I like these two movies. A lot. I wish they were on dvd. Does anybody know if they're in the works to come to dvd?
after hours is due out sometime in october i believe
*extreme fist pumping going on here*
Now we need to get Marty's musical to dvd. Who do I have to kill/sleep with?
Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet...
Quote from: ewardafter hours is due out sometime in october i believe
Where did you get that info?
Mac, I know you know some insiders. Give me phone numbers, and I will commence midnight call threatening. I won't tell them where I got it, don't worry...
netflix..........perhaps it may unreliable lol....i dunno, i put it on my queue and it said it was going to be released soon, around octoberish....could be wrong tho
Not sure if you guys already have an edition of The Last Waltz on R1 DVD, but I know we're getting it on R4 sometime in the coming months, which is quite exciting.
I concur as to liking After Hours.
An awesome New York by night film, in the vein of Eyes Wide Shut.
i just watched New York, New York for the first (and last) time. it was bad. unfortunately they were doomed from the start because from the first half of the film Deniro seemed to be horribly horribly miscast. he was not charming, he only seemed scary and possesive from their first meeting. you didnt want them to end up together. if that part had been played by someone with some sort of 'charisma' the movie could've been actually funny and even enjoyable. if that part had been played by Woody Allen and the singer Diane Keaton THAT would have been a watchable film. deniro was an unlikable sunuvabitch and i doubt i could be the only one who didnt WANT them to end up together at the end of the film. the second half of the film was all over the place, started in some sort of typical domestic fighting type scorsese-ness and went off into 12 minute big musical numbers. although ill admit when deniro was absent for 20 minutes i actually started to enjoy myself while he was gone, because he was such an oppressive abusive sunuvabitch. it was interesting seeing what this could have been, but unfortunately it did not work.
I kinda thought that was the point -- that he was difficult, and that their relationship would never work...
yeah but it was miserable to watch. not entertaining or funny, or particularly realistic either. deniro was just being 'crazy deniro' and that was hard to stomach in a romantic musical. think about my woody allen diane keaton thing though. take out the fight scene before the baby and it could totally have worked.
After Hours is really hard to find on VHS. I finally found it at a video store and they were selling thousands of used movies for cheap. It was in that bunch. So, I'd be interested in when the DVD will be released and what will be on it.
yeah i got it for 2.50 on tape, although i'm not really attached to it.
Scorsese to Direct Musical Sunset Blvd Remake?
Source: AICN http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=16927
Webber is very keen for this to be the next film to go into production after The Phantom of the Opera is done and dusted.
Obviously the main role of Norma Desmond is the most hotly contested of all with Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Judi Dench and Shirley Maclaine all said to be under consideration, as is Glenn Close who played it on Broadway.
Webber has spoken to Streisand about it previously, as she has recorded songs from the show her albums, but he is said to be uneasy over how much control Streisand wants, perhaps even directing, but in the very least producing. Minnelli is a favourite because it is thought that some of her old television recordings she made with her mother years ago could fill in for the parts where the characters watch Norma's films she made as a teenager.
The trouble with casting the part of a washed up icon whose star power is fading is that the only suitable actresses are washed up icons whose star power is fading which isn't good news for musicals which have been traditional difficult to sell in recent years, especially without a star name above the title.
That's why so much emphasis is being put on finding a big star to play the male lead of Joe Gillis. Russell Crowe, Robert Downey, Jr and Ewan McGregor are all on the list but far and away the favourite is Hugh Jackman who played the role in Sydney. It is felt that as well has having the lungs to pull off the singing, he will be a big attraction to those who liked him as Wolverine.
For Betty Schaeffer, Jennifer Love Hewitt is thought to have the sickly sweet and naïve qualities required to play the part, but Martine McCutcheon and Britney Spears are waiting in the wings.
Five actors are all being considered for the role of butler Max: Patrick Stewart, Albert Finney, Kelsey Grammar, Jim Broadbent and Jonathan Pryce. All of them are also being thought of as possible Cecil B. DeMilles, with John C. Reilly wanted as Artie Green.
Perhaps most surprisingly of all with this production is the choice of director: Martin Scorsese. Apparently he is a big fan of Billy Wilder and his Sunset Boulevard in particular, and is keen to try his hand at another musical after "New York, New York", which may add credence to the chance of Liza Minnelli as Norma.
Hmmm.... I dunno how I feel about that.
No, I know: FUCK MARTY!!! DO AN ORIGINAL SCRIPT ALREADY!!!! DO THE FUCKING GERSHWIN OR DINO MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
aarrgghhhh
The neglecting to do an original script doesn't bug me as much as the insistence Scorsese apparently has in remaking a classic that doesn't need to be touched. I can't imagine MacGuffin (or any Wilder fan for that matter) would be too thrilled with this. And Sunset Blvd. as a musical anyway? Wasn't Norma Desmond already loony enough?
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaI can't imagine MacGuffin (or any Wilder fan for that matter) would be too thrilled with this.
I wouldn't be happy with this, but all I have to do is read:
Quote from: themodernage02Source: AICN
haha yeah in the 'pretty wild rumor' bin. but i still thought it would be interesting to some people. (read: sonowthen; scorsese's biggest fan).
Quote from: themodernage02haha yeah in the 'pretty wild rumor' bin. but i still thought it would be interesting to some people. (read: sonowthen; scorsese's biggest fan).
Hehehe, that's so funny, because in film school I had this very good friend, we basically met in documentary editing, we both hated the project, and we helped each other get through it (lots of 24hr days of work, with nothing but coffee and 88 cent pizza to eat makes you bond fast). He was the one who got preview passes to Magnolia and took me, then we spent the next three hours of the early morning walking around downtown in awe of what we just saw.
Anyway, this guy was the guy who taught me how to love movies. We'd go through Goodfellas frame by frame (it was his favorite flick). The only thing we'd argue about, was PTA (who I thought was the greatest ever) and Scorsese (who he put his money behind). This would get into near fist-fights, because neither of us wanted to back down -- it was pretty funny for other people to watch.
But in the end, while I still take Magnolia over anything, I've taken the long slow road to Scorsese worship (he was always number two in my books, before the last few years). Now that I've seen so many more movies, other directors have eclipsed PTA, but Marty seems to sit happily at the top. Damn, what a great man. I do hope I get to meet him someday.
Anyway, that's that for the past adventures of SoNowThen....
Thanks for the story, Mod. I hope it ain't true, though.
Seriously, guys, if this is true, I'd better try and find a way to go back in time or talk to Roberta Sparrow or anything, 'cause these news are the clear sign that we're living in some sort of parallel universe where everything that can go wrong, will go wrong (first Bush, then Intolerable Cruelty and then this?)
Quote from: RoyalTenenbaumSeriously, guys, if this is true, I'd better try and find a way to go back in time or talk to Roberta Sparrow or anything, 'cause these news are the clear sign that we're living in some sort of parallel universe where everything that can go wrong, will go wrong (first Bush, then Intolerable Cruelty and then this?)
Hmmm, I like both those things, so maybe I'll like this...
according to The R2 Project, Warners is putting out Region 2 versions of the following - After Hours, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Who's That Knocking at My Door? in September. so how long before the R1 will follow?
Is "Who's That Knocking At My Door?" any good? I never really read or hear a lot about it, so these DVD news made a young man very happy :-D
It's pretty good. It's got lots of parts that run on forever. Like he had a 70 minute movie that he stretched out to 90. The music is GREAT!!
The Doors playing during the sex scene they were forced to add was the best part. haha.
Quote from: SoNowThenThe music is GREAT!!
It IS Scorsese :wink:
Zeta-Jones going to New York, New York?
Source: Moviehole
Catherine Zeta-Jones is up for giving her lungs another workout (Michael Douglas just panicked and ran into the bathroom).
According to Sky News, the "Chicago" fox is keen on doing another musical, and is said to have met with producers about possibly headlining a redo of a Liza Minnelli classic (no, not "Arthur 2: on the Rocks").
"I have been in talks about a remake of New York, New York and it's one of my all time favourite musicals. I love that forties period", she tells the site.
The original film, starring Minnelli and Robert De Niro, told of a smooth-talking musician, and a lounge singer, respectively, who meet on the last day of the war, and unhurriedly fall for each other.
somebody should tell her musicals are dead (again). and so is her husband.....
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http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/new-york-new-york5.html
Title: New York, New York
Starring: Liza Minnelli
Released: 4th December 2007
SRP: $19.98
Further Details:
MGM Home Entertainment has announced a 30th Anniversary release of New York, New York which stars Liza Minnelli, and Robert De Niro. This two-disc special edition will be available to own from the 4th December, and should retail at around $19.98. The film itself will be presented in widescreen, along with new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. Extras will include a commentary by Director Martin Scorcese and Film Critic Carrie Rickey, a Scorcese introduction to the film, alternate takes/deleted scenes, and a two-part New York, New York Stories feature. Completing the package will be Liza on New York, New York, commentary on Selected Scenes by Lazlo Kovacs, ASC, a photo gallery, and the theatrical trailer.
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Meanwhile, they will learn how to write Scorsese. (this pisses me off big time!!!!)
thats the cover they should've had for this one all along. not some cheap photo like on the cover of the current MGM box set..
I saw New York, New York for the first time in a long time, and I really liked it a lot. The conflict between old fashion filmmaking vs. a Cassavetes-like approach to acting made it great, and Scorsese also excelled in the visuals, taking us back to the glorious days of the MGM escapist musicals - but with a not very happy ending. It may not be perfect, and in some scenes, DeNiro goes excessively wild, but it worked really well for me and it was a lot of fun. The big "Happy Endings" musical number near the end was glorious, and so was Minnelli's "New York, New York" performance. Classic!