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Prime Video’s November programming will dip its toe into Christmas and other holiday offerings such asThe Holiday(2006) starringJude Law,Kate Winslet,Cameron DiazandJack Black.The streamer will also add some films with sequels arriving in theaters this month, likeSonic the Hedgehog(2020) andRidley Scott’s 1992 filmGladiator.

For the full list of Prime Video programming in November 2024, see below.

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Movies:

12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004)3Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)50 To 1(2014)A Knight’s Tale(2001)Absolute Deception(2013)Across The Universe(2007)Agent Cody Banks(2003)Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London(2004)Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)Airplane!(1980)All Saints(2017)Almost Christmas(2016)Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid(2004)Anger Management(2003)Apache(1954) Bad Company (2002)Battlefield Earth(2000)Battleship(2012)Big Night(1996)Blizzard(2003)Blown Away(1993)Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius(2004)Boomerang(1992) Bucky Larson Born To Be A Star (2011) Carrie...

Marrakech International Film Festival will present honorary tributes toSean Penn,David Cronenbergand late Moroccan actressNaima Elmcherquiat its 21st edition this year (November 29-December 7).

The festival will present a programme dedicated to each person, featuring highlights from their careers.

Marrakech describes Penn as “one of the most gifted actors of his generation”, highlighting his work with filmmakers includingBrian De Palma(onCasualties Of War),Oliver Stone(onU Turn),David Fincher(onThe Game) andTerrence Malick(onThe Tree Of Life).

The festival notes that Canadian filmmaker Cronenberg “has built up a singular body of work that fascinates,...

Chicago – You’ll never hear a better speech about the actor’s gratitude for his hometown thanJohn C. Reilly’s proclamation at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival’s Summer Gala on June 1st, 2024. He brought the house down with emotional and passionate words about his journey that began in the Windy City.

With an astonishing range of roles already under his belt, John C. Reilly has played an eclectic host of rich characters to great effect over the years, from seedy ne’er-do-wells to lovable and good-natured schlepps. The fifth of six children,John Christopher Reillywas born in Chicago, and was brought up on Chicago’s Southwest Side. On the amateur stage from age eight,Reillytrained at the Goodman School of Drama and eventually became a member of Chicago’s renownedSteppenwolf Theatre.

John C. Reilly at the 2024 60th Ciff Summer Gala

Photo credit:Joe ArceofStarstruckFoto for HollywoodChicago.

Tom Cruise’sTop Gunis one of the legendary actor’s earliest landmark projects that ended up thrusting him into the mainstream. Recognized as arguably the biggest action star in Hollywood since a decade or two,Top Gunis still seen as one of his most stellar projects yet.

The 1986-release recently completed its 38th year of existence, bringing fans a sense of nostalgia to the time when the now 61-year-old broke into the industry as a charming, baby-faced action star.

Tom Cruise inTop Gun.|Columbia Pictures

Regardless, as it turns out, theTony Scott-directorial had its fair share of hiccups during the production process. Among them, was the fact thatCharlotte Blackwood’s character, Kirsten Lindstrom, was initially shown as a stereotypical ‘classic bimbo,’ instead of the aviator instructor that she was eventually transformed into.

That was all thanks toDawn Steel,who was the first...

Oscar-nominated actorJohn C. Reillyis also known for his prolific stage work, but broke into film with a small role inBrian DePalma‘s “Casualties of War”and carved out a successful career as a young character actor for years after that. He finally came to the public’s attention in a big way as a lovable porn star inPaul Thomas Anderson‘s “Boogie Nights” (1997). Since then,Reillyhas proceeded to steal films in supporting roles and has even headlined more than a few movies himself.

Reilly received an Oscar nomination inRob Marshall‘s 2002 Best Picture winner “Chicago” for his performance as the schnook of a husband to Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger). In the course of his career, Reilly has earned four Golden Globe nominations and won a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble of “Chicago,” as well as three additionalSAGnominations. Reilly...

Michael J. Foxwas a heartthrob back in the ’80s and ’90s thanks to his many memorable roles in theBack To The Futureseries,Teen Wolf,The Hard Way,Life with Mikey,and more. The actor’s memorable performances and down-to-earth personality earned him a huge fan following.

Hence, many hearts across the world were broken when he revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1998. However, the actor had been secretly fighting the progressive degenerative disorder for seven years at that point. Despite his disease, the actor appeared in many hit projects throughout the 2000s and 2010s. He was a regular in theCBSdrama seriesThe Good Wifewhich aired from 2010 to 2016.

However, in 2020, the star announced his retirement from onscreen work. The decision came due to Parkinson’s impacting his ability to memorize and remember lines. Now, four years later, he is willing to return to acting under one sole condition.

Brian De Palma’s “play nice” films—in which he shows that he can groove to the strictures of pop cinema while reinvigorating formulaic stories with his formal gifts—often have an acrid aftertaste. While watchingThe UntouchablesorMission: Impossible,theDe Palmaacolyte may sense the artist’s resentment at having to impersonally flex his mastery.Carlito’s Way,though, is an exception.

Working from a vivid screenplay byDavid Koepp,adapted from two novels by JudgeEdwin Torres,De Palma embraces the romantic possibilities of mainstream cinema, using his skill to deepen the audience’s engagement with melodrama rather than to interrogate it. The 1993 film is an increasingly endangered bird—an intelligent and beautiful entertainment for adults—that was taken for granted by many at the time.

The opening credits sequence establishes a different De Palma register—a cohesion between the sentimental pull of pop cinema and the...

Until the 1980’s, Hollywood had a strange relationship with the Vietnam War. While the war was actually being fought, movies, typically, did not depict the war unless they were something likeJohn Wayne’sThe Green Berets.If the war was dealt with, usually it was done metaphorically, or by using another war as a stand-in, such as what happened with 1970’sMash.This started to change after the war finally ended, with the late seventies seeing the release of three major films –The Deer Hunter,Apocalypse NowandComing Home,Despite their popularity, during the first half of the eighties, when the war was dealt with on-screen it was typically as wish fulfillment, where action stars such asChuck NorrisandSylvester Stallonesingle-handedly refought the war, and won, to the delight of audiences.

That all changed whenOliver Stonemade Platoon. For the first time, a Vietnam War...

For decades now,Michael J. Fox.But at the time of its shooting, that wasn’t so clear for Fox, who was famously parachuted in at the 11th hour after actorEric Stoltzwas let go from the role. That, and shooting simultaneously with sitcomFamily Ties,left him exhausted and afraid that he’d be terrible.

Famously, he was anything but. Except, having only seen the finished film twice, it took a long time for Fox to realise that, he tells Empire in a major new interview. “I saw it back when it came out, at the Cinerama Dome, which was insanity, then I hadn’t seen it in its entirety until a couple of years ago,” he says. “It was Christmas. We were decorating the tree… I went to go get something from the kitchen and I was gone quite a while. Tracy came and found me and I was watching TV.

New feature from the director of ‘Sheherazade’ added to Un Certain Regard strand.

US actorJohn C. Reillywill preside over the jury for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, which has addedSalemby Cesar award-winning French directorJean-Bernard Marlinto its line-up.

AlongsideReillyon the five-person jury are French director and screenwriterAlice Winocour,German actressPaula Beer,French-Cambodian director and producerDavy Chouand Belgian actressÉmilie Dequenne.

Reilly made his film debut inBrian De Palma’sCasualties of Warin 1989 by Brian De Palma and played roles inPaul Thomas Anderson’sMagnolia,Terrence Malick’sThe Thin Red Line,...

Luigi is the man. The green-capped, younger brother of Mario—as well as the one with the far more luxuriant mustache—jumps higher, runs faster, and looks plain cooler while doing it. This is a truth that’s universally acknowledged by gamers of a certain age. For if you were a younger sibling growing up sometime in the ‘90s or late ‘80s, you were always Player 2. You were always Luigi.

I was one such player, the kid brother of a sister who adoredSuper Mario Bros.andSuper Mario Bros. 3on the Nes. There were thus many an afternoon spent waiting for my turn to play as the Italian plumber who’s dressed like it’s always St. Patrick’s Day. However, beginning with the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 in 1986, Luigi has low-key been designed as the better character with higher and further leaps, albeit less balance and traction in his landings.

Five-time Emmy winnerMichael J. Foxunpacks his life story in the forthcoming Apple TV+ documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.

Premiering Friday, May 12, the film incorporates “documentary, archival and scripted elements,” and will “recount Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood,” according to the official logline. “The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, will unspool alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at 29, with Parkinson’s disease.

The TV showFamily Tiesaired onNBCfrom 1982 to 1989. The show focused on a liberal couple who often clashed with their conservative son. Which cast members have the highest net worth today? Here’s what we know.

Brian BonsallFamily Ties|NBC Television/Fotos International/Courtesy ofGetty Images

Net worth: $5,000

Brian Bonsall played Andrew Keaton. As of this writing, Bonsall has an estimated net worth of $5,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth. AfterFamily Ties,he appeared inDo You Know the Muffin Man?(1989),Father Hood(1993), andBlank Check(1994).

Tina Yothers

Net worth: $2 million

Tina Yothers played Jennifer Keaton. As of this writing, Yothers has an estimated net worth of $2 million. AfterFamily Ties,she appeared inLaker Girls(1990), Spunk: The Tanya Harding Story (1994), and Married… with Children (1996).

Marc Price

Net worth: $3 million

Marc Price played Irwin “Skippy” Handelman. As of this writing,Pricehas an estimated net worth of $3 million.

There was a point in the '80s and '90s whereMichael J. Foxwas on top of the world, reaching highs that few actors can ever say they've reached. Between "Back to the Future"becoming a global hit at the same time his hit series"Family Ties"was on the air, with"Teen Wolf"set to give him yet another box office smash as this was all going down, he was the star of the moment. That stardom extended well into the '90s. That is, until the actor's long battle withParkinson's began, which pulled him away from the spotlight for the better part of three decades.

Fortunately, Fox is back with an uplifting, entertaining, and truly cinematic documentary called "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie," which is due to arrive on Apple TV+ in May. I had the great fortune of catching the doc during this year's SXSW in Austin,...

Boasting an intriguing premise, a compelling ensemble and frequently crisp, handsome filmmaking,Mark Burman’s “Ambush”almost qualifies as an above-average Vietnam-era nailbiter — were it not for the hopelessly below-average performances contributed by the two actors whose names stand tallest in its credits block.Aaron EckhartandJonathan Rhys Meyers,usually complex and appealing even in roles as small as these, play characters perched lazily outside the main story whileConnor Paolo,Gregory Sims,Jason Genaoand others do the narrative heavy lifting that remains after their more sellable co-stars cashed their paychecks.

Nevertheless smarter and more entertaining than one might expect from a small-scale, outwardly familiar story like this, “Ambush”feels like a throwback — mostly in a good way — to the ‘Namsploitation films that companies like Cannon churned out in the 1980s, when stories about the war were at their most commercially popular.

Paolo plays Cpl. Ackerman, the educated...

There were Vietnam War films before "Platoon,"but none of them palpably captured the boots-on-the-ground horror of the conflict likeOliver Stone's film did. Having served in theU.S. Armyduring the war, it was important to Stone to convey to audiences how confused and ultimately demoralized soldiers felt while risking their lives for a hazily stated objective. To achieve this high level of verisimilitude, Stone thrust his actors into what was essentially a boot camp. Actors playing higher ranking characters (e.g.Willem DafoeandTom Berenger) were encouraged to put their fresh-faced charges (e.g. soon-to-be-stars likeCharlie SheenandJohnny Depp) through their paces.

Obviously, it worked. Every single performance is wholly, tragically believable. It set a high bar for realism in war movies, and made retired Marine Dale Dye piles of money as Hollywood's go-to military advisor on everything fromBrian De Palma's "Casualties of War...

John C. Reillyis back in the limelight for his turn asLos Angeles LakersownerJerry Busson “Winning Time,” the HBO series from longtime collaboratorAdam McKay.The show marks his first TV drama role, one of the few things Reilly had yet to accomplish in his long Hollywood career that includes collaborations with many of film’s top directors.

Reilly recently sat down with Vulture for a wide-ranging discussion about his career where he offered new details about his experiences working withPaul Thomas AndersonandMartin Scorsese.

“Well, those directors all discovered me one at a time,” Reilly said. “Brian De Palmaliterally did discover me (for ‘Casualties of War’), and after that, the others were like, ‘Oh my God, I found the perfect person for this role. I don’t know where this kid came from, but he’s perfect.'”

However, Reilly gives Paul...

CinematographerStephen H. Burumwill be honored at EnergaCamerimage with the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Set to run in Torun, Poland, on Nov. 12-19, Camerimage, which focuses on films and cinematography, will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year.

Burum is best known for his collaborations with directorBrian De Palma,which yielded such classics as “The Untouchables”(1987), a tale of the battle between good and evil; Vietnam War drama “Casualties of War”(1989);”Carlito’s Way”(1993), which portrayed deep social divides; the iconic “Mission: Impossible”(1996); “Snake Eyes(1998); and “Mission to Mars”(2000).

His body of work also includesJoel Schumacher’s “St. Elmo’s Fire”(1985),Danny DeVito’s “The War of the Roses(1989), and Ken Kwapis’ andMarisa Silver’s “He Said, She Said”(1991).

Born in rural California in 1939 to a family of that owned and worked on several small newspapers, Burum became interested at an early age in film and shot his...

WhenSteven Spielbergmade "Saving Private Ryan,he wanted to portray the terrors of D-Day as genuinely as possible — not only visually, but also through the actors' performances. To help with the authenticity, the director sent his ensemble cast to a boot camp led byU.S. Marine CorpsCaptainDale Dye,Hollywood's top military consultant who worked on other significant war films such as "Platoon"and"Casualties of War."

In the woods behind an old British aerospace plant in Hatfield, England, Dye ledTom Hanksand his seven co-stars in daily physical training taken from "the same sort of syllabus...

The post Why theSaving Private RyanCast Nearly Quit Before Filming Even Started appeared first on /Film.

March 2022 is a great month for blonde women with cold, dead stares onHulu.

With its list of new releases for March 2022, Hulu is highlighting two major original series ripped straight from the headlines. The first isThe Dropout,which premieres on March 3. This show starsAmanda Seyfried(taking over from the previously castKate McKinnon) as Theranos founderElizabeth Holmes.This story about high-level corporate fraud is truly wild, enough so to accommodate several books, podcasts, and even an upcoming film starringJennifer Lawrence.Hulu is certainly hoping its version is the definitive one.

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The Dropout‘s spiritual counterpart will beThe Girl From Plainville,which premieres on March 29. This is another story you might be familiar with. If not, just...

The new year is continuing apace atHulu.The streamer’s list of new releases for February 2022 is highlighted by one very interesting project.

Pam andTommyis set to premiere on Feb. 2. Perhaps the Groundhog Day release date is intentional as the show will cover a particular moment of celebrity, sex, and exploitation from the early ’90s that seems to have repeated itself over and over.Sebastian StanandLily Jamesstar as Tommy Lee andPamela Andersonand the series follows the events and fallout of their homemade sex tape being stolen and unleashed on a nascent internet. If nothing else, getting the promo photos of Stan and James as the ’90s stars was worth it.

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Another Hulu original,...

The 1990’s found Hong Kong cinema exploding into the minds and hearts of cinema lovers across the world. “Heroic Bloodshed” had become a genre in itself, The “Girls with Guns” wave lead byMichelle Yeohwas proving popular and category III with an increase in sexually explicit content was also finding a profitable market. So naturally, in the commercial mindset of the industry, someone was meant to combine the three. That man wasGodfrey Hoand the film was “Lethal Panther”

Betty Lee (Sibelle Hui) is an agent trying to bring down a counterfeiting ring. After finding out the Boss, she is caught in the crossfire, as two assassins take him out. She duels with Eileen (Maria Jo) as Amy (Miyamoto Yoko) finishes the job. It transpires his subordinateBill Wong(Lawrence Ng) was the instigator and carnage erupts, as he seeks to clean up after himself.

Spike Leehas been confronting American society and speaking truth to power his whole career. From the up-close depiction of police brutality in “Do the Right Thing”(which preceded the existence of amateur footage) to the Charlottesville riots that brought the ending of “BlacKkKlansman” into the real world, Lee’s filmmaking is steeped in drawing attention to the injustices facing black Americans, while fi xing historical misperceptions they have endured for ages. His latest, “Da 5 Bloods,”epitomizes that trend — the film is a breakthrough in the depiction of black Vietnam vets as the central characters of the plot — which is one of the key factors making it a genuine Spike Lee joint.

“A black Vietnam vet who saw the film, said, ‘Spike, what the fuck took you so long?” Lee said in an interview withIndieWire,recalling a set of New York test screenings attended by veterans in recent months.

Goldsack also helped develop films withWerner Herzog,Mike NewellandMichael Radford.

London-based producerNigel Goldsack,whose credits includeThe Merchant Of VeniceandThe World Is Not Enough,died suddenly aged 62 on October 18.

Goldsack was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, in 1957 and was involved in film from an early age, working as a runner onBlake Edwards’The Pink Panther Strikes Againwhile he was a teenager.

He began his career in the late 1970s as an assistant director on several independent UK films, includingBrian Gibson’s rock dramaBreaking Glass,Dh Lawrence biopicPriest Of LovestarringIan McKellen,...

John C. Reillyhas joined the cast ofHBO’s pilot about the 1980sLos Angeles Lakers,replacingMichael Shannonin a recasting.

Reilly will play the role of formerLakersownerJerry Bussafter Shannon left over creative differences.

Based on theJeff Pearlmanbook “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” the untitled show will be helmed byAdam McKay.It’s described as a fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties–a team that defined its era, both on and off the court.

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Reilly’s Buss is described as a self-made millionaire whose success has only amplified his proclivity for risk. Buss redefines American sports, celebrity, and wealth by transforming the...

In today’s film news roundup,Sean Astingets two roles, two “Peanuts” movies are set for release, “One Last Night”gets distribution andBrian De Palmagets honored.

Castings

Sean Astin has been cast in a pair of upcoming feature films: “Mayfield’s Game” oppositeMira Sorvinoand “Charming The Hearts of Men”oppositeKelsey Grammer.

Astin is best known for portraying Samwise Gamgee in “The Lord of the Rings”trilogy (2001–2003) and Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger in “Rudy.”He also playedBob Newbyin the second and third season of “Stranger Things”and will appear in the second part of his show “No Good Nick,”which premieres Aug. 5 onNetflix.

Astin is repped by Stewart Talent, Luber/Rocklin and Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen, Llp

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CineLife Entertainment has partnered withCBS Home Entertainmentas the North American theatrical distributor for 1969’s “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”and 1972’s “Snoopy, Come Home.

Military adviserDale Dyemay have done more to help Hollywood deliver an accurate portrayal of war than anyone else in the business. From “Platoon”and “Saving Private Ryan”to “The Thin Red Line”and his most recent work, 2019’s “The Last Full Measure,”his attention to detail — along with his boot camp methods for teaching actors to be soldiers — share a singular vision: realism.

A veteran of three tours in Vietnam, Dye was aMarinecorrespondent awarded the Bronze Star for heroism in action. He’s equal parts storyteller, military historian and psychologist, and his performance prep goes where others fail to tread: into actors’ heads.

Born in 1944, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Dale tagged along with his father, a liquor salesman, as he stocked local bars. Hearing war tales from the clientele, the youngster became fascinated with the military. After theNaval Academyturned down his application, he enlisted at age 20 in the Marines,...

Happy birthday to the great Oscar-nominatedJohn C. Reilly,who turns 54 on May 24, 2019. Reilly, who is also known for his prolific stage work, broke into film with a small role in Brian DePalma‘s “Casualties of War”and carved out a successful career as a young character actor for years after that. He finally came to the public’s attention in a big way as a lovable porn star inPaul Thomas Anderson‘s “Boogie Nights”(1997). Since then, Reilly has proceeded to steal films in supporting roles and has even headlined more than a few movies himself.

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Reilly received an Oscar nomination inRob Marshall‘s 2002 Best Picture winner “Chicago”for his performance as the schnook of a husband to Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger). In the course of his career, Reilly has earned four Golden Globe nominations and won a Screen Actors Guild...

From his melancholic Oscar-nominated turn in “Chicago” to feuding withWill Ferrellin “Step Brothers,”John C. Reillyis the rare American actor to oscillate from dramatic roles to broad comedies. His wife,Alison Dickey,has always hoped to unite those two modes. “We’ve been together a long time,” said Dickey. An independent producer, she met Reilly when she was working asSean Penn’s assistant on the set of “Casualties of War”in 1989. “I’ve seen the whole trajectory of his career. I’m so well aware of what he’s capable of doing. I always feel somewhat satisfied and somewhat unsatisfied after I watch a film of his, just in terms of wanting to get the whole palette.”

Eventually, she decided to do something about it. While developing her own projects, Dickey scouted for talent on the festival circuit. It was her enthusiasm for Mark andJay Duplass...

Playback is a Variety / iHeartRadio podcast bringing you conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. New episodes air every Thursday.

John C. Reillyhas a busy few months ahead. He’ll be appearing in four releases between now and the end of the year: western “The Sisters Brothers,”Disneysequel “Ralph Breaks the Internet,”Laurel and Hardy biopic “Stan & Ollie”and Sherlock Holmes comedy “Holmes and Watson.”Since early beginnings as a struggling theater actor in Chicago who got his movie break thanks to actorSean Pennand directorBrian De Palmaon the 1989 Vietnam drama “Casualties of War,”he’s navigated a varied and unpredictable career.

Listen to this week’s episode of “Playback”below. New episodes air every Thursday.

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“You’re trying to not get in your way and put preconceptions on things, so you have to follow your instincts,...

Brian De Palmacelebrates his 78th birthday on September 11, 2018. While his films have ranged from the sublime to the atrocious, there’s no denying the impact he’s had on cinema. In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at 20 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

De Palma began his filmmaking career directing underground features shot on a shoestring, many of which starred a youngRobert De Niro.He came into his own with the Hitchcock-inspired thriller “Sisters”(1973), starringMargot Kidderas a pair of killer Siamese twins. The Master of Suspense would serve as a muse to De Palma throughout his career, influencing such films as “Obsession”(1976), “Dressed to Kill”(1980), “Blow Out”(1980) and “Body Double”(1984) both in style and substance.

He enjoyed his first box office success with “Carrie”(1976), an adaptation ofStephen King’s chilling novel about a shy teenager (Sissy Spacek) with telekinesis.

It’s a cool june afternoon in New York andMichael J. Foxis sitting in his Upper East Side office, his dog, Gus, a lumbering rescue mutt — Great Dane, hound, Chow, some Lab — napping underfoot. The pale gray walls are decorated with rustic signs from some ofFox’s favorite vacation spots — Vermont, Martha’s Vineyard — and a photo of Fox andBoston Bruinshockey greatBobby Orris propped up on a bookshelf, along with Fox’s Emmys and Golden Globes and his Grammy award for spoken word album, an adaptation of his 2009 memoir “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.”

Fox, who is being honored byVarietyas philanthropist of the year for his work on Parkinson’s disease research, is deeply optimistic at 57. A military brat raised on various bases across Canada, Fox was a plucky, free-spirited kid, prone to recklessness and adventure. At school and at home,...

Casualties of War

Blu-ray – Region B

Explosive Media

1992/ 2:35:1 / 113 Min. / Street DateDecember 1,2016

StarringMichael J. Fox,Sean Penn

Cinematography byStephen Burum

Written byDavid Rabe

Music byEnnio Morricone

Edited byBill Pankow

Produced byFred C. Caruso,Art Linson

Directed byBrian De Palma

In 1969 The New Yorker published a detailed exposé byDaniel Langconcerning four soldiers deployed in the Phu My district of Vietnam who abducted a young woman and raped her repeatedly over the course of the next 24 hours. The following day, fearing discovery by incoming American helicopters, the sergeant in command of the squad ordered her killed.

There was a fifth soldier traveling with that crew,MaxErickson, the only man in Lang’s reporting with anything resembling a moral compass, who observed the actions of his sidekicks with a mix of helplessness and horror. His accusations lead to courts martial...

Enemy Mine:Zandvliet Explores theCasualties of War

Martin Zandvlietleaves behind the world of theater for his third feature, Land of Mine, a based on fact account of German POWs in post-wwii Denmark.

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Based onErskine Caldwell’s steamy Southern yarn and starringRobert Ryan,God’s Little Acre features...

To celebrate the release ofRaising Cain– out Dual Format 30th Jan. 2017 – we are giving away a copy courtesy ofArrow Video!

Having spent the latter half of the eighties trying out new styles of filmmaking –Wise Guys’ knockabout comedy,The Untouchables’ prestige gangster pic,Casualties of War’s Vietnam movie andThe Bonfire of the Vanities’ satirical misfire –Brian De Palmareturned to what he knew best, the Hitchcockian psycho-thriller, forRaising Cain.

John Lithgowplays three roles: child psychologist Carter, his evil twin brother Cain, and their Norwegian father, Dr Nix, who likes to experimental on the young. Carter’s wife is concerned that her husband isn’t quite paying their daughter the right kind of attention; she’s also having an affair which, upon discovery, threatens to send him into a psychotic rage…

A relentless blend of murder, multiple personalities, cross-dressing, crazed parents, bizarre dream sequences and stunning cinematic assurance,...

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The prospective candidates for admission toMiBwere hand-picked because they were the best of the best of the best. That’s a lot of superlatives.Eric RobertsandChris Pennwere two of the more unlikely members of a Tae Kwon Do team that took on Korea in TheBest of the Bestand across pretty much every athletic and artistic theatre of endeavour you can think of, debate rages as to who is the best of the best. Today we look at the greatest movie actors.

This new series of articles is not intended to lay such arguments to rest. Instead it will hopefully prompt some discussion and (polite) debate as we consider, within certain film-making disciplines, who might be considered to be the best and what is their best work. Highly subjective, of course, but that is whence springs healthy debate. We’ll get to actresses,...

Noah Baumbach’s charming documentary aboutBrian De Palmais enhanced by the veteran film-maker’s relish for an anecdote

This documentary about the career ofBrian De Palmatakes a suitably forthright approach:De Palma’s work is explored in his own words, and his words only, uncluttered by talking heads and critical evaluations. And frankly,De Palmais such an entertaining and open raconteur, his words are all you need. High points include an anecdote aboutSean Pennand Michael J Fox on the set ofCasualties of War;his thoughts on the size of the drill bit that perforatedDeborah SheltoninBody DoubleandDe Palma’s trademark exclamation of “Holy mackerel!”

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DirectorBrian De Palmafollowed Carrie with another gory vaunt into the supernatural. Here's whyThe Furydeserves a revisit...

When it comes to telekinesis and gory visual effects, the movie that generally springs to mind isDavid Cronenberg’s 1981 exploding head opus,Scanners.But years before that, American directorBrian De Palmawas liberally dowsing the screen with claret in his 1976 adaptation of Carrie - still rightly regarded as one of the bestStephen Kingadaptations made so far. A less widely remembered supernatural film fromDe Palmacame two years after:De Palma’s supernatural thriller,The Fury.

The Furywas made with a more generous budget than Carrie, had a starrier cast (Kirk Douglasin the lead,John Cassavetesplaying the villain), and it even did pretty well in financial terms. YetThe Furyhad the misfortune of being caught in a kind of pincer movement between Carrie,...

Taking a glance over his filmography, it’s quick to surmiseBrian De Palma’s lack of interest in the words “Inspired By” or “Based on a True Story.” His attraction to images leans so heavily towards their natural falsity rather than some kind of prosaic yet still wholly phony verisimilitude. But one of the few exceptions lends a tragic weight that few of his films have.

The true story in question is what’s commonly referred to as Incident on Hill 192: in 1966, an American army squad in the Vietnam War kidnapped a young village girl, then subsequently gang-raped and murdered her. JournalistDaniel Langbrought this to further public attention with a 1969 article in The New Yorker entitledCasualties of War,of whichDe Palma’s film would share the name.

It caught the attention of screenwriterDavid Rabeand thenDe Palma,who had, since the late ’70s,...

Bringing upBrian De Palmaas if he’s still some kind of marginalized or misunderstood figure is now heavily contentious, not just in the sense that “the discussion” has, with the presence of the Internet, become so heavily splintered that every figure has at least seem some form of reappraisal, but in that this is being discussed on the occasion of a new documentary and retrospectives in New York, Chicago, Austin, and Toronto (the lattermost of which this symposium will be timed to). Yes, the line has probably tipped past “divisive,” but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t room for debate.

It’s not hard to understand whyDe Palma’s work strikes a cord with a new cinephilia fixated on form and vulgarity. Though, in going film-by-film — taking us from political diatribes against America to gonzo horror to gangster films your parents watch to strange European...

The setup toDe Palma,Noah BaumbachandJake Paltrow's engrossing new documentary about the life and career of controversial filmmakerBrian De Palma(opening in theaters on June 10th), couldn't be simpler: The 75-year-old director dissects most of his films and shares analyses and behind-the-scenes anecdotes in between clips. Forget talking-head testimonials from collaborators, flashy visuals or dramatic reenactments. You just get the man himself, looking back and holding court in all his verbose, insightful glory.

And that is more than enough. Known primarily for his obsession with voyeurism,...

Brian De Palmataught me the value of film criticism. The first time one of his films really registered for me actively was whenDressed To Killwas released in 1980. I was starting to get bit by the film bug at the time, still in the early days of the sickness, and there were many ways I would digest films beyond just seeing movies. For films I wasn’t allowed to see, there were still ways for me to get some sense of the movie. Mad magazine, for example. Undressed To Kill was one of the movie parodies that ran in 1980, and it was a beat for beat riff off of the real film. I knew the story and I even knew the twist, since Mad was not shy about spoilers. It was easy to feel like you’d seen the film after you read a Mad parody, and I...

The Carrie andScarfacedirector is the subject of a new film and retrospective. Here he talks about how he invented reality TV and what it feels like to be reviled

This month, New Jersey-born directorBrian De Palmais the subject of two major, separate tributes. The recently opened Metrograph cinema in New York’s Lower East Side has a full retrospective encompassing his five-decade career. This body of work is markedly diverse, spanning experimental curios (Greetings,Hi, Mom!), Hitchcock-inflected thrillers (Dressed To Kill,Body Double), gruelling war dramas (Casualties of War,Redacted), and, of course, the visually spectacular, more mainstream fare for which he is best known (Carrie,Scarface,Mission: Impossible).

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DirectorBrian De Palmais one of the most influential and iconic directors that cinema has ever seen. His body of work includes films such asScarface,Carrie, Blow Out,The Untouchables,Casualties of War,Mission: Impossible,Snake Eyes,The Black Dahlia,Carlito’s Way and most recently,Passion.Now the filmmaker himself dives into his […]

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It’s Big Finish Day, and the audio company has announced that the much-loved Leela (Louise Jameson) will also star withJohn Hurtin the fourth War Doctor boxset,Casualties of War!It was announced live on stage earlier today… becauseLouisejust couldn’t contain her excitement any longer! And quite understandably. In the middle of the Time...

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Brian De Palmahas become the directorial litmus test of cinephiles everywhere. To supporters, he stands as a startling visual genius with a penchant for set pieces and lurid subject matter. To naysayers, he remains a lowbrow imitator who spends his studio budgets chasing the ghosts ofAlfred HitchcockandJean-Luc Godard.Great director or high class hack? Inconsistent misogynist or Master of the Macabre? Much like his fractured narratives, the answer is never an easy one to attain.

Both sides provide ample support for their case.De Palma’s resume is riddled with enough hollow imitations (Sisters [1973],Raising Cain[1992]) and bloated commercial flops (The Bonfire of the Vanities[1990],The Black Dahlia[2006]) to sink any director. But even in misfires such as these, an undeniable attention to detail remains.

The split screen cover-up of Sisters or the heartbreaking screen tests ofThe Black Dahliaare breathtaking in scope and execution,...

★★★☆☆Noah BaumbachandJake Paltrow's unpretentious documentaryDe Palma(2015) reveals a clear-sighted and fascinating director, who often seems as bemused by the vagaries and inconsistencies in his own career as everyone else.Brian De Palmawas initially seen as the most talented of the Young Turks who came to prominence in the seventies.Martin Scorsese,George Lucas,Francis Ford CoppolaandSteven Spielbergall deferred to him and his fierce intelligence. However,De Palmawas to be left struggling in their wake as they all went on to accrue massive commercial and critical success while his own career, despite the occasional peak, suffered from troughs of ever-deeper despond.

The directors eschews the conventional prologue to such 'Extended Features' fare that would involve a chorus of praise fromDe Palma's peers, perhaps to forestall those obvious comparisons. It's consistent with his no-frills approach, which hasDe Palmasitting down...

Legendary composerEnnio Morriconeis set to do the score forQuentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight,"marking his return to the genre after four decades away from a sound he made iconic inSergio Leone's "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," "Once Upon a Time in the West"and"A Fistful of Dollars"

Morriconehas worked on such famous films as "The Untouchables,""The Thing,""The Mission,""In the Line of Fire,""Cinema Paradiso,""Days of Heaven,""Bugsy""Disclosure"and"Casualties of War".He previously worked with Tarantino on" Inglorious Basterds "and"Django Unchained".

The revelation was just one of a number of reveals during the Hall H panel at Comic Con for the new Tarantino film.Kurt Russell,Tim Roth,Bruce DernandJennifer Jason Leighwere all on hand to show off seven minutes of footage from the film and talk about the new film's presentation.

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I originally read the Eighth Doctor books on the train commute from Bedford to St Albans (isn’t that interesting?); they’re uneven, but this is one of the best. Actually – and this is probably a heresy – I prefer the BBC’s original novels to the Virgin ones (NDWAs and the Missing Adventures). I know the...

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