The results are in on the 2024 Razzie Awards, and it was a very big (but not necessarily great) night for one movie and one actress this year.
The annual awards show, which took place one day before the 2024 Oscars on Saturday (March 9), hands out awards to performers and movies that have been deemed the “worst.”
Going into the ceremony, Expend4bles led the pack of nominees with 7 nods in categories such as Worst Picture and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off of Sequel.
However, when it came time for the awards to be handed out, another movie swept the field, picking up five Razzies. One actress also won big, being named Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress.
However, one Hollywood icon received redemption this year!
Head inside to see who picked up awards at the 2024 Razzies…
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, the horror spin on the classic Disney story, had a...
The annual awards show, which took place one day before the 2024 Oscars on Saturday (March 9), hands out awards to performers and movies that have been deemed the “worst.”
Going into the ceremony, Expend4bles led the pack of nominees with 7 nods in categories such as Worst Picture and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off of Sequel.
However, when it came time for the awards to be handed out, another movie swept the field, picking up five Razzies. One actress also won big, being named Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress.
However, one Hollywood icon received redemption this year!
Head inside to see who picked up awards at the 2024 Razzies…
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, the horror spin on the classic Disney story, had a...
- 3/10/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
This Friday at 8:00 Pm on HGTV, “My Lottery Dream Home” unveils the captivating Season 15 Episode 8, titled “NYC With New Money.” The episode promises a double dose of dream fulfillment as a Texas native secures a dream home in Houston for his family after striking gold with a lottery win of $1,000 a day for life. Viewers can expect to witness the heartwarming journey of turning newfound fortune into a place of comfort and joy.
But the excitement doesn’t stop there. Host David steps into the bustling streets of Manhattan to help another lottery winner find their ideal haven. In “NYC With New Money,” the focus shifts to the glamor of the big city, as David navigates the real estate landscape to discover an elegant and fitting apartment for the fortunate lottery winner.
Join HGTV this Friday for a delightful evening as “My Lottery Dream Home” showcases not just the...
But the excitement doesn’t stop there. Host David steps into the bustling streets of Manhattan to help another lottery winner find their ideal haven. In “NYC With New Money,” the focus shifts to the glamor of the big city, as David navigates the real estate landscape to discover an elegant and fitting apartment for the fortunate lottery winner.
Join HGTV this Friday for a delightful evening as “My Lottery Dream Home” showcases not just the...
- 3/9/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Controversial artist Roger Waters is back with a controversial new release: a re-recording of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, made without the involvement of any of the other members of Pink Floyd. Listen to The Dark Side of the Moon Redux below via Apple Music or Spotify.
Beyond giving Waters the opportunity to one-up his estranged bandmates, re-recording one of the most famous albums of all time appeared to give the artist a chance to update its message for modern times, with a matured perspective. “The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave [Gilmour], Rick [Wright], Nick [Mason], and I were so young when we made it, and when you look at the world around us, clearly the message hasn’t stuck. That’s why I started...
Beyond giving Waters the opportunity to one-up his estranged bandmates, re-recording one of the most famous albums of all time appeared to give the artist a chance to update its message for modern times, with a matured perspective. “The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave [Gilmour], Rick [Wright], Nick [Mason], and I were so young when we made it, and when you look at the world around us, clearly the message hasn’t stuck. That’s why I started...
- 10/6/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
It’s only the second weekend of what’s already been dubbed “Sequel September,” but one of this week’s sequel offerings did better than the other. Read on for the weekend box office report.
It’s been five years since Warner Bros. had a blockbuster horror hit with the “Conjuring” franchise spin-off “The Nun,” so the sequel “The Nun II” was inevitable. Sure enough, it led the way this weekend with an estimated $32.6 million in 3,728 theaters after making $3.1 million from Thursday previews and $13 million on Friday (including those previews).
Critics weren’t too kind, giving it 45% on Rotten Tomatoes. That was better than the reviews the original “Nun” movie got in 2018, although that opened with $53.8 million despite receiving 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel received a “C+” rating from audiences polled by CinemaScore, slightly better than the “C” for the previous movie, but it doesn’t bode well for any sort of legs.
It’s been five years since Warner Bros. had a blockbuster horror hit with the “Conjuring” franchise spin-off “The Nun,” so the sequel “The Nun II” was inevitable. Sure enough, it led the way this weekend with an estimated $32.6 million in 3,728 theaters after making $3.1 million from Thursday previews and $13 million on Friday (including those previews).
Critics weren’t too kind, giving it 45% on Rotten Tomatoes. That was better than the reviews the original “Nun” movie got in 2018, although that opened with $53.8 million despite receiving 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel received a “C+” rating from audiences polled by CinemaScore, slightly better than the “C” for the previous movie, but it doesn’t bode well for any sort of legs.
- 9/10/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop into the world’s hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich – until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
Dumb Money also stars Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley and Seth Rogen. Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo, based on the book “The Antisocial Network” by Ben Mezrich.
Rebecca Angelo,...
Dumb Money also stars Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley and Seth Rogen. Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo, based on the book “The Antisocial Network” by Ben Mezrich.
Rebecca Angelo,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Movies about the financial markets inevitably have the same problem. It simply isn’t that visually compelling watching people stare at their computers or phones and muttering expletives. Adam McKay’s The Big Short managed to avoid the pitfall thanks to its truly memorable characters and such stylistic flourishes as having Margot Robbie explain complicated financial concepts directly to the camera while lounging in a bathtub.
Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, about the 2021 GameStop stock phenomenon fueled by individual investors driven by social media, doesn’t prove quite as successful. Nonetheless, the film receiving its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival proves entertaining enough, thanks to its canny screenplay relating the story as a Frank Capra-style battle between the little people and the rich bigwigs hoisted by their own petards, and the fun performances by a terrific ensemble.
Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Antisocial Network...
Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, about the 2021 GameStop stock phenomenon fueled by individual investors driven by social media, doesn’t prove quite as successful. Nonetheless, the film receiving its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival proves entertaining enough, thanks to its canny screenplay relating the story as a Frank Capra-style battle between the little people and the rich bigwigs hoisted by their own petards, and the fun performances by a terrific ensemble.
Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Antisocial Network...
- 9/9/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter arts and culture critic Lovia Gyarkye shares her list of the 10 must-see films at this month’s Toronto Film Festival.
The Boy and the Heron The Boy and the Heron
How lucky for us that Hayao Miyazaki, the animation master with a gift for enchanting world-building, didn’t stay retired? The prolific Japanese filmmaker makes an exciting return with The Boy and the Heron, which opened in Japan earlier this summer. Inspired by Genzaburo Yoshino’s novel How Do You Live?, The Boy and the Heron chronicles the adventures of a young, bereft boy who discovers an abandoned tower and a persistent grey heron while exploring his new town.
Dicks: The Musical
A24’s first musical feature is a ride that, for better or worse, I’m ready to get on. Comedians Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp play two businessmen who find out they are twins and try to reunite their parents.
The Boy and the Heron The Boy and the Heron
How lucky for us that Hayao Miyazaki, the animation master with a gift for enchanting world-building, didn’t stay retired? The prolific Japanese filmmaker makes an exciting return with The Boy and the Heron, which opened in Japan earlier this summer. Inspired by Genzaburo Yoshino’s novel How Do You Live?, The Boy and the Heron chronicles the adventures of a young, bereft boy who discovers an abandoned tower and a persistent grey heron while exploring his new town.
Dicks: The Musical
A24’s first musical feature is a ride that, for better or worse, I’m ready to get on. Comedians Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp play two businessmen who find out they are twins and try to reunite their parents.
- 9/7/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) passed away back in May of 2022 while he was in the Dominican Republic for the filming of the thriller Dangerous Waters. That movie has since been completed and is scheduled to reach theatres and VOD on October 13th – and with that date just a month away, a trailer for Dangerous Waters has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
John Barr, who made his feature directorial debut with the 2020 thriller Blood and Money, directed Dangerous Waters and crafted the story for the film with screenwriter Mark Jackson. Here’s the synopsis: A sailing adventure spirals out of control in this tightly wound-survival thriller. 19-year-old Rose lives a tough, small-town life in Florida with her single mother Alma. Their luck seems to take a turn when Alma’s new businessman boyfriend, Derek, whisks them away on a sailing adventure to Bermuda. While at sea,...
John Barr, who made his feature directorial debut with the 2020 thriller Blood and Money, directed Dangerous Waters and crafted the story for the film with screenwriter Mark Jackson. Here’s the synopsis: A sailing adventure spirals out of control in this tightly wound-survival thriller. 19-year-old Rose lives a tough, small-town life in Florida with her single mother Alma. Their luck seems to take a turn when Alma’s new businessman boyfriend, Derek, whisks them away on a sailing adventure to Bermuda. While at sea,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Xavier Giannoli is one of those rare French directors who has a stronger relationship with the Venice Film Festival than Cannes back home.
He has competed for Venice’s Golden Lion three times in the last decade with Superstar (2012), Marguerite (2015) and the sumptuous Honoré de Balzac adaptation Lost Illusions (2021).
The filmmaker is back for a fourth time this year playing Out of Competition with his first-ever drama series, the international thriller Of Money And Blood. All 12 episodes will world premiere in a marathon screening on Thursday, with further seances at the back end of the festival.
Liberally adapted from the eponymous book by investigative journalist Fabrice Arfi, the series delves into a real-life, carbon credit tax scam, which swindled the French state of at least $1.7 billion, in an operation that came to be known as the “fraud of the century” when it came to trial in 2018.
Related: Venice Film Festival...
He has competed for Venice’s Golden Lion three times in the last decade with Superstar (2012), Marguerite (2015) and the sumptuous Honoré de Balzac adaptation Lost Illusions (2021).
The filmmaker is back for a fourth time this year playing Out of Competition with his first-ever drama series, the international thriller Of Money And Blood. All 12 episodes will world premiere in a marathon screening on Thursday, with further seances at the back end of the festival.
Liberally adapted from the eponymous book by investigative journalist Fabrice Arfi, the series delves into a real-life, carbon credit tax scam, which swindled the French state of at least $1.7 billion, in an operation that came to be known as the “fraud of the century” when it came to trial in 2018.
Related: Venice Film Festival...
- 8/31/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the release of WWE’s Money in the Bank 2023 coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on 21st August we have 2 Blu-Rays to give away!
Money in the Bank comes to the UK for the first time! Held at the O2, it’s also the first Premier Live Event in London for 20 years! With a wild British crowd in attendance, WWE’s top Superstars battle their way up the ladder to grab the briefcase and secure a future championship opportunity! Plus, the members of the Bloodline collide in a family civil war, while the one and only John Cena makes an unexpected return!
Highlights:
Bloodline Civil War!
Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa vs. The Usos
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Logan Paul vs. LA Knight vs. Ricochet vs. Damian Priest vs. Santos Escobar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Butch
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Trish Stratus vs.
Money in the Bank comes to the UK for the first time! Held at the O2, it’s also the first Premier Live Event in London for 20 years! With a wild British crowd in attendance, WWE’s top Superstars battle their way up the ladder to grab the briefcase and secure a future championship opportunity! Plus, the members of the Bloodline collide in a family civil war, while the one and only John Cena makes an unexpected return!
Highlights:
Bloodline Civil War!
Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa vs. The Usos
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Logan Paul vs. LA Knight vs. Ricochet vs. Damian Priest vs. Santos Escobar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Butch
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Trish Stratus vs.
- 8/24/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Roger Waters has shared a new version of “Time” from his forthcoming solo LP, The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux.
Instead of commenting on the track, Waters offered up a series of lines that reflect the song’s lyrics as a statement: “Ticking away……./ The voice had been there all along/ Hidden in the stones in the rivers/ Hidden in all the books/ Hidden in plain sight/ It was the voice of reason/ Thought I’d something more to say………”
“Time” is the second single to emerge from The...
Instead of commenting on the track, Waters offered up a series of lines that reflect the song’s lyrics as a statement: “Ticking away……./ The voice had been there all along/ Hidden in the stones in the rivers/ Hidden in all the books/ Hidden in plain sight/ It was the voice of reason/ Thought I’d something more to say………”
“Time” is the second single to emerge from The...
- 8/24/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Roger Waters is gearing up to release a newly recorded version of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon. The Waters’ version, officially dubbed The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, arrives on October 6th. Ahead of its release, Waters has shared his re-recording of “Time.”
Similar to his version of “Money,” Waters slows down and scales back the psychedelic instrumentation of “Time” in order to play a greater emphasis on his vocals. Take a listen below.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux was produced by Waters along with Gus Seyffert and features a studio band consisting of Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other surviving members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original album, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels...
Similar to his version of “Money,” Waters slows down and scales back the psychedelic instrumentation of “Time” in order to play a greater emphasis on his vocals. Take a listen below.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux was produced by Waters along with Gus Seyffert and features a studio band consisting of Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other surviving members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original album, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels...
- 8/24/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
To celebrate the release of Money in the Bank 2023 on Blu-ray and DVD we are giving away a Blu-ray copy.
Money in the Bank comes to the UK for the first time! Held at the O2, it’s also the first Premier Live Event in London for 20 years! With a wild British crowd in attendance, WWE’s top Superstars battle their way up the ladder to grab the briefcase and secure a future championship opportunity! Plus, the members of the Bloodline collide in a family civil war, while the one and only John Cena makes an unexpected return!
For UK WWE fans, Money in the Bank 2023 is historic. It’s the first Premier Live Event to be hosted by the nation’s capital in two decades! As always, the British fans bring a wild and electric atmosphere, making this one of WWE’s greatest-ever events on UK soil!
Highlights: Bloodline...
Money in the Bank comes to the UK for the first time! Held at the O2, it’s also the first Premier Live Event in London for 20 years! With a wild British crowd in attendance, WWE’s top Superstars battle their way up the ladder to grab the briefcase and secure a future championship opportunity! Plus, the members of the Bloodline collide in a family civil war, while the one and only John Cena makes an unexpected return!
For UK WWE fans, Money in the Bank 2023 is historic. It’s the first Premier Live Event to be hosted by the nation’s capital in two decades! As always, the British fans bring a wild and electric atmosphere, making this one of WWE’s greatest-ever events on UK soil!
Highlights: Bloodline...
- 8/22/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
TLC’s OutDaughtered made its return to television after a two-year filming hiatus. The Busby family, spearheaded by Adam and Danielle Busby, have shared their journey with the world: the United States’ only all-female set of quintuplets. Plus, the two have an older daughter, Blayke, who they parent as well.
Fans tend to take to Reddit to discuss the various themes throughout the show, as well as scenes they like and dislike. And some users found a major hole in one of the alleged plot lines during the episode where Blayke watches her little sisters.
TLC’s ‘OutDaughtered’ Busby family | Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust ‘OutDaughtered’ fans spotted something wrong with the plot in one episode
In a recent episode, Adam and Danielle’s babysitter supposedly canceled on them at the last minute. As a result, Adam and Danielle were left with nobody to watch the...
Fans tend to take to Reddit to discuss the various themes throughout the show, as well as scenes they like and dislike. And some users found a major hole in one of the alleged plot lines during the episode where Blayke watches her little sisters.
TLC’s ‘OutDaughtered’ Busby family | Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust ‘OutDaughtered’ fans spotted something wrong with the plot in one episode
In a recent episode, Adam and Danielle’s babysitter supposedly canceled on them at the last minute. As a result, Adam and Danielle were left with nobody to watch the...
- 8/17/2023
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Next Goal Wins (Taika Waititi, 2023).The lineup is being unveiled for the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, starting with 60 selections from the Gala and Special Presentations programs. The festival takes place from September 7–17, 2023.Gala PRESENTATIONSConcrete Utopia (Um Tae-Hwa)Dumb Money (Craig Gillespie)Fair Play (Chloe Domont)Flora and Son (John Carney)Hate to Love: Nickelback (Leigh Brooks)Lee (Ellen Kuras)Next Goal Wins (Taika Waititi)Nyad (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin)Punjab ’95 (Honey Trehan)Solo (Sophie Dupuis)The End We Start From (Mahalia Belo)The Movie Emperor (Ning Hao)The New Boy (Warwick Thornton) The Royal Hotel (Kitty Green)The Holdovers.Special Presentationsa Difficult Year (Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache)A Normal Family (Hur Jin-ho)American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet)Close to You (Dominic Savage)Days of Happiness (Chloé Robichaud)The Rescue (Daniela Goggi)Ezra (Tony Goldwyn)Fingernails (Christos Nikou)Four Daughters (Kaouther Ben Hania...
- 8/14/2023
- MUBI
Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down this week!
Match #1: Santos Escobar def. Mustafa Ali The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
With LA Knight taking a close view of the action, The Lwo’s Santos Escobar looked to join fellow member Zelina Vega in qualifying for a Money in the Bank Ladder Match by taking on Mustafa Ali. Escobar and Ali combined for a highflying affair, with Escobar hitting a stunning hurricanrana using the steel steps as leverage. Ali showed off the moves as well, hitting a picture-perfect dropkick as Escobar was leaping to the outside. As the two continued to wow the WWE Universe, Escobar hit a huge Phantom Driver from the top rope to gain the coveted chance in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Bayley def.
Match #1: Santos Escobar def. Mustafa Ali The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
With LA Knight taking a close view of the action, The Lwo’s Santos Escobar looked to join fellow member Zelina Vega in qualifying for a Money in the Bank Ladder Match by taking on Mustafa Ali. Escobar and Ali combined for a highflying affair, with Escobar hitting a stunning hurricanrana using the steel steps as leverage. Ali showed off the moves as well, hitting a picture-perfect dropkick as Escobar was leaping to the outside. As the two continued to wow the WWE Universe, Escobar hit a huge Phantom Driver from the top rope to gain the coveted chance in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Bayley def.
- 6/12/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Gene Simmons is known for his eccentricities. Even when he isn’t wearing makeup and silver armor on stage, he is a rock star in many ways outside of his music. Kiss has attached its brand to many different mediums, including comic books. Gene Simmons recently confirmed a longtime rumor about the band’s comic adventures and said these books have the potential to “recreate humanity” if it’s ever wiped out.
Gene Simmons says Kiss put their blood in their comic books Gene Simmons | Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images
Kiss looks like a group of superheroes, so it was only fitting that they started their own line of comic books with Marvel. They first appeared in issue #12 of Marvel’s Howard the Duck in 1977. They had a few more Marvel appearances before bouncing around to different companies, such as Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Archie Comics.
One rumor was...
Gene Simmons says Kiss put their blood in their comic books Gene Simmons | Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images
Kiss looks like a group of superheroes, so it was only fitting that they started their own line of comic books with Marvel. They first appeared in issue #12 of Marvel’s Howard the Duck in 1977. They had a few more Marvel appearances before bouncing around to different companies, such as Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Archie Comics.
One rumor was...
- 6/11/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly… Let’s see what went down on this week’s show!
Match #1: Becky Lynch def. Sonya Deville The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Becky Lynch has had plenty of issues with Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark as of late, but The Man proved she could overcome their meddling to punch her ticket to Money in the Bank. Sonya Deville started strong, but as Lynch flipped the script the WWE Hall of Famer and her newcomer sidekick entered the picture. Despite Chelsea Green, Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark circling the ring, a Manhandle Slam propelled Lynch into the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5 Match #2: Gunther def. Kevin Owens The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
A backstage run-in with Imperium sent Kevin Owens flying off the handle,...
Match #1: Becky Lynch def. Sonya Deville The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Becky Lynch has had plenty of issues with Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark as of late, but The Man proved she could overcome their meddling to punch her ticket to Money in the Bank. Sonya Deville started strong, but as Lynch flipped the script the WWE Hall of Famer and her newcomer sidekick entered the picture. Despite Chelsea Green, Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark circling the ring, a Manhandle Slam propelled Lynch into the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5 Match #2: Gunther def. Kevin Owens The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
A backstage run-in with Imperium sent Kevin Owens flying off the handle,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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A killer robot powered by baby brains. Kirk Douglas wrestling in the nude. Ryan revisits the very weird 80s sci-fi movie, Saturn 3...
Some movies aspire to strangeness. Other movies have strangeness thrust upon them.
Saturn 3, released in 1980, was an intensely strange film. But unlike, say, Altered States (also released in 1980) it wasn’t made by a filmmaker with a taste for the oblique or the outre. Unlike Luigi Cozzi’s Contamination (1980 again), Saturn 3 wasn’t a low-budget shocker made in a hurry, but a relatively expensive exercise created by some of the most seasoned filmmakers in the business at that time. (For frame of reference, Saturn 3's budget was broadly the same as Alien’s, released less than one year earlier.)
On the surface, Saturn 3 sounds like a perfectly reasonable recipe for an intense sci-fi horror flick. It’s about a pair...
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A killer robot powered by baby brains. Kirk Douglas wrestling in the nude. Ryan revisits the very weird 80s sci-fi movie, Saturn 3...
Some movies aspire to strangeness. Other movies have strangeness thrust upon them.
Saturn 3, released in 1980, was an intensely strange film. But unlike, say, Altered States (also released in 1980) it wasn’t made by a filmmaker with a taste for the oblique or the outre. Unlike Luigi Cozzi’s Contamination (1980 again), Saturn 3 wasn’t a low-budget shocker made in a hurry, but a relatively expensive exercise created by some of the most seasoned filmmakers in the business at that time. (For frame of reference, Saturn 3's budget was broadly the same as Alien’s, released less than one year earlier.)
On the surface, Saturn 3 sounds like a perfectly reasonable recipe for an intense sci-fi horror flick. It’s about a pair...
- 2/1/2016
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The WSJ Book Club’s discussion of Martin Amis’s rollicking satire “Money” is coming to a close. It’s been a wild ride following John Self’s destructive—and often hilarious—attempts to make his movie, alternatively titled “Good Money” and “Bad Money,” and a boatload of cash. This week, we invite readers to submit questions for Mr. Hiaasen about “Money.” What would you like to ask the author about Martin Amis’s bracing book? Leave your questions in the comments section,...
- 1/14/2015
- by Anna Russell
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Nick Frost has made a name for himself killing time, zombies, rural eyesores and aliens with Messrs. Wright and Pegg and he is branching out on his own once more with the new British comedy Cuban Fury.
Frost’s previous notable solo outing was as Martin Amis’s vulgar epitome of 80s excess John Self in the BBC’s adaptation of Money, however his salsa-obssessed starring role here is a million miles away from that.
The World Premiere of the film was held this evening in London and Frost and his co-stars were on hand to talk up the film and Colin Hart and Amon Warmann were there to meet them.
We’ll be adding the interviews as the night draws on.
Nick Frost
Rashida Jones
Ian McShane
Chris O’Dowd
Olivia Colman
Rory Kinnear
Director James Griffiths
The post The HeyUGuys Premiere Interviews: Nick Frost and Cast dance around...
Frost’s previous notable solo outing was as Martin Amis’s vulgar epitome of 80s excess John Self in the BBC’s adaptation of Money, however his salsa-obssessed starring role here is a million miles away from that.
The World Premiere of the film was held this evening in London and Frost and his co-stars were on hand to talk up the film and Colin Hart and Amon Warmann were there to meet them.
We’ll be adding the interviews as the night draws on.
Nick Frost
Rashida Jones
Ian McShane
Chris O’Dowd
Olivia Colman
Rory Kinnear
Director James Griffiths
The post The HeyUGuys Premiere Interviews: Nick Frost and Cast dance around...
- 2/6/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
How did we come up with our chart? By tallying the votes of our pop writers – and here's what they plumped for
Tim Jonze
Albums
John Wizards – John Wizards
Disclosure – Settle
Paramore – Paramore
Hebronix – Unreal
Kanye West – Yeezus
Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
British Sea Power – From The Sea To The Land Beyond
Tracks
Julia Holter – Hello Stranger
Miguel and Mariah Carey – #Beautiful
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Sky Ferreira – You're Not the One
Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie
Jeffrey Lewis – Wwprd
Paramore – Still Into You
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
The 1975 – Chocolate
Stylo G – Soundbwoy
Tom Hughes
Albums
15-60-75 The Numbers Band – Jimmy Bell's Still in Town
Meat Wave – Meat Wave
The Drones – I See Seaweed 4
White Fence – Live in San Francisco
Ooga Boogas – Ooga Boogas
Superchunk – I Hate Music
Bits of...
Tim Jonze
Albums
John Wizards – John Wizards
Disclosure – Settle
Paramore – Paramore
Hebronix – Unreal
Kanye West – Yeezus
Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
British Sea Power – From The Sea To The Land Beyond
Tracks
Julia Holter – Hello Stranger
Miguel and Mariah Carey – #Beautiful
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Sky Ferreira – You're Not the One
Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie
Jeffrey Lewis – Wwprd
Paramore – Still Into You
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
The 1975 – Chocolate
Stylo G – Soundbwoy
Tom Hughes
Albums
15-60-75 The Numbers Band – Jimmy Bell's Still in Town
Meat Wave – Meat Wave
The Drones – I See Seaweed 4
White Fence – Live in San Francisco
Ooga Boogas – Ooga Boogas
Superchunk – I Hate Music
Bits of...
- 12/23/2013
- by Tom Hughes, Maddy Costa, Tim Jonze, Michael Hann, Malik Meer, Rebecca Nicholson, Nosheen Iqbal, Alexis Petridis, Dom Lawson, Paul Lester, Louis Pattison, Kitty Empire, Kate Hutchinson, Betty Clarke, Paul MacInnes, Kieran Yates, Ian Gittins, Jude Rogers, Dave Simpson, Alex Needham, Dan Hancox, Daniel Martin, Sam Wolfson, Ally Carnwath, Stevie Chick, Dorian Lynskey, Sam Richards, Caroline Sullivan, Chris Salmon, Michael Cragg, Alex Macpherson, Sean Michaels, Tom Lamont, Killian Fox, Adam Boult, Harriet Gibsone
- The Guardian - Film News
Interview Louisa Mellor 10 Dec 2013 - 07:00
The last but not least of our Sherlock series 3 round-table interviews from back in April, with John Watson himself, Martin Freeman...
Happily, Martin Freeman will be unavoidable for the next few weeks. First, he's headlining The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, out in the UK and around the world on Friday the 13th of December. Just over a fortnight after that, we'll see him return to the role of John Watson, a man about to have his graveside wish - that Sherlock perform one last miracle and not be dead - granted.
The Holmes/Watson reunion, we're told, will be less about the resolution to the two-year-old question of how Sherlock survived his rooftop fall, and more about John's reaction. No small amount of pressure rests on Freeman's shoulders then, not that it was in evidence as we spoke to him in a round-table interview in April,...
The last but not least of our Sherlock series 3 round-table interviews from back in April, with John Watson himself, Martin Freeman...
Happily, Martin Freeman will be unavoidable for the next few weeks. First, he's headlining The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, out in the UK and around the world on Friday the 13th of December. Just over a fortnight after that, we'll see him return to the role of John Watson, a man about to have his graveside wish - that Sherlock perform one last miracle and not be dead - granted.
The Holmes/Watson reunion, we're told, will be less about the resolution to the two-year-old question of how Sherlock survived his rooftop fall, and more about John's reaction. No small amount of pressure rests on Freeman's shoulders then, not that it was in evidence as we spoke to him in a round-table interview in April,...
- 12/9/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Hilary Mantel, Jonathan Franzen, Mohsin Hamid, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Malcolm Gladwell, Eleanor Catton and many more recommend the books that impressed them this year
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw (Fourth Estate) is a brilliant, sprawling, layered and unsentimental portrayal of contemporary China. It made me think and laugh. I also love Dave Eggers' The Circle (Hamish Hamilton), which is a sharp-eyed and funny satire about the obsession with "sharing" our lives through technology. It's convincing and a little creepy.
William Boyd
By strange coincidence two of the most intriguing art books I read this year had the word "Breakfast" in their titles. They were Breakfast with Lucian by Geordie Greig (Jonathan Cape) and Breakfast at Sotheby's by Philip Hook (Particular). Greig's fascinating, intimate biography of Lucian Freud was a revelation. Every question I had about Freud – from the aesthetic to the intrusively gossipy – was...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw (Fourth Estate) is a brilliant, sprawling, layered and unsentimental portrayal of contemporary China. It made me think and laugh. I also love Dave Eggers' The Circle (Hamish Hamilton), which is a sharp-eyed and funny satire about the obsession with "sharing" our lives through technology. It's convincing and a little creepy.
William Boyd
By strange coincidence two of the most intriguing art books I read this year had the word "Breakfast" in their titles. They were Breakfast with Lucian by Geordie Greig (Jonathan Cape) and Breakfast at Sotheby's by Philip Hook (Particular). Greig's fascinating, intimate biography of Lucian Freud was a revelation. Every question I had about Freud – from the aesthetic to the intrusively gossipy – was...
- 11/23/2013
- by Hilary Mantel, Jonathan Franzen, Mohsin Hamid, Tom Stoppard, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, William Boyd, Bill Bryson, Shami Chakrabarti, Sarah Churchwell, Antonia Fraser, Mark Haddon, Robert Harris, Max Hastings, Philip Hensher, Simon Hoggart, AM Homes, John Lanchester, Mark Lawson, Robert Macfarlane, Andrew Motion, Ian Rankin, Lionel Shriver, Helen Simpson, Colm Tóibín, Richard Ford, John Gray, David Kynaston, Penelope Lively, Pankaj Mishra, Blake Morrison, Susie Orbach
- The Guardian - Film News
Martin Amis, author of London Fields and Money, has long since ranked among the most highly regarded novelists of his generation, and stood, since the passing of John Updike, as our greatest novelist-critic. The use of "our" there, of course, is deliberate: Having recently moved from his native Great Britain to the proudly vulgar New York, he is now one of the city's most esteemed writers in residence. On November 4, Amis presents a screening of Roman Polanski's Macbeth at BAMcinématek. I spoke to Amis on the phone about Polanski, Shakespeare, and the nature of adaptations. Twenty years ago, in the introduction to Visiting Mrs. Nabokov, you wrote that “Roman Polanski no longer makes interesting films.” Do you still think that&rsq...
- 10/30/2013
- Village Voice
“They’re coming to Webster U, Barbara…..!”
The Living Dead are coming to Webster University!
The Evolution of the Zombie, a film series based around our unquenchable appetite for all things undead, kicks off this Wednesday with the 1932 Bela Lugosi classic White Zombie (considered the first zombie film)and runs through October 20th. John Russo, who penned Night Of The Living Dead, the seminal Zombie film way back in 1968, will be a guest at the fest and will host a writing workshop. This will be a fantastic opportunity for fans of the zombie genre to see several of their favorite flesh-eaters on the big screen and for film students to meet the man who help developed the rules by which all the living dead live (while dead)!
Tickets
Unless otherwise noted, admission is:
$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff...
The Living Dead are coming to Webster University!
The Evolution of the Zombie, a film series based around our unquenchable appetite for all things undead, kicks off this Wednesday with the 1932 Bela Lugosi classic White Zombie (considered the first zombie film)and runs through October 20th. John Russo, who penned Night Of The Living Dead, the seminal Zombie film way back in 1968, will be a guest at the fest and will host a writing workshop. This will be a fantastic opportunity for fans of the zombie genre to see several of their favorite flesh-eaters on the big screen and for film students to meet the man who help developed the rules by which all the living dead live (while dead)!
Tickets
Unless otherwise noted, admission is:
$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff...
- 10/1/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hey everybody, Michael C. here. There are certain phrases entertainment writers are fond of throwing around until they lose all meaning. If pop culture pundits are to believed at any given moment there are around a dozen “Best Shows on Television” and twice that many “It Girls”.
One phrase run into the ground this past summer was declaring such and such person “King of the Nerds -every week saw a new monarch crowned by the media. So in an effort to save everyone the confusion I propose we settle the matter here and now:
Who is the current King of the Nerds?
If we were to put things into Game of Thrones terms (and why wouldn’t we?) George Lucas is the Mad King who used to be the unquestioned ruler but had to be deposed when he lost his mind and started dragging his own films out onto the...
One phrase run into the ground this past summer was declaring such and such person “King of the Nerds -every week saw a new monarch crowned by the media. So in an effort to save everyone the confusion I propose we settle the matter here and now:
Who is the current King of the Nerds?
If we were to put things into Game of Thrones terms (and why wouldn’t we?) George Lucas is the Mad King who used to be the unquestioned ruler but had to be deposed when he lost his mind and started dragging his own films out onto the...
- 9/15/2013
- by Michael C.
- FilmExperience
Long gestating Martin Amis adaptation starts shooting, with Katy Perry promo director Matthew Cullen on board
• Read our 2001 interview with Martin Amis
It has languished in Hollywood purgatory for well over a decade while directors of the calibre of David Cronenberg, Michael Winterbottom and Shekhar Kapur have come and gone. But Martin Amis's most celebrated novel, London Fields, is finally due to begin shooting today in the British capital with a high-profile cast that includes Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess.
Guillermo del Toro protege Mathew Cullen will make his feature film debut on the project after cutting his teeth on commercials and music videos, as well as overseeing the prologue for the Mexican film-maker's current blockbuster Pacific Rim. The big screen version, the screenplay for which Amis has written himself with Roberta Hanley, does not look to have diverted too far from the 1989 novel. It centres...
• Read our 2001 interview with Martin Amis
It has languished in Hollywood purgatory for well over a decade while directors of the calibre of David Cronenberg, Michael Winterbottom and Shekhar Kapur have come and gone. But Martin Amis's most celebrated novel, London Fields, is finally due to begin shooting today in the British capital with a high-profile cast that includes Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess.
Guillermo del Toro protege Mathew Cullen will make his feature film debut on the project after cutting his teeth on commercials and music videos, as well as overseeing the prologue for the Mexican film-maker's current blockbuster Pacific Rim. The big screen version, the screenplay for which Amis has written himself with Roberta Hanley, does not look to have diverted too far from the 1989 novel. It centres...
- 9/10/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
Now that Cannes is around the corner, the trailers and teasers, posters and flyers are piling up, ready for the great jamboree that is the Croisette competition. But the one that really got us going was the trailer for a little number that didn't get anywhere near the Palais du Festivals: The World's End, the new one from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and director Edgar Wright. All of them have been stretching their wings a little since Hot Fuzz – Pegg in Star Trek, Wright with Scott Pilgrim, Frost in the TV adaptation of Money – but their reunion has sparked lots of interest, and fond memories of their previous work. No doubt that's what's behind the plotline – a bunch of middle-aged men get together 20 years after an epic pub crawl to repeat the experience – and find...
The big story
Now that Cannes is around the corner, the trailers and teasers, posters and flyers are piling up, ready for the great jamboree that is the Croisette competition. But the one that really got us going was the trailer for a little number that didn't get anywhere near the Palais du Festivals: The World's End, the new one from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and director Edgar Wright. All of them have been stretching their wings a little since Hot Fuzz – Pegg in Star Trek, Wright with Scott Pilgrim, Frost in the TV adaptation of Money – but their reunion has sparked lots of interest, and fond memories of their previous work. No doubt that's what's behind the plotline – a bunch of middle-aged men get together 20 years after an epic pub crawl to repeat the experience – and find...
- 5/9/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The Ice Cream Girls finished on 4.23m (19.3%) viewers on Friday (May 3), overnight data shows.
The final episode of ITV's Brighton-set thriller was up 240k on last week, but down 640k on its debut.
In the same timeslot on BBC One, Have I Got News for You earned 4.47m (19.9%) and Not Going Out had 3.47m (16.2%).
Earlier, A Question of Sport attracted 2.69m (13.3%) at 7.30pm and Would I Lie To You grabbed 2.83m (12.8%) an hour later. The Graham Norton Show was watched by 3.02m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, The Genius of Marie Curie - The Woman Who Lit Up the World interested 1.42m (6.5%) at 9pm. World Championship Snooker grabbed 1.52m (7.4%) in the preceding two hours.
The Martin Lewis Money Show brought 3.17m (15%) to ITV at 8pm and movie The Fast and The Furious attracted 852k (8.7%) from 10.45pm.
Meanwhile, Channel 4's Ben Earl: Trick Artist remained steady on 920k (4.2%) at 9pm...
The final episode of ITV's Brighton-set thriller was up 240k on last week, but down 640k on its debut.
In the same timeslot on BBC One, Have I Got News for You earned 4.47m (19.9%) and Not Going Out had 3.47m (16.2%).
Earlier, A Question of Sport attracted 2.69m (13.3%) at 7.30pm and Would I Lie To You grabbed 2.83m (12.8%) an hour later. The Graham Norton Show was watched by 3.02m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, The Genius of Marie Curie - The Woman Who Lit Up the World interested 1.42m (6.5%) at 9pm. World Championship Snooker grabbed 1.52m (7.4%) in the preceding two hours.
The Martin Lewis Money Show brought 3.17m (15%) to ITV at 8pm and movie The Fast and The Furious attracted 852k (8.7%) from 10.45pm.
Meanwhile, Channel 4's Ben Earl: Trick Artist remained steady on 920k (4.2%) at 9pm...
- 5/4/2013
- Digital Spy
From Meryl Streep's Iron Lady to Spitting Image and the Spice Girls, Observer writers and critics pick the films, books, art, music and TV that show Thatcher's lasting influence
Art, chosen by Laura Cumming
Treatment Room (1983)
In Richard Hamilton's installation, Thatcher administered her own harsh medicine from a video above the operating table with the viewer as helpless patient: a case of kill or cure.
Taking Stock (1984)
Hans Haacke portrayed Thatcher enthroned, nose in the air like a gun-dog, surrounded by images of Queen Victoria, the Saatchi brothers and, ominously, Pandora. Caused national furore.
In the Sleep of Reason (1982)
Mark Wallinger edited Thatcher's 1982 Falklands speech from blink to blink, fading to black in between, emphasising her solipsistic tendency to close her eyes when speaking as if nobody else existed.
The Battle of Orgreave (2001)
Jeremy Deller's restaged the worst conflict of the miners' strike from multiple viewpoints, uniting...
Art, chosen by Laura Cumming
Treatment Room (1983)
In Richard Hamilton's installation, Thatcher administered her own harsh medicine from a video above the operating table with the viewer as helpless patient: a case of kill or cure.
Taking Stock (1984)
Hans Haacke portrayed Thatcher enthroned, nose in the air like a gun-dog, surrounded by images of Queen Victoria, the Saatchi brothers and, ominously, Pandora. Caused national furore.
In the Sleep of Reason (1982)
Mark Wallinger edited Thatcher's 1982 Falklands speech from blink to blink, fading to black in between, emphasising her solipsistic tendency to close her eyes when speaking as if nobody else existed.
The Battle of Orgreave (2001)
Jeremy Deller's restaged the worst conflict of the miners' strike from multiple viewpoints, uniting...
- 4/13/2013
- by Robert McCrum, Kitty Empire, Philip French, Andrew Rawnsley, Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
Young writers James Graham and Nick Payne vie with Caryl Churchill, while actor Hattie Morahan goes up against Cate Blanchett as Young Vic gains five nominations
Young playwrights James Graham and Nick Payne will compete with the legendary Caryl Churchill for best new play at this year's Evening Standard theatre awards.
Churchill, who won her first Evening Standard award 25 years ago for Serious Money, is shortlisted for Love and Information at the Royal Court, London, while Graham, 30, is up for political thriller This House, and Payne, 28, Constellations, currently previewing in the West End.
By a strange quirk of fate, Graham and Payne are younger than two of the nominees for the Charles Wintour most promising playwright award: actor Lolita Chakrabarti, 43, and screenwriter John Hodge, 47, both of whom saw their first plays staged this year in Red Velvet and Collaborators respectively. That category is completed by Tom Wells, author of The Kitchen Sink.
Young playwrights James Graham and Nick Payne will compete with the legendary Caryl Churchill for best new play at this year's Evening Standard theatre awards.
Churchill, who won her first Evening Standard award 25 years ago for Serious Money, is shortlisted for Love and Information at the Royal Court, London, while Graham, 30, is up for political thriller This House, and Payne, 28, Constellations, currently previewing in the West End.
By a strange quirk of fate, Graham and Payne are younger than two of the nominees for the Charles Wintour most promising playwright award: actor Lolita Chakrabarti, 43, and screenwriter John Hodge, 47, both of whom saw their first plays staged this year in Red Velvet and Collaborators respectively. That category is completed by Tom Wells, author of The Kitchen Sink.
- 11/12/2012
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
For many, Christmas is a time of joy and peace… when family and friends come together to celebrate the spirit of the season with the people they love and wish goodwill on all mankind.
For others, it's that special time of year where we buy wine in bulk and use it (not terribly judiciously) to inoculate ourselves against the inevitable aggravation that occurs when dysfunctional people are forced to gather together because the calendar says so.
For all those in the latter category, allow me to present the Misfits Christmas episode (also our season finale). Because no matter how bad your holidays get, it will be difficult to surpass the sheer twistedness of the one experienced by the Asbo Five.
It's three months after the group has finished their community service, racking up quite the impressive body count in the process. And throughout the concrete jungle, the stone tenements of Thamesmeade,...
For others, it's that special time of year where we buy wine in bulk and use it (not terribly judiciously) to inoculate ourselves against the inevitable aggravation that occurs when dysfunctional people are forced to gather together because the calendar says so.
For all those in the latter category, allow me to present the Misfits Christmas episode (also our season finale). Because no matter how bad your holidays get, it will be difficult to surpass the sheer twistedness of the one experienced by the Asbo Five.
It's three months after the group has finished their community service, racking up quite the impressive body count in the process. And throughout the concrete jungle, the stone tenements of Thamesmeade,...
- 10/26/2012
- by BriOut
- The Backlot
In addition to that great interview with The Guardian, Robert Pattinson also recently spoke with BBC News. Here Rob talks a bit more about Cosmopolis and why he thinks his Twilight fans will like it. Rob also goes on to defend his many Twilight supporters, giving them credit for being much smarter than the press makes them look. Read more below:
Actor Robert Pattinson has predicted that his new art-house film Cosmopolis will be embraced by Twilight fans.
“Some of them will just want you to play vampires, but most people don’t want you to repeat yourself,” the Briton told the BBC.
The heart-throb, who played Edward Cullen in the Twilight films, also defended his fans from accusations that their dedicated behaviour was “crazy”.
Asked what his Twilight fanbase would make of the film, the 26-year-old star said: “I think a lot of them will really connect to it. Over the years, people kind of get an idea of what you’re trying to do.
Robert Pattinson on his strict time in a limo
“Some of them will follow – some of them will just want you to play vampires, but most people don’t want you to repeat yourself. So hopefully they’ll like it.”
Twilight fans, he suggested, had come in for unfair criticism.
“People put down Twilight fans, but yesterday I got given on the red carpet in Berlin all these books from people who are lined up in the rain and are probably judged by everyone to be crazy.
“I got a signed first edition of the Martin Amis book, Money; a Lawrence Ferlinghetti book; the new [Michel] Houellebecq book. All these people come up and give what they’ve been reading and found interesting. This is not giving you teddy bears!”
Read the full story at BBC News here.
Actor Robert Pattinson has predicted that his new art-house film Cosmopolis will be embraced by Twilight fans.
“Some of them will just want you to play vampires, but most people don’t want you to repeat yourself,” the Briton told the BBC.
The heart-throb, who played Edward Cullen in the Twilight films, also defended his fans from accusations that their dedicated behaviour was “crazy”.
Asked what his Twilight fanbase would make of the film, the 26-year-old star said: “I think a lot of them will really connect to it. Over the years, people kind of get an idea of what you’re trying to do.
Robert Pattinson on his strict time in a limo
“Some of them will follow – some of them will just want you to play vampires, but most people don’t want you to repeat yourself. So hopefully they’ll like it.”
Twilight fans, he suggested, had come in for unfair criticism.
“People put down Twilight fans, but yesterday I got given on the red carpet in Berlin all these books from people who are lined up in the rain and are probably judged by everyone to be crazy.
“I got a signed first edition of the Martin Amis book, Money; a Lawrence Ferlinghetti book; the new [Michel] Houellebecq book. All these people come up and give what they’ve been reading and found interesting. This is not giving you teddy bears!”
Read the full story at BBC News here.
- 6/13/2012
- by Evie
- twilightersanonymous.com
Robert Pattinson's taking a stand on the issue of Twilight fans, and he's got nothing but appreciation to share. Speaking to BBC News, he talked about the common perception of Twilight fans - namely, that we are "crazy" - and countered with a great story about his most recent fan encounter. View slideshow: Robert Pattinson "People put down Twilight fans, but yesterday I got given on the red carpet in Berlin all these books from people who are lined up in the rain and are probably judged by everyone to be crazy .... I got a signed first edition of the Martin Amis book, Money; a Lawrence Ferlinghetti book; the new [Michel] Houellebecq book. All these people come up and give what they've been reading and found interesting. This is not giving you teddy bears!" ....
- 6/11/2012
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
Honestly, if I was forced to judge Summer 2012 at first glance, I would say it was pretty weak. Compared to 2011 and 2010, there's just not as many movies to look forward to. While it seems easy to write off this Summer as a dud, I have three reasons why it might actually be awesome; The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and Prometheus. Honestly, that's all Summer 2012 needs in order to be one for the history books. Even then, there's still more than enough films to warrant your attention this summer. To help you sort through them all, we've once again compiled all the most interesting films of the season into four easy to read, informative guides. For the next four days, we'll take you on a journey through the best cinema has to offer in Summer 2012. Welcome to our Summer 2012 Movie Guide! Today, we will focus on June 2012, one of the biggest months of the year.
- 5/2/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Matthew Legarreta)
- Cinelinx
While there are still not enough good roles for women out there, particularly in mainstream Hollywood, that hasn't stopped a batch of young female stars from exploding from out of nowhere in recent years. Head-turning performances have helped launch faces like Carey Mulligan, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Felicity Jones and many others into the stratosphere, and the success last weekend of "The Hunger Games" has hopefully put to rest the fallacy that huge audiences won't turn up to big movies carried by a woman.
With that in mind, and hot on the heels of our ten picks for actors on the rise yesterday, we've chosen ten actresses who, while yet to be household names, have wowed audiences and casting directors in recent years, and look like strong contenders to headline the big movies of the future. Check our picks our below, and weigh in with your own tips in the comment section.
With that in mind, and hot on the heels of our ten picks for actors on the rise yesterday, we've chosen ten actresses who, while yet to be household names, have wowed audiences and casting directors in recent years, and look like strong contenders to headline the big movies of the future. Check our picks our below, and weigh in with your own tips in the comment section.
- 3/30/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
As far back as 2008 we were hearing that the final film in The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (also called the Blood and Ice-Cream trilogy) was moving forward.
Following on from the success of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz the team of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright hinted that the third film, which has had the title of The World’s End hanging around for years, was at one stage gravitating towards a doomsday/sci-fi movie.
If the Red of Shaun of the Dead was the buckets of blood and the Blue of Hot Fuzz was the thin line of the police force then perhaps at one stage the Mint-green (the final flavour in the Cornetto trilogy) was pointing towards Little Green Men. However with Pegg and Frost’s recent sojourn in Nevada with a crude little alien named Paul it may mean that The World...
Following on from the success of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz the team of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright hinted that the third film, which has had the title of The World’s End hanging around for years, was at one stage gravitating towards a doomsday/sci-fi movie.
If the Red of Shaun of the Dead was the buckets of blood and the Blue of Hot Fuzz was the thin line of the police force then perhaps at one stage the Mint-green (the final flavour in the Cornetto trilogy) was pointing towards Little Green Men. However with Pegg and Frost’s recent sojourn in Nevada with a crude little alien named Paul it may mean that The World...
- 12/12/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
London Fields, which centres on a woman who arranges her death, to be helmed by Indian director of Elizabeth
Despite his often-professed love for cinema, film versions of Martin Amis novels have had a difficult history. The movie of Money never materialised, ending up as a TV series instead; Dead Babies and The Rachel Papers were both derided on release, and the London Fields adaptation has been in limbo for more than a decade.
But, with a new director on board, it looks as though a cinematic version of London Fields could be on the cards. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter website at the Film Bazaar in Goa, a market backed by the Indian government, Shekhar Kapur, the director of Bandit Queen, said: "I'm looking forward to this project because I've never directed a murder mystery."
London Fields, published in 1989, centres on the ambiguous figure of Nicola Six, the "murderee...
Despite his often-professed love for cinema, film versions of Martin Amis novels have had a difficult history. The movie of Money never materialised, ending up as a TV series instead; Dead Babies and The Rachel Papers were both derided on release, and the London Fields adaptation has been in limbo for more than a decade.
But, with a new director on board, it looks as though a cinematic version of London Fields could be on the cards. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter website at the Film Bazaar in Goa, a market backed by the Indian government, Shekhar Kapur, the director of Bandit Queen, said: "I'm looking forward to this project because I've never directed a murder mystery."
London Fields, published in 1989, centres on the ambiguous figure of Nicola Six, the "murderee...
- 11/30/2011
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Over the last twenty-five years there have been several attempts to bring the worlds of Martin Amis to the big screen with Dexter Fletcher’s turn as Charles Highway in The Rachel Papers being the most successful so far.
Paul Bettany and Olivia Williams led William Marsh’s adaptation of Amis’s Dead Babies in 2000, re-titled and shunted straight to video in the States under the safer title of Mood Swingers, but it is a mostly forgotten work leaving the only decent stab at an Amis book on-screen being the BBC adaptation of Money with Nick Frost a suitably fatuous John Self.
Rumours of an adaptation of Amis’s 1989 novel London Fields have come and gone over the last decade or so with David Cronenberg and Michael Winterbottom attaching, then detaching, themselves over time. THR now report that one of the projects director Shekhar Kapur has lined up in his...
Paul Bettany and Olivia Williams led William Marsh’s adaptation of Amis’s Dead Babies in 2000, re-titled and shunted straight to video in the States under the safer title of Mood Swingers, but it is a mostly forgotten work leaving the only decent stab at an Amis book on-screen being the BBC adaptation of Money with Nick Frost a suitably fatuous John Self.
Rumours of an adaptation of Amis’s 1989 novel London Fields have come and gone over the last decade or so with David Cronenberg and Michael Winterbottom attaching, then detaching, themselves over time. THR now report that one of the projects director Shekhar Kapur has lined up in his...
- 11/29/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Despite his literary fame, Martin Amis’ work has often proved tough to adapt for the screen. Money was turned into a two-part TV drama last year and both The Rachel Papers and Dead Babies have hit cinemas. Now, though, Shekhar Kapur is taking on the challenge of bringing London Fields to life.Set in the capital in 1999, the book is narrated by Samson Young, an American writer arriving in the city who has been struggling with writer’s block for two decades. Now terminally ill, he discovers a story just waiting to be written – a sprawling, darkly comic tale of a psychic investigating her own murder.London Fields has long been a target of filmmakers, and the rights were picked up in 2000. David Cronenberg was attached for a while, with Amis taking a crack at the script. But Cronenberg moved on, to be replaced by David Mackenzie and then Michael Winterbottom.
- 11/29/2011
- EmpireOnline
I’ll say this for In Time, Andrew Niccol’s story describing a society driven into extreme class segregation by an economic system in which time is literally money: Niccol drives Justin Timberlake like a taskmaster. The singer-turned-actor runs like crazy, jumps, fights, and sweats his way through a movie that all too often feels more detached than a severed limb. It's a very physical, very present performance that lends the movie some much-needed credit. The detachment is due to the always on-the-nose, never close to subtle language used to wield the core concept as a club against economic disparity. I could never take the movie seriously because it was always so insistent about Making a Point. In Time, as written, is perhaps meaty and clever enough for a Twilight Zone episode. Stretched to feature length it is an unconvincing attempt at world-building and simply a deeply silly take on Bonnie and Clyde.
- 10/28/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Breaking Dawn may have been the big ticket item at Comic-Con Thursday but that doesn't mean there weren't other developments to excite film fans. Following the film's Hall H panel, 20th Century Fox released the brand new In Time posters and footage for online audiences to delve into. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, and starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, the slick sci-fi thriller takes us to a futuristic society in which aging in controllable. Money is no longer strictly the currency of choice; time is where the power lies. It also stars Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy, Johnny Galecki, Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer and Vincent Kartheiser.
Check out the footage and posters below and then check out In Time when it hits theatres on October 28.
Check out the footage and posters below and then check out In Time when it hits theatres on October 28.
- 7/22/2011
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
Nick Frost has revealed that he hopes to take on more serious roles, such as portraying historic figures. The actor, who is currently starring in Attack the Block, told BBC News that he finds non-comic characters more rewarding to portray. "I've always been funny as a kid, so it's not a challenge to me to be funny. It's the other stuff that's difficult, so I like to challenge myself," he explained. Frost also revealed that his favourite role to date was as the protagonist in last year's TV adaptation of Money (more)...
- 5/8/2011
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
Martin Amis, one of Britain’s most famous novelists, has reportedly passed a sarcastic remark on the Royal Family. He has called them philistines. The author of bestsellers like The Rachel Papers and Money also portrayed the Queen as a woman who never listens and said Prince Charles has “a pig’s snore”. “I’ve met the Queen, indeed, along with other writers on I don’t know which occasions anymore,” the Daily quoted Amis as telling French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. “The problem is that the Queen doesn’t listen to what you say to her because she is not supposed to understand the remarks that one ...
- 4/18/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Martin Amis, one of Britain’s most famous novelists, has reportedly passed a sarcastic remark on the Royal Family. He has called them philistines. The author of bestsellers like The Rachel Papers and Money also portrayed the Queen as a woman who never listens and said Prince Charles has “a pig’s snore”. “I’ve met the Queen, indeed, along with other writers on I don’t know which occasions anymore,” the Daily quoted Amis as telling French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. “The problem is that the Queen doesn’t listen to what you say to her because she is not supposed to understand the remarks that one ...
- 4/18/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Martin Amis, one of Britain’s most famous novelists, has reportedly passed a sarcastic remark on the Royal Family. He has called them philistines. The author of bestsellers like The Rachel Papers and Money also portrayed the Queen as a woman who never listens and said Prince Charles has “a pig’s snore”. “I’ve met the Queen, indeed, along with other writers on I don’t know which occasions anymore,” the Daily quoted Amis as telling French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. “The problem is that the Queen doesn’t listen to what you say to her because she is not supposed to understand the remarks that one ...
- 4/18/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Martin Amis, one of Britain’s most famous novelists, has reportedly passed a sarcastic remark on the Royal Family. He has called them philistines. The author of bestsellers like The Rachel Papers and Money also portrayed the Queen as a woman who never listens and said Prince Charles has “a pig’s snore”. “I’ve met the Queen, indeed, along with other writers on I don’t know which occasions anymore,” the Daily quoted Amis as telling French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. “The problem is that the Queen doesn’t listen to what you say to her because she is not supposed to understand the remarks that one ...
- 4/18/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Martin Amis, one of Britain’s most famous novelists, has reportedly passed a sarcastic remark on the Royal Family. He has called them philistines. The author of bestsellers like The Rachel Papers and Money also portrayed the Queen as a woman who never listens and said Prince Charles has “a pig’s snore”. “I’ve met the Queen, indeed, along with other writers on I don’t know which occasions anymore,” the Daily quoted Amis as telling French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. “The problem is that the Queen doesn’t listen to what you say to her because she is not supposed to understand the remarks that one ...
- 4/18/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Martin Amis, one of Britain’s most famous novelists, has reportedly passed a sarcastic remark on the Royal Family. He has called them philistines. The author of bestsellers like The Rachel Papers and Money also portrayed the Queen as a woman who never listens and said Prince Charles has “a pig’s snore”. “I’ve met the Queen, indeed, along with other writers on I don’t know which occasions anymore,” the Daily quoted Amis as telling French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. “The problem is that the Queen doesn’t listen to what you say to her because she is not supposed to understand the remarks that one ...
- 4/18/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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