The Song Of Names producer Robert Lantos on introducing composer Howard Shore to François Girard: “I had worked with Howard a few times before. Three David Cronenberg films. Crash, eXistenZ and Eastern Promises.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
François Girard’s The Song Of Names, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, screenplay by Jefferey Caine with a score by Howard Shore (two-time Oscar-winner for Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and one for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King) is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, and stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen with Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric in Rob Marshall’s upcoming The Little Mermaid), Luke Doyle, Gerran Howell, Misha Handley, Daniel Multu and Eddie Izzard.
Atom Egoyan and Robert Lantos with Anne-Katrin Titze at the Museum of Tolerance in New York for...
François Girard’s The Song Of Names, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, screenplay by Jefferey Caine with a score by Howard Shore (two-time Oscar-winner for Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and one for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King) is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, and stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen with Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric in Rob Marshall’s upcoming The Little Mermaid), Luke Doyle, Gerran Howell, Misha Handley, Daniel Multu and Eddie Izzard.
Atom Egoyan and Robert Lantos with Anne-Katrin Titze at the Museum of Tolerance in New York for...
- 2/8/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
People today (well always but more so now) really enjoying having lots of choices, be it food (as in buffets and food courts) or in entertainment. And with the latter, we’re talking the multiplex which often presents several types of films, or genres if you want to sound “fancy-schmancy’, from comedies to family flicks, to, well, this week’s unique mix. That’s because this new film is tough to “pin down”, so it may be a multiplex in itself. It’s a musical (in a way), an historical drama, a mystery, a look at faith and religion, and a “coming of age” buddy film. Somehow all those themes and elements come together in the film strangely named The Song Of Names.
It all begins with a flashback to 1951. It’s moments before the big debut of 21-year-old violin virtuoso David Rapoport at a London concert hall. But the concert producer,...
It all begins with a flashback to 1951. It’s moments before the big debut of 21-year-old violin virtuoso David Rapoport at a London concert hall. But the concert producer,...
- 1/17/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Howard Shore on Judith Clurman and the Juilliard connection in casting Daniel Mutlu as the cantor in The Song Of Names: “He was able to learn the new piece and create the role with Judith's help. She was really instrumental in creating that scene. And particularly the congregation, so that the response was accurate.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In the second half of my conversation at Sony in New York with three-time Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore, we discussed what director François Girard wanted for the Paganini battle of the violins in The Song Of Names, performed by the 'great virtuoso' Ray Chen, the help from Brooklyn Heights Synagogue conductor and choral director Judith Clurman in the casting of the cantor played by Daniel Multu, and where in the film Shore used a chamber orchestra with ten male singers when he recorded the score with the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal.
Dovidl...
In the second half of my conversation at Sony in New York with three-time Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore, we discussed what director François Girard wanted for the Paganini battle of the violins in The Song Of Names, performed by the 'great virtuoso' Ray Chen, the help from Brooklyn Heights Synagogue conductor and choral director Judith Clurman in the casting of the cantor played by Daniel Multu, and where in the film Shore used a chamber orchestra with ten male singers when he recorded the score with the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal.
Dovidl...
- 12/26/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
“The Song of Names” is the kind of mediocre Holocaust drama that used to be taken more seriously in the 1990s, partly thanks to the Weinstein brothers and Miramax.
Director Francois Girard (“The Red Violin”) and screenwriter Jeffrey Caine’s adaptation of Norman Lebrecht’s novel is full of empty gestures and banal observations about remembrance and family, most of which flop because of wooden performances and trite dialogue.
Girard’s direction, as well as some star charisma from co-leads Tim Roth and Clive Owen, both give the movie enough emotional resonance to keep afloat its bland narrative — about the 35-year-long search for a missing Jewish violinist prodigy — but there’s no urgency or mystery to the movie, nor any compelling reason to care about its characters beyond a general hope that they’ll ultimately discover something true and/or moving about Judaism, music, and genocide. They do not, though...
Director Francois Girard (“The Red Violin”) and screenwriter Jeffrey Caine’s adaptation of Norman Lebrecht’s novel is full of empty gestures and banal observations about remembrance and family, most of which flop because of wooden performances and trite dialogue.
Girard’s direction, as well as some star charisma from co-leads Tim Roth and Clive Owen, both give the movie enough emotional resonance to keep afloat its bland narrative — about the 35-year-long search for a missing Jewish violinist prodigy — but there’s no urgency or mystery to the movie, nor any compelling reason to care about its characters beyond a general hope that they’ll ultimately discover something true and/or moving about Judaism, music, and genocide. They do not, though...
- 12/23/2019
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
It’s been thirty-five years since Dovidl (Jonah Hauer-King) disappeared in 1951. He was a violinist—a genius virtuoso depending on whom you asked (himself included)—primed to make his London debut in a sold out house courtesy of the man that served as his guardian the previous decade-plus (Stanley Townsend’s Gilbert Simmonds). One second he had his prized instrument in-hand while friend/surrogate brother/Gilbert’s son Martin (Gerran Howell) told him to relax and enjoy the moment. Dovidl was finally going to show the world exactly how good he was, but he didn’t show for curtain. He didn’t return home later either. For all Martin and his family knew, Dovidl was dead. And that presumption held a terrible weight considering the same uncertainty loomed over his own family at Treblinka.
François Girard’s The Song of Names therefore begins with ample drama atop the mystery of...
François Girard’s The Song of Names therefore begins with ample drama atop the mystery of...
- 12/23/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The Song Of Names star Clive Owen with producer Robert Lantos and director François Girard at Sony in New York Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
François Girard’s The Song Of Names, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, screenplay by Jefferey Caine with a score by Howard Shore is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, and stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen with Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric in Rob Marshall’s upcoming The Little Mermaid), Luke Doyle, Gerran Howell, Misha Handley, and Eddie Izzard.
Martin (Gerran Howell) with Dovidl (Jonah Hauer-King) in The Song Of Names Photo: Sabrina Lantos
From what Ed Bahlman calls the 'fantastic' documentary Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould to The Red Violin (Oscar to John Corigliano for Best Original Score), starring Samuel L Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang, François Girard is no stranger to films centered around music.
François Girard’s The Song Of Names, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, screenplay by Jefferey Caine with a score by Howard Shore is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, and stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen with Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric in Rob Marshall’s upcoming The Little Mermaid), Luke Doyle, Gerran Howell, Misha Handley, and Eddie Izzard.
Martin (Gerran Howell) with Dovidl (Jonah Hauer-King) in The Song Of Names Photo: Sabrina Lantos
From what Ed Bahlman calls the 'fantastic' documentary Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould to The Red Violin (Oscar to John Corigliano for Best Original Score), starring Samuel L Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang, François Girard is no stranger to films centered around music.
- 12/21/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
By Lee Pfeiffer
Squeezed in between the seemingly endless barrage of cinematic "tent pole" action and super hero franchises and tasteless comedies are some exquisite smaller films that traditionally get overlooked. One film that deserves plenty of accolades and a wide audience is director Francois GIrard's "The Song of Names", a Canadian production that is being released by Sony Classics. I first saw the film at the Sony screening room in New York City in September and was completely absorbed and moved by it from the opening frames. It's always a danger that a critic, in trying champion a film, might reveal too many details and thus compromise the impact of the movie for potential viewers. "The Song of Names" is one such film. Based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, the script by the estimable Jeffrey Caine is steeped in religious dogma but it is not a film that is primarily about a religion,...
Squeezed in between the seemingly endless barrage of cinematic "tent pole" action and super hero franchises and tasteless comedies are some exquisite smaller films that traditionally get overlooked. One film that deserves plenty of accolades and a wide audience is director Francois GIrard's "The Song of Names", a Canadian production that is being released by Sony Classics. I first saw the film at the Sony screening room in New York City in September and was completely absorbed and moved by it from the opening frames. It's always a danger that a critic, in trying champion a film, might reveal too many details and thus compromise the impact of the movie for potential viewers. "The Song of Names" is one such film. Based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, the script by the estimable Jeffrey Caine is steeped in religious dogma but it is not a film that is primarily about a religion,...
- 12/13/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The Song of Names directed by François Girard, is an instant classic about World War II, a Jewish child violin prodigy who disappears on the eve of his debut as a violinist and his “brother” who tracks him down.
We are entranced by the period on the eve of war in London when an Orthodox Jewish man leaves his son with a British family whose father recognizes the great talent of the child. We watch with interest as he fights and bonds with the son of the music publisher who has taken the boy in as his father leaves to return to Poland in the late 1930s.
You can see this at AFI Fest For Free!
November 17, 3:00 p.m., Tcl Chinese Theatre
November 19, 1:00 p.m., Chinese 1
Director François Girard takes Norman Lebrecht’s acclaimed novel and orchestrates a stellar ensemble as its players in this story about two Jewish boys,...
We are entranced by the period on the eve of war in London when an Orthodox Jewish man leaves his son with a British family whose father recognizes the great talent of the child. We watch with interest as he fights and bonds with the son of the music publisher who has taken the boy in as his father leaves to return to Poland in the late 1930s.
You can see this at AFI Fest For Free!
November 17, 3:00 p.m., Tcl Chinese Theatre
November 19, 1:00 p.m., Chinese 1
Director François Girard takes Norman Lebrecht’s acclaimed novel and orchestrates a stellar ensemble as its players in this story about two Jewish boys,...
- 11/4/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
"Go and find him!" Sony Classics has unveiled a trailer for the film The Song of Names, an emotional drama that spans two continents and half a century. This just premiered at the Toronto and San Sebastian Film Festivals, and will be opening in the Us on Christmas Day at the end of this year. The Song of Names tells the story of a prodigy violinist from Poland, who moves to London to study music at the beginning of WWII. The film splits the time between his youth, and years later when him and his British friend are both adults. Tim Roth stars as the adult Martin, attempting to find his friend Dovidl who disappeared years ago right before playing a major concert in London. Clive Owen also co-stars, with a cast including Jonah Hauer-King, Gerran Howell, Catherine McCormack, Saul Rubinek, Richard Bremmer, Misha Handley, Luke Doyle, and Eddie Izzard.
- 10/11/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Director: James Watkins. Review: Adam Wing. Based on the classic ghost story by Susan Hill, The Woman In Black sees Daniel Radcliffe make a clean break from all things Hogwarts and Hermione. It tells the tale of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a young solicitor who is forced to leave his young son (Misha Handley) and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of Alice Drablow, the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House. His wife died in childbirth, leaving Arthur alone to raise their child. Though he’s working by himself, Kipps senses that he’s not alone in the mansion, a theory backed up by the sound of footsteps and a mysterious figure big on surprises. The locals clearly don’t want him around – “Don’t go chasing shadows Arthur” – but Kipps is unfazed by the lack of hospitality and starts to uncover the tragic secrets that threaten them all.
- 6/8/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Chicago – Nothing jars an audience quite like the sudden appearance of a fearsome apparition in a dimly lit room. Even hokey thrillers like William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” still manage to make viewers jump from their seats by using this reliable horror standby. “The Woman in Black” has one such moment, but it is surrounded by a murky sea of grim tedium.
This is a sleepy little haunted house picture that proves to be the worst possible post-“Potter” role for Daniel Radcliffe, who was straining to distance himself from the boy wizard even while completing the phenomenally successful franchise. His stage work has given him ample opportunities to take bold risks. His singing and dancing in Broadway’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” raised nearly as many eyebrows as his nude scene in London’s “Equus” revival. Yet his screen roles outside of Hogwarts...
This is a sleepy little haunted house picture that proves to be the worst possible post-“Potter” role for Daniel Radcliffe, who was straining to distance himself from the boy wizard even while completing the phenomenally successful franchise. His stage work has given him ample opportunities to take bold risks. His singing and dancing in Broadway’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” raised nearly as many eyebrows as his nude scene in London’s “Equus” revival. Yet his screen roles outside of Hogwarts...
- 5/23/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com
There’s nothing quite like an eerie, old-fashioned ghost tale – the mystery behind the haunting that envelops you, the charming haunted old house, the townsfolk who dare not utter a word out loud about the horror and of course, the unsettling ghostly reveals. Make no mistake, The Woman In Black is a fine example of the very effective and engaging ghost tale I’ve just described and one that will have you looking over your shoulder long after the credits has rolled.
Based on the novel of the same name by Susan Hill, The Woman In Black follows young solicitor Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), who is coping with the loss of his wife after she gave birth to their son Joseph (Misha Handley) four years ago.
Kipps is soon assigned to settle the estate of Alice Drablow, who owned a magnificent English manor, known as the Eel Marsh House,...
There’s nothing quite like an eerie, old-fashioned ghost tale – the mystery behind the haunting that envelops you, the charming haunted old house, the townsfolk who dare not utter a word out loud about the horror and of course, the unsettling ghostly reveals. Make no mistake, The Woman In Black is a fine example of the very effective and engaging ghost tale I’ve just described and one that will have you looking over your shoulder long after the credits has rolled.
Based on the novel of the same name by Susan Hill, The Woman In Black follows young solicitor Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), who is coping with the loss of his wife after she gave birth to their son Joseph (Misha Handley) four years ago.
Kipps is soon assigned to settle the estate of Alice Drablow, who owned a magnificent English manor, known as the Eel Marsh House,...
- 3/1/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, doesn’t try to break any molds in the horror genre. The ghostly tale is one that you have seen play out time-and-time again in film, or just about every fourth week on the CW’s Supernatural. However, The Woman in Black does manage to carve out its own space thanks to the acting talent. Following up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Daniel Radcliffe breaks out of his schoolboy type to mesmerize you with a few strong scenes performed without dialogue. Ciarán Hinds also lends his talent to the minimalist dialogue, making this a solid horror tale, despite its lack of novelty.
The film opens on three girls in an attic playing with their dolls and toy tea set. Horror movies that don’t employ teens with bad acting usually focus on children so that more seasoned actors can play opposite.
The film opens on three girls in an attic playing with their dolls and toy tea set. Horror movies that don’t employ teens with bad acting usually focus on children so that more seasoned actors can play opposite.
- 2/5/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
Director: James Watkins.
Writers: Susan Hill (novel) and Jane Goldman (screenplay).
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds.
Viewers off to see Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black will either be of one of two persuasions. They want to see some potter magic or a good old-fashioned ghost story. Here, they will be treated to both.
Certain visual framing techniques are very recognizable during the setup of this film. Although as deterring as these similarities are (they are taken from the Harry Potter films), director James Watkins does not quite prove himself just yet by simply recreating those memorable visual moments from the Prisoner of Azkaban to sate one particular type of audience. While Radcliffe is willing to let go of his past, both Watkins and Radcliffe’s character, Arthur Kipps, are not.
Kipps lost his wife during childbirth and the emotional toil he shows makes for a...
Writers: Susan Hill (novel) and Jane Goldman (screenplay).
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds.
Viewers off to see Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black will either be of one of two persuasions. They want to see some potter magic or a good old-fashioned ghost story. Here, they will be treated to both.
Certain visual framing techniques are very recognizable during the setup of this film. Although as deterring as these similarities are (they are taken from the Harry Potter films), director James Watkins does not quite prove himself just yet by simply recreating those memorable visual moments from the Prisoner of Azkaban to sate one particular type of audience. While Radcliffe is willing to let go of his past, both Watkins and Radcliffe’s character, Arthur Kipps, are not.
Kipps lost his wife during childbirth and the emotional toil he shows makes for a...
- 2/4/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
“Don’t go chasing shadows,” someone warns Arthur Kipps (Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe) in The Woman in Black, a haunted house chiller that follows all the rules even though its troubled, heedless hero does not.
Earlier, Kipps’ employer sternly reminds him, “This is not a charity. This is a law firm,” before sending the young attorney off to a remote village to settle the affairs of a scorned mother who hanged herself. Of course, Kipps ignores the behest and becomes involved, busying himself with placating a shadowy ghoul that plagues the small, turn-of-the-century town.
Kipps, a widower, leaves behind his cherubic son (Misha Handley, Radcliffe’s godson), who begs him not go. Upon arrival, the village folk beg him to leave. Children eyeball him in the streets. The hotel is mysteriously booked. What’s worse, it takes a costly bribe to convince a coachman to traverse the winding road to the foggy,...
Earlier, Kipps’ employer sternly reminds him, “This is not a charity. This is a law firm,” before sending the young attorney off to a remote village to settle the affairs of a scorned mother who hanged herself. Of course, Kipps ignores the behest and becomes involved, busying himself with placating a shadowy ghoul that plagues the small, turn-of-the-century town.
Kipps, a widower, leaves behind his cherubic son (Misha Handley, Radcliffe’s godson), who begs him not go. Upon arrival, the village folk beg him to leave. Children eyeball him in the streets. The hotel is mysteriously booked. What’s worse, it takes a costly bribe to convince a coachman to traverse the winding road to the foggy,...
- 2/3/2012
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Critics praise Daniel Radcliffe for 'sturdy and self-sufficient' performance in his first post-Potter role.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Daniel Radcliffe in "Woman in Black"
Photo: CBS Films
Daniel Radcliffe makes his post-Potter debut in the new adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story, "The Woman in Black." It's an old-fashioned horror movie that has earned mild praise from the critics, but a warmer welcome for its star and his prospects of an adult acting character.
We've rounded up a sampling of what the critics are saying about Daniel Radcliffe and "The Woman in Black," which opened Friday (February 3). Check out it below.
The Story
"Anchoring the drama is Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), a sad-faced solicitor still grieving for his wife who died in childbirth four years earlier. Their son Joseph (Misha Handley) is wise beyond his few years and draws pictures of his dad looking mournful. The gloominess deepens when Kipps...
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Daniel Radcliffe in "Woman in Black"
Photo: CBS Films
Daniel Radcliffe makes his post-Potter debut in the new adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story, "The Woman in Black." It's an old-fashioned horror movie that has earned mild praise from the critics, but a warmer welcome for its star and his prospects of an adult acting character.
We've rounded up a sampling of what the critics are saying about Daniel Radcliffe and "The Woman in Black," which opened Friday (February 3). Check out it below.
The Story
"Anchoring the drama is Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), a sad-faced solicitor still grieving for his wife who died in childbirth four years earlier. Their son Joseph (Misha Handley) is wise beyond his few years and draws pictures of his dad looking mournful. The gloominess deepens when Kipps...
- 2/3/2012
- MTV Movie News
Critics praise Daniel Radcliffe for 'sturdy and self-sufficient' performance in his first post-Potter role.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Daniel Radcliffe in "Woman in Black"
Photo: CBS Films
Daniel Radcliffe makes his post-Potter debut in the new adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story, "The Woman in Black." It's an old-fashioned horror movie that has earned mild praise from the critics, but a warmer welcome for its star and his prospects of an adult acting character.
We've rounded up a sampling of what the critics are saying about Daniel Radcliffe and "The Woman in Black," which opened Friday (February 3). Check out it below.
The Story
"Anchoring the drama is Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), a sad-faced solicitor still grieving for his wife who died in childbirth four years earlier. Their son Joseph (Misha Handley) is wise beyond his few years and draws pictures of his dad looking mournful. The gloominess deepens when Kipps...
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Daniel Radcliffe in "Woman in Black"
Photo: CBS Films
Daniel Radcliffe makes his post-Potter debut in the new adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story, "The Woman in Black." It's an old-fashioned horror movie that has earned mild praise from the critics, but a warmer welcome for its star and his prospects of an adult acting character.
We've rounded up a sampling of what the critics are saying about Daniel Radcliffe and "The Woman in Black," which opened Friday (February 3). Check out it below.
The Story
"Anchoring the drama is Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), a sad-faced solicitor still grieving for his wife who died in childbirth four years earlier. Their son Joseph (Misha Handley) is wise beyond his few years and draws pictures of his dad looking mournful. The gloominess deepens when Kipps...
- 2/3/2012
- MTV Music News
Recently, BuzzFocus spoke with Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter film franchise, whose latest film The Woman in Black opens in theaters on Friday, Feb 3. In The Woman in Black, Radcliffe plays a young father who travels to a town plagued the spirit of an emotionally tortured woman. It may sound like a stretch if Radcliffe’s Hogwarts persona is still fresh in your mind, but he wears the clothes and manners of a young father like he’s been doing it for years.
In January, Radcliffe appeared on SNL, poking fun of his days on Harry Potter while showing off an American accent. After appearing in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Broadway, Radcliffe proved to theatre audiences that he was adept at acting with an American accent. However, for broader audiences, it still came as a surprise when Radcliffe switched out of the Queen’s English.
In January, Radcliffe appeared on SNL, poking fun of his days on Harry Potter while showing off an American accent. After appearing in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Broadway, Radcliffe proved to theatre audiences that he was adept at acting with an American accent. However, for broader audiences, it still came as a surprise when Radcliffe switched out of the Queen’s English.
- 2/2/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
The Woman In Black
2012 UK 95mins
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaràn Hinds, Janet McTeer, Misha Handley, and Liz White
Hammer Film Productions
Review by J Astro
Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere. That is the key to The Woman In Black, legendary English studio Hammer Film Productions’ first original big-screen venture in decades. The Hammer brand, so infamous and beloved from the late Fifties and into the early Seventies for producing titillating tales of the macabre that helped to redefine classic monster icons and to introduce the fright genre en masse to the likes of Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed and countless others has returned, after lying dormant for many years. Upon being resurrected by its new backers, Hammer has recently had a hand in unleashing Let Me In on theater-goers, which was the English language remake of the popular Swedish vampire chiller Let The Right One In. Hammer has...
2012 UK 95mins
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaràn Hinds, Janet McTeer, Misha Handley, and Liz White
Hammer Film Productions
Review by J Astro
Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere. That is the key to The Woman In Black, legendary English studio Hammer Film Productions’ first original big-screen venture in decades. The Hammer brand, so infamous and beloved from the late Fifties and into the early Seventies for producing titillating tales of the macabre that helped to redefine classic monster icons and to introduce the fright genre en masse to the likes of Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed and countless others has returned, after lying dormant for many years. Upon being resurrected by its new backers, Hammer has recently had a hand in unleashing Let Me In on theater-goers, which was the English language remake of the popular Swedish vampire chiller Let The Right One In. Hammer has...
- 2/2/2012
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Soon enough, the fact that Daniel Radcliffe got his start as the central character in a billion-dollar movie franchise will be the most well-known part of his bio, but it will hardly be the whole story.
Showing off a range of subtlety and depth not available, or required, to play Harry Potter, the mannish Radcliffe takes on a spooky spectre in the big-screen version of the famed British novel by Susan Hill and carries the unsettling movie from the first creepy shot to its last.
We were on the London, England set of The Woman in Black last November and got to see first-hand how the story of solicitor Arthur Kipps and the unwelcoming, bewildered village of Crythin Gifford came together, so it was a delight to get to sit down with the actor to chat about the finished product when he was in Toronto recently.
Radcliffe was candid and,...
Showing off a range of subtlety and depth not available, or required, to play Harry Potter, the mannish Radcliffe takes on a spooky spectre in the big-screen version of the famed British novel by Susan Hill and carries the unsettling movie from the first creepy shot to its last.
We were on the London, England set of The Woman in Black last November and got to see first-hand how the story of solicitor Arthur Kipps and the unwelcoming, bewildered village of Crythin Gifford came together, so it was a delight to get to sit down with the actor to chat about the finished product when he was in Toronto recently.
Radcliffe was candid and,...
- 2/1/2012
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
Chicago – In our latest horror/thriller Chicagoland edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “The Woman in Black” starring Daniel Radcliffe! The film opens on Feb. 3, 2012.
Black-out Screening!
All winners are encouraged to come dressed in
black and participate in pre-screening activities!
“The Woman in Black” also stars Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds, Emma Shorey, Molly Harmon, Sophie Stuckey, Misha Handley, Jessica Raine, Roger Allam, Lucy May Barker, Indira Ainger, Andy Robb, Shaun Dooley, Mary Stockley, Alexia Osborne and Alfie Field from director James Watkins and writer Jane Goldman based on the novel by Susan Hill.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicagoland screening of “The Woman in Black” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2011 at 7 p.m. in Naperville, Ill. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.
Black-out Screening!
All winners are encouraged to come dressed in
black and participate in pre-screening activities!
“The Woman in Black” also stars Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds, Emma Shorey, Molly Harmon, Sophie Stuckey, Misha Handley, Jessica Raine, Roger Allam, Lucy May Barker, Indira Ainger, Andy Robb, Shaun Dooley, Mary Stockley, Alexia Osborne and Alfie Field from director James Watkins and writer Jane Goldman based on the novel by Susan Hill.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicagoland screening of “The Woman in Black” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2011 at 7 p.m. in Naperville, Ill. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.
- 1/27/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Daniel Radcliffe turned the set of his upcoming horror film The Woman In Black into a family affair - he convinced director James Watkins to cast his real-life godson as his child.
The Harry Potter star, who plays a young single father in the film, struggled to connect with a number of child actors auditioning for the role of his son, Joseph Kipps, so he bypassed the gruelling process and recruited Misha Handley for the part.
He tells the Associated Press, "It is very hard to create that chemistry with a four-year-old boy, who you have never met before and who is stepping onto a film set going, 'What in the hell is all of this?' That was one of the reasons that I suggested James (Watkins) audition my real-life godson who... He was great and is great in the film."
And Radcliffe insists the talented young toddler might have a blossoming career ahead of him.
He adds, "At the time when we were filming, I was so obsessed with him having a good time and making sure he wasn't cold or wasn't freaking out that I didn't really pay attention to the fact that he is actually quite a good little actor."...
The Harry Potter star, who plays a young single father in the film, struggled to connect with a number of child actors auditioning for the role of his son, Joseph Kipps, so he bypassed the gruelling process and recruited Misha Handley for the part.
He tells the Associated Press, "It is very hard to create that chemistry with a four-year-old boy, who you have never met before and who is stepping onto a film set going, 'What in the hell is all of this?' That was one of the reasons that I suggested James (Watkins) audition my real-life godson who... He was great and is great in the film."
And Radcliffe insists the talented young toddler might have a blossoming career ahead of him.
He adds, "At the time when we were filming, I was so obsessed with him having a good time and making sure he wasn't cold or wasn't freaking out that I didn't really pay attention to the fact that he is actually quite a good little actor."...
- 1/26/2012
- WENN
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