11 articles from 2009
26 August 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Hermann joking with frequent collaborator Alfred Hitchcock.
Cinema Retro reader and film historian Bruce Crawford gave us the head's up that he recently collaborated with Robert Osborne on a month-long tribute to composer Bernard Hermann. Films relating to the maestro will be presented every Tuesday in September on TCM. Here is a look at the schedule:
12 August 2009Tcm (USA) - Spotlight on HerrmannSource: Bill Huelbig, Bruce Crawford Every Tuesday in September Turner Classic Movies (Us Version) will show several Herrmann scored films.
The spotlight will be hosted by Robert Osborne.
The Herrmann consultant is Bruce Crawford.
The schedule:
1. Sept:
Devil and Daniel Webster
8. Sept:
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
The Naked and the Dead
3 Worlds of Gulliver
15. Sept:
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
8 July 2009 4:14 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Disney has hired Randall Wallace to rework the screenplay for its upcoming remake of the 1954 classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, based on the Jules Verne novel.
The project, this time entitled Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, will be directed by McG (Terminator Salvation).
The Hollywood Reporter said Wallace would rework the existing script by Bill Marsilii and Justin Marks, which tells the origin of Captain Nemo and his warship the Nautilus.
Wallace wrote, produced and directed The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) and We Were Soldiers and was the writer on Braveheart and Pearl Harbour.
He is squeezing in the Nemo script overhaul before he directs racehorse drama Secretariat, starring Diane Lane, in late September.
In the 1954 Leagues movie, Disney's first live-action feature, a crew investigate reports of a strange sea monster and encounter Captain Nemo and his Nautilus. The movie is best remembered for the giant squid attack. »
- David Bentley
15 March 2009 6:41 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
This Week:
We watch the Watchmen’s grosses; Ben Stiller leaves family comedy behind with Greenberg; Brendan Fraser returns to The Center Of The Earth; Vance joins Fraser and Harrison Ford in Crowley; Mickey Rourke has Passion and The Strangers become familiar.
Box Office
Dwayne Johnson’s Race To Witch Mountain captured the top spot with an estimated weekend gross of $25 million. There was once a time that people thought that “The Rock” was going to inherit Arnold Schwarzenegger’s action throne - not it appears that he’s the new family Eddie Murphy.
It looks like people aren’t watching the Watchmen - with a drop off of 67% showing that the film does not have legs. With a weekend of $18 million and a total take of $86 million far from a financial disaster, the film must be classed as an underachiever. Having said that - it’s a miracle that »
- Niall Browne
13 March 2009 8:32 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
I don't think it really needs one, but last summer's 3D adventure "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is getting a sequel.
According to Variety, New Line is developing a follow-up based on "Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island," a script by Richard Outten.
The story follows Prof. Trevor Anderson and his nephew as they travel to the mysterious island featured in Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island."
The trade also said Eric Brevig, director of the first film, is teaming up with Outten to complete the script. Brevig is not yet attached to direct the sequel.
"Earth," starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem, scored $101.7 million domestically. Although I halfway enjoyed that film, I also admit it failed to blow me away. »
- Franck Tabouring
13 March 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
New Line is planning a "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D" sequel. The first movie, made for about $60 million, was one of the first wide 3-D releases and grossed $240 million worldwide last year. Despite that, the studio waited to see the DVD numbers, which turned out to be robust, before committing to the second installment. Eric Brevig is back as director and this time will be involved in the development of the script. Stars Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson have not yet signed on for the sequel. One challenge in making a second film was finding a story to tell, since "Journey" author Jules Verne wrote just the one book. One concept considered was setting the story in Atlantis, but with several Atlantis projects under development at other studios and the costs of underwater photography, it was nixed. The sequel's storyline will now come from Richard Outten's »
13 March 2009 3:41 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Brendan Fraser's sci-fi fantasy film "Journey to the Center of the Earth" will be back for a sequel. New Line Cinema is collaborating with Walden Media and ContraFilm again to develop the follow-up.
As per Variety, the sequel will be based on Richard Outten's script "Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island," in which Professor Trevor Anderson (Fraser) and his nephew (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a journey to a mysterious island that was the subject of three classic novels: Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island," Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" and Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels."
The 2008 film adaptation of Verne's novel raked in over 0 million worldwide. New Line and Walden co-financed the film.
Director Eric Brevig has not been signed on to helm the sequel, but is currently working with Outten to develop the script. Fraser, who was also executive producer of the first film, is »
13 March 2009 2:26 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Variety is reporting a story I think most of us already assumed after last year's release Journey to the Center of the Earth earned $101 million domestically and another $140 million overseas, saying New Line's reteaming with Walden Media and ContraFilm for a sequel. The sequel will be based on Richard Outten's script "Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island," in which Prof. Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser) and his nephew (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a journey to a mysterious island that was the subject of three classic novels (Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island," Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" and Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels"). There is no word on a director or if the film will be shot in 3-D as was the 2008 release. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it too will be in 3-D, but I can't venture a guess on whether or »
- Brad Brevet
13 March 2009 12:53 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
It's been a long time coming, but "Journey to the Center of the Earth Sequel", a second "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" film, is indeed being prepared. The sequel will be developed once again by New Line Cinema, which will also co-finance the project alongside Walden Media.
Instead of going to explore Atlantis, like what has been suggested earlier, "Journey Sequel" is based on Richard Outten's script "Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island". It will follow professor Trevor Anderson and his nephew as they embark on an adventurous journey to a mysterious island, which has become the subject of three classic novels, one in particular is Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island".
Though Variety reported that director Eric Brevig has not yet committed to helm this sequel, The Hollywood Reporter came up with a different story. The trade claimed that Brevig is back as director »
- AceShowbiz.com
12 March 2009 9:42 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
I was a bit lukewarm with "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and the Brendan Fraser-starrer didn't exactly shatter box-office records, so I was surprised to hear that New Line is planning a sequel!
The film is based on a script by Richard Outten called "Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island." Apparently, Prof. Trevor Anderson (Fraser) and his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a journey to...treasure island! This island is a one-for-all! It's the subject of three classic novels namely Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island," Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" and Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels."
The director of the first film, Eric Brewig, is working with Outten on the script, although he hasn't committed yet. Fraser and Hutcherson have not said yes to the sequel either, so stay tuned »
- Manny
12 March 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I guess America and the rest of the world liked last summer's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" far more than I did (I thought it was okay, nothing special, and the 3D was trying too hard) because New Line, Walden Media, ContraFilm would all like another in-your-face-and-your-family's-face adventure to strange lands mentioned in classic literature with the vague hope that your child will actually read a classic work of literature and not just the garbage that's in the young adults section of your local Barnes and Noble. The new film will work from Richard Outten's script "Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island" in which Professor Trevor Anderson and his nephew Sean head to a mysterious island that was the subject of three novels: Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island", Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island', and Jonathan »
12 February 2009 10:11 AM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
It Came From Beneath the Sea was one of many collaborations between Charles Schneer and Ray Harryhausen.
Our old friend, Jimmy Sangster, the legendary Hammer screenwriter, has chastised up for overlooking the recent passing of producer Charles Schneer. Right you are, Jimmy - we completely missed this one. Mr. Schneer was a long-time partner of the great Ray Harryhausen and collaborated with him on such films as Clash of the Titans, It Came From Beneath the Sea, Mysterious Island, Jason and the Argonauts and Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Schneer was 88 years old. His film credits extended beyond the fantasy realm, however and included Hellcats of the Navy which paired future First Couple Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Good Day for a Hanging which afforded an early prominent role to Robert Vaughn, and the musical hit Half a Sixpence. A graduate of New York's Columbia University, Schneer lived most of his life in London. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
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