10 articles from 2009
Revenge of the shlockmeister: Roger Corman gets his due
25 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST
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Roger Corman's output through the years may not be immediately familiar, but he's been a wide conduit for emerging talent and raw creativity. That's why he's finally been given an Oscar
"Ok, so, November 14th 2009, Roger Corman receives an Oscar. People … what took you so long?" The words of Jonathan Demme in his speech before handing over the statuette to Corman on that fateful evening.
Don't worry, you've not missed the Oscar ceremony (something surprisingly easy to do since Sky swiped the TV rights). This was the inaugural Governors awards, part of the new-look Academy that will see the number of nominees greatly expanded come March, where the board issue honorary Oscars to deserving talents who they missed out or ignored over the years. It's a shame this was such a sidelined event as we were denied the opportunity to see Hollywood's brightest and best politely clapping at a
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- Phelim O'Neill
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Roger Corman To Receive Honorary Oscar
13 November 2009
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Roger Corman, the producer of over 400 B-movies, also regarded as "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," will receive an honorary Oscar at next year's ceremonies the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
Even Corman himself was surprised by the announcement. "I predicted that I would not win because I make low-budget films, and I felt the academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films. I was truly surprised when I got the call."
The 83 year old's movie credits include such low-budget fare as The Masque of the Red Death and X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes , and he has mentored such filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Ron Howard. Along with
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Clock Ticking for MGM; Logo and Library Heading to the Auction Block?
11 November 2009 11:09 PM, PST
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If the word coming out of Hollywood this evening is correct, we are about to lose a huge piece of cinematic history. MGM, which boasts one of the best known logos in the entertainment business and a library of some 4,000 films, could be placed on the auction block due to its massive $3.7 billion debt.
What that means for the three MGM horror projects we've been reporting on this year -- Joss Whedon's Cabin in the Woods ( currently delayed to Feb., 2011), Vadim Perelman's Poltergist redux (slated for Nov., 2010), and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's reboot of Roger Corman's classic X: The Man With the X-ray Eyes (which we've heard nothing about since March) -- is, of course, up in the air, as it just about everything else involving the studio right now.
Here's what is known, per Variety:
A major, such as Time Warner, could buy the MGM-ua library
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- Uncle Creepy
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Holiday Preview: A Repertory Calendar
3 November 2009 1:01 PM, PST
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Tim Burton invades New York, New Italian Cinema hits Los Angeles, Harold and Kumar spread holiday cheer in Austin and everywhere you look, they're celebrating All Tomorrow's Parties -- just some of the holiday film fun you can have this winter at your local repertory theater.
More Holiday Preview: [Theatrical Calendar]
[Repertory Calendar] [Anywhere But a Movie Theater]
New York
92YTribeca
In November, the 92YTribeca Screening Room will have some special guests in the house when it hosts the already sold out "A Conversation with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman" on November 10th, with the two longtime collaborators discussing their latest film "Fantastic Mr. Fox." But tickets are still available for the night before (Nov. 9th), when actor Ben Foster and director Oren Moverman will screen their acclaimed new post-war drama "The Messenger". Much of the rest of the month is devoted to Cinema Tropical's Ten Years of New Argentine Cinema series with screenings of Adrián Caetano's immigration
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- Stephen Saito
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Scary Movies 3 and other NYC fright-film fests
23 September 2009 2:30 PM, PDT
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Fango got the scoop that Manhattan’s Film Society of Lincoln Center will present a third Scary Movies festival next month at the Walter Reade Theater (165 West 65th Street, upper level). It’s one of a trio of genre-centric showcases hitting New York-area revival houses in time for Halloween.
Scary Movies 3 hasn’t had exact dates confirmed yet, but we hear that among the movies to be presented on the Walter Reade’s big screen are Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive, Colin Eggleston’s original Aussie chiller Long Weekend and Jerzy Skolimowski’s odd and obscure 1978 film The Shout. Also part of the lineup will be a cult-classic 1980s film that, we’re told, was remade in the last few years (that really narrows it down!). Keep an eye on the Film Society website for more details to appear soon.
Over at Brooklyn’s BAMcinématek at the Bam Rose Cinemas
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
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The Man With The X-Ray Eyes Gets Reboot
13 March 2009 12:00 AM, PDT
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Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who last directed “28 Weeks Later” in 2007, the sequel to the British horror hit, has been attached to help develop a remake of sorts of the classic “X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes” with MGM. Lou Arkoff will be executive produce the project, and Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will be producing with Enrique Lopez Lavigne.
“X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes”, also known simply as “X”, is a science fiction/horror movie from 1963. It was directed by Roger Corman, from a script by Ray Russell and Robert Dillon and starred Ray Milland as Dr. James Xavier, [...]
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- Costa Koutsoutis
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MGM to remake Corman's 'X-Ray Eyes'
12 March 2009 2:23 AM, PDT
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MGM and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo have teamed up for a remake of Roger Corman's X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, reports Variety. The 1963 original centred on a scientist who is nearing a breakthrough in X-ray vision technology. After his funding is pulled, he continues experimenting on himself only to lose control of his powers. Fresnadillo, who last directed 28 Weeks Later, is currently (more)
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- By Simon Reynolds
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28 Weeks Later Director Has 'X-Ray Eyes'
10 March 2009 11:02 PM, PDT
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Here's some great news to kick start your day. Spanish helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the director of 28 Weeks Later, is back for more as he's been tapped by MGM to develop a film based on director Roger Corman's 1963 pic X: The Man With The X-ray Eyes.
The original starred Ray Milland as a scientist who is near a breakthrough in X-ray vision technology when his funding is cut off. Desperate to show results, the doc applies eye drops that eventually cause him to lose control over his growing powers.
Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce with Enrique Lopez Lavigne. Lou Arkoff will exec produce.
The director hasn't committed to a film since "28 Weeks Later."
Fresnadillo is in Hollywood this week meeting with writers for "X" and is expected to set one quickly.
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Has X-Ray Eyes
10 March 2009 10:57 PM, PDT
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the Spanish director last seen scaring the bejesus out of us with 28 Weeks Later, looks like he might be at it again, after signing on to develop a remake of the cult classic chiller, X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes.The 1963 original, directed by Roger Corman, starred Ray Milland as a scientist who uses himself as a guinea pig for a formula for X-ray vision. A formula that, as it turns out, works rather too well. Creepy, garish and lurid, the film is perhaps most memorable for its chilling final scenes in which Milland… well, we won’t say.The potential for a remake is vast – Lord knows what visual delights Fresnadillo could cook up nowadays, so this is one redo that we’re fully endorsing. MGM will produce the new version, with a writer expected to be announced pretty darn soon.
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Roger Corman’s X Getting Remake Treatment
10 March 2009 9:48 PM, PDT
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MGM is developing an updated version of director Roger Corman's 1963 flick X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes. According to the trades, Spanish helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is the one bringing it to the screen, which would be his first film since directing the zombie sequel 28 Weeks Later.
The low-budget original starred Ray Milland as a scientist who is near a breakthrough in X-ray vision technology when his funding is cut off. Desperate to show results, the doc applies eye drops that eventually cause him to lose control over his growing powers. The flick also starred Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone and comedian Don Rickles.
Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman (Walking Tall) and Todd Lieberman (Traitor) will produce with Enrique Lopez Lavigne, who co-wrote 28 Weeks Later with Fresnadillo.
This marks the second Corman property to get the overhaul in recent years. Paul W.S. Anderson’s take on
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- James Cook
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