Move over James Jones — Leon Uris clobbers the big screen with a sprawling adaptation of his WW2 combat novel, loaded down with roles for promising young actors. This is the one where twice as much time is spent on love affairs than fighting. War may be hell, but if Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, Dorothy Malone and Allyn McLerie are going to be there for comfort, sign me up.
Battle Cry
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1955 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 148 min. / Street Date , 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Dorothy Malone, Anne Francis, William Campbell, Fess Parker, Justus E. McQueen (L.Q. Jones), Perry Lopez, Jonas Applegarth, Tommy Cook, Felix Noriego, Susan Morrow, Carleton Young, Rhys Williams, Allyn Ann McLerie, Gregory Walcott, Frank Ferguson, Sarah Selby, Willis Bouchey, Victor Milian.
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Film Editor: William H. Zeigler
Original Music: Max Steiner...
Battle Cry
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1955 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 148 min. / Street Date , 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Dorothy Malone, Anne Francis, William Campbell, Fess Parker, Justus E. McQueen (L.Q. Jones), Perry Lopez, Jonas Applegarth, Tommy Cook, Felix Noriego, Susan Morrow, Carleton Young, Rhys Williams, Allyn Ann McLerie, Gregory Walcott, Frank Ferguson, Sarah Selby, Willis Bouchey, Victor Milian.
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Film Editor: William H. Zeigler
Original Music: Max Steiner...
- 11/7/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Final paintings, final books, and final films are often read into because of their terminating chronology. Did the artist know they were close to death? How is that shown in the art? When he died in 1968, Carl Dreyer had many projects lined up, including Medea and Jesus of Nazareth, which he had been preparing and researching for years, to the point of learning Hebrew. His last films, Ordet in 1955 and Gertrud in 1964, embody the exacting visual style he forged during his fifty-five-year career—a style he explicated in short essays written ten and twenty years before Gertrud. Being a director who worked with and without sound, we should trust Dreyer when he says film “first and foremost directs itself to the eye, and that the picture far, far more easily than the spoken word penetrates deeply into a spectator’s consciousness.”1 Gerturd is as much about the eponymous character's face...
- 12/18/2014
- by Greg Gerke
- MUBI
I don't know how many people really saw this coming, but in a way, it makes a lot of sense. Although it initially seemed like a bit of a long shot, after picking up a slew of awards over the past month, Argo has very quickly overtaken Steven Spielberg's Lincoln as the film to beat at this year's Academy Awards. The movie won Best Drama at the Golden Globes and then went on to pick up top prizes from the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild and now the Directors Guild. Under normal circumstances, Ben Affleck's DGA win would make him a shoo-in to take Best Director at the Oscars, if only for one thing: he wasn't even nominated. Still, he's not letting that little oversight spoil his mood. Here's what he had to say during his DGA acceptance speech yesterday: "The four folks here who are nominated I consider my betters.
- 2/5/2013
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Ben Affleck wins the Directors Guild of America award for Best Feature Film. List of winners below: Feature Film: “Argo,” Ben Affleck Documentary Feature: “Searching for Sugar Man,” Malik Bendjelloul Dramatic Series: “Breaking Bad: Fifty-One,” Rian Johnson Comedy Series: “Girls,” pilot, Lena Dunham Movie for Television or Mini-Series: Musical Variety Program: “66th Annual Tony Awards,” Glenn Weiss Reality Program: “Master Chef,” episode #305, Brian Smith Children’s Program: “Let It Shine,” Paul Hoen Daytime Serial: “One Life to Life: Between Heaven and Hell,” Jill Mitwell Follow Hollywood News on Twitter for up-to-date news information. Hollywood News, Hollywood Awards, Awards, Movies, News, Award News, Breaking News, Entertainment News, Movie News, Music News...
- 2/3/2013
- by hnblog@hollywoodnews.com (Hollywood News Team)
- Hollywoodnews.com
Some people can win for losing.
Ben Affleck claimed the Directors Guild of America Award for Argo on Saturday in Hollywood’s latest thumb-in-the-eye to the small group of filmmakers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who failed to nominate him for an Oscar.
“I worked really, really hard to become the best director I could be, by putting in as hours as I can, and banging my head against a wall, berating myself, lying to myself about whether it’s going to work,” Affleck told the crowd, never mentioning the snub. “Basically, I got to a...
Ben Affleck claimed the Directors Guild of America Award for Argo on Saturday in Hollywood’s latest thumb-in-the-eye to the small group of filmmakers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who failed to nominate him for an Oscar.
“I worked really, really hard to become the best director I could be, by putting in as hours as I can, and banging my head against a wall, berating myself, lying to myself about whether it’s going to work,” Affleck told the crowd, never mentioning the snub. “Basically, I got to a...
- 2/3/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Today, the Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for TV and commercials. Some of the shows involved are predictable (Homeland, Mad Men, Louie, Girls), while others aren’t (check out that Reality category!). The list:
Dramatic Series:
Michael Cuesta, Showtime’s Homeland, “The Choice”
Jennifer Getzinger, AMC’s Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Showtime’s Homeland, “Q&A”
Rian Johnson, AMC’s Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
Greg Mottola, HBO’s The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”
Comedy Series:
Louis C.K., FX’s Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
Mark Cendrowski, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
Bryan Cranston,...
Dramatic Series:
Michael Cuesta, Showtime’s Homeland, “The Choice”
Jennifer Getzinger, AMC’s Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Showtime’s Homeland, “Q&A”
Rian Johnson, AMC’s Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
Greg Mottola, HBO’s The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”
Comedy Series:
Louis C.K., FX’s Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
Mark Cendrowski, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
Bryan Cranston,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Chicago – NBC has long owned Thursday night comedy but ABC has staked claim to Wednesday nights in the last few years with a two-hour block of comedy anchored by the highly-acclaimed and beloved “Modern Family.” While that Emmy winner is an undeniably great show, the rest of last year’s line-up was underrated including the reliable “The Middle” and the increasingly funny “Suburgatory,” a show that started off with a few problems but ironed them out to become one of the funnier shows on TV this spring.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Sadly, Warner Bros. clearly doesn’t think much of the program as they’re not releasing it on Blu-ray and have barely provided any bonus material for the lackluster DVD release. Deleted scenes and a gag reel are standard by now but a commentary track or multiple featurettes would have indicated support for a show that needs it. I suspect “Suburgatory” to...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Sadly, Warner Bros. clearly doesn’t think much of the program as they’re not releasing it on Blu-ray and have barely provided any bonus material for the lackluster DVD release. Deleted scenes and a gag reel are standard by now but a commentary track or multiple featurettes would have indicated support for a show that needs it. I suspect “Suburgatory” to...
- 9/19/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 18, 2012
Price: DVD $44.98
Studio: Warner Home Video
Aired on ABC, Suburgatory brings Jeremy Sisto (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead) back to TV but with comedy.
Known for his regular roles on Six Feet Under and Law & Order, Sisto stars in the satirical sitcom as George, well-meaning dad who relocates himself and his witty teen, Tessa (Jane Levy, TV’s Shameless), from New York to a quirky suburban neighborhood.
The cookie-cutter world is populated by the likes of vain mom Dallas Royce (Cheryl Hines, TV’s Curb Your Enthusiasm), her pouty daughter Dalia (Carly Chaikin, The Last Song) and the sarcastic Lisa Shay (Allie Grant, TV’s Weeds). Out of place, Tessa goes into culture shock as she tries to adapt to her new home.
The television series also stars Alan Tudyk (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and Rex Lee (TV’s Entourage).
The three-disc DVD set...
Price: DVD $44.98
Studio: Warner Home Video
Aired on ABC, Suburgatory brings Jeremy Sisto (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead) back to TV but with comedy.
Known for his regular roles on Six Feet Under and Law & Order, Sisto stars in the satirical sitcom as George, well-meaning dad who relocates himself and his witty teen, Tessa (Jane Levy, TV’s Shameless), from New York to a quirky suburban neighborhood.
The cookie-cutter world is populated by the likes of vain mom Dallas Royce (Cheryl Hines, TV’s Curb Your Enthusiasm), her pouty daughter Dalia (Carly Chaikin, The Last Song) and the sarcastic Lisa Shay (Allie Grant, TV’s Weeds). Out of place, Tessa goes into culture shock as she tries to adapt to her new home.
The television series also stars Alan Tudyk (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and Rex Lee (TV’s Entourage).
The three-disc DVD set...
- 6/12/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
On this date in...
1925: Future soap opera star Philip Carey was born. He died on February 6, 2009, but not before leaving his mark as Asa Buchanan on One Life To Live for many years.
1948: Future soap writer James E. Reilly was born. He died October 12, 2008, after an award-winning run at soaps Guiding Light, Days Of Our Lives and Passions, among others.
1949: John Haggart's A Woman To Remember, an early television soap opera on the DuMont Television Network, aired its final episode.
1968: Agnes Nixon creation One Life To Live premiered on ABC. The original planned title for the show was Between Heaven And Hell. This was still the plan as of late April, and Don Wallace was expected to be the executive producer.
1977: Soap opera spoof All That Glitters from Norman Lear, aired its last of 65 episodes. Linda Gray, Gary Sandy and Louise Shaffer were among the stars.
1925: Future soap opera star Philip Carey was born. He died on February 6, 2009, but not before leaving his mark as Asa Buchanan on One Life To Live for many years.
1948: Future soap writer James E. Reilly was born. He died October 12, 2008, after an award-winning run at soaps Guiding Light, Days Of Our Lives and Passions, among others.
1949: John Haggart's A Woman To Remember, an early television soap opera on the DuMont Television Network, aired its final episode.
1968: Agnes Nixon creation One Life To Live premiered on ABC. The original planned title for the show was Between Heaven And Hell. This was still the plan as of late April, and Don Wallace was expected to be the executive producer.
1977: Soap opera spoof All That Glitters from Norman Lear, aired its last of 65 episodes. Linda Gray, Gary Sandy and Louise Shaffer were among the stars.
- 7/15/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Famous Monsters of Filmland has announced a change in date and venue for its first annual Imagi-Movies Film Festival. The three-day event will be held at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills, CA, located at 9036 Wilshire Blvd., from April 8-10, 2011, celebrating the legacy of Forrest J Ackerman, America's #1 sci-fi fan.
From the Press Release:
The Imagi-Movies Film Festival 2011 continues in the spirit of Famous Monsters, inspiring the imagination of storytellers worldwide. Along with the independent films from our FM Film Festival finalists, the Imagi-Movies Festival will celebrate the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria Price and the 80th anniversary of Universal's Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family. Additionally, the theater will feature exclusive previews for upcoming horror films such as Universal's The Thing, a rare collection of Stephen King's Dollar Babies exposé, and a Famous Monsters and the H.P. Lovecraft Society's compilation of Lovecraft films in...
From the Press Release:
The Imagi-Movies Film Festival 2011 continues in the spirit of Famous Monsters, inspiring the imagination of storytellers worldwide. Along with the independent films from our FM Film Festival finalists, the Imagi-Movies Festival will celebrate the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria Price and the 80th anniversary of Universal's Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family. Additionally, the theater will feature exclusive previews for upcoming horror films such as Universal's The Thing, a rare collection of Stephen King's Dollar Babies exposé, and a Famous Monsters and the H.P. Lovecraft Society's compilation of Lovecraft films in...
- 3/16/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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