Donn Cambern, the film editor who used his musical background to help make Easy Rider a masterpiece and 15 years later shared an Oscar nomination for cutting Romancing the Stone, has died. He was 93.
Cambern died Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank of complications from a fall three weeks ago, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.
The Los Angeles native edited Blume in Love (1973), Willie & Phil (1980) and Tempest (1982) for Paul Mazursky, Twins (1988) and Ghostbusters II (1989) for Ivan Reitman and worked on five Burt Reynolds starrers, including Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and The Cannonball Run (1981).
Cambern also received an editing credit on The Last Picture Show (1971), though Peter Bogdanovich insisted that he was the editor on that.
He was honored with a career achievement award from the American Cinema Editors in 2004, and three years later, he became the first recipient of the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Fellowship and Service Award.
Cambern died Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank of complications from a fall three weeks ago, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.
The Los Angeles native edited Blume in Love (1973), Willie & Phil (1980) and Tempest (1982) for Paul Mazursky, Twins (1988) and Ghostbusters II (1989) for Ivan Reitman and worked on five Burt Reynolds starrers, including Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and The Cannonball Run (1981).
Cambern also received an editing credit on The Last Picture Show (1971), though Peter Bogdanovich insisted that he was the editor on that.
He was honored with a career achievement award from the American Cinema Editors in 2004, and three years later, he became the first recipient of the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Fellowship and Service Award.
- 1/21/2023
- by Chris Koseluk
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Out of prison after eight years, reformed East End villain Bill Hayward (Charlie Creed-Miles) has no intention of returning to his old life – or looking after his sons, now aged 11 and 15, despite finding them abandoned by their mother. But when the eldest (Son of Rambow's Will Poulter) threatens to put Social Services on his case, Bill is forced to face up to his responsibilities. In his first feature behind the camera, actor Dexter Fletcher shows real, um, dexterity with a grittily engaging tale of crime and redemption that's buoyed by a raft of familiar British faces and gobfuls of London-dry lip.
- 1/30/2013
- Sky Movies
Out of prison after eight years, reformed East End villain Bill Hayward (Charlie Creed-Miles) has no intention of returning to his old life – or looking after his sons, now aged 11 and 15, despite finding them abandoned by their mother. But when the eldest (Son of Rambow's Will Poulter) threatens to put Social Services on his case, Bill is forced to face up to his responsibilities. In his first feature behind the camera, actor Dexter Fletcher shows real, um, dexterity with a grittily engaging tale of crime and redemption that's buoyed by a raft of familiar British faces and gobfuls of London-dry lip.
- 12/12/2012
- Sky Movies
Last week saw the release of Mark Wahlberg-starrer Contraband to our shelves, and this week brings with it a rather different line-up, with the lovely Marilyn Monroe getting the HD treatment, alongside Robert Pattinson amongst highly impressive company in Bel Ami, and the anticipated Shanghai, with John Cusack leading a fantastic cast.
With that in mind,
My picks of the week:
Mikael Håfström’s Shanghai.
And the Blu-ray release of Marilyn Monroe’s Forever Marilyn.
Shanghai Iframe Embed for Youtube
DVD and Blu-ray
Mikael Håfström’s Shanghai was released back in the summer of 2010 across parts of Asia, and has had various releases across the world since then, but the two markets it hasn’t yet been released in are the UK and the Us.
John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe, David Morse, Franka Potente, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star in one of the most promising casts of recent years,...
With that in mind,
My picks of the week:
Mikael Håfström’s Shanghai.
And the Blu-ray release of Marilyn Monroe’s Forever Marilyn.
Shanghai Iframe Embed for Youtube
DVD and Blu-ray
Mikael Håfström’s Shanghai was released back in the summer of 2010 across parts of Asia, and has had various releases across the world since then, but the two markets it hasn’t yet been released in are the UK and the Us.
John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe, David Morse, Franka Potente, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star in one of the most promising casts of recent years,...
- 7/23/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Charlie Creed-Miles is the beating heart of Dexter Fletcher's tale of a London wideboy going straight
Charlie Creed-Miles has been a dependable player on screens big and small since his breakthrough in Gary Oldman's Nil By Mouth in 1997. But this is his finest hour. He rips up the screen in Dexter Fletcher's gritty comedy-drama set in the mean streets of south-east London. Tough-but-tender is a difficult routine for any actor, but Creed-Miles carries it off. With maturity and unassuming warmth, he turns himself into the beating heart at the centre of this likable and involving British picture, which incidentally shows that you are not necessarily letting the social-realist side down by having your characters smile and laugh. Former actor Fletcher makes his directing debut, co-writing with novelist Danny King.
Creed-Miles plays "Wild" Bill Hayward, once a violent criminal and cokehead who is now out on licence, with...
Charlie Creed-Miles has been a dependable player on screens big and small since his breakthrough in Gary Oldman's Nil By Mouth in 1997. But this is his finest hour. He rips up the screen in Dexter Fletcher's gritty comedy-drama set in the mean streets of south-east London. Tough-but-tender is a difficult routine for any actor, but Creed-Miles carries it off. With maturity and unassuming warmth, he turns himself into the beating heart at the centre of this likable and involving British picture, which incidentally shows that you are not necessarily letting the social-realist side down by having your characters smile and laugh. Former actor Fletcher makes his directing debut, co-writing with novelist Danny King.
Creed-Miles plays "Wild" Bill Hayward, once a violent criminal and cokehead who is now out on licence, with...
- 3/23/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This is a reprint of our review from the BFI London Film Festival last year. "Wild Bill" opens in the U.K. today.
For whatever reason, directorial debuts by British character actors tend to lean towards the gritty kitchen-sink drama; Tim Roth, Gary Oldman and, more recently, Paddy Considine have all broken their filmmaking cherry with uncompromisingly tough, bleak subject matter. Considering that it involves abandonment, council estates and the risk of being taken into care, one might be forgiven for expecting the same from Dexter Fletcher's first film, "Wild Bill." But then, Fletcher's best known for being one of the central quartet, alongside Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng and Nick Moran, in Guy Ritchie's debut "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," and for appearing frequently in 's pictures, so could Fletcher have turned out some kind of guns and geezers movie instead?
But of course, Fletcher has had a long diverse career,...
For whatever reason, directorial debuts by British character actors tend to lean towards the gritty kitchen-sink drama; Tim Roth, Gary Oldman and, more recently, Paddy Considine have all broken their filmmaking cherry with uncompromisingly tough, bleak subject matter. Considering that it involves abandonment, council estates and the risk of being taken into care, one might be forgiven for expecting the same from Dexter Fletcher's first film, "Wild Bill." But then, Fletcher's best known for being one of the central quartet, alongside Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng and Nick Moran, in Guy Ritchie's debut "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," and for appearing frequently in 's pictures, so could Fletcher have turned out some kind of guns and geezers movie instead?
But of course, Fletcher has had a long diverse career,...
- 3/23/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
We really were spoiled for choice last week. Three or four major releases of varying quality hit the multiplexes with 21 Jump Street the clear success story and The Devil Inside the proverbial turd in the punchbowl.
Unfortunately it’s another week of slim pickings this time out as the one major release of the week has ensured that rival studios haven’t dared put anything up against it. Hence you may notice the predominance of The Hunger Games in this week’s article.
If you want to check to see if any of these films are playing near you, you can visit Find Any Film and they’ll be able to help.
The Hunger Games *Pick of the Week* Iframe Embed for Youtube
It’s this week’s big release and, let’s face it, you might as well go and see it sooner or later. Prepare for a media...
Unfortunately it’s another week of slim pickings this time out as the one major release of the week has ensured that rival studios haven’t dared put anything up against it. Hence you may notice the predominance of The Hunger Games in this week’s article.
If you want to check to see if any of these films are playing near you, you can visit Find Any Film and they’ll be able to help.
The Hunger Games *Pick of the Week* Iframe Embed for Youtube
It’s this week’s big release and, let’s face it, you might as well go and see it sooner or later. Prepare for a media...
- 3/23/2012
- by Rob Keeling
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Win a pair of tickets to the Wild Bill premiere on Tuesday 20th March thanks to The Works UK and Universal Pictures, Wild Bill is the new film directed by Dexter Fletcher and is in cinemas on Friday 23rd March 2012.
The film stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Leo Gregory, Will Poulter, Liz White, Andy Serkis and Jaime Winstone.
Out on parole after 8 years inside, Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15-year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, his arrival brings them to the attention of social services. With the danger of being put into care looming, Dean forces his Dad to stay by threatening to grass him up for dealing. Dean soon connects with Jimmy and through this new bond starts to realize what he’s been missing. He has a family and a place in the world, but when Jimmy...
The film stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Leo Gregory, Will Poulter, Liz White, Andy Serkis and Jaime Winstone.
Out on parole after 8 years inside, Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15-year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, his arrival brings them to the attention of social services. With the danger of being put into care looming, Dean forces his Dad to stay by threatening to grass him up for dealing. Dean soon connects with Jimmy and through this new bond starts to realize what he’s been missing. He has a family and a place in the world, but when Jimmy...
- 3/16/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Billed as an "East London Western", the already-acclaimed British crime drama Wild Bill will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on March 30, 2012.
A hit at the London Film Festival, where it screened to rave reviews, Wild Bill is Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut from the producers Tim Cole (Everywhere and Nowhere) and Sam Tromans (Dead Man Running).
In addition, it was nominated for Best Achievement in Production at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards,
The official poster has been released today and is included above (click on it for a larger version). The trailer and an official still are below.
Starring are Charlie Creed-Miles (Hereafter, Harry Brown), Will Poulter (Son of Rambow), Liz White (The Woman in Black, Life on Mars) Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Tintin), Jaime Winstone (Made in Dagenham, Anuvahood), Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Olivia Williams (An Education,...
A hit at the London Film Festival, where it screened to rave reviews, Wild Bill is Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut from the producers Tim Cole (Everywhere and Nowhere) and Sam Tromans (Dead Man Running).
In addition, it was nominated for Best Achievement in Production at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards,
The official poster has been released today and is included above (click on it for a larger version). The trailer and an official still are below.
Starring are Charlie Creed-Miles (Hereafter, Harry Brown), Will Poulter (Son of Rambow), Liz White (The Woman in Black, Life on Mars) Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Tintin), Jaime Winstone (Made in Dagenham, Anuvahood), Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Olivia Williams (An Education,...
- 2/16/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Who does quirky drama better than the Brits? That’s a trick question. The answer is: No one. Take “Wild Bill” for example. I’m pretty sure this little ditty will have plenty of laughs, plenty of heartwarming moments, and its share of tension-filled spots. Plus, it’s the feature-film writing/directing debut of Dexter Fletcher, who played John Martin on HBO’s “Band of Brothers”. And if I’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that once you’ve been in “Band of Brothers”, you can do no wrong. Just look at Damian Lewis, Neal McDonough, Ron Livingston, and Michael Cudlitz, to name just a few. Need I say more? Get a load of “Wild Bill” below. Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an...
- 2/16/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
It’s been a long few months since Wild Bill played to eager audiences at last year’s London Film Festival and Dexter Fletcher’s directorial debut finally makes it to the nation’s cinema screens next month.
Following on from the excellent trailer this is the artwork that will compel the public to pay their hard-earned money and it’s quite right they do too. Often we see an established actor make their debut film only for it fall foul of a critical and commercial kicking. Paddy Considine’s recent success at the BAFTAs proves that this is not always the case and there’s a definite buzz about Dexter Fletcher’s film and we’re hoping to see it do well.
If you want to know what we thought of the film when we saw it last October click here and move your eyes down further for a synopsis and the new poster,...
Following on from the excellent trailer this is the artwork that will compel the public to pay their hard-earned money and it’s quite right they do too. Often we see an established actor make their debut film only for it fall foul of a critical and commercial kicking. Paddy Considine’s recent success at the BAFTAs proves that this is not always the case and there’s a definite buzz about Dexter Fletcher’s film and we’re hoping to see it do well.
If you want to know what we thought of the film when we saw it last October click here and move your eyes down further for a synopsis and the new poster,...
- 2/15/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Arriving soon on a tailwind of London Film Festival buzz and general goodwill is Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut, Wild Bill, a family crime drama that'll bring a touch of the old West to the East End of London. With its release date hoving into view with spurs clinking, it has a new quad to dazzle a bus stop near you in the very near future. The story sees ex-con Bill Hayward (Charlie Creed-Miles), the Wild Bill of the title, get out of jail after eight years to find his young sons Dean (Will Poulter) and Jimmy (Sammy Williams) left to fend for themselves by their absent mum. Bill’s appetite for parenting hasn’t sharpened during his years inside, though. Pretty soon social services are involved and his son is tipping the police off on his dad’s shady dealings.At this point, given the Hollywood treatment, rough-diamond Bill...
- 2/15/2012
- EmpireOnline
Here’s the first trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s directorial debut, Wild Bill. The movie stars Will Poulter, Liz White, Andy Serkis and Jaime Winstone. We got to see the movie at the London Film Festival and you can read our review of it here. Fletcher has been on our screens for years and became famous amongst teenagers back in the late 80s – early 90s when he appeared in the TV show Press Gang but this is the first time we’ve seen him behind the camera.
Have a watch of the trailer below and check out Andy Serkis as the bad guy!
Wild Bill is released 30th March.
The film follows Bill Hayward, out on parole after 8 years inside, as he returns home to find his now 11 and 15-year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, his arrival brings them to the attention of social services.
Have a watch of the trailer below and check out Andy Serkis as the bad guy!
Wild Bill is released 30th March.
The film follows Bill Hayward, out on parole after 8 years inside, as he returns home to find his now 11 and 15-year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, his arrival brings them to the attention of social services.
- 2/3/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Filming has wrapped on British actor Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut Wild Bill which stars one of Screenterrier's favourite rising stars, the now 18 year Will Poulter, star of the latest Narnia film, as well as Son of Rambow and E4's School of Comedy.
Will plays Dean, a 15 year old boy who is caring for his younger brother Jimmy, after being abandoned by their mother while their father Bill (Charlie Creed-Miles) is in prison.
Sammy Williams plays 11 year old Jimmy. Sammy played Young Freddie in Sky's successful mini-series The Take and also appeared in Day of the Triffids and Harley Street. He will also been seen in up-coming Joe Cornish's debut feature Attack the Block.
Official synopsis:
Out on parole after eight years Bill Hayward returns home to find his 11 & 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on.
Will plays Dean, a 15 year old boy who is caring for his younger brother Jimmy, after being abandoned by their mother while their father Bill (Charlie Creed-Miles) is in prison.
Sammy Williams plays 11 year old Jimmy. Sammy played Young Freddie in Sky's successful mini-series The Take and also appeared in Day of the Triffids and Harley Street. He will also been seen in up-coming Joe Cornish's debut feature Attack the Block.
Official synopsis:
Out on parole after eight years Bill Hayward returns home to find his 11 & 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on.
- 2/7/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Easy Rider producer Bill Hayward has died from a self-inflicting gunshot wound, according to police.
Authorities say the 66-year-old fired a handgun into his heart in his trailer in Castaic, California on 9 March.
His body has since been cremated and a memorial service is due to take place in April.
Hayward is best known for working on Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider, the 1969 counter-cultural classic.
Authorities say the 66-year-old fired a handgun into his heart in his trailer in Castaic, California on 9 March.
His body has since been cremated and a memorial service is due to take place in April.
Hayward is best known for working on Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider, the 1969 counter-cultural classic.
- 3/21/2008
- WENN
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