A story of murders in the ER becomes, courtesy of writer Paddy Chayefsky, either a preview of social breakdown or an impassioned examination of why we invest our lives and souls in imperfect institutions. George C. Scott is the doctor coming apart at the seams, who meets his match in a New Age hippie from a New Mexico commune. My instinct is that such a person would not look like Diana Rigg, but everybody needs a dream girl.
The Hospital
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date December 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen, Robert Walden, Jacqueline Brooks, Stockard Channing, Dennis Dugan, Julie Garfield, Christopher Guest, Janet Paul, Sab Shimono, Tracey Walter.
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper...
The Hospital
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date December 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen, Robert Walden, Jacqueline Brooks, Stockard Channing, Dennis Dugan, Julie Garfield, Christopher Guest, Janet Paul, Sab Shimono, Tracey Walter.
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper...
- 1/2/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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With director J.J. Abrams’ departure from the captain’s chair, writer/producer Roberto Orci has emerged as a potential candidate to be promoted to the Enterprise’s helm for Star Trek 3.
Variety reports that Orci is actively pursuing the directing gig on the new movie and has the full backing of Bad Robot, however the studio and financial backers Paramount Pictures are not entirely sold on the idea of handing out the job to someone with no directorial credits to his name.
Orci was of course a massive part of the creative team for the rebooted Trek franchise. He co-wrote the scripts with his long-time partner Alex Kurtzman, a duo also responsible for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, Mission Impossible III and two of the Transformers films. With Kurtzman already set to direct Sony’s Venom spin-off, Orci looks to have now caught the bug of wanting...
With director J.J. Abrams’ departure from the captain’s chair, writer/producer Roberto Orci has emerged as a potential candidate to be promoted to the Enterprise’s helm for Star Trek 3.
Variety reports that Orci is actively pursuing the directing gig on the new movie and has the full backing of Bad Robot, however the studio and financial backers Paramount Pictures are not entirely sold on the idea of handing out the job to someone with no directorial credits to his name.
Orci was of course a massive part of the creative team for the rebooted Trek franchise. He co-wrote the scripts with his long-time partner Alex Kurtzman, a duo also responsible for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, Mission Impossible III and two of the Transformers films. With Kurtzman already set to direct Sony’s Venom spin-off, Orci looks to have now caught the bug of wanting...
- 4/22/2014
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Film review: 'Afula Express' A Magical Ride on the 'Afula Express' / Shles' well-made film focuses on relationships, dreams, determination
A winner of six Israeli Academy Awards -- including best picture, actress and supporting actor and actress -- entertaining 1997 romantic comedy "Afula Express" (a k a "Pick a Card") continues to make the festival rounds with the not-unreasonable hope of garnering a domestic distribution deal.
Documentarian Julie Shles has a dream cast to work with in her feature debut, but one of the more pleasant surprises of "Afula" is how well made it is, from script to camera work to editing. Alas, the film is more interesting during its first half, while the final section drastically overuses a storytelling device -- raw, documentarylike footage of interviews with people acquainted with the celebritylike lead character.
Reminiscent of a Billy Wilder or Paddy Chayevsky tale, "Afula" unfolds leisurely, with a unique atmosphere arising from the likable but hard-pressed, three-dimensional characters. In most important aspects of life, David (Zvika Hadar) is an irresponsible jerk or comes off as one. A transplant from Afula in northern Israel, he lives with overweight but otherwise angelic Batya (Esti Zackheim), and their relationship is not idyllic.
She works at a supermarket and flirts with a shy, handsome loner. An out-of-work electrician, David dreams of becoming a professional magician, but he's an ugly mixture of arrogance, compulsiveness and childishness. He tries to learn a card trick or two and gets involved with some intimidating illusionists, while she gets to know their new neighbor -- lively, young Vicki (Orly Perl).
David talks Batya one last time into being his assistant at a bar mitzvah gig. It goes badly, and she implores him to look for regular work. A laughingstock but not easily discouraged, David Hooks up with Romanian immigrant Shimon (Aryeh Moskuna), a veteran magician. The duo amazingly achieve success right after Batya leaves David.
Batya moves in with Vicki and enjoys the freedoms of being single, along with the expected makeover, but she decides to move back to Afula and break up permanently with David. The film then becomes preoccupied with chronicling David Rise's to fame, including the distracting documentarylike inserts of friends and neighbors before his appearance with Shimon in Afula.
Unfortunately, the story works in vengeful competitors that strike back at Shimon and David during the muddled finale, which also sees an unconvincing reconciliation between the separated lovers. Indeed, Batya reappears to help redeem David when the battle appears unwinnable.
AFULA EXPRESS
Norma Prods.
Credits: Director: Julie Shles; Producer: Assaf Amir; Screenwriter: Amit Leor; Director of photography: Itzik Portal; Production designer: Eva Gronowitz; Editor: Maor Keshet; Music: Yuval Shafrir. Cast: David: Zvika Hadar; Batya: Esti Zackheim; Shimon: Aryeh Moskuna; Vicki: Orly Perl. No MPAA rating. Color/stereo.
Running time -- 96 minutes.
Documentarian Julie Shles has a dream cast to work with in her feature debut, but one of the more pleasant surprises of "Afula" is how well made it is, from script to camera work to editing. Alas, the film is more interesting during its first half, while the final section drastically overuses a storytelling device -- raw, documentarylike footage of interviews with people acquainted with the celebritylike lead character.
Reminiscent of a Billy Wilder or Paddy Chayevsky tale, "Afula" unfolds leisurely, with a unique atmosphere arising from the likable but hard-pressed, three-dimensional characters. In most important aspects of life, David (Zvika Hadar) is an irresponsible jerk or comes off as one. A transplant from Afula in northern Israel, he lives with overweight but otherwise angelic Batya (Esti Zackheim), and their relationship is not idyllic.
She works at a supermarket and flirts with a shy, handsome loner. An out-of-work electrician, David dreams of becoming a professional magician, but he's an ugly mixture of arrogance, compulsiveness and childishness. He tries to learn a card trick or two and gets involved with some intimidating illusionists, while she gets to know their new neighbor -- lively, young Vicki (Orly Perl).
David talks Batya one last time into being his assistant at a bar mitzvah gig. It goes badly, and she implores him to look for regular work. A laughingstock but not easily discouraged, David Hooks up with Romanian immigrant Shimon (Aryeh Moskuna), a veteran magician. The duo amazingly achieve success right after Batya leaves David.
Batya moves in with Vicki and enjoys the freedoms of being single, along with the expected makeover, but she decides to move back to Afula and break up permanently with David. The film then becomes preoccupied with chronicling David Rise's to fame, including the distracting documentarylike inserts of friends and neighbors before his appearance with Shimon in Afula.
Unfortunately, the story works in vengeful competitors that strike back at Shimon and David during the muddled finale, which also sees an unconvincing reconciliation between the separated lovers. Indeed, Batya reappears to help redeem David when the battle appears unwinnable.
AFULA EXPRESS
Norma Prods.
Credits: Director: Julie Shles; Producer: Assaf Amir; Screenwriter: Amit Leor; Director of photography: Itzik Portal; Production designer: Eva Gronowitz; Editor: Maor Keshet; Music: Yuval Shafrir. Cast: David: Zvika Hadar; Batya: Esti Zackheim; Shimon: Aryeh Moskuna; Vicki: Orly Perl. No MPAA rating. Color/stereo.
Running time -- 96 minutes.
- 4/6/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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