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Lionsgate Unleashes Wraith Special Edition
8 December 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
On March 2, The Wraith is back! Yes, that mysterious figure in the equally mysterious car that's out for revenge. Lionsgate Home Entertainment - who has given us special editions of My Bloody Valentine , The Gate and The Monster Squad - is issuing the '86 film in, yes, the special edition format which will include audio commentary, interviews with writer/director Mike Marvin and Clint Howard along with a featurette on the Dodge M4S that was used in the film. The film tells the story of vengeance and a gang that's been terrorizing a small town. Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Sherilyn Fenn and Randy Quaid star and the soundtrack includes music from Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Robert Palmer and Billy Idol. »
Cameron Diaz's teen support
5 December 2009 1:45 AM, PST | Virgin Media - Movies | See recent Virgin Media - Movies news »
Cameron Diaz was helped through the grieving process by her young co-stars. The actress - who lost her father Emilio in April 2008 after he died of pneumonia while she was shooting the film 'My Sister's Keeper' - said it was the kind words of Abigail Breslin, 13, and Sofia Vassilieva, 17, who provided the most comfort. She said: ''Being able to go back to a great group of people, who were there and waiting for me, was a blessing. Those girls helped me. Nick Cassavetes, the director, was amazing, too. That's the only way I was able to do it.'' Despite .. »
Cameron Diaz's teen support
4 December 2009 10:01 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Cameron Diaz was helped through the grieving process by her young co-stars. The actress - who lost her father Emilio in April 2008 after he died of pneumonia while she was shooting the film 'My Sister's Keeper' - said it was the kind words of Abigail Breslin, 13, and Sofia Vassilieva, 17, who provided the most comfort. She said: "Being able to go back to a great group of people, who were there and waiting for me, was a blessing. Those girls helped me. Nick Cassavetes, the director, was amazing, too. That's the only way I was able to do it." Despite the tragedy, the 37-year-old beauty - who was given two weeks off after the production schedule was changed »
[DVD Review] My Sister's Keeper
30 November 2009 4:41 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Nick Cassavetes likes plucking heartstrings and he’s not afraid to dig into your chest to do so. Unfortunately, the digging is sort of a laborious process and it can take Cassavetes an hour or two to even scratch the surface. Maybe you were swept away by his romantic tale of Alzheimers-afflicted love in The Notebook? It did have a surprisingly strong cast (Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling and James Garner) and whether you like the movie or not, chances are your body either produces a healthy share of estrogen and you loved the film or your body doesn’t but someone from the first category insisted you watch it. Yet, he also directed Alpha Dog, so his tendencies towards emotionally manipulative clearly aren’t his only option. My Sister’s Keeper, however, plays directly into his manipulative side; if you’re a crier then you’ll get that cathartic sobbing »
- Lex Walker
Blu-ray Review: My Sister's Keeper
29 November 2009 3:16 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Recently arriving on Blu-ray just in time to tug at your heart strings for the holidays is My Sister's Keeper. Directed by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, John Q) and with solid performances by Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva, the movie is an intriguing, but sad tale of one family's battle to stay together amidst a long fight with a rare form of cancer. Keeper is based on the successful novel by Jodi Picoult and follows the Fitzgerald family, which is being torn apart by the eldest daughter's lifelong struggle with a deadly form of leukemia. The youngest daughter Anna (Breslin) is conceived deliberately to be a genetic match and bone marrow donor for her sick sister. Years later, after many intrusive and painful donor operations, Anna decides to sue her parents (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) for medical emancipation to prevent herself from being her sister's kidney donor. With that »
- Alexis James-Whitehead
Blu-Ray Review: ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ Suffers From Uplift Overkill
24 November 2009 7:50 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Sometimes all it takes is a glance at a film’s poster to know where it’s stepped wrong. The poster for “My Sister’s Keeper” shows photogenic stars Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin smiling at each other, while their saintly co-star (Sofia Vassilieva) drifts below them, blowing bubbles. Anyone who has read Jodi Picoult’s book (on which this film is based) will know that there’s no reason why these two characters should be smiling at each other, except to fool audiences into thinking this is some kind of heartwarming feel-good drama. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what filmmaker Nick Cassavetes intends to transform his source material into, and the resulting film fails to grapple with the issues Picoult’s book boldly addresses.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
The premise holds great promise: eleven-year-old Anna (Breslin) was genetically engineered and conceived by her parents to be a donor to her sister »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
My Sister’s Keeper DVD Review – Win Your Copy Here
20 November 2009 8:59 AM, PST | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
When it comes to reviewing films, you often find yourself at odds with certain demographics which render your efforts useless. My Sister's Keeper presents such a case merely by being directed by Nick Cassavetes, and by being based on a book by Jodi Picoult. There are so many people who are set in their interest in such a film, that the potential use of a review is rather trivial. Whether you know you're going to watch it, or know you aren't, the odds are that you're solidly in one of those camps. That's particularly frustrating for a movie such as this, because leaving aside Cameron Diaz, there's actually quite a bit to recommend about it. Our story is that of the Fitzgerald family, and the unique struggle they endure. A fairly typical family, Mom (Diaz) is a lawyer, and Dad (Jason Patric) is a fireman. »
- Marc Eastman
DVD Of "My Sister's Keeper" Reveals Extra Dramatic Footage
18 November 2009 9:52 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
"My Sister's Keeper" is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def.
The family drama, available from Warner Home Video, was released on November 17. Based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult, it follows the story of a family struck by tragedy in a story that Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal refers to as ".heartfelt and deeply affecting."
The movie tells the tale of the Fitzgerald family, whose lives revolve around oldest daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva), who has had leukemia since the age of 2. Though mother Sara (Cameron Diaz) and father Brian (Jason Patric) have run themselves ragged keeping the family afloat despite mounting medical bills and a juvenile delinquency streak in their neglected oldest son Jesse (Evan Ellingson), the most put-upon member of the household is youngest child Anna (Abigail Breslin), who was purposely conceived to be a donor of bodily materials for her sister. But when Kate needs a kidney transplant, »
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 11/17
17 November 2009 7:32 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In rebooting the franchise, J.J. Abrams faced the daunting challenge of pleasing long-time Trekkies and roping in new viewers who think 'Live long and prosper' is a slogan for an insurance company. This is not your father's Star Trek, but he'd probably like it too (begrudgingly). Buy it. Also on Blu-ray (see Todd Gilchrist's review for more on that edition.)
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I'm not a big fan of the 'ridicule the clueless' school of humor, so I turn to Cinematical's review by Todd Gilchrist: "curiously ineffective, a sort of middling effort that fails to liberate itself from the stereotypes that provide the character's foundations, even if it also doesn't deliberately or harmfully reinforce them." Skip it. Also on Blu-ray.
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Despite a relentless barrage of scenes evidently designed with the sole goal of jerking tears, »
- Peter Martin
Rosenfelt to team with Kozma for romantic comedy.
3 November 2009 9:39 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Sources report that Scott M. Rosenfelt who produced classics such as "Home Alone," "Mystic Pizza," and "Teen Wolf," will team with producer John Edmonds Kozma (Nick Cassavetes' "Kentucky Rhapsody") to work on a new romantic comedy. Richard O'Sullivan ("Communication Breakdown") writes "One Night With You." The story is set in the world of reality television and based on an original story by Dan Lashley ("Rose Colored Miles"). The comedy is one of three O'Sullivan-penned films in a new slate from Bang Productions and Lost Colony Entertainment, which includes the action flick "The Teacher" (from "Monk and Mercenary" producer Tarmo Urb) and the horror film "Hallows" (from "Cabin Fever 2" and "Being Michael Madsen" producer Patrick Durham). »
My Sister's Keeper to Jerk Tears on Blu-ray
3 September 2009 12:44 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Nick Cassavetes' 2009 tearjerker My Sister's Keeper is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 17. The film, starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin, will be offered on Blu-ray in 2.4:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Bonus features are confirmed to include over 15 minutes of deleted scenes; Blu-ray exclusive From Picoult to Screen: a visit with bestselling author Jodi Picoult; behind-the-scenes footage and a digital copy. My Sister's Keeper on Blu-ray will retail for $34.99. »
Cassavetes takes New Line to court
3 September 2009 11:25 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
After being fired from directing the elephant orphanage drama "Peaceable Kingdom", director Nick Cassavetes has sued New Line for fraud and breach of contract.According to Variety, Cassavetes filed the suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that he was never paid for a rewrite of the script. He's also seeking damages for other work he says he passed on while working on "Kingdom." Cassavetes was attached as director in March. The story is based on the life and work of Daphne Sheldrick, who has devoted her life to preventing elephant extinction by laboring to save baby elephants left orphaned by war, poaching and culling. Jeff Stockwell ("Bridge to Terabithia") wrote the screenplay.Cassavetes most recently directed "My Sister's Keeper" for »
- Adnan Tezer
There Are No Words: Fox Developing Big Momma's House 3
3 September 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· It had to happen eventually: Fox plans to revive its $300 million-generating franchise masterpiece Big Momma's House, recruiting writer Randi Mayem Singer to work out a screenplay for the series' third installment. The best part of the story: "Log line is under wraps." I'd like to see Singer go meta, dramatizing a behind-the-scenes duel between the Sony suits who greenlit White Chicks 2 and the Fox suits who reacted with this, both jockeying for market share in Hollywood's ultra-competitive Pandering Minstrelsy bracket. Anyone got a better idea? [Variety]
Nick Cassavetes sics his lawyers on New Line, Boondock Saints II finds an outlet, and much more Hollywood Ink after the jump. »
Notebook Director Sues Film Studio
3 September 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The Notebook filmmaker Nick Cassavetes is suing bosses of a leading Hollywood studio after they reportedly dropped him as a director and refused to pay him any money.
The screenwriter claims he was hired by New Line Cinema to "supervise the script" for movie Elephant Orphanage, for which he agreed a fee of $275,000 (£171,875).
He was also reportedly promised "several million dollars" to direct the film - but Cassavetes insists he had to completely re-write the script, which he would normally charge $750,000 (£468,750) for.
In the lawsuit, Cassavetes states that after he finished the script movie bosses dropped him as director of the picture and refused to pay him any money.
The My Sister's Keeper writer is requesting $1,050,000 (£656,250) for his services, plus the money he was allegedly promised to direct the film. »
Director Nick Cassavetes Sues New Line Over Unpaid Script Work
3 September 2009 3:05 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Director Nick Cassavetes is suing New Line Cinema for an unpaid work. "The Notebook" helmer claims the film studio baited him into working on a big budget project, only to drop him right before its production start.
The filmmaker was allegedly asked by New Line to "supervise" a script for the film "Elephant Orphanage," which he agreed to take for 5,000 along with the promise that he would be paid "several million dollars" to direct the film.
But the simple supervision turned out to be a complete rewrite, a work he usually charges 0,000 for, according to TMZ.
When he finished the script, Cassavetes was dropped as a director and refused to pay him anything.
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Director Nick Cassavetes sues New Line Cinema for fraud.
3 September 2009 12:55 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Director and writer Nick Cassavetes has sued New Line Cinema for fraud and breach of contract after he was fired from directing "Peaceable Kingdom," an elephant orphanage drama. Suit was filed by Cassavetes on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that he was never paid for a rewrite of the script. Parent company Warner Bros. Pictures had no comment about the suit. Cassavetes was attached to helm the project in March. The story tells of the life and work of Daphne Sheldrick who devoted her life to preventing extinction of elephants by saving baby elephants who were orphaned »
Nick Cassavetes Sues New Line
2 September 2009 11:37 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The last time Nick Cassavetes directed a movie for New Line, the result was this summer’s sleeper weepie, My Sister’s Keeper, which pulled in a respectable $69 million worldwide. Based on that, you’d think that all would be well between the two parties.Until, that is, today, when Cassavetes issued a lawsuit against New Line Cinema, alleging breach of contract and fraud.Cassavetes’ lawsuit comes after he was fired from the drama Peaceable Kingdom, a Gorillas In The Mist-style biopic of Daphne Sheldrick, a campaigner who dedicates her lives to rescuing baby elephants from the ravages of war, poaching and smuggling.Cassavetes came on board the movie in March, but was recently fired. The lawsuit alleges that he did not receive payment he was due for undertaking a rewrite of Jeff Stockwell’s script; and it also covers payment for other projects that he claimed he turned down during the same period, »
'Notebook' Director Cries Over Movie Ending
2 September 2009 11:15 PM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
The guy who directed "The Notebook" is finally experiencing the kind of sadness that he made us endure -- the kind of sadness that only a couple million dollars could cure. Nick Cassavetes -- who's also a prominent movie writer -- has just filed a ...
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Nick Cassavetes sues New Line Cinema big time
2 September 2009 8:58 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Nick Cassavetes has had enough, and it seems his collaboration with New Line Cinema is now coming to an end. The filmmaker has decided to sue the studio over the upcoming "Peaceable Kingdom," which is based on the life and career of Dame Daphne Sheldrick, an animal conservationist.
The Hollywood Reporter says trouble started when Cassavetes was promised to direct the film but ended up being fired instead. Jeff Stockwell wrote a draft of the script, which Cassavetes was apparently asked to rewrite. When he turned in his new version, New Line supposedly kicked him out. »
- Franck Tabouring
Nick Cassavetes Sues New Line
2 September 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Amy Kaufman
Nick Cassavetes is suing New Line Cinema over a claim that he was promised a job directing the film "Peaceable Kingdom" only to be axed from the movie after handing over a full rewrite of the script for which he was not paid.
Cassavetes, who has directed the classic chick flick "The Notebook" and this summer's tear jerker "My Sister's Keeper" for New Line, says the studio agreed to pay him $275,000 (plus an additional $25,000 for office space) in March to oversee script development.
He also alleges in a lawsuit filed Tu »
- Amy Kaufman
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