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Zac Efron on Me and Orson Welles

15 hours ago | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »

Feature film newcomer Christian McKay stars as a 22 year old Orson Welles in Me and Orson Welles, a fictionalized account of Welles' 1937 staging of Julius Caesar at the Mercury Theatre. High School Musical standout Zac Efron plays a 17 year old actor who is unexpectedly asked to join the play as Lucius just weeks before it opens. Directed by Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, The School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly) and adapted for the screen by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr, Me and Orson Welles brings the fiery filmmaker's work to life on the big screen, introducing Welles to a new generation of moviegoers. Read On...

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Linklater Experiences the Unemployed Life

17 November 2009 8:19 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Richard Linklater is probably one of the most versatile directors working today, but he seems to remain mostly under the mainstream radar. His talents range from the slacker opus Dazed and Confused to the ultra philosophical Philip K. Dick adaptation A Scanner Darkly, and most recently his look into what it was like to work with one of the most game changing directors of all time with Me & Orson Welles. Linklater's resume runs the gamut of genres so it would make sense that he would slip another romantic comedy into the rotation with his next, Liars (A to E). But some shake ups at Miramax kicked the legs out from under that project. Originally when Disney took the hedge trimmers to Miramax, it was thought that Liars would be one of the few films they would be producing in the coming year. According to Movieline however, Linklater and his next »

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Richard Linklater's Latest Project on Hold, Also Says School of Rock 2 Not Likely

17 November 2009 3:28 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

With Disney taking the axe to Miramax's output and staff, we guess it's no surprise that one of the latter studio's planned projects — Richard Linklater's Liars (A-e) — is now in limbo.

The next planned effort from the director of A Scanner Darkly, Fast Food Nation, Before Sunrise, and Dazed and Confused was supposed to be one of the projects protected from Disney's cuts. But Movieline recently caught up with Linklater, who indicated unequivocally that the project is on hold indefinitely.

It's no longer happening, unfortunately. It didn't really work out. It's tough.

Tough indeed, because Linklater had already cast Rebecca Hall and Kat Dennings in the romantic comedy, which involves a road trip in which the two lead characters visit Hall's exes and attempt to retrieve personal effects.

The sudden dissolution of the project also means that Linklater has nothing on the horizon, which will come as a disappointment to his fans. »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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AFF09: Debbie's Conference Wrap-up

27 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »

This is the first year that I've attended panels during the conference portion of Austin Film Festival (Aff). Overall I'd say that I was not disappointed, other than the disadvantage of having to miss some screenings I'd really wanted to see such as the screening of Texas Weather at the Texas Spirit Theater.

I thoroughly enjoyed the honest and informative "Texas Film Incentives" panel with Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, Central Texas Representative of the Texas Motion Picture Alliance (Txmpa), along with filmmakers James Crowley (The Rookie, Hidalgo) and Dominic Cancilla (Hope Floats, A Scanner Darkly).

James talked about the high quality of production crews in Texas, with Dominic pointing out that Dicky Deats is the only key grip ever to win an Academy Award, for Hope Floats. During the discussion it was also confirmed that Whip It, which shot primarily in Michigan, is still waiting for incentives because funds are depleted in some other states' incentive programs. »

- Debbie Cerda

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Poster: Me and Orson Welles

15 October 2009 4:04 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Here’s a new poster for Zac Efron’s latest movie, Me and Orson Welles courtesy of Cinematical.

Richard Linklater (who has previously brought us A Scanner Darkly, Before Sunset and The School of Rock) directs a great cast which, as well as Efron includes Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan and the fabulous Claire Danes. I posted the trailer a few weeks ago and it actually looks like it might be a movie where we get to see Efron playing a good acting part which makes a change from his High School Musical days.

If you’ve not seen the trailer, head on over here. Me and Orson Welles is out for release 25th November in the Us. I’ve not found a release date for the UK as yet. »

- David Sztypuljak

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Me and Orson Welles Trailer

8 October 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Zac Efron and Orson Welles is the two names anybody would ever put within the same sentence. A Scanner Darkly director Richard Linklater is forcing us to, in the Robert Kaplow novel adaptation of Me and Orson Welles. Starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes and Christian McKay, this 1930’s set film comes out with its first trailer. Being released in theaters on November 25th from Freestyle Releasing, here it is:

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- Melissa Molina

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Philip K Dick adaptation Adjustment Bureau gets cast

2 October 2009 1:43 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Bourne Ultimatum writer George C. Nulfi makes his directorial debut with the upcoming The Adjustment Bureau, an adaptation of sci-fi author/genius Philip K. Dick's short story Adjustment Team, and it looks like the cast joining him is starting to fill out, as well. It was reported back in July that Matt Damon and Emily Blunt would be playing the leads and yesterday The Hollywood Reported informed everyone that Daniel Dae-Kim (Lost), John Slattery (Mad Men) and Michael Kelly (Dawn Of The Dead remake) have also joined the cast.The story centers on a congressman (Matt Damon), on the rise in politics, who meets a beautiful ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) only to discover that a strange organization is keeping them apart. It begins shooting this fall. Philip K. Dick is a favorite around these parts. Here's to hoping this adaptation is more A Scanner Darkly or Minority Reporty than it is Paycheck or Next. »

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Fantastic Fest Review: Metropia

28 September 2009 6:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Some people go to Fantastic Fest to focus on horror films; me, I grab the rare opportunity to see animated movies made for grownups. I especially like animation that looks and feels a little different than the mainstream -- for example, the rotoscoped look of A Scanner Darkly. Metropia touches on some of the same themes as A Scanner Darkly, but this animated feature looks like nothing else you've seen onscreen lately.

Metropia is set in Europe in 2024, in a grim future where natural resources have dried up, financial collapse has left most people struggling, and the biggest corporation in the world is Trexx, which runs a giant Metro system (subway) all across the continent. Roger (Vincent Gallo), a Swedish call-center worker, is considered paranoid for worrying about whether Trexx, and the Metro, are involved in some sort of oppressive conspiracy. When his bike is broken and he's forced to ride the underground train, »

- Jette Kernion

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Efron & Linklater’s ‘Me and Orson Welles’ Teaser Trailer

21 September 2009 7:49 AM, PDT | Movie Cultists | See recent Movie Cultists news »

On one side you have one of my favorite directors, Richard Linklater, a man who manages to put his unique imprint on wildly different films (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Fast Food Nation, A Scanner Darkly).  On the other side you have Zac Efron, an undeniably talented kid who's getting harder and harder to hate. They've come together for Me and Orson Welles, a light period comedy based on the young adult book by Robert Kaplow.  Efron plays the "me," a teenager who bluffs his way into a role in a theatrical production of Julius Caesar in 1937 that's being ... »

- Michael Dance

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Rebecca Hall May Star in Richard Linklater's Liars

19 September 2009 3:43 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Actress Rebecca Hall first gained wide recognition for her role in the The Prestige as the spurned wife of Christian Bale's magician, but it was her performance in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona as the adventurous Vicky that earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress.

Thanks to Vicky, Hall is in high demand. She's starred in two features, has completed filming a third, and is currently filming Ben Affleck's The Town. Now, Hall is in talks to star in Richard Linklater's (Slackers, A Scanner Darkly) latest movie, Liars, about a woman who is dumped by her fiancé the night before Barack Obama's presidential election victory. The relationship crisis motivates her to take a road trip to Obama's inauguration with a gal-pal (played by Kat Dennings), stopping along the way to reclaim personal items she left with ex-boyfriends..

Next Showing: The Town »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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Terry Gilliam Would 'Sweep The Floors' Just To Work At Pixar

24 August 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Is Pixar hiring? If so, visionary filmmaker Terry Gilliam (“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”) would like to apply. And if he needs a letter of recommendation, I’d be happy to provide one. According to /Film, Gilliam confessed at a recent BFI event that he would sweep the floors at the animation studio just to be around such creative people.

Fans of Gilliam’s work, myself included, would much rather see him directing films for the Disney-owned animation studio than providing them with janitorial services. Gilliam began as an animator and first became famous through the cartoons he made for “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” Given his difficulties since then with live-action filmmaking -- looking at you, "Brothers Grimm." And "Tideland." And "Man of La Mancha." -- it might actually be a good idea for him to return to his original medium.

Would he be good fit at Pixar, though? »

- Christopher Campbell

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A Scanner Darkly (2006) Movie Review

10 August 2009 8:35 PM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »

Of all the movie adaptations of the works of legendary sci-fi author Philip K. Dick (“Blade Runner”, “Total Recall”, “Minority Report”, to name a few), “A Scanner Darkly”, based on his 1977 novel, is by far the most faithful to the source material. But don’t rush out to rent it just yet—that’s not necessarily a good thing. In “A Scanner Darkly”, Keanu Reeves is “Fred”, a narcotics agent operating in Anaheim, California sometime in the near future. “Fred” has been assigned to locate the source of a new street drug called “Substance D”, a potent pill that leads to extreme brain damage in its users. As part of his assignment, he goes undercover as Bob Arctor, a druggie living with two druggie friends (Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson) while trying to make time with a druggie chick (Winona Ryder). At the start of the movie, all four »

- Albert Walker

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Richard Linklater's President Obama-Related Comedy

28 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

According to Variety, director Richard Linklater (School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly) is currently in-talks with Miramax to helm the "Liars (A-e)" romantic comedy. The story, written by Emma Forrest, revolves around a woman who, on the way to President Barack Obama's inauguration, retrieves lost items from her ex-boyfriends. Very little is known about this film, like what does Obama's inauguration have to do with anything and what are these lost items? As far as casting, Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) has already signed on play the main character's friend. »

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Richard Linklater to Direct Liars (A-e)

27 July 2009 10:05 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater, whose credits include Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise and School of Rock, is lining up his latest project. According to the trades, Linklater will next helm Liars (A-e) for producer Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men) and Miramax. The film is a romantic comedy about a woman who, on the way to President Obama's inauguration, retrieves lost items from her ex-boyfriends. Emma Forrest penned the screenplay. Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) is on board to play one of the woman’s friends. Linklater’s last mainstream release was 2005’s Bad News Bears remake. The filmmaker’s last three films have been the indie flicks Fast Food Nation, A Scanner Darkly and Me and Orson Welles, which still doesn’t have a release date. Welles premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival. It centers on a teenager who is cast in the »

- James Cook

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Poster Alert! Famous Monsters Of Filmland!

22 July 2009 4:34 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

Everyone knows how Forrest J. Ackerman, founder of the first monster movie magazine Famous Monsters Of Filmland, kept the spirit of terrifying creatures, large and small, alive in many people. Shining the light on the monsters and the people behind them, be it actors or make up artists the magazine inspired countless of readers to pick up their movie camera or make up kit and try their hand at creating movie magic. Many of those kept at it and have become bionafied industry powerhouses. With the passing of Ackerman late last year Hollywood lost a legend.

Nakatomi Inc have been working in super secret with FM and can now reveal their awesomeness. Working with animator and comic book artist Nick Derington (lead animator on A Scanner Darkly) to create two prints to be available at this year’s Comic Con.

The first one is a give away limited to 225 copies. »

- Swarez

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News: Blanchett attached to Indian Summer / Portman to star in Thor and much more / Bridget Jones #3 in the works? / Emily Blunt to star opposite Damon in Adjustment Bureau

20 July 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Variety reports that Cate Blanchett is set to star as Lady Edwina Mountbatten in Joe Wright's Indian Summer [1].  The film will follow the critical events during India's Independence from England.  Lord Mountbatten [2](with Edwina in tow) is sent to oversee the transfer of power to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru [3]in the summer of 1947.  The script will be penned by William Nickolson (Elisabeth the Golden Age, Gulp!)  Universal will distribute as filming begins early next year, with a release date that is likely to coincide with the 2010 awards season. Natalie Portman looks like Hollywood's hardest working star with seven upcoming productions between now and 2011.  Later this year she will be in Don Roos' comedy Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Mira Nair's segment in the star studded anthology New York, I Love You, and Jim Sheridan's Oscar pony Brothers.  For 2010 there is the drama Hesher opposite »

- Anthony Nicholas

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Emily Blunt And Matt Damon Making 'Adjustment' Together

14 July 2009 3:36 PM, PDT | www.actressarchives.com | See recent Actress Archives news »

Fresh off the heels of her recently completed "Wolfman" project alongside Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson has been officially confirmed to be co-starring alongside Matt Damon in Universal Picture's upcoming "Adjustment Bureau."Announced today by Variety.com, the 26 year-old "Devil Wears Prada" actress will begin production on the film this September in New York. The film, based on a short story by Philip K Dick ("Blade Runner," "A Scanner Darkly") will feature Damon playing "a smooth-talking congressman whose political future is ... »

- By Actress Archives

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News: Clooney Leaving Warner Brothers / Soderbergh Abandons Moneyball / Details Emerge on American Remake of Let the Right One In / Adams to Star in The Fighter? / Jones to Follow Up Moon with Mute

6 July 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s production company Smokehouse Entertainment have left their longtime friends at Warner Brothers and have signed a two year contract with Sony.  It kind of feels like strange timing after Sony just screwed over longtime collaborator Steven Soderbergh and his baseball docu-drama Moneyball.  It kind of feels like the end of an era with this announcement.  This was one of the great actor studio partnerships of the past 20 years.  It began with the Clooney / Soderbergh company Section Eight.  It included such intelligent adult fare as Good Night and Good Luck, Michael Clayton, Syriana, Far From Heaven, Insomnia, Criminal, and A Scanner Darkly.  They would recoup their losses through The Ocean’s Eleven Trilogy.  Whatever you thought about these films they took risks and tried to inject some originality and intellect into Hollywood.  Their critical successes did outweigh the honorable failures (The Good German, Leatherheads).  Section »

- Anthony Nicholas

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George Clooney sets up shop at Sony Pictures

30 June 2009 7:40 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Movie studios are a lot like individual people. Some develop a reputation as being thrifty and don't want to spend a lot, some are known for being more open to taking chances on arthouse projects while others make their bread on mainstream movies filled with lots of explosions. Over the past decade one of the studios that proved itself to be willing to take equal chances on big budget, high concept tentpoles and smaller dramatic fare is Warner Bros. For the past decade WB has been the place that George Clooney has developed his personal projects, first with director Steven Soderbergh under their Section 8 production company banner and then later with writer/director Grant Heslov under the new company Smokehouse Pictures.

Now, after three years working with Warners, Smokehouse is now cutting a deal to develop new movies for Sony Pictures. A press release went out today from Sony announcing »

- Patrick Sauriol

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‘Kingdoms of Grace’, Ass-Kicking Rotoscoping May Be Heading to TV

25 June 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | Tubefilter.tv | See recent Tubefilter News news »

There's really no other way to say this: mix the adolescent drama and occult undertones of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the rotoscoped animation stylin' of A Scanner Darkly. Congratulations, you've got Kingdoms of Grace. It's here, it's ten episodes in (each about ten minutes long), and it kicks some serious ass. Written by Nastasha Baron and co-directed by Baron and Tom Raycove, Kingdoms of Grace stars Kelly Donohue and Andres Londono as Sierra Grace, the agnostic heroin-smoking heroine who just so happens to be chosen by God to save the world in the impending war between the forces of Good and Evil, and Thomas Stone, the dreamy Orlando Bloom-ish man of God who is charged with protecting her. Possibly Related News:‘Looking for Grace’ is Looking for Launch Date‘lonelygirl15′, ‘KateModern’ Heading to Japan »

- Pat Miller

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