2011 has been a year that will be remembered for so many severe weather disasters. Did you know that 2011 was marked by some of the deadliest natural disasters on record? Yet, in the wake of such tragedy and loss, heroes have emerged to help others in need. The Weather Channel is recognizing and rewarding some of those heroic efforts during a two-day television event called .Epic Christmas. hosted by Steve Watson. The Weather Channel® announced the premiere of a special television event, .Epic Christmas,. premiering Monday, Dec. 19, at 9 p.m. Et. Hosted by Steve Watson (Monster House, Don.t Sweat It), .Epic Christmas. will make this year.s holiday season brighter, giving five exceptional people who...
- 12/13/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The production concept behind Shogun Assassin is one that would often immediately put film fan’s noses out of joint but Shogun Assassin is a much loved film and with good reason. Essentially a re-edit and re-dubbing of the first two feature film instalments in the Lone Wolf & Cub series Shogun Assassin was produced as a ‘brand new’ feature for the Us market in 1980.
The film contains approximately twelve minutes of the first Lone Wolf film, Sword of Vengeance, and approximately seventy-five minutes from the second film, Baby Cart at the River Styx (both directed by Kenji Misumi). Director Robert Houston splices various sequences from these films together to create one film that obviously bears a lot of similarities but simplifies and removes plot points in places and drastically alters dialogue. Hiring deaf people to guess at what the characters could be saying Houston then took these approximations and rewrote the script,...
The film contains approximately twelve minutes of the first Lone Wolf film, Sword of Vengeance, and approximately seventy-five minutes from the second film, Baby Cart at the River Styx (both directed by Kenji Misumi). Director Robert Houston splices various sequences from these films together to create one film that obviously bears a lot of similarities but simplifies and removes plot points in places and drastically alters dialogue. Hiring deaf people to guess at what the characters could be saying Houston then took these approximations and rewrote the script,...
- 12/2/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rowan Joffe, writer-director of the upcoming Brighton Rock, is set to adapt another novel for the big screen.
The novel in question is Steve Watson’s debut, titled Before I Go to Sleep, which is about “a young woman who, after a night of partying, wakes up to discover that she has aged beyond recognition.”
With Joffe’s Brighton Rock receiving a lot of pre-release buzz, it could be an interesting next project, one that centers on a strong female character, a departure from Brighton Rock and The American, which Joffe wrote the script for.
Before I Go to Sleep will be a co-production between Scott Free and StudioCanal.
The novel in question is Steve Watson’s debut, titled Before I Go to Sleep, which is about “a young woman who, after a night of partying, wakes up to discover that she has aged beyond recognition.”
With Joffe’s Brighton Rock receiving a lot of pre-release buzz, it could be an interesting next project, one that centers on a strong female character, a departure from Brighton Rock and The American, which Joffe wrote the script for.
Before I Go to Sleep will be a co-production between Scott Free and StudioCanal.
- 9/14/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mickey Rourke and his BAFTA awardDeadline reports Mickey Rourke will star in an adaptation of Philip Carlo's book The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer, which tells the true story of Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski who for over 40 years led a double life as a notorious professional assassin and a loving husband and father in suburban New Jersey. David McKenna (American History X, Blow) is writing the screenplay.
This certainly sounds like the type of story that is perfect for Rourke's signature blend of sensitivity and toughness, and producer Matty Beckerman calls it "a role Mickey Rourke was born to play."
The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch have signed on to star in the black comedy Killer Joe for director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection). The script, by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning writer Tracy Letts, centers on...
This certainly sounds like the type of story that is perfect for Rourke's signature blend of sensitivity and toughness, and producer Matty Beckerman calls it "a role Mickey Rourke was born to play."
The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch have signed on to star in the black comedy Killer Joe for director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection). The script, by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning writer Tracy Letts, centers on...
- 9/14/2010
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
Rowan Joffe ("Brighton Rock") will write and direct an adaptation of Steve Watson's debut novel "Before I Go to Sleep" for Scott Free and StudioCanal says Variety.
The psychological thriller follows a young woman who, after a night of partying, wakes up to discover that she has aged beyond recognition.
Liza Marshall produces. Filming kicks off around the middle of next year.
The psychological thriller follows a young woman who, after a night of partying, wakes up to discover that she has aged beyond recognition.
Liza Marshall produces. Filming kicks off around the middle of next year.
- 9/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Rowan Joffe ( Brighton Rock ) will write and direct an adaptation of British author Steve Watson's debut novel "Before I Go to Sleep," reports Variety . The book is described as follows: Before I Go to Sleep is the story of Christine, a forty-seven-year-old writer who, following a catastrophic accident in her mid-twenties, is incapable of forming and maintaining new memories for more than a day. Trapped in an existence in which she wakes every day believing herself to be single and with a whole lifetime of choice ahead of her she discovers instead that she lives with her husband, Ben, with most decisions already made. The novel charts her attempts to make sense of her world. When Chrissie learns that she has been meeting with a doctor who is helping her to recover her...
- 9/13/2010
- Comingsoon.net
New York -- Notional, a new production company housed at Barry Diller's Iac, unveiled its initial TV development and production slate Wednesday with several concepts looking to bridge TV and the Internet, such as a dance competition format called "Ready, Set, Dance."
The firm is also working on new seasons of Food Network hit show "Chopped."
Spawned from Iac's CollegeHumor.com and launched in August, Notional is led by CEO Ricky Van Veen, co-founder of CollegeHumor, and president Dave Noll who oversees TV development and production.
"We are thrilled to be up and running so quickly, with a few shows already on the air and some great ideas ready to bring to market," said Van Veen.
"Great formats do not need to be built specifically for digital platforms, or specifically for television," added Noll. "Truly groundbreaking formats can be built utilizing the benefits of both."
Here a look at...
The firm is also working on new seasons of Food Network hit show "Chopped."
Spawned from Iac's CollegeHumor.com and launched in August, Notional is led by CEO Ricky Van Veen, co-founder of CollegeHumor, and president Dave Noll who oversees TV development and production.
"We are thrilled to be up and running so quickly, with a few shows already on the air and some great ideas ready to bring to market," said Van Veen.
"Great formats do not need to be built specifically for digital platforms, or specifically for television," added Noll. "Truly groundbreaking formats can be built utilizing the benefits of both."
Here a look at...
- 11/18/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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