DVD Playhouse—July 2009
By
Allen Gardner
Do The Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Spike Lee’s groundbreaking fable about race relations in an ethnically mixed Brooklyn neighborhood during a sweltering New York summer remains as potent, timely and prescient as it was in 1989. Lee is among the cast, which also includes John Turturro, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Rosie Perez (to name a few), that provide the tableaux-like framework for this stunning work. Criminally ignored by Oscar (it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture, but did garner nods for Supporting Actor Danny Aiello and Lee’s screenplay), it endures as a timeless classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Lee, Ernest Dickerson, Wynn Thomas, Joie Lee; Documentary; Deleted and extended scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.
Coraline (Universal) A young girl moves into an old Victorian house with her parents...
By
Allen Gardner
Do The Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Spike Lee’s groundbreaking fable about race relations in an ethnically mixed Brooklyn neighborhood during a sweltering New York summer remains as potent, timely and prescient as it was in 1989. Lee is among the cast, which also includes John Turturro, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Rosie Perez (to name a few), that provide the tableaux-like framework for this stunning work. Criminally ignored by Oscar (it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture, but did garner nods for Supporting Actor Danny Aiello and Lee’s screenplay), it endures as a timeless classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Lee, Ernest Dickerson, Wynn Thomas, Joie Lee; Documentary; Deleted and extended scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.
Coraline (Universal) A young girl moves into an old Victorian house with her parents...
- 7/14/2009
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Making time; French film gets update
Producers Elizabeth Stanley and Joe Dante have teamed to snap up English-language remake rights to Alante Kavaite's Ecoute Le Temps (Listen to Time), the pair said Saturday.
The original, which is making its world premiere bow at the AFI Fest, is the story of a female sound engineer investigating her mother's murder using her recording equipment and is billed as having a supernatural twist.
Editor-director Eduardo Rodriguez (The Messengers) will helm the remake with a working title Fissures, and the producers said they have attached Greg Pak (Robot Stories) to pen the adaptation for the English-language version.
Dante's Medal Luna Pictures and Stanley's eponymous production banner will make the picture. Pak and Dante are repped by the Gersh Agency while Rodriguez is at UTA.
The French movie was originally produced by Antoine Simkine.
The original, which is making its world premiere bow at the AFI Fest, is the story of a female sound engineer investigating her mother's murder using her recording equipment and is billed as having a supernatural twist.
Editor-director Eduardo Rodriguez (The Messengers) will helm the remake with a working title Fissures, and the producers said they have attached Greg Pak (Robot Stories) to pen the adaptation for the English-language version.
Dante's Medal Luna Pictures and Stanley's eponymous production banner will make the picture. Pak and Dante are repped by the Gersh Agency while Rodriguez is at UTA.
The French movie was originally produced by Antoine Simkine.
- 11/4/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Making time; French film gets update
Producers Elizabeth Stanley and Joe Dante have teamed to snap up English-language remake rights to Alante Kavaite's Ecoute Le Temps (Listen to Time), the pair said Saturday.
The original, which is making its world premiere bow at the AFI Fest, is the story of a female sound engineer investigating her mother's murder using her recording equipment and is billed as having a supernatural twist.
Editor-director Eduardo Rodriguez (The Messengers) will helm the remake with a working title Fissures, and the producers said they have attached Greg Pak (Robot Stories) to pen the adaptation for the English-language version.
Dante's Medal Luna Pictures and Stanley's eponymous production banner will make the picture. Pak and Dante are repped by the Gersh Agency while Rodriguez is at UTA.
The French movie was originally produced by Antoine Simkine.
The original, which is making its world premiere bow at the AFI Fest, is the story of a female sound engineer investigating her mother's murder using her recording equipment and is billed as having a supernatural twist.
Editor-director Eduardo Rodriguez (The Messengers) will helm the remake with a working title Fissures, and the producers said they have attached Greg Pak (Robot Stories) to pen the adaptation for the English-language version.
Dante's Medal Luna Pictures and Stanley's eponymous production banner will make the picture. Pak and Dante are repped by the Gersh Agency while Rodriguez is at UTA.
The French movie was originally produced by Antoine Simkine.
- 11/4/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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