Martin Turk’s A Good Day’s Work selected for new initiative.
The Sarajevo Film Festival and Turkish national public broadcaster Trt are teaming to fund and produce a microbudget feature film from the Balkan region.
The selected project is Martin Turk’s A Good Day’s Work, which will be shot in Sarajevo in October 2017.
Turk, a graduate of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, has previously made a series of successful short films including Every Day Is Not The Same, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2008.
He was also a second assistant director on Danis Tanovic’s Oscar-winning drama No Man’s Land. A Good Day’s Work will be his second narrative feature after 2012 drama Feed Me With Your Words.
The project has been selected for the pilot edition of Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen, a new initiative from Sarajevo Film Festival and Trt...
The Sarajevo Film Festival and Turkish national public broadcaster Trt are teaming to fund and produce a microbudget feature film from the Balkan region.
The selected project is Martin Turk’s A Good Day’s Work, which will be shot in Sarajevo in October 2017.
Turk, a graduate of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, has previously made a series of successful short films including Every Day Is Not The Same, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2008.
He was also a second assistant director on Danis Tanovic’s Oscar-winning drama No Man’s Land. A Good Day’s Work will be his second narrative feature after 2012 drama Feed Me With Your Words.
The project has been selected for the pilot edition of Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen, a new initiative from Sarajevo Film Festival and Trt...
- 8/14/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Martin Turk’s A Good Day’s Work selected for new initiative.
The Sarajevo Film Festival and Turkish national public broadcaster Trt are teaming to fund and produce a micro-budget feature film from the Balkan region.
The selected project is Martin Turk’s A Good Day’s Work, which will be shot in Sarajevo in October 2017.
Turk, a graduate of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, has previously made a series of successful short films including Every Day Is Not The Same, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2008.
He was also a second assistant director on Danis Tanovic’s Oscar-winning drama No Man’s Land. A Good Day’s Work will be his second narrative feature after 2012 drama Feed Me With Your Words.
The project has been selected for the pilot edition of Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen, a new initiative from Sarajevo Film Festival and Trt...
The Sarajevo Film Festival and Turkish national public broadcaster Trt are teaming to fund and produce a micro-budget feature film from the Balkan region.
The selected project is Martin Turk’s A Good Day’s Work, which will be shot in Sarajevo in October 2017.
Turk, a graduate of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, has previously made a series of successful short films including Every Day Is Not The Same, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2008.
He was also a second assistant director on Danis Tanovic’s Oscar-winning drama No Man’s Land. A Good Day’s Work will be his second narrative feature after 2012 drama Feed Me With Your Words.
The project has been selected for the pilot edition of Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen, a new initiative from Sarajevo Film Festival and Trt...
- 8/14/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Simon Brew Mar 6, 2017
Steven E de Souza deals with a spoiler-y plot hole in the original Die Hard movie...
Spoilers lie ahead for Die Hard
See related Looking back at Robert Zemeckis' Contact
Die Hard is pretty much a flawless film for our money, with just one or two little bits and bobs here and there that are barely worth quibbling about. Still, screenwriter Steven E de Souza has been addressing one of them.
Spoilers for the mighty Die Hard lie past Daphne the Spoiler Squirrel. Be warned...
It’s to do with the fact that John McClane twigs that Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber is a terrorist. This is at the part of the film where Gruber is pretending to be Bill Clay, something that McClane sees through but it’s never quite explained why. We just assume that McClane is very clever.
Turns out it’s all do with some deleted material,...
Steven E de Souza deals with a spoiler-y plot hole in the original Die Hard movie...
Spoilers lie ahead for Die Hard
See related Looking back at Robert Zemeckis' Contact
Die Hard is pretty much a flawless film for our money, with just one or two little bits and bobs here and there that are barely worth quibbling about. Still, screenwriter Steven E de Souza has been addressing one of them.
Spoilers for the mighty Die Hard lie past Daphne the Spoiler Squirrel. Be warned...
It’s to do with the fact that John McClane twigs that Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber is a terrorist. This is at the part of the film where Gruber is pretending to be Bill Clay, something that McClane sees through but it’s never quite explained why. We just assume that McClane is very clever.
Turns out it’s all do with some deleted material,...
- 3/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Den Of Geek Dec 21, 2016
A sneaky letter to you fine folks, as we hope to distract you from the fact we're going quieter for a bit...
Dear the fine, wonderful, tasteful and appreciated readers of this site,
We’ve written you a letter. We’re hoping in a strange way that it’s the first time you’ve read one of our letters, because that means we’ve got a paragraph or two before you rumble we’re about to peg it for Christmas. So let’s assume that, and move on quickly.
There are a few bits of business we want to get through.
Firstly, we want to say a genuine, heartfelt thank you. We do say this quite often, and we’re genuinely not fishing, but we know not why you choose us as a website worthy of your eyeballs. We can but assure you we don’t,...
A sneaky letter to you fine folks, as we hope to distract you from the fact we're going quieter for a bit...
Dear the fine, wonderful, tasteful and appreciated readers of this site,
We’ve written you a letter. We’re hoping in a strange way that it’s the first time you’ve read one of our letters, because that means we’ve got a paragraph or two before you rumble we’re about to peg it for Christmas. So let’s assume that, and move on quickly.
There are a few bits of business we want to get through.
Firstly, we want to say a genuine, heartfelt thank you. We do say this quite often, and we’re genuinely not fishing, but we know not why you choose us as a website worthy of your eyeballs. We can but assure you we don’t,...
- 12/20/2016
- Den of Geek
Today’s Daily Horoscope: May 10, 2016: Venus, planet of love and attraction, makes a fortunate and flowing link to Jupiter, the planet of opportunity. A good day for partnering up and making the most of relationships. As both planets are in earth signs then a practical outcome is assured. Read your daily horoscope for more. […]
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- 5/10/2016
- by Julian Venables
- Uinterview
Forgot how ridiculous it looks to wear a ping-pong ball covered black lycra suit. According to prolific games actor Nolan North - best known for his role as Nathan Drake in the Uncharted series - doing performance capture is far more serious and rewarding than it appears.
He says it's something closer to the world of theatre than television or movies, forcing performers to work together and use their imagination in order to bring an actor's movements, expressions and voice to life in games and visual effects-laden films.
"When I started out doing theatre, you do something like black box theatre, where there's very minimal props and it's all about the interaction. For me, it always seemed a lot like that," Nolan told Digital Spy.
"We are playing around with things that aren't there in the game, that you don't see. Maybe some of the guns will be plastic little fake guns,...
He says it's something closer to the world of theatre than television or movies, forcing performers to work together and use their imagination in order to bring an actor's movements, expressions and voice to life in games and visual effects-laden films.
"When I started out doing theatre, you do something like black box theatre, where there's very minimal props and it's all about the interaction. For me, it always seemed a lot like that," Nolan told Digital Spy.
"We are playing around with things that aren't there in the game, that you don't see. Maybe some of the guns will be plastic little fake guns,...
- 8/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Universal Pictures
Six weeks after its phenomenal opening (even saying it now, $500 million in a weekend sounds ridiculous), Universal have finally announced a sequel to Jurassic World, due for a June 2018 release. What took them so long? This film was an obvious hit from the moment the little I-Rex poked its eye out of the egg, and while it’s not exactly a cinematic masterpiece, it’s clearly tapped into an audience hunger for excitement and nostalgia. And dinosaurs.
It’s actually nice that Universal didn’t immediately confirm the sequel, and the three year gap means they have time to make something at least on a par with World – you don’t reboot a franchise only so you can make another Jurassic Park III. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are locked in for the sequel, so expect more cries of sexism and unbelievable action in heels.
What’s...
Six weeks after its phenomenal opening (even saying it now, $500 million in a weekend sounds ridiculous), Universal have finally announced a sequel to Jurassic World, due for a June 2018 release. What took them so long? This film was an obvious hit from the moment the little I-Rex poked its eye out of the egg, and while it’s not exactly a cinematic masterpiece, it’s clearly tapped into an audience hunger for excitement and nostalgia. And dinosaurs.
It’s actually nice that Universal didn’t immediately confirm the sequel, and the three year gap means they have time to make something at least on a par with World – you don’t reboot a franchise only so you can make another Jurassic Park III. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are locked in for the sequel, so expect more cries of sexism and unbelievable action in heels.
What’s...
- 7/24/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
In what is actual news from Buckingham Palace and not a high-concept pitch for Adam Sandler's latest film, the Royal Household needs a new chauffeur for Queen Elizabeth. The approximately $37,000-per-year gig entails driving around Her Majesty, other members of the Royal Family, household officials and guests, as well as maintaining the Royal Vehicles (which includes the Queen's two 2002 Bentleys and fleet of both Land and Range Rovers) and planning the Royal Driving Route. Qualifications include "strong attention to detail," the ability to "remain calm under pressure," "professional driving experience" and of course a valid U.K. driving license.
- 2/19/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
The sheer volume of British television shows that receive the U.S. reboot treatment continues to baffle me, mainly because the majority are often massive flops. Much like the recent Guardians Of The Galaxy Chinese subtitle issue, wherein the nuanced comedy was lost in translation, a similar fate often befalls British shows headed across the pond. Still, we can hold out hope that ABC Studios and Amblin TV won’t make a complete balls-up of No Angels.
The dramedy is being spearheaded by producer Julie Anne Robinson (Suburgatory), who is no stranger to the naughty antics of those Northern nurses. Robinson directed two episodes of the original series, which followed four nurses who work and live together. It began airing in 2004 and ran for two seasons, which wasn’t nearly enough in my opinion.
No Angels managed to perfectly blend the silly, funny and true-to-life aspects of the nurses’ daily lives,...
The dramedy is being spearheaded by producer Julie Anne Robinson (Suburgatory), who is no stranger to the naughty antics of those Northern nurses. Robinson directed two episodes of the original series, which followed four nurses who work and live together. It began airing in 2004 and ran for two seasons, which wasn’t nearly enough in my opinion.
No Angels managed to perfectly blend the silly, funny and true-to-life aspects of the nurses’ daily lives,...
- 10/21/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
A key character from the Die Hard franchise may be headed back to the big screen! Latino Review 's "El Mayimbe" posted the below to his Twitter account, suggesting that 20th Century Fox has been meeting with writers to find a way to incorporate Samuel L. Jackson's Die Hard with a Vengeance character, Zeus Carver, in a sixth big screen film. Twitter Scoop: Fox is meeting writers for takes on next Die Hard. It has to involve John McClane And Samuel Jackson's Zeus Carver character! — elmayimbe (@elmayimbe) April 14, 2014 At this time, even the potential for Jackson to be involved is highly speculative, although leading man Bruce Willis previously stated that a sixth Die Hard will happen. Although the most recent film, A Good Day...
- 4/14/2014
- Comingsoon.net
It's Anything Can Happen Night on "American Idol." On maybe 70 percent of "Idol" Thursdays, you can narrow your elimination predictions down to two or three singers, maximum, with anybody else being a shock. After Wednesday's decent Songs From The Cinema Night, I'll be able to give easy explanations for two or three boots, but there's a lot of wiggle room for something confusing to happen. Open question: Is there a frontrunner? I mean a *real* David Archuleta/Melinda Doolittle/Adam Lambert-style frontrunner? Have we ever been this later in the season without anything like a favorite? Think about that, while I start my live-blog: 8:00 p.m. Et. Crud! I do this for a living and I forgot that Fox had pushed up the "Hell's Kitchen" premiere and bumped "Rake" to Fridays and all of that stuff. Oh well. Back in an hour! 8:59 p.m. Ok. Let's try this again.
- 3/14/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Over a year ago, we got a first look at Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action thriller Ten from director David Ayer (End of Watch, Street Kings), but now the film is called Sabotage and we have some more photos from the film. The film follows an elite DEA task force who find themselves being taken out one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. The first photo only featured Schwarzenegger, but now some new photos show us some of his team, though the only ones we can pick out seem to be Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike) and Mireille Enos (World War Z), but Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Josh Holloway and more are also in the movie. It looks like there's going to be some kick-ass action in this one. Here are the new photos from David Ayer's Sabotage from USA Today: Sabotage is directed by David Ayer...
- 11/20/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
On one level, A&E's new series "Modern Dads" is almost refreshing: The four guys the show follows, stay-at-home dads all, come across as loving fathers who don't recoil at the sight of a dirty diaper or act as though they've been emasculated* by the situation they've chosen.
(*Not that you'd know it from the way the show's press materials oversell it. "A good day at the office for them," the show's synopsis reads, "is just keeping their kids -- and their manhood -- alive.)
Television -- scripted, unscripted or in between, as "Modern Dads" seems very much to be -- is not exactly overrun with fathers who take the lion's share, or even contribute much, to child-rearing. So seeing dads take good care of their children is hardly a bad thing.
On another level, though, the travails of four middle-class (or better) white dudes from Austin does not exactly...
(*Not that you'd know it from the way the show's press materials oversell it. "A good day at the office for them," the show's synopsis reads, "is just keeping their kids -- and their manhood -- alive.)
Television -- scripted, unscripted or in between, as "Modern Dads" seems very much to be -- is not exactly overrun with fathers who take the lion's share, or even contribute much, to child-rearing. So seeing dads take good care of their children is hardly a bad thing.
On another level, though, the travails of four middle-class (or better) white dudes from Austin does not exactly...
- 8/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Using 99 different movies from the works of directors such as Christopher Nolan, Zack Snyder, Joss Whedon, Michael Bay, the Wachowskis, Neill Blomkamp, James Cameron, Danny Boyle, Guillermo del Toro and even Darren Aronofsky and Terrence Malick, video director Vadzim Khudabets (official site) delivers the following 6:10 minute compilation of "epic" moments from a slew of recent movies (all listed below the video) for a video titled "Eterna". I'm featuring it here for two reasons; 1.) because it's very well done and 2.) I think it highlights the issues I have with today's blockbuster cinema. The first point is self-explanatory, but to the second point just watching this reminds me of every problem I have with so many of today's big budget spectacle features from the fact they are more style and size over substance and, like the video, overstay their welcome. For as well made as this video is, at the 2:...
- 7/31/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
On June 26, The Supreme Court declared The Defense of Marriage Act is "unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the 5th amendment," thereby giving legally married, same-sex couples, the same federal rights as heterosexual couples. The pending Prop 8 appeal was also dismissed.
Following the landmark decision [read it all here], celebrities took to Twitter in droves to praise Scotus on their decision!
Today's Doma ruling is a historic step forward for #MarriageEquality. #LoveIsLove
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013
We stand tall today.#DomaStruckDown So many fought for so long. Be proud, the prejudice are now the minority. pic.twitter.com/teni7GREDY
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 26, 2013
Today marks a watershed moment in history and a tremendous victory for the principle of equality. The 5-4 decision... http://t.co/Hlxeof1qGZ
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 26, 2013
You’re damn right Doma is unconstitutional!! #equalitymatters
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) June 26, 2013
.@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality...
Following the landmark decision [read it all here], celebrities took to Twitter in droves to praise Scotus on their decision!
Today's Doma ruling is a historic step forward for #MarriageEquality. #LoveIsLove
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013
We stand tall today.#DomaStruckDown So many fought for so long. Be proud, the prejudice are now the minority. pic.twitter.com/teni7GREDY
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 26, 2013
Today marks a watershed moment in history and a tremendous victory for the principle of equality. The 5-4 decision... http://t.co/Hlxeof1qGZ
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 26, 2013
You’re damn right Doma is unconstitutional!! #equalitymatters
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) June 26, 2013
.@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality...
- 6/26/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
"A Good Day To Die Hard" was fucking awful, but here's the thing: it made a shitpile of money. While American audiences mostly shrugged, international audiences lined up, and taking in $302 million worldwide, 'A Good Day' has become the third best performing entry in the franchise. So, of course, Fox is thinking about getting John McClane back in action before Bruce Willis really and truly is too old for this shit. Total Film reveals that Brit writer Ben Trebilcook is currently working on "Die Hardest" (groan), which is only at the treatment stage at the moment. Still, it seems Fox is eager to capitalize on audiences overseas, even if at home interest seems to have waned. While exact story details are still being worked out, the story will again start in New York City but then take the action to Tokyo. "Die Hard: Tokyo Drift"? No word...
- 4/30/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
At the time of publishing this piece, the RottenTomatoes score for Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, which opens in theaters this Friday, March 8, sits at 72%. I can tell you right now, by Friday that number will drop and will most likely join the green splatters you see to the right. Speaking of which, what you see to the right are the RottenTomatoes ratings for this past weekend's Box-Office Top Ten (March 1-3) and just below that the MetaCritic.com ratings for the films currently in theaters. If it wasn't obvious, a red tomato signifies a film with largely positive reviews on the RottenTomatoes scale. When it comes to MetaCritic, the higher the number the better and a color coded number in the green is what you really want. Out of the 22 films on the MetaCritic list, only one reaches that level and, to no surprise, it's the...
- 3/5/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
At the time of publishing this piece, the RottenTomatoes score for Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, which opens in theaters this Friday, March 8, sits at 72%. I can tell you right now, by Friday that number will drop and will most likely join the green splatters you see to the right. Speaking of which, what you see to the right are the RottenTomatoes ratings for this past weekend's Box-Office Top Ten (March 1-3) and just below that the MetaCritic.com ratings for the films currently in theaters. If it wasn't obvious, a red tomato signifies a film with largely positive reviews on the RottenTomatoes scale. When it comes to MetaCritic, the higher the number the better and a color coded number in the green is what you really want. Out of the 22 films on the MetaCritic list, only one reaches that level and, to no surprise, it's the...
- 3/5/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A Good Day to Die Hard is top of the pops, the Valentine's Day battle is won by This Is 40, and Run for Your Wife – why?
The winner
Critics may have questioned the need for a fifth Die Hard movie, but audiences signalled their sustained interest in the franchise, powering the latest instalment to an opening of £4.55m. That was enough for A Good Day to Die Hard to elbow Wreck-It Ralph aside, claiming the chart crown. On closer inspection, however, the Bruce Willis flick saw its takings inflated by Valentine's Day previews totaling £1.28m. Strip those out, and A Good Day's debut falls to £3.27m, below Wreck-It's second-weekend takings of £3.43m. It's actually doing better in the UK than the Us, going by the accepted rule of thumb. The Us four-day opening of $37.54m would typically yield a UK equivalent of £3.8m, but the actual achieved result...
The winner
Critics may have questioned the need for a fifth Die Hard movie, but audiences signalled their sustained interest in the franchise, powering the latest instalment to an opening of £4.55m. That was enough for A Good Day to Die Hard to elbow Wreck-It Ralph aside, claiming the chart crown. On closer inspection, however, the Bruce Willis flick saw its takings inflated by Valentine's Day previews totaling £1.28m. Strip those out, and A Good Day's debut falls to £3.27m, below Wreck-It's second-weekend takings of £3.43m. It's actually doing better in the UK than the Us, going by the accepted rule of thumb. The Us four-day opening of $37.54m would typically yield a UK equivalent of £3.8m, but the actual achieved result...
- 2/20/2013
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Göteborg is the home of Scandinavia’s most important international film festival, offering one of the world’s most generous prizes: a Dragon Award of 1 million Swedish kronor (nearly 158 000 Usd) for Best Nordic Film. But comparatively speaking, the festival’s short film award is even more remarkable: this year, a selection of Swedish films up to 15 minutes in length competed for a ‘Startsladden’ award of 938 000 kronor (about 148 000 Usd) in funding and equipment. The winner was ‘The Day my Dad was Shot’ (‘Gabriel och Lasermannen’, dir. Babak Najafi), a documentary recording the impact of a gunman’s shooting spree on the life of a young man whose father was injured. This year, the festival also hosted a ‘Startsladden Retrospective’, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the competition by screening the winning films from previous years.
Göteborg’s spotlight on short film extends far beyond its Swedish shorts competition. In addition to the...
Göteborg’s spotlight on short film extends far beyond its Swedish shorts competition. In addition to the...
- 2/19/2013
- by Alison Frank
- The Moving Arts Journal
A Good Day (or four) at the Box Office! Increasingly indestructible detective John McClane returned to theaters this weekend and gunned down the competition, putting A Good Day To Die Hard at the top of the box office with $25 million. Bruce Willis and his action-ready on-screen offspring Jai Courtney also pulled in $8.2 million from their Thursday opening for a $33.2 million total so far. Despite the R-rating, that's comparable to the $33.3M three-day opening of 2007's Live Free Or Die...
- 2/17/2013
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
Talk about counter-programming: Bruce Willis returns the theaters this long Valentine's Day weekend as New York cop John McClane in a fifth A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth in the John McClane series. After living free and dying hard back in 2007, Willis took a vacation the way McClane would, that is, he didn't. Since then he's starred in Surrogates, Looper, Moonrise Kingdom, Red and its upcoming sequel. We have a feeling that's the way Bruce likes it. While McClane is constantly griping about being on vacation (we counted at least three times in A Good Day) he's certainly much more at home with car chases, chasing baddies and making wisecracks, even in Mother Russia. He even gets to Yippee ki-yay...
- 2/15/2013
- E! Online
A Good Day to Die Hard
Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch
Directed by John Moore
Rated R
If you’ve been on Rotten Tomatoes or other movie related websites over the last 24 hours, then you may have noticed some not so kind words about A Good Day to Die Hard. Soulless, tired, messy, unfocused, these are just some of the buzz words being used to describe John McClane’s 5th outing. While I’m not going to dispute some of those claims, because A Good Day is far from perfect, but it’s also not the train wreck that some may make it out to be. Before I go any further, I’ll just throw this out there right now; I like this movie more than Live Free or Die Hard. It still can’t touch the original trilogy of films, but at this point, sometimes its okay to just be entertained.
Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch
Directed by John Moore
Rated R
If you’ve been on Rotten Tomatoes or other movie related websites over the last 24 hours, then you may have noticed some not so kind words about A Good Day to Die Hard. Soulless, tired, messy, unfocused, these are just some of the buzz words being used to describe John McClane’s 5th outing. While I’m not going to dispute some of those claims, because A Good Day is far from perfect, but it’s also not the train wreck that some may make it out to be. Before I go any further, I’ll just throw this out there right now; I like this movie more than Live Free or Die Hard. It still can’t touch the original trilogy of films, but at this point, sometimes its okay to just be entertained.
- 2/14/2013
- by Craig Dietz
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Because a real-life John McClane gunning down bad guys has gotten kinda tired, why not immortalize the man who made American cowboying an International hit in life-size chocolate? Cause that’s what the Japanese have done in a recent press conference for McClane’s latest adventure, “A Good Day to Die Hard”. The curious part here is that the Japanese guy “playing” John McClane is way more muscular and in shape than the actual John McClane circa 1986, which is kind of ironic. Remember, ’86 McClane was supposed to be an Everyman, not the superhero he is in today’s movies. By comparison, check out the Japanese lady playing Yuliya Snigir’s role from the movie. Then again, she has less of a hill to climb than her male counterpart — basically, she just needs to not look bad in the leather bodysuit, which, I’m happy to say, she doe snot. Oh,...
- 2/14/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Title: A Good Day to Die Hard Director: John Smith Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, and a body count. After 97 minutes, it sure is A Good Day (for the franchise) to Die Hard. Hate to be the buzz-kill here people, but this is by far the sloppiest entry, not only in the treasured Die Hard franchise, but in the action genre in general. The first 40 minutes is probably some of the worst cinematography you’ll ever see. Now full disclosure: Yours truly isn’t a fan of the shaky camera nonsense that became all the rage after the Bourne franchise arrived on the scene. But what happens in the opening [ Read More ]
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- 2/13/2013
- by Joe Belcastro
- ShockYa
Chicago – The franchise has been in steady decline since the original “Die Hard,” quite simply one of the best action films of all time, but that still doesn’t prepare one for the truly horrendous “A Good to Day to Die Hard,” a complete waste of time on every level. Loud, obnoxious, boring, cartoonish, morally reprehensible, and just plain stupid, “A Good Day to Die Hard” is just bad, bad, bad. The movie bears so little resemblance to the first film in the franchise that they literally share nothing in common other than an actor and a character name (and this is clearly another script that was originally conceived as a non-franchise film and then barely forced into the series like a square peg into a round hole). If someone at Fox is wise, they’ll just rename this something generic before its DVD release and admit that this isn...
- 2/13/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Despite being panned by critics (including here), Identity Thief scored big at the box office and with fans. Seth Gordon‘s comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman earned $36.6m through the weekend against limited competition. The only other wide release was Steven Soderbergh’s final film (until we coax him out of retirement), Side Effects, which was in 500 fewer theaters and scored $10m. Warm Bodies dropped to the #2 spot with $11.5m, only $1.9m worth of people wanted to see Top Gun re-released in 3D, and the Oscar-nominated The Gatekeepers won the highest per theater average this weekend with over $14k in 3 theaters. Identity Thief has a production budget listed as $35m, so the numbers here are solid and point it directly toward never-ending syndication on TBS. It’s probably not surprising, but the number one movie also earned a massive disparity between critics and audiences, so it’ll be interesting to see if it can maintain...
- 2/11/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
It appears there has finally been more forward progress behind the scenes of This is Where I Leave You, the film adaptation of Jonathan Tropper.s celebrated adult-coming-of-age novel which has been put through Hollywood.s wringer for quite a while now. Back in November, Shawn Levy took over as director, but little has been heard about it since. The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting Jason Bateman has returned to the project, after having his name attached to it early last year. Bateman is a welcome presence in almost any film, and will probably do a great job nailing the character.s tone of the novel. But there.s more! On Monday, Levy and Bateman will meet with a group of well-known actresses, some of whom will be reading for the lead female role of Penny. Those actresses include Zoe Saldana (The Words), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (A Good Day to...
- 2/9/2013
- cinemablend.com
I am cautiously optimistic about the prospects of A Good Day to Die Hard. Die Hard is without a doubt, one of the most perfect action movies ever. But a problem arose with Live Free or Die Hard. They turned John McClane into this indestructible character. A complete 180 from what Die Hard was all about. But I like what I’ve seen so far with A Good Day, hence my optimism. Bruce Willis apparently likes what he sees as well, because the man says he’s ready for Die Hard 6.
- 2/7/2013
- by Craig Dietz
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Anyone who has visited – or even driven past/seen footage of – the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles knows that the studio boasts giant murals of some of its most famous productions, including The Empire Strikes Back and The Simpsons. Last night, Die Hard joined that exclusive club, as Bruce Willis unveiled a mural featuring John McClane in one of the original movie’s most iconic shots.Introduced by Fox film boss Jim Gianopulos (who couldn’t resist cracking, “We’re glad he agreed to come out to the coast, have a few laughs”) Willis was invited to push the button on what looked like a detonator. Cue the Fox fanfare, fireworks (which, as you can see in the video below, set off every car alarm in the adjacent parking garage, much to Willis’ amusement) and the unveiling of the giant image.Crafted by artist Van Hecht-Nelson and painter Fernando Cepeda,...
- 1/31/2013
- EmpireOnline
What do you give the movie that's in the midst of living through a nine-month postponement? A new poster, that's what. One with more Channing Tatum than the last one, as you'd expect considering one of the rumored reasons for G.I. Joe: Retaliation's delay sudden and surprising delay. And with more Bruce Willis, as you'd expect considering... how, by all accounts, the movie isn't exactly about him. Hoping to capitalize on that surefire success of February's A Good Day Do...
- 12/6/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
Have you ever seen one of those simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious sports videos where a runner faceplants in spectacular slapstick fashion, inches from the finish line? Hardball host and MSNBC Election Night co-anchor Chris Matthews delivered the cable news equivalent of that when, with only minutes to go before the 3 am end of his shift, he strung together words that should never be used in relation to any tragedy, in any context, but particularly one as raw as the still-unfolding aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Wrapping up the coverage, Matthews called Election Day "A good day for America," but then added, "I'm so glad we had that storm last week because I think the storm was one of those things."...
- 11/7/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
If all goes as planned, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill will reunite on the silver screen in 2015 for Star Wars: Episode VII, a movie set in the hours, days, years, decades or eons after Darth Vader’s torchlight funeral near the piney stomping grounds of the Ewoks. But when they reach the set next year, the actors will be 30 years removed from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. A new generation of heroes and villains will clearly be needed to move the franchise on to Episode VIII and beyond, but how to accomplish that?
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- 11/7/2012
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
It’s A Good Day to Die Hard according to 20th Century Fox – and we’ve got the brand new Die Hard trailer to prove it. Bruce Willis is back as renegade cop John McClane in the newest entry in the venerable action franchise – and it’s once again a family affair, as this time he’s teamed up with his son (Jai Courtney) in Moscow. Yippie-ki-yay… The new clip shows an older Willis who still looks comfortable firing off one-liners and automatic weapons. We still have no real idea what the story is about – but we can tell you that Willis and son shoot up Moscow and lots of cars blow up. Do you really need to know more than that? Mary Elizabeth Winstead turns up in the trailer as well, reprising her role as Lucy McClane. Will A Good Day...
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- 10/25/2012
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
Still wearing a scowl and a vest Bruce Willis returns as John McClane for a fifth outing in A Good Day to Die Hard, Aka Die Hard 5 Aka Die Harderer.
“This time he’s brought his kid!” yells an overenthusiastic marketing bod and so it is here in next installment of McClane’s very bad days. Jai Courtney is along for the ride this time, following in his father’s footsteps and you can expect heart-warming truths to be realised while the entire world explodes around them.
Here’s a short sharp synopsis,
Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy #1 for terrorists the world over. Now, McClane faces his greatest challenge ever, this time on an international stage, when his estranged son Jack...
“This time he’s brought his kid!” yells an overenthusiastic marketing bod and so it is here in next installment of McClane’s very bad days. Jai Courtney is along for the ride this time, following in his father’s footsteps and you can expect heart-warming truths to be realised while the entire world explodes around them.
Here’s a short sharp synopsis,
Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy #1 for terrorists the world over. Now, McClane faces his greatest challenge ever, this time on an international stage, when his estranged son Jack...
- 10/25/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Dennis Dortch is the director of the Sundance film A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy, available to watch on Netflix now. He also has created a veritable empire on YouTube with his channel Black & Sexy TV consisting of two successful web series, The Couple and The Number, and two more on the way. He and his team are currently crowdfunding a film based on The Couple. In this interview he talks about the difference between creating a film and creating content for the Web, how to juggle multiple web series at a time and how to keep an audience with an increasingly short attention-span engaged.
Filmmaker: I saw in a previous interview that you were originally interested in the music business but switched to film. Are you happy with your choice? How involved are you in choosing the music for your content?
Dortch: Yes. I feel that I didn...
Filmmaker: I saw in a previous interview that you were originally interested in the music business but switched to film. Are you happy with your choice? How involved are you in choosing the music for your content?
Dortch: Yes. I feel that I didn...
- 10/4/2012
- by Malaika Mose
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Throw away your "Untitled Star Trek Sequel." Forget all about "Star Trek 2." None of these stand-in titles for J.J. Abrams' follow-up to his 2009 reboot matter anymore because we may finally have an official one, "Star Trek Into Darkness."
The title saga goes all the way back to January when the sequel began production in an official capacity. While many assumed the usual "2" treatment, that would prove problematic for the "Star Trek" franchise, since there is already a "II," and it's the best one.
Then at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Damon Lindelof explained that a title was harder to crack than they originally thought, considering that a "2" was out of the question and because of the creative team's dislike for "colon" titles. (Sorry to all those hoping and praying for "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Cumberbatch.")
"There's no word that comes after the colon after 'Star Trek' that's cool,...
The title saga goes all the way back to January when the sequel began production in an official capacity. While many assumed the usual "2" treatment, that would prove problematic for the "Star Trek" franchise, since there is already a "II," and it's the best one.
Then at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Damon Lindelof explained that a title was harder to crack than they originally thought, considering that a "2" was out of the question and because of the creative team's dislike for "colon" titles. (Sorry to all those hoping and praying for "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Cumberbatch.")
"There's no word that comes after the colon after 'Star Trek' that's cool,...
- 9/10/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
Darrell and Brandon were feeling pretty good after only spending $230 for a unit on the latest "Storage Wars" (Tue., 10 p.m. Et on A&E). When they started rummaging through their purchase, they came across several vintage-looking prints. One stood out in particular from that group enough to have them take it for appraisal.
It was a good-sized map of Transylvania that looked to perhaps be even older than the other prints. When they took it to an expert on all thinks Dracula, he confirmed it's age. But it wasn't a print at all. What the guys had was a page from a book printed in the late 1600s, and a hand-painted map.
The expert appraised the map at about $1,000, which alone was four times what they spent. But all told, the guys netted just over ten times their investment. A good day at auction indeed.
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It was a good-sized map of Transylvania that looked to perhaps be even older than the other prints. When they took it to an expert on all thinks Dracula, he confirmed it's age. But it wasn't a print at all. What the guys had was a page from a book printed in the late 1600s, and a hand-painted map.
The expert appraised the map at about $1,000, which alone was four times what they spent. But all told, the guys netted just over ten times their investment. A good day at auction indeed.
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- 8/8/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Next year will see the release of A Good Day to Die Hard and, this time, John McClane (Bruce Willis) is getting help from an unexpected source. In 2007's Live Free or Die Hard, Willis was trying to rescue his estranged daughter (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) from cyber-terrorists, but A Good Day finds Willis meeting up with another of his estranged progeny, his son Jack. Jai Courtney (Spartacus: Blood and Sand) was cast in the role of Jack in February, which was described as "more of a hardass than his father."
That's basically the description Tom Rothman recently gave Collider at CinemaCon, where the 20th Century Fox chief spent a few days dishing about several upcoming Fox properties, among them A Good Day to Die Hard. Rothman admitted that he loves the Die Hard sequel, citing two reasons why the fifth installment will be "new" to audiences.
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That's basically the description Tom Rothman recently gave Collider at CinemaCon, where the 20th Century Fox chief spent a few days dishing about several upcoming Fox properties, among them A Good Day to Die Hard. Rothman admitted that he loves the Die Hard sequel, citing two reasons why the fifth installment will be "new" to audiences.
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- 5/1/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Chicago -- There's a reason Renee Fleming has been dubbed "The People's Diva."
For the past school year, the famed soprano has been mentoring teen vocal students as part of her role as creative consultant at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
She works with the Merit School of Music on Chicago's West Side, where many students are tuition-free or on scholarship. Fleming has used Skype video to digitally visit their classrooms and has also given in-person master classes.
"I just know there have to be amazing voices here that would otherwise not be discovered if they didn't have the opportunity," said Fleming, speaking after a recent performance with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a choir of high school students in downtown Chicago as part of an arts education initiative.
At a recent class, Fleming, the daughter of two high school vocal teachers, sat onstage in a small school auditorium, listening to...
For the past school year, the famed soprano has been mentoring teen vocal students as part of her role as creative consultant at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
She works with the Merit School of Music on Chicago's West Side, where many students are tuition-free or on scholarship. Fleming has used Skype video to digitally visit their classrooms and has also given in-person master classes.
"I just know there have to be amazing voices here that would otherwise not be discovered if they didn't have the opportunity," said Fleming, speaking after a recent performance with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a choir of high school students in downtown Chicago as part of an arts education initiative.
At a recent class, Fleming, the daughter of two high school vocal teachers, sat onstage in a small school auditorium, listening to...
- 4/4/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
A Good Day to Die Hard is still the incredible title of the fourth Die Hard sequel, currently scheduled to become next year’s most divisive date movie with a Valentine’s Day 2013 release date. We already knew that Di5 H5rd would feature Bruce Willis’ beleaguered John McClane exported to Moscow for some post-Soviet shenanigans. Now, EW has confirmed that 20th Century Fox has officially cast McClane’s new sidekick: Jai Courtney, the Australian actor and possible missing Hemsworth brother who’s best known on these shores for his role as Varro in Spartacus, will play McClane’s estranged son Jack.
- 2/22/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW - Inside Movies
Is there anything better than an old dad? Always falling asleep on the couch in front of Two And A Half Men so you can sneak out at a reasonable hour? Easily convinced that you need an iPad for school because he doesn’t actually know what they are? Looks like Bruce Willis‘ baby with wife Emma Heming will reap the benefits that half-siblings Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle never got when they were kids … 20 years ago. Considering that Bruce is currently 56, and new baby Willis will be at least 17 years younger than her next oldest sibling, he or she has a whole new world of hard candies and house slippers to explore! Maybe this is a sign that now is the perfect time for Bruce to segueing over into kids movies. Dad Hard: Live Free or Dad Hard? Dad Hard: A Good Day To Dad Hard? You roll your eyes now,...
- 10/26/2011
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
A Good Day To Die Hard will see hero John McClane team up with his estranged son in his fifth outing, but who would suit the role best?
A Good Day To Die Hard. I still can’t get used to that title, no matter how many times I repeat it in my tiny mind. It sounds like a title generated by a computer program, or by throwing darts at a load of random words taped to the back of an office door.
Nevertheless, it’s the title we’re stuck with, barring any last-minute changes of heart in the corridors of Hollywood. And besides, the title’s less important than the action, one-liners, car chases and explosions that will inevitably pepper the film itself. And as we learned yesterday, the aging John McClane won’t be battling the bad guys alone in his fifth outing – as the synopsis informed us,...
A Good Day To Die Hard. I still can’t get used to that title, no matter how many times I repeat it in my tiny mind. It sounds like a title generated by a computer program, or by throwing darts at a load of random words taped to the back of an office door.
Nevertheless, it’s the title we’re stuck with, barring any last-minute changes of heart in the corridors of Hollywood. And besides, the title’s less important than the action, one-liners, car chases and explosions that will inevitably pepper the film itself. And as we learned yesterday, the aging John McClane won’t be battling the bad guys alone in his fifth outing – as the synopsis informed us,...
- 10/13/2011
- Den of Geek
Ah, Valentine’s Day. That one day of the year where you put some extra effort forth towards the one person you love. Fox has now decided to desecrate the “holiday” by releasing their fifth Die Hard iteration in 2013. May Payne director John Moore is helming the sequel that will be titled A Good Day to Die Hard. /Film also uncovered some more details from Tom Rothman, co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment, who appeared on the Jim Rome show this morning. Check out a synopsis below for the film that will start shooting this January.
The story is set in Russia and begins with John McClane heading to Moscow to sweet talk some cops into letting his apparently-wayward son out of jail for something he did, but when he gets there, things surrounding his son’s arrest are not as they appear and world-threatening terrorist hijinks ensue.
The story is set in Russia and begins with John McClane heading to Moscow to sweet talk some cops into letting his apparently-wayward son out of jail for something he did, but when he gets there, things surrounding his son’s arrest are not as they appear and world-threatening terrorist hijinks ensue.
- 10/12/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Ava DuVernay on the set of I Will Follow
Ava DuVernay first caught my attention when she guest blogged at indieWire posting a piece titled, “What Color is Indie” I had seen her documentary film My Mic Sounds Nice and heard nothing but good things about I Will Follow (yes, named for the U2 song)– her first narrative film, but when I read what she had to say, she had my full attention and I wanted to know more about the woman behind the films and Affrm (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement). I Will Follow is the first theatrical release from the black distribution collective and will be released on DVD Tuesday August 23, 2011. I met up with the funny, friendly and passionate Ava for brunch in Echo Park (a neighborhood in Los Angeles) to talk about her work.
Where did the story for I Will Follow come from?
It’s...
Ava DuVernay first caught my attention when she guest blogged at indieWire posting a piece titled, “What Color is Indie” I had seen her documentary film My Mic Sounds Nice and heard nothing but good things about I Will Follow (yes, named for the U2 song)– her first narrative film, but when I read what she had to say, she had my full attention and I wanted to know more about the woman behind the films and Affrm (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement). I Will Follow is the first theatrical release from the black distribution collective and will be released on DVD Tuesday August 23, 2011. I met up with the funny, friendly and passionate Ava for brunch in Echo Park (a neighborhood in Los Angeles) to talk about her work.
Where did the story for I Will Follow come from?
It’s...
- 8/23/2011
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent
Movie review of Limitless: Limitless hinges on the performance of Bradley Cooper and he nails it. (4 out of 5 stars) Limitless asks an intriguing question. What would you do if you could increase your brain power to its full capacity? Would you strive to make the world a better place or would you use it for your own personal gain? Limitless is a wildly entertaining thriller that explores these possibilities. Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) has one of his better roles as struggling writer Eddie Morra. Eddie is a classic underachiever. He got a book advance, but hasn’t written a word in a couple of months. A good day for him is detailing his unwritten sci-fi tale at the local tavern to anyone who would listen. To say that Eddie lives like a bum would be an understatement. Eddie sports stringy unwashed long hair, several days beard growth and his...
- 3/18/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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