The episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? covering Raising Cain was Written and Narrated by Mike Holtz, Edited by Joseph Wilson, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
There’s a lot to miss about the ’90s. Video stores. Arcades. Music Television. On and on. One of the many things I miss is the slew of original thrillers that used to grace the big screen. Each one with varying amounts of horror, cheesiness, and sex. Richard Gere and Michael Douglas were involved in more sex and danger in the ’90s than Maureen Prescott’s ghost. But today isn’t about watching the guy from Falling Down rip his expensive and pleated slacks off in a fever of passion. It’s about directing legend Brian De Palma returning to the genre with his very own fever dream Fight Club. A story of split personalities,...
There’s a lot to miss about the ’90s. Video stores. Arcades. Music Television. On and on. One of the many things I miss is the slew of original thrillers that used to grace the big screen. Each one with varying amounts of horror, cheesiness, and sex. Richard Gere and Michael Douglas were involved in more sex and danger in the ’90s than Maureen Prescott’s ghost. But today isn’t about watching the guy from Falling Down rip his expensive and pleated slacks off in a fever of passion. It’s about directing legend Brian De Palma returning to the genre with his very own fever dream Fight Club. A story of split personalities,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bradley Cooper is undoubtedly feeling the Bern. There’s something very endearing about Cooper’s star persona, not least the fact that, of all modern Hollywood leading men, the mere idea of a “star persona” is something he actually earns. He is charismatic, good-looking, talented (also showcasing talent some felt he didn’t have), and has pretty good taste. Though Paul Thomas Anderson hit on something deploying him for an edgier role as one-man hurricane movie producer and cad Jon Peters.
Maestro is not quite “the devil’s candy,” as author Julie Salamon famously described doomed prestige projects in her account of the making of Brian De Palma’s The Bonfire of the Vanities, but it’s undoubtedly a clasp for the brass ring. It’s about one of the greatest homegrown American musical figures, Leonard Bernstein, who made canonical contributions to the classical, musical theatre, and arguably pop worlds; Steven Spielberg himself,...
Maestro is not quite “the devil’s candy,” as author Julie Salamon famously described doomed prestige projects in her account of the making of Brian De Palma’s The Bonfire of the Vanities, but it’s undoubtedly a clasp for the brass ring. It’s about one of the greatest homegrown American musical figures, Leonard Bernstein, who made canonical contributions to the classical, musical theatre, and arguably pop worlds; Steven Spielberg himself,...
- 9/3/2023
- by David Katz
- The Film Stage
In her 1991 book "The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco" (revised in 2002), author and critic Julie Salamon lays out, in excruciating detail, everything that seems to have gone wrong on the set of Brian De Palma's overwhelmingly enormous 1990 turkey "The Bonfire of the Vanities."
Based on the book by Tom Wolfe, "Vanities" was about a sleazy, married Wall Street bond trader named Sherman McCoy (Tom Hanks) who is having an affair with a younger woman (Melanie Griffith). It takes place in a world where everyone is wealthy, white, and morally bankrupt. When Sherman's mistress, in a moment of racial panic,...
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Based on the book by Tom Wolfe, "Vanities" was about a sleazy, married Wall Street bond trader named Sherman McCoy (Tom Hanks) who is having an affair with a younger woman (Melanie Griffith). It takes place in a world where everyone is wealthy, white, and morally bankrupt. When Sherman's mistress, in a moment of racial panic,...
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- 6/14/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones.
Today, we get animated! Ahead of The Film Stage Show’s Toy Story 4 review, we dive into the B-Sides of the voices behind Woody and Buzz, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Conor O’Donnell and myself talk The Man With One Red Shoe, Joe Versus The Volcano, Big Trouble, and Redbelt. It’s a wide variety that speaks to the diversity of these two talented performers. As always, much more is covered and referenced.
Click here for some interesting perspective on the philosophy behind Joe Versus The Volcano, or here for the book The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco,...
Today, we get animated! Ahead of The Film Stage Show’s Toy Story 4 review, we dive into the B-Sides of the voices behind Woody and Buzz, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Conor O’Donnell and myself talk The Man With One Red Shoe, Joe Versus The Volcano, Big Trouble, and Redbelt. It’s a wide variety that speaks to the diversity of these two talented performers. As always, much more is covered and referenced.
Click here for some interesting perspective on the philosophy behind Joe Versus The Volcano, or here for the book The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Welcome to almost-summer! That means it’s time to think summer reading. Fans of cinema will find plenty of recent gems to read here, along with some bonus novels, a visual feast for Beatles junkies, and a Blu-ray release of one of David Lynch’s most fascinatingly divisive films. Let’s start with a new look at films based on the work of the horror maestro of Bangor, Maine.
Screening Stephen King: Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television by Simon Brown (University of Texas Press)
It is high time we had a serious examination of the many film adaptations of Stephen King’s novels. In Screening Stephen King, Simon Brown offers deep analysis of not just the obvious choices like Carrie but low-budget fare like Children of the Corn and The Mangler. Especially fascinating is his study of the several ABC-tv miniseries of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Screening Stephen King: Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television by Simon Brown (University of Texas Press)
It is high time we had a serious examination of the many film adaptations of Stephen King’s novels. In Screening Stephen King, Simon Brown offers deep analysis of not just the obvious choices like Carrie but low-budget fare like Children of the Corn and The Mangler. Especially fascinating is his study of the several ABC-tv miniseries of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- 5/23/2018
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Sometimes myth can overshadow the actual content of the movie, and certainly, in the 25 years that have passed since Brian De Palma brought Tom Wolfe‘s “The Bonfire Of The Vanities” to the big screen, the narrative has been that it’s one of the filmmaker’s greatest misfires. This has only been cemented by the book “The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco” by Julie Salamon, a terrific account of the making of the movie.
Continue reading ‘The Bonfire Of The Vanities’ Will Now Be A TV Series From The Guy Behind ‘The Big Bang Theory’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Bonfire Of The Vanities’ Will Now Be A TV Series From The Guy Behind ‘The Big Bang Theory’ at The Playlist.
- 10/14/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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Should there be a 'ground zero' of knowledge for movie criticism? And what makes a critic effective at their job?
When I sat down to watch It Follows for the first time at the start of last year, I had no idea what I was getting. I'm increasingly an avoider of trailers, and try as much as possible to see films cold. It doesn't always work, but in the case of It Follows, it very much did.
As I’ve written before, the film had a very primal effect on me, in that it had me backing further and further into my seat, genuinely unnerved and more than a little scared by what was happening on screen. I hadn't felt like that watching a film for a long time, and my eventual write-up reflected that. Aside from the subtexts of the movie, which I, in truth, only came to later,...
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Should there be a 'ground zero' of knowledge for movie criticism? And what makes a critic effective at their job?
When I sat down to watch It Follows for the first time at the start of last year, I had no idea what I was getting. I'm increasingly an avoider of trailers, and try as much as possible to see films cold. It doesn't always work, but in the case of It Follows, it very much did.
As I’ve written before, the film had a very primal effect on me, in that it had me backing further and further into my seat, genuinely unnerved and more than a little scared by what was happening on screen. I hadn't felt like that watching a film for a long time, and my eventual write-up reflected that. Aside from the subtexts of the movie, which I, in truth, only came to later,...
- 4/17/2016
- Den of Geek
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Looking for good books about the movies to read? We've got a bumper selection of recommendations right here...
A confession. I actually started writing this article in 2013, and the reason you've only reading it now is that I've made sure I've read every book on this list, save for one or two where I've marked otherwise. As such, what you're getting is a very personal list of recommendations. Each of these books has at least something to it that I think is of interest to someone wanting to learn more about film - or just enjoy stories of movie making.
I've tended to avoid picture books, with one exception, as these ones I've chosen are all intended to be chock-full of words, to relax with at the end of a long day. Which is what I did. There are one or two notable omissions, as I'm still...
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Looking for good books about the movies to read? We've got a bumper selection of recommendations right here...
A confession. I actually started writing this article in 2013, and the reason you've only reading it now is that I've made sure I've read every book on this list, save for one or two where I've marked otherwise. As such, what you're getting is a very personal list of recommendations. Each of these books has at least something to it that I think is of interest to someone wanting to learn more about film - or just enjoy stories of movie making.
I've tended to avoid picture books, with one exception, as these ones I've chosen are all intended to be chock-full of words, to relax with at the end of a long day. Which is what I did. There are one or two notable omissions, as I'm still...
- 12/10/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
• Robert De Niro (The Bag Man) will star opposite Robert Pattinson (The Rover) in Olivier Assayas (Paris, je t’aime) upcoming indie action flick, Idol’s Eye. While plot details are being kept firmly under wraps, the film is being described as a “sophisticated heist/action thriller” and is set to begin principal photography in October in Chicago and Toronto.
• Johnny Depp (Black Mass) is reportedly in negotiations to star as Harry Houdini in Lionsgate/Summit’s upcoming film, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero. Directed by Red 2′s Dean Parisot and based on...
• Johnny Depp (Black Mass) is reportedly in negotiations to star as Harry Houdini in Lionsgate/Summit’s upcoming film, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero. Directed by Red 2′s Dean Parisot and based on...
- 5/28/2014
- by Pamela Gocobachi
- EW - Inside Movies
Fabrication Films will introduce buyers in Cannes to the documentarian’s true-crime saga to star Vera Farmiga, Evan Rachel Wood and Alessandro Nivola.
Facing The Wind is based on the book of the same name by New York Times reporter Julie Salamon and tells of Bob Rowe, a model husband who searches for redemption after he annihilates his family.
Nivola will portray Rowe, Farmiga his first wife Mary and Wood his second wife, whom he marries after pleading insanity at what became a historic trial in 1978.
Rita Wilson and Jennifer Beals are attached in key supporting roles.
Berlinger will produce with Elizabeth Fowler, whose credits include Devil’s Knot. Richard Stratton adapted the screenplay.
Facing The Wind is based on the book of the same name by New York Times reporter Julie Salamon and tells of Bob Rowe, a model husband who searches for redemption after he annihilates his family.
Nivola will portray Rowe, Farmiga his first wife Mary and Wood his second wife, whom he marries after pleading insanity at what became a historic trial in 1978.
Rita Wilson and Jennifer Beals are attached in key supporting roles.
Berlinger will produce with Elizabeth Fowler, whose credits include Devil’s Knot. Richard Stratton adapted the screenplay.
- 5/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Having explored the criminal justice system in high-profile feature documentaries for more than two decades, Joe Berlinger is set to direct his first scripted true crime movie entitled “Facing the Wind,” which will star Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Evan Rachel Wood, Rita Wilson and Jennifer Beals, TheWrap has learned. Based on the bestselling book of the same name by former New York Times reporter Julie Salamon, ”Facing the Wind” tells the true story of Bob Rowe (Nivola, “American Hustle”), a model husband and father whose profound psychic unraveling leads him to commit an unimaginable act of violence against those he holds dearest,...
- 5/7/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Brad Pitt's star power helps his new film avoid disaster. So what does it take to make a genuine modern mega-flop?
You can almost taste the disappointment in the air: World War Z turned out all right, after all. "Advanced word said [it] was the walking dead. This was the giant zombie turkey, come screeching from the shadows to tear the careers of director Marc Forster and producer/star Brad Pitt to shreds," wrote Henry Barnes in this paper, before admitting the film to be "a punchy, if conventional action thriller".
As anyone who understands the ecosphere of Hollywood will know, this was most ungentlemanly of Pitt, the only thing keeping the press alive during the wall-to-wall marketing jamboree of the summer being the slim hope that one film will mount the diving board and execute a perfect triple summersault and twist, before going splat on to the concrete. With bear-baiting now illegal,...
You can almost taste the disappointment in the air: World War Z turned out all right, after all. "Advanced word said [it] was the walking dead. This was the giant zombie turkey, come screeching from the shadows to tear the careers of director Marc Forster and producer/star Brad Pitt to shreds," wrote Henry Barnes in this paper, before admitting the film to be "a punchy, if conventional action thriller".
As anyone who understands the ecosphere of Hollywood will know, this was most ungentlemanly of Pitt, the only thing keeping the press alive during the wall-to-wall marketing jamboree of the summer being the slim hope that one film will mount the diving board and execute a perfect triple summersault and twist, before going splat on to the concrete. With bear-baiting now illegal,...
- 6/20/2013
- by Tom Shone
- The Guardian - Film News
This month on TCM, a Christmas special featuring some of your favorite people, including Our Fearless Leader.
Take heed, holiday hellions. Throughout the rest of December, TCM (our favorite channel) will be airing an hour-long look at Christmas movies. The special includes a lot of personal and behind-the-scenes stories from a variety fo Hollywood luminaries, including our very own Joe Dante. (Also, Chevy Chase!) Graphical Genius Charlie heartily recommends catching this next time it airs.
Sayeth TCM:
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas (2011) is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The special will look at variations within the genre, such as holiday romances, family movies and even thrillers. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas will feature behind-the-scenes stories and personal Hollywood Christmas memories from the likes of Chevy Chase,...
Take heed, holiday hellions. Throughout the rest of December, TCM (our favorite channel) will be airing an hour-long look at Christmas movies. The special includes a lot of personal and behind-the-scenes stories from a variety fo Hollywood luminaries, including our very own Joe Dante. (Also, Chevy Chase!) Graphical Genius Charlie heartily recommends catching this next time it airs.
Sayeth TCM:
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas (2011) is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The special will look at variations within the genre, such as holiday romances, family movies and even thrillers. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas will feature behind-the-scenes stories and personal Hollywood Christmas memories from the likes of Chevy Chase,...
- 12/16/2011
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
After playwright Wendy Wasserstein won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for “The Heidi Chronicles” in 1989, she became a major player on Broadway and one of the first female playwrights to gain such widespread attention.
But her death in 2006 at age 55, of lymphoma, left many friends and acquaintances stunned. Broadway lights were dimmed in her honor, but many didn’t know she had been seriously ill.
Her illness was just one of many secrets Wasserstein kept, according to a new biography by Julie Salamon,...
But her death in 2006 at age 55, of lymphoma, left many friends and acquaintances stunned. Broadway lights were dimmed in her honor, but many didn’t know she had been seriously ill.
Her illness was just one of many secrets Wasserstein kept, according to a new biography by Julie Salamon,...
- 8/22/2011
- by Barbara Chai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
TCM Teams with DreamWorks Television and Filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau
on Two All-New Specials: A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
and A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Documentaries are Latest Entries in TCM.s A Night at the Movies Series
of One-Hour Genre Specials
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate Halloween and Christmas this year with two all-new specials produced by DreamWorks Television and award-winning filmmaker and author Laurent Bouzereau and presented as part of TCM.s ongoing A Night at the Movies documentary series. In October, TCM will premiere A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King, with the master storyteller himself discussing the classic horror films that influenced him the most. And in December, A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! will take viewers on a magical journey through some of the greatest holiday films ever made.
TCM...
on Two All-New Specials: A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
and A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Documentaries are Latest Entries in TCM.s A Night at the Movies Series
of One-Hour Genre Specials
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate Halloween and Christmas this year with two all-new specials produced by DreamWorks Television and award-winning filmmaker and author Laurent Bouzereau and presented as part of TCM.s ongoing A Night at the Movies documentary series. In October, TCM will premiere A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King, with the master storyteller himself discussing the classic horror films that influenced him the most. And in December, A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! will take viewers on a magical journey through some of the greatest holiday films ever made.
TCM...
- 8/11/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It seems all was not well between Kevin Smith and Bruce Willis on the set of Cop Out. Plus, the latest Red State and Hit Somebody news, too…
"Did you enjoy it?"
That's the question I asked Kevin Smith, back when I had the pleasure of interviewing him back in October 2009. I was referring to him directing the film that became known as Cop Out (but was then still known as A Couple Of Dicks), a picture that saw him work with a full-on movie star for the first time. Thing is about his answer, and it had been a terrific, flowing conversation, was that he paused for just a short moment before his answer.
"You know, when all was said and done, I did," he replied.
There's no reason to disbelieve that, but it'd also clearly been a production with some quite pronounced challenges. And now, we might just...
"Did you enjoy it?"
That's the question I asked Kevin Smith, back when I had the pleasure of interviewing him back in October 2009. I was referring to him directing the film that became known as Cop Out (but was then still known as A Couple Of Dicks), a picture that saw him work with a full-on movie star for the first time. Thing is about his answer, and it had been a terrific, flowing conversation, was that he paused for just a short moment before his answer.
"You know, when all was said and done, I did," he replied.
There's no reason to disbelieve that, but it'd also clearly been a production with some quite pronounced challenges. And now, we might just...
- 1/19/2011
- Den of Geek
Two very different doctors are competing for a residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, but they both made the same misstep: The hot-tempered South African Orthodox Jewish leukemia survivor and the soft-spoken Pakistani Muslim both take time from their rounds to speak to a New York Times reporter about their ambitions, brief conversations which establish their rivalry even while they never mention their competitors directly. These are the sort of chamber dramas that pepper the non-fiction profile Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God And Diversity On Steroids, and author Julie Salamon draws the participants and dozens of other characters in such detail that she can return to them a hundred pages later without having to remind readers who they are. Her credentials have been put to good use in the service of a surprisingly engrossing institutional portrait of the well-regarded private hospital.
- 6/19/2008
- by Ellen Wernecke
- avclub.com
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