ITN Studios, the company that sent Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey out into the world earlier this year, has picked up the distribution rights to the horror film The Woman Under the Stage, and while they haven’t announced a release date for the movie yet, they have unveiled a trailer for it. Dread Central recently got the exclusive first look at the trailer, but now you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Ezekiel Decker, who also crafted the screenplay with Logan Rinaldi, The Woman Under the Stage has the following synopsis: A young woman comes to discover just how far she will go to achieve immortality while receiving the role of a lifetime in a mysterious stage play said to be cursed.
The film stars Jessica Dawn Willis (Silhouette), Matthew Tompkins (Sicario), Phil Harrison (12 Mighty Orphans), April Hartman (On Becoming a God in Central Florida...
Directed by Ezekiel Decker, who also crafted the screenplay with Logan Rinaldi, The Woman Under the Stage has the following synopsis: A young woman comes to discover just how far she will go to achieve immortality while receiving the role of a lifetime in a mysterious stage play said to be cursed.
The film stars Jessica Dawn Willis (Silhouette), Matthew Tompkins (Sicario), Phil Harrison (12 Mighty Orphans), April Hartman (On Becoming a God in Central Florida...
- 6/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
David Lynch's 1977 debut feature "Eraserhead" is a dank, horrifying picture, replete with surrealist imagery and themes of urban blight, suicidal ideation, and parental resentment. There are dreams within dreams, and even pleasant things are craggy and ugly. It's a smoky, messy film full of squirting bodily fluids and clumps of earth. It's one of the best films of its decade.
His 1980 follow-up film, "The Elephant Man," appears on paper to be one of the least likely sophomore efforts imaginable. Produced by Mel Brooks, "The Elephant Man" was a biographical prestige picture about the real-life Joseph Merrick (named John in the film), a man afflicted with, some have conjectured, Proteus syndrome. Merrick had an enlarged head, an outside right arm, and loose, tumor-ridden skin. He was a performer in circus sideshows and was assumed to be mentally infirm by his cruel "handlers." An English doctor named Frederick Treves discovered Merrick,...
His 1980 follow-up film, "The Elephant Man," appears on paper to be one of the least likely sophomore efforts imaginable. Produced by Mel Brooks, "The Elephant Man" was a biographical prestige picture about the real-life Joseph Merrick (named John in the film), a man afflicted with, some have conjectured, Proteus syndrome. Merrick had an enlarged head, an outside right arm, and loose, tumor-ridden skin. He was a performer in circus sideshows and was assumed to be mentally infirm by his cruel "handlers." An English doctor named Frederick Treves discovered Merrick,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Bernard Pomerance, the American playwright and poet who wrote the Tony-winning 1977 play “The Elephant Man,” died Saturday of complications from cancer at his home in Galisteo, New Mexico. He was 74. The death was confirmed by his long time agent, Alan Brodie. The Brooklyn-born Pomerance first wrote “The Elephant Man” — the story of the 19th-century man John Merrick who was born with severe physical deformities — for the London-based theater company Foco Novo. After premiering in London in 1977, it then opened on Broadway in 1979 and played for 916 performances. The show also won three Tony Awards, including Best Play. Also Read:...
- 8/29/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Stars: John Hurt, Liz Gebhardt, Patricia Hodge, Stanley Lebor, Katherine Schofield, Colin Higgins, John Rhys-Davies, Stephen Johnstone, Antonia Pemberton | Written by Quentin Crisp, Philip Mackie | Directed by Jack Gold
When John Hurt died we lost a true legend of film, and an actor loved by both young and old. Some knew him for his role as Kane in Alien, John Merrick in The Elephant Man, and even Doctor Who. Perhaps his most daring role though was as Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant.
The Naked Civil Servant is the story of Quentin Crisp, a shamelessly (and famously) homosexual man who was never afraid to be himself, even at a time when it was illegal. Looking at his coming of age and growth into old age the film celebrates the life of a truly inspirational individual.
Quentin Crisp is anything but shy, you get to see this in The Naked Civil Servant...
When John Hurt died we lost a true legend of film, and an actor loved by both young and old. Some knew him for his role as Kane in Alien, John Merrick in The Elephant Man, and even Doctor Who. Perhaps his most daring role though was as Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant.
The Naked Civil Servant is the story of Quentin Crisp, a shamelessly (and famously) homosexual man who was never afraid to be himself, even at a time when it was illegal. Looking at his coming of age and growth into old age the film celebrates the life of a truly inspirational individual.
Quentin Crisp is anything but shy, you get to see this in The Naked Civil Servant...
- 6/9/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
For a man whose first claim to screen immortality came when an extraterrestrial freak of nature ripped a hole in his chest and screeched bloody murder in Alien, John Hurt was a hell of an actor. "The alien won the Oscar," a laughing Hurt told me nearly three decades later, referring to the Academy Award that Ridley Scott's 1979 film took home for H.R. Giger's visual effects. It might be the only time in his 55-year career that anyone, let alone a creature that looked like a penis with teeth,...
- 1/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Beloved British actor Sir John Hurt passed away at the age of 77 after battling pancreatic cancer. The two-time Oscar nominee had over 200 acting credits to his name, including “Alien,” “V for Vendetta,” “The Elephant Man,” the “Harry Potter” franchise, and most recently Pablo Larraín’s “Jackie.”
Following the announcement of his death on Friday, his Hollywood peers and friends paid tribute to him on social media, sending their condolences and remembering the great times they’ve had together, as well as his incredible filmography.
Read More: John Hurt, ‘Alien’ and ‘The Elephant Man’ Star, Dies At 77
Mel Brooks, who worked with Hurt on “The Elephant Man” and “Spaceballs,” tweeted that he was “a truly magnificent talent” and that “he will sorely be missed.”
It was terribly sad today to learn of John Hurt's passing. He was a truly magnificent talent.
— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) January 28, 2017
No one could have played The Elephant Man more memorably.
Following the announcement of his death on Friday, his Hollywood peers and friends paid tribute to him on social media, sending their condolences and remembering the great times they’ve had together, as well as his incredible filmography.
Read More: John Hurt, ‘Alien’ and ‘The Elephant Man’ Star, Dies At 77
Mel Brooks, who worked with Hurt on “The Elephant Man” and “Spaceballs,” tweeted that he was “a truly magnificent talent” and that “he will sorely be missed.”
It was terribly sad today to learn of John Hurt's passing. He was a truly magnificent talent.
— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) January 28, 2017
No one could have played The Elephant Man more memorably.
- 1/28/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
By Lee Pfeiffer
Sir John Hurt, the chameleon-like British character actor with an ability to immerse himself in an astonishingly wide variety of roles, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 77. The son of a British clergyman and engineer, Hurt originally studied to be an artist before the lure of the stage led him to the acting profession. His first major film role was in the Oscar-winning 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons". Acclaim followed quickly and Hurt made his next big impression on screen in the 1970 British crime thriller "10 Rillington Place". He received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for the 1978 film "Midnight Express" and was nominated for Best Actor for his most acclaimed role as the tragic, disfigured John Merrick in the 1980 film "The Elephant Man". He earned a place in pop culture history for his role in Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi classic "Alien" for a scene in which...
Sir John Hurt, the chameleon-like British character actor with an ability to immerse himself in an astonishingly wide variety of roles, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 77. The son of a British clergyman and engineer, Hurt originally studied to be an artist before the lure of the stage led him to the acting profession. His first major film role was in the Oscar-winning 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons". Acclaim followed quickly and Hurt made his next big impression on screen in the 1970 British crime thriller "10 Rillington Place". He received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for the 1978 film "Midnight Express" and was nominated for Best Actor for his most acclaimed role as the tragic, disfigured John Merrick in the 1980 film "The Elephant Man". He earned a place in pop culture history for his role in Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi classic "Alien" for a scene in which...
- 1/28/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 17, 1980 issue of People.
His Roles May Veer Far from the Straight and Narrow, but John Hurt Acts on a Fast Track
Only one part is now out of the question: Husband.
A depraved Roman emperor, a brilliantly outrageous homosexual, an eccentric junkie convict, a tortured student murderer, a pitiable sideshow freak, an astronaut who has his chest ripped open from the inside by an alien monster… Hardly everyday folk, but 40-year-old British actor John Hurt—who has portrayed them all—is no mundane talent. “I don’t believe there is any such thing as an ordinary person,...
His Roles May Veer Far from the Straight and Narrow, but John Hurt Acts on a Fast Track
Only one part is now out of the question: Husband.
A depraved Roman emperor, a brilliantly outrageous homosexual, an eccentric junkie convict, a tortured student murderer, a pitiable sideshow freak, an astronaut who has his chest ripped open from the inside by an alien monster… Hardly everyday folk, but 40-year-old British actor John Hurt—who has portrayed them all—is no mundane talent. “I don’t believe there is any such thing as an ordinary person,...
- 1/28/2017
- by peoplestaff225
- PEOPLE.com
Author: David Sztypuljak
Extremely sad news to report this morning as we learn of the death of acting royalty John Hurt. Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but was given the all-clear but last year puled out performing in Kenneth Branagh’s production of Billy Rice. Hurt was probably best known as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Kane in 1979’s Alien and more recently for his role as wand-maker Ollivander in the Harry Potter franchise but just looking at his think to behold but his back-catalogue of films is hugely impressive.
Hurt’s other recent varied work includes roles in Doctor Who as The Doctor in 3 episodes in 2013, as Professor Oxley in Steve Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in Hercules alongside Dwayne Johnson (see our interview here) and just last year worked in the Natalie Portman’s Oscar nominated movie Jackie as Father Richard McSorley.
Extremely sad news to report this morning as we learn of the death of acting royalty John Hurt. Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but was given the all-clear but last year puled out performing in Kenneth Branagh’s production of Billy Rice. Hurt was probably best known as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Kane in 1979’s Alien and more recently for his role as wand-maker Ollivander in the Harry Potter franchise but just looking at his think to behold but his back-catalogue of films is hugely impressive.
Hurt’s other recent varied work includes roles in Doctor Who as The Doctor in 3 episodes in 2013, as Professor Oxley in Steve Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in Hercules alongside Dwayne Johnson (see our interview here) and just last year worked in the Natalie Portman’s Oscar nominated movie Jackie as Father Richard McSorley.
- 1/28/2017
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Update: The two-time Oscar-nominated British star of The Elephant Man and Midnight Express has died, his publicist confirmed to Screen on Friday night. He was 77.
Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and continued to work after it appeared he had overcome the disease. However last summer he withdrew from the stage revival of The Entertainer upon the advice of his doctors. According to his publicist Hurt had intestinal issues when he died.
He recently played a priest in the Natalie Portman starrer Jackie and was in the cast of Joe Wright’s upcoming Second World War drama Darkest Hour for Working Title and Focus Features.
His wife Anwen Rees-Myers issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that I have to confirm that my husband, John Vincent Hurt, died on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at home in Norfolk.
“John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts...
Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and continued to work after it appeared he had overcome the disease. However last summer he withdrew from the stage revival of The Entertainer upon the advice of his doctors. According to his publicist Hurt had intestinal issues when he died.
He recently played a priest in the Natalie Portman starrer Jackie and was in the cast of Joe Wright’s upcoming Second World War drama Darkest Hour for Working Title and Focus Features.
His wife Anwen Rees-Myers issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that I have to confirm that my husband, John Vincent Hurt, died on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at home in Norfolk.
“John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts...
- 1/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
John Hurt has died, aged 77 Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze Stars paid tribute to Alien and The Elephant Man star John Hurt last night, who has died, aged 77.
The twice Oscar-nominated star was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but given the all-clear in October of that year.
He pulled out of Sir Kenneth Branagh's production of The Entertainer in July 2016 on the advice of doctors after being hospitalised with "an intestinal complaint".
Hurt, who was born in Derbyshire, appeared in more than 120 films. He received Oscar nominations for his role as John Merrick in The Elephant Man and for his supporting role as Max in Midnight Express. He won a BAFTA for his role as Merrick and The Naked Civil Servant. Two years ago he spoke to us at length about his long career and his passion for his craft.
On Twitter, Mel Brooks, who directed him in Spaceballs, wrote: "No one could have played.
The twice Oscar-nominated star was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but given the all-clear in October of that year.
He pulled out of Sir Kenneth Branagh's production of The Entertainer in July 2016 on the advice of doctors after being hospitalised with "an intestinal complaint".
Hurt, who was born in Derbyshire, appeared in more than 120 films. He received Oscar nominations for his role as John Merrick in The Elephant Man and for his supporting role as Max in Midnight Express. He won a BAFTA for his role as Merrick and The Naked Civil Servant. Two years ago he spoke to us at length about his long career and his passion for his craft.
On Twitter, Mel Brooks, who directed him in Spaceballs, wrote: "No one could have played.
- 1/28/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
John Hurt, the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred in films like The Elephant Man, Midnight Express, Alien and the Harry Potter series over a career that spanned more than 50 years, died Friday at the age of 77. Hurt's agent confirmed the actor's death to the BBC.
No cause of death was immediately known, but Hurt revealed in 2015 that he was battling pancreatic cancer. "I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it,” Hurt told the Radio Times after the diagnosis.
No cause of death was immediately known, but Hurt revealed in 2015 that he was battling pancreatic cancer. "I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it,” Hurt told the Radio Times after the diagnosis.
- 1/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
John Hurt‘s passing has left behind another hole in the heart of Hollywood, but his roles will live on forever.
Hurt, who died at the age of 77, had a long-lasting career in films and the stage, starring in such classics as David Lynch’s The Elephant Man and Midnight Express.
Midnight Express (1978)
Hurt’s turn as Max in this classic film earned him his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal as a heroin addict imprisoned in a Turkish jail.
Starring opposite Brad Davis, who played the main character Billy Hayes, an imprisoned American college student, Hurt delivered an...
Hurt, who died at the age of 77, had a long-lasting career in films and the stage, starring in such classics as David Lynch’s The Elephant Man and Midnight Express.
Midnight Express (1978)
Hurt’s turn as Max in this classic film earned him his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal as a heroin addict imprisoned in a Turkish jail.
Starring opposite Brad Davis, who played the main character Billy Hayes, an imprisoned American college student, Hurt delivered an...
- 1/28/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
John Hurt has died. A veteran actor of stage and screen with more than 200 credits to his name, Hurt was responsible for some of the most memorable moments of 20th and 21st century cinema, from the infamous “chestburster” sequence from Alien, to his appearance as the deformed John Merrick in David Lynch’s The Elephant Man. Playing everything from depraved villains—embodying Caligula in 1976’s I, Claudius—to kind-hearted father figures (in everything from Hellboy to the wand maker Ollivander in the Harry Potter films), Hurt’s performances always promised a boundless amusement twinkling behind his eyes.
Few clips can capture the width of Hurt’s talents, though, as well as contrasting Ridley Scott’s famed shock scene from Alien, and Mel Brooks’ parody of it in his space-spoof Spaceballs. In Alien, Hurt is all primal terror, going from laughing in relief with the rest of the crew ...
Few clips can capture the width of Hurt’s talents, though, as well as contrasting Ridley Scott’s famed shock scene from Alien, and Mel Brooks’ parody of it in his space-spoof Spaceballs. In Alien, Hurt is all primal terror, going from laughing in relief with the rest of the crew ...
- 1/28/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Legendary actor John Hurt has died at the age of 77, his agent confirms to the BBC.
He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Anwen Rees-Myer.
Close friend Richard E. Grant was heartbroken by the news, tweeting, “So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. Sir John Hurt. R. I. P.”
So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. Sir John Hurt. R. I. P. pic.twitter.com/J2eMMBVNLB
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) January 28, 2017
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Hurt was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, but later said he was clear of the disease.
He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Anwen Rees-Myer.
Close friend Richard E. Grant was heartbroken by the news, tweeting, “So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. Sir John Hurt. R. I. P.”
So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. Sir John Hurt. R. I. P. pic.twitter.com/J2eMMBVNLB
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) January 28, 2017
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Hurt was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, but later said he was clear of the disease.
- 1/28/2017
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
"Fuck! What you looking at? Don't you look at me, fuck!," John Malkovich threatens in a new clip for the weeklong vignette series Playing Lynch. In the latest installment, the actor takes on the role of the antagonist Frank Booth from David Lynch's psychosexual thriller, Blue Velvet.
The clip is the latest of Malkovich's starring roles for Playing Lynch, which is a project where people can donate to see the various scenes Malkovich has filmed from Lynch's repertoire. The proceeds benefit David Lynch Foundation, which seeks to help sufferers...
The clip is the latest of Malkovich's starring roles for Playing Lynch, which is a project where people can donate to see the various scenes Malkovich has filmed from Lynch's repertoire. The proceeds benefit David Lynch Foundation, which seeks to help sufferers...
- 9/30/2016
- Rollingstone.com
If you’ve endlessly rewatched the films of David Lynch and are looking to appreciate his work in a new way, John Malkovich is here to help. In a new inventive video series/short film titled Psychogenic Fugue, the actor embodies not only the director, but seven of his most iconic characters, from John Merrick to Frank Booth to Log Lady and more.
While some may think this would come from the mind of Spike Jonze as some sort of spin-off to his 1999 feature, the project is actually directed by Sandro Miller and created for David Lynch Foundation. You’ll have to head over to the official site to see the full film (featuring new music from Angelo Badalamenti, Lykke Li, The Flaming Lips, among others) via a donation, but as a preview, we have a trailer and Twin Peaks-inspired clip. At the very least, it’ll help the...
While some may think this would come from the mind of Spike Jonze as some sort of spin-off to his 1999 feature, the project is actually directed by Sandro Miller and created for David Lynch Foundation. You’ll have to head over to the official site to see the full film (featuring new music from Angelo Badalamenti, Lykke Li, The Flaming Lips, among others) via a donation, but as a preview, we have a trailer and Twin Peaks-inspired clip. At the very least, it’ll help the...
- 9/29/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
We’ve yet to see any footage of next year’s “Twin Peaks” revival. In the meantime, you can whet your appetite for damn fine coffee with a new project sponsored by the David Lynch Foundation: Playing Lynch, a series of vignettes in which John Malkovich reenacts scenes from the singular filmmaker’s outré body of work. The scenes can be downloaded one by one, with proceeds going to Lynch’s transcendental meditation–inclined foundation. Watch a trailer for the series — as well as the first vignette — below.
Read More: David Lynch on ‘Twin Peaks’ Return: ‘Cable Television Is the New Art-House’
Malkovich plays Agent Dale Cooper of “Twin Peaks” in it, providing a new take on the character made famous by Kyle Maclachlan; he’s also set to reinterpret the same show’s Log Lady in addition to John Merrick (John Hurt) of “Elephant Man,” the Mystery Man (Robert Blake) from “Lost Highway,...
Read More: David Lynch on ‘Twin Peaks’ Return: ‘Cable Television Is the New Art-House’
Malkovich plays Agent Dale Cooper of “Twin Peaks” in it, providing a new take on the character made famous by Kyle Maclachlan; he’s also set to reinterpret the same show’s Log Lady in addition to John Merrick (John Hurt) of “Elephant Man,” the Mystery Man (Robert Blake) from “Lost Highway,...
- 9/27/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
John Malkovich tests his acting mettle in a new project in which he portrays a number of David Lynch's quirky characters in unique vignettes: Twin Peaks detective Dale Cooper and the Log Lady, Eraserhead's Henry Spencer and the Lady in the Radiator, The Elephant Man's John Merrick, Lost Highway's Mystery Man and Blue Velvet's Frank Booth and Lynch himself.
The project, Playing Lynch, allows people to pay to download each of the scenes to raise money for the David Lynch Foundation, which aims to teach...
The project, Playing Lynch, allows people to pay to download each of the scenes to raise money for the David Lynch Foundation, which aims to teach...
- 9/27/2016
- Rollingstone.com
From Upi:
David Bowie, one of rock music’s most talented musicians, and most iconic and lasting figures, died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69.
The rock legend released his final album, Blackstar, on Friday, his 69th birthday.
“David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer,” the official statement read. “While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”
The message was also posted on Bowie’s official Facebook page.
His son, filmmaker Duncan Jones, posted this photo on his Twitter page.
Very sorry and sad to say it’s true. I’ll be offline for a while. Love to all. pic.twitter.com/Kh2fq3tf9m
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 11, 2016
As an actor, he appeared as everything from an alien in the movie...
David Bowie, one of rock music’s most talented musicians, and most iconic and lasting figures, died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69.
The rock legend released his final album, Blackstar, on Friday, his 69th birthday.
“David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer,” the official statement read. “While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”
The message was also posted on Bowie’s official Facebook page.
His son, filmmaker Duncan Jones, posted this photo on his Twitter page.
Very sorry and sad to say it’s true. I’ll be offline for a while. Love to all. pic.twitter.com/Kh2fq3tf9m
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 11, 2016
As an actor, he appeared as everything from an alien in the movie...
- 1/11/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
David Bowie in 'The Hunger' with Catherine Deneuve. David Bowie movies: Iconic singer memorable as fast-aging vampire in 'The Hunger,' Nikola Tesla in 'The Prestige' Singer and sometime actor David Bowie, one of the iconic figures of the English-language music scene of the second half of the 20th century, died of cancer yesterday, Jan. 10, '16. Bowie (born David Robert Jones in the London suburb of Brixton) had turned 69 on Jan. 8. His son, filmmaker Duncan Jones (Moon), has confirmed Bowie's death on Twitter. Bowie was seen in only a couple of dozen movies during his four-decade show business career. Among his most memorable film roles were those in the titles listed below. The Man Who Fell to Earth Directed by Nicolas Roeg (Walkabout, Don't Look Now) from a screenplay by Paul Mayersberg (based on a novel by Walter Tevis), The Man Who Fell to Earth...
- 1/11/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
John Hurt, the esteemed British actor known for his burry voice and weathered visage — one that was kept hidden for his most acclaimed role, that of the deformed John Merrick in David Lynch’s The Elephant Man — died Friday in London. He was 77.
The two-time Oscar nominee's six-decade career also included turns on the BBC’s Doctor Who and in A Man for All Seasons (1966), Midnight Express (1978) and three Harry Potter films.
Hurt announced in June 2015 that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
On screens big and small, Hurt died what seemed a thousand deaths. “I think...
The two-time Oscar nominee's six-decade career also included turns on the BBC’s Doctor Who and in A Man for All Seasons (1966), Midnight Express (1978) and three Harry Potter films.
Hurt announced in June 2015 that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
On screens big and small, Hurt died what seemed a thousand deaths. “I think...
- 7/17/2015
- by Cheryl Cheng,Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Before the Tony Awards this Sunday, June 7, get to know your nominees and the stellar performances they delivered this season! Here are the nominated actors in this year’s plays. And be sure to check out the nominees from this year’s musical productions! Actor In A Leading Role In A Play Steven Boyer, “Hand to God”Because Boyer embodies Robert Askins’ two protagonists—the shy Jason and the demonic Tyrone—so precisely, it’s easy to forget the latter is a hand puppet. With astonishing technical prowess, he reacts as one while voicing the other, playing catharsis as brilliantly as rage. They’re the two best performances of the season. Bradley Cooper, “The Elephant Man”Cooper brought to life a long-held dream to play Bernard Pomerance’s deformed hero John Merrick; the results were stunning. The actor delivered a carefully crafted performance that felt as emotionally devastating as it was physically transformative.
- 6/4/2015
- backstage.com
The Conversation is a feature at Sound on Sight bringing together Drew Morton and Landon Palmer in a passionate debate about cinema new and old. For their fourth piece, they will discuss David Lynch’s film The Straight Story (1999).
Drew’s Take
I am in the midst of my 1999 class and I assigned two films I had yet to see from the acclaimed year – the year that Entertainment Weekly claimed to “change movies” – Kimberly Pierce’s Boys Don’t Cry and David Lynch’s The Straight Story. I like doing this as a Professor, because it varies the class and keeps me from getting too settled into a comfort zone. It challenges me to be more spontaneous and in the moment, a zone I typically find stimulating and energizing. Needless to say, the sixteen year old legacy of Lynch’s The Straight Story created a certain predisposition. Having seen all of Lynch’s other films,...
Drew’s Take
I am in the midst of my 1999 class and I assigned two films I had yet to see from the acclaimed year – the year that Entertainment Weekly claimed to “change movies” – Kimberly Pierce’s Boys Don’t Cry and David Lynch’s The Straight Story. I like doing this as a Professor, because it varies the class and keeps me from getting too settled into a comfort zone. It challenges me to be more spontaneous and in the moment, a zone I typically find stimulating and energizing. Needless to say, the sixteen year old legacy of Lynch’s The Straight Story created a certain predisposition. Having seen all of Lynch’s other films,...
- 4/11/2015
- by Landon Palmer
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive: It’s tempting to say that Alessandro Nivola lives a charmed life, and that might be true if he weren’t working so hard. He’s Zelig in plain sight: At this moment in time you can see him in Selma as Justice Department civil rights lawyer John Doar, who would become the lead prosecutor in the government’s case against the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. And you can see him on the other side of the mirror, as a mobbed-up oil distributor and bete noir of Oscar Isaacs in A Most Violent Year. He played another nemesis, FBI agent Anthony Amado, on the trail of Bradley Cooper in American Hustle. And he’s still batting it around with Cooper, but now on Broadway, where he plays Frederick Treves, the humanistic doctor who rescues Cooper’s John Merrick – Aka the Elephant Man – from life in a freak show booth.
- 1/26/2015
- by Jeremy Gerard
- Deadline
Bradley Cooper's The Elephant Man is taking a trip across the pond. The play, which is currently on Broadway, will have a limited run in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket beginning May 19. Cooper will return to the physically demanding role of John Merrick, the play's titular character. His Broadway compatriots Alessandro Nivola and Patricia Clarkson will also join him in London.
- 1/23/2015
- by Esther Zuckerman
- EW.com - PopWatch
Exclusive: Bradley Cooper may have been snubbed by the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild, but Broadway and the West End love him. When his lauded performance as John Merrick, Aka the Elephant Man, completes its limited run at the Booth Theatre on February 22, Cooper and the rest of the show’s accomplished cast will get a few weeks off before reuniting for a 12-week run in London that will begin, two production sources tell me, in April.
The producers—including both the Shubert and Nederlander theater-owning organizations, along with (take a deep breath) Terry Allen Kramer, Catherine Adler, Roger Berlind, Caiola Productions, Patrick Catullo, Larry Hirschhorn, Jeffrey Finn Productions, Van Kaplan, Edward M. Kaufmann, Hal Luftig, Arielle Tepper Madover, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, Douglas Smith, Jonathan M. Tisch and Scott & Brian Zeilinger—haven’t closed a deal on a West End house as yet, but they’re about to.
The producers—including both the Shubert and Nederlander theater-owning organizations, along with (take a deep breath) Terry Allen Kramer, Catherine Adler, Roger Berlind, Caiola Productions, Patrick Catullo, Larry Hirschhorn, Jeffrey Finn Productions, Van Kaplan, Edward M. Kaufmann, Hal Luftig, Arielle Tepper Madover, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, Douglas Smith, Jonathan M. Tisch and Scott & Brian Zeilinger—haven’t closed a deal on a West End house as yet, but they’re about to.
- 1/6/2015
- by Jeremy Gerard
- Deadline
As Peter Pan is traditionally portrayed by a gamine actress, and Hairspray’s Edna Turnblad by a chunky actor, theatrical tradition dictates that John Merrick, the grotesquely deformed title character of Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man, be embodied by an extremely handsome, seminude star eager to demonstrate his stage chops. (Among those who have played Merrick on Broadway since Philip Anglim created the role in 1979 are David Bowie, Mark Hamill, and Billy Crudup.) In the new revival, based on the 2012 Williamstown Theatre Festival production, Bradley Cooper more than qualifies: He is extremely handsome, he is seminude (at least part of the time), and not only demonstrates but proves those chops. His concept of Merrick’s physical attributes, meant to be suggestive rather than documentary, is smartly thought out and beautifully rendered: the involuted right hand, the third-position turnout, the strangled French horn of a voice, the watery diction like...
- 12/8/2014
- by Jesse Green
- Vulture
Bernard Pomerance's Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man, starring two-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper as John Merrick, Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson as Mrs. Kendal, and Alessandro Nivola as Dr. Frederick Treves, is directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis. The production officially opens at Broadway's Booth Theatre tonight, December 7, 2014. Scroll down to learn more about the company and watch interviews with the cast...
- 12/7/2014
- by Meet the Cast
- BroadwayWorld.com
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Every year, the glittering lights and unique experience of Broadway lures Hollywood actors to the East Coast; some are veterans of the stage and others are making their Broadway debut. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), James Franco (This is the End) and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) all made their Broadway debuts earlier this year, with O’Dowd receiving a Tony nomination for Of Mice and Men and Cranston winning a Tony for All The Way. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), who hadn’t been on Broadway since his 2004 run in Assassins, scored his first Tony nomination and win for Hedwig and the Angry Inch this summer.
The Broadway lineup for the end of the year hosts a number of Hollywood actors making their Broadway debuts, and they are joined by an illustrious group of Broadway vets returning to the stage.
Michael Cera (Arrested Development) and Kieran Culkin,...
Managing Editor
Every year, the glittering lights and unique experience of Broadway lures Hollywood actors to the East Coast; some are veterans of the stage and others are making their Broadway debut. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), James Franco (This is the End) and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) all made their Broadway debuts earlier this year, with O’Dowd receiving a Tony nomination for Of Mice and Men and Cranston winning a Tony for All The Way. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), who hadn’t been on Broadway since his 2004 run in Assassins, scored his first Tony nomination and win for Hedwig and the Angry Inch this summer.
The Broadway lineup for the end of the year hosts a number of Hollywood actors making their Broadway debuts, and they are joined by an illustrious group of Broadway vets returning to the stage.
Michael Cera (Arrested Development) and Kieran Culkin,...
- 9/16/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Kino Lorber and Scorpion Releasing Announce First Eight Titles to be Released Under New Multi-Year Distribution Deal
in August
Kino Lorber and Scorpion Releasing have announces the inaugural releases of eight films under the companies' new multi-year distribution deal. Over the next year and after, there will be additional releases by Kino Lorber from the Scorpion library, including new acquisitions that will be available for the first time.
Among the first selection of titles to be released in August are Green Ice, starring Ryan O'Neal and Omar Sharif; Grizzly, starring Christopher George (both out on DVD August 5th); A Summer Story, starring Susannah York (out g August 12th), the award-winning Australian drama Careful He Might Hear You (out on August 12th), Jack Hill's Sorceress, produced by Roger Corman (out on August 19th); The Girl in a Swing, starring Meg Tilly (out on DVD on August 19th); the acclaimed drama Friendly Fire, starring Carol Burnett, and the 1982 TV movie version of The Elephant Man (both streeting on DVD on August 26th)
"Green Ice"(1981)
Director: Ernest Day
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif, John Larroquette
In the Andes mountains a group of archaeologists are murdered after they discover uncut emeralds. Back in New York, Joseph Wiley (Ryan O'Neal, "Love Story") is down on his luck and runs off to Mexico where he meets Lilian Holbrook (Anne Archer, "Fatal Attraction"). The two are instantly attracted to each other, but Lilian is on her way to meet Meno Argenti (Omar Sharif, "Doctor Zhivago"), the man who intends to marry her. Wiley is mistakenly drawn into perilous adventure when a mysterious caller tells him to look at the samples - stolen emeralds. Lilian's sister is killed and, suspecting Argenti, Wiley and Lilian, in a bid to avenge her murder, plan a daring raid on Argenti's vault of emeralds - green ice. Also starring John Larroquette (TV's Night Court).
"Grizzly" (1976)
Director: William Girdler
Cast: Christopher George, Andre Prine, Richard Jackel, Joan McCall
When an eighteen-foot, two-thousand-pound grizzly bear starts mauling campers and hikers at a state park, a park ranger (Christopher George, "The Exterminator") springs into action. But the job is too big to tackle alone, so he enlists the aid of a naturalist (Richard Jaeckel, "The Dirty Dozen") and a helicopter pilot (Andrew Prine, "The Evil") to take this freak of nature down. Meanwhile, the giant grizzly, not content with picnic baskets, continues to kill indiscriminately, leaving pools of blood and piles of body parts in his wake. Can the ranger and his cronies end the grizzly's reign of terror without resorting to excessively extreme measures? This post-Jaws, nature-runs-rampant thriller was directed by William Girdler ("Day of the Animals"), and was a box office hit and the top-grossing independent film of 1976.
"A Summer Story" (1988)
Director: Piers Haggard
Cast: James Wilby, Susannah York, Jerome Flynn
A country girl has a brief, life-shattering moment when she falls for a young lawyer. Adapted from John Galsworthy'sThe Apple Tree, the film tells of the relationship between a young London lawyer, Frank Ashton (James Wilby,"Handful of Dust") and Megan David (Imogen Stubbs, "True Colors"), the innocent girl who helps him during his recovery from a twisted ankle at the farm where she lives. The attraction between the two is overpowering; they make love in the farm hayloft and vow never to be parted. But Frank goes to Torquay where he meets an old schoolfriend and his lovely sister Stella (Sophie Ward). Thus, Frank's plans become muddled and Megan comes looking for him. A Summer Story of young love. Also starring Susannah York (Tom Jones) and Jerome Flynn (TV's Game of Thrones).
"Careful, He Might Hear You" (1983)
Director: Carl Schultz
Cast: Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill
Winner of 8 Australian Film Institute Awards - Nominated for 5 more - National Board of Reviews: Winner (Top 10 Films)
Set in Australia in the 1930s, this drama stars Nicholas Gledhill as P.S., a six-year old boy who lives with his Aunt Lila (Robyn Nevin, "The Matrix Reloaded," "The Matrix Revolutions") and Uncle George (Peter Whitford, "Strictly Ballroom"). P.S.'s mother died in childbirth, so her sister Lila took him in, and while George and Lila don't have much money, they always done the best they could to the give the boy a good home. One day, Lila's older sister, Venessa (Wendy Hughes, "My Brilliant Career") arrives from a trip around the world; Vanessa is quiet wealthy, and upon her return to Australia, she expresses interest in taking custody of the child. Lila is willing to let the boy meet his aunt, but decides to fight her in court when she decides that she wants the boy full time. The case becomes more complicated by the arrival of the boy's long-absent father, Logan (John Hargreaves, "Emerald City"), an alcoholic who loves his son, but is incapable of caring for him. Careful He Might Hear You won 8 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Hughes) and Best Supporting Actor (Hargreaves).
"Sorceress" (1982)
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, David Millbern
From legendary producer Roger Corman ("Bloody Mama") comes the box office hit of 1982, "Sorceress." When an evil Wizard Traigon makes a pact with the dark forces to sacrifice his first born to his God Caligara to gain the highest degree of power, but things get complicated when his gives birth to twin. Having knowledge of her husband's plan she runs away and her two daughters grow up to be beautiful warriors played by playboy playmates Leigh and Lynette Harris. After the death of their mother and adopted families at the hands of Traigon and his army, the twins blessed with the forces of light and strength given to them by the magical warrior Krona, join forces with Baldar the Viking and Erlik the Barbarian to take down Traigon and avenge their mother's death. Standing in their way is all sorts of Traigon's minions, from an army of ape man to undead zombies which leads us to a climax in an all out battle between good and evil! Now watch this cult classic, not only from a brand new HD master, but from a previously never-before-seen longer version!
"The Girl in a Swing" (1988)
Director: Gordon Hessler
Cast: Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, Elspet Gray
A London art broker (Rupert Frazer, "Empire of the Sun") goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman (Meg Tilly, "The Big Chill"), despite the fact that he knows virtually nothing about her. She insists on not being married in a church, and after they are married, some bad things from her past begin surfacing in subtly supernatural ways, and he must find the best way to deal with them without destroying their relationship. Based on the best selling novel by Richard Adams ("Watership Down") and directed by horror specialist Gordon Hessler ("Cry of the Banshee," "The Oblong Box").
"Friendly Fire" (1979 TV Movie)
Director: David Greene
Cast: Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Timothy Hutton, David Keith
The true story of Peg (Carol Burnett, "The Four Seasons") and Gene Mullen (Ned
Beatty, "Deliverance") who pursue the truth over their son's death in Vietnam. After their son is killed in Vietnam the couple's on-going inquiries eventually establish he was killed by 'artillery fire from friendly forces'. This beautifully orchestrated, harrowing story, assembled with uncommon sensitivity, is one of the most dramatic works ever made about the Vietnam War. Directed by David Greene ("Hard Country") and based on the novel by C.D.B. Bryan ("So Much Unfairness of Things") The wonderful cast includes Sam Waterston ("The Killing Fields"), Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People") and David Keith ("An Officer and a Gentleman"). Winner of 4 Emmy Award® including Best Director and nominated for 3 more including Best Actor and Best Actress. 1980 Peabody Award Winner and DGA nominee foe Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials or Movies Made for TV.
"The Elephant Man " (1982 TV Movie )
Director: Jack Hofsiss
Cast: Philip Anglim, Kevin Conwak, Glenn Clsoe
The story of John Merrick (Philip Anglim), The Elephant Man, and of his triumph over his terrible affliction. It is a story of life and the affirmation of life; timeless, tragic, uplifting and heroic; an exultation of the humanity of a man trapped inside the twisted, lesion-ridden grip of a terminally disfiguring disease. We see John Merrick as a man with many admirers, beginning with the witty and beautiful actress, Mrs. Kendal (Penny Fuller), who, so taken with Merrick, brought a who's who of English society to visit him regularly. The stellar cast includes Glenn Close as Princess Alexandra and Kevin Conway. Directed by DGA nominee Jack Hofsiss (1984 TV Movie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). Winner of 1 Emmy Award® for Best Supporting Actress (Fuller) and nominated for 3 more including Best Actor, Philip Anglim who also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Motion Picture.
in August
Kino Lorber and Scorpion Releasing have announces the inaugural releases of eight films under the companies' new multi-year distribution deal. Over the next year and after, there will be additional releases by Kino Lorber from the Scorpion library, including new acquisitions that will be available for the first time.
Among the first selection of titles to be released in August are Green Ice, starring Ryan O'Neal and Omar Sharif; Grizzly, starring Christopher George (both out on DVD August 5th); A Summer Story, starring Susannah York (out g August 12th), the award-winning Australian drama Careful He Might Hear You (out on August 12th), Jack Hill's Sorceress, produced by Roger Corman (out on August 19th); The Girl in a Swing, starring Meg Tilly (out on DVD on August 19th); the acclaimed drama Friendly Fire, starring Carol Burnett, and the 1982 TV movie version of The Elephant Man (both streeting on DVD on August 26th)
"Green Ice"(1981)
Director: Ernest Day
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif, John Larroquette
In the Andes mountains a group of archaeologists are murdered after they discover uncut emeralds. Back in New York, Joseph Wiley (Ryan O'Neal, "Love Story") is down on his luck and runs off to Mexico where he meets Lilian Holbrook (Anne Archer, "Fatal Attraction"). The two are instantly attracted to each other, but Lilian is on her way to meet Meno Argenti (Omar Sharif, "Doctor Zhivago"), the man who intends to marry her. Wiley is mistakenly drawn into perilous adventure when a mysterious caller tells him to look at the samples - stolen emeralds. Lilian's sister is killed and, suspecting Argenti, Wiley and Lilian, in a bid to avenge her murder, plan a daring raid on Argenti's vault of emeralds - green ice. Also starring John Larroquette (TV's Night Court).
"Grizzly" (1976)
Director: William Girdler
Cast: Christopher George, Andre Prine, Richard Jackel, Joan McCall
When an eighteen-foot, two-thousand-pound grizzly bear starts mauling campers and hikers at a state park, a park ranger (Christopher George, "The Exterminator") springs into action. But the job is too big to tackle alone, so he enlists the aid of a naturalist (Richard Jaeckel, "The Dirty Dozen") and a helicopter pilot (Andrew Prine, "The Evil") to take this freak of nature down. Meanwhile, the giant grizzly, not content with picnic baskets, continues to kill indiscriminately, leaving pools of blood and piles of body parts in his wake. Can the ranger and his cronies end the grizzly's reign of terror without resorting to excessively extreme measures? This post-Jaws, nature-runs-rampant thriller was directed by William Girdler ("Day of the Animals"), and was a box office hit and the top-grossing independent film of 1976.
"A Summer Story" (1988)
Director: Piers Haggard
Cast: James Wilby, Susannah York, Jerome Flynn
A country girl has a brief, life-shattering moment when she falls for a young lawyer. Adapted from John Galsworthy'sThe Apple Tree, the film tells of the relationship between a young London lawyer, Frank Ashton (James Wilby,"Handful of Dust") and Megan David (Imogen Stubbs, "True Colors"), the innocent girl who helps him during his recovery from a twisted ankle at the farm where she lives. The attraction between the two is overpowering; they make love in the farm hayloft and vow never to be parted. But Frank goes to Torquay where he meets an old schoolfriend and his lovely sister Stella (Sophie Ward). Thus, Frank's plans become muddled and Megan comes looking for him. A Summer Story of young love. Also starring Susannah York (Tom Jones) and Jerome Flynn (TV's Game of Thrones).
"Careful, He Might Hear You" (1983)
Director: Carl Schultz
Cast: Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill
Winner of 8 Australian Film Institute Awards - Nominated for 5 more - National Board of Reviews: Winner (Top 10 Films)
Set in Australia in the 1930s, this drama stars Nicholas Gledhill as P.S., a six-year old boy who lives with his Aunt Lila (Robyn Nevin, "The Matrix Reloaded," "The Matrix Revolutions") and Uncle George (Peter Whitford, "Strictly Ballroom"). P.S.'s mother died in childbirth, so her sister Lila took him in, and while George and Lila don't have much money, they always done the best they could to the give the boy a good home. One day, Lila's older sister, Venessa (Wendy Hughes, "My Brilliant Career") arrives from a trip around the world; Vanessa is quiet wealthy, and upon her return to Australia, she expresses interest in taking custody of the child. Lila is willing to let the boy meet his aunt, but decides to fight her in court when she decides that she wants the boy full time. The case becomes more complicated by the arrival of the boy's long-absent father, Logan (John Hargreaves, "Emerald City"), an alcoholic who loves his son, but is incapable of caring for him. Careful He Might Hear You won 8 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Hughes) and Best Supporting Actor (Hargreaves).
"Sorceress" (1982)
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, David Millbern
From legendary producer Roger Corman ("Bloody Mama") comes the box office hit of 1982, "Sorceress." When an evil Wizard Traigon makes a pact with the dark forces to sacrifice his first born to his God Caligara to gain the highest degree of power, but things get complicated when his gives birth to twin. Having knowledge of her husband's plan she runs away and her two daughters grow up to be beautiful warriors played by playboy playmates Leigh and Lynette Harris. After the death of their mother and adopted families at the hands of Traigon and his army, the twins blessed with the forces of light and strength given to them by the magical warrior Krona, join forces with Baldar the Viking and Erlik the Barbarian to take down Traigon and avenge their mother's death. Standing in their way is all sorts of Traigon's minions, from an army of ape man to undead zombies which leads us to a climax in an all out battle between good and evil! Now watch this cult classic, not only from a brand new HD master, but from a previously never-before-seen longer version!
"The Girl in a Swing" (1988)
Director: Gordon Hessler
Cast: Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, Elspet Gray
A London art broker (Rupert Frazer, "Empire of the Sun") goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman (Meg Tilly, "The Big Chill"), despite the fact that he knows virtually nothing about her. She insists on not being married in a church, and after they are married, some bad things from her past begin surfacing in subtly supernatural ways, and he must find the best way to deal with them without destroying their relationship. Based on the best selling novel by Richard Adams ("Watership Down") and directed by horror specialist Gordon Hessler ("Cry of the Banshee," "The Oblong Box").
"Friendly Fire" (1979 TV Movie)
Director: David Greene
Cast: Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Timothy Hutton, David Keith
The true story of Peg (Carol Burnett, "The Four Seasons") and Gene Mullen (Ned
Beatty, "Deliverance") who pursue the truth over their son's death in Vietnam. After their son is killed in Vietnam the couple's on-going inquiries eventually establish he was killed by 'artillery fire from friendly forces'. This beautifully orchestrated, harrowing story, assembled with uncommon sensitivity, is one of the most dramatic works ever made about the Vietnam War. Directed by David Greene ("Hard Country") and based on the novel by C.D.B. Bryan ("So Much Unfairness of Things") The wonderful cast includes Sam Waterston ("The Killing Fields"), Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People") and David Keith ("An Officer and a Gentleman"). Winner of 4 Emmy Award® including Best Director and nominated for 3 more including Best Actor and Best Actress. 1980 Peabody Award Winner and DGA nominee foe Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials or Movies Made for TV.
"The Elephant Man " (1982 TV Movie )
Director: Jack Hofsiss
Cast: Philip Anglim, Kevin Conwak, Glenn Clsoe
The story of John Merrick (Philip Anglim), The Elephant Man, and of his triumph over his terrible affliction. It is a story of life and the affirmation of life; timeless, tragic, uplifting and heroic; an exultation of the humanity of a man trapped inside the twisted, lesion-ridden grip of a terminally disfiguring disease. We see John Merrick as a man with many admirers, beginning with the witty and beautiful actress, Mrs. Kendal (Penny Fuller), who, so taken with Merrick, brought a who's who of English society to visit him regularly. The stellar cast includes Glenn Close as Princess Alexandra and Kevin Conway. Directed by DGA nominee Jack Hofsiss (1984 TV Movie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). Winner of 1 Emmy Award® for Best Supporting Actress (Fuller) and nominated for 3 more including Best Actor, Philip Anglim who also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Motion Picture.
- 7/18/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
It's the 1969 Academy Awards, and Walter Matthau and a tuxedo-clad chimp present John Chambers with an honorary Oscar for his work on Planet of the Apes. Viewed in retrospect it's one of the more surreal presentations in the ceremony's history, but this was something of a landmark event for the industry. It was only the second time the Academy had dished out a prize to make-up artists (William J Tuttle won four years earlier for 7 Faces of Dr Lao), and it highlighted the growing importance of Hollywood's backstage creative artists.
Fast-forward 45 years and prosthetics are giving way to digital pixels - for characters that require a complexity of movement and expression, performance capture technology gives a director the scope to execute their vision by marrying an actor's performance with visual effects. In its basic form, the actor will strap on a bodysuit that's wired up to a computer. All their...
Fast-forward 45 years and prosthetics are giving way to digital pixels - for characters that require a complexity of movement and expression, performance capture technology gives a director the scope to execute their vision by marrying an actor's performance with visual effects. In its basic form, the actor will strap on a bodysuit that's wired up to a computer. All their...
- 7/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Nerds have sure come a long way since 1984. The term today (largely replaced with ‘geek’) is largely benign, but if Revenge of the Nerds is to be believed, it’s as good as being marked for death. Then again, that might be part of its appeal. Nerds is unquestionably the product of a different era (one in which casual racism, lethal violence, and sexual voyeurism apparently failed to register with the MPAA), but also one in which a lead character’s declaration that he is a nerd could be no less sincere and provocative than John Merrick’s “I am not an animal, I am a human being” only four years earlier. It’s a hard to say what the pocket protector set would make of Nerds these days, but odds are good they’d switch over to The Social Network.
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- 6/26/2014
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Ending his week with a workout, Bradley Cooper went to the gym in Los Angeles on Friday (January 24).
The "American Hustle" star wore a black top, his Philadelphia Eagles cap, and blue sneakers as he made his way back outside.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the hunky 39-year-old actor will soon move from the big screen to the stage in the upcoming Broadway revival of "The
Elephant Man."
Unfortunately for admiring fans, Bradley will transform his handsome mug to play John Merrick, a disfigured 19th century Englishman.
The "American Hustle" star wore a black top, his Philadelphia Eagles cap, and blue sneakers as he made his way back outside.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the hunky 39-year-old actor will soon move from the big screen to the stage in the upcoming Broadway revival of "The
Elephant Man."
Unfortunately for admiring fans, Bradley will transform his handsome mug to play John Merrick, a disfigured 19th century Englishman.
- 1/25/2014
- GossipCenter
Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson will head the cast of The Elephant Man when the 1977 drama by Bernard Pomerance returns to Broadway this coming fall. Scheduled to run at the Shubert Theatre with exact dates yet to be announced, the Tony-winning play will be directed by Scott Ellis and produced by James L. Nederlander. Much of the cast including Clarkson (as Mrs. Kendal), Cooper (as John Merrick) and Alessandro Nivola (as Dr. Fredrik Treves) appeared together in the 2012 Williamstown Theater Festival production of the play, which was also staged by Ellis. The classic tale of a disfigured man who went
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- 1/24/2014
- by Debbie Emery, David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bradley Cooper is returning to the stage! The 39-year-old Oscar-nominated American Hustle star will reprise the titular role in The Elephant Man on Broadway this fall, EW reports. Cooper's return to the play will mark his first time on Broadway since 2006 when he costarred with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd in Three Days of Rain. Cooper is set to play John Merrick, The Elephant Man's main character, a man with a deformed body but an unbroken spirit. The character famously says the line, "I am not an animal!" to reassert his humanity to those who would only judge him by his appearance. Cooper previously played the same role in a 2012 production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Patricia...
- 1/22/2014
- E! Online
He’s long been celebrated for his handsome appearance on the silver screen and now Bradley Cooper is taking his career in a completely different direction.
The “American Hustle” hunk has signed on to star in a Broadway revival of Bernard Pomerance’s 1979 Tony-Award-winning play “The Elephant Man.”
Cooper will contort his flawless face as he embodies John Merrick, a disfigured 19th-century Englishman whose condition made it difficult for him to live a dignified life.
Back in 2012, Bradley received rave reviews for his performance in a limited run of the play at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Berkshire Eagle critic Jeffrey Borak declared, “For anyone who has any doubts, Mr. Cooper is not just a movie star, he’s an actor.”...
The “American Hustle” hunk has signed on to star in a Broadway revival of Bernard Pomerance’s 1979 Tony-Award-winning play “The Elephant Man.”
Cooper will contort his flawless face as he embodies John Merrick, a disfigured 19th-century Englishman whose condition made it difficult for him to live a dignified life.
Back in 2012, Bradley received rave reviews for his performance in a limited run of the play at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Berkshire Eagle critic Jeffrey Borak declared, “For anyone who has any doubts, Mr. Cooper is not just a movie star, he’s an actor.”...
- 1/22/2014
- GossipCenter
So much for the old adage that movie stars head to Broadway to revive their flagging film careers - or to announce that they are available to appear on television. No less than Bradley Cooper, currently Oscar nominated for his role in American Hustle, is bound for the Great White Way, in a revival of Bernard Pomerance's 1979 Tony-winning best drama, The Elephant Man, reports Entertainment Weekly. The show is due to open in the fall. Further details and other casting news have yet to be announced. Actor Philip Anglim was nominated for a Tony for his performance in the original Broadway production,...
- 1/22/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Bradley Cooper is set to make a welcome return to the New York stage in a revival of Bernard Pomerance's The Elephant Man on Broadway.
The 39-year-old actor, who was nominated for an Oscar last week for his role in American Hustle, will play the lead of the heavily disfigured John Merrick once again. He first appeared in the role at the Williamstown Theatre Festival two years ago.
As in the 2012 production, Cooper will portray the character's deformity through physicality rather than with the aid of prosthetic make-up, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola starred alongside Cooper in the Williamstown production, but further casting announcements for the Broadway revival are yet to be announced.
The show, which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1979, was first revived on Broadway in 2002 with Billy Crudup and Kate Burton.
John Hurt famously played Merrick in David Lynch's movie adaptation in 1980.
Cooper,...
The 39-year-old actor, who was nominated for an Oscar last week for his role in American Hustle, will play the lead of the heavily disfigured John Merrick once again. He first appeared in the role at the Williamstown Theatre Festival two years ago.
As in the 2012 production, Cooper will portray the character's deformity through physicality rather than with the aid of prosthetic make-up, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola starred alongside Cooper in the Williamstown production, but further casting announcements for the Broadway revival are yet to be announced.
The show, which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1979, was first revived on Broadway in 2002 with Billy Crudup and Kate Burton.
John Hurt famously played Merrick in David Lynch's movie adaptation in 1980.
Cooper,...
- 1/22/2014
- Digital Spy
Bradley Cooper will star as The Elephant Man in a Broadway revival of the play.
The American Hustle actor, who last week received his second Oscar nomination in as many years, will return to the New York stage after eight years. He last starred in 2006′s Three Days of Rain with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Cooper will play the deformed Elephant Man (aka John Merrick) without makeup or prosthetics. He will imply the character's deformity through physicality.
The show, which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1979 and inspired David Lynch's 1980 film version, was first revived on Broadway in 2002 with Billy Crudup and Kate Burton.
More casting announcements are to follow.
Cooper recently revealed that his curly hairstyle in American Hustle was influenced by classic NBA stars.
The American Hustle actor, who last week received his second Oscar nomination in as many years, will return to the New York stage after eight years. He last starred in 2006′s Three Days of Rain with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Cooper will play the deformed Elephant Man (aka John Merrick) without makeup or prosthetics. He will imply the character's deformity through physicality.
The show, which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1979 and inspired David Lynch's 1980 film version, was first revived on Broadway in 2002 with Billy Crudup and Kate Burton.
More casting announcements are to follow.
Cooper recently revealed that his curly hairstyle in American Hustle was influenced by classic NBA stars.
- 1/22/2014
- Digital Spy
If you’ve ever had the burning desire to see one of the hottest film stars of the moment bray, “I am not an animal!” you’re in luck. Bradley Cooper, who just received his second Oscar nomination in as many years for his fussy, conflicted G-man in David O. Russell’s American Hustle, will be returning to Broadway after an eight-year absence, the actor’s reps tell EW. (His last appearance was opposite Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd in 2006′s Three Days of Rain, for which he got very good notices.)
The red-hot actor will headline a revival of...
The red-hot actor will headline a revival of...
- 1/21/2014
- by Jason Clark
- EW.com - PopWatch
I’ve just finished a turn with Tiverton Dramatic Society in A Man For All Seasons, Robert Bolt’s classic play about the life and downfall of Sir Thomas More. In this production I played Richard Rich, the ambitious young man who ultimately betrays More, stepping into the shoes of John Hurt who had played him in the Oscar-winning film version. All of which got me thinking: out of all Hurt’s great performances, on how many Top 10 lists would Richard Rich make an appearance?
Over a career spanning more than 5 decades, John Hurt has become one of the most highly-regarded actors of his generation. He was recently honoured with a BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award, and seems to work relentlessly on both stage and screen. We all remember the career-making chest-burster scene in Alien, or his transformation into John Merrick in The Elephant Man, but in a career so long and so revered,...
Over a career spanning more than 5 decades, John Hurt has become one of the most highly-regarded actors of his generation. He was recently honoured with a BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award, and seems to work relentlessly on both stage and screen. We all remember the career-making chest-burster scene in Alien, or his transformation into John Merrick in The Elephant Man, but in a career so long and so revered,...
- 10/23/2013
- by Daniel Mumby
- Obsessed with Film
V&A, London
"David Bowie is": the title is an unfinished sentence, which gives the verb a subject but no object, and it suggests that Bowie is everything and perhaps nothing, a whirligig of dressed-up personae, not a person. To begin with, he isn't even David Bowie. He was born David Jones, then renamed by a bossy manager. But is he Bowie, like the knife, or should his adopted surname be pronounced Boughie, like the branch? Or is any earthly appellation just an alias for a man – if he is one, since he always enjoyed flaunting his androgyny – who once announced: "I am a cyborg"?
On a grey arch through which you pass into the V&A's multimedia circus, Bowie himself makes a grand statement that introduces the proceedings. "All art is unstable," he says. "There is no authoritative voice. There are only multiple readings." By talking this kind of talk,...
"David Bowie is": the title is an unfinished sentence, which gives the verb a subject but no object, and it suggests that Bowie is everything and perhaps nothing, a whirligig of dressed-up personae, not a person. To begin with, he isn't even David Bowie. He was born David Jones, then renamed by a bossy manager. But is he Bowie, like the knife, or should his adopted surname be pronounced Boughie, like the branch? Or is any earthly appellation just an alias for a man – if he is one, since he always enjoyed flaunting his androgyny – who once announced: "I am a cyborg"?
On a grey arch through which you pass into the V&A's multimedia circus, Bowie himself makes a grand statement that introduces the proceedings. "All art is unstable," he says. "There is no authoritative voice. There are only multiple readings." By talking this kind of talk,...
- 3/24/2013
- by Peter Conrad
- The Guardian - Film News
How many filmmakers can you think of that have their own verb? “Lynchian” is a part of even the most casual cinephile, though it’s often used erroneously. All too often, anything a little out of the ordinary, with a vague sense of the uncanny, earns the term. Looking back at the man’s filmography, however, it’s clear that there’s much more to Lynch’s work than mere eccentricity, especially given that he’s made films that don’t easily fit into common ideas about what it is for a film or a work of art to even be “Lynchian.” Beyond that, Lynch himself is such a singular presence beyond his films – as a thinker, a writer, and even as a musician – that attempts to Xerox his work are doubly pointless. As it’s David Lynch month here at the site, we decided to poll our writers on their favorite Lynch movies,...
- 3/20/2013
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
Few filmmakers have had as profound an effect on me as director David Lynch. When I was exposed to Twin Peaks during its initial run back in late 1990 my mind was blown out the back of my head by the possibilities of what film and television could be.
For many it was first seeing Star Wars and for other more recent generations it will be their first viewing of Fellowship of the Ring but for me it was the scene where an older Kyle Maclachlan speaks to a backwards talking dwarf in a red room and my life was changed forever.
As a result I have eagerly watched all of David Lynch’s directorial work many times over the years and await each new project eagerly. Sadly he seems to have slowed down somewhat from the productive decades of the 80’s and 90’s and has only directed two movies in the last ten years.
For many it was first seeing Star Wars and for other more recent generations it will be their first viewing of Fellowship of the Ring but for me it was the scene where an older Kyle Maclachlan speaks to a backwards talking dwarf in a red room and my life was changed forever.
As a result I have eagerly watched all of David Lynch’s directorial work many times over the years and await each new project eagerly. Sadly he seems to have slowed down somewhat from the productive decades of the 80’s and 90’s and has only directed two movies in the last ten years.
- 10/15/2012
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bradley Cooper just wrapped a stint as the deformed title character in "The Elephant Man" at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and now he has his sights set on the Great White Way. "We're going to try to do it on Broadway next fall," the actor told E! News, adding that he's aiming to do "a limited run" of the production. Cooper played the titular role at annual theater festival in Williamstown, Mass. from July 25. In the production, based on Bernard Pomerance's play and directed by Scott Ellis, Cooper transformed himself into John Merrick,...
- 8/18/2012
- by Kasia Anderson
- The Wrap
Bradley Cooper, best known for his appearances in Hollywood hits including The Hangover series and Limitless, may return to Broadway next fall. The actor - who made his Broadway debut in 2006's Three Days Of Rain - recently starred as John Merrick in The Elephant Man at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and tells E Online that he plans to reprise the role on the Great White Way.
- 8/16/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
What a fine body of work. Films and corpses go hand in hand and they pop up in the most surprising places …
Emily Cleaver runs the blog Arthur Recreates Scenes From Classic Movies, in which a small baby remakes great film moments. You can follow her on Twitter, @EmilyCleaver.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Cinema is littered with corpses. The pesky things pose endless
disposal problems, refuse to stay buried, and in worst-case scenarios,
re-animate and lust after brains. But sometimes a dead body takes
centre stage and becomes a character in its own right, a talisman that
changes the living, for better or worse. There's something volatile
and magical about a corpse - inert but accusatory, charged with guilt,
loss and fascination with our own mortality. Here are five of the
best.
1. The Trouble with Harry...
Emily Cleaver runs the blog Arthur Recreates Scenes From Classic Movies, in which a small baby remakes great film moments. You can follow her on Twitter, @EmilyCleaver.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Cinema is littered with corpses. The pesky things pose endless
disposal problems, refuse to stay buried, and in worst-case scenarios,
re-animate and lust after brains. But sometimes a dead body takes
centre stage and becomes a character in its own right, a talisman that
changes the living, for better or worse. There's something volatile
and magical about a corpse - inert but accusatory, charged with guilt,
loss and fascination with our own mortality. Here are five of the
best.
1. The Trouble with Harry...
- 8/2/2012
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
Pirates! Band Of Misfits is the latest stop-motion feature from Aardman Animations, the studio behind the likes of the Wallace and Gromit shorts, Chicken Run, and Arthur’S Christmas. It is based on the first two novels in the Pirates! series by author Gideon Defoe. Pirates! Band Of Misfits is inventive and wonderfully animated; a very enjoyable and often hilarious family adventure with a terrific script, a spot-on voice cast and just enough sophistication to appeal to both adults and children.
Try as he might, the bearded scallywag known simply as Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) just can’t get any respect as a bloodthirsty terror of the high seas. Misfortune and clumsiness seem to be his specialties and his attempts to plunder booty from other ships are a disaster (one’s a ghost ship, one’s a plague ship, one’s a nudist cruise, etc). His inept but...
Try as he might, the bearded scallywag known simply as Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) just can’t get any respect as a bloodthirsty terror of the high seas. Misfortune and clumsiness seem to be his specialties and his attempts to plunder booty from other ships are a disaster (one’s a ghost ship, one’s a plague ship, one’s a nudist cruise, etc). His inept but...
- 4/27/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Craig here with the third season of Take Three. Today: John Hurt
Take One: Brighton Rock (2010)
Hurt has alternated starring roles with supporting performances since he began acting in films with The Wild and the Willing in 1962. The amount of quality supporting turns he’s delivered over the years is vast: 10 Rillington Place, Midnight Express, The Shout, The Hit, Scandal, The Field, Contact, The Proposition, Melancholia, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy are a mere few. His fine turn as accountant Phil Corkery in the Brighton Rock remake (backing up Helen Mirren, Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough and Andy Serkis) is a recent solid addition to the list and deserves due credit. Phil’s a gaunt shambles, but loyal to Mirren’s Ida, his long-time crush. He’s one of the old guard. A proud man accustomed to propping up bars whilst waxing forth about the state of the world. He’s the...
Take One: Brighton Rock (2010)
Hurt has alternated starring roles with supporting performances since he began acting in films with The Wild and the Willing in 1962. The amount of quality supporting turns he’s delivered over the years is vast: 10 Rillington Place, Midnight Express, The Shout, The Hit, Scandal, The Field, Contact, The Proposition, Melancholia, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy are a mere few. His fine turn as accountant Phil Corkery in the Brighton Rock remake (backing up Helen Mirren, Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough and Andy Serkis) is a recent solid addition to the list and deserves due credit. Phil’s a gaunt shambles, but loyal to Mirren’s Ida, his long-time crush. He’s one of the old guard. A proud man accustomed to propping up bars whilst waxing forth about the state of the world. He’s the...
- 4/17/2012
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
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