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Turning the World Upside Down - Script review of Juan Diego Solanas' mind bending Sci-Fi Romance

26 October 2009 3:07 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

[Editor's note: You can see our first piece on this film from back in February, and also watch an incredible short Juan Solanas did.]

Upside Down is a project currently sitting in pre-production, due to be helmed by Argentinean director Juan Diego Solanas and to star Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess.

A quick glance at IMDb and we have an intriguing premise. Set on another world which consists of two huge planets that sit one on top of the other, they are attached by an enormous tower called Transworld, which allows for limited contact between the two races of humans that live on each planet, and watch each other by literally looking ‘up’ to see their neighbours.

The script begins with a narrator explaining the evolution of this bizarre people; from cavemen on each world seeing each other for the first time, to Greek–like philosophers and scientists communicating by drawing equations in fields and, eventually Roman-type emperors forming the technology to trade with the other planet. It soon becomes clear that the ‘Top »

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Review

19 October 2009 1:11 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Short version: Despite its flaws, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus still offers some jaw-dropping visuals, fine performances and showcases a fantastically creative imagination that make it worth seeing.

Screen Rant’s Ross Miller Reviews The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

There are a handful of directors out there - including Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch and The Coen brothers - whose new films are always considered to be cinematic events. Amongst that list of directors (for me) is Terry Gilliam, who I think is one of the most imaginative and creative filmmakers out there when it comes to the ideas and subsequent visuals that come the wild imagination he possesses.

Even when he’s at his weakest, Gilliam always offers something worth watching in my books, whether it be ambitious sci-fi (Twelve Monkeys) or almost self-indulgent fantasy (Tideland). So does his latest fantasy-laden film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus deliver yet again on that Gilliam charm? »

- Ross Miller

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The Persistent Misfortune of Mister Gilliam

15 October 2009 4:01 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

This week, finally, sees the release of Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The titular Parnassus sold his daughter’s soul to the devil, and now she is reaching 16, the devil is due to collect. Parnassus hopes a stranger, Tony, holds the key to saving her.

Gilliam’s productions have a tendency towards misfortune, and The Imaginarium was no exception. The tragic death of Heath Ledger, of course, overshadows trivialities like film production and distribution problems, and i’m sure Gilliam’s thoughts were with the family of his friend, and not his movie. A question mark did, however, hang over the future of the project. Eventually, Heath’s friends stepped in and the show went on.

That wasn’t that though, as Gilliam struggled to obtain a distribution deal, with companies reluctant to gamble on an independent fantasy movie in the current economy. For some film-makers, this »

- Barry Steele

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Gorgeous UK Poster for Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

14 October 2009 6:20 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Another gorgeous new UK poster for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has hit the web today. I first saw this poster on SlashFilm and fell in love with it as well (just like everyone is once they see it). I love how all the little Terry Gilliam "trinkets" are popping out of every side, it's a very fitting poster for the film, and the beautiful Lily Cole sitting nude is just... wow. I'm in London this week (where it hits theaters starting next Friday) and I've seen a lot of the blue posters on buses, but none of these. This is some of the best marketing for a Terry Gilliam movie I've ever seen. And don't forget to watch the trailer! The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is directed by beloved filmmaker Terry Gilliam, of the Monty Python movies, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, »

- Alex Billington

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Q+A: Terry Gilliam for The Imaginarum Of Doctor Parnassus

13 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

In the dark days following the death of Heath Ledger, Terry Gilliam was grieving the loss of a close friend and couldn't bring himself even to contemplate what would happen to the film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, that they had both been working on when the young Australian actor sadly passed on.

"It was a terrible time," he says. "And frankly I was just devastated by the loss of such a great guy. The film didn't really come into it at that point."

But gradually, encouraged by his collaborators including his daughter, Amy Gilliam, who is a producer on the film, he began to accept that finishing it would be a fitting tribute to Heath even though, at first, he couldn't see how they could do it. Ledger died in January 2008 with the British end of the production completed but with weeks of shooting still planned on sound stages in Canada. »

- Paul

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Terry Gilliam Knows He'll Never Win An Oscar

13 October 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Terry Gilliam has given up on ever getting an Oscar, and really, that's probably a good thing. The visionary, probably crazy director behind masterpieces like Brazil and Twelve Monkeys and, uh, less-than-masterpieces The Brothers Grimm and (I'll go ahead and say it) The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus has never made movies for anything other than his boundless imagination, while the Academy wants movies made specifically to their tastes and their tastes alone. And Gilliam isn't having any of that! "You would think that there's intelligent life in Hollywood. But then you discover that there's just fear," he said in The Daily Telegraphy. "People are frightened of making decisions or even having - I hate to use the word 'vision', but they lack all of that. Hollywood is run by Goldman Sachs and not by entrepreneurs or studio people." He's completely right, of course, and just saying what everyone is too »

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The Flash Still Running Says Screenwriter Dan Mazeau

7 October 2009 11:21 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

If you’re wondering whatever happened to the Scarlet Speedster, tales his film adaptation’s death have been greatly exaggerated.  According to screenwriter Dan Mazeau, “The Flash” is still zipping along. and he should know since he’s the screenwriter currently working on the movie.  Put on your winged helmet and hit the jump for more on what’s happening with Barry Allen/Wally West/your-preferred-Flash-alter-ego.

Yesterday, IGN ran an interview they did with producer Charles Roven, whose credits include “Twelve Monkeys”, “Three Kings”, and “The Dark Knight”, as well as the adaptation of DC Comics popular superhero, The Flash.  He said that development of the film had slowed down due to Warner Bros. wanting to take a different approach to the character; an approach where he would be a part of the larger DC Universe and help pave the way for a Justice League movie.  He noted that he »

- Matt Goldberg

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Dsma Movie Legend: Terry Gilliam

5 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

With classic films such as Brazil, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas to his name, Terry Gilliam is a fitting recipient of the Movie Legend prize at the Digital Spy Movie Awards. The much-loved filmmaker was delighted when we informed him about the honour, joking: "Is the award a heavy one or a light one? I've got a lot of doors that need propping open, that's why!" Digital Spy recently spoke exclusively to Gilliam, taking a look back at his work and incredible career. > Click here to see Terry Gilliam's Movie Legend acceptance video What made you decide to move away from Monty Python, to go from being an animator into feature directing?

"Well I never wanted to be an animator just as much as Mike Palin never wanted to be a lumberjack. It was something I could do that I fell (more »

- By Simon Reynolds

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In Profile: Bruce Willis

1 October 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Bruce Willis is not a bad actor. He just occasionally acts in bad movies. It’s not entirely his fault either. Shall we put it down to “bold choices” that didn’t work out? If in a charitable mood, sure. There has always been a touch of uncertainty about Willis. He does not appear to be a natural storyteller.

Let’s say acting is an egotistical, ridiculous career option for anybody. Consider it. Even before the lucrative potential is taken into account – pretending to be other people is rather odd. Actors take up a lifetime of lying and fantasying in some vainglorious search for truth (fame and wealth too, if we are being cynical). Is it completely stupid or brave? Actors as pathological liars or sociopaths is a salient thought.

The American studios created the film star and it destroys them. Maintaining a lifelong and popular career in such a fickle, »

- Martyn Conterio

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Dsma winners announced next week

28 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The winners at the inaugural Digital Spy Movie Awards will be announced next week. Digital Spy readers voted across ten categories throughout August for their favourite movies from the last 12 months. The winners will be revealed online on Monday, October 5, with the first category champ announced at 7am followed by one each hour up until 6pm. Terry Gilliam, the director of Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and Fear (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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'DS Movie Awards' winners announced next week

28 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The winners at the inaugural Digital Spy Movie Awards will be announced next week. Digital Spy readers voted across ten categories throughout August for their favourite movies from the last 12 months. The winners will be revealed online on Monday, October 5, with the first category champ announced at 7am followed by one each hour up until 6pm. Terry Gilliam, the director of Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and Fear (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Heath Ledger's Doctor Parnassus Poster

25 September 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

We've waited for what feels like decades, but Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is almost here - and just to sustain you through those last few weeks of waiting, here's an exclusive new poster from the film. Plot: The new movie tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary Imaginarium - a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. "Doctor Parnassus" is directed by Terry Gilliam (Twelve Monkeys) and is scheduled to appear in theaters on Christmas (December 25th), in limited release. Poster: (click to enlarge) Click here to read more about "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." »

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Director Jonathan Mostow Talks Surrogates

23 September 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Surrogates, director Jonathan Mostow’s blockbuster adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldes, is a sci-fi action-thriller starring Bruce Willis and set in a alternate version of present day Boston. It’s a version of contemporary Bean Town that looks quite familiar – no space-age megadomes or flying cars – apart from the suspiciously flawless appearance of its citizenry. They all look like movie stars; not a blemish or a hair out of place, let alone an actual physical deformity. It’s as if the Stepford Wives had colonized the city with their picture perfect offspring – which, in fact, is not so very far from the case.

In the world of Surrogates, people lock themselves away in the safety of their homes while their lives are lived by idealized, android versions of themselves. It’s an arrangement that, though it purports to eliminate crime and any number of other social ills, »

- FilmShaft Staff

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Meet 'Doctor Parnassus' in theaters Dec. 25, 2009

31 August 2009 9:27 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" now finally has an official release date. You will be able to catch it in theaters Dec. 25, 2009. Sony Pictures Classics is distributing the film, which will mark Heath Ledger's final big-screen performance. The film will debut at the Toronto Film Festival.

Also starring in the fantasy adventure are Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law , Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer. Gilliam, of course, is know for films like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Twelve Monkeys," and more recently, "The Brothers Grimm." »

- Franck Tabouring

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Terry Gilliam to be honoured at DSMAs

27 August 2009 11:31 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Terry Gilliam will be honoured at the inaugural Digital Spy Movie Awards. The acclaimed director of Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas will receive the Movie Legend prize when the Dsma winners are announced in early October. "Is the award a heavy one or a light one?" Gilliam asked Digital Spy upon hearing the news. "I've (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Terry Gilliam wants to make a Pixar movie

25 August 2009 12:24 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Pixar has a well-deserved standing as a studio that produces quality adventure and quality family-oriented movies but to film fans that follow the inner workings of the company, Pixar's reputation is probably raised a little higher. Before he came on to direct The Incredibles, geeks savvy to Brad Bird's reputation praised Pixar for giving the writer an opportunity to fly with their approach to constructing the story for a movie. The company has also earned additional brownie points for not going after easy wins and producing fast-tracked sequels to their hits.

So to many of us familiar with the hyper-kinetic world view of director Terry Gilliam, the idea of the man that brought us Time Bandits, The Fisher King, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus riding his horse to Pixar's ranch sounds like a dream come true. In an interview with Slashfilm's Brendon Connelly, Gilliam waxes »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Universal reveal UK back catalogue releases for September and October

25 August 2009 11:19 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have announced that they are to release five of their modern day classic film on the HD Blu-Ray format over the next couple of months leading into the holiday buying period. This is for the UK market. The films are Twelve Monkeys on 7th September, with Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Love Actually and Bridget Jones's Diary hitting on the 12th October. All of the extras are listed after the jump. 

Twelve Monkeys1080P 1.85:1 WidescreenEnglish 5.1 DTS-hd Master AudioFrench Canadian, Italian, Spanish and Latin American Spanish 5.1 DTS SurroundSubtitles: English Sdh, French Canadian, Italian, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Greek, Traditional Chinese"Making of" DocumentaryTrailersFeature Commentary with Director Terry Gilliam and Producer Charles RovenProduction NotesCast & Director Biographies

Hot Fuzz1080P 2.35:1 WidescreenEnglish 5.1 DTS-hd Master AudioFrench, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese 5.1 DTS SurroundSubtitles: English Sdh, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, »

- Paul

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Rmr: 'Inception' Site, 'X-Files 3', 'Avatar' Video Game Trailer and More

21 August 2009 3:37 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

from left to right: Nihilist #1, Nihilist #2, Nihilist #3, The Stranger, Jackie Treehorn, Maude, The Dude, Donny, Walter Sobchak, The Jesus, Bunny, Brandt, Jeffrey Lebowski

Photo: LebowskiPainting.com FilmDrunk points me to the above painting from LebowskiPainting.com where you can buy "The Big Lebowski Last Supper Poster". Last night I went to go see Inglourious Basterds for a second time at a midnight showing and prior to the start of the movie we saw the trailer for Avatar, which in 2-D looked better than anything on saw on the crappy screens at Comic Con and really upped my excitement to see the movie and I also saw the short teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan's Inception, which looked particularly impressive and like the Avatar trailer, didn't include a single line of dialogue, just the tagline, "Your mind is the crime scene." The trailer will be online on Yahoo this Monday at 9 Am Pst, »

- Brad Brevet

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Brad Pitt's best-reviewed movies: What, no 'Meet Joe Black'?

21 August 2009 2:13 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Rotten Tomatoes runs down Brad Pitt's top 10 best-reviewed movies using their special Tomatometer. The results will give dedicated fans a lot to chew on, but one question I'd like to throw out there for discussion: Why is it that some of Pitt's best-reviewed movies aren't the ones he's starred in? The Tomatometer ranks 1993's True Romance as No. 1, an odd winner in my mind, not because True Romance isn't a great movie — it most certainly is — but because Pitt is barely in it at all. Yes, he's got a sweet little cameo as honeybear-toking stoner Floyd, but the movie is chock full of splashy cameos. Among the other films on the list where Pitt is a strong, albeit supporting, player: Thelma and Louise, Ocean's Eleven, Twelve Monkeys, and Burn After Reading. Even his masterpiece performance in A River Runs Through It (No.6  on the list) is arguably a supporting role. »

- Kerrie Mitchell

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Christopher Nolan Leaves The Prisoner, Possibly Batman 3 After Inception?

21 August 2009 2:57 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Christopher Nolan was set to direct a big-screen adaptation of the British TV series The Prisoner back in 2006, and it was believed that he would start work on The Prisoner after finishing The Dark Knight. When Nolan chose to direct Inception after Dark Knight, it was assumed that The Prisoner would be next, except that Prisoner producer Barry Mendel told CineFOOLS that Nolan has dropped out:

Chris Nolan has dropped out of it, but we have a first draft by David and Janet Peoples who wrote Twelve Monkeys and David wrote Unforgiven and it's a good draft and we're working on the script right now. Could Nolan be clearing his schedule for Batman 3? Fans are hoping so, though Nolan isn't saying a word. The director is hard at work on his extremely secret Inception, for which so little is known that some Paris-set photos and discovering the characters' names are »

- Ryan Gowland

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