...
- 5/20/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
London, May 19 – ‘Avatar’ Star Sam Worthington has decided to produce an upcoming sci-fi film ‘Quatermain’.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Aussie actor is all set to act and produce a re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain.
It was made famous in the hit novel King Solomon’s Mines, reports the Daily Express.
Unlike Quatermain novels’ original setting in Africa, Worthington’s edition will see the protagonist return to Earth after a space trip-only to find there are no humans left on the lanet. (Ani)...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Aussie actor is all set to act and produce a re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain.
It was made famous in the hit novel King Solomon’s Mines, reports the Daily Express.
Unlike Quatermain novels’ original setting in Africa, Worthington’s edition will see the protagonist return to Earth after a space trip-only to find there are no humans left on the lanet. (Ani)...
- 5/19/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles, May 19 – Australian actor Sam Worthington will star and produce a sci-fi film titled ‘Quatermain’.
He will play Allan Quatermain from H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventure novel ‘King Solomon’s Mines’, reports imdb.com.
Instead of the novel’s original setting in Africa, the ‘Avatar’ star’s adaptation will see the protagonist return to earth following a space trip – only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
–Indo-Asian News Service
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He will play Allan Quatermain from H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventure novel ‘King Solomon’s Mines’, reports imdb.com.
Instead of the novel’s original setting in Africa, the ‘Avatar’ star’s adaptation will see the protagonist return to earth following a space trip – only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
–Indo-Asian News Service
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- 5/19/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Avatar star Sam Worthington is set to add producer to his resume when he takes charge of upcoming sci-fi film Quatermain.
The Aussie actor will star in and produce a big screen re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain, made famous in the hit novel King Solomon's Mines.
Worthington will lead the production as well as taking on the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Instead of the Quatermain novels' original setting in Africa, Worthington's adaptation will see the protagonist return to Earth following a space trip - only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
Worthington will work alongside Hannah Montana: The Movie producing duo Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
The Aussie actor will star in and produce a big screen re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain, made famous in the hit novel King Solomon's Mines.
Worthington will lead the production as well as taking on the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Instead of the Quatermain novels' original setting in Africa, Worthington's adaptation will see the protagonist return to Earth following a space trip - only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
Worthington will work alongside Hannah Montana: The Movie producing duo Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
- 5/18/2010
- WENN
After Avatar and Clash of the Titans, Sam Worthington is attached to star in another big-budget sci-fi project, set up at DreamWorks, titled Quatermain.
But that’s not all! He will not be only the titular hero, he will also make his debut as a producer!
You are probably familiar with this story, since the character of Allan Quatermain has been portrayed in film and television over the years, and he has been played by many actors, such as Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery and Patrick Swayze. But still, let’s see how things will work out for Worthington in the same role…
So, Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines and its various prequels and sequels. He’s “an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa. He supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the Dark Continent, and...
But that’s not all! He will not be only the titular hero, he will also make his debut as a producer!
You are probably familiar with this story, since the character of Allan Quatermain has been portrayed in film and television over the years, and he has been played by many actors, such as Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery and Patrick Swayze. But still, let’s see how things will work out for Worthington in the same role…
So, Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines and its various prequels and sequels. He’s “an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa. He supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the Dark Continent, and...
- 5/18/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
The last time we saw Allan Quartermain on the big screen was in the 2003 dud directed by Stephen Norrington, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a film so bad, that leading man Sean Connery quit the world of acting altogether. So is Quartermain a wise choice for Aussie action man, Sam Worthington’s next meaty role? According to Dreamworks, it might be. This from Heat Vision:
Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.
DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon...
Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.
DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon...
- 5/17/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Actor Sam Worthington has portrayed a lot of different genre characters during his relatively short career in Hollywood, from a cyborg (Terminator Salvation), to a blue alien (Avatar), to a godling (Clash of the Titans). Now, he's adding futuristic adventurer to his resume. According to THR, Worthington will produce and star in Quartermain, a sci-fi adventure movie based on the character of Allan Quartermain from Victorian adventure writer Sir H. Rider Haggard's classic novels King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quartermain.
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- 5/16/2010
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Disney's plans for a remake of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea haven't sunk after all.
Months ago, McG was attached to make it but then the project was abandoned.
But now it's resurfaced and in a rather exciting and awesome way, with David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) in negotiations to direct and The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z Burns to pen a new take on the Jules Verne classic.
The story centres on a group of men who investigate reports of a sea monster and encounter Captain Nemo and his advanced warship, the Nautilus... as well as a terrifying attack by a giant squid. The Oscar-winning 1954 version starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason as Nemo was on UK TV just recently.
The next Spider-Man film - a total reboot of the franchise to be directed by Marc Webb - is taking shape but in a rather curious way.
Months ago, McG was attached to make it but then the project was abandoned.
But now it's resurfaced and in a rather exciting and awesome way, with David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) in negotiations to direct and The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z Burns to pen a new take on the Jules Verne classic.
The story centres on a group of men who investigate reports of a sea monster and encounter Captain Nemo and his advanced warship, the Nautilus... as well as a terrifying attack by a giant squid. The Oscar-winning 1954 version starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason as Nemo was on UK TV just recently.
The next Spider-Man film - a total reboot of the franchise to be directed by Marc Webb - is taking shape but in a rather curious way.
- 5/16/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Sam Worthington is set to play a futuristic version of Alan Quartermain, a character best known for some campy film iterations and for being Sean Connery's live action cinematic swan song (Connery played a version of the hero in "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"). Worthington will also produce the film, titled "Quartermain." Here's more. Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon’s Mines”-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden...
- 5/15/2010
- LRMonline.com
Remember "King Solomon's Mines?" It was originally an 1885 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring the hero, Allan Quatermain. In the film versions, everyone from Stewart Granger to Richard Chamberlain had the opportunity to star as Quatermain. Now, Sam Worthington is attached to play the literary hero but this time, it's going to have a sci-fi twist.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer for the DreamWorks project. According to The Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks. version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another .King Solomon.s Mines.-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden was the writer behind the first script when the project was revealed early last year.
So, much like his "Avatar" character, Worthington's Quatermain will explore yet again.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer for the DreamWorks project. According to The Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks. version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another .King Solomon.s Mines.-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden was the writer behind the first script when the project was revealed early last year.
So, much like his "Avatar" character, Worthington's Quatermain will explore yet again.
- 5/14/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Sam Worthington is attached to star in "Quatermain," DreamWorks. sci-fi version of the literary hero Allan Quatermain.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Worthington will make his debut as a producer on the project joining producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. There is no director attached yet.Allan Quatermain was the outdoorsman hero of "King.s Solomon.s Mines," a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, "Allan Quatermain." DreamWorks. version is set in a futuristic time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet after an extended trip in space.Worthington is coming off "Clash of the Titans," the remake that has grossed more than $454 million worldwide. His previous movie, "Avatar," grossed more than $2.7 billion...
- 5/14/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
By Jeff Sneider
"Avatar" star Sam Worthington is attached to play a poor man's Indiana Jones in "Quatermain," DreamWorks' sci-fi take on H. Rider Haggard's pulp hero Allan Quatermain, the literary star of the Victorian adventure novel "King's Solomon's Mines," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer on the film, which will be set in the future after humans have abandoned the Earth.
"Ba...
"Avatar" star Sam Worthington is attached to play a poor man's Indiana Jones in "Quatermain," DreamWorks' sci-fi take on H. Rider Haggard's pulp hero Allan Quatermain, the literary star of the Victorian adventure novel "King's Solomon's Mines," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer on the film, which will be set in the future after humans have abandoned the Earth.
"Ba...
- 5/14/2010
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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