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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can »
- Garth Franklin
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can »
- Garth Franklin
Last Minute Christmas Present Recommendations!
16 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Ho Ho Ho! It’s that time of the year for giving and receiving and if your having trouble finding the perfect gift for your loved one then i will hopefully mention something that will help fill that stocking in time for 25th December.
I’m going to run down my top Blu-Ray films, Top DVD’s, Top TV Boxsets and Top anything else that I think are must haves this year.
We’ve added links to Zavvi.com who are currently offering free delivering on everything so make sure you check them out.
Blu-ray and DVD Films
I’ll start with Blu-Ray/DVD films. Blu-Rays have reduced in price incredibly in the run up to Christmas and if you shop around then you will find all sort of deals like 2-4-1’s or 2 for a nice low price, and it’s still not to late to get them in time for Christmas. »
- Gary Phillips
The people who ruined the decade
11 December 2009 5:02 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Part 6: From 50 Cent to Piers Morgan
50 Cent Bought a lot of ugly houses, killed hip-hop in the process
Good work on destroying hip-hop there, Curtis Jackson. Your relentless – and highly profitable – pursuit of the lowest common denominator has turned what was once actually exciting, a musical form that had wit and imagination and some glorious fire in its belly, into something crushingly, ball-achingly tedious, a tail-chasing, scab-picking parody of itself. I mean, well done on the cash and all that, but couldn't "Fiddy" have done something more interesting with it other than just buy an ugly house, some bullet-proof vests and a bunch of vulgar motors while writing rhymes like, "'Til the sun comes up, every night, we party, yeah we party 'til daylight", or, if you prefer, "I'm in my Lambo maggot, my 4, 4 faggot …" Is that it? Is that all the hip-hop fan deserves? Apparently, yes; yes it is. »
- Pete Cashmore, Will Dean, Grace Dent, Priya Elan, Andrew Emery, Rob Fitzpatrick, Stuart Heritage, Malik Meer, Rebecca Nicholson, Alex Rayner, Steve Rose, Sam Richards, Richard Vine
Matt Damon Is Confident 'Bourne 4' Will Happen -- But Not Without Director
4 December 2009 5:09 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'I wouldn't do it with anybody else,' he tells MTV News of Paul Greengrass.
By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne
Photo: Universal
As millions of moviegoers have learned over the past decade, Jason Bourne is a lethal superspy with deadly hands and an empty memory. Recruited, trained and left for dead, he has spent three hit movies searching for the answers behind his true identity. These days, fans of the "Bourne" franchise are keeping their fingers crossed for a fourth installment — but recent developments have left them nearly as confused as their hero.
In an interview with MTV News on Friday (December 4), series star Matt Damon said he has no doubt that he'll one day be killing enemies with hardcover books and ballpoint pens again soon — as long as the studio agrees to a package deal.
"Yeah, I'm less nervous about it [than most people]," Damon told us. »
Paul Greengrass is Done with Bourne, Now What?
3 December 2009 3:09 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Rumors had been swirling since late last week, and this week Variety has confirmed that director Paul Greengrass is leaving the Bourne franchise. In the confirmation, the studio (Universal) released the following statement from the director: "I will always be grateful to have been the caretaker to Jason Bourne over the course of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. I'm very proud of those films and feel they express everything I most passionately believe about the possibility of making quality movies in the mainstream. My decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge. There's been no disagreement with Universal Pictures. The opportunity to work with the Bourne family again is a difficult thing to pass up, but we have discussed this together and they have been incredibly understanding and supportive. I've been lucky enough to have made four films for Universal, and »
- Neil Miller
Greengrass Rules Himself Out Of Bourne 4
2 December 2009 2:10 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Paul Greengrass's urgent direction, (often annoyingly) jittery camera and restless cuts have come to define the Bourne series, and so Variety's news that he has bowed out of the fourth installment will be a disappointment to fans.
Part of the reason for this disappointment will no doubt be the fact that Universal successfully billed his work on The Supremacy and The Ultimatum as that of an auteur rather a hack, a strategy which led to both huge box office returns and serious critical consideration of what is, in effect, nothing more than a rather ridiculous globe-hopping chase with the odd melodramatic confrontation between Matt Damon's Jason Bourne and some kind of father-figure thrown in for padding. The question being asked around Hollywood today is whether the Bourne franchise will either continue or survive without Greengrass's involvement.
Having given the matter some thought we can safely conclude that yes, »
Universal Announce Dual Format Blu-Ray/DVD ‘Flipper’ Discs
2 December 2009 1:33 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Ever since Toshiba’s HD DVD (now discontinued) released their two-in-one combo discs back in 2007, it was inevitable that double sided Blu-Ray/DVD discs would eventually be made available. It therefore comes as no surprise that Universal Studios (the only major movie studio that backed HD DVD during the high-definition format war) is now leading the way with duel format Blu-Ray/DVD discs. The first films to be released on these ‘flipper’ discs will be Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne Trilogy, which will be available on January 19 2010.
Although the idea of selling discs with Blu-Ray on one side and DVD on the other will undoubtedly help shift consumers toward switching over to Blu-Ray (whilst slowly discontinuing the production of standard DVDs), I have personally never been a fan of dual sided discs as they are more prone to damage (despite the fact Blu-ray discs themselves do not scratch very easily »
- Andrew Peters
Conspiracy! Greengrass Says No More Bourne And Call Of Duty Director To Now Direct Movies.
1 December 2009 10:55 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
If there's one thing I love, it's good old fashioned conspiracy theories. Nothing like making a bunch of stuff up to make yourself feel better and give those around you a reason to think you're even more insane than they had imagined.Two stories broke today that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Or do they?First up, is the so not news of a director not doing a movie he was never attached to direct in the first place. Huh? The trades has more:Paul Greengrass has opted out of helming another installment of Universal Pictures' successful Jason Bourne franchise, and Matt Damon's participation is not sealed. That's a blow for the studio looking to assemble another sequel to one of its most important franchises, but hardly a fatal one. Hollywood's top franchises, including the long-running James Bond series and Warner Bros.' Batman pics, »
Greengrass Leaves 'Bourne' Behind
1 December 2009 9:15 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Bad news for Jason Bourne fans: director Paul Greengrass has quit the franchise.
Despite the critical and commercial success of both The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, which Greengrass helmed, it appears that Universal is hesitant to get back in business with him. According to The Playlist, the studio has not been happy that the director’s Green Zone, which had been intended as a smaller project compared to the Bourne films, has ballooned in cost to around $150 million. Apparently, Greengrass has re-shot certain scenes several times, a practice that similarly made The Bourne Ultimatum very expensive.
Of course, in the case of that film, Greengrass was working without a finished script, and there was that whole "franchise tag" ensuring a certain amount of name recognition. The Iraq War thriller Green Zone, on the other hand, looks riskier even with Matt Damon starring.
Perhaps Universal is looking ahead to »
Paul Greengrass Officially Leaves Jason Bourne Franchise
1 December 2009 8:27 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Yesterday we posted that Paul Greengrass was being rumored as leaving the fourth Bourne film and now its being confirmed by the director himself.
Here is the statement from Greengrass presented by the studio:
“You won’t find a more devoted supporter of the Bourne franchise than me. I will always be grateful to have been the caretaker to Jason Bourne over the course of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. I’m very proud of those films and feel they express everything I most passionately believe about the possibility of making quality movies in the mainstream. My decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge. There’s been no disagreement with Universal Pictures. The opportunity to work with the Bourne family again is a difficult thing to pass up, but we have discussed this together and they »
- Kevin Coll
Matt Damon’s The Bourne Identity movies first to be Blu-ray & DVD Flipper Discs
1 December 2009 9:43 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
I was just speaking to someone, explaining Blu-ray is definitely here to stay, but DVDs won’t be going anywhere. I said there will probably be a movement toward selling them together. I just never made the connection they could be on the same disc. Universal Studios has changed all of that.
News release from Universal …
In a move that is poised to elevate the Blu-ray™ Hi-Def format and provide consumers with the ultimate in convenience and viewing flexibility, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Ushe) announced the introduction of groundbreaking dual-format discs containing both Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD versions of some of Hollywood’s most iconic films. An industry first, the new “flipper” discs will launch on January 19, 2010 with the blockbuster superspy thrillers The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, starring Matt Damon, premiering as individually packaged Blu-ray™ discs.
For the first time ever, consumers will have the »
- Jeff Bayer
Universal Announces ‘Flipper’ Discs. Features Both Blu-ray and DVD Versions on One Disc
1 December 2009 9:41 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Universal Studios has announced a new type of dual-format disc they’re calling “Flipper” discs and it’ll launch in January with the Bourne movies. The discs will feature Blu-ray and DVD versions on each side of the same disc. According to the studio:
“Universal’s flipper discs are the perfect way for consumers to future-proof their collections while still enjoying their favorite movies on all their existing DVD players,” said Craig Kornblau, President of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. “The flipper disc offers an easy way for viewers to convert to Blu-ray now or at any time in the future, confident in the fact they will be able to experience their home entertainment purchases in the highest quality picture and sound when they do.”
This is one of those products that really should have launched when Blu-ray got released. But everything about the launch of Blu-ray was screwed up, it »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
No Fourth Bourne Film for Paul Greengrass
30 November 2009 9:00 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Paul Greengrass who directed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum and has been set to direct a fourth Bourne film is no longer interested in directing the next installment of the Ludlum series.
The Playlist is reporting that director Paul Greengrass has left the production of the fourth Jason Bourne film, which is currently in development at Universal Pictures.
It was said that there are currently two scripts for the project, one by The Bourne Ultimatum co-writer George Nolfi and another by Josh Zemuter. It seems that no one cares much for Nolfi’s script and Greengrass wasn’t happy when Zemuter was hired without consulting with him first. Greengrass is currently working on post-production of his latest film with star Matt Damon, The Green Zone, which was said to be in a bit of trouble itself with the budget escalating to $150 million, from its original $100 million budget.
If »
- Kevin Coll
Paul Greengrass Quits Bourne 4
30 November 2009 1:47 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
I feel bad for Doug Liman. Sure, he directed The Bourne Identity, which set the general tone for the two following movies and reinvented Matt Damon as a quiet badass, but everyone knows the true genius behind the series is Paul Greengrass. Let.s look at the evidence: One of Doug Liman.s follow-up to his Bourne movie was Jumper, one of Greengrass. was United 93. You tell me who has the talent. And if there is any justification to make a fourth Bourne flick, it would have to be that Matt Damon and Greengrass are both involved. Well, it looks like that won.t be the case any longer. According to The Playlist, Greengrass has walked away from the fourth Bourne flick due to ongoing disagreements regarding the script and Universal.s increasing concerns over his budget management skills. Problems first arose when Universal hired Josh Zetumer without Greengrass »
A Fistful of News
30 October 2009 5:10 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We missed some stories this past week. We’re sorry. But we did not forget them. We never forget. We’re like elephants and people who hold grudges. With that in mind, here are some stories that are a little late but they’re still great. You can enjoy them all after the jump.
The fantastic 1997 sci-fi film “Gattaca” may become a television series in the vein of “CSI”. I don’t know how that works since the police would probably be the genetically-engineered humans while the interesting, true-born humans would be the ones hunted down.
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Chris Appelhan has posted some of the artwork he did for “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. He’s also done work for “Coraline” and “Hotel for Dogs”. It’s all really impressive. Click here to see more of his art.
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British companies Big Talk and Optimum Releasing have signed a picture deal with their »
- Matt Goldberg
Exclusive: Test screening review of Fair Game
27 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Thanks to our longtime friend Adam54 of Coming Attractions' message forums, we've landed an exclusive in the form of an early review for Fair Game, the upcoming thriller-drama starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts. The actors play Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame, the married couple who were at the centerstorm of a Washington, D.C. scandal over Plame's outing as an undercover CIA operative by Washington Post journalist Robert Novak. The scandal, known in the press as "Plamegate", destroyed her career and rocked the White House as accusations were leveled against the Bush administration and its allies. Ambassador Wilson made the charge that the Bush administration had knowingly leaked his wife's covert status as a direct response for his public statements that the administration played up or outright lied that Iraq had uranium in its possession to make nuclear bombs. While Bush used the uranium scare to build his case »
- Patrick Sauriol
NBC Teaming Up with Adam Carolla and Don Cheadle
22 October 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
NBC is lining up three projects for development: a half-hour comedy starring Adam Carolla; a comedy from The Simpsons alum Bill Oakley; and a project from Don Cheadle and The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder.
According to Variety, the Carolla project will feature the comic as a contractor and father whose life is turned upside down when his wife leaves him. Carolla is set to exec produce the multicamera sitcom along with Kevin Hench, as well as Jimmy Kimmel, Daniel Kellison, Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
As for the Cheadle/McGruder comedy, the project revolves around mismatched brothers who reunite to open a private security company.
For the Oakley project, the scribe will exec produce along with Dave Bartis and Doug Liman. The comedy centers on the youngest judge in a circuit courthouse.
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Review: Did You Ever See… Swingers?
8 October 2009 10:04 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Couples Retreat is released this week. Once again Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn re-team, this time in a comedy about four couples who attend a therapeutic couples retreat, little knowing they’ll be expected to put their relationships under the microscope.
Vaughan and Favreau have worked together in several films, most notably in Favreau’s self-penned Swingers in 1996. Directed by Doug Liman, it’s a hip, trendy comedy with cool, likeable characters and endlessly quotable lines. Or is it?
When i first saw Swingers over 10 years ago, i loved it. I loved the snappy dialogue and the laid back attitude of the characters, as they hit the best nightspots and hot parties. My experience re-watching it this week was entirely different.
Mike (Favreau) is a comedian slash actor, who has been in La for sixth months since his girlfriend left him. Mike is really the main character. Now, usually, the main character is likeable, »
- Barry Steele
Michael Mann to Direct Biopic of Photographer Robert Capa
5 October 2009 11:55 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Director Michael Mann ("Public Enemies") teamed up with Columbia Pictures to tell the story of war photographer Robert Capa. They will focus on Capa's two-year romance with Gerda Taro during the Spanish Civil War.
Columbia has acquired the film rights to "Waiting for Robert Capa" by novelist Susana Fortes. The studio has set Jez Butterworth to write the script. Mann will produce and direct. Butterworth worked with his brother, John Henry, for the script for .Fair Game. from director Doug Liman starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. The brothers also worked on a James Brown biopic script.
Variety tells us, "The story begins in Paris in 1935, where Capa, a refugee from Fascist Hungary, met Taro, a refugee from Nazi Germany, met with the intention to become photographers. The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War one year later began Capa.s emergence as the most renowned war photographer ever, and established »
- Manny
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