J.A. Bayona’s Society of the Snow is a terrifying yet hopeful tale of survival based on the book of the same name about the survivors of the 1972 Uruguayan Flight 571 plane crash in the Andes. This isn’t the first time a film has been made on this story, yet the 50-year-old tale somehow remains relevant today. What Bayona excels at is eliciting a certain harrowing, and simultaneously optimistic feeling within the viewer that perhaps no other filmmaker can do as well. Society of the Snow may be familiar in its story, but there’s something very new to the way it’s been presented, and on a second watch, it struck me how this could’ve been so tedious and disturbing to watch, but it’s simply a humanistic film. What makes Society of the Snow so compelling is its subtle dialogue and compact camera angles that make us feel for all the characters.
- 1/4/2024
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
The Dive is a survival thriller movie directed by Maximilian Erlenwein, who also worked on the screenplay with Joachim Hedén. The survival movie follows the story of two sisters, who go diving at a beautiful but remote location. One of the sisters gets trapped by a rock 28 meters below. The Dive stars Louisa Krause and Sophia Lowe in the lead roles and if you loved the film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
47 Meters Down (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Dimension Films
Synopsis: Sisters Lisa and Kate become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks.
The Shallows (Tubi & Rent...
47 Meters Down (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Dimension Films
Synopsis: Sisters Lisa and Kate become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks.
The Shallows (Tubi & Rent...
- 8/28/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Screenshot: Hulu
The seasonal sci-fi favorite Independence Day, the award-winning Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and the recent theatrical release The Bob’s Burgers Movie are just three of the many notable movies premiering on the Hulu streaming service in July. There’s also the fantasy-action-comedy The Princess (pictured), an original Hulu film starring Joey King,...
The seasonal sci-fi favorite Independence Day, the award-winning Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and the recent theatrical release The Bob’s Burgers Movie are just three of the many notable movies premiering on the Hulu streaming service in July. There’s also the fantasy-action-comedy The Princess (pictured), an original Hulu film starring Joey King,...
- 7/9/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
James Franco has appeared in many buzzworthy projects over the years. But one of his most unique movies is the 2010 biographical drama 127 Hours. Based on a fascinating true story, 127 Hours earned critical acclaim, going on to receive multiple Academy Award nominations. Critics and viewers weren’t the only ones who approved of the film, however. The man who inspired it would later praise the project, calling out the film’s authenticity and even claiming that it is “the best film ever made.”
What real details made it into ‘127 Hours’?
127 Hours tells the story of Aron Ralston, played by Franco, a dedicated mountaineer who goes hiking without telling anyone. During his expedition, a boulder slides loose and pins Aron’s arm, trapping him against a canyon wall. As he begins to realize he is stuck, Aron begins documenting his ordeal with the help of his camcorder. Eventually, he...
What real details made it into ‘127 Hours’?
127 Hours tells the story of Aron Ralston, played by Franco, a dedicated mountaineer who goes hiking without telling anyone. During his expedition, a boulder slides loose and pins Aron’s arm, trapping him against a canyon wall. As he begins to realize he is stuck, Aron begins documenting his ordeal with the help of his camcorder. Eventually, he...
- 1/29/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In April 2003, Aron Ralston left his home in Aspen, Colorado and drove five hours to the Canyonlands of Moeb, Utah. It was here where his relatively casual day of hiking turned into a devastating fight for survival when a dislodged boulder fell and crushed his arm, trapping him in one of the hundreds of narrow passageways of Blue John Canyon. He was all alone, and worst still: no one even knew he was there. If he was going to make it out alive, he’d have to do the unthinkable: cut off his own arm. Aron’s harrowing ordeal has been well documented, most notably in his memoir, the aptly titled Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
Seven years after Aron was forced to sever his own arm in a final, desperate attempt at survival, Danny Boyle adapted his inspiring story for the big screen in 127 Hours. But does...
Seven years after Aron was forced to sever his own arm in a final, desperate attempt at survival, Danny Boyle adapted his inspiring story for the big screen in 127 Hours. But does...
- 12/27/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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Between the original series, follow-up movie El Camino and Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad universe encompasses about 127 hours of television. That, according to Vince Gilligan, is just about the limit of how long to spend in that world.
“One hundred twenty-seven hours is meaningful to me because that’s how long it took that poor bastard to decide to cut his arm off,” Gilligan told reporters Wednesday, referencing the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston and the 2011 movie based on his ordeal. In other words, he and co-creator Peter Gould don’t want to test their viewers’ patience by continuing to string things out.
“It’s a lot to ask of an audience,” Gould said during Better Call Saul’s final session with the Television Critics Association. “I couldn’t be happier and more proud of the work, but I have some other things I want to try.
Between the original series, follow-up movie El Camino and Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad universe encompasses about 127 hours of television. That, according to Vince Gilligan, is just about the limit of how long to spend in that world.
“One hundred twenty-seven hours is meaningful to me because that’s how long it took that poor bastard to decide to cut his arm off,” Gilligan told reporters Wednesday, referencing the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston and the 2011 movie based on his ordeal. In other words, he and co-creator Peter Gould don’t want to test their viewers’ patience by continuing to string things out.
“It’s a lot to ask of an audience,” Gould said during Better Call Saul’s final session with the Television Critics Association. “I couldn’t be happier and more proud of the work, but I have some other things I want to try.
- 8/10/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Directors’ trademarks is a series of articles that examines the “signatures” that filmmakers leave behind in their work. This month, with the release of T2 Trainspotting, we’re looking at the trademark style and calling signs of Danny Boyle as director.
After almost deciding to become a priest early in his teens, Boyle instead found something else that sparked his interest; drama. He studied English and drama in college, and upon graduating worked for several theatre companies. Eventually, he began to direct productions, something he still does to this day between film projects. In 1987 he left theater to work for BBC in Ireland and became a producer and director of television shows. He directed several TV movies before making his first feature film in 1994, Shallow Grave. That film found widespread appeal in audiences and critics alike, and became the highest grossing British film in 1995. The success of that film allowed...
After almost deciding to become a priest early in his teens, Boyle instead found something else that sparked his interest; drama. He studied English and drama in college, and upon graduating worked for several theatre companies. Eventually, he began to direct productions, something he still does to this day between film projects. In 1987 he left theater to work for BBC in Ireland and became a producer and director of television shows. He directed several TV movies before making his first feature film in 1994, Shallow Grave. That film found widespread appeal in audiences and critics alike, and became the highest grossing British film in 1995. The success of that film allowed...
- 3/29/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Sugar Mountain‘s core premise is decent enough. Faced with repossession of their dead mother’s fishing boat (due to a Harvard concert pianist losing a couple of fingers after slipping on the deck), brothers Liam and Miles (Shane Coffey and Drew Roy), together with Miles’ girlfriend Lauren (Haley Webb) cook up a missing person hoax.
Here’s the plan: cocky and confident Miles will get into a staged bar fight with the quieter Liam over Lauren. The next day the brothers will go for a hike on the titular Sugar Mountain to try and clear the air, but get into a ‘fight’ midway up. Miles storms off into the wilderness and when he doesn’t return, Liam to raises the alarm in town. With Aron Ralston (of 127 Hours fame) firmly on their minds, they foresee a media storm that they’ll milk to the fullest when Miles ‘miraculously’ returns a fortnight later,...
Here’s the plan: cocky and confident Miles will get into a staged bar fight with the quieter Liam over Lauren. The next day the brothers will go for a hike on the titular Sugar Mountain to try and clear the air, but get into a ‘fight’ midway up. Miles storms off into the wilderness and when he doesn’t return, Liam to raises the alarm in town. With Aron Ralston (of 127 Hours fame) firmly on their minds, they foresee a media storm that they’ll milk to the fullest when Miles ‘miraculously’ returns a fortnight later,...
- 12/10/2016
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Danny Boyle is smiling and talking very, very, very excitedly. This is not unusual; in fact, an infectiously enthusiastic state combined with a mile-a-minute manner of speaking appears to be the 58-year-old filmmaker's default mode. He's just been asked a stock question, yet he's positively beaming as he winds his way through tangents about Silicon Valley, Shakespeare, Seth Rogen's sense of humor, and why it's easier to get extras to show up in San Francisco "for the price of a sandwich." Eventually, he arrives at an answer, somehow perfectly sticking the landing.
- 10/8/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Vertigo sufferers, you may want to think twice before going to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt's movie The Walk.
Robert Zemeckis's film, which tells the story of Philippe Petit's tightrope walk between the Twin Towers in 1974, reportedly caused one audience member to vomit after a New York screening.
Journalist Mark Harris said on his Twitter feed that the film could be a "bad visual trigger for vertigo sufferers".
Considering the film's breathtaking finale - in 3D - takes place 1,300 feet above the ground, it's hardly surprising.
Reports of guys vomiting in the Alice Tully men's rm post-The Walk: True. Witnessed it/came close. Bad visual trigger for vertigo sufferers.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) September 27, 2015
Furthermore, the New York Post has quoted Denise Widman, board director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival, as saying she felt ill after a screening.
"The last 20 minutes of the film I had to...
Robert Zemeckis's film, which tells the story of Philippe Petit's tightrope walk between the Twin Towers in 1974, reportedly caused one audience member to vomit after a New York screening.
Journalist Mark Harris said on his Twitter feed that the film could be a "bad visual trigger for vertigo sufferers".
Considering the film's breathtaking finale - in 3D - takes place 1,300 feet above the ground, it's hardly surprising.
Reports of guys vomiting in the Alice Tully men's rm post-The Walk: True. Witnessed it/came close. Bad visual trigger for vertigo sufferers.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) September 27, 2015
Furthermore, the New York Post has quoted Denise Widman, board director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival, as saying she felt ill after a screening.
"The last 20 minutes of the film I had to...
- 10/1/2015
- Digital Spy
The 42nd Telluride Film Festival is about to get underway in southwest Colorado. A box canyon provides a jaw-dropping setting for a fest jammed packed with premieres, retrospectives and classics over Labor Day weekend. This is my 10th year attending and my 9th year working for the festival. The production team works meticulously in the month before the showings to spring theaters out of the local schools, hockey rink, park, Masonic Temple and library. The intricate decoration and state of the art tech involved in the preparation lead the festival to be lovingly referred to as “Show.”
Telluride is a small and friendly town that provides an intimate arena for intense discussion about film. In recent years, higher profile selections in the program have gone on to Academy award winning renown. These movies have garnered Telluride attention on the film festival circuit but not changed the close-knit community who work...
Telluride is a small and friendly town that provides an intimate arena for intense discussion about film. In recent years, higher profile selections in the program have gone on to Academy award winning renown. These movies have garnered Telluride attention on the film festival circuit but not changed the close-knit community who work...
- 8/31/2015
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
'127 Hours' movie with James Franco '127 Hours' Review: James Franco stars in harrowing real life-based story 127 Hours. When I initially heard that Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, the Oscar-winning team behind Slumdog Millionaire, were adapting the real life story of Aron Ralston for the big screen, I got excited. A movie seemed an inevitability when the story broke in the news – and Ralston wrote a book about it – but I couldn't have imagined such a great filmmaking team actually working on it. When James Franco was cast as Ralston, my hopes hit a high. Franco is an underrated and remarkably talented actor unfortunately snubbed by most for his wonderful work in 2008's Milk and Pineapple Express. Danny Boyle also happens to be a very skilled director, one whose style tends to be hyperkinetic. Though it worked beautifully in Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting, Boyle's touch actually hinders, rather than enhances,...
- 5/7/2015
- by Nathan Donarum
- Alt Film Guide
Bww TV Exclusive: Cutting-edge Composers Corner- Jessica Phillips Sings Eric Dietz's 'All the Walls'
This week we are excited to feature composer Eric Dietz and his new musical, All The Walls, inspired by the powerful true story of Aron Ralston's escape from Blue John Canyon, Utah in 2003. After a falling boulder pins Aron's arm to the canyon wall, the adventurer's limits are put to the ultimate test. He finds strength in the memories of his friends and family, giving him the courage he needs to survive. In the title song, Aron's mother asks a police officer for assistance in her rescue efforts. When the officer declines her plea, she begs him to see the situation from her perspective. Here is the amazing Jessica Phillips Next to Normal performing the song at our 54 Below concert this past January.
- 3/22/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
James Franco now can add “Hulu leading man” to his ever-expanding list of job titles.
The actor has joined the streaming video service’s upcoming series based on Stephen King’s novel 11/22/63, Hulu announced Thursday.
Franco will star in/produce the nine-episode project, which follows his character, high school English teacher Jake Epping, as he travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Related James Franco on His New AOL Series Making a Scene: ‘They Were All Weird’
Per the series’ official synopsis, Epping’s mission becomes complicated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a romantic...
The actor has joined the streaming video service’s upcoming series based on Stephen King’s novel 11/22/63, Hulu announced Thursday.
Franco will star in/produce the nine-episode project, which follows his character, high school English teacher Jake Epping, as he travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Related James Franco on His New AOL Series Making a Scene: ‘They Were All Weird’
Per the series’ official synopsis, Epping’s mission becomes complicated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a romantic...
- 2/12/2015
- TVLine.com
Do: check the instructions (Wild)
This month sees the release of Wild, based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir about her solo hike along the gruelling 1,000 mile Pacific Crest Trail. Cheryl (Reese Witherspoon) certainly doesn't make it easy for herself, buying the wrong type of gas cylinder for her stove and thus being forced to subsist on a diet of "cold mush."
Don't: give up (Touching The Void)
Consider the obstacles that Joe Simpson faced during his calamitous attempt to climb Peruvian mountain Siula Grande: a broken leg; a fall into a crevasse; and zero hope of rescue after partner Simon Yates left him for dead. And yet, as recounted in classic documentary Touching The Void, Simpson gritted his teeth and dragged himself through hell to reach safety.
Do: stay calm (Life Of Pi)
Travel is unpredictable. One minute, like Indian teenager Pi (Suraj Sharma), you're emigrating to Canada aboard a freighter.
This month sees the release of Wild, based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir about her solo hike along the gruelling 1,000 mile Pacific Crest Trail. Cheryl (Reese Witherspoon) certainly doesn't make it easy for herself, buying the wrong type of gas cylinder for her stove and thus being forced to subsist on a diet of "cold mush."
Don't: give up (Touching The Void)
Consider the obstacles that Joe Simpson faced during his calamitous attempt to climb Peruvian mountain Siula Grande: a broken leg; a fall into a crevasse; and zero hope of rescue after partner Simon Yates left him for dead. And yet, as recounted in classic documentary Touching The Void, Simpson gritted his teeth and dragged himself through hell to reach safety.
Do: stay calm (Life Of Pi)
Travel is unpredictable. One minute, like Indian teenager Pi (Suraj Sharma), you're emigrating to Canada aboard a freighter.
- 1/16/2015
- Digital Spy
James Franco is a strange bird, and one who defies categorization. He effortlessly balances the careers of an actor, director, screenwriter, artist, musician, novelist, poet, and teacher simultaneously. Honestly, we don’t know where he finds the time. Does he have a Time-Turner or a flux capacitor? That’s got to be it, right?
Time-travel aside, whatever James Franco’s doing – Is he not sleeping? – it’s working, because he’s about to add another hyphen to his already multi-hyphenate name.
James Franco, stage actor.
Making his Broadway debut, Franco joins the cast of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men as George Milton. Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) joins Franco as George’s well-meaning best friend Lennie, a role that garnered O’Dowd a Tony Award nomination.
Cineplex is delighted to present National Theatre Live’s premiere of Of Mice and Men this Thursday, November 6. An encore performance will take place next Thursday,...
Time-travel aside, whatever James Franco’s doing – Is he not sleeping? – it’s working, because he’s about to add another hyphen to his already multi-hyphenate name.
James Franco, stage actor.
Making his Broadway debut, Franco joins the cast of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men as George Milton. Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) joins Franco as George’s well-meaning best friend Lennie, a role that garnered O’Dowd a Tony Award nomination.
Cineplex is delighted to present National Theatre Live’s premiere of Of Mice and Men this Thursday, November 6. An encore performance will take place next Thursday,...
- 11/4/2014
- by Sasha James
- Cineplex
In case you haven't heard, The Fault in Our Stars is kind of a sad film. The reaction across the pond (where the film has been out for a couple of weeks) has essentially been one long, drawn out ugly-cry, to the point where Slate have even released a handy guide to keeping your eye make-up intact.
Even the movie's stars Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff and Laura Dern aren't immune, as they admitted in our video interview. We also asked them what other films have made them cry, which sparked a discussion back in the office about the most effective tearjerkers of all time.
Below, Digital Spy staffers reveal the films that are guaranteed to leave them a weeping mess.
Good Will Hunting – Emma Dibdin, Features Editor
While prototypical inspirational teacher movie Dead Poets' Society is arguably a more obvious pick, Robin Williams's similarly inspirational performance here as wry,...
Even the movie's stars Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff and Laura Dern aren't immune, as they admitted in our video interview. We also asked them what other films have made them cry, which sparked a discussion back in the office about the most effective tearjerkers of all time.
Below, Digital Spy staffers reveal the films that are guaranteed to leave them a weeping mess.
Good Will Hunting – Emma Dibdin, Features Editor
While prototypical inspirational teacher movie Dead Poets' Society is arguably a more obvious pick, Robin Williams's similarly inspirational performance here as wry,...
- 6/19/2014
- Digital Spy
Featuring a talented young cast including Ed Speleers, Will Poulter, Alfie Allen, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby, upcoming heist drama Plastic centres on a ring of university students who become credit card thieves in order to augment their income. When the group accidentally rob a notorious gangster, they are forced to up their game to pay him back 10 times the amount they stole. After travelling to Miami, the group set their sights on a daring jewellery heist that could not only cover their debt but also make them filthy rich.
This crazy story of money, sex and action is based on the real-life exploits of Saqib Mumtaz, a Manchester student who – along with his friends – targeted high-profile victims such as Saudi Arabian arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi and former model and then-wife of Mohammed al Fayed, Heini Fayed with a credit card scam.
To celebrate the theatrical release of Plastic on April 30th,...
This crazy story of money, sex and action is based on the real-life exploits of Saqib Mumtaz, a Manchester student who – along with his friends – targeted high-profile victims such as Saudi Arabian arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi and former model and then-wife of Mohammed al Fayed, Heini Fayed with a credit card scam.
To celebrate the theatrical release of Plastic on April 30th,...
- 4/25/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Tom Hardy delivers a mesmerising solo performance in this week's Locke, holding attention for the duration as the only actor on screen. Steven Knight's car-bound thriller is the latest in a long line of films that have zeroed in on one character and offered the lead an opportunity to flex their acting chops.
With Locke in cinemas now, Digital Spy takes a look at 8 great performances from stars going it alone.
Robert Redford (All Is Lost)
The Hollywood veteran barely utters a word in Jc Chandor's nautical survival drama, but his performance as a man battling nature and his sinking yacht is still devastatingly effective. The ending leaves a note of ambiguity, but up until that point this has been a clear-eyed drama about doing what needs to be done when things go bad.
James Franco (127 Hours)
Based on Aron Ralston's ordeal trapped beneath a boulder in the canyons of Utah,...
With Locke in cinemas now, Digital Spy takes a look at 8 great performances from stars going it alone.
Robert Redford (All Is Lost)
The Hollywood veteran barely utters a word in Jc Chandor's nautical survival drama, but his performance as a man battling nature and his sinking yacht is still devastatingly effective. The ending leaves a note of ambiguity, but up until that point this has been a clear-eyed drama about doing what needs to be done when things go bad.
James Franco (127 Hours)
Based on Aron Ralston's ordeal trapped beneath a boulder in the canyons of Utah,...
- 4/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Aron Ralston -- the guy who cut off his own arm to free himself from a boulder -- just helped free his girlfriend, too -- from criminal charges. TMZ broke the story ... Ralston -- the real-life inspiration for the movie, "127 Hours" -- and his Gf Vita Shannon were arrested last December in Denver for allegedly assaulting each other during an ugly argument. Charges against Ralston were quickly dropped -- lack of evidence -- but authorities...
- 2/20/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Danny Boyle is reportedly in talks to direct an upcoming biopic about the tennis star Billie Jean King.
The Slumdog Millionaire director has teamed with screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and producer Christian Colson on the project, according to Page Six.
The film would chronicle King's entire tennis career including her Battle of the Sexes triumph over Bobby Riggs in 1973.
According to sources close to the project, Boyle has been attached to direct the film since last year, after attending the London premiere of a documentary about King.
He will allegedly be meeting with King in New York this year to continue work on the biopic's script.
This is not the first biographical work Boyle has directed.
In 2010 he directed 127 Hours, the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston who became trapped underneath a boulder for days.
Boyle unveiled his Channel 4 comedy drama Babylon this year.
He is also attached to...
The Slumdog Millionaire director has teamed with screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and producer Christian Colson on the project, according to Page Six.
The film would chronicle King's entire tennis career including her Battle of the Sexes triumph over Bobby Riggs in 1973.
According to sources close to the project, Boyle has been attached to direct the film since last year, after attending the London premiere of a documentary about King.
He will allegedly be meeting with King in New York this year to continue work on the biopic's script.
This is not the first biographical work Boyle has directed.
In 2010 he directed 127 Hours, the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston who became trapped underneath a boulder for days.
Boyle unveiled his Channel 4 comedy drama Babylon this year.
He is also attached to...
- 2/19/2014
- Digital Spy
James Franco is one of the most magnetic and ambitious young actors of his generation. He has the chops to play James Dean, Hugh Hefner, Alan Ginsberg and the trapped-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place thrill seeker Aron Ralston in 127 Hours. He is also compulsively busy, with acting (he has 13 films completed, in production or in the works, according to his IMDb page), as well as writing and directing. He made three films last year, is working on three more and recently signed on to adapt the hilarious bestseller The Disaster Artist, about the making of the cult phenomenon The Room. It would not be big news if Franco pulls a Prestige-like twist and reveals that he’s had a twin helping him complete his mountains of acting and filmmaking work.
Franco may suffer from terminal exhaustion by the time he is 40, but at least he is choosing interesting roles. He gave one of 2013′s...
Franco may suffer from terminal exhaustion by the time he is 40, but at least he is choosing interesting roles. He gave one of 2013′s...
- 2/11/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
As the curtain comes down on 2013, one noticeable theme runs through some of the most decorated films of the last 12 months: endurance. Tom Hanks confronted Somali pirates in Captain Phillips, Sandra Bullock found herself tumbling through the void in Gravity, and next week Robert Redford delivers an incredible, near-wordless performance as a man adrift at sea in All Is Lost.
There must be something in (or on and around) the water, because Hollywood has long held a fascination with perils such as these. From Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat to scary shark-fest Open Water and visual effects extravaganza Life of Pi, putting someone's mortality on the line makes for incredible drama.
With All Is Lost arriving in cinemas on December 26, Digital Spy takes a look at five notable survival movies that pushed their protagonists to their absolute limits...
Alive (1993)
Based on a true story, this film focused on a Uruguayan rugby...
There must be something in (or on and around) the water, because Hollywood has long held a fascination with perils such as these. From Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat to scary shark-fest Open Water and visual effects extravaganza Life of Pi, putting someone's mortality on the line makes for incredible drama.
With All Is Lost arriving in cinemas on December 26, Digital Spy takes a look at five notable survival movies that pushed their protagonists to their absolute limits...
Alive (1993)
Based on a true story, this film focused on a Uruguayan rugby...
- 12/19/2013
- Digital Spy
Aron Ralston, the hiker who amputated his own forearm as a means of survival back in 2003 and inspired the 2010 film 127 Hours, was arrested Saturday, Dec. 7, on suspicion of domestic violence. However, on Monday, Dec. 9, charges against Ralston were dismissed, the Denver Post confirmed. Ralston and girlfriend Vita Shannon both initially faced one count of assault and one count of wrongs to minors, Denver Police records obtained by E! News confirm. (Per 9News, NBC's Denver affiliate, court documents show that Ralston and his girlfriend Ralston and Shannon's 8–week-old daughter was nearby when the alleged altercation, but there were no indications the infant was hurt.) While Ralston's case was...
- 12/9/2013
- E! Online
Just like the time he was removed from the boulder ... Aron Ralston is now a free man -- and even better for him, the charges for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend have been dropped.TMZ has learned the case against Aron -- the real-life inspiration for the movie "127 Hours" -- has been dismissed ... and we're told it's because prosecutors determined they didn't have enough evidence to convict him.However, Aron's girlfriend Vita Shannon is still facing...
- 12/9/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Update: Aron Ralston, the hiker who amputated his own arm in 2003, has apparently been cleared of the domestic violence charges that led to his arrest over the weekend, the Denver Post reports. The charges were dismissed at the request of the Denver City attorney; however, the case against his girlfriend, Vita Shannon, is still pending. Previously: Aron Ralston is trapped once again -- this time in jail. The 38-year-old hiker, whose harrowing story inspired the 2010 movie 127 Hours, was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, [...]...
- 12/9/2013
- Us Weekly
Aron Ralston, the hiker who inspired the film, ’127 Hours’ was arrested on Dec. 7. for domestic violence in Denver, Colorado.
Aron Ralston was charged with one count of assault and one count of wrongs to minors, according to the Denver Post. The 38-year-old rose to fame in 2003 when he was forced to cut off his arm after getting stuck between in a Utah canyon during a hiking trip.
Aron Ralston Arrested
Aron’s courageous act was made into a book in 2004, Between a Rock and a Hard Place and James Franco starred in the film based on the events, 127 Hours. His actions now are landing him in the news for yet another scary event.
127 Hours - Full Length Official Trailer HD
He was Vita Shannon‘s home on Dec. 7 when they were both arrested, according to the report. She was also charged with assault and one count of wrongs to minors.
Aron Ralston was charged with one count of assault and one count of wrongs to minors, according to the Denver Post. The 38-year-old rose to fame in 2003 when he was forced to cut off his arm after getting stuck between in a Utah canyon during a hiking trip.
Aron Ralston Arrested
Aron’s courageous act was made into a book in 2004, Between a Rock and a Hard Place and James Franco starred in the film based on the events, 127 Hours. His actions now are landing him in the news for yet another scary event.
127 Hours - Full Length Official Trailer HD
He was Vita Shannon‘s home on Dec. 7 when they were both arrested, according to the report. She was also charged with assault and one count of wrongs to minors.
- 12/9/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
Aron Ralston, who gained widespread attention when he cut off his forearm to free himself after becoming trapped by a dislodged boulder in a Utah canyon, has been arrested in Denver over allegations of domestic violence after a fight with his girlfriend, police say. Ralston and Vita Shannon, both 38, were each booked Sunday on charges of assault and "wrongs to minors." Police documents allege Shannon struck Ralston twice in the back of the head with her fists and that he shoved her as she was leaving her apartment. The wrongs-to-minors charge is used when children are present during an incident but not necessarily hurt.
- 12/9/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Source: Getty Prince Harry's expedition to the South Pole has been suspended for the time being due to harsh weather conditions. The teams are expected to continue on soon. Is there a possible collaboration in the works between Britney Spears and Lady Gaga? They both say it's time. Simon Cowell has a baby shower and invites his ex-girlfriends. The Bonnie & Clyde miniseries premiered last night to mixed reviews. Thousands are drawn to a memorial cruise for Paul Walker in California. Even Paris Hilton paid her respects by renting a plane to carry a banner to pay tribe to the late actor. Source: Getty Aron Ralston, the real-life hiker that 127 Hours was based on, was arrested in Denver for domestic violence on Saturday. Bernie Madoff caused an outrage when he blamed his victims for falling for his Ponzi scheme and likened his prison to "kind of like camp." Keep reading...
- 12/9/2013
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
Is Prince Harry going to make it to the South Pole? Is the man who inspired James Franco‘s heroic 127 Hours actually a bad guy? What are critics saying about Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug?
Jennifer Lawrence might be getting tired of the limelight. She recently said, “I’ve built my career. I need to build my human life. I need to get a house and connect to the people around me and not work for a little while.” [USA Today] Prince Harry’s trek to the South Pole for Walking With The Wounded is currently delayed because of inclement weather. However, a rep from the charity confirms that the prince will get to the South Pole eventually. [Us Magazine] Aron Ralston, the man who inspired the James Franco film, 127 Hours, has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. [TMZ] The Hobbit returns to the big screens this Friday in The Desolation of Smaug.
Jennifer Lawrence might be getting tired of the limelight. She recently said, “I’ve built my career. I need to build my human life. I need to get a house and connect to the people around me and not work for a little while.” [USA Today] Prince Harry’s trek to the South Pole for Walking With The Wounded is currently delayed because of inclement weather. However, a rep from the charity confirms that the prince will get to the South Pole eventually. [Us Magazine] Aron Ralston, the man who inspired the James Franco film, 127 Hours, has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. [TMZ] The Hobbit returns to the big screens this Friday in The Desolation of Smaug.
- 12/9/2013
- by Meghan O'Keefe
- TheFabLife - Movies
The real world inspiration for the Academy Award nominated movie "127 Hours" was arrested Saturday night in Denver on suspicion of domestic violence ... TMZ has learned.Aron Ralston -- the man who made headlines in '03 after he Actually amputated his own forearm with a pocket knife when a boulder dislodged and trapped him inside a Utah canyon -- faces one count of assault and one count of "wrongs to minors" ... according to reports.The movie...
- 12/9/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Director: Alfonso Cuarón; Screenwriters: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón; Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris; Running time: 91 mins; Certificate: 12A
Hearts will race and fingers will dig into armrests throughout Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, a space-disaster movie that's as emotionally piercing as it is technically breathtaking. The setup is simple: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney play Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski, astronauts on a mission to repair the Hubble Telescope. It's the final spacewalk for charismatic raconteur Kowalski, whose outgoing personality lies in stark contrast to Stone's nervy and subdued nuts and bolts engineer.
Cuarón sets his film in motion with a stunning 12-minute unbroken take that begins with the shuttle Explorer moving across the curvature of the Earth and ends with Stone tumbling off into the void. Orbiting debris kicks off a chain reaction that untethers Stone from Kowalski and severs communication with Mission Control. Houston, Sandra Bullock has a problem!
Hearts will race and fingers will dig into armrests throughout Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, a space-disaster movie that's as emotionally piercing as it is technically breathtaking. The setup is simple: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney play Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski, astronauts on a mission to repair the Hubble Telescope. It's the final spacewalk for charismatic raconteur Kowalski, whose outgoing personality lies in stark contrast to Stone's nervy and subdued nuts and bolts engineer.
Cuarón sets his film in motion with a stunning 12-minute unbroken take that begins with the shuttle Explorer moving across the curvature of the Earth and ends with Stone tumbling off into the void. Orbiting debris kicks off a chain reaction that untethers Stone from Kowalski and severs communication with Mission Control. Houston, Sandra Bullock has a problem!
- 10/10/2013
- Digital Spy
With summer coming to a close, Oscar season is officially in full swing. James Franco, fresh from his Comedy Central Roast, kicks off the first of the “For Your Consideration” ads that appeal to awards-show voters. In a bid to secure a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Alien in Spring Breakers, the film’s distributor, A24, launched a campaign called “Consider This Sh–,” The Hollywood Reporter first reported.
In Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine, Franco plays a kind of Spring Break Jesus, in the form of a rapper/hustler/predator of college girls — replete with chest-length cornrows and a grill,...
In Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine, Franco plays a kind of Spring Break Jesus, in the form of a rapper/hustler/predator of college girls — replete with chest-length cornrows and a grill,...
- 9/4/2013
- by Jennifer Arellano
- EW - Inside Movies
With Sacha Baron Cohen having dropped out of his long-standing attachment to the Freddie Mercury biopic, reportedly over creative differences with Mercury's Queen bandmates, the search is on for a replacement.
Johnny Depp has been named as the frontrunner by bookies, but he's just one of several names that are now in the mix, so we've narrowed down our top six choices for the role of Mercury.
Johnny Depp
Despite looking nothing like the Queen frontman, Depp is a hot tip for the role on star power alone. He's got singing experience from Sweeney Todd. He's shared a screen with Keith Richards, so acting alongside someone pretending to be Brian May will be a doddle. He's also got bona fide rock cred having recorded with Oasis, Shane MacGowan and Marilyn Manson.
Ben Whishaw
Having played Keith Richards, a version of Bob Dylan and Sebastian Flyte, we're confident that Ben can...
Johnny Depp has been named as the frontrunner by bookies, but he's just one of several names that are now in the mix, so we've narrowed down our top six choices for the role of Mercury.
Johnny Depp
Despite looking nothing like the Queen frontman, Depp is a hot tip for the role on star power alone. He's got singing experience from Sweeney Todd. He's shared a screen with Keith Richards, so acting alongside someone pretending to be Brian May will be a doddle. He's also got bona fide rock cred having recorded with Oasis, Shane MacGowan and Marilyn Manson.
Ben Whishaw
Having played Keith Richards, a version of Bob Dylan and Sebastian Flyte, we're confident that Ben can...
- 7/25/2013
- Digital Spy
James Franco is in for a serious skewering.
The "This Is the End" actor took to Instagram last night to reveal that he's going to be the subject of Comedy Central's next roast. "Be sure you check it out," he says with minimal enthusiasm in the grainy video. "They wanted me to tell you that."
Franco's lack of excitement isn't surprising: Between his wide range of roles -- from his "Spring Breakers" gangster to his "Pineapple Express" pot dealer to "127 Hours" survivor Aron Ralston to various versions of himself -- and hyper-intellectualism, the man is ripe for roasting. Pretty much no one in Hollywood can match the actor-writer-director-student-professor-painter-philosopher hyphen for hyphen, which makes him an easy target.
Echoing that, Comedy Central president of content development Kent Alterman jokes, "If only James Franco was a more successful, multi-hyphenated, incessant creative risk taker in different media, he'd be the perfect person to roast.
The "This Is the End" actor took to Instagram last night to reveal that he's going to be the subject of Comedy Central's next roast. "Be sure you check it out," he says with minimal enthusiasm in the grainy video. "They wanted me to tell you that."
Franco's lack of excitement isn't surprising: Between his wide range of roles -- from his "Spring Breakers" gangster to his "Pineapple Express" pot dealer to "127 Hours" survivor Aron Ralston to various versions of himself -- and hyper-intellectualism, the man is ripe for roasting. Pretty much no one in Hollywood can match the actor-writer-director-student-professor-painter-philosopher hyphen for hyphen, which makes him an easy target.
Echoing that, Comedy Central president of content development Kent Alterman jokes, "If only James Franco was a more successful, multi-hyphenated, incessant creative risk taker in different media, he'd be the perfect person to roast.
- 7/10/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
John Carpenter says he'd love to adapt the survival horror title – and surely there's room for Skyrim, Far Cry or Uncharted
"I would love to make Dead Space, I'll tell you that right now," said John Carpenter last week, adding the celebrated director, expert moustache cultivator and avid gamer to the the swelling ranks of reputable film-makers (ie those whose names aren't spelled "Paul Ws Anderson" or "Uwe Boll") who recognise games as another viable well of narrative inspiration – equal in richness, if not yet in popular reputation, to any other artform.
And it's difficult to envisage a director better suited or more qualified to interpret the dank corridors and squelchy, shambling horrors of the Usg Ishimura. The Thing, The Fog and Halloween clearly influenced Visceral's icky franchise, and Carpenter's ideas feeding back into a mythology they helped create gives a pleasing sense of symmetry. His skill with suspense and...
"I would love to make Dead Space, I'll tell you that right now," said John Carpenter last week, adding the celebrated director, expert moustache cultivator and avid gamer to the the swelling ranks of reputable film-makers (ie those whose names aren't spelled "Paul Ws Anderson" or "Uwe Boll") who recognise games as another viable well of narrative inspiration – equal in richness, if not yet in popular reputation, to any other artform.
And it's difficult to envisage a director better suited or more qualified to interpret the dank corridors and squelchy, shambling horrors of the Usg Ishimura. The Thing, The Fog and Halloween clearly influenced Visceral's icky franchise, and Carpenter's ideas feeding back into a mythology they helped create gives a pleasing sense of symmetry. His skill with suspense and...
- 5/15/2013
- by Luke Holland
- The Guardian - Film News
Ever since his introduction onto the world stage with Shallow Grave, Danny Boyle managed to carve a unique path without having to give in to studio pressures. He is always reinventing himself, always dabbling in new genres and working with new technology – and despite a string of less-noteworthy Hollywood films, Boyle returned in 2008 with Slumdog Millionaire, which went on to win eight Oscars, and 127 Hours in 2010, which was nominated for six. Despite the recent acclaim, Boyle has always created frantic, highly-stylized films with characters often struggling with human vices and weakness. After directing the opening and closing ceremonies of The Olympic games, which nearly a billion people watched, Boyle is back with his latest project Trance, a psychological thriller in which a hypnotherapist helps an art auctioneer recover memories of where he stashed a stolen Goya. With the release of Trance, I asked our staff to list the films of Danny Boyle,...
- 4/14/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
I joined a few other journalists to ask director Danny Boyle questions about his new film, Trance. We spoke about his gig at the Olympics, possibly revisiting the 28 Days Later universe
For reference, our question is in red while the other journalist’s questions are in bold and Danny Boyle’s answers are italicized below. I would recommend going into Trance barely knowing anything at all to get the maximum enjoyment out of it. There is one question that might be a bit spoilerly but it addresses something that is in the beginning of the film.Also of note, Danny Boyle is someone that I think could talk all day if he wanted to about film. He is passionate and loves film as a filmmaker and a consumer. Sadly, the moderator cut him off in mid sentence so the final paragraph is true to the conversation.
Synopsis
A fine art...
For reference, our question is in red while the other journalist’s questions are in bold and Danny Boyle’s answers are italicized below. I would recommend going into Trance barely knowing anything at all to get the maximum enjoyment out of it. There is one question that might be a bit spoilerly but it addresses something that is in the beginning of the film.Also of note, Danny Boyle is someone that I think could talk all day if he wanted to about film. He is passionate and loves film as a filmmaker and a consumer. Sadly, the moderator cut him off in mid sentence so the final paragraph is true to the conversation.
Synopsis
A fine art...
- 4/11/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Danny Boyle is the British film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, 127 Hours and Trainspotting. Boyle won numerous awards for his 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, including the Academy Award for Best Director. In 2012, Boyle was the Artistic Director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. Boyle’s latest film Trance was actually filmed before the Olympics project, then sat for a few months before the editing process. James McAvoy stars in Trance as a fine art auctioneer who teams up with a criminal gang to steal a Goya painting worth millions of dollars, but after suffering a blow to the head during the heist he awakens to discover he has no memory of where he hid the painting. The film opens in St. Louis Friday, April 12th. Look for my review here at We Are Movie Geeks.
- 4/10/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture in 2008, director Danny Boyle was able to tell the wild true story of hiker Aron Ralston in 127 Hours. Three years later he's back with a new movie, and in keeping with Boyle's career thus far, it's not quite like anything he's done before. Trance is a riveting psychological heist thriller that plays with the concepts of memory and identity while slowly revealing the larger picture of a heist gone wrong. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Boyle about the film, and we talked about his thoughts on jumping between genres, the defining factor of his work as a whole, and plenty more. Watch! Boyle's films are always viscerally entertaining and he's one of my favorite working filmmakers, so it was an honor to be able to speak with him. He'd been doing interviews for the entire day, so I was really pleased...
- 4/4/2013
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
Alongside Quentin Tarantino, Danny Boyle is one of the few filmmakers who knows exactly how to meld sound and image to enhance the moviegoing experience. The Oscar-winning director sent Ewan McGregor storming down a Scotland street for Trainspotting to Iggy Pop, while Cillian Murphy wandered through the deserted streets of London in 28 Days Later to the eerie sound of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Boyle's latest movie Trance is an equally memorable sonic experience, as the director continues his working relationship with Underworld's Rick Smith. To mark the film's release, Digital Spy has picked out 10 great songs or musical tracks from Danny Boyle's back catalogue.
> Danny Boyle talks 'Trainspotting' sequel: 'We want to call it T2'
> Danny Boyle: 'I treated Ewan McGregor badly'
Andy Williams - 'Happy Heart' (Shallow Grave)
Ewan McGregor bleeds out on the floor, a double-crossed Kerry Fox breaks down in tears,...
Boyle's latest movie Trance is an equally memorable sonic experience, as the director continues his working relationship with Underworld's Rick Smith. To mark the film's release, Digital Spy has picked out 10 great songs or musical tracks from Danny Boyle's back catalogue.
> Danny Boyle talks 'Trainspotting' sequel: 'We want to call it T2'
> Danny Boyle: 'I treated Ewan McGregor badly'
Andy Williams - 'Happy Heart' (Shallow Grave)
Ewan McGregor bleeds out on the floor, a double-crossed Kerry Fox breaks down in tears,...
- 3/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Early reports suggest that Peter Jackson's take on the Tolkien tale triggers nausea. So which other films have faced similar criticism – and how did they fare at the box office?
Sick of The Hobbit already? There has been all sorts of nausea associated with Peter Jackson's take on the Tolkien tale, and it's not even out for a fortnight. There's the queasy anticipation of fans, of course, as well as the sinking feeling that it has being eked out into a trilogy, plus concerns about animal welfare – thrown up by Peta, batted back by Jackson. And now there's a new thing bugging people about the movie: early reports suggest that the much-touted 48-frames-per-second tech triggers nausea. One fan compared the experience to being on a roller-coaster. "You have to hold your stomach down and let your eyes pop at first to adjust. This is not for wimps." Others...
Sick of The Hobbit already? There has been all sorts of nausea associated with Peter Jackson's take on the Tolkien tale, and it's not even out for a fortnight. There's the queasy anticipation of fans, of course, as well as the sinking feeling that it has being eked out into a trilogy, plus concerns about animal welfare – thrown up by Peta, batted back by Jackson. And now there's a new thing bugging people about the movie: early reports suggest that the much-touted 48-frames-per-second tech triggers nausea. One fan compared the experience to being on a roller-coaster. "You have to hold your stomach down and let your eyes pop at first to adjust. This is not for wimps." Others...
- 12/4/2012
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
It's happened to all of us: you go to a movie expecting a thoughtful drama or lighthearted romp. No one warned you — it was all a sick trick to expose you to a vision as bloodcurdling as any "Saw" sequel.
Two hours later, you stumble into the lobby, unsure whether it's tears or your last meal welling up. Maybe it was a disturbing truth exposed in the film that did it. Or maybe the line between surrealist daydream and psychotic nightmare was inadvertently crossed. In honor of Halloween, here's our list of top 9 movies that failed to warn us in the commercials that they'd scar us for life.
9. 'Kids' (1995)
Horror Genre: The "Kids Today Are Out of Control!" grimy drama
Not to be confused with the adorable documentary "Babies" (2010), "Kids" tells the story of Telly, a teenage kleptomaniac who spends his free time -- when he's not stealing or taking...
Two hours later, you stumble into the lobby, unsure whether it's tears or your last meal welling up. Maybe it was a disturbing truth exposed in the film that did it. Or maybe the line between surrealist daydream and psychotic nightmare was inadvertently crossed. In honor of Halloween, here's our list of top 9 movies that failed to warn us in the commercials that they'd scar us for life.
9. 'Kids' (1995)
Horror Genre: The "Kids Today Are Out of Control!" grimy drama
Not to be confused with the adorable documentary "Babies" (2010), "Kids" tells the story of Telly, a teenage kleptomaniac who spends his free time -- when he's not stealing or taking...
- 10/27/2012
- by Ben Freiburger
- NextMovie
Last night, as I was talking with director Juan Antonio Bayona and producer Ghislain Barrois at a Soho House afterparty, they asked me how the Toronto Film Festival crowd reacted at the end of their tsunami survival tale The Impossible. I had to be honest: Once a picture of the actual family that survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people was shown onscreen (the parents are played by Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts) and then the actual Belon family stood up to embrace Bayona, the crowd rushed to their feet for a standing ovation so fast and it lasted so long it was hard to tell if they were rooting for the harrowing film, the family that survived it, or both. That’s what makes Toronto so great. There are so many surprises and this one reminded me of the way I felt when I attended the 127 Hours premiere,...
- 9/10/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
"Dateline," NBC News' longest-running primetime newsmagazine, debuted in 1992, and will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with an hour-long special Tuesday, May 22 at 10 p.m. Et.
"Dateline's 20th Anniversary Special" will highlight some of the most extraordinary stories and people in the show's history, and, in addition to looking back at memorable moments, will feature a few follow-up stories:
Jane Pauley/Michael J. Fox
In 2003, Jane Pauley spoke with Michael J. Fox as part of her final Dateline broadcast. Nine years later, Pauley returns to Dateline for the first time to sit down with Fox once again. An excerpt from their latest interview:
Pauley: But you call Parkinson's a gift.
Fox: I always say, it's the gift that keeps on taking. But, it woke me up to what was possible in life and whatever I lost, because I have Parkinson's, I've gained so much. If you are honest about it,...
"Dateline's 20th Anniversary Special" will highlight some of the most extraordinary stories and people in the show's history, and, in addition to looking back at memorable moments, will feature a few follow-up stories:
Jane Pauley/Michael J. Fox
In 2003, Jane Pauley spoke with Michael J. Fox as part of her final Dateline broadcast. Nine years later, Pauley returns to Dateline for the first time to sit down with Fox once again. An excerpt from their latest interview:
Pauley: But you call Parkinson's a gift.
Fox: I always say, it's the gift that keeps on taking. But, it woke me up to what was possible in life and whatever I lost, because I have Parkinson's, I've gained so much. If you are honest about it,...
- 5/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
On TV this final Tuesday of May sweeps: The two Idol hopefuls stage their last performances, Dancing With the Stars crowns a winning pair, Glee is full of tearful goodbyes, Hollywood Squares gets a hip-hop reboot and more. Here are seven programs you might want to check out.
8 pm American Idol (Fox) | Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez go head-to-head on the first night of the two-part Season 11 finale. A bit behind? Catch up with the latest episode of Michael Slezak’s Idology!
Preview | Gloria Estefan Talks Glee Finale Visit, Supporting ‘Brittana’ and Having It Out With [Spoiler]
9 pm Glee (Fox) | Season...
8 pm American Idol (Fox) | Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez go head-to-head on the first night of the two-part Season 11 finale. A bit behind? Catch up with the latest episode of Michael Slezak’s Idology!
Preview | Gloria Estefan Talks Glee Finale Visit, Supporting ‘Brittana’ and Having It Out With [Spoiler]
9 pm Glee (Fox) | Season...
- 5/22/2012
- by Alyse Whitney
- TVLine.com
James Franco has played many characters over the years -- James Dean, Aron Ralston, Saul Silver, Daniel Desario -- but few would leave him as bitter as his part as Tristan in "Tristan + Isolde." The actor has previously talked about the troubled production of that 2006 Kevin Reynolds film, but he once again lays it candidly out in an article he recently penned for The Daily Beast.
"I learned a lot from doing the film 'Tristan & Isolde.' It was a big mistake. I was an overzealous young actor and wanted to make great movies. I read the script and wasn’t sure about it, but my acting teacher said it was a role that a young Brando or Olivier would do. I thought, 'Ok…I guess,'" Franco recounts. One of the items he has talked about previously is the extensive training he did for the movie...which would end...
"I learned a lot from doing the film 'Tristan & Isolde.' It was a big mistake. I was an overzealous young actor and wanted to make great movies. I read the script and wasn’t sure about it, but my acting teacher said it was a role that a young Brando or Olivier would do. I thought, 'Ok…I guess,'" Franco recounts. One of the items he has talked about previously is the extensive training he did for the movie...which would end...
- 4/19/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Oscar nominee will appear on Nick at Nite's 'Hollywood Heights' this summer.
By Jocelyn Vena
James Franco
Photo: Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images
At this point, few things James Franco does in his career surprise anyone. But his latest gig might be an exception. The Oscar-nominated actor has agreed to appear on the Nick at Nite telenovela "Hollywood Heights."
The gig was announced by the network on Wednesday, but further details about his appearance on the show were not released. The show will kick off in June, according to Vulture, and like any good telenovela, it will air five nights a week. Based on a Mexican soap opera, the show revolves around a shy girl who befriends a rock star (her crush) after winning a songwriting competition and ultimately becomes a pop star herself.
This is the latest of many unusual side hustles the actor has acquired recently. Aside from attending...
By Jocelyn Vena
James Franco
Photo: Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images
At this point, few things James Franco does in his career surprise anyone. But his latest gig might be an exception. The Oscar-nominated actor has agreed to appear on the Nick at Nite telenovela "Hollywood Heights."
The gig was announced by the network on Wednesday, but further details about his appearance on the show were not released. The show will kick off in June, according to Vulture, and like any good telenovela, it will air five nights a week. Based on a Mexican soap opera, the show revolves around a shy girl who befriends a rock star (her crush) after winning a songwriting competition and ultimately becomes a pop star herself.
This is the latest of many unusual side hustles the actor has acquired recently. Aside from attending...
- 3/16/2012
- MTV Movie News
Oscar nominee will appear on Nick at Nite's 'Hollywood Heights' this summer.
By Jocelyn Vena
James Franco
Photo: Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images
At this point, few things James Franco does in his career surprise anyone. But his latest gig might be an exception. The Oscar-nominated actor has agreed to appear on the Nick at Nite telenovela "Hollywood Heights."
The gig was announced by the network on Wednesday, but further details about his appearance on the show were not released. The show will kick off in June, according to Vulture, and like any good telenovela, it will air five nights a week. Based on a Mexican soap opera, the show revolves around a shy girl who befriends a rock star (her crush) after winning a songwriting competition and ultimately becomes a pop star herself.
This is the latest of many unusual side hustles the actor has acquired recently. Aside from attending...
By Jocelyn Vena
James Franco
Photo: Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images
At this point, few things James Franco does in his career surprise anyone. But his latest gig might be an exception. The Oscar-nominated actor has agreed to appear on the Nick at Nite telenovela "Hollywood Heights."
The gig was announced by the network on Wednesday, but further details about his appearance on the show were not released. The show will kick off in June, according to Vulture, and like any good telenovela, it will air five nights a week. Based on a Mexican soap opera, the show revolves around a shy girl who befriends a rock star (her crush) after winning a songwriting competition and ultimately becomes a pop star herself.
This is the latest of many unusual side hustles the actor has acquired recently. Aside from attending...
- 3/16/2012
- MTV Music News
With the world in a spin following the release of the first full trailer for Gary Ross’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games it can come as no surprise that plans are already in motion for the movie based on the second book in the trilogy, Catching Fire.
The director is expected to return for the second film, and presumably the third as well, and today Deadline have reported that Simon Beaufoy is being ‘courted’ by Lionsgate to adapt the second book in the series. Beaufoy’s recent successes include his collaborations with Danny Boyle, the Aron Ralston film 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire for which Beaufoy won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay so the man knows his stuff.
His next work on the big screen is another adaptation, this time Paul Torday’s novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen which has Lasse Hallström behind the camera and...
The director is expected to return for the second film, and presumably the third as well, and today Deadline have reported that Simon Beaufoy is being ‘courted’ by Lionsgate to adapt the second book in the series. Beaufoy’s recent successes include his collaborations with Danny Boyle, the Aron Ralston film 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire for which Beaufoy won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay so the man knows his stuff.
His next work on the big screen is another adaptation, this time Paul Torday’s novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen which has Lasse Hallström behind the camera and...
- 11/16/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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