u may remember him as the director of such films as My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, and The Boxer.
well tonite i saw his new one In America, tho i think it's also being called "East of Harlem". it hasn't been released yet, but it's been in festivals like toronto/sundance and such.. how come no one's mentioned it? it's very good.
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starring Samantha Morton in a rare speaking role, Paddy Considine (u may know him as roisin's partner in the moloko video Familiar Feelings, as well as in the new Coldplay video), and two little girls who are sisters in real life Emma and Sarah Bolger (6yrs, & 10yrs respectively) giving the most outstanding performances by young'ns in a long time. an irish immigrant family after the death of their youngest son Frankie, it's clearly sheridan's most personal film, co-written with his daughter.
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wisely told from the older girl's POV.. it maintains a magical raw energy throughout. sumtimes scary in the way that adults can seem like monsters, and often uplifting. djimon honsou, i almost forgot, is awesome in it too.
sum might find it not depressing enuff, i'd say ur not feeling its spirit. it lies within the kids. u can see in their eyes a deep alien-like awareness of the ghostly void they exist in. the little one gives out as much as she is receiving, while the older one quietly reacts, like Zhivago the poet. 2 scenes in particular showcase this essence: the scene where the older girl sings Desperado in a cowgirl costume, and after they watch ET (sheridan moved to the US in '82) where the little girl is sad because ET had to go back "home".. a waitress explains to her that home is a good thing, "ET's own heaven", and the girl says "no, it's not" without fully understanding what she means.
as an immigrant, i appreciate the veracity of this film and the painfully heartfelt way it (and the family) deals with its demons. if their loss had been due to violence*, this would be even closer to home. i feel deja vu just writing this.
anyway, talk about sheridan and be lookin out for this film if it ever gets released.
*sheridan could have easily gone in this direction, but with The Boxer he finished his series of irish political films, pointedly that film was more about love than anything else..
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"My Left Foot" is an amazing movie. Wonderful mother/son relationship. I cry everytime I see him write his mother's name with the chalk. Both Daniel Day and Brenda Fricker deserved their Oscars. I refused to get the pan-and-scan DVD. There was supposed to a new letterboxed one released a while back, but got bumped or cancelled. Fuckin' Disney.
"In The Name Of The Father" does the same with a father/son relationship. Another amazing performance by Lewis. Underrated film. Great soundtrack too.
Quote from: Pand be lookin out for this film if it ever gets released.
Consider me highly excited. Maybe they'll release it for Oscar time, but it will probably be ignored.
Quote from: PSamantha Morton
I am interested to see this just cause of her...I remember a lot of people here all gun-ho about her in Minority Report....which I didn't quite understand. How is she in it?...as I am not really bought on her yet...
Quote from: MacGuffinFuckin' Disney.
ths can be said all too often...you would think they would get the fuckin' hint...
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Consider me highly excited. Maybe they'll release it for Oscar time, but it will probably be ignored.
Release Date: November 26th, 2003 (LA/NY); expands to other cities at later dates
Release Date Notes: After pulling this film from being an "Oscar bait" movie for 2002, Fox Searchlight has apparently had a change of mind, now positioning it as one of the highlights of Oscar season... 2003, with a platform release that starts on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/in_america/)
I get a kick out of ....." from master storyteller..." in the trailer...
I thought this had come and gone, I saw the trailer for this like five or more months ago.
Didn't look very good to me at the time, but that might have been because I had been so disapointed by the majority of indie flicks I had been seeing (Dancer Upstairs, etc...)
all i gotta say is, Fuck Trailers. i don't understand how everyone here relies on them so much, they're just commercials. i only watch em for when i don't think i'll be seeing a movie, or when i feel like getting the wrong impression of sumthing.
Quote from: aclockworkjjI am interested to see this just cause of her...I remember a lot of people here all gun-ho about her in Minority Report....which I didn't quite understand. How is she in it?...as I am not really bought on her yet...
yeah, she's only the best actress of her generation. when i first saw she was is in this, i was like "i don't know how she'll play a mother" but she turned out to be perfect, she's always been about the eyes.. what with her mute roles and all. hot too.
Quote from: Pall i gotta say is, Fuck Trailers. i don't understand how everyone here relies on them so much, they're just commercials. i only watch em for when i don't think i'll be seeing a movie, or when i feel like getting the wrong impression of sumthing.
Know whatcha mean, P.
I don't always rely on trailers, but there hadn't been to much hype for this film elsewhere, so I just went off my natural reaction to the trailer.
There are so many movies that come out (especially here in Austin), sometimes I have to base my decisions on trailers. Unless something better comes along... like P's approval... that's usually a decent reason to check out a film as far as I'm concerned.
so nice to be in a college town that actually gets decent movies. this movie would never get released anywhere near my parents house.
rk u get sum good stuff in austin? huh, i had a friend who lived in dallas and said that they didn't get anything but mainstream stuff. is there a bigger film scene in austin?
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rk u get sum good stuff in austin? huh, i had a friend who lived in dallas and said that they didn't get anything but mainstream stuff. is there a bigger film scene in austin?
Talk to Ghostboy about Dallas... he seems to get to see good stuff.
Austin, on the other hand has a pretty big film scene. It's a college town and home of quite a few festivals including South by Southwest and The International Gay and Lesbian film festival.
Right now, we have to choose from:
I've deleted all the stuff that I'm sure is at everyone else's theater (there may be a couple I'm not sure about)
Boogie Nights R Comedy 02:32
Capturing the Friedmans NR Documentary 01:47
Donnie Darko R Romance 02:00
Freeze Bomb NR Action 00:90
Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns NR Documentary 01:42
Gunfighter NR
The Holy Land NR Art/Foreign 01:32
I Capture the Castle R Drama 01:51
Jesco the Dancing Outlaw Documentary
Lucia Lucia R Comedy 01:50
Northfork PG-13 Art/Foreign 01:34
Perfect Blue R Art/Foreign 01:20
Simon, King of the Witches NR Horror
Snakes R Thriller 01:23
Spellbound G Documentary 01:37
Swimming Pool R Drama 01:42
Torture Chamber of Fu Manchu
Washington Heights R Drama 01:22
Whale Rider PG-13 Art/Foreign 01:45
Winged Migration G Documentary 01:31
huh... we had Cremaster cycle up until last week... guess I missed it.
We also have the Alamo Draft House, which I've hailed as the best theater in world many times.
Fuckin-a P, I really want to see this movie. I didn't see the last Morton pic (the last one I saw her in was Minority Report, but liked her better in Sweet and Lowdown) but you did a fantastic job of summarizing the film. Kudos dude.
As an aside, where are you from?
Quote from: Pyeah, she's only the best actress of her generation.......hot too.
I dunno ....she is kinda goofy (I realize though I probably just haven't seen enough of her) looking at times, I imagine that has a lot to add to her appeal though as well....
Quote from: Ghoulardi GoonAs an aside, where are you from?
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it's right behind the clouds there.
I was sure this was going to be an adaptation of this:
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I was wrong. The movie sounds like one to see, though.
watch the first six minutes of In America...
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/in_america/
read ebert's 4-star review (http://suntimes.com/output/ebert1/cst-ftr-america26f.html).
i think he got it right.
.i have only seen in the name of the father......which is flawless
..psst..ctriterion here's a perfect title for your catalog...
looking forward to this one.....annd will cath up w/boxer, MLF
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"I don't actually take a lot of my inspiration from other films," says writer/director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father). "You get somebody like Quentin Tarantino, and there's like 50 references to other films. At the end of the day, you feel that the directors don't live enough of a life to make films." The Dublin-born director's latest movie, In America, actually draws more from Sheridan's personal experience than any of his previous films.
In America, which Sheridan co-wrote with his daughters Naomi and Kirsten, tells the story of an Irish family who move to New York City in hopes of reversing the bad luck that has followed them since the accidental death of their young son. And while the Sheridan's primary purpose appears to have been purging his grief over a similar family tragedy (in real life, his 10-year-old brother died when Sheridan was only 17) and better understanding his own father, he still acknowledges connections to other films.
Sheridan's own stories (which also include The Field and The Boxer) have largely centered on intensely emotional situations back home in Ireland. Now, as he shifts his setting to America, Sheridan joins the ranks of immigrant directors -- Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, John Ford and Elia Kazan, for starters -- whose outsider perspectives have since defined America's own view of itself. Here he names five films that most impressed him as he approached In America.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1968; dir: Elia Kazan; starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell)
Elia Kazan made two films [that relate to In America]: America, America is an immigration story, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is about an Irish family in Brooklyn with an alcoholic father, and a kid tells the story, so there are a lot of similarities to In America, even though the father's not alcoholic in my movie. Overall, Elia Kazan influenced me because he was great with actors. The thing with actors is, I don't try to get them just to perform a text. I just try to get them to live and be real. Now, Kazan worked with Marlon Brando. I remember once being told when Marlon Brando was drinking all the stuff in rehearsals for A Streetcar Named Desire, Kazan kept it and used this sort of improv stuff that they were doing. He was like the first Method director on film. Before he died, he said he was great with story and actors, and he wasn't much of director beyond that. I thought that was fairly honest.
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The Informer
(1935; dir: John Ford; starring: Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel)
I suppose I'd have to include John Ford because he's a great director. He's very assured, and he has an architectural sense that few filmmakers have. I like The Informer and The Quiet Man. They're films about Ireland by an Irish guy who went to America, but I never looked upon them as Irish. I always looked upon them as American, I don't know why. The Informer is about a guy who sells his soul for 30 pieces of silver. He's Judas. It's Faust's complex with the devil, who are the Brits. It's a very powerful, dark film, and it has these religious connotations where it ends in a church, and the mother is there, and it's like the Pieta. I remember seeing it as a kid, and it really affected me. I like The Informer an awful lot because it's a political story with a strong main character, and it's very brilliantly shot in studio. The Quiet Man is about a guy who kills somebody in a fair fight (which you couldn't do in Ireland, because he kills him in the boxing ring) and goes back as the avenging Oedipal figure to rescue the woman from the incest culture.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968; dir: Stanley Kubrick; starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood)
I'm always trying to figure out what story the director is trying to tell. With Kubrick, he's always against the male world, but he never has a strong woman to protect the person. It's like he doesn't trust the male world and somehow feels abandoned by the female. You know, in 2001, HAL was originally a female voice, and in the dubbing Kubrick changed it to a male voice because it was too obvious. But if you imagine HAL as a female voice, you would see that it's the mothership that he's attacking. The mother wants to abort him, and he comes back into the womb and kills her and is reborn as a starchild without the aid of the woman. Sometimes what happens when you do characters is that it's the contradictions that make them live. Probably the contradiction that's going on there is that, although it's the female he's attacking, in the end of the day, it's himself, because we all possess a female and a male anima, so even if you're attacking that side, it's always yourself. What makes HAL really great is the deep voice, but the concept was not that. The concept was feminine.
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Ordet
(1955; dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer; starring: Preben Lerdorff Rye, Emil Hass Christensen)
One of the best films that deals with religion is Ordet (it's also called The Word), and in it, there's a sequence that's very like the sequence in E.T. -- I doubt Spielberg took from it, although he may have -- where someone rises from the dead, and you totally believe it. It's freaky. It's a brilliant film written by a Danish [minister] named Kaj Munk. The thing that I'm trying to find out is that with Kaj Munk, there's a certainty of religion, a knowledge and a Christianity. Whereas, I think when my brother died, I kind of lost that kind of faith, and it went into the theater and the created world, so to me, the fantasy world is the spiritual world. Cinema is the spiritual world. All of Carl Dreyer's films possess a spiritual quality, as do the films of Jean Vigo. In L'Atalante, because Vigo was close to death, you could feel the other world was close. Sometimes you have to get that other world close or your story becomes one-dimensional in spiritual terms. Ordet does that: it's about two Calvinist families with a hair-split difference between them and a mad seminarian who promises a little girl that when her mother dies, he'll bring her back, he won't let her go to heaven.
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The Three Faces of Eve
(1957; dir: Nunnally Johnson; starring: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne)
TI always find that when I'm watching any powerful film, I'm both engaged with the film and engaged with my life on a sidebar. The experience is almost like a confessional in which I'm interviewing myself. That happens very rarely now, but The Three Faces of Eve was like that. Joanne Woodward played somebody who's losing her mind and has multiple personalities, which I found very interesting. I probably developed another personality after my brother died myself, but I think we all do that. We live in different people. Actually, when you're writing a good story, you create three or four people and put your problems into them, and then they work out the problems in a psychological war zone in the film. But a real writer knows that all the characters are himself in a way, so it becomes almost like a multiple personality situation. In essence, I made [the character who dies in In America] my father's son. In reality, my brother did die, but in terms of psychology, maybe I kind of died and changed into a different person, so that when I put myself in my father's position, I made [the person I would have been] my daughter.
that was great, thanks mini-mac.
This movie was damn near extrordinary. It's manipulative and sentimental, but it has the tone and texture of a fairy tale, and it never becomes mawkish. It earns its tearjerker status. Furthermore, the performances are perhaps some of the best you'll see this year. Better even than 21 Grams and Mystic River, maybe. The little girls are amazing.
I'm curious, though, about when it takes place. I'm guessing it was '82 or '85, since the characters go to see ET in the theater, and also because that's when Jim Sheridan moved to Manhattan. But one little girl films everything with a Sony Handycam. Maybe it takes place last year when ET got re-released.
Quote from: GhostboyI'm curious, though, about when it takes place. I'm guessing it was '82 or '85, since the characters go to see ET in the theater, and also because that's when Jim Sheridan moved to Manhattan. But one little girl films everything with a Sony Handycam. Maybe it takes place last year when ET got re-released.
very interesting, i just assumed it was '82 cos of sheridan moving there. sure, a re-release would make perfect sense. also there's not much 80s fashion.
man i forgot to add this to my top 5 list.
from this week's answer man..
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Q. In your review of "In America," you mention that the film is set in the 1980s. I was undecided as to when the film was set and didn't notice any concrete clues proving a particular era. Perhaps I overlooked something obvious? I know they go to see "E.T.", but that was re-released a couple of years ago. Also, if I recall correctly, in the carnival scene, the $20 bills we see are the redesigned version, not 1980s era currency. There's a discussion on IMDB.com debating this question.
A. It's an interesting question. Fred Lidskog of Los Angeles writes: "Although the story has an '80s feel to it, I believe there were elements in the film that indicated a modern setting. The first and most obvious is Christy's camera, which is light years ahead of the big and clunky camcorder technology available in the 1980s. The second indication is a movie marquee near the beginning of the film, which shows the name of a movie (I'm sorry to say I forget which) that was released within the last few years."
Other readers point out a radio announcer who mentions "the '70s, '80s and '90s." I assumed it was set in the 1980s because they go to see "E.T.," but of course that could have been the re-release. The bottom line is, the movie doesn't depend on its period for its impact.
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I finally saw this movie... I was pretty skeptical and might not have seen it without P's encouragement. I loved it, it was perfect and raw and honest and completely unburdened with cheesiness. I think I've never cried more during a movie. It was great... even better than Hulk.
Also, Sarah Bolger will be automatically nominated for a Xixax award.
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I'm gonna go just for Morton. Not sure when, but soon.
This is a beautiful movie. I was hesitant to see it at first, and it's a little slow starting, but about halfway through the film, I thought to myself how much I was enjoying sitting there, taking it all in. This unique perspective of New York is so intriguing, and I get the feeling from the end credits that it's based on experience. I haven't checked in to that though. The performances of the two little girls, as indicated before, are the highlight of the film, but everyone in the cast is great, especially the man who plays Mateo. I've seen him before, don't know where, but I know I want him now for a certain film I would love to do some day. It's so hard rating this film, but that's how I think once I get out of a movie. It's better than 21 Grams, but no School of Rock or Finding Nemo. Put it that way. ***½ (8/10)
while working at the movie theater, I saw so many people coming out of it just all teary-eyed and stuff. So I waited so long to see it, and then I was so waiting for the big crying moment...and that didn't happen. And I was like "okay, that was a lil' moving, but not weepy", then a minute before the credits rolled up, I was weeping like a baby.
How could you not cry during and after this movie? I was crying in my car on the way home remembering it. My God, what a powerful film. Great performances all around. Little Ariel was so damn adorable! You felt a part of this family. Sheridan captured the feeling of seeing New York like a new experience perfectly.
I had the best damn audience for this. No cell phones rang, not one person talked during. Everyone was so engrossed in the film. An entire collective of sniffles and nose blows could be heard at the end. Then something happened that I've never seen before - everyone stayed all the way through the credits - not one person left! I believe is was just the power and awe of the film and the ending in particular.
So I just saw this and man...what a film. My g/f and I had to be the youngest ones there (we are 20 and 21) and it was a perfect audience (many stayed for the credits, I didn't...I never do). Anyways, all through the movie I am just loving it and I hear some sniffles through the movie, it gets to the end and I'm just trying to hold it in and not doing the greatest job. I was in a weird daze for about 20 minutes after this movie b/c it reminded me of my mother (who passed away at age 50 a year ago) and how I want to remember her.
This thread is small, but I urge everyone to go see this. A top 5 movie for sure.
EDIT: my g/f and I had a discussion about the era, I think it's probably modern.
NON-SPOILERS
GREAT MOVIE
and now...
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So I saw this tonight and yes, my response is: Wow. What a picture. I had seen some comments on this thread but made sure not to read them. I had caught Mac saying that he was crying on the way home and thought, "ah shit, somebody's going to die." For at least 2/3 of the movie, I was expecting somebody to die that would make the movie depressing. But the 'death' that occurs in this film is wonderful in its storytelling. It was a very touching moment and I didn't expect it for a second. In America really surprised me. I thought it would be filled with much more sadness. I was almost ripping my hair out as Considine and Morton were putting down SO much money for an E.T. doll. I'm thinking, "you Irish fucking idiots! It's a doll! You're POOR now!!! GO HOME!" But the movie wasn't trying to piss us off, it wants us to love it. I did love it. And at the end, I really loved it. Granted, I had seen Monster and the Barbarian Invasions that afternoon so it was also refreshing seeing a movie like this to finish off the day. The performances were the best from a cast all year. And yes, Ariel was adorable. She's an amazing young actress.
I remember Roger Ebert saying in his review of "Ghost World" that he wanted to hug the movie. I wanted to hug "In America" when it was over and never let go.
Saw it in the weekend, it was really really great, I didn't cry but was this close if you know what I mean. The performances were stellar, the two little girls were amazing, of course the cutest was Ariel (the youngest right?) but the older one was so perfect, I guess for me it's more difficult to relfect sadness at that age than beibg cute (I'm not diminishing Ariel's, I loved it believe me, just think the other one was perfect).
Now, one has to wonder if this film didn't get nominated because of people like me who couldn't see it before, heck, at least Morton or one of her kids for their performance or the screenplay for that matter, instead there's Lucy Lui in the supporting role which was good but not 'xixax award' material.
I couldn't deny the lovability of the film, but I didn't think it was as great as everyone else said. The film was emotional, but I felt bullied all the time to feel emotional. I understood the movie was trying to look at it through the child's eyes a lot, but I more felt the camera looking at the children to just keep the audience involved because they were so darn gosh cute. Then there was a plethora of tragic events that I thought the film was being opportunistic because each tradegy and each emotional situation had the weight to carry an entire film but instead they all just glided through this film. The french film Ponette is a better film at looking at tradegy through the developing mind of a child and Whale Rider felt more sincere in its heavy emotion because the emotion came after an exploration of the situation.
Its not to say I didn't love the characters or ultimately the movie, because I did. Those feelings are private property. This is a discussion board.
Another Oscar favorite comes home on May 11th when Fox Home Entertainment will release Jim Sheridan's acclaimed drama In America. This special edition will include an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, plus an audio commentary, three featurettes and more to be announced. Stay tuned for final specs, and retail will list for $27.95.
i think this is an underrated film... kinda reminds me of how underrated leaving las vegas is... i mean everyone seemed to like in america, but i still feel that there is more to it than its emotional factor. that was one of the best stories ive seen in a long time. Its a very powerful film. imo, this is the best film of the year, followed by 21 grams or lost in translation.
Quote from: themodernage02Another Oscar favorite comes home on May 11th when Fox Home Entertainment will release Jim Sheridan's acclaimed drama In America. This special edition will include an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, plus an audio commentary, three featurettes and more to be announced. Stay tuned for final specs, and retail will list for $27.95.
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I saw this again and reacted emotionally enough to it the first time I wondered how I would do the second time. I found it already lost a lot of its emotional impact for me. The film had a feeling of stamped on nostalgia the last time for some of the scenes and that extended to every scene this time. Its not that I totally discourage this, but I found these appealing scenes trying to act for dramatic narrative like any other film instead of exist on its own terms of nostalgia like Fellini's Amarcord. Its feels more like easy access to providing drama instead of much of an accomplishment.
fucking beautiful cover art, man
i just got back from it. it was sap...but it was great sap. i very much enjoyed it.
bought it
saw it
loved it
recommend it
you wont regret it
i cried during it
i just couldn t believe it
the 'spell' the film captures all through it
an underrtaed film and filmmaker no doubt about it
sorry, thats it
spoil it
.....................................................but WAIT!.. i have a question about it
..her third wish??...to rid her father of th epain and suffereing of frankie and to get over it.?.?..
is that it?
FIIIIINALLY saw this tonite. very good. it was my first sheridan film, with my left foot up next. the two girls were EXCELLENT, (actually everyone in the film was, but its extra remarkable when you have such great acting from kids). there were a few things that didnt work for me which kept it from really being great for me, but they were small. it was definitely worth watching.
i blind bought In America when it came out and forgot to comment on it. well, i rewatched it last night and i'm just floored. the direction is not just good, it's brilliant, along with the performances by the entire cast, Djimon Honsou in particular. SPOILERS see, my brother died too when i was 12, so i know how this goes and i was surprised to see that Sheridan dedicated it to Frankie Sheridan /SPOILERS
if you havent seen this film, go rent it. you wont regret it
From Entertainment Weekly:
Director Jim Sheridan is teaming up with his daughter and In America coscreenwriter Naomi to create an NBC dramedy pilot called Three Brothers. "It's about an Irish father, who's not me, who comes over to America and opens an Irish restaurant, which doesn't work," he explains. "So he changes it to an Italian restaurant." That sounds quirky. "It's something like Northern Exposure," says Sheridan, who's working on two films: One's about "an American political family," the other's about "growing up in Dublin."
Irish eyes smile on DreamWorks' 'Ikiru' remake
from Variety at Yahoo!
"In America" director Jim Sheridan has signed on to direct "Ikiru," the DreamWorks remake of the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film that is being crafted as a potential starring vehicle for Tom Hanks.
DreamWorks' Walter Parkes and Stone Village's Scott Steindorff are producing.
The updated drama has been scripted by "Freedomland" author Richard Price. Sheridan will work with the writer to hone his script.
Sheridan will shoot "Ikiru" in Gotham. It's the story of a low-level bureaucrat who discovers that after 30 years in the same job, he's contracted stomach cancer. Determined to seek more from the remaining moments of his life, the man initially seeks out decadent pursuits before deciding he wants to leave behind something memorable.
The remake rights to "Ikiru" were bought two years ago by Steindorff, who is currently prepping an adaptation of the T.C. Boyle novel "The Tortilla Curtain" with Kevin Costner and Meg Ryan starring.
Sheridan has not yet selected his next project.
Hanks next stars in the Robert Zemeckis-directed "Polar Express," produced by Playtone and Castle Rock for Warner Bros.
REMAKE REMAKE, FUCKING REMAKE
Quote from: ranemaka13"In America" director Jim Sheridan has signed on to direct "Ikiru," the DreamWorks remake of the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film that is being crafted as a potential starring vehicle for Tom Hanks.
Whoever sees this is banned from Xixax.
here's hoping that never takes shape
Sheridan 'Locked' up for 50 Cent pic
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Jim Sheridan has signed on to direct gangster movie "Locked and Loaded" for Paramount Pictures and MTV. The film, which stars rapper 50 Cent, is the first to fall under a three-year, first-look deal the studio struck with Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine and Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg. Interscope and MTV will be producing with Iovine and Rosenberg producing and Wendy Japhet overseeing for the studio. "Locked and Loaded" tells the story of an orphaned kid who turns away from crime and lands a successful musical career. "The Sopranos" scribe Terence Winter penned the script. "A movie starring 50 Cent and directed by an acclaimed talent like Jim Sheridan is exactly what audiences have come to expect from MTV Films," said MTV Films president Van Toffler. "We're thrilled to be working with our old friends at Interscope and these two amazing artists." Van Toffler is producing along with executive vp David Gale and Heather Perry, Eminem, Dr. Dre and Chris Lighty. Sheridan most recently directed "In America," his semi-autobiographical tale of growing up in a colorful tenement building in New York filled with weird and wacky underground characters. He has also signed on to direct a remake of "Ikiru."
a man's gotta eat
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hahahahahaha 50 cent? hahahahahahahhahaha Jim Sheridan all of a sudden sucks!!! he wants to be Curtis Hanson hahahahahha, what a crock of shit, this is bullshit!!!!
Quote from: Ravi on August 15, 2006, 11:26:38 PM
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i've been looking for Sarah Bolger's performance of Desperado online for years and still nothing has appeared since the dvd came out. does anyone know where the hell? what the hell?
on amazon some idiots thought it was the same recording by the Langley Schools Music Project but it's not. another idiot said bolger's recording is superior, and he's right.
Sheridan is keeper of 'Brothers'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Jim Sheridan is in talks to direct a remake of Susanne Bier's wartime drama "Brothers" for Relativity Media.
Sony Pictures will distribute the film in North America. Magnetik Media is handling foreign sales and will be repping the title at May's Festival de Cannes.
David Benioff is penning the remake. The story involves two brothers -- one an officer in the Army, the other an ex-convict -- whose lives are irrevocably changed while one tries to cope with the scars of war while his troubled younger brother, becomes increasingly drawn to the first brother's wife.
Bier's film, which was released in 2004, stars Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas and revolves around two brothers, one of whom is sent to war in Afghanistan.
Sources close to the project say that Sheridan's involvement is expected to attract three A-list actors to the cast in the upcoming weeks.
Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh is producing alongside Michael De Luca and Joni Sighvatsson.
Sony's Rachel O'Connor will oversee the remake for the studio.
Gyllenhaal, Maguire eye 'Brothers'
Duo in talks for Sheridan remake
Source: Variety
Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal are in negotiations to star in Jim Sheridan's "Brothers" for Relativity Media.
The film, a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish-language war drama, centers on a man (Maguire) who is sent to fight in Afghanistan while his black-sheep brother (Gyllenhaal) cares for his wife and child.
Bier's film, which was released in 2004, stars Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
In the remake, which David Benioff is writing, Gyllenhaal would play the younger brother and Maguire the older one.
"Brothers" is scheduled to begin shooting in early November.
Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh is producing alongside Michael De Luca and Joni Sighvatsson.
Relativity most recently produced the Russell Crowe-Christian Bale starrer "3:10 to Yuma," which recently opened at No. 1.
Natalie Portman to star in 'Brothers'
Actress joins Gyllenhaal, Maguire in drama
Source: Variety
Natalie Portman has signed on to star alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in Jim Sheridan's love-triangle drama "Brothers" for Relativity Media.
Based on Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish-language film, story centers on a man (Maguire) who is sent to fight in Afghanistan while his black-sheep brother (Gyllenhaal) cares for his wife (Portman) and child.
Connie Nielsen ("Gladiator") played the wife in Bier's version, speaking in her native Danish.
David Benioff ("The Kite Runner") is penning the remake. Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh is producing alongside Michael De Luca and Joni Sighvatsson, with shooting scheduled to begin in early November.
Portman will star in the upcoming films "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "My Blueberry Nights."
IN AMERICA SPOILERS
I still can't figure out why the very end of In America was so powerful. Was the girl crying when she said "say goodbye to Frankie" but holding back her tears? That line always makes me teary, though I still don't fully understand its significance in the film or why it's placed right there and then, or why the girl insisted on saying it then. Anyways, one of the most genuine and powerful moments on film.
Relativity says aye, 'Claudius'
Jim Sheridan to co-write, direct
Source: Hollywood Reporter
TORONTO -- Relativity Media has picked up the rights to Robert Graves' classic Roman Empire-set novel "I, Claudius." Jim Sheridan will write the screenplay with longtime collaborator Nye Heron and direct as well.
Graves' 1934 novel recounts the internecine plots and counterplots surrounding Claudius, the fourth emperor of Rome who ruled from 41-54 A.D. The stuttering and handicapped Claudius, born into a murderous, imperial family, used his cunning mind and rivals' misjudgment to not only survive but eventually become one of Rome's greatest emperors.
Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh will produce alongside Sheridan. Relativity's production president Tucker Tooley will serve as an executive producer.
The novel was adapted into the 1937 film of the same name, directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton. But it is best known as the basis for the 1976 BBC miniseries, "I, Claudius," that starred Derek Jacobi as the stuttering Claudius, Sian Phillips as the scheming Livia and John Hurt as the dissolute Caligula.
The tale of Claudius has intrigued talent and execs for decades, and last year the rights to the book, repped by RWSH and AP Watt, were won in a heated bidding war by Scott Rudin, with Leonardo DiCaprio and writer William Monahan attached. That deal ultimately fell through.
CAA-repped Sheridan, known for dramas such as "In America" and "My Left Foot," worked with Relativity on his latest movie, the upcoming "Brothers" starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman.
Jim Sheridan fingers mob boss
Director to tackle FBI informant Whitey Bulger
Source: Variety
After tackling rough Irish-themed true-life subjects in "In the Name of the Father" and "The Boxer," Jim Sheridan is turning his attention to notorious Boston mobster and FBI informant Whitey Bulger.
Sheridan will direct a script he and partner Nye Heron are penning based on "Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob," a book written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill.
The film will be produced by CP Prods. partners Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters and Brian Oliver of Arthaus Pictures. Financing comes through a blend of equity and debt raised through CPM Global, an enterprise run by Cerenzie, Peters and David Matsumoto. They hope to begin production later this year.
Bulger rose to prominence in Boston as a feared enforcer and built the Winter Hill Gang into an enterprise that did everything from selling drugs to procuring guns for the Irish Republican Army. His rise was helped by John Connolly, a childhood pal who became an FBI agent. Bulger disappeared 14 years ago, creating a major law enforcement scandal.
"This is a story of a corrupt system and about how an angry guy became the second most wanted man after Bin Laden," Sheridan told Daily Variety. "Black Mass" was first optioned by Miramax for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. After it languished at Miramax, Oliver optioned it in 2006 but then had to sit on it when the Oscar-winning "The Departed" become a definitive Boston Irish mob film.
"Departed" producer Graham King is also delving into Bulger territory, having optioned the life story of John Martorano, a former enforcer for Bulger's gang who killed 20 people and then turned government informant when he learned his bosses were informants (Daily Variety, Dec. 15).
Brett Granstaff will be exec producer of the "Black Mass" pic with CP Prods. prexy Graham Kaye and Chuck Rock. Mark Mallouk is co-executive producer.
My Left Foot is an amazing film. So good, and held so much resonance for me that I almost never want to see it again. I have slight cerebral palsy on my right side and I used to have a lot of friends who had it much worse than I did since I could still walk and talk and think compentantly (I just stomp on my right side and can't use my right hand) and other of my friends who had this affliction could not. I almost turned it off a couple of times it got so emotional for me.
Anyway, really really well done film. Check it out but make sure you aren't too sensitive about the subject matter like I was.
Daniel Craig to star in thriller for Morgan Creek
Source: Variety
Daniel Craig has committed to star in a psychological thriller titled "Dream House," marking Morgan Creek's first movie under the reign of Rick Nicita and its first production start in 3 years.
The film which starts shooting January 25, will be directed by Jim Sheridan. Craig plays a New York publishing exec who relocates his family to a small New England town only to learn that their new home was the scene of a vicious murder.
Nicita, a longtime CAA topper, became co-chairman of Morgan Creek one year ago, sharing that title with James G. Robinson. Morgan Creek fully finances its films, which are distributed through Universal.
Craig is about to star in a Broadway play titled "A Steady Rain," by John Crowley. Hugh Jackman is his co-star. Craig is best known for his James Bond films.
"Dream House" was written by David Loucka. It will be produced by James G. Robinson along with David Robinson, Daniel Bobker and Ehren Krueger.
Sheridan has been nominated for six Oscars. His previous films include "My Left Foot" and "In The Name of the Father."
Daniel Craig set for 'Dream House'
Psychological thriller begins filming Jan. 25 in Toronto
Source: Hollywood Reporter
TORONTO – Daniel Craig may shoot his James Bond films at the Pinewood Shepperton studio in Britain, but he'll soon be at Pinewood Studios Toronto to star in the Jim Sheridan psychological thriller "Dream House."
The Morgan Creek feature is booked to shoot from January 25 to April 9, 2010 at the Toronto studio now managed by Pinewood Shepperton.
As part of its five-year sales and marketing pact with the Pinewood Studios Toronto investors, Pinewood Shepperton is not expected to shift projects from its British facilities to Toronto.
But the British studio giant does earn fees based on the revenue performance of Pinewood Toronto Studios, which is steadily filling up since Ontario recently sweetened its film tax credit for foreign producers.
In "Dream House," Craig plays a man who moves his family to an quaint town, only to discover his house is haunted by former inhabitants who were murdered there.
Also shooting at Pinewood Studios Toronto to the end of the year is John Dowdle's "Devil," part of M. Night Shyamalan's three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital.
James Sheridan >>> Bond.
Naomi Watts joins Daniel Craig movie
Jim Sheridan's 'Dream House' set up at Morgan Creek
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Naomi Watts will star opposite Daniel Craig in "Dream House," a thriller Jim Sheridan is directing for Morgan Creek. Universal is distributing in North America.
The project, picked up as a spec by David Loucka, follows a family that relocates into what appears to be the ideal residence in small town Connecticut. However, the husband (Craig) and wife (Watts) are disturbed to discover that their beautiful new home was the site of another family's slaughter, believed to be at the hands of the husband who survived.
Morgan Creek fully finances its movies, which are distributed by Universal.
The company's James G. Robinson is producing with David Robinson, Rick Nicita, Daniel Bobker and Ehren Kruger.
Production is slated to begin February in Toronto.
Watts is at Sundance this week for her ensemble drama "Mother and Child," directed by Rodrigo Garcia. The actress, repped by CAA and Untitled, portrays Valerie Plame in Participant Media's "Fair Game."
Weisz moves in to 'Dream House'
Actress joins Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts in thriller
Source: Variety
Rachel Weisz is moving into Morgan Creek's "Dream House."
The actress has signed on to star alongside Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts in the thriller, which Universal Pictures will distribute.
Jim Sheridan is directing from a David Loucka script. Story centers on a successful publisher (Craig) who quits his Gotham job and relocates his wife (Weisz) and two daughters to a quaint New England town, only to discover that their perfect new home was the murder scene of a mother and her two children.
Watts will play a neighbor who was close to the slain family.
Lensing began Sunday in Toronto.
Morgan Creek's James G. Robinson is producing "Dream House" alongside David Robinson, Daniel Bobker and Ehren Krueger. Mike Drake exec produces.
U and Morgan Creek Intl. will distribute internationally.
Weisz, currently onscreen in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," recently wrapped production on political drama "The Whistleblower." Her recent bigscreen credits include "Agora" and "My Blueberry Nights."
Universal delays Jim Sheridan's 'Dream House'
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz-starrer was supposed to open Feb. 18
Source: Variety
Universal won't open Jim Sheridan's thriller "Dream House," toplining Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, on Feb. 18 after all.
Morgan Creek Prods., which financed and produced the film, needs to shoot additional footage. Craig, however, isn't available until the first two weeks of December, when there's a break in filming on David Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
That doesn't leave enough time for "Dream House" to meet its Feb. 18 date. Morgan Creek and U are still eyeing a 2011 release, and a new date is being worked out.
Sheridan will lens the additional footage with the entire cast in Toronto, where "Dream House" was shot earlier this year.
Penned by David Loucka, "Dream House" tells the story of a successful New York publisher (Craig) who moves his wife (Weisz) and children to a New England town, where they buy the home of their dreams. But the dream is shattered when they learn that the previous tenants were murdered. The husband teams with a neighbor (Watts) to learn the truth about the crime.
Marton Csokas, Claire Geare and Taylor Geare also star.
"Dream House" will still be Craig's next movie if it comes out before July 29, 2011, when DreamWorks and Universal release "Cowboys & Aliens."
Craig began production on Sony's English-language remake "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" earlier this month in Sweden.
Jim Sheridan writing US update of Into The West
EXCLUSIVE: Sheridan to direct reimagining of his 1992 Irish Traveller story.
Source: Screen Daily
Jim Sheridan is writing an update on his cult Irish fantasy Into The West, with the original film's producer Tim Palmer also on board. Sheridan is also attached to direct.
The project, currently going under the same name as the 1992 original which starred Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Brendan Gleeson and David Kelly and was directed by Mike Newell, will reimagine the earlier film's themes in a new US setting.
In its most recent round of funding the Irish Film Board granted the project its top development grant of €50,000.
The original follows two young boys who escape the poverty of their Dublin council estate on adventure 'into the west' to find a mystical horse recently stolen from them. Byrne played the boys' father, the once renowned "King of the Travellers." Producers were Palmer, Alan Moloney's Parrallel Film and Channel Four Films, with Miramax handling US distribution.
The Oscar-nominated Sheridan's credits include In The Name Of The Father, My Left Foot and most recently Brothers and Dream House.
Palmer was most recently a co-producer on Michael Radford's upcoming Spanish Civil War drama The Mule.