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Maybe These Leaked Photos from the Dragonball Movie Should Be Unleaked?
20th Century Fox is spending over $100 million to make the Dragonball movie and yet you’re telling me that these leaked photographs is what I can expect? I’m getting this bad “straight to video” feeling looking at these images. Above is Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi, and below is Emmy Rossum as Bulma. Read more… B. R. Chopra: A Director Who Made Bollywood Socially Relevant
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 12, 2008 in Cinema
Baldev Raj Chopra was a unique Bollywood director because he was able to relevant social films that still appealed to popular tastes. Shown above is Naya Daur from 1957 which shows post-independence India where Industrialization is slowly creeping in. The plot deals with the conflict between rich and poor which Chopra brought to the screen during his career: Read more… Spielberg to Remake Oldboy
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 7, 2008 in Cinema, Comic Books
Oldboy (올드보이) was a popular 2003 revenge film from Korea which was based on a Japanese manga by the same (オールド・ボーイ) written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya which ran from 1996 until 1998. Now normally I’m 100% against Hollywood remakes, but in this case I’ll make an exception. I think if Spielberg tackles Oldboy that it might popularize and open the door for more Asian cinema to come to the United States. And if he can get a popular actor like Will Smith involved that would be a real cherry on top: Spielberg, Smith in talks for ‘Oldboy’ “Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are in early discussions to collaborate on a remake of Chan Wook-park’s “Oldboy.” DreamWorks is in the process of securing the remake rights, and the new pic will be distributed by Universal. In the 2003 Korean original, a man gets kidnapped and held in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. Suddenly, he’s released and given money, a cell phone and clothes and is set on a path to discover who destroyed his life so he can take revenge.” Here’s a trailer from the Korean film: The Quantum of Solace Fashion Statement: You’ve Got to Get This Look!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 5, 2008 in Cinema
Come November 14th I’ve got to so see this flick! I’m already in love with the poster art — it’s like James Bond is thinking “Yeah it’s perfectly normal to have some explosive residue on my designer tux while strolling down the desert with my fashion model friend with a handgun on hand to deal with any arch villains whom we might just run across in the hood”. Not only that but James Bond can even wear a hanky in his jacket pocket and make it look good… John Barry: Originator the Spy Soundtrack
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 3, 2008 in Cinema, Television
My favorite John Barry theme is from the 1960 film Beat Girl, but with the current James Bond buzz I’m happy to see John Barry get some long overdue recognition for his talent. John Barry invented the spy movie score “Very few composers can be said to have created a new style of film music,” says David Arnold. “John Barry single-handedly created the spy genre.” Arnold, who recently completed scoring “Quantum of Solace” (his fifth James Bond score), has a long way to go to catch up to Barry’s record of 11 complete 007 scores (not counting his arrangement of the original “James Bond Theme” for “Dr. No”). One Reason to See Zack and Miri Make a Porno: Princess Leia Elizabeth Banks!
Zack and Miri Make a Porno looks quite funny, but I had no idea that there was an entire Star Whores subplot in the film! Here are some more screen grabs which will make an Star Wars fanboy (or fangurl) smile: Suen Ga-Lam Kicking Kung Fu Ass!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 13, 2008 in Cinema
Martial arts actress Suen Ga-Lam from the 1974 Hong Kong film The Heinous Fiend. Special thanks to fempowervideo.com for posting that action packed clip! Great Crime Films from the Last Recession
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 10, 2008 in Cinema
Watching the economy melt down has made me think of the last time we had a good old fashioned recession, and by chance it was while the last President Bush was in office in the early 90s. However on the upside a recession can be a good thing as it forces film makers to turn away from high budget wonders and forces them to get creative with their story telling skills. In fact the last recession gave birth to an entire field of of indie film makers — sadly that spirit from the 90s has been replaced with mindless blockbuster special effects films. In fact if I had to place blame for this trend it would have to be with none other than George Lucas and his last trio of Star Wars films which kicked of in 1999 (frankly did he really need the money?). But turning back to an earlier age: The early 90s forced film makers to come up with original ideas. Working without a huge special effects budget many of these films were in the crime genre which allowed them to focus on strong characters and fast paced action (this was the post-MTV era after all). It’s interesting but looking bak at that period you get a sort of silver age of crime cinema that is a nice echo of the film noir era. Here are a few of my favorites: The Krays: This 1990 indie film from England was quite powerful. Based on a true story most of the film takes place in swinging London of the 60s, and 80s Britpop fans will live the fact that the co-stars were from the band Spandau Ballet. Goodfellas: Made in 1990 for a budget of $25,000,000 this is one of my favorite Martin Scorsese films. The Star Warsification of Captain Nemo
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 9, 2008 in Cinema, Television
Shown above is a clip from the 1978 made-for-TV movie The Return of Captain Nemo which was produced by — yup you guessed it: Irwin Allen! I can just picture the writers pitching the show to Irwin: “Look I know you’ve got tons of left over scenery from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, well I tell ya what we’re going to do with it: All the kids are into Star Wars so we go old school a revisit Captain Nemo but here’s the twist baby: we add in space aliens, laser beams and have plenty of shots of things blowing up big time!” By the way least I slag the scripting dept. too much one of the authors involved in this “epic” was none other than well known author Robert Bloch whose credits included writing the horror novel Psycho and three scripts for Star Trek. Hollywood Set to Ruin Blade Runner with a Sequel
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 30, 2008 in Cinema
I just loathe the idea of a Blade Runner sequel with every cell of my body: Exclusive: Eagle Eye Co-Writers Working on Blade Runner 2 “Wright revealed at the Creative Screenwriting event that they have been working on various treatments for a Blade Runner sequel over the last couple years. And there is also the claim that recently the duo have been working with Blade Runner co-executive producer Bud Yorkin on the project. It should be noted that Yorkin likely doesn’t control the rights to a Blade Runner sequel, and all of this is being developed outside of the studio. But this isn’t just some small side project, Travis also claims that they are already working with a pre-visualization team on some of the hunter action sequences for their eventual pitch with the studio. I don’t believe that Ridley Scott is involved, but the screenwriting team has worked directly with his brother Tony Scott on projects, so their might be a possible connection.” They Called Him “Fast Eddie”
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 27, 2008 in Cinema
My favorite Paul Newman film is The Hustler from 1961, his acting in that role still brings that film to life with a raw power that you don’t see often today (of course a good screen play and the right director help too). Of course many fanboys and fangurls know Newman for so many of the other films that he brought to life — every role from a prisoner in Cool Hand Luke (1967) to a cowboy in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Paul Leonard Newman we salute you: Paul Newman: A First-Class Actor, A Class Act “Paul Newman, who died yesterday at 83 of cancer, was a beautiful man who never seemed to notice his own beauty. He was at his worst when the camera did. But far more often, he was at his best when he was too busy thinking to care about the looks he’d been given. He stood for an American archetype: he was the shrewd guy. Practical, tough, urban. He figured angles, calculated odds, charted courses, deployed distractions, maneuvered brilliantly. He wasn’t violent, he wasn’t a leader, he wasn’t Mr. Cool with the babes, he had limited gifts for comedy and highly-articulate, dialogue-driven set pieces. But nobody played shrewd better than Paul Newman. He became great playing shrewd. You could see it in his eyes, and he probably didn’t care much whether they were blue or not. You’d see them narrow as he lapsed into concentration, then come alive again as they read cues, divined patterns, perceived dynamics, sniffed weaknesses. He figured it out with a gusto he sold to audiences brilliantly and you — with him — enjoyed his triumphant cerebration.” Below: The famous scene from The Hustler between Eddie Falson (Paul Newman) and Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason): The Day The Earth Stood Still: Sneak Peak
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 16, 2008 in Cinema
I tend to be against Hollywood remakes but this seven minute clip of The Day The Earth Stood Still looks pretty well produced, and frankly having the likes Kathy Bates and John Cleese makes it even more promising. The film is due out on December 12th, here’s a recent trailer: The Heartbreak of Doctor Parnassus
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 14, 2008 in Cinema
What’s sad to me about this trailer is that director Terry Gilliam has to do such a hard sell for himself to sell the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Even if Brazil was the only film that Gilliam had made, we should all be waiting on line eager to see his next epic. Gilliam doesn’t always give you what you expect, but he’s always taking chances with his work and I wish there was more support in terms of marketing dollars to sell this. The other thing that I love about Gilliam is that he’s always doing something original and interesting — it’s sad but perhaps in an age of movies that are remakes, based on old TV shows or comic book titles that’s why Hollywood doesn’t honor him. However I dare say that’s why he’s earned my respect and admiration. It’s sad but I predict long after Spider-Man 3 is a footnote that future generation will look back on Gilliam films with the love that they deserve. I beg all to support Terry today and not wait to rediscover him far in the future after his obituary is printed. The Spy Who Chugged Me: 007 Shills Soda
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 13, 2008 in Cinema
I know I’m old fashioned, but if you’re going to take 007 and force him to act as a peddler the least you can do is to associate him with luxury brands — but sadly the product placement being pushed for the next James Bond flick (Quantum of Solace which comes out in November) is Coke Zero. Would Mr. Bond like some fries with that?
Unraveling the Riddle of Ridley Scott
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 12, 2008 in Cinema
This is an amazing interview with Ridley Scott, the man behind two of my fanboys favorites: Blade Runner and Alien. It’s amazing to think not just of the scope but the sheer scale of projects that Scott has tackled during the last thirty years. You can tell from this interview just how much he loves his craft, and I’m very impressed with background with fine arts and photography as a starting point. Extra points to Scott for mentioning my old teacher Henry Wolf (who was a brilliant graphic designer and photographer). It’s amazing to think that Scott almost became a fashion photographer. Spielberg Swipes Storyline
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 9, 2008 in Cinema
Well to be fair I’m not really sure just how much Steven Spielberg had to do with this film, I think the papers just like to drag his name into the dirt. Although this does go to my ongoing rant that it seems to be a sin to have an original idea in Hollywood: Steven Spielberg’s Disturbia ‘stole plot from Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window’ “Steven Spielberg stole the plot from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1954 film Rear Window for last year’s Disturbia, a lawsuit has claimed. Hitchcock’s film was based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich called Murder from a Fixed Viewpoint, which the director and actor James Stewart obtained the film rights to in 1953. Sheldon Abend, a Hollywood producer who re-made Rear Window for TV, bought the rights to the short story in 1971 and obtained “exclusive right to adapt or copy” the story in 1991, it is claimed. Abend died in 2003 but the Sheldon Abend Revocable Trust filed the lawsuit in New York last week because it claims the makers of Disturbia did not obtain the rights to the story before remaking the Hitchcock classic.” …the funny thing about this lawsuit is that in 1984 Brian De Palma directed (and co-wrote) the film Body Double which owed quite a bit to Rear Window — but De Palma was smart enough to go that step further and make his film into a homage to Alfred Hitchcock by also borrowing plot elements from other films like Vertigo and Dial M for Murder (and of course setting the film on the set of a low budget horror flick). DeNiro & Pachino: Righteous Kill
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 30, 2008 in Cinema
Walking home this morning I spotted the above poster which immediately reminded me of the Reservoir Dogs from a few years ago, peering closer I got very excited to see two of my favorite tough guy actors Robert DeNiro and Al Pachino teamed up. Righteous Kill is due out on September 12th and it’s directed by Jon Avnet who’s claim to fame is Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, so it’s hard for me to tell how well he’ll do with the crime genre. Frankly with DeNiro and Pachino I would have preferred Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino as director — here’s a trailer of the film: Why did HAL sing Daisy in 2001: A Space Odyssey?This is pretty amazing: It turns out that the song Daisy Bell which HAL sings in 2001: A Space Odyssey was based on one of the first songs that a computer was programmed to sing with a synthetic voice. It seems that Arthur C. Clarke was visiting Bell Labs back in the early 60s when he came across a demonstration of the new technology! Isaac Hayes: Film Score Composer (and Voice Over Comedian)
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 10, 2008 in Cinema
Here was a life story that should inspire us all: Born in 1942 Isaac Hayes started his life in extreme poverty: His parents died when he was young and he grew up picking cotton in Covington, Tennessee. His first public performance was at the age of five singing at a local church — and soon after that he taught himself how to play multiple instruments including everything from a piano to a saxophone. Disney Destroys At the Movies
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 23, 2008 in Cinema, Television
Long before the web the best way to hear about a film for a cinema fanboy was to watch Siskel and Ebert — and even though Gene Siskel passed away his co-host Roger Ebert has kept the flame going all of these years. What made the show so good was that Siskel and Ebert were themselves true cinema fanboys: Watching them argue the finer points of a film was like hanging out with friends at a diner. Also you got the feeling that the two of them were there not for the money (the series got started on PBS after all) but because they were there to talk about what they loved. So I was upset when I heard that Walt Disney had decided to keep the show running without our beloved Roger Ebert: ‘At the Movies’ gets new hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz “Over the years, TV’s best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics — and now it’s Lyons and Mankiewicz. Ben Lyons, a Hollywood reporter and film critic for ”E! News” and others, and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz will take over ”At the Movies” when its new season begins in September, Disney-ABC Domestic Television said Tuesday.” Murderers’ Row Goes to Japan
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 12, 2008 in Cinema
The 60s were so international and eclectic: The British James Bond book series (which later went to film) — would then inspire the Matt Helm books which were then turned into a series of movies spoofing Cold War spy genre — which was then exported across the globe to places like Japan, where the above movie poster was designed. The above poster is for the 1966 film Murderers’ Row which starred Dean Martin as the super but not always sober secret agent, Ann-Margret as Ann-Margret and Karl Malden as the bad guy: Poster found by digital archivist Frederick Barr. David Lynch on the Creative Process
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 6, 2008 in Cinema
I’ve always been amazed how David Lynch has made a career out of making entertainment that’s always on the cutting edge (everything from Eraserhead to Twin Peaks) — yet while his work has been very avant-guard it has always been so popular. Below is a related segment on how Lynch also finds inspiration from mediation: Missing Metropolis Scenes Discovered
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 3, 2008 in Cinema
This is amazing news, even if the footage isn’t in great shape it would be nice to find out more insight into the original story: Missing scenes from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis discovered “For 80 years the original version of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” has been considered lost. The ZEITmagazin shows details from the missing scenes of the 1927 masterpiece for the first time in its Thursday edition, and reports exclusively on how the film was tracked down in the archive of the Museo del Cine (Cinema Museum) in Buenos Aires. Through this new discovery, key scenes from the silent film become more intelligible, minor characters now have leading parts.” The X-Files: I Want to Believe Theatrical Trailer
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 17, 2008 in Cinema, Television
It’s very strange seeing Billy Connolly in a serious role! Here’s the tease copy from Fox Movies: “In grand “X-Files” manner, the film’s storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show’s most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder’s pursuits. In theaters July 25.” |
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