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Walkabout

Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008

Nicolas Roeg's haunting 1971 debut about two children lost in the Australian Outback is re-released this week. Rating:5

The Witches On Screen In Stop-Motion!

Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

... uses fantastical CGI to assist his visions.The book was first adapted in 1990 by director Nicolas Roeg. Although the movie was intended for children, the plot is chilling to a person of any age. Dahl’s book follows the story of a young boy who stumbles upon a witches’ convention. The fantastical witches of the story mask their hideous corporeal form in order to walk among humans and make...

Bargain gifts for the culture vulture

Salon (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

... for preorder now and pre-Christmas delivery. It's an eclectic and intriguing blend, from Nicolas Roeg's deliciously culty ($27.95), starring the 1976 androgynous version of David Bowie, to Carol Reed's sinister, black-and-white Vienna Brit-noir ($28.99), Wong Kar-wai's winsome 1994 romance ($27.95) and Wes Anderson's debut indie heist caper ($27.95). (Bertolucci's ($23.99), exactly the kind...

Mister Lonely

GreenCine Guru (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

... (Incidentally, Fox and Pallenberg are reunited for the first time since Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg 's 1970 film Performance , no doubt on purpose.) Lincoln uses the "F" word a lot, Buckwheat is obsessed with chickens and the Pope doesn't like to bathe. Continued reading Mister Lonely... Comments (0) Comments on this Entry:

John Schlesinger's Far From the Madding Crowd to finally hit DVD

Moon in the Gutter (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008

John Schlesinger's extraordinary 1967 Thomas Hardy adaptation Far From the Madding Crowd is finally set to hit Region 1 DVD on January 27th in a Widescreen, uncut version. No word yet on any extras but the welcome arrival of this gorgeous Nicolas Roeg photographed film starring Julie Christie and Terence Stamp in their prime is cause for celebration.

Screenwriter Chris Bryant dies

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008

TV News: Wrote 'Don't Look Now' -- Screenwriter Chris Bryant, who scripted Nicolas Roeg’s “Don’t Look Now,” died Oct. 27 in Burford, United Kingdom. He was 72.

Reed, Between The Lines

Popcorn and Sticky Floors (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008

Another entry in our continuing tribute to Oliver Reed's ability to bring anarchy and bedlam to pretty much every talk show appearance he made. This is from Letterman's show in the eighties, while Reed was promoting Nic Roeg's Castaway - someone forgot to disengage the vodka taps in the greenroom, however. What follows is not for the faint of heart and may even give you a second-hand buzz. How...

Kiefer Sutherland signs with CAA

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008

Sutherland leaves the William Morris Agency along with his longtime agent, Scott Lambert, who announced internally his plans to leave WMA. While Lambert hasn't unveiled his plans -- joining Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity tops a short list -- Sutherland didn't wait before leaving for CAA. The agency reps his father, Donald Sutherland; his half brother, Roeg Sutherland, is an agent in CAA's independent...

DP/30 - Mickey Rourke... The Wrestler

The Hot Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

... directors on oddball shit-- Johnny Handsome, Prayer for the Dying (HODGES!), Homeboy, Eureka (ROEG!). This guy was like DeNiro x Dean; Remember once seeing an interview with Brad Pitt where he gave props to Mickey and said how any and every actor coming up in classes back in the day wanted to be like Rourke.So obvious from this sit-down that he's energized about the biz again and so grateful...

Movie Playlist: Danny Boyle

/Film (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008

... favorite movies? 00:30 Apocalypse Now 01:50 The five-hour version of Apocalypse Now 02:20 Nick Roeg, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bad Timing, Eureka 03:20 The Uncertainty of Narrative 04:10 Bollywood Inspirations 05:40 Satya 06:00 Company, Black Friday 06:20 Nick Park 06:55 The Wrong Trousers, Apocalypto 08:08 Which filmmakers inspired you to get into film? Related...

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Movie Playlist: Danny Boyle

Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008

... favorite movies? 00:30 Apocalypse Now 01:50 The five-hour version of Apocalypse Now 02:20 Nick Roeg, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bad Timing, Eureka 03:20 The Uncertainty of Narrative 04:10 Bollywood Inspirations 05:40 Satya 06:00 Company, Black Friday 06:20 Nick Park 06:55 The Wrong Trousers, Apocalypto 08:08 Which filmmakers inspired you to get into film? Related...

Fast facts on the Hanway executives

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008

Film News: Producer Jeremy Thomas leads experienced team -- Jeremy Thomas Chairman, principal shareholder His producing career stretches back 30 years, collaborating with auteurs all around the globe -- Nicolas Roeg, Nagisa Oshima, Stephen Frears, Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg, Terry Gilliam -- and tirelessly cultivating fresh talent. Canny dealmaking, particularly when it comes to foreign...

'Don't Look Now' scribe dies at 72

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008

Film News: Chris Bryan was writer, lawyer, and teacher -- Screenwriter Chris Bryant, who scripted Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now," died Oct. 27 in Burford, United Kingdom. He was 72.

Battleship Potemkin

notcoming.com | Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008

... kind of heyday in the sixties and seventies with its manifold examples – everyone from Resnais to Roeg – of an intellectually thrilling use of montage.

Jurassic Park - Jurassic Park Author Loses Cancer Battle

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008

... with 1973 cult movie Westworld.He almost became an actor in the mid-1970s when director Nicolas Roeg called on him to play the alien David Bowie eventually portrayed in The Man Who Fell to Earth. To date, his only acting role came in 1971's The Andromeda Strain, in which he played an uncredited surgeon.The author/director starred in his own real-life drama in 2002 when he was tied up and...