John Sturges' "The Magnificent Seven" is one of the best Westerns of all time. We are bound by the Unspoken Rules of the Internet to acknowledge that the film is a loose remake of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," and Kurosawa himself found it "disappointing, but entertaining." With all due respect to the Japanese master, though, "The Magnificent Seven" is a banger. Led by a stalwart cast that serves as a who's who of 1960s manly men, including Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter, and Charles Bronson, the plot follows a small Mexican village that's being terrorized by a gang of bandits led by a guy named Calvera, played Eli Wallach. With their backs against the wall, the villagers decide to hire a group of seven gunslingers to protect them, and the stage is set for an inevitable showdown.
Brynner and McQueen butted heads behind the scenes,...
Brynner and McQueen butted heads behind the scenes,...
- 6/22/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Steve McQueen is a name so cool that two famous people have to share it: the American actor and action film icon known for films like “The Great Escape” and “Bullitt” before he died in 1980, and the Oscar-winning British film director behind acclaimed dramas like “12 Years a Slave,” “Hunger,” and “Small Axe.” Now, McQueen the director has revealed that McQueen the actor was part of his formative filmgoing experiences.
In an interview with The Messenger to promote his documentary “Occupied City,” McQueen was asked about his favorite film starring the actor who shares his name. Although McQueen initially hesitated to share, he eventually revealed his favorite to be “The Magnificent Seven.” A western remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai” from director John Sturges, the 1960 film focuses on a group of seven American gunslingers hired to protect a Mexican village from terrorizing bandits. McQueen played drifting gambler Vin in the film,...
In an interview with The Messenger to promote his documentary “Occupied City,” McQueen was asked about his favorite film starring the actor who shares his name. Although McQueen initially hesitated to share, he eventually revealed his favorite to be “The Magnificent Seven.” A western remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai” from director John Sturges, the 1960 film focuses on a group of seven American gunslingers hired to protect a Mexican village from terrorizing bandits. McQueen played drifting gambler Vin in the film,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
John Sturges' 1960 western "The Magnificent Seven" was a Yul Brynner vehicle from the jump -- it was he and actor Anthony Quinn who had acquired the rights to remake Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" epic as a western. To fill out the rest of the hired guns tasked to protect a Mexican village, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" filmmaker would reunite "Never So Few" stars Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson as, respectively, a drifter and a broke mercenary. Robert Vaughn would play a traumatized war veteran, while Brad Dexter and "German James Dean" Horst Buchholz would round out the crew. James Coburn was last to come aboard.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in 2001, Coburn revealed that he was one of the few cast members who had caught the original Kurosawa film beforehand. He would subsequently spend "a week straight" taking friends to see it:
"Cut to a year later,...
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in 2001, Coburn revealed that he was one of the few cast members who had caught the original Kurosawa film beforehand. He would subsequently spend "a week straight" taking friends to see it:
"Cut to a year later,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
J. Lee Thompson directed this 1959 thriller about the unlikely friendship between a young tomboy played by Hayley Mills and a sailor who’s wanted for murder played by Horst Buchholz. This was Hayley’s first film and her father John (also her co-star) said “She looked as if she’d been born in front of a camera.” Truer words were never spoken, her remarkably unaffected performance caught the eye of Walt Disney and the rest is movie history.
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- 11/23/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, the Mills Family – John, Haley and Juliet.- not to be confused with the Mills Brothers. How many holiday meals will have face masks as a side dish?
1959’s Tiger Bay stars John Mills and daughter Hayley Mills, in her first movie role. It’s a tasty role for a young actress, as she gets to expose a killer while at the same time generating sympathy for him. There is a murder – a crime of passion – committed by a sailor played by Horst Buchholz. He returns from a sea voyage to find his girlfriend has taken up with a sportscaster. Pause here for uproarious laughter, at the mere thought that a 1950s sportscaster was able to steal someone’s girlfriend. I knew plenty of sportscasters in my broadcast days and,...
1959’s Tiger Bay stars John Mills and daughter Hayley Mills, in her first movie role. It’s a tasty role for a young actress, as she gets to expose a killer while at the same time generating sympathy for him. There is a murder – a crime of passion – committed by a sailor played by Horst Buchholz. He returns from a sea voyage to find his girlfriend has taken up with a sportscaster. Pause here for uproarious laughter, at the mere thought that a 1950s sportscaster was able to steal someone’s girlfriend. I knew plenty of sportscasters in my broadcast days and,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Randy Fuller
- Trailers from Hell
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, Billy Wilder movies, one… two… three of them, with appropriate wine pairings.
1961’s One Two Three saw James Cagney playing the head of Coca Cola’s Berlin office. If I were in Germany, I would prefer a Riesling. Cagney’s boss in Atlanta puts him in charge of his daughter, who is visiting the divided city. She turns up married to a young East German communist hothead, and the comedy unfurls at a breakneck pace under Billy Wilder’s direction. Cagney’s comic chops were never better.
The movie was loosely based on the 1939 Wilder-penned film, Ninotchka, which lampooned the Soviet Union under Stalin. With the Ussr still ripe for satire in the Cold War ‘60s, Wilder borrowed heavily from his previous work for One Two Three’s framework.
1961’s One Two Three saw James Cagney playing the head of Coca Cola’s Berlin office. If I were in Germany, I would prefer a Riesling. Cagney’s boss in Atlanta puts him in charge of his daughter, who is visiting the divided city. She turns up married to a young East German communist hothead, and the comedy unfurls at a breakneck pace under Billy Wilder’s direction. Cagney’s comic chops were never better.
The movie was loosely based on the 1939 Wilder-penned film, Ninotchka, which lampooned the Soviet Union under Stalin. With the Ussr still ripe for satire in the Cold War ‘60s, Wilder borrowed heavily from his previous work for One Two Three’s framework.
- 7/31/2020
- by Randy Fuller
- Trailers from Hell
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, fondly known as Mahatma Gandhi, breathed his last on January 30, 1948, but he has been brought alive on the big screen several times.
As India is all set to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we take a look at actors who essayed the role of Gandhi with elan.
Also Read:?Bollywood films that showcased different aspects of Gandhiji
Ben Kingsley in "Gandhi" (1982)
British actor Ben Kingsley's portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 Oscar-winning film "Gandhi" is one that is etched on everyone's minds.
Naseeruddin Shah in "Hey Ram" (2000)
The Kamal Haasan-starrer film revolved around India's Partition and the assassination of Gandhi by Nathuram Godse. Interestingly, Naseeruddin had auditioned for the role of Gandhi in Attenborough's film. The role eventually went to Kingsley. Naseeruddin's Gandhi in "Hey Ram" didn't received the acclaim that Kingsley's effort did, but he was praised for nailing the act...
As India is all set to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we take a look at actors who essayed the role of Gandhi with elan.
Also Read:?Bollywood films that showcased different aspects of Gandhiji
Ben Kingsley in "Gandhi" (1982)
British actor Ben Kingsley's portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 Oscar-winning film "Gandhi" is one that is etched on everyone's minds.
Naseeruddin Shah in "Hey Ram" (2000)
The Kamal Haasan-starrer film revolved around India's Partition and the assassination of Gandhi by Nathuram Godse. Interestingly, Naseeruddin had auditioned for the role of Gandhi in Attenborough's film. The role eventually went to Kingsley. Naseeruddin's Gandhi in "Hey Ram" didn't received the acclaim that Kingsley's effort did, but he was praised for nailing the act...
- 9/28/2019
- GlamSham
Bruno Ganz with Christopher Plummer in Atom Egoyan's Remember: "There was a beautiful stillness to his piercing intelligence ..."
Bruno Ganz died on February 15 at his home in Zurich at the age of 77. A star in three Wim Wenders films - Wings Of Desire; Faraway, So Close! and The American Friend' Ganz played the voice of death, Verge, in Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built.
Atom Egoyan worked with Bruno Ganz, who played Rudy Kurlander #1 in Remember, which starred Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer. Atom sent the following tribute to me this morning.
"It was such an honour to work with this legendary actor. I will never forget the time we spent together, which I treasured. We talked a lot about theatre, and I always had the sense that the stage...
Bruno Ganz died on February 15 at his home in Zurich at the age of 77. A star in three Wim Wenders films - Wings Of Desire; Faraway, So Close! and The American Friend' Ganz played the voice of death, Verge, in Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built.
Atom Egoyan worked with Bruno Ganz, who played Rudy Kurlander #1 in Remember, which starred Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer. Atom sent the following tribute to me this morning.
"It was such an honour to work with this legendary actor. I will never forget the time we spent together, which I treasured. We talked a lot about theatre, and I always had the sense that the stage...
- 2/16/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Think, “I Was a Teenage Empress.” A trio of movies tell an optimized version of the life of a 19th century Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. It’s fuzzy history designed to prop up German morale, but the film is graced with the incredible presence of a teenaged Romy Schneider, whose beauty and personality became a sensation in the European film world.
The Sissi Collection:
Sissi
Sissi The Young Empress
Sissi The Fateful Years of an Empress
The Story of Vickie
Blu-ray
Film Movement
1955, 1956, 1957 / Color / 1:78 widescreen & 1:33 flat full frame / 102, 107, 109 min. / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 74.95
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer, Josef Meinrad, Gustav Knuth.
Cinematography: Bruno Mondi
Film Editor: Alfred Srp
Original Music: Anton Profes
Produced by Karl Erlich, Ernst Marischka
Written and Directed by Ernst Marischka
I’m fascinated by National Epics, movies that individual countries might take as a film...
The Sissi Collection:
Sissi
Sissi The Young Empress
Sissi The Fateful Years of an Empress
The Story of Vickie
Blu-ray
Film Movement
1955, 1956, 1957 / Color / 1:78 widescreen & 1:33 flat full frame / 102, 107, 109 min. / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 74.95
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer, Josef Meinrad, Gustav Knuth.
Cinematography: Bruno Mondi
Film Editor: Alfred Srp
Original Music: Anton Profes
Produced by Karl Erlich, Ernst Marischka
Written and Directed by Ernst Marischka
I’m fascinated by National Epics, movies that individual countries might take as a film...
- 11/14/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson fit together as comfortable as Pb &J, warm slippers on a cold day, and the best of TV horror. Dead of Night (1977) is the follow up to their critically acclaimed anthology Trilogy of Terror (1975), in which Karen Black starred in three distinct episodes of small screen mayhem. And much like that one, Dead of Night shall always be remembered for a terrifying final tale.
Originally broadcast on March 29th, 1977 on NBC, Dead of Night was Curtis and Matheson’s sixth collaboration of some sort, starting with Curtis producing the arrival of Kolchak and The Night Stalker (1972). And while this isn’t the best of their ventures together, solid performances and strong writing leading up make that final segment worth the wait.
Let’s dust off our TV Guide and see what the duo have in store for us:
Dead Of Night (Tuesday, 9pm, NBC)
Three...
Originally broadcast on March 29th, 1977 on NBC, Dead of Night was Curtis and Matheson’s sixth collaboration of some sort, starting with Curtis producing the arrival of Kolchak and The Night Stalker (1972). And while this isn’t the best of their ventures together, solid performances and strong writing leading up make that final segment worth the wait.
Let’s dust off our TV Guide and see what the duo have in store for us:
Dead Of Night (Tuesday, 9pm, NBC)
Three...
- 7/9/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Some like their comedy hot and some like it cold. Billy Wilder opted to step on the joke accelerator to see what top speed looked like. One of the most finely tuned comedies ever made, this political satire crams five hours’ worth of wit and sight gags into 115 minutes. The retirement-age James Cagney practically blows a fuse rattling through Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s high-pressure speeches, without slurring so much as a single syllable.
One, Two, Three
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Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 115 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis,
Howard St. John, Hanns Lothar, Lilo Pulver
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Production Designers Robert Stratil, Heinrich Weidemann
Art Direction Alexander Trauner
Film Editor Daniel Mandell
Original Music André Previn
Written by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond from the play by Ferenc Molnar
Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder
How...
One, Two, Three
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 115 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis,
Howard St. John, Hanns Lothar, Lilo Pulver
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Production Designers Robert Stratil, Heinrich Weidemann
Art Direction Alexander Trauner
Film Editor Daniel Mandell
Original Music André Previn
Written by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond from the play by Ferenc Molnar
Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder
How...
- 5/27/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
I love a good western flick and one my my favourites, if not the favourite, is John Sturges' The Magnificent Seven. It's a simple story of good guys vs bad guys but the stellar cast of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Eli Wallach turned it into something very special. Antoine Fuqua's remake of... Read More...
- 9/8/2016
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
When Chris Pratt isn't acting as guardian of the galaxy (and dinosaurs), he protects the Old West. Based on the first trailer for "The Magnificent Seven" remake, Pratt is bringing the same winking charm to his role as gambler Josh Farraday, opposite Denzel Washington as the leader of the new Seven.
The original "The Magnificent Seven" came out in 1960, starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, and James Coburn. That film was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece "Seven Samurai." This new Western sticks with the concept of wrangling a bunch of "strays" to help protect a town, but with a more diverse cast (of men, anyway).
Here's the synopsis from Sony:
"Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' and Columbia Pictures' The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under...
The original "The Magnificent Seven" came out in 1960, starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, and James Coburn. That film was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece "Seven Samurai." This new Western sticks with the concept of wrangling a bunch of "strays" to help protect a town, but with a more diverse cast (of men, anyway).
Here's the synopsis from Sony:
"Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' and Columbia Pictures' The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under...
- 4/20/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson on the Oscars' Red Carpet Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson at the Academy Awards Eli Wallach and wife Anne Jackson are seen above arriving at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The 95-year-old Wallach had received an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November 2010. See also: "Doris Day Inexplicably Snubbed by Academy," "Maureen O'Hara Honorary Oscar," "Honorary Oscars: Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo Among Rare Women Recipients," and "Hayao Miyazaki Getting Honorary Oscar." Delayed film debut The Actors Studio-trained Eli Wallach was to have made his film debut in Fred Zinnemann's Academy Award-winning 1953 blockbuster From Here to Eternity. Ultimately, however, Frank Sinatra – then a has-been following a string of box office duds – was cast for a pittance, getting beaten to a pulp by a pre-stardom Ernest Borgnine. For his bloodied efforts, Sinatra went on...
- 4/24/2015
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
Director John Sturges' classic 1960 Western "The Magnificent Seven" will be remade as a big screen MGM Western by director Antoine Fuqua. Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and Haley Bennett are the first cast members to be announced. The original film was based on another classic, director Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai". For decades, MGM has been trying to launch a remake of the film but the closest the studio came was with a moderately successful TV series. At various times, names like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise had been linked to remakes that never bore fruit. The first movie spawned three big screen sequels between 1966 and 1972. At the time it premiered, the only big name stars in the cast were Yul Brynner and Eli Wallach. However, the success of the movie helped launch supporting actors Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn and James Coburn to full-fledged leading man status. German...
- 3/3/2015
- by [email protected] (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
One of my favourite westerns of all time is The Magnificent Seven. It’s a simple story (itself a remake of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai) of good guys vs bad guys but the incredible cast elevated it to classic status. Yul Brynner. Steve McQueen. Charles Bronson. Eli Wallach. James Coburn. Robert Vaughn. Brad Dexter. Horst Buchholz. What a group.
Variety is reporting today that Ethan Hawke will be joining Denzel Washington in the upcoming remake to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. The last time all three worked together was in 2001’s Training Day, perhaps they’re looking to recapture a bit of that magic again.
Also included in this casting announcement are Chris Pratt and Hayley Bennet. Things are shaping up nicely so far.
A few years ago I recast The Magnificent Seven myself, check it out!
Variety is reporting today that Ethan Hawke will be joining Denzel Washington in the upcoming remake to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. The last time all three worked together was in 2001’s Training Day, perhaps they’re looking to recapture a bit of that magic again.
Also included in this casting announcement are Chris Pratt and Hayley Bennet. Things are shaping up nicely so far.
A few years ago I recast The Magnificent Seven myself, check it out!
- 3/2/2015
- by Kevin Fraser
- City of Films
"The Equalizer" and "Olympus Has Fallen" director Antoine Fuqua, out doing press rounds for the former, has confirmed to Movieweb that his upcoming remake of classic western "The Magnificent Seven" will be his next project.
John Sturges helmed the original 1960 film, which itself was based on the Akira Kurosawa 1954 cinematic classic "Seven Samurai". Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz starred in 'Magnificent' as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits.
The remake will star Denzel Washington as one of the seven, and they're currently seeking actors to play the other six. In regards to the film he says:
"Yeah, that's (The Magnificent Seven) where all of my attention is going. When I get back to L.A., I'll meet the casting team and start to get into it with the producers and everybody next week.
John Sturges helmed the original 1960 film, which itself was based on the Akira Kurosawa 1954 cinematic classic "Seven Samurai". Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz starred in 'Magnificent' as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits.
The remake will star Denzel Washington as one of the seven, and they're currently seeking actors to play the other six. In regards to the film he says:
"Yeah, that's (The Magnificent Seven) where all of my attention is going. When I get back to L.A., I'll meet the casting team and start to get into it with the producers and everybody next week.
- 9/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It seems that director Antoine Fuqua's proposed remake of "The Magnificent Seven" is getting a serious dose of star power: Denzel Washington is reportedly interested in taking the lead.
Schmoes Know writes that Washington has been offered the starring role in the remake ofde the classic western, and his ties to Fuqua -- the pair worked together on "Training Day," which nabbed Washington an Oscar, and are currently collaborating on the TV adaptation flick "The Equalizer" -- may draw him in.
The original "Magnificent Seven" debuted in 1960, and was a loose remake of Akira Kurowsawa's iconic film, "Seven Samurai." It starred Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Yul Brynner, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, and Horst Buchholz as the titular seven American gunmen.
Fuqua reportedly chose "Seven" over several other high-profile projects (including a possible sequel to "The Equalizer," which has been testing well in the months before its release...
Schmoes Know writes that Washington has been offered the starring role in the remake ofde the classic western, and his ties to Fuqua -- the pair worked together on "Training Day," which nabbed Washington an Oscar, and are currently collaborating on the TV adaptation flick "The Equalizer" -- may draw him in.
The original "Magnificent Seven" debuted in 1960, and was a loose remake of Akira Kurowsawa's iconic film, "Seven Samurai." It starred Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Yul Brynner, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, and Horst Buchholz as the titular seven American gunmen.
Fuqua reportedly chose "Seven" over several other high-profile projects (including a possible sequel to "The Equalizer," which has been testing well in the months before its release...
- 6/5/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
In 1960, MGM’s American adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai was a big hit for the studio. It starred Yul Brenner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz, and was called The Magnificent Seven, having been turned into a western. The film told the story of seven of the best gunslingers in the west banding together, having been hired to protect a small Mexican village which lived in fear of a pack of bloodthirsty bandits. The film spawned three sequels and was also adapted into a TV series for CBS just before the turn of the century.
In May 2012, Tom Cruise became attached to star in a new remake of Magnificent Seven, thanks to his deal with MGM. MGM had begun a campaign to mine their library of past hits in an attempt to turn them into future profits, which...
In May 2012, Tom Cruise became attached to star in a new remake of Magnificent Seven, thanks to his deal with MGM. MGM had begun a campaign to mine their library of past hits in an attempt to turn them into future profits, which...
- 12/28/2013
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
John Lee Hancock is to rewrite MGM's The Magnificent Seven remake.
The Saving Mr Banks director has signed on to the project, while Tom Cruise is no longer attached, reports The Wrap.
The actor was linked to the revival of the 1954 Wild West classic in May 2012.
The original Magnificent Seven starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz.
True Detective's Nic Pizzolatto wrote the first draft for the remake.
The Magnificent Seven was most recently remade as a television series which ran from 1998-2000.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
The Saving Mr Banks director has signed on to the project, while Tom Cruise is no longer attached, reports The Wrap.
The actor was linked to the revival of the 1954 Wild West classic in May 2012.
The original Magnificent Seven starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz.
True Detective's Nic Pizzolatto wrote the first draft for the remake.
The Magnificent Seven was most recently remade as a television series which ran from 1998-2000.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 12/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Tom Cruise is no longer attached to star in MGM's contemporary remake of the classic western "The Magnificent Seven".
At the same time, "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock has come onboard to rewrite the project. Nic Pizzolatto ("True Detective") wrote the early draft of the script.
John Sturges helmed the original 1960 western, which itself was based on the Akira Kurosawa 1954 cinematic classic "Seven Samurai".
Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz starred in 'Magnificent' as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach).
Three sequels and a short-lived 1990s TV series followed. Cruise became interested in 'Magnificent' early last year, but his busy schedule has prevented any further commitment on his part.
The title is just one of several reboots MGM...
At the same time, "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock has come onboard to rewrite the project. Nic Pizzolatto ("True Detective") wrote the early draft of the script.
John Sturges helmed the original 1960 western, which itself was based on the Akira Kurosawa 1954 cinematic classic "Seven Samurai".
Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz starred in 'Magnificent' as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach).
Three sequels and a short-lived 1990s TV series followed. Cruise became interested in 'Magnificent' early last year, but his busy schedule has prevented any further commitment on his part.
The title is just one of several reboots MGM...
- 12/25/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Tom Cruise is no longer attached to star in MGM's contemporary remake of the classic western "The Magnificent Seven".
At the same time, "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock has come onboard to rewrite the project. Nic Pizzolatto ("True Detective") wrote the early draft of the script.
John Sturges helmed the original 1960 western, which itself was based on the Akira Kurosawa 1954 cinematic classic "Seven Samurai".
Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz starred in 'Magnificent' as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach).
Three sequels and a short-lived 1990s TV series followed. Cruise became interested in 'Magnificent' early last year, but his busy schedule has prevented any further commitment on his part.
The title is just one of several reboots MGM...
At the same time, "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock has come onboard to rewrite the project. Nic Pizzolatto ("True Detective") wrote the early draft of the script.
John Sturges helmed the original 1960 western, which itself was based on the Akira Kurosawa 1954 cinematic classic "Seven Samurai".
Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz starred in 'Magnificent' as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach).
Three sequels and a short-lived 1990s TV series followed. Cruise became interested in 'Magnificent' early last year, but his busy schedule has prevented any further commitment on his part.
The title is just one of several reboots MGM...
- 12/25/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"Saving Mr. Banks” director John Lee Hancock has come on to rewrite MGM’s remake of “The Magnificent Seven,” which Tom Cruise is no longer involved with, TheWrap has learned. “True Detective” scribe Nic Pizzolatto wrote the initial draft of the script. John Sturges directed the original 1960 Western, which itself was based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic “Seven Samurai.” “Magnificent Seven” starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach). The.
- 12/24/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
‘Gilda,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’: 2013 National Film Registry movies (photo: Rita Hayworth in ‘Gilda’) See previous post: “‘Mary Poppins’ in National Film Registry: Good Timing for Disney’s ‘Saving Mr. Banks.’” Billy Woodberry’s UCLA thesis film Bless Their Little Hearts (1984). Stanton Kaye’s Brandy in the Wilderness (1969). The Film Group’s Cicero March (1966), about a Civil Rights march in an all-white Chicago suburb. Norbert A. Myles’ Daughter of Dawn (1920), with Hunting Horse, Oscar Yellow Wolf, Esther Labarre. Bill Morrison’s Decasia (2002), featuring decomposing archival footage. Alfred E. Green’s Ella Cinders (1926), with Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis. Fred M. Wilcox’s Forbidden Planet (1956), with Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Robby the Robot. Charles Vidor’s Gilda (1946), with Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready. John and Faith Hubley’s Oscar-winning animated short The Hole (1962). Stanley Kramer’s Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), with Best Actor Oscar winner Maximilian Schell,...
- 12/20/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Starring Peter O'Toole, this flawed but stunning biopic is a compelling portrait of an enigmatic man
• Peter O'Toole dies aged 81
• More from the Reel history archive
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Director: David Lean
Entertainment grade: A
History grade: C–
Te Lawrence was the Welsh-born British Army officer who campaigned with Arab irregular forces during the first world war. In 1916, Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent from Cairo to the Arabian desert to find Prince Faisal of Mecca.
Cinematography
It's essential to watch this film at the highest resolution possible on the biggest screen you can find. Director David Lean filmed it on sumptuous 70mm film instead of the usual 35mm, which allowed for incredible sharpness. The desert shots are mind-blowing: glimmering mirages, whirling clouds of sand, teeny-weeny people and camels inching across massive, spectacular landscapes (notably Wadi Rum in Jordan, where the real Lawrence and Faisal were based for a while). It...
• Peter O'Toole dies aged 81
• More from the Reel history archive
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Director: David Lean
Entertainment grade: A
History grade: C–
Te Lawrence was the Welsh-born British Army officer who campaigned with Arab irregular forces during the first world war. In 1916, Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent from Cairo to the Arabian desert to find Prince Faisal of Mecca.
Cinematography
It's essential to watch this film at the highest resolution possible on the biggest screen you can find. Director David Lean filmed it on sumptuous 70mm film instead of the usual 35mm, which allowed for incredible sharpness. The desert shots are mind-blowing: glimmering mirages, whirling clouds of sand, teeny-weeny people and camels inching across massive, spectacular landscapes (notably Wadi Rum in Jordan, where the real Lawrence and Faisal were based for a while). It...
- 12/19/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
French film director who attracted big stars and box-office success but was disdained by the Nouvelle Vague
Denys de La Patellière, who has died aged 92, was of the generation of French film directors described with ironic contempt by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and other critics turned Nouvelle Vague directors as representing le cinéma de papa. But De La Patellière had several huge box-office hits in France in the 1950s and 60s, featuring some of the biggest internationally known French stars of the period such as Lino Ventura, Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Mercier, Pierre Fresnay, Bernard Blier and, above all, Jean Gabin, whom he directed in six films.
"I was a commercial director, which for me is not a pejorative word," De La Patellière recalled. "I never had the ambition to become an auteur, but to make entertaining films that pleased general audiences." In a way, his first film, Les Aristocrates (1955), could...
Denys de La Patellière, who has died aged 92, was of the generation of French film directors described with ironic contempt by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and other critics turned Nouvelle Vague directors as representing le cinéma de papa. But De La Patellière had several huge box-office hits in France in the 1950s and 60s, featuring some of the biggest internationally known French stars of the period such as Lino Ventura, Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Mercier, Pierre Fresnay, Bernard Blier and, above all, Jean Gabin, whom he directed in six films.
"I was a commercial director, which for me is not a pejorative word," De La Patellière recalled. "I never had the ambition to become an auteur, but to make entertaining films that pleased general audiences." In a way, his first film, Les Aristocrates (1955), could...
- 7/30/2013
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
When Graham and I wrote about our twelve favourite Westerns (check it out if you haven’t already) I starting thinking about The Magnificent Seven. Not only is it one of the best Westerns ever in my opinion…it also had a pretty amazing all-star cast. You’ve got Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen headlining which is already amazing, but you also have Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, and Eli Wallach. I began pondering on who they would cast if there was ever a remake of The Magnificent Seven. Given the star studded cast of the original, I think it would be neat to put together a band of equally big names.
So here we go, these are my picks for the completely hypothetical remake of…The Magnificent Seven.
Chris Adams played by Daniel Day Lewis
Originally played by Yul Brynner, I feel that Daniel Day Lewis can portray...
So here we go, these are my picks for the completely hypothetical remake of…The Magnificent Seven.
Chris Adams played by Daniel Day Lewis
Originally played by Yul Brynner, I feel that Daniel Day Lewis can portray...
- 7/22/2013
- by Kevin Fraser
- City of Films
With upcoming remakes from its extensive back catalogue, including Robocop and Carrie in production, MGM studios plans to resurrect another classic: John Sturges’ 1960 western The Magnificent Seven.
For anyone who hasn’t watched television on a rainy public holiday in the last few decades, it’s a story about seven gunmen hired to protect a small agricultural village in Mexico from ruthless bandits led by Eli Wallach’s Calvera. Tom Cruise has been attached to lead and fill Yul Brynner’s spur jangling boots but who will join him in completing one of the most famous line ups in cinema history? My potential gunslingers are ones I thought could fill (or attempt to anyway) the boots of the original cast, work well together and be as cool as the proverbial cucumber…
7. Chico – Gael Garcia Bernal
Horst Buchholz played the inexperienced Mexican hothead Chico who desperately wants to join the seven.
For anyone who hasn’t watched television on a rainy public holiday in the last few decades, it’s a story about seven gunmen hired to protect a small agricultural village in Mexico from ruthless bandits led by Eli Wallach’s Calvera. Tom Cruise has been attached to lead and fill Yul Brynner’s spur jangling boots but who will join him in completing one of the most famous line ups in cinema history? My potential gunslingers are ones I thought could fill (or attempt to anyway) the boots of the original cast, work well together and be as cool as the proverbial cucumber…
7. Chico – Gael Garcia Bernal
Horst Buchholz played the inexperienced Mexican hothead Chico who desperately wants to join the seven.
- 2/12/2013
- by Kristopher Powell
- Obsessed with Film
The “adult” Western – as it would come to be called – was a long time coming. A Hollywood staple since the days of The Great Train Robbery (1903), the Western offered spectacle and action set against the uniquely American milieu of the Old West – a historical period which, at the dawn of the motion picture industry, was still fresh in the nation’s memory. What the genre rarely offered was dramatic substance.
Early Westerns often adopted the same traditions of the popular Wild West literature and dime novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries producing, as a consequence, highly romantic, almost purely mythic portraits the Old West. Through the early decades of the motion picture industry, the genre went through several creative cycles, alternately tilting from fanciful to realistic and back again. By the early sound era, and despite such serious efforts as The Big Trail (1930) and The Virginian (1929), Hollywood Westerns were,...
Early Westerns often adopted the same traditions of the popular Wild West literature and dime novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries producing, as a consequence, highly romantic, almost purely mythic portraits the Old West. Through the early decades of the motion picture industry, the genre went through several creative cycles, alternately tilting from fanciful to realistic and back again. By the early sound era, and despite such serious efforts as The Big Trail (1930) and The Virginian (1929), Hollywood Westerns were,...
- 1/4/2013
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
MGM is moving forward with their planned remake of "The Magnificent Seven" starring Tom Cruise. The studio has hired Nic Pizzolatto to write a script for the remake which was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 gem, "Seven Samurai." The original starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz. They played a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of baddies headed by Eli Wallach.
According to Variety, production of the remake could still be a ways off because of Cruise's schedule.
For now, take a look at the original 1960 movie:...
According to Variety, production of the remake could still be a ways off because of Cruise's schedule.
For now, take a look at the original 1960 movie:...
- 8/13/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Remember that remake of The Magnificent Seven that has been snaking its way through development since May? Well, it has apparently taken another big step forward. Nic Pizzolatto, who is a relative newcomer in Hollywood, has been hired by MGM to write a script based on John Sturges. 1960 western classic. The movie already has Tom Cruise set to star. The original film, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, followed a group of gunmen who work together to protect a small Mexican village. The cast of the movie was stacked, with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz playing the heroes and genre legend Eli Wallach as the leader of the bandits attacking the town. Three sequels were produced after the success of the first movie and from 1998 to 2000 CBS ran a television series based on it. When...
- 8/10/2012
- cinemablend.com
MGM has hired novelist-turned-screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto to draft their planned big screen remake of John Sturges' The Magnificent Seven , Variety reports. The 1960 film, itself a loose remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai , starred Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, Horst Bucholz, James Colburn, Brad Dexter, Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn as seven gunfighters-for-hire tasked with protecting a small Mexican village. It spawned three sequels, 1966's Return of the Magnificent Seven , 1969's Guns of the Magnificent Seven , and 1972's The Magnifcent Seven Ride Again , as well as a television series, simply called "The Magnificent Seven," that ran two seasons beginning in 1998. Tom Cruise is attached to star in the new film, but there's currently no announced...
- 8/9/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Gong Li in (but not as) Marco Polo? Director Tarsem Singh (Immortals / Mirror Mirror) and producer Gianni Nunnari (300 / 300: Battle of Artemisia) are reportedly working on a film project about the life of the Italian explorer, previously incarnated on screen by the likes of Gary Cooper (in Archie Mayo’s The Adventures of Marco Polo, 1938), Rory Calhoun (Piero Pierotti and Hugo Fregonese’s Marco Polo, 1962), Horst Buchholz (Denys de La Patellière and Raoul Lévy’s Marco the Magnificent, 1965), and Ian Somerhalder (Kevin Connor’s TV movie Marco Polo, 2007). According to Screen Daily, the Chinese Gong Li would play a Mongolian princess. In Memoirs of a Geisha Gong played a Japanese geisha. She hasn’t played any Swedes yet, I don’t think, even though that would be karmic. After all, Swedish-born Warner Oland was a frequent "Chinaman," including Charlie Chan, in numerous Hollywood movies of the ’20s and ’30s. The...
- 5/29/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
It would appear that Hollywood has essentially run out of movies to remake, because now they're starting to remake the remakes as well. This week MGM has announced that they are setting up a new version of The Magnificent Seven, the 1960 Western directed by John Sturges, which itself was a loose remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. This will join a long list of remakes already in development at MGM including Carrie, Robocop, Poltergeist and Wargames, not to mention their Red Dawn remake, which was already completed but has been sitting on a shelf for a couple of years now. While there is no writer or director attached as of yet, they do have a big star on board for the film in the form of Mr. Tom Cruise. Something tells me that will not help endear this project to fans of the original film. According to Variety, the...
- 5/22/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
MGM studio takes advantage of its extensive back catalogue to resurrect classic 1960 western, with updates of Robocop and Carrie also on the cards
Tom Cruise is in line to star in a remake of the classic 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, according to a Variety report.
The new version is in the early stages of development at studio MGM, which is taking advantage of its extensive back catalogue to reassert itself following several years of financial travails. The studio will also deliver new versions of the Paul Verhoeven sci-fi romp Robocop and the classic Stephen King horror Carrie, both of which go into production later this year.
The Magnificent Seven was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese tale Seven Samurai. John Sturges's film featured an impressive ensemble cast of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz. It centred on a...
Tom Cruise is in line to star in a remake of the classic 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, according to a Variety report.
The new version is in the early stages of development at studio MGM, which is taking advantage of its extensive back catalogue to reassert itself following several years of financial travails. The studio will also deliver new versions of the Paul Verhoeven sci-fi romp Robocop and the classic Stephen King horror Carrie, both of which go into production later this year.
The Magnificent Seven was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese tale Seven Samurai. John Sturges's film featured an impressive ensemble cast of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz. It centred on a...
- 5/22/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Tom Cruise is planning to develop and star in a remake of the 1960 Western classic The Magnificent Seven. Information is sketchy because the project is only in the embryonic stages. There have been various attempts to remake the film in the past, but none have borne fruit. The original film was a surprise hit and was itself a remake of Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai. Although the film is remembered as an all-star vehicle today, at the time only Yul Brynner and Eli Wallach were considered big names. The film helped promote the young up-and-comers in the cast to major stardom including Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Robert Vaughn. Horst Bucholz became a star in Europe and the guy whose name nobody can remember, Brad Dexter, went on to become a successful movie producer. The film, directed by John Sturges, is also remembered for its classic theme song by Elmer Bernstein.
- 5/22/2012
- by [email protected] (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
MGM will begin shooting "RoboCop" and "Carrie" remakes later this year. And now comes word that the studio is also planning to remake John Sturges' 1960 Western "The Magnificent Seven," with Tom Cruise attached to star. "The Magnificent Seven," itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 classic "Seven Samurai," starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz as a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group of savage bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach). The 1960 film was followed by three sequels, and "The Magnificent Seven" was remade as a CBS series in 1998-2000. The project has yet to sign a director, but the search for a writer has started.
- 5/22/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
MGM has got a few remakes in the works such as RoboCop and Carrie, we can now add another remake to that list. The studio is looking to remake the awesome 1960's classic western, The Magnificent Seven with Tom Cruise set to star.
The studio is currently on the hunt for a writer and director, and the film wont go into production anytime soon. It's eventually going to happen, but it doesn't seem like there's any rush to get it into production. After All Cruise is crazy busy with a bunch of other movies he's attached to.
The Magnificent Seven is one of my favorite western films of all time. It's hard to imagine or get excited about a remake though. Of course I'll end up seeing it though because I watch everything. It will be interesting to see who they end up bringing on to direct the movie, but...
The studio is currently on the hunt for a writer and director, and the film wont go into production anytime soon. It's eventually going to happen, but it doesn't seem like there's any rush to get it into production. After All Cruise is crazy busy with a bunch of other movies he's attached to.
The Magnificent Seven is one of my favorite western films of all time. It's hard to imagine or get excited about a remake though. Of course I'll end up seeing it though because I watch everything. It will be interesting to see who they end up bringing on to direct the movie, but...
- 5/21/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
How many projects is Tom Cruise going to lineup? Another good question is-- how many remakes does MGM want to pursue? As many as they want. Cruise is attached to the remake of 1960s The Magnificent Seven. You know, it's a few parts Seven Samurai with cowboys and a dash of Steve McQueen. The seven, which consisted of McQueen, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz all saddled up, "to protect a small Mexican village from a group of...
- 5/21/2012
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
Tom Cruise is planning to headline a big screen remake of John Sturges' The Magnifcent Seven , Variety reports. The 1960 film, itself a loose remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai starred Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, Horst Bucholz, James Colburn, Brad Dexter, Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn as seven gunfighters-for-hire tasked with protecting a small Mexican village. It spawned three sequels, 1966's Return of the Magnificent Seven , 1969's Guns of the Magnificent Seven , and 1972's The Magnifcent Seven Ride Again , as well as a television series, simply called "The Magnificent Seven," that ran two seasons beginning in 1998. Cruise most recently starred in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and can soon be seen back on the big screen in Adam Shankman's...
- 5/21/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Is there a greater film than "Lawrence of Arabia?" Perhaps. There are certainly few longer ones, or few that are more epic and sweeping in their scope (thanks to the timeless Panavision 70 photography by Freddie Young). But even if the film isn't your absolute favorite, it is the number one of many, including Steven Spielberg, who credits the picture with making him want to be a filmmaker.
David Lean's tale of T.E. Lawrence's adventures in Arabia in World War I is fifty years old this year, and ahead of a brand-spanking-new Blu-ray release next month, a glorious new 4K restoration of the film is screening at Cannes tomorrow night. To mark the occasion, as well as the anniversary of the death of Lawrence himself, who died 77 years ago tomorrow, we've assembled five things you might not know about Lean's unassailable classic.
1. David Lean nearly directed a biopic of...
David Lean's tale of T.E. Lawrence's adventures in Arabia in World War I is fifty years old this year, and ahead of a brand-spanking-new Blu-ray release next month, a glorious new 4K restoration of the film is screening at Cannes tomorrow night. To mark the occasion, as well as the anniversary of the death of Lawrence himself, who died 77 years ago tomorrow, we've assembled five things you might not know about Lean's unassailable classic.
1. David Lean nearly directed a biopic of...
- 5/18/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Jason Reitman’s popular series of live performances of beloved screenplays is coming to New York City later this month. After staging The Breakfast Club, The Apartment, The Princess Bride, Shampoo, The Big Lebowski, and Reservoir Dogs with all-star casts, Reitman is planning to host a reading of The Apartment in Manhattan on April 27. According to the New York Times, Reitman will use a different cast than he did in the original Apartment reading — where Steve Carell played the Jack Lemmon part and Natalie Portman filled in for Shirley MacLaine — so feel free to start throwing out your best guesses...
- 4/3/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
"I want to thank three persons,” said Michel Hazanavicius, accepting the 2012 Best Picture Oscar for “The Artist.” “I want to thank Billy Wilder, I want to thank Billy Wilder and I want to thank Billy Wilder.” He wasn’t the first director to namecheck Wilder in an acceptance speech. In 1994, Fernando Trueba, accepting the Foreign Language Film Oscar for "Belle Epoque" quipped, "I would like to believe in God in order to thank him. But I just believe in Billy Wilder... so, thank you Mr. Wilder." Wilder reportedly called the next day "Fernando? It's God."
So just what exactly was it that inspired these men to expend some of the most valuable seconds of speechifying airtime they'll ever know, to tip their hats to Wilder? And can we bottle it?
Born in a region of Austria/Hungary that is now part of Poland, Wilder's story feels like an archetype of...
So just what exactly was it that inspired these men to expend some of the most valuable seconds of speechifying airtime they'll ever know, to tip their hats to Wilder? And can we bottle it?
Born in a region of Austria/Hungary that is now part of Poland, Wilder's story feels like an archetype of...
- 3/27/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
There was no a-ha! moment, no seeing of the light, no epiphany. I’d loved movies since I was a kid, had been a buff since my early teens, but there was no one, shining instance of enlightenment where my relationship with film graduated to something — … Well, the kind of thing my Sound on Sight colleagues have been talking about this month with their “gateway” films. Instead, it was a cumulative experience for me; my road to that point was a long, winding, gradual one. Here and there along that road something would lodge in the ol’ gray matter, tickle at some deep place, until enough of those somethings gathered up over the years finally coalesced into a critical mass.
But I can tell you where that first turn in that road was; that first stop where I picked up that first something. I was six years old, it was...
But I can tell you where that first turn in that road was; that first stop where I picked up that first something. I was six years old, it was...
- 11/18/2011
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
The 1960 film The Magnificent Seven was one of the last rounds in the chamber of the American Western. In 1952 you had the Gary Cooper flick High Noon. In 1956 you had John Ford’s masterpiece The Searchers. Then, in 1959 you had the Howard Hawks western Rio Bravo. By 1960, the American western was on its last legs and a new wave of more stylized westerns was about to be ushered in. Akira Kurosawa, who was the source of inspiration for The Magnificent Seven with his samurai epic Seven Samurai, released a double dose of western infused “lone fighter” films in ’61 and ’62 with Yojimbo and Sanjuro, which went on to inspire Leone’s “The Man with No Name Trilogy.” The combination of Kurosawa’a films and Magnificent Seven’s darker elements certainly triggered the grittier “Spaghetti Westerns” that took over for the “American Westerns.” Let’s see if this film still stands as...
- 9/15/2011
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
DVD Playhouse—September 2011
By Allen Gardner
In A Better World (Sony) Winner of last year’s Best Foreign Film Oscar, this Danish export looks at two fractured families and the effect that the adult world dysfunction has on their two sons, who form an immediate and potentially deadly bond. Director Susanne Bier delivers another powerful work that maintains its drive during the films’ first 2/3, then falters somewhat during the last act. Still, well-worth seeing, and beautifully made. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Deleted scenes; Commentary by Bier and editor Pernille Bech Christensen; Interview with Bier. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
X-men First Class (20th Century Fox) “Origins” film set in the early 1960s, traces the beginnings of Magento and Professor X (played ably here by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy), and how the once-close friends and colleagues became bitter enemies. First half is slam-bang entertainment at its stylish best,...
By Allen Gardner
In A Better World (Sony) Winner of last year’s Best Foreign Film Oscar, this Danish export looks at two fractured families and the effect that the adult world dysfunction has on their two sons, who form an immediate and potentially deadly bond. Director Susanne Bier delivers another powerful work that maintains its drive during the films’ first 2/3, then falters somewhat during the last act. Still, well-worth seeing, and beautifully made. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Deleted scenes; Commentary by Bier and editor Pernille Bech Christensen; Interview with Bier. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
X-men First Class (20th Century Fox) “Origins” film set in the early 1960s, traces the beginnings of Magento and Professor X (played ably here by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy), and how the once-close friends and colleagues became bitter enemies. First half is slam-bang entertainment at its stylish best,...
- 9/11/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Alexa here. When Annette Bening gave a shout-out to husband Warren Beatty's 1962 Golden Globe win in her acceptance speech, I was reminded of this 1962 Movieland magazine of mine. The issue means to cover Hollywood's "hot new crop of young lovers," and features Beatty, fresh off his Globe win and still under Elia Kazan's tutelage, on its cover. (A must-read is this recent New Yorker piece on Kazan, but I digress.) The issue also covers Troy Donahue, Dick Beymer, Gardner McKay, Horst Buchholz and George Maharis, so clearly Beatty was the right choice for the cover. The section devoted to him, excerpted below, is hilarious in its critique of his acting and its predictions for his future.
The handsomest of Today's Young Lovers and the one who's garnering most of the critical acclaim and column mentions: Warren Beatty. Many of those admirers have likened Beatty to James Dean. But...
The handsomest of Today's Young Lovers and the one who's garnering most of the critical acclaim and column mentions: Warren Beatty. Many of those admirers have likened Beatty to James Dean. But...
- 1/18/2011
- by Alexa
- FilmExperience
Sometimes, when Hollywood remakes a world cinema hit, it really can improve on it. Not always, but here are the occasions when that's pretty much what happened...
Impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery? Then why do most Hollywood remakes of world cinema feel more like how men describe a swift kick in the family jewels? Something which had previously given you great pleasure gets twisted to such a degree that only pain remains.
It isn't always such a total disaster, though. Every now and then one of those Hollywood remakes defies all the odds and actually works. Here are a few examples of world cinema remakes that weren't a total disgrace.
The Magnificent Seven vs Seven Samurai
Yul Brynner in a black cowboy hat is badass no matter how you cut it. Those cold android eyes peering out from under the brim of that slate hat in Westworld cemented that as fact.
Impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery? Then why do most Hollywood remakes of world cinema feel more like how men describe a swift kick in the family jewels? Something which had previously given you great pleasure gets twisted to such a degree that only pain remains.
It isn't always such a total disaster, though. Every now and then one of those Hollywood remakes defies all the odds and actually works. Here are a few examples of world cinema remakes that weren't a total disgrace.
The Magnificent Seven vs Seven Samurai
Yul Brynner in a black cowboy hat is badass no matter how you cut it. Those cold android eyes peering out from under the brim of that slate hat in Westworld cemented that as fact.
- 3/25/2010
- Den of Geek
• Dimension Extreme gave Fango a first look at the cover art for Eden Lake, the killer-youth chiller it releases January 6 with Genius Products. As we previously reported, the disc will include commentary by writer/director James Watkins and a making-of featurette, retailing for $19.97 (with a Blu-ray also coming for $29.95). See Fango #279, on sale in December, for an Eden Lake set visit.
• Ariztical Entertainment revealed to us the full specs for its disc of Gay Bed & Breakfast Of Terror, streeting November 18 (following select theatrical playdates that began this past Friday). Presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with stereo sound, the movie will be accompanied by:
• Audio commentary by writer/director Jaymes Thompson, actors Mari Marks and Robert Borzych and postproduction crew Tim Kelley
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Fruitcake short film
• Outtakes
• Music video
Retail price is $29.95.
• Media Blasters provided us with cover art (temporary in a couple of cases) and details on a bunch of its winter titles.
• Ariztical Entertainment revealed to us the full specs for its disc of Gay Bed & Breakfast Of Terror, streeting November 18 (following select theatrical playdates that began this past Friday). Presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with stereo sound, the movie will be accompanied by:
• Audio commentary by writer/director Jaymes Thompson, actors Mari Marks and Robert Borzych and postproduction crew Tim Kelley
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Fruitcake short film
• Outtakes
• Music video
Retail price is $29.95.
• Media Blasters provided us with cover art (temporary in a couple of cases) and details on a bunch of its winter titles.
- 10/29/2008
- Fangoria
Horst Buchholz ... My Papa
BERLIN -- "Horst Buchholz ... My Papa" is a rambling, deeply personal document -- to call it a documentary might be pushing things -- about a son's search for his dad. Christopher Buchholz's father, the late actor Horst Buchholz, was a minor celebrity and actor known mostly for memorable roles in his youth both in Germany and in Hollywood. From 2001 until Horst's death in 2003, Christopher got his dad in front of a camera and tried but failed to get him to open up about his life.
Nothing says that an actor, even one who has lived as rich a life as Horst Buchholz, can't be a dull person. Yet Buchholz's dullness in front of his son's camera is the most interesting thing about this film. He chooses to be dull: It's a guise mostly, a means of avoiding any discussion of things intimate. He comes off as a man not given to introspection, and were he to indulge he certainly would not share such introspection with anyone else, even those closest to him.
Christopher Buchholz and co-director Sandra Hacker make little attempt to survey Buchholz's extensive career on stage, screen and TV. There is more discussion of roles turned down -- astonishingly, roles offered by such luminary directors as Visconti, Kazan and Wenders -- than about his successes. He shrugs off these poor decisions, saying, "I never have regrets".
Asked about his drinking problem, he murmurs, "I drink too much water". Asked about his bisexuality, he grows evasive. His wife, former actress Myriam Bru, is much more open, but even she is at times elusive -- or simply mystified. The movie is a study in ambiguity.
Christopher basically interviews himself -- mostly a reflection of his relationship with his dad as he walks through the empty Berlin flat his father occupied until his death -- and his sister in Los Angeles, who is now an American Sikh who calls herself Simran Kaur Khalsa. Each tries to puzzle out the enigma who was their dad.
It is a pity more effort wasn't spent on his films. None of the scant clips is identified. His genuine talent, especially in youth roles that had him labeled the James Dean of German cinema, barely is hinted at.
As a boy, Buchholz suffered through the horrors of war. He later searched for his biological father, knew many film greats, enjoyed a chaotic love life and seemingly was bent on destroying his own talent. The film never delves into any of this.
Of course, securing rights to film clips, interviewing people other than family members and really searching for the key to an inscrutable personality are not easy things. But they are what documentary filmmakers owe to their subject.
HORST BUCHHOLZ ... MY PAPA
Say Cheese Productions
Credits:
Producers/directors: Christopher Buchholz, Sandra Hacker
Director of photography: Christoper Buchholz, Olivier Distel, Sandra Hacker, Arthur Boisnard
Music: Arnaud Jacquin
Editor: Jean-Marc Lesguillons
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 93 minutes...
Nothing says that an actor, even one who has lived as rich a life as Horst Buchholz, can't be a dull person. Yet Buchholz's dullness in front of his son's camera is the most interesting thing about this film. He chooses to be dull: It's a guise mostly, a means of avoiding any discussion of things intimate. He comes off as a man not given to introspection, and were he to indulge he certainly would not share such introspection with anyone else, even those closest to him.
Christopher Buchholz and co-director Sandra Hacker make little attempt to survey Buchholz's extensive career on stage, screen and TV. There is more discussion of roles turned down -- astonishingly, roles offered by such luminary directors as Visconti, Kazan and Wenders -- than about his successes. He shrugs off these poor decisions, saying, "I never have regrets".
Asked about his drinking problem, he murmurs, "I drink too much water". Asked about his bisexuality, he grows evasive. His wife, former actress Myriam Bru, is much more open, but even she is at times elusive -- or simply mystified. The movie is a study in ambiguity.
Christopher basically interviews himself -- mostly a reflection of his relationship with his dad as he walks through the empty Berlin flat his father occupied until his death -- and his sister in Los Angeles, who is now an American Sikh who calls herself Simran Kaur Khalsa. Each tries to puzzle out the enigma who was their dad.
It is a pity more effort wasn't spent on his films. None of the scant clips is identified. His genuine talent, especially in youth roles that had him labeled the James Dean of German cinema, barely is hinted at.
As a boy, Buchholz suffered through the horrors of war. He later searched for his biological father, knew many film greats, enjoyed a chaotic love life and seemingly was bent on destroying his own talent. The film never delves into any of this.
Of course, securing rights to film clips, interviewing people other than family members and really searching for the key to an inscrutable personality are not easy things. But they are what documentary filmmakers owe to their subject.
HORST BUCHHOLZ ... MY PAPA
Say Cheese Productions
Credits:
Producers/directors: Christopher Buchholz, Sandra Hacker
Director of photography: Christoper Buchholz, Olivier Distel, Sandra Hacker, Arthur Boisnard
Music: Arnaud Jacquin
Editor: Jean-Marc Lesguillons
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 93 minutes...
- 2/16/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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