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SonjaMarie

09-08-2008, 04:56 PM

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b27777_casting_couch_smiths_fresh_pharaoh_alba.htm l?sid=rss_topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

Will Smith never struck us as a Bangles fan, but he is about to walk like an Egyptian.

The king of summer is trying his hand at being a god, signing on to star in The Last Pharaoh as a onetime ruler of Egypt.

According to Variety, Smith will play Taharqa in the long-gestating production, a pharaoh who was among the best military tacticians of his time who battled Assyrian invaders circa 677 B.C.

Not July 4, 677, mind you, but with Smith as star we can probably guess which way the battle lines will fall.

SM

Leyland

09-08-2008, 06:09 PM

I'd like to see The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, set during WWII, when released in the US: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914798/ I don't know anything about it other than seeing it in the upcoming films on IMDb.

And this film, Changeling, set in the 1920's, looks interesting: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0824747/

diamondlil

09-08-2008, 08:28 PM

I am interested in seeing The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, but with some reservations. I am not sure what they are going to the ending to make it more palatable to the viewing audience

Divia

09-08-2008, 10:34 PM

"Duchess" a disappointing showcase for Knightley
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/en_nm/film_duchess_dc_1

SM

I dislike Knightly, so I'm just as glad. I might have actually watched the movie had a better actress played the part.

SonjaMarie

09-12-2008, 05:55 PM

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0565432/

Thewlis' Agony At Nazi Role

12 September 2008 5:10 AM, PDT

David Thewlis found it impossible to prepare for his latest role as a Nazi concentration camp leader - because he couldn't understand the motivations of someone so evil.

The British actor admits his part in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was hard work - but reveals he read history books to familiarise himself with the period in which the film is set.

He says, "Trying to understand someone who was impossible to comprehend was a real challenge. It was difficult to get my head around his motivation.

"I usually base my performances on people I've met, which was impossible playing a monster such as this. I did a lot of research to familiarise myself with the period."

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SM

SonjaMarie

09-16-2008, 01:55 AM

A movie about Charles Darwin, based on a book by his great-great-grandson, is going to be out in 2009:
Creation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974014/

SM

LCW

09-16-2008, 02:26 AM

A movie about Charles Darwin, based on a book by his great-great-grandson, is going to be out in 2009:
Creation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974014/

SM

Now that's something I'd love to see. There is a really beautiful love story between Charles and his wife, Emma, and I'm dying to see how they handle it. I've always thought someone should write about it but outside of the Scientific community, at least here in the USA, he's so controversial so I doubt it would get picked up. But the movie should be interesting!

SonjaMarie

09-16-2008, 02:28 AM

Apprently the actors they have listed are not the ones playing them, I just read a piece saying that it's actualy Rosamind Pike and Joseph Fiennes, not Jennifer Connelly and her husband Paul Bettany.

SM

SonjaMarie

09-18-2008, 05:03 PM

Ok, now I'm confused!

Actors Do Battle In Darwin Biopics
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0568736/

18 September 2008 9:12 AM, PDT

Joseph Fiennes and Rosamund Pike are to go head-to-head with real-life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly - in movies about naturalist Charles Darwin.

All four Hollywood stars are lining up to appear in films about Darwin, who developed the controversial theory of evolution, which argued that humans descended from apes.

Bettany and Connelly have started shooting their flick, Creation, while Fiennes and Pike are preparing for similar roles in Mrs Darwin.

And the former Bond girl insists her own fascination with Darwin's theories have helped her in the role.

She says, "I'm definitely a Darwinist, but playing his wife has been a real eye-opener. She was very religious and his discoveries placed a heavy strain on their marriage. We are exploring different angles to his story."

The films are set to coincide with the bicentenary of Darwin's birth in 2009.

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I guess there's going to be two different movies about Darwin out next year. But I do not see an IMDB page for "Mrs Darwin" as of yet.

SM

Alaric

09-19-2008, 08:04 AM

They're doing the same with Pablo Escobar. "Escobar" comes out later this year, I think, while "Killing Pablo" is out next year.

Madeleine

09-24-2008, 10:50 AM

Not really an upcoming movie as it's pretty old (1946), but for anyone in the UK, Channel 4 is showing the film version of Dragonwyck - at 0255 this coming Sunday morning! Review says it's very camp and hammy but enjoyable!

nona

10-05-2008, 07:00 PM

I just saw a comercial for Duchess, didn't someone here say it was not that great or something?

Rowan

10-12-2008, 02:48 PM

I went to see The Duchess with a friend on Friday. I thought it was okay. I don't really know what I was expecting, so I can't say it was fabulous nor was it horrid.

boswellbaxter

10-12-2008, 03:37 PM

I went to see The Duchess with a friend on Friday. I thought it was okay. I don't really know what I was expecting, so I can't say it was fabulous nor was it horrid.

I haven't seen it. It looks like a feast for the eyes, but the reviews I've read have been lukewarm. I think I have the book it's based on somewhere in the house.

Rowan

10-12-2008, 04:06 PM

Okay I just read over some of the reviews by non-critics on Yahoo and I'd have to say that the first one I read hits the nail on the head for me of why it was just okay for me...

Devon Cream without a spoon.

Georgiana Spencer the Duchess of Devonshire or could that be Keira Knightley as Diana Spencer Princess of Wales? Which ever you decide on, it is possible that they were one and the same the way Director Saul Dibb has directed this work. A period piece that falls short on who the Duchess really is and who Mr. Dibb and Ms. Knightley have decided to portray her as.

Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley are a perfect pair in this film “The Duchess”, of Devonshire Georgiana Cavendish. I only wish there was more of them together in this film along with their lives and moments of living. A ménage of interest but not much discovered.

Mr. Dibb takes us into interesting situations in this film and then backs out, giving the appearance of juicy work, but really no depth. Ms. Knightley and Mr. Fiennes appear to have found their characters but are seldom held to full display. I’m not sure if the writing is so limited or the film was cut to pieces, but what remains is more sound bite and costume than it is a discovery of who these people were in their lives. Sort of a gossip column chuckle, one after another. The Duke (Ralph Fiennes ) asks at the end while looking at the children play, what it must be like to be so free, yet we don’t get enough of why Mr. Dibb thinks the Duke isn’t free.

The costumes are tremendous to Wow and the photography makes everything most appealing but the story falls short in the telling, like spreading a large scoop of Devon cream on fresh bright ripe blueberries and cut strawberries next to your coffee in the morning then immediately running out into the rain without an umbrella leaving the bowl of fruit and cream for the houseflies.

Even with all the short falls of the story telling, this film is worth the adventure and mostly due to the talent portraying the characters. Charlotte Rampling (Lady Spencer) is always dazzling, Hayley Atwell (Bess Foster, the Dukes livin-lover later wife) gives us a single note character but still well played, as does Dominic Cooper (Charles Grey eventual Prime Minister of UK Lover of the Duchess).

SonjaMarie

11-12-2008, 11:01 PM

Oliver's Lester To Battle Craig At The Box Office?

12 November 2008 5:57 AM, PST

Daniel Craig faces a battle royal at the box office, if he signs on to play William The Conqueror in a new film - Oliver star Mark Lester will play King Harold in a rival movie.

The former child star will don the crown for a new movie, called 1066, which will also feature Alien Vs Predator star Ian Whyte. The $75 million (GBP50 million) movie will be shot in Wales next year.

The project, written by Robin Jacob and historical novelist Helen Hollick, is the culmination of over four years of historical research and script development.

Industry stunt legend Rocky Taylor, who has featured in 17 Bond movies, will take charge of the film's stunt scenes.

Craig is said to be in negotiations to play Harold's rival William in a rival epic, which will trace his life prior to his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

SM

Susan

11-12-2008, 11:33 PM

Oliver star Mark Lester will play King Harold in a rival movie.

Interesting! My first job was as a candy attendant in a movie theater and I "heard" Oliver! many, many times. Back then the movie theater lobbies were not always enclosed and the theaters were not multiplexes. We could always hear the films in the theater where I worked. I counted how many times I heard Love Story, but now I don't recall. I think it was something like 79 times!

I looked up Mark Lester on Wikipedia and found out that he took his A Levels when he as 28 and then became an osteopath and acupuncturist. He has his own clinic in Gloucester. There's a photo of him at the clinic's website:
http://www.carltonclinic.com/

Lester hasn't made a film since 1977, so I wonder what lured him out of retirement.

nona

11-13-2008, 01:50 AM

oh wow that will be interesting to see and Daniel craig as William? I dunno about that but it can still be really good.

Madeleine

11-13-2008, 11:04 AM

It does sound a bit odd that someone who hasn't acted for 30 years is suddenly being given a big part in a major film, sounds a bit risky to me!

He was so cute in Oliver though!

Vanessa

11-13-2008, 03:00 PM

I would imagine Mark Lester will be seeing £££££££££s in his eyes, that will be lure enough! Odd choice of actor, I must admit.

sweetpotatoboy

11-13-2008, 03:20 PM

Oliver star Mark Lester will play King Harold in a rival movie.

The project, written by Robin Jacob and historical novelist Helen Hollick, is the culmination of over four years of historical research and script development.

Good to see some progress here. I've been hearing about this planned film for a couple of years - and they haven't even started shooting yet so it could quite a while till we see it. Can't wait to see what they've done (or will have done) with Helen's novel...

Ludmilla

12-01-2008, 03:24 PM

In researching my current book, I saw some press releases announcing John Boorman has revitalized his desire to bring Yourcenar's Memoirs of Hadrian to the screen. Original gossip was that Banderas might play the role, but it appears to be official that Daniel Craig has been chosen to play the part of Hadrian with a tentative release date in 2010. Charlie Hunnam from Queer as Folk has reportedly been cast as Antinous.

Leyland

12-01-2008, 05:14 PM

He was so cute in Oliver though!
"Please, sir, I want more England"

I don't think I'd be able to lose the waif to the warrior! Interesting casting though. I'm sure I'll go see it.

SonjaMarie

12-01-2008, 05:24 PM

It looks like "Rome", which was on HBO for 2 season maybe coming back on the big screen:
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b71007_greys_anatomys_major_hottie_leaving_town.ht ml?sid=rss_topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

If it does maybe Kevin Mckidd (see article) may come back, as it said we never did see him actually dead on the show, so who knows.

SM

sweetpotatoboy

12-22-2008, 03:29 PM

An article from yesterday's paper on the three forthcoming Hollywood movies on the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England. As the user comments on the article state, this doesn't include a fourth British-made movie based on the Helen Hollick book that is also being made.

It says that the three Hollywood movies all take the stance that William and Harold were originally comrades that had a falling-out...

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5375566.ece

EC2

12-22-2008, 08:30 PM

I left a comment this morning about the 1066 movie that Helen Hollick's involved in, but they haven't published it - don't know why. I wasn't rude, just assertive. :(

Leo62

12-22-2008, 08:40 PM

Ash

12-30-2008, 02:49 PM

BTW, I happened across this book on my shelves and realized it would be perfect here:

Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies. This book is a collection of essays by the likes of Stephen Jay Gould, Antonia Fraser, Simon Schama, Gore Vidal, about how history is portrayed in movies and what is the real story. Its old - 1996 - and I wish they'd do a sequel. But here are essays about Birth of a Nation, Apollo 13, Glory, Mississipi Burning, Hester Street, Henry the 5 and Nixon, and many more. Well worth reading. (and thinking about it, I may need to reread it, since many of the movies I didn't know about at the time I do now!)

http://www.amazon.com/Past-Imperfect-History-According-Reference/dp/0805037608

SonjaMarie

01-07-2009, 01:24 AM

Just saw an ad for "The Last Templar" on NBC on Jan 25th, starring Mira Sorvino.

Unfortunately it's on the same night as the Screen Actor Guild Awards (SAGS), so if I'm able I'll have to DVR it.

SM

SonjaMarie

01-22-2009, 02:16 AM

King Conqueror (2009)
The life and battles of James I, King of Aragon (a.k.a. King Conqueror), the most renowned of the Spanish medieval kings of Aragon (1213-1276), who added the Balearic Islands and Valencia to his realm and thus initiated the Catalan-Aragonese expansion in the Mediterranean that was to reach its zenith in the last decades of the 14th century.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156512/

SM

emr

01-28-2009, 11:54 PM

Airing on Channel 4 next month:
http://www.hardypictures.com/in-production/
1066
Emi

emr

01-29-2009, 08:13 AM

Just saw an ad for "The Last Templar" on NBC on Jan 25th, starring Mira Sorvino.

Unfortunately it's on the same night as the Screen Actor Guild Awards (SAGS), so if I'm able I'll have to DVR it.

SM

Don't bother.
Stelar moments of The Last Templar:
1. Mira Sorvino on horseback wearing a coctail dress and high heeled sandals jousting with a crosier, on a horse that she happens to find parked outside the museum. (oh please)
2. Her totally out of place smile while she says "I'm so sorry for your lose" in a cemetery.
3. Is there something wrong with her ears?
4. The three templars surviving the sinking of their ship full dressed in their (plastic) hauberks and armed with swords etc.
Emi

diamondlil

01-29-2009, 08:40 AM

Robin Maxwell guest posted at Historical Tapestry and advised that her novel about Gracelin O'Malley is being adapted for film and is due to be released in 2010.

SonjaMarie

02-09-2009, 11:50 PM

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0674246/

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musician sister is the subject of a forthcoming biopic - 25 years after her more famous sibling was immortalized on the big screen. Nannerl - the nickname of Maria Anna Mozart - will tell the true tale of a talented 18th century violinist, and friend of the future French king Louis XVI, who was forced to give up music by her controlling father.

The movie will have a budget of $4.5 million (£3 million) and will begin shooting in October, directed by Rene Feret.

Mozart himself was portrayed on the big screen in 1984's Amadeus by actor Tom Hulce.

SM

SonjaMarie

02-10-2009, 06:20 AM

Angelina Jolie to play Catherine the Great:
The Mercenary: Love and Honor
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884802/

A look at the life of Russian empress Catherine the Great's reign during the years of the American revolutionary war.

SM

Alaric

02-10-2009, 06:59 AM

Of all the periods of Catherine's life they could make a movie about they go with that one? I mean, she wasn't even shacking up with Potemkin by 1776 and it's not like Russia played any real role in the American War of Independence, save for the neutrality pact on naval blockades. They were at war with the Ottoman Empire again during that period, and just came out of Pugachev's rebellion, so I don't know what they could possibly make a film about that has any relevance to the American War of Independence.

If I could make a movie about Catherine I would have gone with her rise to the throne - ie. early life in Russia with Elizabeth, marriage to Peter III, his brief reign, her love trysts with half the male population of Europe, and then the coup to make her empress. Hell, I should just write it!

LoveHistory

02-10-2009, 05:54 PM

Go for it, Alaric!

It will be interesting to see what Angelina does with the part.

Divia

02-10-2009, 08:37 PM

hmm. I guess its a book

http://www.thecontemplation.com/index.php/2008/09/08/coming-soon-the-mercenary-love-and-honor/

cw gortner

02-10-2009, 10:52 PM

King Conqueror (2009)
The life and battles of James I, King of Aragon (a.k.a. King Conqueror), the most renowned of the Spanish medieval kings of Aragon (1213-1276), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156512/

SM

Oh, this looks cool! I've always wanted to write about him.

LCW

02-10-2009, 11:17 PM

A movie about Charles Darwin, based on a book by his great-great-grandson, is going to be out in 2009:
Creation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974014/

SM

I'm very interested in seeing this movie. I only hope they do it justice and don't cave to the anti science lobby in this country. So far the summary of the movie isn't too promising:

What happens when a world-renowned scientist, crushed by the loss of his eldest daughter, conceives a book which will prove the non-existence of God. This is the story of Charles Darwin and his master-work "The Origin of Species". It tells of a global revolution played out the confines of a small English village; a passionate marriage torn apart by the most dangerous idea in history; and a theory saved from extinction by the logic of a child. Written by JC

I have a huge problem with this part: "conceives a book which will prove the non-existence of God". First of all, it's not like The Origin of Species just popped into his head one balmy Sunday afternoon. And it doesn't prove or disprove the existance of a God. It deals with Darwin's conclusions based on his scientific observations, some of which are still accepted as fact, some have been modified, and some have been shown to be false. I'll be really interested to see how the movie handles this subject.

Telynor

02-11-2009, 04:30 AM

hmm. I guess its a book

http://www.thecontemplation.com/index.php/2008/09/08/coming-soon-the-mercenary-love-and-honor/

Here's the review I wrote up on the book. Any comments most welcome.

http://www.epinions.com/content_165321346692 -- Love and Honor (novel)

Divia

02-11-2009, 11:10 AM

To sum up, while Mr. Wallace may be a famous author, I found not a scrap of evidence to support this claim in this book

Ouch! But, on the other hand I guess that gives people like me hope that one day I'll be published. ;)

Volgadon

02-11-2009, 03:26 PM

Volgadon

02-11-2009, 03:45 PM

If I could make a movie about Catherine I would have gone with her rise to the throne - ie. early life in Russia with Elizabeth, marriage to Peter III, his brief reign, her love trysts with half the male population of Europe, and then the coup to make her empress. Hell, I should just write it!

Half the male population of Europe? Puhleeze. Hyperbole pure and simple. Twelve documented lovers in over forty years does not half of Europe make.

LoveHistory

02-11-2009, 07:34 PM

Angelina Jolie seems very unlikely for Catherine but I don't see much wrong about having it set in 1774 even though there are more exciting periods. I guess the American Revolution setting is to give an American audience something to relate to.

Sadly, most American's don't relate to the American Revolution. If that's what they're betting on, they're going to be very disappointed with the box office results.

Volgadon

02-11-2009, 07:51 PM

What I mean is that there is some connection to America.

Divia

02-11-2009, 09:42 PM

Americans won't care about that. All they care about is sex and violence and CGI stuff. They want more Batman movies. :D

chuck

02-13-2009, 01:17 AM

Jodi Foster is scheduled to do a Biopic about "Triumph of the Wills" Leni Riefenstahl....Why would she take this project on? I'm really curious how she will portray LR....I've read the world still has not forgiven her for her involvement with the Nazi Party and Hitler....She did live till the ripe old age of 101.....Also she did have some success as a Photographer.....Arch case of Denial...... me thinks.....

annis

02-13-2009, 05:42 AM

chuck

02-13-2009, 03:06 PM

"Triumph of the Will" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcFuHGHfYwE&feature=related) is a powerful documentary, whatever you think of Leni Riefenstahl. Those huge massed rallies, using imagery based on the triumphs held by the Roman Empire, are scarily impressive. I recently watched some You Tube clips of the Nuremberg Rally and a Youth Rally presided over by Hitler and it sent shivers up my spine.
(One of the wonders of the internet is being able to see history in action)

Hello Annis....In college I had a class that showed the film in it's totality.....and Yes it was so impressive, well done and very SCARY.....I have never seen anything like it.....Leni was very talented and it was a shame that she did not see the what was coming and should have got out that political propaganda arena as soon as possible......the film (if produced) should be really interesting....Everything Ive seen and heard about her is so ostricized and tainted by her Nazi Party experiences that it is hard to look at her objectively....I wonder if the real truth/reason is out there....She is such a mystery.....

nona

02-13-2009, 04:52 PM

who is Leni R. ?

chuck

02-13-2009, 05:31 PM

who is Leni R. ?

She is a famous for her propaganda film called "Triumph of the Will".....very controversial woman.....check her out on wikipedia and see a few clips of TOTW on U Tube...Beautifully filmed and directed and yet scary at the power of the film's over all visual influence......

annis

02-14-2009, 01:55 AM

Full movie here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcFuHGHfYwE&feature=related)if you're interested, Nona. It will take a few moments to load so hang in there.

Info on Leni herself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl
She was very taken with Hitler, but always swore that she never bought into the whole Nazi deal, though she has been vilified over the years for her connection to the Nazi movement.

enelya

02-16-2009, 03:17 PM

chuck

02-16-2009, 06:08 PM

I have seen it as well in college, and I have to agree, it is scary. But I think that's mainly because we now know things about the Hitler regime and things that would happen that weren't known when the movie was made. Our knowledge of events gives it a sinister, creepy undertone.
All in all, hard to watch, although I could appreciate the work that went in it and the beauty of some shots

Very good point.......The "Triumph of the Will" film; reminded me of the old scenes from "The Crusaders" film by Cecil B. De Mille (facts be dammed) ....where Peter the Hermit was preaching "God Wills It" and challenging all of Europe to take up "The Cross" and to take back the Holy Land....Hitler loved Frederick the Great and the Teutonic myths.....and LR used that imagery, sets and lighting to create the Teutonic image....

SonjaMarie

04-08-2009, 03:48 AM

Al Pacino to play Napoleon in family movie
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090408/film_nm/us_pacino_1

Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is set to play the French strongman in a movie based on the children's book "Betsy and the Emperor.".....

SM

Madeleine

04-08-2009, 11:00 AM

Well he's certainly small enough! Great actor though.

LoveHistory

04-08-2009, 01:45 PM

Pacino as Napolean? That will be interesting. I'll have to see that 'cause I can't quite imagine it.

michellemoran

04-08-2009, 03:36 PM

Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is set to play the French strongman in a movie based on the children's book "Betsy and the Emperor.".....

How interesting. I wonder why - of all the wonderful novels and biographies out there - he'd choose a children book???? Though I have to admit I've never read it. Is it particularly cinematic? Strange.

parthianbow

04-12-2009, 05:21 AM

EC2

04-13-2009, 07:42 PM

Have just read that Ridley Scott is including William Marshal in his film about Robin Hood with William Hurt in the role of the Marshal. Nooooooo!!!!!

SonjaMarie

04-13-2009, 07:44 PM

Have just read that Ridley Scott is including William Marshal in his film about Robin Hood with William Hurt in the role of the Marshal. Nooooooo!!!!!

You don't like Hurt? Or something else that I'm missing?

SM

EC2

04-13-2009, 08:23 PM

You don't like Hurt? Or something else that I'm missing?

SM

Nothing against him personally, he just doesn't look like my image of the great William Marshal!

Ash

04-13-2009, 11:01 PM

I agree with EC - Wm Hurt is ok, not my favorite actor but he does ok in the roles I've seen. But as Wm Marshall? No way.

Leyland

05-04-2009, 03:10 AM

Have just read that Ridley Scott is including William Marshal in his film about Robin Hood with William Hurt in the role of the Marshal. Nooooooo!!!!! I'm so very sorry, EC. There's something so wooden and distant about Hurt -like it Hurts for him to show or feel emotion. He just won't do as Marshal at all.

I do really like Matthew MacFadyen since seeing him as Darcy in the 2005 film (many many times!) and look forward to watching him in the Sheriff's role which is currently showing as 'rumored' at IMDb. I'm still trying to envision Russell Crowe as Robin. Crowe in tights? I can easily see Vanessa Redgrave as Eleanor of Aquitaine. And the actor playing Will Scarlet is one of my favorites from ER - love Scott Grimes' red hair.

annis

05-04-2009, 04:09 AM

I'd rather have had the hunky Matthew McConaughey as Robin, myself. I'll always see Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of N- he was so wonderfully devious in the role.

Maybe William Marshal will only have a bit part, EC? That wouldn't be quite so painful.

Vanessa

05-04-2009, 09:34 AM

I loved Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham - so camp! He was hilarious and about the best part of the film really.

SonjaMarie

05-15-2009, 03:54 AM

Both these movies star Joseph Fiennes:
Vivaldi:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469879/

Mrs. Darwin:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300857/

SM

Leo62

05-15-2009, 09:13 PM

Looks like they're finally getting the movie of Birdsong off the ground...
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1127876/

I do hope they get Eva Green to play the main female part - she'd be perfect.

annis

06-01-2009, 07:19 AM

Just noticed that there's a remake of the Lone Ranger in the works!
Johnny Depp is apparently confirmed as Tonto, but the Lone Ranger himself seems to be a mystery at this stage.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=55042

LoveHistory

06-01-2009, 03:26 PM

I remember reading about that last year. At that point George Clooney was the rumored Lone Ranger. Interesting to see that Johnny Depp really will be Tonto, as that was the other half of the rumor.

chuck

06-02-2009, 12:14 AM

I really like Johnny Depp....But Tonto?????....Can't imagine Johnny not putting a creative spin on Tonto's character......Although I have to admit I don't like the Lone Ranger's uniform and his two gun holster gun belt.....I wonder how Hollywood is going to present the story?

Amanda

06-02-2009, 07:26 AM

Clooney and Depp should be a humorous pairing!

Leo62

06-02-2009, 01:50 PM

I really like Johnny Depp....But Tonto?????....Can't imagine Johnny not putting a creative spin on Tonto's character......

Perhaps he'll play him as Mick Jagger. ;)

LoveHistory

06-02-2009, 03:01 PM

I'm thinking maybe The Lone Ranger will be socially inept and Tonto will be a real ladies' man. :D

chuck

06-02-2009, 04:18 PM

I can't believe Depp and Clooney will play it straight...Anyway Depp should get equal billing... ie...Tonto and the Lone Ranger.....I keep thinking of Steve Martin's production of "The Three Amigos".....

Ash

06-02-2009, 10:58 PM

I keep thinking of the Bill Cosby bit: LR keeps telling Tonto to go to town and he always gets beat up. Cosby as a kid kept wanting tonto to reply 'you go to hell kimosave'

chuck

06-02-2009, 11:53 PM

;)I keep thinking of the Bill Cosby bit: LR keeps telling Tonto to go to town and he always gets beat up. Cosby as a kid kept wanting tonto to reply 'you go to hell kimosave'

BC's humour is brilliant....Who was that masked man?

annis

06-03-2009, 08:30 AM

Posted by Leo62
Perhaps Johhny Depp willl play Tonto as Mick Jagger ;)

Lol! Perhaps he'll go for deadpan and base his character on Charlie Watts :)

PS Does anyone know what kemosabe means?

Kveto from Prague

06-03-2009, 08:37 PM

yes annis, heres your answer:-)

http://www.write101.com/kemosabe.htm

One of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons shows the Lone Ranger looking in an Indian dictionary and discovering that kemosabe is "an Apache expression for a horse's rear end."

annis

06-04-2009, 02:51 AM

Thanks, Keny, I like it ! I had to track it down and here it is :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3593547555_8e2fd45a9f.jpg

I love Gary Larson- here's one of my favourites
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3524879082_00de4aa82b.jpg

LoveHistory

06-04-2009, 07:15 PM

I found this link to be pretty good.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/971/in-the-old-lone-ranger-series-what-did-kemosabe-mean

I have to say that the Spanish origin doesn't wash with me because the pronunciation would be different.

LoveHistory

07-12-2009, 01:03 AM

I was just on imdb.com and a new 1776 is due in 2011. No more info. Anybody on here happen to have a "pro" account on that site?

I hope it's the musical. I'm practically hopping up and down over this. I've got so many casting ideas!

SonjaMarie

08-18-2009, 06:37 PM

Redford to direct film on Lincoln assassination
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090818/en_nm/us_lincoln_2

SM

SonjaMarie

09-04-2009, 12:42 AM

Firth To Play The Queen's Father
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0965496/

Actor Colin Firth is set for the royal treatment after signing up to play King George VI in a new movie.

The Mamma Mia star will play Queen Elizabeth II's father in The King's Speech.

The film chronicles the royal's efforts to correct a stammer after learning he was to rule England following his brother Edward VIII's abdication in 1936.

Geoffrey Rush will play the king's speech therapist Lionel Logue, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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No IMDB page for this yet.

SM

robinbird79

09-04-2009, 01:15 AM

I loved Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham - so camp! He was hilarious and about the best part of the film really.

I love Alan Rickman. Love his voice.

SonjaMarie

01-07-2010, 11:36 PM

Susan George To Play 1066 Queen
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1382931/
Straw Dogs star Susan George is to play a ruthless medieval matriarch in a new British movie chronicling the Battle of Hastings.

The actress has joined Oliver! star Mark Lester in 1066. She'll play Queen Emma in the historical epic, which is being directed by Robin Jacob.

Jacob tells WENN, "We are extremely happy to announce Susan’s attachment to 1066. She is a tremendously versatile actress who will bring a wealth of experience to the demanding role of Queen Emma, who was the powerful and sometimes ruthless wife of no less than two Kings of England - Aethlered 'The Unready' and the conquering Dane King Knut.

"It is very reassuring to know that Queen Emma is in such safe hands."

Lester will play King Harold II in the film.

SM

Madeleine

01-08-2010, 11:08 AM

Good heavens, talk about employing has-beens, neither of them has acted for years - doesn't sound too promising!

chuck

01-14-2010, 12:42 AM

On BC's FB page...Someone posted that Michael Hirst(Tudors) is in early film production of BC's "Azincourt"....no further information.....Hope he pulls it off.....

parthianbow

04-24-2010, 01:33 PM

Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soldiers, is doing a film sort of on the lines of Eagle of the Ninth. Dominic West of The Wire is in it, as is Micael Fassbender, the guy who put in the most amazing performance in Hunger. Hopefully it won't be tooooo 'Hollywood does Rome' style...
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24388

clips here too
http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=en&q=centurion%20film&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#

Saw Centurion last night, on the first day of its release in the UK. Although parts were excellent, I was underwhelmed overall. It wasn't the historical inaccuracies (although some really grated, I could take the rest - it was a film after all, not a book). No, it was the story, which just didn't engage me the way I'd hoped. Fassbender is excellent, and so are many of the combat scenes *note - not for the squeamish - they're really gory*. Three stars out of five. Hoping that Eagle of the Ninth will impress more. (And Agora.)

Madeleine

03-04-2011, 10:08 AM

Ironclad is released this week - reviews not good!

EC2

03-04-2011, 12:17 PM

Ironclad is released this week - reviews not good!

I suppose I need to watch this and then blog about it.

Madeleine

03-04-2011, 03:07 PM

imdb has James Purefoy listed as playing someone called "Marshall"; I don't know if it's William or a general term for the character!

EC2

03-04-2011, 07:51 PM

imdb has James Purefoy listed as playing someone called "Marshall"; I don't know if it's William or a general term for the character!

I think his first name is supposedly Tom. They don't say it's William, but that's the idea they want to convey, especially with a 'lady Isabel' involved! :eek:
They are also claiming historical accuracy.
When last I looked at the history, the Templars were not involved in the siege of Rochester and neither was William Marshal. He was on the Welsh Marches at the time, and had he been present, he would have been fighting for John, not against him!

Madeleine

03-05-2011, 10:45 AM

Kveto from Prague

03-05-2011, 11:13 AM

According to the review in my paper, Purefoy's character is a Templar, but of course as we all know William didn't take his vows until he was dying. Perhaps the character is a composite of several people?

Could they have intended him to be the Marshall of the temple, a military ranked title in the Templars?

PS I know nothing of this film. Ill try to find out about it.

Kveto from Prague

03-17-2011, 08:53 PM

Saw Centurion last night, on the first day of its release in the UK. Although parts were excellent, I was underwhelmed overall. It wasn't the historical inaccuracies (although some really grated, I could take the rest - it was a film after all, not a book). No, it was the story, which just didn't engage me the way I'd hoped. Fassbender is excellent, and so are many of the combat scenes *note - not for the squeamish - they're really gory*. Three stars out of five. Hoping that Eagle of the Ninth will impress more. (And Agora.)

Just watched Centurion. I liked it more than id expected to (but I went in with low expectations). Not brilliant but still likable. I agree, about the goriest film ive seen in a long time.
as always some of the cliches grate. Why is there always a traitor? And why is there always a black guy, this time a Roman legionarie from nubia? come on. And the love story felt a bit out of place.

I found the picts to be the most interesting part. they were not presented as mindless savages but with a real beef against rome. plus, its hard to get accuracy wrong on the picts when we know so little about them. (heck, we dont even know what they called themselves. Picts was a roman term) Im really curious as to what language the picts were speaking. Was it scots-gaelic? Does anybody know?

And it was nice to see referernce to hadrians wall and the 9th being struck from the official records. Over all it wasnt as much fun as "gladiator" but quite better than "the last legion".