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2009 | 2001
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What are the Top 10 Most Significant Movie Developments of the Past Decade?
13 minutes ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I just received a press release from a PR firm representing Hollywood.com with what they have determined to be the "Top 10 Most Significant Movie Developments of the Past Decade" and it's an interesting list to ponder and outside of a couple of the selections I agree with most all of it. However, it is quite obvious the biggest influence over the last decade has been the Internet, but before adding any more comments, here's the list as determined by Hollywood.com: The evolution of social media (Twitter, blogs) to propel box office numbers The advancement of Computer-Generated Imaging The rise of 3D films and IMAX theaters The creation of Netflix, as well as the ability to download movies before they are available on DVD or Blu-Ray The launch of online ticket sales The major influx of movies based on comics Fantasy books made into major feature films including The Lord of the Rings »
- Brad Brevet
Peter Jackson and Stanley Tucci Talk The Lovely Bones
21 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Dread Central hit The Lovely Bones press conference in Beverly Hills, CA, where director Peter Jackson, along with the film’s stars Stanley Tucci, Saoirse Ronan, Rose Mclver, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon and Rachel Weisz, talked up their cinematic incarnation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel.
Centering around lead character ‘Susie Salmon’ (Ronan) who is murdered by child-rapist and killer ‘Mr. Harvey’ (played in the film by Tucci), The Lovely Bones’ source material is at times a challenging read in its portrayal of violence, particularly in the first chapter. The tome though at its core focuses on the effect of the crime on the victim and her relatives, as Susie watches them from a hallucinogenic limbo while struggling with her feelings of vengeance towards her killer and her empathy toward the plight of those that remain. Jackson, whose previous efforts include the rather fantastical The Lord of the Rings trilogy and 2005’s King Kong, »
- SeanD.
A.R. Rahman opens up a music store - News
5 December 2009 6:29 AM, PST | GlamSham | See recent GlamSham news »
Oscar winner musician A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has opened up a shop called .A.R. Rahman Store. on his official website; this online shop presently sells only seven items but promises to expand the inventory to .include exclusive presale tickets, merchandise, DVDs and more.. Under .Soundtracks & Scores., it is offering Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Bombay Dreams (2002), and Original London Production: The Lord Of The Rings (2008);...... »
Lord Of The Rings & Kanye's Debut Top Best Of The Decade List
4 December 2009 5:31 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Kanye West's The College Dropout album have been named the Best Movie and Best Album of the past decade in a new magazine poll.
Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic beat Brokeback Mountain, Gladiator and The Dark Knight to top Entertainment Weekly's end-of-the-decade film hit list, while the rapper's 2004 debut landed at number one ahead of Jay-z's The Blueprint and Kid A by Radiohead.
The Sopranos beat Lost and comedy news show The Daily Show to claim the Best TV Show honour.
But boy wizard Harry Potter topped them all in the publication's overall poll - the magical literary character landed at number one on the Best of the Decade list, which counts down the 100 greatest songs, albums, films, TV shows and episodes, characters, trends, books and stars from the past 10 years. »
Peter Jackson on The Lovely Bones and Tintin
3 December 2009 11:03 AM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
There are traces of Peter Jackson’s camp-horror roots in his latest film, an adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel The Lovely Bones. They’re in his vertiginous camera work, his extreme fish-eye closeups, his hazy dreamscapes, his over-crisp sound cues, his flair for the lurid, and his uncanny knack for suspense. But other than that, it’s hard to find a thematic element that connects his early works—such as his gross-out gore-fest Bad Taste or his depraved-and-diseased muppet movie, Meet the Feebles—with the story of Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan), a bright-eyed 14-year-old girl who watches over her family through the dreamlike prism of the afterlife after she is murdered by a pedophilic maniac (Stanley Tucci). To ask Jackson, the one thing all his movies share is simply that they are movies he wanted to see. You know how when you read a book you imagine what the movie would look like? »
Viggo Mortensen Plays A Worried Father In His Film ‘The Road’
3 December 2009 3:19 AM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »
The 51-year-old actor plays a father struggling to protect his son as they try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world in new movie 'The Road' and he admits he could relate to the fear of not being able to protect your offspring. The star - who has a 21-year-old son, Henry, with his ex-wife Exene Cervenka – said: “You worry about your child’s future. You’re like, ‘What if I’m away from my infant son or daughter for a few hours, do I trust someone else to take care of them?’ "Then, later in life, you're more concerned about whether you’ll be around anymore to help your children when they’re out of the nest. This movie just takes all those concerns to an extreme.” Viggo – who is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' film series »
- cyan
Sundance 2010 Competition Lineup Arrives, And Here Are Some Highlights
2 December 2009 3:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
I've been fortunate enough to attend Sundance Film Festival for the past two years, and it's quite an experience. I tend to spend my time there gorging on as many movies as possible. In my two trips and 10 cumulative days spent in Park City, Ut, I've seen roughly 50 screenings. Not even as press really; writing would consume too much time.
Sundance 2010 is going to be different: either I'll be here manning the blog or out in Utah seeing only the occasional movie while participating in MTV's ongoing coverage. And manning the blog, of course. After looking at the competition lineup, just released today, I'm very much hoping that I'll be able to attend. There are some cool-looking movies in contention, and many more yet to be announced that aren't competing. Hit the jump to check out some of the highlights and then head over to the Sundance website for the full list. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Peter Jackson to judge filmmaking competition that promotes New Zealand
2 December 2009 4:59 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Love New Zealand, filmmaking and got a spot of free time on your hands? Well, we’ve got just the project for you to sink your teeth into as Your Big Break competition is inviting budding movie maestros to write a screenplay for a three-minute short promoting the allure of New Zealand which, if chosen as one of the five finalists, will see you flown to the land of Kiwis to actually produce and shoot the film with the help of New Zealand’s most famous directing export, none other than Peter Jackson. We suggest a condensed version of The Lord of the Rings ain’t gonna cut it! »
Avatar Gets Six New TV Spots As Ad Blitz Continues
1 December 2009 8:43 AM, PST | The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news »
Head on over to the awesome SlashFilm for a very handy post containing all six of the brand new Avatar TV spots just released!
Avatar stars Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation) and is directed by James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator)
Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet called Pandora, filled with exotic life forms.
As an Avatar–a human mind in an alien body–he finds himself torn between two worlds in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of its indigenous people, the Na’vi.
More than 14 years since the story’s inception and four years in the making, Avatar marks James Cameron’s return to feature directing since helming 1997’s Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture.
Weta Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, »
- Ryan Petty
You Could Be Laughing
30 November 2009 10:03 PM, PST | FilmInk.com.au | See recent FilmInk.com.au news »
It's an opportunity that no budding filmmaker would turn down - a chance to work with the production team responsible for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, under the guidance of executive producer, Barrie Osborne, and then have this work judged by Peter Jackson himself. So how did this miraculous opportunity come knocking? 100% Pure New Zealand Presents Your Big Break is a short film competition that is looking for submissions of three-minute screenplays that capture the spirit of New Zealand. Of these submitted screenplays, an expert panel of judges, including The Lord of the Rings executive producer Barrie Osborne, will select four outstanding submissions and one "People's Choice" finalist screenplay will be chosen from votes cast by members of the public. »
Beautiful Creatures Go to Warner Brothers
30 November 2009 4:57 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Twilight. The Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter. "True Blood". "The Vampire Diaries." There are so many book series out there looking to attain the level of success that those titles have had transitioning to both the big and the small screens. Warner Brothers is about to start banking on another one -- Beautiful Creatures.
Variety reports that Warner has acquired Beautiful Creatures, the first of a five-novel series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (which drops in book stores tomorrow), with Richard Lagravanese writing and directing the first feature film.
“I love supernatural stories that have well drawn mythologies, and I liked that this book has all the basic elements of a classic first love story with a supernatural layer over it,” Lagravanese tells Variety. “So the first time they hear the words boyfriend and girlfriend, they accidentally overhear each other telepathically. Their first kiss comes after he saves »
- Uncle Creepy
The Hobbit Filming Delayed; Peter Jackson Explains
30 November 2009 10:23 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
With Peter Jackson promoting his new movie The Lovely Bones around the world, we’re getting a lot of updates on the project every Lord of the Rings fans is dying to see: The Hobbit. While filming was scheduled to begin early next year on the two films, Jackson told the German website MovieReporter.net (via TheOneRing)
“We’re currently working on the second script which we hope to have completed by the end of this year or beginning of next. When the scripts are completed, we can begin with the exact calculation of the necessary budget. We hope to start filming in the middle of next year. However, we’ve received no green light from the studio yet.”
Now before you get too excited and think Warner Bros. isn’t going to make these films, think again. The Lord of the Rings franchise made the studio an enormous amount »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
The Hobbit To Shoot Summer 2010
30 November 2009 5:56 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Peter Jackson announced to Movie Reporter.net that Guillermo Del Toro’s The Hobbit will commence shooting in the summer of 2010. He revealed, too, the script has gone through its second draft with a finish date for next month, or January. This is a minor setback as production was to begin in March. Interestingly, the budget has yet to be sorted, so does this mean The Hobbit is stuck in development hell? Not likely. If there was a dead cert for a blockbuster, then, The Hobbit is it.
Being split into two episodes,with the first arriving, hopefully, in December 2011 and the other in December 2012, Filmshaft will be following this production closely. The Lord of the Rings trilogy earned billions and was an artistic undertaking like no other. Peter Jackson will remain on board as writer and producer. One thing is certain, a return to Middle Earth, will have audience expectation going through the roof. »
- Martyn Conterio
Hobbit Filming Next Summer... Hopefully!
30 November 2009 2:44 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has told the German site Movie Reporter that the The Hobbit films will not start shooting until at least halfway through next year.
Questioned whilst on promotional duties for The Lovely Bones, the Tolkien adapter-extraordinaire said that production is pending both a final draft of the script and that all-important studio green-light.
Jackson will not be taking the helm for these films which represent a sort of prequel to the Rings trilogy but instead has drafted in fellow fantasy-monger Guillermo Del Toro (director of Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy) to do the honours.
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Spielberg's "Tintin" Ready For Rendering...
29 November 2009 6:19 AM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
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Principal photography has wrapped on director Steven Spielberg's upcoming feature "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn", with a rough assemblage of footage going to motion-capture techs/artists who will spend the next two years finishing the film.
Producer Peter "The Lord Of The Rings" Jackson confirmed that the film is now ready to be 'fully-rendered' for a 3D release, opening December 23, 2011.
First reported by Sneak Peek.Ca in an exclusive scoop November 2006, Spielberg's plan to adapt the "Tintin" adventures, specifically "The Secret Of The Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure" was greenlit January 2009, as the first of a series of 3D motion capture films based on the character created by Georges Remi, aka 'Herge'.
Actor Jamie Bell plays 'Tintin', a globe-trotting reporter and Daniel "James Bond" Craig is the villain pirate 'Red Rackham'.
The feature is being produced by Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Jackson, »
- SneakPeek.Ca
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Pictures
27 November 2009 12:10 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
With seven novels, it’s difficult to tell just how far the movies will take the The Chronicles of Narnia series. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third film and the first with 20th Century Fox. They’ve been decent films but haven’t been treated with the same care as The Lord of the Rings. But the films, at least, are bound to be fantastic looking, since only now can the technology properly bring the entire series to life, and over the Thanksgiving weekend three new pictures were released on the official Facebook page. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will probably have a very romanticized view of sailing, obviously, like Pirates of the Caribbean. The film follows Edmund and Lucy, as they join with Prince Caspian to find the seven lost lords of Narnia. It will be released on December 10th, 2010. »
- Jacob
Cineastes List "Most Important" Films of the Decade
27 November 2009 4:49 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
We broke down the Paste list of the best films of the decade. It's tough business, but I thought that list was consistent, had enough mass appeal and artsy oomph, and was worthy of future discussion. What Paste did that I'm not sure I agree with was extend the list past the usual ten to encompass 50 movies. Even because you're looking at ten years instead of one, I think 20 or 25 is about the limit. Fifty or 100 just seems like overkill. To me, anyway.
Here's a list you'll probably have to check with the ol' IMDb or something, because chances are you won't have seen them all. The Auteurs has the details of "a curated series based on a poll conducted by [Toronto International Film Festival] Cinematheque's Senior Programmer James Quandt," which includes input from film historians, curators, film festival programmers, and other like-minded individuals.
The list isn't really "the best," but rather "the most important. »
- Colin Boyd
John Hillcoat’s Road Trip
26 November 2009 10:53 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
When John Hillcoat, director of the postapocalyptic saga The Road, sits down to talk to Fangoria, he has just come from seeing off Cormac McCarthy, author of the source novel, who was in town for the film’s premiere. So it would seem McCarthy is happy with the screen adaptation (Now Playing in theatres from Dimension).
“Oh yeah, he’s very pleased,” Hillcoat says, acknowledging the challenge of translating McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning prose into cinematic terms. “It’s such rich material; it’s very visual and dynamic. You’ll never get the poetry of the language, because it’s a different medium, but the story and the dialogue are brilliant, and the obstacles that the characters are up against is what makes it very special.”
There are plenty of obstacles for the movie’s hero, known only as The Man and played by The Lord Of The Rings’ Viggo Mortensen, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Oscar Watch: 'The Lovely Bones' hits London and the reviews are in
25 November 2009 5:10 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" premiered in London on Tuesday night as the 2009 Royal Film Performance and the English papers and domestic trades have already weighed in on the potential Oscar contender. Variety's Todd McCarthy was not a fan saying, "the massive success Jackson has enjoyed in the intervening years with his CGI-heavy "The Lord of the Rings" saga (the source of which receives fleeting homage in a bookstore scene here) and "King Kong" has infected the way he approaches this far more intimate tale. Instead of having the late Susie Salmon occupy a little perch in an abstract heavenly... »
First Hobbit Script Completed, Making the Rounds
25 November 2009 4:55 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
After rocky courtroom battles and questions regarding whether or not these films would actually get made, The Hobbit seems to be coming along nicely, and rather quickly. Peter Jackson (never heard of him) recently admitted during a Lovely Bones press junket (Via In the News) that the script for the first film has been turned in to the studio and has been receiving generally positive remarks. Of course the studios like it. The Lord of the Rings trilogy made amounts of money that can only be measured in .shit-tons,. why would any studio even consider questioning Jackson.s judgement? Pete and his crack team of writers, comprised of his wife Fran Walsh, Hobbit helmer Guillermo del Toro, and frequent collaborator Philippa Boyens, not only topped off the first script, but have already powered through half of the follow up. Now that at least one script is done, we.ll be »
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