“Exterminate all the brutes!” With these words, borrowed from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Hunter S. Thompson concluded his violent, macabre 1967 book Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga. Thompson had spent months with the outlaw biker gang and ultimately paid for his persistence when members gave him a brutal beatdown (which, Thompson being Thompson, he seemed to enjoy just a little). The king of Gonzo had gotten closer to the Angels’ inner sanctum than just about anyone else had, a feat that the new A&e docuseries Secrets of the Hells Angels...
- 4/14/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
The world’s most notorious biker club is the subject of a captivating new A&e docuseries called Secrets of the Hells Angels. Their checkered history over the decades has included its share of criminal activity and acts of violence. Each episode brings insight from five former chapter presidents of the organization Charles “PeeWee” Goldsmith, Thomas Eriksen, Pat Matter, Matt Zanoskar, and George Christie. Viewers will also hear from law enforcement officers, undercover agents, victims, and others. Noel Barger, ex-wife of former influential leader Sonny Barger, also opens up for the first time about his motives and why their relationship crumbled. The premiere explores how retired Atf agent Jay Dobyns risked life and limb going undercover to infiltrate the Hells Angels. Jenna Maguire, a female agent who played his “old lady,” goes on record for the first time. From there topics range from Cleveland Hells Angels division and an assassination plot...
- 4/12/2024
- TV Insider
Conny Van Dyke, a singer-songwriter signed to Motown Records who starred in such films as “W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings” and “Framed,” has died. She was 78.
Van Dyke died on Nov. 11 at her home in Los Angeles due to complications of vascular dementia, her son Bronson Page told Variety.
The Detroit native was a longtime colon cancer and stroke survivor. She got her start in the entertainment industry when she was just 15 and a student in high school, making the film “Among the Thorns” with Tom Laughlin, Bill Wellman Jr. and Stephanie Powers. During that time, Van Dyke also worked as a songwriter for Wheelsville Records in Detroit.
In 1961, Van Dyke signed with Motown Records, making her one of the first white recording artists on the label. Her first two singles, “Oh, Freddy,” written by Smokey Robinson, and “It Hurt Me Too,” previously written and recorded by Marvin Gaye, were...
Van Dyke died on Nov. 11 at her home in Los Angeles due to complications of vascular dementia, her son Bronson Page told Variety.
The Detroit native was a longtime colon cancer and stroke survivor. She got her start in the entertainment industry when she was just 15 and a student in high school, making the film “Among the Thorns” with Tom Laughlin, Bill Wellman Jr. and Stephanie Powers. During that time, Van Dyke also worked as a songwriter for Wheelsville Records in Detroit.
In 1961, Van Dyke signed with Motown Records, making her one of the first white recording artists on the label. Her first two singles, “Oh, Freddy,” written by Smokey Robinson, and “It Hurt Me Too,” previously written and recorded by Marvin Gaye, were...
- 11/11/2023
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Sonny Barger, founder of the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels and the public face for the motorcycle club in the aftermath of the Altamont tragedy, has died at the age of 83.
Barger’s former attorney Fritz Clapp confirmed to NBC News that the longtime Hells Angels president died at his home Wednesday following a bout with liver cancer. Barger himself announced his own death Wednesday in a pre-written statement posted on his public Facebook page.
“If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I...
Barger’s former attorney Fritz Clapp confirmed to NBC News that the longtime Hells Angels president died at his home Wednesday following a bout with liver cancer. Barger himself announced his own death Wednesday in a pre-written statement posted on his public Facebook page.
“If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I...
- 6/30/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Sonny Barger, best known to TV audiences as Lenny "The Pimp" Janowitz on Sons of Anarchy has died.
He was 83.
Barger shared the news of his death in a pre-written message on his Facebook page.
“If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after my passing," the message reads.
"I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure. And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club"
"Although I’ve had a public persona for decades, i’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club brothers, my family, and close friends."
“Please know that I passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer," the emotional statement continues.
"But also know that in the end, I was surrounded by what really matters: My wife, Zorana, as well as my loved ones.
He was 83.
Barger shared the news of his death in a pre-written message on his Facebook page.
“If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after my passing," the message reads.
"I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure. And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club"
"Although I’ve had a public persona for decades, i’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club brothers, my family, and close friends."
“Please know that I passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer," the emotional statement continues.
"But also know that in the end, I was surrounded by what really matters: My wife, Zorana, as well as my loved ones.
- 6/30/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Sonny Barger has died of liver cancer at the age of 83. Barger was the founder of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and appeared as Lenny “The Pimp” Janowitz in three episodes of Sons of Anarchy from 2010-2012. The FX series was inspired by Barger’s motorcycle gang. The infamous motorcyclist was the face of Hells Angels for years. He announced his own death in a pre-written statement shared on his Facebook page late in the evening on Wednesday, June 29: “If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after my passing. I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure. And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club. Although I’ve had a public persona for decades, I’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club brothers, my family,...
- 6/30/2022
- TV Insider
Sonny Barger, the notorious founding member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, author, ex-convict, occasional Sons of Anarchy actor and one of the bikers who provided the violent, bloody security at the infamous 1969 Rolling Stones Altamont concert, died of Wednesday of cancer. He was 83.
Barger announced his own death in a pre-written message subsequently posted today on his Facebook page: “If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after my passing. I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure. And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club. Although I’ve had a public persona for decades, i’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club brothers, my family, and close friends.
“Please know that I passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. But also know that in the end,...
Barger announced his own death in a pre-written message subsequently posted today on his Facebook page: “If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after my passing. I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure. And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club. Although I’ve had a public persona for decades, i’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club brothers, my family, and close friends.
“Please know that I passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. But also know that in the end,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Inspired by an overture from Hell’s Angels’ Sonny Barger to President Johnson offering up his boys as “gorilla fighters”, director Jack Starrett and screenwriter Alan Caillou serve up quite the grindhouse mish-mash in this 1970 rarity. A brave biker gang plows into Vietnam on a rescue mission – straddling specially rigged motorcycles with armor and special weaponry, the wanna-be Rambos spend the next 95 minutes mowing down commies and popping wheelies. Later retitled as Nam’s Angels.
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- 6/11/2018
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Hells Angels On Wheels La Screening with Richard Rush and Sabrina Scharf in Person
By Todd Garbarini
Richard Rush’s 1967 film Hells Angels on Wheels celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special screening at the Noho 7 Theatre in Los Angeles. Starring Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson, Sabrina Scharf, Jana Taylor and Jack Starrett, the film runs 95 minutes and is one of several films that Mr. Rush directed Mr. Nicholson in, the others being Too Soon to Love (1960) and Psycho-Out (1968). This is a rare opportunity to see this film on the big screen.
Please Note: Director Richard Rush and actress Sabrina Scharf are scheduled to appear in person for a Q & A following the screening.
From the press release:
Hells Angels On Wheels (1967)
Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 7:30 Pm
A bunch of hairy guys on Harleys are causing trouble again in this, one of the best-remembered examples of the biker flicks of the 1960's.
By Todd Garbarini
Richard Rush’s 1967 film Hells Angels on Wheels celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special screening at the Noho 7 Theatre in Los Angeles. Starring Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson, Sabrina Scharf, Jana Taylor and Jack Starrett, the film runs 95 minutes and is one of several films that Mr. Rush directed Mr. Nicholson in, the others being Too Soon to Love (1960) and Psycho-Out (1968). This is a rare opportunity to see this film on the big screen.
Please Note: Director Richard Rush and actress Sabrina Scharf are scheduled to appear in person for a Q & A following the screening.
From the press release:
Hells Angels On Wheels (1967)
Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 7:30 Pm
A bunch of hairy guys on Harleys are causing trouble again in this, one of the best-remembered examples of the biker flicks of the 1960's.
- 7/31/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Developing for at least a decade, and previously in the hands of the late Tony Scott, Fox's biopic of Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has now landed with Entourage writer-producer Scott Weiss. "We're approaching this as a genesis story of the motorcycle club culture," says Weiss. "I've wanted to do something in the biker space for a long time."The film will cover a time period between the late 1950s and the early 1970s, with Barger at the centre. It will be, says Weiss, "a period piece that explores the early days of the Hells Angels; the philosophy of the formidable, most loyal brotherhood that started it; and what drove Sonny, who had the leadership and the vision to expand the club amid almost unsurmountable obstacles like rival clubs and law enforcement."Barger has himself written several books, both autobiographical and more general credos of life on two wheels.
- 5/22/2014
- EmpireOnline
"Entourage" writer and producer Rob Weiss has come onboard to co-write and direct the long gestating "Hell's Angels" movie
The late Tony Scott was previously attached to helm the project which would've centered on Sonny Barger, the eighteen-year-old who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957.
Barger became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization. Jeffrey Santos will co-write the film which spans a time period between the 1950s and the 1970s.
One key scene is the The Rolling Stones concert in Altmont, California where the Angels were asked to provide security due to the stage being so low. One young man died, while a pregnant woman suffered a skull fracture.
Tony Scott's name will be kept on the film as a producer. Scott originally envisioned the film as a "Donnie Brasco"-esque thriller, whereas Weiss plans to shift the focus to...
The late Tony Scott was previously attached to helm the project which would've centered on Sonny Barger, the eighteen-year-old who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957.
Barger became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization. Jeffrey Santos will co-write the film which spans a time period between the 1950s and the 1970s.
One key scene is the The Rolling Stones concert in Altmont, California where the Angels were asked to provide security due to the stage being so low. One young man died, while a pregnant woman suffered a skull fracture.
Tony Scott's name will be kept on the film as a producer. Scott originally envisioned the film as a "Donnie Brasco"-esque thriller, whereas Weiss plans to shift the focus to...
- 5/21/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
I met Rick Baker -- winner of seven Academy Awards for Best Makeup -- at the Museum of Moving Image in Queens, New York. It was fitting location for the interview considering Baker's illustrious career: At the museum, Baker was roped off, with an empty stool next to him, like he was his own display. Actually, if Baker were up for it, perhaps he should be his own display -- a constant reminder of movie-making magic, before computer-generated effects made everything too easy. Or, as Baker calls it, too "sloppy." Thankfully for all of us, Baker is still too busy to be considered a museum piece.
Baker, whose latest work can be seen in "Men in Black 3," is a pretty candid guy. (And, yes, he's earned the right to be.) Here, we discuss the joys and tribulations working on "Men in Black 3" -- a film with a script...
Baker, whose latest work can be seen in "Men in Black 3," is a pretty candid guy. (And, yes, he's earned the right to be.) Here, we discuss the joys and tribulations working on "Men in Black 3" -- a film with a script...
- 5/29/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
With several projects to which he is already attached, the Unstoppable director is picking up yet another from the scriptwriter of Safe House David Guggeneheim. Not much is known about the plot of David Guggeneheim's script except for the subject matter expressed in its title. Narco-Subs are submersible vehicles used for drug trafficking in South and Central America. They are especially built small for stealth to avoid radar. This adds to an already full slate for the prolific filmmaker. Most recently, he was reportedly in the running to direct a remake of the Western classic The Wild Buch and is heavy into pre-production on the Sonny Barger biopic Hell's Angels about the infamous biker gang of the same name that has Stephen Gaghan on writing duties. That project is looking for it's...
- 11/29/2011
- by Eric Whitman
- The Daily BLAM!
Yesterday, the movie blogosphere ignited with the knowledge that Ridley Scott had signed on to make another Blade Runner movie, but his brother Tony was making some news of his own, too. Like his older sibling, Tony is lining up to tackle a movie classic, specifically a remake of the 1969 Sam Peckinpah western The Wild Bunch. A remake for the film has been in the works for a few years now; once receiving a script from David Ayer (Training Day) that had a modern take on the material. It's not known if Scott will go that route or maintain a more traditional approach. Screenwriter Brian Helgeland, who has worked with Scott previously on The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and Man on Fire, will tackle the new script. The original film centers on an aging group of outlaws who try for one last big job before the world they know changes completely.
- 8/20/2011
- by Aaron
- FilmJunk
Tony Scott has long lived in his brother Ridley's shadow, the usual rap being "Tony is style and Ridley is substance." But that hasn't stopped Tony from consistently delivering memorable, high-grossing movies like The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide and last year's action hit Unstoppable. Coincidentally, "unstoppable" is a pretty good way of describing Tony Scott, especially if you look at his upcoming schedule.
Although Ridley has lately been looking back at his past with Prometheus, built from the ashes of the Alien mythos, and a recently announced new take on Blade Runner, Tony is looking firmly toward the future.
Deadline is reporting that Tony has several new films in mind. Hell's Angels, a flick based on the life of Hells Angels leader Sonny Barger, is being readied with Jeff Bridges planned to star. Tony is also hoping to remake The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 ultraviolent revisionist western.
Although Ridley has lately been looking back at his past with Prometheus, built from the ashes of the Alien mythos, and a recently announced new take on Blade Runner, Tony is looking firmly toward the future.
Deadline is reporting that Tony has several new films in mind. Hell's Angels, a flick based on the life of Hells Angels leader Sonny Barger, is being readied with Jeff Bridges planned to star. Tony is also hoping to remake The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 ultraviolent revisionist western.
- 8/19/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Top Gun director planning reboot of Sam Peckinpah's groundbreaking 1969 western, according to reports
Tony Scott is in talks to direct a remake of the The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah's classic tale of a gang of ageing outlaws organising one last heist in the dying days of the American old west, reports Deadline.
A new version of Peckinpah's classic western has been on the cards for at least six years. Training Day writer David Ayer was previously on board to write and direct. However, the new screenplay will be written by Brian Helgeland, who previously worked with Scott on Man on Fire and Taking of Pelham 123.
The original Wild Bunch starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates as members of a gang eking out a living on the Tex-Mex border in 1913. Ayer had planned to set his remake in modern Mexico and had set up a plot involving the CIA,...
Tony Scott is in talks to direct a remake of the The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah's classic tale of a gang of ageing outlaws organising one last heist in the dying days of the American old west, reports Deadline.
A new version of Peckinpah's classic western has been on the cards for at least six years. Training Day writer David Ayer was previously on board to write and direct. However, the new screenplay will be written by Brian Helgeland, who previously worked with Scott on Man on Fire and Taking of Pelham 123.
The original Wild Bunch starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates as members of a gang eking out a living on the Tex-Mex border in 1913. Ayer had planned to set his remake in modern Mexico and had set up a plot involving the CIA,...
- 8/19/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
It seems as though the Scott family name is making waves in Hollywood. After the news of Ridley Scott helming the new Blade Runner film, Tony Scott signed on to direct The Wild Bunch and will move forward with Hell’s Angels projects, reports Deadline. The long-time director also hopes that he can add Jeff Bridges to the cast of Hell’s Angels.
But let’s go back to the remake of The Wild Bunch first. Set in 1913, the original film starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O’Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates as a band of outlaws in the final days of the wild west. There’s no word yet on whether or not the new Warner Bros. version will reimagine the setting or if it will remain a straightforward period remake.
The Hell’s Angels project will be based on the infamous motorcycle gang founded by Sonny Barger.
But let’s go back to the remake of The Wild Bunch first. Set in 1913, the original film starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O’Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates as a band of outlaws in the final days of the wild west. There’s no word yet on whether or not the new Warner Bros. version will reimagine the setting or if it will remain a straightforward period remake.
The Hell’s Angels project will be based on the infamous motorcycle gang founded by Sonny Barger.
- 8/19/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
What an eventful day this has been for the Scott brothers. The older one, Ridley, got everyone’s attention with the announcement that he’s returning to the world of Blade Runner — what that actually means still isn’t clear, but it’s still a big reveal. Tony is now making the headlines with the news that he’ll be doing a remake and a biopic in the near future, those being The Wild Bunch and Hells Angels.
The first of these is a much bigger deal; it’s been reported that Warner Bros. was interested in a remake of Sam Peckinpah‘s classic western since January, but Scott is one of the last people that I — or most people — would imagine getting behind the camera for it. His hyperkinetic, meth addict style doesn’t even come close to jibing with the somewhat slower film that has become a classic over the past 40 years.
The first of these is a much bigger deal; it’s been reported that Warner Bros. was interested in a remake of Sam Peckinpah‘s classic western since January, but Scott is one of the last people that I — or most people — would imagine getting behind the camera for it. His hyperkinetic, meth addict style doesn’t even come close to jibing with the somewhat slower film that has become a classic over the past 40 years.
- 8/19/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
While the big news today has been about his brother Sir Ridley, Tony Scott clearly doesn’t want to be left out of the info cycle. He’s now entering talks with Warner Bros. to take on the studio’s reboot of Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 Western classic The Wild Bunch. If he does go ahead with it, the idea will be no less controversial than the idea of making something new in the Blade Runner universe. Peckinpah’s film followed an aging group of outlaws looking to make one final big score on the Texas-Mexico border and the problems they face as the Old West they knew vanishes around them.Brian Helgeland is on board to write a new script for Scott and producer Jerry Weintraub, but it has a way to go until it can go before cameras.And before he can even consider preparing for the Bunch, Scott...
- 8/19/2011
- EmpireOnline
It's a big news day for the Scott brothers, and a controversial one to boot. Mere hours after Ridley Scott announced his return to "Blade Runner" (a decision still causing waves across nerddom), Deadline announced that Tony Scott is also eying a classic property ... except it isn't one ever touched by a Scott. Instead, he's gunning to revisit Sam Peckinpah by remaking "The Wild Bunch." Warner Bros announced plans to remake "The Wild Bunch" earlier this year, a decision which caused an outcry among cinephiles the world over. While there is room for the occasional re-imagining of a classic (The Coen Bros "True Grit" being a wonderful example), it's hard to imagine any way to improve on Peckinpah's brutal classic. If there was, I'm not sure the frenetic Scott is the one to discover it. Nevertheless, he's got a vision in mind (probably drenched in various shades of yellow saturation...
- 8/19/2011
- LRMonline.com
Lots of news from the Scott family today. Not only did Ridley Scott make headlines with another Blade Runner, but Tony Scott is now lining up another project, too. Deadline is reporting that Tony Scott, who is gearing up to also work on Hell's Angels for Fox 2000, is now "most eager" to direct the Warner Bros remake/reboot, revealed earlier this year, of The Wild Bunch, the 1969 Sam Peckinpah-directed Western that starred William Holden & Ernest Borgnine. Tony Scott's last film was Unstoppable, and he's got tons of other projects lined up, including another Top Gun and that Hell's Angels film, but this could take priority. One of the key pieces in one of the projects involves casting Jeff Bridges as biker gang leader Sonny Barger in Hell's Angels, as Bridges has a hell of a lot on his plate, from R.I.P.D. to The Seventh Son, and hasn't even...
- 8/18/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It's a big day for the Scott brothers! Earlier today it was announced that Ridley Scott would direct a new Blade Runner movie, which got fans like myself crazy excited. Now it being reported that his partner and brother Tony Scott is looking to direct a remake of the 1969 western classic The Wild Bunch. Regardless of this being a remake, Tony Scott directing a western could turn out to be pretty damn cool.
The Wild Bunch is one of my favorite westerns, and I have no problem with a remake as long as it turns out to be awesome. Remember, 3:10 to Yuma was a remake and it turned out to be a great film. The story follows an aging group of outlaws looking for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. The original film starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates.
The Wild Bunch is one of my favorite westerns, and I have no problem with a remake as long as it turns out to be awesome. Remember, 3:10 to Yuma was a remake and it turned out to be a great film. The story follows an aging group of outlaws looking for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. The original film starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates.
- 8/18/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Let's get the good news out of the way first. It's a big announcement day for the Scott brothers, with the more frenetic Tony Scott's publicists dropping word that he's still working to make Hell's Angels. Specifically, he wants Jeff Bridges to play iconic Hell's Angels leader Sonny Barger. That's great casting. I'm not going to say what I think about Sonny Barger here, because the last time I did that I heard from his attorney. Suffice to say that he's led a colorful, controversial life and -- even directed by Tony Scott -- Jeff Bridges would be fantastic as Barger on-screen. That might take some time to get underway, however, if it happens at all. See, not long ago, everyone suddenly remembered that Jeff Bridges is great, and his dance card is pretty full at the moment. So while Tony Scott waits for Hell's Angels to come together...
- 8/18/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Deadline revealed this morning that Ridley Scott was returning to his sci-fi classic Blade Runner. His Scott Free partner and brother Tony Scott is also getting serious about a new version of a movie classic. Scott is in talks with Warner Bros to direct a reboot of the 1969 Sam Peckinpah-directed The Wild Bunch. This film becomes one of three or so that Scott is most eager to direct as his follow-up to the Denzel Washington-Chris Pine action film Unstoppable. Scott's next assignment will be Hell's Angels, though its timing will depend on whether he gets the actor he wants to play gang leader Sonny Barger. I'm told that he wants Jeff Bridges. They've not met face to face yet, because Bridges is right now touring his self-titled musical album that he recorded after he won the Oscar playing Bad Blake in Crazy Heart. Once Bridges gets back to film work,...
- 8/18/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Tony Scott is in talks to remake the 1969 Sam Peckinpah western The Wild Bunch , Deadline reports. Set in 1913, the original film starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates as a band of outlaws in the final days of the wild west. There's no word yet on whether the new Warner Bros. version will reimagine the setting or if it will remain a straightforward period remake. Scott, meanwhile, is moving forward on Hell's Angels , a narrative history of the infamous motorcycle gang that will be based on the book by founding member Sonny Barger (and, according to a 2009 interview with ComingSoon.net, will incorporate elements from the 1966 Hunter S. Thompson book as well). Deadline claims that Scott is anxious to cast Jeff Bridges in the...
- 8/18/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Los Angeles, August 10, 2011 - Troy Duffy (Creator of The Boondock Saints franchise) announced today the pre-sale availability for the launch of a documentary feature film, .Off The Boulevard,. he executive produced in partnership with Santo Films.
.It.s an interesting and educational behind-the-scenes look at the struggles fellow independent artists go through in pursuit of their dreams,. says Executive Producer Troy Duffy. .It gives us an inside look at the tough lives of some up-and-coming independent artists. As we watch them fight their way through the industries of music and film, we glean words of wisdom from successful veterans of the entertainment business..
Off The Boulevard is a story of art and heart and the dedication it takes to achieve your dreams. It is an entertaining and informative documentary feature film about seven artists: two musicians (Nick Nicholson, Keith Jackson), two filmmakers (Troy Duffy, Jeff Santo), two actors (David Della Rocco,...
.It.s an interesting and educational behind-the-scenes look at the struggles fellow independent artists go through in pursuit of their dreams,. says Executive Producer Troy Duffy. .It gives us an inside look at the tough lives of some up-and-coming independent artists. As we watch them fight their way through the industries of music and film, we glean words of wisdom from successful veterans of the entertainment business..
Off The Boulevard is a story of art and heart and the dedication it takes to achieve your dreams. It is an entertaining and informative documentary feature film about seven artists: two musicians (Nick Nicholson, Keith Jackson), two filmmakers (Troy Duffy, Jeff Santo), two actors (David Della Rocco,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sons of Anarchy
10/9c FX
Regular viewers have seen Jax tell Stahl: "My club finds out and I'm dead," in the introductions to a number of this season's episodes. Expect a resolution in tonight's 90-minute finale, and while Jax is unlikely to end up dead (the series has been renewed), the viperous Atf rogue (Ally Walker) does hold the whip hand. But as the episode begins, Jax, the pregnant Tara and Abel are a family, and Clay and Gemma and Opie and Lyla are experiencing something approaching domestic bliss as well while the soundtrack plays Joan Armatrading's "This Charming Life." The tune changes quickly. Hell's Angels veteran Sonny Barger has a cameo as a prisoner. — Paul Droesch
Read on for previews of Christmas at Rockefeller Center, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Shrek the Halls, Raising Hope, Strange Days with Bob Saget and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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10/9c FX
Regular viewers have seen Jax tell Stahl: "My club finds out and I'm dead," in the introductions to a number of this season's episodes. Expect a resolution in tonight's 90-minute finale, and while Jax is unlikely to end up dead (the series has been renewed), the viperous Atf rogue (Ally Walker) does hold the whip hand. But as the episode begins, Jax, the pregnant Tara and Abel are a family, and Clay and Gemma and Opie and Lyla are experiencing something approaching domestic bliss as well while the soundtrack plays Joan Armatrading's "This Charming Life." The tune changes quickly. Hell's Angels veteran Sonny Barger has a cameo as a prisoner. — Paul Droesch
Read on for previews of Christmas at Rockefeller Center, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Shrek the Halls, Raising Hope, Strange Days with Bob Saget and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Read More >...
- 11/30/2010
- by TV Guide News
- TVGuide - Breaking News
We’ve been bringing you lots of juicy pics and clips for Tony Scott’s latest, Unstoppable and we also hear that Scott is planning Top Gun 2. Added to that, Collider have news that Scott will also direct Mickey Rourke in an as yet untitled project, previously known as Potzdamer Platz.
Potzdamer Platz as a German train station, however the action now will take place in Puerto Rico. A previous synopsis had the story being about two soldiers in a New Jersey crime family looking to expand internationally, however Collider now give the synopsis as:-
Two Jersey mobsters are sent on a simple mission: send a message to their boss’s rival by wiping out his Puerto Rican compound. The hit takes on new meaning when they discover a six year old girl in hiding. Suffering an uncharacteristic bout of conscience, they allow her to live. All hell breaks...
Potzdamer Platz as a German train station, however the action now will take place in Puerto Rico. A previous synopsis had the story being about two soldiers in a New Jersey crime family looking to expand internationally, however Collider now give the synopsis as:-
Two Jersey mobsters are sent on a simple mission: send a message to their boss’s rival by wiping out his Puerto Rican compound. The hit takes on new meaning when they discover a six year old girl in hiding. Suffering an uncharacteristic bout of conscience, they allow her to live. All hell breaks...
- 11/10/2010
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As part of a wide-ranging interview with Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, TV Squad reveals the following fun tidbit about this show's November 30 season finale:
It will feature an actual member of the Hells Angel Motorcycle Club.
Pictured below with Sutter himself (who plays Otto), Sonny Barger will play a character named Lenny the Pimp. He was part of the first nine and was sent to prison for life killing three Atf officers.
Look for Barger to share a scene with Otto in the jail's infirmary on the upcoming finale.
"Somebody hooks up the meeting for them," Sutter says, without revealing for what purpose.
Guess we'll need to tune in and find out.
It will feature an actual member of the Hells Angel Motorcycle Club.
Pictured below with Sutter himself (who plays Otto), Sonny Barger will play a character named Lenny the Pimp. He was part of the first nine and was sent to prison for life killing three Atf officers.
Look for Barger to share a scene with Otto in the jail's infirmary on the upcoming finale.
"Somebody hooks up the meeting for them," Sutter says, without revealing for what purpose.
Guess we'll need to tune in and find out.
- 11/9/2010
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News, Stay Tuned
Sonny Barger, a legendary member of the Hells Angel Motorcycle Club, has a cameo role in the Nov. 30 season finale of FX's biker drama 'Sons of Anarchy.'
Barger, a founding member of the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels, plays a character called Lenny the Pimp, one of the founders of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. Barger, who lives in Arizona these days, said in an interview that he's a big fan of the show.
"We watch it every week," Barger said. "It's a nice show and it seems like everyone likes it. But it's nowhere near my everyday life."
Below, Sutter talks at length about the third season of the show and about how Barger's appearance came about.
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Sonny Barger, a legendary member of the Hells Angel Motorcycle Club, has a cameo role in the Nov. 30 season finale of FX's biker drama 'Sons of Anarchy.'
Barger, a founding member of the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels, plays a character called Lenny the Pimp, one of the founders of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. Barger, who lives in Arizona these days, said in an interview that he's a big fan of the show.
"We watch it every week," Barger said. "It's a nice show and it seems like everyone likes it. But it's nowhere near my everyday life."
Below, Sutter talks at length about the third season of the show and about how Barger's appearance came about.
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- 11/9/2010
- by Maureen Ryan
- Aol TV.
Toronto: As buyers ponder Mickey Rourke's Toronto Film Festival submission Passion Play, the Mick has pacted to play a Mafia contract killer in The Ice Man. How this squares with the likelihood he next stars as Sonny Barger in the Tony Scott-directed Hell's Angels pic for Fox opposite Shia La Beouf, I'm not sure. Here's a quick announcement on the deal. Toronto, Canada (September 12, 2010) – Natural Selection CEO Matty Beckerman announced today out of Toronto -- where he is attending the Toronto International Film Festival -- a deal for the company to fully finance and produce a feature adaptation of the Philip Carlo tome The Ice Man: Confessions Of A Mafia Contract Killer and have attached Mickey Rourke to star. David McKenna (who wrote American History X and Blow) is penning the screenplay based on the eponymous book written by Carlo. Beckerman will produce. Graham Taylor at Wme Global...
- 9/12/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
It is decision time for director Tony Scott. Tracking board missives made the rounds today that Scott might direct an adaptation of the John Grisham novel The Associate for Paramount, which has a script by William Monahan and a longstanding attachment by Shia Labeouf. The story was picked up tonight by the La Times. This has been something Scott has been mulling for weeks, but nobody would confirm because Scott has others he has to decide between for his next slot. Top of that list is Potzdamer Platz, the drama financed through True Romance producer Sammy Hadida, and the Fox 2000 drama Hell's Angels. The latter project has a script coming in imminently by Scott Frank, with Mickey Rourke and La Beouf as Scott's choices to play the two lead roles. The film is a Donnie Brasco-like drama about a young cop who attempts to infiltrate the motorcycle club and its alleged illegal activities.
- 8/5/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
I think it’s safe to assume that we all love what Criterion is putting out these days, especially those deemed worthy to receive a high definition release on Blu-ray. It’s a given that we also love spreading the good word of Criterion, being that we went so far as to start a podcast and website, to keep the discussion of quality home video releases alive and well.
We also love using our Disc 2 episodes to feature other DVD’s and Blu-ray’s that we find exceptional, and over the past year there have certainly been a lot to talk about.
The fine folks over at Home Media Magazine have unveiled their annual HD Awards, and they want you to weigh in on the best Blu-ray releases from the past year. While I’m sure we’d all like to see that list completely full of discs from the Criterion Collection,...
We also love using our Disc 2 episodes to feature other DVD’s and Blu-ray’s that we find exceptional, and over the past year there have certainly been a lot to talk about.
The fine folks over at Home Media Magazine have unveiled their annual HD Awards, and they want you to weigh in on the best Blu-ray releases from the past year. While I’m sure we’d all like to see that list completely full of discs from the Criterion Collection,...
- 6/29/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Even for those of us who cheered, and cherished, the comeback of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler (2008), there’s no denying that that once-in-a-lifetime resurrection steered his career smack into a giant question mark. The question was: What could he possibly do next? As marvelous as he was in The Wrestler, everything about the role seemed so… singular. The poignant, ingeniously conceived parallel between Randy “The Ram” Robinson’s broken-down career and lost-in-the-1980s glory days and Mickey Rourke’s own faded greatness. The way that Rourke’s ruined beauty — the face like melted rubber, a Silly Putty tragedy mask...
- 5/11/2010
- by Owen Gleiberman
- EW.com - The Movie Critics
Project Runway's Tim Gunn will play an executive assistant at a cosmetics company in Columbia's The Smurfs Movie. How is he not voicing Tailor Smurf?! [Variety] Mickey Rourke may collaborate with Tony Scott on the director's next two films: Potzdamer Platz, and Hell's Angels, in which Rourke would play Sonny Barger, the man who helped turn the motorcycle gang into a national organization. Okay, so we've firmly established now that between this, this, and this news, we should never mess with Rourke, right? [Deadline] Tlc has announced they will pick up Toddlers and Tiaras for a third season. In other news,...
- 5/6/2010
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
Mickey Rourke, like just about everyone in the film, is fantastic in Iron Man 2. If there.s any complaint at all with his Ivan Vanko character it.s only that Favreau doesn.t give us enough of him. For Rourke, it.s his most high-profile movie role ever, and to no one.s surprise it.s already translating into further opportunities. He.s lined up parts in both of director Tony Scott.s upcoming films. Deadline says that in Potzdamer Potts he could end up acting opposite Jason Statham in a movie about two soldiers in a Jersey crime family trying to go international. In Scott.s Hell.s Angels he.d play Sonny Barger, the tough guy responsible for taking the infamous biker gang and turning it into a national organization. Both projects are still in early stages of development and Rourke.s involvement is not yet a lock.
- 5/6/2010
- cinemablend.com
Exclusive: Mickey Rourke is about to re-emerge in his biggest studio starring role in years this Friday as the villainous Ivan Vanko in Paramount/Marvel's Iron Man 2. Now, I'm hearing that he's talking with Tony Scott about starring in the director's next two films. The first, Potzdamer Platz, will finalize financing imminently, with Sammy Hadida's Metropolitan rumored to be close to taking the lead producing/financing role in the film. He and Scott are also in talks to team in Hell's Angels, with Rourke playing Sonny Barger, the tough guy who formed an Oakland chapter and helped transform the Angels into a [...]...
- 5/6/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline Hollywood
I have yet to see Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert doc Shine a Light despite owning the Blu-ray. I simply have no real interest in seeing it. So, when I received Criterion's Blu-ray edition of their 2000 release Gimme Shelter there wasn't any rush to give it a watch, but regardless of musical tastes this is more of a documentary than it is a musical concert event.
This is a moment captured in time as the Rolling Stones (along with the likes of Santana, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills and Nash) set out to put on a free concert in San Francisco when the decision to incorporate the Hells Angels as part of concert security over approximately 300,000 people at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway results in mass hysteria. Four births and four deaths are contributed to the evening, and one of the attacks is caught on camera as a knife-weilding Hells...
This is a moment captured in time as the Rolling Stones (along with the likes of Santana, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills and Nash) set out to put on a free concert in San Francisco when the decision to incorporate the Hells Angels as part of concert security over approximately 300,000 people at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway results in mass hysteria. Four births and four deaths are contributed to the evening, and one of the attacks is caught on camera as a knife-weilding Hells...
- 12/1/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Just because Tony Scott decided to put the brakes on his A L I E N prequel, doesn't mean that he won't have plenty of projects to keep him busy in the meantime. For starters; there's his Warriors update, a sequel to his 1983 vampire flick, The Hunger, and the action flick Unstoppable with Chris Pine starting this fall. But that's not all, because now the director has been talking about an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's non-fiction classic, Hell's Angels. In an interview with Coming Soon, Scott confirmed that Traffic's Stephen Gaghan has already been hired to write the script, and while Scott claims to own the rights to Thompson's book, there is still confusion over what Gaghan will be using for the script. According to the "motorcycle club's" legal counsel, Scott's film will be based on the book, Hell's Angels: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger...
- 6/22/2009
- by Jessica Barnes
- Cinematical
I remember it like it was yesterday. The news that Stephen Gaghan and Tony Scott were adapting Hunter S. Thompson's seminal work Hell's Angels for the big screen. Well, it seems that that isn't entirely accurate. Here are the facts: Stephen Gaghan is indeed writing the screenplay for a film to be directed by Tony Scott. That film is to be titled Hell's Angels. However, this Hell's Angels adaptation is in no way connected to Hunter S. Thompson's book of the same name. Instead, Hell's Angels is the adaptation of Sonny Barger's autobiography Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Sonny Barger, if you're not familiar, is the founder of the Oakland Hells Angels motorcycle club. In 1982, due to a three-pack-per-day smoking habit, he was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and his vocal cords were removed. But even...
- 6/18/2009
- by Brandon Lee Tenney
- firstshowing.net
Lee Madden, best known for directing Hell’s Angels ‘69, died of complications from pneumonia on April 9 in Camarillo, a town north of Los Angeles. He was 82. The American International Pictures release Hell’s Angels ‘69, the tale of two brothers who plan on robbing Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace, was the Brooklyn-born Madden’s first feature. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it is the only fiction film in which the Oakland Hell’s Angels, including leader Sonny Barger, appeared. Madden’s other features were the bikers vs. rednecks adaptation of The Magnificent Seven, Angel Unchained (1970), starring Tyne Daly and Don Stroud, and which Madden also wrote and produced; The Night God Screamed (1971), starring 1940s Fox star Jeanne Crain as a woman pursued by Christian fanatics; and Night Creature (1978), a horror thriller featuring Donald Pleasence, Nancy Kwan, and a killer leopard. Madden also directed episodes of a handful of television series in the ’70s,...
- 4/15/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Lee Madden, who directed the cult film "Hell's Angels '69," died of complications from pneumonia on Thursday in Camarillo, Calif. He was 82.
Madden's first film was the 1969 release "Hell's Angels" for American International Pictures. The film starred the real Oakland Hell's Angels, including Sonny Barger, then the president of the Angels. It was the only fiction film in which the gang ever participated.
The film has been recently redeveloped as a potential remake at Sony.
Among Madden's other feature directing credits were 1970's "Angel Unchained," a biker remake of "The Magnificent Seven" that starred Tyne Daly and Don Stroud that he also wrote and produced; "The Night God Screamed" (1971), starring 1940s icon Jeanne Crain; and "Night Creature" (1978), starring Donald Pleasence.
The Brooklyn native also directed episodes of 1970s TV series including "Cade's County" starring Glenn Ford, "Bearcats!" starring Rod Taylor and "The Most Deadly Game" starring Ralph Bellamy.
His company,...
Madden's first film was the 1969 release "Hell's Angels" for American International Pictures. The film starred the real Oakland Hell's Angels, including Sonny Barger, then the president of the Angels. It was the only fiction film in which the gang ever participated.
The film has been recently redeveloped as a potential remake at Sony.
Among Madden's other feature directing credits were 1970's "Angel Unchained," a biker remake of "The Magnificent Seven" that starred Tyne Daly and Don Stroud that he also wrote and produced; "The Night God Screamed" (1971), starring 1940s icon Jeanne Crain; and "Night Creature" (1978), starring Donald Pleasence.
The Brooklyn native also directed episodes of 1970s TV series including "Cade's County" starring Glenn Ford, "Bearcats!" starring Rod Taylor and "The Most Deadly Game" starring Ralph Bellamy.
His company,...
- 4/14/2009
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I was watching Tony Scott on the Charlie Rose program, and he said, in connection with "The Reader," that he was getting tired of so many movies about the Holocaust. I didn't agree or disagree. What I thought was, "The Reader" isn't about the Holocaust. It's about not speaking when you know you should.
That's something I'm guilty of. I hold my tongue all the time, especially in social situations where my opinions might cause unhappiness. Those often involve politics and religion, two subjects that a lot of mothers tell their kids never to discuss at a dinner party--unless, of course, everybody at the table agrees, and then what's the point?
David Kross and Kate Winslet in "The Reader"
The difficulty arises when other people in the group are so full of their convictions that they assume (a) all sane people must agree, or (b) they possess the Truth, and...
That's something I'm guilty of. I hold my tongue all the time, especially in social situations where my opinions might cause unhappiness. Those often involve politics and religion, two subjects that a lot of mothers tell their kids never to discuss at a dinner party--unless, of course, everybody at the table agrees, and then what's the point?
David Kross and Kate Winslet in "The Reader"
The difficulty arises when other people in the group are so full of their convictions that they assume (a) all sane people must agree, or (b) they possess the Truth, and...
- 2/10/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
HBO might have a biker-sized legal problem on its hands with its motorcycle-themed drama pilot 1%.
Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger filed a lawsuit last week against the pay cable network, the production company behind the project and its writer/executive producer Michael Tolkin claiming that the concept and the script for the show were developed with his collaboration. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles federal court, contends that HBO, the White Mountain Co. and Tolkin cut him out of the project and violated many of his publicity rights when he demanded changes to protect his own brand.
"1%" originally was set at the Carefree, Ariz., chapter of the Death Rangers, one of the toughest motorcycle clubs in the country, and centered on Misfit (Donal Logue), a Silicon Valley member who is sent to the troubled chapter to bring it under control. The project was ordered to pilot in October.
The lawsuit comes as HBO is readying "1%" for production. Casting on the pilot was completed late last week with the recruitment of Abe Ben Rubi, Jason Matthew Smith, Kim Dickens and James LeGros in the last regular roles.
Chip Esten, M.C. Gainey, Jeff Fahey and Hans Howes were tapped as guest stars/potential recurring.
Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger filed a lawsuit last week against the pay cable network, the production company behind the project and its writer/executive producer Michael Tolkin claiming that the concept and the script for the show were developed with his collaboration. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles federal court, contends that HBO, the White Mountain Co. and Tolkin cut him out of the project and violated many of his publicity rights when he demanded changes to protect his own brand.
"1%" originally was set at the Carefree, Ariz., chapter of the Death Rangers, one of the toughest motorcycle clubs in the country, and centered on Misfit (Donal Logue), a Silicon Valley member who is sent to the troubled chapter to bring it under control. The project was ordered to pilot in October.
The lawsuit comes as HBO is readying "1%" for production. Casting on the pilot was completed late last week with the recruitment of Abe Ben Rubi, Jason Matthew Smith, Kim Dickens and James LeGros in the last regular roles.
Chip Esten, M.C. Gainey, Jeff Fahey and Hans Howes were tapped as guest stars/potential recurring.
- 4/20/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Matt Singer
In honor of their 40 years on movie screens, from 1968's "Sympathy for the Devil" to last week's release of "Shine a Light," we're taking a look at The Rolling Stones' filmography, featuring enough collaborations with great directors to make any actor jealous and enough abandoned or aborted projects to give any movie investor heartburn.
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin
The Film: The Rolling Stones watch the events of their recent American tour as they play out before them on a flatbed editing machine. Though their return to the States was filled with plenty of highlights, including a triumphant series of concerts at Madison Square Garden and a successful recording session at Muscle Shoals Studios, all that really seems to matter is the disastrous result of their free concert held outside of San Francisco at the Altamont Speedway. Intended as a companion...
In honor of their 40 years on movie screens, from 1968's "Sympathy for the Devil" to last week's release of "Shine a Light," we're taking a look at The Rolling Stones' filmography, featuring enough collaborations with great directors to make any actor jealous and enough abandoned or aborted projects to give any movie investor heartburn.
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin
The Film: The Rolling Stones watch the events of their recent American tour as they play out before them on a flatbed editing machine. Though their return to the States was filled with plenty of highlights, including a triumphant series of concerts at Madison Square Garden and a successful recording session at Muscle Shoals Studios, all that really seems to matter is the disastrous result of their free concert held outside of San Francisco at the Altamont Speedway. Intended as a companion...
- 4/10/2008
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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